The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-27 00:00:00

THE REGISTRATIONS.

BRISTOL —The r;sieionfilithebiiiough commenced
on Thursday, in the grand jury room of the Guildhall, be-
fore Mr. Graves, the revising barrister. Messrs. Bamfield
and Vowles appeared Cot the conservatives, and Mr. Thomas
Field Gilbert, secretary to the Liberal Association, fn the
liberals. The whole of the matters were, however, entirely
devoid of interest. The entire of the freemen's list was
read through, and the list revised, as far as the mutual ar-
rangement between the two parties would admit ; and the
same course was also adopted with the householders' lists of
All Saints, St. Augustine, Bedminster, and the Castle Pre-
cincts, the first two of which were finally closed. It was
arranged to take the remnants of the freemen's list on the
following morning.
BERNSICK.—Mr. Thomas Jefferson Hogg held his
courts for the revision of the lists of voters here in the Town•
hall, on Monday and Tuesday ; on the former day for th,
borough electors, and on the latter day for the county
electors. On the first day the list of householders was
handed into court by the overseers. There were no
objections lodged, but there were three new claims. George
Nicholson Simpson, of Itavensdow.le, had in his claim
omitted to sign his name in full; the barrister, in conse-
quence, refused to insert it. William Wilson, of Church-
street, did no: attend the court to support his claim, there-
fore it was disallowed. John Hon, of Bridgestreet, made
out his claim, and his name was inserted. The church.
wardens. of Tweedmouth, did not attend to-day with
their list. The barrister threatened to fine them
for this omission of duty. He subsequently re-
ceived the list. On the following day numerous
objections were side on both sides, but no point of interest
arose. Among the new claims \William Davidson, of Fairary
Flat, claimed for house and land, but as he had omitted to
say whether they were freehold the claim was disallowed.
Robert Gibson, Scuddylaw, was objected to by the conser-
vative., and as he did not appear to support his claim it was
disallowed, William Gibson, Western-lane, was also ob-
jected to by the conservatives. Mr. Weddell supposed the
objection was founded on the appointment the applicant held
in the post-office. This appointment certainly prevented
his voting, but he did not think it prevented his being .n
the register. He might leave the office next day, and ought
not therefore to be prevented for a whole year from possessing
the franchise. Mr. Spoon said a servant in the post•office
could not claim to he included in the resister until he bad
been out of the office for six months. The vote was there-
fore lost. Robert Renwick omitted to state in his claim
whether his property was freehold, and was disallowed the
vote.

OXFORD.—The court of the revising barrister for
this borough was held on Tuesday, when Mr. Francillon and
Mr. W. Munton appeared for the reformers, and Mr. W.
Moore and Mr. Judge for the Oriel. The general results
were, that the reformers succeeded in twelve claims out of
fifteen, and failed in five objections out of seven. The tories
succeeded in fifteen out of twenty claims, and failed in four
out of eleven objections. The revenue officers, the post-
master, and an exciseman were struck off on tory objections ;
but under no circumstances could they vote while in office.
Three electors are claimed by both parties. Looking at
the numbers added to the register and the changes during
the year, the reformers consider their strength to have
increased.

IRELAND.
DUBLIN, SEPT. 25.
The guardians of Castlebar are charged with having
refused several persons admission to the workhouse
who are begging from door to door. The guardians
of Mouritmellick Union are doing likewise, and the
greatest misery exists in both places. Fever, as
might be expected, increases in such a state of things,
and there are loud and general complaints of the
heavy rates. Now, one fact will show how much of
these heavy rates might have been avoided, had the
proprietors of the soil acted judiciously for themselves
and humanely for the poor. At an agricultural meet-
ing, in Kildare, a few days since, Mr. Bourke, father
of the member for the county, stated that in Kildare
they had very little rates under the Temporary Relief
Act, and they would have less under the poor law.
Why? Because the landlords of Kildare gave em-
ployment to the labourers. Why will not the land-
lords in other counties imitate the example of those of
Kildare—and their properties will be unburttened,
while the country prospers?
The guardians of the union of Killarney, moat of
them landholders of high respectability, have unani-
mously expressed their thanks to the government for
limiting the rate for poor relief, and repayment of ad-
vances, to 38. per pound. How different is this from
the course pursued at Lowtheratown and Enniscorthy,
which has led to the dissolution of the board at the
former place, as it most probably will at the latter.
The Monaghan paper states that never since it com-
menced to publish were there so many landlords resi-
dent on their estates in :Monaghan.
The conduct of the Rochdale parish officers who
hurried the boy from the steps of the fever hospital of
that town on board a steamer, where he died, was
the subject of animadversion not less severe than
just; but see if it be not equalled by the following
case, which has been officially brought under the no-
tice of the guardians of Mountmellick union :
Mr. Turpin, a guardian, said his eaten ion had been directed a
mom meting ease, which he considered It his duty to bring Wore
the board. A family of nine, gm of whom were stricken with intr,
had been sent from Athy in a cart, and Burg in the ditch at the rear
of the asylum, about a quer ter of • mile from '. After re-
maining for some time exposed to the inclemency the weather, and
without food or drink, they were discovered by some charitable per-
sons, who relieved their wants and alleviated their sufferings. On
inquiry they said they were from the neighbourhood of Moantrath ;
iumsures were then taken to bare them removed to that district,
where they were commended to the care of the relieving officer.
It happened that at that moment the unhappy
family was at the door of Monntatellick workhouse ;
eight of them were in fever, thrown together in a
cart—the father alone was free from it. He was called
before the board and told this tale—that his name was
Kaye, and he was a cooper by trade; that he travelled
about the country with his family ; that he had been
born and reared at Mountrath, but had last resided
14 years in Tullamore.
My family was Meted with fever at Athy. I was not In an hospital
there; I was in a lodging, and! wan turned out when it was discovered
that fire of my children were in fever. We than lay down In the
street We Lay about an hoar In it. We were than meet away to
Marybommgh in a out employed try Father Greene be
took Popper.
when the man came within half-a-mile of the town be the We-
board
dirt.outer the cart and emptied toy sick family out of it She so
much _ _

--KaYebeing further questioned, said that the man I
who brought him in the cart from Athy, did not give
him up to any one ; he rolled them out, and made
away with himself. It was some distance from the
town, and he could not leave the children to go look
to any one for help. He was discovered by a man
who was minding potatoes. Mr. Cannon, the resident
magistrate, brought relief to km ; on the second
night he erected a shed over him. Only for Mr.
Cannon his family would have perished. It was
unanimoualyagreed to admit Kaye into the workhouse,
and his wife and seven children into the fever hospital,
until recovered, when they are to be removed to the
Tullamore union.

SCOTLAND.
EDINBURGH, Barr. 24.
The recent decision of the Peebleshire Registratioa
Court, rejecting a hundred and forty-four faggot
votes, has been "11 but reversed. The shed& of
Roxburgh, Berwick, Selkirk, and Peebles have an
appellate jurisdiction over the decisions of any one of
their number, and hence the above result. The
appeal court sat for three days. The whole of the
cases were not gone into—two or three being held to
I rule large numbers ; but, with the exception of 43
voters holding on life-rent of the Earl of Tragsair's
property of Howford, almost the whole of the electors
struck off the roll by the sheriffof Peebles have been
restored. Mr. Mackenzie's seat may, therefore, be
reed as certain.
a long time Leith escaped fever, notwithstand-
ing its contiguity to Edinburgh, but now the malady
has unhappily reached it. Some time ago measures
were taken for the erection of an hospital, 3,0001. was
bequeathed and collected ; but, as the inhabitants
could not agree as to a site, the money is lying use-
lessly in the bank, and fever is extending its slimy
course unchecked.

The parochial board of Dundee is in future to bury
paupers in black, instead of white, coffins, as before.
The difference in price is one shilling per coffin, but
that was the main stumbling-block. It was stated
that of 340 coffins supplied to paupers only 71 be-
longed to Dundee; and the mover of the motion
offered to compound, if coloured coffins were given to
narishioners ; but ultimately it was carried by 16 to
13 that all should receive the privilege of sable
enclosures.

The late Admiralty inspection of the Tay has led to
a recommendation by the surveying officer of a float-
ing light being placed in the vicinity of Ferry-port.
on-Craig. From all accounts, disasters in the northern
seas may be looked for. A vessel just arrived in
Leith, from St. Petersburg, encountered several hurri-
canes, and the captain, somewhat in the spirit of the
"oldest inhabitant," declares that during the 145
times that he has, in the course of the last twenty-five
years, croesed the North Sea, he never experienced
such weather.

Episcopacy, or rather episcopal architecture, is ex-
tending in Scotland. A new chapel on an extensive
sage, in connexion with the Scottish episcopal com-
munion, is to be erected in Perth ; 6,0001, is the sum
named as the cost, but as the bishop confirmed only
twenty-five individuals at his primary visitation, ex-
trinsic aid will be required to raise the amount. The
secession of English presbyters has also retarded the
progress of the episcopal system.