Ireland.] ELECTION. 69 Reports, 1837- 8— continued. O'Connor, John. Accountant, Mallow- lane, Cork; he registered in 1832 as a ten- pound householder; his name does not appear in any of the valuations, Lane 892. O'Connor, Joseph. Shopkeeper, Blarney- lane, Cork ; registered in November 1832; was valued in the supplementary valuation at 5/.; appealed, and was exempted, Lane 894. O'Donoghue, William. Barrack- street, Cork; valued in the supplementary valuation at 81.; not rated till 1836; registered as a ten- pound householder in 1832, Lane 1143- H45. O'Farrell, Mr. Haslet his lands under value for the purpose of enabling the tenant to live comfortably upon the land, M'Gaver 12678- 12680. O'Keefe, John. Portrait- painter, Cook- street, Cork; was admitted by Mr, Gahan to register out of a drawing- room and bed- chamber; he had not the sole use of the hall- door, Barber 6061- 6072, Colburn 6069. O'Leary, John. Labourer, Baillie's- lane, Cork city; he is valued in the supplementary valuation at 5Z.; his landlord appealed against it, and the appeal was allowed, lane 892- 894. 1547 Registered in November 1832, Lane 89^ 894 In October 1833, Colburn 1548 Value of his house about 5/., Young 1543- 1546 Never worth 10/., Young 1549. O'Mullane, Patrick. Publican, Fish- market- lane, Cork ; registered as a ten- pound house- holder in 1832 ; his name does not appear in any of the valuations, Lane 894. Oakshott John. Carpenter, Phillips's- lane, Cork; registered in 1832; his name does not appear in any of the valuations, Lane 894. 1493, Colburn 1494 Voted at the elections for Cork in 1832 and 1835, Colburn 1494, Meagher 3056 His workshop is worth about ll, a year, Young 1488- 1492. OATHS: 1. Generally. 2. As to Payment of Rates. 3. Qualification Oath. 1. Generally: In several instances, the obligation of an oath is not thought of so much importance as it ought to be by those who take it, Lane 781— 7S5—— If Roman- catholic had had no regard for an oath, they need not have been kept out of Parliament so longas they have, Flood 8760- 8763. 2. ,4s to Payment of Rates : The oath, as to the payment of rates, required by the Reform Act, may be taken by persons whose taxes have been remitted by the grand jury, Besnard 162- 171 Many so circumstanced have exercised the elective franchise, Besnard 172- 181 The same oath is taken on voting as at the registration, with respect to the payment of rates, Besnard 197- 201. 3. Qualification Oath : The only check against persons voting, who have ceased to be qualified, is the oath that may be administered to them at the time of tendering their vote, Barry 5933~ 5940 Taking the man's oath as a test of qualification is not a good or politic system ; suggestions for doing away with it, Courtenay 6817, 6818 Much time is lost in getting the voters to repeat the oath at elections in Ireland ; regulation allowing a cer- tain time for each vote, Gardiner 8082- 8086- Meagher 3909- 3913. In Longford, persons have taken the qualification oath when the life in the lease was dead, and the title ceased, Courtenay 6806 ; also when they have parted with every perch of land they possessed, Courtenay 6806- 6808 The qualification oath is usually tendered at the foot of the table, but not publicly, Kelly 14427- 14430. Difference in the qualification oath required to be taken by the 10 Geo. 4, and that attached to the Reform Act, Courtenay 6942- 6958 There is a material difference 111 the wording of the oaths in the 35 Geo. 3, the 10 Geo. 4, and the Irish Reform Act, as regards occupation, Kelly 14664- 14602. See also Illegal Societies. Oats. Supposed value of a crop of oats in the spring, supposing them to realize 8 I. or 9 I. in harvest, Flood 8449- 8451- Cost of preparing land lor an acre of oats, and average produce thereof, Flood 8792- 8795 Evidence respecting the cost of culti- vating an acre of oats; value thereof when cultivated; the expense of cultivating an acre of bad oats would be as great, though the return would not be so much, Battersbij 13820- 13834' Produce of an acre of oats in a dry season; they produce various prices; Longford is the next to the Navan and Drogheda markets for oats, Flood 8792, « 7q3 In Longford they are sown after taking out the poiatoe crop ; the land will give six or seven crops in succession, without any manure, Flood 8795- Poor land will produce two barrels of oats per acre, and very good will produce but little more, Clogher 10326- 10330. See also Perjury. 643. i 3 OCCUPATION: