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THE REGISTRATIONS.
MIDDLESEX.
Hammerinlifh, on l'oriner occasions the battle.*
ground ojl Vs hich the Con4ervatives took their princi-
pal stank, the revision of the lists of voters, for
the couek: Middle+ex, and hoped to strike off the
largest nlor:y,r of inimical voters, was 3 esterday once
more the arena for the decision of the next political
contest for the county.
The Albjon Hall, where the Revising Barrister,
Launcelot Shadwell, Es-
‘i held his court, was
crowded by parties claiming in right of qualifications
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 Loch-
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) had
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 Friends, would you
compel me to swear?
BARRISTER—NO. ATE you "a Friend ?" Mr.
Lockhart—No ; but Christ 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 iu this
parish.

biz. Jones—Will you swear to your brother's
qualification ? Mr. Lockhart—l tell you I'll not swear
at all.—(Laughter.)
13AuursTua—What demonination 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 Aboliti,,a
of unnecessary Oathi-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.
\
RETISING BARRISTER—I am aware that Quakers
are allowed to give their evidence on 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
othe same opinion.
IhnitrsTEß—House of Lords ! That may be ; but
cyaaolvuleed cannotupon to m
convincek oath.me
Mr. Lockhart—
ye that you have any warrant in
Scripture for your objection; on the contrary, we
h
Old Testament ;of
ibnusttances where persbns have been
Lockhart—you
morrituyle irOftfilae ith.
thy
I defy
yy
you find
to find any such au-
such instances in the
New, and as I am a Christian, that is

111 r. Jones—But you would be sworn at the Old
Bailey.

Mr. James—But we are not yet at the Old Bailey,
thank God.—(Hear, hear, from a lot of overseers, and
laughter in the body of the hall.)
The BARRISTER—Then as you are not prepared to
swear to your brother's qualification, I cannot hear
any parole evidence. The name must be expunged.
Name expunged accordingly.
Mu. GOODRUGH AND HIS UMBRELLA.--11l the new
claim list the name of Mr. George 13.111 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 nor, 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 bearing 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
ex€rcise his authority, and compel Goodhugh to come
into court.

The Barrister sat from ten up to half-past seven
o'clock, and gut through much basin( ; but, unable
to complete the revision of all the parishes io the
polling district, he adjourned his court to Kensing-
ton, at the Vestry-halt 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-handed 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
Sod terminate in the death of the burglar. The fol-
lowing particulars were collected at the University
Collage 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 lligbgate, 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-
stmion, which the other demurred to, with impreca-
tions, and endeavoured to pass On ; hut
the officer
seized the property arid 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 fig
ma-
naging to disarm him of his gun, but being, at the
same time, prevented himself from givin.g.aanyl alarm.
ad-
vantage on either side, They fought and wrestled fords cslderinbuech time,
ht commenced, the policeman
frequently rolling about thetiiroath,e withouturglar, getting
hold of the constablea'sttern made the most deter-
winedpts to gouge (Yet his eyes,
and inhu
the constable was enabled to get his
at this juncturoe,us6,
braUarnnbs into the sockets. Fortunately,
and struck his murderous hy forcing the t
truncheon
as-
sailant over i7hte arm with such force as to paralyse
Following up the advantage, be
tempt on
himlai
the
sraeoymese.nt, and so prevent the horrible at-
completely bore de combat, and some
arriving, both men were conveyed to the
assistance
at Highgate, where, upon examining
station-house _ .
of .
hims forput
it was found to consist wearing
the property,
apparel and other articles, whilst the gun, upon being
proves, was found to be charged with heavy shot. It
hassince been ascertained that the articles were ac-
tually the produce of a robbery which had been com-
mitted at a gentleman's house in the neighbourhood
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 megia"
trate. He has given his name
about 40 years of age, and says he came from Nan-
chester a few days ago. It is thought by the police
that he is one of the
gang recently known as the
" Northern Banditti," consistin of seven armed
desperadoes, three of whom were as C. Johnson, is
g
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 head. Telegraphic mes-
sages have, it is said, been forwarded to the north to
ascertain his identity. The I\letropolitan Police
Commissioners were apprised of the event early yes-
terday morning by a mounted express.

NAVY AR MT, COMMISSARIAT, AND ORDNANCE
SERVICES.—The return of the receipts and expenditure for
the above branches of the public service, for the year ending
the 31st Marc)), 1851, just published, shows that the amount
6,672,588/.: the actual expenditure is C,185,2761.
leaving a balance of 487,311/. 7s. ld. in favour of
voted was
12s. led.,
Under all the heads of expenditure there is a
tliOles.po9selt...),,)ffitheuee
the pubic.
saving, with the exception of three--the Admiralty-office
of the Admiralty-office the excess
conveyance of troops
paeketservice ( 9,74 1 /.
postage exceeding the vote,
and from the law charges being unusually large. Additional
expenditure, occasioned by the war at the Cape, is the main
arisest(l4el:.9 c2eB9sld7sr.of:ml itl:' -ho. etBte he',l xe.l)p,,9cen3n2sdedl i. tu r e for
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 head of wages
to seamen and marines (75,0301.), victuals (150,323), wages
to artificers (36,9810, naval stores (154,2261.), new works
(35,4001.), miscellaneous services (11,1301.), military pen-
sions (15,2240, civil pensions (12,3150

The silver brought by the last Royal mail steamer
was all sold yesterday for India, the dollars at 59d. and the
bar silver at 60id., being an advance of id.