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in the election of preses and clerk; that persons had

been declared duly elected as preses and clerk, who

had not the legal majority, and that the person so de>

clared preses had improperly admitted and rejected votes,

and had returned the sitting member, and alledging that

petitioner was duly elected, and declared so to be by the

legal preses

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Petition of a candidate for a city in Ireland, stating the

constitution of the city, and right of election; and al-

ledging, that through the undue influence of the sitting

member, &c. persons, not entitled, were admitted to their

freedom by the council; that an information of quo

warranto had been filed against such council for so doing,

to which they had not pleaded, &c.; that persons who

were entitled to their freedom, had been refused the same,

and writs of mundamus for their admission disobeyed;

that the returning officers had illegally received and re-

jected votes; that petitioner ought to have been returned,

he having the legal majority; and that the sitting mem-

ber had been guilty of bribery and corruption. cccclxxiv

Petition of persons claiming to have had a right to vote at

an election, to be admitted parties in the room of a mem-

ber having given notice of his intention not to defend his

seat under the 28 Geo. 3. c. 52. § 2, 3, and 4.

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Petition of certain burgage tenants of an English borough,

to be admitted as parties to oppose the right of election,

reported by select committee
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Resolutions and orders of the house of commons, as to taking
petitions into consideration

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