The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-08 00:00:00

TtlE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN I NG, MARC ti 8, 1846.

Hill carried on a joint canvass, and threw open a number The schedule annexed to the decree gives the following
of public-houses. These proceedings were conducted as the number of representatives to be chosen in each
by Sir Dudley Hill in his individual capacity ; but the department, there being one representative for every
Committee would find that on the eve of the nomination- 40,000 inhabitants, viz. the department de l'Ain 9,
day Sir Dudley Hill resigned, and the gentleman who Aisne 14, Allier 8, Alpes (Busses) 4, Alpes (llautes) 3,
had acted with him in bribing and treating the el, ctors, Ardiche 9, Ardennes 8, Ariiee 7, Aube 7, Aude 7, A vey-
became the inanaging committee for Mr.Atwood,andafter ron 10, Bouches-du-Rhone 10, Calvados 12, Cantal 7,
the election they paid all the expenses which had been Charente 9, Charentelnf‘rieure 12, Cher 7, Corzine 8,
incurred on behalf of Mr. Attwood in the course of the Corsica 6, Cote-d'Or 10, Cotes-du-Nord 16, Crease 7,
election. There was, however, another feature in the j Dordogne 13, Doubs 7, Dreme 8, Eure 14, Eure-et- hoir
case, which was more immediately connected with the 7, leinistire 15, Gard 10, Garonne (Haute) Indre 7,
sitting Member. Mr. Attwood, the committee would Isere 15, Indre et-Loire 8. Jura 8, Landes 7, Loir- et-
discover, had been in the habit of purchasing large num- Cher 6, Loire 14, Loire (Haute) 8, Loire-Inferieure 13,
hers of houses in Harwich, and letting them to electors Leiret 9, Lot 7, Lot et-Garonne 9, I, ze-e 4, Main-et
at low rents, upon the condition that he should always Loire 13, Manche 15, Marne 9, Marne (Haute) 7, May-
have the control of their votes, while in numerous other enne 9, Meurth, 14, Meuse 8. Morbihan 12, Moselle 11,
instances it would be shown that Mr. Attwood had from N,evre 8, Nord 28, Oise 10, Orne 14, Pas-de-Calaie 17,
time to time advanced money on loan to electors at a Puy-de-Dome 15, Pyre, goes (Basses) 14, Pyre goes
low rate el interest upon the simple proviso that the ellautes) 6, Pyrenees Orientales 6, Rhin (Bas) 15 Rhin
borrowers should at every election place their votes at (Haut) 12, Rhone 14, Saone (Haute) 9, Saone-et
his di.poeal. But he should be able to prove beyond Loire 14, Sarthe 12, Seine 34, Seine• In'tlrieure 19,
all question that a number of voters wore bribed with Seine-et Marne 9, :eitie-et-Oise 12, Seeri's (Deux) 8,
presents of sums varying from 201. to 251. to support Mr. Somme 14. Tern 9 Tarn-et-Garone 6, Var 9. Van
Attwood, and he wait sure, after they had heard the cluse 6, Veml3 9, Vienne 9, Vienne (Haute) 8. Vosges
evidence proving these facts, the Committee would have 7. Yonne 9-in ail 885 ;- Algeria and Colonies, 15.-
no hesitation in unseating that gentleman. Total, 900.
Mr. ANDREWS objected to the petition on the ground
that the petitioner was not an elector of Harwich.
The point was argued at great length both by Mr.
Andrews and Mr. Alexander; but the Committee, with-
out hearing counsel in reply, overruled the objection,
on the ground that any party who claimed a right to
vote, which was so in this case, had the power of peti-
tioning.
John Baker was: then called. He stated that he
was a voter of Harwich, and gave a description of the
secret meeting that was held in Harwich before the elec-
tion, in support of Mr. Attwood's interest. He refused to
promise his vote for Mr. Attwood, because it had come
to his knowledge that Mr. Attwood's private secretaries
had supplied a Mr. Mesham with means to bribe voters.
After the election of 1841, he told Mr. Attwood that
he never would have been returned had he not bought
the borough, whereupon Mr. Attwood told him that
he supplied his agents with 10,0001. previous
to the election, but they had since only
accounted to him for 6,0001. Mr. Attwood subsequently
promised, that ifehe would vote for himself and Sir
Dudley Hill he would make some expenses which wit-
ness had incurred in oonnexion with a railway " all
right," but witness had no faith in these promises and
refused to pledge himself any way.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till eleven
o'clock to morrow morning.

THE LIVERPOOL WILL FOR-
GERY CASE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Silt,— Observing in your widely circulated paper of
the 23d instant, whilst in London, a paragraph headed
" The Liverpool Will Forgery Case," I beg leave on the
part of the friends and relatives of the late Peregrine
Bowen, Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and also as a
decided and firm advocate in the cause of justice and
truth, to be allowed the privilege of publishing a few
facts with reference to the above case in your valuable
paper, in opposition to the untrue statements which are
circulated in the public prints.
First—The executor did not, as is asserted, prove the
first will (made by the testator, the late William Mus-
grave Bowen, previous to his having England) until
after the second will was received from China by
Lieutenant P. Bowen, through Miss Bowen, of Pope•
hill, Pembrokeshire, the latter person receiving it tint,
by mistake, and then transmitting it to the late Lieute-
nant Peregrine Bowen, to his own residence in Liver-
pool. This fact is proved in the most undoubted
manner by the circumstance of the solicitor of Haverford-
west, who received the last will from the surrogate of
that town, exhibiting it to the executor of the first
will,

Secondly—l deny most positively and in Coto this
statement, that " the forgery of the second will was
substantiated," on these grounds, viz , that there is not
a particle of evidence to prove it being a forgery, and
that tile evidence of several persons, including that of
the testator's I.gal adviser, which affirms the hand-
writing of the second and last will to be that of the tes-
tator; also the evidence of the witnesses, who saw the
testator execute the said last will on the 15th March,
1846, in China, to4ether with the fact of the said will
being received six months afterwards by the pre-
sent tenant of Pope-hill, near Haverfordwest, Pem-
brokeshire. These I look upon as most convincing and
undeniable proofs of the genuine nature of the last will,
and also of the innocexive of the late Lieutenant. P.
Bowen of the charge which has been so unjustly and
cruelly preferred against him, thereby causing his ruin,
and bringing affliction and misery upon his unfortunate
and bereaved family.
With urgent and earnest hope that you will give this
letter a corner in your valuable paper, for the satisfac-
tion of the late Lieutenant Peregrine Bowen's numerous
friends, and for the ends of justice and truth.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant.
HENRY SANDERSON, jun.
Hope-street, St. Jude's, Liverpool, Feb. 27, 1848.

THE PRESBYTERIANS AT MALTA.—His Excellency
the Right lion. I.fferrall, Governor of Malta,
has directed that for the future the bodies of Presby-
terians shall receive burial in the ground destined to
hold the remains of the other members of the Protestant
community.

COURT-MARTILL ON LIEUT.