I r e l a n d . ] E L E C T I O N . 59 Reports, 1837- 8— continued. M'Gaver, Rev. E. ( Analysis of his Evidence)— continued. Some persons in the employ of Lord Lorton have been assassinated ; causes to which attributed ; no persons have been executed for the murders; evidence thereon, 12442- 12453 The Catholics of Longford feel no confidence in the juries; it depends upon the sheriff the kind of return that is made, 12454- 12457 Particulars of the attack made on James Nolan and his son; refusal of a magistrate to take the informations; refusal of the police to act upon a warrant subsequently obtained ; arrest of Nolan and' his son ; their trial and acquittal, and subsequent conviction of the parties makin°- the attack, 12477- 12482. [ Third Examination.]— Examination respecting the declaration made by Mr. Robin- son, the agent of Lady Ross, relative to the Roman- catholics not being allowed to settle on any part of her property, and whether he has acted up to that'declaration, 12493~ 12527 Number of families dispossessed in the parish of Kilcommock since 1831 ; some of them were in arrears for rent, 12527- 12550 The farms of Roman- catholics have, in many instances, been curtailed, to make room for a Conservative constituency, 12534. 12543 Evidence respecting the removal of Farrell's wife; names of persons engaged in the transaction; witness did not make any complaint to the agent, considering that it would be of no use, 12551- 12567 Case of Dennis Farrell, 12567- 12569 In no instance has a new lease been granted to a Roman- catholic tenant, who has been dispossessed of his property, under Lady Ross, 12575, 12576 The tenants who were dispossessed were intelligent farmers, and better than those put in, 12577- 12585. Arrear of rent that was customary to be allowed on Lady Ross's property in Cashel, 12587- 12592 Parts of Lord Lorton's estates on which the tenants were in arrear for rent three half years, 12595- 12612 Number of freeholders on that estate who voted on the Liberal side who were served with ejectments for non- payment, and were obliged to clear out before the next season, 12597- 12599 Further evidence respect- ing the difference in the circumstances of the persons dispossessed under Lady Ross and those by whom they were succeeded, 12613- 12643 General quantity of land held by those ejected and those who succeeded, 12621- 12627 The system of farm- ing amongst the cottiers of Ireland is not very judicious; it is difficult to make them alter their system, 12644- 12651. General complaint in Ireland that land is let too high, 12652 Several instances in which landlords have let their lands at a less rent than could have been obtained for them, in order to make freeholders, 12653- 12686 The test of registration, under 10 Geo. 4, in Longford is, that the tenants get 10^. more than they pay their land lords, 12661- 12664 Though the lands were let at considerably under what could have been obtained for them, they are let at what would be fair to enable the tenant to live comfortably upon the land, 12678- 12685 The system of changing Roman- catholic for Protestant tenants has greatly increased in Longford since the interference of the Roman- catholic clergy at elections, 12687- 12697 No division between the Catholic clergy and the laity and the Liberal Protestants in Longford as to who shall be the representatives, 12699- 12703 Witness usually addresses his flock at the approach of an election, whenever he can obtain an opportunity, for the purpose of directing their judgment with respect to the representatives they should choose, 12704- 12716- There was no threat held out in those exhortations to those who did not vote as was desired, 12740- 12749. It would be possible for a candidate to succeed in the county of Longford against whom the whole body of Roman- cathoiic clergy was opposed ; instances in which they have succeeded, 12717- 12721 At the election before the last the Roman- catholic clergy in Longford addressed their flocks on Sundays, on the subject of the representation ; considers it as part of the duty of a Catholic clergyman, 12722- 12731 Several instances in witness's parishes of parties declining either to register or vote where their landlords are ff opposite politics to themselves, and have no leases, 12732 — Protestant clergymen have not the same influence over their flocks as the Catholic clergymen, therefore their interference would not be so useful, 12733- 12739 Pre- vious to the registration of 1833 there were county meetings and trades unions ; they were all alive to politics in Longford, 12749 The freeholders of Longford are gene- rally intelligent men, 12749*- 12750. 12803. Previous to the interference of the Roman- catholic clergy at elections, the Roman- catholic tenantry voted with their landlords, whether Liberal or Conservative, 12752, 12753 The generality of Lady Ross's tenants at the last election voted according to the views entertained by her during her life, 12756- 12759 Roman catholic voters would not vote against the opinions expressed by witness, unless they were influenced by some improper motive of intimidation or seduction, 12766- 12775 It is morally impossible that Catholics, either clergy or laity, would vote, independent of any ex- pectation, with their landlords, against what their interests would demand of them in politics and religion, 12777- 12801 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, 12803- 12817. 643. " h 2 Whether