The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-16 00:00:00

WOOER euvracev.

hir..Lyen, 4WlSciter isquired of the revising barrister
why the name of Slaws Dawson, Old Kent-road, had
been etwaelk out on the previous day;
The Revising Banister—Because it was a woman who

ehitzr;:vann—As this matter ham been alluded to In rarions
in lan eourta of regirtration. a Cabe may be ven
some of them !err the dearson of the Court of
lieu whether woman cannot vote wader the new act.

The Revising Barristar—l shall certainly not take that
course. It does not seem to be generally known that a
question madly in point has arisen in the Irish courts,
not before •vevising barrister, but in the Court of
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chequer Chamber. The same words were need in an act
of parliament as have been used in the Reform Act, and
the court (tackled that females were nut eligible under the
act._ _ _

Mr. Lyon— It would apply then in this country just the
same

The Revising Ilarrister—The courts in Ireland stand
deservedly high, and I do not know but that I would
place the Exchequer Chamber in Ireland on the same level
with the English court of the same kind.
Mr. Lyon—ln striking out the case of Reirkera Dawson,
did you not use the Irish came as a prooedost
The Revising Banister—No; only as • guide. I have
not read the ease, but a brother revising barrister ham told
me of it, and the circumstance!, are precisely similar ;
therefore I come to the conclusion that women are not
entitled to vote. They never have in this country, and it
was never evidently the intention of the legislature that
they should ; for when a bill was brought in by a distin-
guished member of the House of Commons speciall to
confer the franchise on females., it was rejected by a large
majority. do not in any way pronounce an opinion as
to the expediency of women voting, since in one sense I
am convinced that many of the so-culled weaker ..ex
would exercise the privilege of the francium, better than
many men— tlatighter)— but having a distinct notion on
the iiumti.n. and having had no actual application made
to me on the subject, I must decline to argue the matt. r
further at prevent.
Some further household claims having been elinicwil of,
the (out t adjourned.

(MELVA.
The ELL Thomas Francis Knox clainwd to be put on
the register in revreet of the oratory at Brampton.
The Revising Barrister—To whom does the Oratory
belong
Mr. Mortimore—lt is invested in Father Knox as Pro-
voet by the community of the Oratory was originally
built by the rifts and subscript Mus of the community, and
they bought the land.
Mr Battu— And Mr. Knox lives Mit as pit ~f his
office r

Mr. Mortimore— Yes. It was originally conveyed to
Valhi:: Faber. as provost, to he held by him and his
suceentors. Father Faber was &ad.

Mr. Muon said the case wu Puinewbat similar to some
of the large hospitals held by triudece. He thought thki
came under the Mortmain Act.

Mr. Mortimore said Mr. Knox was the mipsrior of the
Oratory, and resided there for the purposes of his office.
The 'Revising Barri►ter—Have the community the power
of tuning him out ?
Mr. Mortimore—The provost is generally elected for
life, but one of them bad re,dgned on account of ill
health. In answer to a question, he said it was Impera-
tive Mr. Knox should reside in the Oratory.
Mr. Bacon-1 do not think this claim can stand. Mr.
linos could not live away from the Oratory, because he is
the provost. He was not the owner of the Oratory? and
he was only the tenant so far as it is necessary fur bun to
carry on the business of the Oratory all provost. After all,
it is a disputable point; ail.' if it is desired to go into the
case, I must look into the ds.ed to see how Mr. Knox really
holds the Oratory.
Lord Exmouth (conserral ire), awl Earl of Durham
(liberal), who were in the list. were objected to, aul
struck out as peen.

remainder of the day was occupied in making
formal alterations in the householders' 114 of no pubh.:
interest.

The court will meet thie morning, when it ie exported
that wane important lodger claims will be decided by the
revving banieter.

GI:EAT YARMOUTH.—At th.: North Norfolk re-
harrister's court yesterday, at Grcat Yarmouth, a
lengthentil argument took place with reference to au
objmtion made by the liberals against 500 rooservative
enters of Yarmouth, on the ground that being still d. Ales
ele.7tersof that borough (which will not be disfranchised
until the close of the present parliament) they could wit
be placed on the register for North Norfolk for lBtis-9.
The ban isti.r (Dr. Abily) took tune to tuusider
decnrion.

SI•EFOLK jwEirr).—The librrals of thin
have been actively engaged in attending to the registra-
tion, and have made something like SSiU objection.. :tad ;U
or SO claims. The cowervatives have made no claim• or
objection..

TUE Pt*Bile HEALTIL—It appears from the
return Wowed by authority of the Reipstrar-General, that
in the week that ended on Saturday, Sept. 12, 4,211 births
and 3,003 deaths were registered in London and in 13
other large towns of the United Kingdom. The annual
rate of mortality was 24 per 1,000 persons living. The
annual rate of mortality Fast week was 21 per 1,000 in
London, 27 in Edinburgh, and 22 in Dublin, 18 in Bristol,
23 in Birmingham, 29 in Liverpool, 34 in Manchester, 40
in Salford, 27 in Sheffield, 29 in Bradford, 37 in Leeds, 25
in Hull, 26 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 2.5 in Glasgow.
The death-rate in Berlin was 36er 1,000 during the
seven days ending the 3rd instant. In London the births
of 1,052 boys and 969 girls, in all 2,021 children,
were registered in the week. In the corresponding
weeks of ten years 1868-67 the average number, oorrected
for immure of population, is 2,046. The deaths re-
gistered' in London during the week were 1,246. It was
the thirty-seventh Week of the year; and the average
number of deaths is, with a correction for increase of
population, 1,284. The deaths in the present return are
therefore less by 38 than the average of corre.pooding
week,, and are lees by 105 than the number recorded in
the preceding week. The deaths tram zymotic diseases
went 332, the corrected average number being
4014. Six deaths from email-pox, 20 from measles, 67 from
scarlatina, 7 from diphtheria, 16 from whopping cough,
and 64 from fever, were registered. The deaths of 91
children and 8 adults from diner/um were recorded. In
the three preceding weeks the number,' were 246, 186,173.
Eleven cases occurred last week in the West, 2.3 in the
North, 17 in the Central, 20 iu the East. and 28 in the
South district.. Cholera or choleraic diarrhoea proved
fatal to 2 children and 3 adults. During the summer
season diarrinea and choleraic diarrba'a are generally to
some extent prevalent in London, but although the tem-
harature has lately been remarkably high, these diseases
ve not been epidemic. The mortality from diarrhara
and choleraic diarrhira in the London watertields to
100,000 living, was 4 in the New River, 3 in the Grand
Junction, 4in the Southwark and Lambeth, 4in the East
London and 3in the Kent field of supply. ms deaths
occurred from phthisis, 61 from bronchitis, 40 from pneu-
monia, 47 from diseases of the heart. and 166 from diseases
of the brain and nervous system. The deaths of 3
from delirium tremens, of 7 infants and 1 aduMmle
syphilis, of 4 persons from burns or scalds, of 12 persons
from drowning, of n 8
infanta and 1 adult from suffocation.
of 7 persons who committed suicide, and of 6 persons who
were killed by horses or carriages in the 'treats, were re-
gistered. A solicitor, aged 46 years, died on 6th Sept., at
P 7 Harley-road, Brompton, from "sunstroke when in
aris, exhaustion (14 days)."

• ,
MANBLATJOUTF.R BY A POLICE CONSTABLE.—
Mr. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, concluded yeeterday
a lengthened and adjourned inquiry, at the Wiwi= the
Fourth public-house, Greenwich, into the circumstances
attending the death of Henry Frogmore, aged 33, which
was alleged to have resulted from fracture of the .hull
through being pushed or thrown on the pavement by
Police-constable Kerridge, 223 R division of metropolitan
police. The jury, after consulting for some time, re-
turned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against KenrOge,
accompanying the rune with the =premien of opinion
that he was greatly irritated by the deeemed's language
towards him, and which opinion they revelled might be
conveyed to the judge at the trial. me coroner mid
this should be done, and Kerridge wee than committed for
trial at the Gld Bailey motions, lona being accepted for_his
appearance.
The Tea Duty being reduced, Rorninian'e Pure
Toe la KM per pound dumper. This Interleave fart will, win
full, known. 'von hulas incrust* the damned for the. oboloo
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