Mr. John Young. • 2] 6 minutes o f e v i d e n c e t a k e n b e f o r e t h e Mr. John Young, called in ; and Examined. [ A Paper was shown to the Witness.'] - 142 Chairman.] WILL you take that document in your hand, and state whether you know any of the persons whose names you see subscribed there?— The first name I know is George Thomas, Grand Parade; I know him very well. 5143. Is he a respectable citizen ?— Highly so. 5144 Are you acquainted with his handwriting?— I am. 5145. Is that his genuine signature ?- I believe it to be his writing 5146. What is the next you know?— The next upon the list that I know is Philip James Thomas, his son. 5147. Where does he live?— In Hebert's- square. -, 148. What is his character ?— Highly respectable. He is the son of George Thomas. 5149. Are you acquainted with his writing I am not. 5150. Do you know any other person upon the list?— The next person I know upon the list'is Mr. Trenwith ; he is a very respectable person. 5151. Are you acquainted with his handwriting?— I am not. -, 152. Who is the next person upon the list that you are acquainted with?— William Joseph Edwards, of Patrick- street, a shopkeeper. 5153. Is he a respectable citizen?— Very much so. .5154. Are you acquainted with his handwriting ?— I am. 5155. Are you able to state whether that is his handwriting ?— It is his hand- writing, 5156. Do you know any other person whose name is subscribed to that ?— Mr. Jonathan Hosford, of South Main- street. 5157. Is he a respectable man ?— None more so than Jonathan Hosford. 5158. Are you acquainted with his writing ?— No. 5159. Do you know John Welpley?— I do not. 5160. Will you now read that document, three of the signatures to which you have authenticated ?—" We certify that we know John Sullivan for several years, and always found him to be of quiet, industrious habits, and of good character, and supported himself by being engaged in dealing business, and that said John Sullivan never kept a brothel in Dean- street, or in any other place, during his life. Cork, 28th of February 1838." 5161. Mr. Beamish.] I11 the paper you have just read, those persons say that he never kept one, but they do not say that he was never in any way connected with one ?— They do not. 5162. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Will you look at that document, and see whether there are any further certificates ?— There is the certificate of another very respectable man in Blarney- lane, but I do not know his writing, William Clark ; his certificate runs thus: " John Sullivan has been living under me as tenant for several years in Corbet's- lane, during which time I knew nothing either disorderly or dishonest by him, but of perfectly quiet and industrious habits. William Clark." 5163. Seeing those certificates from those respectable citizens with whom you are acquainted, have you any doubt that the imputation upon that man, that he was either the keeper of a brothel or the bully of a brothel,' cannot be founded 111 truth ?— If I had the least doubt of it, after seeing this certificate from people whose writing I know, I would discharge it from my mind entirely. I think he must be a very proper man. 5164. Mr. Lefroy.] Do you conceive that those persons would have signed that certificate, if they had any ground to suspect that he had been in any way, directly or indirectly, connected with a brothel ?— They would be utterly incapable of any such thing. % j o 5165. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Are there not some of those men who are of par- ticularly stnet religious and moral habits; for example, Mr. Jonathan Hosford, of the Main- street ?— Yes, and Mr. Thomas. 5166. Therefore does that document leave any doubt upon your mind that his man could not have been, directly or indirectly, concerned in a brothel ?- iTJ T any1d0ll jt UP° n mind about this man > and if I had, this would remove it immediately. hJ^ L^ l beamish.] You said that you knew nothing about the man, but that he was sent to you by Mr. Carnegie ?- From what I saw of him during our ac- quaintance,