criminal information against the proprietors of the Manchester Times, for
a libel, was tried at Liverpool Assizes on Saturday. The libel charged Sir Robert Holt Leigh, formerly Member for Wigan, with Mr? entered into collusion with the trustees of the Wigan School for the purchase of part of the property of the School for less than its real slue. There was a political tincture given to the charge, and the mis- laeagement of the School was alleged to be owing to its being in the hands of a clique of Tories. The Jury found the defendant guilty. At Bristol Assizes, an action was brought against Mr. Hunt, to re- storer the penalty of 50/. for having offered a bribe to a Bit.. Wilson to vote for Mr. Webb, the Tory candidate for the office of Town-Coun- cillor at the election in November last. It was stated by Wilson, that the defendant came to him, and after talking some time about the elec- tion, he offered to give him 5/. for a drinking-glass on the table, if he would vote for Mr. Webb ; adding, that though he could not offer him si. for his vote in a direct form, because that would be bribery, he might offer what he pleased for the glass. Wilson, who was a partisan on the opposite side, abused Hunt for making such an offer, and voted for the Liberal candidate. The Jury, after some deliberation, returned a ver- dict for the defendant, on the ground that they were not satisfied that the promise was made on behalf of Mr. Webb's Committee.
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