The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-18 00:00:00

A PRUSSIAN LIBERAL.

GREAT YARMOUTH ELECTION COMMITTEE.

The inquiry was resumed yesterday, when
Mr. G. 11lake's examination was continued. He said he
believed Yarmouth to be essentially liberal, but the
influence on the other side was so great that the liberals
or some of them felt that they must bribe. The municipal
elections were carried by bribery. There were not so many
municipal contests now, the tones having all the patron-
age in their power. The change took placseabout twelve
years ago. Previously the whigs ruled.
Mr. W. C. Reynolds, a partner with Mr. J. Palmer, gave
eir.olence as to the canvass and expenses. He had acted as
conservative agent for registration purposes four or five
years. The result of the registration had generally been
in favour of the conservatives. There was no influence
kept up in a general way as to charities. He had not of
bite Sean heard of corrupt practices at municipal elections.
He hail heard that the last election coat 10,0001. or
15,1100/., but looked upon the statement as idle gossip.
He had received no account of the personal expenses of
the sitting members. Such expenses ought to appear in
the official return.
Mr. F. Costerton, who described himself as sole agent
for the petition, had heard of a meeting prior to the
election held at the house of Mr. Aldred, the present
mayor, after church on Sunday morning. (Laughter.)
He understood that bribery commenced on the Sunday
sight. He prepared his brief from what a man named
ViCarg told him. He understood 51. was promised to some
men before the Sunday, whether there was a poll or not,
and that if there was a poll they wero to be treated the
urns so others. Some got 151. and some 201. The bribery
tat contained 40 or 50 names, but many of them would be
:ere speculation. Hail known the tariff quite as high at
municipal elections. It was not, in his opinion, because the
:,herals were equally guilty that they did not claim the
rat.

.--11 r. J. Cooper, printer and stationer, took consider
Able part in the late election on the conservative
tide. He never canvassed, but saw some voters
privately. He proceeded I yaw Matthew Corson,
of Charlotte-street. and asked him for his vote. He rid
he wanted the needful, and I :igreed to give him 20/. That
mu on the Monday previous to the election. He
afterwanls split his vote, and voted for Lecon and Brog-
den, having received 15/. from a man named Holliday for
that purpose. I afterwards saw a man named Henry
king, Row 92. I gave him 15/. or 201. That
h got 20/. afterwards, and voted for Brogden and
Vanderbyl. (Laughter.) I believe he got the money from
a roan named Newman, who was afterwards engaged in
setting up the petition with Mr. Coeterton. I am giving
Ton the "lame ducks" first. (Laughter.) I gave a man
tamed Killett, 451. to divide between himself
tad two other men named Jones and Houghton
Wo did not vote at all. Most likely he got money
et the other side, as they not only paid for votes, but paid
mums not to vote. I lost one out of the three. (Laugh-
ter.) I saw a man named Larke, who calls himself a re-
ffectable tradesman, and who lives in King-street. I
nee him 15'., hut he did not vote. (Laugh-
ter) I think I gave a small sum on the
Stanley evening. I spent 1(10/. on the Satur-
dff evening when Mr. Vanderbyl came forward;
ffat was the first money I spent. I gave a man
"wed Hawn, a wholesale grocer at the North-end,
14., but he did not vote. I went it by the hands
of I man named Arche^, who had 151. for himself.
uteon got the money and stuck to it. It is very likely
Tut he got money on the other side. I think Vicars hail
1.4, and I won told that he had also money from the
Other aide, and that he had a commission for bringing up
AU we call " tinnible " voters to the other side. Vicars
voted for the liberals. I gave a man named Girding, of
Nelson-road, 15/. or 201. ;he voted on our side. I gave
myself to Stephen Callem, of Gaol-street ; he is since
dila, Re said he had been offered 20/. from the liberals,
it he preferred the conservatives. I gave Robert Green,
of Fuller's-hill, 17,/.; he voted quite right. He told me he
vw offered money on the other side, and he afterwards re-
gretted he did not vote one and one. I gave Charles Ives
Guncsi, of Charlotte-street, 2(11. He voted red. I gave
...et Gaze, Wiltshire-place, either 15/. or 201. He voted
quite eight. (Laughter) I gave William Powditch, of
the South-quay, 15/ He said he had been offered money
on the other side by the gentleman who managed that de.
Payment in the Nelson ward. He voted for my side. I
gq" Stephen Peachment, of Garden-lane, 15/. He told me
that
side. G. Moore had offered him money on the other
By Mr. Russell—l have no memorandum book. I burnt
it before the committee of the House of Commons eat.
(Laughter.)
The witness was still under examination when the com-
mittee adjourned.

The Marquis of Abercorn is to make his public
'et!? into Dublin on the Zird inst. He will be met by
the civic functionaries, with the Lord Mayor at their bead,
th 4 Presented with the keys of the city. He will
en proceed on horseback along the route to the castle,
the route being heed with infantry and cavalry.
,The Scotsman says that Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone
!ill NU the later autumn and early winter months in
Here they will be joined by the Earl and Countess
Qranville, Mr. and Mrs. Cardwell, Lord and Lady Stanley
Alderley, Sir Roundell and Lady Laura Palmer, and one
ir two other colleagues.
The requisition inviting Mr. Bright to Dublin is
aid to hive already received the signatures of twenty-one
"Them of parliament, including the late Attorney and
lohcitor•Ceneral, eight parish priests, about thirty city
tnd county magistrates, and a large number of other in-
uential persona. It will, however, be greatly augmented
Wore presentation.
oe* Monday, his Royal Highness the Maharajah
m.
""uleefr SUIT bagged to his own gun on Loch Kennard
1,0011120 brace of grouse.
.A Fenian agent named Beane was arrested in
t,riteshead on Thursday/ and has been sent over to
.
hlin. He is understood to have been coneerne4 in the
'looting of soldiers at Dublin.