The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-28 00:00:00

ELECTION COMMITTEES-(THIS .DA r).

FROME.
At the meeting of this committee this Morning, gr'
Serjeant Kinglake proceeded to argue that althoughbl
the decision of the committee, Colonel Boyle bad beddeclared disqualified, Mr. Hall Dare could not claim
seat thus vacated. The learned serjeant took three or,
jections. That no poll had been demanded on behalf
Mr. Hall Dare and therefore he could not claim a sell
That no objection had been made to Colonel DV
qualification until after the nomination ; and t
h
at.o
committee had not ower to decide the question iTtil d
couldsuchobb
jeepctrionvne.d that The ealecahrnveodteereriheaadntrecweaiveeetienog
in tieceso
support of kis position when our report left.

BRIDGNORTH.
The committee sat this mornin at 12 o'clock. to
Mr. Whateley applied, is behalf of Mr. Whitmore, _a
declare the petition against that gentleman frivoloustl'e
vexatious--the effect of which would be to flirgu•
expenses of this petition on the petitioner. The who
ment of the learned counsel had not terminal('
our report left.

CAMBRIDGE.
o'clock Abel
This committee sat this morning at 12 Tye
the examination of witnesses was proceeded wit"
case was proceeding when our report left.

CLITHEROE.
The committee sat this morning at 12 o'clock. ty
Mr. Pigott this morning, after commenting °II noi
evidence of the petitioners, announced that it vrtsei,
the intention of the sitting member to call anY wit°
The room was then cleared. :Rea sn'
On the parties being re-admitted, the corn
nounced that they had come to the following tee

gels
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Tf: --ohra tt
he. bWorilsouognh, E., is
tihsernooot. duly elected as
so `f`orThaastrtehgeardlaoted etlhecetioolneoftoiornthoefbiro.rowuthsoosf,
ECslithelsr°e',
void election. 'ItY °C
Esq.,
"That J. Wilson, was, by hisagents,
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bribery and treating."

GENERAL POST-OFFICE.
t
Owing to the very'rapid increase of businetwi
now become absolutely necessary to provide flu-m-401s $t
commodation for the various departments of a i/13.
the General Post-office St. Martin's-le-Grand) attioD.
mediate measures to that effect are in contem,t4
Our readers will learn, perhaps with surprise/ 'g'-veslo
though in 1846, the penny postage had been Or f,s
in operation, the present average excess of businepctbe
an interval of something more than 6 years °v-210J
average at that time, amounts to 260,000 letters
/1
14,000 newspapers daily. In other words, the C'e„,,noo
Post-office in the course of 1853 will transmit 94, list
letters, and 1,825,000 newspapers over and abctheo6
passed through it 6 years ago. If the gigantic; -to of
of an Oceanic penny postage should ever come
ration, it is quite clear that the present buildiugf,'
is incapable of any great extension on,either its na- Otto'
or eastern side, will have to be exchanged for
far larger and more commodious. The preseumisleb
was erected in 1829, when the business, IfT.,,`-010P-__,
hitherto been transacted a the old office in.. /7,
street, was transferred to it ; and at that its
calculated that it would amply suffice for the. 7"ros
the nation for a century at least to come. A qua sti°ll'
a century has proved the falsity of such an anticiPi IVY
We understand that Mr. Phipps, of the Board obey
al
lie Works, has had an interview with the a,uthoritliod
St. Martin's-le-Grand on the subject of the conte°P
alteration.