ERRATA. Page 5, line 10 from the top, for "or," read" and." 21, line 6 from the bottom, for "her," read "his." 27, in note, last line, for "such law," read "no such law." 33, line 7 from the top, for "constitu-," read " constitution." 44, note, add "7 & 8 Vict. c. 103. s. 81." 61, line 11 from the top, for "the," read " though." 86, line 5 from the bottom, for "their," read "his." 119, line 5 from the top, omit "that.” TABLE OF CONTENTS. I. WHETHER a Candidate should in any case be liable to the by an Agent without his authority or consent. p. 3 II. In what the offence of Treating under the Statutes 7 Wil- liam 3, cap. 4, and 5 & 6 Victoria, cap. 102, sect. 22, consists; the construction put upon those Statutes by Committees of the House of Commons; and the effect of III. At what Elections, and for what period, disqualification for Parliament is imposed by the Statutes 7 Wm. 3, and IV. Whether a Committee appointed to try the validity of an Election has the power of inquiring into the proceedings V. Some suggestions for enabling a Committee to inquire into all the proceedings at the particular Election referred to them upon Petition, both with regard to the conduct of the sitting Member, and that of the unsuccessful Can- didate, whether the seat be claimed for him or not. p. 70 VI. The decision of the second Horsham Committee during the last Session (A.D. 1848), by which Lord Edward Howard now sits as a representative in Parliament; and the VII. Whether notice of a disqualification in a Candidate at an Election, should in any case whatever cause votes given for him after such notice to be thrown away, so as to enable a Candidate with a minority of votes to sit as a representative in Parliament. p. 97 VIII. Some suggestions for remedying the defects alleged at present to exist in the system by which controverted Elections are now tried p. 111 |