» f a6 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE Mr. G. Gardiner. 7425. But none of those names remained ?— No ; the names were struck out. 28 March 1838. 7426. The names then were blank?— Yes. 7427. Were those names, or any of them, subsequently put upon the registry ? — There are a large portion of them put on. 7428. Some of those were put on the register by Mr. French ?— They were. 742*). He was the assistant barrister of the county at that time ?— He resumed his duty the session after the Reform, in January 1833, and continued up to January 1837. 7430. The registry under the Reform Act was conducted by gentlemen spe- cially appointed for the purposes of the register ?— At the Reform sessions by- Mr. Fosberry ; and Mr. Dogherty was sent down the last week to assist him in the latter part of the session. 74 31. Then, after that general registry, Mr. French, as chairman of the county, presided at the ensuing sessions?— He did; and continued till January 183/. 7432. During that time, did he replace on the register some of those votes that had been struck off by the Committee of The House of Commons ?— He did, in each of the different classes; some of those that were rejected 011 value, and' those that were also rejected upon the title. 7433. What was the objection on the ground of title ?— The objection on the ground of title was, that they were registered as freeholders under a landlord who held for a term of years himself. 7434. With respect to those that had been struck off for want of value, were they admitted upon proof of any improved value of their farms ?— In all cases, when they came to be registered, we offered proof of their having been struck off, and required to know if there was any substantial improvement made in their holdings; and it did not appear that there was any improvement or addi- tional value added to enable them to qualify beyond what they had before. 7435. There was no evidence offered of any improvement in their farms? — No.' 7436. Were any of those men rejected upon their first application to Mr. French ?— There were some of them were two or three times rejected; he would state, that if the party had no improvement he could not be admitted; he did that in his commencement of the session during the year 1833 ; and then they have been subsequently admitted in the year 183G, and up to 1837". 7437. Then some of those who had been rejected in the year 1833, and sub- sequently to that, were in the years 1830 and 1837 admitted by Mr. French ?— There were. 7438. Did those men, upon the latter occasions, give evidence of any improve- ment in their farms ?— No. 7439. With respect to those who had been struck off by the Committee for want of title, did they give any evidence of a new title ?— No. 7440. They registered upon the very same title upon which the Committee had held that they had a defective title ?— Upon the very same, leases. 7441. What number were put on the register of those who had been struck off for want of title ?— Fourteen. 7442. Are they on the register still?— They are. 7443. How many of those can you say were re- registered by Mr. French, who had been struck off by the Committee of 1833 for under valuer— About 12, I believe. 7444. They remain on the register still ?— They do. 7445. Was the Reform registry, which took place in 1832, attended by agents and counsel representing the two conflicting interests in that county of the Conservatives and the Liberals ?— It was, on both sides. 7446. And the qualifications on both sides were examined into?— They were. 7447. The claims were contested ?— They were ; except in the case of former registered freeholders who produced their affidavits; some of them were not contested. 7448- In the case of persons claiming under former registries they were registered upon their affidavits, without going into evidence of the value of their farms ?— Some of them were, where the affidavits corresponded with the notice, and with the clerk of the peace's books ; in other cases tliey were obliged to go into their title. 7449. Where there was a defect in form?— Yes. 7450. Mr.