§ MR. SPEAKERinformed the House, that he had received from Mr. Justice Bramwell, one of the Judges selected for the Trial of Election Petitions, pursuant to the Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868, a Report for the Borough of Pembroke. And the same was read, as followeth:—
A Petition against the Return of Edward James Read, esq., for the Borough of Pembroke at the last general Election was duly presented. Application to withdraw the same was duly made to, and leave for that purpose given by, me.I now report to you that, in my opinion, the withdrawal of such Petition was not the result of any corrupt arrangement nor in consideration of the withdrawal of any other Petition.