§ In the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division.
§ The Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868, the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Acts, 1883 and 1895.
§ To the Right Honourable the Speaker of the House of Commons.
§ Election for the Borough of Durham, holden on the 15th day of July, 1895.
§ In the matter of an Election Petition from the said Borough presented to the High Court of Justice on the 8th day of August 1895.
§ Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot, Petitioner.
§ Matthew Fowler, M.P., Respondent.
§ We, the Honourable Mr. Justice Wright and the Honourable Mr. Justice Bruce, two of the Judges of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, selected to be placed on the Rota of Judges and additional Judges for 64 the Trial of Parliamentary Election Petitions in England and Wales for the year ending the 24th day of October, 1896.
§ Do hereby report, that an application for liberty to withdraw this Petition was heard before us on the 15th day of November, 1895. After we had heard Counsel on both sides, and read the affidavits made by the respective parties to this Petition and others, pursuant to the statute, we ordered that the Petitioner should have liberty to withdraw his Petition.
§ We further report, that in our opinion the withdrawal of such Petition was not the result of any agreement, terms, or undertaking, or in consideration of any payment, or in consideration that the seat should at any time be vacated, or in consideration of the withdrawal of any other election petition, or for any other consideration.
§ Dated this 21st day of November, 1895.
§ R. S. WRIGHT.
§ GAINSFORD BRUCE.
§ [SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION (1).]
§ In the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division.
§ The Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868.
§ The Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Acts, 1883 and 1895.
§ To the Right Honourable the Speaker of the House of Commons.
§ Election for the Borough of Southampton, holden on the 16th day of July, 1895.
§ In the matter of an Election Petition from the said Borough, presented to the High Court of Justice on the 7th day of July, 1895.
§ Sir Francis Henry Evans, knight, Petitioner.
§ Tankerville Chamberlayne, M.P. and
§ Sir John Stephen Barrington Simeon, baronet, M.P., Respondents.
§ We, the Honourable Mr. Justice Wright and the Honourable Mr. Justice Bruce, two of the Judges of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice selected to be placed on the Rota of Judges and additional Judges for the Trial of Parliamentary Election Petitions in England and Wales for the year ending the 24th day of October, 1896.
§ Do hereby report that an application for liberty to withdraw this Petition was heard before us on the 19th day of November, 1895, After we, had heard Counsel on both sides, and read the affidavits made by the respective parties to this Petition and others, pursuant to the Statute, we ordered that the Petitioner should have liberty to withdraw his Petition.
§ We further report that in our opinion the withdrawal of such Petition was not the result of any agreement, terms, or undertaking, or in consideration of any payment, or in consideration that the seats or either of them should at any time be vacated, or in consideration of the withdrawal of any other Election Petition, or for any other consideration.
§ Dated this 21st day of November, 1895.
§ R. S. WRIGHT.
§ GAINSFORD BRUCE.