. ,46 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE Jot is, 22° die Februarii, 1838. MEMBERS PRESENT. Mr. Beamish. Mr. Curry. Sir Robert Ferguson. Mr. F. French. Mr. Hogg. Mr. Serjeant Jackson. Mr. Lucas. Mr. M. J. O'Connell. Lord Granville Somerset. LORD GRANVILLE SOMERSET, IN THE CHAIR. Mr. John Young, called in ; and further Examined. Mr. John Young. 2325. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] DID you since Christmas last visitant! value the house of John Haly, of Bridewell- lane ?— I did. 22 February 1838. 2326. What do his premises consist of?— A house. 2327. What is the highest value you put upon that house?— I think its full value is 5 /. . „ 2328. ( To Mr. Colburn.) Do you find him upon the register r— I hnd " John Haly, labourer, Bridewell- lane, city of Cork ; house at Bridewell- lane ; house- holder, 10/.; registered 15th October 1832." 2329. ( To Mr. Young.) Do you think that house could have been of that value in 1832 ?— It could not. 2330. What kind of house is it ?— There are few inhabited houses in worse order ; three or four rooms up- stairs ; it is in the filthiest part of the city ; it is the abode of the most infamous prostitutes of Cork. 2331. ( To Mr. Lane.) It appears from your paper that that person has never been valued for the purposes of the city taxation ?— Never. 2332. ( To Mr. Colburn.) In what elections did he vote?— In 1832 and 1835. 2333• ( To Mr. Young.) Did you visit and value the premises of William Howell, of Ballard's- lane, since Christmas last ?— 1 did. 2334. What description of premises are they ?— It is a house and small back house, in very bad order. 2335- What is the highest value you set upon that house?—£. 5. per annum. 233^. ( To Mr. Colburn.) Do you find him upon the register?— I find " William Howell, bit and stirrup maker, Ballard's- lane, city of Cork ; house in Ballard's- lane; householder, 10/.; registered 20th November 1832." 2337. ( To Mr. Young.) Could that man's tenement have been worth 10/. a year in 1832 ?— It never was worth it; it is in such an out- of- the- way part of the city. 2338. Judging from the description of the house and the situation of it, your judgment is that it never could have been worth 10 a year?— Never could have been. 2339. ( To Mr. Colburn.) Did that person vote at any election ?— He did in 1832, 1835, and in 1837. 2340. ( To Mr. Lane.) Was that person ever valued for the purposes of local taxation?— He was valued at 61. in the supplementary valuation; it is valued in the name of Mr. Ballard, and Howell lives in the house. 2341. Has not Mr. Ballard other property in Ballard's- lane ?—( Mr. Youne.) He owns it all. 2342- 3. From your experience as a valuator for the purpose of city taxation, do you conceive it possible that the house could have been valued at 61. for the purposes of the city taxation ?— No. There is 0nly one house valued in Ballard's- lane. 2344- \ lo Mr. Young.) How many houses are there in the lane ?— Eight or ten. 0 2345. And they are all the property of Mr. Ballard ?— They are. T r! 34 ' bea? mhl P0 y° u that this is not the house that is valued?- Recollect being there valuing the house that is valued; it is another house in the Were you the valuator of that district ?- I was. - 34b. And you have a perfect recollection that you did value a house in that lane,