S E L E C T C O M M I T T E E O N F I C T I T I O U S V O T E S , I R E L A N D . 277L ? / wishes of their landlord and their own wishes •— Certainly, as a protection to Tim. <:>,„, m, r the tenants. Esq -> * 12904. Now, from your acquaintance with the estate, have you any doubt —— the wish of the tenants would have been to have gone in accordance with the 8 June l8<" 8- wishes of their landlord upon all occasions, if they had been left to their own free choice — My opinion is they would. 12904*. Had they any reason for that; had there been an indulgence shown to them with respect to the improvement of the property, or any assist- ance given, that entitled their landlord to their hearty good wishes ? Yes, they were allowed for building and repairing their houses, for liming their land, and their holdings were increased. 12905. Were any roads made for the common good of the tenantry ?— Yes, there was a road made from one end of the townland to the other. 12906. At a considerable expense ?— At a considerable expense ; tiiey are a very comfortable set of people ; from having been in a very impoverished state, they are now 10 as comfortable tenants as you will meet with. 12907. Have they ever been distressed for their rents ?— They have not; the rents are very small. At first they were a good deal pinched, but now they are able to pay them. 12908. And they have all improved their lands?—- Theyare in an improved condition. 12909. Well, then, is there any reason why those tenants should have been disposed, if they had been left to the exercise of their own feelings and judg- ment, to have acted against their landlord ?— I think not. 1 2910. How did the remaining tenants act; did any others go against their landlord ; I think you said there were 16 altogether ?— Yes ; I remember polling every man of them. 12911. Chairman.] With the exception of Burne and Cunningham?— Without any exception. 12912. Upon a former occasion ?— Yes ; the excitement might not have been so great. These men might have been induced to go against their landlord in consequence of intimidation, of graves being dug opposite the houses of some of the voters. 12913. Graves were dug opposite to the houses of some of the voters?— Yes, of this townland of Driminacreeher; on the other townland of Derrihelin, upon which the six voters were, some were obliged to go from their houses and conceal themselves. 12914. Mr. Lefroy.~\ Upon that townland after the last election, were not the tenants refused assistance to mow their land ?— I understood the labourers would not assist to take their crops out, to reap their corn; but I did not hear of anything else. They told me they dare not go out to fair or market; they all voted with their landlord. 12915. Mr. O'Connell.'] Have any been actually injured ?— Not personally ; they have been injured in pocket, so far that they could not get their corn purchased in the town of Drumleish when they brought it there, and in other instances they were obliged to send it out in strangers' names, that they should not tell who it belonged to. 12916. But their persons have not been injured ?— Not that I know of. 12917. Nor their property, by any violence?— Yes, their houses were attacked; I made them an allowance for their windows, which they said had been broken, and their doors smashed in. 12918. Was that before or after the election ?— It was after. 12919. Mr. Lefroy Did that Mr. Daly who interfered to have these arrange- ments made, make any exertions to keep his promise; was he particularly active ? — Mr. Daly is dead; so I have understood. 12920. Mr. O'Connell. He must have been the curate of Granard?— I rather think he was ; Mr. M'Gaver, I believe, is the rector. The reason I knew Mr. Daly was, because I met him in Granard when I was canvassing. 12021. Mr. Curry. You say that graves were dug opposite the houses, and the lives of several of the persons in " that county threatened ?— Yes, as I have been informed. „ 12922. That you have only from the information of others ?— 1 liat is al1; I was not there when it occurred. 643. N N 3 12923. You