The 'Rotten Borough' of Camelford. Three reports, 1819. Part...

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The 'Rotten Borough' of Camelford. Three reports, 1819. Part 1. 'Camelford Election 26th March -to- 8th April 1819. Report from the select committee together with the special report from the said committee and also the minutes of evidence taken before them. Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 16th June 1819,' original wraps, 187 pages uncut. Part 2 'Camelford Election Thursday the 10th -to- Wednesday the 16th June 1819. As above, a further inquiry in the House of Commons 16th June 1819 and ordered by same. The select committee have determined that John Stewart and Lewis Allsopp are not duly elected a burgess to serve in this present parliament for the said borough,' original wraps, 62 pages. Part 3. 'Camelford Election minutes of evidence taken before a committee of the ‘The Whole House’’. Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 5th July 1819. Findings of the select committee,' original wraps, 21 pages. Camelford was a rotten borough, which returned two MP's. Originally Mark Milbank and John Bushby Maitland, whose election was declared void to be replaced by Messrs Stewart and Allsopp. However the select committee found (albeit unsubstantiated) a case for bribery, therefore the election for this constituency was declared void. (3)