The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-21 00:00:00

THIS DA Y'S NEWS.

CITY OF LONDON REGISTRY.
(THIS DAY.)
Upon the Revising Barrister taking his seat on the
bench this morning,
Mr. Wansey said, in reference to a case which occurred
yesterday, and in which costs were awarded against him
for alleged groundless opposition, that, where the num-
ber of the houses composing a street was well known,
the spirit and intention of the Act of Parliament was, that
the number should be stated in the registry for the pur-
pose of preventing the fraudulent insertion of names. He
could instance one hundred cases himself in which this
was the result of not inserting the numbes of the houses.
In the case in which the costs were awarded yesterday,
he rested his objection upon the fact of all the numbers in
the street in which the parties resided being well known,
yet the premises from which he claimed were not num-
bered in the list. As he could not appeal in the case of
costs, he trusted the Court would point out sonic case
upon which he could take the opinion of a superior court.
Tho REVISING BARRISTER said, when the numbers
were known, it was competent for Mr. Wansey, to point
them out to the overseer. What he thought when he
awarded the costs, and what he still thought, was, that it
was a great hardship to raise objections which compelled
persons to come away from their business, or perhaps a
long distance from the country, when the error arose
solely with the overseer.

Wansey said his object was to have this omission
supplied by the overseers.
The REVISING BARRISTER said, if it were proved that
the omission rested with the overseers, a remedy should
be applied.

Wansey said the party omitted would have his
remedy, against the overseer. The subject then dropped.
Mr. T. Neale appeared in Court to support his claim
against an objection raised by Mr. Quin, the Conserva-
tive agent. _ _

It appeared that Mr. Neale had occupied certain
premises in Botolph-lane, which he left in August last,
and previous b his leaving the Conservatives served
notice of objection upon him. Mr. Neale, in his exami-
nation, stated that he had still a quantity of goods upon
his former residence, which was still in his possession.
The COURT said this was a case of objection so ground-
less, that a high amount of costs would be awarded. A
sum of 10s. costs was awarded against the Conservative
agent.

-The vote of Mr. Willan, who claimed to vote in right
of three rooms which he held in St. Botolph-lan?, was
opposed by Mr. Quin, first, on the ground of misdescrip-
tion, they being described as two rooms; next, as to value ;
and lastly, that the Act never allowed the Court so to
alter as to entitle the claimant to the franchise.
Mr. Sidney Smith, the well-known Anti-Corn-law
lecturer, appeared in support of the claim ; J. A. Taylor,
Esq., was also present to watch the proceedings.
The REVISING BARRISTER inquired for whom Mr.
Smith appeared ?
Mr. Wansey said Mr. Smith attended to argue this
point, as being better informed upon the matter than
he was.

Mr. Willan was examined, and stated that he held
three rooms in St. Botolph-lane, all of which communi-
cated with the stairs. Ile had his own key. If each room
were to be let separately they would bring 3s. a week.
Mr. Quin said this claim was like one which would be
made on account of a house to which was added that
next door, to make up the full value. In the present case
they sought to establish the right to the franchise from
three rooms, whereas only two were mentioned in the
claim.

Mr. Sydney Smith contended that the 27th section of
the Reform Act, under which the claim was made, was
intended to be free from all technicalities, in order that
the poorer classes, whose franchises were affected by it,
might clearly understand it.
The REVISING BARRISTER said he would not at all
enter upon the legal technicalities of the Act in the pre •
sent instance, because he was determined to reject the
claims upon the qnestion of the value of the premises.
The claim was made on account of only two rooms, while
the value was sought to he established from the rent of
three rooms, and therefore the narre of the claimant
must be omitted.

Mr. Wansey gave notice of his intention to appeal
against the decision of the Court.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
A lad named Ebzore, in the employment of Mr.
Butler, wire-worker, Saffron-hill, was charged with
stealing a quantity of tools, the property of his master.
The prisoner denied the offence, but his sister pro-
duced one of the sto:en articles, and crying bitterly
begged for the liberation of her brother.—He was re-
manded.

UNION-HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Watts, a carman, was charged, before Mr.
Cottingham, with causing the death of a little boy,
named Madden, on the preceding day.
It appeared that the prisoner was driving his cart
along the Borough, when he was stopped by several
persons calling out that he had run over a child. He
immediately attended to the call, and alighted from the
cart, when he saw a child carried into a house, quite
dead. He declared that he was not at all aware of any
accident having happened until he heard the people
calling out to him to stop, which he did immediately.
The prisoner was detained until further inquiries were
made.

Thomas Farren and Jeremiah Cross were charged
with causing the death of James Scott, under the fol-
lowing eircumstanees:—

The prisoners are draymen, and were unloading their
dray at the door of a beer shop in Webber-row, when
the deceased, who was under the influence of liquor,
staggered off the pavement into the road. In the fall
he happened to touch the horses' heels, and one of the
animals kicked out and struck the deceased, and at the
same moment they proceeded forward, when the wheel of
the ponderous vehicle passed over his breast bone. lie was
taken up in a state of insensibility, and conveyed into a
chemists shop, where he expired. In the course of the
inquiry, it did not appear that any blame was attachable
to the prisoners, who were engaged in the cellar at the
time, and the horses had their nose-bags on ; but the
Magistrate was of opinion that, in unloading drays, there
ought to be some person at the horses' heads. The pri-
soners were adjudged to enter into their recognizances
of 401. each, to appear here on Saturday next.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(TH IS DA Y.)
LONDON, SEPT. 21.—Wind this day at noon, easterly,
fresh breeze and cloudy.
DEAL, SEPT. 20.—Wind:W.N.W. to N.W. and N.E.,
a light breeze.—Arrd. Christiana, Onega, for Marseilles.
Sld. John Bartlett, Cape of Good Hope.
STARCROSS, SEPT. 20.—The trawler "Little Family,"
of Brixham, is reported to have been run down off Bary
Head last night by the Watersprite, arrived here,
master and a boy saved, two men and a boy drowned.
YARMOUTH, SEPT. 18.—Arrd. Ophelia, Rimouske.
OFF THE WIGHT, SEPT. 18.—Devonport, St. John's,
New Brunswick.
SHEERNESS, SEPT. 20.—The Medora, from Quebec to
London, is ashore in the Middle Sand, and discharging.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 20.—Wind E.N.E. to
Arrd. Urgent, Brown, Bahia for Rotterdam. Sld. John
Line, Madras.
LYNN, SEPT. 20.—The Elizabeth, of this port, bound
to Goole with wheat, is very leaky, having strained in
the harbour, and will have to discharge.
WIVENHOE, SEPT. 20.—The brig Young, from Sun-
derland to London, has been towed in here leaky, and
with part of cargo thrown overboard, having been on
the Gunfleet.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 20.—Wind E., moderate.—Sld.
19, Julia, Africa ; 20, Mary Somerville, Calcutta ; Dee,
Cape of Good Hope ; San Matheus, Maranhana ;
Poblano, Havannah ; Columbian, Sydney. Off, Hay.
wood, Africa ; Coquimbo, New Orleans.
CLYDE, SEPT. 17.—S1d. Spinster, St. Thomas ;
Hanning, Havannah.
KINGSTOWN, SEPT. 19.—Arrd. Anne, Chieftain, atd
Fisher, St. John's, New Brunswick.
CORK, SEPT. 18.—Arrd. Grace, Scargie, Valpara;so,
(150 days) ; Catherine, Pearson, St. Domingo ; Thrn,
Smith, Laguna.
BERWICK, SEPT. 18.—Arrd. Susan Crisp, IcFaboe.
HULL, SEPT. 19.—Arrd. Emma, Toft, Richebucto.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. 20.—Wind, E., strong.—Arrd.
Matchless, Grangemouth, to Monte Video, leaky.
BRISTOL, SEPT. 19.—Sid. Marianne, New York.
BRISTOL CHANNEL, SEPT. 20.—Arrd. Margaret,
Jamaica.