The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-05-07 00:00:00

SPECIMENS OF BRIG'

GEORGE KIRKBY was called in and exataill'
ton as follows :
Are you a Custom-house officer at Liverppol
Do you remember the second day at the
verpool ?—Yes.
Where you in the White Hart in Dale-street
—Yes.
How near is that to the Golden Lion?—A-
Where there many people in the house ?41
Ti room What about nine. „re
sort of persons were there ?—Thor v•
men, all but one.
Do you know the one who was not a Nvorkles.
Did you know any of the working men
Which of them ?—Richard Radcliff.
What is Radcliff ?—He is a painter and glazier'
Do you know where he lives ?—No. „I:ea
Did he ask you to have anything ?—Yes, be -01
a glass of grog, I went with him, and he 3: OEI
would have, and. I said I would. have a Os'
water.

Did you pay for it ?—No.
Is Radcliff a freeman ?—Yes.
What passed between you and Radcliff abeu
said
—I asked him who would pay for it, and he
it is paihavod fr.
You e told me that all the persons in tb,:re
were working men apparently, was there an
sent, a gentleman ?—l'es.
filla°dw iie wasa heudnrde sjsaecclk?e—t
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whitoe.le
btho:
Was he dressed like the gentlemen you bee a
i)

—Yes.
Did you see him do anything there saw 110'
of paper upon the table.
Did you see that paper ?—Yes. it looked
like s~
land note.
Did you see anybody take the paper up?--140e)
After you saw this paper did the party leave
all left the house together.
How soon after the paper was upon the -table ,
quit that place ?—lt might be two minutes. d
What direction did they take ?—They carnetid,
'Change, and I left them at the corner of C 3,9.40
How near the polling booth did you leave P'
yards, I left them at Wheeler's corner. net
Committee.—You said you saw a piece of Par
the table like a Bank of England note, did
nobody took it up ?—I do not know who
it was not left on the table when I came out.
The witness withdrew. 1
RICHARD RADCLIFF was called in and e
Hutchinson as follows :
What are you ?—A printer at Liverpool.

Are you a tree burgess ? Yes.
Did you vote at the last election for Ewart
Yes.
Where ?—At the Exchange.
Do you know a man of the name of George,
Did you see him at the White Hart on the
election ?—No.
Were you at that house on that day at all?'
Did you get any thing for voting ?—No. t
Did you see Kirby on that day near the CO
Did you give a glass of brandy and water
vote on that day ?—No.
Did you see a gentleman throw a piece of
of England note upon the table ?—No.
Cross-examined by Mr. Rush:oP,',
Did you drink at all with Kirby on that dsY'
The witness withdrew. I
M JAES RIGBY was called in and examine
a
as follows:
What is your business?—A labourer. es]
Have you a relation of the name of Jaaa-
-He said he was some relation to me.
You know him ?—I saw him once.
asst
Do you remember the second day of the '
Were you in the street on that day ?—YIII
Do you remember being in the street oh
Yes.
At what time?—About half-past one. ell
Did any gentlemen speak to you in the streio
Who were those gentlemen ?—I think one
Do you know his Christian name ?—No.
Do you know his business ?—No.
What sort of a person is Mr. Clay ?—A g 0
Who was the other person ?—A little ras
Smith.
Do you know his christain name ?—No. „et,
" Had those gentlemen any ribbons on ?--1
What colour ?—lied and blue ?
Did they speak to you ?—Yes.
What did they say ?—One gentleman plitAi
poCket, and took out two sovereigns and a h"-
take that and come up with them. 111
What did he mean by going up with him V
poll I suppose.
What di he say ?—That was all he said a pol
What did -you say ?—I told him I durst
afraid of getting myself, into some hobble. ,01
Did you say you were not a freeman 0
the money back in the papers and then cool,
the second tune, and I returned it him bae',,t,
afraid of getting myself into a hobble and 1,110,
Why were you afraid of getting into a hoe
in a wrong name.
You are not a freeman are you ?—No. 000,
Are you a ten pound householder?—No
pay three shillings a-week.
Have
.you any vote ?—No.
An objection was made by a member of the ti)
missibility r f this evidence upon the ground thaff
Committee was restricted to the conduct of the
election.
When this gentleman first asked you to Wtell'
to him that you were not a freeman, that theY
person ?—Yes.
What did they say upon that ?—The
in his pocket and took out two sovereigns 00
pieces, and he told me to come along with hitt)
told him I could not I was afraid of ge
some hobble.
What did you mean by getting into a be
getting into the coal-hole for voting in some
Did you give the money back to the gentlere
Where did this happen?—At the top of NY
Is that in Toxteth Park ?—Yes, there o'
committee-room near. ed
How far was it from the tally-room or the
—lt was not far off.
Did you see where those gentlemen chiatts:
you this money ?—They came out of the ,
room.
Out of whose tally or committee-room ?'
Cross-examined by Mr. Rogers.
You say the gentlemen pressed you, andrd
twice ?-1 refused them twice over, they Ice

too.
When ?—My wife can tell that, I cannot
When did they come to hour house, 10;(l"
this ?—lt was before, that was the fast day,
they came to me.
Was there any thing said by them to yo
been to your house the night before?—No. ed
Did you ask them whether they were t'
rb

No.
v.
Had you heard from your wife at that ti'nev7
had been there ?—Yes.
And yet you never mentioned it to theta.
You say you are not a freeman ?—No. •
You rent at 3s. a week ?—Yes.
Which of them was it that took the mole,
—I think it was the little one.
Do not think but say which it was ?--It
Are you sure it was the little one ?—Yes' 04
Then how came you to say at first that ;
—I am sure it was the little e.
Then how came you to sac sno
at first if 'little
—To the best of my knowledge it was the utt!'t
How came you to tell me at first that yobeii'
little one, if you are sure of it ?—lt t littjt
If you are now so certain that it was thes
you to say at first that you thought it lo
you as sure of all the rest of the evidence
that ?—Yes. , V
Did you ever see those gentlemen aga,l3
them any more that day. ' tiler
Have you ever seen them since, or el
say
ave L have.
H you or have
_you not ?—I con°t
have seen them since.
Will you state to the committee positicetlfr,
the other ?—Perhaps I might have seen ‘,l
any more ; I am not in much habit of see'a
work ; I go out at five in the morning, an
nine at night very often
If you h ad, seen them. again, would Yn° ba
—Yes.