The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-28 00:00:00

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THE REGISTRATIONS.
MIDDLESEX.

Hammersmith, on former occasions the battle-
ground on which the Conservatives took their princi-
pal stand in the revision of the Ihits of voters, for
the county of Middlesex,
and hoped to strike off the
largest number of inimical voters, was yesterday once
more the arena for the decision of the next political
contest for the county.
The Anion Hall, where the Revising Barrister,
Launcelot Shad well, E,ci held his court, was
crowded by parties claiming in right of quaUcations
in the parishes of Chiswick, Fulham, Hammersmith,
Kensington, and Chelsea.

Mr. Thomas Alley Jones and Mr. B. Maclure
appeared for the Conservatives, and were accompanied
by Mr. Maclure, the surveyor, in the interest of that
party.

Mr. W. H. James attended for the Liberals.
SWEAR NOT AT ALL.—Mr. James Ingram Locl
hart, of Fulham, understood to he a literary man,
appeared to support the claim of his brother to be
placed on the register. The question having been
raised by the Conservatives as to the nature of the
qualification of the absent brother,
Mr. Lockhart inquired of the Barrister whether, if
he objected to take an oath, he (the Barrister) bad
power to compel him ?
BARRISTER—What is your objection to swear ?
Mr. Lockhart—l don't choose to do so. Suppose I
am a member of the Society of Fiiends, would you
compel me to swear?
BARRISTER—No. Are you " a Friend ?" Mr.
Lockhart—No ; but Cnrist says " Swear not at all;
and acting on that advice, I'll not take an oath
Mr. Jones has here objected unnecessarily, and I
must say he makes himself very obnoxious in this
parish.

M:. Jones—Will you swear to your brother's
qualification ? Mr. Lockhart—l tell you I'll not swear
at all.—(Laughter.)
BARRISTER—W hat dewonination of Christians are
you of, Mr. Lockhart ? Mr. Lockhart—l belong to
a body of Christians who object to swearing, and I
will not be sworn ; as a good Christian, following out
Christ's maxims, I object to swear.
Mr. James here read an extract from the Abolition
of unnecessary Os'hs Act, which lays down, that in
the case of Quakers, evidence might be taken on "af-
firmation ;" but he was not aware that it applied to
any other sect.
REVISING BARRISTER—I am aware that Quakers
are allowed to give their evidence OD affirmation, and
I believe that that form is also extended to Moravians ;
but I cannot understand why Mr. Lockhart objects
to be sworn.
Mr. Lockhart—l am not singular in this opinion.
There are several members of the House of Lords
who hold the same opinion.
BARRISTER—House of Lords ! That mRy be ; but
You cannot convince me that you have any warrant in
tcBhacolrireiipdtytuurpienonfo ther to
makeyo your
oath.
objection; on the contrary, we
have proofs of instances where persons have been
Mr. Lockhart—You may find such instances in the
Old Testament • but I defy you to find any such
New,au-
I;
Mr. Jones—tit
my rule of faith. and as lam a Christian, that is
Bailey. you would be sworn at the Old

Mr. James—But
we are not et at the Old Bailey,
thank God.—(Hear, beta., from ay I
ot of overseers, and
e laughterß Ai
unittihser
Ebn_od
Then as Sou are not prepared to
swear to your brother's qualification, I cannot hear
lny parole evidence. The name must be expunged.
Name expunged accordingly.
MR. GOODHUGH AND HIS UMBRELLA.---In the new
claim list the name of Mr. George Ball was objected
to by Mr. Goodhugh, the Conservative objector.
A Voice—Who is this Mr. Goodhugh ? Is he the
man who is said to make his appearance with an
" umbrella," and then to fade away at the vanishing
point, as in a parachute ?
Mr. James could not say; he had never seen him.
Why did he not come into court ? He (Mr. James)
thought if this notorious objector, whom he believed
no man ever saw, should not now come forward to
prove the notices, that Mr. Jones ought to be called
upon to prove that he had the authority of that person
to object, or else to prove the hand-writing to the
notices.

A long controversy ensued, as to the existence or
non-existence of Mr. Goodhugh and his " umbrella,"
but without anything being proven as to the fact
one way or the other, and the Revising Barrister,
after hearing the arguments, declared Mr. Ball not
entitled to be placed on the register, the qualifica-
tion out of which he claimed not being sufficient in
law to give him the elective franchise.
Mr. James protested against the proceeding, and
was of opinion that the Revisingßarrister ought to
exercise his authority, and compel Goodhugh to come
into court.
The Barrister sat from ten up to half-past seven
o'clock, and got through much business ; but, unable
to complete the revision of all the parishes in the
polling district, he adjourned his court to Kensing-
ton, at the Vestry-hall of which, on Friday next, the
revision of that parish will be proceeded with.

CONFLICT BETWEEN A BURGLAR AND
A POLICEMAN AT HIGHGATE.

One of the most desperate single-banded midnight
encounters which has been known for many years,
of a similar nature, occurred late on Saturday night
last, between a police constable of the S division, at
Highgate, and a professional housebreaker, which
had well nigh ended in murder or homicide, and may
yet terminate in the death of the burglar. The fol
lowing particulars were collected at the Universiby
College Hospital, where he is now lying, and it is
to be regretted that the constable's name was not left
there, as his conduct reflects the highest credit upon
him.

It appears that about half-past ten o'clock the con-
stable (233 S) was proceeding quietly along the road,
near Highgate, having been only a short time on his
beat, when he saw a tall, powerful-looking man
approaching him, carrying a bundle, and trying to
avoid him, as if in haste. This excited the constable's
suspicions, who stopped him and required to know
what he had, at the same time discovering a gun
under his arm ; the answer given not being satisfac-
tory, the officer desired him to proceed to the police-
station, which the other demurred to, with impreca-
tions, and endeavoured to pass on • but the officer
seized the property and the man, the latter in turn
laying hold of the policeman, and swearing
that if not
permitted to go unmolested the constable's days were
numbered. A fight commenced, the policeman ma-
naging to disarm h;
They fought tend wrestled
of his gun, but being, at thesame time, prevented himself from giving,any alarm.
frequently rolling about the road,
without much
getting
hold ad-
vantage
on either side, until the burglar,
made the most deter-
minedhold of the constable's head, Out his eyes,
wrestled fora considerable time,
and inhuman attempts to gouge
the constable was enabled to get his
at this juncture,
and struck his murderous as-
sailanttruncheon into
aureme,
by forcing the thumbs into the sockets. Fortunately,
with such force as to paralyse
over
and so prevent the horrible at-
temptn't°huleese.nt'Following up the advantage, he
ecyompletely hors de combat, and some
himfo for
a thelt
Soon put
arriving, both men were conveyed to the
at Highgate, where, upon examining
be property, it was. found . to consist of wearing
t and other articles, whilst the gun, upon being
apparel
be charged with heavy shot. It
was found to
proved,
ttsince been ascertained that the articles were na-
ily the produce of a robbery which had been com-
mitted at a gentleman's house in the neighbourhood
assistance
that very evening. On looking to both the policeman
and the robber, it was discovered that they were con-
siderably beaten, the former having suffered exten-
sively about the eyes by the brutal attempt at
gouging. He has been placed under the care of the
divisional surgeon, whilst his antagonist was imme-
diately conveyed, in the custody of two constables, to
University College Hospital, one of whom remained
with him ; and he will be removed, if practicable, to
the infirmary of the House of Detention, Clerken-
well, until they can both appear before the magis-
trate. He has given his name as il
C. Johnson, is
about 40 years of age, and says he came from Man-
chester._ a few days ago. It is thought by the police
that he is one of the gang recently known as the
" Northern Banditti," consisting of seven armed
desperadoes, three of whom were
apprehended last
week, one each in the towns of Bradford.
Liverpool,
and Manchester, and Johnson makes the fourth. He
is very ill—dangerously so—from the blows of the
policeman's staff about the bead. Telegraphic mes-
sages have, it is said, been forwarded to the north to
ascertain his
identity. The Metropolitan Police
Commissioners were apprised of the event early yes-
terday morning by a mounted express.

votedl2g. l
ilArd'a,s
NAVY, ARMY, COMMISSARIAT, AND ORDNANCE
SERVICES.—The rturn of the receipts and expenditure for
the above branches of the public service, for the year ending
the actual expenditure is 6,185,2761.
lanes of 487,3111. 7s. ld. in favour of
the 31st March, 1851, just published, shows that the amount
the public. Under all the heads of expenditure. there is a
the exception ,
of three—the Admiralty-office
saving, withralty-office
(excess of vote, 1,9321. 10s. 9d.), the conveyance of troops
(19,2971. 17s. Bd.), and the Post-office packet service (9,741/.
1.45. 8d- In the case of the Admiralty-office the excess
le6;6v7in2gsBaBblit
arises from the expenditure for postage exceeding the vote,
and from the law charges being unusually large. Additional
expenditure. occasioned by the war at the Cape, is the main
cause of the excess in the conveyance of troops. The excess
in the Post-office packet service has arisen from payments
for the mail service to the Cape of Good Hope, and from Ber-
muda to St. Thomas, not provided for in the original esti-
mate. The principal savings occur under the bead of wages
to seamen and marines (75,0301.), victuals (150,323), wages
to artificers (36,9811.), naval stores (154,2261.), new works
(35,4007.), miscellaneous services (11,1301.), military pen-
sions (15,2247.), civil pensions (12,3151.)
The silver brought by the last Royal mail steamer
I was all sold yesterday for India, the dollars at 59d. and the
`,. bar silver at 60id., being an advance of id.