The Sun.
London, England, 1831-03-26 00:00:00

FORFAR,

Yesterday afternoon the Committee on this election,lWate
that the burgh of Dundee was not entitled to appoint a t"
to vote for representatives in Parliament. de.
This morning the Committee met at ten o'clock, and the` oill
cision of yesterday having concluded the case, they were
engaged for a short time with some matters of form, and the fn.
Chairman (the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn) annouttC,„.4!fe ‘l,
the decision of the Committee was, that the Lord Adv"'"i Due
Scotland had not been duly elected to serve in ParliattlePe'
that the petitioning candidate, the Hon. Captain Ogilvither
duly elected. That the petition or the opposition to it W 35 -
frivolous or vexatious.
LIVERPOOL. Tlie
The Committee met again this morning at the usual 1101-„, 00
0
case on behalf of the petitioners having closed yesterday, as
the Members bad been sworn JOd
Mr. Serjeant SPANKIE: commenced his address to t.ifyi;ift;
on behalf of Mr. Ewart. The Learned Counsel, after T'd prifP
some general remarks on the evidence, said the great 3P de sit
ciple, if not the only question for the Committee to etec,,llo;
one of agency, both in law and in fact; and he should
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that not the least proof, direct or indirect, existed, te'apiaTT
Ewart was at all aware of the proceedings that were going at tot
He could not beat all connected with the transactions to_,," I Ai.'
place. The Committee would bear in mind that LirerPn,ini‘
a very differently constituted borough to any other in tlicd ttsl
dom. It was a great commercial town, in which resi"time
most powerful parties opposed to each other. Since the,. cog',
Mr. Roscoe, the great influential and opulent mercho.,nr, ofC,
not agree to elect one of their own body, as it were a r."'L.'est
them, the dignity of a Member of Parliament was too e;tlis_.,
distinction for the rest quietly to bear, the consequence Wolf!7‘;
like some European countries they were obliged to go abron
a K ng. Mr. Canning, Mr. Brougham, and Mr. Huskts.s,,,ei,
all been invited to accept the honour Of representing
and it would be recollected that on the last occasion the vole'
Hon. Charles Grant had been solicited, but the WO' otss,D,
Gentleman, with a bad taste that surely could only be (00,
in a Scutchman, preferred Inverness-shire to LiverpoointA
laughter.)—At the elections of Mr. Canning, Mr. 13Nt'irione',,
and Mr. Huskisson, the same transactions took place,
was paid to the voters, and the same treating occurred. ,pits'r,
one ever charged any of those gentlemen with being cf,f',
of what was going forward. There was no doubt tnesso„,
perfectly ignorant of it, and he did not see any to, pot
suppose why Mr. Ewart should not a'so be equ''olo,,
conscious, at all events there was no evidence to Into
him with it. The Learned Counsel then went .tpeo;ji
review of the evidence, but declined calling any Wi t ati,t
He concluded b' again declaring that Mr. Ewart was ni;'e tti`
connected with the agency, and in his opinion it would „
unjust to declare that gentleman's election null and void,:e
At the conclusion of Mr. Serjeant Spankie's address t"
unities adjourned until four o'clock this afternoon, vil'e
expected they will come to a decision.