The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY

to b. umpired Into before the aoseitteo of the Haus of
Cumaose Rusk went down to Harwich sad required Basby
to amigo tW boat to Men la inanity for he debt, wake
woo dose, Rash at the same time saying that he
w3uld
It appeared, was afterwards ezatehted se a wit-
atm before the parliamentary ammetttee, sad the result
of these deliberatioae wee that Me. Anneal am merateed.
The aasigaaseat of the reseal gives by Stab, wan eftereremla
I pot is gmaa by Reek. aad the boat was sold for SOL, end
very soon thee this had be done. the autos was %wettest
&okra Reek sod Stain Mr. Art Weed to reeever the
peaaltk• awarded by the statute far eerniptly proeurieg
the Tore of ea dieter.

Edward Selby, the voter referred to, was the priacipal
witness in support of the Imes fee the plaintiff, and he
repeated the evidence given by him apes the former ema-
don. He said he wee a flaimrsan, sad had resided at
Marovich for twpt! years, bat he had oil y voted at the
ihmettos is 1847. He stated that shortly before that 'ln-
tip he seat to the resident's of Mr. Attwood, is Park-lane,
and told him about his beat bong detained, and re-
quested him to smist hint to redeem it. He said that
Mr. Attwood told him he entM not do se, as the
*intim wee seer, bat on his ea*, that he wee very
sorry he could not, he told him to go to his *Mee
in Birshia-lane, where he would see Mr. Ruth. He aczord-
Maly west to the ales, where he waited for about half an
hoar, and Mr. Attwood then came is and went into a private
room. Ater this Raers to him sad at this time Mr.
Attwood wee is an • g room, and he bad no doubt he
heard all that took plea. He said that he knew Mr. Att-
weed was in the room, bemuse he heard him cough. The
Arm thing Reek said was that he understood he bad some-
thing to say to him, and he then repeated this story be had
told Mr. Attwood about his boat bong detained, sad he re-
plied that he did sot hither that be could do saythieg for
aim. Rack afterwards asked him the value of the boat, and
then asked whether, if she was released, he would promise
to vote for Mr. Attwood. He replied that he would not
promise, but he dared to soy that he should. The
nest day he called again at tall odic, in dirchiu-
lane, and Reek then told him that he had written
to Mr. Hales, and if he caned to vote for Mr. Attwood,
his boat would be ree!ond to him. He then returned to
Harwich, and in two or three days the boat was given up
t' him. Mr. Rusk afterwards met him in the street
while he was out managing, and be said he supposed they
could count upon him, end he replied that he would not
promise. When the election came ea he gave a plumper
for Mr. Attwood. The day atter the election he saw Mr.
Ruth and Mr. Attwood at the Caps,Mistel, sad asked them
for his expenses, and Rash Waded to give him anPhing,
saying that he ought to be satisfied with what he had
already had ; and he also said he did not think it would
be safe to give him any mon. He said that no septa-
cation was ever made to him for repayment of the money
that had boon advaseed to mina the boat ; bat
jest about the time when the peti.ion ageism Mr.
Attwood was being talked about, Mr. Rusk asked him to
gi_ve him a security upon the War, saying that it might hurt
Mr. Attwon's seat it this was not done, and he consented to
it upon his armies him that he would never prate him for
the mosey. His boat wee afterwards taken away from him
and sold under this maignment.

The mitres was rabjected to a most severe crothexamina.
don by Mr. Sequent Shee.—ln the coarse of the answers
given by him he said that the liberal and conservative par-
ties at Harwich were distinguishad by blue and yellow, the
former being the conservative colour. He had always beset
a " bloc " Bir Dudley Hill was • " blue" candidate at
this election, and he had promised him one vote. He did not
give hint anything for making this promise. Mr.Bagshaw was
the " yellow" candidate. The plaintiff was formerly • seafaring
man. He was in independent circurnstances.Baker voted for the
yellow candidate. He said that Mr. Powuall, the attorney
for the pliintiff, had been very kind to him, and he and his
wile had been living in • house belonging to him at Harwich,
rent free, for fourteen months. He owed the money is
Oriel. The boat was orginally assigned to him for a sum
of 621., but the greater part of that sum was repaid, and then
Grim insisted upon holding possession of the boat for another
debt that was afterwards incurred, and he thought this wss
not acting fairly by him. He told all these circumstances
to Mr. Attwood, and also that he wished to have • lawyer's
assistance, but he had not got money enough to employ one.
He also told him that his boat was nearly new, and was
worth 1201, and that it was detained for a debt of
411. only. When Mr. Attwood referred him to Mr. Roils,
he thought that gentleman was • lawyer and that he
was to advise him how to proceed with regard to his dispute
with Oriels. When he mentioned the muter to Lim be
told him it was no use going to law, as he had got no mosey
He was examined before the committee of the Home of
Commons, and he was well aware that the question to ha
decided was whether Mr. Attwood was to lice his seat for
bribery ; hut yet he did not say • word about seeing Mr.
Attwood at the office in Birchin lane. After a good deal of
fencing with the questions that were put to him, he at
length said he did not recollect whether he did not state
posittvely that Mr. Attwood was not there. He also
asserted that he did not recollect whether he stated
dithinetly that he had never seen Mr. Atwood but
once, and that was at his own house in Perk.
lane. He was sworn to tell the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth, bat still he
did not say anything before the committee about seeing Mr.
Attwood at the office in Birchin-lane. He did not think he
was asked the question, but at all events he did not state
the fact. He was an unwilling witness before the committee,
and he was an unwilling wi•ness on the present ocessLos also.
He should not have cues as • witness if he had not been
forced to do so by Mr. Baker. He did not tell the cow
mittee that he heard any talking or coughing in the inner
room in the office, or that Mr. Rusk told him that it Its
would vote for Mr. Attwood his boat should be released. He
was reminded by the committee that he was upon his oath,
and the reason he did not state all he knew was that he did
not desire to hurt Mr. Attwood any more than he could help.
It was part of the arrangement with Mr. Rusk that he was
to repay him the money he advanced to redeem his boat, as
well as be could, and Mr. Rusk told him that if he did not
repay him he must put the boat into Mr. Hales's hands
again and sell it.
In re,zioninstion, the witness said that he answered
every specific question that was put to him, and said nothing
more. He did not recollect being asked whether Mr.
Attwood was in the or. ce.

One or two other witnesses haying been examined, who
depo►ed to some fact► of an immaterial chg.:aver,
Mr. Hiles and Mr. Ruth were called to produce the letters
referred to in the ease, but the plaintiff's counsel would not
allow them to be sw.rn, and merely hquired them to hand
over the pawn.
Serjeant She, called upon Mr. Chambers to put in the
answer written by the voter Saxby to Mr. Rusk at the con.
elusion of the transaction in question.
Mr. Chambers laid he should decline to do so. He did
not think then was evidence indeed of the existence of
►uch a document.

Mr. Justice Erie said it appeared to him there was no
doubt that such a letter had been written, but ha did not
thi..k the learned counsel was bound to put it in.
Serjesn• Bhee submitted to his lordship that insanities\ as
the accusation that was made was that a voter had been
corruptly bribed, it was very important that this letter
'hosed be produced, as it would no doubt show what the
initiations actually were.
Mr. Justice Eels it:premed an opinion that it would have
been more satisfactory if this letter had been produced, but
at the same time he said he did not see that the counsel for
the plaintiff could be compelltd to put in the document The
absence of this Letter, however, would be a leaner for obser-
vation to the Jury.
This closed the ease for the plaintiff.

Mr. &dean% Shur then made a most eloquent and able
appeal to tit • jury on behalf of the defendant. After re-
marking that the action was not one brought with an object
of asserting any right, but merely for the purpose of en-
deavouring to extort two sacs of 6001. from the pocket of
Mr. Attwood, he said it had frequently occurred to him that
in eases of this description it would be • great satisfaction to
the jury if the plaintiff had to conduct his own eas•, and to
state himself what were his views, his objects, and hie
m Airs' in iestituting such a proceeding. He then pi/seeded
to state that before they could find a verdict for the 'plaits-
tiff they must be satisfied" that Mr. Attwood was per-
fectly well aware of all the proceedings that were takes'
by Mr. Rusk in the matter, and that the latter had really
advanced the mosey to redeem the boat, upon the under.
standing that Baxby was to give his vote for Mr. Attwood.
The ease rested entirely upon the evidence of the withers
Booby, and he contended that after his own admissioa that
be bad already perjured himself upon his examiaation bolero
the committee of the House of Commons, his evidence was
utterly unworthy of credit. The charge was brought by
an ialorater easiest a gentleman of station and character,
and it was ought le be sgettad by the evidence of a rasa
who, by his ems adsieis., was already perjured, and
under such airennistanees it appeared to him impossible
that the jury should return a verdict against the defendant,
the effect of which would be, not only to deprive him
of • large stint of matey, but what was of still greater
Importance told., would for ever destroy his reputation sad
character. The learned oedema then proceeded to Wilinfei
upon the heft of the case, sad said it appeared to his to be
quite clear that the act of releasing the boat was merely one
of kindlier on the part of Mr. Rusk, and that Mr. Attwood
had with's, whatever to do with it. It was very evident
that the law bad bees • good deal strained against !itchy is
his transaction with Urfa, and that the latter had no right,
after he bad paid the original debt for which the boat was
IWO a security. to detain it for another debt; and he asked
the jury whether it was not probable, upon these Wits
being reprimand to Mr. Rusk, and his being made aware
that the mu was prevented from following his ocenpation
and supporting his family oa account of the detention el
Ids beat, that he should have come forward to
assist his without having any improper object in view. If,
however, the
should be of opinion that Rush bad acted im-
properly or y, still that would not affect Mr. Aneroid,
lulus he wee own to have so acted as his agent, and that
he was cognisant of his proceedings ; and of these fasts. be
submitted, there was not the slightest evident,. The leaned
eeriest then 'amounted in strong terms upon the eendwit
of the mitoses Bixby, sad thettnanner in which he gave his
evidence *ere the committee of the Hews of poorness,
and he mid that as he had apse that oesasioa said that Mr.
Attweed was net present, end that he now swore that he wee,
ha did we see hew the Pup were to decide which statement
win t 0... Es had chosen before, having taken a edema
oath to speak the truth, sad the whole truth, for a per.
declass purpose, to insist and say that Mr. Attwocd was set at
the ease, mg sow for some other purpose he clam to my
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EVENING, JULY 18, 1850.

by Selby to Mr. Rink altar the latter had written
to inform him of the feet of his boat bele,
liberated, sad the conditions; and he mid that it that
letter bad been produced, tbere was no doubt that it
would have Maplately disproved the allegation that any
corrupt trargaia bad been made. The learned serjeaat con-
chided by szpbseing a confident opinion that in a charge
which involved the position, the character, sod the hearties
of a sesame& apes whom the slightest win bad alien be-
fore been thejary would sot return a ;ladled of guilty
spot suck ',Memo as bad been adduced.
Mr. lotto iris sammed up is his usual clear and im-
partial maser, and thejury almost immedlittiy Mused •
verdict for the 4Weinhat.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—BwroaD, JCL! 17.
Bums lii Jena Panama; Amami.
A GAIAZILMIPI/L MIOTIW TO/ A RABBIT.
JosepA Field wae charged with aulawfally and maliciously
shooting at John White on the 24th Jane.
Sir C. J. Payne. Bert., the Wawa* of the grand jury,
asked a question of %LePage in %hie case, when the follow-
ing short explanations of the stMiititstancisi took place i—lt
appeared that the primmer was posoiiim, mad theprossentor,
a gamekeeper, was watching him. Tas gamekeeper wee
secreting hiinseU ha a plea of growing barley, and popping
his head up, the pefssner, is the twilight, took it for a rabbit
or some other salnal, and levelled his gun at it, but it missed
fire. The watcher heard the clicking of the gun, but not
thinking the man was firing at him, looked about egain,
when the prisoner fired ectively the next time, and the
prosecutor was wounded in the face, fortunately uie greater
portion of the 'bugs mimed his head. Under these circum-
stances the grand Jury threw out the bill tar maliciously
shooting.
The business of the amine wee finished at half-pest four,
there not being • single law came.