The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1866.

ELECTION PETITIONS.-(THIS DAY.)

SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.)

CHELTENHAM.

The committee reassembled this day at a
quarter past 11. Present—Mr. Ayrton (in the chair),
Viscount Holmesdale, Sir C. O'Loghlen, Mr. Crawford,
and Mr. Cole.
The first witness called was
Charles Ballinger—l am a butcher at Cheltenham, and
know " Tailor Lea." He came to me on the morning
of the election with a person named Marshall.
He asked me to vote for Schreiber and what
I wanted. I rid 10/. He said it was too much, and offered
me After some talk I agreed to take 5/. I went with
them to the Beehive Inn, and from thence to Alder's
porter stores. I saw Sims there. After a while Powell
and Byrne came in. Byrne is secretary for a loan society.
Powell went aside, and asked what I would take. He ob-
jected to Si., as they were only giving 41., but
at length told me to make a bet with Les.
I did not understand that way of business, and wanted the
money. Byrne said it would be all right, and I agreed.
When I went to poll I was asked who I voted for, and I
said, `• Not for Berkeley, but Schreiber," and they booked
me for Berkeley. There was a row about it, but I meant
to vote for Schreiber. I was a little elevated, but not with
drink. I afterwards went to Byrne about the money, and
by arrangement went to the Rose and Crown, where I met
Lea and Palmer. Palmer made out bills, by Lea's direc-
tion, for my 51., for Sims' Y., for Lea's 51., and several
other sums. They then went away, and when they came
back Lea handed me 4/. but I would not be " humbugged"
that way, and after some pretence of nut having money
enough, Lea gave mesl. Palmer brought the money ;he
requested me to make out a bill for services. The one
produced is the one I made out. I was told to take it to
Mr. Cockerell, who struck out a line from it, and he wrote
a line on it. The bill is, " Services for three
days and one night, 155." Cockerell went across
to Stroud for the register, to see if I was a
voter. He paid me, but wrote at the bottom
of the bill, " Witness to his doing the work." He
told me to get that signed by some one who knew I had
dune any work and Ming it back to him. I went to Palmer
for that purpose but did not get it signed, and so kept the
bill. I have been away Lora Cheltenham three weeks to-
morrow. Mr. Cheshire desired me to leave.
Crix....-examined—l did not make out the bill in the
presence of Lea. If I said so it was not true. I ren-
dered no services for the 15e. I don't know how my wife
is to be supported in my absence. I have no idea where it
is to come from. A tailor named Lames took me away,
and told me she should be well taken care of. I believe he
was a voter, but I don't know.
By the Chairman—l sometimes earn 5/. in a week, and
in others very little.
Ch..rles Marshall—l am a labourer of Cheltenham, but
not a voter. On the morning of the election at about half-
past 5 in the morning I went with Tailor Lea to Powell's
House. Powell came down and spoke to Lea. Later in
the day we went to Ballinger's, and he said he was not
going to vote for either party unless he had the coin, and
Ballinger agreed to get it for him. We then went to
Sims, who also ag.ved to vote if he were paid, and we
went to Alder's porter shop. Powell and Byrne were
there.

Oars o'CLooK,

The railway market is flat, and most of the prin-
cipal lineshave declined. Great Northern(original)
and London, Chatham, and Dover stocks have re-
ceded f per cent. ; London and North Western,
Midland, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Great Eastern,
and Great Northern A, ; and Great Western, ;
South Eastern, however, has improved 1.
London and North Western stook is now quoted
120 to 1; Great Western, 571 to # ; Midland,
1221 to 123; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1201 to ;
Great Northern, 121 k to 122 k ; ditto A, 1361 to
1371 ; Great Eastern, 39 to 40 ; South Eastern,
74 to ; Caledonian, 127 to 128 • Metro:
politan, 133 to ; and London, Chatham, and
Dover, 27 to 28.

Foreign lines exhibit a drooping tendency, but
Indian are steady. Great Western of Canada shares
show a slight rise, at 15 to

Recife and Ban Francisco (Limited) guaranteed 7 per
cent., 121 xd.
Ban Paulo (Limited), gua. 7 cent., 151.
South Austria* and Venetian, 14i,

PREFERENCE.
Midland, Leicester and Hitchin, 4 per cent., 87.
North Eastern Consolidated pref., 4 per cent. 89i.
South &stern (Reading Ann., It. Os. 6d.), 324.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Consolidated Discount (Limited). 4.
Credit Fonder and 31olallier of England (Limited',
41, I,stal 1, xd
Palace Cry Preference, 11L
Bnglimb and Foreign Credit, 4.3).
General Credit and Finance of London (Limited), 3), 1.
Hudson's Bay, 16.
Imperial Mere. Credit Assoc. (Limited), 1,1, 01 per
51 die.
International Financial Society (Limited). 41, ), 4.
London Financial Association (Limited), 15, 141.
Madras Irrigation and Canal (16/. 10s. paid), 13).
Ditto ditto (all paid), 171.
National Discount Company (Limited), New, issued at
5 p.m., 31 to be paid, 51.
North British Australasian (Limited), 50.
Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), 141, j, 1. 4.
Panama, New Zealand, and Aust. N. Mail (Lam.), S.
Warrant Finance (Limited), 5).