The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-24 00:00:00

REGISTRATION IN MIDDLESEX.

The Courts of Revision were held yesterday, at White
Conduit-house, Islington, for the Islington district, com-
prising the parishes, precincts, and places following :—St.
Luke ; St. Botolph Without, Aldersgate ; the united pa-
rishes of St. James and St. John, Clerkeswell ; St. Mary,
Islington ; St. Diary, Stoke Newington ; St. John,
Hackney ; St. Leonard, Shoreditch ; Hornsey ; the
united parishes of St. Giles-in-the-Fields and St. George,
Bloomsbury ; the united parishes of St. Andrew and
Holborn ; St. George the Martyr ; St. Sepulchre ;
S iffron-hill ; Hatton-garden ; Ely-rents ; Ely-place ; the
Rolls ; Lincoln's-inn ; Furnival's-inn ; and Staple Inn.
Of these only a part were disposed of yesterday, com-
prising the parishes of St. Sepulchre ; St. Mary, Fling-
ton ; St. Luke, Middlesex ; Hornsey ; St. Mary, St-he
Newington ; St. John and St. James, Clerkentvell ; St.
Andrew and St. George the Martyr. The others stand
over for revision till to-morrow (this day ), and Thursday,
except that of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, which has been
fixed for revision in the district of Mile-end, on the 29th
instant.

In revising the list of the united parishes of St. James
and St. John, Clerkenwell, one of the first claims which
attracted the attention of the revising barrister (Mr. San-
dye) was that of a claimant as a lessee of premises, the
occupant of which wonid have a right to vote as a resident
householder in the borough of the Tower Hamlets. No
objection had beets entered in the lists by the overseers to
this claim, and many others of the like description.
Mr. SANDYS said, that, on looking over the lists, he
found that there was a considerable number of claimants
of the same description—that was, of parties who claimed
from property of various kinds, which gave a right of vot-
ing for the borough. He would, therefore, take that op-
portunity of stating, before he came to them all in succes-
sion, that he had no doubt whatever that all such claims
were bad. No person who looked at the 25th section
of the Reform Act would for a moment entertain a
doubt on the subject. The 25th section was—" And
be it enacted, that nottv:thatanding any thing herein-
before contained, no person shall be entitled to tote
in the election of a knight or knights cf the shire to
serve in any future Parliament ha respect of his
estate or interest as a copyhol,!er, or customary tenant, or
tenant in ancient demente, holding by copy of court-roll, or
al such lessee or assignee, or as such tenant and occupier,
..ds aforesaid, in any house, warehouse, counting-
house, shop, or other building, or in any land occupied
together with a house, warehouse, counting-house, shop,
or other building, such house, warehouse, counting-house,
shop, or other building being, either separately or jointly
with the land so occupied therewith, of such value as
would, according to the provisions hereinafter contained,
confer on him, or any other person, the right of voting for
any city or borough, whether he or any other person
shall or shall not have actually acquired the right to
vote for such city or borough, in respect thereof." The
enactment in this clause (continued the Learned Gentle-
man) puts it beyond all doubt, that from any property
which could give a right to vote for a city or borough,
whether such right was claimed for the city or borough, or
not, no person could acquire a claim for a county. The
only doubt OD his mind was, whether, as it was not ob-
jected to by the overseers, or by any third party, he had a
right tts strike it out of the lists, but clearly on the face of
it the claim was bad.
One of the overseers—We have made no objection to
this claim, or to the others of the like nature, which are
returned in our lists.

Mr. SANnrs—l am aware of that, and that is the only
cause of my doubt, whether not being objected to I am
warranted by the Act in striking it out.
The Overseer—Can it be wondered at that poor over-
seers sboalii make such a mistake, if it be one, when per-
sons win from their prefession should know better have
also doubts on the subject?
SANDYS—i shall hear with pleasure any thing that
you or any other party may have to say in support of the
claim, though I repeat that, according to the 25th section
of the Act, the claim is a bad one. If the overseers, or
any other party having a right to make the objection,
bad entered one in due time, I should decide at once,
and strike such claims out of the list. But my doubt
is whether, under the 42d section of the Act, I have
that power. The 42d section says—(Here the Learned
Gentleman read that part of the clause which re•
later to what the barrister shall do where no ob-
jection has been made)—" And every such barrister
shall retain on the list of voters the names of all persons to
whom no objection shall have been made by the overseers
or tAll _an v liFire Rilitifluer 76 gel'tirteit4teht", WPC,
as it is for the guidance of the barrister in cases where ob-
jections have been made.) If he should be satisfied that
this clause restricted him as to the power of striking out the
name of a claimant to whom no objection had teen made,
he would allow the names to stand, but otherwise he
would strike them out.

Objections of a similar ❑ature (hut not by the over-
seers) arose in some of the lists which came before Mr.
Palk in the othrr Court.

Mr. PALE made, in substance, the same remarks as
those which we have given of his learned colleague.
The cases were then adjourned for decision to Saturday,
Nov. 3, at the sure place.

TOWER HAMLETS ELECTION.

DR. LUSHING T ON.

Last night Dr. Lushingto❑ met the gentlemen of the va-
rious Local Committees formed to further the return of
the Doctor as one of the representatives of this borough,
at the White Hart Tavern, Mile-end•road. The meeting
Was most numerous and highly respectable.
S. I.II.LIORIBANKS, Esq. M.P., having Leen called to
the chair, observed, that he was as large a shipowner as
any in the metropolis, and he was not afraid of committing
his interest to the care of Dr. Lushington.—(Haar.)
Mr. STOCK proposed the first resolution, and impressed
upon the minds of all reformers the great duty of using their
utmost exertions to secure the election of Dr. Lushington.
Mr. KING seconded the motion, which was adopted
amidst cheering.
Mr. Show proposed the second resolution.
Mr. SWIFT seconded the motion, which was unani-
mously adopted.

Dr. LUSHINGTON then addressed the meeting in expla-
nation of his political sentiments, and was loudly applaud-
ed. After which thanks were voted to the Chairßun, and
the meeting adjourned.