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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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46 PARLIAMENTARY [ dfirtitious Voire, Reports, 1837- 8— continued. INSPECTION OF DEEDS, continued. 2. Evils arising from the withholding an Inspection— continued. the inspection of leases, & c. prevents counsel from making many objections to claimants, and allows the introduction of fictitious votes which would otherwise be detected, Bat- tershy 14014- 14027, Kelly 14391- 14396, 14406 Julian 14841- 14844. 3. Practice with regard to allowing Inspection: Is allowed to the counsel on both sides at the Wicklow registry, Battersbi</ 14012, 14013 Frequent applications made to Mr. Gibson to allow an inspection of the documents produced by claimants, but he invariably refused, Battersby 13939- 13041. 13947~ 13949- ^ 395S~ lS955- J3982- 1.3991- 13996, Kelly 14353- 14364. 14394- 14405. 14409- 14415 Other assistant barristers have decided in the same manner, Kelly 14414, Julian 14818- 14828 The general practice of assistant barristers is, to allow them to be inspected by the opposing parties, Julian 14829- 14840 Witness was never allowed an inspection of the lease when opposing a claimant; it was a rule laid down by Mr. Cosgreave, and acted upon by Mr. Gibson, Daly 15225- 15227. See also Cosgreave, Mr. Dobbs, Mr. Ellis, Mr. Registration. Interference at Elections. Witness has never interfered with his parishioners, with a view to influence their voting at elections, except in cases where the parties were about to take bribes, M'Gaver 12247- 12264. See also Clergy. Exhortations. Protestant Clergy, Roman- catholic Clergy. Intimidation, in Longford. Claimants on the Liberal side were frequently put back by their landlords and agents, and threatened, that if they went forward to register, their cattle would be driven the next day, Ternan 11017- 11024 Means of intimidation and excitement used by the Liberal party during the registration, and evidence thereon, Courtenay 13303- 13320 There was 110 intimidation of any sort exhibited on the Liberal side during the registration for Longford, Ternan 11049- 11053 No intimi- dation used by the Roman- catholic clergy of Longford to induce persons to go forward to register, M'Gaver 11779- 11787- If the threats made use of by landlords to induce their tenants to vote with them were discontinued, the interference of the Roman- catholic clergy would not be required, M'Gaver 12803- 12817. See also Exhortations. Graves. Tenantry, II. 2. Intoxicating Drinks. It was currently reported, in 1833, that attempts would be made by the Conservatives of Longford to get the voters in the Liberal interest to drink with them; result thereof in one instance, M'Gaver 12338. Irish Reform Act. The principle of the English law should be adopted, in all cases, in the Irish registry, Besnard 6246'—— Suggestions forwarded to the Government by the corporation of Coik, during the progress of the Reform Bill, Besnard 6284- 6294 The class of voters created in Cork by the Reform Act is of a better description than those under the former Acts, Lane 768- 771. 810- 820. 838- 84]. See also Appeals. Beneficial Interest. Cork. Cosgreave, Mr. Elective Franchise. Freemen. Longford County. Oaths, 2. Registration. Title. Witnesses. J. Jameson, Edward. Douglas- street; registered in 1832 as a ten- pound householder; neither the name nor the house out of which he registered appear in the valuation, Lane 878. Jessop, Mr. He was allowed to register out of his turn ; he was put forward by the Con- servatives ; the list had been called over once when he registered, Nicholls 10632- 10635. 10648 - 10651 He registered at Ballymahon ; was registered out of turn on consent, he having to attend his examination at college, Fosbery 12975, 12976. Jessop, Mr., of Dury Hall, Longford; ejection of Catholic tenants on his estate and sub- stitution of Protestant families, and their subsequent ejectment for arrears of rent, M'Gaver 12089- 12092. Johnson, Francis, Coppinger's- lane; his premises are worth about 5a year; they are in very bad repair, Young 2373- 2380. 2382- 2403 Registered in 1835, Colburn 2381. Joint Tenants. Repeated instances of persons coming forward to claim out of the same holding, and being admitted, in Longford, Courtenay 6798- 6806. Jones, Robert, Evergreen- street, Cork; valued at 61. in the supplementary valuation; registered in 1832 ; does not appear to have been rated, Lane 1159- 1161. Jordan, Bryan. His qualification to vote for Longford was impeached in April 1837, and was given up by the counsel as not sustainable from want of value, Gardiner 8020- 8022. 8030- 8033- He voted at the last election, Gardiner 8024- 8026. Julian,
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