84 P A R L I A M E N T A R Y [ Fictitious votes, Reports, 1837- 8— continued. Sheridan, Denis. Quantity of land held by him ; rent thereof; was placed 011 the Long- ford register in 1836, and struck oft' by the Committee of1837, Flood 8593- 8598—— Description of the land, and rent witness would give for it, Flood 8601. S6o^*- S6oy The house is a very excellent house ; supposed cost of building about 150/. to 200Z., Flood 8603, 8604. 8690. Sheriff of Cork. There never has been a Roman- catholic sheriff in Cork, Besnard 302, 303—— The sheriff is elected by the Court of D'Oyer Hundred, Besnard 331- 341 Persons are desirous of being sheriffs, in order to become eligible to the mayoralty ; amount of his salary, Besnard 368- 373. See also Friendly Club. Sherrard, Mr. Land valuator and land surveyor, Dublin; he was employed by the Con- servatives of Longford to value the houses, & c. of persons voting for Mr. White at the last election, and whose qualification was objected to, Courtenay 6967- 6969 His opinion that in many instances, even if the party had their land rent free, they could not have had a ten- pound qualification, Courtenay 6967— He was employed by the present Government to value under the Tithe Composition Act, Courtenay 6968. Shelly. Of Cashel; six tenants of this name, viz., Daniel, James, John, Michael, Peter, and the Widow ; were dispossessed of property they held under Lady Ross in 1833 ; amount of compensation allowed them, M'Gaver 12414. Sluggera, Cork. Is a sub- denomination of Farrenastig; many persons register out of Sluggera although resident at Farrenastig, Deeble 5489, 5490. Small Farms. An estate will produce more by being let out in small farms than in very large ones, M'Gaver 12086, 12087. Small Landholders. The greater number of persons who hold small quantities of land generally make out their subsistence otherwise than from the farms they occupy ; manner in which it is done in that part of Meath adjoining Cavan, Battersby 13717- 1373- 2 In King's County, Battersby 13747- 13751 Great number of the small landholders in Meath earn their livelihood by means of dealing in oats; others burn lime and sell it; and others work as day labourers when they can get it, Battersby 13724- 13732. See also Turf. Smith, Michael. Dealer, Pembroke- lane; registered for Cork in October 1832; no house in Pembroke- lane in the valuation books, Lane 896 There are four persons valued in the supplementary valuation ; the lane does not appear in the valuation of 1828, Lane 1166. Smith, Widow. A tenant on the property of Lady Ross in the parish of Cashel; she was dispossessed of her farm in 1833; amount of allowance granted her, M'Gaver 12414. Sodan, John. He voted at the Longford election in 1833 on the certificate obtained for his father; he voted for the Conservative, M'Gaver 11831- 11849 Further evidence thereon, M'Gaver 12024- 12062 Evidence respecting the charge made against him of voting on his father's certificate; they are a very respectable family, and would not come forward in any case of personation, Courtenay 13374- 13393. Solvent Tenant Test. See Qualification. Southwell, Lord. He is one of the best landlords in Longford ; he has let all his property considerably below its value; he has taken it out of the hands of the middlemen, and let it at the same rent the tenants paid to the middleman, Flood 8550, 8551. 8559— 8562 He is making leases considerably under the value of the land, Flood 8561- 8572 Does not let his land fifty per cent, under the value; he might get fifty per cent, more rent in the market if he chose, Flood 9453, 9454. See also Rent. Speeches of Roman- catholic Clergy : In Longford.— Many persons have been induced to register who otherwise would not, from the speeches made at the rising of the sessions court of an exciting nature, Cour- tenay 6833- 6837 In the barony of Granard Roman- catholic clergy did not make speeches to the people during the registry, though they did do so previous to the election, urging them not to take bribes, but to vote honestly, Flood 9682- 9693 It is the com- mon practice lor Roman- catholic clergymen to make speeches at elections in Ireland, Ternan 11136- 11145 Those made by Roman- catholic clergy, though of an exciting- nature, were not calculated to make the people commit violence, Ternan 11161- 11164 After the adjournment of the registry court in Longford the Roman- catholic clergy generally addressed the people in the street, calling upon them to register and get rid of the tyrant bigots, Courtenay 13317- 13320. See also Roman- catholic Clergy. Spirits, Sale ol. Return of persons who have made application or received excise licences for the sale of spirits in premises under the annual value of 10/. since lst October 1832, App. iii. p. 558- 602. Stall feeding. A very profitable way of using a farm ; a man able to do so would make more money by that means than any other, Flood 9141. Stanley. Lord. See Fosbery, Mr. Stanly,