Mr. Benj. Dteblt. SELECT COMMITTEE ON FICTITIOUS VOTES, IRELAND. 5258. Might not others connected with them be eoine- on with th » * • • while the registry was taking place in the court- housf P- 1 hink they tivfto9tli m day- t0 < ay brin° in such information as was S rel, 7 March ,838. tive to the various parties that sought to register Thev ™ „ M nications. icgiaid . could make commu- .5260. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.'] What number of npr^ na 1 order to have in Attendance upin the three S 5261 Would not it require a great number of people in order to check all the claimants coming in from all quarters, and at the same time to have persons out in the country making inquiries ?— It would. persons out 5262 What fund would be adequate to pay all the people that would be required for those purposes?— I could not form any estimate of the fund - it would be enormous, I suppose. 5263. Mr. Beamish.] That is merely your opinion ?— Yes; I do not know it Irom my own knowledge. 5264. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Well acquainted as you are with the names of the lands in the liberties of the city of Cork, do you find names stated upon the register with which you are not acquainted ?— I do. 5265. Have you looked through the register?— I have. 5266. Have you found upon the register persons registered out of places that you do not know the situation of?— I have. 5267. Can you state instances?— I can. 5268. Will you state the first, giving the number in the registry?— There is B. 139. 5269. ( To Mr. Colbum.) Will you refer to that, and read it?—" Patrick Buckley, carpenter, Ballygurren, city Cork; house and land at Ballygurren ; householder, 10 I.; registered the 18th of October 1832." 5270. ( To Mr. Deeble.) Did you ever hear of such a denomination as that ?— Never. 5271. Mr. Beamish.'] You do not know anything about this Patrick Buckley? — No. 5272. You do not know whether he had a holding at that place or not?— No. 5273. Chairman.] Supposing you wished to make any objection to the man, would you have any idea where to go to look for those premises ?— No. 5274. Although you are so well acquainted with every district of the liberties ? Yes. 5275. Mr. Beamish.] Was there no other description given than Patrick Buckley, of Ballygurren ?— Ballygurren, city of Cork. 5276. You were only collector for the the liberties ?— Yes. 5277. Do you know that this Patrick Buckley did really live in the liberties? — I do not know; I say I do not know the place. 5278. Do you undertake to say that there was not a Patrick Buckley living at such a place as this, within the suburbs, and yet not coming under your col- lection ?— I think that persons registering out of houses and lands ought to give the names of ploughlands. < 52- o Are you aware that there are persons registering witlnn what is called the city out of houses and lands ?- Yes, there are within the suburbs. 5280. Do you know that this Patrick Buckley, of Ballygurren may not have registered for a holding within the city ?- Of course, when I do not know the man, I cannot tell. x ? 5281. You cannot say whether the man was a liberty voter or a city voter r- No, I cannot say, of course. , .. f 5282. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Have you resided all your life in the city ot ever hear of such a place as Ballygurren in the suburbs ?- No ; I collected the north suburbs with the city the last time did it ' 5284. But you never heard of such a place as Ballygun e . e. the m y of Cork, or in the suburbs of Cork, or in the lbertlf,^ nVs~ Nh0place ?_ No. householder, 10/.; registered 15th November 1832. ^ ^ 0.46. John Coleman, farmer, Ballygarvin, city of Cork; house and land