, 1880-11-13
ENGLAND
o,;bery and Corruption in the Re-
cant Parliamentary Eloc-
tjons.
rno Rotten Doronglls Of Oxford, Chester,
Gloucester, Macclcsfleld, Sandwich,
Boston, Etc.
vhnt Has Been Developed Before the
Various Parliamentary 0ommis-
sious.
FINN Our 0trn Corrtstondtnt.

Ef0uSs
FYp7n Our 0trn Correspondent.
roypny, OCT. Give III Enulnhl nro open to
.hn ob,rve If mt being careful to LOOK ut h0sila
~ n,r rYnn,tos when VIC hAvo hH'1 oeenst0tl
T.. noInt tho ,ornl Or tttaorn the tale uf political
ronatty, Uaunliy, inscci, tho unitcd stntca
hs. bror tho natIon which haa figured as " tho
sr ri warning for tho high mnrnl and dttlaetid
nnr,uwcs Ut John bull: Antl nenpcracy has
s'or, 1bo systom ut which tho l'nggr Of his In.
so,r,,n,tbIe scorn tns IersIstently pointed. Tho
Stc1osurcs hOwnygr, which ard sl1w being tnndb
In certajn Of tho more Enpnrtont OF olr s'nalter
rnolith ooyoughs, brfore tho vnrlnns Commits.
.,,r, nt,nol1tcl by Parliament to inpuFru tutU
corrrpt practices prevailing ut tho lntu general
e,rrtIop, vii! l,rubntly CHIN, tln whole Ut john
Ih,Ira attention. for Honlc tttno to come. to
yety mailgnant soro cxlstlnR Under his uwil
x,.tctnt. To In John Juattce he Is permitting
fin raIpcI Of Investigation 10 bo r,,u very erp.
If IN wishunt AlnchtI;H; uni this aaiu.ary, II
painful, opcr,Ison has rtrealed
AOAS1KENE IN MS ELECTORAL SYSTEM,
uhTch fur tho credit Uf English constituencies,
enc must fuln hoHc not to extend bcyund tho
dozen or 50 OF borm1uhs directly Implicated.
Tho great number of potIt'ons cuntHIutng at-
IcvatIons OF bribery. which weru presented to
Parliament immediately Hfter tho lAte election,
prepnfca tae P"o''e ~ ".nsu"s tc't'"t'ons'"
not for tho scanual ~nIeh ans s'tsce pech
bnught 70 light rue 1ncsuom ratsed py snci
1e,,tlons Is IN euch case tried befs,ru two Judges
in tic first place, md. upon their rcconsnet1tlE
tIon after bearing tho evidence prt'ttuccd by
The petitioners. tho particular election involved
ise,,her stls,nfncd. or else declared null md
roid shpuld thu Judges add to thoIr rec.
ommenlatlon, however, n stntemrnt to
tho effect thai they havo found corrupt
- c.,,,nons onn,t,tu n f+,r,,,,iau,o, rnm,,nac,,
Of three Of 10 own ino'nberAto w and iI,vesti-
ente the matter on the spot. Sueh Commission
1sarnc,l with full powcrs and authority: It cau
',.s,o ;, ,.,nIo ,oratI,,,n,,,,. ~ itu Ia. No.,
a. ,so nuy ievn means to eilcit the truth: m ' wh
tho expense Of lts proceedings has to be borne
by TIC unfortunate constituency whose ctcc-
itonrcrInv znnI hus tnn,io pnrlanont,rv ,n,rr.
seu'oA '.'eS''' o 1't''t.n -" t,l.., ""'eu
1ase oeeh R'eh ofcs ~ the in1'ls'tlon VI
Commission on tho present ucunAton Include tho
nonughs Of oxford. Chester. Gloucester. Mac
mi untcr tbo nr,,l,nv md nr.sa,,ro ri tho nur'
ia,ron,nrv u,.u, rnurhn, t,,o - ''-' '''
MOST ruHuLESr HATrEIts HAVE oozgD OUT.
Tho facts which have hcon disclosed may be
summarized rs foltows: III Tint, t1 sou,e Of tho
iU'se'a""eu pnlccS' II WIS TUG F"1e Ut tne INST
voters III bo pnId far thoir votes; ansl that those
eonstisaehelcs were ueelared from tho start, not
for tho Liberals. neither for thu Tories, but fur
tho hfgtpst builder. cs, Thnt vntea fctchoi ,c,-
..s,. srn,, hatr' - o,,,.., g.. ~ ,s,,,,.. eo ~"
e'a'! n"' h"" ~ :" snI1'nKh. out
rcaehed III some eases tho eiaM of 45: WhlIg, IT
aaelo1s!y la!suist t4eg ll'iKllt 20 reeGDI,cl ?ii
g. y. Taat, ~ e constituencies where the elccturs
.n ~ 't t W. TIL sstcu @ uT 10 aeal w'nt artsnii.
rhrIr Sntrrra fsstiv r. Ens co.s t,,+ ~ h. h
Llhotaia suii iouserrutiVGs wfrf. m ~ tbn "t,ua
In tbu business. md thif htVt nn'I I1,,x ,snr.
HI1kv eoIIEI: but tint MurnFs md 4 iti"rn,uto
(;unnltuns IT the f;nnr mi n"mhar. ~ IT.
EchUo UmrJs nnl vnueruiir snnmrf,,,, .,,,tI' ~. o
men Win nre = ui,ssv" ;no I" aa.rKiIiT KiImtihTi.
thing "Woto. especially and ,rnnsntcnn',siv mn
tamlnatei, s "'""'' WIFI
Tlu siatn of .b,noa i'm nnit,, hv s,,oh ,,.,.
thttv Is nnt or vra9nr1I"va ,os5 "itt,. ~, ns
publicity ID A. yeS.na99- atG, a!anuuah its
that tbrrn " "'oA VI ooo.o" tcse1Aeo
MIN vor nr .-... .
D "o' HSsa a rutE ELEcTIos THERE FOR
TWENTY YEARS.
>. an ef'MnSor Of Gloucester had to admit an
toe #ltnrss.atAnt thnt ho had "fDunA "-,hlt
\ tntMished-E1O0 for PURPOSES nr bribery In
~ Town Councillor In tho sumo HInGu
aeknow'ctgeL having distribiitc,t ts(V in tri.tuJ.
S S!l aan,her x-Mayor IT tho sans ilntnaenlato
lown H Glnncester ntlnlIited "pnsslng' $40
~ 6rbes gt tug late election. md excused him.