LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT REFORM UK CANDIDATE NEW BRANCEPETH CITY OF DURHAM.

The creation of honorary freemen with the specific intention of swaying elections was a typical abuse in many boroughs from the 18th century, and on the Durham election of 1762 grew to become sufficiently controversial to force a transform in the legislation. The election was disputed simply because 215 new freemen, most of them not resident during