Appendix ( A.)': T. S. Rice, Esq. ( June 20.) 36 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE BEFORE SELECT COMMITTEE shore, and took from the assailants the arms which they possessed, and that they applied to me, as a county magistrate, to take their informations, and to instruct them what was to be done with those arms; I informed them that, being only a magistrate of the county, I had no power of taking their informations within the city, but I recommended them to go to one of the city magistrates, and to lodge their informations with him; that as to the arms ( seeing upon them the king's mark), I recommended them to deposit those arms in the public stores, with the general officer of the district; this was accordingly done, and I was informed by a magis- trate of the city, that informations were accordingly sworn by the fishermen; no warrant was granted for many days, although the informants applied repeatedly for such a warrant; but after a lapse of some time, informations were sworn against the fishermen, by the individuals who had fired the shots, charging the fishermen with a capital felony, in having taken away the arms ; the case came on to be tried at the ensuing assizes; the fisherman who had been wounded was examined before the grand jury, which body threw out the bills against the individuals who had fired the shot, and found the bills upon the information of the watchmen, for a capital felony against the fishermen, on the ground that they had taken away the arms which had been deposited in the kings store; the unfortunate men applied to me to assist them in making their defence, and having, with the assistance of other gentlemen, retained counsel on their behalf, the jury, without leaving the box, under the direction of the judge, acquitted them ; the poverty of the fishermen precluded the possibility of their taking any further steps upon the subject. Since that they have never disputed the right to the fishery ?— Since that I have not heard of any dispute. [ The following letter, addressed to the Chairman, was read:] " Sir, " Nerot's Hotel, June 20th, 1822. " I have had the honour of receiving the orders of the Committee on Limerick Taxation, to furnish, as chamberlain of the corporation of Limerick, certain accounts therein specified; and I beg, in answer, to state, that having come here for a purpose altogether unconnected with the object the Committee are chosen for, I have not any documents to guide me in making out the accounts they require; but I submit to the Committee, that if even I had, it would be quite impossible to make out such volu- minous accounts in the time they have been pleased to limit me to. " I have the honour to be, « Sir, " Your obedient and humble servant, te To the Chairman of the Select Committee « Gort on Limerick Taxation." James Fisher, jun. Esquire; Called in, and Examined. James Fisher, jun. WHERE do you reside?— In the neighbourhood of Limerick. Esq. Have you long resided in the neighbourhood of Limerick ?— I resided in the city v — / the principal part of my life; I now reside a little way out of the city. ( June 20.) jjave the kjn( jness t0 eXpiain t0 the Committee the difference between the go- vernment of the parish of St. Michael, and the remaining part of the city and liber- ties ; under whose management the parish of St. Michael is placed, and under whose management the Old Town and liberties are?— The parish of St. Michael is under the particular management of commissioners appointed by special Act of Parliament. For what term are they elected ?— There are a certain number chosen for life, and a certain number go out every three years; they are elected by householders, who pay a certain rate of taxation under that Act. The control of the local taxation of the parish of St. Michael is in the hands of those commissioners so appointed ?— Entirely so. How is the local taxation of the old city of Limerick regulated?— I believe entirely by the grand jury of the city. In what state are the watching, and lighting, and police of the parish of St. Mi- chael— With some trifling objections, I consider in a very good state; there may be some trifling complaints; it is well watched, well lighted, well paved and cleansed. In