The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-27 00:00:00

THE REGISTRATIONS.

lIIDDLESVC.

Yesterday, Mr. iiimondfleviles, the barrister
epwinted to mien the eiscioral lists of the several parishes,
hamlets, and extraperooLi.,l places in the comity of Mid-
dlesex, held a court at the Enfield Arms, Enfield, le order
to revise the list for the places comiirised in the Enfield
polling district, namely, the parishes of Edmonton, South
Mimrna, Enfield, Tottenham, 'Priem Barnet, and Monks=
Hadleigh.
Mr. W. Albert James appeared for the Middlesex Liberal
Registration Asecoiauon the conservative interest was
represented by Mr. T. Alley Jones, end Mr. Alley Jones,
his son, and also by Mr. Henry Smith, AA meat for the Na-
tional Conservative Registration Association.
The Rev. John Stribling, claiming for a freehold house
in his own occupation, Chaanside, Enfield, was objected to
by the conservatives.
Claimant maid he received, 32 years ago, the call of the
congregation of Independent et Enfield, sod henna* their
minister, in virtue of which he held the freehold house in
The deed of conveyance to trusters wee put in. It was
an absolute conveyance in fee to James Oldham and others,
in 1793, but so trusts were set out in the deed, novena any
reference made to say otherdeed. The trust were set out in
another deed, but there was nothing to cosset the two
excepting the claimant's statement that the how, came to
him under his appointment.
Mr. Smith submitted that even supposing the connection
did exist there would be no qualification, since by the trust
deed the building wee to be set 'pail for the worship of
Almighty God, according to certain articles there set out,
and should the minister cease to hold those articles of faith
he would be removable by a majority of the communicants,
as be would also if guilty of immoral conduct.
The Banister held that the appointment was not for life.
Mr. Smith—And, therefore the vote would be bad, even
if the two deeds were connected.

The Barrister expunged the name.
The Rev. Dr. Ware, incumbent of St. James's Chsrah,
Eofield, on the Hot for freehold house and land attached to
his church, was objected to by the liberals. lie did not
apC.r. Smith said the claimant was perpetual curet* of
St. James's Church, to which he was appointed by the vicar,
and confirmed in it by the bishop of the diocese.
Mr. James said Niers Inuit be better evidium than this.

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The }knitter held to be suflicket, sad the Tote w
allowed. _ _

ie.:Yarnell—And we lan the last are by producing the
deeds.

Subsequently, the name of Mr. Stribling, who was alleged
to have • good qualification, was restored by arrangement
between the astute, who mutually withdrew • number of
objections.
The Hon. Dunlap Henry Brownlow Geicoyne, commosly
called Lord Lusted H. B. G. Cecil, residing at Hatfield,
Herta, on the list for the parish of South Mimms, for
an annual not-muse of II& for the life of the Marquis of
Salisbury, charged oo Mimeos-hall Farm, is the occupation
of William Giddies, and the property of the Marquis of
Salisbury, was objected to by the liberals.
Mr. James said there were four particulars required in the
description of &qualification : let, name and address; 2nd,
place of abode ; 3rd, the nature of the qualification ; 4th,
the situation of property. As to the 3rd point, the nature
of the qualification, it must be set forth either ea freehold,
or copyhold, or leasehold, or occupation, and the claimant
had not named either. It had always been decided in maw
of rent charge that if it issued out of freehold it most be so
stated ; but in this case no such thing had been done; in
fact. no franchise had been claimed.

The Barrister—What do you say would be a complete
description?
Mr. James—A " freehold" rent-charge.
Mr. Smith submitted that under the decision of the
Court of Common Pleas in "Berk. and Alison," the barrister,
on hearing the evidence that he (Mr. Smith) was prepared
to give, was justified is correcting the description.
The Barrister said he thought " aanual rent charge for
life" was prima facie a freehold ; that the claim was sub-
stantially a claim for freehold ; and that under the 40th
clause of the Reform Act, be could supply, on *widows,
ear deficiency in the description of the qualification.
Mr. James said be most then require strict evidence.
Mr. Smith accordiogly put in the grant, which was dated
in July, 1863, and granted the rent charge in the usual
legal form ; also receipts for the two first half years' rent
. . . -

Mr. James submitted that it was nearsrary in order to
entitle a grantee to be registered, not merely to show that
an incorporeal hereditament had been granted, but that for
six months before the 31st July he had hew in the actual
possession of the rent eh rryge. Jo this case the first rent
was paid on the 3rd Fe , which was lees than six
months prior to the end of July, and coasequently Uwe
was not actual seizin, during the period required by
law. In support of thee view Mr. James quoted the cases
of "Murray and Thorneley," and "Hayden a. the Over-
seen of Tininess."

The Barrister—What do you say to that, Mr. Smith! My
impression is that with regard to land a man must be either
in possession or in receipt of rents sod profita, but in the
ease of rent-charge there must be actual presemion by ma.
anal receipts.
. .

Mr. Smith tuned that actual peroration was given by the
deed, aed that the rent being due in Jentiary the [noel:dee
tree

The limiter said in the decision in "Murray and Thome-
ley" this had been expressly negatived, and he could not
retain the name.

31r. Smith said he thought the judgment • correct one.
The deciaioa governed the eases of Lord Robert Cecil, of
11, Duchess-stroet, Portland-road ; Robert Alexander Dau,
of Oxton, Birkenhead ; John Roes Diu, of Hatfield,
Herta ; and Edmond Charles Johnson, also of Hatfield.

In the eases of noose Driver Medealf, jun., and James
Driver Medea'', of Matford, claiming for fresbold rent-
charges of V., granted by Thomas Driver gfedcatf. Den., on
• house at Tottenham High-aces, objected to by the libe-
rals, rent bad been received in time, and the names were
retained.

- -Ticebarrietar hold. another court at Edgware this
(Monday) morning.

EXPLOSION AT A SHEPTIELD FIRZWORX MANC-
TACTOBT.—About 3 o'clock yesterday morning an alarm-
ing exploaMn occurred at the firework manufactory of Mr.
Copier. top of South-street, Sheffield Moor. Mr. Copley
occupies as • sale shop and manufactory, one of three me-
storey shops at the junction of South-street and
Button-Um. He got op early in the morning to finish
some fireworks, for which he had as urgent order. He
prepared some paste for rockets, and at 3 o'clock
applied • light to the paste to try it. There were
other combustibles on the table before him. The
piste gave • slight fish, which instantly ignited the other
combustibles, and in • moment an explosion occurred which
alarmed the whole osighbourhood and completely destroyed
the shop The front sod book walls were blown oak the
one into South-street and the other across Button-lane.
The wall separating Mr. Copley 's bop from the adjoining
oyster shop disappeared, and the latter was almost as
entirely wracked as that of Mr. Copley. The roof of
the two drops was foe the most part blown off, and the'
whole contents of both shops were destroyed. The
report was so load as to be heard in distant parts of
the town, and a greet crowd of people was quickly collected.
The fire engines and brigades were promptly on the spot,
but their services were little needed. A large
number of policemen were also attracted to the place, and
rendered such assistance as they could. It is marvellous
that Mr. Copley was not killed oo the spot. He, however,
is not injured beyond some severe burns on the head, face,
hoods, and arms. His injuries are believed not to be dan-
gerous. There was no one else on the premises at the time
of the explosion.—Shuffeld Independent.
THE COLLIERS us STllXX.—Yesterday morning
a disgraceful outrage took place at Darby Hand, near
Dudley. It simian that one Joseph Hughes, • jobbing
carpenter. who has been used to working upon pit mounds,
has recently been working down the pit for one of the coal
pruptieton in the Dudley district. He wan yesterday
morning in bed with his wife and child when he was
awakened by • terrific explosion in his bedroom, which
fortusately mused no Injury to the inmates of the bed-
room, bet seriously damaged the premises. It was found
that a large can of gunpowder, to which a long
fuse had been attached, had been thrown through the
window sod exploded. The force of the explosion blew oat
the two upstairs windows and the lower window, and
forced the whole brickwork of the front from the rehires.
Mr. t.bief Soperioterident Burton and Detective-Sergeant
Das ies here corn:neared investigating the cam. They have
poses skis of the powder can and a portion of the fuse un-
burnt, and have also ascertained that Hughes bad been pee.
timely threatened. Several meetings were held at Holly
bell, Drierly.bill. sod other places, and the men still advo-
cated the continuance of the strike.

AN EARTHQVAKL—ShortIy after Sunday mid-
ni4l.t a shock of an earthquake was felt at Hebders
Bridge. The railer-se porter at the station was alarmed by
the large factories near trembling from their foundations, as
he impressed it, " like a cradle." Several persons in the
village were awo:re by the tremor ; and various are the de-
aeriptions of the phenomenon, sours comparing it to thunder
felt, but not beard, others to shaking and rocking. Ac.
The shock appears to have been felt by a few persons in
the nei4liborrhoot of Manchester. One gentleman,
residing in Broughton, says that he was awoke by
it at half-past twelve o'clock. Another condemns, also
livirg at Broughton, nays that he observed it. At Peedle.
bury, too. we learn that the shock wee felt then stein same
time as in Broughton. In Sedgely•park, Prestwich, two
Indite felt • ecosiderable epbesoring of the bed, hula gentleman
who was !roundly asleep is the sense hems was usdistarbed.
Inquiries have been instituted in Manchester, Belford, and
Broughton, with the object of aseertaisieg whether the
' shock was generally felt, and this does not appear to have
been by any means the ease ; but we hear that in Regent-
road, Salford, and also in Boosallatreet, Hahne, a tremu-
lous motion, tastier; only a few seconds, was perceived.
SOUTH KvisINOTON MUSETY.—Durng the week
ending Sept. 24. Is64,the visitors have been as follows:—On
Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, open from
10 a.m. to p' " nt. 12 234 • oo Wednesday, Thunday,
•
sad Friday, students days (*dressings to the public
epos front 10 cm. till 6 p.m., 1.300 ; total, 13,534. From
the °psalm of the Museum, 4,857,322,
PATENT Mt sent, SOUTH KENSINOTON.—Nurn-
bee of visitors for the week ceding Sept. 24, 2,500. Total
number piece the epee* of the Museum free daily (124
May, 1353), 853,763.