The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-23 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

YORK RACES.

(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.)

(Continued from our Third Edition.)
The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 sovs. each. One mile.
Velox
The Old English Gentleman ... -
The Ebor St. Leger Stakes.

Canezou
Flatcateher
Distaffina

Won by a length. Seven ran.
Match, 100 sovs.—Mysticle beat Snacks.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS 'DAY.)
DUBLIN.

At the sitting of the Committee thii morning,
Mr. JAMES announced that it was not the intention of the
parties to proceed with the petition presented against the
return of Mr. Grogan, and he bras therefore happy to con-
gratulate the Committee upon the termination of their
labours.

The room was then cleared, and the Committee, after a
short consultation, agreed to the following string of resolu-
tion :

" That John Reynolds, Esq., was duly elected at the last
election to serve as a burgess in the present Barliament for
the city and borough of Dublin.
" That Edward Grogan, Esq., was duly elected at the last
election to serve iu the present Parliament for the city and
borough of Dublin.

"That the Committee have amended the poll by striking
off the names of 200 electors who were not entitled to vote
at such election."

The Committee further came to the following special
report :
"The Committee find that the former Dublin Election Com-
mittee, which sat in 1835-6, made a special report, to the effect
That the state of the municipal law of Dublin is so defec-
tive and unjust, that it precluded many electors from exer-
cising the franchise; and the Committee, therefore, recom-
mended the House to take this detect into its consideration,
with the view to its amendment.'

This Committee entirely concur in that opinion ; and they
carnet refrain from expressing their regret that the House
has allowed that report to remain unnoticed, since the result
has been that on the present occasion several parties in-
terested in the representation of the city and borough of
Dublin have been put to most serious expense in prosecuting
the inquiry 'which the defective state of the law has rendered
necessary;' and the Committee beg to press upon the House
the necessity that exists for their taking this subject into
their serious consideration at the earliest possible period, in
order to prevent a recurrence of these complaints and annoy-
ances." .

The Committee then broke up after *sitting of no less than
73 days.

CHELTENHAM.

The rebuttiffg evidence on behalf of the sitting Member
having closed, Mr. JAMES slimmed up, after which Mr.
Gem;Ey replied on the whole case.
The room was.then cleared, and the Committee, after a
short consultation, came to the following resolutions:—
"That Craven Eitahardinge Berkeley, Esq., was not duly
elected at the last election to serve as a burgess in the pre..
sent Parliament for the borough of Cheltenham.
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" That the said Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley, Esq., being
a candidate for the said seat at the election held on the 30th
of July, 1847, was, through his agents, guilty of treating;
and the said Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley was, in conse-
quence thereof, disqualified from offering himself as a candi-
date at the election held in June., 1848."
The CHAIRMAN wished to know what course the parties
intended to pursue now?
Mr. GURNEY said the petitioners claimed the seat for Mr.
Gardner; and he proposed now to put in evidence to prove
that notice of Mr. Berkeley's dirqualification was given to
the electors- previous to the last election, which, he con-
tended, would be sufficient to justify the Committee in seat-
ing Mr. Gardner.
Mr. JAMES said he was not prepared to meet that question
then, and he had therefore to pray for an adjournment, as the
matter involved a point not only of local, but constitutional
interest.

The Committee acceded to this request, and adjourned til
to-morrow, at eleven o'clock.

HORSHAM.

The Committee was occupied the whole day with the evi-
dence of Mr. Padwick, the alleged agent of the sitting Mem-
ber. who was called to prove that he did not act as Mr. Fitz-
gerald's agent, but only as his friend. All he did at the elec-
tion was in his capacity of a partizan and not as an agent;
but he positively denied having kribed, or attempted to bribe,
any of the electors. No doubt treating was resorted to, but
it was not, he contended, to influence the votes of the elec-
tors ; but the refreshments were given to them by himself
and others a$ friends, and without the knowledge or cement
of Mr. Fitzgerald, the sitting Member.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
• OLD COURT'.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
In the case of Robert Wynn, a clerk in the Post-office, who
was charged with stealing• and secreting two letters,
The jury, after an absence of nearly three hours, returned
into court with a special verdict, to the effect that they be-
lieved that the prisoner secreted the letters but did not steal
them, and•that he secreted them from the fear that it'
they were found upon his person he would be subjected to
punishment
Mr. Itstron PLATT considered that the verdict would, in
fact, amount to one of acquittal.
Mr. CLARKSON, for the prosecution, did not take the same
view of the ease. In the indictment the prisoner was
charged with secreting, as • well as stealing, and the former
act as much as the latter was subject to punishment under
the statute.

Ultunattly, by the consent of the Learned Judge and the
Connie( on both side, it was arranged that the nature of
the verdict shetdd be brought under the consideration of the
Judges.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to the Great Western Rail-
way (Loop line trom Birmingham and Oxford Junction
RailAN ay through Leamington) Bill were considered and
agrees. to.

-The Lords' amendments to the Great Western Rail-
way (to confer additional powers on the Company with
reference to the purchase of the Birmingham and Oxford
J unction 'Railway) Bill were considered and agreed to.
Sir 11. 11. INCiLIS presunted two petitions against the
Diplomatic Relations. with Rome 13;1., ,