20 OCTOBER 1832, Page 3

bc alctrawilL REVISING LISTS. The City.—On Thursday, Messrs. Thomson and

Keene, Revising Barristers under the Reform Act, commenced their sittings in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, Guildhall. It appeared that the Overseer of Bridewell Precinct had inserted all rate-payers, whether the rates were paid or not, leaving it to the barrister to strike them out if he saw fit. Mr. Thomson said, where no objection was made, his duty was ministerial : as the names had been placed in the list, and no complaint made, in the list they must stand. Mr. Prince, of St. Mildred parish, claimed registration although the landlord paid the rates. It did not appear that he had claimed to be rated, and the Barrister thought he could not vote. The point was, however, reserved for future discussion. The case of a Mr. Macdulf, who bad uot been properly applied to for his rates, was also postponed. A list of objections was given in by the Overseers of St. Antholin ; but as Ito notice had appeared on the church-door, the Bar- rister refused to receive the private notice.

The Tower Hanilets.—The Banisters met on Wednesday. A number of persons have been struck off the list because of their names in the

. rate-books and in the lists being differently spelt, or because of the Christian name being different. This seems of all objections the most frivolous and contemptible. Mr. John Butler, one of the electors of Shoreditch, was struck from the list, because in one insertion of the rate- book he was entered Thomas Butler. The Barrister remarked, that the elector should see his name entered; a very foolish remark as barrister ever made. The payment of rates may be made while the elector is in France ; the rates may be given to the collector at the door, or sent to him ; he may give a correct receipt, and his clerk may copy it wrong,. What is the use of a Revising Barrister, if not to correct clerical errors ? In one case, an elector's name was spelt three different ways ; and the Collector said, provided he got the rate, he did not care two- pence how the name was spelt. Can all the Collectors and Overseers spell ? The case of occupants of compounded houses was partly armed on Thursday, and further consideration of them postponed to Monday. There has been no claim of joint occupancy, that we have noticed, made in any of these courts. The court for the revisal of the Westminster lists will open at the Guildhall on Wednesday next.