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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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2f) PARLIAMENTARY [\ dfictittou0 Fotce, Reports, 1837- 8— continued. Deeble, Benjamin. ( Analysis of his Evidence)— continued. Carrigrohan, 5471- 5484; of Farrenastig, 5485~ 5494- 5497~ 5509 Lists should be made out previous to the time of registering, which should contain not only the names of the parties, but also the parishes or ploughlands, 5517- 55' 21 At elections, a suffi- cient number of booths should be provided, so as to enable the whole constituency to be polled, 5522- 5526. [ Second Examination.]— Number of persons registered for the county of Cork in the letters " C" and " M," 5530- 5533 Statement of the number of the respective initial letters of the names of voters of the county of the city of Cork appearing 011 the registry up to January 1838, p. 252 Difficulty of ascertaining the identity of parties registering, caused by the present mode of conducting the registration, 5535- 5541 Difference in the description of population inhabiting the rural districts in the liberties, and those within the suburbs of the city of Cork, and evidence thereon, 5542- 5546 Steps taken to distinguish that portion of the population which should properly belong to the town from the rural or country population, under whose direction, and result thereof, 5547- 5590 Description of houses inhabited by persons registering as ten- pound householders; average rent of the dwelling part of the house about 2I. 10s.; they are generally thatched houses, 5591- 5594- [ Third Examination.]— Instances of persons residing in different ploughlands who register under a different name, 5948- 5958 Also of persons voting out of fancy names ; fancy names are generally given to the villas of persons of the higher class in the suburbs of Cork, 5959- 5969. Deehan, Patrick. He was allowed to register for King's County, although objected to by the Conservatives, on swearing that he had a beneficial interest in the premises of 10^. above the rent paid, Kelly 15050- 15053. Deehan, Thomas. ( Analysis of his Evidence.)— Attorney and solicitor, in Lower Gardiner- street, Dublin; attended as agent for the Hon. Fred. Ponsonby at the registry for King's County in 1832, 15563- 15569 Mr. Cosgreave was the registering barrister; in all his decisions he had a decided leaning to Conservatism, and to construe the Reform Act very strictly, 15570- 15572 He did not allow the title- deeds of the claimants to be examined by the opposite party; inconvenience that would occur to claimants in case their title- deeds were examined, 15573- 15580 The registering bar- rister in Dublin observed the same rule, as regarded the inspection of title- deeds by the opposing parties, as was adopted in King's County, 15584- 15589 Case laid before counsel on the subject of six months' possession prior to registration, 15590- 15593 Mr. Cosgreave was very strict in his inquiries as to the value of ten- pound voters, 15602- 15606. Great care taken in 1832 by the Conservatives in bringing up their claimants, the great majority of whom were registered upon production of their former certificates, 15622- 15624 Very few persons placed upon the registry in 1832, who had not a right to vote at the registering sessions, 15607, 15608. 15625- 15627 Mr. Cosgreave held that parties must be in the occupation of premises to the value of 10/., as well as in the possession of them, 15630- 15634 In many cases, landlords were desirous to prevent their tenants registering, and supposed motives, 15635- 15643 Tenants, if left to their own choice, would not generally vote with their landlords, unless the opinions of their landlords were liberal, 15644- 15655. Delany, Timothy. He claimed to register for King's County as a ten- pound freeholder; was objected to on the ground that the party granting the lease under which he claimed to register had no title to grant it; objection overruled, Kelly 14569, 14570 He swore he had a 101, beneficial interest in the premises occupied by him above the rent paid, Kelly 15050- 15053. Delohery, Thomas. Victualler, New- lane; registered for Cork in 1836; he is valued at 5 /. in the new valuation, Lane 939. Denahy, Daniel. Vintner, Mary- lane; registered for Cork in 1836 ; he is valued at 7/. in 1828, Lane 939. Denahy, Denis. Shop in the Royal Arcade; registered for Cork in 1835; appealed against the supplementary valuation, and allowance of his appeal, Lane 923, 924. • Denahy, Peter. Shoemaker, Fishamble lane; registered for Cork out of a shop at the Royal Arcade ; his shop was valued in the supplementary valuation at 7 I.; there was an appeal, and it was reduced to 5 I., Lane 922. Denihy, John. Registered out of dwelling- house and land at Bellvievv; there is no such denomination in the treasurer's return ; he resides at Ballinamought, in the north liberties of Cork, Deeble 5959- 5961. Dennahy, Bartholomew. Of Curry's Rock ; description of the premises occupied by him ; partly let to another tenant; separate entrance to each from the street; value about 5 L, Young 1929- 1933. 1936, 1937 Registered for Cork in 1837, Colburn 1934 He is not upon the valuation after 1833, Lane 1935. Dennahy,
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