The Sun.
London, England, 1834-04-26 00:00:00

DUNGARVAN ELECTION.

The Committee met at 11 o'clock yesterday morning.
Thomas Collins--Lives at Dungarvan with his father, a
bootmaker. Was at the election. Saw Mr. Maher, at-
torney for Jacob, at the booths, keeping books before him
and examining voters, and before the assessor. Mr. Maher
called at his father's shop the Monday before the election.
He said to his father, " Collins, I want to speak to you."
His father came round the counter ; they went out toge-
ther to the back house. He followed them to the house.
He found his father and his mother with Maher talking.
He (Maher) said to witness, " I thought your father would
come with me wherever I would go." Witness told him
that. he had promised Mr. Barron for his father. Maher
then said that he had offered his father 101. to vote for
Jacob, and he thought it better for him to do so than to
vote for Barron, who had no interest. Maher asked his
mother to make his father vote for Jacob ; he would give
her 101. At that time he gave her two sovereigns to seduce
his father to vote for Jacob. As he was going away, he
said that he should see his father again.
Cross-examined—lt was about 10 o'clock in the morn-
ing that this conversation took place between Maher and
his mother. Maher is an agent to the gentlemen of the
country ; kept an office in his father's house nine years
ago. Does not believe Maher to be a man of the highest
respectability ; knows many things to his prejudice ;
heard he had slandered Sir John Fitzgerald, who brought
an action for libel against him. Is quite sure that he saw
Mr. Maher give his mother two sovereigns ; his father
was present at part of the conversation between his mother
and Maher. She never got the other eight sovereigns.
Got 10/. for coming here ; expects no more. His father
voted for Barron, and took the bribery oath. Did not pay
his expenses to London. He holds himself accountable
for 101. to Mr. Barron.

Margaret Collins, mother of Thomas Collins, recollects
N. Maher coming to her house. It was on the Tuesday
before the election. He brought her husband into the
back-yard. She followed them out. Maher said, "I am
come to look for your vote." My husband :mid, " lam
sorry I can't, I promised Mr. Barron." Maher then said,
witness might get him round. Maher gave her 2/. and
promised her Si. more on success. Her husband voted for
'Barron.

Cross-examined---Maher was an agent to the Four
Courts (an attorney). He owed her husband a part of the
lodging rent. Never returned the 21. She got it to in-
duce her husband to vote. Would have succeeded but for
her son. Got 10/. to pay her expenses, but did not pay
any. Byrne paid all. Left some of her money at home to

nuPport tier family. Has at present but two sovereigns,
but she will allow her expenses out of the 101.
Samuel Clifford called. He was an ill-dressed, uncouth,
rough-looking sailor. He affected great simplicity. He
stated that a few days previous to the election he was sit-
ting in the house of a person of the name of Lyons, when
Robert Dower, jun., came in and asked Lyons to vote for
Jacob. There was a pig lying on the starboard side of the
door; Robert Dyer stood on its foot, and the pig grunted.
Cob Dower then put his hand into his larboard pocket and
gave Lyons two sovereigns.
On his cross-examination he was grossly discrepant, and
it appeared that his simplicity or eccentricity was assumed.
The committee adjourned until to-morrow, at eleven
o'clock, when Mr. Follett will sum up.
It is supposed that the sitting member will call no wit-
nesses. The Recorder will, therefore, be heard in reply.