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

WEIGHTS FOR THE LIVERPOOL CUP.

Fisherman
Underhand .
Lifeboat
Special Licence
Starke
Vanity
Sunbeam
Strathnaver
Fright
Longrange
Master Bagot .
Tunstall Maid .
Rogerthorpe
Des Chiles
Defender
Electric
Herne
Physician •
Riseber
Gladiolus
Broadlands
Sam Spode
Adam- Bede
Eskdale
Ticket-of-leave
York
Dilkoosh
Hamlet
Toddy
The Brewer....• • •
Twilight ............
Polestar ........
Independence
The
winkfTeld . ..........
Satinstone
Aston
Mazzini
Nimrod
Coroner
• Spiteful Dick
Sampson
Satellite
Comforter
Worcester'

st lb
9 2 Bevis st lb
6 0
9 0 Pensioner
8 8 Schism
5 12
8 3 Magnet
8 0 Prince of Denmark
7 12 Cytherus
7 10 Gleesinger 5 10
7 8 The L • epei 5lO
7 6 Happy Prince 5 10
7 6 Villikuis 5 8
7 6 Queenstown 5 8
7 4 The Slave
7 4 Julia
7 0 Daniel
6 12 Honey
6 10 Accurate
6 10 Gammon ...... . .... 5 8
6 10 Ronconi ...... : ................ 5
6 10 Mutineer ..................... 5 6
6 10 Souvenir .................. 5 6
6 10 Tiara .. .. .................... 5 6
6 10 Gorsehill
6 8 The Squire
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66
48
HP:it:6s. ..................... ................
6 7 Conductor 5 2
........ 6 4 Mouravieff
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....... 6 4 Bankrupt 5 0
...... 6 4 Liveryman 5 0
....... 6 4 Pillager 5 0
6 4 Cincinatti 4 12
6 4 T. P. Cooke 4 10
4 10
6 2
....... 6 2 Widg•con
66
26 Alittuiegirn
106
6 2 Rara Avis ..................... 4 10 •
6 2 Timandra ................... 4 10
6 0 Fly by Day ............. .4 10
•• 6 0 Broadbrim ............... 4
6 0 Harlcstone .............. 8
6 0 llelwith
60 4 6
66
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ASinreullari:r.y. . .....,.....:
................ ....... ......... 444 8
Mileganrhraiim:‘ileasicl ...........
5 2

Ninety-one subs. Maid of Dement and Jordan pay forfeit.
Forf,.,ts t, be Occhrecl the 25th instant.
If the highest weight accepting is under Sst. 121 b., it will be
raised to that, and the others in proportion. •

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before ➢lr. MANSFIELD.)

ASS/Lift:TING A MusierAs.—Mary Ann Wartin, a
stout-:built middle-aged person, was charged i)y Thomas
Colley, of Chadwick-street, with assaulting him. Corn-.
plainant said the defendant was in the hatit.of accost-
ing and following him whenever he met her. . He ould.
forgive her for that ;. but last night, as he -was going
down-Stonestreet; in company with his' wife, she (de-
fendant) again accosted him, and, without any provoca-
tion, struck him.—Mr. Mansfield-: Are yOn .a printer ?
Complainant :""A printer, sir, no; a .nmsician.—
Mr. Mansfield : What sort of a musician?—Complain-
ant :.A fiddler, sir.—Defendant said she was drunk at
the time.—Fined ten shilling 7 or one monticsimprison-
b'
meat. -

OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRF.TMCES.—MichaeI
Conn()ly, a short, slender-built elderly person, a native
of Knockfinara, vas charged with obtaining £77 10s.
from Mr. Robinson,•of the firm of Robinson and:Morton,
by false pretences. - Mr. Almond appeared to prosecute,
and Mr. Cobb for the prisoner. Mr. -Almond, in open=
ing the -case, said he - should just produce sufficient evi-
dence to-day to satisfy a remand. Mr. Robirisoli stated
that,:in thementh Of -September last; he reirientbered
the prisoner calling. on him. - He produced this cheque
(he held the cheque in his hand). It purported to be-
drawn by a William Smith, on the Northanipshire
Bank, at Stamford, and asked to have it ,cashed.
as lie-said ho was going to Ireland, and it would be
very inconvenient for him to get it cashed there. He
said Wm. Smith was a respectable farmer, and he knew
where he lived. He said 'he lived at Sedge Farm, near
Ketring, He gave him £77 103. for it, and then trans-
mitted it to the bank ; and, in coarse 'of time, it was
transmitted back dishonoured. • He (Mr. Robinson)
went to Lodge Farm, near Ketring; and there was no
person of the name of William Smith resided there,
except a William Smith an ironfounder; who lived at
Ketring. Cross-examined by Mr. Cobb : He was intro-
duced to him by a regular customer of his. - He (Mr.
Robinson) did not know but that the prisoner might
have been taken in with the cheque. 'He knew he was'
a harse dealer: He did not know that he had got the
cheque for some horses he sold at Barnard Fair. He
did not know that William Smith was a farmer at
Calloway. He did not know that he rented a farm from
Sir Thomas Banke; the M.P for Galloway.—Mr. Scott,
a detective officer, then- said he went over to Ireland to
apprehend the Prisoner. When lie met him, he told him
his errand, and cautioned him. He (the prisoner) asked
him to look at the cheque. He did so ; and he pointed
to the handwriting on the back of it, and said it was
his. Ile said he got it from a man near London, whoM
he did -not know. The head-cOnstable searched him,
and found £63 on him, and the supe-intendent has kept
the money, notwithstanding his asking for it. He saw
some persons in the train as they were-coming down
from-Galloway; they said they knew the prisoner ; they
said he had a small farm at Knockanara, and twelve
acres of land, and paid £6 a year for it. Mr. Almond
said he Would now ask for a remand, to produce a clerk
from the bank.--Mr, Cobb : And I will ask to haVe
the prisoner discharged,- as lie has • been deceived
himself.—Mr. Mansfield When did you clila the
cheque ? Mr. Robinson : I believe it was on the Bth of
September.—ln the course of a further convevation,
Mr. Cobb said he should advise the prisoner to giVe the
prosecutor a cheque for the money, and then to look after
the person who had "duped" him.—Remanded until
Saturday.
.A-DEAR KlSS.—Charles Binnington, commonly callel
Henry Binnington, a master carpenter in Church-street,
was 'charged by Sarah Bolt, innkeeper, Bridgeivater-
street, with committing an indecent assault upon her.—
Mr. - Cobb' appeared 'for the defendant—The com-
plainant stated that she was a married woman.
Last night the prisoner 'mine into their house
into' a roam where She 'was, and kisSed her, threw !lei
down on the sofa, 'and-there conimitted.the asSailli core-
plainedof —Mr. ManSfield : HO* long' haVe you knoWn
hiin ? —Complainant Abbut five in enths. IMr. Cobb :He
has kissed 'you before; has be he' net ? Complain aat He
has come behind my back' and kissed 'nie on the 'cheek,
biit not while I was at hini.—Mr. Cobh : The
circumstances of the c ase are these; sir :—The defendant
has been in the habit of going to. the complainant's
}lease to drink; and last 'night he went and called for a
bottle of porter. 'The eoniplainant drew it ; and, as it was
rather " frothy," 116 told her-to blow it off, and in doing so,
he gave her a kis;s arid *as he' had kissed her several
times before, he thOuklit 'he went a little further.- He
has told me that he is very sorry for it. Aren't you ?
Pefendant: 'Cobb (to Complainant) : Well,
I suppose if he7giires'ydii a public apology, you will not
press for a heavy penalty,' and
.then he can come and
spend it in porter'at your house; and not pay it to the
Corporation? Complainant: I will leave it to Mr. Mans-
field.—Mr. : I think you said you had been
ill since it occurred ? Complainant : Yes, sir.--Mr.
Mansfield said they- must understand that it was not his
duty to pay any attention to the complainant requesting
him to deal lenient with -the prisoner. He must pay
£lO and costs, or be &rinated for six months.

(Before Messrs. SHEIL and SMITH.)
DISGRACEFUL EXHIBITION IN OPEN COURT.—AN ATTOR-

NEY IN A STATE. OF INTOXICATION CONDUCTING A

A man named Beaumont Wilson was summoned by
Elizabeth Hitchcock for an assault upon her. It
appeared that both the complainant and the defendant
were servants at the Stork Hotel, Queen's-square, and
that during a quarrel which took place between them
the defendant struck the complainant a violent blow on
the face.

Mr. Lightfoot appeared on behalf of the complainant,
and_ Mr. Cobb (in the absence of Mr. Blackhurst) for
the defendant.

Mr. Lightfoot (who was evidently under the effects
of intoxication), in rising to state the ease, said he bad
to apologise to their worships. He thought Mr. Black-
hurst-

Mr. Sheil—Mr. Lightfoot, I tell you as a friend,
that you had better go home. If you compel us to act
magistrates in your case, we shall be obliged to do our
duty.
Mr. Lightfoot—And I must do mine.
The complainant's attorney here called the complainant
into the box, and at the request of the bench she was
mating her own statement, when Mr. Lightfoot, in an
irregular manner, began to interrogate her.
Mr. Smith—Let the complainant tell her own story.
It is much better than you attempting to question her.
The complainant continued her statement as to the
assault which the defendant had committed upon her.
At the moment when she was describing the actual
assault, she was again interrupted by
Mr Lightfoot, Who said—What did he do ?
Mr. Smith—She is just telling you what he did, if you
will only let her alone.•
Shortly afterwards there was a dispute between Mr.
Cobb and Mr. Lightfoot, on which the latter, in a state
of excitement, said to Mr. Cobb, " I will not mind
yon."
Mr. Sheil—l tell you again, Mr. Lightfoot, that you
are-not in a fit state to conduct any case, and I doubt
very much whether it is not our duty to exercise the
power which, as magistrates, we have.
Mr. Lightfoot—l have a great respect for the bench.
Mr. Smith—You have no respect for yourself.
The evidence of the complainant having been corro-
borated by another witness, Mr. Cobb addressed the
bench on behalf of the defendant, urging that it was a
common quarrel between two servants at the Stork, and
that the case ought to be dismissed.
The magistrates considered the case proved, and
inflicted a fine of ten shillings and costs.
Mr. Lightfoot—Ten shillings and costs, of course.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Cobb—You ought to have a fine of more than
that inflicted upon you. lam sure that if either Mr.
Black or myself were to come into this court in such a
state, we should soon be found on the other side.
Mr. Sheil—Well, Mr. Cobb, if you will prefer a
charge, we are ready to go into it.
Mr. Cobb—No, gentlemen, you are both judge and
jury in the case before you. It is bad enough to .have
to come into this court and conduct such cases as are
daily brought here, without being brought into contact
with what we have just seen.
Mr. Wybergh—l wonder how it is that people can
!employ such a person ?
Mr. Sheil—Now, sir, you had better go home at
once.

Mr. Wybergh—lf you think that this man is not
in a fit state, from drunkenness, to conduct a case,
you have power to fine and imprison him for contempt
of court.
Mr. Shell sw, Mr. Lightfoot, do withdraw at
once.

kr. Lightfoot here left the court, exclaiming, as he
made his exit, « I know there is a grand mutiny against
me here :"

EXTRAORDINARY
_INVESTIGATION AT

ST. JAMES'S CHURCH.

•
Last night, an adjourned meeting of the pew-owners
,of St. James's Church, Toxteth Park, was held. in the
church, for the purpose of hearing from ,the incumbent,
the Rev. Mr. ThomaS,.a series of charges, preferred by
"him against Mr. Claringbold, the-clerk of the church.
There were about twenty pew-owners present.
At the commencement of the proceedings, Mr: Cope-
man, solicitor, was present, on behalf of the minister,
and Mr. Clarke :Ismail, solicitor, was also in attend-
ance, on the part of Mr. Claringbold.
Mr. Clarke lcpinall said lie appeared on behalf
of Mr. Claringbold. He came there at the for-
mer meeting, on the suggestion of the incumbent,
that it would not be -desirable for Mr. Claringbold
to be without an adviser. He :(Ntr. Aspinall) assented
to the proposition, and so did Mr. Claringbold. Un-
derstanding that it was now the intention of Mr.
Thomas not to allow legal advisers to -be present, all he
wanted was, that Mr. Thomas should-state what course
he intended to adopt, so that. there .might be no mis-
take about it. He wished it to be stated, in the pre-
sence of the Reporters, whether he (Mr. Aspinall) was to
bo present at the enquiry or not.
The Rev. Mr. -Thomas said that at the former meeting
he thought it would be only right that Mr. Claringbold
should have a legal adviser, and he named that to Mr.
Copeman. At his suggestioa Mr. Copeman wrote a
letter to Mr. Claringbold, informing him that he might
have a legal adviser to watch the proceedings. Sub-
sequently he stated to Mr. Claringbold that the, party
who might appear tot him was not to act as-an advocate.
When, however, Mr. Aspinall came forward at the former
inquiry he did act as an advocate, and he (Mr. Thomas)
did not approve 'of it. This was, a court of inquiry
under a certain local act, and it. was under this act that
he was about to proceed.
Mi. Copeman and Mr. Clarke Aspinall here retired
at the request of Mr. Thomas.
At the request of several parties present, the witnesses
also retired.

The Rev. Mr. Thomas then came forward, and slid
that •in opening the proceedings he might say to the
pew-owners, that it was with extreme pain that he
eame before them that night, • because, the charge
which lie was . about to make against Mr. Claringbold,
which was of a twofold character, was a very grave one,
Having referred to Mr. Claringbold's appointment, first
as sexton and then as clerk, he went into kis dealings
with the books, and fees arising from marriages and
baptisms ; and having dwelt at great length on this
point, lie concluded a speech which in going through
the several details, occupied upwards of an hour in its
delivery,
Several witnesses, parties who had been married at the
church, were examined, with a view to prove the dis-
crepancies between the sums they had paid at the time
of their marriage, and the entries in the books.
The enquiry was adjourned at half-past ten, till Friday
evening next, at half-past six.

COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before W. A. Ilui.rox, Esq., Judge.)

Tn.ANERs-e v. LocToirr.—The plaintiff in this action
was Thomas Traverse, auctioneer. residing at Prescot ;
an the defendant was William Lockett, wine merchant,
Kiue-ThTet, Liverpool. The action was brought to
~,•or the sum of •£8 18s. 71d. for loss sustained on a
_,-.oods alleged to have been sold to the defen-
d It appeared that the plaintiff had a sale on
,!' '-fr. Moss, at Tarbuck, in November last,
whie!: t'..:ulant attended, in company with a person
name! "1::, -with. Mr. Lockett left the sale, and
Smith re t:,ti l behind to bid for him. A quantity of
mangold'Wntzel was sold to Smith; at £l3 7s. 6d; and.
the plaintiff uniFrstood that he was authorised to pur-
elase:for Mr. Some time after, Smith went to
Mr: 'Lockett's ftrinA-, and borrowed a cart, to have
the 'marigold • Wurtzel taken to Liverpool market,
wliere7: it hrl3 'rc-s9:tl for £4 Bs. 10,11, by the
which \vai the murket price. '• This sum Mr.
LoCkett };a:ifte.d over to the plaintiff, and the present
action was brought to recover the balance the original
amount; the, plaintiff nlways being referred to Smith,
when he asked the defendant to pay it. The defendant
totally denied having given authority to Smith to pur-
chase the goods in question.—His Honour said he Ras
sorry to see Mr. Traverse in the position that he was
:placed in. Ile should be paid, and must be paid. It
was clear that Smith was the person liable. If Mr. Tra-
verse had chosen to resort to litin,.iusteai of Mr. Lockett,
the case might have been sustained ; but, as it was, the
plaintiff was =suited.

THE GREAT EASTERN-VISIT 02 PRINCE
NAPOLEON.

. Before eight o'clock on Tuesday mr>raing, Prince
Napoleon, attended by a numerous party, pail a visit to
the
,Great Eastern at Holyhead. The play, which
visited the great ship during a pelting shower of rain,
were conveyed to Holyhead in his Imperial Ala jes!-v's
steamer Dauphin, which has arrived here. `1" is Pririe.•
carefully examined every part of the ship, and b..eitk,.
fasted with Captain Harrison in his cabin. He frvoured
Mr. Nottage, of the Stereoscopic Company, with two
sittings, or rather standings, surrounded by a group of
Frenc officers. Mr. Nottage presented his Imperial
Highness with a set of views of the ship, having done
the same.to his Royal Highness Prince Albert on the
previous day. Commander Evans, R N., and Lieut.
Eaton were on board in undress uniform to meet the
Prince. some of the sailors of the Dauphin went on board,
and the idity with which they seized upon a man-o'
man from the Hastings showed that at least with them,
however it may be in more exalted quarters, the entente
conlittle is still existing. The guns on deck seemed to
be a great attraction. Scarcely a Frenchman except
his Highness passed them without stopping, taking
out the tompiou, and peering down the muzzle, in
order, it may be presumed, to see whether these are
the terrible Armstrong weapons of which stories have got
afloat among our neighbours. The suite of Prince Napo-
leon consisted of M. Ron de la Ponciere, captain, Imperial
navy ; Count Buanicki, M. Roca, commander of the
Dauphin; M. Pisani, M. Ragon, and M. de Buiffon,
aides-de-camp; Viscount Clerc, equerry; and Messieurs
Choidetty and Wyatt, secretaries. His Highues re-
mained on board from eight to half-past eleven a.m. ;
and when he left, shook hands with Mr. Campbell and
Captain Harrison, at the same time expressing to them
the pleasure he had received, and offering his best wishes
for the success of the undertaking.
On Monday there was on board the largest number of
visitors since the arrival of the Great Eastern at Holy-
head. The total number of tickets issued was 2,854,
the greatest number of visitors since the launch was at
Weymouth, where 7,800 or 7,900 were admitted ; but
these numbers are as nothing, when compared with
those of the visitors expected on the other side of the
Atlantic by the sanguine directors.
The surveyors, Messrs. Patterson and Gibson, and the
umpire, Mr. Hawkshaw, are on board, and engaged in
their duties. • As soon as their inspection is concluded,
there will be, it is said, no difficulty in procuring the
Board of Trale certificate, immediately after the recep-
tion of which the Great Eastern will depart for her
Atlantic trip.
Some important repairs to the boilers are just being
completed. The " patch" is no longer in existence, and
the boilers are now as before the explosion. Mr.
M'Lennan, the chief engineer, who was " chief " of the
Great Britain, is confident that in twenty-four hours
from this time he can have his department in full sea-
working order and ready for turning the paddles and
screw in the rollers of the Atlantic.

Mr. Cobden, M.P., left England on Monday to join
his family in Paris, where it is his intention to pass a
portion of the ensuing season.
TIIE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—Lady Franklin has re-
solved to sell the steam yacht Fox, which so successfully
conveyed Captain M'Clintock and his brother heroes to
the fulfilment of their mission. The sale is to take
place at Lloyd's, early in November, and will no doubt
create much interest.

Under the title of the " Schiller Foundation," an
association has been established by writers, publishers,
and professors of Germany, for the purpose of relieving
literary men, esßecially poets, or their widows and
orphans, in distress. The association is to carry on its
operations for the first five years at Weimar,
after-
wards, for periods of five years each, at Dresden,and Berlin,
Stuttgart, Munich, and Frankfort.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.---There is but one disease, the fountain
of all others, bad blood ; and but one infallible remedy, liollo-
wafs Pills. There 'can be nothing in the system unsound,
while that vital fluid is perfectly pure and rightly tempered.
Firm flesh, a brilliant complexion, a quick digestion, an elasti-
city of animal spirits, and a consciousness of health and
strength, are a few of the innumerable advantages attendant
on purity of the blood; a blessing which every one can obtain
who will take freely these inestimable Pills, which are free from
mercury and every noxious substance.

WAKEFIELD ELECTION COMMISSION:

The inquiries into the bribery Cases at this election
still proceed. On Tuesday, Mr. W. 11. Tomlinson was
the first witness called. He stated 'that he had been a
volunteer canvasser ghr Mr. Charlesworth, but he denied
having offered a bribe.or used any threats to any voter
to induce him to vote for Charlesworth. Like all the
Conservative agents who have yet appeared in the
witness-box, he cont-adicted pointblank the evidence of
the witnesses who have implicated them in corrapt
proceedings. •
Samuel Gifford voted for Leatham, for which he had
£lO in money and £lO in goods. Alfred Ash and.
Boston came to fetch him to vote, but his wife would
not let him go until the money 'was put down. Ash-
then took off his watch and offered to leave it with Mrs.
Gifford until the cash and goods were put into the
house. They were obliged to comply with thiS con-
dition, and then he voted. Previous to this, Joe Brear
had given him £3O to vote for Charlesworth.
Eliza Gifford, daughter of• the last witness, corrobo-
rated her father's evidence with regard to the offer of
the watch.

Mrs. Gifford also gave the same evidence.
Mr. A. Ash was recalled, and gave a positive denial to
the story of the watch.
George Craddock was next called, and contradicted
fiely the evidence of Bairstow. who, on a former day,
had sworn that the witness offered him £5O to vote for
Charlesworth, and that he had been discharged from his
situation after voting for Leatham. He characterised
the story of the man and his wife as a " pack of lies."
Mr. Craddock also denied the statement of a witness
named Wainwright, that he had endeavthired to induce
him to vote for Charlesworth by offers of increased
custom. The witness was subjected to a severe cross-
examination, but he gave his evidence in such a stupid
and prevaricating manner that the Commissioners
threatened to commit him. Nothing, however, was got
out of him.

Mr. Thomas Field Gilbert was next called.—He said
I am an election and parliamentary agent. I came down
to this town at the last election to assist Mr. Wainwright
in conducting the election on behalf of Mr. Leatham.
Mr. Wyatt, the parliamentary agent, asked me to come
down, telling me that it would involve considerable hard •
work, and would last several weeks. He did not intimate
in any way, either directly or indirectly, that it would
be necessary to resort to illegal practises ; and it was only
after I got to Wakefield, that I learned that bribery
would be necessary. My terms were £3 3s. a day and all.
expenses. I saw Mr. Wainwright immediately after my
arrival. Nothing passed between me and Mr. Wainwright
about bribery at our first interview; and it was not
until the middle of the month of April that it became
apparent that bribery was going on. I beard within a
week of my arrivE that there was likely to be a good
deal of bribery on the other side. I think it was Sharp-
ley told me that. I did not speak to Mr. Wainwright
about this until I came to have the real condition of
the borough before me. 'lt was not till a fortnight
before the election that I had the state of the borough
before me. I had a list prepared of the number of
voters on both sides whom no sort of influence could
touch ; then a list of doubtful and unpledged persons
who might be expected to be influenced in some way
or other, either legitimately or otherwise ; then a list
of the neutrals. These are the three classes into which
we electioneering agents generally divide the can-
vassing books. Sharpley also handed me in a long list
of persons who were bribable on both sides, and the
number was so great that I said, " Really, Sharpley,
you must have made a mistake ; Wakefield can't be so
corrupt as this." (Laughter.), I should think there
were at least 200 on the list. I don't know where that
list is,—lost I should think. I conversed with other per-
sons besides Sharpley on the subject; and though some
thought that Sharpley had formed an extravagant estimate,
yet the result was that I came to the opinion that if the
election was to be won, it must be by something more than
the ordinary and legal means. I then said to Mr. Wain-
wright,—" I want to know whether I am to be absolute
director of this contest, and whether I am to be at
liberty to use all the means 'Which I may think neces-
sary for winning it." Wainwright took a day to make
up his mind, and then he said the matter would be left
entirely in my hands. Of course I did not say what
means I should have to use, but he could perfectly
understand what I meant. This was about the 16th of
April. I then said, "If my plan is to be carried out,
the first thing required will be some money." To
which he replied he had no doubt some would come.
When I got down to Wakefield I found, to my great
disgust, that the town was invaded by a host of. what
are called " watchers." There were droves of them about
the streets, and no one could go out without being
followed by a lot, watching where he went and what
he did. The system was a very foolish one. I sup-
pose its object was partly to intimidate voters, and
partly to prevent voters being carried away. It would
have been a good job if a lot of them had been carried
away. (Laughter.) I received about £2OO from Mr.
Wainwright to pay the expenses of these men before the
conversation of which I have spoken ; and after that
conversation I received £2,000 through Messrs. Overend
and Gurney, in three separate parcels. The parcels were
laid on my table by somebody, I can't say by whom, and
I opened them. There was generally a letter of advice
with each packet—here they are. (The letters were
handed in.) I made no entry of the amounts I received,
partly because I thought the letters were sufficient
evidence, and. partly because the transactions being of
an illegal character,. I was not likely to be so minute
in my memoranda. Since the election • I have had
-C375 from Mr. Wainwright. After I had received the
mo-ley I was put in communication with a number of
persons whose names I have put down on this list.
(The names were Sharpley, Armstrong, Beverley, and
Co., who have already made their appearance before the
Commissioners. To all of these men I gave money to
buy voters ;—there is a list, so far as I can recollect, of
the voters who were so b:-,aght. I made a list at the
time, though I don't know where it is, of the amount
paid to each; but the evidence which I have read in
the papers on this point is for the most part cor-
rect. The largest sum 1 ever sent was £5O. I
remember £96 being -sent, but that was for two
votes. I. am certain of that. The price ran from £lO to
£5O. Generally it was on the other side of £25. The
general way in which the bargains ran was this : Sharp-
ley, or some other agent, would get a voter to promise
for £l5 ; then, a day or two after, the voter would send
word that he could not vote for Mr. Leatham for that
sum—the most he could do would be to stand neutral,
and for that he must have something more. Later on,
he would ease his conscience by offering to vote for Lea-
tham for an additional sum; and; after all, sometimes
he would both keep what we had given him, and vote
for the other side. (Laughter.) The total amount spent
in bribery on Mr. Leatham's side, as far as I know, was
between £l,BOO and £1,900. That is all which passed
through my hands, and I have no knowledge of any other
sums. I believe, in fact, that no other money but that was
spent on Mr. Leatham's side in bribery. During the elec-
tion I received a letter from some man, who has since gone
to America, offering to vote for Leatham for £l5O.
(Laughter.) I showed the letter to Mr. Wainwright, and
he put it in the fire at once. It was entirely Mr. Wain-
wright's doing that I went by the name of Field.
had no wish at all to pass under an alias, nor conceal
my presence in the town. Mr. Wainwright said he
didn't want the other side to know that he had a regular
electioneering agent assisting him. I saw and talked
frequently with Mr. Leatham during the election, but
nothing passed between us . about bribery. I have
no reason to believe that he knew anything of what
was going on, except that as I was in receipt of a large
sum of money, it was for the gentleman who was
finding it to know what it was for. I generally
kept the money in my pocket, and took it out as it
was wanted for each person. I never kept it in
a drawer, and never put it in envelopes directed
to particular voters. I never handed money to any
voter personally. The whole sum which passed through
my hands was £2,762 12s. Bd., of which from £l,BOO
to £1,900 was for bribery, and the rest general
expenses. I advanced myself about £lBoas
employedfrom my
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own pocket for the geanner,alrvces. exclusiveexpenses.lw
of Imhaonveeyneovuert
hreecreeivefidftyauseyvtehn days,ingfo myd services.
of pocket, my claim is pretty nearly £2OO. Mr. Wain-
wright came to me not very long after the election and
asked me for an account, and I said I was perfectly
ready to go into the accounts, but my advice to him
was, if he expected to be examined before the committee,
the less he knew the better: lam aware, from reading
Mr. Leatham's evidence in the papers, that he says
£2,500 came down from Overend and Gurney's; but '
£2,000 is all that I ever received, and I think there must
be some mistake. All the money which I paid mit for
bribes was before the election, so that if any of the bribes
were delayed it was in the hands of the underaingietiirtgsa.tedl
never heard Mr. Wainwright mention any sum as the limit
placed on him by his principal. That is an tm
lie of Godfrey Noble's. Parties engaged in electioneer-
ing matters in London noW, when they meet with any

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