On Saturday, Mr. Justice Denman and Mr. Justice Lopes unseated
Mr. Bevan, the Liberal Member for Gravesend, for 'corrupt practices. The demand for a scrutiny by the Conserva- tive candidate,—the Lord Mayor of London,—was withdrawn, no that the election is simply cancelled. On Thursday, the Speaker informed the House that Mr. Justice Denman and Mr. Justice Lopes had invalidated the election of the Hon. A. E. Gathorne Hardy (Lord Cranbrook's son) and Mr. R. P. Laurie, for Canterbury, but without imputing any knowledge of the cor- rupt practices prevailing to the candidates. The Judges believed, however, that corrupt practices had "extensively prevailed." It is not very likely, therefore, that the writ for a new election at Canterbury will soon be granted. Evesham, in like manner, is not to have a new writ till after the Judges' shorthand notes are laid on the table. In Bateshire, it has been ascertained that Mr. Russell, who was elected by a Liberal majority, was disqualified for sitting by belonging to a firm which had con- tracts from the Government. He has now, however, been gazetted out of the firm, has issued his address again to the electors of Buteshire, and hopes soon to be the duly elected Liberal Member for that county.
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