The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-05 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY

SE ALBAN'S BRIBERY COMMISSION.
ST. ALBAN'S, TUESDAY EVENING.—The Commis-
sioners resumed the inquiry this morning at half-past ten
o'clock. The court was excessively crowded, and much
interest was manifested from the fact of its being spread
abroad that Mr. James Coppock, tLe well-known elec-
tioneering agent, was to be examined.
Hayward Edwards, son of Henry Edwards, deposed
that he acted as doorkeeper at the house in Sovereign-
alley, and was employed for that purpose by his father,
to let voters in and out when they came in the dusk of
the evening. Had been to Coppock's for the " packets,"
which contained gold. His father promised him and his
brother a situation under Government, through Mr.
Coppock, but they did not obtain it. Witness was a
f.i mer now on his own account. Had acted in the same
capacity as doorkeeper in 1847, under Raphael's party,
and saw a good many electors at the house in Sovereign-
alley on the occasion of the last election, who had been
there in Mr. Raphael's time. Introduced the various
electors to his father, who had been previously employed
for Mr. B. B. Cabbell, the Conset votive candidate. Mr.
Cabbell succeeded, and afterwards gave one of his (wit-
ness's) younger brothers a presentation to Christ's
Hospital.
Henry Edwards recalled and examined—Had not had
returned to him any of the money ho had given as
" head money" at the last election, nor had any persons
made application to him to be allowed to return the
money, beyond one of the name of Saunders, nor had
he had any communication with any one on the subject.
Had received a letter from Mr. Coppock, from Hastings,
wishing to know what had taken place before the Com-
mission. Confirmed the statement made by his son as
to the prospect of obtaining a situation, and that the
communication to that effect was received from Cop-
pock. Ho promised a situation, but there was no men-
tion of a Government eituatior,
Francis Edwards, third son of the last witness, said
he had acted in a ;similar way with his brother on the
occasion of the last election at the house in Sovereign-
alley. Went to Coppeck's, in Parliament-street, and
received three "packets" containing gold.
Mr. James Coppeck was then called, sworn, and ex-
amined—Was a solicitor and Parliamentary agent, No.
40, Parliament-street. Prior to ooming to give his evi-
dence before the Commissioners to disclose anything
that had been confided to him in confidence, and in his
capacity as solicitor, he deemed it right to obtain the
permission of Mr. Bell before he disclosed anything, as
without Mr. Bell's permission, with all deference to the
Court, no power upon earth would make him say a
single word. He accordingly wrote to Mr. Bell, and
received a reply, both of which he would read to
the Court. He was perfectly willing to tell everything
he knew. The letter to Mr. Bell stated that before h.
(Mr. Coppock) was examined at St. Alban's, he should
wish to know whether there was any, and if any, what
part of his communications with him relative to the St.
Alban's election he (Mr. Bell) wished to be kept secret.
He held, and was prepared to hold, that the confidence
that was always reposed by a client in a solicitor could
not he violated by an es post facto Act of Parliament,
such as the St. Alban's Bribery Commission Act, and no
power on earth should make him say it, without Mr.
Bell had the kindnets to inform him, by post on the fol-
lowing day, whether he was in any way held by him
bound not to disclose any matter between them relative
to St. Alban's, or whether he might feel at liberty to
relate what he thought the facts warranted, and the Com-
missioners compelled him to tell. Had Mr. Bell not given
his permission, he should not have appeared before the
Commission. The answer he received to this letter from
Mr. Bell was to the effect, that Mr. Bell requested he
would not, on his (Mr. Bell's) account, withhold any
evidence he (the witness) might think either necessary or
important in carrying out the objects of the St. Alban's
Commission. By that Act, the confidence between so-
licitor and client was violated; but he was not aware
that there was anything it was desirable to withhold,
Admitted having written a letter from Hastings to Ed-
wards, asking for information as to how the inquiry was
going on, and the day after Edwards had been examined
ho (witness) received a reply from Edwards, stating,
" It is said by the Commissioners that you will be in
attendance here on Tuesday next, the day to which the
Commission have adjourned. Nothing has come out yet
touching your name, further than the money-2,500/.
being traced to your office." It appeared to have been
sent to his (Coppock's) office, by Mr. Bell's partner, cor-
roborated by Messrs. Brace and Colt. They had drawn
out from him what his inducement was to act, but he
should not without further advice answer the question,
cost him what it might. He had gone through the re-
gister alphabetically, and it appeared that money had
been given to 250 persons. The letter concluded by
saying—" Mr. Bell has just left after taking dinner in
excellent spirits." It was in 1849 that witness first heard
of the vacancy in the representation of Sr. Alban's, and
when he first knew Mr. Bell. A friend of Mr. Bell's
and of witness celled on witness, and stated that he
had a friend who wished to get into Parliament.
Witness's profession led him very much in connexion
with Parliamentary matters, and this had been so
for the last fifteen or sixteen year. Shortly after
Sir Robert Peel's celebrated speech " Register,
register," en association was formed by the
Liberal party, in 1835, which comprised several
hundred people of the Liberal party, and shortly after,
witness became secretary to the association The object
of the association was to attend to the registrations ge-
nerally throughout England in the different boroughs,
and to promote the Liberal cause generally. That led
him into communication with nearly every borough and
county town in the kingdom, and from that time to this
he had been in some way connected with the Liberal
party whenever a vacancy occurred. He had constantly
watched them, and knew something of most places in
England; and if, instead of going through the register
of voters as Mr. Edwards had done, and marking the
name of every man who had sold his vote, he were to go
through the list of British boroughs returning Members
to Parliament, beginning with the first on the list—say
Abingdon, down to Stafford—and if he were to put oppo-
site the name of the respective Members " bought his
seat," he should make more extraordinary disclosures
than that of Mr. Edwards himself.—(Loud applause,
and cries of " Order.")
He did not make that state-
ment for applause; but he statedit to show the system,
and no man in the kingdom had a greater horror of
the system than he had. When the vacancy oc-
curred, and Mr. Bell was anxious to get into Par-
liament, a Mr. Thorby, an old friend ot witness, said
he h
—did witness know of a vacancy. Witness asked
who his friend was, and what were his position and cir-
cumstances, and if he was what was called " a produce-
ad
a friend who was anxious to get into Parliament
able man"—(Laughter)—if he was an orator. Mr.
Thorby replied, " Oh, yes, I will give you the informa-
tion, but I only want to know if there is a vacancy, and
then I will introduce you to him, but I have no autho-
rity to give his name." Witness also required his poli-
tics. Never was employed by Rey but one side, and
never would Le. Witness took time to consider, and
Thorby returned in three weeks, and gave the name of
Mrr
in s Bell.epl
pocket-book,
Witnessexpense
,dr
having
made
tg et:lmraMa
memorandum
Boitnealgal
ud
itcroime callst a shoi
tnso
nhajlimtmrc..
he would be wil-
ling to incur, because it was absolutely necessary to
know the depth of a Member of Parliament's pocket,
n
as well as the nature of his politics.—(Laughter.)
thatwu would be
only willing
object
Witness inquired the amount of money he (Mr. Bell)
Belltlat told Witnesssnetscs
promote some views relative to the medical profession,
which for years he had laboured to bring forward,
and he thought he could better carry them out by ob-
taining a seat in Parliament. Mr. Bell stated that he
had no ambitious views that ho asked for nothing—
that money was not to be an object that he
should not mind a proper expenditure. Witness
asked him what he would expend, and when asked, in
reply, what would bo sufficient, said from 1,500/. to
2,500/. according to the place that was sought, and Mr.
Bell authorised him to send word to him whenever a
vacancy occurred. Twelvemonths elapsed before any-
thing did occur, and then on Mr, Raphael's death wit-
ness negotiated with parties at St, Alban's, and amongst
the number with Mr. Edwards, cad he told him that
2,5001. would be the expense if there was a contest, but
that if there was not a contest it would be considerably
less. There was also a probability at this time that the
Hon. Mr. Craven would become a candidate; and a per-
son of family like Mr. Craven always had an advantage
over a man from the ranks, but ultimately Mr. Craven
declined to stand. At this period witness found that St.
Alban's was in the market in London in threo different
channels, and by three parties connected with the borough,
each of them anxious to promote a candidate, and witness
had peculiar means for knowing the movements of all
three, and it was in this way he heard that
with Sir R. Carden 1,500/. aas the limit, and
h did not like 2,500/.—(Laughter.) The
that e
third party in the borough made every effort to get
a candidate sake
simply for the of the
expenditure,
oss of principle or politics—(Hear.)
This sort of thing had been
and utterly ragardl e .
the case
h at St. Alban's for
hundred Years. The principle ot " bleed
the last one
and bribe" had always been the ruling principle.
There
in St. Alban's who knew
were some respectable but'stem, the great majority of the
nothing of that system, g
voters had always been bought and _ sold without regard
anything else. Mr. Bell having at the
to principle or t i 2 500/, should be •
the maxi-
mum,last election arranged that ,
that the money should be supplied,
and it was agreed ,5;
office in
,
and it was sent to witness Parliament-street,
by somebody. never opened the " pack t "
Witness _ e s, or
the money. -I)id not know
saw one farthing of
e they came, but knew for what
whom, or from whence they
these matters inquiries
they were intended.
In all
The packets went as were
never particularly Ma.
all transactions of the kind, iny
came, as was the case _ .
which ho was ever concerned. Wit-
any borough for
to do with the arrangement or
Wit-
ness Bever had anything
and derived no advantage or
disposition of the money,
The 9,500/. ' - went in that
benefit, except a political one.
and
well known notorious that St. Al-
way, and it was
and sold. Witness's bill, on the
Al-
ban's was to be bought -
the House, and Committee
of of the petition
allt/a of which Mr. Bell had paid.'e
of Inquiry, was 1,000
questioned at considerable
The witness was then q
length by the Comm'. "ssioners, with reference to the as-
cordon of Edwards on a previous occasion, as to the
promise, by Cuppock, of an appointment or situation,
election successfully, and
provided ho carried out the d
Go-
vernment denied ever having premise any
good faith.
post, ffice or appointment of
vernment situation, or any o
admitted that any kind, though he a at he had precure
posts, cfnces, and appointments _
under Government, and
on railways, by recommendation, or in his own office.
'
for other persons on other OCCE.9Iono • had exerted him
self to obtain places for people under Goveintnent who .
• ,
had exerted themselves in elections which
he had been
engaged; and had exerted himself to servo those aho
bed served him. When the money came to his office
for Edwards he had no itieti actions as to how it was to be
employed. Was aware of what was going on in St.
Alban's; but did not know that the money was to Le (M.
ployed iu bre [wry. Though he (witness) hs.d been secre-
tary to the Reform Association, which was now defunct,

THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
The prospect that the ;steady increase in the
bullion of the Bank may continue for a lengthened
period is regarded in the City as giving ad-
ditional urgency to the question of the law of
partnership. :With Consols already approaching
par, it is evident that if a further accumulation of capital
should go on for several months, some new outlet will be
forced. It is equally evident, from the condition of Eu-
rope, that that new outlet must be found either at home,
in the colonies, or in the United States. Whether each
shall enjoy its healthy proportion will depend mach upon
the boldness and promptitude of our commercial legisla-
tion. No one can have mixed in business during the
last four years without arriving at the conviction that the
day of joint-stock companies, under their old form, is
at an end, and consequently that if capital is to be
diffused and employed at home it must be under some
new conditions. The system of foreign loans has
equally received a deathblow. Sardinia and Den-
mark are, perhaps, the only two borrowing States in
Europe that could now raise even small amounts in
our markets, and these have already been supplied to
the extent their resources warrant. Austria and
France indicate respectfully an annual want of about
8,000,000/. sterling; but it has been demonstrated that,
although if the present state of things in those countries
is to continue the money must be raised in some manner,
it will be impossible for the smallest fraction of it to be
obtained here. The fate of the recent proposals con-
nected with the Western Railway of France shows that
as regards public works in that country the prospect is
the same, and that hence fee scheme for the Lyons and
Avignon line, which is to fee one of the earliest measures
before tho Assembly, will fail to derive any support from
this side. Thus, while en terprise at home is checked by
the state of the law, it is shut out from the entire conti-
nent by political causes. As regards the colonies, the
Cape can afford no field while it is the scene of war, and
capitalists will not venture their money in Australia
when they must wait eight months to hear even of its
arrival. In India Government interference and super-
vision is inconsistent with the possibility of commercial
progress, and Canada can never compete on a large scale
with the attractions of her immediate neighbours. Under
these circumstances it is plain that when the next ex-
ternal rush of capital takes place it will be to the United
States. Indeed, for the les.st five years, the value of
money in the two countries has been so disproportioned
that all who were conversant with the opportunities
that presented themselves were surprised the natural
course of operations, which:was sure, sooner or later, to
bring about a nearer adjuntment of the rates, was so
long delayed. A knowhe lge of the way in which our
partnership law operates to discourage individual enter-
prise and to dam up capit tif till it breaks all bounds in a
sympathetic mania is sufficient, however, to explain the
anomaly. There is no re Cason why the rewards of en-
terprise should not be eh neost as great in this country as
in America, and they would become so if capital were
equally free. That the'un de rtakings which:have been car-
ried forward in the various states for:the past five years
have yielded high rewards which have had nothing
to do with any artificial excitement, has been
proved by tho fact of the rate of money during the
whole time having rile pal from 5 to 12 per cent.,
a period of some months having, moreover, just been
passed with safety in which it was as high as from 12
to 18 per cent. With the growing intercourse between
the two countries it will be impossible that such a dis-
parity can much longer continue. Tho thing to be de-
sired, however, is that enter -prise should be so facilitated
in England as to render it worth while to pay high rates
for money here in place of letting the equalization be
effected by a sudden drain -to the other side. There are,
it is true, abundant openiesgs in the United States in
which English capital na'g ht, in moderate supplies, be
constantly employed, andi still more numerous aro the
projects in which a union of the two nations would be ad-
vantageous; but a violent and indiscriminate outpouring
is ruinous alike to both, ice it corrupts the one and en-
rages the other by all the consequent lose. Whether this
result, which was witness o d in 1839, is again to be seen
a few years hence must., therefore, very much depend
upon the course of legit. lation meanwhile; but if such
should be the case, it is s s be hoped, when we experienc
its inconveniences, we sh ell be sufficiently just to bear in
mind that the reproach n t our own doors will be heavier
than any we can be entitle el to throw elsewhere.— Tirnes
City Article.

EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1851.

PLUNDER OF THE BRIG VIOLET,
OF WISBEACH, BY PIRATES-CAPTIVITY
OF HER CREW AMONG THE MOORS.

FURTHER INTELLIGENCE.
Mr. Drummond Ilay, the Chargi d'Affaires at Tan-
gier, has mrde report to the Admiralty that the survivors
of the crew of the Violet were in health at the time of
the departure of the mail. This occurrence took place on
the 3d or fth of October, end it appears more than
strange for the Violet's owner, captain, and crew, to
have been suffered to remain so long in captivity. The
French Government are about to make reprisals on
Sallee, for some maltreatment which the crew of a
Marseilles ship, wrecked upon the coast of Morocco, un-
derwent from the Moors; and it is hoped that this affair
of the Violet's will cause Lord Palmerston to bestow a
chastisement upon the entire nest of pirates, so that our
ships may navigate the Mediterranean without hindrance.
We tette the subjoined from another source :
The following is a list of the casualties on board the
Janus's boats:—

Commander Powell, shot through both thighs, nol
dangerously.
MT. Painter, shot through both thighs, slightly.
John Ford, boatswr'n mate, leg shattered, dan-
gerously.
J. Ending, seaman, kg shattered, dangerously.
James Frost, seaman, shot through the body, dan-
gerously.
J. M'Tean, marine, shot in the hip, slightly.
James Connoly, boy, shot in the arm, dangerously.
B. Mason, boy, slighted wounded in the head.
The Janus proceeded to Tangier on the 21st, no doubt
for the purpose of acquainting our Consul there with
what had taken place, that the same aright be made
known to the Emperor.
The mishap to the Janus will probably be shortly fol-
lowed by a more effective dealonstration against the
pirates. The Governor of Gibraltar, on the 25th, for-
warded dispatches by the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany's steamer Sultan, to Admiral Sir William Parker
at Malta. Dispatches were also sent by the Montrose
to Commodore Martin, at Lisbon, on receipt of which
the Arethusa, 50, and screw frigate Dauntless, were in-
stantly ordered to Gibraltar. It was elso understood
that reparation would bo demanded from the
Emperor of Morocco for the aggressions and piracies of
his subjects on the Riff coast.

WRECK ON THE LONG SAND.
The French brig Etoile do la bier was wrecked on
Thursday on this ill-fated sand. The following is the
statement of the captain (Jouanna), as communicated at
his request, by Mr. 0. J. Williams, the French consular
agent at Harwich :—" The 30th October, between 5 and
6 A.M., we atm& on the Long Sand, the wind blowing
a gale from the N.N.W., the weather being very thick,
which prevented our seeing the lights. As soon as the
vessel struck the rudder was unshipped and the stern-
post displaced; she filled immediately. For our own
safety we cut down the mainmast, which fell into our
longboat and broke it to pieces. We were in this sad
position and covered by the sea, when we perceived two
smacks snaking towards us, but to our astonishment they
came within two miles of us and then bore away. We
then considered ourselves as lost, for the sea become
higher, and at times completely covering us. At this
moment we perceived a third smack; the crew were
launching their boat and five men, of whom oue was
the master, with unequalled courage embarked in
it, and came, in spite of the heavy sea, under
our bowsprit, when six of my crew with much diffi-
culty got into it. The boat being very much laden
made for the smack, which they regained with the
greatest fatigue in an hour. As soon as the men were
on board the same five men returned to rescue the four
of us left behind, and at 8.30 A.u. wo were all ten
on board the smack. IWe cannot sufficiently thank them
for the affable manner in which they recegiv:evd;su,stfhoeosee.
brave men offering us their clothes and in
The smack is called the Aurora's Increase, of Harwich,
Lewis, master, without whose assistance we should
inevitably have perished ; and not only did these men
risk their lives, but the crew of the Tryal joined them
in their endeavour to save us. At 8.30 P.Msmack
arrived the
arrived at Harwich, and placed us under the
cafe of Mr.
Oliver John Williams, consular agent for France,
who.
tphreovfiodleldowuig
board,snwitahfternoon a
clothes,lodgfirncgo,rassto &Lco.n,
dgoinvinfgroums
the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Society, in
order to see the Consul-General, who will forwe'-d us to
our respective homes. The brig was on voyage from
Archangel bound to St. Valery-sur-Soramo, with a
cargo of hemp consigned to order."

THE RECENT SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBERY
BY A SERVANT AT MANCHESTER. —We noticed the pro-
ceedings in thislv ceahse at some length in our publication of
tAhlaotndjao
yhttlEAsttlinson
to in the course of the since been informcd, on authority,
apfrgonewee,aoinngeso,fwthaes
Manchester some days ago, and t-Iten to Glc•
has been parties
go wapprehended
where al
ud
in
committed to take his trial on a charge of forgery.
On Saturday last Mr. M'Kie, the Glasgow superintendent
of police, arrived in Manchester with a warrant to apprehend
James Atkinson, the person who preferred the charge of
felony against his servant Stone. Mr. M‘Kie fouccec ded
apprehending James Atkinson at Burnley, on Sunday even-
ing,"nsonWiri obtain-
and he was on Monday conveyed in his custody to
Glasgow. The charge rgainst James Atl'
ing goods in that city by fraud and under false pretenc-3.
It is stated on good autnotity that, from the proceedings
that have taken place, Mr. Edward Bennett, who NV:: '3 con-
cerned for the creditors, and who defended the servant, hes
been enabled to trace goods to a very considerable amount
shipped to Philadelphia and other places, and from
prompt and exergetic measures taken the creditors
enter-
tain no doubt but that they will La recovered for ther
benefit.

THE TRURLOW POISONING CASES.--111 relation to
these cases, which we reported at considerable leng th, the
ispwich Express of yesterday says;_" We understai id it is
intended to proceed against the person who sold the arsenic,
under the late Act of Parliament; cud in truth it aught to
be considered that every transgerc:sion of the statute ap-
proaches very closely to what, under the old law, wics called
missition of felony."

it had nothing to do with the Reform Club, nor had the f NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Reform Club anything whatsver to do with the St. Alban's i PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Swedish frigate En-
election. When the vacancy in Sr. Alban's occurred, the genic, 40, Captain Virgin, and corvette Pagerbjelke, 16,
parties came up from St. Alban's and searched the law Captain Englehart, fired a salute of 21 guns each to-
courts and other places fora candidate, asking them what day at twelve o'clock, in honour of the anrirersarn of they could afford to spend. There was nothing to be the union of Sweden end Norway. At 330 this aster-
done in St. Alban's without "head money." When the
noon they got under weigh, and left Spithead in pursuit
present Sir H. G. Ward some years ago stood fur St. of their respective in'ssions, the former to circumnavi-
gate the
Alban's, it cost him 2,400/, but when he went to Shef-globe, end the latter to perform service at Rio
field, a town with a constituency of some thousands, Sir de Janeiro.
Henry Ward wrote to witness to say that his total The Simoom iron steam-frigate is ordered into the
electioneering expenses only cost him 1504—(Loud Sidon dock to have the improved cooking galley fitted to
laughter)—and he thanked Mr. Coppock for sending her, and otherwise to La prepared for commission.
him there from St. .A !ban's. The expense of the last The Blenheim, 60, screw guardship of the steam-
election for St, Alban's might have been done for 2001, squadron, Captain W. H. Henderson, C. 8., will go out
including hustings, clerks, &c., and that would leave of harbour to-morrow, and prove her machinery, &c., at
501. for the manager of the election. " You cannot," the measured mile in Stoke's Bay. said the witness, emphatically, " prevent this species of The Fairy royal steam-yacht will be out of the hands expenditure, until you el low the ballot, which would be of the engiacers on Satin day, and out of dock on Mon-
the only preventive against bribery."—(Loud applause.) day'
..), further coated with the anti-corrosive preparations
In his mind, measures of this kind could act to no of Messrs. Peacock and Buchan, of Southampton, and
result. Mr. Hay, of this port, to test as'
Mr. Commissiones SLADE—We cannot go into that. pertiea, gin their relative pro-
Many people have different opinions. There are many The Rolla, 6, naval apprentices' instruction brig, Com-
people who think that the ballot would increase bribery mender Fenwick, has come alongside her hulk to lay up
very much, and I am one of those.—(Laughter.) for the winter.
Witness—But until Parliament does something more Corporal punishment was inflicted on board the iron
than attempt to put down bribery by punishing a single steam troop-ship Birkenhead, Master-Commander
borough, they never will effect it.—(Applause.) Salmond, this morning, in harbour, on one of the sea-
Mr. Commissioner PUINN—But we must go by steps. men, for attempting to stab the sergeant of marines, and
Witness—They are very slow ones, others of the same ship, who were ordered to place him
Mr. Edwards was then recalled, and questioned as to in irons for breaking his leave and drunkenness. He
the inducement held out by Mr. Coppock to his exerting was sentenced to receive 6. four dozen," and then be
himself to procure Mr. Bell's return, and adhered with- tosned out of the service with a blank discharge.
out deviation to his first assertion, that Mr. Coppock had Woonwicat, Noy. 4.—CaPtLin Hugh Danlop (1850),
promised him a situation, having finished a COLI"Se of study of steam at the fan-
Messrs. Hayward and Debenham were then called tory at Woolwich dockyard, was examined by Mr.
and examined, but nothing materially interesting was Atherton, chief engineer, on Friday and Saturday last,
Mr. Low, the local agent for Sir Robert Carden as to his knowledge of the working of marine steam-
, was engines, and his examination having been satisfactory,
also called and examined at some length, and deposed to he received his certificate on Saturday.
having paid various persons (specifying them by name) APPOINTMENTS.
in the borough, sums varying from 10/. to 201. or 301., Commander George Blanc, (1846) to the Rapid, 8.
for active services in the election, and for efforts to pro- brig, commissioned this day at Portsmouth.
mote Sir R. Carden's return. The Conservatives of the Master Alfred Messum (1851) to the Rapid.
town, as far as he knew, were as open to bribery as the Acting Paymaster and Purser George Shambler (clerk
Liberals.—(Laughter.) He had paid 6501. for conduct- of 1843) to the Rapid.
ing Sir R. Carden's election. Some of these individuals The Wildfire paddle-wheel steam vessel, in charge
had not the opportunity at the last election of voting for of Second Master George Brockman, arrived at Wool-
the " purity side." The voters were paid by the Carden with to-day from Sheerness, to be repaired at the
party according to their station in life, but could not say tory here.
that the vote formed an element in the payment.— ___ __ _ _-- - - - _
(Laughter.) Did not employ any one who was not a -
voter—or any one who voted against him.—(Laughter.)
After some further evidence, the Court adjourned to
this day, when Mr. Blagg, the town clerk, is to be ex
anained.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
In the shipping intelligence of yesterday It wrs re-
ported that the Violet brigantine, from Gelata to
Queenstown, supposed to b laden with a ctrgo of Indian
coin, was captured by a horde of pirate Moors in the
Bay of Botoya, to the west of Cape Tres Forces; that
one man was killed end the master wounded and deteined
with the rest of the crew a prisoner for ransom by the
Moors, and that the brigantine and her cargo were de-
stroyed by the pirates owing to a quarrel respecting the
pet talon of the nlunder. This ill-fated ship belongs to
the port of Wisbeach, and stands A 1 at Lloyd's; her
owner, Mr. Edward Bailey Cross, the youngest son of
the late Rev. Samuel Cross, of Leverington, near Wis-
beach, hes most unfortunately accompanied bis ship on
this voyage. Mr. Cross joined the Violet at Glasgow,
in Apiil, end chartered her with coals and iron from the
Clyde to Malaga, and to prcceed from thence to Galata
for grein for the Urited Kingdom.
The Violet reeehcd Galatz on the Gth of August, and
sailed with a cargo of ledieu coin for Queenstown on the
12th. She mede Constentinople on the 28th, eed a
letter was received from Mr. Cross stactig the expected
to reach Queenstownin six weeks. Latterly much anxiety
hes been felt respecting !ho Violet, a 9 she TN 9 a re-
markably fest sailer, end American built, end rise, crom
the fact of several vessels, which left Galata later than
her having eteived at Queenstown. By the steam-ship
Montrose, adsices have reached Southampten respecting
repr:sels having been made by the Janus upon too Riff
pirates for their capture of a Spanish ship, the Jouen
Emilia, and that the Janus had been beaten off ;by the
Moors. It is also reported that five Biltish subjects are
held as captives by the 13,douies, who demand 100
piastres ransom for them. These five par;:es Pre, most
probably, Mr. Cross, Captain Layton, the master of the
Violet, and the survivors of the crew. 119 mention is
made that one man was killed and the master wounded,
great anxiety is felt by Mr. Samuel Massey Cress, of
the Horseshoe steam-mills, Wisbeach, as to the fat- of
his brother, especially as mention is made of only five
British subjects Icing prisoners, the Violet's crew con-
sisting of eight, including the owner and captain. Cap-
tain Layton's wife resides at Newport, Monmouthshire.
By this time it is hoped that the authorities at
Gibraltar have released the Violet's crew, and that Lord
Palmerston will give orders for an example to be made
of the state which fosters hordes of pirates on its shores.
The French Government is about to bombard Sallee for
an outrage upon the wreck of a merchantman belonging
to Mareeilles, but this atrocity committed upon the
Violet fer exceeds that upon the French wreck. The
Violet is only partially insured.