Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-20 00:00:00

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lie bigger than another, call it a "Noble." (Laugh:tell
Noble's statement, tee; that he saw notes and gold in
my possession, is another lie. The. first time I saw him
was in 'the-presence of-the hon. member for Huddersfield,
Mr. E. A. Leatham ; and when he went away I said to
Wainwright, "I don't know what ground you have for
'confidence in that man, but in my mind he is not to be
trusted-4 think him a scoundrel." I.was therefore
particularly cautious not to do anything before him.
Hinchcliffe, too, is another of the same stamp. He says
gave him £7O, but the fact is I gave him £9O, and
much of the money which.l gave him for voters did not
reach their hands. He lies, too, in saying that I au-
thorized him to keep the £2O given to *Wainwright if he
could get it back. I gave him no such authority.
Mr. Willes—Do you know whether there was any
person on the other side engaged in a similar way to
yourself?
Mr. Gilbert—l was told frequently of a mysterious
stranger being at work on the other side, but I don't
know who he was, nor have I any suspicion. I know-
there.were very experienced tacticians at work on the
other side, and the only wonder to me is, seeing the
high prices paid on the other side, that we succeeded at
all. I wish to say in conclusion, with reference to the
insinuations of dishonesty which have been thrown out,"
that they do not apply to me at all. Apart from my
love of truth and honesty, it is my interest to be honest
to my employers. I came to Wakefield with an unsullied
reputation as a Parliamentary agent; and but for some-
few acquaintances I have made here, I regret deeply
that I ever set my foot in it. I have never been
engaged in bribery before, except, perhaps, what I may
call legitimate bribery. - I have been engaged in many
county contests, and I have known villages in which the
inhabitants have been split up into. different parties—.
Liberal and Conservative. The Conservatives have been
taken care of by the clergyman or the landlord, but there
has been nobody to look after the Liberals, and I have
felt it quite legitimate to find them a good breakfast and
give them half-a-crown for their day's wages. That is
the only kind of bribery I have ever been engaged in
before this Wakefield affair.

Mr. Joseph Brear, mister (one of the Conservative
agents, and, to judge from the evidence of former wit-
nesses, their chief bribery agent), was next called. He
said--I canvassed for Mr. Charlesworth at the last
election. I suppose TM have heard, gentlemen, that I
did a little of the amiable " during the election ?
(Laughter.)
Mr. Sergeant Pigott—Well, such a suspicion has
been breathed against you. •
Mr. Brear—So to save you trouble I have drawn up
a list, as far as I can recollect, of those to whom I "tip-
ped the ready" during the election. I gave Robert
Beaumont £25 ; Alexander Brady, £3O ; Charles Brady,
£3O ; 'William Cass, £3O ; Michael Cox, £25 ; E. 0 wen,
£5O ; Benjamin Johnson, £2O ; George Perkins, either
£35 or £4O ; J. H. Steed, £2O ; William Warrener,
£35 ; William Wells, £4O ; Gifford, LO ; Joseph
Briggs, £l5 ; William Newsom £l5 ; J. Beaumont,
£2O or £25 ; Mr. 'Williamson, £l5 ; Mrs. Dtinhill, £lO.
I also gave Archibald Crowther £2OO to deal out among
his friends ; George Moore, £35 ; " a man unknown,"
£5OO. (Laughter.)
Mr. Sergeant Pigott—What name did he go by ?
Mr. B rear—l never heard his name. Mr. Thomas
Alder brought him down to my house one evening in
the election week. He sat down, and we had some talk
about the election, from which I came to the conclusion
that he was one of the right sort. I met him next
morning, when he told me he could secure about a-
dozen voters, and I gave him £250. The next day I
met him again, and gave him another £250. I did not
make many offers that were not successful. I did cer-
tainly offer money to other people, but it was mostly
"chaff." They got more chaff than money; did that lot.
(Laughter.) for instance, one day I met a man in the
street who drives an omnibus to Leeds. He was strug-
gling along with two,bonny horses, and I asked him how
be meant to vote. He said he was going against us, and I
said, " What a fool you must be ; I'm In a position to
buy you four grey horses, new sets of harness, and a
bran new omnibus; "—(laughter)—but he .drove on and
would have nothing to say to me. I went, too, into the
house of a man named Mitchell, a customer of Mine,
who is a voter. I sat down and called for a glass of
beer; and seeing a clock hanging up against the wall, I
said, "What a pretty clock that is." "Yes," said
Mitchell, "it is, but it's a rare bad 'un." "Oh," said I, "I
can soon cure it; it wants greasing—£2s a wheel would
soon cure it." (Laughter.) I must say, however, it
was more fun than anything else. I don't think he
would have taken a shilling from either party. He is
as decent a man as any in the town.

THE LIGHTS COMEISSION.—We understand that the
Royal Commissioners, having completed their examina-
tion of the lights and beacons on the coast of the United
Kingdom, have proceeded to France to visit the princi-
pal lighthouses on the French coast. The labours of
the commission will then, we believe, be closed, and the
report will be agreed to and presented without further
delay.—Shipping Gazette.

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ACCIDENT TO MIL SAMUEL WARREN, Q.C.—We
regret to hear that Mr. Samuel Warren, Q.C., who
with his family has been spending the recess at Lynton,
North Devon, a few weeks ago fell heavily on the rocks,
while stepping into the water to bathe, and receivei
a severe injury to the right shoulder, which was vio-
lently wrenched. He is now, however, nearly recovered,
and is again able to write, though not without some
effort.

NEW BATTERY ON THE CLYDE.—Ifer Majesty's Gov-
ernment have resolved to erect a new battery on the
Clyde, on the shores of Roseneath, nearly opposite to
Gourock; and this week some officers of the Engineers
have been inspection the grounds, and holding consul-
tation with the Duke of Argyll, who is Lord of the
Manor. With this battery at Roseneath, and the other
one already erected at Gourock, both sides of the Clyde
will be completely protected.—North British Daily
RAILWAY WORKMEN.—The Courrier du Havre states
that a project is under consideration for removing to a
distance of fifteen leagues from Paris all the great work-
shops of the railways. The execution of the project
would necessitate tile removal of a great number of
workmen from Paris, and would thereby tend to reduce
rents in the districts occupied by working men ; it
would besides be profitable to the companies, as they
could sell the ground which they now occupy for a much
larger sum than the purchase of new sites and. the con-
struction of new workshops in the country would cost.
GOVERNMENT EMIORATION.—The government emi-
grant vessel Escort, 765 tons, Captain Daniel Smith,
belonging to. Mr. John Temperley, of London, which
sailed from Liverpool on the 30th of April, arrived at
Adelaide, South Australia, on the 9th of August, with
41 married couples, 75 single men, 96 single women, 22
boys between,the ages of 1 and 12, 30 girls between the
same ages, 7 male infants, and 5 female, making a total
of 317 souls, equal to 279 statute adults, under charge of
Surgeon-Superintendent Matthew Moorhouse. Three
births and two deaths (infants) occurred during the

voyage.

NEWSTEAD ABBEY.—It is reported that the venerable
and classic pile at Newstead, the residence of the late
Colonel Wildman, together with the estate, exceeding
3,000 acres in extent, will shortly be brought to the
hammer in one lot. The late lamented owner of New-
stead purchased the estate in 1818 for £94,000, and
since that period very large sums of money have been
expended in improving it, so that, independent of the
great increase which has taken place in the value of
landed property during the last few years, there is every
reason to expect that it will fetch a very high price. The
connection of Byron with this charming rural retreat will
also, no doubt, act as an additional attraction to pur-
chasers. It is said that the late Colonel Wildman has
left the whole of his real and personal property to his
widow for life, with remainder to his brothers.—Not-
tingham Journal.

CURIOUS CASE OF PROLONGED CONCEALMENT OF SEX.
—On Saturday an inquest was held at Pendleton, before
Mr. W. S. Rutter, county coroner, on the body of a
person dressed as a labouring man, and apparently about
fifty years of age. The body had been found in the
river on Friday, and according to the evidence of the
landlady of a beerhouse, the deceased personage had
called at her house and had drunk two or three glasies
of beer. The witness remarked something strange about
the manner of her customer, who made some inquiries
as to the hour at which the gates of the adjoining
works were usually closed. The deceased was not after-
wards seen alive. It transpired that the deceased, who
was known as Harry Stokes, but who was in reality a
woman and named Harriet Stokes, had for thirty or
forty years worked as a bricksetter. She had taken
contracts for work, and had been engaged in building
some of the tall chimneys in the neighbourhood. She
had actually married a woman, and they lived together
as man and wife. The „jury returned a verdict of
" Found drowned."