The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-15 00:00:00

YOUG HAL.

The Committee retained the vote.
The next vote was that of Thomas Healey, objected to, on
the same ground of insufficient value of holding. Witnesses
fur the petitioner swore that the premises for which the voter
registered were under the value of lot. a-year. On the other
hand, several witnesses, amongst whom was Mr. Alderman
the voter's landlord, stated that the value of the premises
was above 121. a-year.—Vote retained.
The petitioner's Counsel then objected to the vote of Patrick
Kennedy on the same groutid.
After a great deal of conflicting evidence, such as in the
preceding cases, the vote was struck off, whereby the majority
s.t. the Sitting Member was reduced, and the parties were
again placed on a level, and the Committee adjourned.
CARLOW.
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The Committee met to-day at eleven o'clock, when Mr.
KEATING resumed his argument in favour of the opening of
;the Registry.
Mr. AusTr,/ replied at very great length, and the com-
m. uee-room was cleared at a quarter to three o'clock ; it was
opt r.ed again in an hour, when the Chairman informed the
eotrosel and agents that as the Committee had decided that
the .aegistry would not he opened they could not proceed to
datiq 'sire into the case of Dennis Morden.
T:to Committee then adjourned.

(YESTERDAY.)
(From cur Second Edition of last night.)
YOUGHAL.
\Vhen the Committee adjourned at four o'clock, the sitting
Me,-über Wa4 in a majority of one.

READING.
Tie part!es were on an equality in point of numbers when
the (;,-um;:tee adjouined.

EVESHAM.

Mr. Cocxrm:ti was heard at great length in reply to Mr.
Theradger ; and sit the course of his address made use of an
expression Nhich produced a violent personal altercation be-
ween him 'and that gJotleman. The Chairman was obliged
-Cu interfere, and mutual explanafons took place between the
parties.
The Consmittee adjourned at the clos,: Mr. Cockburn's
reply.

CARLOW COUNTY
The Committee aasembied at half-past three. Mr. Sr.
.101'61 MILDMAY in the chair.
Thessiger aad Mr. Austin appeared for the petitioners ;
an. I Mr. Sergeant Andrews, Mr. Lo*ett, and Mr, Rusirtou
fur the sittiug MembeTs.
L. us were exchanged between the p.n•tics, and the Com-
mittee „,djourned by arrangement between the Cuuusel to
twvive 'ock to-morrow.
DUBLIN CITY.
T:l2 C,, 1 mittee nee. at a quarter bef,oe four.
SLymota to t;,c chair.
sir. Thessig,er, Mr. Kcatinge (of the Irish Bar), and
Mr. Wranghaw. a;,peared !or the petitioners ; and Mr. Austin,
Mr. Roebtick, anal llutt,n (of the Irish bar) for the sit,
tiny .Vlernher.
Nothiug more was dote than the exchanging of lists, and
tile. Committee adjourned to two o'clock to-morrow.

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PItiTNA_TE BUSINESS OF PARMA-
)IENT.-(TUESDAY.)

CONVeIITTEE ONE NO;isTINGILL FOOTWAY
BILL.—IDDLESEX LIST.)
Lord Geonee LENNOX in the chair.
Mr. Seinenotsit Meeree* rese to address the Committee, to
sum up the evidence, and enpressed a hope that the proceed-
ings on this Bill would terminate to-day. The questions, he
said, for the Committee to noneider were, first, whether the
closing the footpath over Notting -hill were just or unjust ;
an I, secondly, whether the entablishment of races
within the iliupodrome were henellnial or the contrary.
The Learuad -Gentleman thought it ewould be very easy to
decide these questions in favour of the put.elic, and against the
undo taking. of Mr. White. Mr. Motte deoted that the Hip-
nelrome was intended for the benefit of the: public, as the
' bower orders were to be excluded, exceptiine by paying for
access to it ; he denied also that the eitabliaee.nt of races
within two miles of town could be considered wholesome cr
moral ; unjust it certainly would be, as it would shut up a most
agreeable and useful footpath, which the public had enjoyed the
,advantage of for many years. The other side bad failed to
eoduce— -notwitlistanding the ingenuity of his learned friend—
a.ey evidenem worthy of credence that the amusements were popu-
lar with the proprietor's and occupiers in the neighbourhood of
The scene of action. All they had shown was that the Hippo-
drome being an agreeable' ride, it was now devoted by Mr.
White to that purpose, to the total exclusion of those pedes-
trians who had been in the habit of resorting to it. The
Learned Gentleman then reverted to the different descrip-
Oen of evidence he had called to prove the great conveni-
niece and delight of the footpath over the hill, and on the
co :wary the nuisance which Mr. White's establishment had
s ince created in the neighbourhood. All these witnesses
w ere respectable inhabitants of Notting Hill or the neigh-
box whood, and they distinctly stated that they could
not- --as husband and fathers—allow the female portion of their
farniiVes to resoet to the Hippodrome ; and, indeed, that its
ttemiant nuisances affected the whole vicinity, so that the
other -walks, which' the public were told be, Mr. White they
might use, instead of that over Notting Fill, had become
highly disagreeable froen the disreputable characters that were
in the habit of resorting eo them. It was to be recollected,
too, that the footway over' Notting Hill was an ancient path
to church, and greatly used as such by the inhabitants of the
neighbourhood. Mr. Motte added that he could hnve called
:many other highly respectable witnesses to prove that their
p roperty was deteriorated in value by the tresepasses and other
ninisances that were brought about by the establishment of
tire. Hippodrome ; but he bad refrained from doing so, as it
eeetnind to be the wish of all parties to shorten the enquiry,
which had now, be it remembered, lasted eight day's ; besides, 1
he considered that by those witnesses whom he had called, he
had sufficiently proved his case. However, he could not now
but regret that he had not called his additional witnesses, as
the would, in that case, have been enabled to " inundate,'
as it were, the Conimittee with irrefragable proofs of the impro-
priety and injustic e this irregular establishment. The Learned
Gentleman concluded by appealing to the Committee's well-
known
sense of justice to the public, and to the constituencies
of the metropolitan distr lets especially, the interests of many
of whom would be prejudiced should the Bill pass.
Mr. JOY most ably addressed the Committee on the other
side, and contended that the Bill sought to be passed was in
.eve ry respect just and equitable. The Learned Gentleman
expi eased his conviction that the evidence ho had called
had established most strongly that Mr. White's case was
founde d on justice.. and that the equivalent he offered
to the public for The foot-path he sought to stop up
was not only adeqvate, but more than adequate, and
moreover would (to effect the change), put Mr. White to very
great expene e. The " nuisance" insisted upon by his Learned
Friend (Mr. ,Motte) was, :he it remembered, if it existed at
all, confined to perhaps twell,e or fourteen different days dur-
ing the year, when races might` take place. Mr. Joy then pro .
.ceeded to comment upon the evidence be had called, and
'which his Learned Friend (Mr. .Motte) had severely censured
ae unworthy of credence. These witnesses now particularly
roved to the Committee that their dat ighters were iu the habit of
eg alone in the Hippodrome, wheere they will enjoy that
recrt eetion without being subject to the annoyances which they
- were sure to meet with, if they were to vide in public. Mr.
White- - the Learned Counsel continued.—hanl done every
Thing in his power to keep down all nu:sanees about the
Ilippodron 'e on race days; whilst, on other days, there was,
in fact, no s uisance to keep down. Mr. White too had in-
tended to eseniblish .cricket (for which part of the ground was
already laid c ut) and archery ; but these noble and healthy
.unusernente et would be impossible for subscribers
.•o enjoy if ;the public had the right of footway
veer the hill. 'Let it be recollected, too, that it was clearly
street( by a melt .respectable gent leman who resided close to
the ,Hipoodrome, and who was in th,e habit of returning to his
Leto a: from his business in town daily about five o'clock,
fowl, I, even at that early hour, that then? was scarcely a yes-
tir , race-days of anything more tnan ordinary having
ten 'niece in the Hippodrome or the ne.itelibteurhood. Let
the Cr. trmittee recollect that Mr. White had specifically of-
t!red to en everything in his power to render the p.tace exem-
plary in tits marrgement. Everything was ty.n. in the
day. -and Mr. White undertook always to ck 2-
;llli fco-
eelee Hippodrome on race days, before nell,
on +het Vies " deed; of darkness," (spoken of by the go,. Mr.
P--;:f ft, Ogle Of the witnesses, who held the delicate situation
efn plain to a ladies' establishment in the neighbourleood),
vou:d net by lensibility be perpetrated. The g.ambling also,
it shoe ld be remembered, did not take place on the race-
corse ; but where? why in Portobello-lane' and pray what
had Mr. White to do with hat? Why, that gentleman might
as justly called non to clear lbe Oxford-road of nui!ances