The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-04 00:00:00

EAST SURREY.

On Tuesday Sir W. B. Riddell, Bar`., held his court at
the Town-hall, Reigate, for the revision of the lists of
voters of 23 parishes in this polling district.
Mr. G. It. Corner and Mr. W. C. Burt, solicitors,
and Mr. T. Jeans, secretary of the East Surrey Reform
Registration Society, attended fur the Liberals, and made
objections in the parish lists of Betchworth, Blechiugly,
Buckland, Burstow, Charlwood, Godstone, Horley,
Limpsfield, Liogfield, Merstham, Nutfield, and the
Foreign of Reigate ; but no
-objections were taken by-4136
Tories, who, however, were represented by Mr. T. Hayti
and Mr. Edward Stenning.
In the Betchworth list Mr. Thomas Burberry wat!. ob-
jected to as being a Post-office keeper at Brocbam-green.
Mr. Burberry stated that he was appeint-Pd by the
postmaster at Reigate, and not by the Postmaster-
General, and that he had no appointment in writing.
Mr. Hart contended that that fact showed that be
was not a Government officer.
The Revising Barrister said that as Mr. Burberry was
employed in the collection of the revenue, he could not
be entitled to vote, and it was only those entitled to vote
who were entitled to be on the register.
The vote was therefore disallowed, as also were 6 other
objections to Post-office-keepers, which had been made
by the East Surrey Reform Registration Society.
Twenty-nine ohjecto,ns were made by the reformers,
and the results were
1 sustained, Iwithheld, and 7
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ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.—At Hull, on
Monday, Je",Ph May, a Waterman,
s.ipniaLceondon, apart from his wife, for a
61 years of age, who
le-irnlcieg,ngth of time, went to a house in John's-
dcphafanusegeibllieteEeernTajbWrlilesided. Haesotgaatend-sthriesetinwteheetrieenhiesf wifeelee "and
there, and no objection was made, but later on in the
evening his daughter saw him with a razor, which he
secreted. She watched her opportanity and took the
razor away. The man, however, seems to have been
bent on the destruction of his wife, for about six o'clock
yesterday morning he suddenly seized her in bed and
attempted to cut her throat with an old rusty razor.
She offered a desperate re,istance, in the course of which
she received no less than 14 wounds on various parts of
her body. The neighbours, hearing a noise, went into
the house, when the would-be murderer relinquished his
hold on his intended victim and drew the razor several
times across his own throat. N 4 being sharp, the in-
strument sawed the flesh instead of cutting it. Never-
theless, the man sustained such injuries, and lost so
much blood, that it was rendered absolutely necessary
to remove him to the infirmary, where, at present,
the chances are against his recovery. The poor wife
lies at home, and from a certificate given to the
ant, there is not the slightest chance
police yesterday by Dr. Bell, her mediealhear
of
ed at once
reco-
very. The stipendiary magistrate will proceed
that he
been prompted
inhuman husband—who is said to have
to take the depositions of Mrs. May, ind orderby ttend
to the commission of this frightful dee jealousyr
punishment.oag which
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