The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-10 00:00:00

67'41/iftilas 14 Won
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NSti OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

LANCASTER ELECTION.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
REJOICINGS AT PRESTON. - This borough, which
used to be formerly looked upon as a sort of " pocket
borough" for the Derby family, was in a state of great
excitement throughout the whole of yesterday (Thurs-
day). As soon as the news of the defeat of Lord
Stanley's son for Lancaster arrived the streets were
crowded with small knots of politicians, congratulating
each other on the death-blow to the Stanley influence in
this county. A band of music is now parading the
town. and while I am writing the crowd are huzzaing at
the front of the office of the Preston Guardian, the
leading Liberal paper here. The result has come like
the shock of an earthquake on the Conservatives here,
as they never anticipated otherwise than that Mr.
Stanley would be returned; and it was thought that
having once secured his seat for the county town, there
would be a fair chance for his contesting the northern
division of the county, which his father formerly re-
presented. _

The following is the state of the poll:
Armstrong,
Stanley 620

Majority

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
LINCOLN.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
At the close of the Learned Gentleman's address the
room was cleared, and the Committee having deliberated
for a short time, strangers were re-admitted, when
The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had
come to the following resolutions :-
Ist. That Charles Seeley, Esq., was not duly elected
a citizen to serve in the present farliament for the city
of Lincoln.

2d. That the last election for the said city, so far as
regards the return of the said Charles Seeley, Esq., is a
void election.

ad. That the said Charles Seeley, Esq., was guilty of
bribery at the last election for the said city.
4th. That it has been proved to the Committee that
Joseph Shaw was bribed by the payment of 10s.. made
after the election, by Mr. Keeley, agent of the sitting
Member, Charles Seeley, Esq., but it was not proved
that the act of bribery was committed with the know-
ledge or consent of the said Charles Seeley, Esq.
htb. That the said Charles Seeley, Esq , was proved
to have provided drink and other entertainments for
several persons previous to the election, for the purpose
of corruptly influencing such persons to give or refrain
from giving their votes at such election.
6th. That it appears to the Committee that a system
of treating has for a long time prevailed in the city of
Lincoln at and previous to elections, by the candidates
or their agents distributing at public-houses to electors
and othere drink and other entertainments.
7th. That it was proved to the Committee that sub-
sequently to the polling sums of money were paid to
non-resident voters for the expenses of their journies
and loss cf time, which sums exceeded the necessary
expenses on those accounts, and it is the opinion of the
Committee that practices of this character must always
be open to most serious abuses, and require regulating
by some definite enactment; but that clause 20 of the
sth and 6th Vic., chap. 102, is so general and indefinite,
as occasionally to lead to varied and contradictory reports
from Election Committees.
This closed the labours of the Committee.