The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-02 00:00:00

r. Woodruff:-His character is being investigated

by the committee—

The Chairman : We have talked quite enough upon
the matter.
Mr. Woodruff His impeachment of me for partizan-
ship, coming, as it does, from such a source, will receive
from the public very little reliance.
The Chairman : Let us discuss the question upon its
merits, whether the letter is to be suppressed or not.
(Cries of Hear, hear, and vote, vote )
Mr. Luff said, That as the gentleman did not attend, but
chose to write that long document, and after the vestry
had given the matter to the committee to enquire into,
he thought it only just that the committee should have
the document first, and let them report upon it.
Mr. Whitty : I cannot think it would bps fair to the
writer "of letter to hand over to a special committee
a document which was not intended for a committee,
but for the board.
Mr. Owen : Mr. Dignan has been apparently attacked
at this board, and he ought to be heard in self-defence,
either in writing or person.
The vestry finally divided, when there appeared :
For reading the letter : Messrs. Woodruff, Shaw, Rawle,
Chesney, Bairstow, Gardner, J. Jones, Owen, Whitty
nine. Against : Messrs. Bradley, Denton, Lull, Mellor,
Satchel!, Wensley—six.
The Clerk accordingly read the letter, wnich was as
follows :

MR. BRADLEY'S PHOTOGRAPH

TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SELECT VESTRY.
Rev. Sir,—J received recently an official notice from the
Aerk, requesting me to attend one of your committees,
ie purpose of explaining a passage in my defensive letter of
c. 20, written in reply to a vindictive attack made on me
ie same day by Mr. Bradley, in the Select Vestry, where I
had no opportunity of confronting my assailant, and which
letter appeared in all the Liverpool journals of the following
The challenged passage stands thus—" I am not
Je belief that a considerable number of Mr.
z, supporters in Vauxhall.ward are the recipients
of out-door relief, at the expellee of the struggling rate-payers

Vestry C

AlthoUgh I declined to attend the committee, for reasons to
be explained hereafter, I am happy to be afforded the oppor-
. stating what induced me to form the belief expressed
sentence which I have quoted.
First, —lt was proved before a special committee of the
"onncil, in November, 1853,—tw0 years back,—that
`tempted to corrupt an elector of Vauxball•ward,
.:ring him the remission of his water
tits Municipal vote; and that when Stop-
.est man, refused the bribe, Mr. Bradley,
fears. threatened to distrain upon his goods for
e through the medium of the corporate
investigatd and probed to
the bottom by the committee e fat he council,e which consisted
of the most influential and honourable members of that body.
Of this committee Mr. john Brarnley-Moore, the present
member for Maldon, was the chairman ; and on the committee
were Mr. George Holt, Mr. Hugh Hornby, Mr. ner, Mr. Samuel Holme, and other mebers of the co Tur-
uncil,
whose public and private characters are guarantees for the
ruth and justice of their decision. This committee, so
)nstituted, arrived, UNANIMOUSLY, at the conclusion, that
-barge against Mr. Bradley was clearly and indisputably

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Second.

r Melllt

tie same year Mr. Bradley was charged by a
)f the Town Council, in his own presence, in
tber, with haring attempted to corrupt two or
1 in the same ward, at the municipal election,
his position in tie Parish office. Writhing
spirit of a whipped
Ay for protection, and
cal meeting of that body,
3tantially followed
rustic coroner's jury, which, having to
-nce of manslaughter, returned a

Df that da

the report

'ed that they subs