obtain the freedom of the city of Cork?- I am quite certain that it was done that view. uc 4978 » Andfor no other?— And for no other. \ ou are quite certain that when those parties were enrolled to America and the other intended to go to the bar 9 I am not certain what the family arrangements were. . 478o. But you are quite certain that their being enrolled was done with the sinister motive of getting them improperly entered upon the list of freemen : — I am certain of it. 4981. Mr. Beamish.] Is Sir Anthony Perrier one of the council himself?— He is one of the council himself, and he sits in judgment upon his own child. 49S2. Have you any other subject that you wish to mention to the Committee? — I have a memorandum of the number of persons that were rejected by Mr. Mart- ley upon the lodger point, and admitted afterwards by the judge upon appeal; but that probably the Committee would not wish to lose time with ; 1 only wanted to show that they were rejected by Mr. Martley, and afterwards admitted bv the judge. ( 4983- Mr. Serjeant Jackson, to Mr. Besnard.] Mr. Meagher has given the Committee evidence with reference to a decision that was come to by Mr. Baron Pennefather, and which was communicated to the public by Judge Moore, and he has complained that that was done through your instrumentality. Mr. Meagher said, also, that it was considered the most extraordinary thing that ever occurred in Cork. Then in question 2890, he was asked " Do you consider that. anybodv was injured by this decision reaching the revising barrister through the hands of Mr. Besnard, instead of the hands of Mr. Colburn ?" and he answered " Mr. Besnard had great interest for a number of persons, and I thought it an odd thing that he should get that communication which ought to have come through Mr. Colburn.'' O OO Will you state what are the facts with reference to that decision; did you receive the communication of the Baron's decision from the Baron ?— No, I never knew anything of the Baron's decision till Judge Moore announced in court that he had left a minute of his decision with him. I accidentally was present in court when Judge Moore stated that fact, and he asked " was the officer there to receive it, in order to carry it to the registering barrister ?" 4984. When you say " the officer," the proper officer would have been the clerk of the peace, Mr. Colburn ?— Yes ; on Judge Moore inquiring whether the officer was there to be the bearer of that decision to the registering barrister, Mr. Colburn did not happen to be in Court at the time, but some one said, " There is a public officer, the town- clerk, here, and he will take it for you, if you wish ;" then Judge Moore handed it to me, requesting that I would take it to the register- ing barrister ; I immediately took it to Mr. Moody, who was the senior barrister, the chairman, when thev sat together, and I gave it to him. 4985. Did you make any use of that communication or decision, save the taking it from Judo- e Moore directly to the registering barrister ?— Certainly not; I sup- pose it was not five minutes from the time I got it till the tune it was in the hands of the registering barrister. _ _ 4086. Do you conceive that any prejudice or injury of any kind could occur to any human being from its being carried by you from the hand of Judge Moore to the registering barrister, instead of its being carried by Mr. Colburn r— It was im- possible that anybody could be injured by it. 4987. Do you conceive that any person was delayed one moment by reason ot ^^ Do" you conceive that any person could have been delayed m town an instant longer by Judge Moore making you the messenger instead ^[^ f^ - Certainly not j I carried it immediately ; within five ^ unites of the t n c i go it was in the hands of the registering barrister, and he announced its content, —^ s it at the sitting of the court in the morning ?- I will not be positive that it was; but my recollection is that it was. 4noo Was there any peculiar facility afforded upon that occasion to any class of Ss to register, b/ t£ circumstance of its passing through your hands one C G G 2 0,46. KEfl • l<# ' P ; P Ml E * Mffll n ifyi 1 fi i| f #