The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-31 00:00:00

recisions

" That Mr. Thomas Gladstone i 3 duly elected to strve
for the Borough of Walsall in Parliament."—(This announce-
ment was received with some tokens of approbation, which
were immediately supFressed.)
" That the petition was not frivolous or vexatious.
" That it at pears to the Committee that a system of treat-
ing to considerable extent prevai!ed in the borough, but
from the doubtful nature of the evidence the Committee
c mld not connect it with the sitting Member."
The proceedings then terminated.
ST. ALBAN'S ELECT lON COM-

MITTEE.

(Continued from The Sun of yesterday.)
By Mr. ELLIOT--1 he room was hired, but no money hie
been paid. He expected he wou'd receive 201., and he ex.
patted it from Mr. Cabbell or his friends.
Jelin Stebbing was called, and up to the fact of the sealing
up of the money hilly corroborated the statement made by Adams.
Ns hen Webster offered 10i. to keep out of the way, he having
promhed to vete kir Cabbell, witness said he had been ill for
a long time, and that was not enough ; he afterwards gave him
12/. cn the afternoon of the next day after the money was
sealed up he gave it into the heeds of Lord Grimstor.e. At
the same time he signed a note which was written by the Hon.
Charles Grimstone ; le (witness) dictated the er eanmg of the
note. The parcel of money was enclosed in the note, and sent
to Dr. Webster. He had seen that note since in the poss,ss:on
of Air. Edwards, who came to him with Dr. Webster some little
time after the petition had been presented. It was in the
eveniug Air. Edwards produced the note, and said
Mr. COCKBURN objected. Declarationmade by a third party
could not make out agency. If Dr. Webster's agency had been
proved to the satisfaction cf the Committee, the declaratiat
made in his presence would bind them, but agency could not
be proved in such a way
Air. TALBOT said it was clear that according to the former
decisiocs of the Committee words accompanying- acts were
clearly admissible—they became a part of the act itself; be-
sides he was going to prove that it was immediately taken up
by Dr. Webster.
Mr. COCKBURN replied.
The COMMITTEE deliberated for three-quarters of an hour,
when Counsel were recalled, and informed the decision was,
that the answer to the question should not be received—that
applied to what Edwards said.
The Witness in contincation—The note produced by Ed-
wards was the same as he sent back the mot•ey in. He was
then asked what did Dr. Webster say. This question was
objected to and withdrawn. He then said he had never re-
ceived the money back.
Cross-examined by Mr. AUSTIN-11e was a voter before
last election. He was a voter about twelve years since, but
left for Wiekhampstead, and then became a voter again, and
obtained his franchise as the occupier of a 10!. house.
He had known Adams three years, and was of the same prin-
ciples. He had promised his vote on the Saturday
Cabbell and his party came to Kent's. His party
consisted of all the respectable men in the town.
—( A laugh.) He had not been to the Verulam Arms
until after he had received the money from Webster. He
srw a man whose name was said to be Quin. It Was at the
Verulam Arms. Had not seen him before the election. Saw
Air. W ingr aye frequently. They were at Webster's, he thought,
between three and four, but he could not say exactly. They
afterwards went to the Verulam Arms, and first went to
Alr. Kent's, after nine o'clock. He breakfasted at Kent's
that morning, and saw Howie, Russel, and ethers, were
corning in and out. He was in Kent's until he went out to
Adams. It was several hours. He was in a room up stairs after
breakfast, in that room were Mr. Kent, servants, and children.
He could not swear that he did not see any one else. He was
at the nomination, and went to Kent's afterwards. It was
long after that that he saw Adams standing opposite Kent's
house, when witness went up and spoke to him. He slept at
Kent's that night.
Would certainl swear Slept at home o the pon n.
]that he slept atn home morellig thanight one
y
night after the lain.' night—he thought a week. He could
not swear whether he went directly to the Verulam Arms
from Webster's, after receiving the money. Could not swear
whether he 'went anywhere in the meantime, nor could
he tell the time, whether it was within half an
hour, or within two hours. Did, not know how
long he stopt at the Veru'am Arms—whether it was half an
hour or two hours. He showed them the money there. Did
not expect to see Howie at Kent when he went there. He
I eceived no instructions at the Verulam Arms to go to Kent's;
he did, however, go and sleep there. He never went out of the
house or the room in Kent's after he came in from the Veru-
lam Arms. He did not see Adams in Kent's that night. •He
saw Howie at the Verulam Arms, but not at Kent's. There
iris no party of friends there that night. Howie made up the
money in a parcel ; he thought it must have been on that
eight ; it was in a room in Kent's, but he, was scarcely a
minute there. Howie had the sealing wax in his hand, but
where lie got it he could rot tell.. Saw Lord Grimston at
Kent's on the folowing afternoon,. but he would not say at
what time. It might he between twelve and four o'clock.
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Went to Colney Heath ;rein St. Alban, s, but &el not know how
long after the election. He went by his own directions. His VESSELS SPOIZEN WITH.—The Wm. Brodrick, of
New-
friends wished him to go. lie had not been supplied with any for Sydney, 23d, lat. 47, lon. 12 ; Sir Charles Fitzroy, Di
and
money to go to Colney Heath. His mother paid for his living castle to Constantinople, 24th, lat. 49, lon. 10, by the One
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at Coiner Heath. Heliad been out of employment on ac- AU, arrived at Liverpool. Spartan, bound to Waterford, off
count of ill health for two years. He had lived amongst his the Cape' by the Helen, arrived at St. Helena. Heyworth,
friends during great pact a the time' He had 'l;cen from the Cly,:e to Demerara, 18th, 'lat. 19, lon. 37 ;
out of health for a long time, and had been in rock; London to Launceston, lat. 32, lon. 21, by the Marianne,
confinement. He believed, his illness had been brought on by arrived in the River. New Home, of Hull, lbtb, by the
the neglect of Dr. Webster, and lie believedhe had; said he 1 Clyde, arrived in the Clyde.