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      Absurdities Of The Bribery Bill. "J, C."...

      of umsic , flags , or banners , is declared illegal , but no penalty is attached ; and this enactment "will be inoperative . The providing of cockades and ribands being made illegal , will probably put a stop to that practice , as the riband or cockade seller , who provides them , will be liable to tlie penalty . ** By the standing orders of the House of Commons , no election can be questioned later than fourteen , days after the assembling of Parliament , or daring the session , than fourteen days after the

      return is in the Crown-office . Yet the election -auditor is not to have the bills of expenditure until three months after the day the return is declared , so that the effect of this will be effectually to prevent any charge being made against the member , which , if the bills were sooner sent in , might have been the ckse , aid the publication of an abstract of the bills becomes a mere gratification of idle curiosity , without benefit to any one but the proprietor of the newspaper in-which it is advertised .

      "The notification by the candidate , to the election auditor in writing * of his agent or agents ; -who alone shall have authority to expend money , ox incur expenses on behalf of the candidate , is the most cunning device to shield the candidate and cover fcditulption eve * propouiidedv vA * B , and '¦< £ IX , are appointed . ageiits , their acts alone bind or effect the candidate , but the whole fry of corruption , agents in

      fe ^ very borough will workforthe benefit of the candidate , who has ; secufed himself 'fromthe penalty attaching to their acts byartful disclaimer , and the immunityafforded by this enactment . The candidate is legally answerable only- for the acts of A . B . aid C . IX ; they sanction iipthing , but they luiow what will be done , and theic ignorance is an ignorance which candidates and agents alike know well how to assnine and to preseive .

      * ' Such are the provisions , and such will be the effect of th ^ neSr billi for consolidation and ameridniient of the laws relating to bribery , treating , and undue influence . The cpnaolid ^ tion is perfect , the atnendment imperfect ; but how could it be other-• Hrise ? After the bill came from the select comrnittee , every attempt in the House of . Commons was made to damage it , and to neutralise its enactinents . When members of Parliament decline to make a declaration , * that they have not knowingly made any illegal payments , and that they will not inoWingly hereafter make any illegal payments on account of being elected to Parliament , ' and strike such declaration out of the act , they may call the act by any name they please ; but all the world inows what they intend it to prove . "

      772 ^ The Leader, [Saturday,

      772 ^ THE LEADER , [ Saturday ,

      The Windsor Ba.Eracks Affair. Xxetttenan...

      THE WINDSOR BA . ERACKS AFFAIR . Xxetttenant Terrt opened his defence on Monday : — „ Captain and Paymaster Alexis Corcoran was called . Prisoner : Arc you paymaster of the 46 th Begiment ? . "Witness : lam . Prisoner : How long have you been paymaster of the 46 th "Regiment ? Witness : About thirteen years . Prisoner : Within the last three years have you ever heard « f any practical jokes in the 46 th Regiment ? . Witness : Young officers have . come to me for advice -under the pressure of circumstances . I may mention , in addition to that , the names of Mi * . Perry , Mr . Knapp , Mr . Dunscombe , ana also Mr . Lonnard . I recollect Mr . Perry

      coming to mo frequently in the Linen-hall Barracks , Dublin , and tolling mo of certain annoyances ho was subjected to , I advisedJbim the first four times to boar it with patience and tyko It in good part . He did so . r reminded him also : that whoa officers younger than himself joined , they would have the ( same pranks played on them . ' Ho came again , and told me that lio had been compelled to go through the sword exorcise , naked , in Jn $ room ; and the last tune that lip told mo lie had suffered tho indignity it pras before certain officers of tlio 24 th Rogimont as well as the , officers of tlio 46 th . I then pointed out to him his mode of rcdross . I showed him page 115 of tho Queen ' s regulations—the firataix paragraphs : that he ought to report tho circumstance to one of the ueld-offlcors of tho regiment , in

      the first place , and if ho did not get satisfaction from him lie should report it officially to Colonel Garrott . The annoyance was still persisted in , and ho threatened to report to the general of the district . I think ho did as I told him , and he came to mo tho following day after having written to Ilia commanding oifioer . JMr . Perry replied that , at tho solicitation of tie other offlcora , l > o had withdrawn the letter -to tho general of tho district , and that if tho persecution and annoyance coasod ho would say nothing about it . I at tho samo time cautioned him , as he scorned to fee ) tho last attack upon him so acutely , never to join in any practical joke on any young officer . I endeavoured to impress that upon the mina of every young officer that I havo sjpokon to . Prisoner ; Do you know , or is it within your knowledge . or have you reason to believe , that I did report to Colonel Qarrett , and that Colonel Gwxobt said I was a fool for my

      pains , and like a child just escaped from my mother ' s apron strings ? Witness : The following morning , Lieutenant Perry told me that Colonel Garrett had made use of those expressions , and I was induced to believe what he said . Prisoner : Was I not greatly distressed at the time ? Witness : He was very much excited , and in tears . Prisoner : Did yon advise me to appl y to the general of the district , through , Colonel Garrett , and have you reason to believe I did so ? "Witness : I think I did , and I have reason to believe you did so .

      Prisoner : After I had caused another officer to be reprimanded , was not rny society shunned by the other officers of my regiment ? Witness : I was told by the young officers that Mr . Perry ' s society was avoided . As a married officer , I lived a long way from barracks , and had not so good an opportunity of seeing as others of the officers , but I can only say that Lieut . Perry's society was shunned , and that was in consequence of his making the official report . Captain John H . Chambers , late of the 46 tti , and now of the 4 th West York Militia , was then called and . sworn , the charges having been previously read over to him by Colonel Fordvce . Prisoner : Were you in ths 46 th Kegiment when I was quartered : at the Linen-hall Barracks , Dublin , and when did you leave ?

      Witness : I "wasin the 46 th Beghnent during the time Mr . Perry was in the ; Linen-hall Barracks ; and Tleft the regi - ment on the 28 th AprU l ^^^ ^ > Prisoner : Do you recollect practical jokes being committed in the regiment , and do you recollect that I was often subjected tottera ? : ' : ¦ ; . . . ¦ . ;• ¦ : ;>¦•/ : /• • ¦ : .. " . ¦ ' - . - . ;¦ ' . ' " . ' ¦ ¦; ¦ ¦ ¦ •;¦¦ ' ¦ Witness : I recollect practical jokes beingcommon , andI know that ; : Mr . Perry has beea / subjected to them .

      breiia ? ¦ - - . ¦ - - ;¦ ¦¦ - ¦ : : ¦ ; ' : ¦ ¦ ¦ : •¦ : ¦ . : : Witness : Yes ; , sir . ;; , /¦ / : ¦ ¦ ¦ . ,.. ' ¦ ¦ : ¦" . ¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦ Prisoner * -Do you recollect that you were told by any officer that Colonel Garrett called me a fool for my pains for reporting ? ¦ ¦ :. ' ¦ .: ¦ '¦ . ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ ' : ' : ¦ ' . ¦ ...-. ¦ ' ¦ . ' ¦ "" "Witness : Yes . -. .. . ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦¦ : ¦ , . - ,,. ' : ... ¦ . : ¦ •' Prisoner : Who was ; that oflBeer ? Witness : Lieutenant Curtis ; Prisoner : Was it riot openly spoken of at the mess-table that the colonel had blackguarded Lieutenant Perry for rejorthig ? - '¦¦ ' ; .. : ; / ' , ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ; ¦ ¦; ¦ / ' ¦ ' ' , ' . ¦ '¦ Witness : Not at fhe mess-table ; , after the mess .

      Prisoner : Was it not also a common subject of conversation in the regiment that I had reported to the general of the district ? ¦ . V ¦ . . ¦ ; , ' ¦ . '* , . ¦ . .: " . ¦ ' .. ¦ . ¦ . ' . Witness : Inever heard thajt Mr . Perry had reported to the general of the district . I recollect hearing a threat that he would report to the general of the district . Prisoner : Doy-ourecolleet ^ ald y andKnapp ' s affairs * , and the attack on their rooms ? and ; if so , will you state , to the best of your recollection , y / ho waspresent ? ¦ Witness : I recollept in the Linen-hall Barracks , DuWin , ajbout eleven o ' clock in the . morning , ' to the best of my recoltion- ' - " - ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦'¦''¦ ;¦¦

      President : Answer the question as it was given to you . Witness : Myself and several other officers of the 46 th . went for the purpose of drawing Mr . Kiiapp and Mr , Waldy , jun . ; I mean the junior Mr . Waldy . We found Mr . Waldy ! s door open ; we Immediately pulled down his bed and threw the bedding and bedclothes into the barrack-square , out of the window . X went down when the officers were gone and brought up the bedclothes . I was very sorry . Mr . Waldy came jn shortly afterwards , and I assisted him to put his room in order . He said he would report to the colonel of tlie regiment , and £ - recommended him not to do so , but to take things quietly . He asked me to tell him who the officers were that upset bis room , « nd I declined doing bo . I said , " It is quite sufficient for you that I have brought your b « d

      up ; that is all that I can recollect . " By the- Prisoner : Who wre tho officers present ? Wituess ; The officers present' were myself , to begin with , Mr . Greor , Captain Garrett , Mr . Lonnard , and there were somo others , but I do not know who they were . Prisoner : How was I treated during tlie time you were in the regiment ? Witness : Many of tho oflicorp were oool to Mr . Perry . Prisoner : How , in your opinion , have I conducted myself since X have been jn tho regiment ? Witness : In my opinion , Mr . Perry has conducted himself very welfy to me always like a gentleman . The following letter from Lieutenant W . Waldy was ' read hi tho course of the proceedings : — ¦

      „ ¦ ' . ¦ " Windsor , Juno IS } . "My dear Porry , —If you are x-onlly going to oxohange , 1 wish ydu ^ would mention to your sorvant i Lawler , that I should wish t 6 take him after you leave . Those are very jolly quarters ; lots of women , and wo liavo a drag for Ascot , and are going 5 r » grand stylo . You owo mo 8 Z . ~ -that is , 1 owo it to you . I hopo you may live till you get it . I have n ^ good mind to exchange myself , being pretty well tirod ol tho South Devon . ' Tho drill is worse than ever , beginning « t seven a . m . and very often till six p . m . Wo are obligod to nsk loavo to go to London : although tlioro may bo no parade on that day , it is nil the samo . How does Knapp bear his lieutenancy ? I think ho will bo taken down a peg or two ; but yon need not toll him bo , popular feeling being very much , ugninst him hero , Cooto has had several takings down hero already ; the . other day Nicholas told him ho was b , d d eon ot a bitch of an Ensign . ' Tliis wns at mess , ho having given Nicholas tlt-o lio direct . , * 41 BoHovo mo , yonra truly , " ¥ . T . Waldx . "

      Thia Lieut . Waldy gave general evidence favourable to tho character of Lieutenant Perry—what he con .-eiclerea " gentlemanly , " A letter froin . Mr . M'Grregor the Army Agonfc was also road , favourable tol erry .

      'My dear Sir . —Last niglit a company here , who took a lively interest in your case , suggested that I ought to give evidence ; but my reply was , that I did not perceive that the evidence would be serviceable on any particular point . I can onl y assnre you , however , that I would willingly give evidence if it were desirable . I can truly testify in favour of your honourable conduct in several pecuniary transactions with myself ; they have been somewhat numerous , and yet they hsive been uniformly most scrupulous . " ' If you do not feel authorised to give more than the regulated 6 um , let my name be withdrawn from the purchase return ; for , although I should be sorry to lose the opportunity of getting my lieutenancy , yet I do not wish to stop the promotion ^ f the regiment . V " You \ vrote this to mo . If this was your conduct ia a late pecuniary transaction , it was like the conduct of a joor and honourable gentleman . " With every good wish , I remain yours sincerely , Chas . R . M'Greqor . - " 2 , Glocestor-place , Portman-square , London , Aug . 14 . " [ This letter was produced to show that Captain Sandwith ' s evidence with regard to tho money transaction Was capable of explanation . ]] Major Stuart who had been in the regiment , was examined . Prisoner : Is it within your knowledge , or have you reason to believe , that Major Maxwell sent officers from the anteroom to Iring young officers into the room for their beds . ? . ; ' " . . ' ¦ ' . . ¦ . . ' ¦ ¦' " - . ¦ •/ : - ¦' , ¦ ¦¦ . . ¦ ¦' •¦; ¦ Witness : I have reason to believe it . Prisoner . { . ¦ . Id , your opinion , would an officer reporting another officer to the commanding officer of the regiment meet with reproach and contempt for so reporting that officer ?' - . '¦ ; ¦" - . ¦ ¦' . . . . ' . ; .. . ;; , ¦' ; : ' . . ' . ;¦ . ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ . ¦ .. . . ¦ ' . ¦¦¦ ¦ . . ' . ' ¦ -. Witness : Lvery much doubt whether be would meet with redress . I cannot say whethef he would meet with reproach or contempt -i ' ' . ' ¦ . ¦ - ¦ ' . "¦' .. ¦ : ¦''¦ : ¦ ' . •¦ ' . ¦ ' ¦ . ¦"¦¦ . ' . Prisoner . ! Did you ever in any iristanpe , mention the case of a young officer reporting a brother officer to the pomtnandiiig officer of the regiment ; and if so , how was it received ? •' :. '¦"¦ ¦ .: ' ' ¦ ' " : ' , - ¦ '¦ . . ¦ .:... ' ' ¦'¦ ' ¦ ¦' , '¦ WitnessV-l have . It was received with apparent iadifferencej and "was quite ineffectual . : prisoner : "While you had the opportmuty of knowing me in the regiment , did you ever observe mymanner to beoverbearing and swaggering ? Witness : IStever . / . "¦ . Prisoner : What ppiniqa did you form of me and What was my general conduct ? Witness ; I had no reason for forming anything but a favourable opinion of Mi'i Perry , and I beheve his conduct to have been regular and correct .

      Prisoner ; Will you inform the Court what state my room used to be ia in the morning ? Was , or was net my shirt torn and my umbrella broken in the Linen-hall Barracks , Dnblin ? ' Witness : In the Linen-lali Barracks , Dublin , I have known Mr . Perrj ' s room to be Iroken , the lower panel of it , the latch-lock burst and broken off , his brofren candles thrown on the floor and smeared on the boards ; the collar of his night shirt vfas torn , and his room was very irregular ; his things all knocked about in It ; the catch of his urabrella was broken . He could not open it . That is all I know about its Mng broken . On Thursday Lieutenant Perry , having examined all the-witnesses who were available , to him , his best being with , the army in Turkey , delivered his defence , which \ va # lengthy and acute , and was closed amid cheers frorn the persons present in court . Portions of his defence open : new matter : and yesterday (^ Friday ) this ne w matter was to have been gone into .

      Our Civilisation. The Mrs. Jane Moore, W...

      OUR CIVILISATION . The Mrs . Jane Moore , who has been before tho public in connexion with a charge that slip keeps " an improper house , " appeared before tho magistrates oa Monday to answer the summons for assaulting the servant , Jesse Boss , whoso offence was in refusing to serve in a brothel . The fine has been paid , and there the matter ends . Lord Ward ' s name was mentioned in the course of the investigation as having taken the house in St . Jolin ' s-wood off Mrs . Moore ' s hands .

      Consjdorublo Constornstion Has Boon Caus...

      Consjdorublo constornstion has boon caused amongst tho inhabitants of the Lowor Marsh , Lambeth , Granuy-strcot , and the surrounding districts , in . oonsequonco of tho following appallng discovery , which , had it not boon mado when it was , miglit have boon the moans of spreading oholora , or somo otlior frightful disease , amongst a number of poor families . From what can bo cleaned , it appeals that a foninlo , nnmed Sophia Pjiyno , had for somo time puat resided at C 8 , Gmnby-placo , Now-cut , and was supposed to got her living at ohoo -binding , 3 ho was of mioh eccentric manners , that she ucarcoly over spoko to any of her neighbours . During tho lust few days nho wns suadonly missed from passing to or from her habitation , and tho room remaining tautened , various- rumours woro soon in circulation in tho

      neighbourhood , ho tl * ut it was doomed advisable to call in the assistance ot tho police . No . 65 of the L division was , therefore , sont for , nxid upon lila knocking at tho door and demanding admission , it wna at iix-at refused : but , on his threatening to brouk tho door in , it wns nt length opened , when tho ofilcor was nearly prostrated by a fenrtul utonch that nroaa from tho room , The womun appeared tlion juafc breathing hor last . Dr . Dodd wus promptly sent lor , and ho requested tho officer to open the window and sprinkle chloride of limo oyor tho floor , us tho fltonoh wna projudicuil to nny ono oiitoiiiig tho pluco , Thoao pruliminurloti having been done , tho room was found In euoh a horrible stato that it would bo tlillicult to dcscrlboj and tho woman , who lind apparently boon trying to Btarvo horeolf to doath , was completely covered with vor-

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 19, 1854, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_19081854/page/4/