30 PARLIAMENTARY [ Fictitious Votes, Reports, 1837- 8— continued. ELECTIVE FRANCHISE: In Cork. Many persons who have been excused from non- payment of taxes by the grand jury, from their premises not being of the requisite value, have exercised the elective franchise, Besnard 172- 181 Whether persons, who are so poor as to be exempted from the payment of taxes, should continue in the possession of the elective franchise, Meagher 4680- 4683. 4702 Opinions as to raising or lowering the fran- chise; ignorance of some of the Cork constituency, Besnard 258- 275 The Liberal interest of Cork wished an extension of the franchise, rather than otherwise, Meagher 2955- 2959. In King's County.— Defining it at 20I. would be unreasonable, and exclude many who ought to have a right to vote; 101, would be a fair amount, Battersby 14246- 14252 The whole elective franchise depends upon the discretion of the assistant barrister; nothing can be more undefined than the present franchise under the present law, Bat- tersby ^ 236 The opportunity for litigation and perjury would be taken away, to a considerable extent, if the franchise were clearly defined, Battersby 14241- 14251 There is no clause in the Irish Reform Act empowering the 10I. freeholder to vote; the 10Z. leaseholder is empowered, and he is required to be in the occupation, Kelly 14673— 14683- ELECTORS : 1. Generally. 2. In Cork. 3. In Longford. 4. Papers laid before the Committee. 1. Generally: Difference in the two countries ( England and Ireland) with respect to the constituen- cies of counties of cities, Besnard 6247- 6257 Statement of the various rights or qua- lifications by which persons can vote for Members for counties in Ireland, Courtenay 6414- 6418. 2. In Cork: There can be very little doubt as to the value of the liberty voters ; they are a sub- stantial good set of voters, Barry 5911,5912 The 10Z. household voters, in the liberties of the city of Cork, are superior to the freemen and 40s. freeholders, as to the value of their premises and general character, Barry 5913- 5919 Great many country voters cannot sign their name, nor speak English; they are obliged to have an interpreter, Besnard 186- 196 Number of persons appearing on the list of exemptions for rates, by the grand jury of 1836, who voted at the last election for Cork, Caseij 6239- 6242 The " poor freemen" and the 40s. freeholders compose the lowest class of the constituency in Cork, Barry 5918, 5919. 3. In Longford: Roman- catholic voters, if left to themselves, would vote on the Liberal side in Long- ford ; the anti- liberal party is very strong there, M'Gaver, 12434- 12437. 12469- 12476 Irish freeholders and Roman- catholic tenants, if left to themselves, would support the landlord in preference to any other party, no matter what side his politics might be, Courtenay 7235. 7248- 7252 A great number might be registered, if there" was a facility given for a man, having 101, or 20/. beneficial interest, being allowed the advantage of it, Nicholls 10681. 4. Papers laid before the Committee : Return of the number of voters in each county, city, and borough in Ireland, who actually polled at the last general election, with the number of polling- places at said election, and the number of voters polled in each polling- place on each day, and the number of marksmen who voted for each candidate, App. iii. p. 437- 451 Return of the number of voters registered in each county in Ireland since the lst October 1832, distinguished into classes, and the date of registry of each, J pp. iii. p. 451- 468. Return of the number of voters registered in each county of a city or town in Ireland since the passing of the Irish Reform Act, distinguishing the voters into classes, with the date of their registrations respectively, App. iii. p. 494- 497 Return of the num- ber of voters registered in each borough in Ireland ( not being a county of a city or town) since the passing of the Irish Reform Act, distinguishing the voters into classes, with the date of their registration respectively, App. iii. p. 546- 554. See also Advances to Voters. Cork. Forty- shilling Freeholders. Freeholders. Freemen. Intimidation. Longford. Registration. Ten- pound Householders. Ellard, James. Quaker- road ; his house worth about 6 I.; small piece of ground at the back, Young 1901, 1902. 1904- 1916—- Registered in 1832, and voted 1832 and 1835, Colburn 1903 Does not appear in the valuation, Lane 1917. Ellis, Mr ( Longford). He was fired at in the noon- day ; several persons have been exa- mined by the magistrates, in order to get information as to the perpetrators of that out- jage, but without any success, Courtenay 13479- 13488. Ellis,