The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-26 00:00:00

avoid importunity: be bad secreted -himself iei the
house of a gentleman named Harrison; and time be
bad used egressions tantamount to 4 Chltatillg at
having " do4e" site Egerton interest. When the trial
came on at Oxford before Mr. Baron Barrow, the
question left to the Jury was—corrupt motive, or in-
adequate judgment. The Jury returned a verdict of

guilty.
[The maw:louvre, or mistake, of the sweatily Magi-
strate, in fact, secured the election to the (irosvenors.)
Mr. slums moved the judgment of the Court.
The defendant put in an affidavit, setting forth that
he had been elected Mayor of Chester in the year 1819.
Not being a man of professional knowledge. and being
solely engaged in his own trade, he determined early
to be guided by the advice of the tows-clerk, in all
matters of s professional nature, while be remained in
office. The election for members to serve in Parlia-
ment for Chester took place in March 1820,' mid at
the opening the defendant did net expect a great seve-
rity of polling in the contest : this, however, did be-
cur, contrary to expectation., and the sheriffs'beingthe
returning officers, and having no regular analog.
employed the town-clerk in that office. During the
beat of the election, an application was made to the
defendant, as Mayor, to admit to their freedem,le4fral
applicants: he consulted Mr. Finchett, the town,clark,
who advised him at such a time not to grant their ad-
mission, and feeling that advice to be honestly given,
he abided by it, and equally refused admitting the ap-
plicants of each of the contesting candidates. He
most solemnly denied being actuated by any sinister
motive in his refusal, and also solemnly deniedthat he
had used the expressions imputed •to 'him, of baring
said," we have done them(the Egerton party) nicely."
Several other affidavits were pat in, giving the de-
fendant an excellent character; and also one from Mr.
Harrison, denying that the defendant had user' the
expression—" we have done them nicely." '
Mr. SCARLETT (in mitigation) snrgested th'ii. the
mayor had at least acted bona fide, for he had refisirefund,,
.4f ?.
equally, to admit freemen on either side.
r;
Mr. Justice BAYLET.—.It appears that theree•
none, or very few, to be admitted on the 9
nor side. ' .
' Mr. SCARLETT said that there bad been doubts en-
tertained as to the propriety of admitting freemen
during elections : and (for his own opinion) he thouthf
the practice impolitic and liable to abuse. The !earl-.
ed gentleman also contended that Mr. Williams, Iteffir
unacquainted with the duties of his sitnatioa, bid
acted properly in adopting the advice of the tom-
clerk. I.
Mr. PULLEN and Mr. PEARSON were on the same
side.
Mr. Jravis (in aggravation) maintained that the
defendant had been guilty of a very high misdenlea-.
nour. It appeared by the evidence that he had lac-
knowledged being guaranteed; but the Court l(Str.
Jervis hoped) would inflict that sort of pitnishnierit
against which guarantee could not avail.
Mr. TAUNTON, Mr. WILLI AMI and. Mr. Camentt.t.,
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were on the same side.
The Court sentenced the defiaani :to a. fine af
1,0001., and to six months imprisonment la the cut.
tody of the Marshal of the Marshalsea.

TKE KING V. IBLACOW.
Mr. DENMAN prayed the judgment of the' Court on
this defendant ; bat owing to the lateness of the hour,
being near four o'clock, the case stood over till Monday.

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