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London, England, 1838-05-07 00:00:00

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Console for Account, 931

INNER TEMPLE, SATURDAY, MAY (IP 1838.-
The undermentioned gentlemen were yesterday caPed to the Bar by the
Honourable Society of the Inner Tem14,;4,---,-via., Percival Andree Picker,
ing, Esq., James Heywood; Esq., Joseph Gibbs, Esq Jamcs William
Middleton BOrry4 Esq,, k'ranois fiudyard, Esq Constantine Ta hot
Crighton, Esq., Patrick Colqulmn, Esq., Chandos Wren Hoskyns,
Esq., John Riohard Farce, Esq., and William Talbot Nugent Patter_
son, Esq.

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EARL ST. VINCENT'S LIBERALITY.-r..-.--. XISZte was
one point in Lord St. Vincent's character, wbi.c4 1..,..0u11ar1y fitted him
for commander-in-chief on our molt i,moortant stations ; he had no dis-
position to hoard y p h;is wia„.,
but always entertained his own office-
as Well ~. ibiclgti visitors, with the greatest liberality. This may 4,
pear to be a matter of trivial importance;
but, when rit!l:, wn,sidered,
it ranks high as a public virtue. It promotes tiarwfmy, and maes
people well acquainted with each other
times to the honout t.tAiNg. greatly, at the same
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9f the country —groipn'sl;(e (11 .54 r (Km,

ELECTION COMMITTEES•

(THIS DAY.)

HULL
(Close of the proceedings.)
The Committee mot this morning, purtuant to adjournment,
at eleven
o'clock.
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Mr. Hat said that considering the effect of the resolution of the Com-
mittee on Saturday, the Counsel for the petitioners found that the onlY
votes they could bring under the notice of the Committee, were those
which had been tendered at the election and refused. They found also
that in that class there were more on the side of Sir Walter James than
Mr. Wood, they would, therefore, give the Committee no further trouble.
The consequence would be that the Committee would declare that Mr.
Hutt and Sir Walter James, ought to be declared the sitting Mernbcrt.
After some discussion as to the proper form of the resolutions, the
Committee determined that Mr. Wilbeforce was not duly elected to serve
in Parliament for the borough of Kingston-on-Hull ; that Mr. Hutt via,
duly elected, and ought to have been returned as Member for Hull ;
that Sir W. James was duly elected ; and that neither the petition not
the opposition to it was frivolous or vexatious.

BEDFORD.
The Committee met today at eleven o'clock, but, in consequtnee of
the illness of Mr. Whitmore, one of the members, they were unable to
proceed to business. The Chairman will report the fact to the House
to-night. After sitting an hour they adjourned till to-morrow.

WATERFORD,

The Committee met to-day, at twelve o'clock, when
Mr. THESIGER said he had the honour of •appearing as Counsel to
support the petition of Major Beresford. Before he opened his case, he
begged to be allowed to return his sincere thanks to the Committee for
the Indulgence they granted him in adjourning on Saturday, when he
was so particularly engaged in a matter in which he was so personally in-
volved that he could not attend. Having returned thanks for the favour
he would proceed to state the case it would be his duty to lay before
the Committee on behalf of the petitioner. He had the honour to in-
form the Committee that the scrutiny had been abandoned, and noti
to that effect had been served on the other side by one of their Irish
agents who had mistaken his instructions. He was not authorised to
give any such notice, but it having been given, the petitioner considered
himself bound to abide by it. Much time would thus be saved, a!
'or. Barrow had been returned by a colourable majority of 170 votes-
The only question which the Committee would have to determine was
that of bribery. The petition complained, like most Irish ones, of in-
timidation ; but he did not think it would be necessary for bin' to
give any evidence on that point ; if it had been necessary,he would
have been able to prove that Major Beresford, the petitioner, an'
his friends could not canvass the city in safety; he would bf'll
proved the most violent language from the mouth of the Sitting ViOnr
ber himself. For instance, he was in a situation to prove that the Hon.
Member cried out " here come the b—y Beresfords—drivs them
away," and other equally strong and reprehensible expressi.bns,
so excited the populace that the petitioner and his frier.as were unahi'
to continue the canvass. From his (Mr. T.'s) expel:lence on Irish Elec-
tion Committees, he was aware that such violence was exceedinglY
common, and therefore he would not trouble the Committee with ant
donee upon that subject. The whole case therefore resolved itself ~.
into the single question of bribery, and he should be able to prove br-
bery, not of the usual kind—not bribery committed in secrecy—not bri-
beryd committed through the means of agents—but bribery openlY
nersonaly committed by the Sitting Member himself. It would not "-
necessary for him to go into many cases—he would only bring those un-
der the notice of the Committee, and when they had heard his evidence'
he felt certain that the Committee would have no hesitation in deela"
big that the Honourable Member was disqualified from sitting 10
Parliament. According to the precedent of the Evesham Committee
1
if he only proved one case, Mr. O'Brien would be totally disrinali6
from retaining his seat. The first was that of a poor freeman narnol
M'Clough, who voted for Mr. Barrow, in 1835, under a promise free-
that gentleman that lie would obtain a situation for him, but that pc°'
mise was forgot. At the late election Mr. M'Clough reminded t
sit
Barrow of the broken promise, and that gentleman again renewed ci
and pledged himself to perform if faithfully if the voter again suPP°rte
him. Upon this pledge M'Clough voted for the Hon. Member, alai( ugh that
was against his own sentiments. In place of getting the situation, t"
poor voter got no more than 10s. Another case he would prove was
promise of 51. for a vote; and though it had never been paid, the law of
the case was clear, and the promise was as much in law as if it had l'°;"
performed. And in one case he would prove, that by dint of perseval
a voter had actually got the sum of 51. for his vote. After explalaiii;
the law of the case, the Learned Gentleman proposed to put in a COPY
of the poll-books, but

Mr. AusrlN, for the sitting Member, opposed it, and the point "Is
under consideration when our reporter left.

PORTUGUESE LEGArr,'.ION.

The undersigned Charge d'Affaires of her Most Faithful
Majesty announces to all Portugueso subjects resident in
London, that the oath to the new Ceustitution of the Nrtu.
guesc Monarchy decreed by the Constituent Cortes, and sw°,_re
to by her Majesty the Queen on the 4th of April last, will lu.,
administered to them at the Portuguese Legation, 51, nakeart
street, Portman-square, on Wednesday next, the 9th inst.'.
5 o'clock, p.m. ; for which purpose
the undersigned invites
them to be present at this august ceremony.
Chevalier REBELL° DE CARVALH°'
London, May 5, 1838,