The Registration: The revision of the list of parliamentary voters for this borough was commenced at the Market Rooms on Wednesday, and will be continued today (Friday), the Revising Barrister being H. T. Erskine Esq. Mr. John Beer (of the firm of Beer and Rundle, Devonport) with Mr. G. Caunter and Mr. Whiteway (Ashburton) appeared on behalf of the Conservatives. Mr. F. B. Cuming (Totnes), with Mr. R. C. Tucker (Ashburton) and Mr. Windeatt (Totnes) for the Liberals. The number of objections made by the Conservatives was 113, and last year the number was 150. The Liberals raised 168 objections, last year 145. A large number of new claims for votes was made by both parties … Mr. Beer objected to Messrs. … (includes) … Thomas Pinsent … The greater portion of them are tenants of the Duke of Somerset and were described in the notice as being joint occupiers of buildings and lands at Summerhill, Blackmore, Bottom Park, Broom Park, Tongue Close and parts of Chuley, and lands, parts of Lower Brownswell.
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