The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-14 00:00:00

THE WOMAN FRANCHISE.

Hannah Bainbridge claimA to have her name
placed on tho list of voters, which claim was sup-
ported by Mr. Norman.

The Revising Barrister said he should disallow
the claim, because it seemed to him quite clear that
the Legislature never intended to give the franchise
to females.

Mr. Norman said it was a case for the decision of
a superior court. He contended that the claimant
was entitled under the 13th and 14th Victoria, the
interpretation clause of which clearly laid it down
that the term person should be taken to include
both male and female.

The Revising Batrister was of opinion that the
claim could not be admitted on those grounds.
When Mr. Mill proposed to the House of Commons
to give the elective franchise to females it distinctly
refused its sanction to such a proposal. He there-
fore should expunge the name.
Mr. Norman then gave notice of appeal, in order
that the case might be fully argued in one of the
superior courts.

The Revising Barrister said notice of appear
must be lodged before the rising of the court.

THE LODGER FRANCHISE.

The first claim that raised any question was that
of Mr. William Adderton, of 57, Wardour-street.
Mr. Norman objected to the claim on the ground
that as the claimant was not present, the attesting
witness had not sufficient knowledge of him to prove
the claim. Mr. Armisted, the attesting witness, said
he had seen a number of persons sign their claims
at the Black Swan public-house, on which occasion
they each produced their rent books, and the
claimant was one amongst them.
The Revising Barrist•?,r said where the claimant
was pot personally present an not represented by
a person who had a full knowledge of hi:n he
should disallow the claim.

Mr. Norman hoped the claim would not be struck
out, but that it might be adjourned, as well as all
those claimants which stood in pr,2cisely the same
position. Another parish could easily be proceeded
with.

• Mr. Noakes said there were a great number of
persons present, and it wai too much to ask that
those who hid attended to their business should ba
inconvenienced for those who did not.

A number of persons expressed great dissati,fac-
tion at the proposal to go on with the claims of
other parishes in preference to that of St. Ann's.
Amongst them one person made himself heard, and
said he was loosing Bd. an hour all the time•he
was being kept waiting to prove his claim.
The Revising Barrister sail he would proceed
with St. Ann's parish, but he should disallow the
claim under consideration, on the ground that the
attesting witness had no personal knowledge of the
claimant.

Mr. Norman gave notice of appeal.
Mr. Noakes said before they proceeded further
he thought it had bettar be settled what was " a
lodger."

The Revising Barrister—That has been very
clearly set out.

Mr. Noakes was glad to hear it, awl no farther
time nee .I be lost on that point. The next thing to
be sAtled was what was the lowest rent that would
confer the franchise.

The Revising Barrister said that also had been
pretty clearly made known —a rental of 4s. a
week.

Mr. Noakes held that that was insufficient.
Several persons—Why its £lO 8s a year.
Mr. Noakes contended 4s. was insufficient unless
it was clear of all rates.

The Revising Barrister said lodgers did not pay
rates. Ile thought if a man paid 4s. a week for an
unfurnished room he was entitled to the franchise.
(Hear, hear.)

Mr. Noakes—That was 210 per annum, clear of
all parochial rates that would attach to those who
paid the rent. But then there were the water and
gas ; deductions would have to be made for each of
those.

The Revising Barrister said those deductions
would have to be made, but then he thought
it was not worth while losing time iu
disposing of objections which at present were merely
imaginary. It would be a great deal better not to
raise those points until one actuallyoccurred. He bad
stated his opinio❑ that those persons who occupied
apartments of the clear annual value of £lO, after
all deduction had been made, were entitled to the
franchise according to the last Reform Act, and
that being so, it would not be wise to occupy the
time of the court with discussions on imaginary
difficulties.

Several claimants who attended personally, and
proved their right to the franchise by the occupa-
tion of apartments of the annual value of £lO, were
then placed on the list of voters by the revising bar-
rister.
The revision will occupy some days.

THE SCRATCHING OF THE EARL.—Bell's Life, after quot-
ing Mr. Padwick's letter to the Stewards of the Jockey
Club, which has appeared in the Express, requesting
an investigation into the circumstances connected with
the striking of the Earl out of the St. Leger list,
makes the following remarks—" This application, we
are glad to say, has been granted, and a Court of
Inquiry' will be held at Newmarket iu the First October
Meeting, when the whole affair of the mysterious betting
about The Earl, as well as the causes which led to his
being scratched, will be gone into. In consequence of
Admiral Rous being the defendant in the action "Day v.
Eons," we understand Mr. Lowther has been deputed to
act for him, and General Peel, it is also rumoured, is
to be ono of Mr. Lowther's colleagues. All we trust is
that the inquiry will be as searching as possible, and the
saddle placed on the right horse, for if The Earl has been
used for no other purpose than an instrument of gaming
the sooner the operators are exposed, punished, and held
up to the world the better it will be for the interests of the
turf."

ACCIDENTAL POISONING IN YORKSHIRE.—The
East Riding coroner held a very painful investigation at
Drax, on Thursday afternoon, relative to the mysterious
deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Coulson, of Drax Hall, who died
from the effects of poison the previous day. From investi-
gation and post mortem examination it appeared that the
deceased were poisoned by partaking, when in a weak
state of health, of apple dumpling made of putrid suet,
which had been chopped and salted four months ago. The
stronger constitution of the servant girl, who had also
eaten of the pudding, enabled her to recover. This was
shown by medical testimony. and the jury found a verdict
in accordance. The case has been quite a cause dare in
the district, and the wildest rumours were afloat, all of
which are set at rest by the result of the inquest.
MUSICAL ITEMS.—The celebrated Wachtel is
about to settle in Wiesbaden at the "Villa Blomberg." M.
Capoul, the tenor of the Opera Comique, has expended
£lO,OOO in the purchase of a chateau. M. Ascher, the
well known pianoforte p!ayer and composer, is said to
have become an inmate of a lunatic asylum.— Musical
Standard.

ABORIGINAL SPORTS.—At an exhibition of native
AustraiLut sports by the aboriginal cricketers, at
Bottle, near Liverpool, on Saturday, a boomerang,
thrown by Alollagb, was carried by the wind among the
audience. It struck a gentleman on the head, the brim
of the hat saving the face from severe laceration. As it
was, the boomerang cut through the hat and inflicted
a severe wound across the brow. Surgical aid was at
once procured, and the gentleman was able to return
home.

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