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

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15

John Hughes, recalled, deposed that the refreshments
ere supplied to the canvassers and committee wh._
,t his house : the order was to that effect.
Lawson,Wilfrid landlord of the Great George Tavern,
n Great Ger rge Ward, deposed that he had a committee
t hi; that he supplied the banner-bearers and the
rreshments on the nomination and polling
ays by order of Mr. Gibson, the secretary, and that his
bill, which amounted to £ao, had not been paid.
William Gibson, secretary to the committee at the
Great George Tavern, deposed that he did not hire the
rooms there. He was a voter, and lived in the ward at
the time. There were nineteen or twenty canvassers, of
whom M'Keverigan was one. Reports were made to him
as to the state of the canvass, and once or twice a week
he sent a report to Mr. Buckmaster at the head-office.
He also got some Hat from the central room, and had been
twice there at the beginning of the canvass. At the
George Hotel, where he was on the nomination and fol-
lowing day, there.licas no treating of voters. He merely
ordered some drink for a number of lads. The committee
originated entirely among the members of the ward them-
selves. He was not
_paid. Mr. Thomas Chapman was a

band frith re

'anvasser of the ward

The whole of the counsel for the sitting members had

here been absent from the room for a considerable time,
and, at the conclusion of this witness's examination,
Mr. BROWN, parliamentary agent for the sitting mem-
bers, applied to the committee for an adjournment for a
quarter of an hour, observing that he had been running
about for three counsel for the last half-hour, but could
not find one of them.

The CHAIRMAN said the committee bad no objection to
that course.

'William
Quaile, one of the committee in Great George
Ward, ordered a glass of ale for a plumber before going
to the poll with him. For this another canvasser paid,
but none of the other electgrs had any refreshment.

John AlgNally, examined before, was supplied with a
glass of rum at the Great George Tavern on the polling
day, for which he did not pay. He voted for Cardwell
and Ewart. Jonas Gleave also gave him a glass of rum at
the bar of the Swan.

•
Joseph Murphy, recalled, had a pint of ale at the George
Tavern on the morning of the election for which he did
not pay. A man named Gibson asked them what they
would like to have. (Mr. Gibson was called in and iden-
tified by the witness.)
Henry Harrison, landlord of a public-house in St.
James's-street, in Great George Ward, deposed that he
was a canvasser for Mackenzie and Turner. A great
many sailmakers voted from his house in cars. He gave
them breakfast and liquor. He went to the Great George
Tavern and got appointment from the committee for some
of them to be colourmen. He supplied all the refresh-
ments on his own account, but he hacl spoken to Mr.
Wagstaff, the hatter. Since the election had applied for
payment to Mr. Buckmaster at the central office, but he
said he had nothing to do with it. If Mr. Buckmaster
had had the money all ready, he should have asked for
about £7O. Had also spoken to Mr. Wagstaff and Mr.
Bold. He gave Crawley, a voter, ss. for carrying colours;
John Davey ss. for the loss of his " dav's time" after
he polled—all out of his own pocket. He paid £4O for
flagbearers ; they came with cards. The money he paid
himself came to £lO. He paid William Glass for the
loss of his time and several other parties.
The committee sat till nearly 5 o'clock.