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THE SUN, LONDON SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1.36

REPORT OF THE SELECT DOM-
MITTEE ON THE CARLOW ELECION.

FEBRUARY 16, 1836.—Resolved, " That a Sleet. Com-
mittee be appointed to inquire into the eircumstmecs of the
traffic and agreement alleged to have taken place btween Da-
niel O'Connell and Alexander Raphael, Esquire, touching
the nomination and return of the said Alexander taphael, as
one of the Representatives in Parliament for the county of
Carlow, at the hst election for that county, and theapplieation
of the moneys said to have been received, and the cieumstance
under which the same were received and expended, and to rc-
s
port the minutes of evidence taken before them, win their ob-
servations thereon."
COMMITTEE-Mr. Ridley Colborne, Lord Francs Egerton,
Mr. Bannermin, Mr. Barneby, Sir Ronald Feguson, Sir
John Garde Buller, Mr. Ord ( Newcastle), Sir Chwles Broke
Vert, Mr. Warburton, Sir Eardley Wilmot, and Mr. Henry
George Ward ; and Sir F. Pollock and Mr. Sergeant
Wilde were nominated to serve on the said Conunttee to exa-
mine witnesses without the power of voting.

REPORT.
It appears to your Committee that the subjectmay be ar-
ranged under two heads, the first as relating to my traffic or
agreement between Mr. Raphael and Mr. O'Comell, for a
seat in Parliament, and the second as to the application of the
sum said to have been given.
It does not appear to your Committee to be ncessary for
them to enter upon any detailed summary of the eiidence, but
they feel it their duty to draw the attention of the House very
briefly to the main points as they bear upon the question.
It appears that Mr. O'Connell addressed a lever, bearing
date Ist-of June, 1835, in which the agreement fir Mr. Ra-
phael's return for the county of Carlow for 2,000 f. was con-
eluded ; the Committee cannot help observing tha the whole
tone and tenor of this letter were calculated to excite much
suspicion and grave animadversion ; but they must aid that
upon a very careful investigatien, it appeared that previous
conferences and communications had taken place between
Mr. Raphael, Mr. Vigors, and other persons connected with
the county of Carlow, and that Mr. O'Connel vas acting on
this occasion at the express direction of Mr. Raphael, and
was only the medium between Mr. R. and Mr. V. and the
Political Club at Carlow.
It appears that the money was placed to Mr. O'Connell's
general account at his banker's in London.- It was, however,
advanced, the moment it was called for, to Mr. Vigors; and
though some of it was paid in bills, the discount was allowed:
the amount, therefore, was available whenever wanted, and
no charge of pecuniary interest can he attached to Mr.
O'Connell.
It appears also that this money had been expended under
the immediate direction of Mr. Vigors, and others connected
with the county of Carlow, in what may be called legal ex-
penses, or so unavoidable, that your Committee see no reason
to question their legality • and that the balance was absorbed
in defending the return Of Mr. Raphael and Mr. Vigors be-
fore the Committee appointed to investigate, on the 28th
July, 1835.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

WAR OFFICE, MAacit 11, 1836.
2d Regiment of Life.Guards—H. G. Boyce, Gent., to be Cor-
net and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Arundel, xho retires,
March H.

I lth Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet J. Martin to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Windus, who retires ; W. C. Forrest,
Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Martin, March 11.
17th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Assistant- Surgeon J. B.
Gibson, M.D., from the 25th Regiment, to be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice H. G. Parker, placed upon half-pay, March 11.
2d Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant M. S. H. Lloyd to be CaP-
thin, without purchasg, vice Mackworth, deceased ; Ensign St.
G. 11. Stock to be LiNenant, vice Lloyd, Sept 13, 1835 ; En-
sign E. A. W. Keane, from the 33d Regiment, to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vibe Stock, whose promotion, by purchase, has not
taken place, March 11.
al Foot—Ensign A. Menzies, to be Lieutenant, without pur-
chase, vice Isaac, deceased, Aug. 16, 1835 ; Gentleman Cadet,
E. T. J. R. Nugent, from the Royal Military College, to be En-
sign, vice Menzies, March 12.
16th Foot—Ensign C. H. Fitzgerald to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Thompson, appointed Adjutant, July 27, 1835 ;
Ensign 11. C. M. Ximenes, from the 97th Regiment, to be En-
sign, vice Fitzgerald, March 12 ; Lieut. C. F. Thompson to be
Adjutant, vice holey, deceased July 27, 1835.
23d Foot—l.ieut. W. L. Willoughby to be Adjutant, vice Ches-
ter, who resigns the Adjutancy only, March 11.
33d Foot—Gentleman Cadet M. A. Obcrt, from the Royal
Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Keane,
Promoted in the 2d Foot, March 12.
40th Foot--Ensign G. H. Brown, from the Royal Newfound-
land Veteran Companies, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice
White, appointed Adjutant ; Ensign R. B. Bennett to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Brown, appointed to the Royal Newfound-
land Veteran Companies. D'Oyley T. Compton, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice Bennett, March 12.
62d Foot—Ensign 11. Shearman to be Lieutenant, without pur-
chase, vice Hodgson, deceased, Aug. 29, 1835; Ensign F. E.
Scobell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Shearman, whose pro-
motion, by purchase, has not taken place, March 11.
70th Foet—Ensign R. Taylor, from the half-pay of the 99th
Regiment, to be Ensign, vice 11. Clarke, who exchanges, March 11.
71st Foot—Captain J. Hunter, from the half-pay of the 2d
Dragoon Guards, to be Captain; vice J. Gardiner, who exchanges,

March 11-
75th Foot—Lieutenant A. Jardine to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Shearman, who retires; Ensign R. P. Puleston to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Jardine ; A. T. llotham, Gent, to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Puleston, March 11.
97th Foot—Lieutenant 0. Keating to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Layard, who retire ; Ensign C. J. F. Denshire to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Keating ; H. C. M. Ximenes, Gent. to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice Denshire, March 11 ; Gentleman Cadet
W. Boyd, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice
Ximenes, appointed to the 16th Regiment, March 12.
Royal Newfoundland Veteran Companies—Lieut. G. H. Brown
from the 40th Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Bell, who retires
March 12; Ensign G. Thomson, from the half-pay of the 12t'
Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Brown, promoted in the 40th Reg
ment, March 11.