Ireland.] ELECTION. 5i Reports, 1837- 8— continued. LANDLORDS— In Longford— continued. part of proprietors of lands to get rid of their Roman- catholic tenants previous to their voting against them through the interference of the Roman- catholic clergy, Courtenay 13434- In King's County.— Landlords were generally anxious to prevent their tenants register- ing, from the fear that where they had Roman- catholic tenants they would go with the Liberal candidates, Deehan 15635- 15643. See also Agents. Southwell, Lord. White, Colonel. Landlord and Tenant. Mode of valuing a farm as between landlord and tenant, and evi dence thereon, Clogher 9826- 9846 In valuing land between landlord and tenant, witness has not taken into consideration the value of the tithe, Rooney 11766—— The interference of the Roman- catholic clergy between landlord and tenant has no doubt caused the latter to be at variance with the former, M'Gaver 11886- 11893 The con- duct of the Roman- catholic clergy in interfering at elections is the cause of the ill- will that prevails to a great extent between the tenants and their landlords, Courtenay 13418, 134 19 See also Intimidation. King's County. Roman- catholic Clergy. Lane, Denis. Farmer, Ballinoriskig, Cork; registered out of house and land there ; he lives on Ballyvoskig Glebes, in the south liberty, at least nine or ten miles from Ballinvostig, Deeble 5324~ 533°- Lane, James. ( Analysis of his Evidence.)— Treasurer of the city of Cork since 1820, 451- 455 - Acts under a local Act, and is responsible to the grand jury, 456- 461 He applots and issues a warrant to the collector; in the liberties he applots the plough- lands only, which are afterwards assessed by others, 462- 468 The valuation in 1833 was only supplementary to that of 1828, including the houses newly built, 469- 473. 679, 680 Persons were upon the register as ten pound householders who were not in the valuation, 474- 478 Persons who petitioned the grandjury, alleging their premises not to be worth 5/., appeared upon the register, 481- 492. Many persons applied per- sonally to be exempted from rating, 493- 499. Valuators are appointed by the grand jury, and sworn before the recorder; the}' are paid salaries, 500- 503 The last city valuation was in 1833, 504- 507 - There has been no valuation of the liberties since 1822, 508, 509 Property has varied much in value since that time, 510- 513 Great disparity in the valuation of the plough- lands; lands of unequal value are assessed the same, 514- 517 Buildings 011 the Glanmire side of Cork, 518- 522 A survey was made of each ploughland under 53 Geo. 3d, 523- 528- [ Second Examination.]— Produces the valuations of 1828 and 1833, and the list of registered voters, 528- 533 Acts for the local taxation of Cork ; description of tene- ments to be rated, 534, 535 Explanation of the term " linney," 536- 540 Tene- ments excepted from valuation, 541 Copy of appointment of valuators by the grand jury, 542- 555- The valuation of 1833 was to include houses that had been built since or not included in former valuations, 556, 557 ' Penalty 011 valuators for negligence, 558- 562 Applotments are made before the warrant to levy the assessment is made, and placed in the vestry- room for inspection ; the inhabitants scarcely ever look at it, 563- 575- All the proceedings relative to the valuation required by section 2 of 55 Geo. 3d, have been complied with, 576- 588. 619 Witness always gives full publicity in his office to the valuation, and distributes printed copies; the same publicity is not afforded by the churchwardens, 589- 613 Inconvenience of resorting to the vestry- room, 614- 618 Power of the valuators to enter premises under 53 Geo. 3d, s. 9, 620- 622 The regis- ter is made out and printed by the clerk of the peace; number on the register, 623- 631 Without any political object witness compared the valuation with the register, and found names on the latter not included in the former, 632- 636. Examination respecting the names of parties appearing on the register as occupy- ing tenements of the value of 10/., but whose names do not appear in either of the valuations, 637- 767 Opinion that the class of voters created by the Reform Act are of a better description than those under the former Acts, 768- 771. 810- 820. 838- 841 At the first registration under the Reform Act, there were persons registered who were not entitled, 772 111 several instances the obligation of an oath is not so much regarded as it ought to be by those who take it, 781- 785 Further examina- tion relative to the registration of persons who had not proper qualification, 786- 809 The class of forty- shilling freeholders are daily diminishing, 822- 824 List of persons claiming to register being made in alphabetical, instead of parochial arrange- ment, was productive of great difficulty and perplexity, 825- 837 Non- resident freemen appear on the registry; many of them voted at the last election for Cork, 841- 847. [ Third Examination.]— Further examination respecting the names of persons appeal- ing on the register, and not upon the valuations, 849- 896* Respecting the names of 643. g 2 persons