The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-11 00:00:00

INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.

Samuel C. Mellor, Uttoxeter, agent to a fire and life as.
surance office.

David Kemp, Aldringham, Suffolk, blacksmith.
Henry Bloomfield, Framlingham, Suffolk, innkeeper.
John Smith, Southolt, Suffolk, innkeeper.
Thomas Rodwell, Wetheringsett, Suffolk, bricklayer and
carpenter.
Robert Dykes. Eye, Suffolk, cooper.
William Olding, South Stoneham, Hampshire, carpenter.
Thomas Lusted, jun., Bletchingley, Surrey, shoemaker.
George Goddard, Limpsfield, Surrey, grocer.
Peter Cooley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, fish-curer.
John Tabberner; Hanbury, Staffordshire, blacksmith.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.--May 10.

PLYMOUTH.
The Chairman announced that the committee WI

come to the following resolutions :
That Robert Porret Collier, Esq., is duly elected
burgess to serve in Parliament for the borough of
mouth.
That Charles John Mare, Esq., is not duly electeci.ii i
burgess to serve in the present Parliament for the OW
borough.
That the said election is a void election so far as re'
gards the return of the said C..J. Mare, Esq.
That it was proved to this committee that the st
C. J. Mare, Esq. .was by himself and his agents PT,
of bribery at the 'last election for the said borougl!il;
promising employment and situations to electors 01 "`
said borough, with a view of influencing their votes-
That it was proved to this committee that Georg'
Knaman was bribed by the said C. John Mare, El'e
and Joseph George Churchward, by promising tee.
their influence to obtain him a situation in the Boi__e',4,
That Robert Shiers was bribed by the said Ge
‘-'Z,,
Churchward, by the promise of a situation in the "
toms for his son-in-law, Win. Henry Bromwich• eo rge
That Wm. King was bribed by the said Joseph G
Churchward, by the promise of employment. o v(rb,
That Wm. Geach, being an elector for the said bortie
was promised employment for his son by the said Chs!to
John Mare, Esq., when the said Charles John Moe
a candidate for the said borouh. ; sec'
That an attempt was made by Geo. Me on'ti-e poi
Nicholas Sumpter to influence the vote of Samuel
Lewis Medlar, by the offer of an appointment floe,
son if he would vote for the said Chas. J°lln flare,
Esq. ; and that the offer so made was communicated
and adopted by, the said Cha6. John Mare, ESC] • mflr
That on the second day of the sitting of thig
mittee the said Chas. John Mare, Esq., by his eou" d
#
declared that he should no longer defend his sea', nro•
that the counsel for the petitioners upon that did DT rod
teed with the evidence, and that the reasons s'eglgor
by the counsel for taking that course appeared to this e
mittee to be sufficiently justified. at a
been
That thera has submitted t h' 132111"-e o CO ti aeti
list containing the names of 29'electorst who were sue,37,id
to have been bribed at the last election for the of
borough by promises of employment Said situatiolvj
which list only five cases have been investigateV,3ll
also a list of eleven persons who were charg
having made the same promises.
That considering the nature and extent of the g
allegations, this committee think it their duty to reed
mend that a further investigation shall be niade,o
regard to bribery at the said election, in the 01"
. prescribed by the sth and 6th Victoria, cap. 02, se;:o
That this committee does not see any sufficient r
to offer any recommendatien with regard to the 5,i151)
sion of the issue of a new writ for the said boroogi'cwe
An application was made by the petitioners to “eioo,
the opposition to the petition frivolous and vOg'jgea
but the committee refused it. They, however, oec"0,1
the petition against Mr. Collier's return frivolous
t us
:vexatious.