The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-08 00:00:00

Mr. Revis, the witness, then proceeded to relate the conver-
sation which he had with Mr. William Holmes, late on the
polling-day.' Mr. Holmes came.towitness outside the Com-
mittee-room door, and said, " Your friend wavers—he will not
Cote." Witness said, " I fear he has been offered too much
money on the other side." --Mr. Holmes said, " Oh ! you
must not slop at that—no money must be spared to secure his
vote." Fitness said, " I do not think he will vote under
500/." Mr. Holmes said, •" Very .well, arrange it." Wade
voted late in the-day. Witness went down to him for the pur-
pose of offering the money tohim, but feared that he had voted.
Witness had previously offeted.him 250/. • on the authority of
Mr. John'Williams. Has frequently seen Mr. Williams in corn-
municalioii with Mr. Clive, the Candidate; but cannot tell the
subject of the conversation. Has heard Mr. Williams converse
with Mr. Holmes on the subject of the election. Has seen
Mr. Williams partaking in the deliberations at Denhatn House
previous to the election.
Cross-examined bv Mr.. Sergeant MEREWETZIER—He was
engaged in the dcliLeratiors at Denham House with Mr. J.
Williams. 'All the SoliCitors were present. This was the
Tuesday evenink previous to the election.
Re-examined—These deliberations occurred frequently. Mr.
Holmes and others were present at these deliberations.
Mr. COCKZURN then desired the witness to stare the con-
versation which passedhetween himself and Mr. John Williams.
• Mr. Sergeant MEREWETIIEn. objected to the question, and
contended that Denham House could nut be considered as a
Cemmittee-room,-., and that Mr. Clive could not be held
responsible for any conversation which might take
place' bet Ween .Ir. Williams and any other person,
unless Mr. W.lliarns were . proved to be an agent.
Now there was nothing, he contended, to prove agency. The
aitiVe. in an' election, or the act of canvassing, was not
sufficient to prove agend3c The Learned Sergeant having con-
cluded his arguments, the rOont was ordered to be cleared, but
was shortly re-opened, when
The CITA IRMA N announced that the Committee had decided

that the question might be put.
Mr. REVIS then proceeded to state that on the Sunday night
he met Mr. J. Williams outside the Angel Inn, and went in
and had some tea with him. They went to the window, and
Mr. Williams showed him the two names, Phillips and Wade,
and said—" You must manage these." Witness said—" What
do you mean to- do? I suppose it will be a very strong
contest." He replied—" It will be a hard fight, but
if money is to win it, we are to win it." Wit-
ness asked him what was the amount he was to offer
Mr. Wade. He said—" I suppose he will require fifty
glineas ;'' witness sail he thought it would require a great dell
wore if he did it at all. Witness said, " You recollect at the
last clectijn he refused trso/.".Williams said, " Well, if you can
get bins of the ssay for les. do;" that was after the conversa-
, tion as to his n_t voting. He was afraid of his landlord, Mr.
Leebmere Charhoe. They flirted with an understanding that
it was to be attempted t) put hint out of the way,
after a conversation with respect to Phillips leaving
it to witness's arrangement. Mr. Williams then left wit-
, ne is, saving " I reuit see Holmes at Denham House."
Witness had been introduced by Mr. Williams's son on the
evening previous at Denham House. On that evening, while
walking with Mr. Holmes, he wished to know particularly as
to the time of witness's leaving Ludlow, in 1828. He aseed
witness if he had retained any rooms in the house he had left.
Witness mentioned the particulars of the arrangement he had
entered into with Mr. Eaton for the purpose of retaining his
right of voting. Mr. Holmes told witness he might safely
vote. There was also a conversation about Mr. Alcock. Mr.
Holmes said, " I understand you are very clever at writing
I wish you could write something to attack Mr. Alcoek—there
is plenty against him." Witness, in consequence of these di-
rections, did write something. Witness said he had a friend
more clever than hims If at that sort of thing, and he was in-
structed by Mr. Holmes to go to Shrewsbury to secure the ser-
vices of that gentleman- On the same evening had a conver-
sation with Mr. J. Williams cn the subject of the agents ,
The witness seas ordered to withdraw.

Mr. Sergeant ME It EWETH Eit objected to the witness de-
tailing this conversation with a view of proving through Mr.
Williams, the agent, that other persons were also agents.
The CHAIRMAN raid that the Committee had decided that
the examination should go on.
Mr. Bevis being recalled, said tha':he and Williams, the fa-
ther, walked di.wn to the Feathers' Inn, where this conver-
sation occurred. Williams said he thought there would ho
some difficAlty with the agents, as the intention wa. only to g;ve
tin m seventy-five guineas, and there would be sad crumbling.
He mentioned the name of Mr. Clarke as being insufficient.—
He mentioned the name of Mr. George Morris as a person
who did the cause -no good, he had no discretion. Mr.
Dansey's name was mentioned several times in the course of
that conversation as one of the agents. Witness thinks
Dansey was to have more. On the way to the Feathers a man
named Gower passed them, and Mt. Williams said Mr. Dansey
would secure him awain. Gower had kept a public-house
formerly, in which he had failed. Soon after the election he
started as part proprietor of the mail from Ludlow to Birmingham.
Mr. CoeKin7r, N —Did Mr. Dansey say an 3 thing to you about
Jones's vote.

Mr. Sergeant MEILEWETIIER objected to the question.
. Mr. COCKBUAN examined the witness with a view to prove
Dansy's agency, zaal the Committee decided the examination
should bp realined. Witness detailed the conversation,but nothing
material was elicited. The witness was then examined respect-
ing a person named Cook. Witness told Williams that Frail, a
barber of Shrewsbury, had come to him, and that they went
togethar to the Plough Inn, and that Frail had brought a
message to him, deEirie7 him to go to Ludlow. Witness also
told Williams that he had been -to the 'Plough by -desire of
Frail, and seen the money paid to get Cook out of
prison ; that Eddowes, the proprietor of the. Salopian
Journal, bad got a farmer out of the market
to pay the money to Nightingale, the Sheriff's officer.
Witness saw the money paid by Mr. Eddowes to the foreman.
Cook was a voter of Ludlow, and had always been an active
partizan of the Chives. He voted for Mr. Clive at the last
election. Witucss went to the prison to relca•e him, and took
him with him. There were notes and gold, but witness does
not. know the exact amount. Frail came to Ludlow ;he had.
a private room at the inn. Knows from Mr. John Williams
that Frail was brought over to manage a great deal of the
dirty work, and that he had Mr. Haycock's man with
him, who was a clever man, and quite au fait at that thing.
Mr. Sergeant ltlxutiw•e;rrsr, objected to the proof of
Frail's agency, and was proceeding with his argument at the
time we went to press.

TOTES ELECTION COM-
2,NTTEE-(THIS DAY.)

Mr. AUSTIN (on behalf of Mr. Baldwin) said this was a
double return; bu', before proceeding with the scrutiny, he
had to make a preliminary objection. On the 17th of July, a
writ, in consequence of a vacancy, was issued to the Sheriff of
Devon, who, on the 10th, sent it to the returning officer.
On the 19th notice of election was given. The nomi-
nation took place on the 234., sod on the 24th the pull
commenced and terminated. He would show no other
notice was given but that of the 19th, and was going to
raise a point on the question that, from a defect in that
notice, the election was a nullity, the Act of Parliament
requiring that five clear days at the least should elapse between
the issuing of the notice and the election, whereas in this case
only tour clear days' notice had been given. It being contended
that the day on which the notice issued was not reckoned.
The Learned Counsel argued the point at great length, and
quoted a number of cases in support of his objection.
Mr. TALBOT, on the part of Mr. Blount and the other
Candidate, ably argued, at considerable length, for the validity
of the notice, and mainly relied upon a decision of the House of
Commons in the year 1711.

Mr. AUSTIN having briefly replied,
The room was cleared, and the Committee were still deliber-
ating when we wept to press.
(We shall give their decision in our Second Edition.)

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

In the Old Court Josepill was acquitted of the charge of
embezzling 91. 65., the property of his master, Mr. Coventry,
the Barrister ; and Edward Fellowes and John Henry were
also acquitted on an indictment of having committed a burglary
in the house of James Hughes, and stolen some plate.
In the New Court (before Mr. Alderman Johnson), Paul
Weston, charged with stealing some hay and bewas, the pro-
perty ~f his master Thomas Kenrick, and Abraham Miller,
charged with receiving the same, were also acquitted.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HAMPTON SPRING RACES.—TuEsDAY.

Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, 3 ft, for officers' horses; I Ist
each ; winners once, 71b ; twice, 12th ; thrice or more,l4lb
extra. Heats, once round and a distance. Five Subs.
Mr. Canty's ch g Sir Felix
Mr. Birstard's Mystery
Mr. Alexander's Btheskin
Won easily. 'lhc'.e was no betting.
Hurdle Race Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft; for all horses;
weights, &c., as above, and the winner to he sold for 801. it
demanded, &c. ,
Mr. lieauchamp's ch m The Queen ... (Owner) 1 0 2 1
Mr. Hope's b g Fidget .....
Mr. Theobald's eh g Warwick
Drumlanrig's The Poacher
Four weht contested heats.
Sweepstakes of 3 sues. each, and a Cwt added. Heats, once

round.

I\lr. Gurney lut May the First
Air. 'l'. Masson's Ilaidon...
Mr. Cautv's Sir Fclix ..

3 3

(Mr. Boast) 1 1
3 2
.) 3

Won easy.
A Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, and 40 added, for horses the
property of Officers of the Household 13rigaIe of Cavalry,
Rifles, and 11th Light Dragoons, once round and a distance,
11at each, were won by Captain \Velts's horse (Lord G. Paget)
beating Captain Birst4rd's Mystery, and two others.
The sport was abundant, and did not terminate until seven.

THE ARLIIY.-IRELAND.

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The Masier.Gcneral of the Ordnance has appointed
Col. Crimlord of the Royal ArtilJoy in the western dis.
trict of England, which became vecant by the death of
the late Coined Gr.rnble.
Wri42ht tli, Eiig,itrer7, ha> succeeded
!„1",.1 Jvi,,,or in 11, cotintiaud of ti'. itirer

drii,rtaitilt of Cl.,!liatti.
Lietcet.aw S.,at11:111

b4i, Leen

!erNl.•.c at Cav4ll, 11, tit. room

ot Lit-mt• 11,Mie of r,it oved to Atlilone to
relieve Lieut. Aidllen, of the Ist (or Royal) Regiment,
who is to rejoin his corps, having completed the regular
period on the recruiting duty.
The following
interchange of depots is ordered to take
place during the ensuing
summer between England and
Ireland, viz. :—The 99cf Foot, from Dublin to Glasgow;
91st, from Glasgow to Dublin ; 66th, front Cork la. Chat-
ham ; 89th, from Portsmouth to Cork ; 65th, from Cork to
Plymouth ; Ist (2d batt.), from Plymouth to Cork: 68th,
from Cork to Liverpool; 81st, from Liverpool to Cork;
8:;th, 13:11fast to Carlisle; 23d, from Dublin to Livetepool ;
14th, from Liverpool to Dublin; 90th, from Down to Cork.

NA 11COTICS.—•At an inquest held yesterday on
the body of an infant, Emma Piper, the Jury returned a verdict
" That the di`ceased died from congestion of the brain, pro-
duced by the accidental administration of extract of poppies and
peppermint."
DRAUGHT OF FISHES.—On Monday week, not
less than _>o salmon were taken at one draught from Castleton
: Bole, in the river Wye.