The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-23 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX REGISTRATIONS.

Yesterday Mr. James Newton Gore; the bar-
rister appointed to revise the lists of voters for
knights of the shire to serve in Pailiament for the
county of Middlesex, held a court at the Vestry
Hall, Kensington, for the revision of the lists for
the parishes of Kensington and Chelsea.
Mr. Gilbert, of 47, Charing-cross, appeared as
agent for the Middlesex Liberal Registration
Society ; Mr. Piguet also appeared as the local agent
of the Liberals ; Mr. T. Alley Jones, of 1, Clifford's-
inn, and Mr. J. Alley Jones, of Chancery-lane, at-
tended on behalf of the Conservatives.
On commencing the revision of the lists of St.
Luke, Chelsea, the barrister mentioned that the
lists forwarded to him by the clerk of the peace did
not contain the objections. Ile believed, however,
that this was of little importance, as nearly all the
objections were made in cases of new, claims.
George Martin, of 6 and 7, Sladebourne-street,
Chelsea, appeared on the list in the third column as
" bought two houses, 6 and 7, Sladebourne-street,
direct from the ground landlord." He was not ob,
jetted to; but
Mr. Gilbert called attention to the entry, and
suggested that the third column should be altered
to " freehold houses."
The Barrister—l don't see how I can do that.
Mr. Gilbert--Then let it stand.
Barrister—lt seems to me that " bought direct
from the ground landlord" means freehold.
Overseer—But it is leasehold.
The Barrister—l think I must take it out.
Mr. Gilbert—l don't see how you can touch it.
It is not objected to.

The Barrister—l am to strike out names where
the qualification is insufficient on the face of it.

Mr. Gilbert--The overseer says it is leasehold ; I
say it is freehold ; but either one or the other is a
qualification.

Mr. Jones—The barrister believes neither.
The Barrister—lt may be freehold, leasehold, or
copyhold.

Mr. Dear (Mr. Gilbert's assistant)—And your
attention was called to it, in order that you may
correct it.

Mr. Jones—And by so doing you have put your
foot in it. (Laughter.)
Mr. Dear—Connecting the second column and the
fourth, it is clear that he is an occupier whatever
else he may be.

The Barrister—Clearly the qualification is in-
sufficient on the face of it ; but as he has not been
objected to, and as he has been several years on the
register, I will retain the name.

Mr. Jones—The case will be put right next year,
for the voter will then vote for the new borough of
Chelsea, and not for the county of Middlesex.
John Powell, of 182, King's-road, had claimed as
" ratepayer" for stables in rear of 180, King's-road,
and was objected to by the Liberals. He did not
appear, and as " ratepayer" was neither freehold,
leasehold, copyhold, nor occupation, the only items
of qualification provided by the Reform Act, the
barrister expunged the name.

Mr. Green, one of the overseers of Kensington,
was highly complimented by the barrister for the
singular accuracy with which his lists had been pre-
pared, in consequence of which the correctionary
processes of the agents had been reduced to some-
thing very nearly approaching to nothing.
_ _ _

Mr. Gilbert—if all the overseers were as careful
as Mr. Green there would be very little indeed for
us to do.

The Barrister sits to-morrow (Thursday) at
Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Black friars, for the
revision of the lists for the parishes and places within
the City of London ; and this will be the end of re-
vizion for the county of Middlesex for the year 1867.

THE ROYAL BANK OF LlVERPOOL.—Yesterday
morning a considerable crowd assembled in front
of the Royal Bank premises, but there was no disorder.
A run on some of the other banks in the town was antici-
pated, but the effect was very slight indeed. On 'Change
the stoppage occasioned very little depression. Until the
meeting of shareholders to-day nothing definite will be
known as to the extent of the liabilities or as to the inten-
tions of the directors and shareholders ; but au opinion
gains ground that, with such a wealthy proprietary, busi-
ness may be resumed. It would appear that the general
business of the tank has been a very sound one, and the
stoppage is attributable entirely to largo advances made to
one or two extensive shipowners, whose paper it has been
found impossible to get re-discounted, owing to the long-
prevailing depression in the shipping trade.
OLD SIR, DOUGLAS. By the lion. Mrs. Norton.
3 Vols.—"' Old Sir Douglas' (says the Athenaunz) is a
thoroughly readable and wholesome work of fiction. It is
a book that will satisfy the expectations of Mrs. Norton's
many admirers, and is worthy of a writer who, having
been a personal witness of much that is most brilliant in
human society, and a sufferer of much that is most sad in
human life, describes with equal candour and vividness the
things that she has §OOll and the gamy that §ba ha§fult."