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Third Report from the Select Committee on Fictitious Votes, Ireland

30/07/1838

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Third Report from the Select Committee on Fictitious Votes, Ireland

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PARLIAMENTARY L^ Firtitious * 7otr Reports, 1837- 8— continued. Ballinamuck Parish. List of persons noticed to quit, and served with ejectment process in April 1S38, in the town of Ballinamuck, M'Gaver, Ev. p. 272, 273. Ballyboy ( King's County). Lands at Ballyboy are frequently let at 3/. and 4an acre, Daly 15298, 15299- Ballymahon. Means taken at the sessions held in Ballymahon ( for Longford) to prevent the Liberal side coming up to register, Nicholls 10377- 10382 The court- house there is very small, and very bad accommodation in it, Fosbery 12972, 12973. Barber, Osborne Edward. ( Analysis of his Evidence.)— Has been practising as an attorney in Cork since 1801, 5970- 5973 Previous to the passing of the Reform Bill was appointed secretary to the Conservative association for securing a bondjide constituency, 5974- 5979 It consisted of noblemen and gentlemen, and bad agents to attend the registering sessions, 5980, 5981 Number of notices to register at the first sessions; there were only ten days to investigate the claims of the parties, 5982- 5989 There were 12 agents of the society; districts and parishes into which they were distributed, 5900- 5904—•— They met with obstructions in the execution of their duty, 5995 Names of the registering barristers, 5997- Difficulties connected with the investiga- tion of claims ; arrangements made by the agents, 5998- 6005. On the first day of the sessions the three registering barristers sat together, and then in separate courts, 6006- 6009—•— The first person objected to was Joseph Ahem, of Fair- lane; grounds of objection, 6010- 6015 — The registering barristers refused to receive the evidence of Captain Allen, because he was a paid agent, 6016- 6028 The effect of this decision was to exclude the evidence of the whole 12 agents who had been employed to investigate the claims, 6029- 6035 In many cases the Conservatives were unable to make any resistance to the registration, 6036- 6039 Case of John Bingham, of Ballinrea, a mere conacre tenant, holding a small cabin, who registered out of house and land, 6040- 6049—— Three agents for the district to which he belonged were able to give evidence to this effect, but were precluded, 6050- 6054. There was no check upon persons who swore to the value of their property, 6055, 6056- All the agents were respectable, and worthy of credit, and of most competent judgment, 6057- 6060- John O'Keefe, a portrait painter, of Cook- street, was admitted by Mr. Gahan to register out of a drawing- room and bed- chamber; he had not the sole use of the hall door, 6061- 6072' Mr. Gahan was said to have decided that a lease of 999 years gave the fee, 6074 Forty- shilling freeholders were admitted on the production of affidavits of their former registry, without any questions as to value; reasons assigned for this rule, 6075- 6081. 6088- 6092 No objections were made by either party to persons of undoubted respectability, 6082- 6087 Classes of persons who subscribed to the Cork Conservative Club, 6088- 6101—— Inquiry was not permitted to be made into the qualifications of forty- shilling freeholders, 6102- 6104 Mr. Meagher's statement that very particular evidence was tendered for all parties who claimed to register, is incorrect, 6105- 6107 Great pains were not taken to ascertain value before persons were registered, as affirmed by Mr. Meagher, 6108, 6109 In- correctness of Mr. Gould's statement that the necessary examination was entered into, 6110- 6115. Many persons were put upon the register who had no right to vote, 6116- 6120 Joseph Ahern was put on the register because paid agents were not examined, and the barrister would not reconsider his case when other evidence was offered, 6121- 6129 Mr. Martley, the assistant barrister, has declared that a person producing his certificate within eight years will be entitled to register for another period of eight years, 6130- 6138 Circumstances connected with the argument before Baron Pennefather on appeal relative to the rights of non- resident freemen, 6139- 6171—— The registering banisters rejected the evidence of the agents without hearing any argument, 6172- 6179. 6185- 6190- Mr. Martley, at a subsequent registration, admitted the evidence of agents, 6180- 6184. The notices of claims to register should be classified, 6192 An annual revision, and a right of appeal, should be adopted, 6192- 6197- A power of giving costs should exist to prevent frivolous objections, 6198- 6200— Large places should be divided into districts, and the names arranged alphabetically, 6201- 6204 Registering barristers should be appointed by the judges, and the duty of registering separated from the judicial office of assistant barrister, 6205- 6214 Mr. Martley, notwithstanding his high character, has not escaped all suspicion of partiality, 6210- 6213. Barrett, Edmund. Merchant, Dominick- street, Cork ; registered as a 10 I. householder ; is valued at 81., Lane 920. Barrett, Joseph. Wellington- road, Cork ; the house out of which he registered is Worth. about 6 I.; it. is let out to lodgers; he does not reside there, Young 2172- 2193 Registered in 1837, Colburn 2185, Meagher 3491 Has never been valued for city purposes, Lane 2193. Barry, Edward. Spirit- dealer, Church- street, Cork ; registered in 1832 ; he was valued in the supplementary valuation for a store and shop at 5 I.; he appealed, and his appeal was not granted, Lane 918. Barry,
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