▁Pen ry n . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 7 6 0 s ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁century ▁the ▁patron age ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁shared ▁between ▁Bass et ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Le eds , ▁though ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁years ▁before ▁Reform ▁Bass et ' s ▁son ▁( who ▁became ▁Lord ▁de ▁D unst an ville ) ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁exercise ▁patron age ▁alone ▁on ▁the ▁understanding ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁inter f ere ▁in ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁other ▁Corn ish ▁bor ough , ▁Hel ston . ▁E lections ▁were ▁generally ▁cont ested , ▁and ▁the ▁outcome ▁was ▁often ▁a ▁sharing ▁of ▁the ▁representation ▁with ▁one ▁Wh ig ▁and ▁one ▁T ory ▁returned . ▁In ▁this ▁final ▁period , ▁elections ▁in ▁Pen ry n ▁became ▁not or iously ▁cor rupt , ▁although ▁as ▁Nam ier ▁suggests ▁the ▁not or iety ▁may ▁have ▁ar isen ▁chief ly ▁from ▁the ▁fact ▁the ▁b ri ber y ▁now ▁involved ▁private ▁citizens ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁being ▁comp licit ▁in ▁it . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁attempt ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁general ▁Reform ▁Act , ▁the ▁Wh igs ▁picked ▁Pen ry n ▁as ▁a ▁suitable ▁case ▁for ▁an ▁attempt ▁at ▁more ▁limited ▁reform ▁after ▁an ▁election ▁where ▁vot ers ▁were ▁reported ly ▁treated ▁to ▁a ▁" break fast " ▁worth ▁ 2 4 ▁gu ine as ▁a ▁head ; ▁they ▁proposed ▁a ▁bill ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁to ▁dis f ranch ise ▁Pen ry n ▁and