The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-08 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, APRIL 4.—The Examiners appointed to
elect a scholar on Dean Ireland's foundation have an-
nounced to the Vice-Chancellor that they have elected
John Young Sargent, post-master of Merton Col-
lege; at the same time they are also of opinion that
Mr. W. S. Day, scholar of Wadham, and Mr. Herbert
Coleridge, scholar of Balliol, are deserving of honour-
able mention.
The Professor of Poetry, Mr. J. Garbett, of Brase-
nose College, will deliver his Terminal Lecture, at the
Clarendon, on Thursday, the 10th inst., at two o'clock.

ELECTION COMMITTEE,
ST. ALBAN'S.

At the sitting of the Committee yesterday morning, the
CHAIRMAN inquired if the missing witness Waggett was
yet forthcoming?
Mr. CLARKE said he was not; at a later period of the
day he would be able to state what proceedings had been
taken to discover him, but the officer of the House who
had been in search of him was not now attendance.
The room was then cleared; on Frties being again
admitted the Chairman ordered the evidence to be pro-
ceeded with.

Mr. 11. Edwards was called in, and ordered to be in
attendance until discharged.
William Lynes, the witness who was committed on
Saturday for prevarication, was brought in the custody
of the officer of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and placed in the
wiiness's chair for further examination.

Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE objected to the examination
of this witness being proceeded with, as he was under
duresse. The Learned Sergeant was heard at some length
in support of this objection, and the room was again
cleared for deliberation. On parties being re-admitted,
The CHAIRMAN ordered the Learned Counsel to pro-
ceed with the examination of this witness.

William Lynes was again examined, but no very
material fact was elicited except that, after the elec•
tion, the witness remained'concealed for some days,
with several others, at Mr. Edwards's house ; and, accord-
ing to his own account, without knowing or i❑quiring
the reason why, or remonstrating against such a
course of proceeding. The witness gave his evidence in
the same hesitating manner which had drawn on him
the censure of the Committee on Saturday.
Thomas Atkins, a labouring man of St. Alban's, was
the next witness examined—He said he voted on the
last election for Mr. Bell, but on all former elections for
thirty years he had voted for the blue party. He ceuld
not tell why he had changed sides this time. He had
had an interview previous to the election with Mr. Ed-
wards, who left word for him at his (witness's) house to
call at the committee-rooms. No money passed between
them then or at any other time, but witness promised to
vote for Mr. Bell, en Edwards asking him to do so.
After the election witness remained for some time shut
up at Mr.tEdwards's house with several others, he went
there at Edwards's request, and for no other reason that
I he knew of.

Mrs. Sarah Atkits, the wife of the former witness,
was next called. This witness seemed to know nothing,
and in spite of repeated cautions from the Chairman,
the united efforts of counsel and the Committee, could
produce from her nothing beyond " I don't know," " I
can't remember," " I had nothing to do with the elec-
tion, and I know nothing at all about it."
The witness confirming to persist in evasive and indi-
rect testimony,
The Hon. CHAIRMAN said, really we cannot endure
this. It is gross prevarication. You are an old woman,
and we are willing to make every allowance, but we must
have direct answers.

Sir B. HALL—It is disgraceful that the Committee,
with other important duties to perform, should have to
sit here to be trifled with in this way.
Witness—Knew Brabant, clerk to Mr. Lowe, the local

agent of St. Albans, who brought the summons for her
husband to attend before the Committee. Her husband

had two sovereigns horn the blue party f)r his expenses
to enable him to come up to London on this inquiry, but
did not receive anything during election time. Did not
tell him that her husband had not received more than
others received at the last election.
The Hon. CHAIRMAN—(the evidence being olosod)
Go away, woman.—(Laughter.)
Henry Brabant examined—Corroborated the last wit-
ness, and deposed to her having told him that her " hus-
band had received no more than the rest, or no more
than o hers at the last election."
Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE—The attorney's clerk is con-
tradicted by two witnesses.
The CHAIRMAN —We have our own impression.
The Committee now wished to know what course the
petitioners intended to take.
Mr. Merewether stated that they had now adduced
five of the abducted witnesses—Howard, Brandon, Biggs,
Atkins, and Lynes; and the other four—Skeggs, Birch-
more, Waggett, and Forster, were not forthcoming.
He had, thereiere, to suggest that the Committee should
adjourn and report the state of things to the House, to
deal with as they might think fit.
Mr. Sergeant KINGLIKE opposed on behalf of the sit-

ting Member, recapitulating what had taken place since
the first meeting of the Committee. The mai❑ object
of the Committee was to inquire into the merits of the
petition against the return of the sitting Member, but
nearly ull their time bad been consumed in an investigl-
tion that had been engrafted on it, with reference to the
alleged abduction of witnesses with which he had nothing
to do.
After some further discussion the roomlwas cleared, the
Committee having been in deliberation a short time.
On the re-entry of the public,
The CHAIRMAN said they had come to the determina-
tion of adjourning until Thursday, to go on with the
general case, and that they should make a special report
to the House with reference to the case of Waggett.
Daring the deliberations of the Committee Mr.
Rickards, the Speaker's counsel, was sent for by the
Committee.
The Committee then adjourned.