The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-17 00:00:00

REGISTRATIONS.

CITY OF LONDON.—Mr. Arnold sat yesterday, and
proceeded with the livery lists. Twenty-one companies (end-
ing, according to alphabetical arrangement, with the Dra-
pers) were to be called on by appointment. The notices on
each side were, after some conversation, admitted, as far as
their service on the clerks of the companies was concerned,
those gentlemen being in attendance, and producing the
notices. In the case of Charles Pontifex, armourer and
brazier, objected to by the Tories, it was contended by Mr.
Wansey that nothing more was necessary than to prove that
the party objected to was • freeman and liveryman on the
31st of July last, and for twelve months previously. The
act 6 Viet., c. 18, s. 40, required no proof of residence ; and
that this was the proper construction of the section had been
decided by the justices of the Common Pleas, in Hilary
Term last, in Lockett v. Knowles. The Barrister held that
proof of residence was necessary, and said there *ere cases
on the other side. The sauna net had made re-
sidence within seven miles part of the elector's quali.
ficatiou; and a party objected to was bound to
give the same proof of qualification as a new claim-
ant—namely, to pro've all the ingredients of his quali.
6cation. This had been the uniform practice, here and
elsewhere, ever since the passing of the Reform Act. The
voter must show that he resided within seven mires, either
at the place stated in the list, or at some other place within
seven miles ; it was nut material that the same place should
be shown, as the court had power to make an alteration.—
Evidence was then given that Mr. Pontifex resided at Brain-
hope Lodge, Charlton, within seven miles; and the descrip-
tion was altered accordingly. Mr. Wansey applied (or
costs, and the Barrister said, after the decision in Luckett r.
Knowles, be should certainly give the full costs, 205., in
this cause.—Mr. Brown argued strongly against this course.
—The Barrister said it was the duty of the objector to satisfy
himself whether a voter lived within seven miles, :red not to
object at random, because the party was wrongly described,
on the chance of his having gone bermd the limi.e. There
was no doubt numbers of voters had been 'true': off every
year in this way, owing to their being from home, and un-
able to appear and prove their qualification. lie:e the gen-
tleman had been put to great expense and inemvenience,
having had to obtain legal advice; and the full amount of
costa must be given.
In consequence of this decision, the objections to 636
liverymen and 900 householders, which rest o r the same
grounds, will be withdrawn, thus materially reducing the
amount of business before the court.

Costs having been awarded in another similar case, Mr.
Brown said this was so entirely new and unexpected a
course, that he might be made liable to a vast amount of
costs ; and he must, therefore, ask the court to be lenient.
The Barrister said Mr. Brown had no right to say this
was a new course ; for, after the decisions in the Common
Pleas, which gentlemen practising in these cony s were ex-
pected to be acquainted with, they ought not to have taken
objections of this class ; the only purpose of which could be
to disfranchise the voters by reason of an erroneous descrip-
tion of the place of abode. If there were any more objec-
tions of this class, they had better be withdrawn ; for be
should give full costs in all these cases, which he considered
very frivolous. Nearly all the cases investigated during the
day turned on questions of residence, and presented no point
of interest.

Mr. James Bewley, of the Coopers' Company, bad been
objected to on the supposition that he was dead ; but a wit-
ness came forward and assured the court that " he was quite
the contrary." (Laughter.) Much amusement was created
by some of the addresses ; in reference to one, " Rural-
place, Mile-end-road," Mr. Arnold observed that it looked
like a mis-description on the face of it.
At the close of the drapers' list, the court adjourned.
In the course of the sitting it was arranged that the house-
holders' lists should not be commenced before Id inday, the
freemen's lists being expected to occupy the whole of the week.
The result of first day's revision was that 22 liberal objec-
tions were sustained, and 25 failed and were withdrawn.
The Tory objections sustained were 34, failed and withdrawn,
79 ; II objections by both parties were sustained, 4 with-
drawn, and 4 struck off by the court; 1 Liberal claim was
allowed.
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Tovrim Ileutwre.—D. C. Maylan, Esq., the barrister
appointed to revise the list of voters for this borough, opened
and closed the revision yesterday. The lists of the respective
parishes in the borough having been handed in by the over-
seers, he decided 107 MCA, of which 53 were allowed, and
i 4 rejected. The objections were chiefly caused by the
claimants having omitted to apply to have their names
replaced on the rate-book, or by their non-appearance to
maintain their claims.

WEST WHEAL MINING ASSOCIATION. —At a
special general meeting of this company, held y.sterday at
their offices, 67, Old Broad-street, James Heron, Esq., in
the chair, it was arranged to defer the forfeiture of those
shares on which the last call remains unpaid until the end
of October, should the amount required by the directors not
be forthcoming at that period. A statement firm the
company's agents was read by the chairman, and this docu-
ment communicated the intelligence that 'bunt 9,0001
worth of copper ore was in sight in the various levels •of
the mines. _ _ _

POOR MAN'S GUARDIAN SOCIETY.— A gene ral
meeting of the members of this society was held yester day;
at the offices, Leicester-square. The object of the me sting
was to submit a modification of the rules for the goser nment
of the parent society. The new rules, having bow .1 read,
were unanimously adopted.
SOUTH LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCri.TY.—A
dahlia and miscelLancous flower show of the ahoy c society—
the last of the season—was held yesterday at the P.oyal Surrey
Zoological Gardens. The flowers exhibited were in fewer
quantity than on former occasions, for which the lateness of
the season sufficientl7 accounts, but were if prossible of a finer
description than usual. The dahlias, of which there were a
great varietF, called forth high praise ; and moat of the
prizes which w ere distributed were well merited by the
florists who weed them. The gardens were well attended
throughout tt.e day, and became densely crowded towards
evening.
METRe POLITAN FREE HOSPITAL. The Lord
Mayor pr raided yesterday evening at the tenth anniversary
dinner • of this humane institution, of which their Royal
Highr ;eases Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge are
I the r .atrons. Its object is to afford relief gratuitously to out-
dor ; patients, without requiring from them a governor's
le .ter of recommendation, or any other introduction beyond
r' Oat of sickness and poverty. It appeared from the report,
which was read by the secretary, that 9,9'4 poor persons had
been relieved as out-patients within the past year, making a
total of 80,538 persons who had derived benefit from the
charity since its opening in 1836, and that owing to a rein-
forcement of the funds by an annual subscription of 1001,.
from the Holborn Estate Charity, the committee had at.
tempted to carry out the second object of its founders, of
receiving in-door patients, by fitting up two wards, to which
several patients requiring surgical operations had in the
caurse of the past year, been admitted. The right hoe.
gentleman, who filled the chair, in proposing " Praise rity to
the Institution," (after the usual loyal toasts), expressed a
hope that public support would soon enable it to extend its
usefulness, particularly as regarded the reception of a larger
number of iu-patients. The expenditure of the present year
exceeded the receipts, partly owing to the telling . off of
annual subscribers, and partly to the necessity c,f repairing the
premises, 29, Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn—a f ict which the
committee felt confident would be remedi•A t y being made
known. The dinner, which took place at the Freemasons'
Tavern, and the musical arrangements, which were under
the direction of Mr. Hobbs, left nothing to desire.
WEEKLY REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
—The metropolitan returns for the week end .g Saturday,
the 12th instant, exhibit an increay.: of deaths, v.-hich amount
to 944, a greater number than Is as taken place in any of the
corresponding weeks of the previous six years. The greatest
mortality occurring in the el'erenth wecli of the third quarter
was in 1843, when 915 de.s.:ihs were registered. The average
of the series of corresre.inding weeks of the last six years is
860. The births remtered during the past week were 1,280.
A WHALE CP.UGHT IN THE THAMES.—Yesterday
ire
afternoon, corue.erable curiosity was excited at Deptford
green, by the *appearance of a whale, which Thomas
Wetherfield and some other Deptford watermcn had caught
is the Themes, between Blackwell and Greenwich. Thc
creature was ultimately placed in a shed at the rear of the
Sir Jein Falstaff Tavern, Dep tford-green. It measured 12
feet ',ii length, the width of the tail being 3 feet.
NEW CHURCH IN BETIINAL-GREEN.—The cere-
mony of laying the first stone of a new church, to be called
the church of Saint Matthias, was performed yesterday after-
noon by the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, in Hare-
street, Bethnal-green, in the presence of a large concourse
of persons. After the ceremony, the company adjourned to
take tea in one of the new warehouses beiengsng to the
Eastern Counties Railway, which was generously given up
for the purpose by the railway company. The Lord Mayor
presided ; suitable addresses were made by some of the local

1 other gentlemen prement, and after a prayer and
co the company separated at half-past six.
METROPOLITAN BLOCKADE. During the
up of the city thoroughfares, which promises or
reatens to be permanent, arrangements will, we
A, be made fur doing the city business west of
ar, by opening temporary offices on the—speaking
.irally—cis-portal sae of the metropolis. Booths
acted in the large unused space from St. Clement's
Temple Bar, far the accommodation of the Bank
d, the Royal Exchange, and other large estab•
The Stock Exchange will have a tent appropri-
hh use in Trafalgar-square, and the lame ducks
the run of the basins. By this mode of managing
he city may be left entirely to the paviers, as no
ill hare any occasion to come into it. The public
resent virtually excluded, few will find any mean-
rem the blockade being rendered complete, instead
—Punda.

'Ew NUISANCE Ac'.—A case at the Mention-
:May led Mr. Ald. Wilson to notice the importance
passed in the last session, entitled " An Act for
pertly removal of certain nuisances." He said it
:crmination to use all his own influence to carry
visions of that Act, and he trusted that the intel-
I public spirit of all classes would be combined for
bject. Under the first section it was competent
en council of any corporate town, or for the
less of police, or the trustees for . the
saving, or cleansing of any town, or in case there
ea such town council, commissioners, or trustees of
borough, city, or place, then that it shall be law-
guardians of the poor, upon receiving a certificate
from two duly qualified medical practitioners, of
nd unwholesome condition of any dwelling-house
,uilding, or of the accumulation of any offen-
ions matter, or of the existence of any foul or
Ain, privy, or cesspool, to lay a complaint before
who shall summon the owner or occupier, and
tient cause shall be shown to the contrary, shall
make an order in writing for the removal or
of the nuisance in the certificate described.
also a provision in the act, giving the magistrates
muse an occupier on the ground of poverty, and
as consequent necessary expellees of the removal
out of the poor rates. The legislature had done
passing this excellent act, and he trusted that
bodies entrusted with the execution of its powers,
neglect theirs.
ATE NIL JUSTICE WILLIAMS.—Sir John
Metter known by his judicial title, died suddenly
y, at his temp mars' residence, Livermore Park,
St. Edmund's. A short time before leaving town
nplained of an affection of the chest, but the
apparently too slight to occasion any alarm. On
orcung the symptoms became more serious, and
t, a neighbouring practitioner, was called in : they
swever appear dangerous to that gentleman.
Sir John complained that he felt worse, and
y Williams, who was entertaining some friends in
ng apartment, could be summoned, he was a
se late judge was born in 1781, and received the
part of his education at the Manchester grammar
teeding thence to Trinity College, Cambridge. In
94, he obtained a scholarship the first time that
r. Williams took his bachelor's degree in 1793,
his undergraduate course he obtained several
the chief object of his ambition was a fellowship.
wined, but very modestly acknow:edged that he
ecess over a competitor superior to himself in
olarship. That gentleman was obliged to strugg:e
as he best could on the scanty pittance which
man receives, while a more favourable fate awaited
s ; but to his infinite honour be it recorded, that
,ssioaal success and considerable opulence re-
labours, he generously remembered his college
considering him hardly used by. fortune, he
1 an annuity in aid of the scanty income which
ble person derived from a small church living.
rstood that the annuity has been continued
low. Sir John Williams was called to the
Society of the Inner Temple on the 15th of June,
I rare industry soon gave him a position,
snitation as a junior counsel was the cause
ing retained in that capacity for Queen
a opposition to the Bill of Pains and Penalties.
was appointed a King's Counsel ; in 18:10 Mon-
t for Queen Adelaide ; as.l in 1831 a Baron of
acr. He received the honor of knighthood the
and in May exchange(' his seal in the Exchequer
he King's Bench. When going the Northern
Williams was considered peculiarly happy in
a jury in what are called horse causes. He was
islied scholar ; more addicted to the metaphysics
English judges generally are. It is probable that
views, approaching &most to crotchety, which
ro cases of political interest exposed him to corn-
owing to this turn of mind. But he was a judge
tteness, and popular among his private friends.
tE OF A BANK DEFAULTER.—DanieI For-
Mansion-house officer, was a short time ago em-
race out and apprehend William Thomas Power,
charged with having with others defrauded the
ational Bank, of which he was en accountant, of
in amount of upwards of 13,0001. The officer,
el by Patrick Enright, a Clonmel constable who
person of Power, proceeded with the warrant
he Lord Mayor of London, to the Continent, and
the object of his pursuit was at Munich, to which
,nt as rapidly as possible. Power had assumed
' Thomas Ptak, and was suddenly captured by
rho will bring him to this country, and will con-
cnce to Ireland. The prisoner had absconded
,nk in December.
NTS.—DEATH FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO
sterday morning, between 8 and 9 o'clock, a young
d George Day, a bargeman, with three other per-
avigating a barge, laden with sand, up the river.
, Day was walking from the stern to the head of
when he stumbled and fell into the river. His
ntly threw a rope to him, but he did nut catch
they then endeavoured to reach him with a long
which he caught, but was too exhausted to hold,
umediately afterwards. The body could not be
NOM THE BEEAKINt. OP A BssM.—On Tues-
on, a labourer named John Wood, was in the hold
a Hardy, a brig, lying in the West India Dock,
mne bags of coffee, when a large beam and the
the cabin gave way, and fell on deceased, crushing
ghtful manner. An hour elapsed before he could
ed from the rubbish, when life was quite extinct.
TS. I)EATH FROM OVERTURNING A
HAISE.—By.Mr. Bedford, at the Adam and Eve,
met, Westminster, on the body of Amelia Ann
1 three years. On Friday evening deceased was
child's chaise, drawn by a servant girl, when in
utter the chaise was overturned, and the deceased
on her head. In the evening dangerous symp-
, ar (1 a surgeon pronounced deceased to be labour.
iaralysis and compression of the brain, of which
in a few hours. Verdict, "Accidental Death."
Mr. Bedford, at the Three Spies, Windmill-
market, on the body of Thomas Lloyd, aged 81,
North Wales. Deceased had come to London to
a master tailor, residing at 9, Panton-square.
he went about to sieve the various sights in the
and retired to rest about 11 o'clock, apparently
health, but next morning he was found in bed a
ring ruptured a blood-vessel of the heart. Ver-
tural Death."—Also by Mr. Bedford, at St.
oa the body of John Clarke, aged 47, a
OA the afternoon of last Monday week the
as riding on the fore horse of a team drawing an
ber carriage, when in passing through Ebury-
lorse suddenly shied, and deceased fell off into the
he near wheels passed over his lower extremities.
moved to the above hospital, but mortification of
; set in, which caused his death on Sunday last.
Accidental Death."