The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-17 00:00:00

ELECT lON COMMI TEES.

THIS DAY

BERIITICK- UPON-TWEED.
This committee, consisting of the Hon. F. Peel, chair-
mai], Lord R. Cecil, Mr. G. Hodkinson, Mr. IL Long, and
Sir J. Ogilvy, reassembled this morning.
Sir F. Slade and Mr. Clerk were counsel for the peti-
tioners, and Mr. Phinn, Q.C., and Mr. Wordsworth were
for the sitting member.
The scrutiny of the respective number polled for Mr.
Majoribank, 305, and Mr. Hodgson, 304, was further pro-
ceeded with.
Mr. Lowry, land-agent to Mr. Hodgson, was examined
by Mr. Phinn, who endeavoured to prove that sum of money
—viz., .E2oo—was drawn from the bank at 12 o'clock on
the day of election by a person named Henderson, a friend
of witness's, in order to purchase the votes of the freemen
in favour of Mr. Hodgson. The witness stated that that
sum of money was certainly drawn from one of the
banks, but it was for commercial purposes, and certainly
not for the bribery of electors. Mr. Hodgson never knew
anything of the transaction, and for all ho knew did not
know of it now. It was not at all connected with election
matters, and therefore he had not mentioned the fact to him.
He had been objected to as a voter a few years ago, but
the distance between his house and the town of Berwick
had been measured, and found within the distance.
Mr. Clerk, for the petitioners, then objected to the vote of a
person named Bohill, and was stating the case to the com-
mittee when our reporter left.

BEVERLEY.
This committee re-assembled this morning, Mr. T. W.
Evans in the chair.
Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Sergeant Piggott ; and
for the sitting member, Sir F. Slade.
The petition against the sitting member, Mr. Walker,
alleged bribery, treating, and undue influence.
The evidence on the part of the petitioners being closed,
Mr. Sergeant Piggott addressed the committee, and said
he felt certain they would agree with him that he had fully
substantiated the allegations in the petition.
Sir F. Slade, for the sitting member, contended the pett-
tioners had altogether failed to prove any connection
between the acts of certain parties on the polling-day ;
and, even if the committee should be of opinion that Wil-
kins, Kempley, and Vickers had baun bribed, there was no
evidence to prove that they had been so by the acknow-
ledged agents of Mr. Walker.

No decision had been announced up to the time of our
going to press,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(I7tis Day.)
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COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices.)
EARL OF TYRONE V. THE lIARQUIS OF WATERFORD.
This is a special case under Sir George Gurner's Act,
framed with a view to obtain the opinion of the Court upon
the will of the late Marquis of Waterford, who died in
March, 1859. The will is dated in August, 1852, and is in
the following terms :—" I, Henry, Marquis of Water-
ford, make the following will :—I leave Ford Castle.
and all lands and property belonging to me in the
county of Northumberland, to my wife Louise Anne,
Marchioness of Waterford, for her life. And I desire that
her jointure shall be paid out of ray property in the county
of Northumberland. I desire that my debts and interest
upon them may be paid out of the income of my Irish pro-
party. I leave to my sister Sarah, Countess Talbot, £l,OOO
a-year for her life, to be paid out of the income of nay Irish
property. If my wife have a child by me I leave to
the said child all my property of every kind,
except my wife's life interest in my property in
the county of Northumberland, and except the Countess
Talbot's life interest of £l,OOO a-year in my Irish property.
In case my wife have children by me, I leave my Irish pro-
perty, subject to all charges upon it, to my brother, Lord
John Beresford, and his children in succession. And in
case my wife shall have no child by me at her death, I leave
all my English property to my brother, Lord John Beres-
ford, and his children in succession. I leave to my wife all
my plate, jewels, and money, which may stand to my
credit at Messrs. Coutt's on the day of my death."
The Marquis died without issue, and his brother
John succeeded to the title. The present mar-
quis has four children, all of whom are under age—the
plaintiff is the eldest. The suit is a family one, and the
question asked to be solved by the court is, first, what in-
terest has the present marquis's children ; do they become
entitled to have a freehold and chattel real of the late mar-
quis under the words—" to my brother, Lord John Beres-
ford, and his children in succession ;" and, second, whether
the children and wife have a portion of the personal estate
(other than chattel real) in the plate, jewels, and money
belonging to the testator as specified in his will.
Mr. Lloyd, Q.C., resumed and concluded his argument.
Mr. Farnell, Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins were
also heard.

The Attorney-General, Sir Richard Bethell, Q.C., was
being heard when we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
SUSPECTED ROFIRERT OP GOT .n Rrt.vmr.
George Cousins, address refused, general dealer, James
Silvester, 3, Sheffield-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, hawker,
and Thomas Perkins, a barman, Clament's-lane, Strand,
were charged before Mr. Bingham with having in their
possession two gold and two silver watches, a gold chain,
and two rings, supposed to be stolen.
Sergeant Jay, 9 C, said that about 5 o'clock on the previ-
ous afternoon he saw the prisoners in conversation in War-
dour-street, and after watching them for some time he saw
Cousins give Silvester a watch, and after Silvester had
looked about to see if anybody was watching, he went into
a pawnbroker's and came out again. They all separated and
rejoined, and Silvester then went into Harrison's, the pawn-
broker's, and on coming out they all, walking apart, went
into Oxford-street, where they again joined in conversation.
Perkins then went into a pawnbroker's, at the corner of
Adam and Eve-court, and he (Jay), having got assistance,
took the others into the shop where Perkins was, and where
a silver watch and gold chain were lying on the counter.
He asked whore they got the watch and chain from, and
Cousins said, " It's my property." He then asked if he
had any more, and he said, " Yes, two." He told them if
they did not satisfy him how they got the watches, he
should take them into custody, and he did so. On searching
them, he found two gold watches and one silver watch,
112 13s. 7d. in money, and 23 duplicates, relating to gold
and silver watches, on Cousins ; on Silvester, a diamond
ring; and on Perkins, the silver watch and chain offered
in pledge. Cousins refused his address, and Silvester's
father said ho came in at all hours, and he did not know
how he got his living. He (Jay) suspected the property
was all stolen.
Cousins said he dealt in such things, and bought them
at Debenhatn's sale rooms.
Mr. Bingham said he should remand them all, lout would
take bail for Perkins and Silvester.