HC Deb 26 May 1911 vol 26 cc670-1
Mr. SPEAKER

informed the House that he had received from the Judges appointed to try the several Election Petitions the following Certificate and Report relating to the Election for the East Division of the Borough of Nottingham:—

In the High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division.

The Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, 1854.

The Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868.

The Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act, 1883.

Election for the East Division of the Borough of Nottingham, holden on the 5th day of December, 1910.

Between George Goodall and Joseph Reid … … … … Petitioners.

and

James Archibald Morrison Respondent.

To the Right Honourable the Speaker of the House of Commons.

We, Sir Arthur Moseley Channell, Knight, and Sir Thomas Townsend Bucknill, Knight, Judges of the High Court of Justice, and two of the Judges on the rota for the time being for the trial of Election Petitions in England and Wales,—

Do hereby certify in pursuance of the said Acts that upon the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th days of May, 1911, we duly held a Court at the Guildhall, Nottingham, for the trial of, and did try, the Election Petition for the East Division of the borough of Nottingham, in the county of Nottingham, between George Goodall and Joseph Reid, Petitioners, and James Archibald Morrison, Respondent.

And, in further pursuance of the said Acts, we certify that at the conclusion of the said trial we determined that the said James Archibald Morrison, being the Member whose election and return were complained of in the said Petition, was duly elected and returned.

And whereas charges were made in the said Petition of corrupt and illegal practices having been committed at the said Election, we, in further pursuance of the said Acts, report as follows:—

  1. (1) That no corrupt or illegal practice has been proved to have been committed by or with the knowledge or consent of any candidate at the said election;
  2. (2) That no person was proved at this trial to have been guilty of any corrupt or illegal practice;
  3. (3) That corrupt or illegal practices were not proved to have, nor have we reason to believe that corrupt or illegal practices have, extensively prevailed at the said Election (or at all);
  4. (4) That no candidate has been proved to have been guilty by his agents of any corrupt or illegal practice at the said Election.

A Copy of the Evidence and of our Judgment, taken by the Deputies of the Shorthand Writer of the House of Commons, accompanies this our Certificate.

A. M. CHANNELL.

T. T. BUCKNILL.

Dated the 25th day of May, 1911.

And the said Certificate and Report were ordered to be entered in the Journals of this House.

Copy of Shorthand Writer's Notes laid upon the Table by Mr. Speaker, and to be printed.

Whereupon Mr. Speaker adjourned the House, without Question put, pursuant to Standing Order No. 3.

Adjourned at Five Minutes after Five o'clock till Monday next, 29th May.