The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-21 00:00:00

leaving the prime movers of the agitation—ws

usual in such eases,

are the worst eharleters—to

carry on the agitation by themselve6.

LIVERPOOL ELECTION

PETITION

PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE SELECT

COMMITTEE

TUESDAY, JUNE 14

John Downes, recalled, said he was paid twice by Mr.
Buckmaster; he received all that was then due : the
second payment was after the election. He was in the
procession on the nomination-day, which started from
Marshall's coffee-house at Edgehill, and he took some to
the poll next day in cabs and omnibuses. Saw Mr.
Rowett at the coffee-house on the polling day; also saw
some tickets in the committee-room, a dozen or two of
which he had himself : perhaps Mr. Wensley, the secre-
tary, gave them to him ; but he gave those tickets, which
were refreshment tickets, to every voter whom he did not
think would be offended. Beef and bread were given the
electors after the poll ; sometimes as many as a hundred
were having these refreshments. Die tickets represented
fourpence.

William Marshall, recalled, said he had carped for 571
tickets at fourpence each ; he made an additional charge
for the eatables of £7 16s. 10d., and of £-1 Bs. for refresh-
ments to messengers and others. His bill amounted
altogether to .E 2-1 6s. 10d. He had not been paid. He
charged his bills to the committee for carrying on the
election in the ward.
Mrs. Bispham, landlady of the Vine Tavern, in Pitt-
street, had received £8 10s. for the hire of a committee-
room in her house : Mr. Rigby, chairman of the com-
mittee, paid her ; her account had not been settled.
Thomas Poystance, a resident in Toiteth-park ward
and a non-elector, said he was engaged as assistant secre-
tary to the Pitt-street ward, and was engaged by Mr.
Rimmer, a timber merchant, who, seven weeks before the
election, told him to go to Mr. Buckmaster and fill UP

circulars calling a meeting at the Vibe Tu%ern. He got
the circulars from Mr. Buckmaster, and filled them up at
the Vine. The canvassers in the ward obtained the books,
&c., from Mr. Buckmaster, and made their reports to
him. Was paid 7s. a-day • received the money weekly
from Mr. Buckmaster. Refreshments were supplied on
the day of the poll.
John Taylor re-examined, said, on June 7th he heard
Mr. Callis, at the Vine Tavern, order drink after the
committee business was over : had heard Mr. Callis give
such orders several times, and both on the nomination
and polling days. Those of the company only who were
invited partook of the liquor. A breakfast was given to
the voters on the morning of the polling day, in a tent
erected at the rear of the Vine. He partook of the break-
fast along with three or four hundred besides. Nobody
paid for the breakfast that he knew bi.

- James H. Lancaster, a householder and voter in St.
Paul's Ward, and who keeps a public-house at 78, OM-
hall-street, stated that ho was a committee man, and he
thought directions were given to the ward committee to
send in the canvassers' reports to the central committee.
He, as a canvasser, took his voters to the poll in cabs,
and some went back to his house, where he gave them a
glass of spirits or beer. He delivered his bill, which was
£4, to Mr. John Briscoe, chairman of the committee.
In reply to the Chairman, Mr. Sergeant KINGLARE
said the agency of Mr. Briscoe was made out by the
evidence of Mr. Kellett, printer, to whom orders had
been given by Mr. Briscoe for printing, which Mr. Bold
subsequently paid.
The CHAIRN:AN said the committee were satisfied that
there was sufficient evidence of the agency of Mr. Briscoe.
Mr. Lancaster was then recalled, and said Mr. Briscoe
paid him 13s. in the pound towards his bill. The parties
whom he treated at his own home was on his own account,
as refreshments were strictly prohibited. Not more than
20s. or 30s. in refreshments at his house on

were spi

the polling day
Thomas Hughes, landlord of the Letters plain
at which one of Messrs. 'Alackenzie and Turner's com:
mittees sat, of which Mr. Briscoe was chairman, deposed
that he had given refreshments on the election day by
order of the committee ; he tendered the bill
.to "`--
Briscoe, and had been paid the greater part of If'
also received a portion of the bill from Mr. V"'
the whole of the bill was £23

WEDNESDAY, JusE 1

John Hughes,
were supplied to the nanv^sEers and ?o:r.reittee
t his house: the order was to that effee.
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