38 PARLIAMENTARY [ fictitious Votes Reports, 1837- 8— continued. Freeman's Journal. Prosecution against the editor of this paper for publishing an extract of a letter written by witness to Mr. O'Dwyer, and evidence thereon, M'Gaver 12176- 12208. Freemen ( Cork). Many of the electors in Cork are freemen, great many of whom are of a very poor class; they almost all sign their name, Besnard 187. 196 Rights in which they are admitted to the freedom of Cork, Besnard 285- 291 Very few freemen have been admitted by special favour since the Reform Act, Besnard 298- 301 Number of free- men resident and non- resident; they are not considered non- resident within seven miles of Cork, Besnard 420- 430 The freemen of Cork were always considered a market- able commodity; supposed number of poor freemen, Meagher 3787- 3802 Since the Registry Act they are not so valuable in the market, Meagher 3800 Evidence respecting the admission of persons as honorary freemen since the Reform Bill, also of persons admitted in right of apprenticeship, but who had not completed their full term of servitude, Meagher 4756- 4856. 4880- 4948 Course of proceeding adopted by parties claiming to be admitted freemen in right of servitude, Meagher 4859- 4862. 4866- 4870 But few applications for the freedom of Cork, from persons claiming in right of servitude to attoi; nies, Meagher 4932- 4934 In Cork, the great body of the freemen, who are resident, are a class equally respectable with the country farmers, Barry 5920- 5923- Return of the name, residence, and description of each person admitted as a freeman in each corporation in Ireland ( except Dublin), since March 1831, with the date of admission and date of registration of each, and a statement of the right under which each was admitted, App. iii., p. 468- 483. See also Cork, 2. Grand Panel. Non- resident Freemen. French, Mr. As chairman of the county ( Longford) admitted several persons to the registry whose names had been struck out by the Committee of the House of Commons, on^ the ground of being disqualified, without requiring any evidence of the improvement of their property, Gardiner 7432- 7444, Rooney 11195- 11208 His opinion, in 1835, that the county of Longford was registered to the full extent to which it could afford a solvent and properly qualified constituency, Gardiner 7868- 7871 He was very par- ticular in his examination of persons claiming to be registered, Rooney 11185,11186. See also Assistant Barristers. Friendly Club. Influence of the Friendly Club of Cork in the nomination of sheriff, Bes- nard 310- 317 No Roman- catholic has ever been a member of the Friendly Club, Besnard 324- 330 Origin thereof, Besnard, 353 Common council of, howr con- stituted ; election and functions of the common speaker, Besnard 354- 367. Fudge, Pierce. Slater, French's- quay; registered for Cork as a 10 if. householder; his name does not appear in the valuation, Lane 761. G. Gahan, Mr. Revising barrister for Cork ; was said to have decided that a lease of 999 years gave the fee, Barber 6074. Gallassy, Michael. See Gallassy, Michael. Ganaley. A person of this name was charged with shooting a man upon the night of the election for Longford in 1833; he was tried and acquitted ; the witness who made the charge was indicted for perjury, M'Gaver 12447- 12451. Garde, Phineas. Admitted a freeman of Cork in 1835; he had not served a regular ap- prenticeship, his master having left the country shortly after he was apprenticed," Meagher 4806- 4828. Gardiner, Mr. See Farrell, Cornelius. Gardiner, George. ( Analysis of his Evidence.)— Surveyor, residing at Barry, in the county of Longford, 7399- 7401 Acted as writing clerk and assistant in taking notes at the several registries for Longford, 7403, 7404. 7538- 7543 Date of the'first general registry under the Reform Act, 7408 There is no public officer who is authorized to make a list of persons for the purpose of being registered, 7409, 7410 Great deal of excitement at the registry, 7411- 7413 Several persons were admitted to register who had not a bona fide qualification ; objections made, and result of the scrutiny had thereon, 7414- 7419 Class of persons examined before the Committee of 1833 on the Longford petition, 7420- 7423 Sevefal of those names struck out of the registry by order of the Speaker of the House of Commons were afterwards reinstated, and by whom, 7424- 7431 They were allowed to re- register without producing evidence of any improvement