MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE • 1 nf cork • perhaps the next, a man that lived seven c. W. a person who was m^ the c^ y of ^ ^ or the th, qmteacci- _ miles oft; the next to the norin, « names were entered in the list. February 1838. dentally, according to theloraei m w Reform Act in this respect 54. Mr. Serjeant Jackson ersmi be once registered under the Irish law, differ from the does, according to the Irish Act. re is 11a 55. There is no n^ Tofdeadpersons. The name of a revision at all, not even to strike oft toe munes have lost his " 6. SI at check is there under the Reform Act agamst a person voting that has iJst his franchise subsequent npnaltv upon a person that votes without a ngni, uieie « F mniey- o neral to prosecute for 100 I penalty. I do not know any other check, because if a person goes to the election and is ready to swear that he retains his franchise, the assessor refuses to investigate the case. 57. Sir Robert Ferguson.] May not they call upon him 111 the booth to swear that lie is possessed of the franchise ?— Yes. ^ < 8 May he not be prosecuted for perjury if lie swears falsely r— Undoubtedly; if you have in the booth a person that knows the man, and is ready at the mo- ment of his giving his vote. 59. Mr. Lefroy.] The Act does not prescribe any proceeding by which lie shall be removed from the register ?— No, none. 60. Any man that chooses to come forward and perjure himself may do so r— He may, subject to being indicted, if there should be arrangements made for the purpose. 61. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.'] You have said that there is no process by which the name of a man who is dead can be removed from the register ?— No ; there are numbers of dead men's names upon the list now. 62. Is there any process by which a person who has parted with his qualifica- tion can be removed ?— No. 63. Is it the habit for some persons to register more than once ?— In the very first registration I saw persons register in three different rights, as householders, freeholders, and leaseholders. 64. Mr. Lefroy.] Does not that give a great opening to personation ?— It renders it difficult to have any investigation. 65. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Does it happen, in such an extensive district as the county of the city of Cork, that there are several persons of the same name ? — A great many, particularly in the country part. 66. Does it happen even that there are persons of the same name that belong- to the same townland ?— There are some instances. 67. Does that still further render difficult and embarrass the process of ascer- taining the genuineness of the qualification of the individual?— I should think it must be so. 68. Have you any idea to what number the list of persons upon the register may now extend; how many thousands ?— Though the number of claimants was 8,600, the number of registered persons did not amount to anything like that 69- How many did they amount to ?- It was between 4,000 and 5,000 ; but 1 shall be able to state the number accurately upon a future day Withi'n tl? n 6 •? tidrth- circumstances ^ hich rendered it exceedingly difficult, : T °, f 10 dayS' t0 " lves%' ate the rights, and the validity ^^^^^ * ^ think it was no3: ofL^ registration P- oino- nn + 1, ™ " , ree Pa, ns' antl having the process of booth the f at th? Same time' t0 check in everv No doubt it was- 5 ^ to present themselves for registration ?- enee to tie pa^ Set ^ P Spe& k n° W without refer- check the opposite side shllH 1 T ^ ° r th\ other)' if they wanted to parish of the citv and everv^ Jkt r, ^ b°° th P^ sons from every parish and eve^ ^^ b^ use people of every Parish within the i y of Cork t T " ^ b° 0th; PeoPle from every city of Loik, and from every townland within the limits of