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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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Ireland REGISTRATION FUND— continued. In Longford.— The expenses of the registry on the Liberal side were defrayed bv voluntary contributions; amounts of sums collected and disbursed in conducting the registry, Nicholls 10364- 10371. Registry Court ( Cork). Should be held in the town of Cork itself, Besnard 6360, 6361 Should be held before the recorder of Cork, Besnard ill, Meagher 3777- 3780, Barber 610.3, 6194. RE- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS: Generally.— Under the present Reform Act there is nothing to prevent a person re- registering within the eight years, so as to keep his title up for a further period of eio- ht years, Courtenay 6860, 6861, Fosbery 13167- 13169—— Opinion that the mere produc- tion of the certificate within the eight years would not entitle a man to be registered without an inquiry into all the qualification, Fosbery 13215- 13218. In Cork.— Cases of re- registration frequently occur; a man re- registers as often as he pleases; some distinctive mark should be used in those cases, Besnard 6380- 6383. In Longford.— Mr. Tighe has re- registered several persons upon production of the cer- tificate granted them at the reform registry, Courtenay 6861- 6891 By the decision of Mr. Tighe to admit persons on production of certificates, the onus of proving any disqualification on the part of the claimants is thrown upon the person objecting, COM?-- ^< 73/ 6874- 6882. 6918. 6937- 6941 The practice of re- registering upon production of former certificates without the attendance of the parties is open to very great objec- tion, Ternan 10933- 10940. See also Certificates. Reilly, Miles. Of Trumroe; he registered for Longford in 1832, and was struck off by the Election Committee of 1837 5 quantity of land held by him, and quality thereof, Flood 9142- 9154. Religious Animosity ( Longford). The hostile spirit of religious animosity is on the increase, M'Gaver 12440. Religious Opinions. It was no part of the judicial investigation at the registry to inquire whether a man was a Protestant or a Roman- catholic, Battersby 14051- 14053. 14060- 14062. Rent : In Cork.'— For the purposes of registration rent is considered the real criterion of value, Meagher 2816- 2822 Is frequently paid weekly by tenants who rent their houses by the year; general desire among tenants not to have it known how they pay their rent, Meagher 3675- 3677. In Longford.— Tenants paying a rack- rent pay more than the value of their land, Sic., Courtenay 7178- 7180 Difieience in the amount of rent paid by Conservatives admitted to the register for Longf ord, and Liberals rejected, Flood 8371- 8379 Instance in which the agent of the Greville estate would not receive the rent when tendered, Flood 8914- 8916. 8950- 8952 In some parts of Longford the landlords have been getting higher rents than previously to 1828, Flood 9358- 9369 Further evidence in explanation respecting the increased rents now and formerly, Flood 9442- 99450 On Lord South- well's property the middlemen are getting a guinea per acre more rent than his lordship, Flood 9453. Middlemen exact the utmost rent they can obtain, Rooney 11589- 11593. 11626- 11631 Instance in which one of the Protestant tenants 011 Lady Ross's property was obliged to take the corn and thrash it in the open field for the purpose of meeting the demand of the landlord, M'Gaver 12643 General complaint in Ireland that land is let too high, M'Gaver 12652 It is a common practice in that part of Meath adjoin- ing Cavan for small landholders to pay their rent by burning lime, Battersby 13728 The receipt of rent from a sub- tenant is proof of possession, but not of occupation, Kelly 14691, 14692. See also Arrears of Rent. Greville, Mr. King's County. Land. Rentchargers. The Conservatives have the majority amongst the rentchargers in Longford, Courtenay 6838- 6840 Number of rentcharges prepared by witness in Longford, and nature oi the consideration, Courtenay 7330- 7346. Return of the number of rentcharges registered at each sessions since the lst October 1832, stating the name and residence of each person so registered, the barony and deno- mination of land 011 which the charge was granted, and the name of the person granting the same, App. iii. p. 523- 546. Revision of Register, See Register of Voters, III. Reynolds, . A young man employed by the Liberal party in Longford ; he was shot on the night of the election in 1833; one person has been executed for his murder, M'Gaver 12445. 643. k 4 Reynolds, // ELECTION. 79 7 Reports, 1837- 8— continued. \
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