HC Deb 07 May 1866 vol 183 cc481-2

House informed, that the Committee had determined,— That Richard Baggallay, esquire, is duly elected a Citizen to serve in this present Parliament for the City of Hereford. That George Clive, esquire, is duly elected a Citizen to serve in this present Parliament for the City of Hereford. And the said Determinations were ordered to be entered in the Journals of this House. House further informed, That it had been proved to the Committee—

  1. 1. That Thomas Hare was bribed with £9,
  2. 2. That William Birch, John Ede Derry, Charles Wainscoat, Edward Tyler, William Knowles, John Stephens, George Hedger, Thomas Killick, and William Shipp were bribed with £10 each,
  3. 3. That William Vickery was bribed with £5, to vote for the said Richard Baggallay, esquire.
That it was not proved that such bribery was committed with the knowledge or consent of the said Richard Baggallay, esquire, or his Agents. That the Committee have no reason to believe that corrupt practices have extensively prevailed at the last Election for the City of Hereford.

Report to lie upon the Table.

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