SELECT COMMITTEE ON FICTITIOUS VOTES, IRELAND. sJ7' 24T 271 om all the other agents acted At that time we were all volunteers; but when we found tWU required an immensity of time there was some rem^ eration ri^ n to the M to attend the registering sessions, and they were in two divisions and of couise those persons lost their time, and they we're obliged to be related " 0981. Of whom did the association consist chiefly ?- Of noblemen arid jren ^^ " ^ C° Unty ^ dty C0rL The^ " mto 5982. The registration sessions were fixed for the 10th of October 1839 -— Yes 5983. They were appointed by proclamation ?— They were. 5984- Do you recollect the number of notices given of persons who intended to claim ?— According to my computation of them there were upwards of 8 500 notices. 1 ' 5985. Those notices were to be given 20 days before the registration took place ?— They were. 5p86. And the lists were published in the usual way, 10 days before the sessions ?— Ten days before the sessions the clerk of the peace was bound to post the notices. 5987. And that was done ?— It was done, and with great exertion. I believe the clerk of the peace exerted himself very much to have it done. 5988. The last day for giving the notices was the 19th of September?— Yes; and the 29th was the last day for posting. There were 10 clear days between each. 5989. You had only 10 days for the examination and investigation of the qualifications and rights of the parties?— Only 10 days. 5990. What steps did you take for the purpose of enabling you to check the rights and qualifications ?— We appointed to certain districts persons of com- petent judgment. There were three persons appointed for the north and south liberties, a very extensive district indeed, but still we could manage to allow no more at that time; three for the parishes of St. Mary Shandon and St. Ann within the suburbs; three for the parishes of St. Nicholas and St. Finn Bars, in the south suburbs; and three for the parishes of St. Paul, St. Peter, and the Holy Trinity, comprehending the internal part of the city. 5991. You appointed three persons to each of those divisions you have men- tioned ?— We did. 5992. Chairman.] By " the liberties," do you mean all the country district within the boundary of the county of the city, but exclusive of the actual city and the suburbs ?— Yes. 5993. Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] You had three for the whole of the liberties?— We had three for each of the two divisions of the suburbs, and we had three for the centre of the city. 5994. How many in all ?— Twelve in all. 5995. Did those persons proceed, in the execution of the duty you had devolved upon them, to visit and try to ascertain the qualifications of those persons?— They did; and in some instances in the city they received great interruption. I heard so, at least; they reported that they had been ob- structed .5996. Did those persons attend the subsequent registering sessions before the barristers - They did. £ 5997_ you had three registering barristers ?— We had: Mr. Moody, Mr. Wills, and Mr. Gahan. . . ,. , . . 5008 Were those gentlemen who were appointed to the respective districts enabled to complete their investigation before the sessions commenced ?- They stated to us that they were not; they stated that they had not time; that they Snot make up the report for us, from the difficulty of going over their circuit and writing their report they could not effect it. In truth from the wav in which the notices were given/ the districts were so uncertain, that it was rpos^ ibt tomake extracts, so& as to enable them to classify the districts They were given in alphabetical letters, but the districts weie confused in those ^ habetfcal letters. liberties would be next to the name of a man m the south liberties, iana me confusion of places rendered it very difficult to make any extracts, so as to form a regular rout. . 5999. There 0.46. * * ^ N