The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-01 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

cFROM LLOYDS.)
DEAL, JUNE 30.—Wind N. E. , strong breeze.—Sailed the Corn-
wall, Beet, for Madras. Arrived the Henry, Turner, from Sheer-
ness for New South Wales. His Majesty's ship Castor remains,
with a brig (yacht), from the westward.
Po RT SMOUTH uNE 30.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Ca-
tharina Maria, Kraeft, from Memel.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 29.—Wind E., strong breeze.
FALMOUTH, JUNE 29.—Wind E., fresh breezes.
POOLE, JUNE 29.—Arrived the Neptunus, Kreplin, from Mernel.
DARTMOUTH, JUNE 29.—Arrived the Vantery, Galt, from Ja-
maica ; Jacob Perkins, Shoof, from Havannah ; Sackville,
Matthews, from Sierra Leone ; and Oscar, from Quebec.
BRISTOL, JUNE 30.—Arrived the Feliza, Forster, from Trini-
dad ; and Emma, Brown, from Sicily.
BELFAST, JUNE 28.—Arrived the William IV., Cahill, from Si,
Andrew's ; and Ardent, Smith, from London. -
ABERDEEN, JUNE 28.—Arrived the Arkwright, Bennie, from
Savannah. _ .

HULL, JUNE 29.—Arrived the Judith, Kelsey. from Riga;
Ariadne, Ohlman, Argo, Schroder, Marianne, Lindensbrages,
Heinrick and Robert, Dahneke, and Earnest, Stratford, from
Memel ; Christiana, Wilkie, from Wvburg ; and Royal William,
Joy, from St. Petersburgh.
HARWICH, JUNE 30.—Arrived the Stranger, Dense, from
Dantzic.

LOWESTOFFE, JUNE 30.—Arrived off port the Betsey, Heron,
from Memel. _ _

- -...-..
LYNN, JUNE 29.—Arrived the Anna Maria, Milne, from St.
Petersburgh ; Karen Ludeving, Refa, from Copenhagen ; and
Argo, Armes, from Wyburg.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 29.—Arrived the Pactolus, Wise, from New
Orleans ; Eagle, Rowett, and Indian Lass, Slabb, from Newfound-
land.

GREENOCK, JUNE 28.—Arrived the Mariner, M'Donald, from
Miramichi.

DUBLIN, JUNE 29. —Arrivedthe Alert, Snowden, from Liverpool.

IMPORTANT TO ALL OVERSEERS.

In consequence of a difference of opinion which exists as
to the mode of publishing the lists of country voters, the
following correspondence is presented to the public : it
COPY OF A LETTER FROM MR. JAMES STEVENS, PLY3II;UTH,-•
TO S. M. PHILLIPS, ESQ., SECRETARY OF sTAIE'S-OFFICE;'
WHITEHALL, JUNE 12, 1834.
"Sir—The circular addressed to all overseers of the poor in England
and Wales,' dated Secretary of State's Office, Whitehall, June, 1834,
has reached my hands, as clerk to the overseers of the parishes of St. An.
drew and Charles, in this borough, upon which I take leave to remark
that last year, in snaking out the list of the country voters in these pa.
riches I followed strictly the 38th clause, 2W. 4., c. 45. I first made out
a separate list of the names of the claimants, and then a list containing
the names of all persons who shall be (were) upon the register for the time
being as such voters, and also the names of all persons who shall (did) clahn
as aforesaid, to be inserted in such last mentioned list as such voters.'
The power of objecting was exercised by the overseers, as well in repect
of the registered voters, as of the claimants, and the list was so published,
that is a list of all the voters in the respective parishes, the names of the
claimants being amalgamated in alphabetical order, with the names of
the previously registered voters.
" The instructions of the circular alluded to limit the operation en-
tirely to the list of claimants, and leave out of the question altogether the
register of voters for the time being. I beg leave most humbly to submit
that it is not possible, by confining the duties of overseers to the publica-
tion of the list of claimants only, to carry out the literal meaning, and
what would appear clearly to be, the intention of the-wording of the
38th clause. And that, with a due observance of the said claus, it is im-
possible to comply with the instructions. I take the liberty to draw your
attention to this, and to add, that last night, on reading the words attri-
buted to lord John Russell, in a speech on the registration of voters,
should only be called upon to make a list of the new claimants, as
the overseers at present had to perform for the COUNTRV VOTERS.' I was
struck with the apparent discrepancy before I received the circular of in-
structions. lamat a loss what plan to follow in preparing the lists for
the present year, and shall therefore feel obliged for further information.
" I am, titc.,
(Signed) "JAMES STEVENS."

COPY OF MR. S. M.__PIIILLIPPS'S REPLY TO MR. STEVENS,

WHITEHALL, JUNE 14, 1834.
" Sir—l have submitted to Viscount Melbourne your letter to me
dated the 12th inst., and I have received his lordship's directions
to call your attention to the instructions to overseers, contained,
in page 3 of the printed paper to which your letter refers, viz., that
they (the overseers) must make out an alphabetical list of all per-
. sons having the 101. qualification in any such borough.' This list must
therefore include, as well those persons who were possessed•of the quali-
fication at the period of the last registry, as those who may since that
time have become possessed of a qualification.—l am, &c.
(Signed) " S. M. PHILLIPPS."

COPY OF A LETTER FROM MR. STEVENS TO MR. S. M.
PHILLIPPS
" Plymouth, Jutuils, 1834.
" Sir—l have received your prompt communication of the 14th inst.
I was aware that what yuu do me the favour to state, as to. the borough
lists, is the correct mode. •
" I submit, first, that according to the clause referred to'in my letter of
the 12th, the list of county voters to be published by the overseers, must
contain as well the names of those on the register for the time being, as
the names of new claimants; and secondly, that the instructions referred
to, relating to the registration of county voters, do not embrace my posi-
tion, and that they are consequently not in conformity to the Act.
" I shall be happy to be corrected if I am in error, and have the honour
to be, &c., (Signed) "JAMES STEVENS."

COPY OF MR. S. M. PHILLIPPS'S II PLY.
Whitehall, June 17, 1834.
" Sir—l have submitted to Viscount Melbourne your letter to me,
dated the 15th instant, and I have received his lordship's directions to in-
form you, that the overseers of each parish or township must make out
an alphabetical list of all persons who are now upon the register of county
voters, and of all persons sending in claims to them, according to the
form prescribed. All overseers will, in the course of the present week,
receive more explicit instructions on this subject.—l am, &c.
(Signed) "S. M. PHILLIPPS.
" To Mr. James Stevens, Clerk to the Overseers, &c., Plymouth."

Since the dates of the above correspondence, a circular
has been issued with amended instructions, with the follow-
ing note :
• The enclosed page, containing instructions to overseers, as to the list
qf voters for COUNTIES, is to be substituted for the instructions contained
in page 1 of the paper before sent. Ihe attention of the overseers is par-
ticularly directed to the words printed in Italics.
(Signed) " S. M. PHILLIPPS.
" Whitehall, June 16, 1834."