The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-07 00:00:00

put down my name on the book. On my way home from the
Vine I passed the White Lion. I saw several persons looking
through the window of the White Lion, but I do not recollect
whether Davis was one of them. I might have seen him, but
I will not be sure. When I went into the White Lion I saw
Davis. in the house. It was in the room up stairs. Humphrey
Smith was with him. When I went into the room, I asked
him had he taken our names down ? He said no, but I will.
He took down mine, and the names of two other men with me.
He took down the names for our day's pay. He said we should
get paid, but did not say where we were to go for it, but Mr.
M`Keverigan would see us paid. He told me afterwards that
he would see M`Keverigan at the yard, and see that we were
paid. In consequence of that I went to the yard, and saw Mr.
M`Keverigan, who went into the office and gave me a sovereign.
Rice was with me, and the sovereign was for me and the other
three. I had voted at the time, and I believe the others bad.
This was on Tuesday after the election, and we spent the money
among us.

Cross-examined : lam a householder. I have always voted
" Red," and was promised no money for my vote. After the
election received this money for lost time. I am a publican
and rope-maker.

Joseph Hogan: I am a ship-carpenter, and a freeman of the
borough of Liverpool. At the time of the election I was work-
ing for Mackey and Miller. I know M'Keverigan, and saw
him on the morning of the election. I don't know that he said
anything to me about polling. I rather think he asked me
about how I was going to vote. I told him that my mind was
made up for Mackenzie and Turner. I worked all that day.
I polled for Mackenzie and Turner, and on Saturday night I
was paid my full wages by Messrs. Mackey and Miller. I must
admit I did receive a day's wages, 55., from Mr. M'Keverigan
on the same night, that of Saturday. I got it from him in the
street. On the morning of the election he promised me a day's
wages. We were together at the time in the neighbourhood of
St. James's Church. There was no one present. He gave me
ss. for myself; a sovereign was the entire amount given, there
being four of us. We were all together. He gave me the
sovereign, and I gave them each ss. I can't recollect the
names of the other men very well. The others were Thomas
Parkinson, George Turton, and William Turton. I might
have seen Turton since. I have not seen the other man since.
Parkinson is now dead. I did not receive any other sum.
Cross-examined : I had promised that Mackenzie and Turner
should have my vote long before the election. The money I
received several days after the election. Had I not received
the Is. I should still have voted for Mackenzie and Turner.
Since 1837 I have voted on the same side.
Mr. BODKIN : Have yon ever been paid before, or is this the
first time?

Witness: Once have had money before. At the general
election before the last we had a day's wages. Then I voted
for Mr. Cardwell, having been led to do so from the false
supposition that he was a Conservative. (Laughter.)
Mr. BODKIN: What did you get at Denison's election?
Witness: I will not answer that. I am not prepared to
answer it.

Mr. BODKIN: Did you consider that, in receiving the 55.,
you were being bribed?

Witness : No, certainly not.
Mr. FRESIIFIELD: Did you vote in consequence of being
offered this day's pay ?
Witness: Decidedly not.

Joseph Hamilton : I am a freeman, and voted at the last
Liverpool election. I was canvassed at the last election by
parties for Cardwell and Ewart, but not for Mackenzie and
Turner. I am a shipwright, and was employed by Mr. M`Keve-
rigan. M'Keverigan never spoke to me about how I was going
to vote. 1 polled from a public-house called the St. George, in
Upper Pitt-street. There were several of us there, and we all
walked to the poll in company. I did not work on the nomi-
nation or polling days. Mr. M'Keverigan paid me ss. of wages
that week, on Saturday evening; he paid me other wages. I
was not working for M'Keverigan that week, but was employed
by Mackie and Miller, for whom I worked the two last days of
the week. M'Keverigan paid me the ss. for the election day.
A great many men were working for M'Keverigan. He paid
me the ss. in the counting-house. I understood that there was
ss. to be obtained from the masters for the day we were knocked
off. I understood it was to be paid, but by whom I knew not.
I heard it among the workmen.

Cross-examined: I have always voted for the "Reds," and
would not have voted for Cardwell for
By Mr. PnoET : I recollect Ewart and Denison's election;
did not get any money then. I have a very weak memory, and
do not recollect when I was paid, and when I was not.
Robert. Sergeant : I am a freeman of Liverpool, and voted at
the last election for Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner. I know
the Edgehill Coffee-house, and on the morning of the election
I was met there by Joseph Green, who asked me to vote for
Messrs.. Mackenzie and Turner. He said as how he would give
me ss. if I went down next day. I was to go to Mr. Rowett's
office. We did not say anything in reply, but merely thanked
him. We then, after this conversation, went and voted. We
stopped about an hour at the Coffee-house next day, and after-
wards went to Mr. Rowett's in Water-street. I got ss. front
Mr. Rowett. I had not been working for Mr. Rowett that
week. I worked for myself. When Mr. Rowett paid me the
ss. I was alone with him. It was about two o'clock. Some
people, perhaps five or six, were waiting outside the office. A
brother of mme was there, and a man called Al`Carthy. We
went in one at a time. Ido not know which of the men it was
that went in first. We were told to go in one at a time. I (lid
not see any list or paper in the room. I saw Mr. Green that
day, but did not speak to him. We met him accidentally, and
he did not say anything about us going to Rowett's. We met
him in Chapel-street, only about half-an hour before we went
to Rowett's. Ido not remember Joynson.
Cross-examined : I don't know who Mr. Green is, as there
are a great many Greens in Liverpool. The Christian name of
M`Cartney was Jeremiah.

Jeremiah M`Carthy ; I am a voter in Liverpool, and am a
ropemaker. I known man called Thomas Sergeant, and I saw
a gentleman named Green—a tall, lusty gentleman—in Water-
street on the morning of the election. Several other persons
were along with me. I saw this man called Green go into
Rowett's office, in Water-street. I saw those who were with
me go into Rowett's office. They went in in regular order, one
after another. I went in for William Sergeant's Is. ; he is a
brother of Robert Sergeant. When I went in Rowatt asked me
what 1 came for. I told him, and he gave me Is. He had a
paper before him with what appeared to be a number of names
upon it. I could not tell how many names were upon that
paper. Before he gave me the Is., he asked me to sign the
name, and when I came down stairs, I gave the Is. I had re-
ceived to Robert Sergeant. I cannot write, so I put my mark
to the name. Robert Sergeant is the brother of William Ser-
geant. Rowett asked me did I get paid for carrying colours.
I said yes. He told me that the election would have been over
an hour-and-a-half earlier had it not been for me, as I had car-
ried away the voters, and would not allow them to poll. I was
paid for carrying the colours at the Edgehill coffee-house.
It being now a quarter to four, when the Speaker goes to
prayers, the examination of the witness was closed. The atten-
dance during the (lay was much less than at the opening of the
inquiry, and Mr. Turner was present for a very brief period.