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London, England, 1857-07-09 00:00:00

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ELECTION COMMITTEES.—(This Day.)

BURY ST. EDMUND'S.
The committee met this morning for the first time to
try the petition of Mr. Oakes, the unsucces,ful candi-
date at the last election, againq the return of Mr Hard-
ca,tle, the sitti,T member. The grounds of the petition
were bribery, undue influence, and treating. It was
stated that Mr. Hardcastle w:s returned by a
maj,iity of 54, which was an extraordinary cir-
cumstance, he being supported by the Dissenting
interest, whilst the tendency of the borough
was conversative. Rdiance was placed on treating, it
being stated that numbers of those who voted for the
sitting member were regaled in small parties at public
houses, from whence they went to the poll and voted for
him in a half beastly state of intoxication.

Mr. Salmon, town clerk and election auditor, was ex•
amined at some length.

BURY (LANCASHIRE).
The Committee re-assembled tbis morning and informed
the learned counsel that the eommittee only required to
hear evidence or any remarks relative to the case of
Smith, carver and gilder.

Mr. Monk, for the sitting member, then addressed
the committee on the state of the borough during the
c )etest, and entered at great leegt, into the evidence of
Smith, on whom, he contended, no reliance could be
placed.

Mr. Phinn replied, contending that the evidence fully
establi,hed the charge of undue influence, for it went to
show that bands of non•elec:ors were organised by some
of Mr. Ph:iltp's committeemen to overawe the electors.
The Committee then deliberated on the decision with
closed doJv.

On the readmission of strangers the Chairman declared
that the Committee had found Mr, Poillipa duly elected

M AYO.

The committee re-assembled this morning at the usual
hour,

The first witness examined was Dr. Thomas M'Greal,
a medical man residing at CastLbar. He took an
active part in the last election. He composed the pla-
card to which the resolutions of the archbishop and the
bishops were appended; he wrote it in the Rev. Mr.
Cabill's room, where he saw Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Jordan,
and other gentlemen. Allusion was made to the
bishop's resolution, just come from Tuam, and one of the
gentlemen present said it would he a capital thing to make
use of the resolution as a placard. Tnat suggestion
was acted on, but Mr. Moore bad nothing to do with,
nor did he know anything about it. At the prior elec..
tion he supported Colonel Higgins. Previous to the
nomination ha met tun Rev. Mr. Carley at Westport;
and offered him a seat in his car and drove him to CO'
tlebar. Oa the road Mr. Carley read his office from the
breviary. Witness spoke to him and Mr. Carley desired
bun not to Interrupt him. Oa reaching Castlebar there
was a great crowd opposite Colonel Higgins's committee'
room. They were making a great noise, and were yerf
violent. They groaned at him and Mr. Carley as the/.
passed. The rioting increased, on which Mr. Cade!
said he would put an end to it by speaking to the people,
and he went to witness', drawing room and spoke to the
people from his window. He told them that he knew
very well the game Higgius'e party was playing-'
that he only wanted to entrap the people and put then)
in gaol,—that Cu!. Higgins had violated his pledge and
that it was all up with the colonel in the county.
He advised the people to ho home peaceably, and the)
disper,ed immediattly. It was customary for a priest
to carry his breviary with him. He saw Mr. Carley at
the nomination. He got on the table several times to
obtain a hearing, for Sir Ricoard O'Donnell, Deaa
Burke and Mr. Brabaatm, who wean desirous of speak'
ing on behalf of Colonel Higgins. They were heard
in consequence. He did not see any violence on the part
of Mr. Carley—indeed, be knew he committed none►
as he was next to him all the time. The conduct of
the Deputy-Sheriff very much attracted his attention•
He was very violent in actio❑ and manner, and fro'
queutly exclaimed, " that's a lie." He addressed that
epithet to Mr. Conway. The nomination passed off
quietly, and, upon the whole, it was a quiet election.
Toe witness was was cross-examined at considerable
length by Mr. O'Mally for the petitioner. It created
considerable amusement. It was founded on a news'
paper report of one of Mr. Moore's speeches in reference
to the progress of the election, in which he alluded to the
services the priests had rendered in Tipperary, and he
hoped, Mayo would follow its example.

LAW INTELLIGENO2I.—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

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THE CRYSTAL PALACE FRAUDS.—IN RE W. J. RoßsoN.
A meeting was held to-day under this bankruptcy
but it was kept strictly private, with locked doors. ,
had not terrnivated up to one o'clock.