The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

ale Coto.
Ni);OR, iklONDAY.—Visconnt and Visconnteas
ind and Lord and Lady Bloomfield left the Castle to-day.
e Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
eude her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the
s de Speth, the Marquis of Downshire, Viscount
as, Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson,
e Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay. The band of
ots Fusilier G nerds attend during dinner. Her Majesty's
e band afterwards attend at the Castle.
sir Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
ridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand
ss of ?deeklenburgh-Strelitz, and his Serene Highness
Frederic of Hew, accompanied by Mrs. De Burgh,
red the performance at the Lyceum Theatre with
3resence yesterday evening.

s Royal Highness Prince George has left town
:land.
[nee Callimaki, the Turkish Minister, transacted
is at the Foreiun•offtce on Saturday last. liu Excel-
the Portuguese Minister transacted business yesterday
Foreign-office.
Edmund Head and Mr. George Nicholls had an
iew with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official
nor in Downing-street.
ib Effendi, the Turkish Charge d'Affaires, took
perture for Constantinople on Saturday last, on board
:alter Tagus.

TILE REGISTRATIONS.
NDON.—Mr. Arnold yesterday proceeded with
sts of the parishes in Brad-street ward, and went
gh thew of St. Bartholomew, Exchange, St. Benet
and St. Peter-lc-Poor.—At the sitting of the
, he gave judgment in three cases, which had been
rued, of parties occupying portions of houses jointly
heir landlords. In the first case, that of Mr. Price, of
heap, he decided that the occupation did not amount
.enancy. but only to a lodging, the landlady retaining
ontrol of the front door, and therefore did not confer
ght to vote.—A similar decision was given in the CASe
r. Grainger, of Bastcheap, and on the same ground.—
r. Saville's ease, also of Rastcheap, where the landlord
ied the upper portion of the house, Mr. Arnold held
he tenements were sufficiently divided and separate,
allowed the vote ; expressing incidentally an opinion
oint occupation with a landlord did not necessarily
say. Some conversation ensued as to granting a case
e Court of Common Plena, in the course of which Mr.
sl said it was highly desirable that the opinion of the
should be obtained on two points,—whether the occu-
r of the ground floor, the landlord occupying the rest
e house, and having. the control of the front
was sutficieut to give a vote,—and whether
jualifieation was given where the occupations,
i Saville's case, were separate and distinct.—
Cathrall, of St. Peter.the-Poor, objected to by the
als, was described on the list as " of Warnford-court,
Ictessave occupation with No. 3." Mr. Arnold, after
ig arguments, decided, on the authority of Bartlett o.
that he had power to amend " Waraford-court," by
ing the number, No. 1 • also that ho might construe
i" to mean " from," (observing that a man's right to
ought not to depend on au overseer's knowledge of
mar,) that " No. 3," might be held to mean "No. 3,
ford-court ;" but that, in the absence of any descrip.
f the premises occupied at No. 3, he had no power to
.t the description of " counting-house" from the other
in. The name was therefore expunged. Result of the
proceedings:—Liberal of allowed 40, failed or
'rime 77; Tory objections allowed 49, failed 61 ; double ,
Lions allowed 19, fuiled.s.
ARYLEBONE.—The court eat yesterday by ad-
ment, for the purpose of hantiing over the lists to a
n properly authorised by the returning officer, Mr.
sows, to receive them, that gentleman being abroad.
;coke, employed in the office of the vestry-clerk, was •
appointed, and the lists, after a few verbal corrections,
delivered to him.
kST SURREY.—Mr. Fish, the revising barrister,
his court yesterday at the Vestry Hall, Camberwell,
through the lists of voters for that district. In the
h of Christ Church 24 new Liberal claims were made,
ipect of freehold land and houses held by the members
hareholders of a building society, called the Finsbury
e Estate Company, the object of which was, when a
n sum was raised by the contributions of its members,
'retiree house property, or invest the money in mort-
upon it. The property so derived was vi sted in three
q, but they only acted for the benefit of the share-
rs generally. The deeds were produced, and the
•ci, who were present, were questioned as to the nature
• association, and proves' the facts. It appeared that since
ormatimi of the society some of the members had dis-
ci(' their shares to other parties by deed of assignment.
leymott, in opposition to the claims, argued that there
no freehold qualification, and that the shares were
ly personal property and not freehold, and were treated
It by the members of the sock ty.—Mr. Russell, for the
ants, said it did not matter how the parties themselves
I act with regard to their own property, if there was in
of fact a freehold interest originally; and he cited a
lent given by the late Lord Chief Justice Tindal upon
ely the same poirt, in support of his view of the ques-
-The Revising Barrister conceived that the case cited
r. Russell was completely analogous to the present
and he considered the claimants entitledto vote.—The
of the names were therefore placed upon the list.
were 47 fresh claims made by Free-traders, of which
ere substantiated. _

MTH L.I.NCASUIP.E.—The Preston Gezardian re-
that from the results of the revision at the seven di,-
where the barrister has already held his courts, and
what is pretty well known as to the probable results
• other four, we shall not exaggerate if we put down
rear's gain to the liberal interest of betwixt 1,40.) and

MAYORALTY ELECTION.
Le Tolling commenced yesterday at the usual
There was a majority at the close of the day's poll
lir George Carroll; but the manifestations in the
ontinued to bo decidedly in favour of Mr. Alderman
I. The numbers on the gross poll atand thus : Wood,
; Carroll, 1,083; Hooper, 288; Moon, 3; Fanteomb, 1.
BENNOCK said that having stated on Saturday that
IVood promised to place himself right with the livery,
is shown by the chairman of his committee an account
:en him and the Irish Society for a period of three
. At the end of 1812 or 1843, there was a balance
It, which showed a sum of nearly 1,000/. in Alderman
l's favour. That amount went on increasing to a sum
out 1,300/., which from December, 1841, hail not been
till February or March, 1846 ; so that they would see ?dr.
I was kept out of a certain amount of money to which
Aurally looked for the payment of other debts which
NI on him. Therefore if any man, or body of men, were
,nsible for the non-payment of the pecuniary liabilities
r. Wood, it was the Society from whom he expected
noncy. Such was a statement of the facts as shown
ins, rod it was corroborated by the alderman himself.
society, or rather a section of a section of it, led the way
is persecution of Mr. Alderman Wood. The sub-corn-
re published the statement without the authority of the
ral committee. They did so unjustifiably and in oppo-
a to the rules and regulations governing that body.
Ir, hear.) There were not more than 10 or 1! persons
.nt at the meeting on Saturday, and the whole body
made responsible for the acts of those individuals who
shed to the world a statement denouncing Mr. Wood,
he were unfit to fill the civic chair of the City of London.
what did this society themselves do with the funds at
disposal ? Not long ago they voted 5001. to defray the
ises of a visit to Ireland—of course, in order to benefit
ccupiers on their estates. (Laughter.) He didnot care
her it was Wood or Carroll, or whether nobody occupied
vie chair; but so it was to he filled by somebody, he con-
,cl it to be his duty that an honourable man should not be
ded in consequence of calumny. The only charge
st Alderman Wood was that he had not paid some
eL He could now tell them that the last farthing
o counsel had been paid. (" When ?") He did not
when, ror did he care. It was sufficient for him that
had been paid. The hon. gentleman concluded by
g that virtue aid innocence would triumph. (Loud

. ,
s.)
. Wtxxsxsom next addressed the hall and slid that no
e had been brought against Alderman Wood in his
: capacity. He was accused of being poor ; but
ty was no crime. It was said that 10,0001. had been
by the Irish society. If they could show that, without
hing the auditors with a bill of particulars, as to how
Loney was vent, it was full time that they should be
after. The constitution of the Court of Aldermen
red to be reformed. But they would not lie down
le.

. WOOD begged to return his thanks for the position he
ied that day. lie had no fear, if they still adhered to
tune which they heretofore pursued, of his triumphant
a. (Hear, hear.) To his great surprise he perceived
corning in the newspapers a document signed by the
tart' of the; Irish Society. He had been absent frum
all to look over the accounts, and see how he stood with
ct to these gentlemen and their assertions. They said
his accounts were settled in 1812, and that they had no
ty to reduce the accounts. Why, the first item in the
int of 1843 was 121. I3s. paid to the taxing officer for
g his previous bill. His bill in 1842 was 3,1791., against
h he got 2,100/. His account in 1843 was 1,3291., against
h he got :MO/. in December, 1844, and from that day to
resent they never paid him one farthing. (Hear, hear.)
'ls said that he received 10,0001. in the course of
wt, leaving it to be inferred that he received it from
• The fact was, that he had succeeded in every
of a most difficult and protracted suit, the arguments
hich continued on one occasion for twelve days, and he
0.1 his opponent with all the costs. (Hear, hear.)
' Vs° said that he kept his carriage from the profits of
WilY, what he got from it would not grease the
Is of it. (Laughter.) lie had succeeded in this im-
mt suit, and his reward was volunteered calumny, from
iety who professed to keep everything secret. Ile felt
sto himself, to them, and to the public generally, to
those facts ; and nothing could be more disreputable
the conduct of the Irish So6ety, or rather that portion
which was called the law committee, consisting of four or '
'ersoos, who h lying met together last Saturday, after
tatement made by him, hashed up an advertisement
but ever sending for him to know how matters stood.
shame.) Ile hoped he had now fairly answsred
ham, and it only remained for him to thank them
for their support. (Hear, hear.)
liotr next addressed the hall, and hoped the livery,
tg heard the explanations of Mr. Bennock and Mr.
would come forward to-morrow to record their votes
to latter gentleman.—The hall then adjourned.