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grant, which was now doled out, and to which they contri
buted their portion of the taxation from which it was drawn..
What had the Tory party to say in defence of such justice'
as this? He supposed .that they would defend it on the
same principle as -they would bribery and corruption
(Cheers and tremendous uproar.) Did they attempt
to disprove the bribery and corruption to which the)
had just bad recourse in Cambridge? He (Mr. Gib-
son) and his friends did not make the char;t;
without foundation;—( Hear, hear.) There was not a
shadow of doubt upon the mind of any man, woman, or'
child who bad heard the whole of the evidence, that!
Samuel Long, the Tory agent, had been employed byt
some party of Mr. Manners Sutton's friends and stip-
porters, to purchase a vote for their candidate.—(Cheers,
and groans;) That was the fact, there was no denying it.,
—(Cheers, and cries of " Oh, oh," from the Tories.) He.
pledged his honour and his life to prove it. He bad the;
evidence of documents found in the pocket of Samuel
Long, which proved that the sovereigns which were found
on his person were not his, but the friends of Mr. Man-
ners Sutton; and that he had them to assist in the work
of corrupting the poor electors of the borough. They
knew that George; Smith was a friend of the Liberal
cause, and, therefore, it was that they sent to him.—
( Cheers, and cries of No, no.) They knew others who
who were true to the same principles, and they knew that,
they were poor, and therefore they sent to purchase
them,—(Checil.) Ai.d was it not disgusting that men, pre-
tending to conscience and to public virtue, should delibe-
rately set about corrupting their fellow-beings, depending
on their necessities, and endeavour to buy them, as they
would a pig at a market ?—(Cheers'and groans.) After
some further remarks on bribery, Mr. Gibson asked, was
al this intolerance, all this uncandid interruption, meant
to pourtray the charity inculcated in the Bible? Was this
the result of the education which the Tory leaders would
give the poorer classes? The word influenc3 had been
mentioned, and property had been boasted of. He (Mr.
Gibson) could boast, on the other hand, of nothing but in-
tegrity and principle, and long-proved independence—and
what good was done with the wealth that was boasted of?
He (Mr. Gibson) believed that cur gracious Queen was
firm in character, and determined to support popular prin.
eiples, and he should not wonder if the firmness of the
Queen induced some of those who had so much wealth, and
who are now locking towards Hanover, to change their
opinions. He concluded by thanking them for the kin&
ness, and indulgence; and general courtesy with which
he had been received.
Mr. GUNNING, sen., said he had a question which he
wished to put to Mr. Manners Sutton, which was, whether
he had on Sunday last, in company with one of the younger
Swarms, canvassed a voter named Amos Driver?

Mr.' SUTTON said he had not.
The MAYOR buying taken the show of hands, said it
was very nearly equal, but he thought the small difference
was in favoni- bf Mr. Gibson. -

A pall was then demanded on behalf of Mr. Sutton.
The two patties; with their respective bands and colours,
then left the Picee, slid went in the usual form of proces-
sion through the streets to the bead-quarters of the re-
speetNe candidates.

I - POSTAGE

A Copy of the Miliute of the Board of Treasury,
relative to carrying into effect the Act for este.
Wishing a Reduced and Uniform Rate of
Postage.
My Lords read the Act for the further regulation
of the Duties of Postage, which received the Royal
Assent on Saturday the 17th instant.
By this Act, my Lords are invested with a power
of carrying into effect the reduced and uniform rate
of postaee contemplated by Parliament, either ac-
cording to the present mode of collecting the post-
age, or by pre-payment, collected by means of
stamps, compulsory or optional.
My Lords feel the importance of the discretion
with which Parliament has invested them, affecting
as it must the convenience of the public, the col-
lection of the revenue, as well as the security and
facility .of the transmission of the correspondence
of the country.
In comparing the advantages which may arise
from the plan of pre-payment, by means of stamps,
if such plan should be adopted, much must depend
upon the stamp which may be employed. For the
convenience of the public it is of the greatest im-
portance that the mode selected should afford every
facility for obtaining and using the stamp. It is
also clear that the charge which will fall upon the
public, in the shape of extra payment, on account
of the stamp itself, in addition to the penny rate,
must vary according to the nature of the stamp
adopted.
In the course of the inquiries and discussions on
the subject, several plans see re suggested, viz.,
stamped covers, stamped paper, and stamps to be
used separately, ar.d to be applied to any letter, of
whatever description, and written on any paper.
Before my Lords can decide upon the adoption of
any course, either by stamp or otherwise, they feel
it will be useful that artists, men of science, and the
public in general may have an opportunity of offer-
ing any suggestions or proposals as to the, manner
in which the stamp may best be brought into use.
With this view, my Lords will be prepared to re-
ceive and consider any proposal whica may be sent
in to them on or before the 15th day of October, 1839.
All persons desirous of communicating with my.
Lords on the subject are requested to direct to the
Lords of-the Treasury,
Post-
office Stamp."
Whitehall, marked "
of 2001. to such proposal as they may
My Lords will be prepared to award a premium'
most deserving of attention, and 1001. to the next
best proposal. consider the
My_ Lords will feel at liberty to adopt, for tbe
public service, •any of the suggestions which m
be contained in any communications
nsade to then,
except, of course, h
w ere parties have any right
secured by patent.
The i • points which this Board consider of the
greatest rmportance, are
1. The inconvenience, as regards the public use-
2. The security from forgery.
3. The facility of being checked and distin-
guished in the examination at the Post-offitee,
which must of necessity be rapid.
4. The expense of the reduction and circulation
of the stamps.
My Lords will be prepared to receive and conei-
der proposals from foreign countries ; and they cit.e-
sire that a copy of this Minute be transmitted to
Lord Palmerston, and that his Lordship should be
requested to take such measures as he may &ten
most advisable, through her Majesty's Ministers
abroad, for the purpose of making known the in-
tentions of this Board.
They desire also that Lord Palmerston be re-
quested to procure for my Lords, through her
Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, information res-
pecting the system of stamps adopted in France,
and specimens of the stamp impressions used in
at country.

Transmit a copy of this Minute to the Posa
master-General for his information and guidance,
Whitehall Treasury Chambers,
August 23, 1839.

THE THUGS, OR SECRET MURDERERS
INDIA.-The existence of organised hands of miscreairts
who may be properly called professional homiciiits
throughout the whole of India, is a fact now fully es ;t:.
blished. Until within a very recent period, the
who have existed for ages in India, contrived to cone ":A)

their practices; and it was only in 1830, that the entre,•
rides first began to attack the system. It is to the ea pe,
sure of this dreadful confederacy that the " Confessior.a of
a Thug," by Captain Taylor, are devoted. The narrutive
is founded upon the disclosures of a Thug, through vi hose
declarations as an approver, great numbers of the band
were brought to punishment. TO small admixture of
fiction consists simply of the links which connect the inci-
dents together, So much for the object of the ',cork.
With regard to its merits as a novel, we can speak with
the greatest confidence. It is written in a graphic and
animated vein. The incidents, altogether new to fittioe,
• are full of wild and stirring interest. The characters ar e
bold delineations of barbarous life, befitting the terrible
pursuits in which they are engaged, at the same time ex-
hibiting the operations of the passions of love and h atred—
hope and tear—in circumstances peculiarly calculated to
excite such feelings.—Edinburgh Evening Post.
BURSTING OF A BALLOON.—On Monday af-
ternoon a great many persons assembled in the neighbour-
hood of the City-road, to itness the extraordinary ascet of
Mr. Gvpson, on a pony, in
the Standard balloon, which nwas
announced to take place from the Standard Tea Garden ;
but while the inflation of the machine was going on in the
grounds in question, a heavy gust of wind burst it, and
instantly the gas escaped in one volume, and rendered the
balloon useless. The mishap caused great disappoinpaenrdty, had it not
a desperate
ment
aarbtta°cnkgst
been for the iaterference of a large body of the police.
wouldth e mobbav
have been
übtesei dne
mon fd
ethe n gared epnrso,
THE BOOT TORTURE.--I never could com-
prehend how, in an age that pretends so much to enlight-
ened philanthropy, the race of modern boot-makers should
so long have escaped extermination ; for assuredly no race
or class of men ever inflicted so much suffering on man-
kind as the sons of Crispin have done. Breathes thera
the man who has never suffered from the pain of a corn,
or the pressure of a boot ? And yet, where is the re-
medy ? Ask the ablest surgeon in London to relieve you
from the pain of a corn, and he will tell you that he would
soon be the richest man in England if he could effect such
a cure. And yet the torturers are allowed to exist, and to
persevere in their practice, though we pretend to have abl-
lished torture altogether. Talk of the tortures inflicted by
the Inquisition, indeed I why, the Inquisition only mar-
tyred a few individuals from time, to keep their hands in ;
whereas shoemakers torture the whole race of shoe-wear-
ing men.—Fraser.
A . STRONG CLAIM.—At the last quarterly
meeting of the Exeter Humane Society, a man claimed a
reward for saving the life of his wife, a young woman, about
twenty-three years of age, from drowning.