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THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1859.

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.Pigott—l remember the last election for the West
Ward, when Mr. Watton and Mr. R. B. Blakemore
were candidates in the Liberal interest, and Mr.
Frail- and Mr. G. Eddowes in the Tory. I saw
William Prinn, a nephew of Frail's. He made a
proposition to me, and we went to the Hon. Wil-
liam Hill's Arms, Mardol, Frail's committee-room.
As I went there I saw Mr. Eddowes, and he spoke
to me about voting.. When I went into the room
Frail was sitting at a table with a bowl in front of
him half full of sovereigns and half-sovereigns, and
a white packet. Eddowes went and stood at the
back of Frail. and Prim stood near. Eddowes said,
" It's all right ; make out the paper." It was then
made out and given to me. I said, " I'll not go till
I have the money.". I said this to Frail and Ed-
dowes. I also said, " Give the money to Prinn till
I have polled." Eddowes then said to Frail. "It
will be all right." Upon this Frail remarked, "Give
it, Bill; 'twill be all right." The money was then
given to Prinn, and Eddowes, took it out of
the bowl before Frail. It was a sovereign and
a half. Prinn and I then went to the pol-
ling-booth, and I gave in the voting-paper
which I had received for Frail and Eddowes.
Prinn was at the side of me. After I had polled I
took him by the arm, and said, "Let's have it here."
Prinn-then gave me the money. When I first saw
Prinn, who is a nephew of Frail's, he said to me,
"You had better come on and vote." He also said,

" You're a fool if you don't go on and do it, for
there'll be nothing on the other side." He told me
he would guarantee me £l. That was two or three
hours before I polled. When I saw Eddowes near
the William Hill's Arms he said to me, " Well,
Bentley, are you coming to vote for us ?" I replied,
" I don't know." He asked me, " How much do
you want ?" I answered, " Thirty shillings." He
then said, "Stop a minute, I'll-go and see." He
then went into the committee room, and in a short
time came out to me and said, " Come in, Bentley;
I'll give it you, but it is the most we have given to-
day." Upon that I went into the committee-room,
as I have said. After I polled, William Prinn,
Henry Prinn, a man named Worsley, and I, went
to Niccoll's vaults and had four three-pennyworths
of spirits, which I paid for out of the half-sove-
reign.
In his cross-examination by Mr. Huddleston,
witness admitted that up to yesterday, from within
a short period after the election, he had. been in
several parts of England out of the way—at Bol-
ton, Lancaster, and Malvern Wells, and had all
his expenses paid. He admitted having been con-
victed of poaching in 1845 and got six weeks for it,
and also to being fined for, assaulting a woman.
Previously to the election had been employed for
five years as a carpenter, in laying the telegraph.
He admitted cohabiting with a woman of the town.
John Worsley, a potter, proved hearing Prinn
say he would guarantee Gentle 30s. if he would
vote for Frail and Eddowes. He also partook of
the spirits at Nicolls' vaults.
Francis Fletcher, a clerk in the employ of Mr.
Watton, being engaged checking the votes at the
polling-booth, proved having his attention called to
the payment of Bentley by Prinn, and hearing
money chink.
William Davies, a boot-closer, employed as a
runner at the election, proved seeing Prinn hand
Bentley some money as soon as he had voted. Wit-
ness, a voter for plaintiff, admitted receiving ss. for
his day's work.
Charles Eccleston, coachmaker, a clerk at the
polling-booth, proved seeing Prinn give Bentley
something as soon as he had polled.
Mr. Robert Slaney, wine merchant, proved going
into the Hon. William Hill's Arms on , the Ist No-
vember, and to seeing a bowl on the table near to
which Frail was sitting, but could not well see
what was in it.
Evidence was given of the return of Frail and
Eddowes, •and to Bentley's name being on the
ward list of burgesses.
This closing the evidence for the plaintiff,
Mr. Huddleston addressed the jury in a long and
energetic speech for the. defendant, and said he
should be able to disprove every statement that had
been made on the other side. He then called

Mr George Eddowes, mercer, who said he was a
member of the town council, and elected last No-
vember, in conjunction with Mr. Frail. Between
12 and • 1 they were considerably ahead of Mr.
Watton, and at that time he saw that Bentley
was among those not polled. As he was going
from the committee-room he saw Bentley, and asked
him if he, was going to vote 'for them, and he said
he was. .He then went went into the room, when
Frail said, " Bentley, I am glad to see you on the
right side." To which he replied, " Yes, I am, and
I mean always to be for the future." Bentley then
had his voting paper given him, and he went out
with the Prinns. There was an earthenware basin
on the table before Mr. Frail, but I saw no sove-
reigns or half-sovereigns in it. It was not half-
full of either. There was some silver in it. The
money in the bowl was for the purpose of paying
runners, cab-drivers, and voters, who had come 60
or 70 miles to vote. He never took a sovereign
from the bowl and give it to any person. Bentley
went out. Never saw any one give or take a sove-
reign, or even a shilling, out of it. Bentley never
asked witness 30s. for his vote. _ _ _

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Upon cross-examination witness said he was de-
fendant in the next action. Saw no person paid
out of the bowl. Don't know who found the
money. He found none. Never asked who found
it, as he did not want to know. Did not promise
to give any one money that day. Saw Frail pay
one man, who had come a long way. The election
cost him nothing, nor did they give him any trouble.
Did not take a sovereign and a half out of the
bowl for any man. Would not swear there was no
Gold in the bowl ; he saw none.
To the Judge—My business was generally with

the voters, looking after them.
William Prinn, carver and gilder, also a defen-
dant in another action of a similar nature, totally
denied Bentley's statement as to offering him
money for his vote, on paying him. Did not hear
Bentley tell Mr. Eddowes he would not vote
without the money.
Mr. John Frail, the defendant, strongly denied
having bribed any of the electors, or promised any.
Never gave Bentley any money, or promised him
any. The election was perfectly safe at the time.
Neither had he any doubt about it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Pigott—lf the
election was quite safe, why did you send for those
people from a distance ?
Frail—l always do the best I can in any contest
iY which lam engaged. (Laughter.)
Counsel—This is not the first time you have been
charged with bribery ?
Frail—l daresay I have been charged many
times, especially by the plaintiff in this action.
Counsel—How many times have you been charged
with bribery ?
Frail—l can't tell.
Counsel—Because it has been so many times ?

Frail—Yes, I may have been ; I can't say.
Counsel—Are you that celebrated man that sent
the good and safe man to Derby ?
Frail—lf you call me a celebrated man, I was the
" party" charged with doing that.
Counsel—Were you requested to do that ?
Mr. Frail appealed to his lordship as to whether
he should answer these questions, and his lordship
said he thought he must answer them.
Counsel—What do von call a good and safe man ?
Frail—A respectable good man who pays his way
and fears no one. (Laughter.) One who is a good
private character.
Counsel—What was he to do ?
Mr. Huddleston objected to these questions being
continued. The question had been examined before
a Parliamentary committee.
His lordship thought as the object was to test
the witness's character in this transaction, the
questions were relevant.
Counsel—What was this "good and safe man"
to do ? Was he to take part in the election ?
Frail—Yes.
Counsel—Was any money given to you ?
Frail—There was not.
Counsel—Was there a promise of any ?
Frail—None.
Counsel—Was any given to the " good and safe
man."
Frail—Not that I know of.

A.\ _
The Judge—They did things in a safe way.
One other witness was called, and Mr. Huddle-
ston was about to address the jury for the defendant,
when - _

The Foreman intimated that they were unani-
mous that plaintiff's case had not been made out
to their satisfaction, and plaintiff was therefore
nonsuited.

THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—The Queen has been
pleased to exercise her right to appoint one Royal trustee
for the British Museum in favour of the Rev. William
Cureton, Canon of Westminster and Rector of St. Mar-
garet's. We believe that no Royal trustee for that insti-
tution has been appointed since the death of the late Duke
of Cambridge, and the appointment in the present instance
will be hailed with satisfaction by the literary world as a
recognition by her Majesty of the eminent services which
Mr. Cureton has rendered to the science of Biblical criti-
cism, and which have secured for him an European repu-
tation. •

RAIL WAYS IN THE PUNJAUB.

SPEECH OF SIR JOHN LAWRENCE.

The'first sod of the Punjaub Railway was turned
by the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir John Lawrence,
amidst a scene of great pomp. About 200 native
chiefs and gentry were present, and many thousands
of other natives. The ground chosen was near the
Nowlucka.

The native chiefs were met by Mr. Temple, the
commissioner. Vernacular copies of the Hindos-
tanee translation of the prayer, and the selection
of texts from Scripture, were then distributed to
them. The translatioi was read out to them. And
the object of this reading was explained to them,
namely, that they should understand the meaning
of the.ceremony and of the prayer which the clergy.
man would read to the European officers and
residents. They appeared very glad to hear and
to know the substance and meaning of the whole.
Then at nine, leaving their horses, elephants, and
equipages on the ground, they proceeded on foot
with Mr. Temple to the appointed place, and were
seated on chairs within the Durbar. eyond the
barriers were many thousands of natives from the
city. The ground was completely kept by the
police. Large tents were erected on the high ground,
and an avenue to them was staked off from the main
road. The line of railway was indicated as far as
the eye could reach by flags of different hues ; in-
deed, everything was arranged in an admirable
manner. The time fixed for the ceremony was nine
o'clock, and the Lieut.-Governor was on the ground
fully half an hour before that time. In the tents
were assembled a large concourse of the beauty and
fashion of the station, besides many from Umritsur,
Gogaira, and other adjacent stations. On the arrival
of the Lieut.-Governor in the midst of the assembly,
the Rev. Chas. Sloggett, assisted by the Rev.
Henry Murray, read the services specially arranged
for the occasion.

Sir John Lawrence was then addressed by
Mr. Raeburn, the representative in India of the
Punjaub Railway Company, and in the course
of replying his Excellency said—" The con-
struction of railroads will form quite an era in
the history of the Punjaub. Their effect will be to
give a vast stimulus to its industry, and to benefit
all classes of the people. It would be difficult in
particular to over-estimate the value of this rail-
road, extending over full 240 miles from Umritsur
to Mooltan. In connexion with improved steam-
boats on the Indus, and the railway from Kotree to
Kurrachee, it will bring us English people nearer
to our native land than at present by a good fort-
night. The gain, in a political and military point
of view, to the State, will be immense ; the true
basis for our military operations, the best security
for this frontier, being an easy and certain commu-
nication with the sea. To the people of this great
province the advantages of the railroad will be
equally important. It will go far to ensure good
prices and a certain market for their produce to the
landholders of a country which produces more than
it consumes, and which to a considerable extent has
hitherto been land-locked. The railroad will prove
equally beneficial to the manufacturer and the
trader ; while it will, for a considerable time, en-
sure abundance of labour, to the poorer clapes of
the community."
Mr. Brunton, the chief engineer, then brought
forward a very handsome wheelbarrow of Sissoo
wood, French polished, and a silver shovel, richly
ornamented, having a locomotive engraved on it,
named " Lawrence," and bearing the following
inscription :—" Presented to the on'ble Sir John
'Lawrence, Bart., G.C.8., on his commencing the
construction of the Punjaub Railway." Above the
locomotive, in a neat scroll, was the following, very
happily conceived motto—Tam Bello gleam Pace.
After a few appropriate words from Mr. Brun,'
ton, Sir John Lawrence proceeded to wheel the
barrow to the spot appointed for the performance
of the interesting ceremony of the day. The ladies
leaving the tent, took up a position in another,
which had been pitched for their accommodation in
a site commanding a view of the spot, ;the gentle-
men standing around. With a few vigorous strokes
the Lieutenant-Governor cut the sod, and turned'
it into the barrow. The company then adjourned
to the tents pitched close to the Lieutenant-
Governor's office, where a sumptuous entertainment
was provided, to which nearly 200 ladies and gen-
tlemen sat down. As soon as the good things had
taken off the sharp edge of the appetite which the
keen morning air had created, toasts were given
and duly responded to by the chief actors in the'
scene which had lately terminated. One of the
most noticeable of these compliments was that
paid by Sir John Lawrence to Lord Canning. His
Honour said :—" Ladies and Gentlemen—l beg to
propose the health of the Viceroy and Governor-
General Viscount Canning, a gallant nobleman,
who, in political storms of extreme severity, has
steered the vessel of state into the haven of security
and who has always done his duty to his Queen
and country."
To the toast of the day, namely, " The health of
the Lieutenant-Governor," proposed by Mr. Rae-
burn,

His Honour replied in a most feeling manner as
follows :—" I thank you all very heartily for the
handsome manner in which my health has been pro-
posed and responded to. This is perhaps the last time
I shall have the opportunity of meeting so many of
my friends. lam now about to give up my steward-
ship and return to England. I feel that I have been
singularly favoured, much, indeed, beyond my
deserts, since I was first employed in the Punjaab,
now very nearly 13 years ago. When I first crossed
the Sutledge, there was not a trace of a road in the
country. Now we have several thousand miles of
roads, and are commencing a railroad of 240 mile's
in length. In those days we had lately defeated the
Sikhs in four severely-contested actions. The people
as a race were our enemies. One class in the coun-
try preyed on the other. Crimes of violence, dacoity,
and thuggee, were of common occurrence. Now all
this has changed ; no part of her Majesty's domi-
nions is more peaceable, in few parts are the people
better disposed. This has been proved beyond ques-
tion in the crisis of 1857, when, but for the general
contentment of the people, it would not have been
possible to maintain the public in tranquillity, still
less to have assisted in the reconquest of Hindoo-
stan. For all these advantages I acknowledge
myself indebted to the great Author of all good.
Without His guiding and protecting hand what
would indeed have become of us all ?"

The festive portion of the ceremony was closed
by one of the most successful balls of the season.

THE PROPOS.2D RAILWAY ACROSS
THE THAMES TO HUNGERFORD.

Yesterday morning a committee appointed by the
House of Commons, consisting of Mr. Ingham
(chairman), Mr. Hassard, and other gentlemen,
assembled in Committee-room No. 1, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the scheme for
constructing a line of railway along the south bank
of the Thames, and across the river near Hunger-
ford-bridge, with a station near Hungerford-market.
Mr. Alexander, Q.C., who appeared for the pro-
moters of the scheme, called
Mr. Hammond, a gentleman connected with the
Foreign-office, who said that it was of the greatest
possible importance, with regard to their despatches
by the night trains, that they should have as much
time as possible to prepare them ; and a question of
a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes at night
was sometimes of great national importance. They
were obliged to allow their messengers half an hour
to reach the station at London-bridge. If the sta-
tion were at Hungerford, it would be within five
minutes' reach of the Foreign-office and the other
Government departments ; and much time therefore
would be saved in the transmission of despatches.
It was proposed to call a gentleman from the
War Department to prove the same facts, but Mr.
Ingham, having consulted with the other members
of the committee, said that they had come to the
conclusion that the proposed Charing-cross or
Hungerford railway station would be a great public
convenience, and they would not require any more
evidence on the subject.
Mr. Moore, inspector of the M division of police,
described the property through which the proposed
line would pass. Much of it was of a very low
character, " morally and architecturally." River-
street and its neighbourhood, for example, were so
thoroughly bad, harboured theives and other despe-
rate characters to such an extent, that it was not con-
sidered safe to send a policeman singly into that
district. From six years' experience he be-
lieved that the proposed line joining the South-
Eastern and South-Western railways, of which
the line to Charing-cross would be a branch, would
be of immense advantage to the neighbourhood ;
and he did not think that an arch across Welling.
ton-street (Southwark) would at all impedo the
traffic from London-bridge—indeed, he believed
that the new line would greatly relieve it, as the
principal obstructions were now caused by cabs
and omnibuses, which were called to and from the
station.
Evidence was then received as to the value of the
property to be taken. for the purposes of the line.