The proceedings before the Norwich Petition Committee were yester- day
continued by the examination of Colonel Dickson. He entered into an account of his negotiations with Colonel Forester, Mr. Forbes Mac- kenzie, and Major Beresford, for a seat at the last general election ; how he was named for Dover, Abingdon, and finally Norwich. Mr. Brown and Colonel Forester, he said, had a "little dark room between them down under the Carlton Club," where they managed these matters. He described how he first saw Mr. Brown in the street after the petition was withdrawn, with Major Beresford ; how he expressed his indignation ; how Mr. Brown, who "did not like to be blackguarded in the street," asked him into his office ; and how, when told he must take the conse- quences, Brown replied, "Damn the consequences !" Colonel Knox had assured him that the withdrawal of the Norwich petitions was set off against that of the Youghal petition, and not the West Norfolk.
Mr. Brown will be examined on Monday.
The petition against Sir John M‘Taggart, Member for Wigton, has been withdrawn ; and the Committee, yesterday, declared him duly elected.
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