The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-25 00:00:00

ACCOUNT BETWEEN PROCTORS.

Abbott Dr. to Farquhar
Farquhar to Abbott

Balance 4 9 7
D. PalfreS•, Dr. to Farquher—Bill
Additional Bill 8 0 3

Received of Abbott..

84 2 I
4 9

79 12 6
Ur. Palfrey to Mr. Chalk, Solicitor

X 95 .3 1
As this appeared a much larger- sum than ought
to be charged to Mr. Palfrey, he petitioned the Judge
to revise the taxation of the costs ; and having re-
solved to prosecute the petition in person, he has
been obliged to attend the Court seven times. The
Judge on Monday last expressed his surprise that
Mr. Palfrey should have so much to pay, but declared
that he could not reverse his judgment, and that he
had no evidence before him that costs had not been
taxed agreeably to the custom of the Court. Mr. P.
complained that he had been prevented producing
such evidence, by the taxed bills having been refused
him by the Registrar; but to no purpose. The late
contest has cost as follows :

Preparing petition, C pies of same for each
Proctor, &c.
Two Extracts from Vestry-book
Mr. Palfrey's Travelling and Living Expenses
in Seven,Journeys to London l3 2 8
Mr. Farquhar's Bill 79 12 6
Mr. Chalk's Bi11l

PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &c.
LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 22.
Number Dividend Price
of per CANALS. per
Shares. Annum. Paid Share
1,7, 6 7 per cent. Ashton & Oldham...Average97l.l66.lll. 94
1,442 41. Aehby.de.le-Zouch Avcrage 1161.5 h . 71
•.,,,,...‘-60 **** . ».. Basingstoke.... ..........................1001.sh • 6
Iput* 51. Br ecknock and Abergavenny ...1501.5h. 9.2
6,000.1.16 th. 101. Birmingham,l-16th share ...AI. & 711. 185
4,000 ........, Ditto & Liverpool Junct.l WM. sh .100 p 4 al
600 31. Bridgewater and Taunton.lool. oh. all p 3 -
400 51. Chelmer awd Blackwater ..... ....1001.sh . 101
500 321. Coventry ....•••••••”•••••••••••••. .. .. •.. 100 Ls h• 305
2,,...... Cr0yd0n............ Average 3 . 1.28.10 d. sh . -
2,060 51. Os. Dudley ............. 1001.8 h . 94
600 131. Derby .. ... -.- ...»....-... ... ... ....1001.sh . 12U
20,000 4 per cent. O..anube and Mayne .. ..... 11.135. 46 .pd 31
2.5751 4' Ellesmereand Chester AVertgel33i.sb. 67
.231 MI Erewasn
6,0.5 811 Forth and Clyde ....... 100/ en. 1001. pd. If 2
11,451 7a. Grand 4 unction 1901.11. 123"
svoi 255. Grand Union ........ ........•..... 1001•sh 27
1,500 ......... Grand 5urrey...,..., 1001.3 h. 15
1,000! 41. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan 1001.
3,096 .. Grand Western ...« ........ . /1, eh. al Ipd 10
• 600 13 Ns. dii . Olanvirganshire, Aver. cost 1721.138.4 d, '2lO
749 W. Granthwei lsol.sh. iceo
6 t3B 2. di. Huddersfield;......Average /1. 66.6 d. sh 19
108 ... Kensingtoa lOO sh. allpd 10
25.328 11.10 s. Kennet and Avon, Av. 391.185. 104 .sh Jesi
11,699} IL 10s. Lancaster Average 471.65. 8d ..6%
2,8971 301. Leed s and Liverpool lool.sh 6PO
545 k 1. 1. Ios. Leicester 1401.11 146
1,897 51.25. Leicester & Northampton Aver P31.10: 71
2,409 101 Monmouthshire ..-... 101)1.x1 200
256 161. Melton Mowbray
600 25!. Mersey and Irwell lool.sh. 5;0
3,600 11. 10s. Macclesfield lOOl. sh. all pd. 16
247 171. Neath 1001.16. 3011

--- _._.
2,400 51. Peak Forest ..... Average about 781.5 h. 00
21,418 %1. Regent's (or London) Av. 331.161.8 d. sh. 14
5,669 61. Rochdale ....Average i.sl.sh. 6.1
500 81. Shropshire ..... ............... .......1251.5h. 135
806 11/. 10s. Somerset Coal .. . ..... ...............1501.5h. 171*
3,6001. 6 prr cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121. 10s.sh . 11'a
709 361. Stafford and Worcester 1401.5 h . 68G
500 151 Shrewsbury
300 9/. 3taurbridge.....—.... 1451.5 h. 3116
3.647 V. Or. Stratford.on-Av or, Aver... 791. 9s. ed. sh . 33
539 Int Swansea .......... ........ ... IOOI.A h. '265
3,762 V. 121. Severn and Wye &Railway Av. 261.95. sh. 35
1,600 f sti . 391. 10s. Trent and Mersey, f share lOOl. ah. 495
6,149 ... ..... 'themes and Medway Av. 191. FA. Bd. sh. 2
l'Calh'i 141. Warwick and Birmingham lool.sh 186
I,oooish.
980 16*. Warwick and haw.' 1001.1 h. 1,7
7,000 41 Worcester & Birmingham Av.7B/.Bs.sh. 55
5.006 365. Wilts and Berko Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh. 20
400 6,. Wytlev and PAsington......... 1951. sh 74
.26
905 If We], and Arun. .......... ........... 1101. an . 20
DOCKS.
2.6003 Sp. c. Comment al . ....... 4001.0. 61
1,065i5h.
5 per cent. Kest and West India „........... Stock 10114
11.235,31016. 3il.p.ct. L0nd0n..„....„ .....................„....Stock 82
Ditto Bons

2.202 11.6.. sd. Bristol ............. ..... Average lel. 9s. sb . 75--
08,3241. 51. percent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lO6
252,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 99%
500,000 4* per cent. Ditto Bonds .... .... ....... .... ..... .. . lOO%
100,.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years ..... ... ... • . 100
••..... ..... .... Deptford Pier •• 41. sh. O••.. pd 10
BRIDGES.
1,600 1/. Hammer5mit1,............ ..... .... ...... 501.. h. 2134
7,231
1,780 1/. 15e Ditto, New, of 74 per cent., 501. sh . 151(
4000 ..... .... Waterloo 1001. sh. 3
5,000 221. Od. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81 COL pit 21
5,000 19s. 3d, Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4Ol. pd 1234
PO,OOOl. 5/. per cent. Ditto Bonds
5,846 27s Vauxhall .........Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh 2834
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
2,000 3110 s Albion ............ ...... .....5001. sh. 50!. pd 69
50.000 16linerd• IT.] Allianceßritish&Foreignlool.o. 111. pd 1334
51,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine lOOl. eh. 51. pd 5%
24,000 41. per sh. Atlas 501.1h. 51. pd 144,
I,2oofsh. 5/. Birmingham hire.. 250!. sh. 55/. pd 10754
20,000 41. percent. British Fire 250/. sh. 501. pd 41
12,000 61. percent. British Commercial .........501. Ilk. Si, pd 6
5,000 51. pa cent. Clerical & Medical Life, 1001.10.2110 s pd 65q
4.000 VOs County lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 10
4,000 ss. Eagle. .501. sh. 51. pd 4N
asnpder3octebnst..l Economic Lite 10001. eh. 250/. pd 400
2,271 22e. per cent. European Li. •• ' 00/. sh. all pd 22
50,000 2s. Ditto, New 201. sh. 21. pd 1%
1.000,000/. ff. per ct Globe Stock 195
20,000 51• Guardian
30,000 4s. Od. Hope sol.sh. 51. pd 534
2,400 51. 12.5. Eld. Imperial Fire 5OOl. sh. 50/. pd 141
7,500 10s. fd. Imperial Lite lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 115 e
13,459 5/. per cent. Indemnity Marine WO/. eh. 8/. pd 32
2,020 31 104 Kent Fire 5O/• sh• all pd 91
......

31. Ditto Life 5Ol. .pd
10,000 9.5 s Law Life lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 33
5,000 leis. London, Fire 251. sh. 121. 10s. pd 17
3.900 10s. London, Ship .. . 251. eh. 12!. 10s. pd 17
1,000,0001. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. sh.
25,000 51. per cent. National Loan Fund.. 201. sh 21. lOs. pd 251
30,000 st. per cent. Palladium Lite 501. sh. 21. pd
50,000 5/. per cent. Protector Ifle 201. sh. 21. pd 19s Od
10,000 4 per cent. Protestant Dissenters ....11,0/. sh. 5/. pd 5%
5.500 1/. Provident Lite 1001. sh. 101. psi 20
w0,G69 4s. Od. Rock Life
(m. 220/ W. percent. Royal Exchange Stock 170
6,009 5 per cent. University Life 1001. sh. 5/. pd 11
10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. sh. 5!. pd
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
25,000 Agric. and Coro. of ireland2sl. sh. IC!. pd
15,000 g per cent. Australasia 401. sh. 401. pd 51N
10,000 10 percent. Bank of Bit sningham 501. sh. 101. pd 13%
10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. 10/. pd :3
31,000 6percent. London & Westminster 1001. sh. 20/. pd 22
60,000 51. London Joint Stock 501. sh. 10/. pd lali
3,008 4 per cent. Lancaster lOOl. sh. 101. pd %0
25,000 lb per cent. Liverpool 100/ sh. 12g1. pd 19
50,000 7i per cent, Manchester and Liver / Ku.sh. 151 pd 194
pool Discount
20,000 7 percent. Manchester lOO4 sh. 101. pd 4%
10,000 8 per eent. Provincial Bank of I relandlool. sh. 25/. pd 40
10,000 6 rer cent National Bank of Ireland 501. sh. 17i1. pd 151,f,
10,000 6 per cent National Prov;:icial Eng.lool. sh. 35/. pd 35%
10,000 Ditto New.... 10i. sh. 10/ pd 10
10,000 Gloucestershire 501. eh. 101. pd 32
MOO 10 per cent. Hampshire 5O/. sh. 51. pd 0%
GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.

2,500 16s Od Bath ... 901. sh. 16/. pd 22
5,000 ..... .... British 401. sh. 151. pd It
~,,,,,„, r s!.percenti Ditto Provincial ... 2O/. sh. 11/1. pd 13
t. nd Bs. Rs.
921 i 51 10s Birmingham 50, sh. 1(1
1,250
_21.0s Bristol

2,250 3/ 104 Brighton qO/. eh. II
750 31 10s Ditto, New 901. eh. 15/.0 9
2,471 4j per cent Brighton General .201. eh. a 11pd 94
t,OOO 71.105. Continental Consolidated ....75/. 024 /. pd 110
1,000 101. City of London.. ....... WO/. sh. all pd 195
1.000 01. Ditto. New 1001. sh. 75/. pd 150
1.000 31.05. Equitable 5Ol. pd 20
0,000 31. per cent. Imperial 501. sh. 70,
800 5/. pet cent. Isle rit I'hanet 251. sh. 20/. pd 19
1,350 M. per cent. 1 ndependent 901. eh. alit.. 56
4.000 51. per cont. Phcent: 5O/. sh. 39/. pu 3014
1,000 ti. per cent. Ratcliff lool.Bh. 00/. pd OS
4,000 South Motropnlitan 50/. eh. 13%1. pd 1714
9.900 5/. per cent. United General 501. sh. CI. pd ses
210 5/. pet cent. Warwick

100 51. per cent Wakefield 251 sh 24

1.001. ' 31. Westminster Chartered ..... 5O/. sh. 58
4.00 Ifs. Ditto New 5ll. sh. In/. pd 11%
TM 3 per cent. Yarmouth 2Ol. sh. 161. pd
WATER WORKS
1,11010 345. Sum, mgham 24: sh. 95/. pd 91
1,4:33 •!. Fast London 1001.. h. 100
5,500 21 15s, Grand Junction Avera:c 411 1:18. 4d. ch. 6 .
1,000 21. Kent 1001. sh. 52
372 101. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 625
1,5 0 6 2110. Ncw River London Bridge Water Ann... 60
i. 4 A 2/ 10s Manchester and 3alford 1001. sh. 54
layi 5 per cent. South London lOO/.sh. 98
.094 4i/. West Middlesex Average 631.1125. 9d. sh. 96
1.3641 U lii York Building Co. Lessee Prop. 1001.. h. 36
IRON RAILWAYS.

5,300 V. Os. Birmingham and Derby ...-.. ..... 100/ pd 42%
9,580 3 per cent. Birmingham and Gloncester......lo/. pd 48%
ibog 0 4 per cent. Bristol and Exeter .........1001. sh. 70 pd 41%
7,500 ..... .... Cheltenham& G. Western -.1001.0).80/. 24%
1,000 ..... .... Clarence 100/. sh. 100/ pd 20
8,000 ...... ... Dublin and Drogheda 100/. sh. 5/. pd
10.005 Eastern Counties 251. sh. 231. pd 9
10,000 5 pe....... r cent. Great North of Englandlool. sh. IVO/. pd 75%
10,918 12 per cent. Grand Junction lOOl. sh.. all pd 1.9
25; 00 4 per cent. Great Western 1501. sh. 654 pd Bi 6
25,000 3 per cent. Ditto New 501. sh. 50/. pd 62
2.000 8 per cent. Hartlepool . .... ........... 160/. sh. 1001. pd 145%
8,000 Hull and !Selb 5Ol. sh. 50/. pd 37
2,100 4 per cent. Leeds and 5e1by............... ....JOU sh. 55
5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool& Mancester 10("Lsh. 100/.pd 188%
7,9118 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares ..... ......- ..... 501. pd 91
11,495 10 per ceat. Ditto Quarter Shares -.. .. ... ..251. pd 45
36,000 .... ..... London and Brighton ' SSI. X. 501 pd :A%
14,000 London and Blackwell 25/. sh. 251. pd 9S
10,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich -.201. sh. 201. pd 6
25,000 9i per sh. London & Birmingham 1001. sh. 901. pd 179
25,000 2/. 7s H. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. sh. 251. pd 47
31,250 31.25. 4d. Dit o New Shares 32/.Bh. 321. pd 30
46,200 3 per sh. London and S. Western Av. 431,155. Od. 52
33,900 ......... London and Croydon] Av. 131. 15s. 9d 12%
Ditto New Scrip... • 126
13,000 41. per eh. Manchester and Leeds-1001. sh. 70/. pd 76
13,000 ..
10,000 ......... Manchester and Birmingham 701.8 h. 401. Co
Ditto Extension 7l. pd 2
••.. .....
10,000 21.105. Midland Counties ....100/. sh. 1001 pd 69)4
15,000 N. Os. North Midland ..... ..)1. sh. 1001 pd 59%
11.10 s Ditto New 401. rd 2-,
10,1-8 11.10 s. Northern and Eastern.... 501. sh 451. pd 40%
:;.,66U Preston and Wyre 5Ol. sh. 30/. pd 36
<B,OOO 4 per cent. South Eastern and Dover ...... ... 50/. pd 92
1,000 10i. per coot. Stocktoa and Darlington lOO/.sh. 265
0.000 ..-..... Thames Haven 501. sh 51. pd
6.000 taper cent. ;Cork and North Midland 50 . sh. 501. pd 841
MINES.

8,000 Albion Copper 51. t. V. pa 12
4,000 11. 51. Alten l5/. sh 12/ ii rpd 1M
10.0041 ......... Anglo MExican,iss.sl.pm.lool. sh. a 1 d 2
Ditto Subscription ..................251 n 0 2%
2,000 Solanos l5O/. sh all pit 4
10,000 U. 10a Brasiliatilmp. iss.sl, prn 251.5 h. 211. pd 9
6,000 ......... Macaubas ds Locaes United 25/.5h.25/. pd 414
11,000 .... ..... Ditto St. John Del Rey 2O/. sh. 141. pd IS
19,000 .... ..... Bolivar Coppe& Company, 201. sh. 20/. pd 1
10,000 „........ Ditto Scrip ...........101. sh. 10/. pd 2
20,000 ......... British Iron lOOl. sh. 701, pd 8
,008 .......... British Copper 51. sh. 4il. pd 1,
Cat Branca lse/. pd 514
Candonga
10,000 1 1 Copiapo ... . 2O/. al). 131. pd 0
8,500 .. Columbian, us. 5/. pm 551. sh. 5.5/. pd 1
2,850 41. English 14/. Cs. pd 1
20,006
6 155 .... - 1
3,000 ...
1,501-
Ditto Loan Note• iso/.lxl 50
United Mexican, iss. 2 prn, 40!. sh. all pe 14
DWG Scrip l3l
Ditto New Scrip. ........ ..".
......41 pi
West Cork •...•..............151. ;iii 50/. pd 3
LITER A ItY INSTITUTIONS.

~tp,,~~~Q ....» .

1,000 ......... London, with Bronze Ticket 7sgs.sh. 13
1.500 ......... London University all psi 7
;go Russell.. .......... 2sgs. sh. 6
King' College lOOl. 19%
MISCELLANEOUS.
%OM • 655. Australian Agricaltural.loo/. sh. 301 pd 30
6,000 1. per cent. British American Land Company &ea pd 9
tO,OIA 61 per ocat. Canada Company..... sh. 32j1. pd 30
iO.OOO 5/, per cent. tipper Canaoa Loan
City Bonds. 4 per cent lOO
-.11.00ii 1/, 6s. General Stearn Navigation 15/..h.,141. pd 24%
10/,percent. Hudson's Bay Stock
.. . . 254
1!. London Corn. Sale Rooms ....Av. 751. th, 19%
Caoutcheuc Com
....... .1211. pd 12%
New Brtinswick Land Comps% pdIS
5;•137 41. per cent. Reversionary int. 50c...1001. sh. 1001. pd gy
21,33 5/. per cent. Ditto 100/. pd 107
,o(ta Thames Tunnel .501. sh. all pd
„ono d., Van Die.ner.'s Land.... 1001. oh. 131, pd 10

LIST .f SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES
JULY 111, 1842.
BANKS.

1),00r 6/. p. ct. Bank of Scotland .:.831.0a. bd. oh all pd '54
1,000,0001 01. p. ct. Royal ofScotland 1004 sh. all pd 155
;500.0001. Si. p. ct. British Linen Company 1001.3 h. al/ pd 20.5
500,0001. 71, p. ct. Commercial ........ 1001. pd 160
500,005, Go, ct. National lool.sh. 101. NE 14
500,0081. 8/. p. ct. Glasgow Union 2301. sh. 501. pd 75
IJXHI.00(1. 6p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 401. pd 68
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
t4ll.ooosh. Sip. cc. Scottish Union 201.5 h. 11, pd 24s Od.
7,500 lo p. ct. Hercules.
.. ... 1001. sh. 10/. pd 12%
100,100 10 p. ct. InsuranceCo,. of Scotland AO/. sh, all pd 9
50,000 10 p. ct. North British sb. 10/. pd 1.0
1,000 10 p. ct. Caledonian Fire....... ..... 100/. sh. 101. pd 20
5,000 10 p. ct. Edinburgh Life.. .........100/. sh. 101. pd 15
00,060 3/ D. ct. West of Scotland IOL pd
MISCELLANEOUS.
4,818 Edin. and Was. Un.CanalSOL sh. all pd
Ditto Allocated .............96/. sh. all pd 311%
/25,40( 91 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock ......... sh all pd 34
tooth 21 per cent. Shotts Iran kouncterv......sol.sh 48/ pd 35
0,003 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass.2o/.sh, 15/. pd 3%
CVO 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas ..... ....25/611. all pd 30
~......,.......251. sh. all pd
150 7 Le Coal Gas • 201.1h. all pd 26
4,45) iio
per
cceennt,t.. GliatsgowGas
1.154 e:dinburgh and Dalkeithdashray 50/. th 30

On Sunday last, one of the diligences, called
Bei-hoe-Poste, was descending the hill of Limonest, near Lyons,
when the piece of mechanism for locking the wheel having
broken, the carriage ran in on the horses, and pushed them
violently forward. The postilion, in place of whipping them
on, and doing all he could to bring the carriage safe to the
bottom of the hill, jumped slown. He was cruelly punished
for his imprudence, for the carriage was overturned at the same
moment, and crushed him to death in the fall. The passengers
received some contusions, but none of any importance.
It is rumoured, says the Constitutionnel, that M.
Piscatory is about to be raised to the Peerage, and sent as 31i..
nister Plenipotistiary to Greece.
The reigning D.uke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, brother
of 64 I{:ng of the teigians, arrived on the 17th, by a spAcial
osia at Ogeadawher• ha intends pasaluctha bathing Nam.

COMPROMISFS COMMITTEE.

REPORT.

The Select Committee, who, in consequence of the
House having been informed by a Member that he
had heard and believed that in the cases of the
election petitions presented from Harwich, Notting-
ham, Lewes, Penryn, and Falmouth and Reading,
certain corrupt compromises had been entered into for
the purpose of avoiding investigation into gross
bribery, which had been alleged to have been prac-
tised at the election for the said towns, were ap-
pointed to inquire whether such compromises had
been entered into, and whether such bribery had
taken place in the aforesaid towns ; and who were
empowered to report their opinion, together with
the minutes of evidence taken before them, to the
House ;—have considered the matters to them thus
referred, and have agreed to the following Report :
Your Committee, upon a full consideration of the or-
der under which they were appointed to inquire into the
cases of the election petitions referred to them, think it
right to preface their Report by stating their own im-
pression of the nature and objeet of the inquiry which
the House devolved upon them, in order that the manner
in which they have conducted that inquiry, and the cha-
racter of the evidence which has been received, may be
fully understood and correctly appreciated.
They conceive that the inquiry was not one of a judi-
cial character ; that they were not called upon to decide
upon the legality or illegality of the proceedings of any
party, or upon the guilt or innocence of the transactions
in which any of the parties implicated were involved, in
connexion with the alleged compromises and bribery
practised in the boroughs comprehended in the order of
reference.
They understand their duty to have been, to elicit and
lay before the House, faithfully and clearly, all the facts
of the several cases, rather with a view to expose the
evils of a system, than by any direct expression of their
own opinion to inculpate individuals, or directly to lay
the foundation for any legislative enactment with respect
to the particular boroughs in question ; and they con-
sider that they are borne out in this opinion by the na-
ture of the debates in the House upon the motion for the
appointment of the Committee, and upon several subse-
quent occasions.
In this view of their duty, the Committee called before
them the parties immediately concerned in these tran-
sactions ; and the Committee feel bound, in justice to
those parties, to state, that their willingness to appear,
with few exceptions, and the full and frank disclosures
made by them, have tended greatly to facilitate the pro-
ceedings of your Committee ; and they have conse-
quently been enabled to obtain, from the most authentic
source, evidence relative to practices, which, although
supposed to have existed, have never been before so
clearly and unquestionably brought to light.
In this investigation it was obviously an important
part of the incpury to. ascertain the impression which
existed in the minds of the parties respecting their own
case and that of their opponents, and under which im-
pression they were induced to enter into the compro-
mises. With this view your Committee have received
in evidence the contents of the briefs of counsel and the
opinions of parties ; but. the Committee wish it to be
distinctly understood that they have never relied on
such evidence to prove either bribery or any other alle
gation against adverse parties.
Your Committee having expressed their view of the
nature of the inquiry entrusted to them,—viz., that it
was to expose the evils of the present system of election
proceedings, which the evidence collected does in the
most striking manner, and in the hope that, as it is now
submitted, it will fully inform the House of some of the
most mischievous and dangerous tendencies of the pre-
sent system, and furnish the most convincing proof of
the immediate necessity of some legislative remedy,—are
anxious to make their Report whilst measures for the
repression of bribery are under the consideration Of the
House.
It appears, by the concurrent testimony of witnesses
most experienced in election proceedings, that the two
last Acts relating to the trial of election petitions, the
one introduced by Sir Robert Peel, constituting an im-
proved tribunal, the 4th and sth of Victoria, c. 58 ; the
other by Lord John Russell, 4th and sth of Victoria,
c. 57, enabling Committees to inquire into the general
charge of bribery, without the preliminary proof of
agency, together with the greater stringency of the
decisions of these Committees in charges of bribery,
directly led in many instances to compromises betwe, n
parties prosecuting or defending their individual rights,
by which charges of gross bribery and corruption were
entirely withdrawn from further investigation. These
compromises becoming matter of general notoriety, were
brought under the notice of the House by the Chairman
of your Committee.
Your Committee desire to call. the attention of the
House to a part of the law of elections which appears
unsettled, if not defective. Two parties at an election,
both being equally guilty of bribery, but one successful
on the poll, and the other defeated, may experience a
very different fate in consequence of the present state of
Cle law. If the defeated candidate present a petition
against the return of his successful opponent, and s:mply
pray that the election may be adjudged to be a void
election on the ground of bribery and corruption, but do
not ask for the seat, he may unseat his opponent, and
render him incapable of being again returned ; but as he
himself does not pray for the seat, it has in some in-
stances been determined that a case of retaliation cannot
he entered into as respects the petitioner by the sitting
Me-tiber. Thus the petitioner, though ,equally guilty,
may again propose himself, and be returned in conse•
quence of the very bribery practised at the preceding
election, and into which no inquiry was permitted.
Your Committee, prosecuting their inquiries upon the
principle here described, found that in the case of
HARWICH,
at the last general election, Mr. John Attweod and Ma-
jor Beresford were returned as duly elected Members for
that borough, Sir 1). Le Merchant and Mr. Bagshew
having been the opposing candidates.
The state of the poll appears to have been as fol-
lows :

Mr. Attwood
Major Beresford
Mr. Bagshaw
Sir 1). Le Marchant
That three petitions having been presented against
the return of Mr. J. Attwood and Major Beresford, on
the ground of bribery, treating, and corruption (see. Ap-
pendix A.), a compromise was entered into by the agent
of Mr. Attwood and Major Beresford on the one part,
and the agent of Sir D. Le Merchant on the other, and
that the arrangements so made by the agents were sanc-
tioned and acted on by their principals.
The terms of this arrangement were-
1. That Major Beresford was to retire, by accepting
the Chiltern Hundreds within a month after May 3.
2. That Sir D. Le Marchant was to be allowed to
stand unopposed by Mr. Attwood and his agent.
3. That Mr. Attwood should pay by way of deposit,
as guarantee, 2,5001., which was to be forfeited provided
that the engagements entered into by Mr. Attwood on
behalf of himself and Major Beresford were not ful-
filled, Mr. Attwood himself stating that he considered
that he had paid the sum of 2,000/. out and out. The
remaining 5001. was paid for Mr. Attwood by his agent,
Mr. Currie.
.4. That the petitions against the return of the sitting
Members should all be immediately withdrawn.
That the petitions were consequently withdrawn, and
all further proceedings arrested.
The circumstances which induced the sitting Members
to accede to this compromise are stated, by themselves
and agents, to have been the belief, that the seats of the
sitting Members could not be held in consequence of
i•ribery by parties who would have been proved to be
agents.—(See the evidence, of Mr. Currie ; see also the
evidence of Mr. Parkes.)
The Committee also find that the electors in numbers
are 182.
That the sum of money expended by Mr. Attwood for_
the election of himself and Major Beresford wasy4s
nearly as the Committee can ascertain, 6,804:; and
that of this sum a large portion was extN.nded in direct
bribery by the agents of the sittinAMembers, and paid
chiefly at periods subsequent to-the election. This sum
is exclusive of the motley 'Paid for the compromise.
The person said. to be employed for the purpose of re-
ceiving the money, and engaging others to distribute it,
was a .babker of the town, who has died since the election.
That among 33 persons a sum of above 3,0001. was
distributed in direct bribes.
That Major '3eresford paid no part of this sum, he not
having contributed to the expenses of the election.
.That the gross cost of the election on the part of Sir
D. Le Marchant was, as nearly as can be ascertained,
1,500/. ; and that a part of this sum, how much does not
appear, was spent in an illegal manner ; and 5001. went
to pay certain former outstanding accounts.
That the gross cost of the election to Mr. Bagshaw was
5001.
And it appears also that the bills against Sir D. Le
Marchant and Mr. Bagshaw, to the amount of between
300/. and 40Q1., remain yet unsettled.
It would appear, also, that a large part of the whole
cObstitueney were bribed.
That the sitting Members and the other candidates
most distinctly state, that neither before nor during the
election had they personal cognizance of any bribery or
corruption. ,
Yuur Committee also found that, in the case of
NOTTINGHAM,
at the last general election, the Right Hon. Sir John
Cam Hobhouse and Sir George Larpent were returned
as duly elected Members for that town, Mr. /John Wal-
ter and Mr. Charlton being the opposing candidates.
That in consequence of the retirement of Mr. Walter
and Mr. Charlton early on the day of the poll, a few
only of the electors gave their votes. The state of the
poll was as follows:
Sir John Cain Hobhouse 527
Sir George Larpent .. 529
Mr. Walter
Mr. Charlton 142
That two petitions were presented against the return
of Sir John Cam Hobhouse and Sir George Larpent, by
electors, on behalf of Mr. Walter. These two petitions,
among other things, charged, iu various forms, that
bribery, corruption, treating, abduction of voters, riot,
&c., had been practised at the election by the sitting
Members and their agents.
A third petition of electors was also presented, but
this petition seems to have been presented by persons in
the interest of the sitting Members, and apparently the
object in view was to give, if possible, to the sitting
Members an opportunity of making a counter case
against the petitioners. The two &A-mentioned peti-
tions prayed only that the election should be declared
void. It was apprehended that on the trial of such
petitions, no defence by way of retaliation- would have
been allowed ; the third petition, therefore, seems to
have been presented in order to let in such evidence.
That, after the appointment of a Committee to try the
case of the said election, but before the trial thereof, a
cempromise was entered into. ,between the agents of Sir
Cam Hobhouse and Sii-GeorgeLarpentens the one
Perts and an agentLwiau big* 40 age4t. of the petition-

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On the part of Mr. Mills, the expectation was that he
was cet tain of being returned upon the vacancy.
That the constituency of Readies is 1,050.
That the gross cost of this election to Mr. Russell the
Committee could not accurately ascertain, as the accounts
have not yet been rendered to him. He himself states
that he has paid on account about 1,1001. or 1,200/. The
agent of Mr. Russell says that he has delivered to him-
self, as agent of Mr. Russell, further bills to the amount
of above 3,000 L, some of which he believes are joint ails
of Mr. Russell and Lord Chelsea.

Lord Chelsea himself believes, as appears from his
answers to the Committee, that his expenses will not ex-
ceed 2,000/.

Of the application of the whole of this money the
Committee could gain no accurate information. Mr.
Russell, Lord Chelsea, and their agent, distinctly assert
that no part was expended in direct bribery ; though it
is admitted, by both sitting Members, that so arge a sum
could not all have been spent in legal and proper dis-
bursements ; and their agent, when asked as to this ex-
penditure, and more especially whether beer-shops had
been opened, declined to answer. The opposite agent
speaks in very positive terms as to the charge of treating
and bribery he expected to prove.
hat the gross cost of the election to Mr. T. Mills was
1,600!.

Of the expenditure of this money nothing very accurate
could be ascertained ; that any part of it was spent in
direct bribery all parties concerned in its distribution
deny ; but, at the same time, it is admitted by Mr. Mills,
and also by his agent, that much must have been spent
improperly.
Your Committee also found, in the case

PENRYN AND FALMOUTH,
that at the last general election Captain Vivian and Cap-
tain Plumridge were returned as duly elected; that the
opposing candidates were Mr. Gwynn and Mr. Sartoris.
That the state of the poll was as follows:
Captain Vivian 462
Cat)tain Plumridge
Mr. Gwynn
Mr. Sartoris
That a petition was presented by certain electors on
behalf of Mr. Gwynn, praying for a void election in the
case of Captain Plumridge, which petition contained,
among others, charges of bribery and corruption on the
part of Captain Plumridge and his agents.—(See Ap-
pendix E.)
That a Committee was appointed to try this case, and
proceeded so to do; when on the fourth day of its sit-.
tang, and towards the close of the petitioner's case, the
labours of the Committee were brought to a sudden ter-
mination by a compromise entered into by the agent of
Captain Plumridge on the one hand,and the agent of the
petitioners and Mr. Gwynn, the opposing candidate, on
the other.

The terms of this arrangement were merely verbal, and
were to the follewing effect :-
1. That the petition Was to be withdrawn.
2. That Captain Plumridge would thereupon, and
before the Ist of July, accept the Chiltern Hundreds, and
thereby vacate his seat.
3. That no opposition should be given by Captain
Plumridge to the return of any person proposed by the
party presenting the petition.
That this arrangement..though. made by the, autho-
rised agent of Captain Plumridge, was made wholly with-
out his knowledge or consent.
The circumstance which by the agent is stated as the
cause of his making this cwmpromise was the apprehen-
sion on his part that any further defence of the seat
would have been useless, as he felt certain that the case
of general corruption would be believed by the Eh ction
Committee. That, indeed, he had no further funds for
the defence ; but that, if he could have had all the money
that was needed, ho would not have continued the de-
fence, and that he was entirely led to this determination
by tb.e certainty that extensive and systematic bribery
would be proved to the satisfaction of the Committee.
It appears that during the election Captain Plumridge
spent no money, bore no part of the expenses, and he
declares solemnly that he was personally not cognisant
either of any direct or indirect act of bribery or corrup-
tion. His agent for the conduct of the petition stales
that a general system of bribery did prevail at the
elect ion.

He states further that. bribery was common to both
sides, and this was admitted also by their agent for the
petitioners.

• The gross sum expended on tho joint election of Cap-
tain Vivian and Captain Plumridge was, by their agent,
stated to he about 4,000/.

The gross sum expended by the opposing candidates
was, by their agent. stated to have been 4,0001.

As in the acknowledged illegal expenditure of these
sums, your Committee 13,g leave to refer the House to
the evidence of the agents of the sitting Members and
the petitioners.
This ease kites rise to the observations of the Com-
mittee nn the injustice resulting from the present state
of-the law ih those cases where a void election is simply
prayed for, and nut the seat.
Your Committee, to whom was also referred an inquiry
ordered to be made into certain corrupt compromises
alleged to have been entered into for the purpose of
avoiding investigation into gross bribery, which had
been alleged to have heen practised at the election of the
borough of Bridport in June last, and also whether such
briblry, had taken place in the aforesaidtown ; anti who
were empowered to report their opinion thereon
have considered those other matters to them referred,
and have agreed to the following separate Report
thereupon : •
Acting on the principle which had guided their in-
quiry, respecting- t14 cases submitted to them by the first
reverence of the House, your Committee proceeded to
investigate the allegatitins respecting