The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-04 00:00:00

of books to ascertain the gain and loss of each can-
didate as the polling went on. The result showed
gains and losses on each side. They expected Mr.
Price to poll 822, Mr. Monk, 759, and, giving Mr.
Carden all the doubtful votes, 624. The result of
the poll was that Mr. Price polled 807, Monk 7p9,
and Carden 595. There were 135 who did not vote.
Never polled a voter, but had seen a list handed to
the committee of the House of Commons of persons
who had bribed voters, in which his name was in-
cluded. He denied that he had ever bribed a voter.
Wm. Probert, jun., landlord of the Queen's Head,
received several sums of money during the election
—perhaps £7 or £B—before the election from Mr_
Wilton, £6 or £7 from Brewer Monk, and about
£2 2s. from Mr. Innell. Spent it 40 rincipally in
treating voters, but could not tell the names of the
parties treated. Mentioned several public-houses
where he had treated voters. Bribed Robert
Dowers, of St. Catherine-street, with £5 to vote for
Price and Monk ; Walter Wood, a freeman, he
bribed with £4. Was in treaty with several others,
but could not come up to the mark. Henry Hatch,
of Burton-street, had been drinking at the Tories'
houses for some days, but he told witness that he
would like to vote for the Liberals if they would do
for him the same as the other side. He said,
" Nothing less than a double finiff" would do.
Understood he meant by that £lO. Was to meet
him by appointment on the night of the nomina-
tion, but his price was considered too high, and he
did not go. Another person was rather too
weighty for him, John Smart, bookbinder, Wor-
cester-street. He wanted £lo—said he could go
to the Dolphin and get that from Sir W. Carden 's
party, but would rather vote on the Liberal side if
he could get the same. Took him to the Fountain
Inn (the Liberal committee-room) and left him in
the inn, but he wont away. He said he was afraid
" the shop would be shut" on the other side. Had
told him that he could offer about £5. He polled
for,Sir R. W. Carden. Mr. Robinson gave witness
£5 to pay Walter Wood. Told Robinson what he
wanted the money for.
William Roberts, landlord of the Nelson, had
not bribed anybody, but as a third party had handed
some money in a paper to a voter after he had
polled for Price and Monk. Wadley and two
other voters, named Bran and Greening, were
brought to his house " for safety from the Tories,"
and received £2 10s. for his expenses. Hearing '
that a mob of roughs was coming to his house after
the voters, he took them off in a fly to a place called
Barber's Bridge. Soon after eight or nine men,
headed by a fighting man, known as Curley Beek,
came to his house, and one of them produced a
paper, which he said was a search warrant, and de-
manded the voters. His wife dared them to set a
foot on her stairs, and after searching the lower
rooms they went away.
Mr. Wm. Henley, bookseller, Cross, Gloucester,
was engaged to canvass out-voters at the last elec-
tion for Price and Monk, and gave a long list of
persons whom he had bribed, and the prices re-
ceived, altogether £lO5 10s. from different parties
—viz., £3 10s. and £l2 from Mr. Wilks, £25 from
Mr. Robinson, £25 from Mr. John P. Wilton, £3O
from Jefferson Bryan, and £lO left at his shop by a
person unknown. Paid these sums in bribing
voters—viz., £8 each to Samuel Vale, E. H. Vale,
and Wm. Vale ; Samuel Skillen, £8 or £9 ; Thos.
Parks, £8 or £9 ; John Ashmead, ; John Bosley,
£lO ; Wm. Davis, £3 or £3 10s. All of these
voted plumpers for Carden in 1857. Gave £5 to T.
Vale, another for his wife, he being in the infirmary
with a broken leg. Paid Mr. Davis £4, and his
nephew the same sum, and J. Drum £5. He spent the
balance in cabs and expenses. Had offered bribes
to other parties whom he named, but they had been
secured by the other party. Offered £5 to Job
Bosley, of Epney, but he said he had work to do
for Mr. Barwick, baker, of Hardwick, a Conserva-
tive gentleman, and if he voted for the Liberals he
should be out of work all the winter. Offered John
Luke £lO, as he had been offered £8 on the other
side, but he said his landlord had put the screw on.
There was a family of the Coopeys—eleven or
twelve of them—that he tried to bribe. Went to
William Coopeys at Churcham. He kept a beer-
house there. Witness proceeded :—I told him who
I was, and said, " I am come to see if we cannot
come to some arrangement for you, and the whole
lot of you, voting for the Liberal members." He
said, " W ell, first let us come in and have some
cider," and I paid for seven or eight gallons of cider.
(Laughter.) There was a large number of the
family—men and their wives. The first question
I put was " What is your price ?" We had walked
out of the house a little way along the road. He
said he did not know, but asked what I could give.
I said " Will £BO do ?" He at once said, " Hold
oat your hand ;" and the bargain was struck, as if
it was a debt for pigs. Coopey is a pig dealer. I
offered £5 to bind the bargain, and it was arranged
that Mr. Stephens, who was examined on Saturday,
should come over and arrange how the money
should be paid. The £BO was for the lot-10 or 11.
The Coopeys' were always purchased votes ; and I
have evidence in my possession that they were pur-
chased in 1837. The witness then corroborated
the statement of Mr. Wilkes as to the transaction
with Dowding, and repeated what the bribed voters
had told him they could get for their votes on the
other side.

Thomas Miles, in the employ of the Midland
Railway Company at the Stonehouse station, was
examined as to his receipt of £5 10s. for his vote.
fie swore, however, that he had received the money
for expenses. He told them he had spent 505., and
Brewer Monk gave him £5 10s., but it was not for
his vote. His wages were 16s. a" week. This
witness having given his evidence in an unsatisfac-
tory manner,

Sir Coleridge, the secretary to the commission,
said the commissioners would decide hereafter
whether his costs should be paid or not.
Mr. Kendall, ship•broker, made an explanation
as to the application by him for money, as referred
to by a previous witness. The money required was
entirely for legal expenses.
Thomas Upton, landlord of the Fountain Inn,
where the Gloucester Reform Club held its meet-
ings ; John Organ, Thomas Gardiner, and James
Organ, publicans, proved that they had been paid
small suns for refreshments supplied to Liberal
voters. They knew nothing of bribery.
James Payne, quarryman, admitted that he had
bribed several voters. Offered one £6 to vote for
Price and Monk, as he had been offered £3 if he
would only vote for Mr. Price and not for Mr.
Monk. Bribed a man named Browning with £5.
He afterwards told him that Alderman Carden had
put six sovereigns into his pocket, so that he had
got £ll. He voted for Price and Monk. [The
witness afterwards corrected himself, saying it was
Alderman Whithorn, not Alderman Carden, that
put the money in his pocket.] On the night Wore
the poll he met Mr. Robinson at Mr. J. Wilton's
house. They wanted money, and Mr. Robinson
said he had none, on which witness offered him
£95, for which Mr. Robinson gave him his cheque.
He took £25 of it to buy votes, and left the res
with Mr. Robinson on Mr. Wilton's table.
John Davis, accountant, Gloucester, was next
examined as to his knowledge of Mr. Frail, of
Shrewsbury, having been in Gloucester during the
last election. He said he had known Mr. Frail,
and that he did not see him in Gloucester during
the election, but had heard it stated that he was
there.

Mr. Ping, ironmonger, Gloucester, related a con-
versation he had had with the last witness on the
previous (Sunday) night over a pipe and brandy-
and-water, at witness's house. He questioned Davis,
but he seemed to fight shy, and witness inferred
that Davis had seen Frail in Gloucester, and at last
said, " He went from here to Bristol," but Davis
replied, " No, he went to Wales."
John Barham and Edward Parkes were examined
as to attempts at bribery, but their evidence was
immaterial.

Mr. D. Law, shoemaker, offered Smart, a printer,
£8 for his vote, but he told him he had got £lO on
the other side. He struck a bargain, however, with
one Dick for .£lO each for four votes. Did nothing
else. Thought that was quite sufficient.
The evidence of Richard Trueman, a doorkeeper,
concluded the day's business.

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