The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-21 00:00:00

ANDREWS V. DREVER.

This was an appeal from a judgment in error in the Court
of Exchequer. The facts of the case were shortly these.
The defendant in error brought an action of debt in the Court
of King's Bench against the plaintiff; for not letting out tithes.
The plaintiff in the Court below was proprietor of the tithes,
of corn, grain, and hay, of lands in the parish of Prestbury, in
the county of Chester, and the defendant was occupier of the
same lands. The cause was tried at the Summer Assizes for
1831, before Mr. Baron Bolland, when the plaintiff obtained
a verdict for 1051. 155., being treble the amount specified in
the particular of demand, for which sum judgment was entered
up. At the trial a bill of exceptions was tendered to the
Learned Judge, which having been sealed, and error brought
upon it in the Court of Exchequer Chamber, the judgment.of
the Court below was affirmed. The present writ of error
was brought for the purpose of reversing those judgments.
Sir F. POLLOCK and Mr. J. JEavis appeared for the plain
tiff, and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Mr. TEMPLE for the
defendant.

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Mr. JERVIS was addressing the House when we left.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THISDA Y.)

ROSCOMMON.

This Committee met at the Sessions House, Westminster,
at eleven o'clock.

Mr. HARRISON, on the part of the petitioner, Mr. Barton,
who was the unsuccessful candidate at this election, opened
the proceedings. The sitting Members, the O'Connor Don
and Mr. French, were, he said, returned to Parliament by a
colourable majority of 442. Of the numbers by which this
majority was obtained, it would be shown that a great propor-
tion of them had no right whatever to vote ; ar.4 before giving
to the Committee a classification of the votes which LP submit-
ted should be erased from the poll, he begged to inform t;;Cm
that the decision with respect to opening the registry in Irish
cases, was different from that given in English cases. In
English cases it was not permitted to open the registry,
whereas the contrary course was pursued in Irish cases. He
had also to complain of the interference of the Catholic
Priests, who were frequently seen to prompt the agents and
voters for the sitting Members. Another rather ludicrous cir-
cumstance occurred at this election. The wardrobe of their
voters, enjoying, as they alleged, a ten pound qualification,
was so deficient, as to render it necessary for them
to procure, for the general service, what they called a big-
coat. On going to the poll each voter assumed this garment,
and after voting, was compelled to resign it to his successor.
The Assistant Barrister at length recognised this representa-
tive of a ten-pound qualification, and the practice immediately
ceased. There were twelve different descriptions of toters to
whom he objected. Ist. There were 772 ten-pound voters of
what he termed insufficient value, their interest being, as he
would show, of less than 101. In the Monaghan and Long-
ford cases, it was decided that a beneficial value of 101. beyond
the rent paid was requisite to entitle a party to the franchise.
It would be therefore necessary to go into the evidence of
value, and for that purpose he would produce gentlemen
living in the neighbourhood of these voters—Magistrates of
the county, experienced land-valuators, and respectable farmers,
who would prove the insufficiency of value. The 2d class
consisted of 47 voters whose leases were deficient, as appeared
on the face of the affidavit. These would have been entitled
to vote, if their interest arose out of leases which had been
executed six months before the Reform Act. To avoid this
objection, the leases were ante-dated. The 3d class consisted of
45 liable to the same objection, but the proof of it did not, as the
others, appear on the face of the affidavit. The 4th class
consisted of 129 what are called marksmen, whose affidavits of
qualification were not accompanied, as required by Act of Par-
liament, by an oath that the affidavit was read to them pre-
vious to subscribing it. The sth class consisted of 83, who
had no interest in the land out of which they voted at the time
of the election, and whose leases were fraudulently ante-dated,
and signed neither by grantor or grantee. The other objec-
tions were various-11 voters had lost part of the possessions
out of which they voted; 83 tenants holding in common ; and
one who possessed the franchise in the borough of Athlone,
and consequently could not vote for the County Members.
Mr. Merron, the Deputy Clerk of the Peace, produced and
authenticated the poll-books, and was under examination when
we left.
YOUGHAL.

Mr. HARRISON opened the proceedings in this case on the
part of Mr. Smith, who is the petitioner and unsuccessful
candidate ; but the Committee having objected to the publi-
cation of the evidence, we can only state that the validity of
the return of the sitting Member ( Mr. J. O'Connell) will be
decided by a scrutiny of the votes which are objected to, on
the ground of non-payment of municipal taxes.

SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, MAY 20.—Wind E.N. E.—Arrived, and proceeded
for the River, the Asia, Wolf, from China ; Montrose,
Alexander, from Jamaica ; and Lee, Mawl, from Cork. Ar-
rived from the River, and sailed, the Ann, Howe, for the
South Seas.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 20. —Wind S.E. to W.

FALMOUTH, MAY 19.—Wind N., light breezes.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 19. Wind variable and squally.—Arrived
the Guiana, Tait, from Madras—sailed Jan. 13, and from the
Cape of Good. Hope, March 9.
WHITEHAVEN, MAY 19.—Arrived the Oporto, Stewart,
from Oporto.
CLYDE, MAY 18.—Arrived the Alfred, Delafargue, from
Charente.

NEWRY, MAY 18. —Arrived the Aurora, Ramon, from Memel.
LONDONDERRY, MAY 18.—Arrived the Halkin, Pugh, from
London ; and Fortina, Goldbrandt, from Danzic.
WATERFORD, MAY 18.—Arrived the Rapid, Miller, from
London.

GALWAY, MAY 18.—Arrived the Margaret, Shanklin, from
London ; and Martha, Stagg, from London.
LEITII, MAY 19.—Arrived the Eleonora, Vennerland, from
Gottenburg.
TORBAY, MAY 18.—Sailed the Royal William, Ireland, for
Madras.

YARMOUTH ROADS, MAY 19.—Arrived the Success, Leidtche,
from Memel.

LYNN MAY 19.—Arrived the Jason, King, from Memel.

WHITSTABLE, MAT 20.—The Atalanta, Walters, from Sun-
derland to London, was assisted into this Bay, after striking a
wreck ; is bilged, and filled with the tide.
DUBLIN, MAY 19.—The Spartan, Finnic, from Belfast to
Portsmouth, was found capsized off Lambay, and towed into
Skerries yesterday.

The Blucher, Sewell, bound to Liverpool, was on shore at
Demerara, on the 2d ult., and would be obliged to discharge
part of the cargo.

THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES.

BRITISH
Bank Stock '144 I

FUNDS.
India Stock n6O
Ditto Bonds S pm
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuities —

3 per Cent. Red 9O
3 per Cent Cons 91.34
3% per Cent.
3% per Cent. Red titii
New 3% per Cent 9938
4 per Cent. Assented
Dissented
Long Annuities to expire

Ex. Bills, 1000/.......... 26 pm
Ditto 500/ 26 pm.
Ditto 500 i :l6 pm.
Bank Stock for Opg.
India Stock for Act.
Consols for Act.

JA'i 1860 l6 13-16

Oct 1859

Jan. 1860
OREIG

Austrian, 5 per cent
Belgian, 5 per cent
Br,zilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cant
Chilian, 6 per cent 5l
Columbian, 6 per cent.
Ditto, 1821 4O
Danish .
Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per cent.
Mexican, 5 per cent., 1825 —
Ditto, 1825, 6 per rent 42
Peruvian, 6 per cent

t 4 k UNDS.
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent 9914
Ditto, New Ditto 99
Prussian. 5 per cent —
Russian Bonds, 5 per cent. _lO9
Ditto, Metallic
Spanish, 5 per cent O5
Ditto, Is
French, 5 per cent
Exchange
French, 3 per cent. f. —c.
Dutch, •2# per cent. :,614
Ditto, 5 per cent .. . 101 t',

CANADA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Mr. Editor—lt appears that Lord Aylmer, the Governor-
in-Chief of Canada, is to be recalled, and that a civil Gover-
nor will be appointed in his place ; and if so, why have more
than one general officer to command in Canada,?
One general officer, with an officer for Adjutant-Gene-
ral's department, to manage that and the Quarter-Master-
General's is quite sufficient for all that is required in that
quarter, when in almost all regiments the commanding
officer is of sufficient standing to be a General. In Canada
two of them are old full Colonels, of forty years' service—
Colonel Tidds, 24th Regiment, and Colonel Nichols, 65th
Regiment.
The head-quarters of the General ought to be at Montreal,
being the most central, and convenient in every respect.
A great part of the Staff in that quarter ought to be re-
duced, as well as Commissariat and Engineer Departments,
which would be a considerable saving.
May 25. REFORM.

DEATH OF MRS. HEMANTM.—Died, on Saturday
evening last, in Dawson-street, Dublin, after a long and pain-
ful Ivl:ich she bore with that cheerfulness and pious re-
signation which might have been expected from her writings
and her character, Mrs. Hemans.—Didilin Plail.

VAUXHALL GARDENS.—In consequence of the
rain last evening, and the disadvantage under which their no-
velties would have been seen, the proprietors were induced to
postpone the opening of these gardens until to-morrow.
ST. GEORGE'S HANOVER-SQUARE.—Some of
the parishioners, in order to show the great moral and benefi-
cial effects resulting from the new system by which the poor-
rates are now administered, have printed and distributed, at
their own expense, a Pamphlet illustrative of those effects,
and of the principles upon which the Poor-law Amendment
Act is founded. Some observations on this subject appeared
in The Sun of yesterday.