The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-25 00:00:00

ST. LUKE'S.

The name of Mr. Chaffers, which had been placed on the
list as a freeholder, in consequence of his holding a freehold
in Dulwich College, he being one of the members there, and
having a room appropriated to himself, was objected to.
Mr. COVENTRY held that Mr. Chaffers was not such a free-
holder as would entitle a party to a vote. It could not be
held as a life interest, because marriage would put an end to
t.---Objection allowed.

WESTMINSTER.
(Before Mr. CRAIG. )
THE " MORNING PosT" OFFICE.—Wm. Pitt Burne was
objected to by the Liberals.
Thomas Barton deposed—l know Wm. Pitt Burne, who oc-
cupies the house, 335, in St. Mary's, Strand. He is the pro-
prietor of the Morning Post, and the business of the Morning
Post is carried on there. Mr. Borne is the tenant under a
lease granted to his father on the 25th March, 1831, for
twenty-one years, at a rental of upwards of 100/. The foreman
and his wife reside there. Mr. Borne is the present owner of
the interest granted by that lease. He is the residuary legatee
and executorunder the will of his father. When he is in town
he resides with Mr. Michele, in Lancaster-place. He has no
other residence.

By Mr. CRAIG-Between the 31st January and the 31st
July, in the present year, he was in town. He is only oc-
casionally in the country. During that time he was some-
times at Cambridge, sometimes in Lancaster-place, and some-
times at Fulham. He has left College since January.
During the whole of these six months he has had a residence
with Mr. Michele. Mr. Michele has an interest in conducting
the Morning Post. Mr. Burne is a proprietor, if not sole
proprietor.
Mr. CRAIG—I understood you to say he was the proprietor,
and I therefore inferred that the Morning Post belonged
to him.

Mr. Barton—Under the will of his father it belongs to

him, but there is an arrangement that Mr. Michele shall re-
ceive certain profits. The whole of the Morning Post be-
longed to the late Mr. Burne. lam certain that Mr. Wm.
Pitt Burne bad rooms in Lancaster-place to which he could
resort as often as he thought proper. He bad a sleeping-
room. I never was in it. I have seen him at Lancaster-
place. _

Mr. West said it appeared from this evidence that Mr.
Burne only occupied as part proprietor of the Morning Post.
Mr. CRAIG said it appeared that Mr. Buena occupied,
although Mr. Michell might have a right to say he occupied
too, and if any issue had been raised on that, he should have
been i eady to consider the point. It was difficult to say
exactly what did contribute a residence ; but the witness un-
dertook to swear that during the requisite time Mr. Burne had
rooms in Lancaster-place to which he might resort.
The objection was overruled.

PARISHES OF ST. MARGARET AND ST. 3011 N.
(Before Mr. MYLNE.)
THE REGISTRATION SHILLIN3.--A person named Bcust was
objected to by the overseer, on the ground that he had refused
to pay the registration shilling, and was thereby disqualified.
The receipt was produced, at the bottom of which was writ-
ten, " paid the registration shilling," in the handwiiting of
the overseer.
The overseer, on being shown this, admitted that the money
had been paid.
Mr. Trott said, if the question came properly before the
Court, he should be prepared to contend that the non-payment
was no disqualification.
The objection was overruled.
A great number of objections were taken by the Tories on
the same ground, and also on the ground of not having paid
the taxes due; but it was proved that in nearly every case
both the sums had beep paid ; and many of the parties were
very indignant at having been called from their business on
such unfounded objections.