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

THE REGISTRATIONS.

WESTMINSTER.—Motenae.
(Before Mr. MTLNE.)
PARISH OF ST. JAMES'S.
Mr. Broadwood, the Member of Parliament for Bridge
water, and who was on the register of scot-and-lot voters in
respect of a brewery in Broad-street, Golden-square, was ob-
jected to by Mr. Trott, on the ground .that he was not an
" inhabitant householder." It appeared that Mr. Broadwood
did not reside in the premises for which he was rated, but that
he did reside within the borough ; and the question was, Ist,
whether the occupation of the brewery could be considered a
householding within the meaning of the Act; • and, next,
whether the qualification might be made up by babitaney of
premises situated in a different part of the borough from the
premises in respect of which the vote was claimed ?
Mr. Mynee. said his impression at present was, that it was
not necessary that the voter should inhabit the premises in re-
spect of which he claimed to vote, but that it IV AS sufficient if
he resided any ahem within the borough. However, he should
reserve the point for further consideration.
PARISH OP ST. MLICTIN.
(Before Mr. CRAIG.)
Mr. CRAIS tYs morning resumed the inquiry into the lists
of votes in this parish. The vote of Samuel Bell was objected
to on the ground that he held a situation in the Post-office.—
Vote disallowed.
The vote of •Nlr. Samuel Clarke, %dm holds a situation in
the Excise, was struck off under similar circumstances.
The vote of William Cotton, Esq., orie of the D rectors of
the Phoenix Fire and Life Assurance Office, who was regis-
tered in respect of premises, 57, .Charing-cross, was objected
to by the Radicals.
It appeared from the evidence that the west end business of
the Pecerix and Pelican Assurance Offices are both carried on
at No. 57, Charing-cross; that the former office rent the
room which they occupy of the Pelican Assurance Company,
for which they pay 2001. a-year. There arc 14 Directors, of
whom Mr. Cotton is one.
Mr. Trott contended that the name must he struck cif the
registry, as it was clear that the office was taken by the Com-
pany, and not by the Directors in their own name.
Mr. CRAIG was of opinion that as Mr. Cotton, with etto re,
eccuPied as tenants, the claim had not been established, and
therefore ellowed the objection.
The next objection was against the vote of William Davis,
Esq., a Director in the Pelican Assurance Office.
Mr. CRAIG—What is the difference between this vote arid
the last?
Mr. Scare—lt is this. The Directors of the Pi.oeeix rent
the room they occupy ef the Directors of the Pelican, there-
fore the forir.er claim es tenants, and the latter ae owt.ere of
tre preprrty.
- Adrk in the Pelican Ollce stated that Mr. Davis had
been for sonic sears a director of that establishment. The
room where the business was transacted was fitted ud ns an
office or counting-house. A porter end messengers were kete,
who were paid by the directors ; and all receipts were given
and taken in the name of the director!. Mr. Davis himself
resided at Laytonstone, but witness thought he had also a
horo-e ir, Lambeth-street.
The case was directed to stand over, in order to afford time
fir the production cf further evidence.
Sir liolert• Peci'e vote, or. the scot and I .t in respect
of some stables and other buildings in Middle Scotland-yard,
war obj-eted to; aid it being found upon reference to the
register of scot and lot voters that his name had leen emitted
for two successive tears, viz.-1832 and 1833, his vote in that
reip:ct was disallowed ; his name, however, is retained on the
household list.

MIDDLESEX—MoNDAY.
ENFIELD DISTRICT-

The list or this district, which comprises the prishes cf •
To:tenham, Edmonton, Enfield, south Minims and Friern
Barnett, were revised to-day by the Revising Barristers, at the
lii g's Arms Inn, Enfield.
B:?fore Mr. COVENTRY. ) •
On taking up the list of the parish of South Minns it ap-
peared that no ies: than ten objections bad been taken to natm_s
in that list by the Conservative plrty.
Mr. Davis contended that these objections coula not be
entettained, inasmuch as they were taken not by the over-
seers, but. by third parties, and that they had rot been posted
on the Church doors, as required by the Act, two Sundays
prior to the 15th of September.
Ihe ov...rsecr said that the list was pdsted on the Church
door on the Monday following the first Sunday before the
15th of September.
Mr. COVENTRY, however, decided that this was not star-
cient, arid therefore decided against entertaining the objec-
tions. which consequently full to the ground. No ease of any
intereit occur:ed before Mr. Shadwell. The Barristers will
sit 0-morrow at White Conduit House:

On Monday morning, in consequence of some
threats uttered by Dr. Th-rnton, of Horbury, a gentleman of
fortune, against his lady, she consulted her friends, who ad-
vised that she should exhibit articles of the peace against him.
A warrant, in consequence, was granted, and intrusted to
Roberts, the Assistant-Overseer, who went to the Doctor
for the purpose of executing it. On arriving, he found
the Doctor at the inn, cut of which he refused to go un-
less he was dragged, and commenced undressing himself.
Roberts swore he should go, dressed or undressed ; and, af-
ter threatening to knock out the Learned Gentleman's eyes
if he opened a knife, which lie pulled out of his pocket in
a threatening manner, he obtained a gig, and handcuffed
the Doctor, half naked, to the iron rail at the back. The
people of the town sided with the Doctor, who, on pro-
mising to be quiet, was permitted to dress himself and get in-
side the gig. When he mounted he knocked off the officer's
hat, who threatened that he would pummel him well with his
staff if he attempted such conduct again, and drove off with
his prisoner to Wakefield notwithstanding the endeavours of
the mob to rescue him. On arriving at the Court. house, and
after all the Manistrates but Mr. Wentworth were gone, Dr.
Thornton was taken before that gentleman, when Mrs. Thorn.
ton swore to the threats being used, and Mr. Wentworth
ordered the defendant to find bail for 1,000/. to keep the peace.
The Doctor said he might go to hell and find bail, for he
would not do it : upon which Mr. Wentworth committed
him to the House of Correction for twelve months, where he
i 7 employed picking hemp.—Halifax Express.
On Tuesday last, a young man named John
Selby,
was working at a lathe in the works of Mr. Reay, and the
aged 18, lost his life at Walker Quay, Newcastle. He
ends of his neck cloth getting entangled with the machinery,
he was strangled before assistance came to him. Another
boy was so dreadfully crushed between a coal:waggon, and a
wall, at Willington- Staith, that he died immediately after.
On Tuesday a husbandman at Holwell discovered
two adders basking in the sun. He called to a companion,
who instantly disvbled them by an application of the stick;
Immediately a slow-worm made its appearance, which met a
similar fate. On putting them on a stick to convey them
home, four young adders escaped from the mouth of one of
them, which were destroyed. The vipers were then ripped
up, and, from the first, six mcre were destroyed; from the
second ten, and from the interior of the slow-worm eight were
taken, making in the whole 28 young and three old ones. The
old adders measured about two feet eight inches in length ;
sametinhethe
same locfialeiltdy:
some
A e valuabletiine c
sine,o
and another, supposed to be the male, has been often seen in
lost its life
bfarsombeetnhe bitegraz ofing
one of these reptiles.—Sherborne Journal.

PILCIIA RD FISHERY.—The quantity of pilchards
taken here during the present season is about 400 hogsheads,
the greater part of which have been sold to the inhabitants of
the town and the surrounding neighbourhood; the remainder
has been salted for the Mediterranean market. The wet.
ther at present proves unfavourable, but should the wind
change, the fishermen hope to haves some greater catches yet.
West Briton.

GEMS OF ORATORY.—(From Feargus ObT oi
curiositymn ns eol
frt'os)
speech at
Ftleiearlgautes
O'Connor) sometimes
seoemtinegti,maesspubbaldishtande
peep
at the Coventry Herald, and he found that the apprehen-
sions of that Journal were directed to a dread of disunion
among the leaders of the new agitation. The Herald asked
hew such discordant elements as Attwood, O'Connor, and
others, could be expected to produce harmony? Why, the
ignoramus, the fool, we don't require, it. If ever he was at a
small tea party, he would there learn that it is the discord
which produces concord. . . . With Universal Suffrage,
the people would have nothing to fear from the squabbling of
leaders." In answer to a voice from the crowd, Mr. O'Con-
nor says, " Come up here, you Whigified, Toryified fellow,
and speak out like a man, and not stand there, like a snake in
the grass. You are an old freeman, sent here to support your
order; but if you dire to disturb the meeting, you shall be
chucked out, neck and heels. Do you suppose that I have
come h^re to listen to your under-growl and your nonsense?"
A chleilv rni,n cried out, " We don't want any of your Ra-
dicalkoi " Ne," said NIG O'Connor, " you weather-
beat-.n old hick, you have th-ove too well without it. Your
grey bai:s bespeak age, but your grimaces betoken idiotev.
You- fel ir.vs Irok for all the iv,,rld like a hasty squeez, d le-
tann ; 3 cur sluivelled mug leylks so bilious. Now, oil sinner,
tat. :1;:tt and be off with your odd ones, or you'll get more."
Coventry Herald.
DEFENCE OF TIIE RIVER TEES.—Two govern-
ment engineers rue now ta!,ing surveys of the miuth of the
Tees, in order to erect a battery in the most eligible spot, for
Le protecti.;:t cf the iltipping in that important ever, in the
. cleat of a v:-=.r between Great I3ritain and an, foreign state._
Stockton Advertiser.