The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

TAUNTON.

The committee resumed this morning at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Edwin James proceeded to sum up the case on be-
half of the petitioners.

COCKERMOUTH.

At the reassembling of the committee this morning,
The witness Wharton was recalled, and his cross-
examination was proceeded with. He stated that he
had gone to Mr. Benson's (the sitting member's agent),
In order to promise to vote for Mr. Aglionby, if Mr.
Benson would withdraw the execution which had been
put into his house. He made that promise, and the exe-
cution was withdrawn. He never intended, however,
to vote for Mr. Aglionby, and he did afterwards vote
for General Wyndham.
Several other witnesses were examined, but no facts
of importance were elicited.

ATHLONE.
This committee resumed this morning at 11 o'clock.
, Air. Biggs Andrews called for the production of the
uee
8 °f qualification, which were read by the clerk at
the-able.
J 4
udgme Coup r. Keogh, in cross-examination, stated that the
nts against him were in the Master's office of the
fof Queen's Bench. There were two judgments
for 900/. and 4001., and he had paid part of those sums
beforeb the election. The judgment of, Hazeltine4
h satisfied by a friend of his. That of Stamonds had
liable—eil-• -Pa-4(1 bY--a inember_oL the_house who was equally
with him. That of Darley he had paid through
Liras net:rneY• Did not know that there were prior eucum-
snlith
had the. property which had been referred to. Col.e
judgment against him for 3001., which h
1it;,.1.d a.B an indemnification. That judgment had been sa-
zg:ecii,sealecetitohnea election. Had ordered several copies
4 ul.edieciarktion he had made before the magistrates.
produced were the same which he had
these
cony
pi left witlnsi the magistrates. He had ordered
Nviliell
el
t°
be
—ade o - account of several notices
sitting lid.elmd
Mr. Meagebe:r
behalf Btehr:teldpiirPocueenn of the • •
was the
•Mr. Briggs Andrews
edition.
1 in repi„., member. .to sum up the case on
port left. The
sr, atm was proceeding when our
.re-
..he decision will appear in our evening

SURREY SESSIONS.-( THIS DAY .)

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k zelore Thomas Puckle, Esq., and a full bench of
Magistrates.)
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7. ALLEGED ROBBERY BY 'A RAILWAY CLERK.
"IneB W. Mann, a respectably dressed person, aged
43, was indicted for embezzling several sums of
money
at Shalford, the property of his employers, in the South-
Mr.pan
the prisoner. . Locke prosecutedy, and Mr. Robinson defended
It appeared from the evidence of Wm. Cookson that
the prisoner had been in the company's
assistant station clerk on the South-Eastern line a
Shalford, and latterly some deficiency had taken place in
employ, al
his weekly accounts. An investigation took place, and
he was given into custody. The prisoner ought to ac-
count for every sum of money taken to the chief station
clerk, but it was alleged that he had not done so. A
great deal of evidence was gone through on behalf of
the prosecution, when Mr. Robinson made an elegant
athpapteahlethoadthejur only yon behalf of the prisoner, contending
been a short time in the company s
lived some
ereploy, and was paid his wages fortnightly. His friends
livedistance from him, and in consequence of not
eing paid weekly, and being in want of necessaries, he
niade use of the money with the sole intention of replac-
ing it.
Evidence to that effect being produced, the jury re-
turned a verdict of acquittal.
ALLEGED ROBBERY BY A BAKER'S MAN.
loaGeorge Grach,e, a German, was indicted for stealing six
ves of bread, the property of his master, Mr. Henry
-Dodson, the extensive baker in Blackman-street, South-
wark.
The.prisoner was for some time employed to carry out
bread in a cart, and a few days since he was detected
With six extra loaves in his basket, which were not
entered. Before he placed them in the cart he was
given into custody.
, Mr. Charnock, who defended the prisoner, said the
I)l,read was not taken away, and it was the intention of
the prisoner to have accounted for them with the other
bread he had in his cart.
~..11r. Dodson underwent a severe cross-examination by
Charnock, and after a short consultation, the jury
Hied a verdict of not guilty.