The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-09 00:00:00

THE NOTTINGHAM ELECTION COMMITTEE.

Mr. Acland was examined at considerable length
after our report left on Saturday. He said—Some payments
:see made by me, scaneby Sir R. Clifton, and some remained
=.I am not aware of any ex of the election being
anyone else. There was a butane. doe to Mr. Thomp-
son of 52/.16.. &I. I did not hire any !emits or pay any 'mobs
for eking on behalf of Sir P. Clifton. On the polling
day I called a meeting of the support:* of Sir R. Clam by
pnvate circular, on the 22nd of June. On the Saturday
before the election I sent out an invitation to those who
bad promised plumper.. I hired the bask room of the As-
sembly-room for them to meet in. Nobody presided there.
I addressed them. On the polling day I was in Lady
Clifton's private room, manipulating the poll as far as
I could. I saw Sir Robert there. I requested Sir
Itobert to go to the Assembly-rooms to me how the poll
was going on. That was about half-peat one. On his
return I went to Mr. Martin's committee room at the
Assembly-rooms. I had been there before the polling
day—a fortnight before the poll. I spoke to Mr. Marriott.
I don't know Joseph Cole ; I never had any conversation
with hint. When I was transacting Dunne.. at the South-
wade the passages were generally crowded. I never saw
Shore there. On the day of nomination I was on the
hustimg" I did not give any signal to the mob. I did
not on the trth June give half a sovereign to any one. I
never gave Reeve, or Scott, or another person, a
sovereign on any occasion. I don't know Scott. I was
st the cricket ground on the occasion which has been re-
• leered to. but did not hear the words, " It's all right—the
row's begun—Paget and Morley are up the sough. I went
to bed on the polling night soon after eleven. I did not
Noy to two men that night, " Paget and Morky's cabs must
be stopped ; they must, if necessary, be turned over and
broken." I know Stephensou. I never told him they
were the joint committee rooms of Martin and Clifton. I
never told him that Marriott would pay the voters that re-
quired payment. I did not say to him, If you know of
any voters who want pa nt you are to send them to
Marriott, at the ly-rooms ; or that all doubtful
voters were to be sent to him. I did not tell him that no
votes would be paid unless they voted for Martin and
Clifton, and I never gave the names of any voters to be
sent to Marriott. I saw Marriott the evening after the
election, but did not see any money paid. Sir Robert
Clifton was not present at that time.
Cross•examined by Mr. Mundell—The accounts are not
vouched. The expenses of the election were 1,240/. I
lave not paid the account'. The expenses to the sheriff
were about 92/. The petty cub amounted to 237/. 15a. &I.
I received from somebody and disbursed that amount. I
received from Sir Robert 118/. 13a. I paid for 13,000
stamps. On one occasion I got 501. from Thompson for
stamps. My fees amount to 3151. I received 1001. of that
Lam Mr. Thompson, and 200 guises. from Sir Robert. Sir
Mobert, owes me 501. There is 601. 19s. Bd. owing for Gabe.
I was tenant of a house in Long-acre. It was not kept as
• night house. It was a coffee-house, and I put an old
servant of mine into it. I set her up in business. It was
not, to my knowledge, notoriously a night house. I wog
not there all the time she had it. I was never indicted for
keeping a disonlerly house at Wentworth-oottsge. It is
an nupu&nt question to ask. I was convicted of libel at
Hull and Bristol. I was sentenced to imprisonment.
That was at the time truth was a libel, and I could not
Re-.examined—lt Re-examined—lt is 36 years sines the Hull prosecution
for libels on the top corporation with reference to abuse
of property. Whatever took plans in Long-acre was 19
years ago. I wish to explain the thing, as the matter is
now before the public. wife was a lunatic for many
years. The woman alluded to woe her nurse. I put her
into a respectable house, and there is not the s4htest
foundation for the insinuation of the learned counsel.
At the close of Mr. Acland's evidence the chairman inti-
mated that it was the opinion of the committee that several
toinece,sary and irrelevant questions had been pat to the
wanes+ in cross-examination.
To, committee then adjourned till Monday.

PROPOSED DESFIUNCHOMIENT OF GOVERNMENT
WOBILMILX.-0a Saturday evening last, a crowded public
meeting, chiefly composed of the clerks, foremen, and
operatives employed at Woolwich Arsenal, was held at the
Barrage-road School-room, Plumaged., to take into °a-
lliteration the 16th clause of the new Reform Bill, which
provides for the disfranchisement of 'government employee
The chair was occupied by Mr. J. R. Jolly, who was sur-
rounded on the platform by several gentlemen holding.
responsible positions under the War Department, who will
Ices their rotes should the cause become law. Mr.
Breulvery, a foreman at the Royal Arsenal, proposed
" That in the opinion of this meeting the proposal now
before parliament to deprive the government employee of
;heir
the franchise bill, and, if adopted, will inflict a most
londeserved reproach upon a body of ma who have ever
mimed a thorough independence in the exercise of the
!lanais. ; and this meeting MMe that the House of Com-
mons will mum to be withdrawn the 16th clause of the
Reform Bill, and that the measure as then amended will
become law." Mr. Byer seconded the resolution, with* was
supported by several other speakers, and adopted, as was a
petition to parliament founded upon it.
CitilTAL PALACIL—How-r-Osoley DAT, BAros-
lIAT, APRIL 7. —Atiminica cm payment, 1,811; ditto by
mama tickete, 4,634 ; Wog visitors, 6,