The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-24 00:00:00

THE REGISTRATIONS.

LONDON.—Mr. Arnold proceeded yesterday with
the lists of the perishes in the wards of Aldgate and Bd.
lingsgate. The vas '5 generally were of the most ordinary
description.—James Barber, of St. Mary Axe, occupied and
was on the list for a counting-house, but was rated for a
house. —Jonathan Higgins occupied a workshop, but was
rated end was en the far a house.—John Nunn occupied
two rooms and a wor'eshop in the Start..^ building, but was
rated and was oa the list for a workshop only.—Mr. Arnold
held the variances in the two first casts immaterial ; ob-
serving, that the late decisions in the Common Pleas had
removed much of the uncertainty that had prevailed in pas 11
of this kind. In Nunn's case he expressed considerable
doubt, the workshop alone bciug of insufficient value ; but
ultimately decided to allow the vote, and amend the descrip-
tion of qualification. These decisions led to the withdrawal
of a large number of objections on each side.—"fist Rey.
John Antrobue, who occupied part of the rectory-house of
St. Andrew Undershaft, along with his father, the rector,
was expunged, in the absence of any proof that he
occupied either as own ror tenant." Mr. Antrobus
afterwards appeared in court, but Mr. Brown, the
Tory advocate, after conferring with him, declined to place
him uuder exe. min ation. David saacs, of King. street, had been
objected to by:the Tories; because Lis name was interlined in one
of the rates. Mr. Bletchford, the yestry-elerk, satisfsctorile
explained the interliueaston,which had been made before the
rate was publesel.-31r. Arnold said if the objector had
male the slightest inquiry beforehand, he would have uscer-
ta int.(' that the objection was groundless. Ile should, there-
fore, give costs in this ease. If an objector would be so
patriotic es to make these whnksale objections, he must take
the consequence.—ln several similar cases the objections
were withdrawn, Mr. Brown compromising the amount of
costs with the parties. Result at the rising of the court, as
far as regards too householders' lists :—Of Liberal objections,
18 were sustained, and 51 failed or withdrawn ; of foxy ob-
jections, .52 were sustained, and S 3 Cited or were withdrawn ;
of double ohjectioss, 17 were sustained, and 10 failed or were
withdrawn ; Liberal chains' 27 allowed, 39 disallowed.
3IARTLEBONE.-Mr. Moylan sat yesterday at the
Court-house in Marylebonelane. At the sitting of the
court a protest was handed in by a Mr. W. B. Parry, objecting
to the reed ion of the list of voters for the perish of Padding-
ton being proceeded with on the ground that no notice aof
the time and plane appointed for the revision of that pariah
bad been fixes' to the church-doors.—The lievisim,s Barrister
said he would receive the protest, but he could take no notice
of it, nor would it iufinence his movements. He added that
the returning officer, Mr. Salomons, who was in Paris, had
neglected to appoint a deputy to receive the lists when the
revision was closed, and he had no one to whom he could
hand them over. lie could not deliver them to a stranger,
without the direction of the returning-officer. The rice of
parliament directed that after he had signed the lists he
should hind them over to the returning officer, and unless
there was some one appointed to act for that officer, he (the
revising barrister) could not part with them. It was said that
Mr. Hood, the vestry-clerk, or rather his nephew, had been
directed by Mr. Salomon% to do Lis duty in his absence ; but
of that he had no evidence, and it would be a peculiarly in-
appropriate proceeding to hand them back to the persons
froml whom he received them, the parish officers. The
adjournment on Tuesday having taken place on an objection
made by Mr. Ivimey, that the service of the notices of
objection had not been proved, the person who served
them now proved the service. Tho list for the parish of
Paddington was then proceeded with. The result was that
71 objections were su4tained, and 10 disallowed ; seven
claims were allowed and three disallowed. The list for the
parish of St. Pancras was then concluded. The numhcr of
objections sustained was 490, disallowed, 16; claims Sus-
tained, 77, disallowed, 24. The total result of the revision
is—objcetions sustained, 1,132 ; disallowed, 95; claims sus-
tained, 107 ; disallowed, 54. The Court was then adjourned
till Monday, sth October, so that a communication might
be received from Mr. Salomon', the returning officer, prepa-
ratory to handing over the lists to him or his deputy.
PROVINCIA.L.-ANDOVER.—On Tuesday George
Granville Kirkurch, the barrister, attended to revise the list
of voters for this borough. One John Carey claimed to be
on the list of voters. A friend supported his claim, and
swore to Carey paying 101. per annum rent clear of deduc-
tion. At first this was believed by the barrister, who allowed
his name to stand during the day; but one of the gentlemen
of the borough 'sting acquainted with the landlady of Carey,
took upon himself to ask her what was the real rent paid to
her per year by this man, when she unhesitatingly admitted
part of that 101. rent was returned to Carey, and that she
was solicited to let her house for more rent than she ever
thought of asking for it by the persuasion of others, to
enable the tenant to have a vote. Thomas Lamb, Eeq ,
solicitor, Andover, attended for the Conservatives, and Wm. '
Busieny, Esq., solicitor, Andover, for the Reformers. In
Knights Enham, one of the hamlets belonging to the
borough. Thomas Bine and Edward Cole were objected to
by Mr. Busigny fur the Whigs, but eventually then names
were allowed to stand. In the hamlet of I. oxeote, there
have been no deaths, removals, or fresh claims since the last
revision. Andover parish: James Bailey, John Baker,
Samuel Talmage, W in. Phillips, Wm. Hawkins Heath,
Norton Williams, Thomas Lamb, Win. Green, Thomas
Henry Parker, Henry Colebrook, Henry Ilunt, John
Moody, Wm. Moody, Elias Kerley, John Mann, John
Nurse, Wm. Weight, John Wolfe, Henry Wolfe, Benjamin
Weeds, George Norris, all supposed Consereativcs, were
opposed by Mr. Busigny and defended by Mr. Lamb, when
9 were expunged and 12 allowed. The Reformers : 13 were
opposed by Mr. Lamb, for the Conservatives, and defenled
by Mr. Busigny, for the Reformers, of which number 7
were allowed and G rejected. Of fresh claimants there were
11, 4 Conservatives and 7 Whigs. Out of these 3 Conser-
vatives and 6 Whigs were allowed, and 1 Whig and 1 Tory
rejected—thus leaving the revision to stand as follows:
Conservatives allowed, 17 ; rejected, 10: Reformer; allowed,
13; rejected, 7—thus giving a gain of 7 to the Conservatives
since the last revision in this borough. Increase of Re.
formers over the list of last year 6, thus giving one only to
the Conservatives. The number of voters for this borough
is now about 250.

Soutu LANCASIIIRE.—On Tuesday the revising
barrister for this district held his court in the Town Hall,
Ashton. As neither the Liberals nor the Conservatives made
any objections, the business did not occupy more than half
an hour. The total number struck off the list was 42, viz.,
25 objected to by the overseer, in consequences of the parties
having removed, and 17 deaths. There were 72 new claims.
The number struck off the old list is 42, which leaves 30
additional voters. Not the least public interest was mani-
fested, the only persons in attendance being the barrister,
overseer, deputy-constable, and the reporter.
SOUTH .ESSEX.—On Tuesday the Court sat at the
Cock, Epping, tor the revision of the parishes of Ongar,
Waltham, Harlow, Epping, Loughton, Chigwell, &c.,
when the following was the result of the day's revisiou
Liberal objections, 20; sustained, 15; failed, 14. Conserva-
tive objections, 4 ; sustained, 3 ; failed, 1. Yesterday the
Court resumed its sittings at Bamford, when of 17 Conser-
vative objections 15 were sustained, and of 30 ob,ections by
Liberals 21 were sustained, 5 failed, and 4 were withdrawn.
EAST SOMER.SET.—In the Bath revision court on
Tuesday, for the eastern division of Somerset, a question
esme on before J. Tyrrell, Esq., as to the validity of the
new League qualifications ; the right of fifty gentlemen,
who kind purchased a freehold rent-charge of 100/. a year
neon the Tiverton Mills, to be retained upon the list of
v,acrs basing been the subject of discussion. The Tiverton
Mills had formerly been in the possession of Mr. Wilkins,
cloth manufacturer, and in the list of voters he was described
as owner, the mills being known as Wilkins's Mille. In
October, 1841, the property passed to the National Provin-
cial Bank. In January Mr. Jackson bought it at the price
of 2,5201. fir himself and 10 other parties, each of whom
Paid into the West of England Bank .52/. 10s. as his share of
the purchase. On the 24th April 48/. 10s. 10d. was received
as a half-year's rent-charge (less income-taz), which loam
divided among the fifty persons. Mr. Ilaydon objected, on
behalf of the Conservatives, to the retention of the names on
the list for several reasons. Ist. Because the names
of the real owners of the property out of which the rent-
Charge arose were not inserted in the list in accordance with
the form in the schedule of the act of Parliament, and the
name of Mr. Wilkins appearing was therefore a misdescrip-
tiwl. B<conilly, because the amount of interest paid was
I?°t sufficient to confer the right to vote, the deduction for
Thirdly, having reduced it below the required amount.
'l"rdlY, because the voters had not been in possession of the
rotrut-charge for six months prior to the 31st of July, their
legal title to it accruing in April, when the half-year's
interest was paid. Mr. Haydon having cited numerous
tans support of his argument, Mr. Abbott, for the Re-
, contended that by the sth section of the statute it
was requited that the name of the tenant and not of the
°wiser should he inserted, and the mere heading of the
ehedule which was only
it explanatory of the act, was not to
be h
control the specific directions contained in the

act itself. Supposing, however, that the name of the I
owner should be inserted, the revising barrister was em-
powered by the 10th section of the Act, to amend the list by
the insertion of such name. As to the sufficiency of the
amount of interest, the sum received was quite enough to
confer the qualification, for the 21st section declared that no
payment in respect of any public or parliamentary tax should
disqualify. As to the last objection, the fact of the parties
receiving half a year's interest due on the 25th of March in
April, proved that the voters had held the property for the
required time, namely, for six months prior to the 31st of
July. Mr. Alibott fortified hi; argument by various judg-
ments in cases reported in Barron and Arnold.—The learned
barrister postraniid his judgment till Monday next.
CO'CliT OF COMMON COUNCIL

THE LORD MAYOR AND CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.-
The TOWN CLERK stated that he attended at Christ's Hospi-
tal on St. Matthew's Day, and found that the list of Governors
had not been made out in the due form; but he would direct
that a proper list should be made out anti presented at the
next Court—Sorne members of the Court having expressed
a wish to be informed whether any misunderstanding ex-
isted between the Governor and the Corporation, the
LOUD M.vyoa said that in the list which had been exhibited,
the name of the Lord Mayor appeared under those of the
President and the Treasureu, and that, as lie considered that
such a position was an insult to the Chief Magistrre and the
Corporation of London, he had refused to sit do an to the
dinner provided at the HOSMII:II.—MT. ANDERTON remarked
that if all Lord Mayors acted in so spirited a manner, there
would be no insult Uttered to the office.
SCRICTCRE REIMERS' ASSOCIATION.-511. WIRE pre-
sented a petition front the Scripture Readers' Association,
praying for a donation in aid of their thuds, which, after a
somewhat warm el:scusoion, was agreed to, by a majority of
11 in a court consisting of 69.
INTERMENT OF THE LEAH WITHIN TILE
AN MERTON moved that the Court do petition both houses of
parliament to pass au act to prohibit the interment of the
dead in churches and churchyards within the City of London
and other large cities and towns, and prevent the violation of
graves. Eight months had passed away since he had put the
notice of the motion to which he called the attention of the
catirt upon the paper. Since that time the subject had un-
dergone discussion so extensively in the new paper press,
and through other sources of public intelligence, that it
became unnecessary for him to enter with any degree of
minuteness or particularity into its merits he expected an
uuanimous concurrence in his motion. If he required any
late additional testimony in favour of it, that testimony was
to be found in the magisterial examination which had just
takers plaoe. Here Mr. Anderton called the attention of the
court to the revolting scene in the Fr:day-street burial-
ground. He asked whether those who surrounded him
Could quietly listen to the unexaggerated descriptions of
the horrors which aecumul ited at their very doors. (Hear.)
could they look patiently et the visitation of fever, at the
exposure of the partially decomposed bodies of their hallow
creatures on the danghill ? Could they read the statements
made by the Sanatory Commiasionces, who showed that by
buryini; the dead amongst us we were scattering amongst
the living the seeds of pestilence and death? Could they
read those statements and remain inactive, as the corporation
of the great city in which such scenes were daily enacted ?
(blear, hear.) He felt assured that he calculated rightly
in calculating up as their unanimity. In 1725 the practice
of burying the dead within the City was petitioned against
by a cargyman, who represented it as the remains of one of
the grossest superstitions that evsr visited mattkiml, and cul-
tic:ailed it with as much inslignatioa as if it had attained it,
present enormous maturity. In 18-15 the superstition
existed, to be destroyed he hoped by the example of London
operating upon all other places of dense population. Mr.
NORRIA seconded the motion.
Mr. Lint did not object to the principle, but ho wished
for some qualification. There were certain feelings to be
respected, particularly the feeling which operated upon the
members of families as to lying in the same graves. lie
believed that a goad deal 01 the opposition to churchyard
burials arose from the innaopoly of ecn.eteries. (Laughter,
and cries of " Hear.") lle would only ask the court to look
at what was going on as to the monopoly of railways.
Mr. W. S. HALE said that, wherever there was a crowded
churchyard, ill health might be expected. He witnessed
the effect of these burials in the eery neighbourhood in which
they were that moment speaking. In Coleman-street
Churchyard, which was paved, the effluvia from the dead
bodies escaped through holes made in the tomb-stones, and
made the air pestilential. HOW such an abomination could
be allowed to exist so long, was a thing he could not at all
comprehend.
Doctor LYNCH supported the motion with pleasure.
They were indebted to Mr. Anderton for his able and lucid,
though brief, exposition of the evils referred to. Upwards
of 3,oo3.years ago Abraham ordered the dead to he taken
out of his sight. Upwards of 2,000 years ago the human
Commonwealth did what they were about to doe—passed
laws againorborying in cities. "In urbe ne sepelito,"was an
ordinance rigidly enforced. (Hear, hear.) The horrible ethers
of allowing the dead to be deposited in the midst of the
living, had been fully established by the labours aad writ-
ings ofalr. Walker. Mr. Chadwick, too, in his invalunbls
work, had accumulated and epitomised a mass of evidence of
such a revolting nature, thattlac wonder was that so frightful
a practice could have been so long tolerated. (Hear, hear.)
It was well known that 12-13ths of the dead human body
dissipated in the air we breathe, and that disease was daily
malting front exposure to the foul and pestilential exhala-
tion of the grave-yards. The festering, putrid matter was
allowed unrestricted vent end diffusion every time a grave
was opened. It impregnated the atmosphere all round. In
some cases forty.five laud been opened ia a day in one
churchyard. The bodies were piled carcass upon career's,
until they had smelled a depth of ten, twenty, and thirty
feet, the topmost body being only a few inches from the
surface. (Ilear, hear.) St. Andrew's church was twenty-
five feet above the level. The putrescent accumulation
raised every churchyard in London, on an average,
ten feet high. They were all four-fold overcharged.
The number of persons dying annually in London was
upwards of 00,000. home 4,000 or 6,000 were buried in the
cemeteries, and the remainder in intramural ground:. The
aggregate area of these latter was under 220 acres, and the
average annual number of burials per acre was 203, or about
twice the number permitted in continental states. That
average afforded no indication of the real nature of the evil.
Were the burial, caually distributed over the space allotted
them, the consequences would be comparatively little felt,
but the reverse took place. The burial grounds were mostly
situated in the poorest and most crowded puts of the town.
Where there were most of the living there were most of the
dead—where the burial grounds were fruitful and perpetual
sources of disease, there the liability to disease was greatest,
while the ability to guard against it or to provide
a remedy was the least. (Hear, hear.) There was
to he seen the narrow plot of ground reeking with
pestilence, heaped with the remains of centuries of
decay, its soil supereatunal with sulphurettcd hydrogen and
carbonic acid gas, its surface strewed with bones, and moist
with matter and exhalations, alike disgusting to the senses
and destructive to health. (Hear, hear.) That plague
spot was hemmed in with hovels, in which saace was econo-
mised to the verge of suffocation, and the narrow streets and
cesspools aided the morbid exudation to percolate the subsoil
and under the dwellings of the poor, by which means fever,
dysentery, ssrofula, and consumption were 'sever absent.
(Hear, hear.) In summer the dead smell from the vaults
was easily perceptible in many of the I:est churches. People
often returned home from them afflicted with headaches,
vomiting, and fainting fits. The house of God was thus
filled with noisome emanations, It was in fact a char-
nel-house, and the grandeur of the sanctuary was made
by the present abominable system to have an interest in
its pollution. (Ilear, hear.) There was not accommodation
or cubical space for one-fifth of the dead without resorting to
the most disgusting stratagems to get rid of the excess.
Within the memory of the present generation, upwards of a
million of dead must have been interred in London. In some
small churchyards there were upwards of twelve hundred to
the acre. Here Dr. Lynch referred to some of the statements
of Mr. Walker and Mr. Kelsey, and to the notorious practice
of consuming the corpses with tire to get rid of the excess ;
and concluded by calling upon the Court to do itself
honour by leaving no effort untried to get rid of an evil so
tremendous.
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Mr. IRE hoped the Court would not be influenced by
the gross exaggerations which they had just heard. He
wished to know, alter all, where the poor were to be buried.
It was well to cry out about the burial-places of the opulent,
but where was the body of the indigent man to be taken but
to the churchyard of his own parish? The Court ought to
consider the rights, and interests, and privileges of the poor.
If the Corporation were determined to aid the poor, let them
purchase ground and give it gratuitously for the burial of
those who could not afford to go to a cemetery.
Mr. LAWRENCE said Mr. Wire must surely know that the
parishes must find burial-places for the poor.
Mr. BLAKE was strongly in favour of the motion, and
pointed to the example of the cities of the days of old, within
the walls of which the dead were never permitted to be de-
tained.
The =Rion to petition parliament was then carried by
acclamation.
Mr. ANuERTON then proposed and carried a motion for a
petition to parliament to pass an act to prevent nuisances
arising from the smoke of steam-engines and furnaces in
buildings in and near London and Westminster.

EAST INDIA HOUSE.—YESTERDAY.
The quarterly general court of directors met to take
into consideration the motion of which Mr. George 'I homp-
son had given notice—namely, "To call the attention of
the proprietors to the conduct of the court of directors, and
prefer certain charges against that body in connexion with
the case of the deposed Raja of Sattara.''
Sir James Hogg, Bart., took the chair.
Mr. Gonnox moved that the minutes of the proceedings
of the last court be printed for the use of the proprietors. It
was surely not the intention of the directors that their pro-
ceedings should be held secret; and, if not made public, how
were the people of India to ascertain what were the pro-
ceedings of that court, and how they were affected by them ?
The hon. member concluded by proposing his motion, which,
not being seconded, fell to the ground.
Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON being called on, said he under- I
stood that a notice of motion had been given by the hon.
proprietor behind him, and, with the sanction of the court,
he should wish that hon. proprietor to precede him.
THE CONQUEST or Stmt:.—Mr. 'SULLIVAN proceeded
to advert to the circumstances of the seizure, for he could
not dignify it by the name of conquest, of Scinde. He did not
wi•di to inflict upon that court the whole history of the trans-
action, but it was incumbent upon him to refer to the latter
occurrences in that country. The court would recollect the
Baying of the Governor-General, " that nothing but the
clearest evidence of the treason of the Ameers could justify
him in proceeding to extremity against them." These men
had been proceeded against, and convicted, because they had,
as it was termed, been discovered writing treasonable letters
to the Raja of Lahore : but the alleged treasonable letters
were fictitious. Lieut. Mill, in writing to Major Outram,