The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-29 00:00:00

ELECTION COMMITTEES-(THIS DAY

, THE BANFFSHIRE ELECTION.
The petitioner against the return for Banfllihire is Mr.
Morrison, the unsuccessful candidate. The ground of the
petition is, that an unqualified freeholder was admitted to
vote for the sitting member, (Lord Fife). 'lt appears that
the electors consist of 32 in number, and that' each candi-
date had 16 votes. -Bet Lord Fife, who was the presses,
decided the election in his own favour, by his casting vote,
f the votes given," there were eight objected to by both
parties, brat their validity was confirmed by the Court of
Session, which left the numbers equal on both sides, but
the petitioner objected to the decision of the Court of Session,
with respect to one vote given to Lord Fife, and it became
a subject of dissuasion this day, whether the Committee
was bound by the Decree of the Court of Session, or if
they ought to go into the merits of the case de novo. After
hearing Counsel, and deliberating for a short period, they
determined on hearing evidence as to the qualification of
the voters objected to.
DUBLIN ELECTION COMMITTEE.
The labours of this Committee are likely to be protract-
ed. The aim of the petitioners is principally directed
against Colonel White.—Col. Talbot remains as yet un-
impeached.. This is the only petition which put the in-
terference of the Catholic Clergy on trial, consequently
the result is looked for with ranch anxiety; but no.evi-
dence has as yet been offered with a view to esta-
blieh that allegation. The object of the testimony hither-
-to preduced has,been to show bribery on the part of• Col. W.
If they do not euceeed in that, they purpose to proceed to
a serutiny, in which case, we understand, that the sitting
Members will endeavour to have a Commission, to examine
witnesses in Dublin. It reflects but little credit on the
moral state of society in the county of Dublin, to see free-
holders who , acknowledge •to have taken the bribery
oath at the Election, now voluntarily coming forward,
and swearing that they had given their votes in
consequence of a previous promise of remuneration, and
that they had subsequently received that remuneration ;
yet such has been the case before this CoMmittes. If the
Committee acquit Colonel White of the charge of bribery,
they will Shen proceed to, take. evidence,respecting the
undue interference of the Catholic Clergy, which will
equally affect both the Sitting Members.
In consequence of the indisposition of Sir John Astley,
the Committee did not sit to-day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY).

BOW-STREET.

John Carey waathis morning charged with horse-
stealing.

The landlord of the'Bell Inn, Winslow, Barks, stated
that the prisoner had, in August last, sent a grey horse to
his house, instructing him to put it to grass, and get it into
condition for the hunting season. lie had done so, but
heard no more of the prisoner for some months, and not
knowing his address, he thought there was something wrong,
and advertised the horse in" February last. The horse was
subsequently OWDed by a Mr. Downing, and yesterday week
the witness received a letter from the prisoner, stating
that he had just returned from the Continent, and request-
ing witness to send up the horse and his account. This
letter was dated from No. 4, Providence-place, Kenning-
ton-lane.

George Furlong, a conductor of the patrol, apprehended
the prisoner, and found at his stables, et Mountford-place,
Kennington, a dark bay mare, which answers to the de-
scription of one lately advertised as stolen; and, at Mr.
Shillibeer's stables, in Bury-street, Bloomsbury, a brown
horse, standing there in the prisoner's name.
The prisoner said in defence, that he hail bought the
hr;rsers of two different men, whom he believed to be horse-
dealers.—Remanded till Wednesday.