SELECT COMMITTEE ON FICTITIOUS VOTES, IRELAND, Q7 93 1997. You did not inspect the upper part ?- From the outside I could see the rooms inside, for the windows were all broken. 1998. You could not on the floor above?— No.' 1999- ^ re there any back premises there?— I did not try 2000. \ ou do not know what premises the man might have in addition to what you saw ?- No ; from the situation of it, I do no^ think he had any back premises. • - • 2001. Mr. Serjeant Jackson, to Mr. Lane.] Do you find him in the supple- mentary valuation of 1833 ?— John Burke was valued at 5 l, and appealed and was struck out. 11 ' . 2002- ( To Mr- Colburn.) Did he vote at any elections, and which ?— He voted in the elections of 1832 and 1835. 2003. ( To Mr. Young.) Did you value the house of John Sheehan, of Farrell's- square, since Christmas ?— I did. 2004. mat do his premises consist of ?— They consist of a good thatched cabin, containing two rooms, no loft in it; behind is a good yard and a slated linny in it; and I think its full value is 61. per annum. 2005. ( To Mr. Colburn.) Do you find him on the register ?— I find " John Sheehan, victualler, Farrell's- square, city of Cork; house and concerns at Far- rell's- square ; householder, 10 I.; registered 29th of November 1832." 2006. Mr. Beamish, to Mr. Young.'] Did you examine his premises r—' The house was shut up ; I was enabled to look in through the windows, so as to be able to describe the house ; I looked into the yard, and I had a very good view of it; it is a very good yard, and a good slated linny in it. 2007. Is it a good- sized yard ?— Yes. 2008. And a good- sized house?— Yes. 2009. ( To Mr. Lane.) Was that person valued ?— He was; " John Sheehan, Farrell's- square, a slaughterhouse, 5 I." 2010. ( To Mr. Colburn.) Does he appear to have voted at any election ?— He appears not to have voted. 2011. ( To Mr. Young.) Did you visit and value the house of James Toomv, of Cove- street, since Christmas last ?— I did. 2012. What value do you set upon his house ?— Six pounds per annum. 2013. ( To Mr. Colburn.) Do you find him upon the register ?— I find " James Toomy, blacksmith, Cove- street, city of Cork; house at Cove- street; house- holder, 10/.; registered 14th of November 1832." He voted 1835 and 183/. 2014. ( To Mr. Young.) Was the person you visited a blacksmith ?— He was ; I saw the man myself. 2015. Could his premises have been worth 10 a year, in your judgment, in 1832 ?— I do not think they could. 2016. Did he occupy the whole of that house?— The entire lower part of it is used as a smith's forge; the upper part consists of two rooms, let at 10 d. per week each, and the other two occupied by the man himself. 2017. Mr. Beamish.] WTere you up stairs in the house ?— No, I was not. 201 8. You ascertained from the man himself that there were four rooms ?— Yes, and how they were let. 2019. Mr. Serjeant Jackson^] Do you find him in the valuation ?— No. 2020. ( To Mr. Colburn.) Did he vote at any of the elections ?— Fie voted in 38202° inl'( T0 Mr. Young.) Did you visit and value the house of Thomas Regan, of Hughes's- lane ?— I did. 202° What value do you set upon his premises r— Six pounds per annum. 0023 Does he occupy the whole of the premises himself ?— No, he does not 2024. What description of house is it?— A very poor one, in very ^ repair. , „ r„, 2025. What portion of the house does he occupy ?— There above let, one at 10 d. and the other at 1 a week, and one so much out ot repair as to be untenantable ; the lower part is occupied by the man himself. 0026. What does the lower part consist of ?— Two rooms. 2027. Mr. Beamish.] Did you examine any part of the house more than the lower part ?- I was through the lower part of it; 1 was not. up star*. 0028. Then how do voS know that there was one room up stairs so bad as to be untenantable ?— His wife told me so, and the rent of the rooms. ^ ^ 0.46. N 3 Mr. John Young. 20 February 1838. bad are two rooms