. ,46 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE Mr D. Meagher. 3713. And you were satisfied that that which he occupies himself is of the value Tao » n-\ \ vfr^ prieant JacksonA You went up stairs?— I did. ,8 February .838. 3 4. " j^ y ™ mS areJthere in the house?-! cannot tell that; but my note is this; the ground- rent I I. iSs., the lodgers pay 5 I. 4 « ., and his own ti 6 / Chairman ] Which do you reckon the most valuable, the part he has let to his lodgers, or the part he retains for himself?— The part he retains himself, because ins more; I have put it down at 6 I., and the other at 5 /. 4s. _ 3717. Upon what ground did you put that down at more ?— I cannot bring that t0 3718'. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Suppose the whole house consisted of only four rooms, and he occupied two of them, and those two upon the ground- floor, would vou say that those were more valuable than the two rooms above ?— They might be. , . . 3719. Did you see them?— I did; but 1 did not take down those very particular points, and I will answer nothing but what I know. 3720. You do not know whether he occupied the ground- floor or the up- stairs ? — No, I do not. 3721. And you do not know whether he occupied one room or two rooms?— No; but I presume by what I have set down here that he must have occupied the more valuable part of the house than the lodgers. 3722. It appears from the evidence of Mr. Young that this house consists of only four rooms; two rooms up- stairs let to lodgers at u. a week each, and two rooms below occupied by t! ie man himself?— That would make 10/. a year. 3723. And his ground- rent is 1 /. 185. out of that?— Yes. 3724. How do you know he built this house?— Because he pays 11. i Ss. ground- rent, and being told so by the man. 3725. What kind of a house is it?— I fancy it must have been in good repair when the lodgers paid that for it. 3726. You are not able to speak from your recollection ?— I am not. 3727. How long do you suppose it had been built?— I cannot say; I can only speak from my notes. 3728. Mr. Beamish.] You said you had not gone to any houses of parties that had voted at the last election ?— I confined my inquiries solely to those. 3729. Did you visit the house of Humphrey Leary of Cat- lane, spoken to by Mr. Young, in answer 25 io?— I did ; I ascertained the fact that his tenants paid him 10/. 6 s. per annum, exclusive of his own apartments, and he has value for 14/. 3730. Did you examine that house ?— I did. 3731. Were you up stairs in it?— I must have examined the house when I put this down. 3732. Did you ask him for any receipt to show what rent he paid himself?— No ; I did not ask the rent when I found the house to be worth 14 /. a year, which I considered it to be from my view of it, as well as from the 10 I. 6 s. which the tenants paid him, exclusive of his own apartments. 3733- Chairman.] How did they make out the 10/. 6 5. ?— He had lodgings set at 101. 6 j., besides the part in his own possession. 3734- Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Are you sure that he held more than one apart- ment in his own possession ?— By my having put it down in the plural number, I am sure he must have held more than one. 3735- What sort of repair is the house in?— I cannot speak to that at this dis- n^ O AT 1 3736. Suppose this to be the actual state of the house, as stated by Mr. Young, m answer to question 2512, " What sort of a house is it? It is in very bad repair"; SV rooms 011 ^ ground floor; one occupied by the elector himself, UP stah's> ^ at 8 d. per week, 8UPP° se that t0 the true state of the mat- he' nartv hp y, ef' ?- From the company that Mr. Young was in, altogether • IT ^ ft? ^ aSt'' ay' aUd miSht take him to a wrong hou* altogethei ; he was in very bad company; no worse. take7him toTb^ l frson, wilhtoo!< ^ to a wrong house, and did not take him to the electors house?-! think he would do anything that was bad and 3738. Mr.