23 8 m i n u t e s o f e v i d e n c e t a k e n b e f o r e t h e Mr. Benj. Deeble. 5448. ( To Mr. Colburn.) Do you produce the affidavit of William Lee ?- 7 March 1838. 1 ^ g. Do you find it gives any further particulars as to the property out of which he registered?— Yes; it mentions Grange. 5450 ( To Mr. Deeble.) The affidavit of Lee of Scarteen having attached to it the ploughland of Grange, would that give you any clue to it ?— Yes; I would know where to look for him at once. 5451. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] You observe that that is the description derived from the affidavit, and not derived from the notice of registry, so that it would not assist any person in investigating the notice of his claim ?— Not previously, certainly, unless there might be an appeal. • 5452. Do not you know that in Ireland, as the law now stands, when once a man gets upon tlie register he is there for eight years ?— Unless taken off by a Committee of the House of Commons. 5453. That is rather an expensive sort of a job sometimes, not to say an impos- sible one?— I am told it is very difficult. 5454. What is the next?—" A. 90. George Atkins, victualler, Temple Acre, city of Cork ; house at Temple Acre, north suburbs; householder, 10/.; registered 14th November 1832." 5455. Are you acquainted with any such denomination as Temple Acre?— No. 5456. Have you any surmise what it may be?— I have a surmise between two places; 1 know this man; he lived on Knocknabohilly, he now lives on the Sun- dayswell- road; and I would not know which would be called Temple Acre; but I think I know the man from his trade, and altogether. 5457. You have no idea where Temple Acre may be, or if there is any such place ?— No. 5458. Mr. Beamish.] Do not you think that having north suburbs stated would be a guide in coming at him ?— I know where the man lived that I suppose to be the man; I know that he lived on Knocknabohilly, in the liberties. 5459. Should a man come up and offer himself to register with such a descrip- tion as these men appear to have after their names, would there not be a suspicion attached to the parties so describing themselves?— If there were parties present sufficiently acquainted with the names in the liberties, it would. 5460. If you were present, and a man came up to register out of what was to you an unknown denomination of land, would not you question him?— I would, if I was against him, or employed upon the registry; but whether or not, I would ask him for curiosity to know where it was, as I would wish to know almost everything of that sort. 5461. That would be a means of ascertaining the position of his holding?— Yes, if 1 asked him where he lived. 5462. Would it not be a natural question for any one to ask, if he did not recognise the ploughland ?— I think it would. 5463. Mr. Serjeant Jackson^] Have you any others of that class ? - No others of that class. 5464. The Committee collect from you, that with regard to several of those which you have mentioned, you, having so great a knowledge of the people as well as of the lands in the liberties of the city of Cork, are enabled to make a guess at who the individual that is registered may be from knowing the man, though you had no clue by the name of the place ?— Yes, coupling both. 5465. And also that being peculiarly circumstanced, with so much local knowledge, you are able to make some guess at what may be meant, although the party describes himself as of a place that has no known denomination at all ? — Yes, from my knowledge of the person in many cases. 5466. Mr. Beamish.] Did you attend at any of those registries?— I was sum- moned to one, and I was sent for in 1832 on some occasions by the assistant barrister; I think it was as to whether they had paid rates or not. 5467. Not in reference to the denominations ?— No. 5468. W ere you asked any questions at all with reference to the denominations of the lands out of which they registered ?— I think I was not, but I could not state positively that I was not. 5469. Mr Serjeant Jackson.] Are there a great many persons also who give their places fanciful names, and register out of them ? Yes. 5470. Are