The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-30 00:00:00

DUBLIN ELECTION
Tins DAY.
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This Committee met this mornng, at eleven o'clock..
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Me. AuSTEN said it would now be his duty to go oa wit.i mu
ternibtletrycl.asslot of
wasthe sbitytinfgarAltre bmero'sstobiljneptz--t
which
under the consideration of the Committee, and would retlll',
very particular attention. The bribery of which they coinr,
plaieed was of a very general character, and while they.l? ,_(),,
cceded with it Ns it should affect individual votes, it wouidtr.
necessary to bear the evidence in mind with reference to tilts.
ultimate decision. By the instructions to the C°T")n
sioners the sitting Members were precluded from bViii
hrelyelra.t.oo_
proof only so far as it related to single votes; but yet it w
rt
be shown to be sufficient to warrant the Committee in cootie,
to the conclusion that Messrs. West and Hamilton, by
n ta reasoeds
of corrupt practices, were not qualified to sit as represetiv
of Du.blin. He complained of the limited nature of the instrute3;
tion given by the Committee, which he said was contrary to t
laws and usages of ar.
'I he Learned Gentleman was here interrupted by Mr. CF. YOUNG and Mr. BALFoca, who said the object seemed vibe
to attack the resolutions of the Committee.
Mr. AusTEN respectfully submitted that such was not his
intention. He cited the Southampton case, where, as in this
case, the candidate was not the petitioner. The sitting Megfr_
ber was there declared not duly elected, and a substitution was
made. A petition was subsequently presented to the House,
on the ground of bribery. The Speaker declared that the,
petition could not be received, as the case had not been to
upon before the first Committee.
Mr. YouNo would undertake in a moment to show that the
cases were not similar. In the Southampton case
etakltilslT.
Member did not allege bribery in his statement; tura the sit-
the sittg
tine Member did.
no Mr.app
gone into the subject by means of a Special Report to tt,
House, or theshould fhe
dey.i...
aEsNart
oTwheed. Committee
The They
sh
should
dc
either
jrusdagye s frond
y decide finally on the issue. '
(fence before them respecting briber only related to in ire
dual votes, but it would be found abundantly sufficient io the
progress of the scrutiny to substantiate the general chargel'o
bribery. It was due to the constituency of Dublin, andto 1"
public, that this wholesale system should be gone into before
al legal tribunal—the result of which would show that. !+less!•s
Vest and Hamilton were • hi f ' •
incapable o sitting Dublin,
they had doe
for
should it appear upon the scrutiny that a majority of letghael
votes had been given in their favour. It was more for
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purpose of a future application that be made these ,email:''
and to save the Committee the necessity of going over the
same evidence a second time. He made them nunc pro Nu..
Several Members of the Committee said they ought 0
th
ttt to
oi
eba
pse ask the
tacoteitliecpeasbe complainedof Committee
beingto ddoeefe.cllaarreletd i‘ldlveuoslusylrds .e
lbNeVec
would be better to reserve these observations till a foture st3ge
of the proceedings, when Mr. Austen might deem it necessal
11 if Counse,
affected
would now confine his observations to the charge as it a
individual voters. lntian
After a . short discussion the Committee came to a reso
to the above effect.
Mr. AusTEN then proceeded to read the evidence of 8 man
candidates. The
natiincebd Knaggs, and others, given before the Commission.ol:
twhei election,
a system of general bribery practised
wag 6.
cessful candid
in which a Mr. Oulton, an Irish barrister, e,
sworn to have
objected to, on the ground ot corrupt Th evideoci
•ces. e Wog
was very voluminous,and practi
aT prominenth e
evidence
related on h
teohet elected,
aro by
yodf theti lrbeeaa sun I,llolosni-tut erg
one.-
Mr. Austen had not c
reading it when our reporter left.

OIbiP2ITTEE.

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FINE Ant s.—RO YAL ACAD—
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The King, the Queen, Prince George of Cambrialli'use-
some of the Princesses, attended by the officers °roe liibi.
hold, had yesterday a private view of the 68th annual °Lova
tion of the paintings at Somerset House. The Court detaitf,
about two o'clock, when a very select number of the academy,
patrons of the art, and friends of the members of the aea,vhole,
were admitted by tickets. The exhibition, upon the . thitt
was said by Lord Farnborough to be superior to anY night
has preceded it. The president, Sir M. A. Shec'es Phil"
ill is °he
portraits, all of them of very distinguished merit. "r"distis-
lips has a similar number ; all those of females are grain
guished by peculiar grace and elegance. Pickersg
conspicuous for the extreme accuracy of his likenesseAggs
has this year restricted himself to five portraits. le, are
continues rapidly to progress in his art ; his retie Sir(
most lovely. Simpson has made nearly a fac-si"1"-pul:e °:/-
Thomas Lawrence's whole-lengthportrait of the riniaw
Wellington. Sir William BeecheyP retains' all hasbls° 'l'ilree
spirit, notwithstanding his advanced ag . Calcoit Gf 10
magnificent landscapes, which are saide to rival 3',131, ;pia"
previous efforts. Turner reveals in fancy, and hi t'•,.:3, Nler-f
dour of his colours : his Juliet and thye, iNTurse, a". 00 o'
cur y and Argus, are to us quite mystical ; but his •v•illtie
Rome from Mount Aventine is a rand landseare. :4,Ypope
has some brilliant pictures : thz Emperor Napo!eon "rart ; it
Pius the Seventh, at Fontainbleau, is a noble vork.:;',.,t far'
is painted for Mr. Marshall, of Yorkshire. The ' - f Lor'
ring is a delightful bijou; and a whole-length portrait 'Jiioted
Montagu is finely painted. Allan, of Edinburgh, )•)15 P it is
torY:ote
Whittington and his Cat, founded on that popular'i
full of variety, and arranged and executed with c0n,5137nr th°
desxwtri n.O
rbdai onta(ll,:gYerePetrabii:sete;
skill. The Battle of Trafalgar, painted by Str.nfiel°' -0"
Senior United Service Club, is the charm ar;:, lion of thetio,
hibition, and the grandest effort of art, Ps a matinejP°S'illira-
ever produced in England. The King expressed lnla entirere
tion of it in the warmest terms. It pi nearly the b
fsooourthh-reinlidianotiptihoteursoesh.oolmaoofhpseaihnatsinago.ecuyB
ing of Macbeth and the Weird SistC.resr- which
portrait Of Macready as Macbeth. Et' tl, %as this )e3rd. Vie
Miniatures,
cabinet pictures on classical sübjects,-;
asi highly Tat t. t 1
especially those by Hudson, have g' • oil by
We were . • particularly struck with i• • tures in ,le is
two , lima
vi style
.. i,
Miss Weller—they
tiro
exquisite specimens of ane osine
this description of art. This is but a hasty notice of tho 0. la
tion of yesterday. In a few days we shall be more mi"utgoore,
the Model Academy, the bust of LordßrouAani' by
f the
is a most intellectual and faithful re resentation. 1- dillfr''
L 0141,5,113 %, tha°
visitors were the Earl and CountessP Grey,
Holland, Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Lerti -C,' erl $l3
Duke of Bedford, who appeared in excellent health, -b3, Mr'
Countess de Grey, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Farnbo
Samuel rtillg
amuel Rogers, Mr. Henry Hallam, &c. &C.