The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-08 00:00:00

THE REGISTRATIONS.
MIDDLEbEX.
The Revising B It-rider on Saturday held Me court at
the N.w Ei!oho, and reenci the lista for the
polling district of M,le.end,oomprising he panties and town•
ships of Poplar, Llmehouso, 8% B rtolptt without Aid ate,
Bromley, St. George Wapping, S ratford, Bow, White-
chapel, Mile.end ?Vey Town, Shadwell, Ratcliffe. Tow. r of
L .ndnn, Tow.r Without, Trh.ity, Miseries, and St. Peter
ad Vincula.

BOILDINO AND FSZIIHOLD LAND SOCIWTIIe.
Mr. Payee, the ooneereative agent, shortly after the
opening of the court, said that this would be, whip', the
most convenient time for him to MAO so app'icatiou to the
revising barrister in reepect to claims arising out of pro-
perty acquired under the operation of building societies and
what were called Fr.ehold Land Soc.eties, of which he be-
lieved Were wee • several in this cirriet. The court would
be aware that the Regtration Act was very lax, in ea far
a. it contained no safeguard sealed earns tontine in
Maims and getting themselves placed on the register of
coutry voters, although they might peewee not even the sha-
dow of a quidificatitn, and although unser the Reform Act
the party tendering his Tote at the poling booth was requir.d
to swear that he h Id the qualification on account of which
he voted. Under rue Registration Act even this security was
dispensed with, and the party who bad committed
the fraud of getting his name improperly placed
On the regista might give practical effect to it
by Tee •rdieg his vote. In Mickulines Term, 1848, the
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas had decided in a
cue brought before that court that where there was a charge
upon an estate of any sin or kind so as to reduce the let
minuet value below 405., such estate would not e: nur the
franchise. Now, the course of oporatiou of societies of
the description to which he referred was this—the
members subscribed for so many shares, the society
purclusod the oroper'y for them, taking a mortgsge
upon it as serurity for the money &deuced, which
was repaid by monthly or weekly instalmeuts. On ac-
count of property of this description severel claims had
been rent in, and basing hie application on the judgment 01
the Common Pleas which he had quoted, it was his intention
to ask the herrister to will for the title-deeds in every such
awe' and to call neon the claimant to prove on oath that he
was possum' bona fide of sufficient property to give the qua.
'McMinn.
Mr. JAllre observed that it might be perfectly right to
require proof of the qualification, but he apprehenhed it was
sot proposed t "dadaistsr the oath except in those cues
where the object:4' *squired it.
The BANNISTER concurred with Mr. Payne, and should
certainly admieuter the oath in all cases such as had
been alluded to uuleea that step ware waived on We part of
the objector.
In to list cf the hamlet of Mite-end now town a number
of claims of this decription had been made, the qualification
in each instated being described as " freehold house" or
" houses;" but all of them wire disallowed, the claimant&
not Weil in ettehdance to support there.
Mr. PAYS* said that such was the state of the register in
consequetc of tine Lumber of claims of this description
which had et' late years been made and admitted without
gestates, that his believed 5,0110 objections might be sus-
tained ; end ware there a probability of an election next year
he should have served probably as many notices.
In the St. Ante, LiniMous-, list, Ur. claim of a Mr. J.
Dee can was ejected to by Mr. JAMES, on the ground of
insufficient .leeeriptien, the qualitiorion being described as
" copy hold," wit huut stating whether the property consisted
of • house or land.
Mr. PATNI asked whether, as no notice of objection had
been given, the barrister had the power to entertain the
question /
Mr. SUADWELL—Tke barrister has the power to revise
the Ist, mid if a 'efficient qualifinstion is not supplied, to
strike out the name.
Mr. PArse au' mitted that in this cue the descripfbn
" c pyhoid " mina he sufficient.
Mr. JAllle —That copyholl n.hr.ht be a bouts of more
than 101. a year in value end a' such would give a vote ter
the borough, in wsich case it could not be taken as a quilifica-
den for tee county.
The CLAIMANT. who was present, was examined as to the
nature of the t roper y. Ile said it rtnsisted of six copy
hold hotter., four o. which were let at 41. awe k each, and
the other two, which were built ou a piece of lard separated
from the other houses by some ground which belonged to
another person, being lit at 2s. 64. a week each, ho the
claimant paying the taxes for all.
Mr. hams asked if they were all held under one copy.
hold.

CLAIMANT replied that they were.
Mr. PATHS enatendod these honere gave no vote I
fee tin borough they were a sufficient qualification for the
eour.ty. With regard to the two smaller houses, there could I
be ear doubt they wore anifiuiint us they would be atone the '
net yearly vane or 101., as required for a copyhold qu•li-
fiestion. and not sufficient to give the rot • forthe borough.
The CLAIMANT, IS reply to the Barrister, said that the
Mies on the two smaller hewn were certainly leas than 31. a I
you.
The 11Auttn-rrn —The act nye that a property qualifica-
time mutt nu nvi r and above 101. a leer, clear of all out-
nein. s, and as it @llions that in respect to tk, se two smaller
hoopoe that requirement is fulfilled, the claim must sand.
Mr. JANSA—Nut If if NO Chuo a shave that I expect the
n ins will In Aril to be objected to every year.
Claim allowed.
In the list of Mile-end Old town, the overseen had ob-
jected to the name of John ltemington Mille, because he had
aighned to cbtrole his place of poling to Be foot, where ho
residod, his mane sieving previonry stood on the register as
tor the po:linx die•r et of Mil►end.
The baudeirrsua said tie overseer had exceeded his duty ;
be had no right to have objected unle a he had reason to
voppoee th•,t the party Lad patted wit-t his qual,ficatiou.
Mr. PATHS apprehen 'ed that the berrh:er had no power
to allow the nam- •o stand unless the party were present, or
s•me one on his b.holf, to prove the qualification.
The liAltßlNTE:t—But it is hard for the voter to staffa for
the fau t the or. rain r.
Mr. navies achoitte3 that it was so, but apprehended the
court had no opton, the act in this respect being imperative.
The party would hoe; his remedy, if dis,r inclined ; but. in
this sea,,, no real injury would result, as the party wee on
the list for another place.
The mates was then struck out.
Oa Monday tke court will sit at the Often Man, 13ethual-
r green, fur the revision of the lists for that polling district.

TIIE QUARTER'S REVENUE.

[Pr= the Übstrver.)

The returns of the Quarter's lievenee will be made
up to w,dn:.fiar evening next, the 10th inst. flo far as
ciie be kidded, however, from the receipts of the quarter as
they are now krown, we be.ieve that the result for the quar-
ter and the year will be most satisfactory, as regards a corn-
riesne trioh wr..h the quiver and with the year ending the
10th of 0-tober, 1848.
We may commence by stating that there will be a smell
',scream ea the yriiss revenue for the quart. r over the cor-
responding quaver of last y' at; ad that on a comparison
of tie two Tema ending on the 10th of October, 1848 and
1840 respectively. a similarly rasishie•ory result may be ex-
pected. That it Is ratishimory and eucouragiog so to keep
up to the standard of last year and quarter is most easily
shown by a stet-ituriit of the several mccipts.
The customs will show an actual decrease, as compared
wile the qu•rir *Obi, lOrh October, 1848, of not lees than
from 1100,0001. to 400,0001. This decrease, huge as it looks
in *single ginner, in snore then aoconnted fur by considering
what a beg. nuntitv of ;coign corn has been imported in
the eorempondirg quarter of last year, just at the time when
oar ewe harvest was net yet aniiable, zed when the distress
sad deficiency Le lre:and were at their height. The lees,
leer ea " WA a Portion of the •sugar and timber duties has
load its do influent ••••11 influence which, if we reason horn
ail preying rivicrienn , will be lees and lies felt every day
Tsh tailing •Ilf in ris customs, we ere hippy to ley, is the
only separsently unfoircnrahle item in the account, and is
mon than made up by the actual prosperity of the others.
The excise will show a gratifying income ; almost sue-
Meat in itself to 'over the temporary falling off in the
maitonse. This is the more eati.faetory, whin it is stated
that it arias* from • emperison with a most expellent quarter
last year. When it Is consul, red teat the condition of excise
revenue is so Moog a criterion of the oron'ort of the work-
ing classes, this increased end increc ing improvement is be-
yowl all price.
The stamps, sirb'ch bad ne erectly fallen off during the
rho kto commerce snit teethe last year, exhibit a most re-
markaele aetiviey, and will )1-1d an increase of not less
thaw 100.0001 over the Onitiber quarter of 1848.
The tones will also shoe a small increase.
'Lie P 4t.: nice, tie..? ~:-.1..:a is moat instructive evidence
to the bier met i (-icily of tea it, hr showing an imp 7,,y.d
i et ri venue of wo,nook, in spite of the henry expenses in-
curred in ,irder t, i. ire enlarged eco.mmodation to the public
in 'own sod country.
Tee inane. he the properly tax will also appear with its
meet decisive evident,' is fey ur us the improvement of the
general pe apetity, ov. r the €l, ',notion of the corresponding
period of •lie Ica year.
tape the return% of the year ending the 10th October,
1844, and the lOsh Otrober, 1849, rest eetively, it may he
sufficient to remark that they wilt rehiuit a comparison not
very materially oiff.riog (rem the comparative statement of
the corri-iposding quarter, which we have given above.
Ter oust me will show a deer. ins from tee same causes
which we have *toady p iintsid out, and which were taken
into mcount when the change in the tariff were made.
The only difference between the calculation and the
aide (es ctual rieuly
mot ii, that the calculstioos were made on the safe
r th.at: to be), and that the depression is not op
great an was expected.
Toe taxes, Esc-e'. per-. ellae, acid property-tax, will all
0,0,11 a most gratifying pr of of increashig prosperity is
the returns for the year. The above beats comprise what
is called the ordinary review., and not being subleet
ti ceuelties are in dinorily to k 'Led the t. et. of the national'
pnaperi.y. Tie es'e of stares, crown lands, and miscalls.'
mous, y.iry so much according to ercuntrances which are
wholly rwal, that they are not taken much into acc one,
although they serve, as tar as they go, to Nance a quarterly
or an annual account.
It may not be out of pl ace to remark, in ri f.renite to the
receipt it the revenue, that the uetiqual expo .d.ture has
been, and is, in enema of consi•lrreole ri duction, and th t
both the imports sod sap ire id roe country •101011 an in-
crease tee en activity the'. MIA.' b. IIG:1 • lid wi•lt the m c-t
decisive and beneficial malt in every ottiot of view.

TIIR NIAGARA, ellazin Lang, kited from L'ver-
pool, on Saturday, for sad Now York.