The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-02 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON REGISTR4TION.
(THIS DAY.)

This morning, at 11 o'clock, Mr. Spencer Perce-
vat, the barrister appointed to revise the lots of voters for
members of parliament for the City of London, bald his
first sitting in the Court of Common Pleas, at Guikihall,
and proceeded with the revision.
Mr. Sidney Smith and Mr. George Ledger
the Liberal Registration Association ; and Mr=
attended on behalf of the committee of the Comensfive
Club for Mr. Bailey, the hon. secretary.
The proceedings commenced in the usual DISOWN by Mr.
Secondary Potter receiving from the overseers sad Torsi
clerks of the numerous parishes comprising the various
wards in the City the lista of householders, when the num•
bet of claims and objections wee announced, showing that,
as compared with former years, they were not very heal f.
The whole of the lists having been handed in,
The Revising Barrister Mad that as the business would
be comparatively light this year he hoped the clerks et
companies and parishes would be in attendance for the
convenience of all parties.
The court then proceeded with the revision of the lisle
of the various livery companies ; and Mr. Ledger proved
the postage of the notices and service on the overseers.
In the list of the Broderers' Company the names ci
Charles Barnard, of 4, Hurley-road, Lower Kennington.
lane, was objected to by the liberals on the ground of nos.
residence.

Mr. Barnard—l consider this opposition to my seas Is
be most vexations—bringing me up here every time I
change my address, when I have been a liveryman of the
City of London for more than 60 years.
Mr. Ledger said that Mr. Barnard had removed, sad tira
notice had been returned, and for a similar reams It
Barnard 's name was expunged last year.
In answer to the Re •
~. sing Barrister Mr. Barnard said
that his present address was 56, York-road, and had bees
so for twelve mouths. It was an erroneous address Pea
by some one for the purpose of annoying him. Ile had
also a house in Blandfordequare, and the lodgings in York
road were retained for him when he went out of tows.
Of course he went out of town very frequently, u he had
no business to keep him in town. (Laughter.)
Mr. Ledger—l am only asking you for the sake of gettisg
the facts.

Mr. Barnard (warmly)—But why, in the name of God,
should you bring a man here like this!
Mr. Hesledon—Did you leave any address at the
Hurley-road for your letters to be forwarded!
Mr. Barnard—No. I don't want any letters wheal=
away on pleasure. (I*ugbter.)
Mr. Hasladon—But you should have done so.
The Revising Barrister—lt seems to be that you have
proved your residence, and the name will be retained.
Mr. Healedan—Your vote is retained.

Mr. Barnard—Thank yen, good morning ; and, bowing,
he left the court.

WZATMER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

WZDVIZSDAT, OCTOBER 2, II L.S.

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11.11111AitEli.
The rapid Increase tn the baronsetrleal pressure noticed
yesterday has been succeeded by a greater diminution The
greatest decrease has taken place In the north of Scotland
more than eight-tenths of en inch at Aberdeen, awl this morn-
ing pressures over oar islands are everywhere tilling. A ytle
from the northwestward has occwred at the northern stations,
and now fresh westerly winds prevail In the uurth and went:
but In the Channel they are moderate. Temperatures are
unequal: they are still low on the west coast of Frani*, L'Orknt
being 10 deg. lower than Valenti& Bain has fallen only on the
north and west meats.

AN ILL-ONENISD DIIITRICT.—There is a tract
of country, some hundreds of miles in length and way
more in breadth, which stretches away from the giest
backbone of central India down to the shores of the Bay et
Bengal : a territory wild and savage to a degree, possessing
few roads, other than the mere stony, rugged tracts which
for centuries have been the only means of communicating
between the coast and the interior ; a country whom rivets
are not bridged, are not navigable, and, for months of each
year, are impassable—which is clothed on all aides by
dense, almost primeval jungle, so dense that in many putt
it in a difficult thing for its denizens themselves to toms
their way through the thick undergrowth and the closely-
planted trees. Its population is but scanty, considering
the vast area of the country ; sad the villages scattered
here and there in the little openings of the jungle, an
small, miserably poor, and about as wretched specimens of
the habitations of man an can well be supposed. And thii
country is, moreover, girt about and traversed by great
chains of hills, in which dwell races of people as ignorant,
as superstitious, and as poor, though even more savage
and bloodthirsty, than their brethren of the plains. And
all these people are mere animals in their ways of life;
beyond the mere gratitimtion of their appetites, they
possess scarcely an idea ; their religion, if they have any,
is vogue and gloomy—e religion of fear and blood. Bet
then they know nothing better, for, century after century,
they have lived and died in their remote wilderness, and
it is only now that the first rays of light are beginning to
shine in upon the thick darkness which has PO long hung
like a heavy cloud over the length and brvadth of the
land. fio it happens that superstition has established her
head-quarters in this country, and has thrown out such
hideous offshoots as sometimes to appal her very votarce
themselves. Of course, in such an atmosphere as this a
belief in all the horrors of witchcraft reigns paramount ; it
is an established article of faith, and leads the way to out.
rages and atrocities which have rendered the district
notorious in other parts of India, as one inhabited by
witches and devils. It Is a fact, that to this day the
lower classes of other provinces entertain the greatest
fear of even passing through this region, lest they should
in some mysterious way be tainted by the malignant
}Nene° supposed to be abroad.—Cornhill Hop-rat for
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