The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-17 00:00:00

THE REGISTRATIONS.
CITY OF LONDON.
Yesterday Mr. Arnold went through the lists for the
parishes of St. Gabriel Fenchurh, St. Mary Woolnoth,
St. Nicholas Aeons, Allhallows Barking, and St. Dun-
stan-in-the-East.
Soon after the sitting of the Court,
The Learned BARRISTER gave judgment in the case of
Mr. Henry Edmund Gurney, who was on the list for the
parish of St. Edmund the King and Martyr, as the occu-
pier of premises, No. 65, Lombard-street.
The objection was supported by Mr. Brown, on behalf
of the Conservatives; and Mr. Wansey and Mr. Ledger
appeared for Mr. Gurney.
Evidence in support of the vote was beard on Wednes-
day, but Mr. Arnold postponed his decision, that he
might have an opportunity of consulting precedents.
The facts of the case were briefly these :—Mr. H. E.
Gurney is a partner in the house of Messrs. Overdid,
Gurney, and Co., who occupied the premises No. 65,
Lombard-street, until March last, when—as those pre-
mises were about to be pulled down and rebuilt—they
removed their business to a house in the adjoining
parish. The house, No. 65, Lombard-street, had been
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place in the new building. The new premises, it ap-
peared, were not yet completed. Messrs. Gurney were
rated to the June rate (the Only rate made during the
year) for the psemises, 65, Lombard-street.
Mr. ARNOLD said the question in this case was,
whether Messrs. Gurney had occupied the premises in
respect of which they were registered for twelve months
previous to the 31st of July last. The 27th section of
the Reform Act conferred the franchise on every occu-
pier of a house, warehouse, shop, counting-house, or
other building; and the question really resolved itself
into this—whether Mr. Gurney could be said to have
occupied the house No. 65, Lombard-street, at a time
when no such house was in existence. The Learned
Barrister, after citing several cases from Mr. Elliott's
work on registration, and from " Bingham's New Cases,"
vol. 5, observed that the question to be decided in this
case was not whether there had been a tenancy, but
whether Messrs. Gurney had occupied a house or other
building at 65, Lombard-street. Now, it appeared that
during a considerable portion of the twelve months pre-
vious to the 31st of July the house 65, Lombard-street,
had not been in existence, and, consequently, there
could have been no occupation of such house, though
there might be a tenancy which would entitle the land-
lord to recover in an action for use and occupation. It
had been observed that this was a very
hard case, and he
(Mr. Arnold) admitted that it was so. He had come to
the decision with considerable reluctance, but it appeared
to him to be the only construction he could put on the
27th section of the Reform Act. He must observe, that
Messrs. Gurney had a remedy in their own hands, be-
cause, as they had removed to a house in an adjoining
parish, they might have claimed to be registered for suc-
cessive occupation.
The name of Mr. 11. E. Gurney was therefore struck
off the list. The name of Messrs. Matthew Harrison,
M. Harrison, jun., and Edward Harrison, who were re-
gistered for premises 82, Cornhill, which had been pulled
down in order to be rebuilt, under circumstances nearly
similar to the case of Messrs. Gurney, were also ex-
punged.
The parishes taken to-day concluded the revision for
the City.
Mr. ARNOLD observed at the close of the proceedings,
that he had had some difficulty in deciding on the scale
of remuneration to be allowed to vestry-clerks for their
labours in connexion with the revision. He considered
that ls. per name would bo a fair allowance. This sum
would include every charge connected with making out
the lists, such as attendance on the overseers, posting
the lists on the church doors, Re., bat would be exclu •
sive of printers' bills, attendance on the Secondaries, and
at the Revising Barrister's court.
The following is a statement of the result of the en-
tire revision, prepared by the Conservative agent:—,
LIVER! LIST.

Sustained. 6
Conservative objections 166 Failed or
withdrawn.
411
Liberal
_ Double 6l
Conservative claims ... 2
o
. HOUSEHOLDERS' LIST.
LIST.
Liberal,
Sustained. Failed or
withdrawn.
Conservative claims._ .... 1,294
Liberal
Conservative claims... 4
Liberal 79
The statement of the Liberal agents was not corn.
pleted at the close of the registration ; but it will, pro.
bably be published to day or on Monday.

* These numbers include 373 " double" objections, or ob-
jections taken by both parties.

MIDDLESEX.

Mr. L. Shadwell yesterday held his court at the
Chandos Arms, Edgeware, in order to revise the lists of
county voters for the parishes of Pinner, Edgeware,
Harrow, Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little
Stanmore, and Finchley.
Sir W. Milman, described upon the register as of
Pinner, was objected to by the Liberals, but no one ap-
peared to substantiate the objection.
Mr. SHADWELL overruled the objection, and allowed
ss. costs against Mr. Walker, the objector.
Mr. Payne, the Conservative agent, said it would be
safer, to guard against future objections, to insert " The
Grove, Pinner.
Mr. SHADWELL made the suggested alteration.
In Harrow the Conservatives made a great many ob-
jections, which were all withdrawn.
Mr. Grainger, an objected party, asked for costs.
Mr. SHADWELL said he never granted costs in cases of
new claims.
Sir Robert Smirke was objected to by the Liberals,
but the objection was withdrawn. He, however, sent his
steward to complain of frequent frivolous objections.
The Learned BARRISTER said, as Sir Robert Smirke
did not come himself, he could not allow any costs.
The other cases were of no more than ordinary im-
portance.

In Sheffield there are stated to be 3,330 persons
employed in the various processes of the manufacture of
pocket-knives. In this number are included 2,400 setters-
in; 430 pen blade grinders ; 150 pocket blade grinders ;
270 blade forgers; and 110 scale forgers.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governors of the West India
colonies.