8 March 1838. s e l e c t c o m m i t t e e on f i c t i t i o u s v o t e s , i r e l a n d . sJ7' 24T ^ 90. You do not know that of your own knowledge ?- I do not, bat I houses, taking one with another, generally agrarian population, who register as 10/.' householder, ?_ TW mostly thatched houses; perhaps the average might be 21. 10.,; somSthem mTght be worth 31., and some of them more. g than94' 7MlT feam\ Sh; l trlthere many of them worth considerably more i n d° 110 - thmk they are ' that is the itself, without the offices • the dwelling part of it. ' 5593- But including the farm- buildings, what would be the average ? I cannot say that; some had good buildings and some bad. 5594- You have never turned your attention to make any calculation of what that average would be ?— No ; I was asked to look at two or three ploughlands to arrange the valuation or applotment, and that is the reason I say that the dwelling part is generally about 2?. 10s. or 3/. I saw some of those thatched buildings, a very good range of them, which were valued at 51, altogether. Mr. Henry Barry, called in ; and Examined. 5595- Chairman.] ARE you a resident of the city of Cork ?- No; just now Mr. Hemu Bam, I reside within eight miles of it. ' '' 5596. Where do you reside?— At Barry's Lodge ; I am a farmer. 5597- Have you ever acted officially in the city of Cork in any way, or within the bounds of the borough ?— Not exactly officially ; I have done something that Mr. Callaghan requested me to do subsequent to the election of 1835. 5598. What was it that Mr. Callaghan, the Member, requested you to do?— I went round to a great number of the 101, rate- payers to ascertain, in the event of a scrutiny, if they were of value, and if the rates were paid. 5599. That was in the spring of 1835?— The election took place in January 1835, and it was immediately subsequent to the election. 5600. Mr. Beamish.'] Have you seen the lists of persons returned by Mr. Lane as not appearing upon the rates at all, and some appearing valued under 10/., and who have been registered as voters for the city of Cork ?— Yes. 5601. Did you visit any of their houses ?— I did. 5602. Can you state to the Committee whether any of those returned by Mr. Lane, and also by Mr. Young, have the value of 10/. ?— They have. 5603. Did you visit a man of the name of John Buckley, cooper, Great Britain- street ?— Yes. 5604. Can you state the value of his premises?— I ascertained fully sufficient at the time to enable me to set down in this book, by initial letters, whether the tenements were then of the value of 10/., so as to make them eligible to vote for the Members, and to Buckley's name I have set down " S," which means that it was sufficient to satisfy me at the time ; therefore he was of value. 5605. Chairman.] In what manner did you ascertain the value of John Buck- ley's house ?— I ascertained to the best of my knowledge at the time, by applying to the persons for the rent they paid ; and I sufficiently satisfied myself at the time that the tenement was of the value of 10/. 5606 What rent did John Buckley pay ?— That I cannot tell at present; i took it from a day- book and posted it into this book, which I did at the time, to give evidence before the Committee. 5607. Were you examined before the Committee?— 1 was. 5608. With regard to John Buckley ?— I do not know as to John Buckley, but as to any names they might choose to call upon me for. 5609. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Have you now any recollection of the case of him when you visited his house?- I cannot ^ 611 Do you know the man?— No, I should suppose not. fel l: Then you cannot say whether your or not ?- I cannot say; I have only a reference to my book which gave mthe advantage of stating at the time, before the Committee, that it was of sutticient value. k 5613. Are