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The jury therefore gave a verdict for 201.

REGISTRATION.—(THIS D AY.)
(Before Mr. M'CneisTlE.)
CITY OF LONDON.
The case of Mr. Marks, which was objected to by
Mr. Burn yesterday, on the ground of his being an
alien, and which was ordered to stand over till to-day,
came before the Court, and evidence was given to show
that the claimant was not an alien. The name was
therefore allowed to stand on the register.
Mr. Smith thought that the objection made by Mr.
Burn was frivolous, and thought that costs ought to
be allowed.
Mr. M'CHRIsTIE said that he thought Mr. Smith
bught not to be too hard upon the parties. He would
take that opportunity of stating, that, from what he
had seen of the conduct of Messrs. Bentley, Eagles-
field, and Amey, the persons employed in these inves-
tigations, the information which they obtained was
mineral very correct, considering the difficult
tsattire of the duties imposed upon them, and reflected
great credit upon their exertious.
Thomas Whitehead, of 39, Aldermanbury, claimed
to he put on the register with respect to the occupa-
tion of the above premises. All the rates were paid.
The overseer, in his examination by Mr. Brown,
admitted that the wife of the claimant was in the
habit of receiving relief from the parish, and was at
that period an inmate of the workhouse, and that a
llartion of the expenses had been repaid to the parish
by the claimant.
Mr. Brown objected to the claim on this ground,
contending that the wife of the claimant beng re-
lieved from the parish disqualified him from being
registered, he being legally a pauper.
Mr. S. Smith, on the other hand, contended that
there was no evidence of the person relieved being the
Wife of the claimant, and even if there was that
would form no valid objection to his name being
Placed on the register, a pauper being only disqualified
from voting by the terms of the Act, and was not pre-
'vented from having his name placed on the register.
The collector said that he thought that there was
no doubt about the woman being the wife of the party,
in consequence of her being in the habit of " blowing
him up" frequently.
Mr. S. Smith thought that was no proof of marriage.
Mr. Brown contended that relief was given to the
Woman only in consequence of her husband being a
rate-payer of the parish. She would not have ob-
tained the relief had she not been his wife, and the
parish officers would not have given her relief unless
they were satisfied as to that being the case. The
payment of a portion of the expenses by the claimant
amounted also to an admission of her being his wife.
With respect to the objection of Mr. Smith, that a
pauper was not prevented from having his name placed
upon the register, the 30th sec. of the Act makes an
express exception in the case of a pauper. It states
that no pauper shall be entitled to be registered as an
elector. That he considered decisive of the question.
Mr. APCURISTIR—The great difficulty appears to
be with respect to the evidence of the marriage.
Mr. Brown could not see that there was any diffi-
culty in the case. The person -was relieved because
she was the wife of the claimant, and the evidence of
the overseer that she was relieved as his wife, was,
he contended, amply sufficient for all the purposes of
the Court. Direct evidence was not required, the
fact of the overseers being satisfied upon the subject
was of sufficient weight for the Court to decide upon
the question.
In answer to further questions put by Mr. Brown,
the overseer said that, to the best of his knowledge,
the woman had not any time occupied any separate
residence within the parish ; and further, that the
parish authorities would not have relieved her had
they not been satisfied that the parties were really
Than and wife.
The COURT held that this'was additional evidence
lipon the subject, and refused to allow the claim.
Claim disallowed.

MIDDLESEX.
(Before LANCELOT SHADWELI, Esq.)
Mr. Shadwell held his Court to-day for the revision
of the list of voters for the county of Middlesex, at
White Conduit-house. In consequence of the deci-
sion of the Learned Gentleman on Monday, at Mile-
end, with respect to the general objection on the part
of the Conservatives, no case of any interest came
before Mr. Shadwell. The following are the lists
revised to-day :—lslington, Clerkenwell, St. Luke,
St. Sepulchre, Stoke Newington, Gray's Inn, Liberty
of the Rolls, Marylebone, St. Pancras, Paddington,
St. Botolph Without, Aldersgate, Saffron-hill, Hatton-
garden, and Ely-rents ; St. George, Bloomsbury, St.
Gilea'-in-the-Fields, St. Andrew's, Holborn, above
Bar, and St. George the Martyr.

SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.)
ELLIS V. DAVI3.
This was an inquiry to assess damages for breach
of contract. The defendant had suffered judgment to
go by default.
The Learned SECONDARY said, that as the defend-
ant had not pleaded, it would be unnecessary to call
evidence, but although the action had been brought
on a contract which was admitted by the defendant,
it Was necessary that the verdict of a jury should be
obtained. The facts were very simple, as stated on
the record, viz., that plaintiff had repaired a mill, for
Which defendant undertook to pay 801. by instal-
ments of 51. per annum, and hour yearly instalments
Were now due, and which was all that was sought to
recover.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
John Kingston, who described himself as a dealer
in left-off wearing apparel, was charged before Mr.
Jardine with stealing 2s. from a cabman.
The complainant said that he was drinking in the
Exeter Arms last night, when the prisoner came in
and offered a pair of trowsers for 2s. Witness ordered
a quartern of gin, and put down half a crown, and
when the barman laid down the change the prisoner
snatched up 25., put them in his pocket, and throw-
ing the trowsers down, said, " There, you have
bought them, and they are yours." Witness gave
'lira in charge for stealing the money.
The prisoner said the complainant had bought the
trowsers, and afterwards was anxious to recall the
bargain. Complainant asked him to give back the
money, and on his refusing invented this charge.
Mr. JARDINE said the complainant had acted very
wrongly in giving the prisoner in charge, because he
had changed his mind as to his bargain. The pri-
.soner must be discharged.
William Whittaker, who was remanded from this
day week on a charge of stealing silver sugar tongs
and spoons from the chamber of Mr. Bowden, in
Lincoln's Inn, was again brought before Mr. Jardine
this morning.
It had been ascertained in the meantime, that the
prisoner was formerly in the metropolitan police,
that he bore a very bad character, and was well-known
at the prison.
He was committed for trial.

.ARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY)
AN IMPOSTER.—. Thomas Jones, a man possessed of
a great many aliases, was placed before Mr. Hard-
'wick charged with endeavouring to obtain charitable
contributions from Colonel Meyrick, No. 30, Curzon-
street, May- fair, tinder fraudulent pretences.
Horsford, one of the Mendicity Society's consta-
bles, stated that, in consequence of a letter sent to the
Mendicity Society, he called upon Colonel Meyrick,
who gave him such a description of defendant, that he
went in search of him. He went to No. 5, Orchard-
street, Westminster, and on entering the room saw
three notorious begging-letter writers sitting round a
table, on which was strewed a quantity of letters and
brokers' warrants. He took possession of them, and
went to a barber's shop close by, where he found the
prisoner hid behind a towel. He took him into cus-
tody; and told him what he wanted him for. The
prisoner said he would go with him, and on the way
to the station he admitted going with the note to the
Colonel's, and that everything he bad stated was
false. On arriving at the station witness sent to
Curzon-street for the Colonel's butler, who came and
identified the prisoner as the person who had left the
note.

Colonel Meyrick stated that on his return home,
about two o'clock the previous afternoon, he found the
letter produced lying upon his table. As he never
gave charitable contributions to strangers without a
reference, he sent the letter to the Mendicity Society,
With a request that they would inquire into the truth
of what was stated therein. The following is a copy
of the letter mentioned :
" Stamford Grove, Oct. 5, 1847.
" Sir,—Permit me to address you in a case of cha-
rity, at the pressing solicitation of Mrs. Owen, a poor
widow, whom I have known for several years to be
a person of exemplary piety. She informs me that
she is a native of Raby, Durham, and is the daughter
of the late Mary Smith, long a domestic in the Duke
of Cleveland's family, and was much respected. She
is induced to think that were you and Lady Laura
to be made acquainted with her present distressed
situation that probably you might render her some
assistance, for which she would feel grateful. The
landlord has put the brokers into her house for arrears
ofrent, and her furniture will be sold to-day if the rent
heret paid. lam a total stranger to you, but I may
mention that a near kinsman of my own was
Alex. Dunbar, who was formerly attached to the
21st Regiment; and I have many years ago heard
him mention your name, in conjunction with Colonels
Paterson and Adams. Trusting the motive which
actuates me, in complying with the request, will be
deemed an apology, I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,

" JAMES LIONEL DUNBAR.
" P.S.—The bearer is the brother-in-law to Mrs.
Cowen, who will wait for an answer to this hurried
llote.
" J. L. D."
After reading the letter, he told the defendant that
1341 Would make inquiries at the Duke of Cleveland's