Mr. John Young. to February 1838. ,00 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE 1716. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Do you know how long he has been in the ocrupationd" '[()~^° know whether it may have become ruinous during his occupation^- cQuld { t have been worth ayear ?— Not in 1832; that part of the city has very much gone down. The house is m such bad order, that it must hare taken a great number of years to come to the bad con- dition it is in. , » T J , . . 1719. But in 1832 it could not have been worth 10/. a year ?— 1 do not think it could have been worth anything like it in 1832. 1720. Mr. Beamish.] You did not see the house in 1832 ? — No, I did not. 1721. Then you cannot say that between 1832 and the time when you saw it, the house might not have been so deteriorated, that it might well have been worth 10/. in 1832 ?— I do not think it could ; I think the state of repair it is now in must have been very gradually produced, and that it could not have been worth 10/. in 1832. 1722. Can you undertake to say that the dilapidations did not occur between 1832 and Christmas 183/?— I do not think it could have been worth 10/. in 1832, and be now in the state of repair it is in. 1723. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] What was the nature of the want of repair; how were the window- sashes ?— I do not recollect that; I perfectly recollect going up the stairs; it was very dangerous to go up ; I was obliged to take great care in going up quietly. 1724. How were the floors?— I do not recollect the floors; I know the partitions were all broken. 1725. And according to your judgment of the ordinary process of wear and tear, it would be impossible for the house to have degenerated from a state of good repair to the state in which you saw it at last Christmas, since 1832?— It is impossible, in my opinion. 1726. ( To Mr. Lane.) Is that person valued ?— He was valued in the sup plementary valuation of 1833 at 5/., and he appealed, and was struck out. 1727. ( To Mr. Young.) Did you visit the house of Terence Sweeny, of Allen's- lane, since Christmas ?— 1 did. 1728. Did you value his house ?— I did. 1729. What value do you set upon his house as the highest?— I should not think it was worth more than 5/. per annum. 1730- ( To Mr. Colburn.) Do you find that person upon the register? " Terence Sweeny, labourer, Allen's- lane ; house at Allen's- lane; householder i 0/.; registered the 29th of March 1836." He voted in 1837. 1731. ( To Mr. Young.) In 1836 it could not have been of the value of 10/. in your judgment ?— It could not possibly. 1732. Mr. Beamish.] Did you examine the premises ?— I was in them. 1733. What did they consist of ?— I was not up stairs ; I looked up stairs and a window that came in my view had no glass in it, and it was altogether in bad repair. 1734. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Was it more than two stories ?— Two stories - the ground floor and two stories. 173.5. Mr. Beamish.] Is it not worth 5/. a year?— I think it is worth 5 /. a y ear. 1736. Do you know what rent the man pays for it > - I do not not'/ 37' Mr' Serjeant Jackson> t0 Mr- Lanel Do you find him valued ?- I do John 1740. ( To Mr. Colburn.) Do you find him upon the register?— I find Nagle, weighmaster, Skiddy's Castle- lane, city of Cork; house in Skiddy's Castle- lane; householder, 10/.; registered the 11th of October 1832." Voted 1832. 1741. ( To Mr. Young.) In your judgment, could that house have been worth 101, in 1832 ?— Nothing like it. 1742. ( To Mr. Lane.) Do you find John Nagle in the valuation?— He was valued in the supplementary valuation at 5 L, and appealed, and was struck out. 1743. To