Ireland ELECTION. Reports, 1837- 8— continued. 93 Young, John. ( Analysis of his Evidence.)— Shopkeeper on the Grand Parade, in Cork, 1384 Appointed one of the valuators for Cork in 1833, 1303 Duties of the valuators, 1394- 1398 Number of valuators; length of time employed, 1399- 1400 District to which appointed, 1401 Evidence respecting the value of certain houses belonging to individuals who had registered as ten- pound householders, 1414- 1473. 1477- 1586 For election purposes, parties would most likely increase the value of their property, 1469- 1476 Witness, in valuing these houses, has placed the out- side value that any landlord could get for them, 1587- 1596. [ Second Examination.]— Further evidence respecting the value of houses belonging to persons appearing on the register for Cork, 1597- 1622. 1631- 1681. 1688- 1978. 1983- 2285 From 20 to 25 per cent, under the amount a landlord might expect as rent, is the rate at which premises are generally valued for the purpose of local taxation, 1623- 1630 Witness had no political motive in looking at the premises, in relation to which he was preparing to be examined, 1978- 1983 Witness was accompanied by a person of the name of Sullivan, for the purpose of pointing out to him the residences of voters of a given value ; examination thereon, 2286- 2322. [ Third Examination.]— Further evidence respecting the value of houses belonging to persons on the register for Cork, 2325- 2517 Witness commenced his survey after Christmas; time occupied therein, 2518- 2523 Further evidence respecting the attendance of Mr. Sullivan, 2529- 2541 Witness directed his attention principally to houses valued at and under 61., 2542- 2545 Impossibility of valuing the forty- shilling freeholders, on account of the difficulty of ascertaining their rents, 2547 Cases of Barry and Mahony, two forty- shilling freeholders, voting out of the same house, 2548- 2594 Examination respecting certain freeholders, who voted at the last election ; vaiue of freehold, & c., 2595. 2622 Case of Cornelius Kelly, 2623- 2638. Sums produced by weekly lettings cannot be considered a fair criterion of the annual value, 2639- 2645 Witness would willingly take off one- third of the weekly rent, to let his property by the year to a solvent tenant, 2646- 2657 Many houses in the city of Cork, above the value of 10 I., have been exempted by the grand jury under the local Act, as being let out in separate apartments to poor families, 2661- 2684 Instance of the grand jury refusing an appeal, lodged by witness against the valuation of one of his houses, 2670- 2676. 2688- 2699 Great difference of opinion as to effect of the last Grand Jury Act, 2700- 2711 The treasurer's book is a criterion of value in all cases, though it is not a criterion of payment; the valuation, and the return of the constables, have nothing to do with each other, 2712- 2716. [ Fourth Examination.]— Evidence as to the respectability of the parties signing a cer- tificate attached to the declaration of John Sullivan, denying the charge of keeping a brothel, 5142- 5173. ' Young, Mr. One of the valuators in the supplementary valuation of 1833; he valued houses that other parties did not consider ought to be valued, Meagher 3518- 3526.