. ,46 . ,46 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE Mr. D. Meagher. Beamish & Crawford's brewery house is situated in a lane leading to Messrs. 1 saw his receipt for the rent, signed Richard Lee, half a year of.; I know 26 February 1838. the Reverend Giles Lee; I know his hand- writing, and this makes me par- ticular as to this house being of the value of 1 <)/. 32.36. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.'] What kind of a house is it ?- - A very ffood house 3263- 3264. 3265. 3267. 111 - or-' And in very good repair?— It is a two- story house, and it stands very well";' and I believe the man has a very good profit as to his lodgings ; and it was in s; ood repair. . r , tor. 8 You went into it?— When I saw the receipt for 5/. for half a year, I did not minutely examine the house, because my object was fully established in proving the man paid a rent of 10/. a year; that I am 111 a position to state to the Committee. „ . . . , . .. n., r() Mr. Lefroy.] Why did you call for the receipt for the rent m that case. and " in no other ?— Because she volunteered to bring the receipt to me ; and some of the brewery men were there; and they desired her to give me every information, and she most willingly did. 3260. But you did not ask for the receipt in any case?— I did; and I have seen it in houses of Mr. Young himself, in a house that I went to visit, which I find that he had not returned, in one of the streets off the main street. • 3261. In none of the cases you have given us an account of do you appear to have seen the receipts ?— That is the reason I made this particular note, because I did see the receipt. 3262. Chairman.] What is Terence Sweeny?— He is a labouring man. In whose employment ?— I do not know. What was the date of the receipt ?— For the last September rent. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Did you read the receipt ?— I did. > 266. Was it for this house ?— It was describing the house. Should you be now prepared to set a value upon that house if you had not seen the receipt ?— I would be prepared to set a value upon the house ; but from its neighbourhood, and its being so narrow a lane, I might have doubted it, without seeing the receipt. 3268. From the observation you made of it, before you saw the receipt, should you be in a condition to tell the Committee what the value of the house was ?— Not accurately as to the value. 3269. Should you at all ?— I think I should. 3270. What state was the glass of the house in ?— From the outside it seemed to me to be in a good state. I was going up stairs, and I met the woman coming down, and I went 110 further. 3271. Did you examine the rear of the house ?— No ; but I satisfied my mind fully. lam fully satisfied that the house is paying a rent of 10/. a year; I made very particular observation, knowing Mr. Lee's handwriting, and seeing the receipt. 3272. Do you know the man ?— No ; I never saw him. 3273. Did you know the woman when you saw her?— Yes, I recollected her face; but I see so many; I am a great favourite with the women. 3274. She was an acquaintance of yours ?— Yes, I had seen her before. 3275. Did you go into the house?— I went into the door; the stairs lead immediately from the door up ; and as I was going up stairs she said, " Sir, I have a receipt here, and I will show you it." I said, " show it me; that will save an immensity of trouble." She showed me the receipt, signed " R. Lee." I know Mr Lee; 1 know his handwriting, and I was so satisfied with it that 1 returned her the receipt, and said, " Thank you, ma'am; that will do." 327b. I he stairs lead at once from the door?— They do. 3277- Then you did not go in at all ?— I did not; I was just going up stairs when she met me ; I looked at it from the outside, and it was a good- looking house outside. 0 & 3278. Mr . Morgan O'Connell Your object was to ascertain the value of these houses ?— It was. ^ ZrLT^ V^ the Y? n} pa\ d for a house is at least prima facie Quite so.