The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-06 00:00:00

REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.

CITY OF LONDON.
(Before Mr. MYLNE.)

Mr. MYLNE gave judgment in several postponed cases.
The first was Mr. Samuel Wells, a Barrister, o:* Ser-
geant's-inn. .

Mr. MYLNa said the case was one of a peculiar descrip-
tion, as it was generally acknowledged that Mr. 'Wells had
a good qualification and ought to have been placed on the
registry, but from some cause or other the overseer had
not placed his name on the list affixed to the church door.
Mr. Wells being a professional man, ought to have taken
care that he was properly registered, and, as he had ne-
glected to do so, he was not to be pitied.—Claim rejected.
Mr. MYLNE said the next case was that of Mr. Brook-
man, which was rather different to that of Mr. Wells.
Mr. Brookman's name, it appeared, was inserted in the list
on the church doors, and his qualification was not denied,
but by some accident his name was omitted in the original
list given to the Revising Barrister. Anxious as he was
to insert the name, he was confident he had not the power,
and consequently the vote could not be allowed.
Mr. MYLNE having disposed of the remainder of the
business, which did not possess any feature of public inte-
rest, the Court rose at one o'clock.

MR. SCHMAECICS CASE.
At an early period of the registration Mr. Augustus
Schmaeck was objected to by the Conservatives, on the
ground of his being an alien. It was contended, on the
part of Mr. Schmaeck, that he was a naturalized Scotch-
man, by reason of his being a holder of Scotch stock. It
appeared that Mr. Schmaeck grounded his claim on an
Act of Parliament passed in the year 1695, which was an
Act for constituting a bank in Scotland, and in which it
was provided that all foreigners holding shares should
possess the privileges of, and be considered as naturalized
subjects.
Mr. Holmes attended yesterday to argue the case, when
Mr. CRAIG thought he should be able to save him some
trouble, as he held in his hand a decision of the House of
Lords, of the 10th of May, 1832, which would put an end
to the question. He referred to the case of M'Cair v. the
Officers of State, reported in 6Wv;s, Appeal Cases,"
vol. i., p. 138, in which the House bf Lora affihnetti dot'.
cision of the Court of Session, to the effect that " a foreigner
who had acquired, by transfer, shares Of the Bank of Scot-
land, has no right to the privileges of a naturalized Scots-
man, in terms of a clause in the Statute of 169.5, consti-
tuting that Bank."

Mr. Holmes stated that Mr. Woodthorpe, the Town-
clerk, had assured him that he (Mr. W.) had referred to
cases, and was quite sure that the holders of Scotch stock
were to be considered as naturalized.

Mr. Woodthorpe stated that in the year 1819 the Court
of Aldermen had come to a decision (after mature consi-
deration and having taken the opinion of eminent counsel)
that the holders of Scotch stock were naturalized sub-
jects, and that in consequence numerous persons, holders
of Scotch stock, had been allowed to take up their
freedom.

On being referred to the decision of the House of Lords,
he stated that he certainly was not aware of such a deci-
sion, and he thought it would cause some consternation
when it was generally known. " However," continued Mr.
Woodthorpc, " I shall not interfere in the matter now—it
will be time enough for me to do so when it comes under
the notice of the Corporation."

Mr. CRAIG said, under all the circumstances, Mr.
Sclimaeck's name must be expunged from the registry.

MIDDLESEX.

Messrs. COVENTRY and TAMLYN held their respective
Courts this day at the Guildhall, Westminster, for the
purpose of revising the lists of voters in the parishes and
districts of St. Mary-le-Strand, St. Margaret, Westmin-
ster, St. John, the Evangelist, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the
Savoy, St. Clement Danes, and St. Paul, Covent-garden.
The following is the result of yesterday's revision :

Overseers. Reformers. Tories.
Objections
Sustained