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to have repaired. He (witness) took it from him, and
said he would fire it at the people if they did not cease
throwing stones. Some of the party got to Godson's
hotel, but two of them were cut off, and were not able
to reach it. The next morning they left Bantry at an early
hour, and went to Bandon, on their way to Cork.
There was another party arrived on the same day at
Bandon. The Rev. Mr. Baring and his coadjutor, the
Rev. Mr. Begley, were with them. There was a large
party. They had handkerchiefs. Witness and party,
left Bandon after a rest of about two hours. They were
going towards a place called Upton. They had a hill to go
up, and they left the car they were travelling in. A person
from Bandon came up to him. James Sullivan, one of
the Bantry voters, came up bleeding, and made com-
plaints to witness. Witness said he was sorry he could
not assist him Witness advised him to go back
to the hotel in Bandon. He did so. He did not
see him afterwards. Denis Sullivan was also wounded.
and was scarcely able to stir. Witness said
that he had better come on ; he was afraid if he was
left behind he would lose his life ; were travelling on,
and stones were thrown at them • he had a pair of pistols,
and he gave one to a person named Timothy O'Sullivan ;
they said that their lives might be taken, but they would
shoot two of the other party first. I received a com-
munication from a person of the opposite party
that it would be dangerous for him to return from the
poll on the Tuesday without an escort. He was escorted
home, therefore, by a party of police ; but even so he
thought it unsafe to go home the same road he came,
knowing that he would be waylaid. No voter in the
Conservative interest could be safe, going to or from the
poll, without an escort.
Cross-examined by Mr. AuSTEN—Witness was sub-
agent to Lord Bantry, under the head; agent, Mr.
Payne. Was not a driver, but only a collec-
tor of rents. Drivers were the persons who
executed warrants of distress, and drove off cattle for
non-payment of rent. Witness brought over eight
voters with himself—nine in all—one, named Sims, a
Protestant, the other eight O'Sullivans, and Catholics.
Witness had no, trouble in cavassing them. They were
quite willing to vote. He paid their expenses until he
got into Cork, where he received from one of Leader's
agents the expenses of the voters he brought up. On
the way to Cork, he took on board the boat, atßantry, five
voters. They were' Catholics, except one Rich. O'Sullivan,
who was a Protestant. He had not canvassed those
voters, but he had sent them word by one of his drivers
that he ;would call for them in the Bay on his passage
from Beerham to Cork. The boat was about 24 tons
burden. The people threw stones at them when they
were in the broad part of the Bay, but could not reach
them. When the voters were going ashore in a yawl
from the cutter, there being about eighteen persons
on board, stones were thrown in amongst them,
and a voter named Murphy was struck. They
called witness and his party Tory hacks, ac
they were landing. Symes had a double barrelled gun,
by accident, which he was bringing to Cork to be re-
paired. Witness had brought from home a case of
pistols ' • but left them with his luggage on board the
cutter. After three or four of his party had been knocked
down, he took the gun, and held it before him in such a
position, that another move would bring it to the shoulder.
They then got to the hotel, which was close at hand.
Afterwards witness got his pistols, and it was going up
the hill at Upton, that he thought it was necessary to
take them out. Did not usually carry pistols about with him.
There was no one with him but Timothy O'Sullivan.
They would have been pelted by the mob, who obstructed
the road, but that he produced the pistols, and told the
mob that that he would take the lives of two of them at
least, if they threw a stone. They did not throw after
that. All the voters who went to Cork with witness,
except Timothy O'Sullivan, voted for the Conservatives.
O'Sullivan would have voted, but that, having left the
polling-booth with the intention of returning, he was un-
able to make his way back for the mob in time to vote.
These voters were still in the same tenancies; but it
would be very hard to get them to go up
to the poll again, if there were to be the
same "goings on."—(A laugh.) There were a great
many soldiers and police with fixed bayonets about the
city. In fact the streets were quite lined with them.
Had seen soldiers before at the Cork election in 1833,
when Mr. Feargus O'Connor was a candidate. He could
not swear that there were soldiers in 1837. There were
either soldiers or mounted police. Would swear that
there were not more military in 1837 than at any elec-
tion before or since. Had no doubt that there were
military and police at the election in 1835, and at every
contested election since 1817. Mr. Longfield, the Con-
servative, was once returned for the county, though
there was a majority of 600 against him.—(Great
laughter.) He got in on O'Connor's disqualification.
There had, with that exception always been Liberals
returned for Cork County since 1830 ; and there always
would be if things went on as they did last time.
Re-examined—Five voters left his party at Upton.
They were intimidated by the mob that came from Cork.
Two others were cut off at Bandon. Going up the hill,
he took out his pistols, through apprehension of injury to
himself and party. The stones which were thrown must
have been pretty large for they knocked down all the
persons that were struck. His own hat was cut through,
and his skull so severely wounded, that he was in
danger for months. The Bantry voters had always gone
up cheerfully to vote for that party, and would go up
again, but for fear of their lives. Had no
doubt that the seven who were "cut off" on the way
to Cork, were afraid of their lives, and were only pre-
vented by that fear from going to the poll.
To the Committee—Witness was escorted to the poll
with his voters by a large body of their (the Conserva-
tives') own people. They were collected for the pur-
pose, and some of them had sticks. _ _

Mr. A. Warren Payne examined—Was a Magistrate
of the county of Cork. Resided in Bantry, about
fifty yards from the hotel where O'Sullivan and his party
put up on their way to Cork. There was a great crowd
assembled in front of the hotel, making a great noise,
and threatening the party. Witness, considering
the latter in danger, went into his own house,
and loaded a brace of pistols, with the
intention of going to O'Sullivan's assistance. The mob
attacked his house in the meantime, broke the windows,
and endeavoured to force the doors. Witness produced
a double-barrelled gun, and soon after the crowd dis-
persed ; but the town remained in great disturbance,
and shots were fired in several places. Witness found
several of O'Sullivan's party severely wounded, and a
surgeon attended them. Witness went with them to
Cork, as had been arranged before. The whole party
were very much alarmed. At Dunmanway, which is the
country of Mr. Feargus O'Connor, the party met with
no molestation. That was owing to the interference of
Mr. O'Regan, the Catholic priest. When the party
were going up the hill, near Upton, an immense
number of large stones were thrown at them,
and an old man, named Denis Sullivan, was knocked off
the car in which he was with witness, and lay in the
road insensible, so that witness thought he was dead.
The horse ran against the side of the road, broke the
shafts, and ran away with the car. Witness was thrown
out, and the mob made a rush at him ; but, on his pre-
senting a pistol they drew back, and he made a run for it.
In a quarter of a mile he reached his father's seat at
Upton.
The examination of this witness was proceeded with,
but nothing appeared from his evidence more than was
stated by the previous witness.
On his cross-examination, by Mr. AUSTEN, Mr. Payne
said he was asked to canvass the voters of Lord Bantry
by the Conservative Club. He did so as agent ; re-
ceived no instructions from Lord Bantry. He could
have voted on Wednesday, but the contest was then over.
Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANOHAM—If the
state of the town on Wednesday was such as it was on
Tuesday, he thinks he could not have voted, but at the
risk of his life.

It being now Four o'clock, the Committee adjourned
to Eleven o'clock to-morrow.

LYME REGIS.

The Committee met at the usual hour, Mr. Hawes in
the chair.
The vote of a person named Power was objected to by
Counsel on behalf of the petitioner ; the vote was still
under consideration when we went to press.
The sitting Member and the petitioner are now equal
on the poll.