The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-22 00:00:00

THE YARMOUTH ELECTION COMMISSION.

The report of the Great Yarmouth Bribery Com-
mission was issued this morning. It gives a minute and
interesting narrative of the bribing at the election in 1865,
on both sides, with which the public was made familiar
during the progress of the inquiry ; and, in addition to
this, a similar account of the bribery practised at
the two elections immediately precding, in 1859
and 1857. The following is the finding of the
commissioners with regard to the last election :
" We, find, in respect of the said election of 1865—That
corrupt and illegal practices extensively prevailed thereat ;
that the said election was conducted on behalf of Sir
Edmund H. K. La on and Mr. James Goodson in a corrupt
and illegal manner ; that Sir Edmund H. K. lawn ►ud
Mr. James Goodson paid to their election agent the Beni of
8931. 10s. 11d., and no more, for their joint expenses of the
said election ; that a further sum of 4,0001. was advanced
by Mr. Samuel Nightingale, of which 3,500/. was paid to
Mr. John Cooper and 5001. to Mr. Isaac Shockford to be
expended in bribing the electors to vote for Sir Edmund
H. K. Limon and Mr. James Goodson ; but that it was not
proved that the said sum was advanced with the know-
ledge or consent of Sir Edmund H. K. Loon and Mr.
James Goodson ; that of this money a sum of 3,8301. was
expended in illegal payments, of which a sum of 2,2671.
was expended in bribing 144 electors, whose names appear
in the schedule hereunto annexed, to vote for Sir Edmund'
H. K. Loon and Mr. James Goodson ; that of the sum of
1,5631., balance of the said sum of 3,8301., the greater part
was expended in bribing about 60 electors, whose names
we were unable to ascertain, to vote for Sir Edmund H. K.
Lacon and Mr. Goodson, sad the remainder was retained
by the agents sad sub.agents as payment for their illegal
services; that a further sum of 131. was expended by
Stephen John Frederick Stafford in bribing Abrabam
Solomon to vote for Sir Edmund H. K. Lacon and Mr.
James Goodson. We find—That the said election was
conducted by and on behalf of Mr. Alexander Brogden and
on behalf of Mr. Philip Vanderbyl in a corrupt and illegal
manner; that Mr. Alexander }linden and Mr. Philip
Vanderbyl paid to their election agent the sum of
6431. 13s. for their joint expenses of the said election, of
which sum 1501. only was paid by Mr. Philip Vanderbyl ;
that Mr. Manhman paid to his election agent the
sum of 101/. 13e. &l. for his expenses of the canvass ;
That a further sum of 6,0001. was provided by Mr. Alex-
ander Brogden for the illegal purposes of the election ;
of this money a sum of 3.32111. 10s. was expended by Mr.
Cornelius tiatterthwaite in bribing 206 electors, and a sum
of 1,502/. was expended by Mr. John Edenvils in bribing
80 electors, whose names appear in the schedule hereunto
annexed, to vote for Mr. Brogden and Mr. Vanderbyl ;
and that of the balance of 1,1173/. 10a. part was expended
in bribing about 14 electors, whose names we were unable
to ascertain, to vote for Mr. Brogden and Mr. Vanderbyl,
part was paid to the agents or retained by the load sub-
agents as payment for their illegal services, and a small
sum remained to the credit of Mr. Brogden. That before
the said election Mr. Philip Vanderbyl entered into a
corrupt agreement with Mr. Brogden that, in the event of
his being returned, he would repay Mr. Brogden one-half
of the money so advanced by him for the purposes of
bribery. We find that 98 persons whose names are set
forth in Schedule A annexed to this report committed cor-
rupt practices, and were gwlty of acts of bribery, in re-
spect of the votes of other persons. That 430 persons
whose names are set forth in Schedule B. annexed to this
report committed corrupt practices and were guilty of acts
of bribery, in respect of their own votes : that 29 of the
persons named in the last-mentioned schedule, and whose
names are set forth in Schedule C annexed to this report,
were guilty of acts of bribery on both sides."

Mr. Browne(Artemus Ward) still lies ill in South-
ampton. Attached literary friends are continually running
down from London to see him. Mr. Bayard Taylor, the oak-
heated American writer, who landed at Southampton from
the New York packet Union on Tuesday, visited Mr.
Ward. The United States consul is indefatigable in con-
tributing to the comfort of his countryman. A number of
the inhabitants of Southampton make kind inquiries after
the invalid at his hotel. Mr. Ward's London physician,
as soon as he heard that his patient was at Southampton,
went there and held a consultation with Mr. Ward'aSouth.
ampton physician. Mr. Bayard Taylor has left Southamp-
ton for the Isle of Wight on a visit to the laureate.