The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-13 00:00:00

SLANEY V. WADE.

His tioNova gave iudstnent in this case, which was argued
seine short time hie b kverai gentlemen of the Equity and
Common Law Ear, upon motion for a new trial. The case
involved a question of pedigree; ghti the ground of the appli-
cation was that Mr, iii§tice Williams, who tried the case, had
allowed
oVidence to be given that was inadmissible. His
.ionour refused the new trial with costs.

There now seems to be no doubt among the gentlemen of
the bar that she Master of the Rolls is to be the new Lord
Chancellor, with a peerage • indeed the fact of His Honour
having given no less than twelve of his judgments which were
in arrear within the last week, tend strongly to confirm the
rumour that he will shortly give up the office of Master of the
Rolls. Another rumour that still gains ground is, that Mr.
Bickersteth is to be the New Master of the Rolls. It is also
currently reported in the Courts to-day, that Sir J. Campbell
has resigned the office of Attorney-General, or intends doing
so to-day, in consequence of not being appointed to the Mas-
tership of the Rolls.

KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

THE LATE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS-BOROUGH OF POOLE.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAE moved for a rule to show cause
why a rule in the nature of a quo warranto should not issue,
calling upon Robert Major and Medgar to shew by what
authority they exercised the office of Town Councillors for the
borough of Poole. He felt it his duty to state, that gross mis-
conduct attached to the late Mayor of that borough, in
the election of Town Councillors on the 26th of December
last, under the New Municipal Bill. Unfortunately, In the
first elections, there was no check upon the conduct of the
Mayor, but in the future elections that would not be the case.
It appeared by the affidavits which he held in his hand, that the
Mayor, having held his eleetion under the new Act, returned
the two gentlemen, against whom he made the present applica-
tion, as Town Councillors, who had not a sufficient number of
votes to entitle them to be elected. Their Lordships were aware
that by a clause in the Municipal Act the poll is to be conducted
in the following manner. The voters hand in signed lists, con-
taining the name of the candidate for whom they vote. These lists
are received by the Mayor, who, after having examined them;
declares who has got the greatest number of votes. The Act
allows the inspection of the voting papers within the six
months, but it was complied with by the Mayor in a very
unsatisfactory and shuffling manner in the present case. It
appeared that there were two lists put in, in the name of Wil-
liam Eyres, one, of the voters, although he swears that he only
deposited one; he had been induced some days previously to
sign another voting paper, but that one he had never made use
of, and that it had been put into the box without his authority.
In short, gross corruption appears to have prevailed, and it
would be only necessary for him to put the Court in possession
of the facts to entitle him to the rule prayed for. Under the
new Municipal Act the borough of Poole was divided into two
wards—the north-west ward and the south-east ward, and the
gentlemen. against whom he moved were candidates for the
office of Town Councillors in the latter ward. For that ward
there were 168 registered burgesses, of whom nine were ab-
sent and did not vote, reducing the number of voters to 159.
There were nine Councillors to be elected for each ward,
and he held in his hand the affidavits of 84 of the 159
voters, and affidavits accounting for the votes of five
others, making 89. According to his instructions, it appeared
that two persons, named Salter and Conway, should have been
returned, although Major and Medgar were returned by the
Mayor. Of the 89 votes for which he (the Attorney-General)
could account, Salter had 88, and Conway 87, Major 5, and
Medgar 4. If these 89 votes were taken from the 159, there
would remain only 70 unaccounted for, and supposing all
these 70 voted for Major and Medgar, then 70 plus 4 and plus
6, would give Major 76, and Medgar 74. That was the ut-
most number which these two gentlemen could by possibility
have, while his affidavits proved that Salter had 88, and Con-
way 87. There was thus an absolute demonstration of the
fact that the two persons who were not returned had a majority
of at least ten votes over the two who were returned by the
Mayor.

Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE—Even if the five whose affidavits
you have not yet got voted for Major and Medgar, they would
not have the majority.

The ATTORNEY:dENERAL—They would not, my Lord.
COURT—You may take a rule.--Rule granted.

EXCHEQUER COURT-(THIS DAY).

II RAIINGILA.O.-

-TUESDAY.

•
e'•• PODiroll OF TEE
gn-vi otnitted last night to send you a paragraph, in-
forming you of the estraordinaty dernand the Committee
of Management have had fur tickets to our Orand *form
Dinner. Ilething could equal it. The time announced
for'the, sale of the tickets was 10 o'clock yesterday morn-
ing; lii one hour and a half the whole' of the tickets were
disposed of; except those at the President's table, which are
resetetd fer strangOs at a distaocer The Tories gay they
dine,.1.400 at otir Town Hall ; we shall be teazod to death
if we do not erect L'.1,110 try aline 1,000; and shotila the time
permit between now and tile jog.; the, day of the
dinner, that number will certainly grace mil° llekrur festival.
The demand for tickets for fifty miles round Birniltiglithn
has been beyond all precedent. Only wait till the 28th,
and you Londoners shall be disabused as to the re.-.c2
which'the Tories lie and vaunt about so egregiously.
MENTOR.
Birmingham, Jan. 12, 1836.. .