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denied it nor.adrnittedlt."

The next gentleman I bring forward from the USEFUL
seminary is Father John O'Sullivan.
" Mr. Charles O'Connor examined.

" Did you witness any threats or violent language used
by the priests in their chapels that influenced the voters at
the late election ?—I did previous to the election.
"What was the nature of the language used ?—Father
John O'Sullivan said at the altar, before the election, that
any person that would vote for that renegade the Knight of
Kerry, he would not prepare him for death, but he would
let him die like a beast, neither would he baptize his chil-
dren, and that they deserved to be pelted as they went along.
Are you a Roman Catholic yourself ?—I am.

" Did you hear these expressions onCe_or only one day?

Several days, two or three. Sundays previous to the election,
and after the canvassing.
" Did he threaten that no man should deal with them ?
He did. He said that no man should buy from them, nor
sell to them."

The next Maynooth gentleman is Father Walsh, and his
namesake shall appear with him, par nobile fratrum. One
of these gentlemen was killed some years before Father Ma-
thew's teetotal society was established. He was returning
home from a party, and fell from his horse. He was found
with his skull fractured, lying on a heap of stones.

" Mr. T. H. Carroll examined,

"Did you attend at the election in Carlow in 1832 ?—I did

" Whtit did you hear in the chapel of Barris during the
election ?—I received a note from Mr. Bate, Mr. Bruen's
law agent, stating that Mr. Kavanagh wished my attendance
at Borris chapel on the Sunday following, that was the Sun-
day previous to the election, and I attended Borris chapel on
that occasion as reporter.
" Do you write short-hand ?—I do.

" Stale what took place on that occasion ?—lt was after
mass that a meeting took place at the altar; Father Walsh,
who is now dead, was in the chair, and Father John Walsh,
sen., was also present, and a Mr. Lawrence Nolan., of that
parish, was secretary. After some preliminary observations
from the old priest, the Rev. Mr. Walsh, and after a long
speech, in which he attacked some of the freeholders, he
said, 'that any person who signified his intention of voting
for Mr. Kavaanah had ceased to be a member of his church
—of the Roman Catholic church, and was delivered over to
Satan • and such as were present he called on them to quit
chapel:for fear of polluting the people, who should not eat,
drink, or sleep with them, even their wives should abandon
the apostates who would, in the face of their God, vote for
Mr. Kavaanah, and Bruen, who was an Orangeman ; the
curse of the Almighty would fall on them in this world,
while with the mark of Cain on their foreheads, they would
go down to the grave for betraying their religion and their
country ; any man who voted for Kavanagh and Bruen
would be refused all reliyious rites, and would run the risk
of everlasting punishment.' That was the conclusion of the
Rev. Mr. Walsh, sen's address. The Rev. John Walsh,
jun. said, I view with detestation and horror the wretches
who will vote for Kavanah and Bruen, who is himself an
apostate • we have appointed men to represent us in parlia-
ment, and any man who will vote against us will have ample
cause to regret it. No man can be a Catholic who would
do so in opposition to the wishes of their clergy ; my good
people, mark the recreants, and take care how you deal with
them. They are blind apostates who will do so, and I hope
the peOple will know how to treat them. Their votes belong
to their country, let them mark the consequences who dare
betray it ; I will not be answerable for their safety.' That
was the conclusion of Mr. Walsh's address."

And last, not least, I have the honour of presenting Father
Kehoe, a gentleman fully qualified to take his degree in the
Fish-hall of Billingsgate, to which Lord Morpeth might,
perhaps, in the exuberance of his friendship for the Romish
priests, recommend her Majesty to grant a charter.