The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-30 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

OXENDON, ESQ., V. DIJFAIIII, EXECUTOR, &C.
SIR,--1 should feel obliged by your stating in the report
of this crse, that I defended this suit as executor, having no
no interest whatever, except in my representative capacity.

I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
F. DUFAUR.
8, 01,1 Millman-street, Bedford-row, Jan. 29.

St. Dunstan's Church, we understand, is to
be opened o❑ Sunday next for the performance of divine
set vice.

This number contains an excellent article on
" The Restoration of the Bourbons," and " The
Reign of Louis XV111.," evidently written by a
person who not only has paid great attention to
the subject, but has come to it with an impar-
tiality of feeling, and a determination to do jos_
tice to both sides, which we have seldom seen
equalled. The article is founded on a work, by
Lacretelle, entitled " History of France since
the Restoration ;" and if we have any fault to
find with it, it is the scanty praise, mixed up
wi!h censure, which it bestows on the style and
intellectual abilities of an author, who, in our
humble opinion, deserves to be ranked among
the first historical writers of the present century.
There is another work prefixed to it, and on the
same subject, ascribed to M. Decazes ; and from
these publications and other materials, which the •
writer must have collected with great industry
and judgment, the reader is furnished with a
concise and interesting account of the state of •
parishes in France, from a period previous to
the great revolution, up to the expulsion of the
elder branch of the Bourbons in ] 830. The
misfortunes of France, and the final rejection of
the restored family, are with great justice
ascribed more to the character and conduct of
the Bourbons, than either to the abilitiesof Bona-
parte, or the fickleness of the French nation.
Hardly in one instance did that family adopt
measures which, however plausible in appear-
ance, did not betray their superstitious bigotry,
and their unalterable determination to bring back
the ancient regime. Instead of joining cordially
in plans for ameliorating the condition of the
people, establishing good government, and con-
ciliating public opinion, they covertly or openly
opposed every change that had not for its object
the increase of despotic power, or the aggran-
dizement of an effete nobility and a profligate
priesthood. From the period when Louis XVIII.
fled across the Rhine to his landing on the pier
of Calais—a lapse of more than twenty years—
they had not learned one practical lesson of wis-
dom ; though the whole frame of society in
France had been entirely changed, they remained
the same from the beginning to the end of
their career ; they employed the " same un-
measured and inflexible pretensions—the same
utter ignorance of their age—the same obstinate
resistance to the counsels of prudence—the
same deficiency in energy and skill in the exe-
cution of their plans," and though the divine
right of Kings was scouted by every reasonable
being else, the Bourbons still considered the
throne of France as their unalienable right—as a
sort of appanage conferred on them by Heaven
which no earthly power, whatever might be their
conduct, had a right to take from them. The
conduct of the Comte D'Artois (Charles X.)
was as absurd as it was injurious to his family. He
encouraged attacks on the charter, which in
many places, when his influence extended, was
denounced by the priests in their sermons and
burnt by the hands of the executioner. "He
employed himself chiefly in giving away white
cockades, and talking of the panache Blanc to
every one who came near him." The conduct
of Louis, though more rational, displayed any
thing but sound policy. The charter which he
had announced in his address, " must emanate
from the generosity of legitimate absolutism, it
must be given—not accepted—by the Monarch."
After enumerating a variety of acts on the part
of the Government, which alienated the affection
of the people, the writer concludes the descrip-
tion in the following words :
" But the greatest distrust was occasioned by the pro-
ceedings of the Government in the legislative bodies. A
charter adopted after a few deliberations, in which M. de
Montesquieu put a stop to all discussion by denouncing an
irrevocable decision of the King in favour of every dis-
puted article, was ' octroyee' by the King, and explained
in a speech of the Chancellor D'Arnbray, in which it was
insultingly styled an ordonnance of reformation. This
charter was immediately violated, or grossly evaded, by the
establishment of a censorship. Still greater alarm was
soused by the law which restored to the emigrants such of
their confiscated property as bad not been sold or granted
away. This was regarded as a step to the restitution of
that portion of their property which had passed into the
hands of individuals ; and a natural alarm was generally
excited among all the holders of national property. The
peasantry expected with dread the return of their seigneur
and cure, and the consequent establishment of seignorial
rights, and of that impost, the most universally detested
.y every civilized people, the tithe. The dissatisfaction
spread daily and increased in intensity. The King him-
self divined its existence, and became alarmed ; he was
anxious to take better advisers, and even desired to profit
by the counsels tendered him by the leaders of the liberal
party. But the ir,fluence of his brother and the court
terrified and enslaved the weak Monarch. Fouche and
Barras were repulsed from his presence, because the
Duchesse d'Angouleme was to fall " roide morte" at the sight
of a regicide: and up to the very landing of Napoleon the
court were amused and betrayed by the reports in which
MM. de Blacas and Beugnot depicted, in the cant of their
party, the growing affection of the peeple for the race of
' St. Louie.'

As a proof of the writer's impartiality we give
the following animated and striking description
of the feelings of the French people towards
Bonaparte during the " Hundred Days" :

" Nevertheless, during the Hundred Days the nation
did not trust Napoleon. They knew that he was as much
disqualified by personal character to be the head of a
limited monarchy, as the Bourbons were by their attach-
nsent to the ideas of other times. They knew that his
selfish love of power, his low ambition for the aggrandize-
ment of his race, even his lofty impatience of submitting
the conceptions of his genius to the control of opinion,
unfitted him for the yoke of representative government.
When they saw him again in military possession of the
capital and the country, they endeavoured to bribe him
over to patriotism by the promise of national support. But
they could not but see the impatience with which he hum-
bled himself before his people in his hour of need, and his
longings for the success that might render him independent
of popular aid. Still did he attach himself to the forms
and splendour which had rendered the Imperial Court
odious to thinking people : still did he gather round him
the base and ignorant counselors to whose subservience be
was accustomed ; still relying on the support of the army
and the recollection of those glories which had desolated
France, he fancied himself necessary to his country, and
lavished his contempt on the dreamers who ventured to
cherish the idea of constitutional restrictions on the autho-
rity of " the only representative of the nation." He had
indeed profited as little by exile as the very Bourbons
whose prejudices he derided. He had learned nothing--
had forgotten nothing. He recollected the delight with
which the people, wearied by the revolution, bad cast
themselves beneath the protection of his sword : their
pride in his ancient victories ; their admiration of the
splendour of his court. He forgot how severely he had
taught them the curse of a military despotism, the horrors
of both triumphant and disastrous wars, the oppression of
courtly pomp. He submitted to temporary restraint, in
the hope of ultimately being enabled once more to exer-
cise the vieux bras de l'empereur.' And this the people
saw. They knew him to be as false as he was imperious :
and even while they supported him against the dynasty

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 29.—Wind S.E. to N.E., fresh.
—Passed by the Catherine, Fearn, from Bengal, sailed
Sept. 17 ; Cape of Good Hope, Nov. 25 ; passed St. He-
lena, the 9th ult. and Ascension the Ilth.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the
Rose, Alexander, and the Frithe, Moberg, from Tar-
ragona.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 28.—Wind W.S.W. to S.W., mo•
derate.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Pantaloon, from Lis-
bon; sailed 20th inst., and Oporto 22d ; the Mary, Snell,
from Bahia ; and the Amity, Nichols, from Messina.

. -
BRISTOL, JAN. 29.-Arrived the Abel Gower, Smith,
and the Governor Harcourt, Milbank, from Mauritius.
MILFORD, JAN. 28.-Arrived the Barrington, Tate,
from Odessa, and the Daedalus, from Nexv Orleans.
COWES, JAN. 29.-Arrived the Antoinette, Kuudsen,
from Havannah, leaky, and the Governor Brooks, Sims,
from Alexandria, with damage, having been struck by a sea.
POOLE, JAN. 28.-Arrived the Perseverance, Brewer,
and the Harlow, Scagd, from Newfoundland.
TORBAY, JAN. 28.-Arrived the Chichester, Hellyer
from St. Michael's.
DARTMOUTH, JAN. 28.-Arrived off port, the Harriet
from Newfoundland.
SCILLY, JAN. 28.-Arrived off port, the Swift, from
St. Michael's, and the Good Intent, Cook, from Seville.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 28.—Arrived the Imogene, Richards,
from the Mauritius—sailed on the 9!la of Nov. ; St.
Vincent, Thompson, from Berbice ; Carahoo, Neale, from
Laguna ; Mary Clark, Battushull, from Trinidad ; Fame,
Winsor, Samuel Wright and James Perkins, from Sa-
vannah ; Condist, Thompson, from St. Andrew's, New
Brunswick ; Hope, Molloy, and Huskisson, Wann, from
Newfoundland; Monkey, from Terceira; Ann, Hender-
son, from Zante ; Ann, Line, from Seville ; Albion,
Lorton, from Tarragona; Two Friends, Carpenter, from
Gigon. Off port the Sir Watkin, Spencer, and Ceara,
Adelaide, from New Orleans; Anacreon, from Virginia;
Halifax, Fairly, from Halifax ; and Caledonia, from New
Brunswick.

DUBLIN, JAN. 28.—Arrived the Fanny, Loughey, from
Leghorn ; the Monk, Monk, from Gibral►.ar ; Cornet,
Wayth, from Cadiz; Manner, Gilbert, from London.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY).

CORN EXCHANGE.

There arc moderate arrivals of most descriptions of Grain this
week. The Wheat trade remains very dull, and prices of all
kinds of Grain arc unaltered.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour.
Englidi 3,610 qrs. 4,060 qrs. -340 qrs. 3,49osacks
Irish - - 375 --
Foreign - - - -.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Montreal papers to the 26th December, and Quebec to
the 23d December, have been received at the North and
South American Coffee-house. The Montrea! papers
state that Mr. Markland, appointed by the Governor of
Upper Canada to determine the proportion of duties to be
received from Lower Canada, could not agree with Mr.
Pothier, arbitrator for Lower Canaria, Mr. Markland
clainting3Sk per cent., and Mr. Pothier offering the basis
of the arbitration at 30 per cent.

By letters received from all quarters, we are happy to
state that the warrnet zeal is manifested in procuring
signatures to the loyal address to his Majesty.
The Quebec papers are void of interest.
THE FUNDS.

At length we have accounts from Oporto, by the al--
rival of the Lisbon mail, which sailed from the latter
place on the 20th, and from Oporto on the 22d instant.
The news from Oporto is not of that interest that
we were led to expect. Nothing of a very decisive
character had taken place up to the above date,
but, according to all appearance, and by the private letters
we have seen, we are led to believe that some important
blow will soon be struck fin the part of Don Pedro. The
Marquis de Pabuena has certainly been dismissed.
The Miguelites are still doing great damage to the town.
The lower part is nearly destroyed, and the great gun,
when fired, causes a terrific sound, similar to the shock of
an earthquake; it causes every house to shake. Marshal
Solignac is pursuing his plans slowly, but surely. From
America the information has a warlike appearance. Go-
vernor Hayne,of South Carolina, bids defiance to the Pre-
sident of the United States, calling on the citizens to take
up arms.

In respect to the affair of Holland, nothing of an offi-
cial nature has transpired as yet, but a general expectation
by the well-informed still prevails, that it will soon be
settled.

Consols opened this morning at the price they left off
yesterday, 873
z -g ; soon after went up to 88k; they are at
present, 88k to 1.
All the Foreign Funds have also improved.

HALF-PAST ONE.
Owing to the French Rentes coming considerably
higher, our Funds have rather improved-881 for the
Account. In the Fureign Market, Dutch Stock has also
got up to 45i ; in the other Foreign Securities little doing.
Newfoundland papers have been received at the North
and South American Coffee-house to the 4th January.
They bring the opening of the Session, with the speech
of his Excellency.

THREE O'CLOCK
ConEols for the Account, 88-4- i.

I must begin by announcing what will afflict every one
who has the peace and happiness of Portugal really at hearts
I mean the dismissal of the Marquis of Palmella from his
post as Ambassador, and the exclusion from the Cabinet
of all those who thought with him in politics. The Go-
vernment here say that the Marquis, in the negotiation-
with the Courts of London, Paris, and Madrid, lately en-
trusted to his management, went further in his proposi-
tions than he was empowered, and that her Most Faithful
Nlajesty's Representative felt bound to dismiss him, in
order to mark distinctly to the British Cabinet how en-
tirely the Marquis had acted contrary to the sense and the
letter of his instructions. This you may rely on as authentic,
although not generally known in Oporto, where its promul-
gation might produce a bad effect. The result has been,
that most of the provisional appointments made dur-
ing the absence of the Marquis and the two Mouzinhos
(da Silveira and D'Albuquerque) are made absolute, and
the Secretaryships of Foreign Affairs, the Treasury, and
the Marine, are now in the hands of the Marquis de
Loule, Jose da Silva Carvallio and Bernardo de Sa No-
eueira. The Home Secretaryship is bestowed upon Candid()
Jose Xavier, late first aide•de•camp and still military
secretary of the Emperor. Whether the Marquis of Pal-
:Della has or has not exceeded his powers, I, of course, do
not know ; hut he was understood here to have been vested
with almost unlimited authority to conclude any negotia-
tion which would have the effect of securing the peace of
the country, and his inclination to attain this object was
we'l known. The successor of Palmella is the Marquis de
Louie, a very young man, whose diplomatic talents are yet
to be discovered. He is, however, the Emperor's brother-
in-law, very handsome, sports capital mustachios, and
must, of course, be au able negotiator. M. Xavier is a
inan of ability, was considered a good officer by not a bad
judge : Napoleon, under whom he served, having espoused
the interests of the French on their entry into the
Peninsula. The other nsembers of the Ministry, the
leader of which is M. Freire, are of the high consti-
tutional party, M. Freire having been President of
the Cortes of 1820, and are all from not the higher
orders, in consequence of which a bad feeling subsists be-
tween them and the Fidalgos. The secret of the ap-
pointment of the Marquis de Loule, and M. Xavier is
said to be a desire to conciliate the Cabinet of Madrid.
I beg, in addition, to observe that M. Mouzioho da Sil-
veira is not wholly displaced, as he is appointed Director-
Generai of the Customs.
On Wednesday, one of Don Pedr.,'s cen'ries fired across
the Orestes, at a man of Miguel's on the south side, and
Mr. Hodekinson, a midshipman, was sent on shore to
identify the man, and seized his musket while in the act
of firing, when he drew hi. bayonet upon this young
officer, and the sergeant refused to give his name. Two
of his shots lodged in the ship. The next day the ac-
count was balanced at Miguel's side, by a volunteer from
St. Antonio firing at the boat of the Orestes, in which
the boatswain was a-head of the vessel squaring the yards.
Captain Glascock went to Marshal Solignac, who gave
instant directions to have the refractory sentinel punished.
General Lemos, the commander at the south side, wrote
immediately to say that the man had been, on the instan.
of his offence, taken into custody ; that if the infliction
of 200 stripes would be deemed a sufficient punishment,
they should be laid on ; if, however, the English Cap-
tain wished the man shot, he should be instantly
tried by Court-Martial, and shot according to law.
The making of an example being the object, the Engl ion
Captain thought it would be as well if be could have the
man brought in front of the forces to receive the punish-
ment, and then ask ti:e General to pardon him. Accord-
ingly, on Saturday morning Captain Glascock, accom-
panied by Captain Belcher, went up to head-quarters, and
explained his object to General Lemos, who was at first
extremely unwilling to accede to the request. At length
it was decided on, and the whole party went to Candal,
where about SOO men were drawn out, and the culprit
produced. The General then spoke to the troops, re-
proached them, when the British commander, although
his man was wounded, came to request pardon for the
man who shot him. " Dawn on your knees, scoundrel,"
said he, " and thank this gentleman that you escape the
punishment you have so richly deserved." The fellow
looked upon his delivery as almost miraculous, the affair
was managed dramatically, anti it has since had the very
best effect, as, although on Sunday shots were again fired
from Don Pedro's side, the Miguelite picket in return,
only levelled his musket, set it down, and took of his hat
and bowed to his opponent. Indeed, so beneficial have the
remonstrances of the English been in teaching the parties
at both sides to behave themselves, that the squadron are
now called the Chesterfields of the Douro.

The Consul has not has yet received any answer to a
demand be was directed by Lord Palmerston to make for
the delivery of a brig called the Plsyleria, and her cargo,
seized for a breach of the custom laws, and confiscated.
The ship still remains, but is totally stripped ; the goods
have been sold, the money spent, and difficulties will stand
i❑ the way of its return.
In something of a similar class stand the sequestrations
of the property of absentees, now enforced with a
promptitude hitherto unknown in the legal proceed-
ings of this country. Absentees are declared re-
bels, their properties forfeited, and their houses,
searched for concealed money. This search has, I am
told, been in several cases successful, and, at all events, the
treasury of Don Pedro will be for the present benefited by
it, although the proceeding is anything but agreeable to
the Portuguese. The edict for enforcing a general deposit
of all necessaries of life has been annulled, having created
general discontent as well as been found to be ineffective.
With respect to military affairs, I have nothing of a par-
ticular nature to communicate, as no movement has been
made on either side. Marshal Sulignac is very properly
making himself master of every detail, and taking all
means to perfect the organisation of the troops be-
fore he strikes. That he will soon, and effectively.
I entertain no doubt. The strictest economy is en-
forced, and prodigious waste is thus put a stop
to, for you can have no idea of the slovenly way in
which these departments were managed. Discipline is
preserved strictly, but without harshness. The four Bri-
rish battalions are reduced to two, both under the com-
mand of Colonel Williams. Of the fleet I wish I could
say anything, but we have not seen or heard of it lately.
Admiral Sartorius has not been here, as I supposed was
the case when I last wrote.
We have been unusually, nay, astonishingly quiet for
❑early a week, scarcely a shell or shot thrown in,—a
fact now easily accounted for, by the want of ammuni-
tion on the part of the enemy.
At the Serra, on Wednesday, there was an explosion
el an alarming and most unpleasant description. The
artillerymen were firing shells, when, by some accident,
one of them exploded. Captain Aguiar, of the artillery
and 2 men were killed, and a Lieutenant of the same corps,
with 6 men, amongst them 4 of the 6th Cacadores
and a peasant, severely wounded. The enemy's shot
and shells have been profusely lavished upon this con-
vent. The main body of the building continues standing,
and the church is as sound as before a shot was fired.
Every day new works are constructed, and the position is
now stronger than ever. I wish I could say as much for the
Castle of the Foz, which has been most sadly pummelled
front the S impaio, and the battery on Cabadello point.
The troops are in high spirits, and most anxious for some-
thing to do. They have now an efficient head, and their
confidence is proportionally increased. If we bad had
such a bead three months ago, how different would have
been our condition ! The enemy seem rather busy on the
north side in fortifying their encampments to guard against
any sudden attack from the city, and the mortar battery
commenced by them several weeks ago is as yet unfinished,
and likely to continue so.

SATURDAY, JAN. 19.

The enemy have received a fresh supply of ammunition,
which they proved this morning by throwing in shot and
phell, without intermission, from about 4 until 6 o'clock.
Very few lives were lost (women and children) but con
siderable injury was done to the houses. There is a
gentleman here with artillery upon a new principle, from
which great hopes of efficient assistance are formed. The
balls are made of some chymical composition, said to be
of tremendous power. They have not yet been brought
into operation, but I trust they will answer all expecta-
tions formed of them. Another mutiny broke out in one
of the British battalions yesterday, or the day before, in
consequence of some irregularity in their payment, and a
want of shoes and great-coats complained of. It was
speedily subdued, and all is well again. There is, I know,
plenty of clothing in store, and mote than 7,000 pair o'
shoes.

SUNDAY, JAN. 20.

At length we both hear and see the fleet. Early to-day
the Raina de Portugal have in sight, towed by
the London Merchant steamer, and followed by the
Donna Maria and Don Pedro frigates and a
brig. Admiral Sartorius, in the Rainha, came close
in shore and fired in passing at the Fort of Matto-
zinhos and the Castello do Quejo. He then went on to the
southward and fired at the Cabodello battery, from which
several of Miguel's fellows scampered with precipitate
haste. Some shots were, however, fired at the ship, and
one struck her mizen trysail mast, but did scarcely any
mischief. The Drnid frigate here ealuted the Admiral

We believe that in the course of yesterday despatches of
a very interesting nature, from London, reached the Go-
vernment ; they are said to relate to the question of the
navigation of the Scheldt, and to the speedy adoption of
measures to remove the obstacles which the King of Hol-
hud is disposed to throw in the way.—Emancipation.
We positively know that the French Government has
paid for the supplies of every kind received during the
siege of the Citadel, and that a balance still in arrear will
ne immedia'ely paid, on the application of the Minister
,if War.
The Moniteur contradicts as follows the statement of
he Courrier Beige:—
" We are authorized to declare, that the Government
has received no communication of this kind, either from
NL de Latour Maubourg, or any other person. If the
\ linister of War has applied to the Chamber to be authii-
rzed to pay for articles furnished to the French troops in
1831 by the Belgians, it is only by way of advance to re-
lieve several of our countrymen, in expectation of this ex-
pense being regulated by the French budget."
The 11 th battery of artillery arrived here yesterday on
!ts way from Tirlemont to Alost, to join the division of
General Clump, to which is belongs.

In consequence of the different movements of our army,
the great park of artillery of the marine, now at Wavrt,
is going to Ath and Mons.

Three Poles, deserters from the Prussian army, arrived
vesterday at Brussels, and were sent to to the depot of the
Foreign Legion, at Audenarde.—Brussels Papers,
Jan. 27.

FRENCH FRONTIERS, JAN. 17.—Several German
Journals have lately spoken of a note addressed by the
Diet to the French Government respecting a supposed
violation of the territory of the confederation in Luxem-
burg. We learn on good authority that the answer of the
French Cabinet is entirely in the pacific spirit which,
while it maintains the dignity of France, carefully regards
what is due to the neighbouring states. Is seems that the
whole affair was limited to 3 convoys, each of three wag-
ons with muskets, accompanied by a subaltern officer. The
honour of Germany,we are assured, is perfectly satisfied by
the French note without sacrificing any point of the rights
of Belgium, founded on the treaty of the 15th November,
which Austria and Prussia joined in signing. This note,
tis said, has been received with entire satisfaction at
Frankfort.—Nuremburg Correspondent, Jan. 22.

KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

THE KING V. WOODCOCK AND OTHERS.

In the latter end of last term, the Solicitor-General ob-
tained a rule Nisi for a criminal information against the
defendants, Mr. Woodcock and Mr. Wilmot, solicitor, at
Coventry, and two other persons named Johnson and
Hedger, for having combined together, by means of fraud
and forgery, to procure the insertion of the names of fic-
titious voters at the hoe election for Members to serve in
Parliament for the city of Coventry.
Sir JAMES SCARLETT, on behalf of Mr. Woodcock, to-
day showed cause against the rule. lie said the crime
imputed to Mr. Woodcock was said to have been
perpetrated on or before the 25th of September,
the revising barristers performed their duty in Octo-
ber, and yet this rule was not applied for until within
a day or two of the last Term, viz., the 23d November.
rhe fact was, that the rule had been obtained solely to
suit election purposes ; for, after it had been granted, it
had been circulated about the town in the shape of squabs
—thus making the Court of King's Bench the means and
the arena for electioneering. The Learned Counsel read
one of the vquil,s, which was a parody in the shape of
verses from Scripture—" Now it came to pass," &c.,
and, in allusion to the application in this Court, it
described the Lord Chief Justice as " Thomas, the
Chief Judge of the land."—(Loud laughter.) The
parties who had got the rule had gained the election,
and therefore they ought to be satisfied with letting the
matter drop where it was. The nature of the charge was,
that the defendants conspired to send in claims of persons
to vote who were either not entitled to vote or were dead,
and in order to support that charge, it appeared that four
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quired to infer conspiracy and fraud. In answer to it, the
affidavit of Mr. Woodcock, corroborated by those of other
persons, stated that he had not in any way interfered
in the manner charged to him—that he had been
frequently applied to by persons to sho them the
way to fill up the blank forms, and that he had in
some instances filled them up at their request, but only as
regarded residence and qualification, without knowing the
names of the parties, or for whom they intended to vote ;
and that he had only done as he felt bound to do, as the
agent for Messrs. Tyler and Thomas, the candidates. As
to the meetings with the other defendants, it was fully
sworn that they had no connection with the filling up of
blanks or making fictitious claims, but related solely to the
ascertaining the result of the canvass, with a view of re-
porting the same to the candidates. Having gone through all
the affidavits on each side, the Learned Counsel said he was
confident that the Court would agree with him, that not the
slightest blame could be attached to Mr. Woodcock, who
had completely answered every part of the charge.
Mr. Sergeant Gorman/or followed on the same side.
Mr. CROWTHER addressed the Court on behalf of the
defendant Mr. Wilmot; and Mr. ELLIOT on behalf of Mr.
Hedger and Mr. Johnson.
The case had not concluded when our reporter left.