Bribery and corruption allegations at The Guildhall – 1841

Following the decision by a select committee of the House of Commons to void Cambridge borough’s election of Mr Manners Sutton in May 1840, things came to a head at the Guildhall in 1841. The Scotsman below from the British Newspaper Archive summarises the scene in the Commons. …and things spilled out locally at the … Continue reading Bribery and corruption allegations at The Guildhall – 1841