3 OCTOBER 1835, Page 6

The Dublin Tories must wish themselves well out of the

affair of the Election Commission. Their tools have "split;" and the result is the discovery of a base plot to suborn some needy wretches to brings false charge of bribery against the agents of the sitting Members. We mentioned last week that two men, Dalton and Geeson, had been com- mitted for trial for their share in this matter. The correspondent of the Morning Chronicle has supplied the following additional particulars, whence it appears that several others, by name Itwin, ‘Vdkinson, Hen- derson, and Giant, are implicated in the conspiracy, and have been com- mitted to gad or held to bail on the charge being parties to it. ,, It appears that some few weeks after the Dublin election, Irwin, one of the men in-custody, waited on Geeson, and informed him of a scheme concocted between the former and his brother-in-law (Wilkinson), to procure some one to swear he had been bribed by Mr. O'Connell's friends, observing it would serve the Tory party and put money into their own pockets. The design was approved of by Dalton ; and at a subsequent meeting at Irwin's house, it was arranged that the list of voters for the Liberal candidates should be gone through, to discover who were the persons likely to enter into their views. Daltoo and two others were selected cs fit tools for the purpose ; and a proposal was accordingly made to them a few days after, and acquiesced in without hesi. teflon. Mr. Costello was then marked out as the gentleman to be charged with giving the la ibe, and every thing arranged to give consistency and versimilitude to the allegations. The original contrivers of the scheme are not yet known ; but, from what has already transpired, it may not, perhaps, be very difficult to guess. The inducement held out to the new recruits was certainly very tempting. Dalton, who is a smith, was insured the work of several corporation builders and private gentlemen, among whom was Mr. Jackson, the Tory Member, it is believed, for Bandon. Matters being in this state of fiarwardness, the chief conspirators waited on Mr: West, the defeated caudidate, at his house in town, and sought an interview. I merely state what has been sworn to by Geeson. Mr. West could not then be seen, as he was in pi it-ate consultation with Lord Roden ; but an appointment was made for time following evening. lit the mean time, Mr. West's butler, a man named Henderson, who is also crier in Judge Burton's court (the Judge is Mr. West's father-in-law, and lives in the same house), was made acquainted with the intention of the parties, and gave them crown to drink. The interview with Mr. West took place accord- ing to oppoiutment, and Irwin was encouraged to go on. I do not mean to insinuate that Mr. West was at all aware of the conspiracy. On the contrary, from his general character, it is but bare justice to presume he thought it a bonti Ale case of bribery. Irwin and his confederates were then handed over to an attorney named Grant, who appeared, some time before the election, to take a lively interest in favour of Mr. O'Connell, and actually received the thanks of that gentleman fur his active exertions on the Liberal Committee, though all the time he was the paid agent of the Tory candidates. By him they were introduced to a Counsellor Stokes (a young. Conservative) and Captain Chillers, the accredited man of busioess for West and Hamilton. Childers, it is sworn, had accepted several bills for the conspirators (for the amount of which, by the way, he is now in prison), and they were told by one of these gentlemen that they might have any sum of money, up to 1001., it they swore home against Costello ; adding, that as the evidence was to be given in on slips of paper, they need not fear detection. It was at this time expected that the evidence would he given before a Committee in London. They had subsequent interviews with Mr. West ; and it is distinctly sworn by ficeson, that Mr. West's butler promised him a farm of twenty acres in the county of Galway, with the) prospect of a receivership in a short time, if he swots bard against Mr. Costello. It may be not altogether irrelevant to mention that Judge Mutton had lately purchased an estate in that county, though of cuu Esc Mat estate did not enter for a moment into the thoughts of hie lordship's crier. It is more reasonable to suppose that Mr. West's butler had himself landed property in Galway, out of which, from motives of gratitude to his master, he intended to bestow the farm in question. In this train were mat- ters proceeding op to but week, when Geestt's clothes were released front pawn, to make him, as be himself states it, appear a decent witness. it is nu- neces-ary I go over the result. Dalton broke down, and the plot by this acci- dent was blown up ; which never could hate been time ease were the evidence given in London, rt here the man's character was uuknown. So much for the consequences of the Dublin Commission ! I will only add, that up to the last moment the conspirators were urged to persevere. During the examinaCon of Dalton, a meeting was held every evening at a house in William Street, and Irwin and Geeson tempted by the strongest inducements to prop up his evi- dence; and when all hope was at an end, it was proposed to give a large sum of money to Geeson, if he would quit the country. The fortune of the Re- formers, however, prevailed, and Geeson is now in Newgate, prepared to prove what I have here detailed, ' and something more,' at the next city commission."

The Dublin Evening Post says, that by the disclosure of this infa- mous conspiracy " a clean finish" has been made of the Tories.