The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-15 00:00:00

THE CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT.

This act, one of Lord John Russell's last attempts
to stave off the ballot, was recently tried at the election
for Wells, with what success will be seen from what
follows. The committee of the Society for promoting the
Adoption of the Ballot made inquiry into the working
of the act, and have obtained information from a trust-
worthy source, which we here publish. The answers to
the questions throw considerable light on the " com-
bination of secret influences" to which Mr. Serjeant
Kinglake' in hin farewell address to `the electors, attri-
butes his defeat.
BRIBERY AND INTIMIDATION ACT, 1854.
Q. 1. Is there any reason to believe that money
bribery, treating. or any other corrupt means were used
at the late election for Wells, and if so, to what extent ?
A. To a considerable extent.

Q. 2. Have any tenants, tradesmen, or other parties
whose votes at former elections have been controlled by
their landlords, customers, &e., voted against them at
the late election for Wells ?
A. None that I bin aware of;

Q 3. If do you think the new Bribery and Inti
midation Act enabled them to vote more independently?
A. I believe not.
Q. 4. Was the election screw used as usual in the
canvass ?
A. Yes.

A fatal accident took place on the Eastern Counties
Railway yesterday, by which a man, named Fisher, lost
his life. The poor fellow Ras crushed between the
buffers of two carriages.
Mr. John Cowling, the eminent barrister, died last
Wednesday at his residence at Albemarle-street. Him
death was quite unexpected.
SOCIETY FOR EATING HORSEFLESH.—There is being
formed at Paris a society of economists, naturalists, and
hardy gourmands, having for aim the introduction of
of horse flesh into the category of butchers' meat.
THE ACCIDENT ON THE NOI:TH-KENT R AILWAY.—
The adjourned examination of the switchman, Lawrence
Beattie, took place at Greenwich. The prisoner was
fully committed for trial.
THE BILLETING SYSTEM.--Yesterday a deputation
from the licensed victuallers of Bristol had an interview
with Lord Panmure to urge upon his lordship the neces-
sity of adopting some means to abate the hardship
the present system entailed upon‘them. His lordship told
the deputation he would do all he could to comply with
their request.
The Australian man-of-war screw steam-sloop Vic-
toria has gone into dock at Soatliampton, in conse-
quence of Horne damage done to her rudder and crews.
Two steaimpacket companies love sent in tenders to
the Government for the conveyance of the Cape of
Good Hope mails. One of the companies who have
sent in a tendrr is the General Screw Steam Packet
Company.
The Chowringhee, an emigrant ship, which left Eag-
land with Australian emigrants in July last, was spoken
with on the 4.th of September, about, 900 miles from the
Cape of Good Hope.
MlNER.—Mining shares have been in the ascendant
arzain this week, and a very large business transacted.
The demand for dividend stocks ccrtinues, and to ob-
tain them high prices are given.—Mining Journal of
this day.

RISE OF RENTS IN SCOTLAND.—Most of the farms
on the estate of Lord Panmure having just run out of
lease farmers have come forward and taken new leases at
greatly increased rentals. All the other farms of Scot-
land the leases of which are running out are being re-
takes at rents in some cases nearly double the figures
formerly paid. The wages of farm labourers have also
advanced.

LONDON AND MIDDLESEX ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
—The inaugural meeting of this society was held yester-
day, at Crosby-hall, the Rev. Thos. lingo in the chair.
Lord Londesborough, who was to have presided, was
prevented from doing so,
in consequence of his lordship
labouring under an attack of bronchitis. The Marquis
of Sa!isbury and the Lord Mayor were also unavoidably
absent. The business of the meeting consisted almost
exclusively in passing the rules for the future govern-
ment of the soei4 ty._

WRECK OF TUE DEITCH BRIG ELlSA.—Axlvices re-
ceived at Lloyd's, from Ramsgate, contain intelligence of
the total loss on the Long Saud, Of the Dutch brig
Captain Viersma, of Amsterdam, while on her voyage
from Newcastle to Charleston. The captain and crew,
11 in number, escaped in the jolly-boat, and were die-
covered at 8.45 a.m., on the 13th, by the schooner Har-
riet, Captain Stone, of Sandwich, which immediately
bore down and received the unfortunate men on board,
and landed them at Ramsgate.
THE ACCIDENT ON THE Ice IN ST. JAIIES'EI PARK.—
Between two and three o'clock yesterday the icemen
succeeded in dragging out of the water a third body,
which bits since been identified as a son of Mr. Crane, a
carpenter, 50, King.street, Long-acre. Owing to the
numerous inquiries made at the Royal Humane Society's
tent in the same part:, it is the opinion of Mr. Deputy
Superintendent Parsons that three or foar other persons
must have perished by the breaking of the ice on Thurs-
day afteraoon.
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