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London, England, 1842-10-06 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

The revision of the list of voters for this borough
was yesterday concluded by Mr. Alfred Austin,
at the Court-house, Marylebone, when the learned
gentleman gave his judgment upon several cases which
had been reserved to this day. Tha principal of these
were the objections to the names of assessed tax col-
lectors upon the registry—(which objection was al-
lowed, and the names were struck off)—and the im-
portant question whether Peers of Parliament, or
Peers of Ireland or Scotland, were entitled to vote
in the election of Members of the House of Commons.
The case selected for decision as to the English Peers,
was that of the Duke of Dorset; Mr. AUSTIN, in giv-
ing a very detailed judgment, said that the question of
the right of Peers to vote in the election of Mem-
bers of. Parliament, was judicially determined by the
House of Commons in 1699, in the case of Malden.
At the previous election for that borough the Earl of
Manchester, a Peer, voted for the sitting Member.
The vote was struck out by a Committee, and the
House, nem. con., adopted a resolution—" That no Peer
of this kingdom hath any right to give his vote in the
election for any Member to serve in Parliament."
From that time to the present there appeared to be
only one case in which the question was again raised.
The Droitwich Committee, in the case of Viscount
Southwell, an Irish Peer, but who, at the time of his
being registered, was not actually elected a Member
of the House of Commons, for any county, city, or
borough of Great Britain, resolved that his name
should be struck off the poll, " in compliance with the
Standing Order." According to these decisions the
names of the Peers of Parliament, on the present re-
gistry, must be struck out.
Lisa PEERS.—Lord Radstock was objected to as
an Irish Peer. By the Act of Union (Great Britain
and Ireland) Irish Peers were declared eligible to be
Members of the House of Commons, but so long as they
continued Members of that House, they were not to
be entitled to the privileges of the Peerage, and in
"all proceedings civil and criminal," they were to be
considered "as Commoners." It was then provided
that the " Peers of Ireland shall, as Peers of the United
Kingdom, be sued and tried, as Peers, except as
aforesaid, and shall enjoy all the privileges of
Peers as fully as the Peers of Great Britain" (ex-
cepting that of sitting in the House of Lords, &c.)
Hence, unless an Irish Peer was actually sitting in
the House of Commons, he was a Peer of the United
Kingdom, and thereby incapacitated to vote at elections.
SCOTCH PEERS.—The Earl of Dundonald was ob-
jected to as' a Scotch Peer. By the Act of Union
(England and Scotland), it was provided that all the
Iseers of Scotland should be thenceforth Peers of Great
Britain, and be tried as such, and enjoy all privileges
of Peers of Great Britain, except the right of sitting
n the House of Peers and on the trial of Peers. The

arl of Dundonald, therefore, stood upon the same
footing as an English Peer as regarded the right of
voting at elections for Members of Parliament, and
his name was struck off the list.

By these decisions (as to the Peers), 22 names were
struck off the registry.

EAST SURREY.

The following is a Summary of all the Claims and
Objections made, allowed, and sustained, in the dis-
trict of the New East Surrey Reform Registration
Society. at the Revising Barristers' Courts, held at the
Town Hall, Southwark, for the parishes of Clapham
and Streatham, on Monday, the 26th, and Tuesday,
the 27th days of September, at the Court-house,
Kingston, for the Hundred of Kingston, on Saturday,
the Ist, and Monday, the 3d days of October, and at
the Spread Eagle Tavern, Wandsworth, on Tuesday,
the sth day of October, 1842, for the Western Half
Hundred of Brixton :

Objections by the New East Surrey Reform
Registration Society, Sustained
The like by Tory Agents, Sustained 4B

Majority
Ciaims by the New East Surrey Reform Regis-
tration Society, Allowed

Total Majority for the New East Surreyßeform
Registration Society
Majority for the same Society, in 1839, 1840,
and 1841

Total Majority for the same Society by the last
Four Registrations

SINGULAR CASE at BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY, SIX, P.M.—This morning
the Magistrates were engaged for a considerable
length of time in the investigation of a singular
charge. It appears, that for some days past a fo-
reigner, who represents himself as the Archbishop of
Tripoli, has been on a visit to Birmingham. In the
daytime he has partaken of the hospitalities of the
Rev. Josiah Allport, and at night he has slept at
Beech's Railway Hotel, or at the Liverpool station.
As he came very highly recommended, and brought
with him alleged-credentials of his authenticity from
the highest authorities in the Church, the Rev. J.
Allport took the greatest interest in this foreign Pre-
late, and was instrumental in obtaining several dona-
tions for him towards the purposes which are fully de-
tailed in the following copy of the Archbishop's
circular :
" In consequence of the sufferings of the Christian
Church in Syria, the Archbishop of Tripoli, whose
province includes Mount Lebanon, has visited and is
now in England. In 1840 five small towns near
Mount Lebanon, besides many villages, were con-
sumed by fire, and Tripoli, Beyrout, and other ma-
ritime towns suffered severely. In 1841 a civil war
broke out, and raged between the Druses and the
Maronites, in which the Christians were greatly
oppressed. Upwards of twenty-five towns and 125
churches were destroyed. The Archbishop's resi-
dence having been destroyed by the former cala-
mity, and the people being too much impoverished
to help him, he solicits assistance from British Chris-
tians ; but is at the same time more especially solicitous
to raise a fund for providing means of extending
education on true scriptural principles throughout his
whole diocese. About 2001. is still wanting to enable
him to return and commence preliminary measures,
whilst he will leave a young Syrian, who has accom-
panied him, under the care of the Rev. Joseph Bay-
lee, of Birkenhead, near Liverpool, to be educated for
carrying out his subsequent objects. These include
the effecting a new translation of the Scriptures into
Arabic, with elementary books on religion, and school
books' on general subjects ; and on the young man's
return to Syria, duly qualified, the Archbishop pur-
poses (D.V.) to ordain him for the ministry. These
proposals have been most kindly entertained, by_
the Archbishop of Catiterbury and the Bishop d
London.; the latter, in transmitting the sum of
501. from himself and the Archbishop of Canterbury,
observes in the note accompanying the donation,
'We hope your Eminence will receive it in testimony
of the good-will we entertain for the Levant Church.'
Several Clergymen of distinction in London, Liver-
pool, Bristol, Brighton, and other place's have warmly
patronised the Archbishop's objects; and he hopes
to meet with the generous consideration of Christians
in Birmingham. Any donation in aid of his plans
may be paid into Messrs. Taylor and Lloyds' bank,
and the Rev. J. Allport has engaged to see to the due
transmission of any sum to the Archbishop." Then
follows a list of benefactions :—" Rev. J. Garbett, 1/.;
Rev. R. R. Niendham, 1/.; Rev. J. Allport, 1/. ;
James Taylor, Esq., 11.; Rev. Thomas -Moseley, 31.;
a Friend, 1/. ; Mons. J. O'Flannagan, 10s. ; Rev. J.
A. James, 1/.; Rev. J. 0. Oldham, 1/. ; Mr. R.
G. Reeves, 1/. ; Rev. E. Kempson, 1/. ; Mr. H. H.
Cracklow, 11."
Yesterday, while the Archbishop was endeavouring
to excite the generous feelings of the inhabitant; of
Dudley and Wolverhampton, information was brought
to the Rev. J. Allport by several parties, to the effect
that he was harbouring and recommending an im-
postor. Upon hearing this, the Rev. Gentleman in-
stituted further inquiries, and having enlisted the ser-
vices of Mr. Inspector Hall, he became suspicious of
his protege. On goinfr to the Railway Hotel, he as-
certained that the Ai chbishop had never had any lug-
gage there, and that he had ceased to occupy his bed-
room ; and on following him to the Liverpool station
they met with tl- e young Syrian who attends him on
his travels, and is the same referred to in the above
circular.

The account which the Archbishop gave of himself
Wai not satisfactory to Mr. ;Allport or the Inspector,
and accordingly both the prelate and his disciple
were taken into custody by Inspector Hall, who also
seized their luggage.
This morning the two foreigners were brought up
for private examination before Drs. Booth and Mel-
son, and C. Shaw, Esq. There were also in the room
the Rev. J. Garbett, Rev. J. Allport, and Mr. Samuel
Allport. Evidence was adduced to show that the
prisoners had given most contradictory accounts of
themselves ; but, on examining the passports, creden-
tials, and other documents in their possession, the
Maistrates were by no means satisfied that the
Archbishop was an impostor, and accordingly dis-
missed both him and his associate.