The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-01 00:00:00

ELECTION PETITIONS.

The following is (according to the Times) a correct lis,"!
the election petitions appointed for hearing up to 141"
present time. There were 70 petitions presented undert
the Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868. Of that numb ,
seven are in abeyance, virtually abandoned, security "-
costs not having been given, under the 6th section of th!
statute. There were eleven petitions withdravol .1,111
pursuance of judge's orders, and two turned into sped
cases •

'ES Boroughs, &c. Petitioners. Respondents.
_1 Days 0
Wigan Br:tyhheary and an- Woods andLan- f ;NCarch 2, giti 13r
rs caster .. t I ron Marti
It Taunton Williams and an-
other CoxI•
,March2,34,;il
•• t tice Blac
is. Beverley ,Hind and others Sir H. Edwards
.J March 8, ,_lllO
and Kennard t ron
le Hereford ..IThomas and others Wyllie andelive IMArrcehiPactl:
King's Lynnkrmes and anotherl Bourke IMa'orrichiyl2:Aiiiis•
Oldham ..ICobbett and others!Hibbert & Platt{ 1%1'1.1.6%%1
u Dover.. ..IHelliott ..ID' kson I Marctleh 20(1104(1'
tt Pembroke .. Hughes .. ..11111ecyrick •.
• : • lApril 1.
Brecknock .. Lucas and another Gwyn . • .:lApril 7.
Christchurch Popham and others'Burke . • ..,April
1. The first petition was heard on January 12, and the
r-
Jno appointed for the 13th of April. There are ater,
La petitions still to be heard, and it is probable, unless °be
w ther petitions are withdrawn, that the judges will net,l
73 able to get through the list much before the Long
of
tion. According to present appearance the expenses si
general election of money to be voted by Parliament 11,,.
not fall much short of £lOO,OOO including the three Adit a'
tionall
judges appointed under the new Act. t' tit°
!cs ,
Ls The special point raised by the Salford election Pe- e
is a novel one. The respondents are charged with conis v
ing voters to the poll, and this after they had been svarfts
is It by the other side that such conveyance would invali"io
the election. Mr. Pope, who is conducting the petitioneii
, case, claims to have proved that this was done, but re, ef
I also on various other illegal acts done by or on the Par":t
Messrs. Cawley and Charley, the sitting members. Arael);:,
these there are items of treating, most of them, hewetsis•
not on alarge scale. Small treats rather than open entirerovier.
ments were, according to the petitioners, the rule. v 00
4% and non-voters were produced who had been suPPliegliS
0 the day of the poll with beer and beef. Drunken rt:',,,Do
prevented voters from polling, and obstructed these,t to
were on the way to the poll. The agency was sonolintg,
be established by the respondents' own advertiser ° c,,
In reply, the respondents, represented by Mr. Holker,Q'tbs
admit that a strong case has been made out, suPPesiligif, a
evidence to be true, but they maintain that the buoy
the petitioners' evidence is utterly untrustworthY,fliker•
3 rest very much exaggerated and coloured. Mr.
in his address to the judge, referred to ci'" the
5 stances long anterior to the election, to sliev/
rder,
- efforts which Messrs. Cawley and Charley took i°l etios
if by any possibility they could do so, to keep the °fly Di
4 pure, and be returned, if they were returned, 501%
be oof
n
3 the force and legitimate exercise of the franchle-r
the part of their supporters. A great nurse
aDd
people were employed, or employed therissellee'boala
,St it was very hard upon the candidates that thegotes
_ be responsible for their acts, though no ca° lever
might be made responsible for acts which they -fthe
sanctioned. With regard to the published list °OOO4
6 committee, he pointed out that very few of the P..,,etee
named had ever acted, and a great many had reclut;ost
that their names might be withdrawn. He alte,gt too
elisputed the position taken up by the other side, t'9'The
le mere advertising of these names constituted agency' were
as sitting members were called, and declared that the cab
a there
n only used for canvassers and messengers, and sal stlieY
s. was no disturbance in the street. In this latter 13°i11' rAte,
ist
r .
_ were corroborated by Mr. Trafford, the police n3g
a) and others. (loaf
In his opening statement at the trial of the to
petition, Mr. Heron gave the details of what aPPerfesti
it have been a conspiracy among the Roman Catholic Pod
a I against Mr. O'Flaherty. Mr. O'Flaherty had Liberal
! to submit his claims as a candidate in the ncl,
is
interest to the test of a private polling', s-a
all
consequence, he had what Mr. Heron terreltholi°
m the splendid organisation of the Roman r- the
'e Church brought to bear against him dill.l/3stg blo'
to
election. The priests were ordered to preach agailldia es'
h, and to denounce him from the altar, and they i tte
it One priest, the Rev. Mr. Cullen, whose aPPeag, Via°
a. people from the altar was couched in general ter- —elld
)o upbraided in the sacristy by his bishop, and was ceilaisst
to return and direct his remarks more pointedly due
Mr. O'Flaherty. This priest has since been ron 016
from his position ; and he is now giving evidence
trial.
Of
org
Mr. Heron, Q.C., in his address to the elec.t
depeg,
Cashel, for which borough he comes forward cn befog
I', dent principles, says ho regards the land questito.bnos'
e basis
-i of the greatest importance to Ireland ; and on as de'
ie question will follow Mr. Gladstone's policy as fat
dared. for
e
iv)".rhe judge of the Wisbech county court for ells'
te
is
Mr. Young, the unsuccessful Liberal candida gg cOO,
he
bridgeshire, to pay one Peacock the suns of Xl-v •se
pensation for broken windows and furniture. Tehe jeieetioil
ye
held that the action of Mr. Young during ih f tbeir
in might be interpreted by the snob as an approval °
conduct. .1.0g10t;
lie
It is very probable that the proposed „oil)
to Fpro r _At
American yacht race will come off after all. The
)11 fll.Bll
ye awaiting settlement before a final decision are,
,ogns. b o
relating to the proper mode of measurements cosi:
American ; and second, a requirement, of course
n•
11- plied with, that the challenge should go from sol°e
er yacht club of which Mr. Aslibury is a niember. °
Ad•
l
:t- A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.--TllO 10l yots
vertisement is from a recent New York Paper'ill,'V
fir want a really pure, unsophisticated, faina .inl, II is
. silentoo
he Dr. 's liver-encouraging, kidney_persu
la perambulator—twenty-seven in a box. „iici si3:111-t°et0
of mild as a pet lamb, and as searching as a
in comb. It don't go fooling about, but attends strictly
liclll
of business, and is as certain as an alarm clock."
•J,
Preset
ee CABINET COUNCIL. —A Cabinet Councle
on Saturday in Downing-street. The Minigt_ 0111E00i/1:
he were the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, 00
_J.:rrirobesle
ng cellor, Earl de Grey and Ripon, the Earl fis:cion, P,
to the Right Hon. H. A. Bruce, the Earl of Clare_ puke
_,
Granville, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, tbizight I;
on Argyll, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the ;
nd Hugh Childers, the Right Hon. J. Bri,ght,tl'e
!y. G. J.
Co
the Marquis of Hartingtoli -
[log" Fez. tea cu e.