James Henry Wills, Appellant, Charles Adey, Respondent
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 22 April 1846 |
| Date | 22 April 1846 |
| Court | Court of Common Pleas |
English Reports Citation: 135 E.R. 939
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
S. C. 1 Lutw. Reg. Cas. 481; Barr. & Arn. 782; 15 L. J. C. P. 205.
easter teem. borough of new sarum. james henry wills, Appellant, charles adey, Eespandent. April 22, 1846. [S. C. 1 Lutw. Keg. Gas. 481; Barr. & Arn. 782; 15 L. J. C. P. 205.] C. A., on the list of voters for the parish of Fisherton Anger, was described in the list as residing in " Fisherton Street;" in a notice of objection he described himself as " C. A., of the parish of Fisherton Anger, on the list of voters for the said parish of Fisherton Anger:" there was no other person of that name upon the list of voters for Fisherton Anger :-Held, that the notice was sufficient. The parliamentary borough of New Sarum comprises the following parishes or places, viz. the liberty of the Close, the several parishes of St. Thomas, St. Edmund, and St. Martin, part of the parish of Fisherton Anger, and part of the parish of Milford. Charles Adey duly objected to the name of James Henry Wills being retained on the list of voters for the said borough. The appellant's name appeared on the list of voters for the parish of St. Edmund in the said borough, in respect of a house in Castle Street in the said parish; [247] and the respondent had served the appellant with a notice of objection, of which the following is a copy :- "To Mr. James Henry Wills, of Castle Street, in the parish of St. Edmund, in the borough of New Sarum, in the county of Wilts. " I hereby give you notice that I object to your name being retained in the list of persons entitled to vote in the election of members for the borough of New Sarum, in the county of Wilts. Dated, &c." (Signed) " charles adey, of the parish of Fisherton Anger, in the said borough ; on the list of voters for the parish of Fisherton Anger." The respondent's name appeared on the list of persons entitled to vote in the election of members for the said borough, in respect of property occupied within the parish of Fisherton Anger, as follows:- Christian name and surname of each Voter. . Place of Abode. Nature of Qualification. Street, lane, or other like place in this parish, where the property is situate. Charles Adey. Fisherton Street. House and garden. Fisherton Street. It appeared that the parish of Fisherton Anger contained the several streets or places known by the following names :-Fisherton Street-Wilton Eoad-Devizes 940 ILDERTON V...
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