The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-15 00:00:00

EVENING ED;TION.

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Mr. Tooke, etho I take for granted will not fail to atten,
I have the honour to be your obedient servant. Sce.
T. Coates, Esq , &c T. S. DUNCONIBE•

On the 20th July, at the time fixed, Mr. Duncemba
attended with his proofs at the office of the Society, a he°
he was informed that the Trereu er would not be present;
and having inquired whether Mr. Tooke had seen his
note of the 18th, and was aware of the meeting. an being
answered by the Secretary m the affirmative, remarked
that he thought the absence of the Treasurer neither e-
spectful to the Committee nor creditable to Mr. Tooke
and although he regretted he was not present to meet him
't
face to face, yet he could not say, after the tipini" th
he had formed of Mr. Tooke, that he was altogether sur..
prised at it. Mr. Duncombe then read a letter signe,d,
" William Tooke," dated the 29th of Februery, 1840, °
1
dressed to Thomas Wileon, Esq., Higlibury.place, 1514.;
ton, and stated that in consequence of this 'etc
calledaeries:l
in the newspapers, many respectable constituents had
uon him to say " that they considered the rrquisition ei
luded to in that letter a fraud upon the electors generaliY•
as it was evident Mr. Tooke wished the public to believ.o.
that such requisition was the spontaneous act of a constio
tuency desirous of having his services in Perliarnent, 0_
account of his superior piety and integrity ; and being con_
vinccd as they were that such was far from the truthe-seme,
ing also the unjustifiable means which Mr. Tooke ic"seiled
ploying to procure signatures to the requiiitioe, thee c _
of
upon him (Mr. Duncombe) to protect the independenctehey
the borough, by inqnirine into certain facts which had
would lay before him." This he (Mr. Duncombe).
rous
d
san bein convinced of their truth, he was -eJiany
to submitd themg to the gentlemen present, more eseee
had
as lie had uedersteod that their treasurer, Mr T""iliee
solemnly denied at a meeting of the General Col, for
that there was any troth in the charges which he hal jef..
the foregoing reasons. feit it his imperative duty t
pr,t:efieh
Mr. Lethton, of the firm of Leighton and ler of
bookbiuders, Exmouth-street, Cerkenwell, an eleet°,..o.
the borough of Finsbury-, was then called in andoi,ged
mined. lie stated the.; the firm to which lie heleaeog
was employed by the Society as bookbinders, having
been so employed in consequence of their tender toil all
on Mr. Coates, the Secretary, on business con"'
been accepted by the Committee. Had occaoi" d h
eted
him a
the Society, in May last, when Mr. Coates shows Tooke
paper, which he said was a requisition inviting Mr' for. tee
to stand as a candidate at the next general cleeti'"' s elf had
borough of Finsbury, and which Mr. Toeke hi"try. she
kft with him, and requested bins to get sigrel ad or
tradesmen employed by the Society. Did "°t tde so,
sign the paper. Told Mr. Coates he would no
onia„
as he was perf. ctly satisfied with his preset rePreco,,tos
tves, and shou!d vote for them as Vlore. Mri „eed
did not then press him, but said he
him, in order to fulfil Mr. Tooke's reqmue"ste. Y Cale.
a short time afterwards on the S"cret"rlo hits
the amount of his account ; the Secretary gars hit
and it doing Mr•
an er on th Treurer
said,ord " Recollect e as
when you, take. this t_°r.aseed
Tooke'you probably will be canvassed for your votet;
,iettroan
to sign the requisition." As an .independeot 1-'
"rotated,
he felt so annoyed at the possibility of being thsuos:hia son
that to avoid it, instead of going himself he Tooke, corn'
with the order, who, on his return from Mr-
t extremely in•
municated to him what had passed. Fe't ci-,o had bee
dignant, and told several of his friends h°l me. \Voile.
insulted by Mr. Tooke; amongst others and
through him
of the Architectural Library in Holborn, Bn.
he believes the circumstance was corn
4 and asked
Duncombe, who afterwards called on witne'-' , Wit-
wg true- .
if what he (Mr. Duncombe) had heard
fleet vf whit be
ness replied it was, and that it „„ to the e
"r Tooke never eye
had now stated to the Committee. ''''. Waklee•
ploycd him ; nor did Mr. Duncombr or Mr.%
tnined--Had
Mr. Coates, the Secretary, wag then e ad
believed it'
heard the evidence given by Mr. Leightos:, An .
' 13elleved that
as far as he was concerned, to be correct. which Mr.
municated to Mr.
the following was a true copy of the requisitioel
Tooke had given him to get signed : t)
"To Wm. Tooke, Esq., F."' h of Fins.
" We, the undersigned electors of the borouurg
üblic con'
bury, duly appreciating the consistency
h confidence inspired
your long residence among us, do, in t"e cc) lf at the neo
by those qualities, invite you to offer yourse ~_ par,
duet, and the integrity of your private°l garacPter aortas
election as a candidate to represent such borough in
oestrouse.
liarnent, and in that event we hereby tender
Live and realons support towards promoting
accordingly. your) ol

" FEBRUARY, 1840.
" Name.
Had seen Mr. Tooke very often previAoudds rteolubsecietgeforr.l
Leighton in May, and frequently conversed vrith
ger 4
the subject of his being a candidate for the borotur:,_;
Finsbury. Had been a,ked by Mr. Tooke who the
_ablot
men of the Society were previous to Mr. Tooke gt g
to siga
the r. quisition. Had requested another tradesmaß
.1_
en.
it, Mr. Henshall, of Cloudesley.terrace, one ot_stl:,„(t.
gravers to the Society, who signed it afterward,
Tooke's office. Informed Mr. Tooke of Leigh.on,„'
fusel to s'gn the requisitioa ; declined stating to the
Come
mittce what were Mr. Tooke's observations uP" . to
Leighton's refusal and intentions being communicate
alled
him.
Mr. Leighton, jun., called in and examlned h
upon Mr. Tooke at his office in Bedforj-rovr.
Coates's order for the amount of Leighton: and
ne'",
account, due from the Society for the Diffusio,i of Useful
Knowledge. White Mr. Tooke was writing the cheek,
he said, •' So I hear that your father prefers Mr. Don;
combe and Mr. Wakley's politics to mine." Replied 0.,"
he did not know what his father's opinions were. I;
Tooke then said, " I suppose that the truth is, that yo,th
father is in the habit of receiving more money from iN!'rci
Duncornhe and Mr. Wakley than from myself." ReP,'„ed
" I was sure that my father's vote would not be influn--1,
by any, such motives." Mr. Tooke then gave him a check
•
on Drummond's bank for the amount of his fatlld'
count, and witness left the room. Mr. Tooke's renobru,
were made in a very contemptuous tone—not
in a serious manner. Informed his father oniehsitsinrel,u,.";
horns of what bad passed, and he seemed extremelY
and indignant. Witness's menner to Mr. Tookewas Iry
lt
respectful throughout the interview.

(No. 12.)
og, Lincoln's Inn fields, Aug. 7, 184tthe
Sir,—By the direction of the General Committee o
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, I
bes
of a
leave to transmit to you the accompanying O'
minute, made by them on Wednesday last.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your very obedient servant,
THOMAS COATEP.

T. S. Duncombe, sq., M.P.
Cog
Resolution.)
General Committee, August 5, 1840.
Resolved, That it is the opinion of the Committee
that
no officer of the Society, or member of the Committee,'
ouzht to use his influence, as such officer or member, with
any person employed bye the Society, concerning any met-
ter relating to clsctions,or otherwise foreign to the objectl
of the Society.

THOMAS COATES, Secretary,
69, Lincoln's Inn-fields, August 7, 1840.
(No. 13.)
The Albany, August 10, 1840.
My Lords and Gentlemen,--I have the honour to ad.-
knowledge the receipt of a col, of the resolution which_
was agreed to on the sth inst., at the general meeting
fol
the Committee of the Society for the Diffusion of Use a
Knowledge ; but I am disappointed in not receiving, et"
same time, a copy of the report of the Sub-Committee.
ur"
with which it /was distinctly understood I was to
be f
nished when your Secretary submitted to me the names pf
the gentlemen whom Lord Brougham had selected to la'
vestigate my charges against your Tr had tribuni-
and arrangement, I beg to observe, to which I most chee,r,T
fully acceded—and those present at the investigation 01"
recollect I referred to that arrangement at the commenc`e.
ment of the proceedings. In the truth of your resolutioa•
as an abstract principle, every friend to the free and un-
biassad exercise of the elective franchise must concur ;
but I wish to observe that, having brought under your
netiee a particular case, and having adduced evidence jo
support of that case, I consider it necessary, and beg, f°r
the honour and credit of the Society over which you Pre'
side, to be informed whether you sanction or condemn the
conduct pursued upon that occasion by your Treasurer/
Mr. William Tooke?
I have the honour to be, my Lords and Gentlemerh
vent
YourT M
obedient s,
HOAS oS. DUNCONIBE.
To the Committee of the Secicty for the
Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

(No. 14.)
59, Lincoln's Inn Fields, Nov. 12, WO. r
Sia,—l beg leave to inform you that I laid your lette
of the 10:h of August before the Committee y our (1611
that being the first meeting since your letter reached nr;
I am directed to inform you that they have it still uncle
their consideration. I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your very faithful ~ervant,
THONIA.6 COATES.

Thomas Duncombe, M.P.

(No. 15.)
Lincoln's inn Fields, Dec. 10, .184°.:ote
Sir,—The Committee reconsidered yesterday yen** lie,
of the 10th August, wher.!in you ask to be informed
Ti
thcr they sanction or condemn the conduct of their T
surer in the case submitted by you to their inveitigation• ,
lam directed to inform you, that the Committee rat
that in two cases the influence of the Society hag be
used in a matter foreign to the objects of the Sociecti i.
that the Society was in no way
its influence, and has expressed an opinion upon the 5' eh
ject, which it hopes will preclude the recurrence of °L%
an event. I have the honour to be, Sir,
cognizant of sulli us 0,0.
Your very obedient servant,
THOMAS COATES-

T. S. Duncombe, Esq., M P.

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arcreivveedn,aftroCn,
Sir Frederick instono hilce,
Ladainirkelay. yraosCL:fioviojuerudri,sistlarhdy,
rJ.
LO,to.ni 11 e
cs
:it 1
corfc:
The body of aabl etb:enlyPa.
Sands on Tueed,ty
tide. It was ' •not C
last, having been left there by the
entirely naked, with the exceptio .
~
stocking
its -on one leg. On Thursday another bode itou‘
head was found near the same spot.— Pori of nne
Pilot.
Captain
WRECK IN DUBLIN BA
BY. Perthshire,
Jones, with a general cargo, sailed from oyer.
pool, on Wednesday, bound to the Havannah;
day she struck on the Codlin-bank, near the Kish-light'
and bilged. The crew saved themselves in th©
long-beat'
and arrived in Howth. —Dublin Evening Post.
tThere is evidently among the gentry a confede.
racy—a conspiracy it may more properly be called --t.?
baffle all attempts at making the burden of the poor 4.11
where it ought to fall ; not on the poor themselves, as itll,l.
a great measure does just now, hut on the wealthy, ban
have, in reality, no better titles to their possessions ,
the infirm and destitute have to receive support. Many of
the clergy and their kirk-sessions, we are sorry tray, ar
deep in this confederacy.--Edinbur9l4 00 Thurf-
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