The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-10-07 00:00:00

FIRST DAY'S SALE OF THE KNOWSL
COLLECTION.
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The sale of the Knowsley aviary and menagerie commenced
yesterday morning, in Knowsley-park. Before twelve o'clock,
the hour appointed for the commencement of the business,
rather large assemb'age had congregated on the grounds.
Among these persons were Lord Hill, a representative of Sir
W. Fielden, Bart., with one or two other distinguished collec-
tors ; there were also M. Prevdtix, the secretary of the Jardins
des Plantes, Paris ; M. Verchmann, from the Zoological
Gardens, Amsterdam ; M. Bachmann, from the Zoological
Gardens, Antwerp ; Mr. Titus, from New York • Mr.
Branston, a gentleman connected with Wombwell's °Mena-
gerie, and numerous proprietors of menageries, and metro.
politan dealers. After partaking of an excellent cold colla-
tion, presided over by the house steward, the company, under
the guidance of Mr. J. C. Stevens, the auctioneer, proceeded
to view the different lots comprised in the list headed deer,
to which the day's operations were confined. Mr. Stevens,
previous to drawing attention to the first lot, observed that a
report had gone abroad that the late Earl of Derby was opposed
to :he breaking up of the collection ; he assured the gentlemen
present that the contrary was the fact. The following are the
principal lots disposed of, and their prices :—A fine Java deer.
reruns rusa, of S. Muller, received a bid of five guineas from
Lord Hill : it was ultimately knocked down to his lordship for
13 guineas. Another deer of the same species, also a male, but
bred at Knowsley, brought 11 guineas. It was bought by Mr.
Thompson, the curator of the collection : but it was Understood
to be the bid of an aristocratic friend of Lord Hilt's. A female,
of the same species, was also bought by Mr. Thompson for 10
guineas. Another female was sold for eight guineas. A
Molucca deer, said to be the only one in Europe—co./3as rasa
lltolunensis—was bou:ht by the same gentleman for nine gui-
neas. A Bars Singha, certna (Axis ?) Ihurvuncellii) was
knocked down to Mr. Thompson for 10s. Another was
bought by M. Preveaux for £23. A female brought
'en guinea M. V Mr

erchmann. Mr. Jernac bought a
second female specimen for seven guineas. A male and female
h g-deer were knocked d wn to Mr. Thompson for eleven
guineas; another pair brought ..€9 10s.—Mr. Ducker. A male
and two females of the same species, bought by Lord Hill
for 10s. Mr. Preveaux bought three specimens of the
inunijac for .4'22. Two brochet deer, errata coastut, were
bought by Mr. Ducker for .."11 10s. A Virginian fallow deer,
cercus (Cureacas) Tirginianus, was knocked down to Mr.
Preveaux for ..t1 ; a pair of the same a, ecies, 10s.— Mr.
Docker. A lot consisting of eleven roe deer were bought at
£2los. each, by Mr. Herring, of New-road, London.

THE LATE BOROUGH AND COUNTY
REVISION.

REPORToFTBECONSTITUTIONALASSOCTATION
The revision of the list of voters for the borough of Liver-
pool and for the southern division of the county of Lancaster
commenced, the former on the 22nd ultimo, before Mr. Bran-
dreth, and lasted upwards of four days, and the latter com-
menced on the 26th, before Mr. Corrie, and lasted four days.
It will be perceived that it has been a very heavy business, and
caused much excitement during the time it lasted. -
The Radical party had made great exertions in the borough
list, and served an immense number of objections, especially
against the freemen, and the Tory party bad evidently made
a dead set against the county list, and would have succeeded to
a vast extent if they had not failed in the signature of their ob-
jector, as appears below. An analysis of both registrations is
appended. Several points of interestaroseduringeach revision.
Mr. Bretherton represented the Radicals and Mr. Bremner the
Tories, and we must congratulate both them and the parties
engaged, that notwithstanding the number of objections on •
both sides, we never retrember a rejstration to have been
more ably conducted, or carried on with better feeling.
BOROUGH REGISTRATION.
The first point raised was by Mr. Bretherton objecting to the
sufficiency of the notices served by Mr. Buckmsster, the tory
objector. It appeared in evidence that Mr. Buckmaster took
his objections down to the postmaster, left them with the c'erk
there, but did not stay to see them examined, but called for
them the same afternoon,and the remainder the next morning.
This it was contended wa- not Such a posting as was required
by section 1(30 of the R gistration AI. The party posting the
notices was bound to examine them with the postmaster, and
bring them back, that if he did not do so a fraud might be
committed. Mr. Bremner contended in answer to the objection
that there was nothing in the Act to compel the party posting
to examine notices with the post masterliiirself ; that the words
of the section were—" lie shall deliver the same duly directed,
open and in duplicate, to the flosttntiste, nip npott,p.tp.•

the other to the party brin2in7 th,
Bremner further urged that' the
notice produced was in his handwriting,
which he first took, and afterwards received from the postmas-
ter ; and that as to any fraud, it was impossible that they could

ly the post, and shall return
same duly stamped." Mr.
witness lied sworn that the

ster's sig

coincided in tins vif
pointcaused mud

tires to I

s the duplicate

barrister

and overruled the objections

excitement in court, becaus

hole of the tory objections
Another point of interest w

li arose was an

a number of voters under the color of the new act, passed
in the last session, calledtlie "Compound Householders' Act."
They put in 218 claims, but by the vigilance of the Tory•advo.
cafes, they only succeeded in estabishing 16. The Radicals
have succeeded greatly in their objections to the freemen
, Out of 1001 objections made by them they s
cases. All the I-

....ceeitect in 774
ust-office, Custom-house, and Excise officers
And clerks, even to the letter-carriers, %ere struck off, but three
or four, who were extra men, and only employed at the Custom-
house when their services were required, and did not receive
any, monies, were retained. A vast number of aliens were
struck off by the - •

_ ories, n.. , above six foreigners proving that
they had letters of denization. John Sillitoe was a Greek : he
had no letters of denization, but he proved that lie had served
in the navy, and had been at the battles of the Nile and Copen-
hagen. He was retained.—Analysis of the borough revision :

HolneLoGiers,—
The Tories made 458 objections, and sustained 317
The Radicals made 754 9 f ,? 479
The Tories made 54 claims, and sustained 19
The Radicals made 218 „ lfi

Freemen,— 77 ..,
The Tories made 224 objections, and sustained 106
The Radicals made 1001 ,1 ~ 774
but of these 112 are dead, and 167 have left the town, and are
no longer entitled to be retained on the linrgess Roll.
COUNTY RFGI%TRATION.
The Tory party had made a very large number of objections

Richard Kilburn. After a number of these had ben received
and. adjudicated upon, Mr. Bretherton took an objection to a
notice, on the ground that the name of the objector was not
written plainly : that any one taking up the same would not be
able to make out the signature as Richard Kilburn ; that it was
incumbent upon an objector to give his notice and write his
name in such a plain, unmistakeable manner, that a person of
the meanest capacity could read it, and be able to find oat who
the objector was; that the judges would not receive an affidavit
if the signature was not plainly written ; that the signatures to
some of these make.. were not the name of the objector at all ;
that there were certain hieroglyphics which could not, by am),
ingenuity, be made to be Richard Kilburn, and he therefore
contended that the notices so written could not be received.
Mr. BREMNE” that V-- -

repliea . _le notices could not he rejected
on the grounds urged by Jr. Bretherton ; that, in the first
place, it had been proved that all the notices had been signed
Richard Kilburn; that, in addition to the name of the objector.
the place of his abode was added, pursuant to the statute; and
that, if there could be any doubt as to the writing of Kilburn

zne reverence to his place of abode, and showing where his
name was to be found, namely, on the list of voters for the
parish of Liverpool, was so plain and decisive, that no person
could be deceived; and that the presence of the very large
r umber of persons in court, in answer to these very objections,
showed that the voters had made out the name of the objector,
secondly, that by the 101st section of the registration act, whit'

was the interpretation section, it was declared "that no mis.
nomer or inaccurate description of any person, place, or thing,
named or described in any schedule to this act annexed or in
any list or register of voters, or in any notice required by this
act, shall in anywise prevent or limit the operation of this act
with respect to such person, place, or thing. provided that such
nerßnn nine, nr thin, ah.ll

ster, or notice

so umwminated In such sche-
o be commonly understood."

That, according to this section, the name of Kilburn, "a per-
son," having been written to "the notice" in such manner

was a valid one, and ought to be received. The Revising Bar-
rister decided that the name of the objector coal not be read ;
that it was not Richard Kilburn at all, and rejected the notice,
and a very large number of the like notices were also rejected.
Mr. Bremner gave notice that he should appeal against this de-
cision if the barrister would grant him a case. M r.Corrie said
he would do so. Mr. Bremner subsequently prepared and
handed up to the barrister a notice of appeal against the above
decision, and a case will be sent to the Common Pleas on the
subject.

Few cases occurred of much interest, the majority of the
objections on both sides being confined to the change of abode,
or the want of the numbers of the houses or the names of the
tenants. Mr. Robberds, Unitarian Minister, of the Park
Chapel, was objected to by the tories. He claimed for a " free-
hold chapel." Mr. Bremner cross-examined him as to his
appointment, and what interest he had in the chapel. It ap-
peared that he was appointed by the congregation, which he
considered was for life ; that his income arose from an er
lowment in the dock fonds, and the balance from -

butions of the congregation. Mr. Bremner contended that
would not give him a freehold in the chapel. The barrister
asked for the trust deed of the chapel. but Mr. Robberda had
not got it. The barrister allowed him time to fetch it, but he
subsequently appeared --

and said he could not get it, the trustee
being Out of town, and the vote %via struck off, as was also Mr.
Martineau's, for the Unitarian chapel, in Paradise-street.
During this revision the barrister decided that he could insert
the nature of the qualification, if it were omitted, though he
could not change it. This is a step further than has ever been
nn. yet. Notwithstanding the above decision, and even

the appeal, the tort'. party have gained 600, upon the
objections in the county revision, in addition to 300 new, and
156 re-claims, which they sent and got allowed, being an in-
er ase of 900 votes; and if the Court of Common Pleas reverse
ihe barrister's decision upon the above notices, the gain on
this revision will he upwards of 1300.—The following is an

analysis of the county registration :
Tory objections Radical objections
sustained. sustained.

F.verton .
Faz9kerle
Huyton
Kirkdale,

Prescot
Toxtetb Park
Walton

West Derby

id Mr. Cobden
parliamentary

lenly called together,
ly accounted for, but