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as returning ottieer was, in his opinion, F (P l due to the tyet. thst. Mr. Decoy would TH E LE [Al l i. conduct the election fairly " between man and man. He charged unfairness against ------- Ar. Leavens in the election of 1886, but Ch ter, givinf a few particulars came direct- q k y to the 0 action last June and the special bir. Hild-Oll lla :65 arges of complaints he had to make. The follow. fraud In Elections. mgM is 1l'l'Jl','lll", of the charges c-- r.: evens appointed himself deputy returning officer st one poll (No. 1, Thur. low) contrary to precedent, if not contrary INVESTIGATION DEMANDED. to law. He refused to place the ballot box . on thetable or in any place where it could --r-----_ be 053in seen, but insisted upon keeping it Is it a Case for the Privileges under t e table. In the ease of avoter . named Brown, a non-resident, though the and Elections Committee ' person was challenged on behalf of Mr. Iiidson, Mr. Laurens refused to administer . --.----_ the oath. In the case of a voter named Me. trpersches by Letadintt waemtrers-Meetintrs of fistzczi'imszfxiirzi'33:?'21:13:" _ ' . er tueeral Commithtes--Natw BIO ballot was given and this also was opened Introduced. bctore being. deposited. la the case of a - voter named Hetislip the returning officer was about to open the ballot after it had Toitosro, April 10. been marked; tlie'voter .ryen1trty.ted and So dull and dark was the day that tlw tg.,t"t't ensued in which the ballot has lights were lit in the Uugtslarive elinuiber tttgtal,lri/t,itpi't,', tttr1'ttt,a,e,t. again}? '. "sho. svitti,,,rtbui . N.ng ' )aeeinnpo- trom the very openinl, of the sitting this mg place, which charge lu, afterwards sfternoon. A number of the members had withdrew. On the count only 71 hal. left for the weekly recess hy the curly after- lots f""' found _ inurked for Hudson, noon trains after attending the committees buta "we the delccuo." 74 \oters had which met in the morning. During the' all":atmfilfiwSeluallllmnfi$312?""gallbut} . ' ' . ' . s to are afternoon other chairs were vacated. huch that no influence could be brought to bear progress was made with the business during I which would rcduo, his actual veto at that the afternoon that the llouse adiourmsd in PM below 85. At all No. 8 Thurlow J l . P . a , 8 o'clock. the deputy returning oihcer at hrst placed Third Readings. l £th lot box tunder It', table,. hut on Mri The followin ' 1 .. . Mt .. ' on s ngeu remons rating, it was i'uisec third time i-- is l" vate bills wea'Q rcad the to n_level with the table, but in such a To extend tho powers of the Toronto Rosales; "th "thi could not wally Home for 1neurabletr--Mr. II. E. Clarke we e . t l f m poll 95' vt,te.ts (Toronto). 'del,",., "el' e4I 1or dzupson, awhile 105 To authorise the Corporation of the Town m um " S l u ory . cc motions of Orillin to purchase land for a postoilice gill; they J,':,,"', yt,?',':,.! .thc": ballots for at Mr. Miacampbcll. . son. no in at was spoiled marked to ' with the name of Mr. Hudson's opponent. Mr. nucleons Charges. On being returned it was placed on the Other resolutions on the order papor were table under a book, but was afterwards passed over, and that standing in the name m.issed.. The deputy admitted that he had Pf Mr. Hudson of liar! Hastings was the given It out, but iutylvc"tenuy. At poll first one taken up. The followin . is the re- o. 6, Thurlow, the de 'ut , Mr. 1lurfor . b . I y, d solution t--- Ashby, at first put the ballot box under the Mr. Hudson. a member of this House, having table, but on objection being taken placed l stated ir.t, his Place that he is crudilnlv informed tt tiO that it could be seen lW the scrutine I" l and verily boiiosuw,tIuu,at undduri'ng iliei-h-v- if the ch i thoi - . '." ' c h l tion held on the 5th day or June, 1390. ot " lllt'lll- b; l y angei I' Ir position. Un the teyr.to. _ryprisqnt the electoral district of tho a lot box being opened there were two but 1'siu'ittt,'0t.uto C'ouutyot Htcstintiitttuis ballots less than, aNcurding to the oil Home, Km:- irtvgulariCits and mum u on) books there should l "' be J', committed by I). it. Lenin-nu. the, returning ball t, t . . Pl"' em. I'wo otticur appointed w hold tiiriuois'ctiott, in mm." o s were found folded together in such ntylc9uitiins: tht' vous Ot pm clcctoruot the . way its to indicate that they must have militlliilllgafi'lllltiflllt'1'!"11"."subdh'i-'innN". boon thus folded before being put into tho , y', " -" ..' 'uerwai r::- . ' tottAfiytrict.at which 1,i','ifi'c,.i,,1l,'?i'i'v"iit,'iiStict, box. .e)tti,.)lt.e, count was colilplctcd tho and D.it.Lcavcns "dud M deputy tvturnitvgof. returning oiycer acknowhsdrwd that he had licor,_und tltati,Ti_vcirrccct.ufitit_ and frauds found one additional ballot in the b . 'r'Jt"ioc1'flPl,iktc,AytJtgtdi1, :\li-i"xeuiy. deputy marked for Hudson But this wat' is): . f " " iii 1 K _ si . . ' . I I "3 the said :l'owuuhill 'l//n/'h'fdto11i 'de/ttd countedt At poll Sh, Hungerford, Jetror- other grave irregularities and fraud. \i'i:rucuul- Bon Liu'iller With deputy returning othcer untied by other do mty returning other" ttt According to Mr Hudson'si f ' . and during the sult'l olm'tluti. nil of which Said men wh ' . F l n (intuition, two 'p:rtotttleri.rivs and fraud." were committed to use names were not on the list were thy prctjudice at the vights m. "In vivitur, of the: allowed to vote, and though their votes were (feglr,?,i'/ii'l1iig,icdeM, the said I1urlson Challenged, the oliieer refused to administer _ ' ' " a , . u . . .. . . (titre tesolyclt)utt the 2i///,,Ti"itj,,beaiil tlt,',",',': Smooth whcnaskcd to do so. On declaration D aint and ortho conduct of the mid cltitiott " it young. num, son of one of the deputy 'tt',1thtre:t1eftt/g',ilij)sj, otliuorund ll]; duru- returning otiicerts, stated in thc heerin of -"rw. J . I .. "' ... ..._ Mt . t red to i'fli,Tlll)1/llf/i! T,1"p'ivtiej,.t,uur' Le;- :lbaponrllbdu mom that " rc-count (itrl'lf be tionsfor inquiry and report. 103:1" C Rand fieougy. ballots would be t 39 ll ",'.1"i'i11t before presenting this reso- '/l1'lll,,'ll'" (l this]: 203330 cross to ttf. u we r. misc" mm . . L. l . ' . . ,- u. numiero n . charges he had to 3mm. will" 1ec/'l,1t: blfut" cro {mind thus nmrked,and at the end expressed regret at lwing ('Ullllx'llellby a. mug?! "d/d' "ti,",).,.,','"', even done thus sense of duty to male sail) F. . 't n OSH m u son none . n ' 1 us nominations falli _ . . l" tf,'i'ell'til1tutt,'t, but declares] were he to teipy1teetr, they: :itiponttlnt. i'll'bowt tr " uty tu would be unworth ' . . ' . l ANO l t eren Ie,mpr, reposed in him by the 21,U'ri,,udi' ttthr,',' Ith/let': 1Prt, from the" East Hastin vs " . . r s in t a polling booths. Attention woe tp. 0 spoke in the highest called to them ints . terms of Mr." Thomas Darcey, who had been da aaiiiii po - m court, and next returning otiieer in former elections and bay ted remainder of the ballots were dechre d that the passing over of, Mr C'd'fd"a",'d of, wnslgguiid that the smell Decoy and the appointment" of Mr. heavens l l AP, can ut an even number