IS MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN I5EFORE THE ^ • unrinr thp Reform Bill they had a right to be rein- staled of Parliament that had no opera- February ,838. ^ Ireland It the time, and I conceived that we were not bound by t 1000 And you conceived that you were bound to reinstate them ?- I did. ,201. You had no order from Mr. Martley to that effect that you can produce? — I have not; I merely mentioned what occurred. ,002 Did any of the parties whose names appear upon that list, struck off by order of the House of Commons, vote at the election in 1837-— I think they ( lld, 203. Can you state the names of any who voted at the last election ?- I think that Mr. Richard Henry Hedges Beecher voted, as well as my recollection serves me. 1004. Will you on the next day give the Committee a list of the non- residents who'had voted at the election of 1837 ? I will do so. 1205 Mr. Serjeant Jackson.] Mr. Martley has been a good while resident, and act in as registering barrister for the East Riding of Corkr— He has. 1206. He is one of Her Majesty's counsel r— He is. 1207. A man of> considerable standing at the bar ?— Yes, and a very eminent man. 1208. You stated that you complied with The Speaker's order without any com- munication with Mr. Martley?— I did. 1209. At tliat time thinking imperative upon you to obey the commands of The Speaker?— Yes. 1210. When you communicated what you had done to Mr. Martley, he said that he could not act under an English Act of Parliament ?— Yes. 1211. You understood him to mean that there was no analogous Act in Ire- land ; that there was no legal authority for the act you had done ?— Certainly. 1212. You received 110 order from Mr. Martley as to what you should or should not do?— No. 1213. But you yourself having received from Mr. Martley information that there was 110 analogous Act in Ireland, reinstated the names of persons whose names you had struck off before ?— I did, and I said so at the time. 1214. You said so publicly?— I did. 1215. You afterwards informed Mr. Martley that you had done so?— Yes. 1216. And he told you that he approved of what you had done?— In a con- versation I had, he said he sanctioned that act: he thought I had acted right; and I am quite satisfied, that if I had applied to him on the ist of January, which was the day that 1 ought to have done so, that he would have probably given me the same direction. 1217. Have you brought with you the original affidavits which are made by the persons who come to register?— I have. 1218. Did you receive from this Committee any orders at any time to make a return of the number of persons who appeared to have registered for the county of the city of Cork, who subscribed their affidavits as marksmen?— I got an order to furnish the number, but that order did not direct me to furnish the names; I furnished the number. 1219. When did you receive the order from this Committee to furnish the number:— Some considerable time since. 1220 Have you any documents with you which would enable you to state the ne.— I furnished a return made up to the 13th of January 1838. 122,. To whom did you furnish it ?— To the Castle of Dublin, Mr. Drum- mond, pursuant to the order I received. I did' 22' D'd 50U r6CeiVe an ° rdei' fr° m Mr" Drummond t0 Riake that return?— 1223. And you made out that return and forwarded it to the Castle of Dublin ? either1 that da^ orThe next.^ ^ ^ ° f ^ ^ 55 1 f— ded * 1224. Upon that you stated the number in the margin ?— I did 122.5. What did the number appear to be?— They anneared to ho 1220. Who all subscribed their affidavits as mwSS^ S. 73 1227. Have you those affidavits with you'- I have 1228. When did you send the first return ?- The first that I sent was on the 11th time'