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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1886 Excerpt: ... SUMMARY OF BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.--BRIBERY ACTS. In 1854, an important Act was passed consolidating and amending previous Acts relating to this offence, from 7 Will. 3 (1695) to 5 and 6 Viet. c. 184. Messrs. Sykes and Rumbold fined and imprisoned for bribery 14 March, 1776 Messrs. Davidson, Parsons, and Hopping, imprisoned for bribery at Ilchester........... 28 April, 1804 Mr. Swan, M.P. for Penryn, fined and imprisoned, and Sir Manasseh Lopez sentenced to a fine of 10,000 and two years'imprisonment for bribery at Grampound... Oct. 1819 The members for Dublin and Liverpool unseated...... 1831 The friends of Mr. Knight, candidate for Cambridge, convicted of bribery 20 Feb. 1835 Elections for Ludlow and Cambridge made void...... 1840 Sudbury disfranchised, 1848; St. Alban's also...... 1852 Elections at Derby and other places declared void for bribery... 1853 Corrupt Practices Act passed............ 1854 In the case of Cooper versus Slade it was ruled that the payment of travelling expenses was bribery... 17 April, 1858 Gross bribery practised at Gloucester, Wakefield, and Berwick... 1859 Mr. William H. Leatham convicted of bribery at Wakefield 19 July, 1860 Government commissions of inquiry respecting bribery, sat at Great Yarmouth, Totnes, Lancaster, and Reigate, and disgraceful disclosures were made...... Aug.-Nov. I860 The boroughs were disfranchised by the Reform Bill, passed 5 Aug. 1867 The Parliamentary Elections Act enacted that election petitions should be tried by a court appointed for the purpose, passed 31 July, 1868 First trials under this Act: Mr. Roger Eykyn (at Windsor) was declared duly elected, 15 Jan., and Sir H. Stracey (at Norwich) was unseated......... 18 Jan. 1869 Dr. Kinglake, Mr. Fenelly, and others, were sentenced to be fined for...
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