v S E L E C T C O M M I T T E E O N F I C T I T I O U S V O T E S , I R E L A N D . 283 12998. Chairman.'] Can you contradict this assertion, that " Mr. Robinson's son, Mr. Lefroy's nephew, that description of persons, they had a facility of getting their friends into court which the other side had not;" was that so?— Not to my knowledge, unquestionably. 12999. That is also in the evidence of Mr. Nicholls, the apothecary ; then you contradict that ?— Certainly ; I am not aware of anything of the kind. 13000. And you contradict the fact of their having your ear in particular ?— Certainly ; this is an accurate account in the newspaper of what took place 011 the first day. I resolved to show there should be no partiality of feeling one way or the other. 13001. He says, in answer to question 10624, " Do you mean to say the barrister interfered to get particular people in and keep others out ?— I looked upon it as such."— Certainly not; I give that the most unqualified denial it is possible to do. 13002. He further says, " I have heard the barrister frequently say, ' clear that side of the court;' and that was the side of the popular portion, while the others would be let remain where they were, and that part of the court would be cleared out" ?— No ; when the galleries at either side of the court were too crowded, I cleared out all persons who were not necessary to remain there ; and, at the latter end, I allowed no one to come in, for the cholera was pre- vailing, and I kept the court as clear as I could. 13003. Mr. Lefroy.~] Did the police appear to you to act partially in the discharge of their duty ?— No ; as far as I had anything to say to the police, they behaved exceedingly well; I returned thanks to the police for their con- duct when I was going away. 13004. Was Mr. Hare ever employed before you as counsel during the registry sessions ?— Never, at the registry; I understood he was engaged in the argument that took place before the judges. 13004*. Have you any reason for lmowingthat an application to the Govern- ment with respect to any malversation in a public office would not be received or attended to at that time ?— I had no occasion to know that. There was a memorial presented against me during the registry, signed by a great number of freeholders ; that memorial was sent up to the Government, and they must have received it, for they sent down the memorial to me, with a letter, asking me to make any remarks I pleased upon it, and that memorial was answered and returned. I have the letter here I received from the Castle. 13005. Then there was a complaint made in the shape of a memorial to the Government ?— Yes. 13006. And it was received ?— Yes. 13007. And the Government applied to you for an explanation on the sub- ject ?— Yes ; I have the letter here. 13008. Have you the memorial ?— No; the memorial was sent back, but I answered it. The memorial appeared to me to contain charges of partiality upon points of law ; I answered every charge seriatim, and then I concluded my letter to the Government in this way: I said, I had been sent down a per- fect stranger to the county, and I was perfectly unacquainted with it; that I had never belonged to any political society, and, therefore, I left it to his Excellency to consider whether it was likely I was biassed in my opinions or not. I told him I courted publicity, and I did not shrink from inquiry; that I had been assailed by intimidation ever since I had entered the county, and that I was determined never to degrade the situation I held by yielding to any such influence. I have kept a copy of that letter. 13009. Have you a copy of the Government letter ?— I have the Government letter here. 13010. Be so good as to read that letter ?—[ The Witness read the same.~\ 13011. You answered that letter?— I did. 13012. Have you a copy of that answer ?— I have stated the substance of the answer. 13013. Did the Government reply to your answer?— They did not. 13014. They gave no answer?— No; I continued to register a month after that. 13015. In answer to the Government letter, you sent an explanation of each charge ?— Yes, I sent an explanation of each charge, and I concluded by what I have already stated. . 643. 002 13016 John F. Fosberu, Esq. 9 8 June 1838. The