216 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE Mr. E. Rooney. H/ 73- That is, you conceive a solvent tenant would give 50 s. an acre for such land, and pay what tithe he may be required, in addition to that ?— Yes ; he 25 May 1838. would be obliged to pay tithe. 11774. And your belief is that, generally speaking, the tithe would not be estimated at more than 2s. 6 d. per acre?— I do not think it is more than 2 s. 6 d. an acre ; I cannot say positively ; it is about that, I should suppose. The Rev. E. M'Gaver, called in ; and Examined. 11775. Chairman.] WHAT are you?— A Roman- catholic clergyman. Rev. E. M'Gaver. 1177g. Living where ?— In the county of Longford, in the parish of Carrick- Edmund. 11777. How long have you lived there as a Roman- catholic clergyman ?— Up- wards of three years. 11778. Are you the Roman- catholic incumbent of that parish, or are you the curate ?— I am the incumbent. 11779. Mr. Curry.] Did you take a part in the registry for the county of Longford in 1832?— Yes. 11780. Were you a clergyman at that time, or was it before you became a clergyman ?— I was a parish priest at that time in another parish, the parish of Cashell. 11781. At that time you were parish priest of the parish of Cashell?— Yes. 11782. Did you as the Roman- catholic clergyman, or did any other Roman- catholic clergyman in the county, to your knowledge and belief, use any inti- midation with the members of your flock to induce them to come up to register on that occasion ?— Neither myself nor any other clergyman, to my knowledge, did so. 11783. Did you speak to them by way of advising them, or otherwise, to come up to register?— I always encouraged them to come up. 11784. You encouraged them to come up to register?— Always. 11785. Did you ever threaten them in case they did not come up ?— By no means. 11786. Did you find them disposed to come up to register?— Always, except where a man's lease was nearly at an end, or he held land of a landlord who was opposed in politics to him, or that he had no lease of some spots of land ; I have known instances of that sort. 11787. These were the only persons who were unwilling to come up to register; persons whose leases were about to expire, and who held under land- lords opposed to them in politics, or had not leases of some parts of their farms ? — Exactly ; I have known instances where their leases were nearly at an end, and only one life to depend upon, and unasked by me they came forward in the parish of Cashell notwithstanding that; their life afterwards dropped, and they were dispossessed of their land, as were many others. 11788. Do you know of any exertions made on the Conservative side to get persons to come forward and register?— I do, many. 11789. Was there an anxiety on the part of the Conservative side in the county to get tenants and freeholders to come forward and register their votes ?— A great anxiety was shown, and they ejected a great many Catholic tenants to make way for Protestant tenants whom they could rely upon. 11790. Was that since 1832 ?— Yes ; before that time it was partially done in places ; the landlords as long as I recollect have shown a preference to Protes- tants, and have turned Catholics out of the town- lands and put Protestants in their places. 11791. Do you know a person of the name of Thomas Mulvey ?— I do ; he is a parishioner of mine. 11792. Is he one of your flock ?— He is. 1 * 793- Do you know his farm ?— Well; 1 have been frequently upon it. 11794. Do you know the number of acres in it?— I took a note of the number of acres; I have his lease at my lodgings, but I took a note of it to save trouble. ( The Witness referred to a memorandum.) There are 10 acres, 8 perches, Irish measure. n795- What is the rent?—£. 1. 45. per acre. 11796. You have taken the number of acres and the rent from his lease?— Yes. 11797. What