had 7 February 1838. SELECT COMMITTEE ON FICTITIOUS VOTES, IRELAND. 5 ^ of the county of the city of Cork, were liable to be called on in every booth- Mr J C B^ called on at the same time in each booth. } ' imrd' 72. That results from the alphabetical arrangement, and not havi regard to the locality in making the list ?— Yes. 73. Mr. O'Connelly And that is an evil which exists everywhere7 Every- where. ' ^ 74. It is not peculiar to Cork?— Not at all. 75. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.'] Were there professional men in each of the booths representing the different parties who might be supposed to be interested? — There were. 76. Were there persons brought in by the respective parties for the purpose of identifying and examining into the claims of the parties presenting themselves ? — I saw some witnesses brought there occasionally. 77. For example, persons that had been employed to go out and value pre- mises ?— Yes; I saw some persons tender evidence, but I did not attend to that; I did not take any notice whatever of what passed with reference to the objec- tions made, or the points raised, or anything of that kind. I attended only as the town- clerk, and for the purpose of doing my own business. 78. It was no part of your duty, nor did you interfere with it?— Not at all. 79. Still, however, you did go from one of those booths to another, in the dis- charge of your duty ?— I did. 80. And you, of course, saw what was taking place in those different booths? — Yes. 81. How long did the first registration continue ?— I think it commenced in October. It lasted a considerable time. The printed list will tell it in a moment. 82. Mr. Curry.] Did the barristers, Mr. Moody and Mr. Willes, and Mr. Gahagan, register for the county of Cork as well as for the county of the city of Cork ?— I do not know. 83. Mr. O'Connell.] Do not you recollect that there was another barrister at Youghall and at Mallow ?— There was, but I do not know anything about the registration of the county. 84. Mr. Beamish.] They did not register any for the county at that period ?—• No; my recollection is, that they did not register any for the county. 85. Mr. Serjeant jackson.] Have the lists been made out in the same way for the subsequent registrations that have taken place since that general register jxnder the Reform Bill ?— Yes, they have. 86. The first registration for the county of the city of Cork took place in the city?— It did. 87. And the subsequent registrations have taken place in the different towns of the county ?— Sometimes in the city ; once a year. The sessions, till recently, has been held but once a year in the city; then persons were at liberty to register for the city there, and they were also at liberty to register whenever the assistant barrister of the county sat within the East Riding. That was in Middleton, Mallow, Fermoy, or Kanturk. 88. Mr. O'Connell.] How many registry sessions are there now for the city of Cork in the city ?— I know they are increased, but I do not know how many; I know it is increased to two, but whether it is increased to three or not I do not know. n , 89. You have known, however, that persons have had to go from Cork to Kanturk to register for the city?— I know they have. 90. That is about 30 miles?— About 30 miles. 91. They have been put to that inconvenience ?— They have. 02 And if any person wishes to register as soon as possible, so as to advance the date of his right to vote, he may still have to go to Kanturk ?— He may ; as it was before, if he did not wait till September he could not register at bork; it was only at Michaelmas that he could register at Cork. 03. Chairman.] Has the city of Cork any sessions of its own ?— It has a ses- sions once a week ; the recorder sits there, and it is the assistant barrister foi the county that has the power to register voters. 94.' Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] You have sessions in the city of Cork for the pur- pose of trying criminal and civil causes ?— Yes. Chairman.] But you have no assistant barrister for the county of the 95. city there ?—- No; but we have a recorder there. 0.46. B 3 96. Does