lifietroparti.

The Sub-Committee of the City of London Reform Club have made a most satisfactory report of the proceedings before the Revising Barristers. There is no prospect whatever of the success of a Tory candidate in London. The Committee say-

" The experience gained by recent contests, together with the complete or. ganization of the Club, and the valuable materials since collected, enable the Committee to form a tolerably correct judgment of the general political cha- racter and opinions of the constituency at large ; and they say it confidently, that the preponderance in favour of Liberal opinions is so decidedly marked, as to leave no doubt of Me result of any approaching contest ; for that, with pro- per exertions on the part of Reformers, it is clear that the Tories would have no chance whatever of disturbing the present triumphant position of Reform in Me City of London."

The Tories made 850 objections, and sustained 280: many of which were successful only because the parties objected to co aid not or would

not devote the time necessary to establish their rights. The Reformers went upon a different plan—their object being to increase the consti. .4uency, and not to deprive even an opponent of a privilege to which he

• sas fairly entitled.

" Your Committee (says the Report) determined, as at the last registration, to confine their of 4nsition to those only against whom therewere real or appa-

rent grounds of suspicion; and they have made therefore only 62 objections, of which they have sustained as many as 48; making all such objections spe- cific, and in no case any general objection. Thia, it may be presumed, will

afford an ample illustration of the political views of each party. That the course taken by the Reformers is the only true principle of opposition, is evi- dent; for if the Tory plan of making general and miliscriortinate objections

were carried out by one party but a little further, and remained unopposed, the

election of our Representatives would be left to that party only ; and the spirit of the Reform Act must thenceforward be lost to the people altegether. It is

hardly, perhaps, necessary to add, that the conduct here alluded to has excited much general dissatisfaction; and to show the perfect ignorance with which objections were made, it is only necessary to state, that many of those objected to by the Tories were amongst their own friends ; and that in the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate, in which the Tories made 102 objections, the Ward Beadle was gravely and specifically asked as to most of them—although some were amongst the most opulent and respectable inhabitants of the district—whe- ther such parties had at any time received parochial relief: Your Committee need not, they hope, add, that their own inquiries were conducted upon a better knowledge of facts, and in a very different spirit."

The result of the revision is thus stated— Amount of the constituency at the last Registration 19,456 Additions by the Overseers, of whom three-fourths are Reformers, less the deaths that have occurred 621

Tory claims in addition 27 Reformers' ditto 62 19,886 48

Amount of the present constituency 19,808

This number of 19,838 includes many double returns—persons who are both Liverymen and householders, and householders rated in more than one parish and appearing in more than one list. The actual consti- tuency is reckoned by the Committee at 14,500. The report is signed by Mr. John Travers, Chairman, and Mr. Alexander Campbell, Secre- tary; and being so guaranteed, we are assured that nobody in the City, whatever his party politics may be, will really doubt its accuracy. Four Reformers for London are secured, whenever a dissolution may take place.

Last week we mentioned, that the Tories claimed a gain of 300 votes on the Middlesex registration this year ; but it appears from a detailed and particular Reform statement in the Morning Chronicle, that the Tory gain on objections is only 60 votes ; and this gain is only apparent, not real. It is truly said in the statement referred to, that • "Upon such a register as Middlesex, containing at the revision of 1835, 12,431 names, and not 12,265, as stated by the Tory organs, the effect of 400 or 500 apparent votes can be little known. If, in order to make a display of success, you seek out names of dead men standing upon the register, or of persons who have parted with their property, as neither of these classes could have voted, you produce no actual result. But if, on the other hand, you aim at active par- tisans, known and certain opponents, every man you strike off is a gain to the cause. We do not hesitate to say, that the number of actual voters expunged is greatly in favour of the Reformers: at least 100 of the Tory gain are dead men, whilst very many of their party whom they have lost are among their most active friends. The Six Clerks, the Masters in Chancery, the Ancient Sergeants, the purchasers of land- tax in St. Martin's parish, the New River proprietors, the Tory City bankers, and many others, were persons whose known hostility to Liberal principles nothing could moderate; and, with the exception of the New River votes, all of their class were got rid of."

The Tory objections in Marslebone amounted to 600, but only..1() were sustained. Lord Teignmouth and other Tory Lords were struck off the list by the Barrister, being objected to by the Overseers.

About seventy claims of persons connected with the Deptford Vic- tualling-Yard and Greenwich Hospital were expunged from the Green. wich register by the Revising Barristers.

Tory objections sustained out of 850 general objections 20,166 280 Reformers' objections sustained out of 62 specific objections