The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-14 00:00:00

POOR-LAWS.

Lord MORPETH presented a petition from poor• law
officers praying for superannuation allowance.
Colonel DUNNE presented a petition against tho
present poor-laws in Ireland, and praying that a Com-
mittee might be appointed to inquire into the state of
Ireland.

Mr. IlUbiE presented a petition numerously signed
from Edinburgh, complaining of the Ministers tax, and
praying for its abolition.
LETTERS PATENT.

Mr. BOUVERIE moved an address for returns of the
number of Letters Patent for Inventions sealed in each
year at Westminster respectively, for the last ten years
ending the 31st day of December, 1847. Of the number
of Letters Patent for the Colonies only, during the same
period. Of the number of disclaimers and memoranda
of alterations enrolled since the passing of the Act
5 & 6 Will. 4, c. 83, to the 31st day of December, 1847.
Of the Fees paid at the different offices, and on the dif-
ferent stages of passing such letters patent ; specifying,
1. the amount ; 2. at what office or stage paid ;
3, the duties performed or services rendered therefor ; 4,
the application and appropriation of the fees ; 5,
the increased and additional or extra fees in case
of opposition and otherwise; also of the fees paid on
the enrolment of specifications, and on application
for and on the enrollment of disclaimers and memoranda
of alterations, specifying particulars under the previous
head ; similar returns fur Scotland ; and similar returns
for Ireland, agreed to.
(LEFT BITTING.)

TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING
Six. o'CLocic.

EBOR HANDICAP.
4 to 1 agst Meaux
6 to 1 agat Ellerdale
15 to 1 apt Sir Martin

T. LEGER.
5 to 2 agst Springy Jack
4 to 1 agst Flatcatchor
4 to 1 agst Justico to Ireland

ELECTION COMMITTEES,
(THIS DAY.)
CHELTENHAM.

The case for the petitioners was resumed this
morning with evidence of agency. Mr. C. J. Ches.
shyre, solicitor,'of Cheltenham, proved that he canvassed
for Mr. Berkeley, and acted as the agent of that gentle-
man. He made his reports and communica•
tions to a Mr. Williams. The committee-rooms
were at a private house in the Colonnade, but
there was no regular committee or chairman. Mr.
William, Mr. Harvey, Mr. Glyde, and Mr. Pilkington,
however, occasionally acted as chairmen. Ho and his
clerks directed and distributed to the voters a number of
cards. on which were printed the names of the Star, the
St. Alban's,;the Crown and Cushion, and the Garrick's
Head, hotels, but no such word as" breakfast" was written
on them. Several breakfasts, however, were given at the
Star on the polling day, and a bill had been sent into
him from the Crown and Cushion, but he had declined
to have anything to do with it.
Mr. William Hesell, sen., another solicitor, proved
that ho acted as a district agent for Mr. Berkeley, and
distributed cards for breakfast at the King's Arms and
Exmouth Arms Hotels, but he could not tell who paid
for the breakfasts. He told an elector that there would
be refreshments on the polling day for those
who voted for Mr. Berkeley, but=on his men.
tioning the circumstance to Mr. Williams that
gentlemen directed him to retract what he had pro-
mised, and the electors voted against Mr. Berkeley.
James Smith, shoemaker, of Cheltenham, proved that
at the electiongof 1847 he was engaged as a messenger
for Mr. Berkeley's party, on condition that he voted for
that gentleman. He did vote for Mr. Berkeley and he
received 1/. a-week or his services.
The Committee.then adjourned.

HORSHAM.
Mr. Sergeant KINGLARY opened the case for the pe-
titioners as one of bribery and treating ; after which the
polling books and the return were put in. It was then
proved that a Mr. Padwick acted as the agent of the sit-
ting Member, Mr. Fitzgerald. Two country farmers
were then called to prove that before the election of
1847 Mr. Fitsgerald invited them and other voters
to go with him to the Richmond Arms to have
a treat. They, however, refused to go, and
subsequently they voted for Mr. Jervis. Both witnesses
were severely cross-examined, with the view of showing
that they were bribed to vote for Mr. Jervis, but the
first stoutly protested that he was not, while the
other stated that ho was induced to vote for Mr.
Jervis by a vision ho had the night before the
election. It was insinuated that this vision
was the result of- a carousal at one of Jervis's open
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been put up too high. The witness, on cross-examina-
tion, explained that it was a mill he had which Mr.
Fitzgerald intended to buy, and not himself. Other
witnesses gave similar evidence, and the Committee ad-
journed.