70 P A R L I A M E N T A R Y [ f i c t i t i o u s v o t e s, Reports, 1837- 8— continued. OCCUPATION : 1. Generally. 2. In Longford. 3. Opinions of Assistant Barristers thereon. 1. Generally: Under the existing election law, a ten- pound freeholder must be in the occupation of that out of which he seeks to register, Kelly 14541- 14555 There are three different opinions entertained with regard to the mode of occupation, to entitle a person to register; one, that the party must be in possession of property of the value of 10 /. a year, above the rent affecting the premises out of which he seeks to register, Kelly " 14544. 14553> 14554 ; another, that where a party has let part of the property at a profit or advanced rent, he may register, if the entire combined gives a value of 10/. above the rent, Kelly 14544; another, that if a party occupies to the value of 10 l, and has let another portion at an advanced rent, and will swear that the whole is worth 10/., he is entitled to register, Kelly 14553; M554 The claimant under the Reform Act is obliged to swear that he is in the actual occupation of a freehold of the yearly value of 10 Kelly 14657- 14663. 2. In Longford: Persons holding a lease for 20 years must occupy as ten- pound leaseholders ; the 20 I. for 14 or 60 years need not occupy, Courtenay 641 5, 6416. 3. Opinions of Assistant Barristers thereon: Evidence respecting certain cases in which Mr. Gibson admitted persons to the register who had not been in possession lor six months before the day of registry, legal or " equi- table, in connexion with the instrument produced by them, Kelly 15019 - 15044 Mr. Cosgreave held that claimants must be in the occupation of premises to the value of 10/. as well as in the possession of them, Deehan 15630- 15634. See also Oaths, 3. Summers, Dennis. Orangemen. There were a great many Orangemen in the county of Longford, but since the will of the late King and the Government was made known they have given it up in a great measure, Courtenay 13421- 13431. See also Protestants. Orange Papist. It is a term much more accurately ascertained than the general term Orangeman, Battersby 14212- 14221. Orangeism. Strong spirit of Orangeism among the lower classes of Protestants in Lon^ ford, Ternan 11115- 11126 Longford is a very Orange county, nearly all the lower orders being Orangemen, and all the Protestant gentlemen are Orangemen with one exception, M'Gaver 12426- 12433. Outrages. Under the present system of elections, if a landlord compels his tenant to vote with him he is in some instances shot; many cases in which landlords would make their tenants vote for them were it not on that account, Battersby 14256- 14264. See also Longford. P. Parol Evidence. Instances where the assistant barrister admitted parol evidence of deeds without the claimants producing them, Kelly 14438- 14465. 14493- 14505, 14516- 14518 In these instances the counterparts of the leases had not been executed by the landlords, in order to save expense to the tenant, Kelly 14466- 14470. Party Spirit. Runs very high in Longford, Courtenay 7184- 7187. Payment of Rates. See Oaths, 2. Penalties. Penalty upon persons voting at elections who have parted with their qualifica- tion, Besnard, 54- 62 The mere penalty of being subject to an indictment for perjury is not a sufficient guard against fraudulent and fictitious votes, Courtenay 6810. Pennefather, Baron. In the case of the appeal from the decision of the assistant barrister as to the right of non- resident freemen to register, did not wait to hear the whole of the arguments against their right, but left his decision with the other judge, Meagher 2838- 2897- Impossible for any man to be more attentive to the discharge of his duties than he is, Meagher 2878- 2885. See also Appeals. Non- resident Freemen. Pennefather, Mr. Case laid before him 011 the subject of the six months' possession prior to registering ; his opinion thereon, Deehan 15590- 15593. Penrose, William. Writing- clerk, Francis- street, Cork; registered for Cork in 1832; he is not to be found in the valuation, Lane 894. Perjury.