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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE.
Names of Members of the Select Committee appointed to try and determine the matter of the Petition complaining of an undue Election and Return for the Borough of Kinsale.
William Cripps, Esq.
Henry William Tancred, Esq.
Alexander B.
Cochrane, Esq.
John Salusbury Trelawny, Esq.
Chairman.—Hon.
Edward Pleydell Bouverie.
Mercurii, 16° die Februarii, 1848.
The names of Members were called over; all present.
The Petition of William Henry Watson, presented the 2d of December 1847, was read.
Mr.
Serjeant Wrangham, Mr.
Serjeant Kinglake and Mr.
Manisty, appeared as Counsel in support of the Petition.
Agents, Mr.
Parker, Mr.
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F.
O'Brieti.
Mr.
Andrews and Mr.
Merewetlier appeared as Counsel for the Sitting Member.
Agents, Mr.
White and Mr.
Fitzsimons.
Ordered,—" That no person be examined as a Witness who shall have been present during the proceedings of the Committee, except the Agents of either parties, whose names have been put in."
Mr.
Fitzgerald, the short-hand writer, was sworn.
Mr.
Serjeant Wrangliam opened the case on behalf of Petitioner.
Mr.
James Richard Naylor, from the Office of the Clerk of the Crown, sworn, and examined; produced the writ of the last election.
Noble Johnson sworn, examined by Mr.
Manisty; and produced the poll-books of the last election.
Mr.
Andrews objected to the poll-books being put in evidence, on the ground that the oath, as required by the statute, was not endorsed upon them.
Room cleared.
Committee deliberated.
Resolved,—" That the objection to the admissibility of the poll-books is not tenable."
Parties called in, and informed thereof.
Mr.
William Johnson, Mr.
John Isaac Heard, Mr.
Jeremiah M'Daniel and Mr.
James Harris, were severally sworn, and examined.
[Adjourned till To-morrow, at Eleven o'clock.
Jovis, 17° die Februarii, 184S.
Names called over; all present.
Mr.
Charles McCarthy, Anne Ryan, Patrick Ryan, John M'Carthy, William Doyle, Patrick Brennan, Daniel Brennan and Edward Scannell, were severally sworn, and examined.
J.
I.
Heard, re-called, and examined.
[Adjourned till To-morrow, at Eleven o'clock.
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