The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-20 00:00:00

THE REGISTRATIONS.

MIDDLESEX.
The revision of the lists of ♦oters for the metropolitan
county was proceeded with yesterday, by Mr. Shad well,
at the Castle Inn, Brantford. The day's revision in-
chided the parishes and places within this polling dis-
trict.

Mr. Jones and Mr. Maelure attended for the Con-
servatives. The Liberal interests were represented by
Mr. Davies and Mr. Sidney Smith.

CONSERVATIVE FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY-IMPORTANT

DECISION.

Mr. Lewis, solicitor to this society, and Mr. Alley
Foster attended to represent the claims of seventy-two
members of the society who claimed to be placed on the
register in virtue of freehold land situate in the Rich-
mond-road, Ealing.
Amongst the claimants named were Lord Maidstone,
Sir C. W. Codrington, Bart., Hon. H. C. Lowther,
M.P., Mr. R. Rolt, M.P., Hon. R. Rowley, Sir S.
Bignold, Mayor of Norwich, Colonel North, M.P.,
Mr. E. H. Vansittart, M.P., Colonel Abdy, Rev. D.
Cooper, Mr. Benedict, the composer, and Captain Mey-
, rick.

The Srst claim was that of Colonel Abdy, who was a
shareholder in the society, and held a plot of land, No.
36, value 501.

Mr. Lewis produced the title deed, and said that, if
necessary, he was prepared to go into every individual

case.

Barrister (examining the deed)—Thereappears to be a
covenant as to building.
Mr. Lewis—There is merely a stipulation that build-
ings to be erected on the estate shall be built in a certain
manner.

Mr. Davies—But I object as to the value ; if the
claimants could prove that the land is of sufficient value
to entitle them to the franchise, I will not take up the
time of the Court by objecting.
Mr. Lewis then stated that each plot had 27 feet
frontage by 110 feet in depth. The land was situated
in the centre of Ealing, and several houses were ap-
proaching completion. There was not one plot worth
less than 50/., and many of them worth 75/. He re-
minded the barrister that, under his own decision in the
case of the St. Pancras and other freehold land societies
last year, he had no alternative but to admit of all the
claims which he, Mr. Lewis, was present to defend.
Barrister—But you must show that the purchase-
money has been paid, and that there is no mortgage
upon the property.

-Mr. Lewis assured the barrister that be only appeared
for such members of the society as bad paid up in full,
and upon whose property there was no encumbrance.
There were two surveyors present who could give evi-
dence as to value.

Mr. Prickett, in answer to the barrister, said that he
had gone over the estate in the Richmond-road, Ealing;
it consisted of a great many plots, having twenty-seven
feet frontage, and from this experience in valuing gtnd
he considered that the value of each was 3s. a foot, which
would give an annual value of 4/.

Barrister—Then you consider this land worth twenty-
five years' purchase?

Mr.
Prickett—ln its present state, uncovered, I com-
pute its value at twenty years' purchase ; when covered
it would be worth twenty-five years' purchase.
Mr. Davies—lt will be necessary for Mr. Lewis to
show that there is no mortgage upon the property.
Mr. Lewis contended that it was for Mr. Davies, who
had objected to the claim, to prove that there was a
mortgage.
Mr. Jones—There can be no doubt that there is suf-
ficient value. We only want 21., and here is 41. clearly
proved.
Barrister—Such is certainly the fact.
The seventy-two claims represented by Mr. Lewis
were then gone into, and were all allowed,
_ _

.
Mr. Jones said that he had a number of claims in the
same society, which be substantiated, making in all
ninety-one claims, which were sustained by the Con-
servatives.

The whole number claimed to vote at Charing•cross.

RENT CHAUGES.

Mr. Jones objected to a number of rent charges which
were sustained by Mr. Davies, but, after some discus-
sion, 34 names were expunged.
Some claimants in the National Freehold Land So-
ciety, defended by Mr. Smith, were also disallowed.
Mr. Shadwell holds his Court to-morrow at Bouverie-
street.