The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-20 00:00:00

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0/11 11171 CT Or THE 00VERNMINT BILL.
Among the persona charged with dtunkenneaa at this court
this morning was an Italian, who gave his name Batista
Daright; brought bikes Mr. Bingham by police-constable
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It apprized the constable found the defendant drunk in
Pi ..widi4 at between two and three o'clock in the morning,
where he was exceedingly noisy, much to the annoyance of
the inhabitants. As he would not moderate his clamour the
constable was under the necessity of locking him up.
The ,Italian told his lordship this morning, through the
medium of the interpreter, that he was sorry he got
but the face was, it was all owing to the bill thrown out in
the House last night.
Mr. Bingham asked how he would have done had it been
the other way, and not thrown out
Didondant thought that might have somewhat altered cir-
ouroatances, and caused a little delay, as he should probably
have then have got drunk in Italy instead of England.
Being • r4ner, and his first appearance here, he was
ditcher's& without a Ans.

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WANDSWORTH.
• WIZ= PATS DIIPUTZ.
Mr. Joni Dowses Mirka, Mr. Thomas Harlon, and
several other ratepayers tithe pariah of St. Ann's, Wands-
worth, attended Wore Mr. Ingham to 'newer some ad-
journed summonses for refusing to pay a church rate.
Mr. Conellis attended at behalf of the parish in support of
the summonses, and Mr. Bennett, solicitor, appeared for the
defendants.
There was a great deal of excitement exhibited throughout
the hearing of these as, as it wee alleged that the
rate had been illegally made. A number of witansee
we.swoe bet the following is a brief outline of the case,
for and es,:—On Friday, the 17th of last July, • public
meeting, which had been duly announced, was held in the
vestry-toots, the Rev. Dr. Booth being in the chair. A rate
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noonded. An amendment was also proposed that no
church rate Mould be made; and upon this being put
from the chair It was owned by a large majority, amidst
considerable excitement. The reverend chairman then
dems•ded a poll ; but it was cannery to the uss of public
that the chairman Mould take upon
poll
that
day, propner of the rate Una demanded a poll, and
the heir ruled against the wishes of many of the rate-
payers that the poll should be kept open hell-an-hour
In the evening, end from 8 o'clock on Saturday LOOM-
lag until 6 o'clock in the evening. The result wee that the
rate was carried. It wee contended that the poll should.
have been kept open until 8 o'clock in the eveninr,
to allow the ratepayers the
theyvilage of voting upon their
leaving of work ; end thatware precheded from von t*
from Use unreasonable hours. t we. also slimed that a flay
ought to have Intervened en as to have given the ratepayers
notice. This course we. adopted on • former amnion ; but
the Rev. Dr. Booth would not alter the time. The worthy
masietrete took time to consider whether the objection was
valid, and fir the defendants to produce wittiness to show
rots= were precluded from voting by there not being
notice, and the poll closing at an unreasonable
/sour.
On this occasion several additional witnesses we. ex-
amined ID show that there was not 'efficient titre allowed
them to yolk but
Mr. not decided that there was sufficient nail's, as
the meeting of the worry and the time of the polling was all
one meeting. He however declined to adjudicate. on the
mead that team led bees gima of ths illegality of the
role, and therefore be should leave the parties to their
remedy in the Ecelesisatioal Court.
Mr. Camille contended thin Sir B. Heirs Ad took Arai
the power of the obi act, sad that his worship must olft
upon the merits of the one.
Mr. Wham and the saw sot only marred to cmapesits