The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-05 00:00:00

TAUNTON.

Mr. G. Cavendish Bentinci,who was an unsuc-
cessful candidate for the representation of this
borough at the last general election, is announced
to be brought forward by the Conservative party at
the election rendered necessary by the elevation of
Mr. Labouchere to the peerage.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.

HUDDERSFIELD.
This committee re-assembled yesterday at eleven
o'clock.
On the admission of the public,
The Chairman announced that the committee had
come to the following resolution :
" That it has not been proved that the sitting member
has been guilty of bribery, treating, and undue influence,
either by himself or his agents."
The decision was hailed with loud and prolonged
cheering, the crowd evidently labouring under the
impression that Mr. Leatham was triumphant, and
the inquiry therefore brought to a close.
The Chairman said—As this is the first decision
which has been given with reference to the act of
last session, the committee wish me to state, for the
information of counsel, that they consider that the
travelling expenses which have been proved to
have been paid to voters by the agents of the sit-
ting member are illegal under the 21st and 22d of
Victoria, cap. 87, but do not render the sitting,
member guilty of bribery under the Corrupt Prac-
tices Act.

Mr. Sergeant Pigott expressed his conviction that
the decision of the committee on the point Was
sound law.

Mr. Maule said that his client, Mr. Akroyd,
claimed the seat and intended to proceed with the
scrutiny, and he would therefore ask that the com-
mittee should first hear the recriminatory evidence
by which his learned friend proposed to show that
Mr. Akroyd was disqualified from sitting for Hud-
dersfield.

Mr. Phinn thought it would b 9 waste of time to
go into that case until the scrutiny had proceeded
so far as to give Mr. Akroyd a majority of votes.
The room was cleared, and the committee re-
mained some time in consultation. On the re-ad-
mission of the parties,
The Chairman announced that the committee
thought that the'proper course to be taken was,
that the petitioners should proceed with the alle-
gations of the petition.
Mr. Slade then proposed to strike the name of
George Moxon off the poll, on the ground that he
had been bribed.

Mr. Phinn then applied for an adjournment.
It was, however, decided to proceed with the
scrutiny. Two cases were investigated, when Mr.
Phinn again applied for an adjournment, which re-
quest was then acceded to by the committee.
Adjourned until 11 o'clock this day.

LEICESTERSHIRE (NORTH).
The committee, after consulting for four hours
yesterday, re-assembled this morning at 12 o'clock.
At half-past 1 the public were admitted, when
The CHAIRMAN said that the committee had ar-
rived at the following resolution :

" That the Right Hon. Lord John Manners and E. B.
Hartopp, Esq., were duly elected knights of the shire for
the northern division of the county of Leicester."

LIMERICK.

This committee assembled to give their decision
yesterday morning.
Mr. MIL/siES GASKELL, the Chairman, said that
the committee had unanimously arrived at the
following decision :
" That Major Gavin is duly elected a citizen to serve in
the present Parliament for the county of the city of
Limerick.

" That certain riotous and tumultuous proceedings took
place at and after the last election for the said city, but that
it was not proved to your committee that such proceedings
took place at the instigation er with the sanction of Major
Gavin or his agents.
" That no application was made to the returning-officer
for the adjournment of the poll in consequence of such pro-
ceedings, and that it was not proved to your committee that
they were of such duration, or of such a character as to
prevent the votes of the electors from being recorded."