The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-30 00:00:00

REGISTRATIONS.

MIDDLESEX.
Messrs. PALK and SANDYs, the Barristers appointed to
revise the election lists of voters of the county of Middle-
sex, held their respective Courts yesterday at the Charity
School, Stepney-green, Mile End, Old Town. The follow-
ing parishes composed the District :—Norton Folgate, St.
John Wapping ; St. Botolph Without, Aldgate, Christ-
church, St. Paul ; Shadwell ; St. Anne, Limehouse ;
All Saints, Poplar ; St. George's in the East, St. Mary.
Stratford ; Mile End, New Town ; St. Leonard's, Brom-
ley ; Mile End, Old Town ; Ratcliff, St. Leonard's
Shoreditch. The number of votes registered were 1,363;
cut of which there were 346 objected to upon various
grounds by the Overseers. In many instances the parties
who had been objected to, being in attendance to uphold
their claims, their cases were gmne into, and having failed
to establish their right to vote for the county in right of
leasehold or copyhold property, situated in the borough of
the Tower Hamlets, which conferred the right upon the
occupiers to vote for the Borough Members, they were
struck off the lists. All similar claims which were not
objected to were postponed till next Saturday for final de-
cision. A person claimed a right to vote from a freehold
rent charge upon copyhold premises, situated in the parish
of St. Mary's, Whitechapel, which the Barristers post-
poned, the Act of Parliament not being clear upon the
point. 'Dee claimant contended, that inasmuch as the vote
was good b fore the passing of the Reform Bill, he had a
clear and indisputable right to register, particularly as ti.e
Act did not disfranchise any such description of voters.—
The case was postponed.
In the list of St.. Ann's, Limehouse, a lady made
claim to vote ; she bad paid her shilling, the overseers in-
serted her name in the list, and objected to it.

Mr. PALK said, that there could be no question about
the correctness of the objection, as the Legislature had not
enfranchised the ladies.—(A laugh.)
A Gentleman attended on behalf of the lady, to support
her claim. He stated that she was a most zealous Re-
former ; that, during the discussion of that important
measure, she debated the question at every tea party she
attended—(Laughter)—that she was an advocate for uni-
versal suffrage, and vote by ballot—(Laughter)—and
that she had a right to participate in the blessings of a
measure which she had lent a willing hand, and an active
tongue to promote.—(Laughter.)
Mr. PALK regretted his inability to increase the lady's
political privileges, and trusted that she would not visit
her displeasure upon him, but direct it against the Legis-
lature.—( A laugh.) He struck her name out of the list.
The Barristers, in cases where objections had been
made by the overseen after the notice was stuck up at the
church door, disallowed them, as sufficient notice had not
been given to the persons so objected to.
An important question came on as to the right of 69
watermen, in the parish of All Saints, Poplar, who
claimed a right to vote for the county in right of freehold
land in the Isle of Dogs. Several watermen attended to
support their claims.
Mr. PALK inquired what was the nature of the freehold
interest in the land ; he had great doubts as to the legality
of the votes, and as they were objected to by the Overseers,
he should require evidence to prove that those persons had
an interest of 40s. a year in the land.
A waterman said that the watertnen claimed their votes
on the ground that they and their predecessors held the
ground under a grant of the Crown, dated 1650, and that
theyhad a beneficial interest in the land of 401. a year. A
Committee of the House of Commons had decided upon
the validity of their votes on a former occasion. The water
men bad formed themselves into a Society, called the
Potter's Ferry Soeie'y, and were enrolled in 1509. There
were in the Society 100 watermen.
Mr. PALK' said that he should require to see their title,
and proof that the ferry was vested in them, and that
they had a sufficient property in the land to give them a
quabfication under the Act of Parliament. He consi-
dered that it w s the ferry that yielded the profit,—not
the land. How much land did the waterman claim a
right to?
The Waterman said that the Society only claimed 100
feet in length and 60 in width, and that it was used as a
landing place; and that they let the ferry at 215/. a year.
Mr. PA I.K said, that it was very clear they gained
nothing by the land, but all by the ferry ; yet it appeared
that they claimed their right from profit in land.
The Waterman said, that Mr. :Mellish had given the
Society 1,2501., for the right of erecting a Toll-house
upon it.
Mr. PALK said, that he would postpone the question
until next Wednesday, and advised the watermen to get
advice, and to come prepared with evidence to establish
their claims, the legality of which he very much doubted.
Several lists were postponed.