The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-16 00:00:00

ELECTION COMMITTEES.-{THIS 1),41'

BARNSTAPLE. t I);
The committee to inquire into the petition
return of Sir William Frazer and Mr. Brezuriniji)
this borough assembled this morning for the foot f'
the lion. W. 0. Stanley, chairman. The couv,s,-",
the petitioners were Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, Mr. i3io'
and Mr. Power ; for the sitting members, Mr.
Andrews and Mr. Montague Smith.
Mr. Ser ' K',Q:lake - for

.:rgeant _ inglake, in opening the case ocO,
petitioners, stated that the substantial part of thsrib`
tion was an allegation of bribery and treatingAii,
last election. The numbers were—For Sir rto''
Frazer, 406 ; Mr. Bremridge, 393 ; Lord B13r1„ q 0
332. The position of Mr. Bremridge with regal.' el
borough was a peculiar one. Fie was an atterP.
Barnstaple, and the name of Mr. Saville, one of hieedivt,
ners, would frequently occur during the prose
o„ri
Sir William Frazer was quite a stranger to the 13°/1,411
and came there relying on the interest of Mr. Brerfi"
It He believed that the numbers polled was the lee-,, if,
systematic bribery, and large sums of money were
digally expended. The market price of votes svi
7004,„
and no freeman had the slightest difficulty in Pro,"
that sum. Treating was carried on in nearly ever."
lic-house in Barnstaple.
(The learned Sergeant was proceeding when o'l'
port left.)

COCKERMOUTH.
The Committee resumed at 11 o'clock this 111Y-
and additional evidence was adduced on behalf °„.citi
petitioners, but nothing of importance had been e''
up to the time of our report leaving.

TAUNTON..
The examination of witnesses was proceeded•
Old''

Bpi
morning ; nothing, however, transpired to way'
detailed report.

RYE.
Immediately on the sitting of the Committe.°l
ino7iDe

morning, the room was cleared, and on oi;readre..svo
The Chairman intimated to the parties, that it vfroo,'
wish of the committee that they should proceed *9
as possible, to the main facts of the case.
Mr. Jeremiah Smith was then called, and e%-ihelit'
tt
at considerable length, as to his accounts with the

NEW ROSS.
At the sitting of this committee,
f Cdf,fl
Mr. O'Hara, the holder of lands in the countl‘La
a rent-charge on which was alleged by Mr. Duffy— re°
of his qualification. He said he had grants on 1/'43
charge to Mr. Duffy, but admitted that he hallra
ceived one farthing's consideration for it ; the d
not been registered.

MAYO. tioe
This committee sat this morning for the first
sitti°
12 o'clock; Lord Harry Vane in the chair. The
members are Mr. Higgins and Mr. G.. H. Moore' pe_it
Mr. O'Malley and Mr. Bovill appeared for the
tioners ; Mr. Edwin James, Mr. O'Dow,,,,QP,
Meagher, and Mr. Hall for Mr. Higgins ; I‘;'res„ol
geant Kinglake and Mr. Wel's for Mr. G. H. l'ig°oivro
The petition alleged violence and intimidation 0'
the voters of Mr. WAlpin, the defeated ea,ndislf`tth
a want of qualification on the part of Mr. Moore' Wl
Mr. O'Malley was proceeding to open the ce'Bo
our report left.
RECEIPT STAMPS.- -It appears from a neturo 02,h1
Inland Revenue-office that 5,290,661 receipt st'iV
have been issued during the year ending 1.001,,00
January, 1853, and that the revenue eterived,
pa
sale of these stamps amounted to 194,088'',010,
numbers show a steady increase to tb e corre6r,,lo
numbers of the two previous years, which are stoeloi
stamps 4,768,505, revenue 174,694 L. ; 1851,
5, 178, 556, revenue 187,4801. In 1850 the e%P 869
distribution, sale, discount, &c , amounted
in 1851 to 16,8621., and in 1852 to 17,4 g 74,