Srrlantt.] ELECTION. Reports, 1837- 8— continued. Courtenay, Thomas. ( Analysis of his Evidence)— continued. who the claimant is from the present alphabetical list, 6921 The name of the parish is not indispensable, but the barony is indispensable, 6923- 6928 In notices of claims, the name of the townland and barony are inserted, but not the parish, 6920- 6933 Dif- ference in the qualification oath to be taken by the 10 Geo. 4, and that attached to the Reform Act, 6942- 6958. The present vol. qualification, if properly viewed and acted upon, is a fair standard to g° ^ y, 6959- 6965 Great number of the persons upon the register have not a bona fide qualification of 10/.; grounds for that opinion, 6966- 6976 Witness's construction of the term " beneficial interest" as occurring in the Reform Act, 6983- ^ 999- 701°- 7020 Mr. Tighe's principle was to make it depend upon the opinion of the individual occupant, and not upon the market value, 6990^- 7007 Persons claim- ing the franchise frequently overstate the value of their holdings; they do not think that by that means they subject themselves to an increased rent, 7008, 7009 Many persons holding 15 acres of land who have not a beneficial interest of 10 l, 7026- 7031 Further examination respecting the meaning of the term beneficial interest, 7032- 7050 Case of Michael Gilleesy, who voted at the last election, not being duly qualified, 7051- 7139 The politics of Mr. Sherrard are rather Conservative; by whom he is to be paid for the survey, 7140- 7168. The tithe valuators in Longford valued according to the full value of the property, 7173- 7181 There is much party spirit in Longford, 7184- 7187 No persecution of tenants for voting against the inclination of their landlords, 7188- 7192 Witness has cautioned the tenants on certain estates, that if they voted against their landlord, they might be sorry for it, jxgi^-' j'Zo^- In some instances ejectments have been served on tenants who voted against their landlords, and others have been made to pay their rents sooner than they otherwise would have been, 7205- 7215 Mature of the influence used to induce tenants to vote against their landlords, and by whom exercised, 7216- 7221 Treatment of tenants who voted with their landlords, 7225- 7230 Natural feeling of the Irish freeholders and Roman- catholic tenants that the landlord has the first claim to their vote, 7231- 7235. 7248- 7252. Estates upon which Roman- catholics have been dispossessed of their holding, and Protestants introduced, though not to the exclusion of other Roman- catholics, 7257- 7265 Whether, in cases where a Protestant tenantry has been substituted for the former Roman- catholic tenantry, the property has or has not benefited by the change, 7270 In no case did Lord Lorton or Mr. Lefroy dispossess a Roman- catholic tenant without remunerating him, 7274- 7291 How far the experiment has been successful of substituting Protestant for Roman- catholic tenants, 7292- 7311 On estates where the holdings of Roman- catholics have been enlarged, and they are treated in the same way as Protestants, they are just as good tenants; they have not the same ideas of cul- tivating their farms with neatness, 7312- 7317,, Opinion amongst the lower order of Protestants that unless a man is an Orangeman he is not a thorough- going Protestant, 7326- 7329—— Number of rentcharges pre- pared by witness, and nature of the consideration, 7330- 7346 Objection taken by Mr. Tighe to the registration of certain leaseholders upon Lady Ross's estate, and nature thereof, 7348- 7360 Evidence respecting the bribery supposed to have taken place at the last Longford election, 7364- 7398 The money advanced to voters in the Conservative interest was advanced for the purpose of repairing damages sustained by them, and by way of loans, 7376- 7386 Neither of the candidates were aware of the money being paid, 7387- 7388 Witness had two or three good cases of bribery for the last petition, if they had thought it worth while to go on with it, 7391- 7398- [ Third Examination.]— Has only written for the particular leases that Judge Torrens had admitted upon appeals; there is 110 clause enabling the landlord to resume pos- session by giving a particular notice, 8170- 8177 Has been twice successful, and once unsuccessful, before Election Committees, 8178- 8189. [ Fourth Examination.]— Produces a lease between Mr. Anthony Lefroy and one of his tenants; they all contain the same covenants, 12840- 12847 Leases contain a covenant that the landlord may determine the tenancy upon giving six months' notice, j2847 Number of persons who have registered under similar covenants on Mr. Lefroy's estate, 12860- 12868 No ejectment brought against Cunningham for voting against his landlord, though notice to quit has been given, 12870- 12879 - A tenant of the name of Burne has also been served with notice; reason assigned by him for voting against his landlord, that his life would be in danger if he did not, 12880- 12885. 12882*- 12890* Whether any demand of possession made from the persons served with notices, 12891- 12897 On the townland of Driminacreeher leases were granted to 10 Roman- catholic tenants; the covenant in those leases was introduced for The protection of the tenants against any intimidation that might be used to force them 10 vote against their landlord, 12898- 12903. No doubt that these tenants would have voted with their landlords had they been left to their free choice; from having been in an impoverished state, they are now as comfortable as any tenants to be met with, 12904- 12909 Nature of the injury sus tained bv the voters in the townland of Derrihelin lor voting with their landlord ; refusal 643. " c 3 of