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Third Report from the Select Committee on Fictitious Votes, Ireland

30/07/1838

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Third Report from the Select Committee on Fictitious Votes, Ireland

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2 PARLIAMENTARY [ dfictitioua > Totr0, Reports, 1837- 8— continued. Allen, Mr. Aylmer. His evidence was admitted by Mr. Martley at the registry for Cork, in September 1835; he was a paid agent, and no objection was made to his evidence, Barber 6180- 6184. Allen, Captain William Henry. At the first registration for Cork, the registering barris- ters refused to receive his evidence because he was a paid agent, Barber 6016- 60- 28. Andrews, Thomas. Cattle- lane, Cork; registered in 1832 as a 10/. householder; his name does not appear in the valuation, Lane 647, 648. Anglesea, Marquis of. No doubt that, either from motives of friendship or some others, he made appointments that are injurious to his friends, Nicholls 10749- 10764 He was not desirous that Lord Forbes should represent Longford in 1832 ; on the contrary, so far as the Government was concerned, he threw his interest into the other scale, Courtenay 13600- 13605. Anglin, Samuel. Great Britain- street, Cork ; 10 /. householder; registered in November 1832; appealed against the supplementary valuation; his appeal allowed, Lane 690- 695- Ann's, St., Shandon Parish, Cork. Amount of rates remitted by the churchwardens of this parish, Casey 6229 Number of persons excused from rates, Casey 6234, 6235 List of " waste" and " poor" in this parish, App. i. p. 327, 328. APPEALS: 1. Generally. 2. Whether Appeals should be allowed against the Decision of the Registering Barrister. 3. In King's County. 4. In Longford. 5. Papers laid before the Committee. 1. Generally: There is an appeal by the Irish Reform Act in favour of claims rejected, but none against improper admissions, Besnard 118- 121 Circumstances connected with the argument before Baron Pennefather, on appeal relative to the rights of non- resident freemen, Barber 6139- 6171 There is no appeal allowed under the Reform Act against the decision of the assistant- barrister, Courtenay 6843, 6844. 6849. 6852. 2. Whether Appeals should be allozced against the Decision of the Registering Bar- rister : Should be allowed from the revising barrister to a judge; very little inconvenience in attending the assizes 011 appeals, by reason of the distance, Besnard 6275- 6282. 6363- 6374 There should be a right of appeal apainst improper admissions to the register, as well as against improper rejections, Meagher 3781, Barber 6192- 6197, Besnard 6275- 6282, Fosbery 13218- 13221, Battersby 14225 There should be a power of appeal on both sides, if the present system of registration is to continue, Barber 6192- 6197 There is no difference of opinion amongst the registering barristers, as to the propriety of having an appeal upon admission as well as rejection, Fosbery 13218- 13221 It would he an improvement of the present system of registration, if a right of appeal against the admission of persons improperly registered was allowed, Battersby 14225. 3. In King's County : Number of appeal cases at the summer assizes for King's County in 1836; in nearly ail the cases it was on the ground of value, and result thereof, Battersby 14172- 14179. 4. In Longford: At the first registry great numbers were rejected, and appealed to the judges, but oniy two cases were tried ; one succeeded, the other rejected, Flood 9610- 9656 The judges did not order all the persons of the same class to be admitted ; supposed number that registered by reason of that decision, Flood 9618- 963S. 9644- 9647 There were a great number of appeals against the decisions of Mr. Fosbery in Longford ; only two of them tried, Ternan 10894- 10903 There were 24 appeals against witness's decision, and the judges reversed only one, Fosbery 13019, 13020. 13117- 13120. In appeals 011 points of law, the registering barrister drew up the case, and submitted it to the barristers on both sides, who agreed to it, if, upon value, it was entered as such, and they made their own selection, Fosbery 13021, 13022 Appeals entered for the purpose of obtaining the opinion of the judges on the words " beneficial interest;" 011 the decision of the first case the others were given up, Courtenay 13368- 13373. 5. Papers
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