The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-22 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1855.

Cass 14.—Who s to divide whether the qualiteetioa ego
vestrywea of e_pertinslar perish is to he 461. or 241. ?
Oenttow —The penes presidiog suite eheties, es pre-
scribed by the 16th seethe. woold seers to here power so
declare whether say perms proposed is duly welding'
or sot _ _

Cunt 16.—Upon toilet sueleacsent is the decision to as
rupon the esesennent Sot yet wade, but which will
intde sad in tome en the btb of November, 1866, er
on the mend aseeinasent

the a;sitessest which will be sled* and be
is fore, em the frte November sow west easels& end whisk,
by the 7th section, will be the memement is form at the
time OW election.
Cass 16.—Are female retspayen estltled to vote Is the
antics of vestrymen ?
Ortsiox.—l think they are entitled.
Cass 17.—1 e tousling the whole Bunton of meessmests,
sad the samba of SOL amessomete, us the properties
assessed Se be coasted singly ; or, in the ease of ess penes
rated kr two or more distinct properties, is the aggresais
amount at which he is rated to be taken as else NMl-
meat ?

asmomments be weepiest of different
seasests are to be counted separately, although one sad the
same individual easy be the Gran of several tionnate es
asemeed. (Signed) Bazaars Birrzaza.
October 16, 1866.
The °plaices au given by the law oaten of the Won
(eau the Oberver) ftrin, as it were, an anticipatory com-
ment upon the act, as regards Its interpretation, and must
therefore be looked upon, at nerall speaking, as at ones
importeat ad valuable to the public.
Some discrepancies in the opinions of the Attorney end
Solicitor Oussale, however, all for farther explanation,
bismuth se they Him to be eontradietory, both in term
and in seam, to others in the series. For instance, the
parish of Hammersmith asks the following questions, and
Ireceives the following answere—answen which, it will be
' perceived, ars at issue with one another, via.:
Case A—Where on. and the same penes is rated in dif.
Went parts of the rate book for different premises in his
occupation, may the ratings be tarn as one assessment for
the purpose of establishing his qeslificatkie as a vestrymen ?
Opinion.—ln the ease pat we thick the ratings may be
taken as one armament, that is, if collectively they make up
the statutory_aseount ; there is • sufficient qualification.
Cu. 4.—Whers a perms is rated for a buss is his own
oscapetion, and also for compounded houses," may his
usliiicatiom be established by adding the snout of sub
meessments ?

CpiiiiTe.LPenoss to be qualified mast be ocenpien of
teammate rated at a rental of not lees than COI. a year. A
qualification cannot be produced by being the occupier of a
house traced at km than COL, and by being rated as the
landlord of compounded houses at a rental covering de-
ficiency. If this be the case to which the question refers,
we think that in such case then would not boa qualification.
Again. it is asked and answered, via :
Cass 12.—AarnmIng the effect of the Hackney Local Aet
to ►e correctly sot out (sate p.), if the names of the Meant'
of small houses (the landlords of which hare compounded
with the trustees) are still fainted in the rate books as
weepier., as well as the landlord who compounds, is the
landlord or the tenant to be deemed the ocenpier, within the
"awing of the Metropolis Management Act, is calculating
the acenerneatl _ _ _

Opiaica. In the ease put, neither the landlord nor the
tenant le ea occupier, with the statutory qualification re-
quired by see. S. This statutory qualification equine three
things:-1. The actual cecupation of tenements within the
parish. 2. The being personally rated or aseesetd, i.e.
made liable to contribute, upon a certain rental in respect;
of such tenement. Aad 3. The actual payment of such
rates. Bat in the case put, the landlord is not the actual
occupier, and the actual occupier is not the perms who is
rated, or who pays.
Finally, it is asked sad answered :
Cu. 17.—1 n counting the whole number of assessments,
sad the number of Of. assesenteats, are the properties as-
sessed to be imitated singly ; or, in the case of one person
rated for two or more distinct properties, is the aggregate
amount at which be is rated to be taken as one amassment I

Opinion. District aniessinente is respect of different
tenements are to be counted separately, although one and
the same individual may be the owner of several tenements
es aseemed.

It will be sees that the law tithen of the crown have sot
at all clearly defined what is en "occupier" under the
taros of the set; sad, therefore, unless farther esplsostioss
ere conceded upon that sabjiet, a fertile source of litigation
and diseeetest will be estoblisbad ea a corollary to its prac-
tise' eperatle■, sad the benefits which it is calculated to
eagle, will be rendered nugatory.