The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-06 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)

CUMLEY V. COWEN.
This was an action brought against the defendant Isaac
Cowen for the payment of a bill of exchange for the sum of 101.,
drawn by him for twe months. The defendant was a Jew,
and a dealer in small wares, residing in Saffron-hill; and the
plaintiff was the representative of a Loan Society, by whom the
money 'had been advanced. The case was tried before the
Under-Sheriff, and a verdict was found for the plaintiff.
It appeared that on the trial the clerk of the Loan Society,
who had given out the money, stated at first that Lazarus
Cowen, a brother of the defendant, who was in Court at the time,
was the party to whom he had advanced it; while another
witness stated that the defendant was the party on whom he
had served the writ. The fact was, it seemed that the two
brothers, who were very small men, bore a most ex-
traordinary resemblance to each other, and their very
appearance had created great amusement in Court.
In order further to mystify their adversaries, they
had exchanged cloth( s with each other ; when, however,
both were placed together, the clerk corrected the evidence as
to identity he had at first Oven, and it was clearly proved that
the defendant was the party to whom the money was advanced,
although attempts were made to show, first., that he could not
write at all, and next that the acceptance to the Bi.l was not
in his handwriting.
On a former day, Mr. LEE obtained a rule calling upon the
plaintiff to show cause why a new trial should not be had, on
the ground that the evidence in the case was contradictory.
The COURT, however, after hearing Mr. Thomas, for the
plaintiff, enter into the detais of the trial, discharged the rule.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(T Hls DAY.)
SOUTHAMPTON.

At the meeting of the Committee this morning, Mr. Austin,
on the part of the sitting Member, said, that after the resolu-
tion to which the Committee came yercrday, it would be use-
less for him to take up their time further.
The CHAIRMAN then read a series of resolutions, to the
effect that the election was null and void ; that the sitting Alem-
bers, Lord Bruce and Mr. Martyn, were guilty of bribery by
their agents ; that Charles Callan and other voters had ac-
cepted bribes; that the evidence showed that an extensive
system of treating and bribery had been carried on by
means of local associations ; that large sums ha' been
paid to Committee-men and colour-men, who were voters;
that this expenditure, amounting to upwards of 5,0001., a sum
far exceeding the ordinary legal charges, called for the atten-
tion of the House ; and that the omiTittee feel they have
been prevented from ascertaining the exact mode in which the
whole of this money was expended, by the loss or destruction
of the vouchers and other documents with those payments,
especially in the case of William Bous Mabson, who, after hav-
ing been served with the Speaker's warrant, disposed of those
in his possession.

NEW CAS TLE- UNDER -LYNE.
The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, and re-
sumed the examination of witnesses. W. Gallirmar, who was
shown yesterday to have been an active member of Mr. Harris's
Committee at the Cock, was examined at length, and with
some severity, but nothing material was el cited.
Airs. Gahlimur was next called, and, in the course of a very
rigid examination, admitted that her husband had received 4/.
for his services from Mr. Conyers, a friend of the sitting
Member.