The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-12 00:00:00

(Stamped Id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

N.R. 14128 WILSON'S TENANTS AND
CUNSTITUINTS Jr WISTBUIT.

In the Bath County Court on Saturday, before
Mr. 1. G. Smith end • spinal jury. an action was brought
by Mr. Wilms, M.P., of elevation Manor, seer Itsah, m.
ad the ifeceetarise of the Treasury under Lord Palmenton's
dministratiaa, eganst William Bannon, • miller, of West..
bury Leigh Mill, for the recovery of 231. les. ad., two years'
rent of land rented by him in the parish of Westbury._ The
dance was an extraordinary one—that Mr. Walton had Fro-
nded, at the election of 1862, to let the defendant have the
land free of rent, if defendant would vote Ice him, or if he
eisteild be Wand or lose his anteaters, in consequasos of
voting far him. Defendant, who had no legal adasr, told
his story in the winem box, ma follows :
"He (Mr. Wilson) William, if you'll give me r
rle, I'll Ist you more land, either arable or pasture land,
ff you want it; and if you want money to crop the land with,
I will let you have it. He said, ' William, there is not •
Want I have got but what I have Ist have money too.' I
told him again, if I gave him my vote I should be giving
him the bread out of my month ; and he said., whatever I
was rd he would pay me. He said, ' William, if you
fps ildnredi will neiverosak you for onsourin fmg
gradfthe
11: 01111 sal:sr lulus,
for ;u n.
awn.' tnie
raid, if so be ea I wee
yon mss
Mind mat, be would find me • house to live in, or, if I chose
to go to Londms, there was • large establishment about to
it set then. He was well acquainted with the penis% sad
aimltsmxiotraine a good foreman's place, if I Nod to go. He
me a greet many times that !Aden, I wee .
a y ma. Afterosekbg ims a peat man
are I hillitdhpe abseil See my nuts, Muria ether rem,y
whether I should sink or swim. On than oceditions I gave
him my vote. That trade the evidence until after the election.
Then, when my man went round with the cart some of them
did slam the door in his face when he went for grist, and
tall him to go to Wilson. My work wee taken away. Some
farmers of whom I before earned 6e., 65., or 4s. a week,
would not employ me to grind grid, and from that time to
this I have lost at least 1001."

Defendant's wife, who was stated to have been present at
these iota-views, confirmed his evidence.
Mr. Wilson himself was then sworn, and positively denied
that say such understanding or promise had ever bean made.
He gave the following account of the matter :—ln 1852, Mr.
Cliff was one of my agents engaged in the election. At the
oommenoement of the contest he returned Mr. Birdwell as
having promised his vote for me to him. At that time I
did not know Mr. Bolwell, nor did I see him till some time
afterwards. In a week or two afterwards I called to thank
him for the promise ha had riven to Mr. Cliff He than
stated that he was afraid, if he gave his vote, that he
might be turned out of his mill • and he asked me whether,
fa the event of his being turned out, I would consent
to let him a house and some land? I told him that I
was not aware whether I had any land vacant, but that I
would inquire of my agent ; and that if there was any to
Ist, of the part be bad referred to, I had no objection to
ao-
aspt him as a tenant whether he was turned out of his mill
or not. I made inquiry of my agent, and I found that about
seven acres of this land would be vacant at the following
Michaelmas. Upon a subsequent occasion, when I saw
Bolwell, I informed him that this land would be to let at
Michaelmas, and that, if he wished to take it, he might bevel
it at the sagas rent as the other tenants ; in consequence of
which he ere to my house and entered into an agreement
for the land at that rent. The letting was not at all condi-
tions' upon his giving me his vote. Some months after the
election he mad at my house and demanded some money for
loom be alleged he had sustained in consequence d=
Ms veils.veils.l Inquired, and received a reply which i
M that no ground whatever existed for the insertion made by
&dwell. At that time no allusion whatever was made by Bol-
well to the rent of the land. About the middle of 1854, in going
over my agent's accounts, I found an sneer of rent against 801-1
1 well's name. He stated that Bolwell bad made en exams
that he had loot custom In consequence of his vote, and had
refused to pay his rent; and moreover had been extremely
abusive. I told him that he must endeavour to obtain the
rent. I explained to Mr. Richards what bad occurred, and
that there was no pretence for the excuse, and I suthorleed
him to take such steps as he might think proper to recover
the rent; but on no account to admit the plea which Bol-
well had set up for not paying it.
His Honour observed that it was a question of credibility
between plaintiff and defendant ; but, taking into considera-
tion the other circumstances end the probabilities of the came,
be thought it would be difficult to come to any other conclu-
sion than that the case of the defendant was not founded in
truth. Ho must say that to his mind all the circumstances
tended to confirm the statement of Mr. Wilson. _ _

The jury at once returned • ',edict for plaintiff, and the
foreman added that they wished to express their unanimous
opinion that no imputation rested in the slightest degree
upon Mr. Wilson.
His Honour thought the jury were quite tight in so ex-
pressing theaselvas.

NARYLIBORI VASTBY.

On Saturday, being the day appointed for the
annual election of churchwardenof the pariah of Bt. Mary-
lebone, three was a very fully attended meeting of the vestry
at the court-house.

Mr. oreenwell, the vestry clerk, read a communication
from the Chief Coramilaionsr of Public Works, re-appointing
Sir James John Hamilton, Bert., as churchwarden ; and
Mr. George Spencer Smith se ►is sideman, on behalf of the
Crown.

--Mr. tridgman then moved " that Mr. J. Tavener be
elected churchwarden of Msrylebone, on behalf of the vestry
and pariah."
Mr. Hodges seconded the nomination of Mr. Tevener,
which was put and carried unanimoualy.
Mr. Hodges moved, and Mr. Wingfield seconded, the
itmatment of Mr. George Poland ea sideman of the perish.
r. Timmer and Mr. Poland severally returned thank' for
the honour which had been conferred upon them.
A vote of thanks to the retiring churchwarden, Mr. Soden,
was proposed and carried unanirooualy.
A comma took place for the election of churchwardens for
the districts of St. Mary's, Christchurch, and Trinity. The
ballot opened at eleven end closed at one, when scrutineers
wee appointed. Shortly before two the scrutineers made
their return, when the result was announced to be as fol-
low' :
St. Mayo.—Mr. Brooks, 44; Mr. Bolting, 32. Majority
for Mr. Brooks, 12.
Christchurch.—Captain Smy, 44; Mr. :crept Bird, 33.
Msjority for Captain Smy, 11.
TrKinity.—Mr. Mum, 42; Mr. Layer, 34. Majority for
Mr. as 8.
The Cha6man declared Mame. Brooks, Stay, and Mason
duly elected, and those gentlemen severally returned thanks.

TN, BADISWOZTH littnT.—On Friday afternoon
kat. at 5 o'clock. about seventy of the lanod gantry and
farmers of the West Riding connected with the Badaworth
Haat sat down to an excellent dinner In the Town Hall,
Pontefract, the occasion being selected fer a prmentation to
Lord Hawks, the master of the Bedsworth Hunt, of a full-
that equeeftiaa portrait, valued at 600 guinea. Among
those moist we the noble gaunt, Mr. M. Minas, M.P.
for Pontefract; Colonel Smyth, M.P. for York; Sir L.
PUldnool4 the Hon. J. Parkw,CaptainEdwerds, lb,. After
dinner Colonel Smyth (who occupied the choir), after giving
the Wald loyal toasts, premated the
portrait to Lord Hawk*
in a =Wile address. lard Hawke, in reply, mid he was
deeply senaible what an exosHutt and rable thing it
wee to have the good opinion of wee neighbours.
For the noble wtlmoaiai they had precasted him, sad which
vas one far above his drat; they moat twelve Ith
grateful and hearty thanks, Mr. Monekton Mines, fates=The health of Lady Hacks, alluded to bar many
qualities, and ti.ftlated his lordship on being
yeamated with a megmeabd which would be handed down
le ble as a manorial of the estimation in which hs
MP by aighbouta. In alluding jocularly to the
Sid. be mid it was often found, notwithstanding
eke awe d dr country, that a rider would get woe
~Mr sera y They had lately had an histemeo of
•am oftynewho had 'the very best of country to run over,
led who bell emiliggst off the sent, and wan now 'nowhere."
Howe e% laillihms) foe cm hoped to ses the old boy
moo am over the eonstry again. (Applause and
Metter) other gentlemen pve and responded to
Comte appopiaie to As otatim sad the cospany broke ap
at to o'clock. The plotare, which is as eleakrable likeness
sad a due wok of art, is petaled by Stephen P wheat
portraits of the inerabm of the Arctic Council, of te.
Yet Holka, Coked Batas, and others, have already brought
Its hits seek favourable Dodos.
WAWOI76II.ItEK AND CLERKS' SCHOOLL-4redi

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peel wen advocated et the church of et. Mem Memo-
bury, by the Bev. C. C. Ulna, M.A.orhe eine his tea
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shah= d Ore gamed la the whale& bele rid mar
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the irilea se direly emeaseiad the mar
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the oraegees. The edisels Uwe beta Is agave ermiles
dace Nowenhee,lll44 sad thin re sew fa the pmemet
bhdeadat• Chamheebel. 14ww-wese, se both= 46 aidees.
The perwhil appeal of the rev.recosa nealted la a a-
beaus easealieg to, et
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bawls( ergeee
rirllyleme, wevade gib..adedelet thee"mbe:
the aloft el the Oven of narebere ea the Oil
vie.: Wain. heifer Wyatt, Balleed; limey Hewated,
Willehareit, Hebb ; (a alb
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Rah, Daellidre ; Jed haste Allealbslllinaltigr, George
"hide( 'bribed, Chews, leit; lieshea
Dew. Crib Cary, Ilersmet; =tar? Higbee& Form
Allbers, Dewier; cad dame Inaba Ilk" ibitweet,
"ell.

COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION.

The strangers present at the annual meeting or
the sssoclatlon were entertained at dinner, at the Queues
Hotel, Manchester, on Friday evening. Mr. CENItTEAIL.
11.1" presided ; and amongst the oompany were far James
BroolekKiC.B., Colonel Patten, M.P., Mr. H. Denby Sey-
mour B,r J. Potter, /LP Mr. J. A. Turner. Wr
Mr. iszlz,"the Mayors of Manchester and Ashton, Sir 1.
Watts, Mews. B. Ashworth, H. Athworth, H. DonlAi
it r, H. Radcliffe, T. Clegg, Edward Wetly;
S. Re T. Fairbeirn, J. Simpson, T. W
(Bury), W. R. C , A. Campbell, J. Fender,
Ton (Liverpool).
In the nurse of the evening,
Mr.
dJ.
A. Tones*, M.P., Our Colonies and
Sir J. Baoo= as additional 8 o cotton culture."
KCB., . He thought itpro-
bable that there was no one =dream who knew so Bide
of cotton enpply or cotton manufacture as himself, and he
could only venture to speak on information from others.
India was the emtial point from which all the cotton de-
manded wee to be sought ; but we could never cloak of India
ea a whole, or say that we would grow cotton lane or there
In India, for we might so well speak thus of Humps. There
were =ay peoples, with many different lengosigiN and
=ay different religions, to be ommidered in detail. India
wee dent from Aneerks in one very Imports point—
then wes so slavery. After all fillr praMmi legislation we
must Mill Inquire, " Will the native of India work the nature
we went f • Then were plenty of them to do It, but they
waredlree ems, and might choose to work sager, or coffee, or
sesmiblag aim beldam mitten; end we were not quite gain,
merely because "India am do it," fa serambeg that if wa
obtained the land, “irgo, it must be done." (Hear, beer.)
He believed it maid be done, but he merely threw oat the
suggestion ama detail worthy of attention. We could
not speak of India se • whole, and deal with the
land tenure of India according to the zetaindaree
and notwar or other system', exactly by one enactment
but it most be done by a patient attention to detail. By such
a course he believed India would prove& large field of supply ;
but the more streszolets we had to swell the great current
the safer we should be, and we should despise none of them.
In every the of them there were many and very serious
obstacles, whilst everywhere there was an enormous area.
In India we had not only the tenure of the land but a
very peculiar people to deal with, for we had a mutiny in
head at this moment. Mr. Clegg'snertions—and then was
the really practical man—(ahmere)—who had devoted Maim
to the work end after seven years had produced 1.260 bales
--showed how slow the peages was, and how many must
be the waren to supply the demand. Wherever we turned,
It would never do to speak merely of the enormous area on
which esti= can be grown, and arume that cotton can be
grown conseqtratly, berme much was really not the tact.
Wherever we could go in India, we should choose the bed
points, those most accustomed to our appearance, and there
were plenty of them, and contenting ourselves with some of
those disuida longest settled and what the tenure was least
Sto change. Probably some of the indigo districts in
and Maria, where Europeans had been long
tit, would supply an enormous quantity with the least
violent changes. In all these discussions let it be remembered
that the worst measure well carried out was better than the
best measure ruined by diaaffection and faction. By perse-
verance be believed the objects of the association would be
successful, but they would never suooeed except by a sys-
tematic punk and minute consideration of details. (Loud
applause.)
and
The meeth
M. Rg
osswas subsequently addressed by Mr. J. Pander
M. .