The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-07
The Rls cticn Fraud. In Up,er Cr.. An.

The Court OF Queens Bench, In Ter mo- has
been for some Gays occupied in the trial u threa
persons for petJury-the Hen. T.. FnLLowEs,
member Of tho assembly MARTIN C,sssttr
MAN, ksq, The returning officer or II spcc.or ;
and his son, j. 3. CAssKLi.sAr, a youth OF Is
years II age, who acted as roil clerk 10 his faith.
or. Tho cuargc was founded the making Of IN, SO
returns at the election a. which Mr.. FEL,owRs
was returr et as the member elect. They were
all found guilty. FFIlowhs was sentenced 70
ak months imprisonment and q fine Of $500.
CAssrIiMAN, the elder, to six months impi-
sohmont and line Of S400, and young CAssE.r-
MAN TO Fix months imp,iaopmen.. Ihey all
held highly respectable positions In society, and
tteir trial excl oil much interest. The folio wing
Is portion Of tho judgmelt u the Court, aud ,t
contains sentiments worthy OF the most car.fui
col sideration for ourselves as peopl.
Mr. Justios MoLEA said u was ct a tmsa An TN.
pesant duty b lass Isiteuco fer offonces which
bad be- n osnu,ittd, especially upon persons who
bad stccd 80 high In tho unity and in the 9 M
hdtnce Of bis friends, as Mr. FEILowIs. The offence
o' which lie Lad basn cnnSict,d was OF q very grave
,ss lsSS .".aon S,.o ., ,yy Important lag Q;
thH county Utjny IN oc1Ig monbtrs u the I,oris
ls'uie 10 rrlrrsent ttem; IL was q privilege which
DC sm,,osa Ts Sy n s 70, won sopended
IL was sratrd Tor wisc aud beneaiciAl purpo,es-tor
the purIcso of tltctinR Individuals In Whos II tho
community had conhdence, to ensct laws for the
general good. Ia tho oxei else " the franchise,
tain regulations we're prescribed by Law; aud when
these srro v,cst,d. grst ofr,uce ws committed
agpnst the constitution Of the country.
II were crmttod to flist upon tho House Of A.
semby Individuals who had not tho confidence of
the c'mmunity-W psrtos wero aowod 10 coucoct
sch,mts by which men who had not the majority Of
gal voter coud sit As rprcs natives Of tho poopc,
then the privilege of electng smbcrs became farce.
lnfoi tunstoly, Attempts lad b, on made different
seotons ~ the novir to evade the la tho land.
We bad upon the best authority thst such attempts
had been made in tho county u Esssx, aud upon -
guod authority that IKE httempss had boon nsde In
Lover Canada II Was neces ary In such clrcum-
staI crs, t. at whom conviction did take place, tue
punhhmcnt should ho asCvt ~ one. IL was hig
offence ngsinst the public at argr-but no nsed not
enlarge upon its magnitudo Every per+on must bo
awai. ta upon tire proper exercise 81 the elective
frsnchbe everything connected with our ADorty de
pended.
Tho do'trdan's had becn convicted Of conspiracy
In endcavuring - return TO the House Of Assembly
a. Individual ~ho hsf nnt . majority Of cga votes
There ~as net sh sdow of doubt ON tha. point. Mr
Fkl owEs himself must iavo been perfectly well
syaro OF tho fact Notwithstanding which he took his
scat la that Assembly ~ msmbor for tho county Of
Russsu. The psuple of that oounty had sreN gron nd
fUr c'upaint the people uf tho whole Proynos bad
rl9nt u complain that any individual shou take
pait 10 the prOco' dngs ~ thu Huuso OF Assembly
VI did not cAIoy tho confidence Of those whom hl
called his constituents. Tho people Of Canada het
| q right To complain that no should have taken hi
pace ~ this rupr, sentative 81 county which had II
| 'sct, elected another individual. He he Iearne
. Judge) notd not further enlarge upon tue onormit
Of the fence. The Court he'd como 10 tho oct tarm
nation that Grosos BrRos Lros FnLowrs s1oulf
IN prtsc NED In tho common js Of the United Coun
,es Of York, and PsrL for tho term OF six oslenda
mostts, end pay to Her ,osty dn' Of Coo, re-
naming In jaii unti said fna was paid. j. Cas-
pLI MAs the mt ntenced tn imprisonment In tn
said jsi for six calendar months, and MAsrIs Cas-
to imp isonment In the jail for lik
tern, and toray . hne Of Efo0, remaining In jai
until paid.