' s ▁surname ▁of ▁Me yn ell . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁parliament ▁for ▁the ▁ro tt en ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Salt ash ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁but ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁when ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Reform ▁Act . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁Can ter bury . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁un se ated ▁on ▁pet ition ▁already ▁in ▁March ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁enough ▁real ▁estate ▁income ▁and ▁for ▁having ▁b rib ed ▁the ▁vot ers . ▁He ▁stood ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁but ▁was ▁heavily ▁defeated . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁Sud bury ▁alongside ▁David ▁O chter l ony ▁Dy ce ▁Som bre , ▁who ▁spent ▁approximately ▁£ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁the ▁election . ▁In ▁parliament ▁he ▁not ably ▁spoke ▁against ▁the ▁Corn ▁La ws . ▁However , ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁his ▁and ▁Dy ce ▁Som bre ' s ▁elections ▁were ▁declared ▁void ▁due ▁to ▁" g ross , ▁system atic ▁and ▁extensive ▁b ri ber y ". ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁was ▁dis f ranch ised ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁cor ruption . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁given ▁a ▁s ine c ure ▁by ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Sir ▁Alexander ▁C ock burn