Reports, Also Accounts and Papers Relating To Ireland

REPORTS,
ALSO, ACCOUNTS AND PAPER~.
RELATING TO
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VOL. IX.
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BODLEIAN LIBRARY,
OXFORD.
1816.
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CONT.ENTS
OF VOL. IX.-1816.
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ALSO, ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS:
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21 May 3H} GRAND JURY Presentments; Two Reports 1-8.
10 June 435·
10 June 436"} ILLICIT DISTILLATION; .Two Reports -
18 June 490•
~4 April 257· EDUCATION; Report of Commissioners to Lord Lieutenant

6 May 3 11. INLAND NA"IGATION; Report of Directors G~neral to
Lord Lieutenant - - - - - 155-1 56•
20 June AUDITUlG PUBLIC ACCOUNTS; 4th Report .. 163-362•
ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, AND PAPERS.

7 Feb. j. Regi8tfl'ed Freeholds; Returns to Orders of 21 February 18] 5.
(Vide also N° 73 and N° 260, itlfra) - - - - - 363-380•
22 Feb. 38. CoamissariatDepartraent; Estimate lISDec.!8IS-24 Dee. 1816 381 -3 84.
3'· Banack Department; EstiJnate Ditto - 3 8 5.
~9 Feb. 73· Elections; Number of Persons poUed at certain contested Elections 387-398.
6 Mar. 111. Treasury; Abstract of the Receipts and Issues of 1815-1816 - 399-402 •
<J7 ~Iar. 181. UnHcensed Stills; Number of Troops cantoned-to assist Excise
Officers in the Seizure of - - - - - - -
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!9 Mar.
18l1.
189.
Ibis; - - - Temporary "Barracks for the· Occupancy of Military
Parties to assist Excise Officers - -
Malthouses lic~nsed to work, 1814 and 1815
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190· Barrels of Malt which paid Duty, 18]4" and 1815
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9.April
19 1•
23 1 •
Flax, dressed or undressed, imported in two Years 1814 &. 1815
Officers of Excise, a Return of, under the Degree of Collectors,
specifying their Names, Salaries, and Emoluments - ..
234· Detections of Malt, Spirits, Pot Ale or Worts in process of
making into Spirits, !tc. 1810-1815 - - - - - 437-
235. Rewards to Officers of Excise, and to Soldiers, 1813-1816 439·
S4 April 258. Notices of Discontinuance of Carriages, Horses, Servants,
Hearths and Windows, for the Year ending January 1816 -
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Houses hired by the Commissioners of Excise for Barracks, 8t.c.
1806-1816 - - - - - - - - - 443·
260. Registered Freeholds of the Value of Forty Shillings, 1807-1816,
in the Town of Galway - - - - - - - 445·
~ 261. Foreign Com Warehoused, 55 Geo. III. cap. ~6 447·
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Fines for Illicit Distillation, Sums paid to Solicitors for prose-
cuting, 180Q-1815 - - _. - - - - -
29 April 280. Linens, Accounts relating to the Export of, 1803-1816
29 April} 281. Informa.tions laid· before the J~es of Assize, OD their Circuits,
9: May for the purpose of imposing hnes on Towolandl, &.c. 1806-
1816, for lllicit Distillation - - - - - -
3 May 299. Debtors, the number of, committed to Prisons within the .last
five Years, 1811-181 5 497.
REVENUES, Stc. OF IRELAND; 'Di••
15 May 346. N° I.-Public Funded Debt of Ireland, on 5 January 1816 - 499-
34-7· N° 2.-Unfunded Debt, and Demands Outstanding - Ditto - 5..,1.
348. N° s.-Ordinary Revenues or Ireland, for the Year ending
5 January 1816. - - - - • -
349· N° 4.-Exp-enditure of Ditto • • - for ditto
350 • N° 5.-Tmde and Navigation of Ditto for ditto
55 1 • 1\·6.-DiUto - - - Official Value of Imports and Exports,
from the Union to S Jenuaty 18.16 - - - -
55 2 • N° 7.-Loansraised for the Public Service of Ireland 1813-1816
553· N° 8.-Value of the Funded and Unfunded Debts of Great·
Britain and Ireland, at the 1St or February 1816 -
Linen and Hempen Manufactures, Letter from Robert William-
SOD, Esq. to James Corry, Esq. Secretary tc the Trustees .
Return of the Number and Names of all Collectors of Fines
for Illicit Distillatjon~ appointed· from July ],81.S-ApriJ 1816
14 May 389. Belfust Academical Institution, Papers N· 1-N° 6 - ..
28May· 399. Spirits; Aecount of the number of Gallons distilled, 1813-
18 14
400. Return,-(1.}--Account of tbe number of Fines imPORed, and
Persons confined, on account of Offences against the Excise
~Q - 547-554.
4°1. Return,-{2.)-Amount of Fees charged by the Clerks of the
Crown on receiving of Traverses, !te•. - 555-s66·
11 Jube 453· Disembodied Militia; Estimate of the Charge of, for various
p~l'iods in the Year 1816
14iune Disturbances; Statement of tbe nature and exU~nt of, which
have lately prevailed in Ireland -
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REP 0 oR T
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SELECT COMMITTEE
00 IRISH GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS •
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THE SELECT COMMITTEE appointed to cOB.der what
Provisions it may be expedient to establish for regulating
the GRAND J UR Y PRESENTMENTS of Irelllnd, and who
were directed to report the salpe, with their Observations there-
upon, from time to. time, to rhe House ;---H.A. v E agreed upon
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the following REP 0 R T :
you R Committee having proceeded to examine the several

matters referred to their consideration, are of opinion, that a Bill
should be submitted to Parliament, Cor consolidating and amending
certain of the I risk Road Acts:
That in order to relieve Grand Juries, at their several Assiaes ia
Ireland, from the great pressure of busineSs, it is expeditmt that prOViUR
should be made ror separating the Civil from the Criminal busineM _.
Assizes; and that for such purpose, the Grand Pannel of the respective
Counties should be called over, and the persons who are to serve UpOIl"
the ensuing Grand Jury at the Assizes, should be selected and sworn, ror
the due execution of the Civil business of the respective counties, a fixed
o number of days j1DJnediat~ly preceding the Commission Day of each
Assizes; which body. so selected, should be empowered to consider and
dispose of the several applications for Presentments tor levying Public
Money within their districts, in like manner as Orand luries at Assize~
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are now empowered to do, wi~ such modificat~on~,. nevertheless, ~s

may be thought advisable: . .
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That a meeting of Magistrates, possessed of a qualification of [,. gOO

per annum fee simple estate, or £.500 per annum leasehold property,
mould be held at the Genem! Quarter Sessions of the Peace in the
month of January in every year. in each district of the several counties,
according to the divisions under the Assistant Barrister's Act, to examine
the applications for Presentments to be submitted to the ensuing Gmnd
Jury; and that such Magic;trates should be sworn to' the due execution
of such duty; that all Affidavits fOr grounding Pre!entment8 for Public
Works, should be made at su~la Se!sioDl; a~ that such applications only
for Presentments as shall be approved by the Magistrates assembled at
t_~k Sessions, should be laid before the ensuini Grund Jury:
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That any person who resides as Agent on the estate of any Absentee
proprietor of lands within a county which produces not less than five
thousand pounds p~r annum, shall be deemed. qualified, although he
may not himself possess freehold or leasehold property:
~hat
there should be a Surveyor of County Works attached to each
county, and that no person should be appointed to that office, who shall
not have passed an examination before a Board of Civil Engineers in
Dublin, and have obtained a certificate of his qualification to discharge
the duties of his office; the appointment of which Board of Civil
Engineers should be vested in the Lord Lieutenant:
That the County Surveyor should have all the powers now vested in
Conservators; which office of Conservator should be abolished:
That the County Surveyor should he required to attend to all matter.
relating to the Presentments submitted to Quarter Sessions or Assizes,
and be present on these occasions:
That the Surveyor of the County should examine and audit the
'Accounts for Public Money expended in each barony, at a meeting of
Justices in such barony, and that such accounts and vouchers should be
verified. by the affidavit of the Overseer at such meeting, attested by two
.Magistrates, who should sign such Jurat respectively in presence of each
other; notice of such accounts and affidavits being intended to be
offered to such meeting, having been previously posted at the usual
places of posting notices in such barony; and that such affidavits and
accounts, so audited, should be delivered to the Secretary of the Grand
Jury, to be laid before them previous to the ensuing Assizes:
That the validity of the securities of Treasurers and Collectors of
Public M~ney in the several counties, should be investigated and ap-
proved by His Majesty's Attorney General, or other competent legal
authority, before they are
permitted to enter on the execution of their
office; and that such persons should enter into recognizances' to the
Crown for the amount required. by the Grand Jury; and that provision
should be 'made, that no act of insolvency should take effect, so as to
. exonerate such Treasurers or Collectors; and that no High Constable
should be permitted to be a Collector:
That Collectors should not in future be removable without cause,
IhowD and allowed in open Court before the Judge:
That all Public Officers belonging to the several counties should be
remunerated for their Services by a specific Salary, ill lieu of all other
emoluments :
That Provision should be made to enable such Grand.Juries of Counties,
·as may think it advisable to have their Public Money lodged in and
issued from the Bank of Ireland, under provisions similar to the mode
acted upon in the County of Dublin. , .
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Your Committee are of opinion. That it would be most material, so
soon as may be. to devise a proper mode for rendering the Assessments
upon the different denomina.tions of Land as equal as practicable,
and making those Lands liable to Assessment which are at present
wholly exempt; but that a Measure of so much delicacy and importance
should be the subject of a separate Enactment, and the Committee will
immediately proceed to digest some measure upon the subject.
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SECOND
R E p o R T
On IRISH GRAND JURY PRESE~Tl\fENTS •
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THE SELECT COMMITTEE appointed to consider what
Provisions it may be expedient to establis~, for regulating
the GRA.ND JURY PRESENTMENTS of Ireland, and to
report the same, with their Observations thereupon, from time
to time, to The House; and to whom the Pet}.liqn <?f s,everal
Gentlemen, Landed Proprietors, and principal Fa~~~s, of the
Town and Manor of NewtoTL'n Limavady, in the County of
Imulonderry, was referred i-BEG to infonn The House, That
they have further considered the matters to them referred, and
have agreed upon the following REP 0 RT :
you R Committee having taken into consideration the grievance
arising in several Counties in Ireland, from the inequality of
Assessments, have agreed upon the following further Report, with the
view of assisting the formation of a Bill, in a future Session, upon the
subject of rendering the Levies made under the authority of Grand Juries
more equal.
You R Committee find, That the various modes of levying the

Grand Jury Assessments in Ireland, from the inequality of their pressure,
arising out of the very distant period of time, and unsettled state of the
Country; when such arrangements were devised, require immediate and
complete alteration:
That the Irish Parliament did, at three several periods during the last
century, viz. by an Act 9th of ANNE, cap. 9; 1st GEO. II, cap_ 13;
and also by an Act 55 GEO. II, cap. 8 i recognize the necessity of a
rm'ision and amendment of this system, and enjoin. the Grand Juries
ineffectually to proceed in such Revision:
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That it will be necessary, for the purpose in view, that a new Survey
be effected of all the Lands of Ireland, accompanied by a Valuation,
dividing them into three classes of Annual Profit, and excluding {rom
such Valuation, all consideration of houses or buildings erected thereon:
That such Survey and Valuation ought to be made by the English or
Statute Acre, and to be executed by Baronies subdivided into Parishes
and Townlands, under the direction of competent sworn Surveyors,
appointed" by the several Grand Juries, and by Valuators appointed by
the several Parishioners in vestry assembled:
That all Land of less value than One Shilling per acre, be deemed
Unprofitable, and not liable to Assessment:
That the three classes of Annual Value, should be from One Shilling
to Fifteen Shillings; from Fifteen Shillings to Thirty Shillings; and
all above Thirty Shillings in the Third class :
That the Grand Jury Assessments be applottcd thereon, in the Three
several Rates of Assessment.
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SELECT COM~lITTEE
On ILLICIT DISTILLATION in IRELAND •
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TUE SEL~.(fT COMMITTEE appointed.to enquire into the
causes ~iid extent of ILLICIT DISTILLATION OF SPIRITS
in Ireland, and into the best means for the prevention thereof,
; and into the operation and effects of the present Laws and
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Regulations enacted for the suppression thereof; and who
were empowered to report their Observations and Opinion
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considered the matters to them referred; and have come to
the following RESOLUTION •
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T HAT it is the opinion -of this Committee, That it is Inexpedient
to make any alteration in the principle of the Law now in
force in Ireland, imposing Fines for Illicit Distillation on the Vicinage
where the offence is committed: But, with a view of preventing, as far
as possible, any hardships falling on individuals, such as may ha,'e
arisen under the present operation of the Laws, that it is desirable to
adopt certain modifications to obviate those difficulties in .the mode of
carrying the principle of the Laws above-mentioned into effect, and
generally to afford relief in cases where the Vicinage manifests a dispo..
sition to support those Laws.
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On ILLICIT DISTILLATION in IRELAND:
WI I'll A NAP P EN D I X OF
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE.
Ordered, bJJ The House of Commons, to be Printed,

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Causes and Extent of ILLICIT DISTILLATION OF SPI1i.ITS
in Ireland, and into the best means for the Prevention thereof,
and into the operation and effects of the present Laws and "i
Regulations enacted for the Suppression thereof; and who
were empowered to report. their Observations and Opinion
thereupon, from time to time, to Tp,e House; together with the-
MINUTES of the EVIDENCE taken before them; and to whom
several Petitions which have been presented to The Ho~se, in
this Session of Parliament, relative to nlicit Distillation, were
.referred ;--.:.. HA V.B, pursuant to the Orders of The .House,
. . inquired into the Matters to them referred; and have agreed
-- to the following REP 0 R T :
YOUR Committee have called ~fore ~eni several Witnesses';'whose-

.. ·Evidence they have hereunto subjoined.
With respect to that part of the Order of 'The Honse, which direct..
Your Committee to·.inquire into the Causes arid Extent of Dlicit Dis-
tillation in Ireland, and also into the effects of the present Laws and,
l,l~1atiQllS for the Suppression of the same, Your Cominittee beg:
leave to state, That it appears' to them, they cannot perform their
duty more satisfactorily to The Houlte, for the purpose of el!1ci.~ating
and affording the requisite Information to The Hous~' o~' those pbmts,
than by referring to the variety of Evidence taken before them, which
they accordingly beg permission to do.
Your Committee, at the same time, feel deeply impressed with the
conviction, that it is of the utmost importance to the best Interests of
Society in Ireland, that this disgraceful practice should be suppressed,
which, in its consequences, is not merely injurious to the Agriculture
and Revenue of the Country, but is directly subversive of the Morals
and peaceful habits of the People.
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4 SECOND REPORT FROM COMMITTEE ON ILLICIT DISTILLATION.
With respect to the best means of Prevention, which is the remaining

point of inquiry, Your Committee beg leave to refer to their First
Resolution, reported on the 10th of this Month" and to two additional
Resolutions; all her€jnafter subjoined. for the .consideration of The
House.
1. R.ESOLVED,
T HAT it is the opinion of this Committee, That it is inexpedient
to mak~ any alteration in the principle of the Law, now .i.D force
in ]reIQ.JI,d, imposing Fi~es for Illicit Distillation on the Vicinage
where ~e Qffenc,e i,s ~9mmitted: But, with a ~ of preventing, as far
as pOBSi]>le, !JIll lwrdships fallW.g on ilJ.di\'iduala, such as may have
,arisen uI).der the prese.nt operat.1Qn 1)£ the ~8, that it is desirable to
adopt certain Mo~ifica1;ions to obviate thoie difficulties in the mode of
carrying the principle of the Laws above-mentioned into effect, and
generally to afford relief in cases where the Vicinage manifests ~ dispo-
aition to suPPQrt those Laws. • . -
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TH ~ T it is the opjniop of t4is Committee, That 101M further
encotJragement sQould be given. to small Stil~ in the DiftrictB where
Illicit Distillation prevails,' particul~rly ill the warehoqsmg of Spirits
manufactured by small Distillers, ~der vrovisions to be de~ed by
Parliament.
s. RESQLVED,
TH A'T it is the opinion of this CounnitWea That, eonsideriRg the
decrease of the Malt Duty, which has been approved of by Parliament,
and the J;'edu~tion.t which is understood as intended to be propoaed of
the Spirit Duty to Five ShiUings and Sixpence per Gallon, 88 well as
tlIe encoUf8.gement to be afforded by an extension of the system of
Warehousing, the Duty on S.piritJ should JM)t be. reduced lower tbaa
Five Shillir;lgs and Six:pence per ~~.
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MINUTES OF EVIDENCE,
24 May-I ~ June
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.Artlmr Chichester, Esq. M. P. pp. 9, 20, 28, 44. &. 66'-

Jamu Daly, Esq. M. P. pp. 2S, 28, &. 29.
Aluandtr Sttfl7art, Esq. - pp. 30 &. 63·
Htnry Jol", Clements, M. P. - • P·34·
Sir John StetDart, Bart. M. P.- - P·35·
Jolin Awt;", Esq. - - p·45·
Colonel I. M. Barry, M. P. - '- - P·58•
.Arthur FrtftCh, Esq. pp.64 &'72 •
Daniel Webb Webber, Esq. - - p.66.
TAeHon. JamnHevJitt- PP·73 &'143.
TAe Hon. and Reo• .Archdeacon Clwrles Knox - - p.86.
The Reo. S. Montgomery - P·9 1•
Lieut. Gm. George Vaughan Harl, M. P. ':' PP·97 &'99,
Mr. Beresford Lo-oett - - p.10"_
..Eneas Coffey, Esq. pp. 109 &. US •
CAarltl StetDart HafIJt/wrne, Lq. - pp. It7 &'133.
Jolin .Acheson Smyth, Esq. - ~ PP.136 &'141.
Mr. Malcolm Bro",. - - p.14S-
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TAKER BEFOa& TltE
SELECT COMl\IITrEE appointed to inquire ioto the Causes

and Extent of ILLICIT DISTILLATION of Spirits in Irela,.d.
and the best means for the PreventiOD thereof; Bnd also to
inquire into the Operation and. Effectl of the present Lan
of and Regulations enacted for the Suppression thereof.
Veneris, 2,f Maii, 18 16:

The Right HODoUrableSir G'EQRGE FITZGERALD HILL, Bart.
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.Al"tAur CAiclaarer, Esquire, a Member of the House, Examined. 4rllar CJicmter,

'REyou well. acquainted with the county of Donegal?-With some part.,f ~
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Your residence is there i-I Jive there when in Ireland.
What, is the part with which ,on are best acquainted I-The barony of
laDisbowen.
Is tbat the part of'it in which illicit disfillation seems to ha'te prevailed most t-
It is generally,said so.
You knOw that at the Assizes, more Fines are imposed 011 that· barony, than
Dpon aoy otber part of the county ?-That 1 am sure of. .
Have you in""your recollection, or have yon seen the printed papers containing
tlae amount of the fines im~ under the Act, which is the subject of the prese'nt
discussion, on thal county l-I have seen them, but 1 have not the amount in my
JIIeCOllection. From the paper now put into my hand, it appears that 7lZ,540 I. has
ken laid' upon that county. This paper states the amount of the fines laid from
the summer of 1809 to the sommer of 1815. During tbat period, the amount i.
1lZ,540 I.; the whole of my information upon this subject, 1 derive from this
pa(ler.
Do yoo ftCOllect the county of Donegal before 18061-1 recollect it; but I
was not resident there then.
From lour knowledge of that county, can you inform the Committee, whether
&be ~lCe of illicit distillation in thJlt county has been increasing or decreasing
witbin the last four years 1-1 really caunot decisively say in what year it may bave
increaseti or in what lear decreased; but 1 believe, generally speaking, the prac-
t.ice hu increased. confine myself now to the barony of Innishowen.
I Can yon look yourself to tbe fines of 1815, and say how much they were l_
They appear by tbis paper to have been 16,OlZSI.; this is not on thM barony, but
en the wbole county of Donegal. .
Can you tum to the year 1806, and say wbat they "'ere on the whole county
in that vear?-The sum appears to be for the whole year, lZ,6lZ0 I. that i.e, 560 I.
for the ·Summer half year, and lZ,0601. for the Lent balf year. When 1 speak ot'
half ycau, 1 mean tbe Assizes. .
In 1807, how much were they ?-At the Lent Assizes 300/. and at the Sum..
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In 1814, what were they?-In 1814, at the Lent, Assizes they we~·8,,825l)
.Arthur ClJiclrestt:r,
£''1' Ilnd at the Summer Assiies, 9,300 /. ,
'----v---J Now Sir, as to your oo.ervatioon llpon a knowledge of the county, does it
appear, to you that ~ ~yst~ of Fining has diminished the .evil ?-I cannot dis-
tinctly answer that questIon Without reference to returns. •
Can you then tell us what effect, in your opinion, the Fining system has had
upon the mannel's and morals of the people ?-InaslDuch llS the evil has been
extensive,,so far their morals must be affected; and as.to the effe~ of the system,
upon the peOple, 1 must own that I .do believe, fiom all I hear and collect of the
opinion entertained of it, that it is a system of injustice; it must· alie.vate the
minds of the people from the government, in con~uence of the very general idea
entertained, that It is an unjust measure; That 1 take frow the loose, or rather
f-rom the general conversation which I have had with that order of men, who mun
be supposed to be intimate with the people acq~ainted with the practice.
; In what manner do you consider it unjust t-Becaose it involves innoceoce in~
the same penalty with crime; it involves the innocent in tlte same punishment
with the guilty•
• From your knowl~e of the townlands; be geod eoough to ·give some general
idea of the e"tent of the mountain townlands ?-They vary very much; I cannot
s.y prci=isely wb.~ their extent is. . ;
Take sODle or" the longest,' wha~ is their extent i-Probably three miles ill·
length. . . ;
rn those townlands do the proprietors or tenants live scattered over them, or
]l~e in little haml~ts and villages ?~There are villages, or small clusters of hou~~
collected together.
Now, Sir, in many of them, do you know that if a man passing through any
one of those mountains should bappen to dro,e out of his pocket a pieee of a
worm of a still, or any of the appenaages of a stili, is it in the nature of possibility
or p'robnbility that the inhabitanta could know any thing of it i-Do you mean
all tbe inhabitants i ' . '
I mean the inhabitants generally 1-1 think if it dropped 00 a mountain they
could not know it. ....
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If a still was even set to ,work at night faU, ~s is frequently the case~ three miles
;. distant from the house of an inhabitant, and seized by the revenue officer before
." morning, could· it be possible for anyone of them to know any thing of the
matter ?-I think it must be tota1ly impossible for them to know any thing of it~
I mean before their ordinary occ:;upations commenced, or if they were not searching
(or it.'
, Has it come within your knowledge that any of these' things have occurred J
such for instance as a still being set up at. night, aodseized in the morning ?,-Tbat
has not come within my knowledge. '
.Has it ever come within your knowledge, as a pod juror or otherwise,· that
collusions have taken place between revenue officers and other individuals \0 leave..
parts of stills, worms. and other things, in order to bring fines upon. the townlands
for the benefi t of the officer and tlie individuals 1-That has not come under my,
individual knowledge. " .
Has it come within your knowledge that towlllanda have heeD fined, becaus.
a still not at work, part of a still, a still head, worm of a still, apptmdage of a
still, fragment of a still, low wines, singlings, or potale, have been fouod in 'part.
or parts of such townlands ?-I have such knowledge from attending at the 888lZe8.-
I have heard the judge at Lifford, with great indi~nation, reject two out of three
irlformations, laid upon oath; thejudge being of optoion that the evidence adduced
could apply on)1 to one offence. It was a case where three distinct ioiormatioll&r
were laid; and the judge said he would not sufTer more than on~ to j>ass. The
judge thought that the. same offence was split into three offences. Toot was a;
case of potale, as far as, I recollect.
The gauger having then attempted to s()lit one offence into three parts or three-
offences, is it not PQssible that he may 8.l80 split the same one offence into the
seven heads of offence mentioned in the statute l-If the heads mentioned in the.
statute severally bear a fioe, I do oot see why it should not.. 1 believe that .potale'
found is a calise of fine. I do not know that the Act states at what distance it.
should be found, in order to constitute a separate offence. In whatever place the
potale Olay be found, there is a fine incurred. . ' .
But for the interference of the judge, in that case you have mentioned, the-three-
fines would have been imposed 1-L believe so •
. . Were yo~ at the last llssizes 1-1 was not nt the last assize~.
Were you at the assizes before that. ~l was not•
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., Do V.U know how a maD is to protect himself from the operlltioR of these fiDes
'ifing 18 iownlandBl~Do )"Ou mean my opinion 88 to the power of the law.
Do .,on know aay case iu which a man has been able to protect himself from the
()peratlon of these fiDes, living in townlands i-I really do not know one iadividuaJ
:ihstance. '
" You do not know of one instance l~I know informatiollS have been traversed,
.and there has been a certain sort of protection.
Do yon know any way. that an inhabitaDt of townland is able to protect himself
from the operation of tbis law, sup'posing him innocent 1-1 understand the way
to be, that he lDay proceed by civil bill against the offender, if he know him.
Do yon call that protection, after he has paid the nne 1-1 believe be may pr~
~ against the offender, under the Act. .
Then it the ofFender is insolvent, has be any remedy?-I do Dot know of any
s:emedy that he has.
Can you make any comp.tation of your own knowledge, with respect to the
to\mlands, as to how many iunoceat mea soWer for the offence of one I-I can-
.o.ot really say the Dumber.
Is the proportion great, compared with the guilty 1-1 shoUl think the portion
very great, more than the guilty. .
Have you beeu a witness lately to the execution of this law in the country,' so
as to know any thing of it, of your own knowledge ?-I do know a good deal of ii.'
First we will begin with the county of Donegal ; wbat part bave the gentl~
men of the county of Donegal taken to promote or obstruct this law 1-1 con~
sider that they have taken an active part in promoting the object of the law; and
in con6nnation of that I would mention to the Committee, that being myself
sheriff of the county, I recei~ed a requisition to call a county meeting for the
purpose of considering the mOlt effectulil mode of preventing illicit distillation.
'fhis meetiog was very numerously attended,' and I invited alliaoded proprietolY
and magistrates, to co-o~rate in the object. The resolutions which were entered
into were as strong as It \Vas possible for gentlemen to framl", for putting theit
inflnence over their tenantry into action; those landed proprietors who weld
unable to attend, wete invited to accede to the determination expressed at that
meeting; I therefore consider that the landed proprietors of- the county of Do-
negal ha~e ROxiously wished to put down these ,prootic,es.
Do you think, upon the whole, tbat the illicit distillation bas been increased l -
Ido. .
Can you give any 1ccQunt to the Committee why you think so; can you stat~
what causes have Jed to the increase of illicit distillation 1-ln my opinion, th~
temptation has been very much increased l>y the additional pr06t that the private
Gi.tiller bas at the present moment. 'With resr,::ct to the first part of the question',
as to my opinion of the increase of illicit distillation, I must say tbat it is mer6
matter of opinion; 1 mUlt refer to tbe returns for any thing authentic upon th«!
eubject; 1 think the temptation to the illicit distiller has been greater lately tha~
it had been before, in 'oint of pronto .
In whal manner is the temptation greater l-l think the reduced price of grain,
iY' the price of' spirit is kept up, would, be one source of temptation. I think
obtainmg ready. money for the prodDce of that grain, would be another source of
temptation.
From your knowledge of the country, could ,-ou suggest to the Committee an,
rational mode ofdiminlshiog,the growing evil f....That is a question of much larger
extent than I can be prepared to answer.
Do you think, thal if small stills were licensed by Government in those parts ot
the country where these evillj prevail, it would tend to diminish the evil 1-1 do;
jf the stills are so small as to enable the people of very small 'capital to work
&hem.
What size still do you mean ?-As my answer has borne reference to the capital
and means of establishing a still, I cannot precisely say the size•
.. Then yo~ are not prepared with any opinion as to what sized still it would be
advisable to licence, witnout reference to the capital of the individual who migh~
'be desirous of establishing it ?-I have Dot sufficient knowledge of the distiller1'
practice, to answer that question.
Do you know what' the sized stml are which the law now enables the Com-
missioners of. Excise to license?-l am not quite lure, but l believe 6fty.
gallons.
What is tbe smallest sized still you would think it advisable to license f-Thea-
wecise size I am not able to "peak of, as I refer more to matter of capital; but I
mean, that a certain degree of encouragement should be given to the propriet9F.8
qf th~e small stills, &i would enable them to wake it a profitable business. ' .•
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"'rl"I1'.C],icAtller, 'lou have stated, tbat you are not aware of the encol1ragem.eot given by tJ.e
... E8q. present law l-As I un~erstand the present law with respect to small stills, the st.e
--"'-V- ' allowed is fifty gallons. I mus,t notice that .1 d? not speak positiv~11' w.ithout
reference to the Act of Parliament; but I said, that I thought It would be'
beneficial to give encouragement to small stills, having reference to the cap~tal
the pal't]. .
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Are yon aware of the encouragement now ofFered to small stIlts, being ncensed.
in certain districts ?-I am not aware of such cncounigemcnt as would enable the
proprietor of a small still to work it profitably,
You lwtve said you are not all/are; do you mean to say, that you know the:
Jlrovisions of the law for the encourag~ment of sman stills? Do you mean to say,
ihat you have any intormation with respect to the provisions of the Jaw upon tile
lubject of encoul'agement ?-I have premised what 1 have already said; that I was
11.0t distinctly aware of what was considered encouragement by the law, but that
I did consider that there was not tltat encouragemeut which enabled the proprietor,
of a small still to work profitably: . ,
Do you mean to say, or not, that you are aware of the encouragement given
by the present law ?-I am not aware that there is that IUfficient encouragement·
to which I have &Duded; ·without reference to the Act of Parliament, I cannot
answer that question. .
Do you know whether -there have not been small licensed stills erected, and
which are now working in districts that were before the theatre of illicit distiHa4
tion £-1 confine :~.y knowledge to the barony of lnni.howen. •
Do you know, or not, whether such stills have been erected in the barony oC
Ionishowen ?-l cannot cliatinctly answer the questioD, when you say the theatre
of illicit distillation. .
My queatiOR is, whether there are not DOW smalllicenaed Itill. worki~ ia
districts where iJlicit distillation forlDCl'ly prevailed ?-I am not aware of any
other place than of the barony of Innishowen; whether there i. a BmaJ11i~
atill in that barony, I do not· know. .
Tben I will put my question, whether yon know of an,. .uch within or without
the barony of Inllishowen ?-l have heard of ODe lilian liceaeed atill, under the'
Act of.Parliamellt, within tbe barony of IDDisboweo. but what the operationa of
it are I really do Dot kllOW ;. Dor do 1 know wbat the consequences Jelwtiilg fmm
it are. .
·M r. Chich('stcr has .stated it ·to be his opinion, that" th~ establishment of sm.alI.
stills in those parts of the country where illicit distillation prevai1s~ would be the
Pleans of putting down that mischiev9us practice; yet he s~tes also, that he i.
entirely uuintormed of what the operutions or the consequenceS haore been of that
small hcensed still which has been establiahed in the barony of Innishoweri ?-.
When the·word lmall is mentiOned, it bas an indefinite meaaing. When I "'as
asked what I meant by a .small stiIJ, I refem!lll it to the ~ital orthe pel'lOQS . .
*heir mea~s of working it. Whether that is a amall still at haaiabowen or DOtj [
do 1l0~ ~llQW ; J have no information upon the subject; I know not w~t its po,,",'"
are. When I gave my opinion as to small stills being lice~:fd, 1 meant such siud
as. w!>uld enabl~ persoDs of sm~n capi~ to \fork them prqJiIabl!j. .:
Then you do not know even the CODtenta of the ,till establilhed a.t IDDisbowerri
or the capacity of it~-I do not know. •
Is·the ·Committee then to understand, t&at Mr. Chiclics·ter' is not
aware of the
extent of the encouragement which -the Inw at present ·afFords for .licensing sruall'
litills; that be is BOt aware ·of. the cslI!fJ.uenc:ea producM in the buOoy -of
Innishoweo hy that which has beeD established; and that·he is even uDinformed
of tbeoapacity of the still which ianow working there ?-I caa only give .. general
answer to that question. I have already said p tbat with res~ct to that particular
~ilI, 1 am not distinctly acquainted ~itii its operations and effects. I have nOJ a
suflicient knowledge of its operations ~d effects to speak upon the subjeot.
Is there not another small licensed 81iU on the borcIel1J ef. the ba~ony of
Innishowell, but not within the barony ?-l do Dot. know wb;J.t Ule .diq:leosious of
that still arc to which allusion is m a d e . . ~
. How near do you Jive to that still which you have wt lDenUoned ?-I belie,.
the distance is about 12 miles. '
. Yon are not informed either of what the c0lUeCluencea have been of \he etta-
blishment of that still ?-No. ' .
Do you not know of many informations that are laid before the judges. beiDJ,.
!ejected and refused by the judges; 1 ~ean infcmnatioD8 against towruaods 1:-:-
With respec~ to tlla; 1 must ~ef~r tc.? returns before .the Housc, which will givCt,..
~uch better JDfonpatloD; I behe'fe· there arc. .
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iIave not persons a power of traverse, who conceive ihemaelvCI aggrieved",.
JOy of those trials which take flace 1-1 believe the,- have.. . ;
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, ThenJn any of the cases pu~ in a former question, suc~ fo~ instance as pari of ArtltIJr Cltidt,ttr,
a still, or part of a worm droppmg from a man's /?oeket; 1D ellher of these cases, Lg.
'Woma not the party have an opportunity of shewmg to the judge, that it was a ~
vexatioos prosecution ?-He would have tbe opportunity of using the best argu-
meDts be could.
You mentioned a meeting at Donegal; did the gentlemen there agree to a
resolution proposed for not pur~asing unlicensed. wh1skey ?-l belit"'e they did;
but I cannot speak distinctly upon tbat subject, as I have not the resolutions at
present in my possession.
1>0 you remember wbether such a proposition was made or ~arried ?-I believe
it was made and carried. There were rt'solutions made and carried as fullv as
possible against the pt'actice of illicit distillation; every thing was done to forward
tbat object. ' "
. Do you not think, that if such measures were carried on through the different
counties in,lreland, they would materially, assist in putting down illicit distillation
ill that COUDtry ?-I think that such rQlolutioos would materially tend to that
effect. ,
Do you thiok that mere resolutions would hue any effect ?--·As fur as the
i)piniolls of landlords affect the tenantry, I think they would.
Do you know of their having been acted upon ?--:-I do not know of auy gentle-
man who signed those resolutions, having purchased unlicensed lipirits.
no you know of any gentleman having purchased unlicensed spirits, previous to
,those resolutions ?-To the best of my belief' they certainly ~tid. " '.
I wish Mr. Chiche~e.r w be, asked, if,::when. he Iltated in' the fi~t part of bis
examination, lh~ excrtiops O)a~e by the gentlem~u of tbe-cpuw.y:pf, DOnegal, he
meant, only to refer to t~e resolutions which WCl'C entered ,intQ by them at this
pu~l!c meeting?---:I 'beliete thAt evi!ry gc;n~~~a~, concurf(!(l"iri .sl,lppOrting ~e
oplOlonl that he expressed. '
What do you conceive't() ,be the capital, necesSary for the' sl~an stills, to which
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you bave alluded ?-Wben.l menUooed small stills, expressly coupled capital
with them; and wbeo I IUgsested the· size ,of the still, I meant sIoch an alteration
in the Jaw upon that sobject,8I that a per.soo of small capit&l. should work ,profitably..
It must ~ i~de&~ite, 8DIi I cann,O\. give a prepiseMswer ~,tbat question•.
Then you have only a geneta, and indefinite idea upon the su~ect ?-Moat
undoubtedlj; but my ~en~ral idea is, that. a person ,of small means must Be
'enabled to work a small still profitably. . . ' I , :. ,
Wbat is your ~pin~~ ,'of ~e punt of t\l'e:capital n~essary 1-1 'haveahead,

answered tbat question; I have ~d it mJ1st be inaep.oite. , '' .
Y GIl bave,been. aaked, w~etbel'if a still, or: Ii fr~ent of a: .&tiM; ""as fouod, a
mall baa '&OJ defence by traverse; o~ supp.otte be traverses, ,do you know what
defence he,could ~e i-rlf it is in the wwaJaod-jld 0: 00' know Df aoy.
Iba be ay defence bot to abew that it is DOC the townland '~1 do not know of
any other. , ,
Has he any defeacearising from his o\p;n iono(:~ncel-He has 'no defence against ..
the fine being laid upon tbe townland; he bas an action against the offelldea', but
jn fact tbat is • point of law-e" , r '. ' '
Has be a rjght to shew his innocence before a jury 1-1 do uet' know of any avail
jt would be to e.tablish bis,inRoce04:e before I1jwY. '
Have you not' known tba~ lDallY info....tioo8 'have been rejected by the judge.
because they were presen~d ,ti'om trivo}oQ$. causes 1-1 have mentioned ooe
instance; (do oot recollect any ot~e.rs. 1 caRnot charge my lUemory sufficieutl1
with ~be subject, to give any answer to that question. , '
Do yon not know that the judges take particu«u- pains to prevent this Act
baviog effect a~ost towolands, wlien they do not see sufficient reason ?-1 cannot
give any particular opinion as to the practice of the judges. ' .
Does not Mr. Chichester reside ill a country in whicb illicit distillation bas for
a lon'g time past prevailed, to an almost inconceivable extentl-l·bavc res,dcd
there lately, only occasiooally. ,. '
Are not almost the whole of the lower orders of the people, directly or indirectly,
eoncemed in illicit distillation in his immediate neighbourhood i-Certainly not. ,
Are they not so, eilber as consumers or makers of the illicit spiri~ I-As to the
eonsumption, I cannot speak as to my own knowled~e.
J)o tJiey consume any thing but illicit spirits ?-Some do oot drink any thiog.
,t all; I do not know What quantity is cons~med.
Those .ho driqk any thing, drink illicit whiskey?-I cannot speak from my
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on knowledge that they do.

llJicit distillation, bowe.er, prevails to the greatest pOllSible extent ?-l do not;
kaow, cf my OWD immediate knowledge, that it does at Iunishowen.
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•YQU ba.\"e said ~l it 4QCS i-I saiel that' I IMld leaa08 te beline it 'prevailed
•~r.tbyr C'lIic/rt.trr,
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,~ , 'Ha~ n~t variOf,lS ~asures been rcs01ted to for' the purpose of attemptin~ to
repress ilIic!~ distillption; has.not a camp been formed iR the barony of IDDlsh-
owen for that purpose, in order that the military might assist the ci.,il power?-
.A camp w~s formed in the buron), of IDni8h~wea; but [ a. DOt a.ware of any
aCllv~ illfi'WiUreS in COIJscq,IlCQce of lhllt wbi1!h tended to its suppression. ' ,
Were Aot military parti~s employed from the camp for that purp~se?-Troops
were encamped there; but I do Dot know that they' were employed lor that
purpose. From my own knowledge of tbat en~6mplDent, people in the habit of
.co~"eying illicit spiri" frequently traversed the roads, and I do not know of their
having beeD interrupted either by me revenue officers stationed i. tbat camp, ~
hy the military themselves. If tbe Committee will permit me, I will stllte ODe
fact that c&lIl~,~ndtr Illy own ocular observation. 1\'11-. Stoples and I were OD an
adjaG:eDt.DlQ~"tain, shootiog, frQlll which we had a distinct view of the road, not -
far (ror,n. the, C;i.~(» wl1~re we ob.!iervcd (to \be best of my recollection) thirteen ft'
fourtcen horsemen, who afpeared. to us, from the distance at which we saw, them,
(inc~d, neither of \1& ba( the lea$t douht of' it, that tbey were) 'conveying illicit
spirits in small vess~ls e~J1ed k~gs,; 1l1ll\ their appearUDce made liS believe that
tl~e}· \Vcre engage~ jq t.h~t practice. I believe, had the revenu~ offi~~s stat40ned
'at that encaml)mcnt and 'the lili\itqry used due exertions, tb~1 lqU$li l~~ve ~~
ventcd the pe()I,le in that district from traversipg the roads. "
, grate to the Co,.nmi,ttee what your objectis)n e,stabli$qing th~t fact '?-l meIfr
tion ~hat to prove ~ha,t there i~ ~o gJ,'~at ~etivity. used in puuing. a 'tI?P t<? ~be
.praetlee. If lbae was the object of the eamp,' tpere was very great'lpact!Vltj,
either in the militQ\'y' oftie~rs or in tile'revenue ?ffic~rs; or in both; , , .. , : :' ~
· \Vhat is the 'gene~at pric~ of lllIld' i~ th~ paro~, pf. ·l,~~Qw@.,i~1;i:W.re'm~
'be very great variety iii the price of land. , I ' ... " ' ,
.tbink go04 arab)e hUld, ,,'ou,ki be troQl'30 w 40 ~s aIi.ae.

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· ColM 'you !i~ate all)" genfoU average, 8S to _ teht, 1* a~ oi.llll;ld fUlling ·out
of l~c ?--I c:o~line, ;mysJ!lfto, what, ,I knolF. 96, ewa knoJlled8e;...I .ahool(l
" ,.. .
, , Is that'sn norage priee'~J' ()nty speak of my ~W'D' knb.wtedge., ',' : . ",.
'Yhat is the average price, of you'': own kno~l'edge ?~I state tha~ price, be«:aJJse
.'some ofmy~owb land was set within' these last t~o years althat priee~' ': ' ,
, " Do you not think that the' priee of" Mid, i'n those places wh,ere illicit d,i~till.a~
p'revails} is very much inerease~ by t~.e pre~alenee o~' that p~actice' ?-.l 'de:- ¥~ye.
Oft must; :1 presume that t~ere 1,!r~UC~ a vanet1'in the '~aDd. ~he!rig,h ,prIce e:-.f
barley makes a correspondmg lflFlce to the lands,' '. , ': .. '.
· ,Do you DQU thiDk the priQe' of barley in that ~atitry is 'Yery' ~SiderabTr. in •
.aeased by ,tbe demand there is f&r it, fer the' purp~e of cons~uiling it in IHien
distillation ?-I HOI intOrmed that the 'harley 'of' "iat country' alone IS 'not used
,for ~istillatiO.D, 'bu\ that, i~ ill ~J;~4l ti'ool"OiIlaer cODa_;" that is a tbing
notorious.
, But the barley. that 'is -gr.owR ill Inniahow~D" a ,great. pcopol'tiai~of it ,is oonsumed
j~ illicit di~tilJ,at,iotdr-;l am infor.med..so. ,',.; .. ,. ,. ,, ' . . .:
~ot only t~e barley which is gr~w~ there, but .ba~f;Y:'is .ac:tn!l~.t imp'orted into
lnn&sbowfla, tar. ,the pui-pose b(:btl"g consumed ttl dhett dl~tlUatJon ~Bar}e:)1 bas
been brought from other pl.ticw, 'across Lotrghfi>yie,· tor' the purpose of sale itt
.Inoisho,,·qn, fqr the pur.pa&e of,beiog,cDtnertltd into spj.its, .. V_illformed.· ,
. Did youav~ beer ot:any place CfilIed the 8t\'aod' o~ MqiH~~an, ~ere there
V a regular Qlatket foJ' com ?'-l Mote beard so. . '
For the purpose of being cons'umed in illicit c1istinl\tion?-I cannot say for that
~urpose; b'uuMre hat been a place of sale there for lr<\rley. '" '
, Which you believe, however, tC) be consumed fO,r illicit d ist.illatiou?-I am SO
informed. ' , :','
Have 10U any doubt,; fairly have you any doubt?-As to '8111 matter of fact,
I will answer"fairly and directly. '., '
. ~o y~u believe i~; h!lve you .an) doubt a.b9u~ it, ,that i.t i~ consuJQ.ed.in, illicit
dlStdlatlon ?-1. may believe that It IS;' I Dlay b,eJleve tbat It IS brought there f~
that purpose; t really believe that it is brouglit there for that purpose. '
Then there are -a nriety of persons bC'sides the iqltDcdiate makers 'of the illioi~
whiskey, eODceroed in the iI1icit dis~iIlation; th~re is, for instance, the grower' of
the corR ~- Y au cannot call him a persoll engaged in the i1licit ditl~lIation.. •
There is. the maltster, the catTier of the COJ'D spirit, tbe SJft"OOlcv, an. IDe 'con-
sumer; theyal'e all persons concerned in the illicit cti&til~ioQ:i-.HowI6ll'l tbo,HI.
dividaais.Jlf that numbel', frem·the grower-ofthe <.'0(11 ftol,\;Q. t. the: CUDSlIDICi'\of
the spirits are ~~~9liD~Iy' c9q~C{~~,..I_~nn9t i¥-y., , .' " .. _... ',..'
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, »ut.t.bey 8leittHrultti ¥l ibe:prPgreM of the illicit distillation'; they form parties Artlrur Chic1ltller,
in the co-operathn 1-1 cannot say that; the conveyer.ef the com will of course Eaq.
• hawe. his c~ge f?r carrying it: ~~oae -p'eJS~ns may ha\'le aD interest in it in the ~
. Getads, but wliat lDterest each Indlvulual has, I do not know. "
You hue sated, i~ a.iorme~ part of J'~ur: ~v~dence, .that ~be opi~ions of t~e
JandloctJs expressed ID. resolutions, very much mfiuebce their tenantry ?-l did
"'.aot; state1:lMlt. ' . .
You said tbat pt!rsons above the lower orders of life were in th~ habit ~l OOD-
6um~Dg tbe micit distillation, iD/reference to the legal whlskeY'?-Pl'eviously 10
·these .esolutions, certainly sai they did.' - , .
Do llJAl not beli~e.thIlt tludibes imposed on towalatl(U gi'le the landlord a
direct JDterest in putting a stop to illicit distillation ?-I believe it is the iDIete$t
. of ~J~ to s$O,p it, if-he-oon.
" Ou.aocaunt.of the fines to wbtf:b hie land w~ld otherwise be expo~ed ?~Natu
..ally. \1IIbcn h&oan. k·; that-is, wbere thellandlord has tbe means of doing it.
, In ull'cases it gifes him -all intet('st to attempt it ?-=-It is in. all cases bis interest
that there should not be a fine upon the townland. . "
,I 'Can yun '~ggeat a~y other plan, which shall give totbe 'proprietors a~d 0001&-
,eier.s of land, a: direct ~rsonal ioterest to oontinue in favour of the law to suppress
Illicit distiIJation ?-I do not ,biok thnt either the PI'O.P,rietQf8 or occupiers .rIa.!
!lre competent entirely: to. pat d~wll this p~ctice; ~ "'Ill g~ (urtller, but I consider
ihF mOllt efiktual mooe of puttmg down the, practice, would be to take aWll3 ~
umptation ol-preSt from diE! person'wbo <distils itlicitljo. ' ' _:
i .TIwt, pI.., ~er7 ',... admit Would ,gi-te wO di~t tb~est to' tb~ proprietQr
,aaBAlDI:IiIpiJer..of.laod to put 811 ea.d to tbe:pmotice'l-Nu ffmh¢r t'h~n as the gene-
ral welfare of the community would be affected. . ' .
: With tbe uceptima,. _ _ :as that laudable 1n'tJU"e operated" it ~14 still be" the
interest of the consumer to buy spirits trom th~ illicit n:taker ?-I do not undet-
.ami ia::w" "a1 it wo8ld lie the 1IIt~.t of rhe 'coosumet lU' buy -illicit Bpitits..
, ;At. wba~ pri.ce wpulcl1.<!u. ~po~e to }i~i~ Ute duAY JHl~ 'P~its ,l-I am .iaformed
th,at the .. pr96t to the. 'lUwt ,dIStiller 18 ,IJJ. t~ :pfopor~ Qf, 'lob. Ptl" to ,af.: WI.
hamely, '~i"oo per cent.;' that is, 'that the raw ml1telial for which the ~Uicit distiller
p..ays 2,.,6d. would produce him, when.made into spi1"its, &udt ra pro6~ beiag.aold
for 7" 64: per gallon. 'That iQformation 1 have had con~yed. to, me in a leut.'r in
my poSsession. .. , ,
. Can you .sta~e what is the general price of the gaUQD of illicit whiskey l...,...pcom
.the same infor.mation 1 ru;n _tolll tbat the gallon of iUicit. Fhi6key ",.as. sold. fOr
i...& tid.; that'the corp'bought for u. 6d. w8Jl90ld when in spirits ,at. 7'" 6d.
This is $taied'tO me ill a tetter, which, for the information of the Committee.. shall
~ltm! before them. ' I . I- ,.,.. I . I _ ,
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What is the duty upon a gallon of spitits.?-l pp not i~iately ~,.lJRQ~., _•

r ,Do ~ know wha$ the price of legal.pitit is iii any pari of. .thai mstriet- jil' wnich
the legal spirit is sold ?-l do n u t . , · ' .. "
, HAft,o• • WI any legal spirit BOld itt .-bat. dietriet l~I f1*urae, it bat, ·as -it is
fa efidetwe dlat t~ is a legal still thesse. ' , :
: .BIt- ' " 4G' not knOW' me eft'~t or thut "$'till in' that dis'ttict ?~l know ,,~ry'litil~
a~ot that still. _ ,.",.' • ' ,
. You do D.o~ knoW' what '~heprOduce of tbat sillgle ltill,is ?-No.
, ,In cW-rickferg~, the town.. you represent, l» you know the price ef legal
spirits 1-1 do not, exactly. '
T4tIJ. do 1I0t know even any general circommon l'riee ?:-As to the' general' Price
, afCaftWklergai, lrealJy know nottling. '
, 'At Belfast, wba.t is the' price' of leg~l .spirit ?-I mus~ ~peak' ,ve~y loosely ~~~\It
that; I should thmk, probably, but 1t IS Ii guess, that It IS about 118.
. h point ot' taste is there not a Inarked predilection i.n faVOlir pi ,tlie illic.il
jpftiskey P~l believe there is. ' ,
, You'do dOt speak. from your own knowledge :-No. '
.If there \US a duty of one ~hilling a gallon on legal, whiskey, c10 yOll thtak it
• .ou.la, effectually prevent the illicit distillation of whjltk~ ?-l'bat iI', if .tbeG.U~
..as reduced to one shi11ing~ it would prey~ the illicit distilleJ) fIf whiskey ircia
finding a demand for his spirit; 1 b~lieve the reduction of the duty would ,Tery
mucli tend to tba'- ' , , . .
'Would it prevent it 1-1t would tend to Iliuiinish it.
- What is die gederal price per barrel of oatl and ~r1ey ~~, .. nat-sold h)ud-
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Cllidelter, mea&ureme~t, but .by weight, by the stoRe; last Year the priCe was very mach
ArtftliT
Esq. diminished; 1 mean oats. .
''--...-----' At what prire WeTe they sold ?-I have myself 1cnOlYB oats lold for some short
time in Ireland at tbat time, at 10 d. and 11 d. per stone~ . '
At What price Was barley then sold 1-1 do not know the priee of barley.
Do you recollect the price of com ever being so low in Ireland a,s it w~ dun-g
the last summer in that district ?-'Vithout reference to some documents I C8DnQt
say; but I believe, previously to 1801 and 2, it might have been as low; but in
those years of scarcity the price of corn increased, and consequentl,Y the price of
land increased•
..since that time, do you recollect any period in which it was so low as last
ye~r i-I do .not.
Do you not conceive that the lowness of the price 'of corn most materially con-
trib.tes to increase the tempta~ion to illicit dJstillation i-I have already men-
tioned, that I did belieyc that to be the casc, if spirits keep the price t~y dO, in as
much .as the great proportion of the pronts is owing to th~ lowness of the .raw
matcnal.· .
Have you heard that there was a report prevaient at any time lately in Innis
Dowen, that the law imposing still- nnes was to be sllspcnded or reptaled ?-I have
not; I h~ve, ind~d it 18 weI! known,. myself expressed; that there ,vas an i-;ttentiol1
to move In J>arhament for an alteration of the Jaw. ', '.
Did the knowledge of that interition produce apy effect on barley,'at Inui,showen.
'-inblloint of price p-I have 110t heard, I have not ~e~ a' sylla~l,e upon 4t~
~~~ .
He so good as to describe w.hat is· the extent of tbe-~aron1 of laisJt..en in
length and. b~eadt.h r-It is very i.rregul!U'in ita bouQda~; in uaIUSSt: .......,
• I suppose It IS not less than tJ.7 mll£$.:.. , , ' ..... ...., :.
, If it is 27 miles, in length, bow ~y'mile. is jt .in. br-eadthl-Aboat J7 or tl
miles in breadth. , . . ,:. . ,. . ,': ' ..
,Are there ~auy ~o\y~aDds in it, so large 1lS 500 acres 'each 1-1 am: sace there
nrc.; I have 110 dou~t.aboutit.. , - ".. .
• Do ),ou think th~re are as mnny a8 half a dozen lownlaads that exceed ihat size
-i8 IORlshowen l...:..1 believe tlaat question was put 'to me in. the begiDu,ng of mt
.exalDination. , . . , " , I ' , '
It only appeared itt· 'your fofll')er answer that ,tlicre were many of t~at extent.
1I1y object now is to cdine to 8D.aaveiage upon tlie'~bject l.....:.ldo not kno~ ~~at
the general average may be. .
Should you consider a townland of 3~ acres a large ~ne or a sinall,' one i -
~Vllenyou ask 'me tny oi)inion as to the extent, where t~ere is a grea,t ~elll.of
·mountaiR land connected with it, I'eantiot easily say wliat the extent is: ,
My object wns to 'have 'an average size of the t~wnlaluts, smooth and ~
tainous 1-111 point of fact they. vary very much; they vary so extremely, that 1
~oukl not give any Imtisfactory answer. .' .' . .
Is it your opinion. tbat too high du9' on spirits operates as a bounty upon
private distillation l-Indeed, I believe it does very much.
Do you believe that if those duties were'lowered, it would blwe the Cfft'eet of
lessening the private (Jistillution 1-1 believe that question was aosw-eN'd before;
Jlly answer before ~as, tbat the reducttolil o~' tbe duty. wo"W tend to di~iai&h the
practrce.' . " '
Do you believe that if stills of a smaller size were alJowed, so as to me,et the
capital of persons concerned in that business, that it would considerably tend to
p~tdown private cUstillation ?-It was always my opinioo that that would be
the case: .
Do you not believe ·that tbose'small. stills, so establisbed,would have the'efrect
of keeping up to a more re~ular rate the price of land, tban tbe chances that
attend tbis trade of priv~te dlstilla.tiou, aad tbe penalties tbat, follow it ?-I believe,
1bat by ·amore Certain market, it would. .
. Do you know of any particul8l" grieva:l~ces attending the collcction of tho~e fines,
-by general distress of cattle1-1 know that veryconsiderabJe misery has beeD,
complained of, in consequence o( th~ ~ttle of innocent people being carried oW
the townlands, for the purpose of levying the amount of fines. .
Do yon know of any landlords in your cOunty, seeing 'thOse distresses' so great,
lldvaDcing the fines tor the tenants themselvesl-I do know of one gentleman~
who advanced a very considerable sum for his t~nantry. . ' .
To what amount, as near 'as you "can . telll-I c~not prccisel, say the 'amoUDt.
but I have been told above I,OOO~. , . " ,
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Has he been able, wiLh this assistance to those teDaPts, to p~event, this evil ?-
I am told be hat Dot. . . ." . •
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Baa be attempted it in vain, and what has happened him in his place ?-Tbe Artltu,' C/,ic/,utcr
~ent1eman 1 allude to is Mr. Young, and I am intormed he has used.every exer-' .BIg. •
bon to prevent the evil.. That he has, with the assistance of the yeomanry, taken '-----..----J
:uiIls from the tenantry and sent them to the pr')per depot, the Custom-house, I
believe. He has seized several stills; and notwithstanding his exertions, the
practice prevails. •
. Was there any injury done to his property or person ?-There was an ornamental
buildmg attached to bis house, the windows of which were destroyed. . .
Was it sUPEsed that that was done by the persons concernt,d in this illicit
distillation ?-fhat is matter of conjecture. It is presumed to be the cause, as be
is Dot a 6entleman who has ever brought upon himself any hostile expression of
the publIC opinion.
With all these exertiona, has he been able to put a stop to them i-I am
informed not.
o Do you know of any gentleman, who being absent from his seat in the service
cf his country, whose estate is now saddled. to such an amount with fines, as to
produce him little or nothing for snpport, or at least a very small proportion of ita
.-.t,
..aJll~?-l know several properties in that country where the lalldlords were
upon which tines baye been laid to a very great amount.
Do you mean laid, or levied i-Laid, imposed.
Were those landlords necessarily absent?-I presume necessarily absent, from
theIr professions and their occupations.
Do you know Mr. Charlton?-Yes, "ery intimately.
W1let is his 'profession ?-He is in the army.
. Do you know that his estate was under those circumstances I haTe mentioned.
-There werevery heavy fines upon it.
Db you conceive he will be able to get bis renta out of those estates ?-He b.
already come home, and visited that country, to my own knowledge •
. 'lIas" he suffered hi the late wars ?-He was wounded very severely.
Has he been able to get his rent oft' those lands ?-I -believe not; it is only
matter of belief.
What district is his estate in ?-The common name is Erris. I do not know that
~ is such a district in any formal division of the county by that name. I do noL
~ of any nRlDe that the district bu. It goes by the name of &ris.
In what parish is it situated ?-In the parillh of Clanmanny.
Are you so well acquainted with the A~t that imposes these fines, as to be able
fo say, whether it is not in the power of' the tenant or servant of the landlord, with
whom he may happen to" be at variance, to saddle the estate with such a debt for
fines, 81 will render it useless to the landlord, in case he goes to tbe extremities:
he Ibay do, so as that tbe landlord shall not be able to get another tenant for it ?-
I believe that if tenants enter upon that practice, so 81 to get fines imposed; anti
tIJat·iftheyebuse to abscond, the lien for the sum remaiOB on the property; and
I do presume that no new tenant woold. lakeland subject to this cbwoge; and there-
tore- tbat it JIloat necesarily become wute, if the teDaDt has absconded.
Do vou not believe that the fall of lands that has taken place in Ireland, coupled
'fith these fines, will induce tenants to quit their lands, and go off with both rent
and fine ?-I do believe that that may be a very reasonable result of the practice
~~~ . " .
If y08 were resldiog at your bouse, .could you, by any means in your power,
tteClUe yourself against tbese .fines: supposing that a discenleoted tenant, or a
aenan&, conceiving himself ill used, diose to enter ioto a combination with ~
esa88IDaD, for die purpose of imposing these fine. u~n you, could you, I say,
~1"" exertiooa.io your power, avoid the infliction of such fines, if sucb com-
bmaton thought proper to tbrow parts of stills into your grounds: if.ud\
penon. were wicked enougb to throw any part of a still upon your land, without
your knowledge, wonld that subject you to a fine, even though the cil"cumstao~e
,!,8B ~ot known to you i-I believe it might, being found there. ."
Then you could ~t prevent such eveDt happening, by any wisdom or exertion
which you could by possibility make i-If such tbings were put in the dark.upon.
the laDd in the night" and discovered in the morniug, tbat, I beH,ve, would sUbJtit
the land to a fine. .'
What i. the average amollDt,. do you suppose, of the capital of the penon.
engaged in ilJicit distillation l-lt may he very small; teu guineas- would \ae
ab~ndaDt for ma~y. . .
1& it carried on by persons who are '!Pon the· footing of.labourera, o~ wbo are
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.4.r.I"lIIr C"ickegter, very UDall bolden of land ?-By both; by some who have laud, and even those
E8f. wbo bave no land whatever. .
~ Who nn.-, therefore, persons of very small capital ?-Of coarse, persons of very
-sman capital.
Is there any tbing in the nature of the manner in which those districts are
peopled, wbich makes it very difficult to ascertain where an illegal still is set up ?-
I. conceh'e particularly so.
\Vh, ?-There are large districts of mountain totally unfrequented. '!'he skilful
mode ID whicb these private stills are constJ;iJcted, renders them so little liable to
observation, that I bave been within twenty yards of one without discovering it;
and probably I should not have discovered it, if it was not pointed out, or I came
upon it accidentally. In those trackless mountains, on the bank of a deep river,
they are frequently constructed with green sod. In the day-time they are not
perceinble, for they are generally worked in the night.
In the townlands in which you yourself reside, do you think it possible for any
person to erect an illegal stil without your discovering it ?-l do.
Since the meeting of the county of Donegal, do you believe that the use of
illegal spirits in ~entlemen's houses has been done away with?-As to the use,
I cannot speak of my own knowledge; but I do believe that all the gentlemen
who signed those resolutions have strictly adhered to tbem. As to the con-
sumption, I cannot speak of individual gentlemen's houses; but as to the
resolution being strictly adhered to, I beheve every gentleman has absolutely
confirmed them.
Were there many gentlemen and magistrates of the county of Donegal who
were not present ?-Some were not present. . .
What proportion of the county do you think were not present 1-[ stated
when I related the circumstance originally; that a general invitation was given to
every perilon of any consideration to accede to those resolutions, and many did
accede to them subsequently to the meeting, and authorized their. names to be
publickly announced as concurring in the sentiments of that meeting.
What pr~rtioR of th~ people of prop~rty in the county do you think were
comprised' Within the number of those who attended tbe meetin~,and subsequently.
expressed their -concurrence in the proceedings of that commlttee?-The exact
proportion I cannot exactly sny; the resolutions themselves would show it.
,
Is the consumption of spirits in gentlemen's house~ 'Very great ?-That 'is really
more than I can answer. . ' .
In your own family do spirits form a considerable article of cODSumption, or in
Irish gentlemen's families, In the same way that malt liquor is used in families in
this country i-lVhen you speak as to my own family, 1 can answer that question
in the negative.
I am ~eaking of spirits generaUy, are they used much ill Irish gentlemen's
famHiesi~rvaots certainly do use it very much, generally mixed with water.
Then thev nse it as the common beverage, in the same way that malt liquor is
.lise" in gentlemen'S fiuwlies in this countr! ?-They sometimes do.
Then it must form a considerable article in a gentleman's family I-It does.
The htbourers and servants use it ?-Frequelltly.
'Vhal bas been the effect of the 60es in tbose townlands where they have been
levierl ?-Where the fines have been levied I. have no 'hesitation in saying that·
tbe etl'ect is, that the inhabitants have been reduced to very great poverty; in some
ioataBces tenanls have abandoned. them whoUy, and of course aU the severity of
-eharge which they were uoable .to satisfy, has bad the effect. of totally ruming.
JhelD. . .
Where the cattle have been taken away, they are of course recluced to further
nlisery ?-My .opinion of the result of an eXceB8ive fine of town lands, is that un-
doubterlly. Considet'ing the price of land; consideriag the depreciation of
agricultural produce, a tenant may balance, in his own mioo, these circuillstances
and the pressur~ of noes, and thus determine him to abandon the land.
Do you attribute all the distress that may have been felt in tbose .townlanda,·
to ·the levying the fines,·or to other circumstances that have affected the prosperity
and. the iutoce&t of Ireland i-l do not considel' it allowing to the fines, but I con·
!titter -t~e fines .colning at this moment would be undoubtedly more severe than
.at any other DlOlUent. .
Do you -coRcei.ve that spirits and water are the .common drink of the Benanti
and
, labourers in Ireland ?7""I did q9t.say that.
Whell it is 11Sed, must it oot b.e used a. a .ubatilute for beer ?-I do not a>osider'
kin that point of view.
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, I wish to know \9hether spirits, used either with or without water, are not very Arthur Cliichclttr,
much an article of consumption at gentlemen's tables in the north of Ireland ?- Eaq.
Sometimes it is. ~.,..-----'
Has not the use of wine. very much d~nished 1-1 believe it has.
Tben the substitute is the use of spirits l-I consider it is i I cannot soy that.
generally; in some' particular instauces it is not die case. ,
In your country are not spirits very much used in the houses of gentlemen at
theinables 1-1 have seen it used very frequently.
I. it not very much used in gentlemen's families and at the tables of gentlemen
in your country ?-I believe it is. .
In your f8rt of Ireland, is the landed property almost entirely in the hands of
large propnetors, witbout much intermixture of small proprietors f-: Do you mean
in the barony f
I. the property in 'the barony of Innishowen very exclusively in the h~ds of
Jarge proprietors ?-Most of the entire barony,. exclusive of what is church-land,
belongs to the Marquis of Donegal.
Without much intermixture of small proprietors, many small original proprie-
tors, is the other branch of the question ?-Tbc nature of the teuure of the pro-
perty is this; except the churchlands, tbe Marquis of Donegal is the Lord
Paramount; His lC8!ies are set at 61 years, generally ren~wab)e; aud the teoants
on receiving such leases, take \bem as if tbey had become the actual p,roprietors.
ADd are the lands so let much subdivided ?-They are subdivided amongst
occupying tenants, in tbe same manner as o,tber e:;tates.
Are the proprietors, who are immediately next to Lord Donegal, ,very
numerous, and are the lands much subdivided into small holdings I-Most of the
barony of lnnishowen is held under him; some of whom l:ave from 1,000 I. to
s,ooo I. per aonum profit, and the lands are subdivided as I have before stated.
Is not the natnre of the property in Ireland such as to give to.the landlords &
very exteDSive influeDCe, and a much more extensive influence over the mus of
,the people, than exists in England, where the ptoperty is subdivided amongst &
"ast Dumber of ori~inal freeholders 1-1 conceive, with respect to this particular
country, that the Influence' of the landlords, in many mstances, is peculiar'!1
- restrained by the tenure which each t(:l1ant posseues; for instance; long leases,
which make the len ant independent of the landlord. , .
Are not all leaseholders deriving under Lord Donegal, in, the barony of
IDnisbowen, restrained i-They are not, at least a considerable number are not.
The greater Dumber are; those who are the greater number are restrained l -
That is matter of opinion; I know a great number are not. -. ,
The majority are i-I am DOt cer.tain.
Have you ever heard of a quantity of illicit spirits permitted into Innisbowen 1-
Never. .
. Have you never beard that·nonewere permitted into Inoishowen i-I have not.
Have you never heard in the country, previous to the establishment of the dis-
tillery tbere, that none were legally permitted i-I never beard any expression'of
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If it should be made to appear in evidence, that there were districts of the

coonlrf into wbich no legal spirits have been permitted for a long time, and that
the consumption of spirits in the houses of ~entlemen, which you have DO objeo-
lion to state, is the consumption of illicit spirits; have you any doubt tbat there
is a cODlUmption of illicit spirits f as to the quantity permitted, sllpposinS w~
eetablish that thf're are distrIcts in the country where none have' been ~rmltted,
have you any doubt that there is a consumption of illicit spirits by the gentlemen
of the COUDty i-Small portions of spirits may be bad withont permit, probably aI
much as may be PCquired. .
Have not Government an open market for illicit spiri'ts, which have been con-
demned, and do they not sell such spirits ?-I know they do.
Bu~ ~hey are permitt~ to the purchasers aftenHllds ?-Y~ they are, if in Jal'ge
quantItIes. .
, Do you not know , that they could not go to the purchaser without being pet-
mitted ?-I do.JtP.olY th~t, except in small quantities•.
Do yon not know that they cannot be sent borne to the pnrchufr, without a
pnmit r-Yes. , , ' ..
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.4rtAur ClaicAuler, Esquire, a Member of the Houle, again &alDine4.

1)0 you recollect the camp at Innisbowepl-Yes. .
In what yellr was th~t ?-l believe it was two years ago.
That was in 1814?-Yes. . .
You said you obaerved a number of perions carrying unJicenmJ wbiake;, in the
ulual way iuch persoDs carry illicit spirits; was that just close to the camp ~-N~
quite close to the camp~ but a public gaJ)gway. : .
Were there any revenue officers there ?-I am. iaformed there were; I believe
there were. .
What was repnted'to be the' best market in the country, lilt lIbat tidte, fat the
illicit whiskey l-As to the best market, I don't know; bu~ I a~ told it waa 1014 '
in that camp. ,
Now, Sir, from your observation, from yoar' knowledge of the eounlry, fro..
yonr coriv«'rsation with all the gentlemen of it, do yon YOUlSelf, as a man Of good
understauding, believe that it is the interest of the revenue officer to put dOWR
this pnctice of, illicit distillation (-Certainly, aa loog aa the lining systeQl oon-
tinDea, by which he derives so much profit, i't is Dot his interest to put it down.
J conaider his interest and duty ~ much at variance.
Do you Dot believe that it would be a sufficient defence to -.n .iGhabitant of a
town-raod, who was charged by informatio. under the Ac~ to. prove that no still
bad been foond there, or tbat, that which wa. fQund there, and c:a\Jed a still, waa
Dot used for the proceu of distillation; or that i~ had been left there by collll8ion
with dte officer; or that due'notice had Dot been given to th'e' inhabitants of tbe
town-land to defend themselves upon that triall-In aSkiog roy opinion upon' an
.Act of Parliament, I should de&ire to ace the Act of Pa~naiiieut, before I gav~
my answer. . .
What deS<'ription of persons areth(,)se who are usuaUy occupied in the process
.o~ ~Ilicit distillation, in the barony of Innishewen'?":"':'G~eia.n; 'the lowest ordet-, I
beheve. . ' .' ~ . .. . . -
. Is it ever carrje~ on by ~e"moL'le;.r~~c~~l~ classes "<?f fairmers'~-:1 believe
that there have been some lDstances In whlcli persons of tbal. descflptlon have
been fouod guilty of it.. . .. . '. .' . ..' . .
Are they.not, in the great majQrity orinstances,. the mOst miserable' classes of
eOlIier-tenaDta i-I ,canaot t~ upon myself distinctly to state that with llHy c:er-
taint,; my residence ,is oo1y occasiQnally .there, and OOS ,qot been of. very 10Di
~uratloD. . , .
Have you not been present at many of the trials at the assizes P-I have ReB
offenders of that d~ription on trial at tbe ~sizes.. . ' . .
Did they not, upon su~1l oacaaious, appear to you to be ~ the veit lowest clast
'o(the'peoplel-In general they did. " ,
Is it your opinion that any of those persons could carryon tbe procell of illicit
.distillation in any of those town-lands, without the more'respectable class of the
inhabitants being aware of the fact l-Certainly; I think thut in some of the town..
Janos, it might be carried on so privately, as that the respectable inhabitants might
bot know it. I must premise, at the same time, .tbat the inhabitants are suppoSed
to be at theil' usual occupations; if they are all in a body ranging t~oughout the
·town-Iands, t~ey ~igh~ discover It? but al~wing the!D al! to be enga~~i:l hi thei~
usualoccupatlolls, It mIght be carrIed on.~lthoot their belD,$ awate ot It. .
Do you cot believe that where stills ar~ detected at work by the revenue' ~ffiCer.,
that an unusual qualltity of smoke is the circumstance which leads' to their dCfe~
lion 1-:-1 do not kllow distinctly that that is the case. ' ..
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Do you not believe that the process is u~ually at~end~ with a more than prdf-
nary quantity of smoke, more than usually proceeds from a common £ottager-I
cannot, from my OWD observation, reply to that. ..
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Do you believe that in ordinary cases- it would be possible that the process'should Arfkllr CAic:AakI'.
-be carried forward without some of the prineipal inhabitants being apprised of EIfJ·
the fact l-My reasou fur thinking that it might 80 bappen, is this; that in moun. ~,
taiDS you frequently see fires fot other. purposes, than distillation, namely, ill
making a description of coals, which smiths produce there, aDd for burning weeds
to make ioto as&es. One occasionally sees In mountains fires at distant places;
and whether the smoke of those fires might be similar to distillation smoke is
more than I can tell. It is a fact, that you may see fires in unfrequented places,
and probably the inhabitants might attribute the cause of. these fires to those t",a
1 have mentioned.
Do you believe that if the fining system did not prevail, that the farmers would
'be most ioclined to encourage or (liscourage the practice of illicit distillation?-
,\Vhaubey would do 1 cannot say; but it would be their iDterest, for the benefit
of the public, that they should discourage it.
What do you think would be their inclillation upon 'that point ?-TIlat must
depend upon the nature of tbe laws made in substitution of the Act.
. Can you form. no opinion upon tbe point ?-As the practioe is prevalent from
custQm, 1 cannot say what they would do. .
, Can you form any opinion at present, whether their wish i. to suppress or to
encourage the practice of illicit distillation 1-1 have been told by tbe DlOIt
respectable f'anDers with whom 1 have conversed in that country, that if small stiU.
were established, which wouJd enable those of smaH means to work pl'Ofitabl,,.
,tbat they would be 'fery -dairoea that the illicit distillation' should cease.
Under the existing laws, taking tbem exactly as tbey now stand, do you believe
it is the real wish of tbe occupying farmers of Innishoweh to suppress the practice
of privat.e distiUationf-1 infer from the number of informations that bve beea
laid, that the general wish is not so. ' ' ,
Do you not beliewe that the occupying farmers could 8uppresS it if they reall!
wisbed'so to do i-Certain!]; if ill the farmers of the countr1 were determined
upon it,' they could. I
Are you not of opinion, that if even the majority of the occupying farmers
.ished .bowI...fok &0 suppress it, that it would be In their power to -dO 10, hy tbt....
selves giving informatioa ()£ soch instances as the parties. absolutely knew 1-1
Go believe tliat it would, iftbe majority of them were determined to do so. .
Do the Excise oftic:ers ever search the houses of those whom they concei-ye to
'be tbe consumers or illicit spirits ?-l am told that in parts of Doonegal thel
Clo; in som~ parts of DooDegai they have done so~
Do you know aDY instan~ of their having searched the houses of gentIemea
for that purpose I-I have beard they have. .
. Don',t 1-Ou tbiD~.that. if aewere ~.aWei ware levied on the C9DSQDlel'S of spirits.
-by the.rank and station which they may be in, and if it were made imperative
~pon Excite oftieera 10 to ." would it not tend to suppress illicit distillation i -
I think if the consumptian Jr• . iDterrQplecl by anymeaos, that the teodcDcl to
ihe practice wool4 dimioieb. .-
. As far as yeu know of the practice of iDicit diatillation, might it DOt be carried
on i'l the midst of the 'day 'frithoat .dle' &.ppeaIUlCe of smoke, or any indication
tionedulloiversal fite); I mean b,

whatever of ita beiag carried 08, by malu.og use of that matftiaJ you have m~
UsiDg s¥lckot ebarrett turf?-I am, Dot ac-
quainted with the -proceta aufticiently to !i_e an .IW.er ~ tb.e questioQ.
. You \)a'featated, that tb.8IIloke wbic;b H seen risiug from other causeB"in the
mountainoul diauic.ta qf bDiaho~p,.ia 80 1iIJtut!nt, that the process gf «\istiUatioll
may be going on in tboeemouDtaiBI without being IUSpected ?-I ,<lid not la..r,tbljl
thOse &es ·were so frequent ,that illicit dittiJlapoo ~bt be going on without being
8uapeeled; 'but I said, tbai; if those practiceJ of raising the fires from other causes
existed, it miP.t not be bown b] the iIibabitailta to be .occaaioiled bi the pr06
. eeas of diatilla&ioo.: "
You know the city of Derry 1-Y ea.
Wbat is .the .name Df the molllllaiu .of coDaiderdTe extent, wbich is .Been ia.
that direction from the city- of Derry l-l dU DOt know which mountain 10ll
:aBude t o . ' .
or
You :know tile ~1I1ltain Bird's Town ~-Yell.,
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1Il--You:evet
, , JIow far is that ,'-ml>errJ
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l-A~ut five miles. .
Have -yoo ever' been in- the citJ of ~, ailclleeQ -t1ae smoke of fires in the
of Bird'i Town,-I never observed it.
o Have i.eVd=die fact to 1Nl io ;"':"h
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You hue .aid that ifall the iobabitants of tGWll-laa4s.emplofed the...~I.yeR in
seeking to detect illicit dutillatiou, YOI1 thought that they co.ud sepprE'ss it ?-My
~ answer W88, tbat if all the inhabitants left their usual occupatioa tor the purpose
of searching town-lands, .they might discover it. .
Have you never heard that there exists in the town-lands a general combina-
tion of the inhabitants to conceal the process of illicit distillation i-I have bem·a
that in consequence of the general dislike. that the lower -orders of the Irish' have
to be considered informers, that under that impression they do' conceal it •
. And only under that impression do you believe tbtlt they have abitaiued (COlli.
giving information ?-I do. .
You do no't tbink then that the direct iQterest which the farmer baa,' or.-is .up-
posed to have, bas any influence upon bis conduct in that respect i-lll retllM!Ct tt>
giving the information, I certainly think it is from the gener"l abhOl7ell<:e whiCk
the lower orders have of beiDg held out and considered as informers. .
And from that only i-I believe 80.
Have you Bever heard that it ig an ordinary prnctice for tb~ inhAbitants of
town-lands to have J>ersons stationed to give information of the apptoach of ~
revenue officers, or of any military officers 1-1 have heard that peeple have been
station.ed for the p'urpos~ of giving ootic~ to illicit dis(j!I~rs, of ~ approach ?f
nny tbiog that mllbt dISturb tbelr practice;. of the Ilubtary partlcul8rJy. Ie I.
only heUlay.
Do you think that those penons were stattofted tb giye iaromaatiOil of the all'-
p~ch of the revenue 'offic~rs,. and of the ~iJitary o.ffice.ra, from ~ diffi9Ulty
wluch the lower orders of IrISh people hate to becommg mformers, or to infor-
mat~on being given 1-t consider that' the necessity 01' having notice ot' the
.pproach of those who disturb their practiCe, if continued, 'arises from their wish
to contin~e it. . ' . ' . .
, '~~t oUa;ct, do YQu.oot be1ieve that it arises 'f~m their aversion' to be,..
mformers ?-I consider the last answer to be applicable ~ that qQes~ion. :
.:CQQJIDg
. Have you ever heard of the manner in whieh. infotmatlon is .conveyed throullb
tAe ~OI,Ultry to tbe persona employed in. those iUic;it pz'aotices; .of the apP"oacla
either. of t~ oftice1'8 of the revenue Or of the army 1--1 bve. .
What is t.he manner ?-By sounding a hom.
b there any other means of conveying itl-Not thQt I have heard of.
. Have you ever heard that fires were lighted 10 give notlc:e·; haveyoll ever .beard
.of beacons for that purpose 1-1 have not.' , . .... '
But you have ~eard of the ~ounding Qf the horn ?~I bav:~.
'. Do yo~ think that in any cOilBtrY.' ib which ~he prao&iee 4f iIliGit distillaeioll
prevails to so great an extent as"it has .done in l'lHliehowett-, _ 80 syatematioall,Y
as your last a{lswer admits it, to be; ~t is neeeMaty t'o.r. 8« tbd oacilpyitlg inhaba.·
tan .. ohtownolland·to-leave -their uual· o«upatioae ·.to.-ab)e thaI' to .det:tct dte
.practice f-As the alarm that has been mentioned is supposat .. be gigelr merelf
upoDthe.ap~IC"'of eithea: mili.Y' or ~~.o8iceft, who might. iot(!mtpt the
pmctic:e, a.owIS tbere ··are mea:r" ,~,... iQ wbidt .. u..e .people do not yilj.t
particuJu to.n-Ianda, of aourae in that. iWeJlVal. -th~ practi~ may' be silently and
llndistnrbedly carriecl OUt bat l.y. ,bat..it ii, to be presumed that the Qrdin8;IJ
occupations. ohbe: [leop", wilL talul' up theW: time upon, their·ow... .a.ftWra•.
. What was the mime of the geotlemnn wbo suft'ered so· maelt, botbthelll1 wounds
and ill his proPE'rty, that Sir Jobn Stewar:t.menl'i~ned··ia tbaIlb-..oti€lo8llODct
--)Jr. Charlton. " . : '. '.. '. .' ',1
-Wbere is.hisClt:a~:iQ· the County of'ni:"lD~egl:ll ?.:-In tbe dlstrict'-eallaFUitf!f; .

the. whl?~e dj~rict. of TJr,i~.~elong~ ~obim.. . . . ." . .. ' , : : ' .' :
What is the extent of the whole 'district of Urrisf..,...,lshowd.thiaJi.lo~gd•
.of it may be two .miles alld a half. . ,,
Is it alhuoonbtin jl.....,:..lt i. e..t &lid moUlJtai~ the 'OtI4ti.ftlteipa-" e.t;. .
Is it' envirolied by mounttiiils ?'!"'-N'ot;eiitireIy. . '. . ! .:
Is it easily accessible 1-00 one aide yery easily. . .1

A great deal of barley is grown.iD Urris ~:'::"l.am in(oimecf$ci. . " .. .-.
Nul iUWi~ dist.~~~lP~~:~·I;'o~du,aW~~~· ~·l~ijai,P~n.GN
to a very considerable exten~. .. .... . . "'. . .... ..' I
~o you k,no,,: a place called B...,~~Y4!'Jo:l'-;.' tIwa ia ..~ lrlaIt ~
iP;.1t; Moville IS 8DOtiler name..J,. ; .' , ; .
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Is there a strand there well known 8S a market for barley ?-Tbere 'was such ~;;Ain- CAiae.iel';
• thing. ' . ' Eif.
How long since was it used for that purpose'?-I 'donji know as to dates. , ... --.,.,
Was it a market for any tbing but 'barley ?-It was a place where illicit .pirlta
were sold. '
And barley aI50?-1 aontt know whether batley was.
You dontt ~now of any barley being brought from another cou~ty to that
placet-l have already answered that questioD; I believe so.
And the illicit spirits manufactured of barley, sold also ?-Yea.
Have you ever beard tbat the market fo1' both was so eitablished, that .pirits
and com became common articles of barted-I have. '
And that they were each sold without tbe interventi'on of any circulating"
lIledium ?"-I cannot say as to the mode of Irtaking the bargains.
Jf they were bartered, that must have heen sol-As 'to the circulating medium,
I know nothing about it.
If they were bartered, it is certain that must have been the case ?-t only know
that bariey was brought from the county of Derry over Lough Foyle, and the;t the
llliCit spirits'were tal(en over as matter of excbange. ,
~as this done in open day i-Yes, in open day.
And the transfer made in open day, without any interruption?-Yea..
Is that ,in your part of the country ?-Yes.
How near your,residence?-Within two miles of it.
It has ceased lately, l¥ts it not ?-It bas.
Haa it c~l altogether, or haS it heen only transfared to some mot~ crinfe-
nitnt place ~-lt has ceased since a military detacbment wliS placed there.
Then the milltaJ1 detacbment bein! stationed t~e, hll$ bot cbHttibuted. a.
in
the Mmp, to iDCI'eUC! iUitit dittiUation 1-The praotice celiJed .b~ tlils ..uttar,'
establisllment was formed there.
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Y00 don't know where the market ~ists now ?-I do not.
Have you never heard that there'is some substituted place of market and jet
-=-1 doott kno\f that there is any s\SCh -Place now.
HoW' far i. Ybur resideoce ftom the place ",here tile camp wd iii l~i.i 1-'
I believe about six mUes.
In what parish js Urris ~-rfhe parish of Clonmany.
To whom does that parish belong i-To Mr. Do~b••
How far is the residence of your most ,res~table father from Urris ?-From the-
uearest coMnes ot it, not more than half a mile. . ,. ,. '
Is there any gentleman's residence in. the district of Urfisl-There il one.
la ~ere any residence; the ,property of a gentleman in Urrill-There iJ the
~dence of Mr. O h a r l t o n . · '
Who il the t~t of timt re&ideaee' ?--I,a. mylelf: ·It is a lIDaIl·\lathiDg Wge.
k has not been OCC9pied for a considerable time, except by' aervantl. .
Ha.e you not heard, and do you not·belieVe., tll~t the' district' of Urri~'\Va8 ill
the (lCcupation of the private distillers from tb'e month of October 181~,'itntil last
summer, without a military or a revenue oftic~r darilig: io' approacli or
molest
thea, for the purpose ,of protecu()ol-I have heard, that it was fo~ a corisidetable
or
time tbe resort the people for the purpose of illicit ttistillation, and that that
AIi.mct bad not been .isited by a revenue or military officer.
Did yOG DOl hear that's' revmue officer, with' a'party of 140 infantry alld 40
~"did Tisit that district in the autumn o.f 1813, and was o~e:~o,me by the.,
I_datuts, and obll~ by tteaty t<t secure hiS reueat froiD that dlNICl ?-l have'
JIO recollection of that f a c t . '
HaTe you heard of auy lucb occurrefH:e taki'lig place in Urtis' iIi uny either yearl
_On &be autbority oftbe &:crel8r1 of State tor Ireland, ~t was stated ill the
House of CommoDs that such an event did take place in 1811.
Did you enr hear it befor~ ?-I stille my al,lthority. All to dates,· I did' htar
of·auch • circumstance ; bu~ l did 'not hear reference made to particular dates.
Did you ever hear o! su.c~ an,,~ciuT~,~~o17. y~q .. ~~d tl~,e .S~ret~r,y of
Sta1e for Ireland mention If In die 'House of Commons ?""'-l ala hear of sucli pn
caunejl~ blat 'nbnd ~telr; nM ....ae·l· so· Clelff'u tb MMMr' m
time'; abd
aMaef~ I asked the Secretary of State tbe date, which he infopne8 tll.~tA., ' :
H_ far wu the eamp in 1814 situated from Urri. ~-1 believe about ele'gen
miltl. .
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AI,t"," CIUcM.Ier, .Did .you hear that anI. part of the military from that camp did in the coursE"~or
E~'i' that summer make an effort for the suppression of the' illicit distillation in Urris?-
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,..---,...v I .1 do Dot recollect having heard that it did •
•Have 10U- not heard that no such effort. was made from that camp that sum-
.mer ?-l have.
Have you not heard that the illicit distillers, who were driven away'from the
immediate vicinity of the camp, took refuge in Urris, for the purpose of carrying
on their illicit distillation there 1-1 have neard that such distillers as wished to
carryon that practice with security, resorted to Urris, considering that that was a
place that was not to be visited by revenue officers or military.
Have you not heard that the terms of the admission of those illicit distillers so
taking refuge in Urris in that summer, were, that thelsbould bring along "'itlt
them. arms and ammunition, take an oath of associatJon to the dist,rict;,:ana sub-
scribe a small sum of mouey ?-I heard that circumstaQce related by Sir George.
Hill, which was the first ioformation I had of such a thing.
Did you never hear it from any other person ?-I never heard it from any other
.QthQl'ity that 1 could rely upon.
-Did you ever hear it from any other person or persons, before you heard it
from me, (Sir George lIm) i-Never from any other person but you.
You never heard it from any other persons ?-I have not heard jt from other
persons, any autbority that I recollect, to which I could attribute saffieieat ·weight:.
Were you at your residence at Thockston in Urris in 'Ennimowen, during tbe
summer of 1814 l-I have DOt resided there these three years'; bat I lDay hav.e
.oc:casionaJly rode there.
What is the pame of your chief &place ofcresidencel--Cast1e Care,.
WereyoQ.therein the summer of 4814 l-lnAugust 1'814 oJ Wal.
· 'Will' you explain what you meant, wben you .aid, it .as ,understood tba t 'the
81'11\Y.aad the reYcoue officers were not to visit Vrris from the caDlp ?......I did uot say
that I understood tbat the army and revenue officen were not to visit Urr~ fCOQl.
tbe camp; but genera!1y it _.s repqrted .ttlllt,the r~ue ~ llOd the Olililary
d,i4 not intenet to visit Un'i~. ,
What was vour idea of what was·meant that tIley wese uot ol8 . .it Urris P What.
was your hlea qf the .caPlte why thc:.Y were not to visit Urns ?-There wer:e two
causes which occurred to me; either that the intention of.theGovernw.ep.tmi~·
,have been, from the number Qf peo'ple engaged iu that practice, .af; one decislve
time, to eroceed to that ,.country, For the purpose of its'soppression; or that the
revenue officers had beeu intimidated by ·the el!'euts _.moo bad pre.oully occurred
lIn- pmnt of fact, you ba~e 'said that no effort "as made in thecollrse of that
summer from- the camp?- I have not heard that there was -aa eft'ort·; and I
have understood thal' there was much inactivity. .
• Have yoa 'heard any reason assigned why no party was directed, in the
course of that summer, from the camp, a,;ainst Urris ?-I have heard a reason ~.
aigDed: bi an honourable meiober of tbe Committee, who will give a su8icie~
answer upon that point. .
··Do yoU know Mr. Tristram Carey·?-I do.
Do you know Mr. George Carey, his futherl-Yes, I de.
Do you know wher:e Mr. George Carey's property lies 1-1 bdieye he has proo-
perty scattered through the county. . . .
How far is his resid.ence from youl-Two or three.miles £rom me.
Have not Mr. George Care,. and his son, MJ': T. Casey, iu the course ,of last,
lear, by theirexertioD8, suppressed illicit di.stiUation ·upou their own putiQUl..-
t()wn-lands.?-l do pot know.; but I have .heard that they bad used .ever] exenioe
in their power•
.Do you know Mr. 'Spencer K~oxl~I do.
He is the eltieat IOn -of the Bishop of ~ 1-Yel.
He bu a parish in the barony of inni.howen l--·Yea.
· What is tbe ·Dame ,of ,it ?-"The Dame .of it is Faba.
He is a m~istrate of the county of Donnegal i-Y ~
Do you know Mr. Peter Maxwelll-Very intimately. .
. Ja he not the eldest BOD of a ,geDtlesD.aa of ,good fOltae .. &he kmay of x... :
J1isbowelll-Yes. , '
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.voe.. he not Jive in the paris~. of Fahn, with his father?-Yea.
Be i. also a m~irate of the county ~f 1;>oDn~gaJ ?:-H;e is: . .'
Did not those two $entlemen, Mr. Peter Maxwell and Mr. Spencer Knox, by
their great exertions, ID the course of the year before l~t, actually 'banish 'the illicit..
m,.ullation from tbat parishi-l cannot take upon myself to say that they did.
HaTe yon not heard, and do you not believe, that they did so ,remove it entirely
from shU paDshi-lheard sp frOlq Mr:. George l;Iill; pOllitively. I don't know
~.1 beaaWl it fr~any one eJse. . . ' '. .
HaOle you not heard, in your own country, of ilJici,t distillation ha~ing w.nu.-'
nif.bed in. certain parishes of the bw:ony of lDnis40,,,!en ?-'I did hear that it wa.,
4iDlioished in the parish ofFahn. and to the b~st of my belief, 1 heard tllat·from
Sir George Hill. . •
. ~a!e yo'! never be,ard, except r(Olll oqe i~~~IJ\"o., ~at illic~t dis~na~i?n ~ad
411.~a\l~ ID the. parJ~h of :fah~ ?~~ c.~QJl?t c".¥ge my, ~e'?i':0r;y ~lth' 8,u~h ex-
press~ of such lQ~elhgeQce ha'£J.Qg geen glyel';l tc? ~le. . .
Did not the illicit distillers of the barony of Innishowenil'equent the lauding-
p1ace at Bonnvfobble, DOt oDly ill. the ope". dill but on ~~e~ days in the week,
whieb they called their market days ?~I ~lieve ( have &D1wered that questio~
by saying that since a militaxy detachment ~ s~ti~Jle4 th~«:, the p~e ~aiJ
(:~ . .
"MIiYIJW 1M'o~!l.~r. F;d.~ Chich.es~, ~ p~i,s4 i~ ~~~ ~aronl' qf ln~is~~!~ i
H
- e as t"Q pap..~ . . . ' '
ppe WJS y.oUl fa~.s ?-Yea. ... .... ; ....:' . . . ....
How far ~a that from :Orris ?-About twelve miles,. the ~~~ ~ or~~~ .CAf
the two })(If\sbes1 1 ~Atl~~ t9 be e!~ven or \welve miles from U~.· .
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What is the,• .".~ Baoa,£obb~" ,PQ. t4~ qtheJ: ..<Ie; f# l1q~~ 110 yl1'; if
it not Mr. Gilli.gan~l- Yell) 10. tlle J:QUD1;y of D~1' .
'!hat. is 'y~~r opinion Witb re!lp~.t to t~~ tti~innti~n ~f il~~t di~~tiOD Ln t~
~.cular ~art .~f th~ .b.~ony of ~lHllSho1V~ )l'lt~ w~l~h y~u ~re ~t ~D~~,
Wlthm the last f:i~e years 1'-1 do not thmk' myself competent to gtve a tfe(:lirte
~inion upon that question; aa in giviog my ppinioQ. ¢1he incre. of it, I'am
lid to form that .opinioo iQ. coDsequ.enc~ Ilf the .ipfQ~~ ~ge4 ~ ~~ ~~~,
aad w~ ..~ upon Jd.UJPS b~for~ the, Ho¥se. " .
Then you have no means of judging whether it hili increased or dimiQ.i.....,
except frOm the ioIoribat.iou i'-';Re8JJy lllave no pp&i,tiye knowIe4ge Qf ~1 Q~Q..
B ••~ you not ~ OpUliOD uP?D tqe SIlbject, whether it has diminished or ~D.
creaaed ?-Not having any ~sltive knowledge of my own, 1 take the information
from the information.' exhIbited at the assizes.
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Haye you .arer heard in the ~y ~p whipP you reside, ~he~ber if/- ~Qm,e
.pms of the barony of Innishowen,. the practice of illicit' distidation is not more
prevalent than.in ~thers?-Where the revenue and military oSicershave employed
their power, it must cettamly have operated to diminish ttie .practice .for ~ time;
bot ",ben they did not visit those districts it revived again; but on what amount
I cannot tell, it is im~sible for me to say; becau~ ill clistri«;ts ~at .•~e..~
cleared by exertion when the officers presented the~y~, ;it .rJlviv~ a~o;
.but in wbat.parts it.revjyml ftgtijp,J ~t say. ': . .~.. .
You. have said that the establishment of small stills would be the means of
potting down illicit distillation; what ~o >,ou .un~eD~ ,to ,be t1)e .«lescr)~~jQn of
amNJ.etil1s ,wilioh,. being, eQCOJJrill~". .w.~uld ~p~ '.to superes,s illiCit ,distillatIon !-l
believe I have twice aDliwerw tPlit qlleation. ' .. .. ,... , .. . .....
Jama Daly, Esqnire, a Member of the House, .Examined. .• :

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ARE you acquainted with the county of GalwaY'~-1 Slitj" with yart of·it. Jame, Daly, &f.
Do you bow any dlip'g, of .therP~~ti~ C?f .illicit distillation in qal'!&y,)U1d \, ........ I
whether such practice exists-?-Were IS a ~ ~~ of it. . , .
Do ,Oil know whether it is increasing or diminishing in that country 1-1 think
it has ~ increasing; .1 am. a little 8~g~r~by.~ ~lI.Dta.I b~!.e~beafcl·;. for
I thought It was on the Increase. . . .:
YOIl think it is. iacreasingp however ?...,I, do.
Can you 'give die Committee any particular .groUDd•• lor the.~.,gf,JJft
inc:reue i-I think that one very great reason iI· the· verI JAw pr.ice. 's>f gtai~JI heQlJ,U»e
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Jil.me. Daly, Elq • . they have had no market this y~ar for their grain, except for private whiskeY;
~ and I think, besides that, the high duty on whiskey gives great encouragement'to
the practice; because, in my part of the country, 1 could buy a gallon of illicit
whiskey for Jess than the duty on a gallon of legal-maae whiskey. ",
Then you think the duty operates as a great encouragement to the illicit dis-
tiller ?-1 think so, on account of the higu duty, and the low price of corn.
, Have you witnessed the effects of the fining system of town-lands in your
county ?-There has been a great deal of it. I have seen a great deal of distrt'Ss
resultlDg from it; and I think I have seen a great deal of injustice in it; [mean
by that, where two or three fines have been imposed for one offence; that is, by-
splitting the pot-ale and the still into parts. I have seen one fine levied for pot.a1e~
,:,nother for die still containing the pot-ale, and a tbird for the still·head. ,
That is, three fines for the one offence?-Yes.
And that upon different town-lands ?-There were two town-lands in the case I
allude to; because the man was caught running away with the stiU in one town-:
land, and the still was found in a second town-land.
, That is, a man running away with a still from one towu.land, and persons being ill
pursuit of him, he drops it in another town-land; and that second town-land was
fined, because it is found there 1-Yes, ,that is the fact.
. You haye said that you hav:e kn<?wI?- three fines arising from, the one still.; that
IS, one upon the pot-aIecontamed lD It, a second upon the stIlI, and a third be-
cause the still was found on another town-land 1-Yes, that is the faci.
Was that still at work in that town-land which was fined for the still being
found in it ?-Certainly not. , '
How, long might you suppose the still was in that town-land?-The gauger sot
information that there was a still at work in the house; the owners of it got notice
that ,the ~uger was coming to make a seizure, the parties took the still off t~
nre when It was at work. aWl carried it away. There happened to be snow all
the, ground, and they were traced into a bog belonging to another town-land, and
the still was found in that bog, and that town-land
,
was fined
. for it.
, The town-land on which it was found was fined, it appearing only that it was
just left there by the parties in hot pursuit?-Yes.
Was that town-land in which it was foond, fined because it W8S lying there?-
Yes.
Do yoo conceive that there was a guilt.y inhabitant in that town-land ?--Cer-
tainly not of tbat offence. •
,Could the inhabitants of that town-land, by any exertions, have prevented that
still from being found in that bog ?~rtainly not; that is, tbe man, came away
from another town-land, and he dropped the still in his passage through the
second town-land, and at the time no Inhabitant of the town-land Knew of it.
Did not that town-land in which the still was fonnd, not working, illcur the
same penalty that the other town-land in which it \Vas working incurredl-It
did.
In what parts of the country does this illicit distillation prevail most ?-In the
boggy parts of Galway. .
.0 Is there any in the mountainous parts ?-I don't understand that there is near
much on tlie mountains as in the bogs.
The bogs are pretty large in your county ?- Yes.
I presume there are not mapy houses in those tracts of bog?-There are great
tracts o~ waste bog, and there are scarcely any inhabited houses there.
And these are the s~es of places selected by these persons for carrying on
the illicit distillation?-They are generally.
What distance from any inhabited houses 'might the seats of these distilJeries
be ?--$omelimes near; for many of the houses are roond the bogs; sometimes a
great way from them.
Don't the bogs belong to town-lands ?-I always understood tbey did; and
tlaey were fined as parts of town-lands.
Are not these stills generally set, to w,ork at night?-Tbey are at work both day
and night, I believe, jost as-oft.en in the day as in the night.
, Have you any reason to belieV'e that the iDhabitants coold know what was
~g at night?-Indeed I don't think they could; but that I don't know; I am
, .ure diey wQrk in the; day, for, I have seen them. ' , 'J
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Do you know any of the effects of these fines, and what hardships they lay th~
inhabitants under ?-In general the still is hired by scftne poor person, who works
it, and who has not money to pay the fines; which fines fal} upon the more
solvent inhabitants of the town-Jands. .
. How do these people get these stills ?-They hire them; tbeypay so much to "
the tinker or brazier who makes them. .

Do you know, Sir, whether the wealthy and substantial farmers follow this
ocCupation ?-That is rather a difficult question to answer; I &hould think they do
very often; but in general it is the poor penons who work them; they are gene.
rally workmen and labourers and poor farmers. • .
Do ,you think that lowering the duties on spirits would tend to diminish this
eviH-CertaiaJy, I should think so. .
Do you think that encouraging smaller stilJs to work than are at present
allowed by Jaw, in the inland parts of Ireland, would diminish this evil ?-My ,
beJief is, that the stills now permitted to be licensed are small enough, if they bad
a certainty of being ,,11owed to work; by wbich I mean, that if a person should
set up a small still, such as a forty-four 28110n stiJI, he might be certain of not
being interrupted by a person setting up a larger one in his neighbourhood. :
. What is your m~in~ ,!ith respect to a larger still ~ing set up in the neigh~
bourbood ?-I believe It IS general., tbought that If a 500 gallon still was
set up witbin a certain distance of a small 8till, the license would be imme-
. diate1y withdrawn from tbe small one; that is the generally received opinion. in
parts of the country, among the people, and has operated to prevent small stills
being establisbed. !
Has it ever happened to yon to know that the license of a small still bas been
withdrawn in conse~uence ()f a lar~er still being erected in the neigbbourhood?
-It has not; I don t believe there s a large still in the county I represent. :
Do you knQw of any afplication having been made from anyone in that
county for a small still ?- believe there are two this moment at work. , I
Is there not one at Eyre Court I-That is stopt. The man is dead some time.,
You have stated an instance which occurred of two fines baving been levied
for what you beli~ve to ha.ve been one. o!fence; is that a fact witflin ,Your own
· .knowledge l-lt ,~. When I say Within my own knowledge, 1 don't mean
that I was there at the moment; bntit il a fact tbat I am quite certai~
a~~ . •
Do you know the place where the distillery was at work ?-I do.
How rar distant is tbe house wbere it was traced from, to that part of 'the
()ther town-land where the still you state was found afterwards ?-l really: don't
know.. 1 think it might be balf a mile; between a quarter of a mile and half a
mile. It was, in fact, across a bog.
Then if the distillery, or the place in which it was at work, might haTe been
'Vilible to the inhabitants of tbe town-land, where it was first found, it migbt haT.e
been visible also, or within the knowlqe of the inhabitants of the second tow~
land 1-1 have a very different opinion from some other people upon that subject.
I think tbey can work withont being seen at all; or at least when it is S'Carcely
· perceivable. I myself, when shooting, have trod upon the top of a still befo~ ,}
knew there was one tbere at all. .
It being then at work ?-It being then at work. Thr~ or four I have known
the same 'flay. I don't mean to say that there is no 80rt of sJl).oke, but you would
· hardly peJcelve it, as the people use small little pots. .
. Have you any knowledge of any other circumstance~ s~c~ as y~q bave ,rela~,
of two fines for the same offence ?-I have heard and beheve of other instances,
but I only know pOlitively of the one which I have already related; it happened
to tenants of my own, who lived in an unfrequented bog.
Have many detections been made on your own estate l-A good number.
Have yon not exerted yourself very strongly, to put down illicit distillation Oil
your own estate 1-1 bave detected seven stills, wbich I lodged in the Excite
office of Loughrea; and I sent up a certificate to tbe Board of Excise of Ireland;
BOd we had a meeting in the county of Galway, at which we entered into a res0-
lution never to renew the lease to a tenant who was coDcemed in tbe practice, or
if they were concerned as makers of illicit spirits.
Was not that resolution entered into after the law had passed l-It was passed
the same year. I went from here after the Act passed; and on going over to Ire-
land, there was a county meeting called. 1 am sore there had been DO fiRea laid
on before the resolution had passed; that I am quite Jure of.
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.Arthur OAi.chtlter, EsqUire, M. P. again' Examined.

Jfrt_Cliclwter. " DO you not know of a small still in the town you represent t-At Carrickfergul
BIt. there' is a' still.
'----....----.I What is the sille of it ?-I cannot mention.
~. you not aware that it is wbat is ~net'8lly ~onsidered a small still ?-I caQ.-
f&~ ~ention. There is a' distillery there, but 1 do not know the size of it.
Ia it not under a hoodred gallonst-I don't know the size of it.
,. Jamtl Daly, Esquire, M. P. again Examined.

HAVE you 8IIy general impression· of the system of fining town-lands ?-I have
avery general impression of that sort. 1 tbink the system of fines is an absolute,
eaeoJiaI part of the system now in operation. Firiing the town-lands, if it is
under modifications, is an esllential par! of the syste~; iut 1 think it fails by not
havin~ some other thing to assist it.. 1 don't tnink it is sufficient by itself; but.l
think It is a necessary accompaniment of any other system.
~ ,T~eo. your objection wouid be to the paJticular proYisions of tl,e present Act t-
My objection is not to the principle of the Act •
• ,But to ~he pro:v:igiops of the Act,. \fhich, if mOditt!d-·-" 1........1 think "'OllM be
very efFeCtive. Besides the fines, I would ha.e some ;eYerer penalty that would
render it more eft'ecti.e.
. What are the modifications that.you allude *0 ?"'-t think, in the first place,
there ouaht to be some provi~ion of ~his sort: There should nol be more thun
RIlCf line ,lOr one offence; and besides, I think the gauger ought not to be entitled
the
to nlie, urlless he convicts the offender, which lie can do nine times in teQ.
, I *hould be glad to know whethe,.. or no.ti making a modification of the present
A~~ bf ~h~lDging the p'ooisbment of the illicit distiller, or he that works tlie still,
tr~", ~ilig se~i:. t? gao}, to tranaportati'on, wduld llin:e the effect P What it your
'EJon upon that subject 1'.....:.1 am sure that th~ pUDlshment ought to be at!VereJ"
.' "_ ~t ,~i. ~ut 1 ibotila not like to ~ive l positive opinion 1lpOD the luhject of
sportation.
Would it not bave ~Ioed effect by' altering the law8 as far as this i that in case any
llfPWl of the town-lana would convict iuid -bring forward the guilty person, that
.thItt proceeding 'stio~a e1CcQse the fine lipan the toWU:.)and. ? -·1 wiR answer that
'question. 1 ilii'nk 'that illicit distillation _in mlver be plit 'dow.., without you
give the 'gauger some callse c),"some incentiVe to do bis duty. 1 should very much
nke to ex~ the town-land of the part of the fine going Ie 'the KinS, if elIer
the gauger bad detected the offender; the iobabitaata would prosecMe to eon-
lflctidtl the offender; I never would t * his..bare of a _ ftOID the puger,
proYid"ed the "actnal offender was penitbel.
, Are you .aware that "i'f the' information of -ail illicit still be 'gifel'l to the gtlu~
,"y an ipbabitiplt of the ~wn-Iand; or that after the 'still is d.isCovered by the
Itauger the proseCution is met by the tOW'il-land, -that in 'that We the fine is ell-
.,~y remitted to tbe towo-Iandi-I am certain it is -not. 1£ an inhabi'tant of the
•to,w,n-lana coiiies fO~ata befdre the 'fiau~ 'has djgcoveteci' the still, and givea in-
torm~tioD;8tatfiig that'lt Is 'fiir ttie'saKe 'M"l ea'Vibg'tbe:USWb..l8nd, tbeto1fD...Jaad is
~cnsed; ~ut it is not excused 'iHhe ~u~ ba·intlde 'the1seRure.or die~...,.
before'ttre Utba'bifant of tbe1OWtlOlJaa. bu pvea the-i~n.
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ON ILLICIT DIS'l1LLA1'ION IN IRELAND.
LtmIZ, 27· 1M Maii, 1816.
The Right Honourable Sir GEORGE FITZGERALD HILL, Bart.

in the Chair.
James Dilly, Esquire, M. P. again ~amined.
DO yon think the gentlemen of Ireland encourage the practice of illicit distil- J . . . zw"
.tion, or that they nave taken pains to discourage it l-I think they have taken &t.
pains to discourage it, as far as I know, in my part of the conn try. ~
Do you think, that the gaugers do their utmost in order to discourage this
practice i-I think that if the gaugers would exert themselves to 'put down unli-
censed whiskey houses, it would take away the market for illiCIt whiskey, and
thereby contribute extremely to put down the system.
. Are uot illicit spirits in very general use in the county of Galway ?-I believ~
that illicit spirits form the whore of the consumption of the lower ranks.
Is it, or is it notat all in use 1UD0ng the gentry ?-It is a good deal; hut I think
that the licensed spirit is more used in gentleQlen's houses dian the other spirit.
Do you know of any searches having been made, or penalty levied by excise
officers upon persons who have had illicit spirits in their possession 1-1 have not
heard of any fact of the kind. .
Do not you think, that if some severe ~enahies were imposed upon the con-
sumers, it would tend to suppress the pracuce?-Yes; I am quite sure that it
wonld; and I belieVe that there is a very severe penalty now; but the fact is, that
it is not euforced.
.
Describe generally the class of persons by whom illicit distillation is usuall,
carried on in the county of Galwa,Y ?-I belie~e it is carried on almost entirely by
persons who have nothing but their habitation there, and scarcely any land.
II it your belief, that in general the respectable farmers of any townland coald '.
pre~ent illicit distillation in the .1ownlands, if they really desired it ?-I believe
that they could repress it exceedingly, and pre'Yent it being so prevalent as at
present; but not to put it down, unless they gave their whQle. time to it.
Wbat kind of proceeding, upon their part, do you allude to as likely to re~.
it e%ceedingly ?-In townlands, where there are a great nomber of private stille,
the inhabitants most be aware of several of them, and by giving iDfonnation to
the revenue officer, they would have them seized, so as to put down the practice. •
Can you give the Committee any general idea of the usual average size of the
~wnlands in the county of Galway ?-I cannot.
Should you consider a townland of 300 acres as being larger or SIDiiller than the
usual average 1-1 believe that, as to those townlands where whiskey is mostly
made, I should call it a very small townland; it being in the bog ad Jqountaia
townlaods where it is most prevalent.
DOloU think that any of those bog or mountain towlliands to which you refer,
.exten as far as two square miles 1-[ really do aot kpow.
If the excise officer attended to mills where malt is ground, might it not tend
to repress illicit distillation ~-Y es, I am sure it would. '.
By what means could it be discovered that the spirits consumed are illicit t-
By the permits where there is a large quantity, 8Qd by reference to the penooa
from wliom it i. bought, if not a laige quantity. . .
If you were at home in your own place, and if you had discontented tenaots or
servants that might have taken offence against you, in combination with tbe
e%cise officer, could you say that you could with certainty avoid fines i-I am
quite sure that no exertion of my own could prevent me iO¢Qrring a fine, if tbey
liad 10 combined. '
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Do you know whether or not the revenue officers visit the mills to search for
illicit malt l - With reference to the mills, I cannot say positively; but I am quite
sure they do not do any thing like tbeir duty in searching for m81l, generally.
~luander SttfMrt, Esquire, a Member of the House, Examined.

IN'wbat county in Ire1and do you reside r~In Donegal.
You reside in the most mountainous part of it l - Y es, in the most mountainous
part of it. _
You use every exertion In your ~ to repress illicit distillation in your
neighbourhood I-Yes, as far as my knowledge goes.
Have you not intimated to your teoallts, that if they \)e detected in the practice
of illicit distillation, they will expose themselves to your marked displeasure?-
Moat decidedly.
Previous1y to your departure from Ireland, bad any single fine been imposed
upon your estate I-No fine until my depart1ll'e to 'attend Parliament last SetIl!iOll.
After you did le,ave home to 'attend Parliament, was your estate, or afty J>-1: of
~t, ~ned ?-Do you mean to apply your qaestion to this Session or last Sesaionl
To eithE'r l-lt was after 1 left it that there were three fines impolied upon one
townland, when I was atte,nding to my duty last Session of Parliament, amounting
to 75/. '
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_ Were they levied?-The llcrsons came down to me upon my return from the
Session of Parliament; and I bid them go about their business, and to pay cheir
nnes, or that afterwards I would turn them out of their farms; and I shat the
~oor in their ,faces.
, -Were the wh~le of tb~e fines paid ?-The cattle were driven away for the pay-
ment of the fines, but whether to the wbole amount, or not, I eannot say: alT the
cattle of one man were driven away;. he brought bis action against several of the
towDland, arid I believe ~e did,not succeed in his suit, for wnat reason I cannot
~ell; and I believe there were mQre cattle taken, :ald tbat'is aU I how about il.
But I must add still further, that I have since served twelve ejectments upon that
townland, in consequence of their transgressing the declaration'that 1 made, 'that.
I. would not keep a tenant upon my estate -that did it.
, Iryou bad tu~ned them out and if the whole fine had not been paid, is not your
estate liable lor the residue orid-The remainder, or what is not paid, is a'lien
upon it, as I am told. I beg leave further to state, that 1 have 'not granted a lease
upon aD esta~ which I have purchased a considerable tilDe ago; acquainting my
tenanta of my determination, for the pur~e of turning any out that shollld
transgress the Jaw, by carrying OD priv~1.e dl8tilJation. , , .
If that estate were in the county you represent, would not you think it a great
grievance that, you could not, make a freeholder i-Certainly I shouJd,; and perhaps
motives of that kind might induce rile to make leases. '
'If your tenants had leases, could you have the same pdWer of preventing illicit
distillation amongst them ~-Most UDciollbtedly I conceive not.
What could ),ou sUl$es,t to the" Com~iit~e as 'the most proper means of meet-
ing this evil ?-I ConcelVe, myself, thattbe 'exillting law is" not sufficient to put
it (lown without constantly baving a military force; but I do conceive that licen-
sing small stills, of f6rty or fifty:gallou, that might be worked by two or three
persons, might take ~~ay the temptation. from the peoplt; of the country, ~nd
open a marJiet for theIr barley; (should thmk that tlwt, With some other assist-
ance wbich I could mention, would, in a certain process of time, effectually put it
down: Tb~se assistances which 1 mean, are, il,l the first place to allow DO kilns in
townlaods, which are called open kiln", f()r tlte purpose of drying corn; as I dis-
covered a few days before fleft home, that tbere was J]J(ue use ~ of these kilns
to dry ~~t than to dry cor';l; and if thel$ewc.re. ,put,d~wn, I think an insuperable
difficulty would be thrown m the way of the Jlhclt distiller, because he would not
be able to dry his malt. And in order, to remedy tbe-inconvenience,that might arise
to the tenants, good and sufficient kilns shonJd be {'rected at the manor mills,
where they-are obliged to carry their com to be ground,; and if so, these would
auswer every purpose, without exposing persons to an additional expense in car-
riage; and that the miller having those mills should enter into a bond of security,
that DO malt Ithould be ground there without Ii pro:per permit from the revenue
9fficer: TIwI is what I think, accoDlpanied with an lDcrease of punishment upon
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all end to it, with- 4~ SletNrt.
collTicted illicit distillers, wouM, -in a short process of time, ,put
out iDvulving the ioneceJd people wbo at present are sobjected to puaishment, as E.g...
I believe maay are under the present. existing laws.' , .' '---..r----'
. Do you thin}: that the high duties upon whiskey at this moment, o(J68te as an
encouragement to tbe unlicensed distilfer ?-Most undoubtedly I conceive they do,
be'cause they enable the illicit distiller to sell much cheaper; they induce, of
course, the' consumers to go where .they, get th, cheapest spirit, and I believe,
the best.
, . Is it yOUT opinion that the gentlemen of ~e county of Donegal, ~8 far as
your knowledge goes, encourage toe continuance of private distillation ~-t think,
and can confidently say they would put it down jf they could. .'
Would they drink parliament whiskey 1-1 really aID of opiaion tbat they would
think parliament whiskey, if they could not get better.
Y 00 have stated, tbat Joa have beld out threats to yom teD8II1.ry, that you
would not renew their leases, aod that you would punish them. if they continued
tbis practiee ?-Yes.
What i; }'our opinion as to the law, as it stands at present, upon the principle of
fines t Do you conceive tbat it puts the landlord lD the tenant's power to have
fines put upon his estate, if you persist in the plan which you have properly
begun 1 Does it not thro", tbe landlord in the tenant's power, by conti:puing this
practice of levying fines upon the land (-[n answer to ibatl I am of opinion tha.t
die tenants may certainly 6ring on ines, and may go off befOre tlae prucess of the
Jaw can reach them; I caDDot tum them Outl because I must give them a certain
notice before I can tum them off, and then they may run away, aDd I may lose
my reDt; and whate\'er ines are struck, 1 am told, remain a charge upon my
estate.
Have !OOI as. landlord, any power, or does the law give you any power to pre-
nat thar carrying away theIr s.bstaOOe, so that !OU would be subject to that fine,
e,en supposing they be able 110 pay the rent i-I should tbiak ~ if they lea-.e
the land, and pay the ren~
Will you have the goodness to say, whether you ever heard of an instance of
a tenant enga~ing in illicit distillatioo, for the purpose of punishing his land-
lord i-I certamly never did.
Could you when at borne, be entirely secure from the penalties of inillS, ac-
cording to tbe existent law, with certamty i-I certainly could not, and for this
reason, that the penalties may be incurred, even if I were at hom,e, without my
knowledge or power of preventing. . .
Do you recollect tbis paper purporting to be a meeting of the magistrates, and
.the landed proprietors of the county of Donegal, held at Letterkeany, upon
Monday the 4th of April 1814, [sIaeaRng tke paper tl/~ to]i-l see my name
here, aod 1 think that. IS the paper. ,
[Here the fon-mg artide from tI fUft1spllper . , laded illl mul marked G. F. H.]
" County of ..Donegal."-" At a meeting of the magistrates and
" landed proprietoQ of t.he county of Donegal, herd at Letter-
" kenny, on Monday the 4th of April,S14, in consequence of
" a requisition made to the High Sheriff; .
".Art. C/,idmer, Esquire, High Sheriff, in the Cbair;

uTbe foUow~ng ~esoJutiQas wen: lIDanimoualy agreed kl:o-
"'That, being convinced of the. many mischiefs and bad COdS'eqUertceS
" attendant upon the praetice of illicit distillation, hitherto 110 prevalent
" in this extensive couoty; we do hereby pledge ourselves to use every
10 exertion in our power, as tnagistrates in our respective neiShboorhoods,
,~ and as landlords upon our several estates, to suppress all prIvate stills.
" That we 'Will not grant a leue of any part of our estates, 0( rene~
" upon tbe expiration of any existing lease, to any penon whatsoever,
" that to Ollr knowledge, shall keep or use a pri.ate still after the date
" of these l{esolutions.
" "That we will afford every assistance and support in our p<)wer to, the
It High ~oD8tabJes, and those employed under. tbrm, in collecting the
." amo~t of the fines imposed 9t dle Ja'st assizes; and alltb'oee w~ich .
at tnlght
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Aklttlftur StewD't, " might hereafter be imposed upon townlands and parishes, in which
&'1' " private stills have been found; and that we wiD henceforward endeavour
"----v---' " to have the amount of each fine levied upon the actual offender, or from
" the district as near as possible to the place where tbe offence has
" been committed.
Ie That, as we have l'eceived iBformation that. several person. in this _
cc county, have been lately carried off and. secreted, for the purpoae of
" preventing them from giving evidence against ille~al distilleries; and
Ie convinced, as we are, that such unlawfUl proceedlDP by tending to
" obstruct the due course of justice and set the laws at defiance, threaten
" the most dangerous and destructive consequences, if not speedily and
" effectually checked, we are determined to prosecute and punish to the
cc utmost every person who shall appear to us to have beeD concerned in
" the above-mentioned outrages."
,. That, conscious that my eliertiODs of the resident gentlemen merely
cc mUlt be, in a great degree, ineffectual, unle&& supported by the absemee
" landlords, we direct that a copy of these Resolution. be transmitted to
Ie the severa1noblemen and gentlemen, non-residents, who are possessed
If of landed propeny in this country, requesting their co-operation in our
" endeavours to prevent illicit distillation, and cal1ing upon them to give
" instructions to their land agents, to afford their assistance in carrying the
" principle of these Resolutions into flfFect with vigour and efficacy.
" That the Sheriff bE" requested to have these Resolutions j)ublisbed in
cc the Derry, Strabane, and two of the Dublin newspapers." [CorrespolUhttt
Ie and E'Dening Post.J _
cc The High Sherift" having left the Chair, and Sir Jama StetrJllri, Bart.
ICbein$ called to it, the thanks of the meeting were returned to the High
" ShenfF, for his readiness to meet the wishes of tbe gentlemen -of the
" county, by ealling this meeting, aod fOI his very proper conduct this
" day in the chair. . " 4.rt_ C~, Sh.erifF.
IC Donegal, Erne, William Derry, John G. Rapboe, S. Hayes,
cc J. Stewart, G. F. Hill, Alexander Stewart, Richard Maxwell,
" Edward Pakenham, Roben Montgomery~ JUDo Tbomas Brooke,
cc Andrew Knox, J. Hume, Richard Allot, James ,Galbraith,
" Robert. Harvey, Robert Young, William Todd, Wybrautl
" Olphert, William Stewart, James Sinclair, Francis 'Mansfield,
" John Boyd, James Stewan,jun. J. Maxwell, J. Spencer Knox,
It Charles Knox, W. Stewart KiUygordon, J. Pratt, George Cary,
" Samuel Delap, John O' Donnell, George Young, Robert Norman,
IC Alexander Montgomery, J. E. Nesbitt, William H. Ash, A. Fer-
" gason, Alexander BOld, S. L. Montgomery, John Mont8!>mery,

" David Walker" William Wray, William Pitt Kenned~, George
IC Homan, Joseph Johnston, John Cochran, Thomas Smith, E.
" Harrison, Nathaniel Stewart, William Boyd, R. Murray, John
" Ellison, A. Cochran, J. Hastings, Robert Dobson."
By an aUoaion which you made to JOanor mills, the Committee would be led to
soppose that every estate in Ireland bad a manor m'll; is that the case ~-I con-
ceive that to be the case generally, in the North of Ireland; I cannot speak as to
other parts.
Do Dot you believe, that there are some manors 10 large, that one mill is not at
all enough for the use of the inhabitants for grinding com ?-I am very certain
of that.
Are yon not aware, that for many yean past 8 great number of mill. have been
. erected in m.aay difFerent parts of the countl'!, wlii~h are now considered as being
lawful mills, just as much as manor millsl-I know of none of that description;
I know that on my brother's estate, who bas two ver" large manors, he bas several
rnills in difFerent places of them; and I feel it indivldualfy, that it is the duty and
interest of a landlord who has a very large manor, that he should have mills ill
different places, for Ihe convenience of his tenants.
Do you think that the destruction of the kilns you have mentioned, would not
be extremely detrimental to the agricuJt ore of the country 1-1 cenainly am not
of that opinion, so far as this, if proper kilns were erected at the manor mills,
because, I do suppose every person having a right of soccon, will take care to
.supplv sufficient mills for tile accommodation of the manor, and it is his interest so
to do·; 88 to any other mills, I should suppose the lord of the manor would put
~hem down, becausc it would be taking away his right of property.
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Have you not. beard, tb~t tb~re are m~ny mills erected upon manors, whicb have AluaatIer It,..,."
existed there for almost time ImmemOrial, and tbat tbe lord of the manor. could &f.
Dot put them down l-I know of' none. .. v J.
Do not you belien, that it would be very inconvenient to the farmers in that
country not to bave kilns conveniently situated to their own bouses and famis,
for the purpose of drying their corn ?-l tbink they are subject to no more
inconvenience, as it is as easy to carry lh~ir corn undried to the mill wbere they
are to grind it, as to any of die adjoining ones; tbey must carry their corn to be
gt"oood tbere.
Are not you aware, that corn undried is more bulky and heavy than corn dried,
and are you not also aware, that a farmer witb bis own fuel, and upon his own kiln,
can dry his corn much cheaper than any other man ?-With respect to the
matter of its being lighter to carry, I conceive that is not of any great moment.
Is it not so ?-It is according to the t'ircumstances ef the case; if kept a long
time in the stack it is very likely to be lighter, but if immediately out of the field
it would be heavier.
You have expressed your recollection of a resolution entered into upon the
4th April 1814 ?-Yes.
Is there not one of those resolutions which pledges the gentlemen who signed
the resolutions of that meeting, to ~ive every assistance and !Support to the con-
stables of the county of Donnegal, IU the collection of the fines at the previous
assizes i-From memory I cannot possibly recollect, but I will look at the. paper.
[WitneSllooking at tAe paper.] 1 see enough to assent to the fact; there is such a
resolution.
Do you recollect, that subsequent to that the high constable of the barony of
Innishowen failed entirelY' to perform his duty, in collection of the fines impOsed
at the previous assizes ?-I cannot possibly answer that question, because I have
no recollection of it, nor any thing relative to lnnishowen; I cannot recollect it at
this distance of time.
Did you hear that a camp was formed, in the summer of 1814, in the barony
of Innishowen, for the {)urpose of assisting the collection of the fines imposed ?-
I did hear of a camp belDg established, but not for the collection of fines, but for
the purpose of preventing the trade that was carrying on between Milligan and
InDlsbowen, and they seemed to agree very well together.
What efforts have you heard, as being used by the gentlemen who signed those
resolutions, to assist the high constI\bles of the different baronies of the county of
Donegal to collect tbe fines imposed at the asaizes previous to that meeting ?-
I certainly have heard of none; and I will go farther and state, that I have made
DODe myself, because I have never been applied to by any constable or' by any
gauger to do it, otherwise I am sure that I would. .
. 1 beg to ask you, whether you think the measures now in existence are sufficient
to put down illicit distillation i-My opinion is decidedly the contrary.
Is a reduction in the duty essf'lltial, in yo~r opinion, to tbis purpose i-I should
conceive that it would certainly be a considerable assistant means, tending to dis-
courage illicit distillation. .
Do you mean to state, that he dOe8 DOt. consider it as abeoluteJyeaaential ?-My
answer to that is, that 1 certainly should think it is essential. . . .
. .
Do you think it beneficial or otherwise to the proprietors of land, that illicit
distillation should continue to go on ?-So far from its being beneficial, I consider
it an especial injury to the landlord. .
When you give it as your opinion, that it is essential to reduce the duty upon
spirits, does not that opinion apply only to the North of Ireland, in which illicit
distillation prevails, and not to that part of the country in which it does not
exist ?-l re8lly conceive that it would be essential for the whole kingdom.
In what point of view do you consider it essential to reduce the duty upon
spirits l-I consider that the lowering of the duty upon licensed distillery spirits,
certainly wonld iu some degree reduce the price, and therefore take away a degree
of advantage from illicit distillers.
If there be many parts c.f Ireland, in which illicit distillation does not and never
did prevail, you do not mean to say, that those parts of Ireland would derive ad-
vantage from the reduction of the duty on spirits 1-1 cannot speak of the different
~rts you allude to, but I can speak, for instance, so far 88 regards Dublin; I am
told that gentlemen who wish to be supplied with spirits, can get extremely good
spirits from the distilleries in Dublin, from stills which contain about 1,SOO fwrona ;
wbet:eas there are smaller distilleries at Sligo of about 300 gallons, where under-
stand the spirits nre not so good, so that I think that the lowering of the duty
490. I would
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~ Bltw)f. wbtild indace gentlemen to send w :Dablirt for good spirits, widJout drinking illicit
BItJ. spirits.
'-=v=--==' Do you not think. that the loweri~g the duty ul,1O" spirits o~t the whole kiag-
dom, _auld "'e the effect ofptoducHlg a ~reatl,Y IDcreaed degree of drunkennen
in tkose pdtts where there is DO illicit distillatlOD t--My answer 10 that is, tha,
ari~s' the duty were to ~ teclaced in a very great degree, it would not bring
spititl td that priee which would pat it in the power of the lower order of the
~e t~ get it, so ss t<1 make them drank.
What do you consider such a decrease of the duty as would have the effect of
.
d~easi~g drunkenness .am~g the people 7-1 cannot precisely state that degree ;
toiily thlOk, t~at reduClDg 1t In a: eertafn degree would no~ produce
the effect of
dtinikeIiness; It would depend upon the degree of reductIOn.
Do you .believe that drunkenness does prevail to a considerable degree, in the
cities of Dublin and Cork, at present, from the consumption of spirits, at the
duty which is now imposed upon the!D-,-My ~swer is, that 1 neve! was in Cork,
and therefore I cannot speak any thmg about It; and as to Dublin, I have not
been there for some years, and I cannot say as to that either.
I beg to ask you, whether, in your opinion, there be any part of Ireland that is
Dot affected either by the distillation or the consumptiun of illicit spirits 1-1 think
that certainly illicit spirits may be conveyed from the north to the south, or any
odler plirt, and of course must have an operation.
HOW long is it since you were south of Dublin ?-Not dlese twenty years.
Hemy Jolm Clements, a Medlber of the House, Examined.

00 you recollect the effect which the system of fining totnllands produced ib
the county of Leitrim, previonsly to the suspension of that system in 1810; I
meM whether it had out succ~ded in preventing to a considerable degree, iUicit
diatillatiob ~At the time when the Act was. suspended, it was certainly begin-
ning to act in its rull force. .
Waait not the general impression in 1'9Ul' ~unty, that it would have succeeded,
if it had been persevered in t-Certaihly. .
. Had not, in the year 18H1, illicit distillation revived and made great progress
in. the county of Leitrim 1-Yes.
Was it not your opinion, and that of the gentlemen of your county, that no
~t.em would be 8O'efictul far the suppression of illicit distillation in that county,
as the revival of the fiDes upon townlaods l-It w~ at that time, but I have reason
to know lince, that they h~ve altered their opinion. .
Will you answer the same question Its to the county of Cavan, in which 'you
reside 1-1 have reason to kno~, that at the time the Act was suspended at Cavan,
ii acted rather as a bountS to.the illicit distillation, than otherwise.
What was the amonnt of fines due by the county of Cavan at that period l--
I Weft .hoat 131000 I.; but those nes were struck. oft" ~y the suspension of
tbeAet.
. You mean, that the non-levying of the finesimpoeed operated 88 a bOUDty in th.
eoOnty of Cavan 1-1 do.· . . .
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Martil, ~8° die .Jlaii, 1816.
The Right Honourable Sir. GEORGE FI TZ GERALD HILL, Bart.

in the Chair.
The Right Hon. Sir Joh" Stetmart, Bart. a Member of the House, Examined.
ARE you acquainted with the county ofTyronel-I am pretty well acquainted Sir Jolm Ste7l1Qrt,
lfith it. . &rio
In \that parts of that county does this practice of private illicit distillation \.. I
principally occur ?-Almost exclusively in tile mountains, wbich may be called - -........_ - -
the bigh-Iands; I have seldom known it in the low countries.
What description of people are generally concemed in carrying forwllrd tbis
practice ?-Tbe very lowest, and the most profligate people of tbe whole county.
What eft'ect do lOU think the Act for fining town-lands hna produced; baa it
iucreased or diminIshed tbe evil ?-That is a question very difficult to be answer-
.eel; 1 think the e..il baa merealed, bot I must attribute it pardy to otbeI: causes.
I think the fining system. in small town-lands, wbere the inhabitant. could have
notice, would have a material effect in putting down illicit distillation, yet in
mountain town.lands it has bad no effect at all, and I will give my reasons for
thinking so.
What are those reasons ?-I know that there are within sil[ miles of one an-
other, a town-land of 84 acres, and another of 2,200 acres; and I believe the
original divisions were according to the value tbey bore in the county books or
otherwise; in a small town-land, well cultivated, it would be almost impossible
for a still to be at work without some of the inhabitants knowing of it, and there-
fore I think this Act would have a material eft'ect, because I dou', know of anI
.till being foond at work in a well-cnltivated part of the colllltry wbere the ground
is good, and the inhabitants nameJ'OU8. In the mountain country the town.1ands
are so very long and 80 very large, and tbe residences of the inhabitants. so very
few, and genenilll aD collected together in one put which is better cultiyated thaD
the rest, tbat it IS almost impossible for them to know what is doing some few
miles from them at tbe back of a mountain. I have known the ingeaulty of per-
IOns carrying OD illicit distillation, of late yean, to be such, that they OODtriw! to
distil upon their ueigbbour's town-l&nd in the place of their own. It is notlonJ
.ince, some people came to tell me that they haa found, bJ accident, the inhabI-
tants of a town-Jand adjoining, and of a different estate, USlDg a still OTer the ver8e
of their town-Jand, in order to excuse themselves of a fine. 1 went to look at tile
art.:c
place, and, except in summer, it would be almost impoaaible to go to it; in win~
I oould not walk ·to it; there was no road nor pass for a bone; there WI8
mountain between this spot where the still w. vsed and the houses gf die in .
tants; I think, therefore, they have now arrived to that de~e of perfection in
this art, as almost to elude all vigilance of the inhabitants. In winter, when the
fo~ are upon the mountains, tbe little sm~ke thaf comes from the still is not per.
celvable. I have taken up many of those stills myself, and, indetd, the perseve.
rance Qf the parties concerned in it is beyond any thing 1 ever knew; 1 tbiak. the
prinoipals ought to be punished ~ore thaD they are. .
What is your opinion of the effect of this measure altogether 1-1 bave said be-
fore, tbat I believe its etrects, in tbe well-inhabited ~ of the COUDtI'J, would teud
materially to put down illicit distillation, if it prevailed there; .but I do think it
bas failed in the mountains. A landlord is not able, upon the s~t, to use effec-
tual efforts. I see it increasing every day, by the ingenuity of these men them-
selvea; a man can run and trot with a still un(ler biB arm, and it i. impossible fot
the pt;ople to see or know it. It is material to consider, that if the people really
don t know any thing of these stills being upon their lands bot upon seeing sol·
diers, or a revenue officer, coming over the moulltain, they, even ignorant whe-
tber tbere mlly or may not be some still at work somewhere, give a general
alarm, lest, by possibility, at the back of a mountain, some one may be found,
either upon their own or their neighbour's land; tbey giye the alarm really to
lave that part of the country from fires.
Have you any knowledge of the effect of fines upon any particular parts of tbe
county of Tyrone ~-There are some parts of it wbich are nearly depopulated; the
fires are really 80 beavy upon thelD, that people have driven oft'their cattle; 1 have
hr<m-n them for a considerable length of time keep their cattle upon other town-
lands, so that tbeir family bad not e~en milk for their own use.
Describe tbe part to which you allude ?-It is that part betweeu MOllnterlenney
and the town called Cookstown. The last summer I did exert myself as much
:II lDy man could do to keep down illicit distillation; 1 took up several still.
myself.
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Sir Jo/", Stt:'lDflrl, myself. I was however seized with a fever, and was confined four or five weeks
Bon. to bed; and during that time a still was set at work within a quarter of a mile of
\.---_ ) my gate, and I was filled. The inhabitants of the town-land were almost all my
own labourers, working with me from morning to night, or until they were
obliged to go to their rest. They were all Catholics, and they offered to take an
oath before their priest, that not one of them ever heard or knew of the still until
it was found; of course I hold mYllelf bound in justice to them to pay the fine for
them,.for 1 cannot get oft" the fine. I took up a still from that man, and my son
took up one from the same man. I have threatened him, as I do every tenant
that I have, that 1 wiU not renew a lease to him nor any man who has brought a
fine upon the town-lands. This man has a lease of seventeen or eighteen years
to run against me, so that I cannot tum him out; he Bets at a very little rent, and
is indeed one whom I may call an idle vngabond. But 1 have no doubt that there
are many instances where fine, are brought on town-lands, when the inhabitants
could know nothing of them, particularly those fines wbich are imposed for pot-ale,
or parts of a still, such as where a man bas dropt bis still, or some parts of his
still; I have known many iBstances of that; and althougb I have known some
judges, when the matter so came before them, lean a little tenderly towards the
offenders in the case, yet I have known some others rUll breast-high, (if I may
be allowed the expression;) and if you consider that in order to give in a defenc~
tbese persons must collect seven or eight guineas, for instance, the attorney will
take three guineas, and 1 believe there are other fees which are due to the officers
of the court, that preclude the poorest of the people from making any defence at
all; besides, when they have been able to do it, the hurry and confusion is so
great, that. they are Seldom heard; I will give an instance, for the infor-
mation of the Committee, in regard to this, from the clerk of the Crown's
<:ertificate, which I have before me: At the last assizes held at LifFord,
in the county of Donegal, I believe four days were allowed for the whole
business of the county. By the law all these informations have precedence, and
must be tried before any thing else. There were five bundred and ninety-three
informations fQr still fines to be tried; after sitting a good wbile, one of the grand
jury came into the jury-room and said, thejud~ liad tried them at the rate ot' one
a minute. His words were, "he knocked thew oft" at the rate of one a minute;" and
they went on in that manner till the ~and jury remonstrated, and stated that the
aol could hold no more. At the asSizes held ID Omagb,for the county ofTyroue,
have not the certificate for the number, but I was at the assizes, and upon the
'grandjury wben the sorgeon of tbe hospital, and the chaplain or surgeon of the
gaol, came to me as .foreman of the grand jury, and be~ged me to go to tbe judge,
and to tell ;him that the gaol had been so filled by thiS process, that they were
uud~ the ne<:essity of confining in one cell that was made for two persons, eight
or nine people; I asked him what I should suggest to the judge; I went and told
tbe d' udge that fact, and he advised we to appfy to the government, and get the
artil ery barrack appropriated to hold them, so .that upon the whole, 1 never saw
10 many in tbe course of my experience tried as at the last assizes for that eounty.
I think tbe evil bas increased from various causes; the cheapness of com, and tile
great poverty of the country has induced desperate tellows to do this as a means
of gettlDg some money; the grand jury and other gentlemen consulted together,
and considered the best means of putting it down; we considered the evil so
enormous, that we thought the petitioning parliament would only tend to give
encouragement to t.hese people, by making diem suppose that we meant to make
some exertion to relieve t.hem from tbeir confinement and their fines; we thought
it would rather encourage them to go on, and we therefore thougbt it better to
manage it more quietly; but I can say.for the gentlemen of the county, that. it
was the unanimous opinion of every rentleman, that they .should co-operate on~
and all of them to put it down, and do believe that in that county every man
of them is making efforts to do it; there are a few absentees from their. estates,
which estates .have by their absence got into terrible confusion; one of them had
fa misfortune in bis family, and had to go to Batb, but he must pay well for his
absence, as I don't tbink he will get mucli rent; I must observe to you that in t.he
county' of Tyrone, there is no such thing as barley in these mountam towns where
the stdls are, they are obliged to go many miles distant where the barley is and
wbere there is no private stills ,at all ; the farmers, altbough glad to sell their barley
to the best advantage, yet they know nothing of what is going on in the mountainli~
Dor ar~ they (.'Onceroed in it.
. You have stated, that the gentlemen in your county, have done a11 in their
power tOlut down illicit distillation?-The gentlemen of the county have also
prohibite the use of illicit spirits in their own houses; and there is an excellent
Jaw, which is not. in general force, namely, the swearing every man tbat i~
licensed to sell spirits; by our law he is obliged to take an oath before a magi-
strate, and before a surveyor of the excise, previous to bis getting a license,
that he will not~ directly or indirectly, sell un.,ermitted sP'"ts; but you will
obser'~
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.observe, that there is scarcely a town in' !r.eland, withi~ half a ~c: or a mile of ,Sir Jolt"Stft,jJrt,
which you won't see a broken glass.as a SIgn that, unhcensed Ipmts can ,be'got Barl.
there, and the revenue officers don't do their duty in not taking up these dealers ~
in illicit s~irits. We ~lso ~e it a !llle, ~benevc:r. we find ~y licensed .person,
by himself or any of his family,' selling pnvate spmts, 81 magistrates to wtthdraw
the license directly; but. we have no power to put down these unlicensed hODses,
they ~e 80 scattc;red t~ug~out the country •. I ~d the ,aid Qf ~y parish
priest m suppresSJng thIS illiCit trafic, and he did asSISt me; for helSSlled an
order, stating that no spirits should be sold within a mile of his cha~J, eithe..-
upon Sundays or .holidays, as it was constantly a scene of drunkenness upon
every Sunday; and notwithstanding this, there was a man who set up witllln a
mile and a few yards of that chapel to, sell spirits, and he still continues to dQ. so
in spite of him.
Do you think that the revenue officers are in&erested in ;ptittins- down tlUs illicit
distillation l-l thiok they would., be. very lOrry if it were abolished, for I have
known several of them who were upon salaries of about 601. a year, receive fCOlll
500 I. to. 1,0001. a ,ear, by tile plelDiums they get by seizare, and other rewards of
the. Board. 1 bave made an &ftl'Bge of the iDes during the years' this Act W&l
euforeed, awl it Ulouum to. 50J989 (. a, yen for .all Ireland. . Now 1 will sta.te
why. II&J that. I take the retUJ'DS made to th~ House of Commons of the nnea
imposed under this .Act, to amount to 356,9llSI• .in seven,years; then I ~ke, the
8~ of ~9B9 L to be the average of that amount for seven years~ . I, will tak~, ~~e
si!l~Je oount1, namely, the county of Tyrone, the, fi~s of whi~ ~~Q~t: to
20,lJS61. whic;h I feel authorized in saying bave been lened; and I will tell you
why. ' W)len I was at t~e l~t assizes for t~e,county, there came, a .. gentle~~,
who Walliltroduced to dine WIth the gra~dJury; ,I asked who he wasi and they
told m~ he was a nne-oollector, a~pointed b~ government at a Certain ~alary! ~~
one gumea a day or so. for travelling expeuses, alld, on the next morrung; 'Ill (be
grand jury room, we sent the treasurer to know if ~e. high consta~Jes had not done
their (ljJt;y in collecting fines, for if they had not, we .should withhold their salaries
for not doing their duty: the treasurer informed us that the high constables had
collected all the fioes, and there w:er~ DO anears. ,
. Do-you know of.aoy fines being imposed upon town-lands for ',parts of a still
or wah,. or such things, and the parties suffering, in yoUl; ~pinion, .w~e innocent l
- I know of a great many fines ; and, upon looking at the re~, particularl),
for-the oouo.ty of Clate, lfind there are double the fines upon that county, which
have not been for the whole stills, 'but for parts, or for pot-ale; now 'as'to pot-ale,
I think the individnal making it, should be'punished as rigorously as theworker.
of stiJI5; I think it shollld not be made an .excepti'on, but rather punished mor~
than the still, for it is the most deliberate of all processes ;it takes more time,
and a man is thinking of it for some time before he can 'do it; it is the, farmer
that furnishes it, and not a man 'who is hired by the day to work the still; ~u1;
I ha~ known many individual hardsbips arising from a piece of a still or worin .
being fonnd UpOD town-!a~a~, and by no possibility .coul~ the to~-land8 have
guarded themselves agamst It. I know one Tery curiOUS lDstance In regard'to a
f iec:e of a' still being put into a turf stack of, a yeoman, and shut up again;and
know there was certain proceedings threatened, and the whole· people oBered
to make oath to me as to their i~norance of it, but I would not take their oaths,
yet I believeit·was left in mabee, with a view to injure some person, and I
~e that if it where authenticated to be malice, he would not b~ fined, t
but I have kuown many'instances where people have run away with stills, anel
having been pursued, liave dropped them; and I have also known many i\ls~ce..
where they were found upon town-Iuds, which towllo:lands have.b~ fined, and 1
ha~ paid part of the tine myself. I know another instance, a yery ex:traordin8fJ
one, of a Mr. Jamieson, wlio has a still of 1,500 gallons, in Dublin, who wu
obliged to pay 141. as'his proportion of fines laid on the distri~t where his still is.,
Tbeie is another extraordinary.instance where a mao put up a still in a limekiln;
be was a very good farmer, and was well known to use bme; ~ magistrate, a
neighbour afmine, and myself, in going to each other passed this place every, day;
we visited each other, and yet no single 'soul in the county knew it. There was
another near Dergbridge, which was discovered under-~und, and a flue was co~~
ducted from a cavern at the end of a man's house up Into his kitchen chimney.
Was that a respectable man too, he baving a chimney?-No, pe was not· th.,
revenue officer told me that he suspected there was something in it, although he
could get no informati!ln of it; but it afterwards came before the Tyrone assizes,
and the town-land was fined. A revenue officer followed a horse that he knew to
belong to a certain maD in that town-land; the horse had a sack upon his back:
he (the officer) kept a~ a good distance, gave no alarm, and rode quite alone; the
bone was led to a certain S})ot, and the &ack was let down under-ground; ~hilt
was in moonlight; the Sack aisappeared and sunk into the ground; he went back
to the place from which he came, and got a p!U'ty of soldiers, whom he coilducted
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xO the spot were it was let down: ~.,f~und there on the &rst appcar~et;, ~otbing
b~t a p8rcel of bramblee., but upon liftlQg IDem up they fouo(f the stlUm a ama,n
caVerJl, with " t\\be to cQnduct the. sQl.oke out of il;lto the kitcPen chimney of
the. man's own house. I, ,,!,I¥ a t~g \hat made ~ gr~t noi.e, ~s the ingenuity
of It waa mnch.talke.l of; 111. ~t ~e a fine was laid on.
Are IOU of opinion tbat areductioD in the duties would tend to put down this
evil 1-1 think a reduction of the duties might have some effect at first, but I
should be yery sorry, for the s~ke of the country, to see ,he duties very low; I
think a reduction of the duties at first, would enable people with smaller capitahl
to set up smaller stills, which would tead more to put down the evil than tJJe
mere reduction of the duties. There is a preference, by Jaw, apparently, given to
small stills;whicb is this, tbat in a given time they are nOt required to make 80
~any doublings as a. large still; I kno~ tbat they are able to do more, and I b&-
lleve the advantage lutended for them lS, to let them do more onder the rose, but
that is a bad a.yatem, 88 they m~ bribe the revenueoffi~r, or ~ in rus power if
they make more. ' . - . ' . I ' . '
Are you 'of opinion tbatmodi6cations'could 1MJ made in the present Act, by
bringing punnliment more directly to the oifender tban at present, so 8i materially
to ~ist in putting down this evil '-1 think the .Aat Blight be modified in such a
wax as to point more directly at the guilty; and if, .thal were the case, .ad the
gotIty only s~ered, 1 am confident that the people 1ft ~lieral " would not feel Qor
evince such hostility to the Act, as it is those who bave suffered and ~aated under
it, that feel the greatest hostility to it. .
Are you of opinion that the system of fining town-lands is destructive to the
morals of the people at large, ~y the·defences they are driven to at the assizes in
order to avoid those fines ?-If people are driven into poverty, the,. are generally
~ven into vice; they become very useless subjects and great burdens to them-
selves .if driven to poverty; the land is not cultivated of course, and as to their
defences, I hope they won't indulge in perjury; but certain it is, that the more
that people are reduced in circumstanc~, the more their feelings are lost, and
the more would they indulge in vice. If it were possible: to have tbe same remedl
by punishing the guilty people,' it would be very wise to do 80. I have a very
$re8t aveniun mYlelf to punishing an innocent person in that, as well as in every
other case ; . I believe that more than one half o,f the ~op1c punished in regard '-
theSe fiues, are innocent. '
. Have you formed an opinion as to what change might be made, that would be
more beneficial in putting down this pmctice, by bringiog it more immediately
ltow-e to the person who has transgressed ?-I declare that I never have digested
B:ny' regular form, but this might be in some measure practicable, namely, to
enable, by some process or. otber, every individual cbarged, to have the bene6t of
a trial by jury, in order to show whetner be be guilty or not guilty; and if guilty,
tp I>uni~h him more severely.
Do you mean that the trial by jury does not already exist for the fines upon the
~wn-llUlcU. .aga.in~t wbich informalions have bec:n l~ed ?-l do; thel bav«: no
nght to 'a trial.by Jury as tbe law stands; I conceive they can't have a tflal by JUry
to traverse the fact, of whether they did or did not know of a still being in their
town-Ianda. .
Where an information has been lodged, is it not. competent to any hooseholder
.ere
in that town-land, to traverse either the fact of the finding, or that the things found
used for the purpose of illicit distillation, or to rely upon it as a defence that
~ were found in collusion with the reVeDue officer; and must not such facta
be tried-by jury, before any fine can be impoaed upon those town-laods?-l know
nOt whether the law were formerly 80, but 1 know now that nothing of the kind it
sU'fered to come before the grand jury like a charge against an individual for a
atiU, where the grand jury presents a bill against him; but the judge is the only
~n applied to in the other case, and I believe, in general, that be tries that fact
IRmself; {know that the grand jury is quite excloded now from cognizance of a
case against a town-land, or of making any p'resentment upon it.
Do you believe that any town-land ever yet. was fiued where a traverse had
been taken, exeert after the verdict of a petty jury ?-I never was present since
tliis renovation 0 the Act, at any of those trials myself, bot I have heard that theT
were, and that a j ory ruled it so, that they were fined.
Do you conceive that tbe administration of the law, \vith respect to infonna-
tions and traverses for still fines, differs ill any respect from its administration with
respeCt to any otber crimes or misdemeanors, so far as a trial by jury is con-
~rued l-Yes, I do; I will mention one case, viz. in the case of a prlOclpal who
~as a still, there is always a bill of indictment preferred to the grand jury, who
has a right to examine the gauge before they prefer those charges, and that rigbt
i~ taken awaY,in the instance of the town-land. .
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. .-\re yon distinctl,y of QPinioo that as the law stands; the town-land mar be Sir JDA" &~/Jr'~.
fin~ without the verdict of a jury, where any inhabitant of that town-land haa .Bart.
tboupt proper to traverse the 'informationi-Jn many Castell, I know toot if g.nd . ~
. juries bad the power of examining, the fines would never luwe been laid on. .
Are you distinctly of opinion, that as the law now stands, 'S town· land may be
DOW fiOed witbout tbe verdict of a petty jury, where BDllnhilbltant of that 'tdtVn-
Jand has thought proper to trave~ the information l - belieye 'the tllW haS flelt
expressly taken away the trial by a petty jury in the case of 0& illavene, but I be.
lieve it ia confined to such a defence as does not screen an innooeat mao.
ls it not necessary, h6' the existing law, to pt'Qve that notice of the MfOl'lllalion
has heeD given to two hOl1seholders of tbe town-land, at least tea days prier tb
. the assizes 1-1 believe it is so; DOtice must be served, by the law as it now exists,
upon two inhabitants of the town-land teD days before tbe assizes, stating that aa
information would be. preferred for t~e still found upon their town-Ian'd; that is
the IIlW at present. Four days before the last assizes, a man came to toe to tell
me, that a notice was served upon an- inbabitant of the adjoining to*nbind, pur-
porting to be a notice upon his town-land for a stiR fine tHat wo'Dld fie demanded:
I desired him to go and make his defence upon tbe irtegnlarity Of the notice, litul
he did so; but die judge's answer was," Oh! Sir, you appellr; and if y6u ap·
~~, y08 waive the iTre~ity of tbe notice, and you must therefore be tined."
That town-land was fined accordingly; that w~ the jodge's answer, and he has
uniformly ruled it so. Ifbe come fotward to make bis defence; the j urlge rules
it, that by hiB appearance he waives the i~larity of ~e notice, and ifhe does
- not .,~, be mast be fined; that is; the- practice at present. I know an itJAtatl~
iii which. .he notice was served upon '8n ifth:abitmrt of a wrong coWD4Jand, and th~
ml{D upon whom it waa served tcIOk no 1ft1t~·of it, and- the other town-land was
-'ned. . " ,
Do yC;;u not believe it to be considered the uniform practice of tbe j~getl,
-wberflno inhabitants appear, and no traverse is taken, to make ~ ~vcnue officer
,prove the due service of the i,formatioa; before he proceeds to impose the
fine lIpon the town-laod i-The jedges always do all upon tbe revenue
officer to prove their charge and their notice; aod in this very case, where It
·no\ice was sened upon a·".roDg town-land, it WasjUit as well proyed as any otber
_case in thaL assizes. _ .
W_ that owing to the fault of the judge, or tb~ perjury of the witness?-Cer-
tainly not the fault of the judge. . i .
Don', you consider that the Qecision of the jadge, deeming that person to have
every notice that was Decessary to the defence Qf the town-land, by his appe.in~
-at tbe trial, a sound decision in point of law ?-All I can sa, IIpoD tMt poillt
is, t4lat I will give no opinion upon his conduct; but I willlJloerely say, thllt if I
were the judge, I would not rule it so; and 1 will te1lyolJ why I ,,,ouid not rale
it so. When the statute said, that the town-land should have t,en daya notice to
prepare for tbeir defence, and tbat that ten days notice should be serve;} upon. the
-mbabitants, I should deem it no sufficient notice to serve it upon a nei~Bbourin,
town-land, fOr that notice might not be known by the inhabitantS of the town-
land tJerbaps until the day of trial; wben the statute ~ives you a ri~ht of having
'8 nonce for ten days, you ought ~o have the full benefit of It, to collect' money on
purpose for defence.
You have already stated the expense attending a traverse; if a puger mukes a
charge ~nst an individual. or a town-land. who has had a notice, and ha~e
stated, that' if the individual so cbarged be not worth 5 or 6 guineas, must
Dot the .gaug~ s~cceed in establishing his fine 1-1 believe the man cannot be
hear~ himself lQ. his defence; the traverse mu.st be conducted ~1. an a~omey, ,hut
the bme allowed to those wretched persons IS 80 short, tbat It Is'a kmd.of hbel
.up,on ~ur justice and humanity. '
Are 1ou. of opinion, that if a power of appeal were granted to individuals- wlto
feel oppressed by these proceedings under tbat Act, persons paying fines would
.be laved nom the punishment thereby inflicted l-I think that if they bad, an
a~l to a tribunal that would hear them patiently, and would jnvestigate tbe
taCt, It wonld turn out, that there are maoy men who pay these fines, w110 could
JDake a good defence to relieve themselves from tbem. In what I have Mid
hi~rto, I did not at all glance at any impropriety in the trial of tbe principali in
illicit distillation, for I think the, are not ooly frurly tried but fairly condemned';
and if I had a wish upon·the subJect, I think 1 should go further in tbeir puniaA-
ment. ' ,
You have stated, that the fines in tbe county of Tyrone were all collected i
J18ve you any knowledge of that fact, except as to w6at was sent to tbe graoa
juryl-We examined tbe treasurer of tbe coonty, and he told us, that there was
Dot one shillil)g of arrear upon the county.
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Sir Job St~, answerable for the whole money unclaiQled, to any tribunal that has a right' to
.&rl. claim it.
'---v' I You have stated, that the grandjnry made this inquiry with the view of with-
holding from the constables tneir salaries, if it appeared that they had not done their
duty in colle~ting the fines i-I have known the judges refuse their shilling in the
pound, when their treasurer informed them that the fines were not collected, and
I kDO~ that they had all got their fees at the last assizes. .
Yau have said, that it was with this intention that the grand juries made their
inquiries ?-It was.
Have you ever heard that there were other counties in Ireland where the fioes
bave not beeD collected ?-I have; and I believe to a very great amonnt.
DOloU believe that in those counties the high constables did their duty to the
best a their power i-I am very confident they did not do their duty.
Do you believe that the Grand Juries in those counties would have withheld
the salaries of the high constables, if they had believed that they had not done
their duty ?-I think they ought to have withheld it: I don't know what they
did do, but I know that if r were upon a jury as to such a matter, I should
endeavour to do so.
Then you don't know that in those counties the high constables have, in point
of fact, for several years received their salaries, altliough they have not. done
their duty in collectmg fines ?-I don't know it either in one way or other.
You stated, that in looki~ at the ~pers, you had found that a greater number
of convictions in some countles arose from, pONle being discovered, and parts of
stills, than from stills singly?-Yes; there are, very few of the clerks of the
Crown who have IDade such an accutate retum, as the clerk for the county of
Clare, for he has made tbe distinction of,fines for parts of stills and po~e or
singlings. ,
We think you said that you did not consider it as an aggravatien of .tbe hard-
:ship, that a fine should be imposed when pot-ale was discovered i-I always
thought the individual should suffer for pot-ale, as I still think that pot-ale deserves
the first punishment on the guilty person. '.
Where pot-ale is discovered, don't you think that the circumstances of secrecy
or conspiracy, which you alluded to, are not likely to be the cause of the dis-
covery ?-Pot-ale is of all othert the most secret; one old woman could do it all,
and in a tub; it is the moat difficu.lt of all to detect.
Why is it so ?-Because it is always done in a house; there is no smoke, no
alarm; tbere is no external evidence of its existence; it is merely steeping, but
it is ~nly done'for the. ~urpose of distillation; it is tbe' ~nt .pn;meditated act of
the distiller, ~d requiring a process of some days; I thmk It IS the one, when
discovered, that ought to be punished severely.
Have you yourself 'ever known any instances of such conspiracies against
individuals, as you have thought eossible, for the purpose of procuring the Impo-
lition of fines upon their lands ?-I have' never known witbin my own knowledge,
of its existence against individuals, but I got information from the high con-
stable, who said" tliat he knew of collusion 1>etween the fSauger and individuals,
with regard to putting a fine upon town-land; and a distiller himself against
whom I was irritated, at hearing that he had a still somewhere, but I could
not tell where; but 'I had an information that he had one, and I told him
that it was scandalous in him, as be was a yeoman, and I took him severely to
task, for it, and he told me that he bad settled the point with the gauger for a
fortnight. ' "
This was in your own neighbourhood i-Yes, it was; and I turned him out of
his corps, and he went to America.
'Was there any proceecling had against the Excise officer ?-He never told me
the name of the man, nor wno he was, as he said he was bound in honour not to
do it.
You have stated that there was no fine imposed in a case where a still was con-
cealed in a turf stack i-I rather conclude that there was not; it got notorious, and
was not proceeded on.
You have alluded to the subterranean distilleries discovered in the county
of Tyrone ; don't y()U think that the pains taken to conceal that distillery, and die
local circumstances attending it, which you have described, are a proof that the
Excise officers had been doing their duty in that part of the country, and great
vigilance was exercised when they attempted to conceal it i-The man that dis-
covE:1'ed it was, I think, the best revenne officer I ever knew anywhere; he was
the most active and the moat determined, and [ can say for bim that he brought
two or three fines upon the parish where be was born, and as it was at a time of
scarcity, he ~ve ilie amount of his share to the ~oor of the parish; when we are
to state indiVidual instances, it is fair to mention It; his name was Mann.
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" {n'the early part of ydur evidence,.you stated thattiistilleries in the mountniootls 'Sir Job St01DlZt'f.;
.parts of .the country were saldom near any habitation?-They could not exist, Bat,t.
l>ul 1 have seen them in the summer; I protest I merely walked over them without ~
knowing it, for they genewly cover them with green sods.; tbeyare .generally
jn a hole in a bank near a river 1M they musl have water, 'Or they are sometimes
between.rocks; they are not very cautious in even having ahouse over them; and
at these places a11 sorts of immorality of the country prevail and robberies are
hatched; in short, they are aterrible nuisance. 1 am very confident til at the
private distilling does more injury to a gentleman's estate than bene6t-can accrure
to it br the great quantity of barley they use being bought from his,tenants by
these distillers.
You have stated your opinion, that :the inhabitants of town-lands may ·be in a
great measure ignorant of the prevalence ofil1icit distHlation in their town-land;,
ofD point of fact, do you believe In those parts of Tyrone and Donegal where illicit,
distillatioll does pre,-ail, the .inhabitants, 01" the majorit,y of them, really a.re in that
atate 'of ignorance which :you before said you thOUght possible ?-In many palti
where iJlicit distiHation prevails very much, I have known in a town· land of no
great extent four or five stills; it is therefore almost impossible that tkey or some
er them CtJUltl not how it; and also I hpe seen others where il. was. impossible
abat the inhabitants could KDOw it.
You mentioned an instance of what OCCUlTed at Omagh, where the number of
-persODs coD'Victecl ""ePe so great, that many of them were confiAed in the same
eeJl ?-Yes; I never knew so many as there were at the last assizes.
Have you any recollection of how many there were ?-I think in one morning,
~ere were 'Seventy-three seat to jail.
, They were not tried under tb;e Towll-land Fine BilH-No; I "believe. they welt
Gesenedtbeir ,punishment.
Then you 8oli't hNieve tbat the repeal.of the law which jmposed .the fine
!lpon towD-land, would have ~ilDinisbed tbe ,Dumber .of persons so convicted?-
~o, I do Dot. .
Dan't you believe that tbe taking away the additional terror of the town-IaRi
fine" woUld rather increase the .number ot persons who might be guilt.,y of that
oft'ence of illicit distillation, and tried for misdemeanors l-Surely; I said all a1on~
that the terror of that law must diminish the crimes, for in all small town-lands.1
see the countr1 cleared « them, as it is impossible for a still t.o be there three
days and the mbabitantsnot know of them.
You were asked your opinioB of the effect of this law, as to the steps takeR
by individuals to protect themselves from t>unishment, when accused; you were
asked also, whether ,00 did not conceive It tended therefOre to the increase of
perjury ?-I don't thank I said it did; I don't think it can tend to the increase"
of perjury, as the offence is 80 limited.
We wish to know, then., whether there be any law for preventing crime,
which jf that crime be of general and exteDsive commission in the country,
as to which it might Dot be argued, that it was the means also ot' increasing
pBjury and immoralilI, jf itneceasitated those accused to defend themselves
against proKcution l-The higher the crime, alid the higher the punishment, we
a1l know that ,they induce mMe perjut',Y; for iustance, in cases ot life and dcatl~
we.Il know that the greatest iostances of tbe 4»D1B1ission of that crime OCCUl'
as by alibi witnesses.
If the laws imposing the fine upon town-lands were repealed, and the offence of
~icit distilhrtion made more penal; as, for instance, jf it were made punishable by
transportation, d6n't you think that the temptation to perjury would be just as
great, and the consequences, as to immorality, as great also ?-I do.
Don't yoo think tbat the prevaleoce of illicit distillation is of itself a great source
of immorality among the people l-The greatellt I know.
Do you conceive that the principal consumption of illicit spirits takes place in.
the mountains where it is produced, or elsewhere l-Certainly not in the mountains ;
for the mountain people are too poor to use it very much. I heard of thirty-three
horses going through my own town after having deposited their loads of spirits ill
or about the town ot" Armagh, and they were all attended by people armed; they
constantly 80 armed, and have also loaded whips that would break any ~culJ.
" Are we then to collect, that the spirit is distilled in mountailloua districts l-l
think so; they regularly supply the, publicans iB towns.
Do you concei.-e that these thirty-three men and horses, with the s.pints, could
'Iave left the mountainous districts without the general knowledge of all the in-
babitaotsl-They certainly had left the mountains in the middle of the night, but
where they came from I could not tell; but I underlitood they were ieen going
t& miles deep in the mountains.
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'81~ j~';fI S/ew~,.i ' How far is your house from Armagh ?-My house is about seventeen 'mAes
, Barl. 'from ArUlagh; and that was in tbe opposite direction 'from whent:e dley 'Came
\. "",' ) witb the whiskey.' .
. D()e~ not the convcyan~e and transport of the jJ)icit spirit from the mountains
'",here,it is produced, to th~ to~ns in which it is con!'umeil, tuke place in opeli
,<Tu,}'. without Rny colour or dls~ulse ?-l never met. for sl)me years past, any perSons
,('arryillf{ whiskey ill their kegs 10 the day-time; but I ha\'e ofteon found them going
J>ack w•.th, empty keg~. in the day. 1 believe it is alwuys in the night-time
~\'hell they curry the Spirits.
))on't you suppose that the. persons who could command the tbir~-three horsel,
you mentioned, were not of the lower Qrdcl' of the people ?-I don t believe tbat
lbe horses that were used b~IQng to the private distillcr; I don't believe that the
distiller is generally wonh a horse. I have foulld out lately, that it is a common
trnde to Cllrry beLween a certain town and another, by persons living upon the,
fond-side, who get so mucb to he the carriers of it, aDd they know one another.
1 kllow a place where there an; six of these meo, aod yet I have oever heard pf a
"till being found upon that town-land. .
, Is th~ro not always a man accompanying tbese mounted parties, who i~ ~led
the captain ?-l believe there is one who knows the UlOClntWni and the passes, and
I believe 1ihey could' not go without him.
, Do you not believe that the carryin!t trade in illicl. spirits is regularly carried-
on in some parts of the north of Ireland by armed bodies, in such force that tIte.
t;evenue .~fficers dltre not interfere .with thenll- VtTithout a military force they
dure not. A surveyor of excise came to me and ~()}d me there was.8. still upon a.
sentlem"n's estate near· me, and there was no IIOldiers to aSliist him, and he knew
not what to do. I said, " YOIl had better come lit> the mountain, with the gauger
~I~ng with you, well ar~ed'" Tht:y accordingly did sb, and they were both weir
armed. and yet they were beaten oW'dlrectly, and they then came and told me
that they could not do any thing without·soldiers. .
, Do you know any pl~ce neaf Strabane where i1Jic.it spirits IJ~ay be regltlar1y
purchased at asy time ?.:....\ don't. ' . " . . .
We have been informed that there is some bridle ,or sonie mill near that place,'
where iilicit spirits are purchased at any time ?-No; I donSt know of it. '
, Do you not cooceive that it. ma1 ~tefially tend to f!h~k the quantity of illicit
distillation in the monntains, if thlS iII~cit carrying wade were made ~ transportible.
qffence i-Certainly i ,and we have found biJls aq;ai.nst man", merely upon the
gaugers smelling the vessel, and sayiog lbl.lt it contained illicit spirits, for' tbe,:
ean swear to it verr freely by smelllog; there are inany who can swear to it by'
mlell alone; &pd, 10 consequence of tbi.s, the carriers of illicit spirits have got'
vessefs constructp.d with wooden boops, wrlich they can take off, and tie up the'
9~.aves, a~d when needed .they put ,tl~em up again. . ( '., .
,\Vas It not by an Act of last session that c:mpty l<egs were made 8eJzab~ pro.
\!iding they were proved to have been employed in carrying illicit whiskey'?-'
~k~~ . ,
: Is it not made", misdemeanor ~y the Ac;:t of Parliament ?-l believe 80.
· Don', you belieye tbat its being _de a misdemeanor by tbat Act, w.as ·one
of the reasODS why so great a D.UDlber of persons w"e tried, at \be assizt:8, ancl
found guilty, as you describe?-It added to the number very COB&i.de.r8bly; I ~
sure. twenty Qf them were convicted.
'. You ha~e stated that some of the revenue ofiicers who have about 601. & year
salarv, make. from !)poI. to 1,000/. by par"i~tiqn. in tQe fines; what would be -
the effect upon their salaries, if illicit dilltillatifi)1) were (!Q'i,e1y put do~n ?-They
'Would be reduced to tbeir salaries and usual profits.
You stated that you accowpaniecl some gaugers who went up in tbe mquntains.
jl) ~earch of illicit distiUers?-They told me tbat they had got intormation of a still
at work, and ·one of them wrote lp the commander of a yeomanry corps, who' said
he would meet him ,,-ith his meD, but he came too fare, and ~he gaugers were
~ten off.
, Did you actually see the persons by whom the. gaugers stated they had ·beell.
beaten ~own from the moulltains f-l did not; I offered to go back with thetn,
alild they described the place, but they said they would go or send for ~he yeo-
nianry, for they described so many men being tbere, both armed and drunk, tbet
these two persons could not venture to go near them.
· W ~'I there any viUage near them l-No, none near that place; it was a'VerI"
barren mountain.
· You only know the fact of there being tbat collection of persons, frem tbe state--
ment of the gaugers ?-Not otherwise. . .
· You say the distiller of tbe illicit whiskey is Dot, in general, the ,roprietor or
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the whiskey after it is made ?-No; sometimes he is, nnel sometimes not; but in Sir Jolm Ste1J)Qrf,
general be is not; if he hus a lillIe money, and can \'entul'c t:> purchase a little Bari.
Darley himself, he does so; it is imi('cd red need to a science; the man who can ~
hire "still does it fOl" a day; a common tinker can set it a-going in twenty-foul"
110urs. '. '
Yon have stated also, lhat 'the carrier of th~ pl"Operty was neither the pro-
prie,~r no~ the distiller of the whiskey ?-l think he is not in gCllerpl; L tl/ink the
mcmnunu is too poor a aitunribn tor horses and men to be got easily in that
plaThce.ere be'
. 109 t h en, gell~f11 11y SIlE'a'k'mg, tree
h d'fJi ' conc('med'III th'II
I erent parties
illicit traffic: ftftJbely, tke owner of th~ \vhlskey, the .distiller of dIt whiak-f.y, and
tPc carrier of the whiskcy, nlUst it not b(> a matter of extreme difficulty to keep
these illegal practices secret ill the nei~hllourhood in whi('h they ilre carried on?
-;:-1 have often' known· the person!, h\'iug in, the immediate neij;hholilqlOod of
IhelD, bei~ the last peop~ to know it; and I hav~ known dmt, if I fuli()wcd the
carriolS, I could have found' them out 100nc.1" than frolD the pt!ollle in the town-
·hmd, for the individuals who canyon this illicit traffic are so' cUllning,
The supplier of the corn WlUIt kr\ow it, Ul88t he DOt !-The corn is bought in
ODesaek at. ~ime; if they have lUotl"Y liIufticieot they Dlay venture UPOIl tV'o·O.
I have sfen grail1 oarty~ng 041' which I W88 eon6dcDt was for the [,urpost: of illicit
diltt)latiflD.
Do you know wbether in gena-al. tbe persons who !fell corn, which is J:lfLerWards,
applied to the purpos~s of disti}Jation, are not a,,,are of \.he purposes till' whic~ it
is soldt-Indeed 1 think it is impossible that they dOll't know it; liutthey arc
flot the people concerned iu the distilleries at. all; they must know it, tor they get
more money from tbese patties than the brewers, '
. We.wi.h to how a110 from you, whe,ber the pel'SQQS \Tho pu ..chased this whiskeYt
must not likewise know~ from the circumst.mce of its beillg purchased botb at
Disht aDd without a permit, aDd trom oWeY cjrt."Um8tlltlc~, that it ilt illicit spirits?
-Perfectly well. .
- Have 1011 e.er heard of an absulute barter of illicit 'spirlts for corn, that Wit.
afterwards to be manufactured into illicit spirits ?-I ne~r h~atd of it at all.
: Are you of opinion- that E'ith('r the prt'seht sy9tem, ot any orh~r that can b~'
~opted for puttin~ down illicit distiHatioh, can be effectl1al, unless accom-
panied by a reduction oflhe present high duties, which afTord!i so gteat a temp-
tation' to the illicit distillers r-l c6!J'tainly think that a reduction of [he
duties for' a time,' 'would pcrhlit>s be politic aad Wise, and ,,'()uld effect it;
,but I said before, that ) would never wish to see spirits very eheap; that
the licensing small stills, with SQfJle little J>reference to under·Ile11 these private
distillers, would have a better effect, for I am confident that there are many
amoopt ricb people, who if ahey coukl· get good spirits, would give double the
..... for good liceored spirit!', ratbe. 1han purchase at a risk unlicensed spirits,
,sad cbelefore I would uot wish '<> see spirits rendered very cheap. if it be
..reradered v.r1 cheap, it df!stroys the morality of the lower orders of .the-
people. The collntry ~ at preaeQt under gyeat depreaslOD, ami mODey is mudb
more valuable now than last year, and theretore what you could buy laat yeat
.for five shillings, won't be worth three shillings this year.
In your opinion, would the morals of the people be most injured by a con-
tinuation of the present system, or by a reduction of the. present high duties?-
1 think the present system is corrupting the morals of the people, to an alarming
degree; I think that the country would be rather improved by a moderate re-
duction of the duties, as the small capitalists are not able to go on. There are
.in _Dubli~ at .pres«;nt, nearly a million .of gallons at' spirits on liand, owin~ to the!
,price belD$" too high for the peuple In general to purcbue, aDd theretore the
:J:e:renue jl mjurt'd. • .
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The Right Honourable Sir GEORG E FITZGERALD HILr~, Bart.
in the Chair.
The'Right-Honourable Sir Jolm Stenrt, Bart. M.P. agahl examined. •

Sir .lt6n SUTDtzrt, YOU have said that the' fines upon town-lands have not been collected in some
Ba,.t. counties; why have they noL'been <:ollected in these as in others i-I said yester-
'---__ J day, that the fines upon town-lands, ill the county of Tyrone, had aU bet>n
collected; but I have heard that they were not collected in the counties of
Cavan and Donegal; and the reason why they have not been collected in Done-'
gal, as I have heard, is this, that the collectors have driven and sold all the cattle
t11at they could get lipan those town-lands that have principally offended, and
that they can get no more. I have heard, or. heen informed by gentlemen of that
(lOUnly, that the COUDtry is wasted as to cattle where all these finea have principally
been Imposed. In Cavan, I have not heard exactly the causes, but I believe an
honourable member will explain that better than [ can.
··When you return to your house in the country, within two miles ofBallygaJJy,
can you be sure that you may not be made subject to tbis punishment of fines, by
, parts of stills, or appendages of stills, being put upon your ~ounds unknown to
y'0u ; and by any exertion in your power, can you p'revent It i-I certainly think
. If I were in my bed 1 could not prevent leaving a stilI, or part of a still, upon my
.lands.
You yesterday stared, that pot-ale ought to bEiog on punishment; I wish to
,know whether you wean tbat that punishment ought to be a fine upon town-
land ?-Certainly not; I said, I thougbt that pot-ale-makin~ oo~bt to be punish-
ed most severely upon the indh'idual who was guilty of makmg It, or having it in
his possession; he ought to be punished, in my opinion, more severely than a man
even working a still, for it is a primary process, and a deliberate process; but ill-
asmuch 8S it is a very secret process, and which ari old woman could do in a
house and in a tub, it is not tile one that I would consider as the fittest to inflict
a fine upon town-land, altJlough I think the individual most guilty, 1 mean from
its lI~recy.
.Arthur Chic/aester, Esquire, M. P. again examined.
, Art".,. C"idut~T, YOU were understood to state, in answer to a question UPOD your formet' ex..
Esq. ami nation, that spirits were an article of coDsumption in .ge.od6meo's families,
~ awl hy servants more particularly; it is understood that you .isb to ,correct that
which appears to be your answer ?-Wilh respect to the Dseof spirits by ser.vants.·
I can only relate what occurs in my own fiunilJ, and I le1.y that.there"suchia 1lQt,
the practice. '
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JO'Ois, 30· die Maii, 1 816.

in the Cbair.
Jolt,. AUltin, Esquire, called in, and Examined.

W HERE do you live i-At Grange, in the county of Tyrone. JOM ~....
Have you any estate in the county of Donegal i-I have estates in two parts of &f.
it, namely, in the baronies of Innishowen and KiUmackrennon. ~
These are both mountainous countriesl-Yes; and particularlytn the barony of
Killmackrennon.
Do you know whether illicit distillation prevails in either of these places 1-
Indeed it bas, to a great extent in both places; and particularly in the barony of
Innishowen formerly, but it is now carried from that to KiUmackrennon.
J t is fluctuating ?-Yes.
As a landlord, have you endeavoured as much as in your power to prevent it?-
For upwards of fiftee~ yean I have been endeavouring. to prevent it.
Have yon been effectual in your endeavours i-Quite the contrary.
Do you know whether the law imposing fines u1;>0n townlands, has had any
good effect in that conntry where your estate is, in elther or both of those places ~
-It has with me; in my little property I prevented it; I got the assistance of the
army to put it down, and I did put it down. There was a widow of about 500 I.
a year in my neighbourhood, ana she was not enabled to do it.
They went from you to he~, did they i-Undoubtedly; on both sides.
Then in general do yon think tbat the quantity ofiJIicit stills were decreasedl-
Yes, gener81ly speaking, in the barony of Innishowen; but when I came away,
I was told they were commencing their operations again in Innishowen.
From what reasons or causes were they set a-going again i-I cannot assign any
cause, but that of making gain of it. It was not by the elderly people, but by the
younger part of families.
Then you witnessed an increase of it upon this widow's estate i-Yes.
Could you without the assistance of the military, have made those exertions
which you bave made i-I should be afraid to do it, in the instance of two deter-
mined distillers tbat were upon it.
Are those ,distillers the Tespectable farmers of tbe country, or what description
of men are they ?-They are quite the contrary.
Are they men of property ?-I tbink they are men of no property.
From your own observation as landlord, is it in the power of the farmers them-
selves in a lar~e mountain townland, to put down these practices, if they were to
use common vlgilance 1-As to that question, I may answer, tbat I know one case
in \lOint; the town land next to one of my town lands, called Ture, as to wbicb the
inhabitants of the town had settled for their fines in the summer of 1815, and one
of the inhabitants upon the mountainous part, continued to go on with his distil-
lation; the other inhabitants went to put them down; and I was told that he and
some other persons in the distillery being armed with guns and cutlasses, imme-
diateJy when they were coming forward to take bis stilJ, he and others pointed
their guns towards them, and desired them not to come forward, or it would be at
their peril: that private distiller's name is Kelly.
That is an instance then, where the townland inhabitants exerted themselves,and
failed, being unable to do it?-Yes.
Do you know of instances where fines were brought upon townlands, when in
your opinion, they could not know of the o.ifence, so as to use any exertion ?-They
were in many cases afraid to prevent it.
Do you know of instances where fines were imposed upon town lands, either for
stills, stillheads or still worms, or any thing tbat brmgs a fine upon them, where the
("ommon vigilance of the country could not prevent it ?-l believe there are many
instances of fines being imposed, where the inhabitants dare not attempt to pre-
vent it.
Do you know of instances where fines were imposed on account of any of those
beads, in which the inhabitants, or the bulk of them, were ignorant of the off('oce (--
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I ('.annot say they were ignorant of the offence, but they were probably afraid,les
they should get their houlles burnt or destroyed. '
Does any thing occur to you, that you think &y communicating to us, might
draw our attention to any possible means of aiding tile Legislature ~n putting 40wn
this evil ?-I think there are.
'Wbat then do yon think they are?-I should -snppose the Legis1atUTe would do
well to make the laws not less ~orous against the ofF..:nders in a.1l cases, than
they have been against the actual offenders; and by givin$ the people a steady
market for their barley, encourag.iAg I.be £air d.ealer In brmging a revenue to
the Crown.
Is your propeI11 in Tore ?-No, it is upon the borders of Ture.
Do you know a Mr. Ewillg i-V.,
Ie i.e a IleSpeetable maa t -¥ ea.
welL
And his son ?-'f~.

IM 'ft6t l.bose gmtiemen, with the other respectable inhabitant,; of t118t neigh-
bourhood, by their exertions, not only materially check illicit distillation, but very
neady tttop 'It altogether in 'that particular district?-The fines were levied UpOIl
drat -district therely; and 1 believe Mr. Ewing, who is an otd man, and his son.
came doW"/l 'to Derry to "reside there, when he and the inhabitants of the quarter-
land came down to suppress those evils or illicit practices.
Were DDt "OR dle eaoses why iHicit .distillation, ill that ,pa..ticaiar part of
Innishowen, bas trem very madu-,pl'6llled i-And the le"yiog the fines.
And the exertioDi of -the iaaabitants 110 do 18~ i-It is not yet suppressed, but
tJPOll my o'm land it is nearly so siace I came away; I did not permit any thing
of the kind, ,oot I do J,1Ot tbiDk .it is totally iuppre&Sed in laaMhewen.
Do not yea thiak it is matel'ially diminishell i-'There { dMk it is; it is dimi-
DiIDed in Inniabowaa.
You are now speaking' of that district of Innisbowen where the exertions of
Mr. Ewing and his 8OU, and other respectabte farmel'l, w.ere 1Ised, and where you
sa.,! the levying of the iDes was enforced?-l believe it Wail ine4ftlCtual even 'as
to Mr. Ewin" and the people of Ture; he w-as an inhabitaat gf Ture, aDd a teoant
on that land.
Have you J,1Ot said that the levying of fines diminished that practice in his
part at the country i-Not particularly as to Tue.
Where have Mr. Ewing's exertions diminished the effectBf-At 1'ure.
Do YOU,DOt believe that his exertiODl, aad. thOle of 0-..., ftt'e stimulated by
the enforcement of the fines I-In their own deieGCe, cerUioly. .
Do po think that your own exertions, which 10'1 refer to, did not materially
diminish illicit distillation ?-In lnnishowen, but not .. KiDmacbennon.
Do 1" not think that your e.~ample was valuable in that respect l-I dare say
it might be so, in some measure. •
Was it followed by othersi-Nunben of otbers; 'those landlords who were
non-resident were punished severely; it was followed by DU~rs of others.
We wiaD to ask you, withou imputing an,. motive to you wflich any man
. - disclaim, whether J'GUr own exertions wore Ddt stimulated by the operation
ef npea be~ enforced?-It is "MY Datural they should.
What did you metro 'by saying that a number upon the estates of others were
~ed se\'erely?-I speak -of that widow, who was unable to suppress them;
She was my neighbour; the tenants set her at defiance, and I presume there is a,
gettleman now before the Committee who can witness'the same thing, and that
~teman is Mr. Hewitt.; the widow's name was Mrs. Bromhall. '
Where is her estate 1-ln the barony of Innishowen; it ia aq;oioing to Three
Trees, close to Ture.
])0 ,ou believe that there were any private stills upon her estate before YOll
e~pelled them from yourd-A number.
What reason have you to believe that it W83 the expuJaion of them from your
estate that increased them on hers l-Because they thought they could pructi&e
iJlicit distillation there with impunity, she being a widow.
Was she the sole proprietor of the townland l-She, her danghter, and So~io
law, Mr. Thorp of Innishowen, were the sole proprietors.
In what .parish was it l-la the parish of Mo'fille.
Is your estate in the same parish ?-No, it is in the parish in which the city of
De", stande, the parish« Templemore.
'Tben you have no reason (or statill, that the distiners which had been upon
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yeDl'utate'1!NIIe tuwwCche8 to bera, ISciht 1hat ,.,.
yours ?-No, I have noDe; but 1 know t at the inbabitaats_ the CkJObt".... ~.'
-it '8 pmctice; 1 otima . .bed the... to desiat from it, ·.d to beceme 'OIaIMfaclUrers '...- ...:wc~:r;;;.,,;'.;.J.,
of JiDeD.
How d.)'OIl how dtat these a:en w.bom you wish to :beeome :uR!J41mcttft'ePS of
linen, became distillers upon Mrs. Bromley's estate ?-It is from their habim . .
ClJlftoml -of lik, lteiDg that of private distillers.
Do you mean to nv that that wns the I,renel'al practice of the lower orders of
your tenantry?-Yes.
Hew long were you aW'are of that ~-'For many years.
You could not be ignorant of it, 1 fancy ?-Certainly not; no peraon could be
ignorant of it, but sol~citation or information was vain.
Tbeo, in ~nt of fact, theee >pI'actic('s did 1lIOt pre_l -to SBCh aD.:exiltilt 1I?OJl
your estate, 10 that .enUre ~OI'aoce of it ·amongst the inhabitants, .hiola 1°U
think might have existed in other places ?-I think it did not.
Did !'GU know.(jf iDdi.iduals 'tfbo were .,riYltre distillers f-Vt1ry ~1l.
Did you know where they were at work P-Yes •
. 'Wbere did they ~n 'their spirits 'that was m!lnufactured ?-Very well; in tbp
city of Deny, some of the first people purchased It of them; and what could they
do bat parobaae it, when you did. Bot give them an wholesome ~era:ge to
drink.
Do IOU tbiIak that Maat opioioa, wbelher true or false, as to die lega .spirit
being an uaQoletJ9llle spirit, would be a justification for any of them ,Urebasiag
. illicit wbisk~ 1-1 Qe ,oot think .it would, but 10 it was that it was dOlle.
Do ~ .dHnk Ibat -it ·is 4eIIe still?-1 ant afraid that there are too tnany
instances of it.
Do you doubt 1I1at it is done 1-No, I have no doubt of it.
Do you doubt that it is done to a very great extent ?-I dare say it mal he so,
_ it is considered that the laws art! so oppressive, that people may imagine thew..
selves in some measore justifiable, from their not having any wholesome beverage
to_ink.
WlDat .fiDEB Wlere 'e\1itd. Iflpon your estate i-Six or seven, I thin\:.
When were they Jetted ?-Mr. Hewitt, one of the Cemmissioners ot .:t~~~
came down for the p~se of levying those fines last summer; be was.als.o JiLigh
Sheriff of the conaty cJf Donegal at he time; he came down for the purpose 01
levying the Snes, having. a portion of the army to assist him in distraihing.
l settled the 611. wi1ft Mr. ~wilt; it W8!l for the finelJ d\1~ from my tenants
~ tDf. 'OWB estate, a great patt of whieb I ha'fe ~et ~cei'9'e4, 'trOr pemat*
never will.
When were.&boIe iBee .impoaed i...:..l-& spring dh S. .
Weft-OY fina'fMI'·imposed apon that toM!llantlbefore ?-I beJie'ttilu!tt 'Wert:
a nlllllber.
Wee there aDY ,1refitd before i-No, 1lot to the same way.
W~re they e'9'er levied beroret-I am not certain wbetller thq were,·Qr were
not, upon my own estate.
Are yon not competent to answer, whether any fines were ever paid before
upon your own estate, previous to 1815 ?-Upon 'ID1 belief there were ,frequeatl1.,
and they were going on defending themselves, and going on with the trdie, till
they w~ actually beggared. .1 believe they weTe paid, and they had been beg-
gaied an paying theria; aMi If I had a power nuder the A(!t 1 would have put
them oat Of pOSBeSSion, IM:tt tiley had leaSes agaiost me, and I could not get q.uit
of them.
Are you alluding to excise fiDeI undel" the Act, which imposes penalties upon
townland l-Certainly, to the eKcise fines and fines upon towolaods.
But yon do not know what fines they were, the payment of which beg~
your teo8U1.ry 1-1 donot know specifically, whether they were ~cise or towDland
fiues; but generally they were fines imposed upon the townlands, and the defetli.
ing themselves at the .assiZtll and excise ofticers beggared them.
To wiMnn WeS'e they paid i-To the tevemle officer, I presume.
Not to the high constable l-Some were, and some were not'; some wen!;paid
.. the teftDlle officer and at the excise office. .
Do you not know tbat DO nnes were levied in the parish in which 1°u,felide,
until tbe Act of last session was passed l-l don't know that.
Do you not know, that in regard to townJand, the fines were paid in that parWh
UDder the Act tIm former~ e&isted, and was afaerwud.:eWipeDde4 i-I believe
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Jola• .Atilt., . there were some paid by my tenantry, or ratber those' imposed upon the parisI.
. &'1' previous to that period .
~ Did you ever hear, how much was paid in the wbole barony of Innishowen?-
The county books will shew you.
Then you do not know it of your own knowledge ?-No, I cannot tell you
8~jficaUy.
Have you never heard that the consequence of the repeal of the former law,
which imposed fines for illicit distillation, was that the penalties were not collected
in the county of Donegal ?-I have heard it.
Don't you know then, that a very small amount was ever co)Jected under that
Jaw?-Probably there might be but a very small amount; but I speak to another
point; there, great sums were taken from them.
I ask you, whether you know it or do not know, that a very Ilmall sum was
ever collected under that law ?-I believe there were fines paid certainly; in the
Excise Office numbers of fines that never appeared in the grand warrants of the'
commissioners.
Do not you know then, that a very small amount was ever collected under that
Jaw?-l cannot speak to the amount at all.
Do yOll know or do vou not know, that a very small amount was ever collected
under that law ?-I do not know specifically.
Have you never he;rd in the country, that very little was collected under that
Act ?-I have heard that there was not much collected under it.
'Have you never heard, that it became necessary to appoint officers under the
direction of the Excise Board to collect tbose fin~, in consequence of their not
having been collected by the bigh constables ?-Yes; I have heard certainly, and
.know that tbere was a person sent by the Commissiouers to levy those fines in place
of the baronial constables.
Do not you believe, that such a person was so sent in consequence of the fines
not being collected by the bigh constable ?-I believe so.
Do not you know it, in point of fact ?-Yes; there was a person, I understood,
sent for that purpose, to act as the baronial constable would do.
Then really you do not mean to inform the Committee, that you al'e ignorant
whether the lines were collected or not under tbe former law; I speak of fines
collected for illicit distillation ?-I always understood that there 6ad been fines
levied within that period.
Have you been resident in the county of Donegal?-Yes; I have staid pro-
bably ~ fortnight at a time, at my cottage. , ..
Do you mean to inform the Committee, that' you believe that tbe fines were
collected under the laws that were suspended, and since repealed i-I should sup-
pose tbat those which were suspended could not be levied.
I ask you, whether you believe that the fines were levied under the Jaws' that
were since suspended, and not wbether the fines were collected tbat were BUS-
pended ?-I paid a parish fine myself, when it was understood that there was no
parish fine to be discharged; I have the receipt for it, aud I wrote to Mr. Hewitt.
requ~ting that be would permit the parish fine, cbarged upon me, to be put to tbe
credit of my townland fines, which was not complied with •
. Wbat do you mean by the parish fine?-I mean a fine imposed upon a parisb
generally. '
Was not tbat fine levied, in consequence of a bond h/lving been given by th.
parish, that they would not distil, and that .bond baving been violated ?-No.
Was' no bond given by tbe F.ish upon that townlandl-There was a bond
given to me by diat private distiller wbo opposed tbe people in Ture, and in about
a fortnight afterwards he commenced workmg a still.
Was bisstill taken upon your townland (-No. .
Wbere was it taken ?-1 don't believe it was taken at that time; he was seized
.ince for carrying whiskey, notwithstanding his bond was in my possession, pro-
mising to.pay 501. with others, if he were found returning or lesorting to private
distillation.
Do not you know that a great proportion of the fines that were imposed upon
the county of" Donegal, were not collected ill consequence of tbe suspension of
the operation of the law?-A number of parish fines were; it was understood,
and there was an advertisement put in the Derry paper by Mr. Hewitt, stating,
tbat if the nnell charged in the spring of 18:5 were paid and settled, that the
otbers would bein some measure rescinded, provided the people would desist.
Did you never heat of the Jaw having been suspended, and afterwards repealed.
which imposed fines upon town lands ?-I heard of its being suspended when
SiJ- Joho Newport became Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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.he repeal of that law to Sir John Nc\\'port?-No, I,donot ~now that they did~
but rrom wbat appeared tome, from the papers, SuJohn Newport pointed out
what would be a greater advantage' to the Government, to .get some revenue out
of that country which at present pays none at all. ,
. Then you know nothing of t-he existence of a law which im.posed penaltiea
.upon townlands, or of, i.ts baving been suspended, or since repealed, except what
·you saw in the newspaper ascribed to Sir John Newport ?-I believe there was
euch a Jaw in existence.
Do you not know that it was repealed ?-I did not know it partioularly.
Do you not ,know that, it was sus~nde~l-I believe upon Mr. Forster going out
of office, and SIr Jobn Newport cOlDlDg JR, understood that there w.as a susp~nsioll
Df the ·revenue laws upon townland. . . ,
Do not you know tbat when tbe fines were suspended, the fiRes in the county
-of Donegal remained unlevied i-I heard so.
Do you believe that they bave ever been Jevied .since i-I do not know that.
Do not you know that they are not ~-I cannot say I know that they have not.
Do you believe that the land-owners in Donegal in general are ignorant whether
they have been levied or not i-I believe they all know pretty well that those olel
!fines have been suspended, and have not been levied.
Do not you think that the circumstance of their not being levied, may baTe
induced many persons to hope that n similar suspension may again take place ?-
It is possible tIley may have hopes of that kind. .
Do you not think that they have i-I think it is possible; I believe they have;
llnd I believe that they are looking to tbis House for a law to raise the revenue
to Government, which, if modified, a great revenue might be raised whicb is 101ft
in the northern counties of Ireland. .
Do you not think that if their hopes were grati6ed by the suspension or repeal
of the present law im'posi~g 6n~ . upo~ t;owD;lands, that .it would be a great, en-
couragement to the extension of lUICJt distIllation i-It might be so; and 1 beheve
that dIe gentlemen of the country, as the law stands now, do 110t wish to interfere
in it; every gentleman wishing well to the country would assist. if the law was
modi6~. .
Do you not think that if the law were repealed, that repeal would opetate as
m
en encouragement to illicit distillation the county of Donegal i-I do not think
that it would, if it was made more rigorous against the real offender fol' makiDg
tnd carrying the article, and Jess rigorous against the townJands; in that case it
,,'ould m~t with the support of the inhabitants of the country.
Has the ~aw, in your 'Opinion, met with a fair support from the gentry of the:
'C:OUfttry~-They look upon it as unwise.
Has the law met with a fair support from the gentry of the country in your
opinion ?-I am conscious that the· gentlemen or dle COURtry would oppose it 8&
much 8S possible, if they consider it unwise. .
. That is Bot an ~n.wer to our question ; bas the Jaw met with. fair support from
.abe gentry of the country, in your ophlion l-The aentlemen of the country lQC)k
opon it in an odd shape; they are lukewarm. upon it; they think it is not aa
..h~lesome law for the country, nor productive for the revenue.
Tben you are competent to answtor the question put to you, of whether. the . .
.baa bad a fair Happen from the geJltJemen of the country in ~ I-The reason
1 bave assigned is, that the gentJemen of the country consider the law to be Be
jJnctuatin~ that any gentleman who has property will not embark his money in
public distlUation. •
'Ve must again repeat the origioo1 question put to you, nlUlleiy, bas the ,Jaw
had, in your opinion, a fair surport from the gentlemen of the country f-I beheve
they do not cart; about; and believe they con,sidi!r, that it is sufficient in its pre-
aent shape to drive innocent people to desperation.
Have they endeavoured to execute it ?-In Dlany instances I bave known genu..
men take great pains and trouble.
Have you ever taken up any stills yoarself i-I have.
Wben?-Last summer.
Was it since the fines were enforced ?-It was.
Did you ever take up any stills before ?-I did not, as 1 wished my tenants 10
become linen manufacturers.
'Vithout meaning any disrespect, were you not induced in a certain degree to
take up those stills, with a view to prevent fines falling upon your propeny and
tenants ?-Undoubtedly.
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JuInc Atilt;", Then you have no doubt, that the suspension of this law and the result of it, wOuld
tend materially to sup~ress the pmctit..oe of illicit distillation f-If it continue yoa
FAg.'
will have as much ilhclt distillation in Donegal as ever you had.
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Then you nre of opinion, t.hat the other landholders of the count.y of Donegal
\V~uld 110t be influenced to take up stills UP0M. their estates, by the same motives
which you confess to have1nftuenced you ?-There are many who have barren tract.
of ground where they are eolonieed by private distilleries' going forward. I have
1 !ZOO acres set at ,/0 I. a YfIM, with a slllmon 'she.,., upoa whirD there are a number
of stills going 9n perhaps at this moment; 1 dare saytbece are H\Wal UPOll the
mountains dlat I never was OR. .
Where is that property you allude to ?-It' is in die baron,
of KiUlIUICl'eDOn,
county Donegal.' . .
How far aistant is your residence from that property t-ProbabJy 1tetweea
So . . 60 IriBb __ •
.. You, of course, know nothing of whom the illicit dtatillen are composed in that
. country ~.,-No, I don't, indeed ; they ba.ve got a pareelof still, in the IDOllDtaiDl,
where.they carry them on their backs, and they have spirit. in abundan~.
Is the barley which they disti.l growll upon that pl'operty ?-I believe it is; it
produces, in gen~, ~otliiog btJt b a r l e y . . .
If the distillery were not ~ing ODther~, the barley would Dot be of so mucb.
waluel-I think it would be of more value•
. How ?-If the fair deaJer were encouraged a great re¥enue would ariae, and the
people would be encouraged to put. down those stills. .
We beg to ask you, whether, in case these peat objeeb were not accompliahed,
the existence of twenty distilleries GpoB this m~uDtain, beIon~ing to you, do not
tend directly to raise the price of t_t grl'in which, you say, IS afmost the whole
produce of the furmer I-I think that a better price would certainly come to the
farmer if there were replar distilleries; for people carry their grain to those almost •
inaccessible places; &ad when the illicit dislillers get them ioto these mountains,
they say to them, II Sir, I. have not the money to pay you;" a person gets into
private dealing with a smuggler, who sometimes pays, IPld sometimes not.
. Do not you believe that t~ market aff'ptded to the private distiller does tend
directJy to raise the price of that harlel1-1 do not think it does, because I ~ve
been looking intO' the papers stating praces; and I have frequently seen, that grain
sold as high in other parts of the country as in the country where private clisti1l8.tiola
~-ent forward. .
Do not you believe, that the COD~uerice of the private di.tillery exi.ting to ..
treat an eX,tent, wa. to depresa the pnce of barley?-1'here ia no DJar~et for it.
Do not you think that these mouDtain lands you &peak of would be a favourable
scite for a public distillery i-Very unfavQUJ8ble indeed; but there ",e man1
.favourable places at 4UKl near ~ow~.
What toWD8 i-o-BaJlybofey and other lowDI.
Have you ever been at Ballybofey 'i-Frequently.
Have you eyer heard of i~irits ~ carried ill large quaatitiea through
the tOWD of ~nybofey l-R ly; I .}"Ielf lIlet, this seuon, when going te
my Own land, upwards of thirty Boft1e8 bringing it from private distillers.
: Were tlte apen.armed who accompanied that colony?-They generally have
cadgels. . .
And no other arms ?-Pistols, perhaps; their stick it gen....ly weighted with.
. a long ferrule of copper. .
; Are they inbabitants of the barony of Killmacrenon?-Tbey are, and also of
other baroQiea; they Qle the lower, order of the people, mostJy determined ruffians,
as I think.
Where do they carry those spirits to ?-To wherever they can sell it.
Where is their usual market ?-Everywhere round the country.
Is it IOld pubJicly 1-1 believe 10. .
Do you think that illicit spirits could be carried by such a number of armed
men publicly through the country, and afterwards .,publicly vended, without the
knowledge of the resident gentry of the country I-The gentlemen caunot prevent
it; they do know of it, but cannot better themselves.
The quantities carried iu this way through these different towns, or through the
town you have mentioned, must be very considerable r-It is tile produce of .all
the barley in the country, and the revenue is lost upon it.
Are tht: diatiJIerics -:herc this spirit is m~nl1factured pr.incipaJly upon YOUf pro-
perly, wblch you descrlbel-My property IS but a speck In tbe country; there arc .
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Do JOB mea diat tIIat ~is gftel'aUy colonised with priva~ distillers'l- ,.
And no others ia mountainous acet.
y.o. aa..e stated, dlat you . e that the price of barle, to be as high in other
places as in those where ihere is a deal of illicit distillauon ?-I believe it is; l
have seen at Drogheda quotations lligher.
Have you anet beard, that the licensed distiller, iO:the district of Derry, haa
~nl to ~aae barley in the ICMlth Gf Wand, in ~n~ueDce of the excessive
~rice to which barley was ~ in the north of I~land by illicit distillation?-
'That might be in some instances; but last season, I believe, it was higber in the
&outh orIre1and, or as hi. as in the north, as there was DO exportation there,
_ there is ex~OD of spirits from the south of Ireland.
We ask you, if you hale ever beard tbe fact 'we have mentioned ?-At certai~
times I have heard that he brought barle, from the south of Ireland, 00 account
of .ita being cheaper in the south than in his own neighbourhood. '
Do you know wbethel' it 'be the habit, of any of tbe reaideat ge~ 01 the
;country to coosame illicit spirits in their houaes i-They have no other to UJe..
senerallyapeaking. ' '
Is there not a lacensed distill~ in Derry l -There ia.
HoW' far do yon Jive from Derry 1-About six miles and a half.
Do DOl ,on think one of the main encoungements to these mischievous prac-
1ices is oWing to the purchase and consumption of illicit spirus by the higher
cxders l-CertainIJ, if there were DO purchasers, there would be no venders nor"
makers of that illioit article. '
Do you believe'that if the higher order did not CODsume the spirit, the practice
would be greatly diminished ?-I think not; the middling class of People wool.
use it, anatbe lower order would use it to the extreme, as they do just now. .
Then you do not think that the eODsum{ltion of it by the higl1er order is all
encouragement to the practice l-The quantity used by them is so litde.
Do not you think the example of their using it is very mischievous ?-I think
SO indeed; DO gentleman, if he could avoid it, Should use it.
Do not 10U think that the example of the Magistrates consuming the unU-
ceosed .pirll, manufactured by men whom it is their duty to send to prisoa for
the otfence, is a very mISChievous example to the country P-A Magistrate would
have a great many to send to prison; I think it is very immaterial, the quantit1
dte,. Me .ng 10 smalJ.
It it not a mischievous example 1-1 think it is not a good enaple.
Do ,OU Bot belie'\le that it.UeqaeDtly occurs 1-Numben of timea; there are a
Bamber of private gentlemen do so; I know that there are many from wut of
better.
Do you Dot think that it is a mischievous exam~e, which frequently occura l-'
I think it is not right, certainly, but so it is that it 15 done.
Are you a Magistrate i-No, I am not, I have no wish·to be one.
You have stated, what jp yo. opioioa, would be the res1,1lt ,of encouragemeQt
giveD to small stills aod breweries, if established; have you anT distinct ROtiQJl of
what encon~ent would be sufficieDt ?-If I were to give my humble opinion.
I would certaiDly punish very rigorously indeed the private distiner, and encourage
the fair dealer, and I wouTd hold out encouragemeut to the private distiller to
become a good snbject, by becomin~ a linen manufacturer, for by that means he
would becOme a gOod member of society; and I would humbly propose, ·that as
to the private distiller ceasiag to be a private distiUer and beeoming a manufac-
turer, It would be proper for the Le~wnture to give, upon the \,oucber of die
CJergymao and Churchwardens ,of Ius making and manufacturing a couple of
lVebs, so much per yard, according to the value, 8j a bonus, to prevent his being
a Jlrivate diBtille!'.
Is that you," plan ?-That in part is my humble plan; ,you may act upon it as
you think proper. '
Did you attend a :Meeting of the Gentlemen of the county of Donegal, where
n resoJution was entered into against tb:e consumers of illicit spirits ?-No, I was
uot there.
Do you know that there is a licensed still established in the barony of Innis-
bowen ?-Yes, I bave beard it.
How near is it to your residence i-About sixteen miles.
Are there not other stills licensed Dcar to you i-Yes.
HoW' far are they from you ?-There is one at Newtown-lima;'d,., and anotMf
at Derrv, within seven miles. '
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Do you not think that licensed distilleries, from being established within seten
miles. are sufficiently near to your estate ,to affo~d a market for the barl~ grown
Elf. •
~ by your tenants; we meall your property at InRlshowen r-I do not think it is,
upon the principle that is proceeded on just now.
, Upon what principle ?-I think if they pay the present duty upon every gallon
of spirits thE'Y make, they cannot pay the price of barley.
But is not that a proof that the price obtained for barley is excessive ?-Jt ii
never at all excessive; it is such a price that ought to be brought- into every coun-
try amenable to the laws, whether it be in the shape of beer or of whiskey. "
, Can the licensed distiller pay as good a price for the barlel of your tenants as
the unlicensed distiller l-certainly they cannot, but very frequently their' cmn-
tracts amount to nothing; -they promise a price, and in, the mean time the'y buy
barley from the farmer, wbo sells his barley to the, private distiller; and 'ID the
mean time his still is seised and be becomes a bankrupt.
Bilt when he sells his barley to a private distiller, does he not expect to receive
a better price tban the licensed distiller could give?-Y es, he does; but he fre:"
quently gets nothing wbatever.
, Why does he prefer dealing with the private distiller for his bariey i-Expect-
ing to get more for his grain. '
Tben, after what you bave stated, do you wisb to adhere to your former answer,
and say, that it is your orinion, that the private distillery does not keep up 'the
price of barley r-l think It does not keep up the price.
Explain that ?-1 think that if the laws were modified, 80 as to enable weU-
regulated and well-conducted people, and peo~le of stamina and means to distil"
the farmers would have a steady market for their grain, and not be forced to de-
pend upon B: fluctuating illicit distillation, which is destructive to the mo~ of the
people certalDly.
B~t you have stated, that the licensed distiller cannot afford to give the same
price wbich the unlicensed distiller does give i-Inasmuch as if he escapes he is the
more able to pay. •
- Have you not stated. that the licensed distiller cannot aft'ord to give as hi~b a
price for the barley, as the unlicensed distiller is in tbe habit of giving f-Certaml,
, DGt until tlJe private distiller is caugbt.
" Have you not stated, that he cannot afford to give as high a price aa the ilIic(t
distiller does f-Certainly not. '
DoeS not your answer prove, that illicit distillation bas hithert4 raiaed the p~
of barley ?~I dare say it did in that district. '
You mean in Innisbowenl-Not Innishowen particularly, but the country
at large. ' ,
Has it raised upon your own townland f-Latterly I ~k it J:w not.
Bas it ever raised it 1-1 think it bas.
Why not la:tterly I-Because the country haa been in such a situation with the
distillation, that the people did not know what they were about; tbe people were
'dTiven to desperation, and have no regular market for their grain.
'yOll have stated, that the distillery people, who were expened from your estate~
had commenced their practices upon a neigbbouring estate ?-They have; some
of, the younger branches of the same families, some of tbe SODS who have no pro-
perty wbatever to answer fines.
Do you know them r-Yes, I know some of tl1em.
Have you any doubt that you know who they are-?-I know one or two, or p.-o.-
bably three, from whom I have seized malt. "
Did you know them when they carried on those practices upon your own estate?
-Certainly. ,
/r.re you a grand juror of Donegal or Tyrone l-1 have been of the grand jury
oftbe county of Tyrone.
Often ?-Not often. '
More than oncel-Not more than once.
Is that lately ?-Not very lately.
We think you have stated that you put down the illicit distillation in your
town land, and that you stated also tbat it was by means of the military?- Yes,
latterly. '
What,inducc:d 'you to make use of the military i-Because there were two or
, three private distillers, young men that were determined not to be beat dow,n, if
there were not a sufficient force to do so.
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Has not the military been obliged to be called in generally to put down illicit
distillation in Innishowen ?-Certainly.
'If illicit distillation W8S' suppressed, and if the military were withdrawn, would
not the illicit distiller begin again?-To a certainty illicit distillation would begin
again; I am firmly of that opinion. .
Then we ask you again, if small stills were licensed, whether or not that would
not be a means of preventing illicit distilIlltion ?-Certainly; and giving power
to the person who became a public distiller, of paying the revenue to the Crown,
and giving him an interest ID part of the fines to be levied; suppose a fourth of
the fine to the public distiller, he paying it as part of. his revenue to the
Crown.
Would not those persom licensed to make use of those small stills find it their
interest to put down the illicit distiller ?-If the laws were modified, 1 think it
would put a stop to it in a great measure. .
Would he not find it his .interest to put it down ?-Certainly, to prevent him
coming into the market agaiust him.
We ask you wbether the licensed distiller would not (it being his interest) prove
a better revenue officer tban those who are employed ?-Fifty fold, or an hundred
fold; they would be revenue officers indeed, and vroper ones.
We ask you whether the farmer or the grower of barlcy having a licensed dis-
tiller near him, would Bot find him a better merchant to deal with than the illicit
distiller 1-1 consider he would, inasmuch as the one would be a man of property,
and the other a mere man of straw; and it would be a happiness to' the country if
it were so.
We ask y.ou furtber, whether the grower of barley, finding it his interest to deal
with the licensed distiller, that would not be the means of destroying the sort of
the connection that DOW subsists between the farmers and the unlicensed diitil-
lers ?-Certainly, I think it would.
You stated that you were obliged to advance a fine for some of your tenants ?-
Yes. .
Did you not feel tbat the law which obliged you to come forward in this man-
nerwas a very severe and oppressive ond-Certainly; they did persist in this
private distillation, and. I toid them repeatedly that they would be all beggared'
ultimately.
Did ,you aot feel it a severity, that Y01l doing a11 you could to prevent illicit
distillatIon, was obliged to advance youI' .own money, without the hope." of getting.
it back I-Certainly; I should like to have my money back, if I could, but it is
not to be got; I 'have not got a great deal of rent, that I otherwise would
have got.
Do you not believe ·that it is ~e landlord's rent that is swallowed up by those
iines 1-1 think 80 in Ii great measure.
Have not the landlords in general lent their assistance to put down these illicit.
practices ?-Generally; it is pretty generally the resident gentlemen who have
done so.
Have the others, by their agents. or in any way contributed their assistance?-
N ambers have.
Iue yow breweries good there ?-No, very defective to what they might be.
Do yon think that if breweries were encouraged more, and that the lower ctas,
of people were able to get good strong ale uVOI1 moderate terms, it.would 1I0t tend
to prevent illicit distillation ?-Certainly it would.
You stated that you would give a bunus to certain persons quitting this illicit
distillation business, and taking up habits of industry; Ollt of what fund would
you give the bonus you spoke of ?-Out of the fines, if an.y.
Do you not c-om;ider that if brewerit·s and legal distilleries Were established,
with prop£l encouragements to the persons en~aged in those trades, there would
be a more even price for the grai.n growing in the country, and n surer market for
the people ?-Certainly; it would be a great blessing tor persons possessed of
property if it Wtere 80. The D10I31s of the people are contaminated imd destroyed.
with it.
With respect to the stills that you are acquainted with, that may be legally
worked, what are the objections to working of the smallest of the stills, legally
allowed to work?-They object particularly to embark in it, in consequence 01
the .revenue laws beiRe tluctuatil\C, lhaU tbey h.a.. n~t an intereet to embark
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JIJlm ....ilultin, ' their capitals until they should be sufficiently encouraged by GOTemment to
Esq. assist them in putting down private distillation. ,
'----v---" Did you ever hear of any objection being made against them i-Always; and I
heard tbat it was impossible to make an wholesome liquor of it; and I heanl
myself people say, that it was almost impossible to make an wholelOme beverage
ii'om the rapid progress witb wbk-b it was burried forward in the present mode of
making it.
Do you think those people that are engal5ed in the practice of illicit distilla-
tion are sufficient chemists to carry 00 this busine!ls quickly i-They arc not
c~emists at aU; they take their ~sual way of distilling, and giving it length of
time.
And are not adequate to carry it on quickly ?-Certainly not.
Do you consider yourself as a residenter of tbe county of Donegal ?-1 have a
small residence there, and reside in Innisbowen occasionally, but 1 am pl'illcipally
resident aL Grange, in the county of TyroDe.
Have you a farm or garden annexed to your lodge at Innishowen ?-Nu, I have
neither land nor garden annexed to my lOdge; 1 have only the lodge; I mean I
hav.c Done in my o\vn occupation.
During your residence there 'have -you seen any thing of Moville, or do Y01l
know of there baving been an illicit trade carrying on there ?-Y es, 1 understand
tbat there was.
And that there are venders of illicit spirits there ?-Quite publicly.
And they receiving barley in return ?-Yee, and taking away the whiskey.
How is the barley and the whisker conveled between Moville, on the Innish-
owen side, and Milligan, upon the .Derry Side of Lochfoyle ?-They frequently
bring whiskey from various puts of the country; the barley is taken over in II
boat from Milligan to Moville, and it is bartered for whiskey at Moville, which
, whiskey is taken by a boat to Milligan again, and dispersed over the country.
Has d~is traffic been a loog time carried OD, 'and to any extent i-Latterly it bas
desisted ~reatly, from a corps being stationed there; there is a military position
on both Sides of the river.
. Have you heard that the traffic in illicit spirits near Movme continued long and
publicly without bein~ interrupted lly the excise officel"ll, before the troops or
the corps you speak of were there ?-To a great extent.
Witbout the intervention of the officers of excise?-I have not heard that they
interfered, particnlarly without the military.
Have you never heard of a revenue cutter being statio~ed to eut oft'this inter-
course, at any former period i-Not till within a few years. .
. 1)0 yon. recollect any at a former period l:-No1 not that I recollect.
If you had a farm or gar~ annexed to your house, could you when there
(during the course of any night or even of any day) be sure of being able, by
IJny exertion, to elude or sa'le yourself from punishment, from part of a still being
put u,Pon your ground, or ~ut into your house by discontented servants in con-
junction with an excise offic:er?-I do think that it is very possible indeed that it
might be left upon it in the night, unknown to me, without the possiblJitl of my
knowing it; there was one found upon my land in summer last, at Three 1 rees, by
a man of the name of Coyle; upon returning with some tenants of mine, after
illicit distillation bad been beat down, he found a still, or a part of a still upon
the land, and threatened to bring a fine; and this same mao, who was an assistant
to the revenue, was found in illicit still-houses drinking whiskey, without giving
that private information. '
Was not this Mr. Coyle a sub-constable ?-He was.
Was he not very active in aiding the revenue ?-He permitted them to go on till
a certain extent, only for his own benefit; I think be was not.
What was the character of this Mr. Coylel-He was a private distiller
notorioosly.
Where did he live ?-In widow Bromhall's land.
Have you ever heard of this practice, of putting a still upon persons ground
having been doner-Indeed I have, and of its having been left in the night;
I speak as to myself. ' ,
Was there not then private di~iUatioD going on in your laud i-Not to my
knowledge.
Do you allude to &By other iastanee tIwl tlle one upon 1OI&r own property,
490. which
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.' which you have·mentioned as having b<>en left f<lr the purpose of inducing a fine? . Jolin Allfl;",
-1 do not know of any otber, but 1 ha'Ve heard of its being done. L'l'
Rave you heard, or do YOll belie\'e that such things have been in practice ~- ~
. I have heard certainly that they have been in p'raclice.
.But you know of no' circumsta.nce l-No; hat.1 believe it.
You have, as we understand, been driving distillers off your O'!ll land, nnd have
gol them driven oft"; now we wish to ask you, might not one of tbose distillers have
put that very still, or part of a still you allude to, upon your land again, from a
sort of grudge or ill-will, in consequence' of the steps you had taken ?-I sus-
pected that at the time, and [ took up the people, and got people to prove when
they came down the mountains, in order to put on this line, wben it might come
forward at the assizes, but whetber it be charged at these assizes or not I do not
know.
Have you ever heard that there was any legal step taken towards fixing a fine
opon YOllr property for that identical sti1ll-~othin~ more than tbe threats of that
. man Coyle, that be would bring a fine; he told me an Derry that he' would bring
a. fine.
Have you ever heard that Coyle, or any other person, did ever take any step
towards fixing a fin~ upon your townland for that still ?-No, I never did bear it.
When were the assizes 1-1 believe in March.
W ouJd not instances of persons leaving stills upon townlands, for the purpose
of charging those townlands .ith fines unjustly, be.R malter very capable of
proof, and excite general indi~ation in the country l-Certainly they excite
general indignation, but as to our being able to prove that they came there during
tbe night., I do not know how it could be done.
What other instances have you heard of practices of this sort being had re-
.ourse to i-At a meeting of the county assizes.
What instances have you heard of?-I have beard it frequently. •
But what instances are they 1-ln various parts of Donegal it has occurred;
there is scarcely a gentleman in Donegal that would not tell you the. same thing,
and that they have beard of stills being left in districts, in order to incur fines.
Do you know of any instance, besides the one 1011 bave related, of your owa
townland ?-I cannot speak of any instance.
Do you know of any?-I certainly do not know it particularly; but 1 have
heard of its being done.
Have you ever heard of any particular instance ?-Yes, frequently in Donegal.
State if you have ever heard of any townland, and name it, in the county of
Donegal, upon which a stiJI has been put maliciously, for the purpose of pro-
ducing a fine against that townland ?-J cannot speak to any particular townland.
Is it n9t one of the objections, generally stated to the townland fine system,
that such things may happen ?-Certainly; It is one great objection, and it ought
to be so.
. Do you Dot think it w~ left to the will of Coyle, whether you were liable or
not to the punishment of fines l-Iftbe tenants, who were along with him, came
forward to prove the manner in which the still was got, I was .in hopei that I
'Wollld have rebutted it.
Do you know of more than one fine being levied for this saDie offence l-I have
heard of its being split and subdivided.
Did you hear it in evidence, or believe it l--I believe it to be the practice to fine
for a head, or a wash, or a worm, making these separate fines.
Do you-know of nny such instances ?-I cannot say; I did not at all attend to
tbese matters.
Do you know it ornot?-Not particularly; I do not know it particularly .
• Do you know a single instance ?-I cannot say 1 know a single instance.
Do you' know a single instan<:e l-Nothing more than from report.
Do yoo know a single instance ?-I believe it to be the fnet that it is so.
Do you know a single instance ?-I do not know it more than from ~eariay.
So as to believe it l-Certainly. -.
Who was your authority ?-Numbers of private people.
Who are theyr-People who had paid tho~ fines that were ch~irgeable; the.v
;were tenants ofMn.Bromhall, and my own. •
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30M. AU8tiTl, Name. them ?-There was one named Mc Callion, another named Doghcrty, a
Esq. Mr. Allell, and a ~lr. Leper; 1 recollect them saying that such things had hap-
"'---....----' pened, as fines being split and su bdivided.
Are all thosc you have named respectable persons ?-One of them, Mc Callion
1S a private distiller. '
Are any of the others private distillers ?-No.
Are they respectabld-Tiley are respectable farmers.
Is Dogberty a distilled-He was.
Is Allen a distiller ?-No, .he is· not.
",r as he one ?-Ne\·cr.
But 1\1c Callion and Dogherty were distiUers?-Yes, notoriously.
And are they two of the respectable persons upon whose authority you make
this statement r-No, upon the authority of Allen and Leper.
Why did you mention Mc Cl).llion before you mentioned Leped-Merely
becau:;e I thought of his name first; he was a person that incurred a fine, and
was unable to pay it, and he is unabie to this present moment.
And do you think that a man who you know to have bcen a private distiller,
'having told you that fines were split in this manner, is a sufficient ground to
helieve it, although you know of no instance yourself ?-That, with the corrobora-
tion of what I was told by Allen and Leper.
Did it happen to them ?- No, they were not distillers.
\Vere fines levied upon their property-?-Yes, the cattle were taken for the
fines of those fellows.
How did they know that the fines were splid-They ,vere told it by people they
might depend upon, I presume.
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Then your only knowledge is, that you heard it from tho e persons who were
two private distillers, and the others who were respectable; but those two respect-
able persons only knew it by bein~ told it by others; was it Dogherty alld
~:1c Callion who gave the informauon of the fines being split to Leper anel
Allen ?-I believe It was so.
'Who i~ Mr. Leper ?-·He js a r.eputable farmer.
Did you ever heal' of his selling spirits ?-Never.
~Vhe\'e does he live.?-At Three T.rees..
'Vas that formerly a public-house?- Yes, but it was then a licensed one.
Is it licensed now?-No.
Does it sell spirits now ?-Not to my knowledge.
If you had reason to believe that unlicensed spirits ,vere sold in that house,
would you continue to think h. Leper a respectable man ?-Certainly not.
Ner as an authority in this case ?-Certainly, any man who could be capable of
selling spirits privately, \\oltld be a bad autbority to depend upon.
You have stateo, that a mili tary force was necessary to enforce the execution
tOf this law upon III Ishuwen ?-Yes.
Is not. that a strong proof of a. combination amongst the inbabitants of the
country (-It is ncees&aI'Y, certainly.
That is not an answer to the question; is not that a strong proof of a .com-
bination among the inhabit. nts of tbe country?-Certainly. .
Docs that combinalion ari.e from a wish to oppose the laws, or for tbeir own
benefit? -For their own benefit, certainly .
.And not 10 0pro~e the Ja\\'s ?-It is for their own benefit; but they .a re gene-
.I'"lIy the very dregs of the people who are distillers.
Wbo are they?-Some are rcputaUe and loyal, but they are in general the
lions of pOOl' people. .
Do you know the parish of Templemore ?-Yes.
Did not private distillation prevail exceedingly in the parish of Templemore
~'lbovc a year ago, and is it not much diminished now ?-l believe so, certainly.
Do you know the parish of Moville?-Yes.
Has not Mr. George Cary property there ?-Yes.
Is not tlmt near to your property in InD'ilhowlm ?- Yes, it is abollt a mue and
~ »alf from .~L
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Has not the exertion of Mr. George Cary, and Mr. Tristam. Cury, bis eldest
eon, mucb diminished private distil1ation in that part of the parish of Moville ~-.
Certainly.
If similar exertions to tbose made by yourself, Mr. George Car" and Mr.
Tristam Cary, had been made in that ,neighbourhood, by other proprietors in the
ueighbourhood, are not you sure that It would bave bad equally good effect (-!.oIt
most have had an equally good effect, undoubtedly, if similar exertions bad been
used by resident gentlemen; but I know an instance of sixteen fines being struclr
upon one quarter-land belonging to Mr. Lucius C:;,ry, who was absent in
Dublin.
Did .,ou hear that Lucius Cary had made many exertions to put dowu illicit
distillenes ?-He had, by bls son. .
18 that which happened to Hendrick 'two years ago, or lately ?-It was lately.
Were the exertions of Messrs. Cary successful ?-No; I believe they beat him
aDd the son very much.
Did you ever hear that tbese. people bad entered bis bouse hy force, and had.
destroyed his furniture in the middle of the day, in revenge for his having takeR
these measures ?-l did hear it.
And you believe it to be truel-Yes.
Wbere you at Lifford Assizes before last; and had you heard of any informations
hHing been lodged against them ?-.Yes, I did. ,
Arle Mr. George Cary's teDaDts tenants at will, or have'tbey leaaesl-I believe
abey are fot: the moat part tenants at will. . .
Have Mr. Luciu. Cary's tenant. leases i-They have leases.
What is the Dame of the high constable of the barony of InDisbowen, who
ueg)ected to collect still fines in the year before last, namely 18141-His Dame is
Porter. ' . .
If Porter, the bigh constable of tbe barony of Innisbo\ven, bad been assisted
by the gentlemen of t~ county in collecting IItill6nes impoled there in tbat year,
and bad done bis dut1~ would it Dol have liad a very material effect in check-
ing p.rivate diatillatlOR in tbar' barony I-It might perhaps have certainly
.~~ . .
Did you hear that the· geutlemen in the county applied to tbe Judge, iD. con-
sequence of his not having done bis duty 1-Yes, I believe he did. Mr. Chichealer
..as high sherHF at the time.
Was be (Porter) lIlmck offi-I wac; told be was.
At what aasizesl-In spring or summer assizes of 1814, as well aa I recolJec~ .
Did you bear that Porter had his per-ceotage for ~llecting tbe road present-
ments, prellented to him at summer assizes 1814, or did it cease ?-I presume it
must have been presente<l always, as the barooy constable gets his poundage for
collecting the p.ublic money.
Do you understand the grand warrants of the different counties 1·-1 have 80m•.
knowledge of them. . .
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Take that ~ook in your hand handing tle WitnUl a large book of trJarranb;] do
IOU see any entry tbere, PJlrportiog to be .presentmellt at the Lent Assizes for.
Donegal in 181-5; do you not see -b'y the grand warrant, that Porter, the high'
A:oD8table, bas bad his per-centage ror coJIecppg_the public mone, in 1814, pre-, .
MeDted to bim by the grand jury of Donegal f-Yel •
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the Right Honomable Sir GEORGE FITZGERALD HIL:L, Bnrt.

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Colonel !alm lIIalweU Barry, a Membor of the House, Examined.

ARE you acqllain ed with th~ co~mty of ~ll"~n, and tne inhabi~auts of it?-
Col. 1.1II. Bany. Before 1 proceed UpOll my exammatlOn, I thlDk It necessary to appnze the Com-
l '-- J mittee, that I have be-en ab'Senl from the county of Cavan about two years, and •
that therefore the information which I am able to give them must reter to a period
antecedent to that date. I :tin a.cquaiRted with the conuty of Ca'i'an and the
inhabitants of it.
Do you believe that the gentlemen of the county of Cavan have exerted them-
selves to stop the practice of private distillation ?-In gener~l I believe they have;
I can state tbat S'ome of ,them) aOlOngst whom I am one, hav"e appr.ized their
tenantry, that if they shaH pe detectc.'d in private distillation, we ,\'ill not renew
their leases to themselves nor any of their families when they expire; I know this
fo llave been comtnunieatoo to the tenantry by several }alld proprietors. " 'itlt
regard to personal exertions, from my non-resi-dence in tl'lt! COtltlty, 1 cannot gi\'e
any direct testimony.
Do you know of auy particular hardshiRs arising out of the enforcement of this
l\ct?-l c:!ertainlv do; and fodnstance, 1 think it a particular hardship that I have
been twice nned. myself nrrde'r this Act, for practices tbat have occurred 'Wileu'
1 have' been attending my duty in Parliament.
You llIcntiOn that se\leralla'l1dloyds had noticed tlleir tenant, Itbat tl1ey wotlld
1\Ot re'l1c'W, aud would turu them off' th{"ir land, in 'case 'they -continoec1 this
t?racti~e; n6w ftom the nature of the Act, supposing 1he tenants expect 'to 'be
tu'tHed out, does not the Act ~ea've it in tlye power of those tenants so 'to be
dismissed, to bring on fines before their time expires, and to leave them a charge
Hpon the landlord, and have the land they are giving up fined ?--I conceive t.hat
will appear by a reference to the Act.
From your knowledge of the Act, do you feel that that can be the effect of it
01' not ?-I must beg leave to have tbe Act of Parlia·ment banded to 'me [dle Act of
Parliament was handed to the honourable Member;] I believe that it does so.
'Vhat dc>scription of people are generally concerned in carrying on this illicit
ti'::tde of di'stiIIation ?- I believe the aCtual manufacturer of 'the spil'lt is a man of
a 'very lo,v class; but I believe tllat be works the s'tills lor the bette\, class of
futtners, 'Who are in the habit of making spirits fo], their own consumption; but
the actual distillers, or the artists employed, [ believe to be generally the middle
and -ery low description of persons, -and very often ,they 'are ittnernnt.
Do you believe that to be the casc since the fine upon towntanik?-1: iI-o.
Have you known any instance where the 'line has be~n levied of 'the perliOt1s so
(!mploying these itinerant workmcn ?--Yeri fi-cquently; I lhave known finE'S laid
O~l .different tow!llands, ana 'the persons ~ who \~<;re ~ctlHllly concerned in the
dlsttllery ha\'e p:lld the fihe~, and t~ereby muemlllfied the towblantls_
Has this Act stopped the ev'j) in yOU!' county ?-Irather think not; but I am not
very conversant with the present state of the county of Cavan, as I have been
absent for nearly two years.
Do you conceiyc that if small stills were licensed, snd thereby a market found
fo1' the corn which is thus used in this illicit trade, that it would not materially
assist in putting it down ?-I have no doubt that it would.
What is your opinion of the present duties ?-That is rather an extensivc
<luestion; my opinion is, that the present duties, being exceedingly high, afford
a premium to illicit distillation. But I have very strong doubts wnether the reciuc-
:lion of those duties, unless reduced very low indeed, would effectually check illicit
distillation; and I think that the evil attendant upon such a measure, in a moral
point of view, would be very considerable. I do not myself think that sufficient
encouragement has been given for settin~ up of small stills; I think there is .
perbaps too great a partiality on the part of the Board of Excise, with respect to
the stills of a llU'ge description. I would instance a -case that occurred tn the county
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of Cavan, ",here a gentlemaD of very (x)Qsiderable landed property, perh4p8 of QaI.I. If. ••..,.,
3,000/. a year, wislled to erect a still of 100 gallons in the very henn of tbe I.., ...'+"'¥*....
country infested with illicit distillers; ~e ~ade. bis preparations, and incurred
a very large expense: but when he applied for a hcen::e to the "Board. of Excise,
it w~s refused him, because it was wi~b~n 15 miles of Dro~heda, whe!e t~ere was
a still of 500 gallons, and the CommlSSIMlefl 'Were of·f.lplmon that thiS still could
not be erected in the town of Kif!g's Court (the place alluded to) without doing
material injury to the dislillen in Drogbeda: in whiell opinion 1 did. 'oot conour.
Are 1011 of opinion that if the revenue laws were so fraftted as to enable the
brewer 10 give strong alc to the inhabitants upon more moderate terms ·than tbey
can have it at present, it would not materiallY contribute to lellsen the consump-
tion of this private distilled spirjt 1-1 have no doubt of it.
We would wish to ask you, whether any mode has ever occurred to you, by
which, in the F.esent state of Ireland, the brewers could be enllbled to meet
illicit spirits in the market upon less disadvantagcotlS terms than thev do now·?-
I should think the lowering of the duty on malt would considerably relieve
tbem.
: Wauld DOt that lowering of tbe d"ty upon malt be a .proportional>le decrease
of dle duty upon legal spirit, and of course liable to tbe objections stated in y.GlHl
former answed-lt·cezta.inly would; but it wpuld affect the breweries equally ,.,ith
the ·distilleries of legal ~piriti, and therefore I think purt of my fur.lllCr objecb.oll
would be done away.
· Was there ever'a period when the brewers could afford to sell relatively c~
tban they do at preseut t~I cannot answer that question to the satiafactioQ. of the
Committee.
· Do you not conceive that as long as there is any duty whatever -ea.yable UpOD.
legal spirits, thel'e must be such a boun~l upon the legal spirits as Will induce ~e
inhabitants·df the mountainous districts In Ireland to contlUue that practice, if it
be not made more expensive to thetn by tbe effects of some such law or regulation
.. the ·present i - l 'have mentioned befere, thnt I am not an adv-ooote for the
. reduction ·of the duties upen spirits. I· think the diffioulties with Mlich the private
distilleries are suJ't'OUnded, would be Rlore than an equivalent to a emall duty.
. : We would wish to ·know whctner ·the Fisk imposed by ~be present system
does not appear to be necessary to counte~ail the present high rate of duties 1-
I thiok the ris'k the distiller rOBS, is necessary ·to couawrvait .Ilose dutia.
· Do net Y011 think the present rate of duties so high, that it is woRh tbe whne at
the i'Jlicit distilJer to run a vel1, great risk of being fined ?-.:J do; but I have J>efore
~bserved. that I think the evils that would arise from taking oW t'be duty, wouta
make it an uaadfiaalaJe measure.
Yon have mention~, ~at the taking o1Ft~I~ duty, or the loweri~g it-very mu~b~
would produce the mischief of the dpmorahzmg {he pe~le; now we wou"ldL"e
glad to ask, whetber you thin.k that the present duty up'on spirits might not 'be
lowered in a certain degree, wbich, io cf)ojunCUf)B .with the lioenalr.-g 1Imldl stills,
migbt -tend to .prevent illicit distillaaion, witho.t .emoraliziog the people·t-'l
do not tbink tbat a small diminution of duty, unaccompamoo .with·ocher ~Ul'flI
to ·cbook imcit. .distillatioo, besides ·thedicenamg sQlaU litiUt, ,wauld .~e .tuficient
tp -cbeck ,jJli.cit distillation.
We would be glad to know whether you think that means·ntigllt Rot1lJe.devteed,
connected with tbose Wlo, .that -would aoewer tbe :pu~r9se l....,l ~ ~ thl're
m~bt; 1>nt 1. am ·not .plepered to .tate to ·tbe ·Commit~ .what .thOfie :meana
·lIowd b e . · . .
We ·would then ask what yoor bpinioo is, as ·to whether an ,incre~of puoiftll-
ment qpon ·iIlicit distillers, to transportation, would no.t b4l~e·avery gree.t.e[ect 1
~I 1hialc that it wpuld ·hlU'e that·effect, jf it would not increase .tbe ditliQulty ·of
coJiviction, as the excess of ali.puni8hment is .AUFposed ·to do.
· 'We weuJd -with ts 81k you, whether ODe of the moat ~iolentQOD\~ota :Jbat
have .been made against the .present S.ylltem is, that a grea.t :numbe; pf persoQt
have beeD illlprisoned Ifor tbls ,miademeatmr 1-1 bave he.r.d ,that·such .a;«oPl-
plaim has been made, but I am ·'Very far .fi:om thinking tbat it is a :ju~t QDe.; :1
do DOt think lhat ·the·aotu.d :illicit distiller could ·have bQep pUDilih~ wi\h .\00
great sever;,-,.. . .
If the 8ctlHli jUici1. .distiUer w-ere :PunMhed with pawr ~ve.ritw, ,would ,it
diaUniSb tbe number· Qf ,crimes ?-tl !think it would. . :
Do .,.011 thint -tbat:tbe -sysn-m -of !fining townlands is ·one df fhos.e ·meft!Ur~
that ougbt to be reserved ?-I do not, because I think it partial and oppl'essive.
Do 1ou-think that either the present-system'df fining,'Qr any ·other"~lecn·thnt
dill he ~~, .•aIlllle~eft~t.ve.in. p.utting·.d.D\\!D illicu .d"tllbatiAp,!~ IoPg:CIoII ~he
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Col. I: 1!. Barry• . present high rate of:duty upon legal'distillation remains 1-1 do not feel prepared'
l. V' . J to answer that question. .
.. Is the practic;:e. 9f Ulicit. distillation confined to the mountainous parts of
Cavan?-No.
Does it prevail. to. any c;on~id~rable exte.nt in ~e well cultivated parts. of the
. country ?-It does.
Do yon conceive that in the cultivated partsef Cavan it Call, generally speak.
ing, exist wjtb~ut the knowledge of IK>me of the inh;tbitallls 01". the tOwnlani,
besides those actually emploved- in distillation ?-I do not conceive. that it can,;
1 conceive tbat the persons inhabiting the immediate vicinity wbere it is $t WOr~,
must know of it; but in extensive town lands it may be carried on without the'
knowledge of a great majority of the inhabitants of such townlands.
Even in the latter case, however, .you are of 9pinion that it lIl.ust be known to
some of the~ 1-1 al,ll; I s.houJd say that it is not 80 eJC~n$ive in the. cultivated
parts as in tbe mouutaino,us parts. .
In the cultivated parts of Cavan, shouldt you consider a townland of 300 acres
.8S a large one or a small one 1_1 shauld . conceive it an average one;. it would be
. rather large than small .
.Do you ~hillk. that there are.nny townlands, in the cultivated P'l~ts of Cavan, so
)arge as a thousand acres 1-1f there are, they are veIIJ rare indeed.
Do you at present recollect aoy towoland in the cultivated· parts of Cavan so~
: large as 500 ~fes 1-No,-1 cannot say I cfQ. ..
. What should you conceive to be ihe average size of the townlands JJPon your .
. estate?-I shoufd say, about. two hupdred.acre&; ~y owp estate is the well cul.ti.·
.vated pert of:Cava~. .
wh/f.t .should yoP \lUpPOse to be the Jar~t .s~!,e Qf the D\~IlPtain tQwnlands ?-'
,I shquld ~ul!pose from a tl1o.usand to fiftl.'en bllndred IlCre$. .
Do .yOll conceive tbat tbe farmers i.n C.aVl,Ul are upon.the wbQie itlclined to.
, •.oppress the practice of .illicit distillation ?--I shoqld say not, .e.xcept .that they
wOllld naturally wish to exelXlpt thelJ)selves from fin~; I sboQld suppose that,
t.lteyall naturally."ish lO distil.wpiske.y for.tbemselvcs, we.r.e .t not. the effect of the
fine and ,punishment.. . .
Do you think that the inconvenience.which,they ~perience from.tbe operation.
of the.fining syste~, is.upon .the whole sufficient to make tbelJl practically exen
~hemselves, in order to,extirpate the practice upon their respective lQ)vnlands1-1
Jlo nQt think, by itself, .tpat"~t i s . ' . ~
Do lOU not conceive that there would .be mucb.1ess ~iety tp e~tirpat~ it, if.
.the timng System was removed ?.,-I conceive there would.
Do you ·think that in ,thl\t case they woqld c;xert Lhemsdves ~t all .for the
purpose ?-I do not think that they would.
Do not YOIl thillk, ip that,case., t11a,t they would studiously promote and en-
.courage it ?-l do conceive they would, .unless by so doing tliey.were to incur
some pupi$hment themselves.
·Did·IoU ever hear of a tenant distilling for tbe purpose of punishing his land-
lo~ ~-I never did; but I should, as before, observe, that my e¥feFience has been
Wlthln the last two years. . . .
You have spoken of the encouragement given to small stiDs·as -not being sufi.'
ficient; are you aware ofthe nature and extentof t14at encouF8gement-l-As to'
,the encouragement given: to. small stills, I lIIust say that in maK.ing that obser..·
.vation.1 meant the facility of their ereetion, and that I thought it was ·the policy
• of the ·Board Qf Exciae, at present, rather .t() .leaa -to large stills -than to sma)! I
ones.; at the same time the regulations existing, as to wOlk and duties paid, {.
should suppose would be a sufficient encouragement. . •
Supposing tbat the Board of EKcise were disposed to give ever,. conceivable
.facility to the erection of small stills, do you conc~ive that the application for
the erection and licensing such would be $enerally made in all.iliose parts 01
Cavan generally infected with illioit distillation ?-l ooDceive there is ver1 great
discouragement, generally speakiug, towards emberking capital in IDe dillulter,
,trade, from the general fluctuating system that has taken place· for many years.
and that wopld operate as a check .upon the erecMoA of stilJs of any .description;
.but I do conceive that there would be applications for .some small stills in those
parts of lbe county of ,Ca:van w.fected. With illicit d.istiUation, but Dot. so much 81
.1 would .wish. . . . ;
no you recollect ,the period wben .the fining system was suspended 1-1 do.
There were parts of Cavan, were ther$' not, .that were them aubj.ect W fines 01'
,a .vcry.c~siderable e~teJlt l-There wete. .
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Barry.
1"h~ ~DeB wer~,.1 belive, J'emiUedP~A~r tb:e !JtJSpens1Ob, there was an Act Col. I.M.
,~ Parhanteilt remlttlltg them tdtaIly. . . ~
Have ~u any knowledge, or can you form an opinion, as to whether the
practice of illicit distillatioh increased or diminished immCKliatety subsequent to
thaI. i@miseidn ?-I said, 1 should .y that it neither very much increased nor
diminished mnch after that. -
Do you remember what the aindtiDt 'of tire remiuion of the fiiles 'was I-Yes.
How much ?-I belH!ve 13,0001. dr i4;odol.
Is it yoUr opinioh that jf tbe fiDeiI weze a second time remitted, the exam~te
()f that remission would not tend to a great increase of illicit distillation in the
county of Cavan 1-1 rather think it would, linless accompanied by other regula-
tions that would teDd ., check it.
Bnt you are not prepared to &tate tG the Committee what .your opinion is,
of the regulations which might be sufficient to check it l-t am Mt.
You have stated it as your beJief, dlat the encouragement of the breweries in
Ireland would tend TeCY much to the suppression of illicit distiUation; and you
ha'fe aid, that the redaction of the malt duty would be 9ne main encourage-
ment to the breweries; ue you aware of the reduction that bas lately take.
place ?-l am; and I think the reduction of that duty will considerably tend to
encourage the brewer.
What is the present daty upon malt I-I do not recollec~ it at present. ,
Do not you know that there is a cllrect duty upon beer in England and Seot-
landl-I ao. .
1>O.DOt you ~~i!,e that the J.~gislature h!l8 exte~de~ great encouragetttent t~
the Irish brewenes, by not proposlDg any such duty in Ireland l-l conceive that
it is, comparatively. an encouragement. .
,""That is the daty upon beer in Great Britain ?-I do not kn()w.
Then you do not knOw the exteilt of the comparative encouragem'eftt ?-I cannot
teU, .itbout reference.to papers upon the subject.
Hav~ you resided iii the county of Cnan for any' length. of time since tli4~
ACt passed, under which the former fines were relnltted in 1810, which Actwai
~epe8.led in 1812, ana revived in 1813; have you resided there .inee the period.
\V6eb the fil\~ were remittedl-No, 1 have not.
Nor resided in that county much since the lines were revived l......N'o.
, How long have you been in theooanty of Cavaa for the last two years l-Noi
above three weeks.
, Dd you recollect the evidence laid before Parliatpent upon a ~tition of the
brewers of Dublin relative to the consequence ofreducl.ioD df duues, in 1811 l -
I caunot say 1 recollect it particularly.
Do 1I0t you recollect that there was evidence produced of the mischievoili
feB"eets of tli~ ~nction of duties ~-Perfect1y.
Both upon the health and morals of the people 1-1 do.
You have st,ated it to be your opil1ion, that the encouragement of the use of
sfiong ale, or facilities given to the brewer to sen strong ate, would discourage
ilficit distillatibti, have YO'u not ?- Yes, and I think so.
Do you not think that there is in the humidity of the climate of Ireland, and in
the separa~e habitations of the people, as well as in the nature of their occupations,
that which neiessitates to a ceitain degree the consumption of spirits I-To a
certain degree do.
How db you propose to supply the ~or inhabitants of the moubt8in larids in
the ooun~y of Cav~ with strong ale ?-1'hat is rather a difficult question; I con-
ceive that i~ the mountainous distticts it would be attended with considerable
4ifficul,ties, but in the cultivated parts, in which illicit distillation does considetatly
6ist, I tbink that it would be practicable; I cIo not think tim! in the mounlainou8
par\:S it would be so•
. 4re Dot ibe mountainous parts of the county or Cllr];:, near n~fi7 ,Bay, as ac-:
...ibJe to the breW'eries as any part of the county of Cavan l-..:.lli.m not acquainted
~th that part of Ireland. .
FJ'OIil your belieH-I have never been there, and I do Dol know.
Unless the population of the county reside near some village where beer can b.
retailed, i. it possible for them to be supplied ?-Of course not.
They have not the means in, your county to pay at once for the barley and th.
"Wet i-No, they have not. '. .
Ilave· they the 'ua:aa8 of brewiD, it ?-:-~o•
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'(;01. 1. M. 8IJ1'T!I. Do you recollect what the expression of the popular feeling of the count)" of
\. _ ~ Cavan was when the nnes were remitted 1-1 believe they were very much
rejoiced. '
What was the feeling of the gentry I-They were also extremely glad.
, \Vere YOll in C~van at the time I-No;. 1 must have been here at the time,
attending my duty in Parliament.
Do you recollect announcing it at the assizes at Cavan 1-1 do not.
You stated, that it was at King's Court where it was proposed that an ac-
'1uaintance of yours, a Mr. Pratt, wished to establish an hundred gallon still r_
Yes.
How far is King's Court from Newry 1-1 believe about 16 miles.
Do not you know that there is a five hundred gallon still at Newry 1-1 believe
there is. '
How far is King's Court from Dundalk 1-1 helieve about 16 miles.
Is there not a 500 gallon still at Dundalk I-Yes, I believe there is.
How far is King's Court from Drogheda1-Sixteen miles also.
is there one there 1-Yes, I believe there is; the two parishes most infested in
the ~ounty of Cavan with private distillation are adjoining to King's Court.
Are they extensive parishes?-Yes.
'What may be the extent of the largest of them 1-1 declare I cannot tell, but
they are large parishes. ,
, You have stated, that the fluctuations of the law acted as a "'reat discouragement
to tbe persons entering into the distillery trade; do not you think that there would
be ~reat severity and mjusticeto persons who have embarked their capital in those
distilleries, if persons acting with such encouragement and advantages, and with
such an opportunity of underselling the large distillers, as the proprietor of un
bundred gallon still at King's Court would have had 1-1 do not conceive that the
erection of an hundred ~lon still at King's Court would have considerably in-
jured the distillery in Its vicinity, because I believe the consumption in that
part of the county is chiefly now in illicit spirits; I think there lore that the
erection of an hundred gallon still there would have considerably diminished the
. illicit distillation, without materially injuring the other distilleriell.
But your reason for thinking that the other distiJIcrs would not have .been
injured, is on acc.ount of the whole consumption of that part of the county of
Cavan being an illicit spirit?-I cannot tell whether the consumption of King's
Court be or be not that, but I am sure that the part of the county of Cavan ad-
joining toit consumes, in a great proportion, illicit spirits.
Would you have proposed to have excluded the spirits manufactured at King's
Court, to be sold in Newry and Drogheda, and those districts now supplied by
the large distilleries ?-I do not know any mode by which it could be excluded,
if it manufactured mote spirit than was required for its own vicinity.
Then if small distilleries were established in all those J>81:ts of the county of
Cavan, or generall,Y speaking, in diose parts where illicit distillation IIOW prevails,
are you not of opmion that they would undersell the large distiller in nis own
district 1-1 dare say they might; and that a certain de$ree of injustice would be
done to the large distiller, for which be would have a Just claim for some kind of
indemnity., . .
Do not you believe that an injustice of this nature, which tended to discourage
the large distiIleries of Ireland, would ..ery materially affect the agriculture of the
country 1-1 think if their place was supplied by small distilleries it would not.
Do not you think that that injustice might be pre..ented by refusing to grant
permits, and these small stills being allowed in those districts where the large ones
were established ?-I should think it might; but I do not think they would be
justifiable in not granting permits.
Do not you think that the revenue of the Crown would be materially
affected 1-1 think tbat the collection of the revenue would not be improved
by it; but I should think that the l'evenue of the country would be rather
improved, if tbe,erection of sOIail stilh! had the operation of putting down i1licit
distiIleries. '
I think you .stated, that yqu do not now know the extent and encouragement
afforded to small stills ?-I did not mean to say so; but without a reference to ~e
Schedule I cannot say.
Are you not aware that the encouragement is considerable to small stills 1-
1 know iUs cODsideral>le to smallltiUs. .
Do you not believe that the quantity of work imposed upon a small stiD is-
comparatively so much less than the' proportion' which lhe large still is char~'?ll
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nearly the amount of duty of a five hundred gallon still ?-I am sure it is so. ~
Do you think if the consideration of revenue and the facility of collection were
merely attended to, it would be possible to put down illicit distillation by the
establishment of small stills ?-I do not.
Previous to the fines being remitted to the county of Cavan, did the gentlemen
of the county exert themselves in enforcing the collection of the fines i-Tuey
did not, to any extent.
Did they at all i-No, I think not.
Has it not been a general opinion in the country, that the amount of the fines
was so great that it made tbe collection impossible i-Yes; of the fines remitted.
Is it the general opinion now, that if the amount of the fines should become as
great as at the time tbey were formerly remitted, that it would be equally necessary
to repeal the law ?-l cannot speak of the recent opinion, not having been in the
coulltyof .Cavan for two years.
Do you1mow what estates were· most liable to the fines under the fonner Act ?-
I know the district of country, but I should say the pari:;hes of Killingcare and
Mulloch; there the proprietorship is divided into small estates, but they were
chiefly petIODS who did not reside upon their own property.
Do. you believe that the gentry in those parta of the country where iJIicit
4istiUatioD prevails, are in the habit of generally giving a preference to illicit
spirits for tlieir own consumption ?-I imagine that they are; and the reason that
I would assign for it is, thai. it is a generally received inca, that the spirit which
is made trom ,the large ~tills is of an extremely deleterious quality, and a very
aDwholesome lIquor.
Do you not think that that preference aH'ords a great preference to illicit distil-
lation ?-I think it does.
Is not potale a cause of fine; does it not bring 'a fine upon the land ?-It does.
Might not potale be made by an individual inhabitant of the townland, without
the knowledge of the restt-It might, with more facility than whiskey.
Could it be so made 1-Yes, ~t certainly could.
When you said that some of the inhabitants of the well cultivated townland
must know of the still, did you not mean of a still at work ?-Unquestionably I did.
Could they know of a stiD or any part of a still that was working, although it
would bring on a fine, equally witli one at work ?-It is not so likely tbat they
ahould have knowledge of a still not at work as one at work.
When you said that objections were made formerly upon the reduction of the
dDties, upon the ground of demoralizing the people. do you know what the amount
uf the duties were then, that were proposed to be reduced t-I cannot answer that.
Did you hear. that it was 2 s. 6 d. a gallon l-It was reduced to 2 s. 6 d. a gallon.
Is it not now 6,. 6d.?-Yes.
Do not you think that a reduction between the two suml might be made, that
might assist in discouraging pt'ivate distillation, and not to be an injury to the'
revenue ?-I do not, without a diminution of the revenue.
Then, without looking to the revenue, do not you thiok that a reduction of the
duty would reduce the evil ?-I dQ not think, unaccompanied with other measures,
that it would.
Do you not think that one licensed small still would have more effect in sup-
pressing illicit distillation, in its neigh bOUl'hood, than several excise officers would?
-That must depend a good deal upon the kind of excise officers employed; I
thiuk that it would have a very considerable efl'ect, certuiuly.
00 you think that in those places where the potatoes are the principal, or are
almost the ooly food of the inhabitants, the use of be~r would or would not be
injurious to thdr health?-That is a medical question, as 1 conceive, and I am not
Competent to answer it; I do not know whether there be any particular enmity
bel~een beer and potatoes•.
Were you e~er in the South of Ireland ?-I have been so.
Do you know that potatoes are generally the food of the people therel-l
believe so.
.Alexander StetNrt, Esq. M. P. again Examined.
YOU have said, that you served the necessary notices upon those tenants who 4/~ztI1Id~r SltfIItI,t,
have not aOY.leases from m~ and who brought fines upon a townland by stilling
privately, in order to dispossess them, what effect have those notices liad upon Elf·
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those teoan" r have they bad any good or bad effect? ~ I ·am Dot aware that tlio.e
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.AfufUlllt'r Str7DITt, tenants have since transgressed; but I received a. letter from heme, informing
£''1' me that there were three fines struck upon " townland of mine, and that on the
'"-.--:-......",..--"" tenants of that townlaild being asked how that came about, the only accouat they
gave was, that there were three stills brought from Clogoonilelly, aad lodged ill
that town land of mine.
Were those working stills ?-The letter does Bot specify more than I have
already related; it does not specify either the namc of the townlaad., 1101' aar mete.
'Vas this since you gave the notice to the teDants to quit ?-it ltai; ana since
I left home to attend Parliament.
Are dOle the three tines yo1l. formerly ga\"e Dbti~ of, or ~e tb'ey a~\t on\!s ?-
They are new ODeS.
When did yoo receive that letter P-Ahoot four or five aa~ ago•
.Arthur Frmeh, Esq. a MemlJer of the Committee, Examined.
A,.tlutr Frend, yoU are acquainted with the county of RoscomtnOll?-I am.
~ Do you know wh1!ther iIlidt distilJatiob has preoraited at aU in \bttt ~61lnty ' .....1
know that it baa, particularly ift the bog~y fans and mountaibs.
Are you acquainted with the circumstance, of whether 'aft; {lnes have been
imposed upon townla'nds, in consequence of ll1icit distillation ?-I am; ana
know they have been imposed, and to a vast extent.
What is your opinion, then, or the operation of that law in that connty P-My
opinion is, that to a certain degree it &as engaged the gentlemen of the county
in a .system ~f putting it down; but I tu~o,!, that it ho produ~ed general discon-
tent 10 the mmds of those not concerned 10 lt~ from people bavllig been made to
pny parts of the fines, and in otber respects~ auh~~g" mey be ~eII'~l'able t~tnts.
Then yoo know or cases where reople, who ate mnoceht in your opinion, have.
• uffered under this Act ?-[ do; know one puticllllir case bh my bwn estate,
where there was no still found upon the towftlancl. a•• ;,hete mat totiJUatul waa
obliged to pay a fine for ODe found upon another.
Was there a part of a still, or ftny thing else ?-The fact is, the mlltl di\Fi~
two lines of houses apparently lik.e a village; the gao!ter made a seizure upon abe
side of the road, which was -~rt of a certaill townland, and yet the gatlger served
his notice upon a man resident upon tbe other .ide of the road, ill anotRft
townland; he entered his Dame in his notice, and where the man actuall,lived,
as if he had actually made the seizure upon that townland. The ma~ setved with
the notice came to me a day or two before the assizes, and be told me he was.
served with this notice: I told him that be must go to the assizes, and make a
defence; and that by proving that he did not reside upon the to\\'nladd where the
still was found, that he would be able to defeat the nne: This he ~omplained of,
as being hard, as it would be very expensive to him to make sdch a defence: [
told him, althou~h it should cost tltat, yet that the inevitable consequence would
be a fine. He dId take a defence: He went there, never having been cancel'ned
in any distillatioll; that 1 know; and he went up"n the table to prove that he
~id not live at all where the seizure was made; when an objection was made by the
the Crown solicitor upon that side, that. he was the actuar person himself who had
been served with the notice, and consequently was not a competent witness, as
being interested in avoiding the fine: The man said, that everyone in the court
knew that he never lived there. fie was howe\'er put off the table as an incom-
petent witn~ss; and the result. was, toat, not having another witness ready at the
minute, the fine was laid upon that townland: lIe' was turnc<l out, and (U8 tOwn-
land was obliged to pay the fine. I did aU 1 could myself to get it reetified, and
never could get it taken off. .
then an inhabitant is not allowed fo be a witne!MI, because he is saving
himself ?-I take it that an inllabitant, being the actual penon Ilimself, w'as looked
upon as having such,!, benefit,in his o~'n testimony, that ~e ~as not a competent
witness; but the fact II; the stili was seIzed upou anotber to'Wnrund.
Tn ",hat year was this fide il'nposed ?-I cann6t say, b\it I think it is betwQn
these two or three last years, for when I left home I was not prepared for thh" soft·
of business.
Are you aware that in the year 1814 an Act was passed, of which the fol1owiag
is part of a clause and provision; "And tbat in aU trials on· informations which may
,be tmversed und& this Act, no inhabitant of any parish, place, district'Ol' division,
~~l be deemed an incompetellt witness on account of his being, or being" supposed"
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to be interested, as an inhabitant, in the event of such trial? "-1 was not aware
of that provision of the law.
Are you aware that siJice 'dte toWnlaild Me sy8tt!m has been revived, an
inhabitant has been made by law a competent witness ~-I was not till that Act was
abon~. '. . '. _ '
Do you know of any other instances which you consider oppressive 1-1 know
of other instances which I consider as very great oppression: I know an instance
wbere a fine was laid upon a townland, aDd not collected before the asaizes prior
to March last, the ensulDg assizes, when the .collector was strongly reprimanded,
and his fees I believe were stopped, for not having collected his money; he sent out
his deputy, with an officer and a part of the army, withoui a warrant, and people
finding that there was no warrant, said tbat they would not let their cattle go t the
comeqoence was, that they fired upon the people, and wounded a boy upon the
high rOad. I also know that prior to tbe establishment of this Act, stiJls were
working in .an 'island in a lake; the revenue officers contrived to get in, and'
I believe they found five or six stills at work; the difficulty of ascertainiDg wbat
p8Jish and what townlaod, and.so forth, thie was in, brought on tbe result, wmch I
will tell yo~, namely, that the Judge laid a fine upon either six or seven parish~
~t to the lake, and he that bad property bad to pay a part of that fine.
When was that 1-That was lIOIDe years back. •
How many years ?-'-I cannot exactly say.
Can you form any opinion as to the number ;Qf years back when this occurrence
took place 1-1 cannot, but it is a matter of notoriety in the county of Sligo.
Can 'ou state generally that many instaoces bave occurred where a great
bodl 0 innocent meo bave suffered under this Act i-I know another caae, whicb
I will state to you: l'lrnow that ~t of an extensive farm was out of lease; a very
~bIe gentleman held one balf, and the other was out of lease: the high
constable, wno bad the collection of the fines, came to the herdsman upon the
Jaad, and told that he bad agreed for the part that was out of lease; and the
high constable also told him, that he wished to continue him as his servant,
but that be h.d learnetl that he understood private distillation very well, and that
be would send him the means or material for making some whiskey; he did so; tQe
.u\ was seized, and tbat hiRb constable dis trained upon the other geotleman
who had balf the farm, and be aotually distrained his cattle for that fine: this
WM brought before the grand jury of Roscommon, the high connable was
elillBlased, and the man reported to the Jndge. '
Had the ~tleman any knowledse of it at all l-No ; he oiferea to declare upon'
..Ill that be had no .knowledge of It, and that it was a trick of the individual•.
When was this ?-About four years ago; 1 do not recollect the year.
Do you know any other instances of oppression I-I have knoWD several others.
What do you conceive to be the expense that a man is pot to in m~ hi.
defeace, to prevent a fine coming upon the townland under this law i-I sent for
t,be attorney who did business for me, and I complained of the expense, and h~
satisfied me that it W81 nec~ for me to pay five l5uineas and a half for the
defence. The tl'averse is made by an attorney, who ID the first instance mUlt
pay to the clerk of the Crown, for receiving the traverse, a sum of one guinea,
to a guinea and a half; he must also employ a counsel; and I suppose the rest is 1.0
go for his preparatioli for the defence, and the expense of attendlDg thereon.
. Do not you believe that of the number of individuals that are subjected to these
inei, the majority are innocent of any knowledge of thatoifence that has brought
the fine upon the townland 1-J believe the majority who pay the fine are innocent
of the indiyidnal charge that causes that fine; I believe lO1De know df it, bu~
that the majority are innocent.
By innocent, do yOl! mean ignorant i-I mean ignorant of that going on at
the time, becanse I had the inhabitants of several villages coming in 1p me to :he
aironi . it. '
Ag~hat i-Against being concerned in private distillation; tht!1 came
forward foluntarily to be sworn as to their baving no knowledge of it.
. Bat dley did not all swear that \hey 'Would give information of it if they fouod
it was CM'ried on l-Some d i d . '
Did any of them ever give yon information P-They did•.
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.Artlwr CAickt,ttr, Esquir~, M. P. again Examined, said,

SUBSEQUENT to my .having heard from Sir George Hill, in 1814, that a com-
.1rlhur (,hidttller,
Esq. bination existed amongst the illicit distillers in tbe district ofUrris, in the barony
L_ _ _ ..J of Innishowen, I inquired relati.ve to the tact from Mr. Dogherty, who i~ agent
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v for Mr. Cbarlton's property in that district, who informed me, that he did not
know of any luch combination by oath among the distillers or strangers who are
~illg on with that practice in the district, but that there were several guos among
them; that some had been bought at the auction of Mr. Charlton, and some haa
been obtained at the wreck of the Saldanha Frigate, in Lough Swilly: I exhorted
him to use whatever influence he had in getting the tenantry to banish those
atrODgers from the place, telling him that they would ~o oft' and leave the inhabit-
ants subject to the fines, and tben laugh at them. He mentioned to me, that he had
advised the inhabitants of U rris·l1ot to encourage tbe stran~ers among them;
I asked bim what advantage they could· have by it; he told me, that the ooly ad-
vuotage he knew was, that the people who received and harbonred them got in
!'eturn the ~nefit of the grain., or residue of what was uaed in the practice of
dilitilling, for the usc of tueir cattle, and he appeared to me to be very anxious.1O
endeavour to persuad~ the tenantry to dismiss the Itraogcrs who bad come into
U~ .
What is the name that Mr. Dogherty is belt known by in lnoisbowen?-
Neil Shane.
How near to the eotral)ce ofUrris does Neil Shane live i-About three qoarte~
af amite.
. I~.uot Neil Sh~e ~upposed to be a verI wealthy man ?-He is, for his situatiolt
an life. .. . . . . . ..
Is it not supposed tbatNeil Shane has made a great proportioll of his fortune
by grindhtg the illicit fualt.. of the country for the private distillers?-Tbat bein§
a matter of belief, I do not think 1 have aright to crimioate a man upou it..
Have you any doubt that Neil Sbane bas made a coosiderllbJe part of · his·
property' I);y that practice r-l h~ve I~ear~ so; and I have reasollable grounds
to think it ·is the ca.-e.
Is not Nelt Shane a persoq who possesses l\ .. ery extensive influence over the
inhabitantry of a considerable proportion of lnnishowett; aod would not h,is
advice ·giveu' be very likely to be tollowed ?-He is a man · very much retpeeted '
by them, as tar as r know; be ing agent for several pro~rties there, .1 considel' .
that die influence wbicldollows an agenty w.o uld attend hi••
Has this penon that you have been giving testimony of, that influence in Innis-
howen, that if be was to desire and to direct the people not to distil, would tbey·
<Juit';t ?.l..l do assure the .committee. 1 do uot believe h~ has. '
What is· ~he name of the gentleman tbat Sir John Stewart alluded to in the
House of Commons, as haviflg suWered 80 much; if it not Charlton, and is not
his property in Urris ?-l apprehend I have ~b-eady said so..
,:>0 YOU.Dot know hiJJ1to be;~e person Sir John Stuart alluded to ?-Ibelieve
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.DQ~;tl Webb Webber, Esquire, a Member of the House,· Examined • .

D W, bb' W bbt WITH what part of Ireland are you best acquainted ?-I am best ac<jua~ted ..
lin. E&q
e r, with the couuty of Sligo, llnd have a tolerable general knowledge of the provin~6 .
~ of Counaught, from having gOlle the circuit thele for many years.
Have YOll, .'ia your experience in that province, and particularly in Sligo, made
any oblP-nations upon tbe effect of the law for fining towll-lands for illicit diatil-
Jation t-Th.e e~perience I have, which applies to the provin~e at large, ill confined·
to a distant period; any immediate ·experience I have is confined to the county of
SliJto.·
Has iIlicn distillation prevailed much in that province, or in that c(luotyparti-
cularly?-..;Cettainly it has pre\ailed very considerably; it di4 prevail very COD:"' .
siderably rrevious . to the .<\ct$ being repealed before, and it lias had a renewed .
incret,se,.t~~~, within the last .two 'years~ I ·would t'ur~~r .ay, in explana,ti91l,
.!~ to both dl\'~ollS of the cxpen~uce 1 hare had.. that certamly there was Dot Dear
~~ w
lID mucb of illicit distiJJation in that part of Ireland that I have lmoWD, previous to DIdI. 11"06 W86tr
the enactment of these laws imposing still.fines, as there has, been since. " &tt.
Tben this law of itself haa not hathiie effeCt of potting it down ?-How far tbat \. ... ,/
efFect was connected ~ith the law I will .not pretend to say; but I consider myself
88 speaking under tbe same sort 'oF precision as if I was upon oath; previous to
that Act, there was not any tbing like tbe proportion of illicit distillation in the
country tlaat there has been since.
Have you known of any individual sufterings, that you tboufht severe sutTer.
ings, in8icted on persons by tbe operation of this law?-res, have seen it at a
distaDt time; I bafe seen some instances that were' quite beart-rendin~; I have
seen the substance of an entire family sold for a fine for a delinquency,· an which
I believe, lbey had as little part as I had myself. '
Prom your going that circuit you must see tbe effect of this law in every town ~
-1 had a still grea~er experience; for some y~rs [ acted as assistant barrister of
the county, at the tIme tbat those fines were,levled under decrees of sessions, and
,cetblinly I there witnessed, for the first time, a considerable, iocrease that the .
practice seemed to have had; and in tbe situation I held was shocked to a very'
gre~t degree.at th~ great increase that it gave to very loose swearing, possiblYI
1 mIght Call It perJury. , . .
The o~vious effect of tbat is d.~ralizing the peo~le, is it no~ ?-I think, as to.
that"tbat It bas had a duubJe efFect; It has very much Increased a IIgbtness as to the
consideration of tbe obligation of an oath, among those wbo are more or less con-
~med either .in the support or in tbe defence of sl1ch proseCUtions; and r am very
.o~ to say, that aQlOllg those of a better desl"fiption it has"taised a ~pirit con-
siderably hostile to tbe ,govemmeot of tbe-country. . . ' . . .:
Why do y~u thin\: it has raised that .spirit among tbose o~ a better descripti'ori? '
- I protest It appean to me tbe subject almost 'answers Itself; but I am very
wiDing to state it; abe n.atural consequence of seeing tbe delinq~encies of Qnc m~!l
levied penaly on aaotb~r; w tbe extent, nearly, if not to the'entire of his property
sometimes. " "
You Illean on the iillJoeeot party ~y'cs;' and the open"and avowed vlo.Ltti~n .
of a 6rs~ pri~ciple of jastic~, .whi~h~ by',su,~,.al! act, they ~~~r.i~~t~ t:~ t,lle g~Y~r~:t
meat of their countty;conslderlDg also, as 1hE'y' do, that that is lor the oDJect ot '
raising revenue, and not for one of a ~ore impor~ant na~~~•. ,' :. ,,'; ",: '
From YOUt observation, caoyoo givc llie,.Committee any, .lIOund opinion- wbet.ber .
yo~ thi,nk the.~evenue officers in yo~tcotin.ty do .tbe~r duts f~II)·;.bether.-it is' ,
their Wish or mterest fo put down tbls p~8ctlce?-For ~he '¥.t J.woyean,or ~o~
1 have Rot ~ much immediftte experience myself;, n,ot' hav.ihg heen i:pu~¥ in ~he":r
country,. ~oing only occasionally there.' 1 have heard a go6d ,cr~atacter. C?f mqs~ of ' ,
the oftil"t'rs that bave been immediatf'lyemployed about the county of"Slig<H wru:rc'
my residence is; but [ tra~ heard that tht:y were very active, as was tbeir duty, io, . ,
diseuveriog aRY traces of tbe practice that-would, entitle lheul 'to raise fines; that
aome of·them had by thnt means beconie possessed of large sums of I:Jloney, fronl .
J,eiag'iB a stale of poverty before;' and I'have known, that'ootwit'lstaridiJig the,",
«realest vigilance the peol,le cOuld Ole, stilt the practice went on on their ~tates,.
and ev.en i~ their ~igebourhoods;· and 1 myself am· an instance of tbat. " , ~
You, of course, 89'a gentleman of the county; w~)1ild lend yorir aid to put any
law in force while it was'a law l--Upoomy word I did. from the co'mmenOlDlent,'
.. fiu: u ,expostolatio~ .and entreaty could go \tith persoos' merely 'corih~~ by ,
bei~ neighbonrs ; and amoog my own tenants -I did use every inftuencc that a
laDdlotd could use, and perhaps weat beyond that. . '.' : ' - , ' .
Can you say you were 8uccessful i'n. those efforts:; did you vut it -down
entirely i-I do not know but that some success might follow; as the SOCL'eSS wa~
preventive, I cannot 8a1 to wbat extent it \\~ent; bat I kn~~ in som~ instance!,
and in vny remarkablelllStances,1 totally fiuled,and,that on my eWR prbl)etlY,
notwithstanding, as I mention~ ~fo~e, eve~y exertion ,!hich a .lanrUQrd sJlo~ld,
use, and more than 'he was qUite Justifiable an, and notwltbstandmg a stewurd 'of:
very COttSiderable aWli,ty, and, I believe, great fidelity. ' . . . ',. .
Have any of those fines fallen OD yoorself?-Xes; wh~n I !a1 00 myself, they ,
only ~uentjaJll came on myself; a farm which conSIsts uf about ~40 acres, '
withi.. two miles of me, which is very mucb under-let, 1 bave Dot been able- to get
any :rent from, from paying 8ti~l..fines. notwithstanding the greatest care 1 ~d Diy
steWRrd could take to preventlt ; atlenat tbe tenants came and swore that It had
],eel) carried on by a person who had got possession. of a little but on it without ..
&heir kuowledge, and voluntarily offered, and 1 sufiered them to do so, to. take,
oatllw'before me, to ase every meant in their power to pretcot it; Itill I koow it is
'-ey-clOnbtful whether tb~y bave been able". or will be able, to eft'~t..tbe obJigntioD
they 'haTe im!J06e<i'Qn themselves, .
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AM; W'd6 "~l1kr.. .Do ·tbey ~ aa.y .fines, or .hare of "fines 1-1 ~ppo.e drey did; bllt I' proteet
&q: lam not qwte 'certaia; I know they made that an excuse for not paying real. ' .
\. ' ... '" Do 10U not .conaider.tbe practice uf illicit distillation as a great politi~ evil, aa
.ell .. aD oft"eQCe against die revenue lawsl-lndeed I do. ,
Do Dot yoo consider tbat ·it induce. in its consequences great deatructioo of 'the
peace _ .morality of tbe,counU'1l-1 do; and that is one of the objections that
I have to these act., inasmuch as It has increased it 10 mooh.
~,00 believe.~t it would' be possible &0 restrain the praotice of -illicit ~N!iJ~
ation.lu lrelandwtthln moderatebGund., except by severe 18.. of.ome descrlptlOli
t.,....
or other ?-I Go ,Bot 'believe it'Woald ;partical8rlyh.ving advanoed to such -eScetlS
asith....
Are the illicit distillers, in the county of Sligo, ~neraUy men of any substance ?
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......l .daR lay they are ofdii"ereDt cjescriptioDs, but I canoot.peak 10 parbc~larly ;
I do believe it more ,frequently happeDs, that they are not men ~f ~y subsW1ce,
but that they come lD upon the ~ues&lon8 of othel1\, under vanous anduceaeIHI;'
.ad 8ODIe~es without their knGwledge, sometimes with i but in general, &hat -the
persons who are the perpetrators of this, are the penons who are leal. likely \0
.uBer by the fioe. . ' .- "
, 'Do you believe that these persons distil generally on tlteir owu ~ut, or, that
they are em.ployed by the fanDers of tbe country ?-l :CIlnDut state a stroDgbe1ief;
but. I can ment~n what I h~ve hea,rd !r?Dl: veryi~tenig~nt and sa~adoul people.
to wbom I am disposed to give credit, If It IS the Wish of the Commluee. . ' ..
State it ?-They lamkthat SOII1etimes the, are under tb~ inSueo~, Qr in CQNu-
sion with fa,mers, who P9Sj1e18 the property; but it is cer~'y. tbeir opUUop,·u.:
they are much oftener in collusion with tGe revenue officerIJ, .a,pd it is my opioioQ.
too; the officers derive a considerable profit from it:.
and ~veaccu~uIated ~
fortunes, sometimes, from tbe fioes. . " , , ,_
Do you think that a .ystem of ~roaecutiog.the iucfiWduail 'CODCel'ned for the
miedemeaoor, would conduce as effectaally towar«ll latraioias :tbe practice, sa.-
the .ystem of fining the town-lands'-Under the excess,;and :the dariug .pint tMt·
the long prevalence of the practice has creafled, 1 do ,tbibk· &hat a s)'*m ·of
criminal prooedW'e Bluat be very attontt.iodeed whi<:b ()9Q~ ,h8\'. that eiect,
:lput
I thiak diat it alight be 80 JQaDaged ~d· a.pted ,. to p'r.od~c~. 't. , _ ..
Do you think that the puniehment of imprteontlleM, of hm otte to three !DOa. .,·
of the individuals concerned, would , of itself be sufficient to destroy' onnMerilll~,.,
to ebeck tbe ~ticel-My notion 'iHhat it would not.; tbat:it wOldd ~.0IIl1
~ 0Qe prlDCiple of demoraliation to ' anotber, aod,~ wurse; 1 cia ;~':
think tbat aay systera ef punishment, , abort of transPQrtatim;a,of the offenders OQQ~,
oer.ed,-: woold have tbat eff~, aod that·1 think would bave tbe effect; but I 1IJJill.
~t.ioJ. what bas occurred tOJDe as the obj~tion to that; that impunity for WfUl\-eti
proeecution would frequently occur; and how a sufficient vigilAnce could be mw.-.
fully .and hpnestly ex~ciaed,iD order to brillg the delinquent to puuiahmeot,'{ am,
DQt,Qertain. aOd l ·..ther tbink, under the exeessive suffering that the SeAtry.of
tbeCCMJntJ:y ·have ~~oed, tbey would give every aid to it; but thQlle ·w.ho,
know &be diatant parta!fIi Irelend mu~t, kGQw, that from the UQfortuoate' eirewo-·
s~ of it, ~try,_ ,8~. t.hiDly dj.~,.,ed ·over it, as ,!lOt always to lHtabl~ too
e~15e ,u8icient':visiJancc; in -6QlDe large districts you CjWDot get a ~DIOQ.
~ for the situat~o of a JDagistrate."or for a place of public trust. '
hthe practice ofiltloit distillation, in the county of Sli~, eon6uetl to the. ~.
tainou. districts?-It was, at the early period I bave mentioned; but siace dds·
system of law has taken pJace~ ' it has madeh 10 vety pr06table a thing to penc;oa
difFerently circum8tan~d, that it is now ie all partl of the country. '
.Do yoiJ me8il that th'e law which imposes fiDes upon town-lands has tnade it
extremely profitable ?-I think it has, to the distillers; and it has raised an indirect
interest in persoos to encourage the pl'8Ctice; tbe per&008 who 'have an ioterest·in:
levyin~ the finea being supposed to be iooollnuon with the persOIlt who are 'tile
caUIJe of their being · inflicted.. I bave beenioformed" from authority: \bat.
I belie'fe, that it has 6een the practice to illy, you may distil" to a certaim amouia.,
that shall well cover all your expenset and put a large profit in your pocke" aacl
tben, when your still is ,al~ost worn out, it will b~ sufficient to eotitfe me 1x) m'1
fiDe; I have neard that eXists, but I do not know It.
Should you ' not supPose that such practict8 may rather h.ve exiated in a .feft
sootary instances, thaD in luch numbers as to be cited for a fair iDt1stration of the
hahira of the revenue officers ?-I am very far from saying it is the habit of tile '
revenue 06icers; I do believe, from the information I baTe had, that althoUSh '
DOt the actualbabit ''of the· reveBoe o~~rs, yet that it hili prevailed to a ~ . "
conaiderable, extent; bU,t I lOust' qualify 'what l ' bave said; in saying ltill tIlat
I take this from the information of persons whose sagacity and 1I1Itii I hate· .m'
opinion of, and not from any knowledge of my own. , .
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Is it reany yQur own opinion, that so large a proportion as even on~ twentieth '---- _. EIl/. . 1
of the informations that tiave been laid have been founded on such collusion?- ' - y - - '
1 protest I do not know how to answer tbat; but from from what I bave heard,
I should suppose it very frequently exists, and I can say no more than that on the
subject.
,At what period do yOd suppose that the practice of finina' town-lands was first.
introduced l-I should think about seven years ago; I parucularly know it was
about ~e period when my ill bealth obliged me to go into the country.
Do you think that the iHicit distillation had began rapidly to increase prior, or
8'l1bsequent to that period ?-l know it increased in the country about me· subse-
quent to that period, so as to excite my astonishment; before that time I did· not
kqow where any tach still was; I knew there were some; but since that time they
are all about me.
Do you believe tbat such increase has taken place in consequence, or in spite of
the system of fining to"n~lands l-In defiance of the system of fining town-lands
it certainly bas increased; and I really; from wbat I bave seen, most believe, that
that extraordinary increase was in lOme way connected with lOme fault of principle
in the SYSlem.
Are tbe Committee to ·collect then ttlat it. is, on the whole, your opinion, tbat
the fining town-lands actually has'a tendency to increase the offence l-lt really
is; and I ·would also add, that I do think it bas the effect of producing mischief
very far from any thi~g tbat can be immediately oonnected with the injurious USe
()f spjrits; that is conscientiously my opinion.
Do' YOlt reco1Ject. a period of two years and a half, commencing in 1810, dnring
~ich the ~.rstem of fining the town-lands 'WBI discontinued 1-1 (fo; and it strikl:!s .
me·as a curIous illustration altogether·; before the system of fining town...fandl at
an ori~inated, as I staled before, there was very little private distillation, as far RS
ml.experience extended; after tbe system of fining the town-lands, it certainly
iilcreasE"d for .ome time, and thea WBI very considerably checked, when it was re-
moved altogetber; in the intervallbat bas been mentioned, it certain'ly then rose
again with renewed vigour, and .iDce it bas been imposed a second time, I do .
ttiiolr that that hu continuro unabated.
What then should ,ou- .uppose would .be.the consequence if the system was t~
be.4Dce more diacontlDued i-I think, if the system was to be discontinued alto-
JCtb.er, witho8t substituting in its place lome verI strong criminal .enactment,· it
wo..ld'bave very mischie\'ous effects.
Do IOU not think it would have specifically the same effect that it had before,
name!y,.the increase of illicit distillation 1-1 f you named increase Crom tbe present
ti~,.l think it s~ly could have the effect; for, 88 far as my ex:perience goes, it
i, oearty at as great a tieight 8S it would .have any encouragement to extend k); but
I JlWit mt-ntion, also, another principle tbat very much promotes it, and that is the
Tel')' bigh price of spirits that have been lawtull.y distilled; and the very ~t
. pressure ot the malt tax, and tbe low price of gram, certninly has a very material
effect that wal; and in the part of tbe country 1 have experience of, it arises &om.
tbis;tb,at there are but three or four persons who are licensed for distilleries and
breweries; tbe consequence is that tbey, have tbe market eDtirely in their power; by
combinatiou they keep their price down to B.rate as low as I have heard it was aoo.e
ferty JeaJ'IJ ago, and consequently, I believe, not sufficient to pay aoy rent, and,
,I JleJieve, not quite sufficient to pay the expense of culti.ati08; and tbat, compared
with the profits that tbey can derive froID illicit distillatioD, It a very cooaider@le
motive to it..
Are lOU really of opinion that the practice of illicit distillation is already so pre.
valent In Ireland, thal there is bardll any room. for its increase~-l can ooly sp~·
to a small district of ] reland; but really think there is scarcely room for its in-
crease, in this p()int of view, that it already fumi~hes as .Dll1cb as there can well be
a CODsumption for; 8O.tbat there cao be no mouve for locreale.
Are you aware tbat there are DOW upwards of six millioDs of gaUons dittilJed,
which are consumed in Irehtn4, aud which pay a duty to the State of above one
mUlion and a half sterling ~-I waa not aware of die quantity so distilled, but
I bad a general Dotion tbat it ~as sufficient to be productive of a very considerabl.r
reaenue.
Do yon not think that 10 great a consumption as baa been bere pointed out~
.ight afford a Jargefieid for the extension.of the speculations of We illicit dia.
tiUers ?-It would· seem "0, certainly; but 1 think that .migbt be met by re-
gulation. .... .
Is it Dot at least possible, that the amount of pri\'ate distiUation might be
utended, by at least six millions-ofgallonl &DDually, aDd inducing a proportion-
ate loss of revenue ?-The suggestion of tbeseacts makes me apprehensi VP. that
J wu incorrect in the opinion J formed. . :
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D4IIo We» W.,6er. Is there a licensed distillery in the town of Sligo.?~ There i~ t1 very considerable
.&t. . one; but whether it is a dlstiIJery in operation at present, I do not know, for
' - - -......v .J I understand that it has been frequently suspended, from 'different revenue regula-
tions, that occasionally encourage and occasionally discourage th~ proprietors.
Can you recoJl~t whether the principal suspension to which you allude, of the-
working of that distillery, did not take place at the time of the suspension of tb~
fining system. in 1811 i-I really do not know; I rather think that the distilJery is
a late erection; I am not certaill wbether it was so distant as that.
I{ it should appear that the diitiUery at Sligo had worked for the purpose of:
SQPplying that c()qntry with legal spirits daring the tim6-when the former law, im-
JlOsmg 6.nes, was in operation; tbat its working was suspended dUl'jng the period
thAt the operation of the law was suspended, and that illl working was resum~
aDd continuJ!d since that law was re-enacted, would youatill adhere to the opi~iQn,
that the suspension of it was owing to the re,.enue regulations, and Qot to the
suspension CJf the law i-I think thQse' facts would be, very strong against my
opiaion, ~ut 1 mUit mention that I was misupcierstood; I ~id not give it as IQy.
, opinioll that that Will tbe cause under which the spspensions took place, but
«?pinion was grounded upon. qifferent c()mlQuQicatioQs whicb the proprietor of thiS
Ill,.
distillery occasionally made to me; and I do recollect that at ooe time he com-
pJained most heavily of private distillat!on interfering with him, aod a! ot~er
tiDl6$ he no~ ooly complained mpst heavily of what he called the caprice of the
r~ve,uue relulations, but he end~avoqred to make use of any interest I mjlCht ~ve,
in explanation to tbe commissionel1t: to assist bim in any difficulties they im-.
~edonhim.
Did he assist your explanation. by explaiQing those caprices I-He did; but
I was so uninterested in them they are quite out of my recollection; I only ~ol
lect the result, that there was great versatiJity in the persons who regulated tho~.
Diattr.rs.
Are yoil not of opinion that the continued operation of that distillery at Sligo
must be affected by the competition of i{licit distillation in the couotry i-No
dpubt; and to a very injurious degree in the c:ommence~ent, as I understood
from the proprietors. . .
Do you not believe that that distillery manufactures a .considerable qUflntity of.
spirits which are now consumed in the Sligo· district ?-l have heard so; ~d
I must also add, that I have heard aa universal complaint of what some call.
distillery whiskey, and what others eall Parliament wbiskey,being unwbolesome to
a d~ almost deleterious, while what is familiarly called private whiskey, . was
both wholesome and palatable.
»0 you not believe that that opinion, whether mistaken or Iiot, ~ntributes as
muc'h to the increase of illicit distillation, as the operation of the town-land fine
lIystem ?-I believe it contributes very con'Jiderably, but in what p"oportioB'
I cannot say; J should not think so much as the other, fur it only inftuences persons
of Ii certain description; who, I am sorry to say, are not so numerous as I could
willh, iIi the country.
You have.stated it to be your opinion, that the illicit distillation in the county
of Sli~o is got to so S!eat a. height that it does not-admit of any increase; do you
not think that "it would be increased in that district, in the full amount of the
unwholesome spirits which would ~ out of consumption if the town-land 6.ae
sy-steoi was removed ?.....I do believe that the quantity of spirits made in tbat dis-
tiller/, used in the parI. of the country that I best know, is so tJ:irung as not to
be 0 great consequeIr(.:e to make an esUJDilte about it,
If it were proved to you in evidence, that the quantity of legally distilled spirits
in. tbe S~igo district in the last two years consumed, was upwards of a hundreq ~d
twen.ty thousand gallons, would you reD;lain of the same opinion 1-1 sboul~ be
quite oon6.dent that a very small proportioJl of that was consumed in tb.~ country,
as far III my opinion g~
Would you be so confident in that opinion, if tbe quantity was permitted -into '
the district from legal distilleries ?-I cannot conceive a possibility of any dliag
like it being consumeq. ,
Would you continue as confident in your opinion, if that fact were P(ol~ tQ"
YOli ?-Thell I would not give opiDionli of mi~.
It is capable of proon-Then I would ~odify my opinion according to the .
ou have stated t he great Increase

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1ear8; how is that known to you l-It is only known frolQ tbe report of others;
for, for the last three years, 1 have not been at any time in continuance for a moult '
in the country; but in the time I have been there, I have seen instances whiCh '
hav~ oonfirmecl me ill the belief of what I heard .
.Bas tlie law, at present in existence for imposing 6.nes on town.}ftnds, been in
existence more than three years ?-I cannot say; 1 have had my attention very
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much dra"Q filom that country for two Qf t~ yem, and I have not .ueu.ded DtIII. WM Truber,
1Jliu:h to those laws, except from their baneful effects.
You haYe stated that the re-enactment. of those laws have cootribllted mainl, to ..
tile increaee of illicit di.&tillatioll?-I do believe that the .ystem of fining has oo~
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ttibuted to it, because, betQre tbe sY$tem of~, I scarcely bew sucll a tbiog &Ii
a pftlate still in the co.UD~,.and since that they abound 00 an sidE;8.
Has the law existed more than three years ?-I cannot tell;, I have been much
out of the country; and tlle law has been suspended and re-enaeted, and I have riot
particularly attended to it.
h the Committee to understand it to be your opinion, that the law impoaj~g
fines for the offence of iJlicit distillation, contributes to th~ ioorease of tbat'oft'enOei?
..-:-01 pro1le8t it ill my opinion; that, under all its reguIau..u and consequences,
il_ bad that e.... ; I would give that belief on JR.y oath. .
Have YOll not stated it to be your opinion, that Nte·operations of the ·6nt law.
which imposed those fines was, previous to their suspenSion, a great intemlptiOll to
the pr~Si of illicit distillation?-Y es, I stated this, that towards the close of
die perlod previous to the suspension, the practice was very C8nsiderably checil:ed,
and then it arose agaia in a very considerable degree during the &uspension, an4
I think baa continued 10 since.
Then the result of those laws, when they were formerly enforced, was not the
encouragement of illicit distiUation ?-The whole system; taken from the beginning
to end, I think, was the cause of the immediate suspension; if youaeparate it tram
tile period before and after, Certainly it is·npt.
H'8ve you not said, that previous to the suspension, the practice was consider-
ably checked l......-It was the effect ofthose very severe penal laws towards the con...
elution of tbeir operation; I do believe they had that effect; but I am by no means
pre~ to say that the commencement of them, in that first stage, Ilad not the
efl'eCt of i~ing the practice, which I am sure is the case, as they stand~,
~t. .'
Then those Jaws which might at firsi increase the praotice, did, in your opinion,
tend to diminish it before they were suspended 1-Certainly.
Have yon any I~al knowledge of the county Qf Sligo since those laws were re-
enacted?-Since the year 1813, {lown to tbe present time, I have never been there,
e.xcept for e. few weeks at a time; ~ bav~ been a resident ill thi~ kinJrd0!D since that
time, and the knowledge I have I~ denved from a near relation 01 mme, and the .
magiattates of the county. .
Then you have no kOl>wledge, locally, of lb, operations of tbolle laws since they
were re-enacted i-Taking tbe distinction between knowledge and belief, I hav~
IJO actual knowJedge; I never saw a still at work, public or private; neither diet
the parties concerned ever make 8 disclosure to me whicb should give Qle a kaow~
ledge of the subject.
Your knowledce of the situation of the county of Sligo in thole .respecta, aiace
tbI! laWI were te-enacted, is entirely derived from others 1-Entirely; ·and 80 it wal
'W~i1e I lived among them, I may say. I .
, Are the Committee to understand you to speak to this eft"ect; that the. result'
Qf tQe lawI, before they were suspended, was toe diminu.tion of illicit distillation,
8Jlcl that you have no local knowledge of their effect since they have been re-
e:aacted, nor an1' except wbat· is derived from others i_I baye at no t~ had
any thing that m its technical meaning deservea the appellation of the term.
ImOwledge; I have not kllown it; I have heard, and befieved, and seen what
in8uenced my belief; I have had no knowledge, but I bave had sufficient infol'-.
mation to ground very strong belief; and I would refer to my former answer, in
which I have said that the suspension certainly did cause a revival of distillation,
which had been very much suppressed by tile extre:me severity of the system
~re it was suspended; ~ut I must also add to that, as I did before, ·that betbre
&be ,ystem was enacted at all, there was infinitely less private distillation than.
~ bas, been at any time since.
Do you Dot believe that the system was fint enacted by Parliament on account
ef the great e~tent of private distillation i-Possibly not; I believ.e it arose· very
much from a desire which occurred to Parliament of raising a very considerable
revenlle from spirits, which they had not before considered to be so productive;
but I am ignorant upon these subjects; I have directed my views very little
either in a legislative or political line during my life; my pursuits were professioJMI,
and what may belong to. a country gentleman.
How do you reconcile this discordance of opinion, that a ,ystem which at oaJ,e
time, by ita severity, operated as a check to the practice ot' jIJicit distillatioa,
should, upon its revival, operate as an encouragement. i-I certainly caunot admit
any di8c:Ordaa.ce of opinion, and I am ",ther apprehensive, and indeed quite lure,
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DRR. JJ'~bb ''''~bbtr, that the continuance of th!Jt view, on the part of the CommittE'e, must arise
Elq. from the indistinct manner in which I have answered: I have already l;aitf; that
~ I knoW', before the enactment of thOle laws, there was infinitely Jess of the practice
tban afterwards; that while ,their 8everity pressel) very much they bad tbe effect Of
suspending the practice; that when the law8 were IUSpended the pNCtice was
revived; that wilen the 1..- wal revtvro again the prac.tice -continued. I.!Fatbt'r
tb" the milconception of the Committee bas arisen from their reaoJuteJy ,con-
fining nIl I have 8aid to two periods, instead of taking the three p&igcr. which
have spoken to, the first enactment, the suspension, and the re-enactment. '
Do you at all attribute the increase of illicit diatilliltion to the grent augm~tion
of the duties on legal spirits,i-No doubt tbat must have bad an effect. , "
Do you not think that 8ucb a f'eduction of tile duties .. would take away f~
tbe great temptation of distilliBg illicit 8pirit8, wOl1ld greatly tend to put doWQ the
practice i-I am DOt c~rtaiu; I think the pra<·tice has gQt to an extent now,
\bat it would not put it down; it might check it to BOme extent; 1 believe a con-
tmnaDce of the present Ja~1 will be fully ~s .likely to ~esolate ~be couutry as to put
dowil the practice; and In Ply own oplBlon, I think nothing but very strong
criminal laws will prevent it, and not then without they are 8trongly enforced.
Do you think that either the present system of fining, or any other that eaB be
adopted, will be effective, unless it is accompanied by a reduction of dutie~ on the
~&1 8pirlts?- Y es, 1 should tbink it would; but lam verI sure that a reduction
10 a certain degree. would very considerably assi~t 8trong measures of punishment.
Have you auy recollection of the time .·ben the great dilltiUeries were established,
aad the Hcen(!es withdrawn from the 8mall stills l-I bave no recullection of it
at aU.
Did you ever bear, or do you know that JicenceB were witbdrawn from the ImaU
still.8.at tbe time the great ones were establisbed l-l baye DO knowledge 00 the
subiect. ,
What effect do you think lowering the duty on spirits would produce as to the
,~n~umption of spirits, in the districts which are not at present fixed witb illicit
dJstlllatlon, and on the morals of the people in consequence ?-.\I y expertl'J1(:t.' does
not e~ tend to any of those districts, and historically 1 do nOI imowwht"re LIley
are to be found; but 1 really do believe, that such is the prevalence of ha~it,
aDd .perhaps of original taste, that it mUSI be a very high price indeed to preve."t
the,use of them.
·Do you not think that baving, in those places where illicit distillation gen~ra1ly
'prevaifs, licensed small 8tills, would be more f'ffectual than many e"dsp offiCe!"s
could be in suppressin~ tbat practice ?-It has always C)('curred to nle that it
WOtlld be, highly useful for that vurpose; and. that, alth?u~h some J"t'~f'~IUe might
be lost, a g!"eat deal would be al'quired, llnd In an mfiDltf'ly more slItlstactory and
beneficial manuer; but I am a very incompetent judge to speak on tbe~
~~ ,
Have you a house of residence in the county of Sligo i-Yes, I have.

Can you now, iD your absence, or could you, when at your hQuse in the county
"f Sligo, be sure, during the course of almost any night, of being able to elude,
or save vourself from'the liability to punishment by fine, for a part or appc·ndage
of a stili being put on your ground, or even in your house, bv a revengeful tt'nant,
?r an ofttmdedservant, in conjunction with an excise officed-I Feeol/t'ct an
ln~ta.nce where I was "? 8u~Jected to a 6ne, ,but not from any spirit?f r-:venge,
wlthln a quarter of a md~ of my own. property; part of my dO.lOam bel~g lD t~t
town-land, I was made·hable, and did pay part of a fine, which certamly every
-.igilnnce of mine and my 8ervants w01,lld have been directed to prevent.
. Do .you not suppose that any extenllive system of prosecutions carried on a~ainst
mdividuals for the misdemeanor of illicit distillation, would eventually give rise to
as .much perjury in their defences upon \beir trials, as ,the present system of 6~jDg
town-lands ?-By no meaDS; for everyone on the town-land is interested in
defending the fine, and fe" interested in defending the criminal. I
Had you been informed distincth·, befure )'OU came here to be examined,' fh~
different ~ars in which the town-iand tine -svstcm bad been enacted and sus-
pended l-1 never have, to tbis.moment. • .
Arthur French, Esquire, a Member of tbe ,Committee, again Examined.

ON E of the cases you haye mentif)n~ alluded to a fine which wa, impost'd
Arlkur Fre"elI,
npon 8everal parishes adjoining to a Jake, in an island of which illicit distillation
Etq.
~ was carrying on?-Yes., , .
'Do you recollect in what yenr that fine WOs imposed ~--'1 do Dot; exactly; it "'~
.some years back; three or four years, I think.
You do not recollect whethtr.it WilS under tbe present law? - beljeve it could t
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Dot ~ 1lDder the modified law, because the power of fining parishes is done away .ifrtlttlr PrtnM, '
by that; aafaras m, memory serves it was laid upon the parishes, consequently, Elf.· '
I auppose, it was prior to the present Act. ~
Y00 are aware that there ill noW' no power of imposing the fine upon the
parishr. l-I believe only in case the to\f'n-landa cannot be defined.
,'What distance is the island in Lock Gore from the shorel~I cannot exactly
teD; bUt I believe it is a good distance.
Is it a'mile, or half a mile ?-I dare say it is above a quarter of a mile in the
"ter.
Is it not a matter 'of perfect notoriety that illicit distillation was carried on
,tba&'~t ft8 a matter of notoriety, cert8.iDly, at the time. . , ,
, ' 'Would not it be' 'absolutely impossible, from the very circumstance of its being
carried on in' an islahd so near the shore, fu conceal the effect of illicit distillation
being rimed on there ?-l should presume it conld be seen; they continued for
'a'c~nsiderabl~ .time to w?r~ ~ at laSt'~ part of!he army w';lI got, and a ganger, and
a bo~t 'Was ~omg off t,o give lDfo~tI6n, ~ It was brought to by a musket froiD a
partofthe mfantry, and a man wounded." ,
~.lIow manf stills, were found there?-Ithink (t~ere weresi~ or seven ca~ght at
, work at the time. " , '
~ 'Have you any generaljdea o~the size of the island ?~I haTe not.
A~ut a 'CJ.uarter,,!f Ii mile round l-It is a large island in that lake I take it ;
· I never was,lD 'the I s l a n d . ' , .
tn what way do you 'suppose the distilleries working on that island were snppiied .
'1Ji!4 corn or IDalt?:-Br a. boat, 1 suppose. , ' "
,: Not from the,~ grown on the island i-N~. '
~uld they be ~Q supplied without the knowledge of !he adj~ining distr~ct:l! ?-
(t IS really not 'very eas,Y" to answer that, because complaJDts haye come to me of
dlstil1atians being Caqied on in islaads in that lake, in spite of the owners of thoae
isl.nds. ,'. ' , .
· =Without their knowledgel-No; but contrary to their wish there are a few
~ats U~D the Lake, and consequently it throws the power of those, into tlJ.e
.hands of a few individuals ~ho own the boats.
,.Do you conceive it poeaible'that a supply of com for six or· eight stills could' be
· tnDIported from the &liore to the islana without the knowledge and connivanee
'of the people of the surrounding districts ?-I do, because I know that. it is the
practice to bring com from one extremity of the tak,e to the other; that the
people li'fiog extremely low down will row it up to a distant isle, and those CQa- ,
~erned in the boats are the persons having the knowledge of it; the people li~
, about that part of the Lakn:nay. be quite ignorant of the patties doing it. ' .
LuntZ, 3- die Junii, 1816.

'The Right Honourable Sir GEORGE FITZGERALD HILL, Bart. '
. . i~ the Chair. ,,' . ,
... . ' The Ho"DQlU'abl~ Jtt",". Hemitt, called in~ an(l,Examined•

," YOU are a CoDimisSioner of Excise in Ireland 1-1 am. ' .~ 'TfZ ~
. , , ~"e ~tNl.
:' Have yo~ not ~e~ pllrt~culll!ll.~~(lI~yed. in the north' o.f IreJa~d in carryi~ J.mQ Hewitt.
, ~nt(),~ec~lon f:he la:w$ a,galD~t llllClt dlstiIJatlon ?-I have. '-. v ./
" Atwhat ptU'iocB-1 was seDt do;,n to the COQJ;lty;of DQn~a1in May .1815, by
order of the Lords JustiCi:es, and remained there till some.t~me lD July; I bad SOBle
pievious knowledge of the couniy ot' Don~gal. , :
, 'WjJJ'Jon have ~~e, ~dness to afford,to the Com~ittee th~ informati~n which'
),our official situatidn and 10cal knowledge has. enabled you, to procure -of the
geweial state of· i'Uicit.'diltillation in Ireland ?-Befcxe, I was a. COauaisaioaer of
.ExbiiIe hru in the onoty of Donegal wben tbe.town-laDd fines were.in.operation
in tbe year 1809, and at that 'time 1 remarked the progress that had beea made in
tu,pressiogillicj, distil\atioD by that system, and I have freqnently heard it remuked
in that county since, by gentlemen of more local knowledge than myself, tbat if, the
sYSWm of fiDiog. town:.Jaads bad then been continued, much greater progress would
l1:a,ve'1feeo' made'.i\l' suppre.iiog the,j}lick ~o:tbanlbas ..beeD· m'!de by 8ny'o~
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. ~f U.-/f,. .~Y~IIp'~ ",bett [,,,,~~.wthl\\ ~l" U. .,,-, ~e of]~t y~~1 £qp~ ~L.il~'t
. •1I1nll':' N(:~·Jtt.
d18bIJa~lJ. luld 1t1 ocij.loo,.,l\IIWd ill ~v~ry I)~rt"f the country, ~~t?pt a c4oskiua.PJe
~ . pOrtion of the barcmy of Rapllot" n('arly ·thewbole q.f. tli<> ~'ony of T~rb",· and
.the ~rjsdl .of fllWIl. iluhe oorony of In~ishowC:Jl : l cODceived it my duty, for dIe
information of
m, c~lIcilgucs !lnd of His ~J.jtslY·S gO\'~r!lmenl, to Qla~c inquiry
to what eallst's tllJS chtfcrcnce could be att.rtbutcd; alii' 1 .found that the high con-
. 8table~(lt'tht' b:u'Ony of ita ph Of:' and Turbu had exerted them.elo;ea toareasonable
.' degree in collecting the to\\n-Iand 6nt~s ; and lnlso found, that. though the qiglt
~Mtlttalct. of tbe. barDoyof lDnilbowe~' had mucb Dl!glemed his duty, f~t, . that
owing to the exertions of two gentlemen in the parish of Fawn, in that barony,
ahe t8\181'aI\U Mr. Speneer Koox, pow the .rector of the parisb, and Mr~ P~ter
Maxwell, scm to a geoUemaa of coasideaable F,porty ill the parish, p)cwy - .
!~d bet?n (:gllfCted within that par~b. aud iUicJt distillation had been much ..,p-
,PPlueU in tb~odle{ ~ of IlIni$howeIJ; it se.etned to have increased mostrapidry.
~ncl: to be it.ill increasing io arauge of J;Ilountaios opposite to the walls of
;Derry, »h('re PIC aituq~ipQ of many. private cliltilJeries was pointed out .to me
bv tOe revenu~ o~r~. and part~~ly. it was stated to m~, that an otTendea-
'<I~' the name of l)hilip Lincll, living in the tuwn-land of Gotcormllgan, in the
Bird'lI Town MountalOs, had cOlll!tantiy evaded tbe revenue officers, excepting
in onc or 1\\'0 iUlltanees, in which they had been ennble~ to hiue tbem.-
selves during the l1i~ht, in a bouse un the other side of the mountain,
from which thcy could attack him at such time as he pllt. his still tlpaR
.t he (afe.; he WQI CJn~ . tbus to frustrate their .attempls,becauae 'be bad
a full vic!w of the greater part of the road froln Derry to .tbat towa~4,
.Jlnd ther~t''''c eouJd take 'DeanS uf oon"eyiDg away hi~ 8tiU whtDeyer he had in-
timation that a party was proceeding in tbat direcUOD; .as IOQn as the fines were
collected from thi., town-luDd, the other inhabitants, not engaged ill iUicit diatil-
Ji\tion, ~,-,prt'!!scd their anxiety to prevent the proceedings of tbis otTender, and
· of 8Dutber to ",bolO they had gi.en the nick-name of Padd,. the Smuggler~
tor this purpose, they themselves deyised a plan tor the .lticurt! of Philip LyQ(fh~
' (''8ttl~;'which wus efrected) with their assistance, by the collector. Clf etill ai...,..;
apt! sult3cqu4'nt to that, both he and the otht·r.l)t!rliClu whoUl , ha\'e mentioQed,
deliven>d their atiU illto the stores of u.e collector of excise Ilt DeII'Y, and paid
" their proportion of the 6nes; 8ftd in anotbt>r b>"o-48,nd, alm~lIt adjoining to the
· one 1 have mentioned, iJlicit distillation also prevailed to a conaiderable .df>gree,
"'Id after they were. obligctd to pay the finel, they farmed themselvea into an .as-
"aociatiClD Jor the detectiQH of . any di.tiUeriea. \1!h;.c\) .might be set up witqm tbl't
.;tow.n,lapd; tee aame of ,pe ~own-1and tQ ,,'bich I .Uude is 16kaheen i in ~tber
towMud ill .that neig.t.;purboQd called Carrakeel, aJ jOQn aa the ines ha4.beea
· ftMlected, a relipectllbJe tarmer of the nalJll.e .Qf Donaldsen, J~ged infQrBJAtioa.
;:api.ost lWQ personi wbo were attewptiAg to re~i"e the 'Ylleta of distillation, eo~
:One of .liJePl . was. CODvicted at tile assizes Cor the county of Ponega', . h~
jn tbe summer of 1815; ~e people have frequently argued in Uly presence,
· that .tht'ir being called upon to pay these finea, gave them a right. to interfete
with }he iUicit practices of their neighboUl'S, whica they did not cODOeWe
1h~y, posseslied previously to their being. obliged to pay these fines; at tbe
time I speak of, tbere seemed to be a very general impression throughout the
.barpny of lnnishowen, thlj.t tbe syitcRl of iUicit distillatioll must be relinquished.;
and tb~re seemed a very general determimition, among t :le middling classes
. of fMQler., to .SI;,at in it. SQpp~..i()O. at 'he lame tiJpe that 1W&11Y!olf .t9.o.se
per,soos \Vho then seemed detenllined to .su.ppress illicit distillation, coufeiSed
lhat, at a former time, though they wight not have been .concerned actually
i n distillation, they had been co ncerned iu malting, 01' in otber branches
. or the traffic, L have heen intOrIlled, tbat there were famuies ill tha~ county who
had followed no other business or employment tor two or three generations &han
that of illicit distiJJatiol~; I\od I LjiiVe been iQfOrQled, tbat tjle only propert.YP0i-
·,sassed by those persons is their still, which they carry about fcom place to place,
as their assistaoce may be required, tQ eoD'Vert the surplus-barley of the farm~·.
illlo spirits. 1 have been iufonned, that Oil such occasions, tbe owner of the stili
bll:i 00 property whatever in its prod ltCe or in the material, aad that he ii QleIIeJy
the scrvaot , or artizao of' the farmer, wuo is the real owner. 1 bave alto ~...
informed, m~d have reason to believe, that when any of the repotaWe t~~
mnplo)l U:!l artizan in this way, tbe o ther inllabitants of the town~~ 9bijg~ dJem
tn enter into boud to pelY tile fine, in case there IIhould be ,. deCeCliuo, in ~
of the oases ill which the fines were paid in Inftishowe~ b~tw£en )lay. awl
July 18!.5t 1 found mat wherever they hAd IlOt mJl~n a~\IIa~latec;l, tbe Qtf~4.-.
V(t're obliged to pay the fiu ; I IUtaD, by t.he 06e.,~s, the. ~WI~I. ~ J,D,
JmtPCIty, .Doube tr&ViCIlJipgaaiizan; and I do Jlot cooceive tbat t.h4. ~~.f~
~D .000y .instances; ~t)n really innocent individuals, .e~ wbeF.; the ~ ~
DeeD ,.wooed to OOQtI,Il~e tee traffic for a qoDlfiderable tlt,Qe,. q.w~y. tq , '~Ii
--DCIe',C)£.t~c -'o..bQIDuaabie. ill colJectinl!' tbe ;inetl fOf . :far ~ PlY: q.~ flat
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~1¥bete"er the first ines have been promptly t;Olleoted, micit di~tjllntjQn has
t'dCe\ved a cocrespotsdwg check. When I went down to t~l~t couptry last Sprillq or
'"elmer, r fo~d that the mar-"et up9nthc stmnd at B()nltoble, "'perl' the barl~y
'4lom. the cD\inty.of ~Uerry "'~ bartered fOe the spirits of l.nl1isnowen, hail be~n
'-reltlo\',ed, in consequeilce ofplncing.., the revenue CU!~ in ,'the river, a,?d I~e
"'ll"stablishlDeot of a barrack there to Gul1a~/f, nn d that It eXisted to as great all
::ettent nf'llrly as before. Subsequent to the nnes being coUected, [ thoag'ht it llJy
· duty to ascertain what effect- their cpllection had had upon -this market; and 'fbr
,this purpose, I wrote to the rc\'eret'ld Mr. Montgolllery, the rector of one of the
· parishes of Moville, to nseertain what was its state; and he informed me,thp-t
· tbe market was not theli held re.~uIJlrJy as before, but they took their chance bf
,such arrivals of .pirits as might nccidenfany occur; upon further ' enquiry; I fpuad
tb~t ~n (act 8 sufficient quantity of spirits was not supl'lied~or a regular m"rk~ ;
-and In a subseqllcJlt letter irom MI'. Montgomery, 1 recelved a stat~ment Of
· the different quantitiessolcf on cliff'el'ent days, which showed a .gradual declension.
I a) so (elt it my duty to make inquiry as to the effect t)n the market for spirits nt
Derry, and I found that illicit spirrt'! rose subsequent to the collection 'Of'th~ ~ne's;
·-to the b~ of my recollect,ion, when I went te Derry illicit !'pirits sold far 5". 6d. or
6$. 6d. pergaHon, and ultimately they sold for 11s. or )1$. 6d. I fouDd also that the
p!Ce of barley bad fallen very neurly in a simitarproportion. I called upon the
:(Iiff'erent officers t.o make a return to me of the quantity of spirits permitted from
, "th~ Jicensed d;stilJeries,a~d also from the ~jfferent wholel!al~~ealerg, concei"ing,tl1is
-to be also n test b.v "hwb the effect of the system of tinlng tow n-1G\uds mIght
-be estiinated .from those offic:ial returns. I found that tegal spirits had be~n per-
mitted into parts of Innisho~eil whe~e, they 'ha~ never or ,'ery ~~rel y been sen t he/ore.
·1 also found that the quanuty of Spirits permitted gene~lIy Increas.ed ; and from a
.remn wbtcbwa.41 made to the board [ belong to, pre'flouste Iny leaf{ ~flg [I'eland,
I Seetbat the q~rity of spirits permitted into tbedistrictof nerr, has , inerea~' in
the last two y~afS, wh!ch will appe~r -by 8 document recei.ed ~rom tbe Custom-
hoDse at Dubhn, now In the po8St'sslon of Mr. Hawthot'ne, chhlrman to the com-
,~isaiollers. 'l'heeoHection of the still-fines ift hUii.ho\ven oommenced lome time
\~ut th,e 5th of MaT 18,,5, ; in the month of Ma.r tftteQty-one ca&tc.",ere, p.er-
mltted from Grange s dlsrl1lt'ry atPennybum-mll~ - near Derry. (tOQtnlDtng
''!,649 gallons; to theud of June, being 'on!y parl of tbe next month~ ' the sam~
,.distiller\, deli<vered OUl: twenty-tlvee casks, containing 3,1.11 gallons: in'the fl1'St
petiOd tath~s cHstiHery, at 'New Tow" Ltnivadi, about tWel,e mile. froltl Derry,
~eli.ered OlSt in the district of Dt'rry, only «39 gallons; 1ft the last, it, deliteied
~t 337 gallons. Being 'anxious to ~ain the IIery btst informaiioD for the' use
.~f myself and m, c~Jeagaes, witb r~peot to the then .tate of Hl~it -tist.iU"ti.olt
;,10 tbe barony ot 'nOlshowen, wbere-tbl$ syatew had thell ~enput 1!1 au~h aC~Te
'o peration, I directed one of the inspectors-general, who a(t~ded me ~s a SOft of
1invate aecrelary, to. apply to some of the couotr; gentlemen whom t knew "'ere
beit ftl'quainted with the state of the-eountry, for their'opinion, ..~ich·lput · in
'thii official shape that 1 might have an UpporUltlity" of i'epotti'ng· .it to m'y
~lIeagues; and he received for my use in answer, ' ill ,th~ first instance, a ~te r
-110m a .dergymaD in the eastern part.of Inni~"en, 10 whieh ·he ,tate4 hi- 'rm
&lief, that illicit ttflSti-llntion had thCllalmcst, · if not eolirel~ ~ed ..in hi. , im-
mediate neig:hbourhood; nod he also stated, that he was aWflr¢ -tbat wer. were
attempts made to djs~l in 'other .pw·t$ 'Of ~be, .pari1lh~ but he added, the in~~
people are too watchful {by whlcb I CQncelve he, m~ant th.ose who.' were not · ,.
.ngaged in iUicit distillatio~;? tb~ inspeCt~r-aeneraI also rece!vedfo~ m.e ~no.thec
letter from a clergyman 1'esJ(l~og mthe ne,gt~?u.rhood ofUrtis•. \;hO.S1Ud, th~t. a
temporary cbeck had been 'gJ\'en to that ' permclOus trnde. ''Illc arnt'tOlit crr 6n~
imJ>Osed upon the different town-lands WhIch composedtbc estate of'Mr. 'Young.
'of CaldatT,in IDnishowell.)3t the sp~i~gassjz~ of 1:S15, was 2,000/.; -snbse.quc."t!y
t()' the payment <!f these fines, or glvlO~ secunty for thnt purpose,: such ~xer~lo~s
""t"re ~ade by hIm, ati,d by bill. SOilS ~Il~ pe~lOns employed ~y hJn~! tf\at · o!" the
~6th ot June 1815, ' t~oUgh pm'ate dlstrllahon had been 'g~l1I$ on lnptlrt of his
'Jands, from the ~oerctve mealures he'had ueed, he soys, I bave good 'hopes they
'WHittot-8ttempt tlle 'same 'n6>'8tn, and 1 think there is every prospect of'ttle trade:
·~tugsbcrtly suppressed. .Ii 'H!ry ~ctablegentlemnilliving near CarndOnagb,
.also in Jnnishowen, says, I believe, from aU I can hear, that·illicitdistifl'!tjQlt'izj nearf:y
_t: ... eod':in JODi.bowen .• I wfli'informed b" Mr. Cathers, tbe legal djs~ner at
jfte" OWD of.Neio"Town LiuJ.adi. th~t tho"gb ,whiskey&tiU crosaed from Inn,~'cn
.o-tbe Derry aide of -Locb FOlIe, .tb~ unffic existed nothing to the .utent that it
Jmd done; he tlays, ler some time previous to July ,181i, one or two -bo~ with •
wbililtey WEre weekly brou~ht in at ~ally Kelly Pcint~ ~t .tbat the tra~c! wbi~h
~~ so long a~d. so extenslVelY 'earned Oil betwee.n BOndoble ~nd 'M~gtll~gau, lit
fiftTley and Spirits, was nearly at a stand; he saId ' that · M\1ung had 'b~ndon\~
there· for some weeks paSt; llndhe further stated, 'that he _hs' 'firmly ' o( opinion,
jf'l~ · pteseut mcasr.r~ : w~.rc steaiiity per'Sitlted in, ~:1'.outttbtWe· the dt'liircd
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effect. It appears that the amount of fines imposed at the tirst assizes subsequent
to the re-enactment, was lesi than that at the second, and the second leu than
at the third, which I a.ttribute to the fact of no fines whatsoever having been
'collected in that barony previous to the spring of 1815, especially as I understood
the amount began subsequently to decline.
Do yon recollect any particular part of rno.isbowen where there was more difficulty
in endeavouring to suppress illicit distillation than in other parts i-A district of
• Innishowen,called Urrls, was considered peculiarly inaccessible to the'excise officers,
previous to my g<?ing down to Derry; and upon inquiry into the cause of itS not
having been searched, tbough illicit distillation was known to prevail there, I found
that a revenue officer, Inspector-General Hill, had been defeated in his attempt to
make aeizure in that district about the ,ear 18HI; he went with the army, and (
understood was intercepted at the gap 0 MamooI', one of the entrances into Urris,
on his return. Urris is peculiarly circumstanced, being nearly surrounded on the
land side by Illountains, which are p~sable by two passes, the one culled Mamoor,
which is extremely narrow, and the other RockSton, on the side of Carn,' more
accessible. I understand Inspector-General Hill entered by the gap of Mamoor,
which 1 conceive he was under ~he necessity of doing, as I am inclined to believe
troops were not then stationed at Carn ; this failure gave an impression to the
excise officers that it would be necessary to occupy the hills 'previous to any sue-
, cessful attempt to seize the private stills in Urris; and the Circumstances Qf the
military force in that country, and, I believe, the necessarr military regulations,
prevented that being done in an effectual manner. When went down to Derry
I had the good fortuDe to meet theJ'e' General Dalzel, who was engaged 'in a
military inspection of the country.
How far is Urris from Londonderry ?-l think it is eight~eD miles' but I lUll not
sure: a right honourable gentleman, a member of tbis Committee, who had visited
, the district of Urris persoD~ly, assisted nle in engaging General Dalzel to give.a
sufficient' force to occupy the hilJs, and to permit tlie troops to act in extended
order, by which means a large number of seizll-res were made; and it was dis-
coveJ'ed. that the troops and the revenue officers could enter the pass of Rockstoll
without the same danger as they expressed on t~e other side; and that district has _
res,ularly be~ searched, when it was conceived that illicit distillation much pre-
vailed, ever S1Dce. ' , ' . .
Did Dot Ums remain unmolested, frolJl the period when Mr. Hill the revenue
officer had been defeated there by the country people, u.ntil the summer of 1815,
, when General DaJzel. permitted the troops to act as you desired .i-It clid, " .
I Was there not a military camp, established in tht! centre of the bardilY of
IDnishowen in the summer of 1814 i-:-There was. ' .
For a number ofmonths?-For a number of months. I. •
Do you recollect th~,aolount of the force i-I think, in a'letter of the inspectpr-
,eneral, it was stated, to the board to be &pout !200 men; but -I do not bear it jn
my-D\ind exactly;; it was very ,lOOn after I wasinade a 'commissioner. '
For what object was the 'camp established ~re i-Generally, for the so ppression
of illicit distillation in the barony of Innisboweo, which was considered to be onebf
the'worstdistricts in lrelaad.
. Was it not likewise to assist in the collection of the town·land fines that had,
been imposed i-It was to ~ist the high constable in that duty.
~ave you he~d of any Jl8.!licular orders which t.he commanding officer,. and t~
officers under hiS command in that ca..", were directed to observe, which iIliP
wially impeded the object with which that camp was there established?-:-Tbe
exciae ofticers did compfain to the board, that orders had been given which pre-
vented their receiving aDyassistance whatsoever from the military except pro-
tection; and the inspector 'general, who is one of our confidential officer., 4X>m-
plained that a s~ldier w~ put under arrest for holding his horse. '
. Do you know by whom those orders were given, or. from whence 'they-.ere
i88uedt-I was going to add, that those orders have been a matter pi' ditp. .
between the board to which I belong and the commander of the forces, f9r. a
considerable length of t i m e . , '
Did not those orders come from the commander of the forces at the Royal Hoe.-
pital 1-1 understand they did; and the board to which I belong bave had a very
long and tedious corre$pondenee with the commander of the forces, on the sub-
• ject of that and other orders .
Were those orders to prevent a soldier's holding any man's horse ?-I know
nothing of the orders) except as they ca~e in the shape of complaiDts from tbe
~venue officers, with respect to the obstr:uctlons they ~ceived; ',I
Do you know who was commander of the folces 'in Ireland at that tiine ?:':"':Sir
George Hewitt. '
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. Have1Du'll,4lI>pj:of:theoMeJil--Faa DOt suu.that;we may Dot have received 1*~.1lt...
11 copy of the orders in the ,course of tbe discussion., ',Iq,aw !~t.
A revenue officer in· genera1'- believes he has ti right to command'the troops . ~
l10es he not ?-I do not know what may be the vieVI' of the Je\\eDUe ,oBicer j th;
view takeD of it by the board is,. that the revenue officeris to gQ whemver bis, dutv
~uld ~ke him, sop~ing that the state of ~~e country did Dot require military
prowctton, and that wherever he goes, the mlbtary are bound to accompany' and
protect him. . . '
. ' In this inst!ftnce he fhonght. it right to order tbis so](lieR to hold' his horse (-'oI do
not understand that he did.
o. Bu,t the soldiu was holding his horse?-Yes, at the ca~" I' bellel'e. .
.tan.
. De yoo thiak. tbu the SDidier held the horse of his own aeard r-f have no
of ImotwioS that.
How far was that eamp from; Urris t-I believe eight or ten miles.
! , War there any. ~rt marie in me ceurse of the summer of 181.., to operate
against Urris fro-. drat C8D1pt-None, whatever. .

Wbai W8I tlt.e aeu;on ...t there "'lUI no effort made in the c90rse of that sum-
met 1814 ~td._t tbe district of UJ:!i~ ?-I beli~ I~ h.a'Ye stated already, that the
revenue oIiCers tbooghttb. tbemllitary orders obligllagthe troops 110 act in a cJ06e
.bodYI would DOt peJ"Jllic aD attack uponUrris, eJCcept with greater numbers than the
camp could alforo. ,
You have mentioned that the excise officers complained to the board of the
~rdel1l tbat .~e issned?-Tbey mentioned .facts as they occurred, where they
thought the military ord'ers operated to the disadvantage of the revenue.
,Did the ~ conceive that those orders did militate against the service of the
revenue l-Certainly they did, in some instances.
. .bW ~ CQmBpll~icaiion. take place between the board and the comm~D.der of
. . ~ upMl ~JPbjectr-M8Dy, through the medium of the chief or under-
~. '
Did thecommaildiDg officer approve or diaapprO'Ye of the orders?-They were

.hie QWD. orcle~. ' " '
Was be induced to revoke them t-He was not.
, Do JO'l ~t that &here w8tS .. claUlie introduced into a feveaue .Act of Par-
~ • •aable . - &Use Board to employ a Dumber. of persons in aid of the
we"fe.ue oBiceR» wer]Wag parties, to,a.i6t in the aupprealion ef iilicit diSli"-
latioQ I-A clause exists at present, in. one of the revenue, Acts, permitting tb.e
Boerd of ucise to employ persons under the denomination of assistants.
, Waa tbeaecessityQfthat daose mduced by tb~ milital'Y not being perD).itted tIQ
.assist the revawe officer. in any other way thaD. ia protecting the,gl upo.n their
still~tiag parties i-I believe tbat was one object. ,
Yo.. ~ad lIlatioaed that General DalzeJ. had perPlitted the ..ai.tary to act in
~pen ~rder, in an operation that was intended to take place ~aiust Uuia; did no.t
GeueraI Dal.el, iD doing so, cOllSidet tbat he was taking upon himsdf to authorize
ll-depart\lre' from the orien under which the miDtary acjed 1-1 do Dot recollect
exactly what passed, but I think he expressed a difficulty of that sOrt 1!0 Sir
~Hitl. " ,
In:reur praence~--Y~II, beexpreued a.diftic¥l,y of t1aat '.ut; and also not
hating actual command of the distfict himself, being 01S a milltary inspection.
Had he only an occasional command 1-0nly an -oooaslonal cOinmaM j !tnd
upon further recollection, I think the brigade-major :who was present;, expressed
11 40ubt whether actilolg in extended order would be a practical departw'e from
the orders. '
Who was the commanding officer of the district ?-I think it was at that time
a Colonel Harrison, or some such name, at Omagh. '
\V11o was commander of the General N orthem District at that particular timo r-
At that particular moment Major-General Bornet.
tJ rris was visited,in consequence of this permission from General Dalzel ?-It was.
l-Vbat was the effect of that visit, and what has been the effect since ?-A great
Dumber of seizures were ma.de at that time, and subsequently.
Do 'you recollect 'res'olutions 'entered into by a Dumber of gentlemen in the town
of Letter Kerry, in April 1814 ?-I remember hearing of them, perfectly.
Did you ever sec th!!res.olutioDS l-l,helieve I did. _
, J3wom April 1 Sol 4 URtil May .1815, was there any considerable e6'ort made to
eelleot the still-fines. ,fWIll :tbe town-lands:in Inn~howen ?-Nolle.
Do you r~llet!t \\iTo '\Vas high constable of Innishowen in 1 S14 ?-Aman of the
name ofl}orter. .
Sr:1te what you recolle('t as to the conduct of Porter ?-J.Jis ,conduct, in that
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TAl H... particular part of hi, dut.r, was extremely bad indeed; hia duty wu totally
J. . . Ht:IIiIt. neglected.
L ",,._ _-',, You have an estate in the county of Donnegal ~-I have.
And have frequently served as a grand juror l-I have.
And was high .herifF of that county last year l-I wu.
Do )'ou recollect whether Porter, the high constable, received hi. per-centage
as a collector of the public cess, during the year that he was the high constable ~_
I cannot speak positively; but I believe it was paid to him at every assizes b~t
one•
. What, ~s. it your .opinion, would have .been the ~ft'ect of Porter having executed
hiS duty dlhgentJy 10 the barony of IODlshowen, ID the commencement of 181 4
with respect to coUecting the still·fines?-I conceive that illicit distillationwould
have been very considerabl,Y checked; I think it would have been Dearly 8U~
pressed, if the district of Urns had been searched at that time.
You have already said, the still·fines were ooly commenced to be collected in
May 1815, in Innishowen ?-Except a few in the parish of Fawn. " :
Was there any proceeding taken in July 1815 by the $f8Dd jury, relative to
the stm.fine system ?-I have understood since, that a petition was flamed to Par--
liament in July 1815, whiC;h had relation to the system of fining town-lands.
Which was within two months after the collection of the still-finel had })egan
to operate i-It was, I believe. .
Do you conceive that the increase of illicit distillation arose in consequence
of the rumour of that petition ~-I have understood, and believe, that it might
have had tbat effect; the petition was framed with the greatest secresy, and
therefore, I have no doubt, it was not intended; but it had that effect cerl.&inly.
From your general knowledge of the ~ounty of Donnegal,· do you think, in
general over the county, illicit d~stillalion is getting down, or increasin~ t-I no-
derstand it is considerably depressed in InnislioweD; and I ha.e stated It to havtl
been so earlier; in part of Ra'phoe and Turbu, and in the barony of KilmecrennoD',
I understand it not to have diminished.
Do not you think tbat the quantity of still-fines laid on at the assizes for th~
Jast few yean, is some criterion of whelherillicit distillation hall increased or notl
-It will depend upon circumstances whether it i. a criterion or not; all other
circumstnnces remaining exactly the same, it may be; the circumstances to which
1 allude are, the increase of revenue officers, the increase of revenue stations, and
larger partit1l of military at tbe old stations.
You havt' mentioned two or three geotlemen that _yoo have found doing their
dUly; will you mention tbt;ir na~es ?-The reverend Mr: Knox, the rever~nd Mr.
MontgolDery, the rector of Moville, Mr. Young, and hiS sons, ~ave conslderabl~
assistance to me; Mr. Peter Maxwell and I also received assistance from the
reverend Edward Chichester, and also froID Mr. Harvey of Malin, and from the
Mr. Cary:i of Wbitecastle.
Mr. Young did aU be could, according to the best of your opinion i-Mr.
Young himself is an invalid; but his sons were very active subsequent to the col,.
lection of the f i n e s . . .
Have" you heard of any thing happening to Mr. Young or hi. sons, in conse.
quence of their exertions lately i-Mr. Young stated to me in a letter, that the
windows of his house bad been broken. "
A ttacked by a mob?-Yes.
In consequence of his exertions i-I have no doubt of it.
Mr. Young, you say," paid for fines himself, 2,0001. i-He either paid or gave
security. .
That man that you state has been doing all he (:ould to assist the revenue oot
of his own pocket, bas been obliged to payor secure 2,oool.l-Therewas no obli-
gation on him to pay it
He hilS done it?-Yes. .
Is not that the effect of this last law which we are talking of, the fining-Iaw?-
It was fines that Mr. Young paid.
Do notyoo belie~e he and his sons did an they could ?-I believe they did,
after the collection of the fines.
What do you mean, when you say Mr. Young and his sons have done all that
they could i-:\11 meaning was this; there was a lar~e amount of fines upon Mr.
Young's estate JDcurred previous to the 2,0001. which he paid; as this amount
appeared very enormous, I stated to M,r. Young, that if he could procure the de-
livery into the exciSe stores of all tbe stills, or the greateat pro~rtion of them
upon his estate, I would submit to my coJ)eagues, ana to His Majesty's govern-
IDent, that the previous fioes should r8mai~ suspended: in consequence of ~is,
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Mr. Young's SOOI exerted themselves with great activity, and delivered in forty-
seven stills, to the best of my recollection, to the Excise stores •
. Was not that the year before last'-It was in the course of May and June
1815; it was while I was there; and I was there but once •
.Do not you believe that those very gentlemen had made seizures, alld taken up
s.n., the year before that'-They toJd me they had taken up some.
Do yo~ believe it '-1 cannot doubt their word.
And after this year he had his hotise attacked by a mob l-I believe it was in
the last autumn that his house was attacked. '
Notwithstanding aU this, has not he paid this i,oool. ?-I believe he· has.
Then all yoor recommendation to His Majesty's Government had'no avaiH-
The fineS Which I engaged should remain smpended did remain suspended; they
are not collected at tbis moment. .
What was the amoaot of .the suspended fines ?-I cannot say the amount of
Mr. Young's susrnded finea; but die whole which are still suspended in Inni-
showen is 1 i,OOO • .
Which are not collected ~-Not yet
Some ofthose would be on Mr. Peter MaxweU's estates ?-I believe none, or at
leut very few; and that is one of the data upon which I formed an o~ioion, that
where the fines are collected in the first instance, very little private distillation will
prevail.
Mr. Peter Muwell is not now in the county ?-I undentand he il not; his
father is.
Had you any correspondence with him by letter, or otherwise, at any time l-I
do not recollect any particular letter. .
Bot you have received letters from him?-Yea.
From bis knowledge of the country, wal he not capable of giving you as:
Kood advice, and as good an opinion on the effect of tbe laws, aa any man in itl-
He isa very sensible man, and 1 dare say haa a very considerable knowledge of the
country.
And a man that you believe was doing his duty as a gentleman of the country l
-1 understood he assisted very materially in suppressing illicit diltillation in tbe
parish of Fawn.
You know his hand. writing ~-Yes.
Have you fiad any correspondence by letter with Mr. Maxwell ?-I might hue
had letter", but as he liveCl near Derry,. I was in the conltant habit of personal
communication with him•
. You have mentioned in your examination, as part of the effect of this law, that
iBicit distillation was checked by tbe ionocent people exerting themselves 1.:....1
quoted that expression from another person. .
Do you not believe tbat many innocent people have suffered under this law ?-
I have heard of persons not immediately engaged in the traffic, being obliged to
pay fines.
Do not you think Mr. Young has most materially suffered ?-I believe Mr.
Young will recover much the greater part of that 11,000 I. from ilis tenants.
Have you ever heard that he bas .recovered i-I have not heard any thing
about it.
You have sent lately a collector to that county to do his duty, and collect the
still-fines I-Mr. Newman is the name of the collector of the still-6nes, who went
down a little before I did; it waa to superintend his operations that 1 went down
there., .
He has swept the country pretty well, bas not he i-In parts of the country
I believe he has executed his duty as well as circumstances would permit; mmiy
circumllances were unfavourable to him at one time.
Tbe lum imposed on that county last year appears, by, the return to the House .
of Commons, to be i3,goo I.; in wbat manner bas tbis g.entleman endeavoured to
~ollect it l - While 1 was in tbe country I sawall the people myself that came
to him to make arrangements for paying their fines; and I always directed him to
give them time for a proportion, where they appeared to be heavy, if they could
get any security whatsoever. When it was necessary he should drive the cattle ofa
town-land, 1 instructed bim to take the revenue officer with him who had made
the detection, and to go as near to the spot where the detection was made as
possibJe; if there was any reason to guess at the person to wbom tbe iUicit articles
had belonged, 1 directed that he sllould, as far as ~ible, levy the fine on that
penon, and in case of failure there, to ~ as near to the
penon's house as pouible,
because the nearest neighbours were the most cognizant; J also directed him,
when cattle were sold, to atIow them to be sold at a low rate at the auetioal to the
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, Have yon' hea~d l~tely ~q,! Ile, jl!ls'f~l!owcd thh.· advice (){YOu~ r~r ~tfijh~.' t
llenrd one or ~wo Instances of complalOt ;.1 have h~ard ~~ncl:ai charges aguUls( tillf.
1reqttently; but, except o~ej 1 never heatd any pa.rtl(;ulars sUlteCl on ,th'icff to
,ground an inquiry, . ' " ". , , ~, :, "
How inany actions were tried and.·darnosea given against hi~ ilt the last
1l;Ssize~ ?-:-;-T,wo ac.io~ were: tr~ed, but they we~e n,vt fo.r a'jts ,cQmlPi,ttcd. in hi~
.capacity of collector of sull-fines. ,', ' . " .. ' ." _ "
Wh~,were they t7";The ODe-I undetst.ood aroee.out of a dispute ,betwee.o~im
~nd tbe collector of the tolli, on the bridge at Derry,; they bad nothing 011 eartbJQ
odo ,\lith (he collecti6n of the itiJI.fioes; he' was not on tlut)t ,as 'n 6I.'ill~1i~
-coflectbr," , " , ' , ..
What, in your opinion, is the be~t ,mode for putting doWn'tliill practic~t~r
tbink the question is retolv4ble into two points, the restrictions t6 be' iinp6~e~
.up:)t1,the priva~ distiller, 'and the encouragement to he given to 'his' op'ppypnt,
the public d,j~tiller; ~'ith respect to the restrictions upon the: private di,sti1l,er."
I see ~o prOVISions which ~ould not be grou~ upon ,tlie;pr~clple pf th~ sys\Ehii
<>f fimng town-lands, which would he at all effectual;, for ID, th/1 first l>lacel tb~
..actual owner, of t\le C9JR to be c,onv~rted iJ;lto spirits, nnd' to"'be llei'cafter' ~rie
~wnerS of the's'pirits, is'very seldom ostens'ible; any' other penalties th~ref&n."
. .except thosc upon the town-lands, would merely affect his servant arid armeD,
whom it isal!!!> ,in some pl;Jces extretnelJ d~fficult to deteCt,: -fur -they frequeftl!y
work upora'the side of it ipouritaiil, as I have stated in a particulariiistarice,'Mlere
tbey see the road for a ' considerable extent, and can evadtHiefectlon !>P.fi>re'>:' file
revenue officers can come up with them; and upon this pri'bCipTe, Iltave ''iinder~
stood that iD the district of D erry they generally work by Qay-light, a d thiit ii1 a
long summer day, by putting their still on in the morning, hey can. have worked
.oft' theft pbt••l~ b ~f01'e any 10ng time afiel'suu;set ,; besides all th.e diffic.ulties which
.are 811ppO'!led to make this Act particularly bUl;tllensome to the, people residing 011
t6wb ..ln\\fJs, by makin~ it difficult for them to be cognizant of illicit practIces'
thereon, increase the difficulties in a tenfold'pl'oportlon t~ t:\1erevenue offieer, ~lO
ao!!s not ~ide 011 the town-land, butreslaf:.\j in the neig belming to\\.n ; and if the
,,\mW'kiilg,disHller is Ii"\:' detected, and tl'i 'reare holioes llron o\'m-mnaS, 110 pen111-
.ties wou1cl incu~ at all? and no ri$k woul? be ru~! bllt thn.t ?f. the l1?atprial, ":~:
-would be noset-offngamst a profit of t\'ht!e bu'Odted perht; whl h oradel'stand,t6b'e!
'tbatclf .: ~ftcc~sfu1 ad1l'eOtu,r~: fut ~ese/~ops, I ,am iDc,ined to think that, no'le~l,;.
lltiTe prqvision. wduld b~a reahesttaiD.t, cx~t n: included the sY$tem of fioing'ttlwn-
lands, With re,sp~c~,to. t.b~'eneou~a~~~}(;~t t~ ,be',given to .Ji<:t!~s~ ~~tiJ~e~;~ ··thitiJ~
t~ '!ys~th ~~lcehsmg8ni~It-srlUs'ls c;Xt:eed"QlIRY us~I,ln ~he _~I~lClt dlsttlhng tiis.-,
.t11~ as iUI:nliuy to, the systpm otfiDlDg' town.lands; and looltmg at the questldd:
with,regardto tlIicit dwn~talic>n; 'J: think ;llial~t w.oald' be '\4el¥ tlesirable tbat·tt1ev
-sbould w«ok ih. tho,fie di~tricl'a:mb~beQeficiully thaa theyda at present; bu~~t>.e
~uit tiDIC~~ I' hav!: great, do~ wh~t aay :encooragenreot:: which, ~ lie- h~ ,
-Qnt, will increase them much beyond tbeextent to whieh tbq..:al'e carried at'~
's~t;; ~i~ ha~~Ol" n ~l!>till~ Ne.w~"Q:1,j~vadi, ~ e'CeptJ:e of tbepl'ivaJ;e .d.istil-
11ltion ~f~c.ouri~J1 ofne.r,t:S;webave.~q~:at~.eJ1D_vhurn Mmnea~' Derry, O~(I~
-con.6~~ on~t:'isb.O\Ven.;~!! have one ~t BUI'~a,pJ~ce:tha.t w~s tbemost nOLO~ip»tfpr
private ~istiUation in ID.o.isbo'veU ,formc~ly • 'f.~' ha\'e' one at Derbridge, .i t I~ <?Jl "tbc;,
, CQufilles of the. ,western ~t. of the CO~n,I,y 9f.,I,)9n~1, and jn the coulIly of 'ryrQqI,?
Jienr that 'part whi'ch i); mOst infested With iUim~ di stillation; we. ,,hav,e Qri~~
S}igo~ ~ne at'OalWnY, and'o'ne atBnws r.~w.-agement. .l bQpe~ ~,i gbtoccasioll
th~' er~ti/)nof a .few mQl'e, and perhaps more i.n .theiU~t d~~~'icts eyeD. thaQ th6~ t.
.but it must, be' considered; that the att;l!lll,dii~mer, u~der: any '~ncourag~lPeots
, '\~"hiclY 1~~ .~e:gisl~re ~u~d give hi.m, ~as ,Jo cOD.te,n~, in, the ~t:St fl~ce!, ~ith. t~e
J)U~~C oprmon, whICh ,IS at pre~ent J~ favo,Uf ,~! IlliCit (h,s~ned ,Spirits !n th.~~
triet when! you would expect -hlln to ad ~ and' If he "we to ,alter the qualitv ani!'
strength of the spilits he makes, in order 'to ac'coinmodilw himself t!) diatinartM~'
jt ~~y ~e.l\ q1teStiorl'whmet" it would give bim ,6qffi~ieAt support; and .'le,~C?uld
throW' "I..asel£' out, COql pl\ltely of the .general ;market of Ire13nd, 'otla 'also: from ex-
vor~*;')1\; for the taste of sp'rits is 'so different in Dublin to' whnt:it is lli' 'the'
~; t{lnhhe v~y bc*f'I'ntusho'Q'en s'eized '~pii'its; as it is vntgariy clIlled,'Wlikh
\fern brott'ght up to'Dublin from Oeny p~iou8 to rny'~g lret&nd;oOuld·not.
,~ setd a't ~e"ei'se sa1~, though put lip lit: 8 &, '~r galtoorl, • the ..rue ,riuut tbat:
.the 8pWitsmade by the ,legal large stills in Du-blin, were selling'at lOS; or fO$;'~"'-'
1 thererore ,fro", thio; 'data''tonceive, ritafif the ltmaU <drstii-tw i.'dJe'liI!)I-rherw .ad,
western pa~ 'of Ireland "ere to oocOiOl~te """ejt: to ,that lDar~~: tip1lld
JQ8e tiIe.,~ market; and ifhe,did fiot ac~o~~Cldate·bi. .elf,toit, ~~..co.l~ ~ly
-e..~.pect to futt:e their; cl1s,tbm, by the' restrictions which , the ·tegisla~ur~ , ~hQQI4.
linpO!it ;6Ild he hu:i al80 t.o contend with ,~e superior'cnpi ia1, ud frequently,tPe.
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'lUpHior slUll of the large distiller, which would particularly operate against')a'ilQ, 'He HaL
~f he were to talte 8U~h -time .in (1iIf:li1lm~ his,sP,irits as would accomlDodate their JllrIfQlie&-iIt.
quality to the tasle of the country m which he may be supposed to work; conse.,. \ ",-..J
q uendl the ')ar~e distiller would make a owch greater quanti~' of spirits in the
.ame . tiDle, besldea working upon a more advantageous cl\pital; therefore, sUP':'
posing. every J.>ossibleencouragement,given in.the way both of regulation and du~j
to d~ small distiller, it appears to ,me that he.would ba,'e still to contend with such
difficulties, as at least to occas~n a d~ubt whether the ~ystem of small stills
.ould fully answer the ex:p~ctatlons wh,lch seeln to be entertained; .but I beg to
mention, that I express thls opinion with some hesitation, as I bU'r'e only mnde
the n~sS8ry iaquuies "Oil this'plIl't of the subject since I arrh'ed in London .. One
of .y-eoJ1ea~es has preeented to Dle a plan tOr a 100al regulation with respect t()
emaU..tills, aDd warehousing the apit-its from tbose stills, .whiab ,wjll be.better detail-
ed by him, but which .at mat sight seems to ,me to afford 60me favourable prospect.
You ue only gi'riDg yoar opinion as to the regulations as they exist at present?
-Yes, and I?rospectiveJy.too, with respect to all t,he regulations except,the Ollf!
I have menuoned. " . '
What ~ tbe f~Ul', allowed &0 a still under.l GO ~1I0DS now ?-I -forget the,
Dumber 'of gallons; there is great alJowance made in the -Dumber of dou,blings-i
the number of doublings are not imposed to so,great an exlt:nt, in pr~portiou to
tlle 'si~ as they are on t:be I~ge stills.
Thea ~1 .c8ll m.ake more doubli~gs'tbaa is .imposea on {hem'r-They' ~
.I am,persuaded.
· 'Tbat is the favour, then, the Committee is to understand ?-The fa~ur, I have
=:L
-always understood· to be; that 'they were not so much hurried in tbeif work, that
could take more time, and make better spirits'; tbat iii -woat-is intended by
.OS that allowance.· - , .
· Ifhen in poiot·DE filet, they have no fa.our, 'there is the ,same dUly on them?-'
They are allowed a greater time.· ' ,
Do you call ·that a '{avoud-It ft~ruls U-pOIl them to decide wbethedt K a
favoar Of Dot; it appears to me to be aJil"our, . .
J If a mao could do in a great still, in three days, what you allow thcs,e ~en~ to
do in uve days, ~ not tbel'. at a grea~r expense for labour by dclay, and does
not 'the expense of labollr faU on themselves ~-It does; but they have an ad van-
-.ge &0 coUClte"ail that, inasmuch as that if lUly fatality happens, whieh ,vould
prevent a large aull JQaking the,quaDtilJ ,required. ~llaw, it must notwitbsUWding
the, dU~b' b .
pa.r. . h b' f - ,; 'ill" I
rou sal t ey' ave gOl mto a a It now 0 settlog up a atl to t \e morning..
.
and WpJ"tllig it off by evenil)g, so AS ,to increase th~ ditliculty tentold OIl' tlle
exdse otticer~-I 'have understood so, in the Course of conversation; that they.
will in a summer day very nearly finisb by night: .
Do Dot you believe that very great difficulty occurs to the inha\i-taDl$ of tbe&~
~e .mountainous ,town-lands, to nlld ont those diatiUers r- Tbou~h working by.
d~y is a great di8icult] to the excise officer, it is a great facj}jty to t~e iahabitant.8,
...... iliey will be about. ,
y'oQ'~ve some gl'RZing town-land, where a still might be a mile from an inha:-
bitant; IllppoliJ)g the gauger came just as tbe still .was set up., ilS not there a
probabilitf'ilu~ufte iDhabitanls might know notbing of itl-I think that 'circum-.
stanCe would be very improbable~ as many minute cirvums&ances lead to detco-
tion; for instance, a &till muat be always n~ar water, and the knowledge of th"t
'frill 'limit the number at' places upon Whicb the inhabitairU must ha'Ve a watch;
.flie printe distiller senernlly has a watch on -the top of a hHl, nnd ",here you See
.• 1Il'8R wimdering on a moontain, witb no visible employment, the IRsulnl'tion iii,
&at it i. to keep watch for a private distiller. '
Then you would have all the inhabitants alwdys on the watch l-I think that th'
inhabitants of a mountain town-land might deJ>l;te a certnin rrumber of their body
occasionally to look at the places where distillation (!ould be conveniently'
eaaied OD. '
Then JOur. object would be to force ,the. inhabitants of the town-lands to keep
a daily and nightly watcb at their own expense ?-That'ie Dot DI~ object.
, aow ceo they aVQid ill-In point of practice I tbink it is avoided; and I
51aould think, as it takes at lefl8t tour-and-twenty hours to work oft' a still, a visit
0GCe or:twice ill ,the {our-aad-twenty hours" seeing that all was clear, would be
nead, sDfJicieot. ". , ' '
Is a still tIie only tbiDg fOf which a town..Jand shall be baed 1-lt is not. .
· 'Making po,,-ale is the first process ?-It is. ,
'. If tbat is mad~ in A private MUse, a. yon know it is, bow would you have the
town-land watcMd for t,i)at ?-If' the proeess is carried.on undet dw-nrst IUppa.-
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ait.tQfl., gf ,\leing.& l~tJe irOBl :l1li1 ...... .; , . oa':"~ng ,the _t
.-d,-!tbe~1et
~ter~ ·(0 that .dMtant fOlllt . .oW, .., , 'I.ru.k, eaaape die ....1'1:8. -of -t-he
iDba8itaatB of tihe ~... ' . :,
RlIppose a 'holue on t1tCHOIlkide, 1lttd matt tm~ in a ht!k cYB a \lorse1s 'baclc~
might it not -be canceiT~ to be meal" or any other tbieg as -weB as malt r-JIf it is
as in the case of Dounegal, among-a 'Cluster of'lit.debOG8ll!tJ, Whicla lbey ~l the
tO\'l'n of the to1't'1l-land, I tbirrk the l1iverring 1l stream at weter to that -hc.tMe, and
the smell, and many other things, woold lead to detectfo'D.· ,
Suwose there ..lIB ,a bea4 of .a still by accidcllt,iu that bouse. could they-sQ\eR
it r-l tbin.k tbe bead of a atill ought not ro be ill an)' bouse by llCCident. .'
Is it your ~miOD, that all'ch~ ,peo.ple tUt hue beea bed have been nned
just~'V, and fairly., and honestly; .is tliere no ineu..M:e of 1lttJ" .tnnOC60t f8J8e1l
'being nned i-l think the Act'8 question does not nee :.per9Olll, ·hat diatlicH. .
Js ~t Dot Qll the inbahittmta of tlte -diIYlictl-lf t8ere ..e 8Pf'';~_III, they'
must pay it.
And if there are none, who is to pay itt-Then the nne canaot be paid.
Suppose it was on your land, and there we.l'e ft6 i-obabitanls, would not you have
to pay itr-Not unless I hnd cetdeupon it. . .
, Would flot you ultimately ba\'e to pay the Doe before yon could put, a tenani
.on it r-Probably no tenant would take it wi,thout that conditioa. .
Woald you consider YOUNelf all 'innocent man jn such a Calle 1-1 Mould think
I bad ~ot dou.e lJJy dl,lty if I did not J.?I'Ovidte a "etch, u~ tl:Je ejmmpstrillCea,.on.
my J»fQperty, to prevent illicit distilla,tloo being carried on,tbere. '
y ~l must pay that watc1a t-I ~r;e so. _
Your plau is, that these people should keep ",ateb, and pay. tbem tilDe yOUi&elfi
-They ~est keep watch tliemaelTes~ I tltink, uaGer partie. ~~; -but
those circumstaDcesare more rare than the other. . •
H9W ~ is Jhe s~~ MlIually.paid to the ~" and io"'!M' 04i.oera. as
zetumed to ~he House of Commons u~ year r-Idii ~ ,~~e -t~ If~Qlft
.amount ofthe salaries; but the gaug~~ are ~mp}oyed on varioUtS other duties than, .
,that of checking illicit distilli~: .' . . .." . , . ,
I. dle annual salary eighty-two tliou_ odd lUlildred ~ l-()f ~bom 1
Ofti~ra under ~ d~pe ~ wrvererel-I ~erca~lated •
pel'8Oll8.ployed Hl VallO. . ~Cil8I, as tbe 1Jffiee~;lIl qutStloB are. , "
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Have you seen the Return to Parliament r-I remember seeing it before it \Vat: .
-Rnt.
Perhaps you did not enmille it so as to know the amount ~-I did Dot make'
aay lDelnorandum of the amount. . , :
But there is • large SlIm paid annually to people to do the dut.y of takin~ up
these stms ~-Very few officers, inpropprtion to the establishment, are exclolilvely.
.employed iIi. suppressing illicit distIllation; many officers ,vho appear to he
engaged blere~y In 8upp!essing illicit di91ittati.an, have also to a1te~d to the ttlal~
.houses, tanneries, andhcenses of an extensive walk,' whose servICes wOJ1ld be'
-M08IBuy, aappOsing no iJ.lieit,distillation· preailed ..
Db Iou'know whether Mr. Maxwelrs estate'has been fined since b~ "ent away~
.......:.No,·1 du not; ·but I'should rather thhik nbt; 'because illicit dlstilbltlon is but'
"Very little revived in IDnishow~n.' .' .. . ' .' , '
Do you consider the reduction of the Present big!l duties an indispea.saPJ.e.
auxiliary to puttin~ down illicit distillatiop, or Dot ?-I do not think it indis~
..able; I. think, Jookmg ~ the question inerelyas it respects illicit distilhiti~n, that,
.a reduction of 'duty 10lght be very useful; but I am Dot prepared to give any
.opiDioR, except as it respects that particular point. I
Do yon consider it advisable f-I think it maJ' be useful, under. the limitatiou,'
.which I have expressed in JOy former answ~r~ .. . :
Do nQt you think that the present high duties afford sufficient temptation to the .
.illicitdistilJer to induce him to run a very great risk' i-I think tbe bigb dutiea, may ,
~ist his market with the .publicans. " , .,'
;. Do not you think, that by a reduction of the present duties the Jegal distill~
:woold he ~nabled to come into lome 8OJ't of COIIl~tition with the illicit distiller..
cqnsidering the'risk the latter rl1DS ?-l am inclined to think less than per~,. '
may be generally supposed; but no doubt, to a .certain -4iegree, l!'IIery jgcreaae o£ '
-duty is favourable to the illicit distiller;' , '. , .
You have meDtioned 88 a part of yow eystem fur COlTectiDg the e.il of iUiCit
-diBti}Jatiol1, tbat there should be adnntages granted to ImaU stills; when you
I5J>eak qf tboie advantageo, do yqq meaD U18t the.,1 ,.,uuld be coD!.ioued at theit:'
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pt!IIM~.,,"*. or.1hM ,.~.wbich IIIIe\Row1'eq1liJ'td.VOm them .TI,e iio~.
should be reduced?-I had speeificall"'ill ..,..iod at tIIat t*e, :the gi'Viag.. JamellItu:ill.
a4 v~ntage to a still ·of forty-four gallons; at present die advantage ~ 1D a .till l..._ ..................'S -J
.to ~ uDder 10o,galloDJ, but. Dearly ~oogalloRs.aa.possj.ble~
.ArelY.-t.aMIte _eATery adtaBtBsel()f~liag .granted tG the smaJllcm..,
_ ~.:9f thelUlllJ\)er ot'-dollMiags Rlicb they are ~Je ef perf()naiD~ i&
-by. to much _l'Ilmumge at:t8eexpense'er <&he-.eveue t-lam awue.tbet·it i~
Tben .()Iae.tile medee by which you !Weald l'tCommend that· illicit distiUation
sboPl \le· put dowa.,..is the granting M' ad.vantages .to &mall stllIs, ~ which,
Bpirits tbat h&ve Dot .paid .the duty mar get into circulation ?~No; 1 had sp~
-ciJicaJly in view 8ll advao~geto a .smaller oescriptian of .st:ills .than exists at pl'eT
-sent ~ lind it occurred to me that possibly that might bring them more into the
.;Jl.icit \!IistilliDg country th'an they are at prese~t, 6ecauae th~y could be worked
'With less caprtal; ana J thougtt that by bemg 80 small they would be equal
·to ·the marltet, possibly, of the prif/ate distillel'S. .
What .then are the advantages to which you BUude,' when you state vonr re~
-commeD.arion. . that advantages should be granted to small stills ?-An advantage
·cePtaiDly in the nun'ber of Qoublings required, so as to mert a want ot' skill,
"'hich .1 think those 'VeJ.y' small distillers would eviace on the firft ~men<;(ug
,to work under license.nud I was \rou.gbt to that opu.iOb ~ the circumstances of If, I
. particularly smalJ .distiUary whic:h haa lately been er~ed III the nort~.
Is il.A .necessaq ·lIeCJuisite, who application is made for the liceDsing of a
smaIl ~tiJJ, .t'bat 1lie p.csoo so ~ing for it ahoulri be all ipexpen distWet?--;-
~y no means; but 1 thought it was probable, that .if any amall still8 .e~ set up
;m tbe'Teg ,~te parta of the CQUQtrll they would he set.up b..v ..iaexpel't
•distillers. . .
'Cannot an expert -diatiller apply for a license for a stJwU ~tiU eqUal~y th~
same.as an inexpert distiller ?-I think an expel:t distiller would not carry his
ana
still his capital illto.tberem~partB bf the country to which I allude. '. .
Is .it intended tbat.man stills shall ·be entirely oonnned to the di~ricts .when;
·iniclt disullaiion is ROW carriE'd on ?-They have been very gen&ally r(!fuseu
.licenses b.1the Beard of E:!cise, in any parts ot the couo~l:fwhere it was s~~
,posed they eould come ia competition with I8I'ge stills.' -
Is it not a fact that . at the present t~me slBali stills are licena~ iD the neigh~
·boudtooci of large sallal-Only one. -aceurs ·to my recollectiou at the present
.moment, which wupated inact~Whtly, when ftTSt"lhe Soard of Excise ba~'
.u.e poWez of liaebsing amal! stills.' . ..' .. ..
Where is that small-still situate to which you allude ?-At Cl4rrickfergua .
. Do.p a4mit that·there may beiIIDaD ~ills in the neigbboui'boOdonuye sttlls,
·()f which 10U have DO knowledge 1-1 think that there can be no Iicen8ed stills. in
helapd of. which. I have not • kDowletlge, as a Commis&ioner of .Excise.
Are :rw>1I aware of a small 8ti1l situate ~t Kilkennyl-:-1 am.
ke yeo arwf.D'e' that-that is within. 'tweo~y miles of a large still ?~I did not think'
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.it haa·been. 80 short a distaDee to Clonmel,. which believe is' the nearest.· .
Do not you admit that it is II considerable di8lid.vantage to the large still!J, ·whe~ .
·spirits from smal1stiUs can fie brou~t intor..ompetition :with them ?~I lbillk ild.'!;
and I am iftClined to think that if the Kilkenny 'distillery had not been .Ii~nsed,
.aoddre man's capita! embarked in. the concern at th~ time when we WeI'J! pt\Cticl!':
larly I1Ilxious to get attlall stills, 'doubting whether we should have so maoy' .'
opportunities as we -have.since had, ~betber it would have' been licensed. at .aU. .
Do not yo~ kno\'f tbatspil:its from the small still at Kilkenny have been pcr~ .
.mitted jnto die market of Dublin ?-l do Dot know it. - .. ' ..
Is it in your recolleCtion mat in the years 1810 and 1'811, Mr. Barn of Sullins;'
lVorked a small still of. seventy-eight gallons ?-I was Dot a Commi~iOner ~f'
.Excise at that time. . . . . .. -
Are yoo aware that at the time alluded to, the quantity of tlonblings required
from a wtiU of' that' dimension was 5,460 ganons in 28 days 1-1 am not 'aware
·wbat were tbe regulatioDS at that time. . ..
: Spirits from small. stills .u~~ersel~. t~~se from l~rge sti~ls.?-~ey work .mpr~
aavantageously~ I beheve; It IS considered so generally by the distillers. . •
. Is ·dlC price the saQie-~~Yes. . .
Tbe Board .of Exc¥.le have acted on the HIe. of not permitting small Iftills to be
set up near to large stills?~They lmve. .' .
Then that impr~ioD has operated to prevent a fair application of this mode,
which you cons~der one of the best,. of preventing illicit distillation r~1 should
thiak· it. bas .nOt operated against the system of smalllltills as applied to jIIicit _
. distillation;: .'
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'71,1krt. ?i1ltillatio~,: 8S'tm,all ~ti,H~ ba,ve, ne~er been refused where'tney wer~')ik~lt to come
Jtl1M, HtUUt•• In competition ,wuh Ilhc!t'dli'tillatton. I '" .
~ , ,v()u have said that the small rtiJIi ~d not ~uppll spirits sufficient for the
genera) market of Ireland, would not the o~ect of small sliJJS be rathertbe locid
lliarket than the -geoeral ·market,?-I sbeuld' thiak it would; but I have a doubt
""hether .the local market, which would ,be princj.pally for the con.umption Of
pri,ate ind.viduals; would .upport aoy extended system of small ,tills•.
The illicit stiJJs are small stille in general,' are they not .?-Very smaU 'iftdeed.
, If SUla:U leg-alstills were tosttpplant the illicit stills, would they require a larger
market ?-l thin'k not; but front the permanence dn~y must have, they '-would.
require a capital1llld an apparatus, which the iUicit stiRs are tota1ly destitute of.'
You have &'\id it was througb inadvertency that a license ",as granted to 'die
fltm at 'Carrick fergus ?-There WIlS no larger still t'heA at Belfast, and;t was con~
t"eived that the'still at Carrickfergos woufd operate upon the ·pri.vate distillation of
the county of Antrim;. ~ut upon considering the advantages ohvater..carriag~, I
think I may fairly say, as 'all public men act sometimes upon a new' system inad-
'tertently, and the Board of Excille 'rather regretted that they had gt'anted a lice~
,for a still·in -thllt .ituation; but at th~ ,same time l wovld wi~, to add, ~ the.t
felt that uoless some frlhJd w~s l.OOmrtlltted, they oaght not to'WlthdraW the hcen.se
(rom an individual who had embarked his capital io it. .
Yon have stated that ,Kilkenny was twenty miles from ClonmeJ, and YOI1
~ho?ght t111~t ~ather near to license a small .till ?-~ am not aware that I ex'p~~ a
,decided opinion on that; I stated that, at the nme, 'I was Dot .aware It 'was so
'llear.
- If you had been, probably you would not have granted a' small stil1l-..;Pos-
siMy twenty miles might not have been thought too near; tbirtJ' miles I do not
think would have been too near,
, You think the general feeling of the Board of Excise wo~la be not to JiceD.e •
small still within twenty miles of a Jarge one 1-1 canno't venture to expr,:eaithe
opinion of the Board of Excise on the subject; and 1 could hardly veoturl! to e~
press D!Y own opinion decidedly, because whatever mRy be, my ~piuions now, it i.
rm~slble' to say 'how they would be changed on conversation wlt.h my colleagues.
Your general belief is that the'y woum n~t license a small 'still in a district whe~
it would ·interfere :with a 1arge still r-W'here it would intertere, the,Y would not.
:Do not you understand that the Board of Excise, in licensing stmi, wo.nld he
gtlided hy an union of 'tWQ 'principles; first, wht'ther the small still was Jit.
to il1~erfere with a !arge~ still} and, ~e~~odly, ,whpther th~ el'l'<'tiO!1 ~f a smaU stin
_:was hkely at aU to mterfere With 1he dhclt 'dtsttlkr ?-Decldedly; 1£ IS a compound
·vaaw·ofthese priociplt.'S whioh -has alwaya guiderltbe Boacd of t:xoise, siDee '·bayC
been a membt'r, in gt'lInting thOle Jiceuses. '
A nd it follows from that, that the mere distance of any onq)1ace from another
-would be,no reuson tOr ~rantinb 01' retusiag a still, ulliess in combination ~ith the
consideration rdnti-\'e to the ilticit distillntion of the couotry ?-Certainly; and not
onl\" in combination ",ill's those circumstances, but in combillation with the cir-
cumstances of the country, between the smaH stiiJ and tht; market ut' the la,.
still, such as the flatness 'or obstructions of the road, either by hills or otherwise.
Will you hr.ve the goodness to state to the Commhtee ,~hat you think, llpoD an
~m~ra~e. may.be .the contents of the small illicit stillsr-l believ,e tbe.ul'erage ia
1,.,,01 five-nnc.l.,twenty to seventy,goUOllS'; I have seen,some yery small,iod~ ..
"'hat is thesmullest you ha\o\e ever seen.i-I saw one eo.small, it might have·
~cell.ten guUl\IlS, .or fifteen ialhHls.
lrhat is ,the slnnJlcst licensed still yon have ever known to be applied for in
Ireland ?-I do not think there is auy hcensedstiJI which, with the head, is u~der
5tvelJty gallons, , '
The C,'ommittee beg to know, whether your idea is, that if.you license a small
still, and afterwards a large stW is set up within a certain distance from that sm:aJl
still, and thnt, it should intl!riere with the large still, the small still is to b~ p~
down 1-Certa.tnly· not; for we have act~d exactly upon the reverse of that pnnC&o:
pIe at Carrickfergus, where there is a ninety-nine gallon still, though a" five
h\1ndred gallon stilt haa ~11 se~~.P \\'ithin ei,ght miles of it, aod water.carriase.
between. . . . ,.
In order to protect the Jarse distilkn from the extra advantages .whk·h are
gmoted' to the small di.siUetl, ~ it DOL :necessary, not only that the smitH stilt
should not be witbin II certain distance of the large still,. but also that the spiri~s,
~anufactured in the slllall still should be confined to its own district, so as not to
interfere with tbe spirits made from a large stilI in one common ularket?-There
are always objections ~o ]oy~l legi~&tio,,; but it occurs to me" th;1.t such all
.e~ycwent ~igbt... Iu £he'present case, "be "Iery bel1eficinl. ' . " .,
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large' '~t4n; trot ill 'the event of ml8tak~ taat»~ibg, "by aU tie, cireumltaJl~
mrt'bbtrtil'lg iritbin 't~ .iew' of the COmmissioners" of.' the Revenue, and that a
lieeote for a small .gtill flas been gralited ,under exilting circm:nstances, "hich, if
tbe'ClUrimilsionel1 i bd known 'at the 'time"they,':woUld ,DOt :ha~ 'granted. the
license, does not tbe'in~onvenien~,and.ihjury in 8uchcases' faB very hard upon
tbd . . . stiJW-~.oob- ioconyemence and- injury ,wouJd ·perhaps ,occur to' the large
.uJljll, tbat ,C8S(H ~~'! ~hate,ver, Illa,f ,bav,~ been d?p~.. wh~ ',rst the power .was
"~d, Qt' hceosing ,s~ stills, 1 tli~nk ~he Com~u~s10~rs would no~be greatly
tQ.I>.La~ .ifany ,~r 9~;t~~t sor~.8hould be COII).~~t.te<l •. , , " " , " " ' "
, :.Qq' opt 19u know t,bat in con~t;quellce, o~ ,the sin~ll: still ai Kilkenny ~og
1i#XIP',d, the large ~~I at Cloomell of 1,000 gallons, has since been reduced to
~QP:l;-:-l w~ OQ.t aWa(t; it ,was ,ow!r,g ,to: th~ tnill a~ Kilkenny,; an4 i ~h9uld not
hay,e. ,1~ppo~~ ~, b~,~e; ;~~at, owmg .~? ' ~e: emQ,arrass~en~, ~f, ~he tifDes, arid
.QtW:r C;lfcu~stancesJ' t?e ,sl~e of,the lar$e stIlls has been v.~ry 'mu~h 'tfd'ucedJ~
~p,ar~ oflrel~ espec~ly 111 p~:bl~n~, '" , I ' , ' ~', " ' , , , ' , ' , ' , _ , :
"" ,Wha is. the· alteration of the time» Ie which y~u allude,: liS affedmg .1a~g~
....t~The g~ commercial,eQlbarr~.ent ,bas bebnd)\,i~g" ~ :dlft 'w~nl of
command ofmooey. , . ' ,: ',," , ,"',' ',: ,.' " ',: ","'" '
.', Po luu, beJi~vt!jh~the:c~um9tiq,! ~f spiri~ in,Ireland is ~ gre~t ,Dpw as it
wp.,~Q.Y~ bac~ l..,..J ~fiev~, it IS q~~ ~,o i. ~ut there, .is,~ J,arge st~~ko~ 'hanq,
.~ bdi,v~, :~~t ,w~ ~ .~n. gr~atJ.¥ _,lDJ!rea.-ug ~or~' tw,?:~ellrs, .from' ,which tlie
consumption IS suppbea. - -, -, ' .,' ", \
, ,!r1aj DOt t'hat:~~"a!2d;"h;a!.it~. in :faQtt ,~t~ne4,; ia.a.8!~at
~"b1·the,quan1itr-i1liei.~ .-pH'l13.mllC;~!~~ ,g~,IQto, consu,mp~ troTb.e
'market ot' the large distiller must have been il)jured ,by the illi~it, Ilpirj~
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.~,ge~.u o~; w~re.tberer~,o~ll~ ,military de~chDlents,th(>re that.the
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TH Right Honourable Sir GEORGE FITZGERALD HILL, Bart.
mdie Chait.
The Honourable and Reverend Archdeacon Chtwle, Knoz, called in,

. and Eltamined.
2'Ae HtnI.
GIld Rttl. YOU were rector of Moville in the barony of InftishowtD ?-I WH•
.Arcltdeacon How long bad YOll been resident there ?-I should think about six years, or
CluJrlu Kno.. perhaps mote .
.~ In what year were you transferred from it ?-It is about ~wo years and a baif
since I left it. .
Your residence was within what distance of Bonifoble ?-I think about a mi~
and a .half from the DlIU'ket; about a mile from the villase of Bonifoble.
W 88 there much illicit dittillation going on there neB '1.011 1:aew it i - Y n;
there wat quite a commOD opep mariet at the Point at BoDlfoble, for the eale of
j]]jcit distilled spirits •
.Did. YOll feel it neaesnry to take any part yourself, or feel it oeeesn.ry to take
any steps to inform the Government about it ?--I wftJte . to Mr. Marsden, who
W8I at that time at the bead of that departme'lt, about the aeceuity. of e&aabliabing
a barrack at that point for twenty men~. he acquiesced iu the. necessity, aad it.w_
only prevented I believe, by some difference With the Barrack Bpard.
What was your reason for sapposing. that a barraek wat uecellary l--on
MlCOunt of the market. being kept quite open. witbout aay annoJ8~, i. was
completely an open market, at which they would teU the regallar priee after. com-
mUDlcating witli each «?ther, and 1 though.t it might be ebec:k.d in a couidemble
degree by a barrack helDg placed there.. . '
HoW' did the gentlemen of the COOOlrY condoct themselves.at tbat time; did they
take any part to put it down or to Incourage it ?-8ome of tile gentlemen
I know, took an active part to put it down; one with who~ I wu intimately
~\l8inted did I what wu done ~y otbetll I cannot pl'etend to say; Mr. Ed,!ard
Chichester, who is .a magilltrate there, took a very active part.
Your eft'orts were not quite effectual, were they i-I do not think in that district
the gentry would be thoroughly able to put it down, on account of their numbers
being so few in respect to the population; if the number h~d been greater with
respect to the population, I think then the gentry would succeed.
Was the fiuing system in use at that time ?-The fining system had been in
operation; I am not certain whether it had not been suspended tben, leaving the
fiDes hanging over the guilty at that time.
Can 'ou tell the Committee. what dect you tbink that system had upon tlle
minds 0 the people while it was in force ?-J think the system where it does not
succeed, is extremely injurious to the minds of the common p'eople; I think that
no s.fstem by whicli the innocent are punished for the gudty, will succeed in
makmg them inform against the guilty in Ireland, it being contrary entirely to
their moral habits.
Do you give the opinion ;you have last stated from your experience during your
residence in Innishowen, or IS it s~ulatively founded upon general principles, you
having beeu out of Innishowen for these last three years l-ft does not relate parti-
cularly to Innishowen; 1 canllot say it is a speculative opinion, it is from general
observation; indeed I do not think there is any necessity to state it, for I believe
every body is of the same opinion.
You lived afterwards in Tyrone 1-1 did.
A very extensive I'arish you had there, rDmUug up into the mountains; can you
form your opinion of that 1-1 know nothing of the distillation in that pariah.
Where you now reside there is very little, if any thing of that sort f-In the
immediate neighbourhood; about the mountains I understand there is.
But in the well inhabited country ?-In the well inhabited country, I conceive
the present system would entirely put it down, but in the country; where the
gentry bear a small proportion to the rest of the population, I thin!£: they would
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Do not you'conceive that this system of~'nte distillation' ill tbe mountainous C~ 1r...
CM be carried eo without die knowl elthe inhabitants eN dae· couvy ~
round i-The country people mast know of e stiDe I thiBla; aad they eould plltl
~ down if ~ pleaaed. hut 1 do not thiB1l the} ever will; 1 dUnk tlaey. wGiUd
resOrt to a comblD8~On against Government, instead. or combining to suppoR
tEaemselves by supporting <rovernment.
Are the illicit

....6:u:hue of t
.e
That JOu COIlsiMr to be the erect of the operation of the fioes ?-I d~
generally consumed in those parts of the' country where the
dOes not PJ"BiU-1 believe they are coDsamed in prefe-
rence, tbough D.ot so much perilaps as they were, on account of the heavy ines-
tbat were tlireatened -against the consumers; but there it a taste acquired tor the
ilBci.t .pirits which i .. Dot easily given up. I consider that thi. as operating_ mQIe
considerably on the middle ranks than on the lower. I consider tbat the lower
ranks, if the legal spirits were equa))y cheap or cheaper, would consume them as
soon as they would their present favourite; I think diam-drinkers would not make
am.~. -
Do you hap~ to recoDect t),e price of the illicit spirits now in that part of the
C01Hltry to which you- allude l-I do not kno\9' the exact price, Bnt I believe it is
as ~larJ:1 k.MnnI 8iId paWiabed .. ady other article of met'Cbandize. I matte it
a J1JIe JleTer 10 p.,chase any myself whftl 11Ias there.
Has it ever been within your knowledge, that tbe price of the illicit spirits is
absolutely and frequently published- in the market IIOtes of the toWD8 of the North
of lrelaod 1.,...1 have heard thet tbeze were JI14U'ket note. ill Co_ _, It", I do not
11110"'. it f4 _., OWD knowledge.
y 08 have ht:ard ttlat. the prices were publiehed in thOle notes I-I have heard
so, but I do not know it from my own knowledge. -
Do not,oa beliew: that tbe 1IIllawfal spirit is sold in the coulltry at as high a
price as the le~ sP!rit i-I. am not qvir:e certain upon that.; I fMl~Y, after it has
hMelled a certuD dIStance K I&&Y. but It depends on the di,tance It h. to travel,
I imagine. .
Then the illegal spirit, which is consumed in the lower parts of the country and
the BIOle fertile parta, i8 DOt aold chapel' than the legal spIrits i-I $m D.Qt cen:.in
as W lbat.,bat 1 am very certain DOmbers woold purchase i, if it was sold higher,
&oaa ,he ae«JUired taale, but I do not dUnk the lower ranks would.
,-.Do you think tbat licensing small still. in the' mountainous parts, and increasing
tbe punisbm~t upon the actual dittiller ~nvicted, fm: ins~oe, fr?~ impri80nme~t
to transportation, would have an dect .n suppressmg dhcit distillation i-It IS
bani tOr me to tell that; I should ramer think it woald, but 1 am not competent
to answer the question.
Are YOD of opinion that lowering the duties would tend to lesseD the private
distillatiOD i-I think that must depend very much upon how mucb it was lowered.
If it. waalowered to a certain extent, 1 certainl)' think that it would entirely
deRroytbe private distillation, for the public distillers can work cheaper thaD the .
priyate distillers.
In the general, do you think the lowering it to a certain degree would Jessen
the eyil ?-It all-depends upon a certain degree, for it depends upon the profit
which it leaves to the private distiller over the public ope.
mose
If who COBSume the illicit seirits in the populous part of the county of
T,rone, where the manufacture of Illicit spirits does not lOcally prevail, pay as
high a price for those spirits as would be required for what is legally distille~,
sbould you, under such Circumstances, think that the redncti~n of the price would
tead to put down the illicit manufacture ?-I consider that those who purchase
nadet- those circum.tances, are those who are paying for a luxury, not those who
are purchasing to support the manufacture.
Do you tDiak that any reduction; except one to a ve,y great extent indeed,
would operate in other parts of the couotry?-I con/lider It would require a very.
cs.idu8bJe redaction. .
Do DOt you think that, considering the risk that the jUicit distiIJer runs at pl'e-
seat, "moderate reduction of duty would' enable the legal distiller to eome into
some 8Ol't of competition with him !-Tbe exact proportion it is impossible for
me to tell; what reduction would bring them upon an equality in the market,
I cannot tell.
Do Got 1011 conceive that the result of a 'Ie,., great redQction of duty, by making
whiskey very cheap, and in faet increasi!lg Its consDmption, would have a very
fatal effect upon the morals and the habits of the peasantry of the country ?-
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TAe H'OfI ••~ Ref'. Having it very cheap would; and 'yet it" ij a strange thinJi to '.ay, that r have'
ArcAdetlc03 seen vert little injuriou" effects from the drinking of spirits u~n the health of the·
Cltarle, KfIOZ: inhab~tants in t~e conotTy'parts of Ireland; it· haa .very.little eft'ect .upon them.· '.
,----.....'V..----.J' . The question applies to their morals also?":'"Their morals wobld be injured, but·
their morals ~re very much injured by the present system also. ., :
Do not you think ~t'even Ii ~inution of. this mischief.would be dearl,pur-
chased, bJ the consequences that would arise in other parts of Ireland, particularly
in the populous cities 1-1 think it would be extremely injurious in the cities; in'
the cities; where the food is different, it is greatly injurious to,the healtb"1 have
no ,doubt. .
..Are not spirits very cheap in the country at present, where illici't spirits p~~vJ f.
- I do not know the price at all" .. '. . " _ . , :.
Are they·not cheap in t~e country, where illicit distillati~n prevails at prese~?
- I should imagine not very cheap, in proportion 'to the money that is in. cireu-
~~ . .
They are much cheaper than the legal spirits 1-Tbey are. ,.
Does ·great drunkeonesa prevail in the northern counties 1~1 do not think ~,y
are remarkable for drunkenness; there is more drunkenness in towns, a great deal,
than in tbe-country.. ." ...... . ." (,
Have you been in populous cities where this dtun1teftllea "'9ul(1. be· like!lJ to_
prevail from lowering the dntiesf~l:5¥I3se,d,through Dl'ogh,edaon..a fair 4ay".aQd
I never saw so-much drunkeQlles& .as. I .did there .. · ... .. .'. " .' ."." .
At the·present.high ra~-of dutyl-lt was the last fair day. ,., . . .,
Do :you' remember 'whether much driJHenneBS prevailed in daose 'cities when
the dllties were lower by -a half than lMy are at 'pre&eDt i-I. did not .know ••.
state of those-citiel at that .time; it ftI'acoident made me·obsenre it in. pauiog
through Drogheda.. . . , ; ' . . '.. _" . . '
Are yon aware, that tt.e duty at·present it clouble.u.e amouat it "aa in -181111-
I do not know the rate of doty either· now ··or· t~n..,· . ... ,.-
Do YOll consider that th'ere is as' much' drUnkenne. now' as there W'8S at' that'
period P.....I' do not know at aU; I De'fet saw more drunbDaeu than .on -'hat
particular. day. ' . ., . ' , '" ,-.
. 'The Committee wish to know, whedier·'the moralll 'or the people do'not n.rrt 1lS~
much ris~ by the i.l1ieit whiskey, 1\8 they would by ~edtl~ing.lthe·daty u~n le~1l1;
whiskey lU. a certam degree i..:-lf you 're<locp the pnoe of 'whllskey, t cpnl1der:tliBt
there would ,be greater riat for their. metal.; it wuuld depend. upon,' whetber.it
waallo filrredueed as' to reduce-the price of 'Whiskey. .: .. . ',' ... ' ..
Do you mean by that the preaenq>rifSe'of' "'hhilft'y sells at ?..:...The present price:
thatwhlafnty sells ·at; the Jewer· the price:of whiskey, -of.oouree the greateriis
the rlrdno the ... orals of ~e people. .,. ' . . ..... .... .
. 'Is not the effect 0.( mic~t distiUation injutiobs' to th~' ni<!rtils 'of the peol>l~ ih'
other res~ts than ID POlUt of drunkenness ?-I consIder 1t· extremely ihjuribllll,'
for it causes a general- -combination against u.e laws· of the ClOuntry; Uld i. atso
occasions them to consider, what they are too apt to consider, tbe law••• ___ .
opp~rs.and not as their protectors, parti.cularly as those.who are iQn~Qt:are
punished for those who are guilty. . - '.' _
Upon the principles of mor:aJs, is,it not-. yow opinion, that in. another .-el~t
it iOJures the ~Onlf6 ot' the ~pl~ .ma~riall.1' ~ely,. in the. d~fences the,. ~~ up,
~nd,tbe 'Paotlly of pr~ tbey brlllg In, to aYQ~d bClJlg ~Qc;:d~~l,cqpsld~:th.at
rather the consequence of their immor~Uty t.b1Pl ~e cause Qf it;.J. cOJUiide1.. ~~,
t~e caQse lies d~per, .~d. ~,hat they wO!lI,I al~ays defend t~emselves iI;)" a
simila.; lYay. . ,
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But inasmuch as ·th,·. whole townlan4 ~...e subject to -d.l.is fine, is it not. an
eDcouragement to theoa· I>-y.swearing, to get rKl of th~ ~~ if 'tbey cao,l-
Certainly it i s . ' '. ,'.' .'
Isthere·8b.Y ·penahy. whieh -the law could impose. as. a.. '~msbment (o~ _e
o1fence of itlici;t ~~,iUl1tkln, which would not produce .the same COlJrs~ of Gond~ct
and efforts to ~@d.themselves, on the part of such as now 'Imloke tP~ '~efences
adverted to ?-Perhaps if it fell on the individuals who. (Ha~'ed, tb'~re. \V~uid- ~ot
be s;o man,- ~0I"!cerp~4 in endeavouring to s~reen them; but; 'whether tha~' w~~d .
answe~ I, 9annQt decide, th~ question is ~ltogether involved in the greatest
difficulty; I ill~ve of~n _heard the subject canvassed, and never heard a method
proposed that appeared to me likely to put down private dietillation. ",
When you sp;eak .C?f gf1n1!ral combiqation in favour, of', i~ti~it distillation} win
'you e~p1..ai~ ~hat you ril~ 1;ly .•thf1~ t.erm ?+:I mea.n th~ co~ntry leopl~ join~g ~o
watch the re,-enue officers, to give lD(o,rmanoD to each other, an to endeavo~~ In
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f!Very Vlay to SCfeeo each' other, and also opposition by force, which bas been TluHon. a"d int.
resorted to. ArcAdttlCOn
Ia not one- oftbe pal'ts of this Combination an interest 011 the part of the barley CIt"rlt& KftOZ.
grower to get a good price from tbe illicit distiller tOr that material i-I think '---v---':
that miaht nave operated in the early stage; I do riot think it operates at all noW';
that mIght have o~erated on tbe landlord; I consider the landlords noW' are
anxious to put it (lown;' they suffer a great deal more tban they gRin by the
~rlev. l.consider the effect of the present system upon the landlords has been
complete, and that 'l"herever they hav,e authority it wfJI answer, but where the-ir
power fails, from different Pluses, the-re the system will Dot answer; I consider the
system has answered as far as landlords are concerned. , ,
_ Are Dot tbe unliceDsed pul?lic8lls very, numerous in the North?~T~y were so
lI'~eD I was in lnnisliowen, in almost ev~y house they sold whiskey.
Are not all that class of people interested in the combination to support the
illegal distillers:-Those illicit sellers who have not farms are, those wllo han~
£arms, are not interested in it, tbey are interested on the otber side; all the holders
of Jand are i~te~ested in suppressing private distillation. .
The illicit manufacture requires a: vast Dumber of carriers of the whi&key?-
Yes.' " .
Are not aU thoseearriers in tbe combination with the illicit distillers to maintain
the practice t-I presume they are.
Ha.~ you heard, and do you believe, that the barony of'Innishowen wns
sUpplied with barley to be manufactured into illicit spirits there from many parts
of'the North ofJrelandr-lt was, I have seen tbe barley boats_come in. ,
T~n the profits to the illicit dealers in the barony of (nnisbowen were greatly
nceuded,from that 'district being tbe place of manufacture for the barley grown
tbroGghoot many 'Of \he counties of the North i-Certainly, I concei.e so.
_ Do not you feel that the operation of the law is peculiarly severe on landlords
who have Jent tlreir UMstance to put down tbis evil, in saddling their property with
the fine l-I consider it a very great private hardship ; but whether it. may be
overbalaDced or not by any public advantage, I cannot ,pretend to say.
, From your knowledge of tbe conntry, do you think that the revenue officers use,
thelr utmost endeavours to suppress this practice ?-It is a hard question to'
anaw.er; some conduct tltemselves particularly well, and some otherwise; indeed
J cannot. pretend 1.0 speak to that.
Have they been as diligent, in your opinion, as they ought to be in putting
do\m the sale jn' the private boases \V~ere whiskey is to be had i-I think it would
be very hard for the gal1(1:er to put it down in private houses, without there being a'
public set of iDformef'l, ~r gaug~ri are watcbGd.
- 1& it not for t.he ganger's advantage that this system of fining sbouldcoD--
tinuet-It depends entirely on the rewards given to the,gauger tor hilI conduct; if
tbe ~wards over~e the bribes they get, in that case it would be more t.o their
advaatage. to put it down. ,
, What do you mean by bribes; from the distilleri, or from whom ?-From tbe
priorate distillers. '
, Then you are of opinion that lome do get bribes 1-1 cannot 'pretend to;
say t h a t . , ' "
Are you'aware that they get "ery Jar8e premioms fr~m the Commissioners of '
the Excise, in addition to th~ portion tbat the.r are entitled to of this fine ?-l have,
~e~ so, and I believ,e formedy they did receive bribes; whether it is the' case at
present I canot pretend to say, I hope it is not. ,
Then; between the chance of bribes, and the certainty of payment, from' the'
CommissiooeJ'B, and the still-fine, do you not think it i. their advantage that tl,lis
practice should continue I-Certain I] it is n~t wise to kiH the hen that lays the_
golden'egg; but that is putting all ~orality out of the question, and gaugers are
~ral men 1 suppose, as well as other people. ' , ,
, Then ')'Pu only give this aniwer speculativel,." and not as applicable to wh4t,
you deem the conduct or principles of the officers of excise to be ?-l me~~t tp
~;'pe'ci{y it so; 1 \vas merely talking of pecuniary advantage, and not of advnntage
of character,' or any thing e~se.' , ' ,
.' While you resided'in the'Barony of IDnishowen, do 'yon know of any effectual,
~e.rtions having been made to collect the towDlan~ fines ?-I do Dot recollect any.
Do you recollect a revenue cutler being stationed in Loch Foyle, for t~e:purp~,
of preventing the &mu~gling bE'tween Innishowen and Migallaghan ?-Very oftCll ; ,
I, ~ve aeen them .stationed there, the exa~t peciods 1 canDot ,tell, but tbcy were
Jiot able to lie exactly opposite the mmet, "hr~h was the reason 11',:complellded,
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The Hon. tUUl n.. tltat a batrac.k be _~ QQ t.batt spot.; 1 wu qf~ awprii4d }ly \be little
Arc/'detzeo.
effect of the revenue cutter on the trade. .
Do y. QQttbiala thet if ~ brQ1Jgbt. tao an _ bQaas,..., . . repaaaing
Ch"rln Knoz.
~ 1x.r tbelf anned kals, it wo"ltl cut off iDe intefQOV1118 1-Tbey .ust haft a resulM
&,_tem of ~bOMa- flO do that.; for the ~ ~ bqt a.hort, &Ad they could easily
,-=ape bGata lila' weN .ot immediately _ the spot. ,
Do 1011 think the me881lre8 now ill ellisteace are sufficient to pat down iIlieit
distillation ?-In- IH)me parts of lrelaad, I \hiDk they are; in others, I think they
will faU; I think in the- mountainous di9triots, and in tbose parts of Ireland where
there are lew relideoe ~1, they wi.tl fail; but I thiftk ill other parts of Jreland
they will succeed.
Do 10a consider a redoetiee in the duty as e98el'ltial for the purpose of putting
down dlicit distillaboa ?-l cannot pretend to- say what other scheme may be
eniaed, and at the same UIne save the ~ue.
:Do ,.ou nO.t ooOlitlcr, as f81 88 regards dte merals of the people, that it would.
'be a considerabSe _tiona} advantage, that a silDilar restriction should take place
,upon the strength of spirrb as t:loee talte place in this country, and that none
&Iiould be brought ioto pet'8l eoesQaaptioa Ilt a greater a.t:rmgth tbaa tID per
cent. under hydrometer proon-If all the spirits tliat were consumed were to
«;aBle u.-d. ~ dea.omUa.tioQ, it waWcl be a Steal advaa.taP; bat as the, t;eald
.Dot interfere in that way with the illicit spirit, 1 coalidei it WUIlld bq a·lli,h
prea;nium for i1li~it distillation. '
Thelil if ,. siulilar ch~ CQuid be put Upqlil unIi~lilsed spirits as, 1JPOJ) ~
spirits, in tbatcaae you consida ,bat the w,eaaure 1I~ be very de~rable,l-Very
t}Qlii,able indeed.
Could you be SIlue at y~ [»"e&eIilt teaicleecea or at aQJ fu&....e r..~ . . .
'being 'm.ade liable to p"nisbm.eat .y fine. COl ,.art of _ "till beUl, f<wqd, iQ.10W'
'grounds ,-A singular thing happened to myself; upOI) vl&fti.ng with one of til,!
servants, I foull:d the greatest part of a private still in my own cellar, wmle I
resided at Moville.
Do you beli.eve that lha.t stiJJ, ua left thete &or tlw ~pONt of ilJiuV03 J~u 1-.
No; but! suspe<;t that,d.ur'l.l& ~y absence it was cmvfoyed {or private diitilktiou.
8Ild tha.t I might b.ave suffered if it had been discovered by anyone but myself.
Have you eVe( ~o£ 8Df ineUMlce "'Mre malice of ~ JUaj . . beeB-e~
in accomplishing such a revenge ~-r have Dot heard Qf aD inata.~ Qf it; I "~e.
15nOVltD of the fea.r of it, hut I never heard an insta.nc~ of it; IlparticWar friend
of mint: W80 w¥ very active in suppressing private Iltills,. I think found severi or
~i~ht. ufo.~ his own ground, which h~ suspected ~ere put there for the purpQSe of
IDJ"rmg rllm; but t6at may be his mIstake.· ,
Had illicit distillation existed on tbat esta,te ?-II1 t\J.e entil:~ of lruu Qeiah-
bourhood. .
Wh~ was the person ?-Mr .. Edward C~jche$ter. .
, Though illicit distiil~tion had prevailed all over dlat n~~QlWIbQod, u..
eire......
stl¥)ce of finding. these stills on Mr. Chichester's eslatea Ulduce& an opinioo.t\ tbut
tftey were lert frOID a malicious intention to injure bim t-I tliihk it is more likely
that they were left as ~ place of safety; for he had only eQcmies as being an'
active magistra~. "
You know the law, that ~ still-worm or head, or any thins of that kind, subj~&'
t-he person ilt whose ground or place it is founi, to a ine? -} understand that was
the law; I do not know wheth~r it has been- changed. .
Then if that servant that had placed that still in yQW cellar without your
knowledlie~ had afterwards gone and informed the gauger that he would find a
stiH in your house, and h.e had come and fooftdo it, would you not, as the law w~
have been I1.able to a fine ?-I should be lia.bte aecorcfiftg tfJ the la.w; but a.t the
same time I believe the fine would ba\'e beel! remitted from an act of justice.
'Vould not this remission fi:om 'the fine have been at the will of the ga~er~«
if reported I.\t Dublin, at the will of die Chief Commissioner ?-At the will of the'
Chief CommissioDer, I supp.ose.
Do you kn.ow whether the Act of Parliaanent COQtains any power to the Com.. '
missioners to forgive the fine ?-I do not how; but the geQeral impression. wa.,.
that it would Dot have been, exacteQ; If 1 had been _ sqspicious character it
would;, so that there i& .till a liability_
If, in your opinion, tbe syste{D of fining townlands was one which ought to be
adheted to, you will not express it to be your oJ'!nion also, that a solitary instance
of the nature y:ou describe, IiJlJoltld be eonsider,ed 88 an exception to the "beneftcial
.principle 1-1 do not consider,thld: if the s,YSteQl were a goOd oue, that it should'
be given up for a soJitar.r instance. . " . ,
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. . Do you CQnaider this as a solitary instance ?'-':"I do not <:oDSlder it a solitary TAe Hon..lJ1&ll Rt'D.
iNltance; I mentioned what happened to Mr. Edward Chichester; and I have ArcluJellcrm
beard complaints of stills being placed in different to\1'nlands from that upon which Cizark, Kflar.
they have been employed; that haa been a common complaint, whether with L v I
justice or not, I cannot say. .
. You have no knowledge of any instance but that which you have stated ?-I
have DO personal knowledge e~ept of my own case; but froID. what I have heard,
"I haye nQ doubt of its liappeniog in other instances; at the S8Dle time I must
say• .I bave not·heerd of an,r evil coDieqUeDces arising, OJ: of any innoceDt man
.heins,PWlisbed for SIlch a dliDg. .
It is only tbe liability 1-Yes.
The Rev. Samuel Montgonwry, called in; and Examined.

.ARE you Rector of Lower Moville, in the barony of Innishowen ?-I am. Rev.
Do you know that tbe private distiUers have a market in that neighbourhood? S. lIItllltgallll'ry.
-1 .am.perfectly well acquainted with it. '----....----'
Will J- ata\e aboftly ,,11M you know of it ?-I know for many years previous
te \be lU\. year, there 11. . a market close to tbe ~ce where I at present reside.
.-of. or .
Was there any revellue station near that ?-No revenue station at the time I
. Are ~u -opmioft that the reveDOe ofticen, from the ,?ublicity of that market
'being beld there, could not have stopped it l-I reatly tl1mk that the permMsiou
given to that lIl81'ket has ver.y mQeh wcreeted the private distilleries in IDnishowen
,for lDBDy yeus.
What do you mean by permission t-N·oleft'ort heing made to prevent it; no
adequate e1fOrt, at least. . .
}'rom IOUI' knowledge of that country, have the gentlemen of the country Jent
a fair assisiance to stop the practice of iUieit distillation l-l declare I think of
late they seem to ha...e exerted themselves ul'Iluch as in their f()wer. There are
..ery few resident gendemeJl in the btirony of Inllishowen, an4 may say no resi.
·cl~t gentleman ~n my pari~h possessed of towftla~d extept myself; I believ'e I am
the-only penon 1D the parish possessed of an entire towaland.' ..
Do JOu happen to know of any particular operation arising oot of the SystCDl
.of fining town lands ~-I think it has borne very heavily on many innocent people
of the country. . .
What eWect do you conceive it has upon tbe minds of the mass of the inhabi-
tants, who feel themaelvel in~cent of beillg eoneemed ift that practice ?-Cer-
tainl,. tbe~ minds are 'YerYllllle.ttled and very.llllC01&fwtable; they *tlem ina'soct
of despair. ..
Do they feel the. principle unjust, to puuish them for ~ crime they have not
CXlmmitted r-I suppose they. do; they mu~t indeed .naturally feel it.
Does'that tend 1,0 ~e COIDIJIO~ cauae betw«!fJl \beJIlud the pen. concerned
ia thl& practice, to avGd be~ 6ne.di--:-I think that mil)' iou;uediate nei~bour.
bood illicit distillation has been very much put down, and [ thiuk it my duty to
say, that 1 \!link tbe bing system has much cofttributed to it, but at the same
titPe I am afraid that their minds. are very wicomfortable; there has a great deal
.c/ misery awl distresa been iw:lured thereby.
H8I DO' that lDiier,. effuaHy preased on tb~ not concerned ia the act of distil.
lation as upoa the ri!ty ?-I tUink, in t.he fines that have been paid, the guilty
.people contributed, wflere they were able, mOle than the inD0cellt.
Have yoa not kDOWD that persons not concemed ill this practice, have been
severely injured by the effeet of this fining syst.eml-1 eeltalDly do believe th..t
many innocent people ba.e suft'ered severely in consequence of the fining system.
In what manner ~-Their cows have been seized, and they have been obliged to
pay cettaln proportions of Dl~ey ;.. their cattle have been driven.
Pounded?-Yes.
Sold ~I do not kllow bew they were sokJ; they were geneftllly aarried to
Derry; I never- knew of any eetieR i .. the eotIDtry. .
What distance is- Derry &out the- place where you reside ?-Aboot fi.fteen miles~
W ~re sheep and ~arpbs driven ?-Yes, and horses.
Driven fifteen miles ?-Yes. ,
Were; they iDl~edl-l bJlicve so; they,were tak~lll" Derry, and l believe
)ept in a close pface.
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Rt"O. Did you happen to hear, that in consequence of thus driving thein this l1is.-
S. ltfontgomery. tance, when they were sold they went for nothing ?-l believe they went very
,,~_--.J) reasonably, and j believe the people to whom they belonged generally got them;
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th~ were generaHy.given·to them on ensy tenns.
Did you hear of nny lambs dying on the ro~d in the course of the driving ?";"I
believe in the course of the last few weeks some lambs have died; one part of my
parisi} was swept about three or four weeks ago, about the beginning of May, and
a number of cattle, horses, cows, sheep, Jambs, &.c. were driven to Green Castle
on the dav on whieh they were sei~ed, and, as·1 have been infOrmed, were tept
there aU night without food; 1 belie\'e food could not be proclWed for them; tbey
were from thence removed to Derry. . ._ " . _
Are you not of opinion that the effect of this sweeping all the stock, and
drh'ing them such a distance, tends materially to injure the landlords of those
properties .so swept, by taking tbe security for their rend-If the teDantry are
injured, I presume the landlord must be so.
Does it not fall heavier on the landlord than on the actual distillers ~-C~rtaioly,
I should think so; because the distillers may bear a very small I,roportion to tLae
inhabitants of the townland.
'Vhat is the general situation of the actual distillers in point of circumstances?-
! think at present tbey are of the lowest class, and frequently Dot possessed .eveh
of small farms.
Is there not a vast proportion of mountaiD connected with the differoDt .toWII-
lands in you'[ parish r- Yet; a. very great exlent ot: mountain i the pari,La is. d~\'ided
by a ridge of mountains. .. . .
Does Dot that ridge of mouQtain gi ve great facility to pel'SODS eoncerlled in this
trade, to coDtinue it without the kDowled~ of the generality of the inbabiaaobi
of the. to\Ynland ?~It certaioJy. affords facilities.
'What effect do YOlt conceive the fining system has upon the morals of fhe
people. Are they not drh'en to avoid thi$ 6nt', to set up defences and support
. them by oaths, tbat go much to demoralize the generality of ·the inhabitanbll--
I am rather. of opinion that of late few defences ba\'e been set up; I thiqk the
people seem to acquiesce, aod for two or three assizes fast, few, if any, dett:m:es
bave been taken, aud in a particular instance where recommended a deJ'eucc:,
they did not take it.
Can you form any opinion why they did noL take those derences?-Tbey lind
they do .not. avpil; tLaey are lieldom successful. . .: .'•
. Are you aware of the expense' attending tbe defence ?-The expen8e i. il'Olll
three to tOUl' guineas, 1 believe, ond perfulpa the pacties are very poor; they
attempt to make up " general purse, and do not all come forward. .
Perhaps they know they .re guilty ,-Probably from a conviction of guilt.
The expense'is about follr guineas ?-I think from three to four guinea9,' •
Arc you not of opinion then, that the poverty of 'the people ii mnch the' ~u~
of these defehces not being 'made ?- Where there is· a geuer~l fund wher~ every
man is to contribute, tbere IS a difficulty in making the collection, and I suppose
in consequence of tbat, as well as not baving found defences available, they are
Dot often taken. .
In the case vou allude tc;>, wbere you recommended a defence to be taken, did
you bot see f~ir grounds for' snch defence before you 'recoinmended it ?-l will
stnte tI~~- reason why' I r~C?mme!lded. it :-tny parish i8 diVided by a ~dge' dt'
mountlllOs; thnt ponlOtl of It whtch hes on tbe banb of Locb Foyle ... cfltil-
parat,vely free from illicit distillatioD, it· generally-prevails upon that pordon
which lies on the sea; I beard t.bat some teuant c;>f Mr. Young of CaldaJj~ WJIO
had some land on the aea, bad got into a mountain belonging to that part of the·
parish which lies on ~ch Foyle; the exc~e officer fQund I believe ~ keg oj
sin&lings ill tbat mountain, and he did oot ~ow to .which towolaud it beloogc;d ;
he 'brought an inl'onnation against both townlands, and I thought that as they
were innocent, if they had taken a ddcncc, probably the fines would not have
been impo~ed; they did not take a defence, and I understand they han:' been
both fined. . ' ..
Yon have snid, that untn last year, tbe£e wa,s a market in the neigllbourb60d,
where the produce of illicit distillation was consumed ?-TtJere waa. ..
That market no longer exists l-lt d~s not exist on the spot where it ~.a4 for-
merly, but there is a market at a JiUle distance from it. .
What was the renson of it~ 'being removed ?~A barrack bas been estlbJished,
and t-\'oops have been quartered t h e r e . ' . .
Do you think the sale of spirits has been so great withiu the last year &s .it was
fQrmerly?-I do not th;nk it b a s . ' ' . :
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1M DOt ~ .~~ the dim~nlltioii'to f!1e ope~tio~ or the *.Ystem 'of ~nu.g 8 Jfib ;
townJandB ._1 think that has' bad an df'ect In lesseDlog It. . ' ' " ~.
You'haVe said tllllt 'or late' tne gentry in your neighbou~bood w.~e ex~ ~
:themselves in suppressing illicit distil!auon ?-1 have mentioned; that in ~sh my
t~ete'are no res~dent gentlem,en,but In the ~ of fmrisbowen I bdieve they
have made consnterable exemoos. .. , .
Since 1813 ?'-:'Yes. ",' .: ' .
. Yon meutioDed that yon were possessed of a towDlanclin .~8 barony ia which
3'ou li'l8 l -Yes.. , ' '
Has there been ~y fine on that land ?-NODe.
no'J"ou attribute the absence' of ao.;r fine OIl that townm.d til ",our re.dence
1J~ It, aDd the exertions yoa have made to preveDt illicit distiUation l-o.l cer-
t8lnIy atitibute it to both. .' , ' . . .
Do you think in most cases, that the uertions of a residenot IlPdlord. and the
Uiftueoce' which he possesses over his tenantry, if pror;!eJ'ly dir~ctOO, would
c::obtribote to the suppression of illicit distillation ?-I cODsuJer a laqal6r4's, being
~esident must have a considerable effect.
Stiptlosin:g illicit' distillation to exist to the' extent .to which you recOllect it to
.have '-eXistea; woUld n~ the ,c'onsei:Juen~ be; very dissoluteb~~i1~; am~Qg, t~
.)ower ordeAl, and great Idleness and lDebrlety ?-Of course where IlliCIt distillation
:JlIM8iJ,eere IbIl8t be a laxity.of morals •.
'WIUcli do yoo' think the greatest evil, the dissohite ha~its' that nNSt arise
.if illicit distillation is Dot completely checked, or the discon\eDt whieh aAseS bQi
the initiation of 60ea 011 townlaodS ~-I rather think, tnat the affections' of the
i""";';" people m1lSt be alienated &oat die Gov8l'Dm~nt'h,. a persevel'allee in' the
present system; aad if we were to eftcltnle, that ~ Wblllci not h8'ge:.pirRe to
drink after the iJJicit.distiJIation was ~1,I.t dOWlI, I should think their moralS would
.be ~ro~ed; but it ill '" .m"ter o£ qpiPio'll upon' wbieh 1 )eeL gNat 8oubt. I
. ~ die term inooetYlt ,peesMe, do ,.'lIlean: those who, are DIM direcllly con'-
.eam.Un illicit diMillation-~l do. .., " . ' ,:
~ o~ those i-I colialm tIio~ people 'innoeellt who· are: not directly
.emu:erned. . .,' '. " "",' '
AecoNtiDg .. the meaning whie' ,yqll attach to the phrase, a; ~1"SOn 'wft~ ~as
.awUe. of the exaatence M an ,illicit lttilJi, bat· derived no' ad'vaDtage directfy' or
indirectIJ from it, would be an inaoft'Dt ~11Io'1l ~lly "call' him' int1C:'Jcerit is;
....-u
,._W..r bie feaiw fMJ' P,!8MJl!tt bi.....uag iu. . . .on,.leet iajn.,. .....Jd .be
~. ~ hiui. by t80ae, ~lUUera, __ ·be.~aaber nuas ,the c&aace 01 .,. ' - tbIIn
.gIve JDformaUOB. ' '. ., , .. " . . ... : ' " .'.. .. , . ' I
YoR' conceiNe bowmII', .that. ill: IIIOIt cases, if. ~,fear; o£ the fille. gpt t~8,~Ell'
ofhia appreheus~of~be.bQ~lity of.\¥lilliQi~~Wl~ ~.be lJliiP~:lJ.f li~
informatioQ protect himself, frolU~he fi~e l-..In.. ~me inataDces. ~ inforPJatioa
has' 'b'een given to myself; but whAt ~ ~ean to sas is~ that ill geD.eml. they. do
~t ,tome' 'for\virrd, '~rle'y dislike the idea of ~ ~ofo.rmiQg, ,~d tbq ar. ~~i&i~e4
by ihos~ rears; but those fears have been got the better of in some inStances,
l'i&'ere 'I '.have 'bad' inforiniition inyself:' , ' . , ..., : ': . .','
: In m~t iaS1aocN,. dQ xou not think ~e parties whom l'QU ca« innocent peRO"S,
~~~~d'~ive i~fomll~t~?~',J.r~~~.Y w~ul~.?~.l~think in gen~al,the.r. coul,d ..
...Yo~,lIay., tbalYO\l ·dli.,ok. at present iUicit.clistiJJatimJ ~s Co~oed twpersons:no
ht.ve,'QO pr.optfty., .olev~Q"to tbose who, ha.v.e.~all.fanna.f-Iu.some. inalaaces
.dley, have 1lO0e.,and in.~ t1uiy ~eJ>~oA$oftPe ~w~atdCiCJriptiop J tW~ ...
. ,Do..,& yOG thioldt~iHfje fear' of· tbefiae·:whioh.'preMntl>tbe posse.... 0( a
.-J1,.laIot flOID dia~I..;...I' am _finueti it bas ae effect.. .
',1lten tbe cooae.quenceof me remoVa~ of'the ft~e".w'o11'ld probab1s..'b~, .that tHe
,perBolt without· property; and die p~nlOn 'also' WIth mall property; 1D those!
'countries in wbic~ illicit diatiUatiou'· priJl<!jpaIJy. pre..-ails, would be concerned in
~t r-.Very ~ik~l:r; I t~iDk it would probably pre:v~il lPore than it. d<* at present;
1F the fines were abol1shed. '
lD.'I!~~the WQFO iD~ ~;.1~~. ~der ,U tlwse i~~~t., e¥<:ept. the
~ aetna])]; .e~ lU· t;JJe illicu. .lIUtllufacLure of IIpmtsl...,.I. should not
~jder tb~ m8Jtster, o~ any. peqon,eDga~~ dirC(lt~y or indirectly in the manll-
f~ture, Ol' m tbecarr,ylDg and traosfer of It, lJlDOOeat.
Or the:niller who griada the ma}U-Nol
Or the unlicensed vender?-CertaiDly not.
1)Q you conceive thai. the proprietor, of tbe barley which ii'Dl8nufaoturecJ. i.
an innocent person ?~He is, r fear, US ~uilty 'as any ,other Plan, whose grain may
. ..MId for the 'purpoae of illicit distillatIon . .'
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Is he one of those persons whom you meant. to describe by the term
innocent, ~hen you said that the innocent often suffe~ by tile present law 1_
I certainly did not take him into my calculation as a guilty person, when I \lsed
the word lDDocent.
Then one class of innocent persons whom you describe as suffering by the fines,
is that of the proprietors of the barley which is unlawfully manufactured ?-Cer-
_taioly, I do include them in the term innocent.
You have stated, that the distiller _himaelf is seldom the proprietor of the barley?
-Very seldom, I believe. ' ,
And in consequence seldom the proprietor of the spirit which he makes ?~I
should suppose he purchases the barley previous to the process of distillation, and
then I should conSIder him the owner of the spirit.
Did you not state, that he was generally of the.lowest class of society ?-
I did. "
Is he generally theu the proprietor of the barlt'y that he distils, or is be em-
ployed by' others. t? execute the work ?~I believe be generally purchases thal
barley whlch he dlsttls. '
Among other advantages which would arise from the residence of the landed
~ro~rietors, you think the suppresaion of illicit distillation is one ?-I should
think so, decidedly.
Do not you think that the operation of this system of fining town lands, is a
direct encouragement to the landed proprietor to reside on his estate 1-1 am not
prepared to say it is, because he Diay nave a risk himself of being harassed by
these laws; I rather think it would operate against his residence there.
You think if he resided tbere, he could avoid the fines by exertion i-I should
think so; if he bas a large mountainous property, even his ~sidence there may
110t enable him to. put it down totally. . '
You have stated, that in most cases, if a landed proprietor being resident exerted
himself, you thought he might prevent illicit distillation i-His exertions would
have very peat effect, I showd SllPPOse. ' .
If he is absent, you think his property is much more likely to be fined ~-I
think his property more likely to be fined if he is absent. .
Do not you think it ~ natural coDclusion, that he has a direct pecuniary interest
i. most cases to become a resident on his property?-I think it might operate as
an inducement certainly, arid would operate so.
To. what cause do you attribute the circumstance, that of late the gentlemen in
the country ·in which you residr, have ·exerted themselves to put down illicit
distillation i-I should think really that the finiDg system has had an effect. '
When you talk of innocent men, are you aware that fiDes may be imposed on
townlands, for various other causes than that of actually working a still; are you
aware that a townland may be fined because potale may be found in a,articUlar
house, or that the townIand may be fined, because a bead or a part 0 a still, is,
found concealed in a bog in it ~- Yes. ,
Do you not believe, that where those fines are imposed, tbere may be many
innocent people punished that could not knOW- any thing of the ('ause of the fine i -
I think many instances may be found; but at the same time, I think in general,
some of the i~habi~ts are likely tp have a knowledge of the practice going
forward, especIally 10 the low lands. '
In a very extensive mountainous townland, do you believe they have less
op~rtunity of knowing this, than in a close inhabited townland i-I should
tliink certainly, that they have less opportuuity of knowing it; I beg leave to
add, however, that I believe a practice at present prevails of distilling in their own
houses; that in the hoose of the distiller, he makes up a place in which be puts
up his still, and that makes it more secret than if he carried it out with him.
Do you know of any law that prevents a farmer selling in an open market his
barleY, to anyone that he even knows may, go to malie use of it for private
distillation i-I do notknow of any such law. . ,
, You have stated, that it was a great hardship' aad severity consequential upon
the law which imposed fines on townlands, that it should fall upon the innocent,
and not upon the guilty person; if a farmer were to sell his grain, either in the
open marl(et, or to an indilVidual at an advanced price, knowing that it was to
be employed in iHicit distillation, would you coosider the law affecting him, as
imposing a great hardship upon him 1-1 really do think there is a bardship;
~inly tbe hardship is not so great upon the man who sells his barley to the
..,riyat~, 'as upon the man who sells it to tbe public distiller.
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. 'V/hy do you think it a hardship that he should ~ay a share.o·f the fine, when llco.
he receives the profit of the offence ~-Because he IS not concerned, indirectly 6r S. MOlltgomery.
directly, in the offence, so far as he sells the barley in the open market; I ought '------..---/
to add, ~a~ ~or ~a!lY .fears the barley that was supplied to the barony of Innish-
owen for ilhclt dIstillation, was suppbed from the county of Derry, and I believe
from Antrim; of course those persons were not su~ject to any fines. .
Then the advantage in price is so considerable, that it has become worth while
even to import barley into Innishowen for the purpose of distillation ?-It was t.he
practice for many years past; it has not prevailed so much in the last year.
Why do you think it has not prevailed in the last year?-Because·I think
illicit distillation has not so generally prevailed in Innisbowen for the last year
as b e f o r e . . ,
If it were worth while to import barley into Innishowen from otber countries for
the purpose of distillation, of course you can bave no doubt that the price of the
barley ~rown in Innishowen must have been considerably raised by the samt"
pracbce .-Of course.
Then the growers of barley have had a direct interest in the continuance of the
practice ?-If they have got a larger price from tbe private than they could from
the public distiller, certainly; and I believe they have.
Have you any dobbt that they have ?-I have not. .
Can you teU me what the price of barley was in Innishowen in the month of
Marcb ?-I believe about ten-pence at that time, but I believe it has increased since;
If the mHitary established at lnni.howen should be withdrawn, is it your
opinion that this distillation would get up again ?-I believe it would.
Is it your opinion, that the licensing of small stills, laying fines on mills that
8J.:ound malt without its being certified by the proJ.>er officer, increasiug the
pUnishing of sending to prison up()n tbe conviction ilhcit distillers to transporta-
tion, would not that have the effect of putting it down, without the fining
systemr-I am not prepared to answer that question.
You have mentioned, that the grain grown in Innishowell brings a much better
price than it would do if illicit distillation did not prevail tliere ?-1 believe
It does.
Do not you think there is in the barony of Innishowen a majority of farmers
who ~ more by the additional price Which they thus get for their barley, thall.
they by the payment of the still-fines ?-I declare, where the payments have
been made, 1 shoUld doubt very much whether they reap. an advantage; the only
qift'erence must be the difference between the :pnvate and public distillers price,
calculatipg the different fines that have been paid.
Then you mean the private distiller would give a higher price than the licensed
distiller i-Yes, 1 believe so; there are few public distillers to purchase it. .
The private distiller in general, you say, is a poor man ?-Yes.·
Do not you think, that the difference of price of grain may be occasioned by his
not paying so regularly or so certainly as the man of large capital would?~ I
rather think he in genelal pays for his barley before he manufactures it; he pays
for it on delivery, I believe.
Does not he very often barter spirits for it ?-I have heard of a barter of balley
and whiskey between' Derry and Innishowen, but I do not believe it exists among
the little wmers of Innishowen and the distillers,
Does not barley invariably make a ~t of the crop of every farm in the barony
ofInnishowen?-Not invariably, for there are many farms which do not produce
barley; . but wherever the ground will produce it, it IS so.'
In your opinion, what effect has the long estab1ishedlrevalence of illicit diatiUeQ
in the barony of Inuisbowen bad upon the rent oflan 1-1 am· not very well pre..·
pared to answer the question ; I know an estate where illicit distillation prevailed
'Yerr much, the estate of Mr. Young, wh~ch is very moderately let, but in general
the Innishowen lands are considered as high. .
Are you of opinion, tbat the rent of lands in Innishowen is very considerably
enhanced by tbe long and nxed habit of illicit distillation in that barony r-l
should think, whatever enhances the price of the produce of land must ellhance tbe
nlue of land. .
no you think, that if illicit distillation did not prevail in Tnnishowen, the lands
would be let at nearly the ,Present rent P-lf there was a market for the produce of
those Janda, by the .estabhshment of public distillerielJ, I do no' think mey would
~in~~ .
What· is the highest price of land that you know of in the barony of
Inflisbowen ?-I think,. in tbe neighbourhood in which I live, the lands are higher
Jet wber~ they do not di.stil,-tban where they do.
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, Rft' What is the hig\1~t price ?--I' believe' the Go~ernmeDt 'pays 5l. BI1 &ere for
S. MMlfPtTJ. accommodatioa u> the revenue ia my ~ but tbere is no ground eet 80 big" as
~ 51. except that set to the Govemment.
Wbat is the highest .eat of land you knoW' of, that is DOt so circumstanced 1-
b the sallIe &ownlaod in which the G(Wernment has land, I know land set at two
guineas and thrft poanda aD acre, Ht that i. not a distilling part of the cOUlltl'jt.
Three pound. i. the hiabest you know of, eftept that for the reTeDoe\'-I am
Dot aware of any higher; 1 know dlatMr. M~lin!er lets bis ground very high to
Government.
'What is the bighest price of laod not let to Goftmment ~Fift1 shillings, seldom
80 high. 1 think I have beaM of another part of tke parish where it went 88 high
as three pounds an acre, but then there was a considerable deal of rough growut
thrown ia witla it.
Has there not been, for a number of y.ean past, a v~r., considera.ble combination
in the barol1J' of IDoisbowen, amongst all classes of its JDhabitants, to counteDaoce
and support illicit distillation ?-Indeed I fancy it has too ~enerally prevailed. By
combination I mean a disposition in the lower classes to al(l the private distiller.
The traffic between Bonnyfobble and MagiUi$an prevailed for a number of years ?
-It did.
Did you consider no efficieat effort having been made to stop that traffic dis-
graceful,·or oth«!r"i&e. ?':"':Pcs,haps I "glat I10t u> make De of the ward disgrace&lt
out I thiuk ~uffi~t eiOrta wel~N10fi Diaae lialt.op the traffic. . . .
. D~d ~ot .great evihl .-esult to the cOWltry fl»m DO 8ufticient efforts havinS'been'
made ?-:-Cer.taioJy.. .' . ' .
W.hat' effect has been· prodoced toW8ll1a stopping the traffi~ between 'Bomfoble.
and Magilligan, by the additional flllt rowing. bOats furnished to Captain Stew~rt
of tbe· Rutland cutter,. "iihiD tbe. leaHAvo; yara?~ think- tfJe'eftOfts of Captain
Stewart WJve beelt verJ .iQlp$trttlQt, aqd if he had been. 0Jl _re DOW 8ecOll~' ~
.corret'lpondent efforts on shore, much good would bam'been'produoed, sod the-
market for iU~cit spu-its ",ould be de.stJ:oyed, and. the traDs~issiOJl of spirit4 Jarosa
Lough Foyle prevented. '.
Is not 'this combination, to support illicit distillation in the barony of Ibrris...
·lloweD, ver.y lDuoh. mainwl1ed; by iDtim¥latiao ?....;.cettaiaJ1~.I think that hu 8'ver,
great effect. '
Hn~ing, sl1l~d, that t~ acttJal. distiller 'walt· of the lowest dase of Imciety, and.
ficaroely p088e8&@d·af 8D.f propel'tJ'in land; i.. it· or Dot your opinion, that a deter-
minect effurt made by the resident landlords and fanners would' Dot. be sufficieht to
banish such persons oul of the couotry ?-l teully think, thl\t if mrmers and g~tle--'
men came forward it woulti hlWe the effect, but. tbey are deteJTed from comieg
1orward, { believe, by fear.
Have' Y9u not,. both. by Jiterar1·cor~lI{)Ql\(lence and perBGDal commenicatioo, -
given to different gentlemen. connected with the revenu.e f~r some years past, .the
best advice from tune to time in .)'our powe;r to get ~id of ~is evil ?-I certainly
b'
have with' reSpect to that market L have been particularly IUlxiollS, and in ever!
p08si Ie way, when l could make it known to the Government, to get .rid ont, I
did; I conveyed to the Government ~very ioiprmation 1 could, and offered to the
-Government land for nothing, if they cbose to take it, to build a barrack on.
WouJd·it nOt, in your opinion, be more adqantageous to the land propcieto~:
that the el(pense and labour now requifcd for me purpose of carrying on illicit dis-
.tillation,sho111d be applied IX> Ute cultivation' of the raild rather than to that illicit
traffic i~I think illicit traftic is It very grtat bar tG impr.ovement; r think it would .
.be of more real advantage to the landed' proprietors if illicit distillation did not·
l>.reMiJ, ~.e, habits .of indestry Wouldl be Cleated, aDd tbe 'country thereby
~ be:JOlPl'OYed., .
1}(, you not believe that most· of the 1anded' proprietors are sensible of that, ana
attleDlpt- to· pot iDk!it..dittt.iUation down·?.....l believe they are. .
~o you not believe that ~hat an¥ie~y, if it bas not arisen since the fines have.
been enforced, haS considerably iD.cleased'sioce· theii- enforcement 1-1 think. it has
j ncreased .inee•
. Do you think it has ariBen since the Gnes were imposed ?-I think it has in..
Cll'~,~ aU eveJllJ.· .
Could "ou be sur~ when at hoJDft, at any: time of eluding the liability to fine, by
parts of sUUs being pQt, jgf,o yow house.or gounda by a.diacaateDted tenant or
&en<ant, in conjunction with an excise officer ?-I shall answer thai question. by
merely ataa.ing a fact. Withill the las.t.yea\' or eighteen monthtJ, the bead oJ:' 8 still
,~foupd by, an excise oiijc.er on the. townJaod. in which 1 Jive; I will.do him the
:,u&tice tG say,
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that he was . nerfectly
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awar.e '110 distillatioD rnrevailed there, aDd .d-'d
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did not file any information agairist the tOwnland; I never was able to asccftain Rr..
ho\\' it came there. , S. MeJlugumrrll'
'Vas it not optional with the officer, whether be chose to have the fine imposed ~
in \ha~ case, or not ?-Certainly. .
If that still had been found in a tow-nland where there were only poor farmers,
WQuld the same indulgence have been given ?-l am not prepared to say that.
Would it not, in your opinion, have been liable in such case to be fined ?-l
\hink if there was any reason to suspect it was in a distilling district, there could.
be no doubt of the fine beillg liable to be laid OD.
In tbis instance/ou have given, were you not at the will of the excise officer,
.. hetber you shoul be fined or not ~-l sbould suppose so. '
. 'Could you be sure of eluding this punishment of fine, if a part of a still was pl~t
into your garden, and there discovered ?-If it was put into my .garden, I slwulJ.
'SUppOie I was quite ~ the meJcy of the excise officer, whether 1 was fined or nut.
Lieutenant Gelleral George raugh",. Hart, a Member of thc Committee,

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· HAVE you taken any partic'Ular pains to make yourself ,aequainted from the Lil!ut. Gelll·rlf!.
r endemen of ,your county, of the extent and nature of illicit distillation there t- George V. Hart.
bave, ' ~
· Have yeo had mach communication with the gentlemen about it ?-I had some
'by letters,. which I. deem to be more certain than conversation, because it is more
deliberately giv~.
· Have you particlllarly' applied yourself to get information, as to the eft'ect of
the Jaw that Imposes fines on townlanda i-I -bave; as being the most objection-
able to me, and to all those with whom I have ever conversed.
When you m~e lise of the term objectionable, in what rparticulars do you
(:a11 tbis objectionable ~-Aa being cruel and DDJust; pa11icularly cruel in its
eft'ecta.
In what manuer cruell-B,y Umocesat J¥!'1Ple being -punished for the f~ults of
the guilty ~ ,
,Bas -.hat been geae1'lllly, or only iD particular instances the case, according to
'dte.best of your iDfonnuion i-I am afraid a greAt deal too general~
· ·Define, if you pl~, wba~ you mean b;y innocent; do you mean thos~ wb? are
a1~tber unacquainted 'with the traffic ?-l do; those totally unacquamled
~ttI iL. ' . . '
· And have many mea of that description, totally unacquainted with the offenee,
'Which bas brought a fine upon the townland, s~trered according to the iDformation
jou 'have received ?-I believe so. ' ,
,''What eft"ect then do you think such a system. bas upon the feelings ~ mincis
or those peop1e?-TQ make them conceive, ~at GQvetnment arc not. taking
sufficient care of them..
· As to their makiog discoveries of the guilty, do you think it has any, and
what effect in that country l-It seems to be 1M) inconsistent with the nature of ,be
peOp~e to discover, that I believe they would ratbet: almost die than do it. '
. Rather than be inf01'lPers ?-Yes. With respect to the cruelty of tbe system,
I beg leave to read an extract from a letter wnich I this day received; which
8ta~, that" the innocent are doomed to be the sufferers for what they cannot
pte.,eat ; e melancholy proof amongst· many others, of the cruel effect of'this
law," meaning the fining of the townlands, "was witnessed a few days ago at
Carn, by John Curr,.., Esq. who passed that way· on his return fronl Malio, and
gOIng into a bouse acc,identally while his horse was feeding, he S8\V a mWl lying
with his face dqwnwards, on the floor, apparently drunk, as he supposed.; the
poor man, however, in the greatest agitation, immediately started up, d~]aring
he never in his life boo any thing to do with malting or distilling; and pointffig
to a few potatoes under his bcd, said that was' all that was left to him to support
his senn children, who were then feeding on potatoes and water, his two cOws
having been seized aod driven away that morning, on which alone depended their
&Oppor~." ,
'Vilat do yon nnderstand by being driven away?-Being seized and driven
~way to be sold, 1 suppose. '
~or what l-As a towDland fine for illicit distillation.
Have you aoy other ~pioions of tbe gentlemen of the country upon that subjecll
- I have, trom Mr. 'Peter Mll.XwelJ, who 1 have beard it said was a very acthe
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Litrtt. GtfftTal nlHgistrate of the county, and wbose character has heen eJl:toUed he.e fur his
OrO/gt r.llar/. fmHgy hi patting down dlis pts(!tice.
~ What are Mr. Maxwell's opinjons JlPOD that .subject?-M"y ioformatiqn almost
entirely ot"llltE! is t'rom "arious ItttE.'rs I tUne received, which tl~a{e tbe neceaity of
Q speedy change taking place in th~ eX,cise 1a\\"&1 and particularly in the Ilevere
.yst~ of:tifti.~ t><1t11"tlln4s, .here 80 "'aft, ktnot-tnt ~ple nthr for tbe of'eaces
of n fe1f; whe theY'ftd it impanmle to bring ~ Sh, pufti.bment, 1IDd Mlo are
lUl~ble .en" to viaditlare raeir .aooceaoe 1lIIl acoouDt of \De expeaeetl atl~ it.
T1!~ .Reverend P-et~r Mu..rell, a. IMgisttMe whcue .....d ath.fty bas beeIi 10
fully testifiet.\ before this Com\JliUM, "tates • me dult the iobabiuau gf the
barony of ~nn,is~o~eD are actuaU~ ~~ive':l t.o a, itate of.des.peratioR au mitery
1Jcarcr.lj to be descflbed. and that IlliCit dlltlllatlOll has Ulcna.td wery ~; ~
their distressed condition caused by still-tines, is beyond all belief; cow., hQl'Ses
ftht1lhet~; litarVetl to death ,in the barnwk yard. of Derry,' and their bwners.
whl> hetet ".~ eng~d ;n fJri\'ate disl iHatian, tota", onabte to release them.•
TIutt be ~ wdl itlrormm that lir tbe number of d~ptttie!l Mr. Newman employs, it
oftell happens that three times the amount of thc original warrant is collected, anc:J
that the country is greatly oppressed; but that he1's convinced if the circumstances
were ktlOWn to tJ;e M-emberi of the Hoae'e of CO."Doha, telief would aboh be
obtained, and urges milch I he necessity of'CIiIIDhlunicating them to the House. That
the Excise Board have now made a complete trial of their boast~ system for tup-
pres8ing,IIl~41 distiWtation, w.Mb the barony of Illbi&boW8b, • • • 00beqgenee has
Be"_
beeBe great i'Da!tase of the praodc:e,tbe eltpaliion of ~ andW'1IItIIj
farmers, the almost universal destruction of property, and what he conside. . . . .t
of all, the makiDg all rank .. fA ~ Gi~Q4Ientecl_ pa-.Hy ~y.I, aad'tIlat
no indacemeut Ciln p~v,ail 00 ~iRl ~ t6t be • 'Wi~ to the HIoo, .... be
subject to the insuh of having his horses taken out of his c,""i., bee. . fIE
l1?t b~n~ a~le to p'rev~l1t an ~udaw mak~~g whiskey at the top 8.f a 1ll0Qntain {~
distaht from him, mrd COnCCIVeS, that If tIle prescot slltem IS persel'ered '"
a Httl'e i'oliger, lher~ will be few let\ tn Illpisbowcn. except ,wblskejmcn and excille
officers, whose intetcsts go hand in ban~ together •. 'nlat the (armers iri the lQw
1aD.ds have 80t the powei' toe prevent distiltatieB in • moontatrrs; that even with
abu....ant 1tliKtary aM, the proper office." 'Of Go.etBmMlt httvefailell in their
attempts to do the like, and that he is. cORyincE:d d)e only. possible ,remedy ill to
Hcanae small .stills, ,,,,,*r pre-per re8Ula~, ... hen all· 'tM Meadfal expelPel,
attending the present attempts to suppress the evil will be saved to the nation,.aDd'
omy
It marke:t atrerded fBJ.' 'the gram, tIiat caa he Q1kiv~ . . .Ie _ tiJIl(*t of
the ·country; I&ltd t-hat 8tH_., beiog c<miDed ~ ...... .-y who 1!l'e Jiu.&..t.
·sometbing like peace and I~ppjness m~t ~ 'looked forward to and ex:pect.eri. lu
aliother \ener oflater aate, 1M 13th oflast .Apri~ h~ sllates, that not oue' ,fartbiug'-
be-en grmited for the repairs of tlle roails in the county of Derry, and but vefY li,ttle.
by the gl'andjury of the countl of Donegal, the evils ,from. which being inc.alculable;
tlM:tw£liye t~mnnd ~as III sti1Vfines ba'Ve ~en taid dU in Dariegat, uhci ttiat
there is ~ l'Ife Ieaet 1tp'peM'~ ot' the 'W'hislrey trade, 'tht!re C'elI8ing, lUlt1 tbat
Den)" is very little better, t.he COuDtry being:ruine-d, und the taug"et!I having mlide
,1"tge.fotbll:DelI b~·it! &lie of,m~, aiJoutl3 y~ ago;havitJg.cMlJe'~e Inlli~1\ten
1- 'tPortb, -afardnng, ...d litlVlDg very ~Iy otthed· ft,r jand, ci,tM ·t~cl
pounds. He again in this letter expresses his conviction (df ""tllI;.J lit» ~.lit
that if the British M.c.bccs of Po.diMReDt 'W~~ foJlIY 4K!f{80~ with ~ l'eVeUue
.laws <o'l' ireland,' they wot.Id ba".e the JOOst ~ ~bem repeaIetl. M..r •.l\IlIJI::-wdl' .,.
ifates bis ifetermiulllion oot to nmain anll1&n~r ,in beland, OM -acoeent tof -tee
effects of tbe lIevcril'Y. of tbe excise Jaws t,hepe, and the. consequent misery be 8ttS
SeeD nod c':l"'PcrieftCe~ umongst 'the inhabitants' of the coutit!J', w'bich he hal noW',
) eft, afJd 'S~!c,,~ -aU his '{amity .~o 'Switz~rIaDll, i~p~ticti: to ~now if there is any
drar'lce'of Ins beiNg eVer abie again toel~oy cOuifol't)o h,s MtlYC oouDtry, by the
...tnetiamrion 'of the'excise Ia'\vs. .
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Afn'C!lrii, Sedle Jilnil, 1816.

·TJie&ightllolJ01lta.bl~8ir GEORGE FITZOEltALD' HILL, Bart.
. ia the Chair.
, 'I" I . tY , 'j ii'
Lieutenant General George raugkan lIa'rt, a Member of lh~ Committee, Lieulentml GeR,r,1
further Examined., '. G. Y. HIITI,
....
HAV8you beeft la¥ly in the C!09lDi'y of l)olJE',1l1 ?~Not for some time past;
1 calloot tell
the date of my being there, having at my ,..oe at Ar&:1agh lily
pafi:~ lately b~q resident 'iQ the COUQty of DoqegaI ?-Four years
have you
aaw-ere you at the period pf four years-~go resident in Donegal any time?......~
tween DeiT-r and
D<inegat, ~mething short of five miles ftotn Defry.
You referfed to a oomQI1:micarion you received from ~. gentleman ip t~ C6lJlJty
of Derr.1, in ,our evidenc!e of yestel'<lq who wa!1 the Pl'$t perlH}n tp who4a
'ik-";~erred?-John Hart, esqUlre, of ~anymaglll'd; he lives 10 the li~tiJ!8 Qf
Is he a resident in tbe barony of IDnillhowen ?-No. . '.
,- fte haa a ctittsiderfl1>1e l"'0perty in the barony of fnnishoweu?- y ~; h~ hils
pro~ in three difFerent parts of that bJ\fony. .
, Bas il11clt distillation prevaned nklch' on his estate ?-l believe very Il}qCQ.i pal'-
. tioWan,. in tile no~ part; -wbicti fPnns t~ liortheTD extremity df'fl'eJau4.· .
H. it prevaiJed In\1db Qn his eltate,· fit on an1 ofher . es.blt.e' mth.e ~r~y h-
I rather believe it has; it bas been mentioned as sn~h; I be]iev.e th~~ J~~i~hGfNen
is Dot worse than otber p!!rts· of Do~; but it has heeD particularli brought
~ _ _, I ~.ht Mi. Oft.., in oae 'of .... nevels. '.
: .De.ntJt ,..1te1i~it i. III mUch· knmnt~l the spirit wt.iCtl b4s }:>eerl' prQ.d.lJ.ce,(l
there, as bv being the scene of Miss. Owenson s romance ~-1 believe diat lias ad,dea
.audit ~ ..be eelebrity it Itaa si_ IIICqtlired. ..'
,Do !FOal fellOW OhDY 4mts being made by Mr. J obtl Hart to 'SQPpr.c¥ ,jJll~~
distillation OD his estate?-I do; I was 1f'itne81 to' them myself; 1 Heerd bim
annOUDce to lIiJ .Dt, N'Go.egal, :that aDf ofms tenMiIs .wfIfJ «Mlti~ the
practice wo¥ld ¥lcur his greateSit disp~e8:S~r.e _ ~ I .9~~v.e lie N4id. tit• .be ,w,*ld
turn \belli ouf of his lands, to' frighten them as much as Jiossib,e. ,
Do 1ou'know of an, ~ther.eff'OJ'ts.?-No; lhav.eMQt ~~~ ¥l :tbe. 00WIt,-,;
I b&NJeDed co be at bis house about &i« montba . . .,.a.5ld S ~w ~~ ~ ,qf hial .
agents, when another circumstance occurred: a man upOn part of his· . . . . was
J>r9u~l¥ befo.e him,;1 noted di.stiller; apio_who.ua!le 1,IS~ ~ sev.e tuI~'Me .. he
could, and threatened him with punisbment; this mRIl P\.1t :Will ~t ~~e, an..
said he would dist~ ;, and I believe it .w~. a ~qeiv<!d opini~n, that ·a ;pel'AQ\1, llot
partiflUlM4y who fttrcib1y 'breaks a stiH, is SUbject to a law-su~t ; at leastiu an .itl'"'
stance of my own agent having with the aSSistance of some of my tenants brokeli
. . etiHa ~ m, laDds, be ·was .dveatened ·W\;,h a pllQSeotI!ion, and I'believe
an ..u.:..ey. ~ploy.od gue ..t.boee ,tueafl8; aad I ·belHwe the· M!M also was the
cause of preventing Mr. Lucius Car6;1 ,~_ p&N~ ~llliRations that he either
had io agitatioo, or.had actually ~;"Qtn~....9' N'QUl .p~DgpeOple,\\4ho
broke into his house in th':! ~ids.tof t.be ~ ~ ~f~.eC Ibis "ut:niture, in u.
veoge for -his having ,broken stills belonging to some GIlt' ·them, at a little distauce
from his house; I rather believe it was the tear of prosecution prevailed witb .hiUJ,
as he was said to be the first aggre~or; wbether he broke open the bouse wuere
the stin was,-or not, 'I cannot tell.
: Do you mean to 'say that he was deterred .tr~ ~p.r~secpting ~ersons, who broke
into hiS 'house from a fear of counter pl'osecutlon by persons for havII1g brokea
their stills ?-Yes,; I have all'eady said I Cant19t tell wbetber he'hfld.bruJ\ell into
their house or not. .
Do not you know, (lr have you not heard, that every man in tIre commuqity is
authorized to seize and de~troy unlawfltl stills ?-l thought so, until this circum.
stance gave me doubtsfOn·the sllbjeot .
.Is Mr. Lucias :Corey a.m:l@~rtlle?-I do·not know; he- is a clergyman.
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J.i~U'Ofal/t GL"IItral Have YOll ever heard it stated in the county o£ Donegal, that Mr. Luciuff
U. Y. Hart. , Carey imported men-traps to catch excise officers ?-Never.
-- You do not know whether he is a magistrate ?-N 9; I am ioformed not.
You have referred to a person of the name of Dogherty, as one of the autbo-
ri.ties to whom Mr. Maxwell alluded, in his communication with you; ,,110 is
Dogherty ?~He is a very respectable man, a tanner of considerable wealth, it is
thought, living in a village called Muffin the Barony of Illnisbowen.
'Whose propeny is the village of MufF?-Lord Donegal's.
Has no penon any valuable property in it under Lord Donegal?-Yes.
'Who bur-My brother and I, conjointly. '
Dogherty lives in this village ?-He does; and is agent for me. ,
Is he agent for Mr. John Hart also?-I believe he is, for some' part of hi.
property in Donegal. ,
Do you know Dogherty's connexions?-Yea.
Whose son-in-law is he ?-Son-i~law of Neil Dogherty; commonly called
Neil Shant!.
Is he son·in-law to some person whom Mr. Chicheater stated in his evidellee
was believed to have made a considerable proportion of his fortune by ~rindiDg
malt for the illicit distillen ?-I cannot answer that; I should rather thmk ~t
, is Dot the principal manner in which he has made his fortune; I rather believe
, it to have been by being. agent to several people that he bas made the greatest
part of his fortuDe.
Have you ever heard he was in the habit of grinding malt for illicit distilleni-
I have beard it. said so. ' . .
Do you believe it?-I believe h~ and every olher miller in the o.untry d~ 80•
. Have ),011 any': suspicion that Dogberty was ever engaged in those illicit prae:-
tices?-Not the least; on the contrary he is more averse to thew than any ID8Q.
of bis .description that I have ever seen in the country. , .
Dogherty reAides in the village of Muff l -Yea. .
Is Muff the village where they have beeD in the habit of ringing the churcla-
bell when the gaugers have been -coming ?-No; I 'never heaid of such a
circumstance before. '
Have you ever heard of the manner in which the people in the counvy are
combined to give similar notices ?-I heard, when stationed at Adllone, tba~ We,.
had adopted a mode of sounding horns. , .
To give notice of the coming of the excise officers t-:-I suppose 80".
Has not Mr. Dogherty a mill in the town of Muff ?-His brother has.
Do you believe that that mill is employed like the rest of the mills i'n the
country?-I do not believe distillation goes on in that part of tbe country i nOl"
in any part of the country inhabited thickly, to any extent, 'Qnless it is attached tC)
mountaint;, . . .
How far is Muft'from Iskybeenl-I shO\lld think from the mill of Muff, about
a mile and a half, Irish. .
Is not Iskyheen a noted district for illicit distillation i-I have heard it wu
formerly; whether it has been so lately or not I cannot tell, .
Have you heard it was diminishedl-No; bot I have not heard of seizures
being made there; it is too near the thickly inhabited part of the country, I
think, to admit it to any considerable degree. . ,
Have you ever heard of an., landlords in the county of Donegal receiving
illicit wkiskey as all eqnivalent for their rent ~-Never.
What is the nature of the soil in the neighbourhood of MufF?-Tbere is a
"~riety of soil in it. , , '
Is the land valuable; dot''! the land bear a hig~ rent in the town of Muft"?-I
cannot tell the rent; but I know thllt it is remarkably cheap, and that alllaDds
Jet by Mr. Joha Hart Me remarked for being the cheapest let lands. in the
oouotry.
You have alluded to something whif;h is stated to have beeo witnessed by Mr.
Currie P-'Xes.
Who is Mr. Currie ?-The assistant barrister of the county of Londonderry.
Has Mr. Currie an estate in Innisbowen?-I do not know.
You have aho alluded to communicatiol,ls r,om Mr. Peter Maxwelll-I have.
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In. one .of tbose!.~$fIlllni;catio~., does Mr•.Maxwell' 8&.1 it was oo.&CCOIIDt of ~,"·~u
the system of fines t~t.he left IU§.~~~ in;Ire1l!lld ?"7Vf.hai has been proc1uced G. K Bft.
by that system, bas been tbe .cause.of bis absenting ~ims.elfp;o,in.the country.' \ ... I
How do you"mean b~ what has.been p'rodoced oy it '':'''''The misery and distress
ofilmoaeot ~ su1kring undelJt. ' . ' .', . "
Where i, Mr. MaxweU ·at present?-I C8BDOt tell, .I"bel.ieve.he is gone to
SwitllerlaDd.. .' " , .,
Do you believe·thanhe motrve of -Mr~ Muwell~8 ,gQiog to.tbe Continent, was
the existence of the fining sys~m.in ~reland ?-He Ii&!! written to me so, and I
believe it; and I woul~ go myself if I was not· bound by 'part'icidai circum-
stances in my family 'at home, and cannot move. . . " . ")' ..
In consequence of the fines.?-~D consequence of ~e u~happin~ss of the
people of the country, and the mlSel'les,btougtit UPOD the ·mbabltanla. " .. ' ., I I
Do you attribute . tbose miseries exclusively. to: the· .mtes, aD~ not i.a some ode-
gree to the crimiual practice of illicit distillation I-To the anes,. as ba\liag:bten
brought on by the ilJlcit distilJation.. . .. '.. .. , .
, ~n a word, then, doyouimpu~ tbe mi~ri~'w~ich 1.9U de!l,c,ri~.in the :~try
to tbe punishment, or to the crime I-To the punishment, immediate1 y. :.. ,' , . .
.. AaQ,no share. of them .to the crimei~Jt is the con&equenae. of the.crime; as
,1 ba\1e stateti.in.my. former .llDSwer.·. '. .. ."\" ..• """
Do you im~ute JJO'sh~ of the miserie~ octile CGllUtr:y to the crime itsellr...;.:,1
· tieJietre ~t; the-Iandloms suffer by the cnme, by the labour whi~h is etnpluyed
in distiUation DOt beilig laid out in the -cu~atiou of the. soil; '" .
, Are you not of o,p.inion, that the system of illicit distillation does of it~elf de-
~ mGialiie the people l:""'fbe drinking of spirits does. • '. ' . t ' " . • ',;'
Do you not thiuk, that the interruption to all hon~st ~dustry, and th~ h'abitual
·-riot.dOn oftlie 18w, :mMt tend to· demoralne 'a' peeple'?-I cannot' say' any 'thing
.as lo.tbe dCllllOraliziDgl.o.f.tbe·.inbabt~9{ ~ ~n~;, for I dec]are·I.~:·not
.~oJJec~ in maay year., to ,h.}Je~qeen. Que drupkea.. J*IO,n .in the co_try,; the
drunkenness I,have seen bae ~.'oo~.~ die: ~ I have beeu~ip,. ex.t in.
one mEln going bome, who appeared to me to, ha~~ e~pty vess!$. w~th ..h~ ~hat
might h~ve cont,un,ed spi,rlts. . .•
· lla'9~ yo~ ~ny:~o'ubt that 8Q habit~~.~iolatioD of ~ ia=W, .~~ch as i~ pm9tjse.I ~y
illicit distillers, must tend to destroy the mows of a people ?-:-I do not~Qo~ wbat
80rt of morals is meant; drunkenness is an immorality, and may lead to the :Y{orst
ofan (lJimes; we ure' bom with reason, w~jch alone distinguishes us from brUtes,
y. ·and·if we 1"OJuntaiiJy destroy that, it is, I conceive, one of the worst crihles a 'm~
can be guilty of. . . . . . . . .... ..
Do not 1°U thin"· that· aD habitual, violation of, one. law is a first step. towards
the viola,tiqn of tbE! ~~,le i-I .cannot say;.1 b~ve nqt $!9D,sidered the su!>je~,suf
ficiently to know; ~ 6ho~dd ra,tber think.not; a man may be guilty of dlso'(>eying
'. tbe·l~.'!1 in one instance, and, not iii another; I think it 'po~!iible; , .' '. :
JJ~v,e:"ou ~~y :!I~liici~t knQwledge 'of :th~'.bai:o~y IDD~bo~~ t9 ~1~~.Je. to
qf'
inform the Committee whether illicit distilJation has not been consideraltl,Y checked
in lhOse-tDWD-IlUlds,.,.hC!re.~he.fiJlee,~v~ been collecte4 ?~I upd~.rs~.(iha.~h has
gready increased •.
Even in the towD-Jands where the fines have been collected ?~qeliera1ly ;
I cannonpcak as to' towu-Iand.. '. ... .•.
· In those par.1. of ~le. c<?~niry"!~er~ ~h~ fines haye·,be~ri. c~ll~ted' ?~I h!ive'lleard,
~ and beJievCf~ that OD~ rea,son f~r-carrfing 0!l t~'illicit ffiitIllatton df'l~~.lf~'b~n
• thl! di.ttew 'ohhe'Pbople; and' want of money to buy ~ustenance 'for their clDMren ;
knowing it to be a ready-money article they have contrived to di~til 'WhisItey for
· ...., il orcler. to ~b8y pt'O'iaion8';for theiP'chMdren anti themwves.·· .•.
They must have been pers~ns posiessed of gram 'fo distil i.:....I cannot teU; ibat
does not tullow. .. , . ' : , . ,; I '
They must either have been possessed of it in the fint instaoee, OJ been.able to
p11JCMae it l.,......I.cannot tell how they .goUt.;. huUbis I. ~ie.v~'~ be.tbe ~, ,
· ~'yon mOlt, tie' aware that the perIOD. who di8ti~ as 10U sta&e,' ~ .prp~ IUS- '
, renaoee: lor their ebilcI.en,· muat·have distilled .gnin whicb the, were- possessed of
before, or acquired by purchase?-They must have possessed It somehow; I can-
'Iiot ·tell how. .
Do .you believe that penons poS5e8Sed· of 6raiQ, which they have used ~erwards
iD illiCIt distiRatiOD) are penoDl in tbat abJect atate' of distresS which you have
::ilIJut peo"
just described ?-Certaiely Dot; people who possess ~, canoot be in ,iliat abject
mi~t get grain .PD: ~e~p[~~,of. 'p'y~gt~l'~~ whell it Wid
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lMut..., aeamtl _fa . . a OCDIDOD pIIIIIti_ '-I .to DOt IlIaow tba& i~ is; 1 .ink it. possible.
G. V. H.,.,.. If they were ~ of gtlia, why dG y08 sappoee chat thty would ~thet"
~ sell it to be distilled, at diltillt ~Dlselyeg, for the sake of Anding 1II8teIl8llce fur
their fadlilie. '-1
know nothing ()f the selling of grain.
Do you believe there ia an)' combination in the county of Donegal 00 the
subject of the illicit distillation 1-1 know of no combination.
NOD~ either to promote or to auppnss it i-There is a CQaabiDatibn to suppress
it, certainly.
What is the Dature of that cpmbioMioo i-Byland-proprielors, gentlemen &Qd
people of consequence meeting and publishing re80luUons to diScourage it as
much as they can.
When did they meet i-I aaaaot tell the date.
Is it Vetty receatly i-No, it was while I waa stationed at Derry.
That Waj IGur yean _8'6 t-'yell.
What has the combination done since i-I cantlOt teU; an
the people that I
have &1y commllbicahl1 with, .~ 10 be extremely anxiou to put it dowD, as
one of the greatest eTils th&t M88d the pruprieton of lad.
Bat within tbe lest four yea... y<* de not klKnf of 811,
pa~lio exati_, or the
expression of any opinien bi the gentlemen of the banG, l-ExpNllioaa of
opaUon from all the people. wve tea.
H6ve }"6U thought tha' their exettiflbl haVe! beeb more or less &clift 8ince \be
enforcement of tile fibes l-That may ha"e mlllde theM mi_ a great deal • •e
.boa, it, ad probably U~ themselvE8.
Do not you think, in point of direet iflte~t ~ it mede thea eftrt themselves ?
- I believe to save tile inaoceat people.... \be greatelt il.J.cement, and not
OOIIIIpUatively any pe~ interelt \0 the.Ielvea; I speak as I feellBJ'seIf.
'ftmt the CODuftitt'ee c1& not dMbt to M ~~"" feeliJr«; MIt do 101f1. believe
'that to be tlle exciusi.e a'lld Mli8~ feelibg o( the tllllnd-owaen, either ef
~al, or any other 'CGOft'1 r-l ~~ that te be cbe M1itrg of nez,. penon
r;f bbbour Imd Of good diapositiaft.
Do not you think the direct interest that those have who 'Would be called -On
b) pay the fines, .~ld ftl'AteritduCJe the land-owaen
suppress the practice '-1 do not
'R ~ ~ to
any iatimate aeq..i .....oe of mine that
hall sufFeted by it; I We beard fA Mr. YOIIIftg n4JerMg by it.
The question is a general question, and the Committee beg to ba:ye your opinion,
whether the direct interest which individualland-ownen womd have to avoid the
MVlDent of fines by their tenantry, would Dot strongly incite them to exert them-
serves for the suppression of this practice l.....:.1 believe they are exerting themselves
as much as people of that description generally do upon any occasion; you 'WOttid .
not have them go out in the night-time and leave their families, 10 ,POl'IlJe illicit
distillers in the country, at the risk of their lives and the destruction of their
comtbrt; that practice has been adoptled bJ' ftlY few.
Is it nOt notorious that illicit distiDation exists all through your barony ~-I do
not believe it does; only in those parts adjoining to mountains.
Is the barony in ,e.... lDOUIlamoua ~-Tbe eelltre' of it is .-llDOSt eDtireJy
mountainous.
Do y08 thiDk 'hat. for the porpose of detecting the illicit distillers in Innis-
howell, it is necesaary foc &be leni1emell to leave iheir hol1&es by night, and to
~ all their comfortl ia tbe porauit of distillers?-I think that little short of
that woald -do it. - .
Do yoo believe tbM tbe '8-,I--.of .tIIat -MY are in the babit themselves
of CODIll.mtg illicit whiskey?-Very small quantities; generally I have seea wine
upo~ their tables; some people have a fancy for it.
1)0 you MW speak ef the p.i_i~ laod-lIGWel'8, or of the lutd-holdE)n gene-
rally ~All those gentletaen \ritIa whom I aJIOCiate.
lntet is the CGbSumptiea.r tile mitldle 0IBrs i -To thole I CIIIIIM& speak; I
'Slieald rath« thiDk .ph... ; &bey mwy drink tpil-* .itlloat its ......, ilt alf illegaJ,
if they buy them et the Castoal..m.H. -
You speak of seized spirits 1-Yes.
Do yon 'know that for 80me Iears there bas 'been DO neb sale at die Custom-
house i-I am not acquainted with that; "hen I was -there, there 1ISed to he such
sales.
1'ba.t,' however, IS lou yean sinGe 1-Yes.
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ON ILIJCIT DISTILL4TION IN llt.nA:ti». IQS
Do ~" ~e~e. thens tilat .~e OOUSl1DlP~ ~f tbe wW.d~ or~ i,Q lnn~"'J ~ tiGtfq{
beins of s = 18 of legal spu,t$ i-I should thlDk that they woul~ Qot touc~ ~.,.. G.y'" lfciF
litJmnat..fl· if they could get any other. . ~
. Do you believe that, in point of fact, they dQ to\1ch Parliam~t whiskey ?-I
should rather think not.
Do Dot you thi!,k th~t ~ C~B~UIQ"t.iOll pf illegal ~piriw it ~ greqt encourage-
ment to the practICe ofilliol~ dlJtillatloat-Of oo~ae. .
Tbfm the midd1eordera of Innishowen lP'e flot Dle&lbt»"S of ~e aociety w combi,a-
tlGQ "hicb .... fo\llKlecl io lDDisbowen fOl the ~urpQle of,utting ®wu the illicit
distillation l -That class of people are very few In number. lUI far .. I eaa judge ;
I Illean 8ucb people as Neil DQg~ertYJ or his eon-in-law t there are f~w such
people as thOle, to my knowledge, 1R tlie cQUnuy; _t this mom~t I do not knpw
butibose two in the barony.
There lie aome sentry in the ~I'ODY who ure wH aQUlng the prilleil"'lltJld pro-
prietors?-I am not much acquaIDted with them, nor have I beep. .ueh ill their
~. .
Are there not luch ?~ are, I \)e1ieve.
Do you believe that the value or rent of lalKl is raised iB Innishewea by" the
~Dee of illicit diaUU.tion 1-1 canJiot apeak to .y other lands thaD lb.ese
tbat belong to my brother; and I believe they have Dot, IJpoIl th,qe,e laade, i>etla at
alllaised. ,
Do you not believe tbat barley will bear a greater price jf sold for the purpose
of being ..sed in illicit distillation than if it were not !§q sold ?-I conceive P9L i I
do not'believe the pe«?ple who lell it care what is done with it; it iii! iQdilferellt
to thea what the pWdlasers do with it, I thiQk.
DQ II.Ot yO\1 think • purchaser will give more for ii if he vsee it t.Q ditt,ij (-
I .should think 10. • "
Therefore are DOt IOU of opiaioa tiW the illicit diatillahon raises the price of
the barJey (-It may.
Ihbe barley bears a higher price, are you Dot of opinion that the rent 9f lan~
is raised by the illicit distillation ?-I do Dot know any instance where it is; the
people hM'e leases.
If the produce bears a higher price on aceoant of illicit distillation, il not ~e
consequence of that, that the rent is higher (-I should suppose it to be a natural
COIlsequence. ' '
Is Qot barley, the principal produce !Jf the barony of Innishowen '-J believe it
is the principal produce, or die principal p that can be e~I~~ted ~ pota-
toes; as potatoes form a considerable eart of the food of tbepeople of the coUntry,
dlere are OOII8ideI8bJe qaaotiliiea .of ih_ p.ted; _noh 1Dd l .. lIierstaDd, from
dle ncbneaa .f it, wtD Dot prodMce a eer&aia .crop • uy thing 1tnt ...,. « Sax.
Ha.e you em- seen any part of lrehmcJ wb~ there i,l ~ mn~ ~arley grown
as in Innishowe1l '-:-1 re8By eannot teH; I nefl!r viewed the country wit1l any
idea of mab •.oe\llp8rilen.
Do not you believe that aU, or at least the greatest part ef what is grown in
I..u.IIowen, ill ce.1lSled·'bJ the illicit distillers P~ .....t ___ t\aat ....80.; I
aboaJd .IllppOJe .it ii, Dun 1lI.hat I hear; .OIBe oil ID8Iie into melll, &lid I ~ink it
makes a very good cake,' and should prefer it myself to oatmeal cake; I haw: see..
it .at aeatletDcD br8lllld8awaWes, end eat it in pref8I8Dee to ..... breM. '
Do you know whether Mr. Carey, whom yon have ailuded to, has Jarg. miHs
in InnWacnren?-I do not kIHMV.
Were there anynnes upon that part of the co~ntry where Mr. M~weH resided?
- I have not heard of any; {have heard him say some years ago, severnl times,
that there were. DG illicit atiUs " his lands. .
How could bis horses be taken out« lWs ~·for .a.ine.f & t8JvBNand.20
miles distant 1-1 cannot tell.
You baTe referred w.audl41. fa.c1, in wb¢ ' " iuwe taoted hm Mr. Maxwell r
-Yet; but I do not understanP it.
Do you conceive auc.h ao act .can be done under ~ at pre,ent existing
statute ?-I cannot tell. '
Has he any property in the CQUl,lty of Don~gal ?-l do not .know of any, except
what'he is IUppo.ed to succeed to from bisfadier. . '
illterestjn _t
Hisfather is alive; is not he ?-He·is alive; but he, as hi!! ~ ~,:bA&aD
lJ,O,d.
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u.s".' Gelteral He has DO property of his own at present?-Ido not know!~any in Irmiebowen.
G. Y. B.,.,. You do not know whether he sets his' land in 'the county 'of' DerrY"ani very
, _ ' high rent or not P-No, I do not; 1 do not know 1f'here h(s'llOld~ 'ate .ituatedi
Do not you think that any attempt at repealing the system of finitrg tOb-
lands,is an exceedin$)ypopu)ar act with a representative of the cotlbty of Done~al (
-I cannot tell; I did not take any measure witb tbat view, or with that thought;
my mind went as freely to it 88 any person's, ,[ belieTe, in the' county. ('
Do' not you believe diat a imccessfnl attempt to get rid of the fines ~uld be
very popular in the eouuty of Donegal (-1 suppose it would; I never eonside11!d
the circUDlStance 'uBtil this moment. . . ' ..' . , , !.. r
Do YOll, or not, believe, th~ in the praetice' of mi~it distillation a great rfUm~
of the population, and a considerable proportion of th'e proprieton·of propt!tty'in
your country, are directly or indirectly concerned (-By flO mean!!;' I believ~ k,to
~c: ~e ~te~t modem cone that ever happened to anyc:ountry, .this prachce of
dliclt disullabOD. . .. , . . .. .. • . :., '.'
Do you mean then, that a great part of the population ia not, either dir~y or
indirectly concerned in itl-r do not think tbat a majoritl' of the inbabitantl.are
concerned in it, nor any proportion near to a majority of them. . .' .:.,.
But a conaiderable·proportion.ofthemr-A certain pr<>p9rtion; any pro~ion
would, 1 conceive, beGO~itkrable. . . . . . •..• : .
You have stated the tpwn of Muff' to be your property .awi,Gm. bro~Cx'i.J. :-
Yes. . . .. ' I,
How many licensed publicans are there iti the town of' MnfF ?-I reaI1y . cannot
tell instantl . ' " .. : ,',"
Is there ~~e?-There were two; I do not know of any otPers; when' t liav~
wanted whiskey to give to people wbo have come with tish,'~igame or lett.era.' for
me, I have sent to a shop tbere to get it for them, or for haymakers occas,i~aU'y~
Do haymakers drink Parliament whiskey?-I 'should think not, if they' CQUki
get other. .. . . .. ,.,
Did .rour haymakers .drink Parliament-~hiskey or ~ot 1-1. wou,ld ~ot ~v~ tt to
them if J could let any other. ' . " .
Do you recollect whether any fines were imposed Jlpon.Muft'r-1 have hcaql of
ODe, owing to the Jnaa 1 m~tiiODed ,having. braved my.b~Qthf!r, or :.II.et'l:I:i~ ,~
de6ance. . '. . . . . . . . :.. . ... : , ... :..... j
You do not know wlulther there were· seven fiDes imposed on MU! ~t'J~
summa: ass~Sl815l-N~. . , . .' ..' . . . , ' ~.: f
Do yOIl know ·whether ·the ilicit diatillatiOD bas been of late. checked iQ Mtj\~r
- I DeYer beard of jts.beiDg cerried OD there. " ... :',', .. :.
Who do yoa consider to be iDnocent·peoplel-1 have; n~ hesitation in. sating
whom I COD8ider to be a.verJ Qumerou. CJas8 of innocent peop~; I conai41M.&lIuf-
staner! mothers with i,uapta lUcking at tbeit exhausted. b{e,lSts, .surrouod~ hI a
IUlIDel101l8 offspring of ~eD without food,. as.an iQnoceot descriptio.n. "~ ;. 1"'1
Yea have referred to two cOmmunications from Mr. Muwell; ODe of ~as
written·froIIlDubliD, ...:itnotl-Yea.·.· _ " " . , I:-
H~ yo.u: any commun~ca~on.with.Mr. M~xwell ~er he came to tend6~JI
the snbJeCt of·that commurncation t...:...Yesj 'I'gave him tbot tetter; Bod· he·fetlll'Ded
it to' me. . . . " ...: . "': . .' ..: . . . ... "j .: ....
Was it that communication' with Mr. 'Maxwel1 in' Lendon, .which led.., ...·,ttis
writinS the' second leuenrhicb wu dated London 1-1 belieVle 50, . . • ,;
waS that letter written bl' Mr. Maxwell with a view of~ing-preeeDted:b)'Iai6,
or.any Committee appointea by the House of ·CommoDlf (-Witb a view
fording me information, in case of any inquiry taking place. "
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Had yon any commwiication with him On the subject .of that seeond let. . p.....,LNo.
Neither before nor after Y-Neither before Qor after. .". ,
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Mr. YOU are Inspector-General of Excise in Ireland, are YOll DOtl~I am. \. f: .' :
BerqfortJ !Melt. . Have' y.on been employed' nnder the orders of the Board .of Excise in ltelahd at
~ any time, in the supp"-ssion of illicit distillation ?-I have.' ' ..
Wherel-I have been j)riDcipally emp1o.l~ i.n the cuuoty of Cay~;':8:nd.
have ~ec:n also ~ployed. lU the co~nty .of. Shgo, .•lId have iepe~te~.J.lp~ted
the district of Sligo. . ' .. - .
. When .w~e you ~pl?yed in the county of Sligo t-I 1f,aS employed i~ ih.pect-
. lUg thedi8tnct ofSltgo JD the year 1808. ' . . '. .
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At any period since i-Not since; I have been in parts of the county of Sligo, M
but not immediately iu the district of Sligo since. . Beruf.,.:~~tt.
Was the Jaw imposing penalties on the town-lands in force at that period or ~
not ?-It was.
Did it appel1l' to you that the enforcemeut of the finel at that time tended to
suppress the illicit distillation in that county?-There can be no doubt that it did.
Was there a legal distillery at work in the Sligo district at that time ?-Yea.
In the town of Sligo ?-In the town of Sligo, a still of five hundred gallons con-
tent; and it had worked from the year 1805, to my knowledge.
Has it continued ever since at work i-It bal not; it ceased when the town-land
fines were suspended; it was reduced in fact, in content; first on the suspension,
from a five hundred to a two hondred gallon still; on the repeal of the town-land
6ne-aystem it totally ceased.
Do you mean to say it was diminished in its. contents when the fining-system
was filst suspended, and that it afterwards ceased to work altogether, when the
_,stem was repealed?-I do.
Do you believe tbat ~e concurrence of those circumstances arose also from the
suspension and repeal ~-I do.
Have you any reason, except your owu general opinion, to believe it i-I have.
State it.-I have been told so by the distiller, Mr. Martin, and by a . Mr.
Stewart, who was a partner of his. .
When that system was sospended, did the practice of illicit distillation rise
8~in i-It did.
Did.it increase materially?-Very materially; 80 much so, that ~e public dis-
\iller at Sligo had no market for his spirits. :
Did he continue so ?-Yea; and that was tbe reason he discontinued working;
and as a further proof of that fact, as soon as the system revived he le-Commenced
~n.
With a still of what content ?-Under one hundred gallons, I believe.
Do you know any thiog of the preaent state of distillation in tbat county ~
No, I do not.
Do you know whether or not the quantity of legal spirits which has beE-n pre-
mitted into that district has been increased or not, since tbe fining-system was
re-enacted ?-If I speak from my knowledge, so far as the public documents will
allow me, I should consider it hal considerably increased.
From what document do you draw that dedoction ?-From a return of permitted
epirits into the district, which in the last two years has exceeded the former two;
the quantity, upon comparison, I believe to be upwards of 120,000 gallons.
Do you know from any decument, whether legal spirits were permitted in aDJ
quantity into Sligo district while the fiuing-system was under sus(leDSiou. Of
during the time 1t was repealed ~-I cannot positively speak to it; I have ...ot
immediately looked at it; Dut I believe I can answer the question fully to-morrow.
You have since been emploJ"ed in the KinJt's County as an insJM'!ctor-generaI,
and in other districts ~-Yes; I have been emplOyed in tile district of MaryooroU&h
and Loughrea.
What was the ~duct of the gendemen of those districts with respect to illieit
distillation l-It was every thing that I could possibly wish; as a public officer I
received every assistance from them that I could desire.
Do you conceive that the illicit trade was not materially pot down by the
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of &nes on town-lan~ being revived ?-I can have no hesitation in saling,
Dot only: in the King's County, but in every otber part of Ireland that I haWl "-
been in, it baS had that effect.
Do YOILDOt conceive, that in the event of the working of large stills being in-
creased, Plat the allowance to a still working by turf should be increased in a greater
ratio than it is at present i-If I was to judge from the late alteration in the
Jaw, 1 should think it ooght.
Have Dot all the still. which work with turf, performed the allowallce imposed
OD them I-They bave certainly performed their work.
You mentioned your knowledge of the private distillation in the county of S~o
in the year 18pS; you ..y y.ou acted as a revenue officer therel-I inlpected tllat
district.
Are the Committee to understand you to say, that the private distillation has.
not increased from 1808 to 1816, in that county ~-CertainJ'y not. .
Are YOIl of OpioiOD it bas increased l-hdeed I cannot exactly lay, QO~ being
in chaige of the di.triet. . .
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Mr. You eay )fro Martin Nligned ~ his only re~n for begioning business again,
Btrefford lPDeu. the effect of the fining-system (-Mr. Martin and Mr. S-tewart both expresaed
~ thenlSelves to that effect.
.. Did you never hear of any other reasonP....;,..Not directly.
Did you bear any complaints against their whiskey 1-1 did not.
Were you aware, tbat prior to this there were two distilleries in Longford i-I
believe in .808 there were twp stiUs there.
Are you lware, that prior to that there were two distilleries in Athlone?-
I cannot immediately charge my memory witb it, for I did not visit Athlone .at
that time. .
.Are you aware that there were, prior to that, two distilleries in Eyrecourt?-
~ cannot say there were two In it; but there was one there very recently.
Do you conceive that it would be for the adv:mtage of the principal merchants
who supply the legal spirits in the best towns in that province, to go to Cork and
Dublin for those spirits, if the Sligo spirits were of equal quality with that which
they purchase in those places ~-lshould eonsider the nearest mftrket the greatest
object with the purchaser. " ,
Do you know that the Sligo wbiskey was aU obliged to be sent to Dublin, or
the major part of it; that they could ~et no vent for it any where else ?-l have
known it to be sent, and this cause assigned, that tbey could not get aale for it in
tIleir PWn merket, in cpntequeDce of the private distillers swallowing up the
market for it.
DQ you mean that the merchants allude~ to were all sell~rll of private spirits l -
That was the cause assigned to me, and I never heard any other. .
Who did you bear that caaae auigned by r--l beard it from eeveral in the town
, of Sligo.
Did you hear it &om anyone but tbe actual diatill~ r-l qid; 1 heard it from
a geDtleID&ll who afterward:s worked a IItill.
Be was a distiller too ?-He was not at the time.
Are you aware of· the great expense there is in conveying spirits by laPd-
C8II'ia!e to Dublin 1-1 should think the expense considerable,
Do you know that the spirits made in Sligo all went by land-carriage, or a great
:m9Joritf of it ?-I do not know it; bat 1 have known oilier distillers to ha~e seot
thelr spirits to Dublin, and a part of the spirits sold in Dublin, and which have
the best character for public-dlstilled spirits in Ireland, that is the Roscrea, wbich
is a spirit .very notorio·us for Ijuperior quality. ,
Is the Committee to understand, that you are of opinion that the Sligo whiskey,
was as ,ODd as the Roscrea 1-1 could not take upon me to say; 1 never made a
comparison between one and tbe other. .
What hRve you heard of tbe seDeral cbaracter ~-I have heard the Roscrea was
very good; and I have not heard that the SUgo sp'irit was bad.
Do yQU not think that the lowerin~ the duties on spirits would considerably
tend not only to put down private dlBtillation, but to re-estabJish the diBtilIeries
ai'both Longford, E,Yrecourt, Sligo, and Athlonel-In an evidence which I gave
before tBe Committee wbich sat OD illicit distillation in 1813, I submitted the
manner in which 1 considered the lowering the duty would be most· adv&tltageoua r
to the trade and to the revenue; and I should thlDk, it' the same principle was
adopted now, it would answer the end of reduction of duty with perfect security
to the reyenue; that is, b)' taking a small duty upon the excess quantity the dis-
tiler would he ahle to make, and supposing tbat the small stills can' make much
..ore spirits thart the law requires of them hOW, the eXC8llt,·at 8 small duty, cer-
taiDly "OBld malte the direct dDty come mach. lower, and would be the means of
re-establishing small stills in tbose places. •
You think it w~uld re-establish tbose distilleries, and more r-I do, certainly.
Wb~t was the rate Qf duty pet gallon in 1807 i-Four shillings, British.
What is the rate now ?-Six shillings, British.
Do you at aU atlJibote the iacre81e in illicit distillation to tbe increase in the
duties since that period ?-I should thiuk that it may affect spiriu 81 it would ap,·
other thillg; that the higher the duty is the greater object it is to a person to
evade it.
Are you at all acquainted with the consumption of spirits in large cities; as to
the quantity CODsuDled in large cities 1-1 do not know the eX8et quantity in any
particular plsct', bU,t the quantity geLlerail, of the kingdom I can speak to.
Do you think the cOQSumptiOIl of spirits was ·~reater in 1807, when the duty
was four shillings, thaD it is now when the duty IS six shillings (-If I form my
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opinion &om the' quantity of spirits pablicly distiHed, the 1-tity is not so much Mr.
DOW as it was in 1807. lhrafm lA~/.
Is it your opinioo, from obaenation, that more draa.keoaess prevailed u that ~
period ill large cities than there does DOW i-It did not appear to me that there
was. .
Do yOll recollect when the duty wu redaced to 2 I. 6 .. ?-I do.
What was the object of its reduction, do you believer-A. 0De« the aaeans of
luppre..ing illicit dlitillatioo.
In what year was it ?-It was reduced in 1810, and 'Continued tiU 1812.
Did it produce the effect ?-I think not, as the duty was afterwards raised.
Was not the tining law suspended at the same time that the duties weJ:e
Jowered i-It was.
Do you not think that, CGDcutrent together, they ",OaJd produce the effect of
suppreaaing illicit distiUatioo ?-To entirely SIIppreu it, 1 . . mid, wCMdd. be ex~
pecting too much; but·1 think they would be the meUlS of OOIlIidembly
checking it. . . .. ' .
Y oilliave sud the euty 1168. BritIsb, per gaUon i-Yea.
1. not the distiHer obliged to 1ne a ce11.ain proportion of malt besides ?-He is:
Does not that act great1] increase the duty Oil spirits ?-1'he duty on malt
makes the duty on spirits eight~pence more; that would bring it to 6 •. 8d.
British.
What is the price of legal spirits at present f-Wheri I last heard, it was from
9&. to QI. 6d.
So that tbe lqal distiller, for the expense of his working, bas DOt quite 3 s. 'pr~
6t per gallon l-lJpon that calculation be has not more.
Do oot you think that the high duty is an amazing encouragep1ent to illicit
dj,tilJation 1-10 that point of view it certainly appeal'S so.
With so small a profit to the public legal distiUera, do YOIl conceive that they
could work witbout committing considuable frauds i-I Gin sure they caDllot.
Are not you quite sure he cannot enter into compttitioll with the ilJ.ege1 distiller,
jf be w01'ks fairly, with 80 small a proitl-I consider, die grealier his profit, the
more competent he is to contend with the private distiller.
Can he stand the competition witb 10 emall a profit, if he wotks fairly?-I
should think not.
Do yon kDOW any tbingof the pablicdistiUeriea in Dublin nowt-Very lime of
them. ,
Have you heard whether the great stills have stopped or Ilotl-I have not it in
my power to state. '
Have you heard the quantity of spirits on hand there unsold P-I believe the
quantity to be very great. . .
To what do you attribute this 1-1 .Gould thiok, Qelt.ainly, the _ • .t1f CCMl~
s8mption. '
What is the cau~ of the want of consumption i-I shonld think one cause.f it
is tire distress of the times. I
What il your opinion of the practicability of taki~ t~ duty OIl wash, iAMlld
of taking it on spuhs i-If I am. to understand it in this way. tbat)'ou wollld sUe
up every other charge that is now OIl tbe Irish distiller, for taking a direct caa.r.,
and an only charge on the wash, I think it woald be a"I«Y bed lDGde of char«iag
the duty on spirits in Ireland; you could not have a \tOne. :
On what ground do you think so c-Frolll my .kaowledge of t.bediRillery ttede.
State your knowledge, BDd your reasons for it ?-At present we ha..e aa indirect
c:hvge upon the wasb, we baye Ii charge upon tbe spirits" and we have an inter.
mediate charge between the two; aod D'Ot\lhhstanding die. three blOdoJ of
charging, we ltill find it difficult to secllle the public revenue in the full duti& on
the spirits made. and if you give up tlro, aDd confine the mode of charging .
entirely to the wash, 1 am convinced it will be a great inlet ~ frau •.
'Would or would not the takiug it ~ the wash be the mean. ~f gi'~ the
distiner that Jeisure and time which would .,..nent what is called Parli.-eRt.
whiskey from beiog 80 deleterious and. bad 1.....:J: .am afraid that the public distiller
in Ir41and has beeo too long in the habit of working .nder the present .yatem, ~
jf YOD were to change that to the mode of char~ing it on the wash, that he would
avail himself of all his capability and all his mgenui\y, and that the end would
Dot be answered as to the improvement of the spirits.
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Mr. Are not Eoglish spirits charged in the wash ?-They are.
~ 1MfII. What is your o~iuion, from all you ha.,e heard, as to whether English-made
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tage ~f the ~mpetition in a p~b~ic marked-Certainly tlie Irish spirit; it is a very
supenor spmt, as far as my opinion goes.
What is the reason that illicit s,irits are so much preferred in point of quality,.
to liceoaed spirits ?-From their beinJ considered better; the reason I have heard
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asaigoed for is, that the illicit spirlL is considered to be produced entirely from
malt, and the public spiri' not 10, there being only a proportion of malt used,
and Jocal partiality.
You will then give the CommiLtee a reason why illicit spirits are preferred, and
are better than licit spirits, unless it arises from two causes, either being forced to
accelerate the process too much, or by putting in deleterious matters 1-1 have
used 81 good spirit from the public distiUery as I have ever used from tbe private
distilleries, particularly in the town of Dundalk, and in the town of Birr in the
King's County, and at Roacrea; the spirits made in those places are very
.u~rior, nor would I wish to use better; I have also used very su~rior spirits
distilled illicitly in Innishoweo. There is a great difference in tlie illicit distilled
spirits in the north of Ireland; the spirits of lnuisbowen is very superior, and the
spirits in parts of Ca.,an and Fermanagh i. very bad; it is scarcely drinkable. I
am not aware of any deleterious matter being used in public distillation; I hue
not known it; and whether the rapidity used by the distiller is the cause of bad
spirit, is a matter of opinion that I cannot take upon myself to speak to; I should,
however, tbink, the slower the spirit is made, the purer it will tie.
You have stated that you have bad very good spirits at Roscrea, and another
town; what is your general opinion of the liCensed distillers at tar~e, over Ireland,
with respect to the quality of the whiskey that they make I-If I was to form an
opinion, it is this; that if you take three parts of Ireland, tbesouth of Ireland, the
east, and the west, they prefer the public-distiUed spirit; but in the nonh of Ire-
.land they prefer the ilhclt-distilled spirit, from local habit, and the use of it.
Do you conceive that it is merely from local habit, and that there is no difference
in the quality of the spirit 1-1 bave used but very little spirits; but that that J have
used has been very gOod; the public-distilled spirit I find as good 81 the private-
distilled spirit.
What is TOur opinion, as to the ~eral opinion as to the quality of the two P-
Decidedly m favour of the illicit spirit. .
Whence does it arise that the illicit spirit is so much better, in tbat cas~ and so
decidedly in favour ?-Really I am not capable of givin~ a better answer to that
than I have already given, which is the conceived ioea of illicit spirit being distilled
. from all malt; and flom local habit, I conceive, it is used.
Do you not conceive tbat it must be either from acce1eratin$ the operation too
quickly, or by puttiU! in improper materials 1-Certainly not UDpro~r materials;
for during the coune of my inspection and knowledge of tbe publIc distilleries,
. directly or indirectly, I never perceived any thing that could be considered either
deleterious or improper.
You have s~ken of two petsons that make very good liceased whiskey; if
whiskey from the generality of distillers was put (lown before you, and iUicit
whiskey, would you not prefer the one to the other, in point of taste and JtOOdness
:Juality I-If I W8I to get the same spirit that I have used, whicb has been
e at those places I have mentioned, bl the public distillers, I w.ould prefer· it
. to any spirit made in a private still; and If I was to make a choice, it would cer-
tainly be of the publi~distilled spirit.
The Committee desire to know, if spirits, not from the distilleries .,ou have
mentioned, and which you are accustomed to use, but from the generality of the
licensed stills, whether you would prefer that, or the illicit whiskey 1-1 have. heeD
eo little in the habit of using illicit or other spirits, I cannot form a just opinion;
I hlWe been a great deal in the south of Ireland; and for tbe last four months
1 hare been in London, where 1 have got but little Irish spirits, .and the little I
laave used in Ireland has been from public distilleries. .
You have informed the Committee, that you were inspector at Sligo for a length
.of time; did it fall within your lot to taste spirits, during the time you lived in
. that ~ of the Dorth of Ireland 1-1 \V8I only two days in it; and I cannot chars,
1111 recollection wb.ether 11lIed any 8J?irits there or no~; I presuDle I did not. .
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ON ILLICIT DISTILLATION IN InELA~D ..
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JqlJis, 6° die Junii, 1816.
The Right Honourable Sir GEORGE FITZGERALD HIl.L, Bart.
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~neQS Coffey, Esq. called in; and Examined.

WHAT is your professional situation in life ?-I am a Surveyor of Excise, Co,ffey,
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and have been acting as Inspector General of Excise for some years. Esq.
&w long have you ,been e~ployed in th~ ,c?unties of Derry, Donegal and l....._ _ _---)
T,rpoe ~-l was first employed In tnose countles ID the years 1810 and 1811, and
Jett them afterwardi) but was sent b.ck by the Board of Excise in 1813, at the
ti~ of tbe commeaC(!ment of the towD.land fining·system.
Wbat has been the general operatioB of that system in that part of the country
ovef wllich you had· the inspection and superintendence of the revenue officers ~
, 1 t'hink that. wilere-.er it has been acted upon with vi~our, and the fines n()~ me..-el,
;l'hposed but levied, it has produced t.he most beneficlal'dfects in suppressing illicit
-distillation. , _
" It'), whot parish IS the city of Londonderry ?-lo the parisb of Templemore.
Is that an exterisi've parish ?-It is a very large one; the larger part &f k is" in
tbe 'bktefty of Innisbowen. " ,
, What has been t~e effect of that :?,stem in that parish ?-The effect hafJ ·been
that of very nearly suppressing the ilhcit traffic in toto, although it was a parish
cODlJ>terely oV,errun with illicit distillers before that system came into operation.
Wbat has heeD the effect of that sy:;tem in the parishes of the two MoviUes in
the ~ony of Innisho~en ?-A very great check of il1icit distillation in each of
those p~rishes; in tact it has been entirely driven from the more accessible parts
of th~m into the mountainous or more inaccessible parts of Innishowen. '
'What etrect has it bad in the interior parts of Innishowen ?-It has had the
efl~ of grr.atly. checkiag illicit distill~tion in, many placesi' particularly where
the gentlemen of the county have been IOduced, by die aetua levy of the fine~, to
a:'s.ist ,b'y their exertions.
, "What has be,en theeft"ect of this system in the district called Fannit, which is
.1Q; the'.' baron,)' of Kilmacranan and caunty of Done~al~ on tbe south bank. of
Locnswilley ?"':""My opiJlion upon that must be partly from'information, as Ido not
know of my own knowledge what. was the state of Fa,nnit previous to the·Opera-
tiOn of those lines; 'btit from the infortrultion of thoseo~· who 001 v.it ii, and
aJaoftOm the number of fines imposed at the first, 8ftd'ooe or two subSequent
'~, J believe it' was formerly very full of private distilleries. ~ the last
rmninerttu~ barony-constable levied a great number of the fines im ,upon it
at the-Ipring assizes of 1815. I inspected that district IlUbsequent to"tbat pe&iod.
.: " ' ; _ e mOBths ago~ and went t.brough every par' of FaDnit. without ~ing
,.oy kace ·of a distiHery, and there we«l,but four iofol'Dl8tiQDS agains.t. it for.fiDes
11& '1!ae Jast ·assizes~ ahllough they had, been very numeroas before.
, "'Do you know that' district df' cauntry caHed Glenmornan, stretching from
'~liane, in the county of Tyrone, tow~l'ds the Derry mountainsr-I have'been
-but once in that direetion, and hue' but little knowledge of it, except from the
reports of the Excise officers made to me, who' state it to haTe beeD formerly
cwenuD with i1licil 'distilleries.
, " Whose estate is that?-The Marquis of Abercorn's., "
_ What is the stat~,of private distiliation in that district now ?-It is, as I under-
stand fr91Xl the rej)Orts of the Excise officers, nearly suppreised, which they impute
e~,We1y, t.o the. Marquis of Abercorn~i interference, and ,the instructions given by
hun to hiS agents. ' . ,
What expectation hav~ you of success in suppressing illicit distillation, pro-
~ding the practice of fining town-lands be adhered to ?-I thillk, that if it be
adbeied to, and rigorously executed, it will succeed ia rooting illicit distillation
entirely ou~ of the cultivated champaign part of the country, aDd at least confine
it m'tlle more mountainous and inaccesiible districbl. . . ',. " " '
What has been the effect of the fines in the parish of Fahan in the barony of
Innishowen ?-That was the only part of the baroDy of lnnishowen in which the
fines imposed at the spring assIZes of 1814 were levied; they were levied, not,
1 'believe, by the barony constable, but !>y some of the magilltrates of the parish,
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lEnea, Coffey,
parish remained for several successive assizes afterwards free of any distillation·
Elq.
~ while tbe illicit trade continued, and eerbaps ratber' increased, in aU the otbe;
parishes of the same barony, until the collection of the fines was commenced.
Do you know the town-land of Monadaragh ?-J do.
What was tbe effect of tbe system in that town-land l -That town-land was so
completely overrun with distillation until the fines were Jevied, that no lt'Ss tban 15
distilleries were seized in one day there, by tbe Excise officers. In consequence of
the great number, 1 made very minute inquiries of the officers who had made
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the seizures, under the apprehension that they might be bringing more informa-
tions than werE' proper; but from the statements they made to me, I found them to
be correct, and suffered all the informations to be proceeded on; tbe result
of levying the fines justified the circumstance of bringing 80 many information&,
for the inhabitants of that town-land surrendered twenty-two serviceable copper
stills.
Where' is Monadaragh ?-In the parish of CuldaW, in the barony of Inni.howen.
Do you know the town-land of Iskahin ?-I do ; it is in the parish of Temple;.
more, and barony of Inni.bowen.
How near is it to tbe town-land of M uln-Part of it is within a mile of Muff.
What was tbe state of illicit distil1atioll in hkahin, before the town-land
fine systeml-There were a ~eat number of illicit distilleries in it; it was one
of the town-lands most obstmately devoted to that practice in the parish of
T~plew.ore.
Have you any recollection of the conduct of the inhabitants of Iskahin, iii con-
~uence Qf levying the finesl-After the fines had been levied, in the summer of
1815, th;e inhabitants combined to suppress illicit distillation in that town-land·
they made some seizures, the particulars of which ( do not now recollect, bot i
believ~ they perfectly succeeded in suppressing illioit distiU~ion; and I shoDld
add, that diat is a mountainous and extensive town-land.
Was there any ~hing like co-operation on the part of the inhabitants of that
J>art or Ireland for the suppression of illicit distiUation, before the ~enactment of
the towo-Iand fine-system, acco~ding to your observation P-Never, that I knew;
and I shall give an account of the time and manner in which that co-operation
took place. When tbe law was passed in 1813, for the ~urpose ofhDposing those
fines, that i., the new law, it seemed for a considerable Ume to produce very little
benefit in the barony of Innisbowen, which arose from a very general idea enter-
tUaed by the inbabitants, that there was a defect in the Act, by means of wbicb
that barony would. escape its o~ration; as tbe law was framed, it imposed fines
upon town-lands only, and the mhabitants of Innishowen considered it as inappli-
c&ble to them, because it is divided into districta called quarter-landa, and DOt
toWD..land.. Tbe univenal impression therefore was, that the revenue proeecu.
bOIlS would fail at the 8Ssizee. A law, however, passed shordy before Spring
asaizeaof 1814, which had a retrospective operation, for the purpose of remedying
that difficulty, and which accordinSly made parishes at large liable to the fines; in
COIllleCJuence of this, the prosecutions all .ucceeded, and the fines were impoaed
upon the parishes. The effect of these successful prosecutions upon the inbabit-
auta of Innishowen W8I immediate and manitest; several gentlemen and magistrat.
exerted themselves, and made seizures of stills, a tbin, 1 bad nev~ beard of before·
in that country. Amongst othel'8, Mr. Young of Cul~ff,.with the assistance of
W. IOQS, seized and ,brought into Derry between 27 and 30 serviceable copper
-&iDa, which had been seized upon bis own estate.
" What is the general size of those stills I-From fifty to sixty ~aJlons. An· en-
campment which was formed in Innishowen, for the purpose ot collecting those
fines in the summer of 1814, helped to ~eep up the exertions of the gentlemen
fQr some time by inducing a belief among diem that tbe law' would be vigotously
e"ecuted. And the good done was manifested in ariotber way, by the very ex.-
traordinary increase of the quantity of spirits permitted aubitt time into the di...
trict of Derry, of which Innishowen is a part. The quantity of spirits pennit1led.
into ,Derry dlstrict,.in the year ending Jury 1813, was one thousand two·hundYed
and nioety-eight galloni; and tbere waa no licensed still"th'enom the district. The
quantity permitte<t into the district, io the y~r ending 'July 13.4, was twelve
thousand aile hundred ~nd sixty-nine gallons; besides which, there were three"
small licensed stills erected in tbat district, and worked dudng tbe iatlet' period.
One of those licensed stills was in a place ctllied B'un:, in the barony of. bmisbowen,
which had betOre bee. particularly obstinate in illicit distillatio.o. The C8PlP
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however totally failed in· accomplishiug the objec& of ltv,yiDg the fiDes; in come-
queDee of the misceRduCl of the buOily eoDector.
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What was his name ?-Poner.

He was the high cons'-ble and barony coUector?-Yes.
Go on.-Ttae gentlemen discontinued their exertions when there appeared no
likelihood of the nnes being levied. One of the licensed stills was forced to stop
in consequence of the want ()f consumption of spirits; and, for the same reason,
the other two were obliged to put a great quantity of their spirits into the King's
warehouses. Matters continued to grow worse, as far as my observation could
lead me to jndge, during the' whole of the winter of 1814 and 1815: the number
of fines appeared to be increasing in an accelerating ratio, from that period uRtit '
the Honourable Mr. Hewitt, a Commissioner of Excise, came into the country,
about May 1815. to enforce and superintend tbe conection of the fines which was
then commenced and carried on with vigour; I mean the fines, which had been
imposed at Lent Aasizes 1815. In consequence of this vigorous collection, and
the indulgence shown at the same time to the country, by suffering the fines im-
~ed previous to Lent Assizes 1815 to remain suspended, about two hundred
and forty stills were surrendered by the inhabitants of the barony of Innishowen
to the Revenue; among others, Mr. Young, who bad formedy exerted himself,
and delivered up twenty-seven stills, as I liave 'already mentioned, upon this!"OC-
casion used similar exertions and delivered up forty-seven stills. At this time
also it was that aU the other good consequences took p1ace in the p8ri1hes of
Templemore, Moville, and the other places-I mentioned. ",
Do. you know a district in Innisho~en called Urris ?-I do.
Was that a leat ofiIlicit distillation to any, and what, extentr-It was to a, very
great extent, .particularlf when, by the military encampment, the distillers 'were
driven from their USllal pJaces of tl'ade in ,the central parts ~f Irinimowen, Urris
became their, place of trade and refuge. ',' .
Do yOu know a revenue officer, named Beauchamp ,lIilli-I do; he is an
inapector geoeral of Excise. '
Had he made any effort against Urris, and in what year f-He had., a short time
befoI,e I came to the CGqntry; it was either in'1812 or 1813; ,I can't be positive
bat think it :was li1S. . '
, FlQUl the time of the effort made by that ~\1enlle officer a~inst Ums, ho'W
long did Urris remain without being visited by any revenlJe officer,- oi'htiJitary
parties ~-Until May 1815. . '. '-. -, '. '
Describe ~~~t it.w~ o!Viog to, that no exert,ions were ~ade,l!'gain~~ tb~ di.icict
to suppress allied dutlnatlon ?- From the several {ltt~s that had been made upon
the revenue parties who a~tempted ~ make, s,eizu~ei in tbaf'p,lace ripon former
occasio~s, aDd whose e1torts had failed (the pwti~s ,~~etiinea ~aving even beeh
obliged to enter into terms of capi'tula:~OD with' the imuggl~ to ' siirrender tbeij:
seizures, upon co.nditio.n of being allQwed to depart'.in'safety,) it \Va 'coqjjdere4
necessary to send a large force inti>.Ull'is whenever aD attactt was tQ be Inade upon
it; great di6iculty t'xisted in.' pi'pcuring 'such a force to &ctin, the ..Ullmer fliat
was necessary to accomplish tJIe object. ' ' . " , " .
What instances of capitulatio~ of revenue pal1ies to ,the ~babi~ts of Urris,
previous to the effort against it by Mi. lleauchamp 11m, do.'you aUode to ?-In
1811, M'Dowa1land Armstrong, Excise offieen, were 'attacked by' ali armed force
in Urris and obliged to surrender their ~ei~res, ilDd in 'i8'11,' a ~imilltt Otl~e
took place in Urns, when Rily and Underwood, Excilie officet$, wert Obliged to
surrender their leizures, and-capitnlate for'a safe rettea't: .. ·- , " "
. Have any successful operations taken J>Jace against Urr!s, by~es who were
resis1:td in any recent instances ?-Yes; 10 Octo6er ,1S'15, Mt. Piftthmd; .u~or
.of Excise, brought several seizures out ofUms, although the 'iiItiabiiants kept up
a continued fire on his party ~which was ~ionall1 returned) fur sefel1ll'}i01n'S.
In November 1815, a party, With Mr. Colhsson, and some:o!herrevenlie tifticers,
~de many seizures iliere1 which he brought to Derry.' Mi. OollilfSbbrepbrltd.
officially to me, that upwards of IJoo shots were fi~ed by ~ P~?~ on his party,
and nearly as maoy returned. He also speaks With gratitude 1n that reputt, of
lobe ~ODduct of the Reverend Edward ChIchester, 8, magistrate, who oil tb.t De-
caaio. ,iaerfered to prevail on the people tb desist, and ran 8feat fiat, of bei~
8IIot•. There have been several other expediti9D8 made mID Uriis IiDCf: May'
1815; but these are the only recent inste.nces of resistance there. " ',. ,-',
c.a yCM staW to what extent iHicit distillation WII carried on there 1-1 be1ie\le
to a very extraordinary extent; I was there .y.elf in :May 18ts, 8b& I laW the
reutaj.~.&'tJ ol',.i~ty distUleries'i ~ ~iev, ej~t. or: teD: of .... 1 detected at
work; the ~u ~p~ to have, ~I-'~ecJ f~r 8OIIIeti!De before, . , .
the apprehension of a PQ,lVe~ful a~~k. -
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..Ene", Coffey, Is it Dot a flat country where the distilleries are' worked ?-It is .
F.sq. What il the extent of it in length ?-It is about two miles in length.
'---.,.~ There was no proceeding against that district from the cainp ?-There was not.
Can you assign a reason why ?-I recollect having, gone to the camp to arranse
with the officer commanding there, the time for making an expedition into Urns
and appointed with him a day for that llur..,ose; upon the day preceding th~
apPOinted day I received a letter from him 10 Derry, acquainting me, that the
inliabitants of Urris had become apprized of the intended expedition; that they
haa removed all their stills to the opposite side of Loch Swilley, in Fanet, and that
no seizure was likely to be made. He concluded by saying, that he boped I would
not, under such circumstances, risk the lives of the men by taking them into
Urris, when no object could be obtained -by it. In cODlJequenc~ of that letter, I
did not go upon the day appointed; and the camp was, I believe, very soon after-
wards broken up.
Could you effectually succeed in destroying the distilleries in Urris without the
aid of the military, exclusive of the mere protection in the way of defence that
they were directed to afford you against the country people ?-Certainly not ; I
am sure that if the expedition had taken place, we would have done our bosiness
very imperfectly; in consequence <!f the military having, at the time they were
encamped, received renewed and stncter orden than before, ,to afford DO assiltaQce
whatever to the Excise officers, except protecting their persons if attacked. Those
orders were in existence before, but they were renewed on the formation of the
camp in a very marked manner.
Did not those orders mainly contribute to render abortive the object of'sup-
pressing illicit distillation, so far as that object was intended to have been aided
by that camp ?-Tbey did, and I should mention that, although orders of the same
nature had existed before, they had been construed ill a liberal manner by the
military officers, and not adhered to st.rictly, until the renewed orders were issued
on the formation of the camp. , .
Can you state any instance, within your knowledge, to mark the extent.in which
those orders had been carried into execution ?-l recollect when I visited the
.camp, upon the very occasion of which I have just spoken, for arranging an
attacK on Urris with the commanding officer: when I had arrived within the lines,
a dragoon, not upon duty, came up to me and offered to hold my horse; I tbanked
him and alighted, and went into the commanding officer's tent, where I had a
conference wilh him; when I came out again I found my horse in the hands of
'an Excise officer, stat~on~ in the camp~ who informed me that the dragoon ~as
put under .arrest by hiS officer for' holc:hng my -horse: I waa some~hat 8urpflSed
at that circumstance, and went to the officer's tent, who, I was JRformed, had
'put the dragoo~ under arrest; he acknowledged to me ~is having done so; 3!ld
added, tbat wlllle he bad the honour to have a command 1D that camp, no soldier
under his command should afford the smallest assistance to the Excise 'officer,
except in p~otecting ~i~ person, if ~ttacked. I should, add, that there was no
personal feeling of hostility between blm and me, but qutte the contrary. ,
Who IS the officer you allude to ?":"'Lieutenant HaYl of the 6th dragoons; I am
not certain of the regiment.
, Was that Lieut.enant Hay at the same time zealous and well disposed to do his
duty in assisting the revenue officer, if be could do it withpropriety, according to
the orders he received ?-I really tbought so from his professions j but his orders
did not seem to admit of it.
: ' If it should b~ understood in Ireland to be the opinion of Parliament that it is
~roper to continue the town-land 6ne-~stem, what effect do you' think and know
that would have in the country in suppressing illicit distillation ?~I think it would
have a good effect; for if I may state iny opinion with due respect to the Com-
mittee, I do cpnceive that the sitting, of tbe CO!Dmittee is' at this moment seriously
'injuri~ the reveinie in the' noith of Ireland; by the hopes which it has' excited
amongst the s~ugglcrs in, that cou~try. .
, Then tIo you think thf!refore that it is of importance that there should be a
decisiOD. made as soon as possible, . with respect to eitber the abandonment or c0n-
tinuance of the town-lana fine system ?-I am· of opinion that a decision for its
abandonment would come. too soon at any time.
.. Do you think that there should be a decision by this CODlJl1ittee as soon as
possibk, with a view· to the interests of the country i-I do.
Do not you think that the expectation excited by tbis Committee has contributed
very much to the increase of illicit distillation?-l feel satidied of it.
When did you leave that country?-About six weeks ago.
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. What weB the ,e~aJ ~P1e$siOP thea, by tb~ inquiry undetta1ceo by p~- JEReu eo.§ey,
]lament?-That the s~llI-fiolDg system would be entirely done away. . Esq.
Did the illicit dietill.tioJJ. begiP to raise its head more, in conse'l.uence l - Yes, it ~
aid; and another circuJDstance tended to increase illicit distillatiOn, and also to
confilJD the opinion of the country-people, which was, that the out detachments
of troo~ were almOJt ~ll remove4 at that period: This botb gave facilities to
the traffic, and supported the opinion, that the present system was about to be
abandoped. .
Is it vour opinion that the fining system has had a fair trial, from having been
a sufficient length of time in operaoC?n ?-~t is not my opinion that it has; I coo- .
eeive that it baa been in operation in the barony of IonlShoweD, fQr instance, no
more than aboot a year, and in other parts of Donegal eyen a shorter time, ur.-
l~ the imposing of penalties wlthout etfortf to levy tliem be considered as a trial;
no efforts w-ere ever made to levy the fines in that county by the high constables
of the baronies of Innishowen, Boylagh or Bannagh, Rnd but little by the barony
(:aDS table of Killmackrell1)on; which baronies con,stitute by far the greater portion
of the country.
Tben in fact little bps beep collected, exc:ept by officers appointed by the Board
of Excise ?-Not in those baropies.
Is it not a necessary consequence of end~avpuring to carry into execution the
:fining system, that illicit trade will be shifted froin place to place, through the
dj1ferent mouDt/liaous districts, befo{e it be eptir¢ly got rid of?.:.-certainl,; as it
is driven from one part of the country, ~ttempts will be made to estabhsh it in
another.
Have you any doubt that if the same efforts shall be made in other places, as
in Innishowen, they will be .8uccellsful?-That they will succeed so far as greatly
to diminish the evil, I have no dou~t.
Have you any knowledge, except what you have heard from people, of what
the operation of the fining system I)as been in the counties of Longford, Cavan,
and Fennanagh r-From the information which I received from officers in those
eoOftties, and also from the very extraordinary decrease in the number of infor-
mations for 6n~ against those counties, I think tbat the illicit trade must be very
such cheeked mdeed.
. Which of the northern counties do you think the most inveterate in illicit dis-
tiUatioo ?-Donegal.
. Have you any doubt of it ?-No. .
Have 'you any recollection of the number of ~es out of the informatioAs
brought 10 Donegal, that were litigated in Lent assizes of 1814 ?-I recollect the
~~mber of fines imposed. on Donegal at th?se assizes was.3~4, of which 200 w.el"e
l.ugated aaes, and det'lded by the verdiCts fif petty Juries: No fine was 1m-
poied in aQY ua,e~aed case, e%Qept upon a verdict of a jory, that I ever knew of~
Have you yourself any emolument in any way derived from the fining systemi-.
None, whatever.
You are paid a salary for your superintendence over a certain district of
couotry i-Any emolument I have is derived from the liberality of the Board of
Excise, 8Qd froOl no other source. '
Are the revenue officers in the habits of reporting their still-hunting duties in
their reports to you?-They constantly report; they formerly made monthly
reports to me, which are ~ow made to the collector of excise.' .
What proportion did the number of litigated cases in Donegal, at Lent assizes
1814, bear to sny other of the counties upon the north-west circuit?-I have a
general recollection of tbe total number oflitigated cases in Ireland; the number
of cases litigated, on which fines were imposed, in tbe whole of. Ireland, was four
bundred and thirty-four i' and of those, two hundred were litigated in the countv
of Donegal alone; and may go further, and say, that of those two hundretl,
there were at least one hundred and seventy litigated in the barooy of I nnishowen.
'vhat is the general comparative price of barley in the counties of Derry aoel
Donegal, to the price which it bears in Drogheda, Dublin, Limerick and Cork : -
I t is considerably' bigher; I have made observations myself from all the market
notes and newspapers, and I find .the price is considerably hig~er i~ t~e county
of Donegal, and Derry also, than JD the south of Ireland; 'an irresIstible proof
of this is besides furnished by the fact, that the -licensed distillers of the district
of Derry have imported cargoes of barley from Limerick, wWcb they have
informed me, after paying all charges, was from fifteen to twenty per c-ent. cheaper
~han they oould. get ~t in the north.
Do you know' what the amount of spirit-duty paid. in the district of Derry, had
been fOr twepty-years before the town-land fine. system had been introduced 1-
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)£"ea, Cofftl, There were ~o spirit-duties, I believe, for tweD~ years before that; those duties
EI,. , are now, however, very considerable. . .
~ , Have IOU ever heard that whiskey has been ever seDt from the distilleries in
Cork to Derry, and afterwards from Derry to Belfast, in con~uence of no pur-
t:haser being f01ll;ld in the city ofUer.ry for legal spirits.?-l did hear' 80, and
tlave no doubt of It; but I have not a direct knowledge of the fact myself. .
Do you know what. is the disposition of the inhabitants gerieraUy in the jlJicit
districts, towards the revenue officers whose duty jt is to visit them 1-Very
hostile indeed.
Do Bot you conceive that the majority·of the inhabitants are engaged in it"?-
J conceiye·tbey are, either directly en indirectly.
You believe that there is a general combination anlOngst them 1-YeI, I do.
Descri~'~n what ma~ner you consid~r that ~hey ar~ eit~~r ~ir~tlT. o~ indirec:tly
engaged lD 'It ?-1 conSider that the hIgh pnce which t1hclt distIllation causes
&gricultural produce to bear there, gives the landlord and the farmer a direct
interest in it; I consider also, that a numerous class of the inhabitants of that
county are makers of illicit malt, who are of course directly engaged in it; the
miller and distiller himself have a direct interest in it; the carriers of the spirits
are very numerous. Again, there is a vast deal of spirits consumed in the county
of Donegal, scarcely any of which had ~ntillately paid duty; and of course, I
conceive the consumers of this illicit spirit have had their share of the profits of
the trade, by getting it so much cheaper. '
.Have.not the millers, and the proprietors of milIslikewise, an.interest in'it, from
the grinding and making of malt.r-Of course they have; I have heard a miller
say that his mill was Dot worth one-tenth of the rent which he paid for it, in con-
sequence of the check which iUicit distillation got from the fining system.
Has not the unlicensed seller li.kewise an interest i-Certainly.
;ls not that class of persons very numerous in the country i-It ,vas VeIy' nu-
merous; but it is very mnch dimioislted, I think, in the barony of Innisho.wen in.
particular, and in the neighbourhood of Derry.
What is the disposition of the inhabitants in the illicit districts, towards the.
revenue officers whose duty leads them into tbose districts i-It is very hostile
.indeed.
Can you relate any instances; Do you know a revenue officer of the name of
:Hendrick i~l d o . · .
'What is be·?-A surveyor of excise stationed at Letterkenny. one of.the prin-
cipal tOWll8 of the county of Donegal; it is in the barony of Killm3.Ckrennon.
Relate what occurred to him ?-I had a report from .him, which 1 transmitted-
to tbe Board of E~cise, stating, ~hat a few days before the last assizes, a.number
If)f persons made an attempt between two and three o'clock ill the day, to ~arry
nim off from the middle of that town, oud bad nearly SUCceeded in their object;
but by good fortune, the horse upon which they were attempting to force him,
gave one of the ruffialls a severe kick, which caused some confusion ond deJa~
amongst them, and the approach of some soldiers stationed in the' lown, prcvente{J
them carrying him off; newns, howe vet:, most severely beaten and bruised: Mr:
Hendrick has resided in Letterkeony for man] years, and was of cours.e wcll knowil
to most of its inhabitants. .
.Is Letterkenny then, in that ,part of the world, a populous town ?-It is the
largest town in that part of die country. ,
, ))id aoy instance of outra~eoccur to yours.elf in that town ?-I recollect con-
ducting some excise prosecutions in December last, in that town; I was .cross.
examiuing a witlless in the large rOOlD of the inn, which room w.as very much
crowded at the time, ond Ii stone was throwll by some person of nearly three pound
weight, which grazed my forehead. and shattered in pieces t!le door of a press im
the room behind me; the room in which this occurred was so crowded at the
time, that the persons who' were about the man who threw this stone, must have
made way for him, by pressing closer toge.ther for that purpose. .
'Vas be in .the room ?- Ycs, he was.
Was he seirr.ed ?-No; I could not trace who the individual was; no person
would give information upon the point. ,
Were there not, upon a former occasion, two or three ....evenue officers nctualf,
seized and carried out of the country, to J,revent givini, information in that county?
-There were; t"ere \Va'J an excise officer, called lllul·O'·Kane, who was seized
.and car,ried away, I xec"lIed.
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Relate the circumstance ?-I know he was canied away, and taken to an island
at some distance from the coast, and, a.. l hear.. barbarollsly treated; he 11'88 kept
away,. to prevent his prosecuting offenders for the town·land fines at the assizes •.
Do you know an excise officer of the name of St. Lawrence P-I do; he was
carried away from Cockstown in Tyrone; I was present at last RSsizes, when his
wife gave testimony of the fact of his baving been carried away.
Was he carried away by violence; describe it ?-S~e said he was forcibly
carried away. '
Was he put into a chaise, or how ?-I have been told he was'put into a sack, and
so carried off'.
What was the testimony which Mrs. St. Lawrence gave ?-Her testimony
before the Judge at Omagh, upon that occasion, was, that her husband bad got a
soldier into his-house to protect him, being apprehensiTe of danger, at the time
he resided in the town of Cocks town. •
Is that a populous town?-I believe so.
Be thought it necessary to have the protection of a soldier in his hoUle, even in
the town of Cockstown ?-So sbe stated. ;
For what purpose was he carried away ?-A jury gave a verdict that he was car-
ried .aw~y. for the purpose of preventing his prosecuting i~ revenue cases at the'
last assIZes of Omagh; Mrs. St. Lawrence could not.descnbe exactly the way in
which he was carried off; the house was broken into; St. Lawrence got out of bed ;
she wai much terrified, and did not see the manner he was carried off•.
Have you never heard in the country how he was carried ofT?-1 have heard he
was earried off iu a sack; I now recollect she gave evidence, that upon looking
out of the window she saw something like a sack upon a man's back.
And the general report was that he was carried off'in a ~ack ?-Yes.
Do you know a revenue officer of the Dame of Macgouldrick ?-I do.
Was be carried off at any time ?-l have heard so, and believe i~.
Where from ?-From Dargbridge, in tbe county ,of Tyrone.
In a similar manner, and for a similar· purpose ?-I"have heard so, and believe it.·
Were you .ever ill treated in the barony of IDnisbowen ?-l was indeed": In
November 1810, while in the act of destroyiDg an unlicensed distillery at Carthage',
in the barony of Inpishowen. I was attacked by about fifty men, not one of whom
I am sure ever saw me before; they fractured my skull, left my whole body ODe
mass of conlu4ion, and gave me two bayonet wounds, oue of which cQmpleteJy
perfoTated my thigh. lowed my life to the rapid approach of the military party,
lrom which I had imprudently wandered u few hundred yards; but even their,
·approach would not' haTe been .in time to. save me: if my assailantS had not been
s~ numerous and eager as to Imp~de each other. eff'orts~or ~1 destruction. I
dId not recover from my wounds form~ny months; and to tlils day I feel bad
eft'ects from tbem, which I never expect entirely to get rid o f . ' .
Was this attack at night, or das-time I-In open day. The men could have had
. being made so instantly h,
DO antipathy to me, but merel), from seeing me destroy the distillery; and the attack'
the immediate neighbourhood, who could not have ex-
pected me, from my havlD~ suddenly visited the spot, is one of verI many instances
Wbicb provei 10 me, the disposition and coUl~ination of the c;:ountry-people to up-
bold..i1Iicit distillation. ,
You 1m~ .frtated that there was a general combination, in ,-our opinion, a~ainst
the law, in (he countyof Don('gal; have yon ever~heard Of any combination in
favour of the law ?-l have beard of resolutions passed by the gentlemen of the
COWlty; but have no knowled~e of their being followed up by any active measures, .
except sio,ce the fines were leVied. , .
But since .these were leviecl, they have acted in support of the law ~-Some at
them have. .
. Do not you impute that acting of these gentlemen, in a great measure, to the
enforcement of the fines 1-1 certainly do. ' ,
There having been some evidence before the Comm'ittee respectinl[ collusion
and splitting of fiDes, you are requested to state if you have known o1"any such
. instances (-I haye not kllown of any sueb inetance; but 1 do not assert that sucb
circumstances have never occurred.' .., .'
Have you ever-heard of such attempts having been made 1-1 have; ,and I have
{or diat reas9n been v.ery careful in examining the informations of oilicera under
my direction, and where I saw more than one fine iD one day ill any tQWn.land, I
have made IUch inquiries as. satisfied me, before I let tbem bring them for~ard.
And aU the informations necessarily go through yOU( hands ~efore they were
prot'erred ?-They did~ until there was a change of arrangement lately.
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But uutil that cbaoge, all·the iQformatioQs did pass tbroQQ'h your ban-1ft i -
Tbey did. . ,. - .' , ."~
And you took paiDa to prevent itl-I did. ,. ' :
. Wbose hands do they go wough now?-TbrouSh the collectors of ~tise,
instead.of mine. ..',
.. The number of ~nel against one tAtwn-Iandfor detections, in one day, is not:•
.proof that the fines ha~e beeD IpHt, or that there has been collusion?--certahaly
not; I have known seventeen IltiUS to be seized on one town·land of Innisbo.en
belonging to Mr. Young, in one day; I. h~ve alSo mentioned that there wer:
t"'enty-two stills s8JTounded by the inhabitants of another town-land in that
·barooy. . ,
You have stated that there is a combination which exists amongst the inhabit~
.ants against the officers; will YO\l have the goodness to mention any prOOfa of
such existiug'combinationl-I think ~hat one proof of it is the great num1>,er of
attacks made upon the revenue parties, where there could be no pre-concerted
plan or arrangement between the smugglers for those attacks; and another .,topf
lS, the common practice of giving ligDala on the approach of the mUital'Yor
.revenue p'arties. .-
DescrIbe those signals ?-Sometimes tbele signals are made by blo.ing .....,
sometimes by firing ,hots, aometime. by loud shouts of .the people; and I bare
known instances of the inhabitants of a viUage runniDg 88 80011 as the JAilitarr
1l'ere seen) to ring the church b e l l . . '~":
What viJlage?- The village of Muff, the property of General and Mr. ,HlUt:
I a~plied to the curate of, the P?rish of' M u tt~ and remo~strated with hi.d"upon
the IUd,ecency of such ~ tblOg being uffered, an~ he rep.lled to me" that "'it w~
an anClent custom, whICh he could not prevent:' I saId, I' should be under the
n ece sity of making an application to the Bishop of Derry upon the subject; 'an~
since then it has not been pmctised. . •
.Do ,you know of any other churches that bave this ancleht 'costom, exeept the
church of Muff~-l cannot lay positively; I have lles told .by.rovenue oaicers,
that it has been practised~wb.ere, .bll~ l.hllye ~9' di.rept ~ic:\ellc~ of. it i~, .~er
places. , .
. You have stated, that the state or ilnci't distillatioQ became D1uclfwors~ after
the suspension of the nnes of lrinishowen ;' did it not continue in aprbgressi\'e
Slate of aggravation, till Mr. Hewitt went down into that country to errfo~' the
payment of the pebaltie!?....:...1t did, with the exception of the t.e1D~rY"im
provemcnts which took plaCe'immediately after the unexpeded imposttioll'of!t&e
fines at the spring asSizes Tn 1814, and the {orblatio.ll of the tamp. . ',1 . . " .
Have you observed whether the places in Doftegal and Tyrone, 'where fines }jild
been enforced, were the lIame places "hieh bad been subject to the enfOlelut of
finc~ in 'the ,last yead-IIl' DOft~lll theimprvvement wliic~ has t~e~ rlace'is
partlcularlv In the barony of Innl:lhowco, and that haa ~kell place mal placn
where the fines have been levied. My experience of Tyrone is not so great; but
I have made enquiries of those who 'have more local knowledge of it, .aoq'liave'
learned, that the fines of last assizes were m05t1y imposed upen places that bad'not
. been heavily tined before.; oo~particul8r instance W&!l mentioned to me, by..tllPse
officers, namely, the parish of ,U pp« Badony, upon which there werc thi,tty•.fqJJ.t
fiues in the Lent assizes of 1 S15, and fQ»r only at the last .assizes; with (~pe~
to otberparts of that county, I a:n not so· competent to 'peak. Intbe county.,of
Londonderry 1 know there 'C\'ere.few filles imposed at last assizes, upon pla~ th~
had s~fl'erei:t by finel bcfore. At Lent assi~s 1815, the fines ;mposed o~ibe
tlDdcr~na1Ded parishes ",ere as follow: LC).we~ Cumbet twenty-one, Upper Comber
twenty-three, Banagher nineteen, Faugha~~alc tiine; these fines were regularly1med
by the high col.lstablc8, and the conseque'nce was, that nt Lent assizes 1816 tb~.t
were red uced to the following number: Low~r C~mb~r th ree, V pp~r ~umbef~otir,
B anaghcr nOlie, Faugl~al\vatc two; and I think It Will, 08 ' e~amJDatlon, 'upptar,
that the fines ha\'e pr()(lllCed similar effects wherever they ha.e been actll.,
levied, even ill counties in which, like LondonMrry, the tot.at number of nD6 haa
increased in amount. , ' . .. I
Do you know the barony of Lougbinsho~llin ?~I do know part of it: . t' .,: :
WI¥ not that IJ place of cODiiderable illicit distillation till the fine 's ystemwas
brought into operation against it ?-I know the county or Derry better by' its
·parisbc& thaD by its baroniellO . ,
Was not the parish of Ma~har~ a place Of co~siderable illicit ~i6tiIJatioD ?-=-Jt
." 88; there-were twenty-five 6Des Imposed upon It at the Lent aS3lzes 1814; -they
were levied by thcpr-oper COUDty officer; 'sillce when .• there: have boeQ no·more
.than two.tines upon that 'parish at an.16ub6~queDta~ei'" ., ;,
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.Do you know the district of Leannont r-I do. ' .&let" Colfry,
Is it Dot a mountainous distri,pt ?-It is. . ~
· , .Has there been any efforts to supp~a illicit distillatiQD thereT-There was an
Excise officer stationed there for a,considerable time, who imposed a number of
,fioes upon that part of the county; "they were also levied; and 1 have ev,ery reason
..to believe ,that there is no distillery whatever iu that .tract of country DOW.
Do 'you bow, any tbing of .what tbe expression of tbepeople was at the last
'-anizes for the county of Donegul; when several persons accused of misdemeanors
were liberated from prison, in eonsequence of the gaols being D(.)t sufficient to
,contain them l -The idea then entertained was, that it'W8s in consequence of the
system of coercion being to be gn.en up.
What was the eWect produced by tbe prevalence oflhat opinion t-An increase
.sf sDlllggling, certaiRly. '., " , .
Did you ever hear of the manner in which s~ch liberation was communicated to
them ?-l am Dot aware of the manner. .
'Did you ever hear of any gentleman of the country baving said publicly in tbe
'Itreets·of Lifford, that the system was 10 be at an end ?-I did not; but it may be
'material to meution, th_ the judge had stated' to the grand j Dry that he would not
rtJy uny more of them, in consequence of the crowded nate of tlie gaol; bu t afterwards
he caJJed the ~d ju~y before him, and informed tbem, that having heard a ro:..
..our had been JDdustnous)y spread abroad tbat tbe present system was to be aban-
doned, and fearin~ that his decisioll of not trying ..oy Il\ore of the 'prisonel'll,
'might give a sanction to that rumour, be had cbanged his mind, and would try
them i he afterwards, however, 'found that the gaol could not hold them, and
-abandoned the at.tempt.
'Bot those persons were accused of misdemeanors under otMr Acts, and nat
under the Act imposing fines upon town-land&?-Yes. :
~ 'They were bound over in recoguizanCes to attend, were they not i-I believe so.
'You did not heal' who commllnicated this to the people ?-I did not.
: . Have you any doubt that it would be a considerable ground of p~pular favour
.in the county of Donegal, to have Gbt~ned, or to bave contributed to, the repeal
~f this law ~-I can have no doubt it would.' .
· . We wiah to ask you, wbether the distilleries in tbe .county of Denegal be no't
IUlDally near the Hamlet, or what is called the Town oftbe Town-land r~They are,
in most instaoces; but latterly, the fining-sy.stem has made them erect thent, iR
some case'i, at a greater dist:aDce. ,
· It bas been stated that fines have been imposed for fragt!lents of stills; is that
-the-caae?-There neyer has been, since tbe cOmmeQcement of-the system, a fine im-
poeed at Liiford or Derry, except for a still, a worm of a sti.!l, a still-bead, pot-ale,
'0" singiiDgw. - ."". " '
Suppose the worm 'Were cut 'in two-t-No nne would be giv~ft; no fine woulll
be impo.ed for an unae,viceable worm. '
· "Have you '8ny TeCOllection of any cmters or instructions from the Board, to dftct
''What infOrmations shall be brougbt forward, with respect to EtiJIs, or the materials
rot m:iking illiCit spirits l-It n tbe order of the Board; and I really believe it is
me'Jaw also thait there' shall be no fine except for a serviceable still; it certainly
..,tis !tf1~ law, bilt 1 do not recollect whether 'Of not it is '80 in the prescHt Act. '
.' ~lta,e you ever p~mitted an' ioformatiori to be brought for any pl1rt of a still
that was not serviceable ?-Never for any that the officer did not -swear in his re-
=turn 'was serviceable; and in alDiost every instance these stills are. in~cted by,
an~ cut to pieces in the presence of, the collector of Excise or myself.' ,
With respect to the conduct of tbe gentry, and particularly the grand jury of
.tile county of Donegal, was any ap'plicatioq ever made by that gr~rid Jury
to .the jUdge, with respect to the 'conduct of Porter, whom you saId was l.1
hj~ constable, who faHed to perform his duty in enforcing pa,yment' of the fines
in 1814 ?-l am pretty certain tbat there was no application agalDst Porter, or any
of the otb~r pe1&ons who eque:Jly neglecte~ ~heir duty.
. Bave they been continued in office bl that grand jury i-They are all still
eootinued but Porter, 1 believe. .
Have they received the emoluments of the office, notwithstanding that breach,
of duty?-I.believe they blm~. " "
. You' have said that ~e of ihe gent1~men of the ~ountiy have, since the en-
fOl'Cement of fines, el'Crted, themselves to put down this mischieD have you ever'
Jleard of any, who by their lauguage and coaduct have held a dinePent course 1-
~. ' .G g I ' I have-
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I have heard it; and cases of that kind have beea reported to me by some of
the officers.
Have you ever heard of men-traps being re.ported to have been placed to catch.
the ~ugen ?-It is an absolute fact; and there cEisti an oftieial report from the
·coNector of Derry !",d myeetf, respectingothe Re.crend Lucills Carey, in whicll
~the filet is st~: Mr. Care'y inlport~ m~ps, avoweclly to catc:h any reveoue
officer that mIght attempt to COfl)e Into blS" grounds; and there IS also another
.-circumstance relativc to that geDtleJIUUI, stated in the ..me report: Mr. Cllrev
was sumnloned to attend an EX"ise tnalat Derry, to give evide&ee against ODe ~
ihis own tenants; he addressed the blUTister who (londucted the prosecution, and
·said, " Corry, you .know very well that a revenue oath is of no consequence,
.and you will find that I will be of DO service to ~ou:" theft turning to tb~
:slUugglers, who were in great numbers in court, with the book in liis band,
he said, .. Now, boys, you shall see how I willllwitch for yov," or some similar
;MOords. I
Is he a popular man among his tenantry,f-He is net. :

Then you do not believe that bis b.use was entered violently, and destroyed,oD
;account of his signalizing himself for tbe revenue '-1am sure Dot; but .r~
because after baving·encoura~ them to smu~gle, be did not, like other land-
. lords, advance the amount of the fines for hIS tenants, to prevent their being
.distrained.
This gentleman is a clergyman.-?-I believe he was a clergyman, but was
~egradecf.
Ia be a magistrate P-He is not; and I was very much surprised to hear him
.mentioned as one who had suffered by 86Silting .the revenue. .
.Have you heard of a distillery, which has been referred to in the Committee, ",
.having been very artftilly .concealed?-I beard of it from Mr. Mann, the officer
~ho had detected it.
"'·as that tbe same that Sir John Stuart delClibed in his e,idence?-From the
.description, 1 think it must. .
Did that distillery belong to a penon in a very low state of life, or Dot (-It be.
longed to a.person namea Mackintire, wboJ>aid larle fines in cOMequence' of
.it, (I believe.to :the amount of 4001.) to the Excise, aDd he is a licensed distiller
:now.
Then in ~int of property, be .WaI respectable, although not iJl point of
..character t-I do not know any thing agaimt bis character, except as an illicit
.distiller. .
You have stated some facts, to give the Committee the means ofjudging of the
general ('onduct of the ~prietori oftbe .couoty .of Donegal; arc they, gene:.
-!ally speak~ng,. in the l1abit of .coll8uming illlcit spil'its ?-If lhcy consumed any,
.It must be IlliCit.
What -else do you believe 'the), consume ?-I "firmly believe, J have Dot the
.smaUest doubt, they consume illiCIt spirits largel:Y. .
Do you think that sufficient check is p.ut upon the consumption of illicit spiri~
.at present ?-I do think that i~ .would be a great improvement in the present Jaw
imposing pt>nalties on thc consumers of them, if those penalties ·were levied for
having them in their.possession, and not merely for.reeeiYing them; as the law
_i;tandS, 'you must.prove the pre~ise aay they received them, or at least that tbey
had received them within a certaiu limited time, which is .scarcely possible.to dQ,
.and therefore if the laws werc so altered as to impose penalties' simply for having
.illicit .spirits in.possession, it would be mtlch mote efliCient. ' .
Would it not be easy to ascertain whether the spirits in posSession of these
.consnmers were illicit spirits or Dot'P-Generally speaking there is a considerable
difference in the flavour, by which the spirits DuUle in unlicensed stills may be
;known. . .
Do not you conceive that .considerable good.resulted from the order of Excise
.last year for searching houses for iUicit spirits 1-1 do; for the general impression
was, tbat the person was finable.in whose posseuioll illicit s'pirits were founct, and
.it excited considerable alarm.
Is tbat.impression done 'away?-I ·believe it is.; at leut in that part of tbe
.countrJ with whicb I am best acquainted.
Areyoo not of opinion.that that onSht to be.the law?-I think it would be or
·service. to the. revenue.
Have you, witb .you, a C!~P! (jf a .report .which you' transmitted .to Mr•
.Fitzgerald, in Ireland ?-I have, this is.it, [producing it.]
What is your opinion 8S to the general consumption of whiskey thr()ughout
lreland t--:-Any opinioa of that kind mUit be fouaded u.p0ll very vague data indeed.
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Upoa IDea opiaioo as you are able to form, from any data within yoar con.
sideralion, do you think the cODiUrnption of Ireland may be as much as 200,000
,gallons in the year ?-I have nlready said, that any opiDion I may have formed
, UPQD that subject mUllt be UPOD very loose data indeed; but if I were to ,form any
· opioioo, it would be that it does alDOUDUo that quantity ~
Does it Dot appear by the ~port' of dae CommissioneR of Inquiry of the yeat
1807, that the amount'of spirits charged iD that year was nearly six Millions of
gallonsf"":"'In 1807, I believe it was so.
Does it DOt apper.r by the reports of the Commissioners of Inquiry, that at that
· period the public licensed distillers admitted that they made double the amount
• brought to charge against them ?-They stated tbat they made more than double
: the amount ofwbat was broaght to charge agaiDllt them. '
That ~'ould make it appear that tbespirits distilled by public licensed distiller~
· amounted to upwards of twelve .millions of gallons at that period?-It would
.eemso.
What proportion do you conceive the illicit whiskey made by private distillers
~tbrou~hout Ireland, then bore.to what would appear to be twelve millions of gal.
,Ions of spirits made in licit diatiUeries'~-I recollect the report said, tliat the illicit
· distillation was carried on· to a great extent at that time.
·Have you in your possession any data, althou~h not very conclusive, that Jead
'yeu to form an opimon of tbe whole quantity ot spirits le~ally and illicitly con-
SlImed in Ireland ?-I have given an opmion already, formed upon the data 1 have.;
but I do not conceive them to be -suffiCiently accurate to be laid before a Committee'
..of this kind; my data are quite loose and vague. ' .
_ The conclusion of your own mi~d however is, that the Amoun~ of spirits made'·
in Ireland is to that extent ?-It certainly is my opinion. " .
Do you think that it would tend mater.ially to the prevention of 'iJli:cit distiJla~
-tion, it every proprietor of a mill, or kiln for drying malt or corn, were obliged to
register bis wm, or kiln, and ~ive security that he would not. dry or grind' malt
-or gram for the purpose of ,rlVate dislillation.i-Most undoubtedly it would, but
~colar~y the reg!atry 0 mills; there might be great difficulties in putting it:
,J'Mo practtce 88 to k.lns.
In wbat res~t l-From the very great number of them' scattered through the
.country, and tbe low dass of .eeople ,who are the proprietors 4)f them, there
would be mucb difficulty in entorcmg,tbe registry of these kilns; there are perhaps
between two Qnd three hundred of them in t~ baroBy of Innishowen alone: I
-beg Jeave to add, that I know this vecrmeasw-e has been for some time past in .
.the contemplation of Mr. Hawthorne, Chairman of the Excise Board..; and that
·a c1a~se' has been preeared . un?er his direction for giving it effect, as far as is
practIcable both as to mills and kilos. .
~o you i4'prehend that the ooaal1mptioo,of spirit. iIIegal}y made, or illegally
bronght into the kiagdolD, would be ID8rerially pFevented by obliging: every'
.person who refused, on ,~ng called on to take tile oath, declaring that he had'
not purchased nor allowed to be consumed in his boUse, any spirituous liquors that
he had reason to believe were aot legally made or legally imported, to pay a
'fine or other pecuniary penal~, or a considerable addition to the assessed taxes,
at which bis house ·was valued ?-I tbink .uch a mea~ure would have a ,oery
considerable effect, in preventing the consumption '01' illicit liPirits by the re·
..peelable classes of the people. ' ..
Is it not your opinion, that prompt punishment rollowiBg the ofFence ·of illicit
distiDation, would be very important, tow~rds ita suppression i-Certllinly.
, Are you.oot of opiaioa, that the Iapie of time between the detection of the
illicit djstHlers, and the subsequent ai5WeS, when informations are brought against
:tbem, has a bad effect ?-I am.
Are you not of opinion, that it would be a "Iery important advantage obtained,
.jf by any change of the system, the gentlemen of the country and magistrates
could be brought to gi~ a geDeral oo-operation for ita sappression l-:-tSnrely it
:would be a great advantage.
D~ it occnr to you that any change of the jurisdiction in the mst instance,'
witb respect to the imposing of the aoe3 upon town·lands, transferred Jar iOo-
stance to the magistrates would have a 'beneficial dFect, provided it .w~~ ,guarded
by an appeal to the assizes ?-I think any measure which would make the magis.,
trates and gentlemen of the cou~try better satisfied with the mode of trial, woold
hllve a good effect; for I tbink that one third of. the present DJlmber of fines,
inflicted with their consent, would ha.ve a. better effect.thaD dwse d~t.an= ~~w,
.i~ftWted agaiDst it.
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If the ~entlemen of the country were to lend themselves in this way to
the execution of the law, would it not very materially lessen tpe expense of·
prosecuting informations ~-I.should lhink so.
What effect, ill your opinion, would it have, jf the whole, or a part of a fine
imposed upon a town-land were to be remitted, in case of an inhabitant or the in-'
liabitaats proteCl1:ing.the actual distiller to cenviction ~-I could not, at all events,
IIfprove of the wh01e being remitted, because I think the inhabitants of the
town-land would in that case first take their chance of the trial, with the hope of
the .information being dismissed; but it probably might have a good effect to hold
out an encouragement to such prosecutions by remitting a part of the fiae.
Would it not have a beneficial effect, if persons were to be selected by the
resident landholders of town-lands, to endeavour to J>l'event illicit distiJlatioa
within the town-lands, if those ~ons so appointed received J>l'eventive commis-
sions from Government to give them tbe authority of the revenue. officer i-I:
think it would be right to give every authority to persons so Iq)pointed; but at
present all persons in the community have su~cient authority for the seizure of
Dlicit stills and malt, and every thing of that kmd. .
Do not you think it would have a beneficial effect, if the inhabitants of the'
country were to appoint persons ia whom they had contidence, and who should
ECceive a remuneration for their trouble, corresponding to their success in~
forming their duty?-I do.; I think every exertion that may be made by the-
irthabitants of the count.,- must be attended with good effects. Parishes are'
autllOrized by law to appolDt inspectors, at twenty pounds per annum, at presenL
Does any further encourageme~t which might be afforded to the one hundred .
gallons stills and under, occur to your mind, which would have, in the north of
Ireland, . alli beneficial effect towards suppressing the illicit distillation of the·
country?- have I\ot digested any measure of that kind; and any tbat 1 could
think ·of would be quite doubtful as to its effect. .
What, in your opinioa, would then be the effect of small stills being permitted'
to wOl'k without restriction of charge, and under the regulation of warehouaing ,
all the spirits made in those stills, and permitting those spirits to be sent into
consumption at a reduced duty, provided the spirits made 1n the large stills m.
other districts were at the same time made capable of being permitted to be
brou$ht ioto the same district to be warehoused there, and likewise made capable
gf bemg permitted out for consumption at the same duty 8S 'that to be charged'
'tOr the spi.rits made in ·the sinaH stills ?-The allowing the small stills to work
witheut any restriction, would certainly in itself be a very dangerous llIeCiliUre, and
if adopted, great care should be taken as to the places in which license would be .
grantcd for sUl'h stills; the Ivcal reduction of duties sp"kco of, appearll to me to
be an experiment worth trying, (under the present circumstances at least) and
1 think might be fenced with such sccuritiClii as would prevent any very'serious-
iqjury to the revenue, if it did nut in the end- succeed; any such measure should
of rolll'Se, in justice, be accompanied with a similar privilege to large distillen·
to.send spirit!; JOto those distric1s at the.Baloe reduced rateof duty.
Do you mean to suggest two difterent nites of dut] in djfferent parts of Ireland.?
-P.ardon me, it was not my SUggesti.oD~ but I underlitand tbe plan proposed ia
.the question, to meaa two dlft'eceut rates of duty.
Would DOt the ah.eri~g the shape of the one lwndred gallons still, and under,.
by making its diameter leSl ill prvportion to its depth" so slacken th~ progress of I
distillation as not only to produce a better spirit, but likewise .to operate as a
oonsiderable guard against fraud r-The "deeper tlle still, in J)J'oportion to its
diameter, the slowel' it must of course work; but I do not know what etrect IUch a
cllange in the sh'\Pe of the ttillmight have on die qualily of the spirits •
. Do you think that, by a reduction of duty upon the legal distiller, he would be
able to come inio competition at all with tbe illegal distiller ?-Certainty ; 1 think .
he would; yet it must be a very great reduction that would eoable the liceose~
w cqpe with the unlicensed .dlsulier.. .
-. But do yotl not think that a moderate redueuOIl .of the duty would tend to
l~sllCli the evil ?-Certainly,; inasmuch as the less the profit ilie fewer peIWDa-
w.Quld embark in ~he illicit trade.
Have you any knowledg.e tbat illicit distillation is increased in the soutb of
!reland lately ?-I have bciud it bas; but have no knowlE:dge of my own u.p0D
iliatf~L .
You bave said that you approve "much of the fining system, in re.pect·
10 diatill.ation, upon, to~.o-laodll i-I have .aid tbat it 'produces good dfecta ill
bUppre.i8lDg d1Stl11a~N1. - .... .. -. . " .
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nC.:lOU:eOboen.eor mode ·bY which you could impIMetbat: finWg'yi'Wn, '"> .lE,1tC•.C0,89.
at t:~·'}lMeat any lnn~ people, or nch· as could aot know Gf tbe still, ~tp,
&om ..Wermg unciel" its operation i-No mode &f that kiml Bas auggeslAid itlelt' '..... ., V"" J
to ... ··· "'" '.. ,',
B,,& do you not beli6lie that under the preseat .111'" many ilUlooept peo~
aw•. HBed-I-do DOt. thillk daat many IU1fer.. '" . , " •
.Bot, somef-l think it is very pOBaible that 8t>me clo. '
Wou1d you think it prudent to. alIo,! su~h a person atrial, to proy-ehis inl1~enceP
-1 do not know how such a mode of trying a town-land fine could 'be carned' on .
. Y ou hav~ mentioned tbat you ha:ve' known of no fine travened, that was Qot
t.ried hi !l j~ry?- I have said so. . . .' ,
. An4 you are right ,; but is not the .defe;Dce \tell !Buch circumscribed; wb~t
defeaoe is a man Dllowed to make, that thmks he 18 mnocenti-The defence is
made by the town-land, and not by the individual; .re are val'ious points' of
t ...vene in the Act which I cannot state with preciaioo w~thout lookiltg at it; the
denyi~g the fact of the still being found is ODe, or· pIlOTing that it has beea
PJ~\ cqJ!usively there, is another. , . ,"
~, b .t'Qat allowed by t~e law ?-Yes. ..' .
lht.a man caPnpt:lexep1pt. himseJ(frem tb~ fine by a~·proOf of ,hi.. 'o~n: in~o
ced.ref-.I imagine ,that he'has no mode of proving hitt'own ~Ilt of .laaow1edge
• ofllbe.tIUog, 80 &l to exempt him from. paying his propor~ of 'the fine GD' dle.
towa-laad,. which ·how.ever he may afterwards reco\"Cr ·Qr.'guilty pen.... '
" ~not yGll think that if it were possible,iO to mod.Uy I:Jae A,d that inoooent-men
sbeuld DOt IJdfer, the cOvAl.,. would be oJIlIOre dispoeed ·to oid·- the l'eYeD8e oikan
iaotloiag t.heird••y.l-l:woaMl wish. w,be.8lirareofwhatulmeaDt by Joaeoemaen.
We mean one '.t aid not know any thing bf tbe stiR beiftg' Ut!0h 'the
iand; we do not mean 11 person that lkuo",s it, for 'be hus a shade of gnllt up6ft'
him if-be do·not di8CO"~ it.; bat we mean ODe who does Dot·know of it atall, or
,OQfI wb.o is perfecdr ·innecent f.-If theR .could be any method adepted· to exclude
tha.penoo from Pa:)'''g at abar-e of. t8e. Gpe, ,it would be, probably attended with no
had~1leDoes. ,., , ,.. ' " , " " ',' .
-'·In'reglttd'to·tbese fiWes'Upblft'10wn-iafld.1' is not the function of·the gtllnd jury
a1t6getber tt\ken away ~~It is: .'. , "'. , , I , " , •• ,
,The grand jury' theqi have no. po:W~ i~, examin~ t~e gangers upoil'oa~;' ~ in,'
t~e t!~lie where they .prosecute lD~lvidu~ for. m,sdemean~r~!-:-rbe ,grand'Jury
~1~rEt ~p ,:onU'QuJ wbatevet as to pros~ull~n f~r ,~\'!~~~~ fines." . : ,', , '.
, DQ:.you not.,~nceiu .that iD all ,...tltn~' ,are fI1I'8 eQuted.jn"t\le
CJtmi,1U informatiQn,:,w~tber fDr .s~~fi".,Dt 8D.Y '!tJi.ef:.ob~. tha&., lhe fuoc-
"',(J{
~!1lf the grand jpry are neceJJsadly superseded ?-I ~110 lawyer, but I believe
tlaIUl~ informations .e~-officio pass under the cognizaace of the grand,';'y. - "
.llo, ttJe COOIl4ry' thaI. you have dellCribed, namelJ, tbe' 'OOuntiel of Tyrone, Derry
aDd Donegal, are BOt me getat IIJIlSIl .,the popuTatioD linen weavers i-In Tyrone
~,p'ert1 ~ber~ art! ~ weaven,but.not ner:n' 80 many jn.DoDegaJ.. '. .
I:.1bs" ,Qot their GC"upRtion, QOOWMt dIem -all ~Y' 'to :·the ' hoose and -10 tb~
loom l-It does. ' . ' :,- .'. . '. "-' .'.
_:1i It not then Ifef'J UkeJy·tbatl'iD 1. . . toW'B-laads 'tbett 1Il8y·j,e.DJ&lI' ltitis'Wiaere
t'heae ...fortortate __era. can have 'DO . knowledge whatev'er. ()f them '!~In _g«-
to'd-ltiDc.t. there may bbSOllle mdMidllDlw, aBd probably therear. 8OiDe, tbad.aft.
lW:!naowledge'ofthem, blit (think tbata great majorityohbe PO,..lioo) -.ev~n.in·
...targe town-lands, have know ledge 01 die-m. .... .
Bot it a Still Wai .set Up, astyou describe, in a morning upon a t.uouDtBin, and
\lnbiBJtt off befo~e night,: i.t is, ~iWe Ih~· a grul ~y of the inb&bi'&nt& mi8ht
ribt:4lfNnt ohhlR !~'Pinious to the werkmg off the 'Itdli, a:Jong proceas 1Db6t' bfj
~1~1lgh; the Dar~ 'lDU8t. be mau4ntornHtlt," thea Ca'rli«i- to the mil) to-: be
~ouDd, and afterwards fermented two or three days to make it .into pOt..ale, bei9fe
J.t4s:wJougbt.o4f; .apd, it. is the.-efore, bishly prQbabl~.that lIWIy:,~u.st kqow. pi it
i~"lle town-land~' ,
Theyeven pat their stills upon their neigbbours t.....1MCI; hMre y.Q'~v.er beard
of tlaatl.,...-l,·have hef,ud Df IIOQJe jDltaDCes.; ,but if .tbe ·i~\gJtta ,of "'e ·twfn-
JM~s. UD which stills .may be so put, w9Uld ~ ~ .. sWJs. aIUl 'JlIO"CIJw l8e _
owden, iostead of cOliltenting themselves with driving their owners away" Q& they
~~t" J. om v8fY ~rtaiD tlJat Jew. 'JttelQpts 9£ ~t kiDd "'QUId be made.
:.y_.tQataI IbM ·Ml"~. Yoaug W ...sted 1Hmself' particularly in eeizingiUicit
stills, and tbat be bai bi-onjltit lIP W'mty-leftll at oae . . .·aud forty-teWn at
_ditl, and had used general exertion to put down the system; do not you dlink
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~He'" Cqffey, that Act extremely severe, which enacts, that if any individual living upon the
&q. same town-land sbould have in his possession an, part of a.still, pot-ale, or nny
\..___~___, ingredient that constiLutes a fine, even he, exertlDg himself so mucb, should be
subject to pay a portion of' it i-He is the landlord, and I think has the means in
his own power to reimburse b,imself.
Then do you feel that all the tenantry are not only worth the rent, but all the fines
in additio~ ?-There are certainly chattels ~nough upon bis estate to payaH the
fines imposed.
And the rent due i-I cannot tell what rent may be due.
. Should there not be sufficient security for his rent, and only sufficient for the
fines, do not you conceive that he is badly rewarded tor his exertions in favour of
the reyenue i-I never .considered him as having exerted himself for the revenue
at all; it was always for himself.
Then y"u conceive that a nlan who has taken up seventy-four stills, and who
h~s advanced lI,OOO I. for the. purpose of keeping hIS tenants from being in a state
of beggary, did it all for his own interest i-I feel quite certain, that the seizing
the stms \Vas for his own interest, but he may have advanced tbe money from
humanity tor his tenants.
Do not you think that he will be a sufferer in the end, in consequence of this
business, by his advance of money, and by his exertions in the suppression of
illicit distillation i - I certainly think that if tbe system be persevered in, most of
the gentlemen in .that county will be suffer~rs in their rents.
Then do you think tbat the effect of the law is equitable i-I draw DO conclusion
against tbe law from that fact.
, You draw no conclusion from that fact; then are we to understand that a
person doing hiR utmost to assist the revenue, advancing his money, and losing
by it, in your view, is not severely oppressed by the law ?-In speaking of his
rents, the view I take of the business IS, that they have been raised by the peeva-
lence of illicit distillation; and 1 do not conceive that there is any injustice in their
being lower~d by its sUPllression.
Do you know that of your own knowledge?-I do not; but I think it follows,
as a matter of course, when the pri~e of agricultural produce is raised in one
district above that of the general market, that either tbe farmer mllst grow rich,
and thf'retore may pay his Qwn fines, or he can afford to paJ a higher rent to bis
landlord. '
, From your view of the effects of this Act, who do you think is it, the farmer that
grows rich, or the revenue officer ?-l imagine that while smuggling previlils, and
this Act continues in force, the revenue officer wiU have tbe advantage.
Do you know R. Mr. O'Neil, a revenue officer in that county ?-I do.
Is be supposed to have benefited much by those laws, in fining town-Iands?-
I believe he has received a good deal of money for his exertions in fining town.
lands and prosecuting individuals.
Are you of opinion that tbere are a number of revenue officers who would be
very sorry if the whole system of private distillation were put down ?-It is not
impossible but that there may; it IS possible that there may be physicians who
would be sorry that disease \\as extirpated. The emoluments of the excise
officers entirely spring from, and are in proportion to their exertions against illicit
distillation; but whether these officers wish or not, tbat their exertions may be
ultimately successful, I cannot say. I kt;tow, however, that the 'suppression of
illicit distillation in the districts under my care, would be attended witb bonour
and profit to myself.
You stated several acts of violence offered to gaugers from being fired upon,
and so forth; have you ever heard of any sucb t6ings happening in this country
along the coast here, or do you think it is particularly confined to the Irish peo-
ple ?-I imagine that it is carried to a much greater extent, and is more frequent
,10 the north of Ireland: 1 could state instances almost innumerable of revenue
officers being barbarously treated, and many of them being murdered by tb.e
people of that country. .
Have you ever heard of any such little thiDgs happening in this country, so
, much more civilized 1-1 may have heard of such; but I have not ch~ged my
memory with any particular JDsta~Ct:8.
Are you not of opini91J, that if the duties were lowered, it would considerably
assist in putting down; private distillation, by taking away tbe encouragement
that the ordinary price of spirits now bear ?-I certaiWy think, as 1 have meady
said, that the less the temptation, the fewer perIODs woUld embark in the trade•
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You mentioned, jn the commencement of your examination, that 'yo"u were very .IE,,"," Cojfe"
successful in driving away private distillers in Templemore and Moville?-I 'aaid &tJ.
that the levying of the fines had great effect in these places. " .~
You also said that they were driven' to the mountainous parts ?-I believe many
distilleries had existed in the mountainous parts before. .
Did you not say that they were driven to the mountainous parts ?-I do not p're-
eisel, rec:ollect the very words..! used; but my meaning was; that priv!L~ .dis~IU:,
,tion was m a great measure driven from the low graunas, and that the dhclt dlstd-
lation, which still exists, is mostly in the mountainous country.
Do not you conceive, that the increase of illicit distillation, which exists in the
mouatainous parts of lnuishowen, consists of a considerable number of these"
distillers that were driven from those low grounds ?-Pardon IRe, I did not say
that distillation had increased in the mountains. "
Do not you believe that a large number of those stills found ~ the mouDtainous
parts, went from those low grounds, which yon have described as havingre-
treated, and were banished to the mountainous parts ?-It is probable that several
did; but 1 recollect, that 1 mentioned that 240 of the distillers had surrendered
their stills.
I think you said, in your ~xamination, that illicit distillation had greatly increased
in consequence of withdrawing the army lately from the different stations, and
from the barracks i-I did say that when the troops were away', it was represented
to me by all the officers that there was a great increase of disttllation.
In the mountainous parts, do not you believe that whenever the army is with-
"drawn from these different stations, the people will generally return back to their
old habits f-I very much fear so.
Then are we to understand that it would be necessary alway. to keep a standing
army to prevent illicit distillation in the country ?-Until the habits of the people
be'changed, and their industry be reverted into other channels, I think it would.
Pray, Sir, wbat time wonld yon think that it would take so to reform the people's
habits ?-I cannot say; 1 can Dot form an opinion. "
Do yon think that in twenty years it could be" done ?-So far as my o'pinion
goes, I greatly fear, that illicit distillation will not be totally suppressed In tbat
country, Balong as there is a high duty upon spirits.
Do yon think that the necessity of maintaining a military force in Ireland, i. in
any wav increaSed by lhe system of fining town-Ianda ?-l think that th~ levying
fines upon town-Jands requires a military force for the protection of those employed
for that purpose. .
Do you think that the exertions of the revenue officers without a milit&!Y force,
would be sufficient to suppress illicit distillation ?-I think they woulij have
licarcely aDy effect whatever. .
Then supposing the system of fining town-lands were abolished, and no other
meaDS for suppressing illicit distillation were left but the exertions of the revenue" .
officers, do not you think that it would be necessary, in order to give his ,exertions a
prospe~ of ~u~cess, t~ increase the prese~t military force in the no~h of Ireland. ?
-VlewlDg It 10 that light," I allow that It would be necessary to lDcrease theIr
number very mucb indeed; and also the number of excise officers, in order to
counterbalance in any manner the want of the fining system.
Then do you think that in order to levy the fines, a military force is necessary;
00 you· think upon the whole that the system of fining town-lands renders it ne-
cessary to mainu¥n a larger force than otherwise would be necessary ?--Certainly
not; for it would require a much larger military force to make any impression
upon the illicit trade without the present s1stem of fines, than it now requires to
Jceep that system in operation.
A person of the name of O'Neil, a revenue officer, has been mentioned; has
be not the character of being an active and zealous officer ?-He has; aud I feel
perfectly satisfied he deserves it.
Yon are equally satisfied tbat no part of those profits which he has been stated "
to have acquired, have been obtained but by his zealous exertions in the discharge
.of his duty i-I am quite satisfied of it, and also that his profits have been greatly
exaggerated in the statement made here of their amount; he has been a marked
object of the smugglers rt'scntmt'nt, and an attempt was made to assassinate him
sometime ago in the barony of Innishowen; he was shot through the arm in the
midst of a military party with whom he was on duty, and rqoained a long time
in excruciating torture, In consequence of the wound; he was on another occasion
mearly killed by a shower of stones thrown at him, in the village. of CarnJn the
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lIIlDle baron,.; he had a military party with him thea allO, but had wandered a
few yardi away from. diem.
Besides this, are not officen who are active in enforci~g this measure, made
.ubject to large olJt..goiags in the collection of the ines 1-They are.
Are they not put to considerable expense in obtaining information f-They
are.
Are there Det ftl'U.1 MIler 8XpeaSU incurred on thil senicel-Yes; there are
expenen for refreahmentl, ... paying for food, ftc. for the military; it is also
material to ohse"e, that there 8ft geaerally two 01' tbree officers tosetber 00 duty,
althouBb one of them only (be who is beat acquainted with the country) ia DUlled
in the lDf.ormationa aod proaecutions; this officer receives aU the money,apparentl,
for himself, but i1 is subsequently divided with those who were co-operating with
him, and whose names do Dot appear at all in tbe public d()('umeots.
In those parts of the countr,y where there are combinations of the ~ple, is
not Benerally .ucb a co..operatlon of officers essentiali-It is; and it J8 also es-
sentl8.1 ou account of the total want of tbe aasistaoce which was formerly atrorded
by the troopl employed: oae or two men are not ~ufficient to destroy the lesseD
used in private distilleries, and the malt found upon those excursions.
YOIl have been asked questions about Mr. Young of CuldaW; do you. know
of any eX8Ition. made by that gentleman to put down illicit distillation, previoUi
to t4e 'aea being fint enforced ~-I ba.e already IItated that he seized and brought
to Derry tweaty-se,en sti) .., before any finea were actually levied.
W 81 no& that whea tbe geural notice wu _given that the suspended fines were
to " eDforced i--It was a ,fear before Mr. Hewitt came; and Mr. Young's ex-
ertions at that time were owmg to the alarm excited by the unupeeted IUccess of
the Revenue pi'OIecutions at Lent 1814, aDd by the encampmea. fOl'IBOO for the
purpose of levying the finea.
But the payment of fi. . by him, 01' his tenantry, was subsequent to thisi-
It wos subsequent to Mr. Hewitt COUl~1J and 8xpresamg that the old fines would
not be for tlit present levied, on conditlon that. the &tilla .hoald be IVrendered.
And the surrender of 10 great a DUmber of stills, clo, you not believe, was in
consequence of that enforcement r-lt was entirely 80; and in fact, the im-
pression on my mind was, and ii, that as Mr. Y oong had been able to send up
to Derry so many stills in 1814, wben be was alarmed at the prospect of the fines
beibg levied, and as he again found himself able to send up 80 great a number
wben im~lJed to do so by the actual levying of fines in 1815, it is in his power
to obtain tbe surrender of his tenants stiUs whenever he thioks it expedient.
Have you never heard of his being repaid a great part of that money r-I have;
and I believe that he wiD be repaid -it au.
Do you conceive that Rny system, however severe, will put down private dis-
tillation, if the duties continue as tbey are i-I do not expect the total suppression
alit.
Howe'fl!J' .v~ any sytMm may be tIlat i& adopted I-No, Sir, I do not expect
tbe total suWessiOR witlwut a vel, great reductioll ef dot,.; neb as I suppose
will net be lbouglu of.
Do you not consider tile loweri~ the duties wCMlld be an eesentialll8llistance to
the present s'ys.em of fin iDS ?-l thmk it woold greatly assist it; but to be quite
eft"ectual, it would be necessary to lo~r the duties to such a rate as that the people
would not find it worth wbile to corui,ue micit dlstiUatioD.
What is your opinion of the pnesent advantoges that are granted to small
atills ?-The present adnntage is, that f1f h• .,ing leSe work imposed 1rpOD them, in
prGportiGo to wh. the,. are capable of 'aoiDg, the large stiltS., '
Have you any idea of what the ditlerence is between the one agd the other 1-
J should imagine that it is as two to one.
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LU'IlfZ, 10· die Junii 1 8 16.
The Right Honourabl~ Sir GEORGE FITZGERALD HI LL, Bart.

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£RttU Cqffe!J, Esquire, again called in; and Examined.
AS the COD)mitlee conceive y~u have not full! answered the questions Al"eas Coffi
res~g the lowering of duties, will you now state fUlly to the Committee your Elf ey,
oplnion 88 to the effect the lowering the present duty would have in suppreuing \. •
illicit distillation ?-My opinion is, that 88 the trade of making spirits is m a ~t ----'
measure, at present, in tile hands of the illicit distiller, it woold require such a
reduction of duty to luppress illicit distillation as would disable the illicit di8tiller
from selJing his spirits at a profit.
What reduction in the duties would you conceive, could have that effect 1-1
think that a very difficult question; but I very much fear it would require a re-
duction of the duties to one half, perhaps to much less than half their present
amount, to produce that effect.
Do not you think that a less reduction than that, if it had not the effect of sup-
pressing it, would have the effect of lessening the evill-I do; and I believe I
have already said so. ' ,
Do vou think if the duty were reduced to about four shillings, that it would have
that effect?-I think it would lessen the evil of illicit distillation, but whether to
such an extent as to counterbal8llce the revenue that might be lost in the licensed
stills, may be doubtful.
Do you not think that, even at the present high duties, as long as illicit distil- :\
!ation lasts, that the revenue will be considerably lessened ?-IIlicit distillation will
leaaen the revenue certainly, as long as it prevails. . ,
Do you conceive that the revenue would be considerably lessened if the duty
were lessened 1-1 rather' think it would not. '
You know then that there is a considerable quantity of spirits in warehouses, for
which there is no consumption at present 1-1 know, iliat when I left Ireland,about
thr~ weeks a~o, there were upwarck of t,,!eive hundred thousand gallons of spirits
in warehouse, lDdependently of what was lD the hands of the traders.
Do IOU mean to say that that is so tbrQughout Ireland, or only in one place 1-
Tbro~ghout Ireland; the quantity in the King's warehouses throughout Ireland.
From which there is no revenue whatever, until it be taken out for consumption I
-Certainly not, except the malt revenue., '
Do you think that the finin~ system, which is still to be kept in force, wID have
the effect of putting down iIIicltdisti1larion, unless accom~ied by a reduction'of
the duty?-I do not expect illicit distillation to be altogether put down by the
fining system, or any otber system, under the present. rate of duty. ' -'
Then you conceive that the lowering of the duty is a necessar,y CODcnrrent
with the fining system, in order to suppress illicit distillation l-CertaIDly, fOr the
totalluppression of it, I do.
Do you conceive that the lowering of the duty will h~ve much effect, if the
working tbe large stills should be increased ?-I think one uf those measures \till
tend to counteract the other, namely, that as the lowering oftha duty will' tend
to lower the price of 'spirits, the increasing of t~e work would on the contra:ry
tend to raise the price. -
What encouragement is given at present to small stills 1-That of being charge-
able with less work, in proportion to what they are capable of working,tliall
large stills.
They are capable of working more than is put upon them?-They are.
Are they allowed to do that, as the law standsl-There is no prohibition of
making by law what they are capable of making; but smallstiIJ. are under a restrie>
tion !>. tba~ point, from, ~hich larg~ sti~ls ~e free. The small dis~iller, prev~us
to hiS makln~ more Splrlts than illS stlll IS by law chargeable 'With, must gtve
notice of his mtention to do sa, to the Excise department, and must state in the
notice the specific quantity of excess work he intends to do; if he make excess
spirits without such notice, he forfeits five hundred pounds, and double duty on
the excess; but when he gives the regular previous notice, he is merely charged
with duty on the excess.
Then if the,y are chargetl with duty for what they mal~e, over and above what
the law requues, have tlley no privilege whatever i-It is lOme advantage, -
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particularly to the unakilful man, not to be forcetl to work his still with the same
rapidity 81 others are, but I do not think that advantage is of such importance 88
woold Induce any person to wotk the attnatl sttn in the bluggling districts.
Qm yda sb~ kAy: iiltlul~ebde whldb. in you opUUon, would eRcourage
them l-I mentioned before, that I.have de.ised no plan of that kind.
Do you conceive that the quantity of spirits in warehouses in Ireland is purely
owing to the high duty, and not to the peculiar pressure of the times in that ..
country 1-1 did not state it as owiUS to the biBh dllty, it is not an nncommon
thing to have at this season of the year a Jarse quantity of spiri~ in store; it is
~'- O1»t~lt)D that ~ J'1'8stJre 'Of tile titn~ hti lessehed the ebDSUD'lption of spirits
Di IfeJnhc! I.t;ly, Ilbd thAt the ptoplt!! d() bOt hJdul~ to much fl1 dritlkitlg as
fb~:t.
alft you be&!vt tMt the ~S~ or the time. bas a&eeted tb~ pu~hase of
lltnOat e'tf!tY ~ticle bf cobSUl'1'Iptitm, asWen
as spitif:8 ~-I do; and particularly
Jllhfie9, b( whl~ t ~km1 spitItI ofte.
You have said, that the increase of work imposed upon the distiUeries would
~ an ~6ect wbicl1 ~'Q'St coUnte"rtlct any reductlon of duty; do you not believe
that tlm tlistiUeties at ~ent e~t m<ft won: thatl ~.Y are charJted ..,ith !-I
beth!.... ih@y do: I am i~ doubt of it, from tbt inibndtiO'll I ha-ve obtaitred upon
the subject. . . .
DoIa"t J01l tbilk, thM b6tOre lib. increa.se of work was imposed, the qll8Qtity of
hwal ap"i-.s ...88emtt,rn gTflIlter daaa at present ~Th8t is 'ftry doubtful; for
I have always found the distillers increase die ingenuity of their apparabIB, accord-
iDg u additional work ..... imposed UpOIl them.
If .hat W\tI't Ute caMtj what ~aIIOn Im-re you to suppose, that the 88aae woald
bet remit frmn an ib(ftUed addition of work at present ~-It might; but it iI
attended with an increased expense of manufacture, which must of oCnme QIIOIe
m illCre8Ie in the/rice of spirits; there is a greater consumption .of coal,· a greater
\\'"Ute of.gram, an other expenses atteoding those operations.
If 30 per cent. were added to the present work, wbat ftIiachoa of daty WGQW
that coateract;, i~ your opiaion ,i-It 18 veq difticult to give an opinion npon that
sUhject; were I to forin one, 1 should 8uppose it would COUDteract the redaction
of a shilli~. .
'Wha.t is 'the present charge upon 8tills under one htUldred R8llona l-Nlnety-
tbat~~ ·upon stille whose contents ar~ ~tween sluy-five and 01l~bumJred gallons
aHa one Bundred and twenty charge$ upon "ms· betWeell forty-four gallODS ;d
sixty-five gallonS content.
or
What cOu14 one those stiUs unMr ·ODe hundr~ gallons be liable to, it the
prbj)ortion ot ..orlt 'which is now imposed l1potl large atina "Were obaefted itt
~t to tbiiJ, I mean het"fV~~n tJi~t,.6vend one hldldred ~OD. i-In .talC») the
charge oPOJ:l stills between sixty-five and one hatldi1!d, ... two Imodred _~ ;
.ad II~ that peri" ttv~ increases toot pl~ ~n the. charg68 lIpoD lwae atill.. If
-..e.preeMie the pteport1Oll to ba~ bee8 fair 10 a810, between the cllarp ~~
-.II atil., and thOle "poll the large Hille, there should be about two hu.~ ...
eighty-five chargee flaw .,en emalI atilla, to put them in a fair competitioR with
the large stills.
Bllt if ·the werk, at ~t imposed upon large stills, were risen 30 pel" ceAt.
what would then be in addition to wbat you stated the proportional charge apon
I!ti:l.ls betw~. 605 and 10;<>. gaJ~on~ ?-Tbere should of course, taking it ~ot graa:a~
that the orlgm8.1 proportlOn In 1810 was a proper one, be a further IQcrease In
ttle pro.portion of 38 per cent. upon small stms.
Taea do you conceive, g«¥lerally speakiag, the charges lIpoD such stills would
be 280 doublings l -Yes, r do.
Woald it tfOt lle lDore f Db...- maoy doublings woult! 30 per cat. be i-It
wo~ld _85. .
Then what would be the total number of doublings be 1-1 believe 370.
What is '8~ a "Btl') ~w 91tlUect '!O; wbat number of doubling. l......Nia~y.
Then ·~s~ tltat So per ,cetU. were added to the work of all stills, ,ad that
the ipwpoe.uua bait been COfttin4le8. to be held between the large still and the 8IIl8II
duft-;-exf8ted in 1810, "Ite 8!Jk you, _hat reduction of ~uty yma caJcalate the ~
still:as (!dpable of 1rorkitJg at, upon the principle you adverted to a liWetime
agb, 'When yousta~ that 30 per eebt. would conntervale a reduction of aboat
OIle&h1Jling a gallon 1...:.:..1 'Stated the ooe lIhiIlin$ a gallon as a vague opioim; ad
i~ 1 &nd it'diffic:!ult tounden.rtand-the qoest1()ll altoge1ber.
(ru questiou was 'transcribed for ,,* WitftelS to conMet" it, and to giw lJ mort
specific aM1Jer. WitftUI ordered to rlIitlulrt.nv.]
Aft:erbaving giten myUfttlost attetftion to·this question, I am forced to confess
that J do hot fUny llndehtand it; a stm or
1,000 gallons content, was· liable fx)
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11 olw. . i1l11ho, aad if 30 per ceat. ~ added to ita ~n~ wqr~ it will he
liable toG lS" Ghar... The small still was, i~ 181'0, ~bJ.e t4) GOO, a,u1,. witfl llfA.-
portioaate iaCl'eues tG tboie since imposed on l~ge suDs, wo1114 be PQW Jiable to
~85 charga; if to tlUs be added the suggested 30 pel cent. the. work af ~ sm.all
8till will be S70 charges. This would be an iacreaae, since 1810, qf 85 ~ cent.;
and supposiag, as I stated, that 30 per cent. increase work.mi$ht counteract a
decrease of one .himng duty, it may, with some plausibility be concluded, ~t
8Il iocrease of 85~ per cent. on the work woul~ counteract a decrease of 2 •• 10 d. p~
. gallon duty. No conclusion of practical utility can, however, be drawn from a
speculation of this nature. The effect of an increase of work on the price of
spirits is tbat of raisiDg the price certainly, but to what extent does not admit ot
calculation. Althougli I stated one shilling per gallon increase in the price of
spirits, as the ~robable effect of adding ~o per cent. to the present work of
stills, it is posSIble that measure (b, depnving the distiller, for a time, of the
~"er of making any smuggled spints) would cause a greater increase of price
than I mention: but it is also possible the distillers would gradually improve their
apparatus, and exert their ingenuity so as again to produce a considerab~e qUWltity
of-smuggled spirits, which would, of course, again tend to lower the average price.
t am altogether una'ble to perceive any ~culiar connexion between the present
work OB small stills, and the qustion I am endeavouring to answer; which
is one reaion wby I fear I 40 not understand it. It is to be observed,
first, tbat the laige distillers have been gradually impelled to make those
improvements in their a,pparatus wbich enable them to perform their pre-
aent work, by occasional mcreases of WOJk imposed on them. But tbe small
distille.. have not been acted UPO~b such a stimulus; and I much doubt that
there is a stiR under one hnndroo ons in Ireland, furnished with apparatus to
enable it to make (m\loCb less a sti that actually makes) half the work which the
question seems to consider these stills capable of. Secondly, the small stiUs can·
lIot make excess woIk wi~out. Dmiee, uDder aft enormous penRky; and although
the Jaw in tfIa& res~ may he, and no doubt is Yiolated to a cousiderable extent,
yea it 1I'CIeld IN: utterly i~ij)le .~ a ~ still to m!lke '!ony ~hiog .1ike die im-
_ _ pro~rtIoa ef 1IIl1llgiled .spU'l" which the questaoD itnPlJtW, WltbOlU .4etec-
"n, nea if itlappKlll...)Ie AP~ capable of el'ee=. Thir4I" the qoaatltl
.r.piriu made in -stUla ua4aer aae hundred aalloDi tbro ut IreleDd is tGO 1"'1,
in pro~rtion to ....t . . . iII .... cmes, to I.re aDy s_ble iafiueace OIl the price
of apin.; and the peral market of Ireland being e,ually open to ~ small 88 to
thelarge diatiBer, \De £onaer entirely regulates hiS prIee by that of the latter. The
iDdubrence sholila to smallltills in the rate of their charges, has tJaeJ:fiore little Ot
ao e&ct on the jUice of spirits; and if these charges were now iw:reaeed ip the
..~ jro~ion as those of :~ stillS bave been since 18 J o~ the cona~Gew;e
wOdJcl be the .sn,p~ression of s distilleries, but ..0 perceptible elteration 1n the
price of spirits. This is the best aQs.~ I am able to live the gueJtion; fw: e.g!
want ~f~picuity, I be, to yolo!ize, by . . . . m.en~ the difficulty l feel
as to Ita lDlport. .
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.d &cis~ .caU8cl; ana &~
11:1 good ebOUgb to state, as fully as you CaQ, to !be Committee, what, in your C. S. HtJfIJtlw".e,
~OD, would be the dect that a reduction of the duty upon legal spirits would Elf.
!U'v~ in ~uPPn:ssing illicit di8ti~ation?-If!, sufficient coercion be kept up ~p«?n ~
tHieit alstillattoo,l should tbmk a redUctlQD of duty to such a rate ~ ~mlght
iftduee the coD8't1mption oflegal spirits instead ofiUicit spirit, wonld greatll tend
to ita nppre8lio.n; my opinion is shordy this, that in o.M~r to repress micit di..
tiJlfition so as1hat the !'Menne would be in a state of safety, for total sappression
is not to be expected; the system ought to consist of a very vigorous coercion
-.ntariJ,
apOIl the o.ae b8nd, aaci OD the ocher, Of·JDeU1INS ca1culated to iMace the people
to abaadon their illicit practice.s. The ooercion to which I refer is,
that .f.maintaining the laws imposing fines upon town-lands, f1t places where the
06!noe is ecamitted, in tbeirfull vigour; the inducements would consiat in reducing
~ datirs OIl home-made .pirita to a lower rate than t~ are at pt'e8ent, and in
liberallyenc;p the establiahment of lIOalJstills, viz. of the contents of between
65 awl 44 or 40 . ODS, witb a view of a1Fording a ready market for ~ com of
the.coUDtry : wi respect to the dutie~ I should be inclined to proJK* a redllcUQu
thereof, with reference to tbe kingdom geoerally, and a further re<luction by WV
of drawback to the CODsumer in the principal iUicit still districts. l,may be appm.
bended that this latter regulatwn may give rise to frauds against the.~V4lO1le,·\lMt I
think that measures m~ 'be devised to guard against suen frauds; })rincipally by
warehousing all the I}>lfits brought for consumption into the illicit districts ~!io~
other districts, and also all spirits produced by stills erected within tho~~ ~""cts;
such spirits to be sent into consumption from the warehouse only, add by not
alJow~ my· spirits to ·be permitted out of those diJtricts, except from the ware-
hOQIIeS In which they were originally deposited. My object in pro~sin~ a
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C. S. Ha",tMrne, reduction of duty, with' reference' to 'the 'kingdom generally, is to prevent, if
, EIq. . possible,· jlJicit·'distillation spreading into _d becoming ,haBitUal in LboiIe diaricta
"--..,----J where it h~ only re~~t1y ,?-p~are~ a~d i~ no~ roo~; -1ft)" yn ia JRIOPOIiog
a Jow dut110 the ·pnnapal IllICIt stin ~_Icts IS to laduee the people, .by a' reduc-
tion of pnce, to subStitute the use· of ·legal"piritB ·for tbat'Of illegll ....irl.. ' . .
. What are ~e parti~ulat rales of r~u~~~ to:whi.ch 'you allude ~~afi8 a 'Very
dlfDcolt quest.ton; With respect to the IlliCit sttll dlStnets, '1 should thmk that the
present duty should be reduced in the manner I have mentioned, to abouuwo shil.
lings per gallon, which' 'rate I adopt, from being iofonned ·tllat 'th~ iHien aistiUer'
c~, upon an average, produce his spiri~ f?r. ab~!1~ four shillings per ga1ldn, ~~ltlding
hiS losses; and I understand that the dhclt Spirits can "be sola at· the Itverage rate
of ~ix 8hilling~ per ~lIon, there~y domin.g a'. profit of' t~o' ~illin~ a gano~,
which I concelve moderate; the tlIegal distiller, I understRlld, IDcludlb~' duty, IS
put to a charge, in producing a itallon of. spirits, of about ten. shil1ings, or
ten shillings and two-pence, Irish mooey; if we deduct front that,. four
shillings, or four s\liUings and four-pence, drawback of .. duty, it will :leave
his ,spirits at about six. shillings; and I think, considering the advantages wbich the
legal distiller bas in his m~biDery and skill, that, at that price, h~ ~y eater the
market in competiti9n with the s~,uggler. With r~spect to the king~om.at large,
if the reduCtion that Ipropose for th.e illicit still distriC?ts he a4~pt~, ~t might not
be ~uisite (0 have the general rate of the duties' se,> low 'as. i~ .~oul~ ~ 9.t~~wjse,
but I think it ought not to be higher than {our shIllings per gallon; I ha"e sug-
gested 'fi"ve' shillings per gallon,' with the low duty of a slillling 'per gaUbtl'upon
ahy excess quantity produced above that at present required by law·; knd"if'we
S\ippose, that the distiller can produce twenty-five per 'Cent. above what be',ic at
present charged with, and that such excess be produced and lirought to· ebatge,
the duty of five shillings would be f'educed to about four shillings.' ". '.'
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. What do y~u think is a reasonable pe.r-centage profit in 8.1:11. tra~~ gpoP. the
capital employed"in itr-I do not feel myself equ!U.to an$~er thaLquestiP.p~,,, .
What do you think .w-ould be a rcuonable per-cenatge ~t.ia tile OIfital.em•.
ployed by a distiller ?-IlUIl not competent to. give you a precise. anaweJ,;w ..t.hat
queatioo; .but. I .have . beard· a distiller state that upon 1MlO8..,.,.eductioo.oi.fttyl as
I have recommended, with res~t to the illicit .aLill. dlttrida, the .Iegal dis&ilers
would be able to bring. ~beir sp.uits into·.the market·at.aesea sbilliogs.. II.; ., ••••
What effe'Ct do loti '~ink that the: reduction t~at Idu'me~tion" wOtiM"have
upon the reTtmue'o the kmgdom ~-It the· reduction . mentIon 'shall 'haft" the
effect .. expect front it,· namely, that of suppressing iUimt' distillation,' CH' ·ftl'ther
confining It within ~atrow limits, .f~,,81 lllav~ already laid, ~ IUp~lon is
n~t to be expe,cted, It; would be hl~bly beae6cial to tile re"nue, ID pOtDt Of pro-
auee; but I, oonsider the e,~ of illicit distillation to be. so very great; that. Lthink
~ta suppresSjon would be desirable even at the sacrifice of. ,tome reveDlle, .• wJiich,
auppo~g'it to. take place, would I believe,be but temporary•. , , .': .
Tilen yoa do !lOt think that the opemttoo of the fiwing .. &ystem alone,' wiess
BCcOlllpanied ....ith. reduction of daty, 'will nppress iIIieit d'8tiUatiOh~r6(; not
think _uh~ operatioo'of tile fining sy.etem atone, without ~ajitres sitcH 'Ill!'I bave
·~d, or others formed upon the 8a1lreprincipie, wiD 8U~S8 illicit di~Il8tioo.
.. Thea yon conlider the .reciuctioli of du.tyone of these measures ~-I:~~ 'itot
aware of ~ny othe! that will be so efficient in aid of the fining system, as a r~tion
of doty . , ., .. , . '. '. •
Do ';;u' ~oll~ve that tile loweripg ~ duty. 'Wo~ld ha~ iny effect, if the \vork-
ing gf.laT: 'tan1ls '-eM ~ed?-J.apprebend that Would 'depend'iipoti the
qWlntity of increased ~(jfk; .ifthe work be ·incr~aaed to e '<rery greatelre~ss, I
have always uDderstbOd that increase an additional ,charge upon the distiller; but
to 'What extent l·am n'ot .competent to state. . .
. W'hat etrect do YQlfthink the increa~e' of'work would have uJ>on the. qualjt;y of
the spirit ?-IJlcreue of work supposes increased rapidit,f of distill~tioq aod
Bot being a chemist, l' cannot satisfactorily answer that questlonf; but I.haye heard.
that rapiaity of work does not create that injury to th'e quality Qf th~ Jlpi,rLf ~at
is generlilly sURposed; at the same time I understand there is a difference.ot opi-
nion among persons coolpetent tp form a judgment upon that subject. . .J
. Do you oot conceive that if the w~rk of stills should be iocreased, the aUowailce
for working witb t.urf sbould be increased in a greater ratio than it is at p~t 1
:-~at ~ill depend l\p~n 'wheth,er the present ratio be a fair ODe; if it be ,ft(),' then
tbe Itlcreaaed work would demand an .increase of allowance, but I c"onot. Jay
whether the present allowance for tUl'f be formed upon ajust ratio or not. . ".'
l.>o you DOt think there is a material increase of elCJ>eole in the -inland coUnties
m s.ettiag coal, when eomp!!Xed with the Be8 ports I-Yes; I oonceive there must
be,ln proportion to the distance,they are from the sea; or-tbeplace of im·portation.
Cap you cooceive any mode that may put tbe ~i.stmer in the inland. co~n.~y
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"pon an equal footing as to tbat of the distiller in the sea-porta ?-I cannot nt pre.' C. 8. HafDt1l.omr,
sentsuggest any mode. ' . ' Esq.
1>0 you recoltt"ct what the total produce of the duty upon spil"its has been for ' " - - . . . - - - '
tire Jast ,"ead-I cannot refer to documents for it, I think it is 1,400,000/. as far
as 1 recOllect; (Iaere tlu WitntS8 uarrii"ed some docunzt7lts.] I find the duty upon
spirits for the year 1815, includiog the daty upon tbe stock on band, was
7'.
).,4 1 3,3 1
Does that inclnde the matt daty upon the malt used in distilleries ?-No, it
does or.t itrelude the malt duty. .
We beg to'llSk you' what maybe the rrodoce of the duty lipan malt Uled in
distilleries'in the same period (-That ~annot.do from any' information ~hut
J have received, nor de I 'think that any body else can.
Can you state the number of ·barrels of malt which have paid duty, and which
were used in distilleries in the last year 1-1 can, from a return which I have in
my hand. atate the quanti~y of malt presumed t9 be consumed in distilleries. in
ISIS; in producing 4,571,145 gallops of !lpirits, stated tG have been dittiUed
within th&t~, the amount of malt is 184,746 barrels. . .
Of coune, then, you can state the dnty upon tbat quantity of .malt?-Tbe rate
of duty was diffeorent throughout Ute year 1815, so ·lhat I cannot make any suet!
statement from tbe.J'eturns io my possession.
We wish to ask you, if yem can form any calculation of ,-,hat the re1'enueupon
.~ might be, in ·the event of the ·reduGtion of the duty which· you have pro-.
~ to 5•• -accompftDied·witb. the 1 d. per gallon .upon the excess of work r...:..
.1 have not (o.ne i~to a strict computa.ti.on or that kind,. but if the distilleries .were.
. to prodllce'81x millionS of gallons: of .spirit:!l, 1 apprehend that there would not be
JDUCh, if any, diminution from the amoant of dUly received last year; -and 14:liiOk>
that,· looking beck to the years 1810 and 18] 1, during which Jears the low duties
were' in- operation ·for te.en·1J,l.lafttin, aad also to tbe.year .J.~14, when the half
tiaty 1f1IIin operation, tbere1 mlgbt be'6Xpecteci.a·produce 'of .spirits .equal to six
JDillioaa of gallon., at least. I find in a· retorn which is betomthe ·House of
-Commoos, that the quantity of spirits produced from the legal distilleries betweea
the.time·they·began to-work from.eorn, which I.believe was some time in the .
. .sh OfOCk)bel.l~g, and the goth of -September 18l4, amounted t4» 1,Ul,6.7~
selJoal';·from wbichare.to be deducted 191&,&18 gallons of spiri~, which were
·exported within that period, leaying. 6,3!l8,855 galloDS of spirits produced withi~ .
..eJ.'fe JDOIltbs, liable.to du.ty, which at 4 s. 44. per gallon, would give 1,371,!l43'•.
. Haw YGu, aay doabt, putting out..()f1he qae8tiGn the illicit diatilleries, that the.
·eff«:t of 10werUrg Ibe daly throughout tbe king40m at large would be exceeding.,.
injurious to the morals of the people, and the quiet of t6e country ?-From any
tiling that I know or have beard of, I don't think that the lowering. of tbe dutY'
10.4', British per'i$allOD, wbich.would be the.result of my measure, would have
the.effect DOW menuonecl. l am ,DOt aware that when the duty was ••• a gaUorr,
there was.& greater excess of drunkenness tban there has been since it bas been.
·6,. a nIIOD; nor am I aware,. that w~. the half-duty was in operatiorl, wbiQQ;
·bad die effect ofreAuciqg the duty from 58. 6"_ to a rate below tbat, in .p~por
~to the quantity~of excess ~piritS.produced, druDkenness .prevailed more than
It bad before•.
Do you recollect ·tbat it was generalJ.y aamitted ·by ·the public distillers, in their
· e'fideDce~before the Commissioners 'Of 1• .1: in Ireland, at the tilDe when lhe
amonnt of sririts'brought to charge a~in$t them, was .six millions of gallooe,. ot
nearlYlIO'pb!!..radmiltechhey made double the quantity witb whicb they were
· chatgal 'generailY'?-I was not· a member of that Board at tbat time; nor can
I state particularly that sueh was-admitted·bythem in·their evidence; but .. am'
· aware of this, that the Cemmissicme\'8 of-Inquiry at that time calculated the wbole
· consumption of spirits in Ireland at I-I ,400,ooogaijoDs, aDd that one .tbird of tbat· .
· qUaDtity was supposed to- be made·by the privateuolicensed dittillers: the quantity
· of. private spirits made by leg«l distillers was .certaiply very great; uut I cannot.
at present itate its amount. . . .
.Can .y.oo;foJ1l1 any compmison of the. portioDI. of i reJand in which illicit spirits
are consumed, 8S compared w.ith diose in which the legal spirit is cOllsume(l ?-' .
The districts, which' I should call illicit districts, are the counties composing the
1lorth-west CircUit, and that of Connaught; viz. Longford, .Cavnn, .Fermanagb,
TpoDe, Donegal aDd Derry belongiug \0 the former; and to ~e Ja~ter,. Ros..
common, Leitrjm, Sligo, Mayo and Galway,.to which is to be added the county ~
.ofClare..· .
Do._ you think illicit distillation has made much progress in the' ~unty' ot
Galway?-Before 1 left Ireland, there were many representationl! made to ine of
W increase of illicit distillation in the county of Galway; and I find that from a
return of the- fines imposed upon ·Galway·at tbe last spring assizes, tbey amounted
·to ','J.751.; but I think there is evidellce to shew that lome considerable impres':
.on has ·been' made upon illicit distillation ill·thatcouuty; and,ifl am allowed,
r~ shall sta&e some facts upon that head: it appears from meretnros tbat I.dellver~d
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C. I. l1a,,'lorn~ in t(t tbe COmmittee·, of spirits permitted" iDtocertain 4istriets, that in tme yean encling
Elf. ' the 5th of January 1813 and 1814, the average amount of spirits permiued iuto tbe
~ districts 6f Gbk~ay, "as t81578 gallons peraDOum, and ·that the quantity ofspilits
~itte'd into the sante districts for the yean ending the 5th of J anaary1815 .Qet
)8'0, amounted, upon au average, to 48,581gallonl per annum; upon theaame .
subject, if I may be IIl1owed·to give furtber information, it appears .that the quantity
of spirits permitted into the district of Athlone. upon an average of tI~e years 181 3
aud 18i ..,amoQtJtedto 34,iOl galk>ns per annum, ' aDd that the qUQllt:lty permi.&ed
into the snme district, in the years ending the'5th January 1815 and 1816, was..
(1) aD ayet.~1 lo~67o ploDS per aJUWm, being nearly double the . amount ,of
the precedins Yefir'e aVed88. In Loug~rea district, the 'luanuty of spirits received
hy permit, in the two years.ending tllesth January 1813 aDd 1814, was, upon all
average, 35.983 gallons per annum; nnd the quantity received, in like mauner, in
the year ending the 5th of January 1815 and 1816, was, upoD an average,ot,538
gallons. In Sligo district, the quantity of spirits recerved by permit in the )'ears
ending the 5tft of January 1813 and 1814, was, upOn a1l ava-age, ~8,359 gaHons
per annum; and Hi toe years ending the 5th of Janney,. 18. 5 and 1818, the
average amQunted to 66,275 gallons, bein g tnore than double wllat it was In tb~
preceaillg ~'eurs; be. ides ~'bi.ch" th~re 1. a Jicetased di:flil~1 i~ Sfig?; · dte
cont nts ot tbe stlIlni that dl tnet 19 about 99 gallon., wblch II aubJect. ~
law to l\ charge o f go dOllulings pel' mondt, but the diltitter ofhiasetfgayC'
notice, from tim to time, to ' increase the Dunlber of those doubJiagw, pad ' to
acoount for toe increase of IIpitits; and, by hi' last notice, he propoeed to work.
150 ~oub1in~ , being au increa e of 60 doublinss per mont:h beyond the amount
~u~~~ '. .
Do you consider, froln the increase which ..,OU haTe stated of the licenIecl
spirit. that hu~ IJeea permitted iDto theee disUlCta, that the m ....taoture·of un-
&ict!nlled epiriu bee deer..ed ~-Sllch is "Y CODolulien, which I form frOID. 'What
.pon tbell <iiatriota M ' the I., __,
I Iut\'~ jtu& Itated, aDd alao from thedimiDU~Q 4)( the ~umber.ef ina . ilQ~
OOQipared .witb their preViOUI am<MUlt,
4ontillerhag, as I do, that · tbe offic:en boav.d>eeQ. ~ lqucb npoll the alert during
the latter, period .. Mfote. .. • . :
. D~ vOO -eon$ld~ thllt1~ ttistMtB ..., -be takea at all a~ of die wbc>le
Itillgdcim; l-me'll" With :n!I8p~et to tt\e ilJieie d_llarien, tItat.it i._poe tbe . . . .
tlrrtTogboot t~ \Vbo~ kingdom ?-I think that illicit diatiU..cMa, ~. JQJ:
o~itih)h ijptHt tbe gt'OtUld. I '·Mote! just mentioned; hat d~ :moM- ia .Coa-
naoght,thrl in any <nW pirt- of the ClDuntry; tpeekibg ....u,~.1 qiak ;WI&.
lta~·dolle"m~"bitlbu" tMo~1 t~pit.a dleek; _~to e ...... .':h
_8<
fYf the pmod th!t·.yttem· IiDOe
this baa ~:~tt!d,
I" "liMhn 1813'*. -Men . . . . . .&M»a~_
·great.ditica1ties, ariein~ fr~ _ ~~.~.
wbiell neoe&Sllriiy Ie4 to liD illcmaae of illicit diatillMioo. .. .
, Htl1f! 'tJOt sMi'een$ed .Wtillt been .et up 'l,di&e.ewt parte of the ~ualIy, "idlib
me '-*t year, or in pa'ru' of me c!OlIstry'iD which they \MN 'iWe kllOWD ~o.a#
~tjdrftY'l hn\'e n~tlrri of !licit di.tillatienmak~g its ~ ia l*t.a'~.
the country in which it .aa!lOt much, if at ..nDown befofle. . .
. Is ii, in your 'opinion, an cxteR(liog evil P-I consider that iJ1iclt disdltltibn,·
~eneraIly speaking, bas bten Dlore . tbtm checked; but it h.. extended .i~
lDto cOllntiel where it bad not before uiatecl, to DIy knowledge. .
. Do you ~onsider, tWit during the period 'in which these stills bale utended:
thcDtaelvcs into .perta where, tl.t~.Y wer~ n«.'t known before, thattbe A:ct !n~cag '
townJand fihea, hili been an full operatton ?.......In marty of thOie dlitoe*, 1Jlto
which illiQitdistiIJatioD has I,tterly extended itse1t~ we had not tbe mean. of
ellfotciDg the townland flne system, to tbe extent tbat we bad in o~ districts,
from the "'ant of military assistance. 1 have no doubt, thtrt. if we had bad military
UIiIO.istance, it would ba.ye b:.d ~e same eft'eot there as elsewhere.
W~Ilt, in yoar opinima, will be the eKect of .onymitigation which will tend 'to
~'eake1l ihe ~eratioQ of the towulaRd 'ne .ylteal.t.....Higlllf diaadvaDta8eona to
the revenue.
: ifhen ~f any sueh tbitlgation do take pl~'iI it BOt necessary that .waeoCher
etreclive means shtmld 'be :put irno 'execution, -for the purpote of ,plWtOtias·
Illicit lfilttilhniOb t-:Certllinly. . . '. . ~ .
lb your opinion, would a redaction ill the daty'upon spirits be caloala_ \e
ha.e thtlt t'ltet!tl-i havt at.reatty said so. . '. . ..
&,ou cOl'isit!er thYlt 'the \!ff~t,to'be produced by 11 ~tiol1 'in the-d~ upon'
'l'iri;1, is of so much conseq~ence that it must necessarily and essentiAlly Mm:
part of Ilny 'Systelbfor the sopprt!ssion bf Diic'it distillation t;....lt eeflaiely \fOQld
IW'Bl part of allY 'ysteln to be framed by·me. .., . '.
. lr.you could farm the'duly upon sJ!irits ror anY ~ertain nuin~r of Yeer.; would
,0", I.crease or decr~ the pres~ot aut, t-OertalDly reduce It.
,¥Ou have statedtb~ in 1815·the prodnce oftbedti~.Y w~, lAi3,!1I.7·1. Go 1.00.
thmk that at the PlOIeDt b'igti late -of datI, there 'will be IIsat UlOUat of 'dlllY'
·{90. . JUed
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aM_ MuilG i -'l'het..i•• :s.-Q)attOh.! t~re"_ be'll CtU. j~_.. ()f th~ ~~Q.Ue C. S'1f:'ltl.tborn~~
. . , . .-pili.. to thCJ .61'1t::q".r~r· Qf, thif; yw,· ~mp~cd with the QQn;~p.qQdin,: i'.;tq. '
qaamMr' "f· tbe 1_ y~ar, and fO~PlmE{ .·an opilllPq. UfOQ. \l1,t, I shQ~ld be led to. ~
1iUppqee--tb~ the. r~owt of this. ~. wo'*l be ~~ to what it was. latt vear, .
,IT siUag J'OIl . , . the du.tiea to ,~in dlO 811.1»~. . ' .
Itt!yow' opillion, .~preseat immease ItIoek ef spi.-ita in the baBds oftbe iaige·
.sri.... to be atMbeted~> the cyuMtti", of nnlitleaeed spirits. ",bieb ba..e foutld
their w~,. into consompti.on ?-The preteltt ~ of ~pirit.& ia the warelto~ses must,
1 eoilcet'8, be petti" atwlbOted' ttHhe"~' C)('dae tamu aDd the depr8l810ll of the
markd. bet DO doubt if the qllaatit, Qf iUiait· spiri~ for ..Ie were 1~~ there would
be a greater oo8sompti01l of legal spi,it.s. . .
III yt>1Ir opinion, it the coneumption of lipirits at this time in Ireland' 81 great as
it UIUIQU,. hasbcen la former years ?-I apprehead DOt. . . , . .
. 'What is the natun! of the encou~ement at present granted to small stills?'
......(c.ariMa ttOill ehar.giag l:hem with a fewew number of doublings than it is
"ppcMe4 the atm ·is oopabJe of working; ttle object I presume was to induce:
.J*11Q88 w.t.o were lloekUNt ia the aeience of di6tilling, to establish such stills,
IUppoNog·that in their ltaads"'~ OGuld not J>FOduce more than what was charged
uPO!l them; but.in.-8kilf,,} ~~rls there J~ ~OQOU bt that they are <:a~able of P,ro.J
ductn!, a maeh ~eater fltJlIIltlty ~f .partta than they ar~ charged wJtfl, of WOldt
I hal18gi¥en an ,iQftanee ia what 1 h~e laid as to the still at Sligo, whioh being'
~ 1Ifitll .QttIy 0_1 ~.... in -tweflty"eight days, it nas wprked oue
JNIf~.~ .ael #ifly•.. , " . .' ..
Don't yoo believe that in .PQint q/, ~c;t, a ~cb areatel' q~agtity Qf, ipirit is.
:tr04ueed tioPl the ..wI ~ilbl, ~ tbati which the ddr~eQt parties pay duty f~u ?
-1 ~e .80 ciQvbt .of it. .
Whit, in ,0111' . . i...., Mf»met et. . :uva. qawityfJi 'PUtt' few .wbis:4, \l\~
-datyi. DOt paidi--:.f. ;.. ••uggled. " . ".. . J
'J'beri it mol", .•hat the ~DCbtJrap.....t ae giveQ to the small sulll ~ ~~ lhe
-e~ of the ltve1Ule, ud to \he di8edvaa~ Of the wge
.diIiilktr l-.-l ~~.,i~
.~t. the object ~f tbe ~gKh.t~e isa .UowilJg pcb, a.dyaplaJ~ to the IlQall
::.c'
aWW Will, t~.u~ .~...t.a ~1Jl8 i.... \be l• .t ",11 fQf epults PJ~ by
I.ali~ ~ . . . . .e _ _i~ ~o ..&be 'Qppwei\lA of PliY'~~
, . Doee it net _ . -..It _ ~..,. . . .pt • • .to prctJea' th.'e .1q~8Ili~ qf.
tpirit8 ·priyer.l,. ...tw; .., gWUlgtN- ~"'~ jp. the .~ Ilt¥l~ l~ ~
point-'of fact 88ppret.mg smuggling by smuggli.Dgl-No; beca~ V!J ~:~ ~
_ _ ........ ·ol,,,,,"eh&it dM .-.u stiU, "pj,;b we. ,bqAld ~ have had
1fIt!N it . . • r . . ~ ; . . ~ ..m .i-.Sligo if _ ...idow;e9~ ~ .ttJU&
core tban Lbe Jaw presaibed. . ' . ..
De. ocK the ~ ~ .., ~ 84 to· u..~i11 at Sl'ao,..P'Q"e. die.
.aee-l fad,·_t:... ~ ....,- of tfPlIMt eo,
~ ~aD\lf8Ctured, ~'" iJ MWUU-
18ctored, by a smalf .titl, than what they pay duty for l-It 4id DOt ~ the:;
.....oc ot the .tIl at ~ • toDN"'~e ~"bat a g~ 4)Uan~y of apjrit po,id
.~..... rr... .. I>\iU .Q( t~ ~~ \Qap lY.o.. th,ey were cbal'geCi wid! •
.Is not the qaanti~ of spirit which i$ produced by. t1~e small diatiUer, Dl~ thali'
'~ it ct.~ detY .(or, .smugsled into ~umptJO.l-Wbatavtr
-spirits.is {l'oouced ~eyond what i. charg«. with ~y, i.e certainly, conceiv~,
raaut1 of
._~ Hlto ~~"I;l; ~'" t~ p~t is ~~ef~ ~ b:fiQg tCJ charge all
.'1:"..... of "Piri.u~x~eedwg the quaoti~.Y which Ii ~4to..g~d l,I~ tbe diltilIer ~y
,tbe .....,. of dQllbliop. , . . _
lhtt, in' fOint of ·fact, do lUll bcUeye tl1~t ~ o~~r 4loel l\Q ch~rge the CJUpI)•
.tity of spil'Wl.proc1ueed, .over and a~~ ~ qvaqtily l~ife4 by law l-I.t I~ the
.uty of me officer .&0 .bring to cbatge all. spiriu that ~'ppear over ~nd above the
.guantirl r~uire~ .bJ l~w ; out I.do bCliev.e, tba! in ~int of {act, ll~ the ~istil1e~s .iu
J.re~cI,.bp,ih ~ae and slIJaU, produce and bJ'ID~ Into cObsumpuon WOlle srmts
.thaD wh8.i they are legally chuJ'ged wit,h.
Do ~'1QDbelie.ve thet tbe qQlUltity 10 .pl])d~e~ by ~~1l stills, is in a .much
~.prO~n than :what i~ prod~c~ .Ds 1a~e stills~......That will-depend~
tJ~l.~ the ikill gf the dial.iUer; if {1 ~isti11er be capul;>le of makingt~e, Wl,lst o~
.his MID,..there (~ be no ~u~uon abORPt. ...
Tbal doet i& Dot .reuUc, ltbat .MeI,! I~h ~'ra eQ09Uf;asement gh'~'l f,Q tl~
. . . . . . . ~iAg. tbeQl .M! .9pp9f~ty of.QWl.k.ingspiriti f9t the purpo~ of
lJIIaggiing .ilieminto consumption.i~ ~ffQr~ Jlu~t ~p'p?r~upitJ if they haye
-dWl.lUBiCien~ 10 wOJ'k ~, ~il1, to the b~st .p.dvilPlage; this I know, that. tbe
,distilier inSligo ·was not at,m,t abl«: ~o produce the.qUintitl of spirits, which'he
~lOin~ .to JIle ~tcnrard. ~bt be .made'by his still. ' .
or
H .. Dot tbe fDUI~tDL ItO gi.«tP to. the .pltlll distil.leT, the effect ppttUJg
the,.:.. _ .the haoIhof the ~Iule ufl\CtV, ,IlQd g~\'iug tb~IU a tem()JatWR. of
~108Ci~g together t'o ddmud &he J.'cveQUci'~ ~i~k Iiqeb ~i tb.e eQ'e.:~
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'C S Ha.tAorne If any disadvautage were to be apprehended to the morals of the peOple; by iut
? . E.q , i.creased consumption which might be i!xpected from spirits if .ht' duty Wi!re
~ ~u<:ed, tio YOll think that t~lIt mig~t be in any degrei! couDtt'raeted by I'e-"
wletmg the Itrengt-h'i at which IIHrlts should generally be brought into con...
8amption t-I think that ifspirits .()()uld 'be brought iotG conM'"ftion ,M'a; I~
degree ef stl'ength than that at wbicb they come from the still, it certainly "oeld
have ~ material o.pf.>ratioD in preventing.all excesa of drunkenDess, and I tiUpk it .,
matter w.eJl WOltl~y of serious consideration.
YBU have Itate~ ~hat ~rsons. of eqaal. s~~n. d!frered materit;lJy in ,opinion, ai
to "hether the rapIdity ot workang-ofF Splllt8 anJures the quality or not; . -..
such circumstances would you venture to recommend that system 1-1 8m not.
myself dis~6sed t6 think, tlu~t r~pidit.Y of work' injures ~e q~ality Qf the, apiri~
.and theretore 1 have no 'ObJectlOo to recommencl an lDcrease of ",ork whicb:
oolltr.ibutes to such rapidity, every thing else beillg equal.
Then ifsucb increased working were establ~sbed, would it ~Gt IIUlterialiyaa-ec.t.
Jour plan -or recommeDdaticm ofloweriRg the dut~es ?-No i because it mjgbt 1Ae,
Ilccompl1uied by a red.1ctioll of the rate .of duty, notwithstanding the ·incr~$e.,of
work, fgr instance, I might increase the .work 30 per ceot., aad ~edu.ce the du.ty
one h a l f . , ,
Unaccompanied with that, would it have that etTectl-l do conceive that.
an incre~ of work' would have the effect ~f increasing the charge. '
, Have yoo any id~a of what difference.,30 per cent. ,w~~1d make per g~lJ~ r
-:-1 11~"'e not ,sufficI~nt. g~ds UPOll, w~lch ~ ~orm an oplmon, tbe tielft PelSOl\"
to apply to for sueh 1ntOrautbion would tie a distiller. . . ' .' '\
, 'Could it 1Jlllke any difference, further' than as it compeUei:l'tbe distj))~r t~ P...rl
·the amOllnt of d!Jty upon al~ the spirits he ~adc ~-lf the d,is~iIler weren'ot eqWif
to the i)ftMlt1ty ·of work so Im~ upon hIm, he woald be surcharged {Of the:
deficiency; the rapidity of work would also increase his expenses., oJ
it
. W'ould not be gaining' duty 'UpODS~ much spiritlwlJioQ are BOW, iupposed,
,to ~be made and sent into oonsu,mption" withOQt, payiag &1\1 duly 'at alH-:-ltt
would certainly gain a duty upon so much spirit as bad been, actual!y 'produced,
~xceeding tbe present work; but I acend that it would occasion an jn("'f'ea~ ,of
price to the- public, because -I ha-ve' ,: aRd l.tla-'fe no 'reaaon' to doubt it;·t~t
distil~ have, ~ selling their, spiri~8 dUfi~gtbe last ,a~ the pr~ent year at"k'
rate httle more, If equal t$ the ct&t, locledtng tbf! ctaty of :pMluclng 'them; 8Qd"
that 'tileir .P~t, whateVi!t it may have been, has wen' fmm*bat i. called tb~
'Utn~~~~;~i,?n! is ~h~ qU~Dtit1 of'sp.iri~, '~p~n ',"hi'eh du'!1.• ~:,.d:~;'I~
to about foUr mllboQs of, galloos1-1 {rusk it.s Haut f(MIl" _dlioatl.d 88 balft~; ,
'If an increase of ~o~blings were generally to be mtde ~rt'aH 8dU8 'of'So' ~r:
-cent. would Qot tbe IRcrease of that 'he l,too,ooo gaUon..t-t pmlUDle ae
,calcu1ation is figured f'ig~ttly; it would ,.be three·teotb8 ,exaeuy.; , .. 4t ,,,~,
be 1,tOG,oOo gallons. , , ' ' , ; , : '~ ;; :
I( the duty were red'1lced to 6'Ve shiJ.lings, woakl not the .-.o8nt of .tbe'~
dut,r so paid upon tbese.spiritl be 800,0001. e,4ded te tbe.MeBuelo.....¥ea,.i&. . . .
'Jll':!ooce tbatsum.. . " .', ,': -.7-
WDnld not, that be .equal to all increase of, 11. Od. per gaUon..upoo 4,8OCb~
1JpoIl which the duty is DOW paid 1-Yes, it w o u l d . , 'I • '
, Dee.' not that calcti1arion procei!d upOli tbe supposition, thnt that,qua~ilJ ~
DOW' made and seotout into consulIlption without paying any dUlf to the Crowo~
The ealculation, 1 conceive, proceeC(s upon' the supposed capabIlity of ,be ~l to,
:produce that -quantity:of work; but it does UOl t-OUow that lIucb exc&I of .spiJita.;
.bas been actually made and sept into CODSUtIlptiOIl wilhoat paying 4u''''', , . 7 , . ':
, 18. ~ot ,tbe still lUi 'C~bIe.DOW ofprodncing, i.t, as it will be in ,cas~ ~. iboreeled
doubllDgS be put upon Itl-It. may be otherWIse, because sOUle 'd.iittUers maybe
able to produce that excess of work, and others Dot be able DOW to do lOt avt""·
may, by pa:actice .and an increase of skil'- be capable of doing 10 in .~ture. '. ; ~
Cautaey Dot app1y the, same skiU and capacity nbW, H the,y wiO be' able 10 no
afterwards, if.tbey think proped-Tbat, I apprehend, does'Dot fol'fow; fur -iF the
quantity of work that is now charged upon .tills in Ireland, 'bAA, been imposed ,in
the first instance, they could not possibl'y' have performed it; and there tOre I . .
of .opinion that the.:e may be man~ distilJE.1"8 who are .hot: ,at, pretellt capable:of
dOIDS th~f'ro~sed lDcreasedquantlty of work, lmt who, if pr.eMCeI.by Me appte'l
benslo'D 0 . such charges, may come to effect it. , , . , . : " . . , ' : :' ,
Have they nQt ,admitted, that they Ilre CR~le of .t.lealitlg ; that '30 per cen~
addition l'-:"Some of ,the di1lt.iJJerswith wbom I' commnnicated:upon 'the stibject'·
C)f incre<tse at' work, intimated to me, tbat perhaps it1l1igbt ~ done, but that thet~
Were distillers who could .not effect that '~uaDtity, of ,work, that they bC>Weter'
preferred to have an exc.etIII, of work, rather thdn 'run .the ehaace of tI1mI,gle4 .
-6,Piriu beinJ5 brought into the markE:t b'y lioeosedwstiJkrs..
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T~.IBight H~ ,Sir G~ORGE }~'ITZGERALD 'H ILt, Bart~

I . . ' ... ... . .. m.dleCbatr. . ., , .
,Charla Stet«lt'l HafDtho.rne, Esquire; again called in; and Examined.

'UPON what terms did the distillers consent to that increase of work that yon C. S. Ifawtkomr:'J
,pok~''Of?-The terms upon which the distill~rs consented to ~n increase of 30 per Esq.
cen't:upon their pr~sent work, was a reduction of duty, which 1 had rc:>olv~d to , V" '
reeoril1nend to the amount of 35, per gallon.
'Then that is a. greater reduction of d?ty than i~ prop0r:ti~ned to the increase
of 'work proposed ~-=-'there was no question b~tween ~he distiller aud me ~ .to
die '{iroportion of ·dut.1 to the work; the object which I, had, and wlllcb l
<"~lG~l've tbey Ilad;'at that time, was to have such a reductIOn as w.ould enable
them'to enter the'tnlnket more on a par with the private smuggler,
1,. ~Pt. of .f¥1f. would it not be a greater proportion 1-ln point of fact,
I conceive that il .w9.q1d be a greater reduction of duty.than would be Pl'OIM)I'tiolled
to that increase oflfo~~
. A(~\Ve -t~n.to :~derst:lnd from yoo, that you woald recommend to impose
upon distillers that increase of work ?-With the intleatioo of recommending to
the Chancellor of, the. Excttcq.ucr ~ reduction of the duty to 38. per gallon,
I md prepare a ~\n ' (OT impo~ing that incre~sed (I~antity of w?rk; wben r came over
liere,and rilentloo.cdto . him t~e n;ducuon W lIch 1 was disposed to J'ccQuuuend,
J found his feelings to l>c against its amount; and 1 tben turned my mind towards
the framin~ of a system wbich would not decrease the duty generally so low as
t Wat.nrst ,ropo:ted,' but which w'ould atl'ord to the illicit still districts legal
whiskey at a 'rate ofdut,.·toftr than the 'general duty.
~Yoti allude to the'plan you reco~ended yesterday ?~Yes. .
;' ~an' yo~ spe~ifi th~' r~te: 'whicb yo" recomlDended yesterday 1-1 specified th~
T~te J''e,st~day, w~~ch. ,was 58. per galloll 011 the ~r~sent w~lt, ,,:nd a shilling pel
S~\\OD:JlP.O,n t~~ ~~~,no~.u. pergalloa upODspmt9 permitted lOtf? consumptlon
~F.I1K;!t 4~tu~~, .. . . : . .. , ." ." . ,
A;e the distillers generally of opinion, that tltC'y could bear thar ~::tra ~!qrl' ?
-;....'f". diMUl..... , ~·· alt, 1'early, so 'fat as' 1 'coul<t tirid;' to adof£that inc,reas.e,
~f _ . y,aJtoovgh:11Ieftl' beard, thad l'ecoUectj froni :ahy :one of them,
that so
~~;~:! ~:~'::.;~;;~etonof. ~~an ~;jJls as 'wcll'~~ ~hefp;~prie~cirs:. ot ' ]~;ge

stiis,·. ,..er.ewiUingU'-l 'had no communiCation 'with Ule ~ dis'tillers who w~frkt!d.
flt!JlS under 100 gallons, .nor was it my intention;. to P!0p-~~~ ' anys,~4~h~cre~se
cV,1OharSe upon ' thoIe'.stlns; on' th~ contra.y, my tnte~t1on was to.' propos.e It..
~$a03'of cit'Hge'.upolt'stiils fr.otW 6S:f6 44 gallonlS.'c'oiltents. ",
. , . ' _ ,: ,
. What degree of w "?inution , h a~ Y,o g in tendeq tp, pr01?-0se?-One . ~aU ·o f .the
pt lit cbarge i that I~ a 'edrrctioll fr.dm 120 doublin,gi ~O. 60 doublings. - '.
Did you ever consider a plan of ~~lIccting -dl,lty py a .licen'sing system, up-on
sn't~·stm T with a few bf
its, l5eln~th;ActJcable i~ Irejapd ?-1 Qave often though~,
of ueb a plan, hut never arranged it III my mind; the l·~a.son was, that I cODcejve '
it would bc difficult to framc the countervaili.ng duties unuer the ~ct of Unioll~'
upon , the licensing system, \rhich would allow ot~ I . presu,me, au indefiui!e:
quantity of 'wo'rk. . ' . .,' "
• Aleyo. aware of, that system having been trieclln &o\fand somc years agp,
wbea..iilicit flistillatiOO'prevaiJed verygeneraHy, and that it was successfuJ,i~l,the
"'aMaDce-, in eon"'ibuting to snppress it ?.....1 am aware that such 'wns th~ sys(e.IiJ.
i1l Scotland; bat lam Dot aware of ita haVIng produced'those effects'; it~ howevtt~ it
~~IJ c~lcul~~d to pr?duce that eired, perhaps we might get over the difficUfIrl
oJ)b«rCoJlDterv.atl~ng duties . . - ~ ; - " . ,', '
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'BrUJ1"~ the- word "eirect,W yO'fl. ml'an succcss?-Yes, In suppresslb~ i\l1¢JJ;
diltiOatioo ,. , ," . .
"1»1'08 ~ think that persons would- be mort! read'y to ~stablish small stills
i1lictt.ciistrict9; if die duty were to be levied by a license upon the capacjtvof the
in
at.i1,J, than they would be as they are at present, subject to the various regulations
o( .~ ~r.iab law ?-I tbinklhe, system imposing die 'fewt'St restrictions wotlJd at
a~l. :.&~ be preferred 7 for instance, if survey alone were 'blade use of for the '
~ of C911ecling the duties upon 8pirits made by small stills, .811ch stills \vould
. •~readily -.bliabed tbaa they wiN be wben the ~oUectioD is by monthlY
c:tw~ e'tD alahotJ,glt<&be·eCa1eoC.ach charges be vet! tow~ . " , ', : .
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C. S.11tlJfJ/lorne, Have you considered what would be the best mode f«;>r the general eocoU1'llge-
Bs'l' ment of small stills, such as you recommend ?-Takmg great care as to tbe
~ situations in which those stills may be allo"ed to be erected, so as not to interfere
with the range of large stills, I would be rather disposed to have them placed
under survey than nuder a~y spectfi.ed chftrge; the Iy~tem of warebeulling flU
~irifs as they conie from the stm bemg adopted; at the same time, I conceIve,
there may be an objection to the introduction of the system of survey only, as
departing from the principle upon wh.ich the distilleries are at present worked
in Ireland. '
Do you conceive that in the mountainous districts the establishing stills there,
would come w~thin the description you give of interfering with the large stiJls?~
That would dep'end e~tirely upon the vicinit,>: of those mountains to the districts'
wlll're large stills are licens\!d; but 1 conclude it would be objectionable to·esta-
hlish small stills in remote mountainou~ districts; nor do I think that the situation
would be convenient, as not affording a ready sllp'p'ly of grain, which they would
possess by Heing erected h1 countries more accessible thereto. ,
Then in what manner d'o xou conceive that the establishing of smaU tillls·
'would tenn to discountenance Illicit distillation in those raountainoll& districts ~
By nffording a ready market for the grain of such parts of the country as are
-eap~ble (If producing it, and by the cheRY rate at whlcb spirit~ would be b~ought
into consomption, according to tbe plan have proposed. ,
But do xou conceive that in these mountainous districts, where private distiUa-'
,tion prevails so much, that there is not a large quantity of bar~ey that grows there
to supply those illicit stills ?-It lllay be so; but I consider tbat by the combined
Operauon of the system of coercion now in' existence, and of low duties, the
,Hlicit distiller would not have the tt-mptation to pursue his trade kwhile the esta-'
,blishment of small licensed stills in appropriate situations, would afford a ready
market for the com produced in the mouutainous districts.
, Then am I to understand by thnt, that you would establish small stilfs, wlu!n
they did not come within ~ given distance of what. yoo call large stills, in the
.mountainous districts ?-l C8Bnot state any precise distance;. I sbould 'be in~
:fiuenced by a variety of circlilDstances; distance might be one.
Can you mention any $ort of distance whi~b would justify you to establish
legal small stills in the mountaiuolls districts, so as to sive a market for the'barle,.·
.that grows there?- t cannot mention any particular dlstaDce.
, "'bat \\'ollld induce you to license small stills in those places l -The great pre.'
,alence of illioit distillation, and the want of a ready market lor COI'D. '
You have stated that you consid~r the pr~nci~le of the ~.e upon. town-Jllnds as
.absolutely necessary ,to put down private ,dlsttlJatlon, ID addition to the encourage--
ment which you would be inclined to sive, in lowering tbe duty, and other regula-
tions'; do not you feel, that modifications (.If that system might be made, whicla
*ould have the effect of f.u~ting down the evil, and, at the same time atront some;
greater safety ~o the weI -disposed to stop this practice i-There might be SODle
madi&catitms, but I think they must be very cautiously introduced, because I
,ain of opinion that if the regulation's I have mentioned, and the measW'e8 l have
proposed, operate in the manner I expect, they would b1 ioducing the ~e
.• abandon tOO use ofiJli~t apjrits ana adopt that oflegal, tender ill some tilDe,
.the coercion little more ,than aominaf. ' " "
Are you n9l :Qf opinion that the aaistance of the tesident gentlemen 'Of toe,
:counu,y:.i. actua]), necessary, to put down this evill-I tb,nk it is bighl., necessary ,
.under ;pre..ent ciraumstabCes, and they have 1\ great deal ill their power, but the~
~ertiol1& would .be leis .requisit~, at least in my opinioR, if.the meaiOre.l have
.recommended be adopted.
Then if such modifiC'-8.tAons :were made as met the 8P,J¥:~bati.on of ,the gffide-
men of the eouhtry, do you not feel that you would engage them more werwfy
in 100r snpport,thao by the present practice of liniog .tow~-]and8 ?-I do Qot
'expect that any modification of tne town-lund fine .system which could l!Ie'
introduced, leaving its coercions in due :vig~ur, would produce a geuefal co.
.operation of the country'gentlemt.''O of Irelaud ha favouf of the re\<e,llue.
Then DotblDg but coercion, .in 'your.apioioo., ceD ioduce these geB~,l9
assist the re.enue.r......I ·showd be very sorry to pass tbat censureu.pon the gende- :
man of Ireland,. for I have received -coosiderable assistance frOJDthem in maDI
,places; but I speak #i)f a 'general co-operation, whicb alone woold be effective.
Have the Excise officers' in tbe illicit districts. been upon a1l ~siOfts Q .
,active 8S they ought to have bees, ill eodeavolh'ing to supprel& iUidt .!IiSlti11ation 1.
"':-1 dare say there are jostancea of their not being eo active as tbey might'be, :
but we eadeavour to select persons wbo ate the most bd1ive ,fur tbat service, ana
.in general those who ,are awruntec) to it are-.ol.ateers, such as ale anlrimrs for :
,tbat species of du~ o~ -aecQuat1)f tAe acWawgee which, .-e 4a#eti lrem it. '. •
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'&N ILI.IClT D1S'l1ltLATlO'N M. TRELAND. iS5
• ~OD. ~ advaotageal-The, pFOportiol! o£ iDea which they recei..e. C. S. llQll.tho~n~,
In case an officer inan illicit <listrictconduct himself wen. isit in the power of the
Esq.
~mmissioners 10 promote him ?-It is, provided he has been of sufficient standing l. ....;.--J
..itt the revenue according to the orders of government for regulating promotions.
· 'Do 'you conceive th~t the rew~rds 'nn officer acquires by a faithful discharge of
'his duty, to be greater than is possible for those who a~e concerned in illicit dis-
l.illation to recompense bV pnvate fees ?-I do not thmk they are greater; for;
upon a.calcula.tioo that I think may be made, the illicit distillers might pay all the
'fines that have been incurred in the last two years and an half in Ireland, and
.divide haIfa million of money as a profit among themselves; and I will sta.te the
·",rounds of the calculation: Taking the consumption of spilits in Ireland, as it was
"tated by the ~missioners of Inquiry !n 1~, ~o ,be 11,;400,000 gallons, one-.
third was. cOllsldercd to be made by pnvate dlst111ers, which would amount to
'3,800,000 gaUons;' and alJo~ing them a profit of. two shillings PE:!' g~lon up()1\
'3,000,000 of gallons, throwmg out of the questIOn th~, oth<.;r 800,000, as. it
-consumed among themselves, and not brought into ~arket, the result would b~
what 1 have mentioned.
· Have you received ~~ny complaints of your officers, in the enfql'ci~g the
~nalties upon the private distillation, or in being employed in that service r-'-:'
ThEre have been several complaints, but certainly not to the extent th~~ might
be expected; when we col}sider the nature of the service.
Have you beep <>Wiged to dismiss many in consequeDcei'-No.
HMe many compJaints been made ?-S~vera1 have been made, and officers
1tave been -removed from one situation to another in conseqileDce; but 1 do nOt
ftCOllect whether any actual dismissals bave taken place.
Are we to under&tand from that, that it was on account of their misconduct?-
'Of course ~ it was either for misconduct, or h,ecause it was not thollg~t expedient
to continue them longer in their then situations; but of tills I can assure the
Cqm~ttee, that there is the u400st aQxiety, on the part of the Board of Excise,
to inq\lire into every complaint that is brought against the revenue officers, and
,to doamplejustice to the 'pUblic.
By whom are tboi6e c:emplaiots genetally made'i-Most frequently, I think, OR
ahe part of'the miliuuy.
You mentioned that you often removed ofl\cers from their situations, what cit'-
.cumstaDces have there been, in those cases generally, which have induced the
Commissioners Rot to dismiSJI thi!m,t-I cannot state the particular circumstances
,tbat prevented it, nor «;an I. detail the particul~ cas~s that occurred; but no
.doubt the offence was not such, in tbe opinioll of the Commissiouers, as woulcl
warrant dismissal. . ' ,
Has there heeD any considerabJe change in the geueral 'COnduct of "the Excise
<e>fficers in tbe illicit districts, in the-course Oflast year-, as -compared wita what it wBi
lhrmerly ?-l cannot llJlswer that 'luestion, because I have not 'been mach mOre
:4haQ a year myself at the Board 0f Excise; in ·tbe beginning of February I·com-
.pleted my first year. . .:
. Have Y80 any eornplaint'te ltSake generally, in regard to the conductof the
lCODDtry gentlemen, .in the waat of zeal and co-operation in suppressing illicit
celistilleries 1-1 have no eomplaint to make against tbe country gentlemen. . ,
·What is the establishment of ElCcise officers in the Excise district 1-EVe[{
lliftriet is·composed of a number af surveys, according to its extent, aRq in flae
:eurvey there are a number of walks; eYery survey lias a surveyor, and in eae
,walk there is a gauger; there is also a superD~rary gauger attached to each
.survey. . . , . . ,
But according to the prevalence of illicit distillation, yon add a greater mamber
'to the districts.1-Y es ; where it greatly prevails, we either send additional officers
'Who are upon the establisbm4lDt, "OJ'employ as.~ ofticen onder a recent Act
-ofParliame.ot. , "
Can you say how many officers there are is an] ODe district of tbe country
"Where illicit distillation prevails ~-I C8JlAot at this moment; but '1 dare say 1can
;:acquire that jDformati~, if neceuary.
Have YOD ~Vtr fOJ'Qled an o.pipion, er u.pon ~c::u1ation, wbat are the numb('\' of
.om-ont still, compared to perf~ stiJIs, wbieb have lleeo' seiUd 'is" the illicit
.4tstriets 1.......We haVe DO accourit of worn-out sUUs; the still." for the seizure of
1Whjch ?fficers are entit1~d to be r.ewarded, must be I'e.porud as .se~vice~le &tills,
&them Jge the,. do not get the reward. '
· Arena J."e\~ar4s given to the military for the seizure ofworo-out stillsi-Not for
"VOl~-out ~ti1ls, I believ~;. I. al~a1s \indersto~ ~t under t~e directions of ~he
EXCise BOard, reward& are only given for the discovery and seJzure of serviceable
.$tills; and accgrdiug to .the iDstructions which I llavei luHl' can lay .before the
" , Committee,
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Co S. llaR)I"~Nle, Committee, it is stated to be oo]y for a serviceable still that a reward i. to he'
Esq. given.
~ 'Who is the j udgc of those stills, and determines them to be useful or useless?-
It is now the collector of this district. '
Do thc collectots report upon the state of the seizure ?-The collectors send up
monthly what is called a" 8ti1l Return," which states and describes the number of
stills seized and no return should be made of a still not serviceable.
,\Ve wish to ask you what is your opinion of the utility of the establishment of
boats in Lochfoyle, tor tbe prevention of the lransit of spirits from Donegal tu the
eounty of Derry ?-I think such all establishment would be very useful.
From the different rcports officially made to you, what is your opiuion of the
effect produced of taking the spirits across Lochfoyle by the cutter, and boats
attnclled to it for the last 18 months ?~I consider their services as very advan-
tageous to the revenue in tbat particular. .
'What number of gallons of spirits are now required by law to be produced by
a OQ gallon still in 28 dnvs, and what the quantity of malt or corn consumed
there '?-The number of gal\ons cbargeable against such a still in twenty-eight day:;,
amount to 3,132, and nt tbree barrels of com for every Z4 gallons, the COll-
sumption of corn would be 390 barrels; it may be somewhat more than 3go,
perhaps 400 barrels. .
Can you state to the Committee, in such.a count)' as Donegal or Derry, wliat
number of stills, und~r a ~undred gal~ons con~nts, if establis~ed, would be Hkely
to afford a cousumptlon for the barley grown In those counttes ?-I cannot e~ll
guess. , , . •
Are you not of opinion, however, that, with ~ view to ellcou!Rgement o~ tb<;
agriculture of the county, a number of small stills to be licensed ought to bear
lOme proport~on to the quantity of barley grown und used in tho;re diitrict~ \Vh~e
you woukl hcense them i'--l cannot see flOW the number or stalls to M licensed
can be regulated in that way. . ,
Have yeo any data upon which to found an opinion of the quantity of barlcy
'Produced in the northern counties of Irelandl-I.have not." . ,
Are you not of opinioD: tha.tthe great consumption of iliicit spirits in the •
11ro.ince of Ulster' will be found to ariSe from the habits oftbe country. people, a~
the difff>rent fail'S and markets, being to: indulge in dram-drinking, to the extent of
one or two glasses of \\'hisk~y eacb ?-l dare say a great proportion of spiritt are
e.on&~~ed iu that way: .
From the habits of the peopl~ in the North of J reland, are you of opinion that
great drunkenness prC\'iIil!?-Th~y co~s~me a good deal of spirits, . but I canuot
folly t.bat great drunkenRCSS prevaIls ' . , .
J)oes not the consu.trJptiol1 of spirits arise m9re from the habits of the coDfltry
'people in dr,inking drams, in thi3, \~uy, .than from ~hi~kcy being ,nse~ by the Iligber
ranks of society '-I find no' whiskey III the society I meet with In the ~th,
except perhaps at snpJlE;r; ( IO,ok upon tbe consumption of whiskey by the hig~r
raRks of people as very loconslduable. _ •
What is th" cause of seized whiskey ceasing to be sold at the Custom..ho~aa
formerly?-Since I came to the Board of ~:xdse, I hav~ 'understood that-oI:<i:e,·_
'had been given to the Custom~house in Derry tQ sell, seized spiri~ only to ~ pa&~~1'
house there, who were bounu not to send It out tor consumption 1Il .thls cOlHu,ry ;
")aut'rly the Bonrdhave agreed to have these spirits brou~ht up from !leny and ~9Ad
in Dublin; lest they' might get into consumption under-hand, if sold in Herry. ~
If the, were sold at the pla('es more no~rious for that 'pecics of spilit bctiDg
used, might it nol prcvent illicit distillatiun going on ?-.No, I dont't quut it
would have any such effect. . ' '': '
Join 4tiuon S1II!Jlh, Esqu~re, called in; and Examined.
J. A. Smulh, WHAT is your situation in Derry ?-I have a considerable mercantile esta\>lisl~
EIq:7 ment in the city of Derry. ; ,
'----...... I Have you any concern with the linen trade in that port of the world r-
Yes.
Have you a very extensive bleach greeD, within four miles of Derry?-:" Yes,
I am a partner in a bleach green within that distance; .and in another at.
Coleraine.
Have you an extensive -knowledge of the c;xc:bang~~d m.one)' mark!'t~ i.n that
countr, ~~From having a good a~a1 of dealings 10 money, I should hav.e a
knowledge of that market. .
, Have :rou the manng~ment of the POPWOllS estate beIODging.~oMr. POD~cmby~
jn the neIghbourhood of Derry ?-I hav~ .
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. :n.en. geberalfy you are a grand juro'r of i~ county of
Derry ?_I am~ ' . 'J. :Jj;Smytlt,
~hen lOU hav.e a tolerabl,.. extensive "knowledge of the concerns of al1 . sq..
cfusS'es ot people In that part of the north of Ireland?-I conceive I have. . ~
,Are t~ere any.-licensed stills ..under 100 gallons, in the. neighbourhood of
Deny?~There are. . .
; .Descril>e ihem;?-"Thereis one at 'Pennyburn, .about a mile from Derry ; ·1 think
'it is a 98-gallon still; there is one at Bert, about five mjles from Derry, in the
· ~ar~ny' of ~n.nistlOw~n, of about 7~ gallons; there is one at Newt?nmelavady,
~..bout 12 ttnles from Derry, of I thnik 80 ganons contents; there JIi anothel' at
Derg, WhlCh is nea~ly 30 miles from Derry, of about 60 gallons .
. ' What County kthnt in ~'-'In ·the county of Tyrone.
· How Ion,g is it since thos~ still~ have been established ?-That of Newton .. ·
'melavady has been established, I think, within the 'last three 'years; they ha\'e
t
'aU' been established, within•
1:hat time. : ,.. •
.... "D.~. ~ou .know .~he. duty chargeable, per gallon, upon legal-made spirits, at
"P~~t.-Yes, I do. . : .
. ' .·How much ia itl-Six shillings, British money..
· ~ What do you conceive the most etTectual means of putting 90wn illicit dist~
,l~tion in .Ireland ?-Judici~us re~u~ti~ns for 'pll~lic ~istiJIeries, and stroilg
.measlltes '0 put'a stoll to pnvate dIstillation. .
· . What do yc)u 'meaii 'by' strcing' measures ?-S.ucb as, fines UpOD towolands;
'Penalties upon private distHlers, and the ownel'S of the stills; something of the
8alDe kind as und~r .the present la.w, with regard to fines aQ.d penalties. I
· ", H~~e y'~\l :~i~~wledge 'of tbat ~ystem haviQg been effeetuaH-I have
ItQq".l~«\.of it.s,.,b~vjQg baCI "ery- considerable eft'eet.; but its not beiog efectual,
jle,bnps arose frolB ita oIlot ba.viag. had a proper opportunity of being so, or
rather from its being 8tQpped, when it had nearly put an end to private 4iS'tillatioD;
, '~~~~. the tjm.~. w:bf~ ,the ~p~~ w~e. ~lIpended. . ' . . , , .
. nut in your .0pinioQ ';'t· would ha.v.... oontributed,i.f not completely, yet vf!tJ
ma~erialJy, to that,ot>ject, i~ it had a fllir triall-I do tbink it would. .. .
· . .A,qd it is DOW in.IOW opinion ,in ¥,08r.eH to that efi'ect?-In particular .parts of
;:~~~ ~unt;ry thatl,uHlcquaiR.t.edr~~'~ ,it iha"had tbat effect. '.' ~
, It bU had that e&ot, eftD 1rithoanhOle- alt~stioDS; which may' be extremely
.desirable in puttillg.down the illicit di.tillery system i-It· bas,'in paniCUiar dis-'
:.tr.ic~ . . ,',' ,"- .' .. ,' .'. .' ".'
.' /lie ~ou.propar~ tQ suggest the aJ~r.atioQs which you w.oold tbiDk Ildvisable?
-They w.ould be lOch 88 ·to enab~. a lOan to goiDtotbe.public distiUatiOD buainc&6,
without beinS oblil!e<i ~ become a smuggler, for I cPIlceive that DO man can be
".~e ~ner. ofa publ!c distillery, under the present slstem uf regulations, unless ~
: smaggtes m a certatu degree,. or 'Joses a very large foctane, . ..'
. W~· ~~ Y0!l,~~ive moit likely ~ enable the (lffieers ~the ref~Que to put
-down Jlhclt distillation, whether ·shoufd abe a mOle exteDSlve 'establlshment of
1III8l1 ~tills, or ~ g~ral reduction.of duty ?-'I conceive that a reduction of duty,
.'S8t:h1lS would' be at all thought of in <;onsitl~ration .of the revenue of the country,
: could have Ito e.ffect in pilufng a stop"to private distillation, because the rrh'a~e
.cJistifter can bring bis spirit so much cheaper to market than the public dlstillet,
..he paying 00 d.uty ~or liis malt, and not having any extensivc·. establ~h~le!lt; h~ is
-alikto make bls whIskey at about twopence a'gallon; whereas apubllc-dlstillcr }\'Ith
a loa-gallon still, ·cannot make it .for lcss tban2oa. I speak of the expense ot'
tbemaaufacture merel,. ..,
. Then -Whatever reduction of duty' might arise, there would still remain a diffi>l'-
· .aee to that amount imposed in point oHact u~n' the priee onega} spirits ~~I
oooceive so, except in the quantity, a private dIstiller is not able to produce the
same quantity from the grain, as the public distiller is," bat ·what lie wants in
Uuar:atity he lias in quality. .. .
. Do,-ou mean the quality of the spirit ?-I mean the ·qnality of the spirit. .
.l)Q lOU conceive that the general sale and consumption of illicit spirits in . tbat
part of Ireland with which you are acquainted, results in.a great measure froin
tlH) su.,pposed preference of tlie quality :-In n "cr.y considcrabJc degre~,.the better
so!.t of people won't drink the .pubhc-d~stilled whiskey wben they c~n get the
jprlyate. .
Does,not that result also from the ilficit spirit being cheaper?-I should hope
1:11at is not" the ~ with the·better·soit ofpeoplc.in generat .
What, in point of fact, is tbe avcrage price at which i1l1icit spirit is sold ?-The
P"Tes~t ~!ce.is .rro~six. ~hil.li.ngs ~,~t shillings a gaUuD, according. tu th~ lucill
8JtU8(IOO m whlcbyou get It.. .
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J. A. Sm.'I'", In the city ()f Derry?-Perhaps it is a little dearer there; perhaps a ,hilling
Elf}. a gallon" on account of the difficulty of bringing it in, where there are so many
~ rel'enue officers. .
Do you mean to inform the Committee tbat tl)e price in the city ot Derry is
.about 98. a gallon ~-Perhaps not so much; perhaps 7 s. or 8 s. a ganOD.
What is the usual average price which is paid by the belter class of persons in
:the city of Derry for illicit whiskey?- I sbould suppose the price 1 havepRlready
.mentioned, 7 I. ·or 8 I. a gallon.
You haye stated that it is from 6 I. to 88. a gallon ill the country, and 1 s. more
in the city of Derry 1-Yes.
Is it from 78. to 9s. a gallon in the cit,. of Derry ?- Yes, in the city of Derry.
You have said, that without such a sacrifice of revenue as you suppose could
not be contemplated~ yoa do not think tbat any red~tion of duty would be
effectual for the suppession of this mischief; have you formed any o'pinio~,
without reference to that consideration, as to what reduction of duty might be
effectual ?-Really I do DOt think any rednction of duty would do it, unless you
.take the duty offaltogether. .
Are you prepared to suggest any of those alterations whicft you would think
deairable as to smal1stills?-Y.es; I conceiye that if the w«k tUt may he (:00-
.sidered proper to put upen a a,mall still, or in mct upon 818y giTen still, after 1Ihat
was completed, that the public distiller should oawe tke ~... er .of. slaowiug hts
excess of work at a certain reduced duty, by which meaDS .be could fairly .come
forward with it, and not be obliged to resort to smuggling in .Older to effect its
.consumption. _
H~ve you enf calculated what the general reduction of the duty upon spirits
should be, which would .ensue upon an allowance being giV.etl upon excess~
I think that if the present duty be continued, tbe oYer..work would pay 21. a
gallon, and that the revenue would be benefited much by it; altbougli it might
tie gGt into consumption much cheaper; yet still I coRceive d1at by such a regu-
lation you would get conscientiO'Us mea to become distillers, as the~ could go
with .met.,Y int9 it then, as in 88, other mMtufadure net ~ubj~ct 4:0 Excise law,
~nd it would .reduce the duty generally from S I. tb4: preeeBt .flat:)', to llbout 5 s. '
Is it not your 0rinion that one great .ject.fit' r-egulation ought toe 00 to ltring
.:to charge the ful amount of what any still, ·be it large -or tllDaN, eould -predttee
within.a JDOIltb i-That i~ theobjeot -ef .y . . _swer. .
But if the whole of the work, which any atiD, luge er .&lIlllll, w~te cerMtle of
})roducing, were brought to charge, would not, in your opi_au, the smuggJ.ieg be
..equau.y pRlfieDted, BI Ity your .suggestion of allowjag tie admitted excelS -to be
.cliarged at a lower duty ~-CertaiR''y not; it 1Joald 6e·the MOst otfeetual meaDs
.to encourage smugglmg; becaMe ~ou would have no _.lIleas than 500 ()f' 1,000
ploas Ji(l8DS8d, ~d tbOee 'YOU could only work in tile great grail) count1'ies; and
where there was a great con&umptioa, tt would then be ·aecessar, to supp'ly the
. "'Wots of the jghabitants ill other diatrict.a .of the ooDatry b.y .prlvate distillation,
-an~ also to gille them. a market for the consuming of the grain, ~use lhe
.distillery of 500 or 1,000 gallons can work so mucli cheaper tb.an.a small still;
.and they can also ~et so much more produced out of the graiD, that the small still
could not bear up'm competition with them, were each to pay dIe full duty OIl
,\heir entire Q'ork.
We were not asking you as to the comparati¥e ellarges of the large or the
-small still, but only whether your object of preventing smuggling, and enabling a
.conscientious man .to undertake this business, and to embark his capital in the
distillery, would not be equaUy accomplished by making the ~istjllery su~Ject to
·the whole of the cluu:ge which ougllt to be imposed upon its work, with reference
-to its capacity ?-J conceived that I answered that by saying, tbat tbe small stiU.
:could not work upon the same footing as the large stills; Qdld jf each were to pay
..duty upon all they wrought, you woufd have no small stills at all. •
Then'would your suggestion be to allow tbe excess-work to \Je charged at one
third of the present duty, leaving both Jarge and small ~tills iobj~Pt to their
present proportion of ~rk ?-I conceive that they would then be· u,pon a
tooting.
What would be the excess of work :which a still under 109 ,a110Ds would
.produce, above what jt is at present .chargedl-I.cannot ilnswer tbat queatioa
correcdy, but I .should suppose 60 or 70 per cent. perhaps 100 per cent. ~ording
to the skill of the distiller and convenience of situatiou. ,
Do you recollect at :what a 99-gall,oD .till is now char~d i-At about 3,000
,gallons a month. .
Speaking generally, and not obliging you to an exact calculation, what would
be the number of gallons -which it would be enabled to produce from excess ,/f
:work_l-Perha'ps 3,000 gallons mOle i 100 'per cent. if judiciouslY worked.
3,000
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S,OOO gallons at a duty of two, shilliDgs, woold reduce the w.hole of ,the duty J. 4. Smy!h,
-upon spirits produced by ~at ~istillery, to bow much~-To four shillings per Esq.
-g81lOB, tbe pr~eDt rate bemg sixpence. ~
Bot ~ould it not therefore enable the smail distiller to bring his spirits into
'the market at -a price much lower than 'the larger distiller could afford to
do /......l.tbiak not.
, If the work now imposed upon large stiUs as compared with the smaller ones,
namely, those under 100 gallons, be beyond all proportion of their impoled work;
and if in your opinion thesmallstill conldproduce 3,000 galloos more dUm the 3,000
at whioh it is already charged, and that the large distillery could produce no com.
parahve exceas; woold not the necessary reduotion of duty upon the whole spirit
produced by tbe same &tills, lU{>posing the excess to be charged at one third of the
f
reseDt d~ty, enable tbesmall dIStiller to undersell the largedistiller in tbe market ?-
oonceive tbe advantag~ that the large still bas in point of expense over the small
.still, will more than balance dae excess of work that the one has in proportion to
cite other, for although a 9S-gallon still may produce 3,000 gall ODS beyond its
present work within the month, I think that a soo-gallon still :would produce
12,500 gallons in the same time, beyond its present work; and suppose the ex-
.pElIl&e of work to be one &biUing per gallon more on a BlDall still than em a large
8tiJl, ;t would bl-t .. g them 1 daiok .eKactly on a footing. ..
lfhat is the amount with which a SOO gallon still is charged at present?':'"
About ~S,ooo gaUons in the month.
But 1rith respect to the still established near the city of Derry for example, Jo
.~u admit tbat the reduction of duty which would ensue from your suggestion,
:w mak~ it totally iJp~ble for fI!J1 distiller, in any par,t of Irelaptd, to import
~is.spirits into the city Of Derry l-I f;onceive' that if aU, distiUe~iea, },,{ge ud
$Q18Jl, had th~ same adVaDtages of brl~ng their excess to c~ge, ;t~ t~ ,rale
sf.II,ted, tbey would ~ a~e to bring tbeir spjrits to market upon ~e Ball\e terms;
~rhapa there would be a ditT~eoce of freight aud .insu,raD!Ce, which may be
i:ec:k~ at about silijIe~ce per gallpn, to .1)fing it tp Der,y frqm .a dift:erept
market, and this .must depend 91' the_ price of. grain; ~t Derry, in. g~E:rNl~ it is
~ higher tI;lan wbae a ~gaUo~ still w~ Pe erected.
. Do JOU JIeCOUect ~uhe bighestdaarge was ~
IIDtier 1410 gallooal..-l
410 ·not.
w. ever imposed upon uills
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But you are aware that the char~ at PTesent is comparatively verI smfdl to
"hatit bas been ~-I have DO knowledge of what it bas been.
You have stated that. it is your opinion that a l'eduction of .duty, 80 fat frQ.m
beiog eaential to pnuing'dowo illicit distillatiQu, would aot be eJfectuQ.!. to .tbP.t
objectl-Unless it were nearly entirely taken away.
But you have fOln•.d, in p_ts of the country, the system DOW existing contci-
, b) It~ "lerymnch to the IUpPJe~ of the ~iecll~H-OD. Mr. POIl5onby's estate,it
lQS.
Bas it pIt it down entirely ?-En_tirely, tor the present.
What do you tbink would be the efFect of licensiDg small stiDs in differeD" parts
of .t~_~y; do you conceive. it would be more efl'~tual in. supl;»reuing illi~it
. diatilla~ than a nUmber of eXC11C o6icers l~I conceive the lu:ensms small stills
would not have auy good effect in putting down private distillation, Without otber
strong mf'asu~; and ~ha~ gr~at.care o~ght to ~ taken where small ~tills are to be
licensed: for Jnstance, the still at Derg has qUit work; and J was mfordled the
da,11eft Derry, that a private still had been seized at work on the fire-place from
·woich the licensed stilll1nd been taken, and whicb bad all the advantage of thc
utensils: this would be the case if small stills were indiscriminately licensed.
How ]ong. since each of the stills at Newtonmalavady, Burt, and Derg, ha,'C
commenced working, as nearly as you can ascertain ?-The still at Burt
bad commenced about a year and a hall" ago, and wrought t",o or three months,
and .quitted work; it commenced again, and wrought about the same time,. and
is now idle.
And Newtonmalavady ?-About three years ago.
And Derg?-Last summer, and wrought two or three months.
Are yon DOt a ~er in the Pennybum distillery?-I am not, nor will be a \
partner in a public distiHery, under the present regulations.
What regulations do you particularly allude to?-The regulation with regard
to the extra work; I conceive that every public distiller must be a smuggler in a
certain degree, and subject to tbe risks attending upon the &muggler.
Have you ever heard thaL illicit whiskey was purchased by those concerned in
tbe Penny bum distillery ?-I am sure it is not the case, for 1 sell the whiskey of
the PehDyburn distillery; 1 have sold it during tbe last 12 months, and I should
,know it if they had done so.
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.J. .A. SmytA, -Do you not think that the city of Derry is one of the greatest markets fer illicit
Esq. whiskey?-I believe it is no greater,except from the extent of the population;tltall
8ny other part of the county of Dell" Donegal, Antl;im, or Tyrone; whell it
......,.._-.J .can be got, it-is in general consumption. -
.Can -the '1.8tem of finiag the .town-Iands be effectual, without the :assistanee 'Of
powerful military aid ?-I conceive that such a regulation, with regard totbe
fines, might be adopted, 81 would make military aid ullnecessary. .
What are those means 1-1 shall first point Dut the grievance under which the
;inhabitants of the smuggling districts la60ur: suppDse a still is wodted upon any
particular town-land, the e~ci&e-officer gees to make his detectiDIl-; the private.
_distillers hMe theq. people out on watcb, to give them notice of tbe approach of
the excise officer, and die illicit still is removed oot of the town-land before the
·officer comes there; he perhars finds a .quantity of pot-ale, and then upon search-
ing further, he finds the stil .in a different town-land, which had been removed
·there, and where the owners Df the town-land, to which it bas been so removed,
bad no connection whate.ver with the private dist.ilIation of that still; he lodges laiR
informations against both those tODn-lands, against the one, fDr bis finding the
.-pot-ale, .and a~ainst &he other for his findin~ the prlvatestiU: both ate .fined.
Tile people ot ·the tewn-Iand where the still is found, (akhough perhaps there
never was a still wrought upon that town-land) are equally liable to the 6ne as if
it had been brought there and worked by them; and the fine is levied in the same
'Way by driving whomsoever's property is found, unless the inhabitants of t.he
town-land agree to pay it by assessment upon the town-land. To remedy that
-evil, I would propose, that if any inhabitant of the town-land, or the owner
-or agent of 'the town-land, shall give informatiDn to the ~auger of the waRe,
a copy of which 10 be giVen to the collector of excise of the district, stating
particularly the situatioll where the private still is worked, and describing the
owner, or reputed owner C1f such private still; a copy of such. information to
'be sent by tlie excise collector to the Excise Board. 1 should propose that sueh
·town-Iabd should in sueh case be exempt from the fine, save ar.d except the par-
ticdlar farm -upon 'Which thm private still was found; and in case such fine were not
. paid within a certain time after the conviction, that the owner of the farm should
be peRona])y responsible for the amount; and that the forfeiture of his lease shouid
.ensue in case it.were not paid, one half of the fine to be given to the county Infirmary,
the other half towards tlie county assessment; that wbere no Roch information was
,.given, and that a detection was made by a revenue officer, the fines ~ be levied
and applied as at present; by which means tbe revenue officer would be upon the
alert to mak~ his seizure before information had been given to him or to the excise
, .office; the collector of excise wooJd also be enabled, with this information, to
adl the attention of the revenue officer to do his duty, and people who wished to
pst a stop to illicit distiJIation would have an opportunity of aVOIding the penalti'es
and distresies they now encounter; and I conceive, tlaat by such regulation, pri-
'\lIlle distiJ.Jation would e1f'ectualJy be put a stop to, and tile aid of the ~ilitarl of
course rendered unnecessary.
Can you inform the Committee, to the ~t of your judgment, whether the,.
drink, in that society called the Farming Society, illicit spirits, or spirits from the
. ..stills at Pennybum near Derry?-I am not a member of that society, but I knoW'
-they purchased spirits which bad been bought at the excise sales for the use of
, .the Farming Society, and wbich spirits had been illicitly made.
In"preference to the )egal~y distilled whiskey ?-Of course.
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JoA" .AeAelon Smyth, Esquire, again called in; and Examined.

HAVE you heard of barley being brought froll1 any distance, and from whence, J...4. 8myt"
to Locbswilley, for the use Of the private distillers, and at what pricei-.I know • Elf. '
there hJaa been barley imported from different parts of Ireland to Loohswilley, for ~
the wte of the private distiller, and that it has lately commanded ~ly double the
~rice of what it was at the markets 'from wllich it was brcnaght; that at present
there are several cargoes at Locbswilley, brought from the county Down and
Antrim; besides they get a great part of the Darley of the county Derry and
Tyrone, for the private iiistillatiol) of Donegal. '
In general, is not. the price of grain higher in illicit districts than in otber parts
of Ireran~ ?-~o !Ducl) s~, that any public distillery.set up in th?se dis~i~s m~st
be suppbed by ImportatIOn from other quarters WIth. tile .graIn for theJr dls-
tiUeries. ,- . "
What does a gallon of whiskey stand the. private distiner in, computing malt,
corn, grinding, risk, and every thing l -That depends upon, the. price of grain.
,4t present, what do you su~se it lItands in ?-If YOII will allow me to mention
a given price of grain, thell I will give my opinion.
Then mention a given price of grain, and give your opinion l-At 8,. the cwt.
whicb ia a shillmg a stone (or barley, and which I conceive to be a fair price for
the farmer, whiskey would stand the private distiller about 38. 3 d. a gallon, 12 per
CleDt. over proof by Dicas's hydrometer.
Wha~ is the cost ofthe same qu~tity to' the legal distiller, ~ith duty r-T~t
depl!J?~s upon the size of the sull, ana whether he pays the entire duty of his
wotk, and on the mall. ,
y QU sta~ the difference between the large still and the' -.u still, ~.)'OU
atate, wbatit woul~ stand each in ?-I conceive tbat it would stand the distiller who
",ought a 500 gallon stm, 98. per gallon; and the distiller who wrought. a 100
ganO¥ ~ill, 10'. per gallon. . .
. '};haa, oder the oircumacaaees, do yoa think that it, is possible fur the le281
distiller -to lIleet the'illicit distiller in the market r-Net, if:' the jl}1~ distlUe. be
aJlowed to' .ark. '
Then, dn~bet thedifference'o! priee".~t\t~R the two, ~d the. duty~ operate
a~ .. bonnty 10 favour of t~e, pn1ate' dlBtlltatlon?-T~e .~nvate dIstiller. has' the
difference of pnce for the rIsk he runs, and of ccKlne- it IS a bounty to hIm OYer
tile public distiller, in an-y amount of duty. which the public distiUer pays.
y Oll ~ted, yesterday, ~bat no ~uCtiOD of duty~ such,as would lie ahU tboll$bt
of, in cpnsideration of the :rev-enue of the! CJountJy, wonld have any effect in putb.Dg
a stop to illicit distillation ?-:-I- did. , .
~~ .you stated tlJ41.,th~ p-r.jce,o~ illicit spir,its, was from six ehillinss to'eight
&billiogs a gallon 1-1 dld, lO·tIle neJghbourhOOdof Derry.
Du not you think that i~ such, a reduction- wen!' made upon the duty paid by
the public distiller, as would' enable him to com~ into the market at that price, tIuit
it wOuld tend ~ represS' illicit distillation?--I; db not think it would.
Explain .,our reasons for that opinion.-Because the private distiJIer could sell
at five shilhngs or five shillings ana sixpence a gallon; and even ifhe ask the same
- price, or even higher than the public disti1le~, from the difference in the quality of
his spirit, he would get the preference, his whiskey being universally purchased,
ekcepl by 1:b.oee who are afraid of the operation of the law.
In speaking of the reduction of duty, the Committee always mean to speak orit
as concurrent with the fining-system; now do you take into account, in givinJ
that answer, the risk that the private diitiller runs of fines in continuing illiCIt
practices ~-In most cases the private distl1ler would run a risk were he alone sub-
Ject to the fines, as in general he has no property to pay the fine.
What reduction of the present duty would enable the public distiller to sell his
spirit at from ~ix shillings to eight shillings a $aJlon 1-1f I am to luppoae that the
public distiller pays the duty upon all the l,rints be makes, I moat be allowed the
same privilege as before, as to stating the sIze of the still.
Make the same distinction as before.-5uppose the price of _y whiskey- to be
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J . .4. Smyth, seven shillings a pilon, the owner of the ooo-gaUon-stiU, if judiciously wrou~ht
Esq. could pay three ihillinSS a gallon, together with the prelent malt duty, SUpposlDg
......._ _ _ _ _J the price of barley at eight shillings per cwt.; that of l00-gallon-sMll, one shilling
-- less; both must depend a good deal upon the knowledge of the people employed
in the distilleries.
Would not the :plan you recommended yesterday, of char~ing the low duty upon
excess, have the VirtUal effect of reducing duty (-I am clearly of opinion that it
would have the effect of increasing the revenue, inasmuch as there is a charge
that would be .paid u~n that excess of work; and that the same duty as at pre-
sent would be paid on the stated work.
That is, the same annual amount?-The same annual amount as at present.
Would it not be a virtual reduction upon each gallon (-It would appear so;
but would not upon the charge already laid upon stills, or any charge that could
be laid upon them.
Explain the reason for its appearing to be so, or not so ?-Because the quantity
of spirits that would pay that excess of duty now goes into consumption without
paymg any duty at all.
Then, upon the whole, are the Committee to understand that you are of opinion,
that the reduction of duty would not be an auxiliary to the fin ins-system in
putting down illicit distillation ?-I am of opinion that every reducnon of duty
would have its weight; but unless a very great reduction, of itself it would not
have any effect. .
Do you think that the reduction of duty to 4s. a gallon, would have aoy effect
in suppressing illicit distillation concurrent with the fining-system ?-Certainly I
do, because r think the fining-system .f itself will do it.
Do you know at what prices illegal spirit is now selling in the barony of Innia-
howen?-Yes, I have stated the IJrices in the neighbourhood of Derry; I rather
think it is beginning to be scarce there, in consequence of the operation of the
still-fines being now in the process -of collection.
We have been informed that illicit spirit is now selling as low as 3', 6d. a
gallon in Innishowen, is that consistent with your knowledge 1-1 have been in-
formed that it was in different parts of the county of Donegal, but I do not know
it of my own knowledge.
At the prescnt rate of com, and eutting out of consideration the risk to be run,
might not the private distiller sell Illicit whiskey as low lUI ~ 8.6 d. a s,allon ?-I
do not think he could. I mentioned that it would stand the private distiller about
38. 3d. a gallon, 12 per cent. over proof by Dicas's hydrometer, with com at the
rate of 8,. a cwt. but when you are told the price of private whiskey, they quote
the strength of what the'y call glass-proof; the strength that I have stated takes
one portion of water to three of spirits to reduce it to that, and therefore whiskey
at 4S. a gallon would be quoted to you at 3 s. a gallon. .
That is a reduction of one-fourth ?-Yes.
Can you state what the relative strength of the illicit whiskey is at 1 ~ overproof,
compared with the strength of the legal whiske, ~-Legal spirit is from I i to ~4
per cent. stronger than tlie private distilled spirit; the regular strength for legal
spirits is 24 per cent. O. P., and pays duty accordingly.
Do you know whether, in point of fact, the operation of the still-fine-system
has much increased the price of illicit spirits ?-At particular periods it did. During
the time that Mr. Hewett, Commissioner of the EXcise, remained in Derry, it was
almost impossible to get any private distilled spirit, because active measures were
taken to enforc~ the payment of the nnes; and there was also at the same time a
f~ar on the part of the gentlemen and housekeepers of f.urchasing private spirits ;
they conceivin~ that they were liable to the fine of 100 • for purcnasing or liaving
in their possession illicitly distilled spirit; that doubt being remoTed, they pur-
chase it as heretofore. .
The Committee wish to know whether, as long as the relative strength of illicit
spirits, and leg311y distilled spirits remains as it is at present, you are of opinion that
that difference would countervail any reasonable reduction of duty ?-As I men-
tioned before, I do not think the difference of price is any consideration with those
who purchasc the privately distilled spirit.
You have stated that you conceive one of the advantages which might be
extended to the legal distiller would be to enable him to bring forward his excess
of work at a smaller rate; the Committee beg to know whether the distiller be not
bound now, by law, to bring forward that excess o~ work at the foil rate of
duty ?......He is prohibited against showing any excess of work, unless he pay double
du!)' for it.
Then the Committee wish to ask you whether he do not get rid of the excess
of "..ork by smuggling ?-Yes. . .
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Then we beg to know whether, under the regulations in which distilleries ace J 4 8 t~
placed, such smuggling of the excess could be executed, if the Excise officers did Bs
. my l,
their duty t-I conceive it could. \ J. ./
In spite of the Excise officers ~-Y es, in spite of the Excise officers.
If the distillers were entirely prevented from working that excess, do you think
that there would be one distillery in Ireland in a month under the present laws?-
I think there would; but very few.
The Committee would be glad to have your reasons?-Y ou would have the
Bve hundred-gallon stills, and the thousand-gallon stills, and those confined to
Dublin, Cork, Limerick and iuch towns, where the distiller could get an immediate
suppJl of ~rain for his distillery, and could also have an immediate consumption
for l11s Spirits; but I do not conceive it possible for any regulation to be made
which would ensure the e~tire duty bein.g paid ; jf the whol~ was chargeable at
the same rate, the temptation of the saVID~ of 6&. per gallon IS very ~reat, and it
would be impossible to get the same work from every still of the same size. There
are 80 many circumstances to make the work, even of the same still, under the
man~ement of the same people, produce more at one time than another, tbat no
distiller would undertake it.
Do you know the value, to a distiller in those great towns, of the wash and the
refuge ~ains (-It varies; but in the large distillery it ought to pay the expense
of working it.
Are you not employed by the distillery at Pennyburn to sell their spirit upon
commisaion l-I alD.
Are you not employed also to sell all the illicit made spirit seized by the Excise,
in the neighbourhood of Derry ?-I had a contract with the Excise Board until
lately.
Have you advanced any sum of money to the firm that supported the c8nying
on that distillery at Derry? Have you any objection to answer the question?-
I have no objection to answer the question; I have advanced money; it is the
common praetice for the whiskey factor to advance money to the distiller.
You said that you had suppressed illicit distillation upon Mr. Ponsonby's estate
in the county of Derry ?-I did say that it was suppressed; and I believe it is
generally suppressed throughout the county of Derry at present;
Are those lands of a very mountainous description, or are they in general wen
cultivated and populous (-In generaI, Mr. Ponsonby's estate is well cultivated,
and populous.
Is not illicit distillation almost exclusively confined to the mountainous parts of
the country, and not to the well cultivated and populous parts of tbe country ?-
FormerJy it was; but the late operations in InDlshowen drove them into the
county of Derry, from which they have now been driven again back to the moun-
tains, the lands of which must necessarily be let on such terms as the rents can be
Ei~ by agricultural pursuits, and which will much tend to lessen the Decessity of
illiCIt trade for that purpose, and to the amendment of the morals df the people,
and will enable the landlord to assist the revenue officer to prevent private distil..
lation without injustice to his tenants.
The Honourable Jame& Hefllet, again called in ; and Examined.

WHEN you were examined before the Committee, we confined ourselves Ja:r:::. ~:'t
almost entirely to receiving evidence froD;l you, which you were competent to ~
give, from your residen~ in Donegal; we wish to ask you now, what is your
opiuion, as to the reduction of the duty on spirits in Ireland, with a view to the
suppression of illicit distillation ?-I very much fear that a reduction of the
duty would not be attended with such effects as seem to be expected; for 1
fear that any reduction of the duty, which I should consider at all practicable,
would not make such a reduction in the price, as would make the public distiller
a more effectual competitor with the private distiller. It appears to me, that if
there were a reduction of duty to the amount of 3 &. per gallon, the utmost that
could be expected under tbe present circumstances, 10 reduction of the price,
would be 2&. per gallon, and consequently that 2&. per gallon, would not be
above 3 d. per pint to the wholesale deq.ler; and unless he made the wbole
allowance to the retailer, and the retailer to the consumer, which could hardly be
elI:pected; and even if be did, I think that this is not a sufficient reduction to
enable him to meet the disadvantage be labours under in the market of the
illicit distiller, with the rooted hablts of the people, and their taste for illicit
spirit; ~nd the opinion in those parts of the country, that the quality of illicit
spirits is deleterious. I believe the present selling price of legal spirits is
about 106. 6d. per gallon; if that were reduced to 8&. lid. by a reduetion of
the duty to the amount of 3&. '{ler gallon, it would only bring down the price of
legal spirits to the price of illiclt spirits in that part of the counUy wh~ it is most
oppressed;
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~~; and at the. period whieh. I lDeatiooed, io my fOnDer tWidence, when.
I'Ae Bon. I W8I at Derry, illicit apirits-were aellmg, mel bad a full marJriet at Ill. J*
Jam.el1I.etI)et. gallon, when the legals pirits were selling at 10 •• 6d. which is a convinculg
'----v--J proof that the iJJicit distiller can e,en pt a gt~ter price than the legal distiller
UJJder the present circumstances..
Is not illegal spirit milch .tronger than the Ie~al spirit 1-Yes, it is, certainly;
besides, I think, the great profits of the illicit distiller,. enable him to meet
the advantages which tbe public diltiller might derive ft'om a reduction, or
duty, inasmuch as I have understood that the only expense which tlie illieit
distiller is at besides his still, (which costs about seven guinea for tbe beat coPl$er
still} is' the price of the raw material, wbich, at the time I particularized before, was
about twenty shillin~ a sack of barley of 20 stone, at al)out one penny per stone,
which would produce eight or'ten gaUons of spirits, which if sold at ten or eleven
shillings ~r gaUori, as it was at that time, (forbadey is cheaper as wen as spirits)
it wOllld/ive,tiiDi a profit of 300 per cent. without deducting the expense of car-
riage an the expense of labour, which would certainly be some deduction i but
1 think it ougbt not to be rated very high in those parts of the countty where Illicit
distillation prevails, because the illicit distiller, and the carrier of illicit spirits
too,.are generaHy of that idle class of the community, who make very little by their
labour'when not engaJte<l in illicit distillation, tbeir ex~ses being moderate,
and Jiving chiefty upol the very poorest pro\'iiions. I tbmk also, that in point 'of
fact it appears that the price of spirits has a very small influence n,POD the
market ofthe illicit distnler, for in the year 1809, when s~ch distillerIes Werf:
prohibited in consequence of a scarce harvest, illicit distiJJution appeared to 01&'
to be more nearly sUI,>p.ressed than it ha~ been at any period since, and at that
time tile distiller certam)! had no COUlpetitor ~n the lDarke~ with him in the way of
the public distiller. But I should mention that at that time I was not a CoDUD,is-
sioner of Excis~, and therefore my experience goes no farther than t9 the county
of Donegal, in wbich I happened to lie at tbat period; and tJiis view or the .case
seems to me to be very mucb CQntirmed by the circums~nces that took pl~~
when thc prohibition of illicit distillation was removed in 1810 and 1811~ !lnd,
~hen the dut,y was reduce~ ~ t'Y0. sh!llings ~1;ld sixpenc~ or two ,~biJl'ngs 8Ild
eight-pence per gallon; m.lclt dlstdlatlo~ certamly prevailed more 10 those two
years than it 'had done before or since;. frC?m these circuJnstan~es I am very ~uch
IOcJined to believe that the price of barley has moch more Influence upon the
privatedistiUer thau tbe price of spirits, , and I think it seems consistent with 'he
fact; for whether spiri' be high or lew, Itarley :remaining tl.e. SfIH, in case of
seizure the actual foss will remain the same independeDt of the profits; but
if you can take this saDie quantity ot haFley', and double" the pri~ the
loiS in case of se~u1lC is, ~ble t,o.:tbe dietiller; it tlIerefbN appears &Q. me
that breweries are in fact more ealeulated to have an io1lue.ce u~ .he. marIce'
of' ~ -"rmtte ctisWller, by 'taisihg' the price or badey upon him, tbeo tM legGl ~
tillef, tor a coRsiderable part of the m•• etl8~ of the paWie distilleJ: »oeMS,' but
the mGreale of'breweries owet alwa;ye iacrease the price of.barIey;" it is·....,lhg
to the pric:e of wiley _08' 80 high in l&19111aat I .uri~_" gntat proA"SI'
which .he .ystem of fiQjn~ t.ewn-1aIlds, made at that· period, i .. 8UpPR!Blihg iHioitJ
distillation; however, I feel myself bound t,o.sa.y, that under tbe-Cl1c_a.aIlCtt.~i~
which the public distiller is now place~ and under the circumstances in w-bich-
illicit tra~e now is, thli\t the public diati~ Qugbt t~, W4Hk, ift, my opinion, more,
bent;!ficially'; a.nd I am afraid that no single syst~m, either of coercion, or cnc,QU-
rae;ement to a competitOJ',' will completely succeed, although they will go- great
Jengths in ~nppressiog-. illipit. distiUation; and for that' re~(Jn'. it 'ha~ ~~lu'red
to me, that If the pubbc distiller could be a'lJowed to shoW hl8 e'lfCe8s Splnt' af'llk'
per gaUon, or any other small- duty, that it wOlt1d have the effect' ofmaking-'Kis
tradc mQre beneficial~ making him,' as far as be bas calculated it to- be, a I8tlInt.
eflic,ient compeliti>r o~ the ptivate distiUery, without injuring the breweries-;
which I apprehend that anY'encouragement to the public distiHer in the siape o(
l'eductio~1 of duty woul~ do; far. the cxceSli spirits are actuaUy~~ ~nd' actually:
now, go IOto consumption, at'a very great expense to the·publtC dtst.iller,·and tlQ'
the very great injury of morals. ill gener~d, and especially those of tbe' revenue
offi~r, bC,sides the great risk of detection; and yet none of thia expelJs'e taIc!eti
()U~ of the pocket of the pqblic distiller benefits the revenue; wbereas, if he-
were allowed to show his excess spirit at the rate of I'. per' gallon, the -whoie-.
would be beneficial to the revenue, 'and might enable bim to still bis spirit at· a
cheaper tate, and would give, 1 tbink, aU the advantages Qf ~ reduction of
duty. " ,
Is not the public distiUer, by the law as it at present stands; enabled to bring
forward.his·,exccils Of working at the same dQty as his other spirits?-He is. '
Y QU ~ilye s~led it to be your opinion, that the allowing the excess lpiri*'
prQdQc~d by th~ di~tiU€r, .cb""g~~ a~ a.J~w ra!e of doty, w01l1d .be C!lHI of the best
me,a:o~ lut. ~~c.o~p.1Jshing the obJtct w1W:h tbll Committee baa ID. View; have you.
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-evn considered what the effect of such an arrangement wouJdbe upon the The Hon.
-eountervailing duties ?-I did not consider that as within my province. Jama.Hmit.
'Was it before or stnee Mr. Hawthorne's appointment, that you were selected to ~
proceed to the north, upon an in1uiry relative to illicit distillation t-It was about
two mOJlths after Mr. Hawthorne s appointment.
· Do not you believ~ that you were peculiarly selected for that duty on account
of your supposed intimate acquaintance with the parts of the country in which
this illicit trade prevailed?-I should suppose so.
Were you a Commissioner of Excise in llho ?-I was not.
· Were you so in 1811 ?-I was not. ,.
Do you know whether Mr. Gregory was a Commissioner of Excise at that
1ime t-Y cs, he was. '.
· Do yoo know that Mr. Thomas O'Dell was a Commissioner of Excise at that
timel-I do. . .
· Y 00 have stated tbat you were not & Commissioner of Excise in the years
1810 and 1811, what means have you .had of .making up your mind as to the
extent of illicit distillation at that time ?-I have seen an official return, but I
C&IlIlot recollect .exactly what it was now, which appeared to me to show that
illicit distillation bad lDcreased; also I remember that in 1809, about my own'
property in the county of Donegal, all private stills had receded into tbe mountains
on :the western coast of that coont.y, were it could be carried on more safely. In
the fonowing year I have a perfect recollection that I had complaints that private
distillers were working about the town of Ballyboffey, near which liDy property is
situated. .
We wish to know whether you consider that the distillers retreating to the
westward was a mark of the decrease i-I have always considered tha:t when they
are driven into the mountains and remote parts of the country, that there must'
be in some' degree a decrease, because tlley are often in a very inconvenient
situation for.('~r'YiDg their spi.ritstothe market, sometimes for turf, a~ als9 for
the ;raw matertal.
· We wish to know whether you think the mountainous parts of the country be
not. .the most convenient for carryiAg on private distillation i-Generally it is;
but lOme of the remote parts of the country upon the sea-coast, of which I speak,
although it might not be stricdy called mountainous, are very inconvenient for
turf. .
Have you tra\'el1ed into tbat country so as tq have formed a .knowledge of it
yourself?-Not into the remotestuistrict of those of which I speak.
Mr. Malcolm BrowlI, called ;·and Examined by the Committee.
· H~VE you heard of an~ suggestiohs from the distillers in Ireland for ·in-
-ereaslDg the work generally m Irefand 30 per cent. i-I have. . .M1'~
What would bethe result as 10 the duty generally upon what the still produced, Malcolm BrtnlJn.
jf such an increase of charge took place i-It would add very considerably to ~
the present duty, or rather to the 'present price of spirits.
· How much ?-Perhaps -one shilling per gallon;. but if the ex cells spirit were
to be allowed according to tbe proposal of one shilling a gallon at tne present
rate of duty, it would reduce it to 4 s. 10 d.
Do you speak of the present rate of duty at 6 So British 1-Yes.
Have you heard that it is tbe intention to propose a reduction of duty to 5'. 6tJ..
to equalize it. with the intended Scotch duty ?-l have heard it. .
What would the reduction of duty' be upon a duty of 5 s. 6 d. ~r
gallon at the present rate of charge, the ~cess of 30 per cent. paying only
1 s. duty l-lt would reduce the duty 10 something lIhOrt of 4 s. 6 d. about.
4'· sid.
If upon a duty of 6,. what would be the reduction ?-It would be 4s. 10 d.
Tbe other amount, which 1 have mentioned, would be 48. 5d. and a fraction, not
quite 48. 6d. .
· What is the amount of reduction that will arise from a repeal of tbe increased
malt duty, that bas taken place this year; how mucb a gallon, generally, upon
spirits in Ireland ?-Four-pence, lliitish.
In this calculation which you have given, you referred to an increase of 30 per
eent. as CODCurrent upon large stills, with an allowance of one shilling upon
-excess l-I do not.
Then you speak of excess of work above 30 per cent. upon tbe present work l -
No, I do not speak of that; I only speak. of 30 per cent. above the present
work. '
If an increase of 30 per cent. were al10wed only to larp:e stills, and' not to stills
under 100 gallons, and that the excess of produce in all stills, large and small, were
charged with a duty of one shilling; wbat would be the operation of such a regu-
lation upon spirits produced by a stiM under 100 gallons, with respect' to the ~cd~~
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1I1r. tion of duty thereOB'~-I wiH aaIWer that. questioJl;' by referrilagte tbe.praeat llate
MlIlcolm Bro~n. of working. . . . . , ' ",
'--...,--J Take the present state of working the ~ stil ~ shall refer toO the ~Jc!
Or] 809, and the present schedule. . .. " .
Well, do so-Taking the charges of a still of 100 galleae CCJlrteDt of.l~, and
.dding thereco the several. iucrea&es that have ~~ ~ to stills. abo'#e' 100 ~l~
Ions co!ltent; and suppoSIng the, 10().galloll-a&.lll distiller t.& haTe ~ sparit&
according to the considered capabilit,. of tUe.till of lOQ plloatt ceotellt af WIog.
and should have been charged only with the QJ1aotity now re'l.O;red bJ law, he lIluat
ha\'e had his spirits at 1 &. 6 d. a gallon d'uty, provided the schedUle of 1809 be
correct. ,
.Are we then to understand, tlmt if the sOMeStiOlll which laa'Ve beea a1buled
to for increasing the work of the large stills hail been carried into ef"eet,. and that
stills uDder 100 gaHoos'were not charged' a greater amount of doablirlgs than at
present, that the result would be, supposing the small still were ca~e ef :(M'O't
(lucing that eXCelS, would the spirita'.o prOduced by the loo-gaUOR-still go Klto
consumption at the rale of 1 .. 6 d. dDty 1-Under that rate it would reduce t~
duty to about 1 I. lIj tl.
But what would it be if the, pRseDt cbarS& upon those stills wbich are subject
to 120 doubJings, were reduced to 00 doobh. ?-It would reduee it atilliowef :
if the duty was 5 I. 6 tl. it would redaee it to tId.
State genhaUy to the Committee wbat the ~tent of the reduction would be?-
To ~Ieten pence.
Have you (!fer heard if a suggestion for Idlowing a bounty upon the consUDlption
of legal spirits in illegal districts, by way of drawback f-I have.
1'0 what amount ?-To allow the spiriu made in small licensed stills in the illicit
districts to go into consumption at 21. per gaBon duty.
If upon legal spirits consumed i~ illicit districts a drawback were given of 2 ••
per gallC1D to encourage their consumption ~herein, would not the drawback.o
given amount to a greater 8um than till' dutylfaid upon spirits produced as before
stated by small stills i-It would; that ii, sQ})posing it upon the schedule of 18<>9
and 181!hand that ,hey are Clorrect,ofwhich I have sGme doubt.
Would it be possible, under such an arran~ment, for the large distiller to com-
pete ....ith the small-still distiller, even subject to the reduced duty of sa.i-It
'Would give the small stiD a very great advantage over the large.
Would it not be an advahtage altove all proportion 1-lt would, but not morc
than the small still possesses at present.
Are yO\! aware that there ....as a suggestion made by tile d~tjJ)ers in Ireland for
the reduction of the duty to 3'" accompanied with an increased charge of work l -
'Yes, 1am aware of that suggestion of 3 I.
Was it not intended to accompany that by allowing the excess of spirits to be
.charged?--It wasat the rate of31.
What wou1d be the result of sllch an OIJeI:&bon in the reduction of the duty upon
the whole of wbat might be produced by the distillery; I suppose the exceas to
have been cbarged as suggested, to the amouut of olle shillio,g a gaUon ?-If the
·excess was charged at one shilling per sallon, it would have operated to about half
,the extent at sixpence.
Then what wonkl be the duty upon large stilts ?-It WlOuld be 21. 6dl. a gallon
'upon large stills.
And upon small stills how much ?-Vpon cakalarion I find it would be *1It
11. M.
Are you aware of the 'late act which regulates the coulltervailing dut.iea reci.
·procally in England and Ireland 1-1 am.
Are you aware of nny means of regu1ating the countervailing duty upo. Britisb
spirit impol'~d into Ireland, if there be vl'llioos duties existingwitbiu betantt UOPOll
rite manurncture ?-Upon the sufl'P'08i1.ion that the distillers wel'e to be aU~d ,thei.:
. excess work at one shilling per gallon, I am aware that it wag neceslIQry to COtJll.-
tUVail that du'ty, in urder 10 pot the Ellgfislt and tbe &otch 4IistiUer upon the
saare footing in the 1mb mariret 88 the ltUh d4&4iUer, as the ret.1lrat are ,...tle 10
the Revenue J30ard every month and every CJU~, . . the 8I1IOlJlI}t cd'duty lit siJ[
.shillings, and the amount of duty at one'sbillint, could be taken together, and
, the average of tbe two duties str.ock., and that that aver~e -should be ilie amouBt
. vi' dJe 'countervailing duty for the ensuing quarter, or month.
Would 'not that :require afreth'ella'ctment and calculatiw of coul'}tel'lfuiDg duly
,erery 11ltlJf11er, or month ?-It fiIOuW.
Are you aware, that upon openiQg the intercourse in spirit between Great
,:Britain aha ~reland, 'that it was necessary ·to repcul the law which allowed thc
.det!lliration'of excess tlpirit at half dnty.P-I am aware of that; but at .that timc
,there'w8s:oe.plnn suggested for. countervailing that.h:i1fduty.
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Are you aware of any other plan of countenailing the duty except that average M".
which you have stated ?-I have no other plan; I have mentioned that plan to Malcolm Brororr.
Mr; Benwell, who took the lead in the English trade, and also to some others who " - - - - - - - '
took the lead in the Sootch trade, and they agreed to that as being proper for
~tenailing those duties •
.Does not the countervailing duty affect every person who sends spirit from
Great Britain to Ireland, the exporting merchant for example, in this counlry,
or the retailer of it in that country, as much as it can affect the large distiller or
manufactnrer, Mr. Benwell ?-It must affect them in the first instance; and,
aoeoniing to the rate they can afford to sell their spirits, and tbe dealer also would
retail accordingly.
W 90ld your Irish distillers be satisfied with so vague and indefinite a m8i1ner
of coll~ting the countervailing· duty upon spirits trom Great Britain imported
into lreland'-I should think they would have no objection to it; it would be
better to lower the calculation, than for the spirit to go into consumption without
payment of any duty that could not be countervailed.
Do you consider the communication between you and Mr. Benwell, so far official
that you. can atate that it would be an arrangement agreeable to bOLh parties?-
It was",
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'XHE REP'ORT
{)1' the' C01f.fSS'I01(lUtS of ED f1CA-TtoN, 'in I'1l1iirid, 'to His E'xceUel1cy

. The ,LoRD Lnsl1TEN,.nIT; of the Proceedings of theIr Board,. {rort..
,dw !-9f!h of M'tiM 19t4~ to'the ,25th of Ma,JcA 1816.
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,'to BI,8 "-EXCELLENCY CHARLE-S E'A~RL WH1TW,O,R:f.JJ1

,Lord' Lieuteriaai General, M'd 'General' Gover®r ~
lR·ELAND.
'"MAY IT PL:f!ASE YOUR· EXCELLENCY.

W E the undersigned, CommissioMrs of Eductrrlon'in Ireltmd, 'pominaled ·and
appoiutedurider the ,provisions of an Act of Parliament, paSsed in th~:lifty.
third year of the Reign of His' present Majesty, i~tuJed, "An, Act tor. the ,ap"
," pointment of CommisSioners for the r~ation of the ~ £ndowed Schools of
~' ..Pub1ic and, Private F~~datiori, in I,.eland, '........ Beg leave, in 'pursuance ()t the duty
DDposed QPon us by ~osald Act., to make ~GeneraI Report to Your Ex~lenQY, of
oUr Proceedings from the date of the last Report, ,to ·the 25th of March -1816.
An~, the Scli0&1s 6f R:6~ Foundation claiming precede~, io· th~ ~aer :of
'~ ~port; we beg. leave t~ state ~o. 'Y0llr E~neDCy,that tOe exchJaog~ of. ~
pOltion of the School Land's 01 CIZ'fJtm, for certam of the ·Lands belon.&lDg to -the
See of Kilnuire, (as alluded' to in our last Report,) for the. purpose oferec:ting·a
Stlioot House thereon, bas liot been effected; because that a value had' been at..
tached to the interests of the U ndertenants of the See o( KilmDrfJ, by a J ory im..
..,annel1~ ~Ol'~ tbe ·pUf~ose 6~estimatin~ the same; which ~as appeared ex~8Iive
in out opmloD, and consequently been rejected ,by us, 00 tha~ account The ,Com.,
tniisioners h"v~ since entered into a negociation with the Earl of Farnham" (or
the purpose of obtaining an eligible site for a School Honse ona part ,o( his
Lotdship's'Estatein the viduity of the Town of CfIOan, and are· engaged ~:th~
cOnsideration and comparison of such -an 'arrangement, with 'others wliich have
8Ugges~ themselves to the Board; ana 'their Archheot, in obedteliC'e (0 tile o~ders
of the- Bo.rd, bas furnished .: Pla.n for the inten~d Sehciol Hoose and OAi~
which has be-en ·approved of' by the Commissioners, a'nd the eStimated expense
ofwhich,·js ra~ at seven thousand eight hundred and eigbty-five·pooo(h,·Sletling.
We have furthei' to report,. that the surveys of the SC.hool Estates 'ofClJIpt/n and
CfII'Yg&Tt, have been completed since ·our last Report, and a valuation of the fo~
~'er ho bel!tl made for the .purpose of its being relet. The surveys of ctbe
Eff'/l,81cillm and RapJwe School Lands, hav4 been undertaken, aod the season of the
......:Je8.r alone re\a:rm their execution. . '
'Ve halVe further to report' toYour Excellency, that . the Plans of the Honse! in
the Town of BRfIfl6htr, ,,-herein the School is kept (and 'Of which meation had bien
made in our Report of the 25th MaTch 1814,) have ~ furnished by ()or l\1'chi-
teet, who bas reported in'8 favourable 'manner of· the ,state of repair, deanordet,
and general commodiousness of those Buildings.
We have ~urther to- report ·to Your ~~cel1eocy, that liaving direcret! ot;tr -Archi-
tect to examme and report upon. the Buildinp and Impmyemen" mlld~' tO'the School
House of Dungamron, _by the present. Mulet, smce the_per,iod' of hb appointment;
, 2~ ~
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he has accordingly reported and certified to us, that the sum of two thousand and
forty-one pounds two shillings and eleven-pence, was the value of such penilaneot
.and useful Buildings or Improvements as had been effected by Doctor DorI1d4ll;
·and there appearing to have been alreadl received of that amount, from his Grace
the Lord Primate (out of the Funds 0 the School, then at his Grace's disposal)
the 8um of one thousand and forty-eight pounds; the Commissioners have caused
the Balance, being nine hnndred and ninety-three, pounds two shillings and
eleven-pence, to be paid over to the Master. · ...
We have further to report to Your Excellency, that in conformity to our opinion
.on the subject of the affairs of !/ewetaon's School (as given in our last Repwt,) the
application of the Rents and Funds of that Trust, has been made the subject of an
.Information filed by His Majesty's Attorney General in the Court of Chancery, at
our instance, against the Trustees of that Endowment; to which Informatioo.;..the
Trustees have sevetally put in their respective Answers, whereto the Commissioners
have rejoined, and it is hoped the Corue will be heard in the ensuing Term; (pend-
ing which, the House · and Lands have been let, under an Order of the Court of
Chancery.)
Wehave'further to report to Your Excellency, . that Your 'Excellency having
given the necessary directions to the Lords of the Treasury, .to issue an advance
of the sum of three hundred pounds towards the repairs of ihe School House of
; Dundaik, to he repaired by annual Instalments of ten pounds per centum, properly
secured; and such advance having been made accordingly, those Repairs have been
completed; and, on examination ·by the Architect df the Commissioners, have been
· bhi'l ~~:reported good and permanent, ar:'d that the Builder ~a~ ,~ive~ fair valyC1 for
s~m~ . . . ,
. We beg leave· furth~r h, report to Your Ex~ellency, that pursuantto i.he ~~~
bad in the cause of the Board of Charitable Donations and B~quests against tll(~
, TfU$tees of the late TFiliiam Moore, Esquire, of Tulloxin; .the Deed· assigning th.e
· cbarge of (our. thousand pounds sterling on' the Estate of Mr. Nu/Jiti, of th~ CountJ
. of CfJ't)(ln, and :-vhich sum is that with ~bich t~e· School of TuJla'oin was endowed by.
the late Mr. Moore, has been duly executed.by.~Jr. J. H. Cottingham. (the Exe~u ..
tor of' his·Will,) to 'the Trustees of the School Fund of Tulltroin; together·with
sundry J udgments, amounting to five hun,dred pounds, towar~s ~ischargin~ in.part,
the· sum of five thousand pounds, for "'hich the Decree was had, in tb~ Causcd)~.
·tore mentioned; and tbe sums so obtained, have been directed to be vested, in Govern.·
ment Securities, in common with . all other su~s, 'the produce of the other Sc~ool
Esta~es, (lodged from time to time in the Bank of Ireland, by the several Age·n'ts. to
such School Estates as have hitherto come under the .controuJ and ma~)agelllent of
the Board;) and our Solicitor has been directed to procure· an immedia:teliquidation
of the Balance' as yet undischarged :-And a Plan for a School Houseb()ingfurni~he~,
at the estimated expense of one thousand five hundred pounds, and approved. of by the
Board, a· site has been recently chosen on c~rtain land,of Mr. Moore Boyle, cont~ill
ing two acres three roods and thirty perches, for which a Lease has been agreed on
with Mr. Bt1JIk, and the Building will be commenced immediately after its execution . .
We beg leave further to report to Your Excellency, that seven hundred pounds,
the Trult Fund of the £yrecqurt Schoo~ has been recovered and paid in; pursuant to
the Decree of the Court of Chancery, "that the same should be paid out of ·the
Estate of Mr. SandY8;" and, on its receipt, has been vested in Public Securities, in
the names of the Trustees, and of the Commissioners of Education, for the purposes
of that Endowment, (and the Interest of ~hich inconsiderable Fund forms the annual
Stipend of the Master, who was appointed by the Trustees.}-At the same time, ,,-e
Te~et to say, that having directed· ari inspectlon of the School House of Eyreco.urt,
pnor to our forwarding the object of the Master, (the Reverend Isham Baggs,) Ul'ged
by Memorial to the Commissioners, " to obtain an advance of two hundred pounds;
(pursuant to the Provisions of the 53d of His present Majesty,) to be devoted to
Repairs;" the Report of our Architect thereupon, represents the whole Structure to
be In such a state of decay, as to be "incapable of being rendered permanent by any
,repairs;" and he therefore states further, his opinion, "that the expenditure of any
sum in repairs would be useless and inefficient."
We fiod ourselves therefore utterly at a loss how te· devise means of rendering this
Establishment of use to the public, by any powers wherewith we are at prescDt
·invested.
Wo
COMMISSIONERS. OF EDUCATION. 3
We beg leave to report to Your Excellency, that the principal sums of two
buudred, and one hundred pounds, (comprising the Trust Funds of the Schools
of Fdlulrd and Ballintempie, ) have been paid in by the Reverend William .Armstrong,
.&ltd (being convermd into Government Stock,) placed in the Bank of IreItmd to the
.aetlit of ihese Schools: and the Interest due thereon, (when 'paid in,) be devoted
to the objects of those several Endowments.
And we beg leave further to report to Your Excellency, that in c.onsequence
of our determination, expressed in our former R,eport, to render "effectively
useful" the Establishment, <at N(f()(Jn) of a Mercantile Schoo~ (an Institution which
we have already reported to Your Excellency) to be considered by the Board, most
suitable to the situation and circumstances of that place) two visitations of that
Sehool have been held since the date of our last Report ; and the result of the first
h. been the dismissal of the Master, appointed (by the Trustees under the will of
Alderman Preston) upon the removal of the Reverend Francia Hamilton; he. having
declined to cooduct that Establishment as a Mercantile School; and the qnalifiea"
tioos of the person subsequently appointed to succeed him, having been examined
into at a second visitation; the result of the latter, united to considerations already
detailed in our Reports, and in the Second Report of the former Board of Educa-
tion, have engaged the. Commissioners without loss of time, to apply to the Court
of Chancery by Petition, (under the Provisions of the Act of the 53d of His
,present Majesty) praying" that the Trustees may be removed from the conduct.
and management of that Schoo), and the School of Ba/lyroan, (also alluded to in
the said Report,) and that the Trusts of the Endowment thereof, may be vested
in the Commissioners of Education." And the Trustees baving replied to the
matter of the Charges set forth in the Petition of the Boar<l; the decision oftbe
Court of Chancery is awaited by the Commissioners; the cause standing over
until next Eater Term.
And lastly, we beg leave to report to Your Excellency~"that the Reverend JtlIIII8
Corcoran having applied to Your Excellency by Memorial for a renewal of the Grant
made in time "past by tbe Earl of Chestedield, of certain Lauds annexed to the
Castle of Wickluw, for the support of a CTassical School in said Town; and Your
'Excellency having been pleased to require the approbation of tho Commissioners
of Education, prior to Your Excellency'S accedmg to the prayer of the Meme-
rialist, (who thereupon ma4e application to this Board, and bas satisfied t4em
widl regard to his character and abilities:) the Commissioners of Education have
accordinllly (in obedient attention to the reference of Your Excellency,) humbly
represented to Your Excellency by Memorial, their opinion.of the advantages whieh
they humbly conceive must accrue from a continuance of the annexation of the
Castle Lands of Wickluw, to a Classical School to be maintained in that Town,
and have added their humble recommendation and request, that Your Excellency
may be pleased to appoint the Reverend James Corcoran to be Master of such
Classical School together with all sucll_£rofits and advantages as were formerly
enjoyed by the Master of the School of Wickluw.
Having reported to Your Excellency upon such matters (which bave employed
the Commissioners since the date of our last Report), as were in a state of progress
fit to be submitted to Your Excellency; we defer making any particular Report on
various other objects of enquiry and regulation, until the latter shall become more
matured, and therefore better qualified to claim Your Excellency'S notice.
[ W. TUAM. (Seal.)
• NATHANIEL DOWN, (Seal.)
(Signed) {THO' eLR1NGTON. (Seal.)
b. L~LlE FOSTER. (Seal.)
35th March
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Copy of aRE PO R T of The Directors General of INLAND

NAVIGATION, in Ireland, to His Excellency The LORD
LIEUTENANT;-upon an INQUIRY into the Claims of the
Cred~tors of the late Royal Canal Company;-pursuant' to the
Powers vested in them by the Act 55 GEO. III, cap. 182•
.TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE LORD LIEUTEN ANT,

&c. &c. &c.
ROYAL CANAL HOUSE,
11th March 1816.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY,
W'.
E had the honour of receiving Your Excellency'S commands through tho
Right Honourable Mr. Secretary Peel's letter of the 20th of October last,
calling ollr attention to an accompanying clause of an Act of Parliament passed
in the last Session, and directing that we should proceed to the exercise of all
such powers and authorities as were vested in the Commissioners of Inquiry into
the -claims of the Creditors of the Royal Canal Company, as were necessary for
the completion of the objects for which that inquiry was instituted.
. Your Excellency was pleased at the same time to point out to us the most
· material objects to· which our attention should be called; viz.
First,-The admission of proof of claims from such creditors or stockholders

·as had been prevented from proving. them by any fatality, or who could show
· any reasonable excuse for their apparent negligence:
And, Secondly,- The receiving an account of and registering the sale, assign-
ment or transfer of such Stock, Loan Debentures or other Securities, as may have
· taken or may tako.place after inquiry mad~ by the Commissioners of Inquiry.
We have now most respectfully to acquaint Your Excellency, that immediately

· after Your Excellency~s commands, we gave notice in the public papers of this
city, as well as in those of the several provincial towns and cities of this king-
dom, that we were ready to receive proofs of claims, at the same time
limiting the period to the ] st day of February last, in conformity' to Your
Excellency'S instructions; and we also made known, in the same way, that all
persons who had parted with or who may hereafter part with any Loan or Stock
Debenture, were bound by law to give an account of such transfer to us, and
· that we were prepared to receIVe and register the same in books provided for
that purpose.
We beg leave to state, for Your Excellency'S information, that in the exercise
of our new duties we admitted no .claims where the Stock or Loan Debenture
was not produced to us, or to so~e magistrate, before either of wh9m proof upon
oath was required to be made of the value given for the purchase of each
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debenture, and in the few instances which came before us of the holders of
debentures not being able to state the amount of the purchase, but giving proof
of the period, we h~ve ,I:ecorded s\lch deJ>entures at the r~te pf th~ day: a~d
",nen .
neillier' coU1d be' satisfac\orUy- a'Seertaroed; we l'ia.ve allawed. an everage
price.
W' e '~a\ie~ a1~b "to -reina'tl(, 'thlr in'- oberdi~n~ to V'dtJr Excellency11 iristTUCtions,
"'e citlIed ttpon'eacb individuahvn() appe8ted ~Ote U8 to' state their reasons for
not having made proof of their claims before the Commissioners of Inquiry; and
their excuses were conffned' either to ignoranee of ilie late commission, to a
conception of its being unnecessary, or to the little value they placed upon the
securities which they· held of the late Royal Canal Company.
By the accompanying Schedule Your Excellency will perceive the extent of

claims which' have been made before us ;-that of Stock Debentures to the
amount of 3,500'/~, for wbicli 2:000/. 6's: 8 d. was paid; t11at of Loan'to the
amount of 15,400/., and for which 1'4,079 /. os. 1 d. has been proved.
Upon an' examination of the books of the late Commissioners of Inquiry we

found, that subsequent to their Second1ltepblt, clAiMS had been, pr()\red~ 1>etbre "
them' of Stock Debentures of 231300 /.,' for which, 12,.)41 I. 3,8. 4Jd. hu bes
~lowed; and of Loan Debentures of ]!), 080 I., for which 18,337'1. 15 s. has
been recorded'. These severat sums, added to the amount which appears in tb&
printed Schedules; as attached to their Second Report, combined with the .sums
proved befofe'us; will make the following Totals, 'Viz. 292 ,3-3.5 /• Stk>ek ])ebeDtlRS,
value proved ]45,5161.] 9'·; Loan DebentlH'es 846,·230/.,. value pr~ved
801,145 1. 198. gd~; ietlving 7,6651. of Stock, and 15,7701.. of Loatt- Deb...
tures yet unclaimed.
We, have the honoUr to be, with tile' utt~ duty and res:peet,
Your Excellency's
:Most obedi~nt humble Servanw,
, (Signed) DANL COltNEILLE.
GEORGE A. Bot}' V ERUi.

J "lUES S:.\t·BI~.
J. Au:mT.
'A true Cbpy.
C. TV. Fliht.
Irish Otlke, London,
6th ~!l1y 1816.
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SCHEDULE oI'HOLDE'RS of RO'YAD CANAL ·STOCK, who proved their

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~~'14th . Jue- 18tS-
RESJDENCE Amonnt
NA·M.~ I
Coat thereof.
o~ PI~e. of A'd4reas. 11£ Ddlelllllrc!..
ArdiU, John ~ - .. -
:Bank of Ireland, 88 Trustees in Cllan- 1
-I Aun~e~-street...
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£. ,. d.
600 - -
£. ,. d.
300 - -
cesy ia the matter of Trockes. minors:. r- . 500 :- ....:. 333 6 8'
Ditta... - as.. TrustecJ. iQ Ch.aocery, in _ .. •_ . _ _ _ ,
the matter oil CalanllDB, minora
DittG - - 8B
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Trua.teea in Chapcery in _ _ _ .. _
1,~ .:..- - 490 _ _
the cause ofD'Arcy, a Taylbr - ~, 1- J,5°O -:- - . 1,000 - -

Djtto. - - ~ Ttuet8J!l. iQ. ChQcet¥, in _ • _ _ . .. _ _
the cauSe of CaJdback a Caldbajl~ - f 600 - - i4,O - -
:BeauchlUDp, Earl'of - - .. -' Worcea&er - .. - 3,000 -----:-. !l,OOO - -
Coleman, Reverend -Charles ~ - - Grange. A~1a .. - 1,000 - - 666 13 4-
Carberry. Reverend'Thomas .. - At W~Murphy;, Smithfield 300.-~ 100 - -
Donohoo. Jam. - - - - Bank ofN~WQOlD~n and Co. 1,000 - - 300--
Dillen, VaJenu.e. -. - - - - - Ditto. -. - - - 1.,000....,... ..,. 633 6 8,
Gleadowe, Captain William - - - Castle-streE!t.. .. - l,iOO - -. 7'J.O - -
CiHtladb.e; Newcomen, Hon. Catb.edne - Castle-stl'eeti.. - - 1,~00 -:- - . 573 10 -..l
GteadOW'8, NewtComen, Hon. Charlotte';' Casde-streeti .. . - '- t.~oo.- - : 643 - -
crtll8Ch»we, Nelfcomen, Hon. Jane - {:astle-streel -. . - -- l,lIOO-- - 55' "7 -
Xenam, .)\me - - - - - . Cu(le-stl'eet - - - 200·- - '74 - -
I.ongf'ord, Earl. of - .. ~ - Rutlan&-sq~ .- .- 43,700- - -----: ~4Go.- ~
Latou~ Rig.t HonouraBle l)aWd-, in1, Ste hen'STDTeen
u..t fbr Fe..we Orflban HQqse . -f. ~ ~.
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Packenbam, Hon. Admiral Thomas - Cast~epollard - - - (iQo - -
&ewart, HnI1 - - .:,. :. • l.eiDstk-sbeelo. - -- l,81~ - ~
8 C H KD U L E ei 8 ~ 0 ClC n
H 0 L ~ :I & • 1",'Uld their Cl.aims .befo,"" th, ~ir~to~ .
~ of IahmcI NavJrta~on; Viz.
£: I. d. A I. d.
Barry, Miss Frances - • Rutland-square ~ ~ ~ - -:;:- . !5Q - -
Brown, ColonEll ArthUf • ~hlJrlesfo.rt. Ji~.l., - .. 4P.O - -=- iOO - -
Donohoo, Joha • Curragh, Queen', County - ioo - - 1 33 ~ 8
Dempsy, Christopher. - South Qreat Qeo,rges-street 400 - - i50 - -
Ho~borQugh. John • Brqndlslancl,CQl.\nfyAntrim 300 -:- - 'IJS - .:..
Moore, Mra. Margaret - aa, Golden,la~e ~ . - '.. 300 - - 15~ - -
Tennison, Colonel Thomas - Castle TenniscUl, Kpadut· goo ~ -:- 600 - -
Wr~ht, Lieut. Gen. William ~~plte~'...~eE!A ~ .~ .. - 6aQ - - 3~i - -
TOT",,,. - L I 3,~0_0 - -1~90 (). 8
ABSTRACT:
~ ~ &.Mk ptewMl bW9I'8~} £. t. $, c/•.

Comm~,,, of R.oy~ ~pl In- ~ 3 Which CQI1t -. 130,.f)75 9-
quiry, according to their Second ,5 5
RepPrt • ,- • - - •
.AillOunt of Jl,itto, proved \>ef9re the1
.said
Commj~ers, ,ubeeg\lently Wi\. i3130P - - - - - 1 i,54 1 3 f
Ditflo. JIB per Schel\ule - - -
Amount of Ditto, prpv.e.d .,efo;re &be
Directol'8 General .r ,In1an..d Naviga- 3,500.. - -. i,OQO 6 8
tion, .&8 ~r il:\ledule... - ..
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1'9tal of ~k Pfove4 £. i9i ,335 Cost thereof'''. 145,5 16 19 -
~.~Di~DotPIW(ld. £. 7,~5 '1 ... i ..1 t_S ..J
TOTAL"Stodt of lihe late Royal} to 300,000
Canal 'Company •
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• SCHEDULE of.the CLAIMS of sundry Creditors of the late ROY,ALCANA:t COMPANY;
proved before the Commissioners of Royal CaDai Inquiry, subsequently to their Report of
14th June 1815; viz.
'RESIDENCE Amonnt
N:A I(,E. of Debentures Cost thereor.
or Place of Add~ ... prov~d.
£. I. d. ~. I. d.
Archer, James - .. - ~ - 4t Nelson-street - - fjOO - - ...u8.!l 6
Arnold, Richard - - - - Bank of Newcomen and Co. 400 - - 3955·6
Bank of lrelanll, ill the matter o~
Callanans, Minors .;. - - -. - .- ~ - 6,000 - - 5,8!l9 - -
Ditto - - in the matter of Trocke's
l\finora - - - - .-' - . - - .. - 100 - - 97 3-
Ditto - - in the matter of Swords, ...
Minora - - - - .- - - - -- !Zoo - - 194 6-
Conyngham, Adam, Executor of - Bank of Newcomen aDd Co. !lOO.-- !lOS 5-
Cartow, Patrick - - - - Pill-lane - - - - 100-- 100 --
Carberry, Rev. Thomas - - - AtW.Murphy's,Smithfieid 300-- 29 1 9 ~
Coghlan, James - - - - - Santry - - - - 300-- !Zg6 111 6
Cope, William, in ~rust for Legatees} Hume-atreet _
of late Wm. Payne - - - - - 300-- !Z99 5 -
Coghlan, Mrs. Mary - - - LO, Grant's-row - - 50 -- 47--
Dillon, Valentine - - - - Bank of Newcomen and Co. !l00-- 19!1--
Day, Richard - - - - - 5!l, Grafton-street - - !lSO-- !Z43--
D' Arcy, Margaret - - - .- North Earl-street . - - 300 - - !Z99 5 -
Dickinson, Mra. - - - - At J. Barber's, Dame-street 100 - - 10!Z .- _
Graves, Mrs. - - - - - Bank of Newcomen anel Co. "100 - - 673 - -
Hawthorn, William, in' Trust for the}
Family of the late- Geo. Fivey _ LUrgaD-atreet ~ - - 50-- 4B 11 6
Kennedy, Mra. Mary - - -. - !l6, Lower Ormond-quay - ~,7°O· -..,... S,50 8 .7-.
At Messra. Armit and Bo-}
Keogh, Patrick ~ • • • • { roughs, Kildare-street 400 - - 401 - -
Kennan, Jane, ill Trust for self. and} CufFe-street • •
Eliza Gorman - • • - 50-- 50--
LonKford, Earl of - - ~ . - Rutland-square - - 600-- 558--
Lamb, John - ~ - - • 10, Cook-street - - 400-- 399 15-
lWMahon, Francis - - - - Castle Hotel, Essex-street 400-- 399 5 -
Moore, Rev. D. - - - - Bank of Newcomen and Co. 500 - - 499 7 6
Milleret, Mrs. - - - - - Ditto - - - - 700 - - 667 10-
Murphy, J. C. - - -. - - 48, Smithfield - • - 100 - - 85--
Nugent, Mrs. Mary, in Trust for se~.
and the Family of the late John 4t William-street, North - 300-- !l91 9 -
Nugent - - - - -
Power, Thomas - -. - - - Mary's-lane - - 1,000 - - 87 1 - -
Packenham, Hon. AdDllrai - - • Castlepollard - - 180 - - 17!l 16 -
Toole Mary Anne - - - - 93, Thomas-street - 100-- 98111 6
.waterl-ord, Lord Bishop of, in Trust}
for the Representatives of the late Gretl.ville-street • 300-- llgl 9 -
Maria Zeler - - -'-
Wright, Thomas, and Co. - - -' London - ; -
TOTAL - - - £. 19,080 - - 18,337 15 -
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S C H E D UL E of the C L A 11\1 S of sundry Creditors of the late ROTAL CANAL COMPANY.;

proved before the Directors General of Inland Navigation; ~
Rrenan, Mrs. Mary - - Hayes near Navan - 5 00 - - 486 12 9

Boylan, Nicholas Hilltown, Drogheda.- 500 - - 4 81 5 -
Boulger, Jane -
Bomford. John - .' .
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Cullenswood -
CStone-haIl, County West-}
meath - .- -
50--
·100 - -
45 10-
97 5-
Bibby, James - i1kenny .. - - 100-- '100 --
Cobbe, Wi1liam Geashill, King's County - !l50-- !l50 --
Cave, Richard - . - Dorset-street - . - 900 - - 869 5-
Corballis, Richard, in Tnist for Saggard} Upper Moun~strect _ !l00-- 194 6-
Charity School - - - -
Crosthwaite, Leland, and. Sons - - Fleet·street 50-- 13 - - -
Cr..wford, Jones - Newtown Stewart !l00 ---: 197 ...,.-
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Lo.~s DEIlESTURBS, &c.--continued.
RESIDENCE Amount
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or i'lace of Address. proved,
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£. I, d, £. I. rI.,
Darling, Patrick - -
Finny, Rev. Thomas, in trust for
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chari-'}
liP, Church-street
F rench-st reet -
- 5°-- 49 1 5 -
table purposes - - - 5°-- 19 15 -
Gibbons, Rev. Patrick - - - Denmark-stteet - - 100 - - 97 15-
Gaffuey, Thomas - - - • Ringsend - • • 600 - - 610 5 -
Hunt, Mary • _ • _ _ [At!~!,lo~asse~ne's,} 50 -- 50 - - -
Hume, Arthur - • • • - bawson-street - - • 2,500 - - 1,483 7 Ii
Jameson, Joseph - - • - York·street • • - 300 -- - 300 17 (i
Keams, Rev. Nicholas • - - Rathfamham - - • 55 0 - - 53 3 8 !)
){elly, John - • • • - Booterstown. • - 100 - - 90 10 -
Kelly, Francis - • • • - Clorin, County Westmeath 50 - - - 51 16 [)
Lodge, Francis - • - - • Ross-lane - - - 50 - - 46 15 ti
Leonard, William • - - - 1.8, Summerhill - - 150 - .. 93 17 ()
MCDonagh, Mrs, Margaret - - • Sligo • - - - 100 - - 97 3 -
Molloy, Toby, in trust for Mrs. Helen,} CI tarf
· . ham -
BJrmmg - - - on • - - - 200 - - 187 10 -
Macnamara, Francis· - - - Doolin, County Clare - 1,200 - - 1,1'l2 - -

Morgan, Thomas - - - - PiercetolVn, County Kildare 700 -- 60!) - -
MCMahon, Michael - - - - Kevin-street - - - 100 - - 47 10 4
O'Reilly, Rev. E. G. in trust for Mrs.} ~ 700 _.-
Ann Dolphin of Loughrea _ 66, Great Georges.st. South 685 17 6
O'Beime, Susanna - -' - - Strokestown - - - 50 - - 50 - -
Rouse, Benjamin - - - - Castle Hotel, Essex-strget 400 - -- IS8 - -
Rourke, Laurence • - - - Nangor, Rathcoole - - 300 -- 297 - -
Redmond, Thomas - - - - Townsend street - - SOD - - 300 - -
Redmond, John - - - - Wexford - - - 800 - - 344--
Swanne, Margaret - - .. - Drumsna, County Leitrim 600 -- 600--
Stirling, Major James - - - Londonderry Militia - 150 -- 150 15 -
Str:mge, Peter - - - - - R06IIllanole, Co. Killkenny 100 -- 100 - -
Sherwin, William - - - - 6, William·str;,ct - - 100 -- 20 - -
Thompson, Rev. Robert, in trust for thel
Children of the late Mrs. Mary Tate,] Trellick, County Tyrone - 400 -- 388 12 -
of Enniskillen - - -
Tierner.' Thomas - - • - Galway - - - - ~oo -- 198 7 G
Tyrrel , James - - - - - 1 ith Lock, Royal Canal - 100 - - 92 '17 (.)
Wisdom, John - - - - - Ballim'ale, Arklo,,, - - 100 - - 95--
Williams, Mrs. Jane - - - - Randlll's Mills, Co. Wexli)J'll 30 0 - - 299 5 -
White, Benjamin - - - - Summerville, Co. Wexf:,rd 100 - - 100 - -
Wall, Mrs. Elizabeth - - - - Coolnamuck, Co. W utcrford 1,000 - - 87°--
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TOTAL - - - £. 15,400 - - 14,079 - 1
ABSTRACT:
£. I. ,1. I. d.
Amount of Loan Debentures proved}
before the Commissioners of Royal ... 8
Canal Inquiry, according to their 811,75° - - which cost
Second Report - - - -
Amount of ditto, proved before the 1,
said Commissioners subsequently to
ditto, as per Schedule - - - J
19,080 - - 18,337 15 -
Amount of ditto, preyed before thc-l

Directors General of Inland Naviga-J~ 15,400 - .-
tiOD, as per Schedule - - -
Total Amount of Loan} £ 8 6 8

Debentures proved _ - • 4 ,~30 - - Cost thereof 01,145 19 9
Amount of ditto, not proved - 15,770 _ -
TOTAL Debt of the late} £ 86~,ooo _ _

Royal Canal Company - •
I riih Office, London,} (A true Copy.) C, W. FLINT.

6 May 1816.
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THE
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IN
IRE LAN D.-
Ordered, b!l The House of Commeos, t. b. Prinled,

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TRl-: REPORT - p. 4·
THE ACCOUNTS;- - (rom pp. 5 to Ig8.
VIZ.
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I.-Board of Works: General Acrount; for one }"laT, to 5th JILDllaTY 1815 • p. 5.
~.-Claims for Compensation, by John Poll.Jck - • (or one year, to Easter Term 1815 - p.8.
3.- - Ditto - - • • William Hougbton • • ditto - ditto - ibid.
4.- - Ditto. - - - John Carty • ditto - ditto - p. g.
s.- - Ditto - - - - Messrs. MCClintacks - ditto ditto p. 10.
6.- -. - - Ditto - '. - - Robert O'Hara, esq. - ditto - ditto - ibid.
7.-Director oflhe Dublin Coal Yards; for one year, to sth January 1815 - p. 11.
8.-Direttor of the Cork Coal Yards; - - - ditto • ditto • p. 12.
g.-Commercial Buildings COlilpany; - ditto • ditto • p. 13.
10.-Trustees of tbe Royal Excbange; - • - - ditto • ditto - p. 14.
II_Dublin Ballast Office; • • - - - ditto - ditto - p. IS.
n.-Ditto (Quay Walls) • - - - ditto - ditto - p. 19.
13.-Ditto - - (Building Richmond Bridge) ditto • ditto - p. !l0.
I+.-Ditlo (Rl!p6iribg Ohi Bridge) • - ditll» • ditto - p. !ll.
15.-Ditto (Light Houses) • ditto - ditto ibid.
16.-Drogheda Ballast Office; • - • - • • ditto ditto • p. !lS.
1i.-Wexford Ballast Office; • • • - ditto • dittG • p. !l6.
18. -Belfast Ballast Office; - - ~ • - ditto ditto - p. !l8.
19.-Commissioners of H~wtb Harbour; '. - ditto - ditto - p. !lg.
'lo.-Westmorland Lock Hospital;. - ditto - ditto • p. 31•
!l1.-Meath Hospital and County of Dublin Infirmary; - ditto • - • ditto • p. st.
!l'1.-Mercer'a Hospital; - • .. - - .. clato - ditto • p. S6.
s3.-Hospital (or Incurables; - - • - - ditto ditto • p. 39.
!l+.-Fever Hospital, Cork Street; - • - - ditto ditto • p. 40.
'ls.-Charitable Infilmary. JervIs Street; - - - - • ditto ditto • p....3.
26.-Ho~e of Industry and Penitentiaries; • ditto • ditto - p....6.
~7.-StevenS'9 Hospital; • • - d i t t o · ditto • Po 50.
'lB. - SiT Patrick Dunn's Hospital; • - ditto - - - ditto • p. S5.
'lg.-Female Orpban House; - • • - - - ditto • ditto - p. 56.
ao.-Foundling Hospital; - ~ - • • - ditto - ditto - p. 58.
31.-Saillt Patrick's Hospital; - - - • ditto • to 'l5th December 1813, p.61.
S2.-Lying-in Hospital; - - ditto - to 5th January 1814 • p. 6'1.
33.-· - Ditto - - • - • • - • • - ditto • \0 5th Ja'Duary 1815 - p.63.
M.-CoW Pock InBtitutiGn; • • - - - ditto - - • ditto • p. 66.
35.-Cork Green Coat Hospital;. • • ditto - ditto • p.67.
36.-Cork City Soutb Infirmary; - - - • - ditto ditto - p. 70.
S7.-Ditto - North Infirmary; - - ditto • ditto - p. i 8•
g8.-Waterford City Holy Ghost Hospital; • ditto - ditto - p. 83.
39.-Drogbe4a City Inlinnary;. • • - ditto • - - ditto - p. 87 .
...o.-Londonderry City and County Infirmary; • ditto - ditto - po 8g.
41.-Limerick Fever and Lock Hospital; from 'l5th December 1311 to 5th Janullry 1813 - P.93.
4'.1.- - Ditto - • - Ditto for one year, to 5th January 1814 • p. 9S •
...3.- - Ditto - - - Ditto • ditto. to 5tb January 1815 • p. 98.
44.-Hibemian Marine Society; • ditto - ditto - p. 10'1.
45.-Hiberoian So<'iety for Soldiers Children; ditto - - • ditto - p. 10....
...6.--Commissioners ofWidt Streets; - - - ditto ditto - p.l06.
47.- • Ditto· Paving; - - - - • - ditto • ditto • p. 109.
48.- • Ditto. Charitable DOMtions and Bequests; ditto • - - ditto - p•• 13•
...g.-Dublin Humane Society; (rom '.1d March 181~ to 5th January 1813 • p. lJ4.
50 -Dublin Society; - - • - for one year, to sth January 1815 p, 116.
51.-Farming Society; - - - - dittn - ditto - p. 118.
S'l.-Cork Iustitution; - - - • - - - dino ditto • p. 1!l0.
S3.-Belfast Academical Institution; • - - ditto - - - ditto • po II 'l~.
54.-Association for Discountenancing Vice. ditto • ditto - p. I ~4.
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55.-Jnrorpora1ed Society; - - - - - - - - for OM yur, ti) 5th .January 1815 • p. 1'25.

s6.-Trustees and CommiSllioners of First Fruits; -". ditto ". ditto • p. 129.
S7.-Trustees of Linen and Hempen Manufactures; • ditto • ditto • p. 150.
S8.-Ditto. of Roman Catholic College; - • • - ditto • - - ditto - p. 15+.
S9.--Commi!lSioners for reducing the National Debt; - ditto • ditto - p. 156.
60.-Commissioners of Public Records; from 30th August 1810, to 5th January 181+ - p.1S8.
61.- • • Ditto • • Ditto· • - • • • for one year, to 5th January 1815 • p.159'
6'l.-Directors General ofInland Navigation; • - - ditto - - • "ditto - p.161.
63.- - - Ditto • - Royal Canal, lit Account of Receipts and Disbursements;} p. 16+
from 'l8th July 1813 to 'l7th July 181+ - -
6... - • - Ditto - - Royal Ganal Extension; for one year, to 5th January] 815 • p.168.
65.-Royal Canal Enquiry; - • • • - - • - - ditto • - - ditto - p.] 70.
66.-Grand Canal Liquidation of Debts; from +th October 1813 to '1Sth February 1815 - P.171.
67.-La£an Navigation;. • • • - • • - - for ODe year, to 5th January 1815 - p. 17'1.
61:1.-Police Establishment; • - • - - - • • - ditto - - • ditto • p. 175'
69.-1-1. R. Draper, for Convicts on Board the Vittoria and Lady Stanley for the Service - p. 179.
'jo.-CQmmissioners of Stamp Duties; - • • • fQl' au ~ear, to 5th January l8J 5 • 'p. J 80.
CERTIF I CATE of Auditor General, of MOlley advanced for .certain purp06es • p. 19 1 •

LIS T of Institutions required to account Annually bttfore the CotntnmiQliers • - p. 193·
A HSTR A CT of Ac('ounta of Governors of Infirmaries of Counties, Icc. • p. J94·
ARREARS of Returns of Accounts from TreuurersofCounty Infirmaries • • p.196.
LIST of ACCOUNTS paaaed by Commissioners - p. 197·
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THE
FOURTH REPORT
01' THB
COMMISSIONERS
1'011.
AUDITING PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
IN
I R E LAN D.
IN 0 BED lEN C E to an ACT, passed in the fifty-second

year of the Reign of His present MAJESTY, intituled, "An
" Act to provide for the speedy and regular Examination and
" Audit of the Public Accounts of Ireland, &c."
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SIN C E the second day of January one thousalld eight hundred
and fifteen, the Date ofOuf last REPORT; 'VE, the Commissioners
appointed in. pursuance of said Act, have examinrd, and passed, the
following ACCOUNTS:
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BOARD OF WORKS.
TaE ACCOUNT of Rec«!ipts and Payments made by the Commissioners of the Board of "'orks,
for Civil Buildings. 8tc. in Ireland; from the 5th day of January 1814, to -the Stu day of
January 181S.
THE CHARGE: £. I. tl. I.. I. d.

Balance of last Account in favour of the Public :- ~,4# 1 1f
Charged in Treasury Returns as issued between sthJanuary 1Si+
and 5th January 181S - _ - - - - - - 50 ,355 6 7
Deduct Issu«!s charged in ditto Returns received subsequent to
sth January 18 J 5. and therefore to be credited in the Account
to end the 5th Jauuary 1816 14.966 16 8
35,388 9 It
Received from the Commiuionera of Stamps, to defray Ex-
penses incurred for their Office - . - - • 110 10 ...
- Thomas Dawson olle year's Rent of an Holding
in Castle-str«!et, elIding ~4th June 181+ • ~3 11 3
- Supervisor of Accounts, being so much recovered
by him of Deductions from Account of Ar-
rears audited to 5th January 180~ - - 1 7 91
.. - - - - Ditto - - from Accounts audited for five years
ending Sth January 1807 - - - - Jl 11 ~
!" - Ditto - - from Account auiited for one year,
ending Sth January 181+ -
13 13 8
_Total Charge.. - • I.. 37,9 80 6 3 t
TH E DISCHARGE:
CITIL BUILD1~GS: I.. ,. d.
Account Office, Foster Place -
Eoard of Works Office, North Cope-street
6+
30a 10
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DnuN CASTLE:
Arl'bitect and Inspector of CiTil Buildings Office ... 38S- 7 9
Castle Yards ~,a46 10 +l
Castle Chapel 'l,749 (; 6
Civil Office - 17 lIS 5
Council Chamber and Offices 31 6 11
Constable of Dublin Castle Lodge - ~ 18 7
First Chaplain's Apartments - 53 17
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Lord Lieutenant's Town R.sideace - ~,088 7 57:
- - Ditto - - Aid.de-Camp's . - Apartments - IS '111
- - Ditto - - Chamberlain - . -- - ditto - - 31 6 at
- - Ditto • - Comptroller - -
- - Ditto - - Gentleman Usher -
-- - - - -- - ditto -
- ditto -
-- 66
9
1'1 +
1'1 at
- - Ditto - - Master of the Horse -
- - Ditto - - Private Secretary - - - . - -- - ditto -
- ditto - --
56
174
1 8
10 7
- - Ditto - - Steward of the Household - ditto - ~54 I '1
Principal Secretary - - --
L'ndt'r 8el'retary, Civil Department -
- - - ditto -
- ditto -
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191 5 5l
87 11 7
- - Ditto - - - Military - ditto -
Keeper of Civil Office - - - - _- .- - - - - ditto -
- ditto - .- 58 11 lOt
"11 1'1 11
Town Major. - - - • - - - - ditto - - 51 3 at
First Clerk, Civil Department
l\fuster Master General's Office
-- - ditto - --
- ditto ..
95 10 77:
I 18 3
'J'reasury Offices, &c. J'l7 15 9t
'Var Office - - +9 + 10
Carried forward - - - £. 9,3~5 5 ~
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(1.)-BoARD of WORKs-cantinued.
t. 8. d. L .. tL
Brought forward - 9,3'15 5 '1
!Fonr Courts and Law Offices - - _ _ _ 761 11 -I
'Office of Arms, Palace-street .. - _ _ - '181 1'1 7 t
Pha!llix Park huproveluents, &c... .. _ _ _ 1,5 60 1 4i
- Ditto .. Barrack Demesne - - ;. .. ,_ '158 '1 8
- Ditto - Lord Lieutenallt's Lodj:e.. _ _ _ 4,806 1 1
- Ditto - - .. ditto .. DemesDe and Gardens - 2,85'1 19 11 j .
- Ditto - - .. ditto - Aid-de-Camp'lf Cottage
.. Ditto - Principal &cretary's Lodge- _ _'
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391 6
1,+63 4
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- Dltto .. Under Secretary's Civil Department ditto -
.- Ditto - - - ditto - Military ditto - ditto -
.O\"erseeJ' of R-oads in the PhC2nix Park House at C~elizod
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45 11
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~ivil Buildings - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 '13,074 19 -
ldlLrluy OUICts witiOllt th& Castle:

Adjutant -General's Office _ _ .. .. • 1 13 1 J..
Barrack Office - _ _ _ • .. _ 10'1 19 lo~ j
Commissary Gener,l's Office. .. • _ _ S 7 8
Military Accouut Office _. _ _ _ _ 83 5
Quarter Masler Geh~l's OHice - • • _ .. - 41J 19 6
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Military Offices without the Castle - .. 1-----

E:utAORtnNAlltES iDeurredfor the foJIowiDg BUUdiags':'
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Richmon. P6witentiary- .. -.. ... .
'Tower for Records - ... -- ..- .
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8,'3d f4 9
419 ~ I t
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Four Court Marshatlsea . 95 d 11 i
.stamp Office .. .. !'30 15 10
- 9,395 - 51
Total Tradeamen and Arti6cel'll' Cla:irbl • . .. - .. . 3'l,7°4 '1 11
Paid Salaries ed, Wages (as per Particulars detailed on ingrosse.d

AecOIJllt) - - _ .. _ _ • _ _
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- - Lodging Allowances - - - _ • ditto • 356 1'l 6
.. ;. Kents (b't Civil Buildings - • _ • ditto _ 33'1 19 -
- - Ditto - Military Offices • - - .. c!itto _
- - Taxes for Ci-.il Buildings - - _ .. ditto •
40 5 - -
1111 4 ~
- - Ditto - :Military Olhces • - .. _ ditto _ 360 4 6i
INCIDENtAL EXPEliIsBS fot Civil Buildings:
Paid Keeper of Phamix Park for Under.keepers aud Gate-keepers 37 10-

.. - for English aRd Irish Newspapers for Commissioners of
Barracks, &cc. - _ _ _ _ • • ..
.. .. Extra Clerk for Attendance in Board of Works Office, from 36 '4 lJ
1St March 1':1 5th July 1814 _ _ _ _ _
.. • for Advertisements in sundry P~pers _ .. _ ..
- • Fra' Johnston further Advance on account of paving La-
bourers, &c. employed in the Phamix Park. • _ _
.. .. Allowance granted by Government to the families of persons 'Joe - -
killed ill exerution of Public Works .. _ _ •
84 15 -
~ - Fees at the Treasury, as per Bank Account, 7/. 1 i So 11 d.,
and a PassBook 5" - .. _ _ _. • _ i fa 11
Incidents - - _
Deductions recO\"ered. and paid into the Bank, by Supervisor of

Accounts, from Acrounts audited for five year!!, ended 5 th
January 1807" .. _ _ _ .. .. • _
11 Jl !!
Ditto - - diUo - - for year ended 5th January 1S14 • - 14 8-6
Total Discharge - .. ..
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.Balance in fa\"our of !be Public _
The Charge as above .. .. £. S7,980 6 3t

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AUDITING PVBJ.IC ACeOUN'I'& IN IRELAND. -,
(1.)--,Bou,D of WOR.Jts-continued.
£. 8. d. £. I. d.
The Balance brougbt up - 1,731 17 '1 t
To which must be addei, a ~ ap~aring. \)y Treasury Certilicate,
to have heen issued within the period of Account, but with which
A-ccuontants have short charged thtlmselves,stating it to have
been issued to them after period - 14.966.6 8
And the f61lowing -Sums; fillally disallowed by us in .. Discharge;"

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Accounts, frolll Accounts audited b five ytl6U1lo, eDding 5th
January 1807; and for one year, ended 5th Juuary 1814;"
lIftause these transactions being finally $8ttled by our corrected
13alanee of thosc respective accounts, should aut now apptar
eitherin Charge or Discharge n 5 10 ~
Added to Charge, aad finally diiallawed 1....979 2 6j

Also, Amount ofsundry temporary Disallowance.., being Advauces
Oil accouot, (as per Particulars detailed on ingrossed Acceuut)
Total Disallowances - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 115,013' 5 -I
From which must 'be deducted, AlllouDt nf Dil8.llowances OD formt'r Accounts

JCCOyelcd. and improperly brougat to Charge, being included by'lls in the above
eorrected Balance 1~ 5 10 t
'l'he true Balance in favourQf the Public then is - - - £. 17,73 816 4:1
ON this Aecount we examineq t.he First. Commiasi<Uler. t4e Secretary, Assistant, Accountant,
and Architec~ who deposed to -its being just and true. It is regularly stated and 'IOuched. aUG,
with a few erron amended by us; is correct. W. hll". Dlade Di.allowlWCCI IIpoil \his Acc9unt, the
ft8SOOS for whicb aRI Itt forth en the face of ii.
&UTB of the above BA-u1rcl.:
t. s. fl.
-Cash in the Bank of Ireland - 613 19-
~ - in the hauds of the Architect - 1,'150 - -
DO - in the hands ofthe Supervisor of Accoullts 173 18 2t
1)0 - advanced to Sundl'ies on account, (as per Particulars detailed on ingrossed

Account~ - - 8S'" ~ 6
no - of Accountants, added to Charge as abQve 14.g66 16 8

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The true Balance as aoove - - • £. J 7,738 16 ... i
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8 F()URTH REPOR~ OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR.
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C LA I M FOR COM PEN SAT ION BY J 0 H N POL L 0 C K.
AN A C C 0 UN T of the Ueduction of BUBiness occasioned by the operation of the Act of the
43d year of His present Majesty, chap. 53, in the lawful Fees and Emoluments of John Pollock,
esquire, Deputy Clerk of the Pleas Office of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer in Ireland, for one
year ended the last day of Easter Term 1815.
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£, I. d.
Average annual Amount of Fees on Process. - - - - 9 68 8 6i
- - - - - - ~ - - - - Taxation of COBls on Posteas 5 85 17 4
- - - - - - Taxation of Costs on Records 3 1u 17 6
- - - - - - Special Jurif!s 3 23 1
- Taxation of Costs on Law Motions and Law
Arguments 142 4 JO
t. '1,336 9 '11
Amount of Fees received on Process, for the year ended the last day of Easter
Term 1815 145 16 10
- Taxation of Costs on Posteas, for same period, 19'1,
at 11. 8s. '1d. '17 0 8-
- Taxation oC Costs on Records, for same period, 319,
at 14" 1 d. - - - - - '124 '1.'1 7
- Special Juries, Cor same period, 43, at 4'. 11 I, 195 13 -
• - - - Taxation of Costs on Law Motions and Law Argu-
ments, for same period, 113, at 14" 1 d. - 79 11 5
9 16 1 10
Balance dae John Pollock, esq. for the year ended thE last &y of EasterTerm'18J5 1,4",0 7 41
£, 2,33 6 9 '1t
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CL A I M FOR COM PEN SAT] 0 N BY WI L L I A 1\1 II 0 U GIlT 0 N.
AN A C;C 0 U NT of the Reduction of the Fees of William Houghton, Clerk of the Attacbmr.nts
and Appearances in the Pleas Office of His Majesty's Court of Ex('hequer in Ireland j occasioned
by the operatiou of the Act of the 43d yeaI' of .His present Majesty, chap. 53; for the year
ended the last day of Easter Term 1815.
Average annual Amount of Fees received by WillialD Houghton, tor tbe three years
£. I. d.
ended the last day tlf l.aster Term 1803 - - - - • - - 9i7 18 21
Amount of Fees received in the year ended the last day of Easter Term 1815 33 8 9 6
Loss sustained on Proce8s by William Houghton, for the year ended the last day of
~aster Term 1815
TRINITY TERM 1814:

Amtnmt of Fees received on 263 Certificates of No Appearance, filing Capias ad
Res(Jondendum, and copy Aflidavits, a~ 3" 6d. 46 -- 6,
Entering 7 Attachments, at 18. - 7-
lUJCUAELMAS TERM 1814:
Amount of Fees received on 685 Certificates of No Appearance, filiug Capias ad
Respondendum, and copy Affidavits, at 3" 6d. 119 17 6
Entering 9 Attachments, at 11. -9-
HILARY TERM 1815:
Amount of Fees received 011 #8 C£rtiflcates of No Appearance, filing Capias ad
Respondendum, and copy Aftidavits, at 3'. 6d. 78 8 -
Entering H Attachments, at 11. -1'1-
EA-STElL TERM 1815:
Amount of Fees received on 527 CertifiCAtes of No Appearance, filing Capias ad
Respondendum, and copy Affidavits, at 3" 6d. 92 4 6
Elltering 11 Attachments, at 11. 11
t. 33 8 9 6
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A UD ITIN'G PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Ilf IRELA ND. '9
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, CLAUI FOR. COMPENSATION BY JOHN CAREY.
AN ACCOUNT of ihe' Reduction of Fees of John Carey, Gent. Clerk of the Pleadings in the
Pleas Office of His M~86t.Y'S Cour(of Exchequer in Ireland, for the year ended Easter Term 1815;
occasioned by the operation of the Act of the 43d year of Hia present Majesty, chap. 5S.
£. 8. d.
The Average Annual Amount of Fees for three years, ended Easter Term 180S' 151 12 6
Amount of Fees received for Trinity Term • . • 1814- . £. S2 1 2
Michaelmas Term • 1814- 29 4- 8
Hilary Term -. - 18]5 3S 2 4-
Easter Term • 1815 18 4- 8
l i t III 10
Deficit {or the year ended Easter Term 1815 . . - £. 38 19 8
The Accountant's Claim is reduced OIIe pound, by the c,orrectio~, in the Engrossment, of an Error in
casting bis Fees, appearing ,on the face of the original Account.
Iw obedience to His Ext'ellency the Lord Lieutenant's commands, signified by Letter from the
Under Secretary to the Civil Departmeut, dated !lOth June last, and directing us to make enquiry
pursuant to the Act of the 4-sd of the King, chap. 5S, into tbe',Lnsaes which John· Pollock, esq.
,Deputy Clerk of the Common Pleas Office of the Court of Exchequer, William Houghton, gent..
Clerk of the ,Attachmel~ts and Appearances in said Court, and John Carey, gent. Clerk of the
Pleadings in saia Court, may have sustained, in the lawful Fees and Emoluments of their several
offic~, for the year ended the lut day of Easter Term 18'15. by the operation of the said Act; and'
to report the resul~ to His Excellency, and t'ertify the s~me to the Lords Commissioners of His
Majesty's Treasury j - ,
Now we the Commissioners of PubliC! Accounts -baving inspected the said Officers Accounts and
Office Books. and from the personal examination, upon oath of the said John Pollock. William
Houghton, and John Carey, as well as the other Clerks employed in the office of the CODlmoll Pleas
of Ihe aaid Court of Exchequer; do certify, upon a' comparison of the lawful Fees and Emolunufnts
received by the said John Pollock, William Houghton, and John Carey, in right of their said offices,
in the year ended the last day of Easler Term 1815, with the average annual Amount of the lawful
Fees and Emoluments received by them in the three years ended Easter Term 1803, immediately
preceding said Act, verified upon oath, and proved by the Books and Documents produced,--
That the LoIS of the said John Pollock for said year ended Easter Term 1815. amounted to one
thousand four hundred and twenty pounds seven shillings and four-pence halfpenny;
That t.l]e Loss of the said William Houghton for said year, amounted to six hundred and thirty.
nine pounds eight shillings and eight-pence halfpenny;
And that the Loss of the said John Carey (or said year, amounted to thirty-eight pounds ninete~11
shillings and eight-pence.
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CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION BY )lEsaas. MCCI.INTOCKS.
AN A CCOU NT of tbe Reduction occasioned by the opemtioR of the Act of tbe 434 of the King.
chap. SS, in the lawful FeeslUid Emoluments of John MCClintock and William Foster McClintoek.
e~quires, Chie,f Serjoants a~ A.rJPa in ke"--d, froIp. t8t1latt" ai ...... T _ I ...... to the last
day of Easter Term 1815.
Anrar.:e annual Amount of SUN UCeJtaiMd to Ite paid ~ Cumpe. . . .
~l'C)iritocIt and'wmiam Foster M·Clintor~, esquires, as Chief Serjeants at Arms
tAJotHt} £ ,. d.
ill lrela1lCl. as certified by the ClMf :Ju8tKoe ef His lIIajesty'lt Court of Xitlg's
Dench, the Chief Justire of Hial\1ajesty's Cou!"!- ~f ~o~!!n r18l18, aad tlif Right 1,557·, 8. I.,
honourable tbe ltIll1Iter of tbe ROlfs, pursuant to flIe Act of the 48th of ,His
Majesty, chap. 108.
No Writ (If Serjeant out of the Law or Pleas Side of Hil Majesty's Court of Exchequer in IreJa:nd,
rielivered to the Serjt:ants Ilt Arms for the period commenring the last day of Easter Term 1814,
aad IIldiug the ~4th day of June 1815. Consequently, no feel received.
Ja pure.ance of aD Act of Parliament, pUled itt t1ie 43d ~ of the reign ofllis present Majesty,"
intituled, " An Act to render the. Process of »if Ma~8tl"s CG,qrte ei Kia(s ~-b. C-.noa PleI&
and Exchequer. in Pp.raonal Actions, in Irelan~, more be~cial; aud also to prevent frivolous and
vexatious Arrests, &rl:.:" And also in purslt8lK'e of at! Act, passetl in the 4-8th year of His said
Majesty's reign" i,ntiWled, .. An A~t . for cany:iag. into c~ elJ~ion and e6ec:t certai. Pr0-
visions contained iD an Act passed iD the 43d year of His ~~t Majeatyta reign, for making
Compensation flo the PaCentl'e Officeri"' of the Pleas 8id~ of the Court of ExclIequer ill Ireland, as
fiIl" .. res~~~I~ CompensatioD to John MCClintock and William Foster M"'Clintock, esquires,"
Patentee of the Office of ~erjeant at Arm., o,f the said COQrt of Exchequer," ud ira con..
liequence. of a ~Cf'li.ition from the nid Serjents at Arms, dated 16th June last, pursuant to said
last-g;1euUQllfl.Q A,t i.-We, the Commissioners of Public Accounts, having made due examination 011
oath, do hereby cfrtify, that it appears to UI, that there wu Dot any Sum received to tbe Profit and
Emolument of the Serjeants at Arms of tbe Court of Exchequer, from the last day of Easter
Term ~81+J \0, \be ~t ~ of EI/,s.r l'ma .&'50; cel q I .-'1;, the Smj.... at AlII» .,. tlltlilled
to the whole Sum of one thousand five bundre,d and fifty-sev.,n po~nd$ eigh,t shil,lings 8(ld oJ;\e peDDJ.
})cing tile average annual amount of their lawfur fttes and E~hnnent$ fM tlle tflree yeara ended
the last day of Easter Term 1803, as rertlfied by the Cbief Justice of His Majesty's Court of
King·s Beach, t~ Master of the 1toUa, aDd \M. Q.ief JIIMift ~ the ComlllOll Pleas. pursuant to
the eaid Act of tbe 48th of the King.
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Cl.AIM fbr COMPtNSAT10N by ROBERT O'HARA.

In.f 'A CCOUNT of the Redut'tion of fellS of Robert O'Hara, PureuiY&llt oCthe Court of Excbeq1ler
!P
.'-t~ QlcMioaed, bl \he operation of the Act of tbe4~1ear ., itit .",.... Majeeiy, dap. 53;
lor one y~Q.r, enQe~ ~,last d!lY of ~er Term 18:150
A'IHage ull'lfll AmoUnt, ascertained IUtd certilied: by the Right !tonottrabfe the Lord, t. I. fl.
,hifli ~"tice of l;lie ~~)!'S, Court of "Kt~'. Banc~ tb. aig)l.l.la~eInWe the.
~faater of tbe RoUs, and the Right honourable the ,Lord' Chief Justice of His
MaUesty'a Court of Common Pleas, the 18th July 1803 - - - - - 1;598 I 71
Amount o( ~e lawful Fees and Emoluments for·tbe year ended the wt:day of
.i'.l.Rel Ter1ll lS15' - - - .. • - • • • - • 734- 3 11 'I
The Amount of, the Diminution for tile 'sald year • .. • £~ 863 17 7"
IN ~e of ail Act of Parliameftt, p88It!d- in the 4-3Ci year of'the reign-of His present M e
/u1 Act to render the. PrQClels of Ria Majes~. Courts, of &ing:a BeqeJa, CO.-oD
iDti~ed, "
and Exchequer, in Personal Actions, i~ Ireland, morl! belleficiali an~ ~lso to Are~ent friy~lon~.~4
"Uat\oue AtTests, ac.;» AJld, also irr puJ"81lah~ 01 all Ad, passed m the 4-Sth year of His said
~~Y:.I: ~ip! intituled, "An Act for c:a~ryiN into, ~qtpl.te ex~_ and eWed certaia p..,..
viSIOns contained in 'an Aet passed in the 43d year of His present Majesty's reign, for making Com-
penaaticm to the 'a_tee Ot1icers of the Pleu Side o. the Court (If Exehequer in Irelaad, as far
as respects the Compenaation to Robert O'Hara, eeq. PUl"lJlJivant of the &aid Court of Ex~heqaer;"
ami in e~",n~ 'of a lrequiaition frODl dIfo said PR".n.nt. dated the <.ld· day ef June ,lut,
pursuant to the said last-mentioned. A,ct; W,_. th~ Commi,s.i.oners Gf Public A~ ~"
made dtle examination .on oath, and inspec:ted the' Books wherein the entries of the Fees of
the said Pursu,ivant were from time to ti\lle made, atId c10 hereh, certify, that it appei\l'l
tbat tbe whole Sum rereived to the Profit aud Emolument of the said hrsaiv8Dt of the CCJllrt
to...,
of Exchequer, for tile year ended the last day of Eaecer Til,.. IS15, ~d to,en_ baadred'_
thirty-four pounds three shillings and eleveD-pence balfpeony, .which being deducted (MID the Sam
of one thQusand five ht~",b"ed iUld ninety-e.i,bt ~ olle shi1)~ and. ..~r.-pcnoe. b~ the ......
anJ!ual amouut of the lawful Fees and Emoluments of the said Pursaivant for the tbr~e yeen eadal
the last day of Easter Term 11loS, as certified by the Chief Justice of Hie Majelty'e Court Of
Kings Benrb, the Master of tbe Rolls, and the Cl1ief J ustire of the Common PJees, PUnu&Bt to
the said Act of the 48th of the King, leaves the amount of the Diminution of the Fe. aad
Emoluments of the said Pursuivant for the ytar ended the last day of Easter Term 1815. oecaaioned
by the operation of the above recited Act of the 43d of the King, cbap. D3, to be ei,ht huadred
MIld .ixty-three pounda seveDteeD ahilliPgs and leV.-peDce hallpellDY.
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])UBLIX C()A L YA RDS.
Twa ACC'() V)l T ., J• • B. ·A. . ..,., DifeeW til the ...... "-"Var" fA tll& tit, 'fIf. ~"Kn,
for cme year, &ear" 6th .,. .• JMilay 1itf,'1111 • . 5iJa'''' ., ~_""'181S, both (,h~,)'s
inclusive.
:
TOIIL Banel•.
THE CHARGE:
BalaaCI of last ~cceut. beia&- value of Ceal.........
illgUIIII8W; vis.
In Marshall Aller Yani • - - · ~o 0
l>edun sbor' meatllre at taking Stock :"' - · 3 71 .

True Balance in MaPlIhaU Alley Yard • . -· ~,8S6· 01 - ..
la CMy Quay Yard • - .. - 6711 4i £. .~. d.
- Thtal <""heIII'" .. ... S.S'll 5 Value. 5.S 16 - I }
--
THE DISCHARGE .
Coals sold out of ManhalI ADey Yar d, withia the
"
. tl.
...
.- -. .- ~J
period of this Account·· - • 3,1 • 1,485 7 II
More, oat of City Qua,. YaN -
-- ~64 'l
."
3~·
. ... o. 4 11 '1 16 -
-
T~ Barrel.. l,lU'l :s. 1,~t 3U
Balance jn Marshall Altey Yard -
.. - - iIt City Quay Yani - -.
1,90 7 71
408 ~i ,
'l,316 ~ Value. 3,607 16 '2l
hove, • - -'"---
S;S'l8 5 - - £.
I--
5.S 16 -
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CAS HAC C 0 U N'I' .. Jo_ B.. Alloway. Director of the Public Coal Yards of the City of
Dublia, for one year, from the 6th day of January 181•.., to the 5th daf of J. . .". 1'•. 5; both
days inc1U6ive.
a
T 11" E -0 • A Go 'E :
llalllnce in hands'sth Janqary 18.14 . .'
.~eivtd Jar Coals sold out of Marshall Alley Yard -
Ilitte - • - dittO • - Citr~ y ... •
. . . . 'n
~
4'1 16":'" .
To Charge
THE DIS C.B A R G E.: '

Paid into Hia Majesty'. Treasury on aee_tot e.1a: 10141 to'5&h January 1815 • . 1,690 - -
- - for advertiai~ • - 5 5
- •• ':Taxes . j . . 14 14 ..
- - • - 1tepairs - - - - • • - ... ... .• • .• 20 13 3
_ - - - measuring, fiUiIll. and re-heaping Coal., &c. in the different Yard., as per
Particulars • .tailed-on engr08S11d Account. -. - • ... .. •.
. TG&al' QiIIt~. •
Balalace in. fa~our of the Pubije, in the DiJecblrs bands •
The CJWge as &&ovc· • £. !lIPS&- 18 si
WB ·ba.ve examined the'Djrector and Clerk, _ho state the Account to be in every lesReet just
and tnJe. . . . .
It bubeen "posed tOUI, that Coalall8ualJy increase ini~eaaurement, by; Irina.in the. Yas bu~
that iacTease, (it appears by a. deficit of three tons on the. present Account,) is more tbU coUnter ..
bala.Qeed. by the QU8Dtity of Slates thrown out from amongst ~be Cow.. u being quit. iueombutible,
aDd 0IIly 6t to be used for mending tbe roads; the Clerk, who has been iil tile Yards nine years, eon-
ceivee, that.clanllg that time, thirty tons of Sflites have been thrown out; there it also a fire kept ia
an om.. ill the Y &rd, which consumes -ahollt"tWO:..toM annaa»y\
'1'1. »ineter thinks there should be a\ least I,~OO toni of Coab laid ineo Manball AUey Yard,
I.r the.."I, uf ~ next w.....
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·CORK ,CO*~ YARD.S.:
T .... A C C 0 U NT of William Lwnley, Director of the Public Coal,Yatda ef the City of Cork;
,from the 5th day-of- Jaauary t814, to the 5th day of JaD~ry, 11115.
TH~ C H.A RGE: Barrel..

£. I. d.
Balance of lut Account ill favour of the Public. OOillg the quantity and
valu. of Coela remainiDg unsold in the cllifereat Yarda • - - 5,935 2:376 1+10
Amount of Coals purchased and laid into the Yarda; vito -

. . - -
-- -
N orth Yard - - - .. . 2,303 897 6 -
South Yard .. . . .. . . .
. .. 2.44 1 -1,010 2 6
Total pdrchaftd -. - 4,744' 1,907 8 6-

Balance of last Acc:oUJ1t as above .. -- 5,935 !l,376 1+ 10
Total Charge • . - 10,679 +284- 3 4-
THE DISCHARGE:
Amount of Coela sold Ollt of the Yards j vi..
- Barrell.
North Yard .. .. .. - 3,759 1,...27 5 JO
South Yard· .. ;;: .. ..

.. - - .
- - 3,856 104 63 'l -.
Total sold 7.61 5 !l,890 7 11
From which deduct the Coat of measuring and other incidental

Charges; viz.
- MeasuriDg Coala: .t. I. d. £. I. d.
..
North Yard
South Yard .. ,.
u .6
'3 ,14- tt 46 10 6
Incidental Charg.. :
North Yard' .. -
Soath Yard, rebWl~g the Walls, and other Repaira,&c.
- I 10 3f
116 15 1
118 5 41
16+ 15 lot
Barrel.. Net
Total quantity of Coals sold as above .. 7,~15 Amount• 2,7 2 5 l ' - t
BalaDc:e in the di8'erent Yards on the 5th Jan. 1815 -
. 3,064 - -- . 1,558 Jl 3f
The Charge as above· - ,. 10,679 . . £.

-'
4t 28 4- 3 4
I
THB CASH ACCOUN'T'Df William LumlflY, from the 5th day of January 181+, to the
5~ day of January 1815.
_THE C HARGE:
- - -
£. ,. d,
Balance of last Account in fiwour of the Public - .. - or .. - -

. 147 10 10 ~
AmollDt of Coals sold out of the Y.rda within ~e period o~ this Account; viz.
B&rrela. £. I. i.. £. I. d.
North Yard .. - 3;759 ·,+'17 5- 10
Deduct measurmg and Incidents .. - . . '4 6 8
1.402 19 '1
South Yard 3,856 ',463 2 1
Deduct measuring and Incidents .. .. ,.
- 140 9 21
Net Produce of Sales • .. - 7,61 5 - ,. . 1,322 n lot

'1,7'15 12 "":'t
Balance of last ACCOUDt as above - .. ,. .. - - ]47 10 10 i
Total Charge .. . ~ £. ~,~7S flU
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A U D I TIN G PUB LIe A. ceo U N T S r N IRE LAN D.
(8.) -COB.K COAL Y AB.DS-continutd.
THE DISCH~RGE:
Blrrels. £. , .. d.
Paid for Coals, North Yard • ~.303 897 6 -
- - - - - South Yani ~,441 1,010 ~ 6
Tutal purchased .•
Balance in the bands of the Director on the 5th January 1815, towards the 'further
- purchase of Coals for said Yards -
.The Charge as above - - - £.
TUE above A C C 0 U N T S are supported by the Affidavit of. the Director, and are well
stated and vouched.
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COMM ERCIA L BUILDINGS.
THE ACe 0 U N t ~f the 'Commerciai Buii8ings~Comp8.ny ~f Dublin, of the' application of the

• _. • - 4'" • _ ...... _ . . . . .. - 4 .. . . . . ..
Sums .of ,Money receivei:l by the laid Company tihd.er Act of Parliament, fr9m the. 5th . d~y of
Jaouary "1814'io th~ 5th day
of JaDu!if.~i'60 • . - ,. ,, ',-
THE CHARGE: £. " d.

Received from the Lords of the Treasury, on account of Duties chargeable on Entries
at the Custom House, within the period of this Acco~t - - - - -
Total Charge - - • £.
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'r
THE DISCHARGE:
£. 8. til.
BalaDee of last Account in favour of Accom~tantl! .- ~6 8 10 f _
A.rrear ~f Iriterest ~n the' Debt of this Company on· sill Ja~."Y I III", 55 10-
One yeat; intemt due on -
'. .. -
DO - to :lgth September 1814
..' • t" '0 •
- 13~ - --:-
J87 10 -
Deduct Interest UGpaid on 5th J.anuary .1815 83--
JS4 10 -
Paid part of the Principal of said Debt 1,400 - -
- - Fees at thr Treasury 1 4 'l
Total Discharge - J,58, 3-l

Balance in favour of the Public in the hands of the Treasurer - 119 16 11 f
The Charge as Ilbov~ -
THE above A C C 0 U NTis just and true.
OF the Debt of the Company (the I'l'incipal and Interest whereof is to be discharged by the
Tax on Entries at the Custom House,) there now remains due £. J,loo; £.50 of which was drawn'
on the 19th March, to be paid off the ~Sth March last, and £.50, which was drawn on the
17th Septe.;gber,. to be paid oft'the 'l9th September last, neither of w!lich has siDce come in for
payment; and a sum of £. 33 for Interest, unpaid on 5th January 1815, as above stated.
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14 I'OVRTJI aEPOIlT OF TH~ COJilMI88IONEllS FOM.
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ROYAL EXCHANGE.
THB A C C 0 UN T of the Trustees of the Royal Exchange, of the applicatiun of th. Sum. uf
Moaey received by the said Trustees under Act of Parliamellt, from the sth day of Juuary
181.., to the Sth day of Jaauary 181S; both day. inclusive.
THE CHARQE: £, I. d.
ReceiTed from the Lords of the Tnasury • '4-l~ - -
Total Charge t.
THE DISCHARG'B:
Balance of last Account in raYOUr oC the T....at.eea 613 11 lot
Paid for Repairs 699 Ii 9
- Taxes 9'1 - S!
Salaries and Allowances • 121 8 -
Fees at Treasury - 17 6
Total Discbarae - I,S28 - 7

Deduct the Charge 4 18 - -
Balance in favour of the Trustees - - - £. 1,110- 7
The above Charge brought down • +18 - -

To which mat be added, being val.e of eld Materials sold, Dot brought to Charge,
but deducted from the Slater's Bill 511 13 3
True Amount of Charge t.
The aOOTe Discharge brouaht down

Tu which must b. added1 short take_D credit for_ in amount of th~ Sla~r's Bill
TnIe Amount of Discharge ),580 13 )0
Deduct the Cbarge -
The true Balance in favour of the Trustees then remains as befilfe . t. 1,110 - 7
THIS A C CO U NT, with the above cC)rrec:tion in point of Form, is just and true.
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AU DIt'ING PU BLIC :ACCOU NTS IN I RE LAN D. 15
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DUB LIN B ALL A S T O'F F ICE.
TUE ACCOUNT of the Corporation for prese"ing 8.1ld improving the Port and Harbour of
Dublin, for one year. commencing the 6th day of J&Iluary 181..., and ending the 5th day of
January 1815; both days inclusive.
THE CHARGE:
. £. ,. d. £. ,. tI.
Balance of last AccoUftt in favour of the Public - - - - - - 9 1 ,881 4 II

Received Tonnage Duty on
- - -. -
Foreign Vessels -
Native - ditto -... - .. -'"
--. -. 1,180
3,300
16 -
13 6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CollM!rs -
Coasters -
-. -
- -
-- -
-
5,62 3 6 -
951 15 6
Tonnage Duties
....
- "- - 11,057 11 -
-
-
-
•
for Ballast served to Shipping
- heaving Ballut into Ships
-.
-
- -
-.
-
- .,
-- -- -- -- --
QuAT WALLS REVENlJE:
- - Quayage on Foreign and Native Vessels - - - 864 13 8

- - Ditto - on Colliers aDd COIlster. - - - - J,09 6 - S
- - Additional Duty at the Custom-house on Timber. Staves,
Stones and Bricks - • - - - - - - - 39 8 17 -
A rrears of Tax on Acre and Foot Lots, nOl"th and

£. ,. d.
south side oftbe river, to 5th January 1814
0 De year's Tax on Acre and Foot Lots, north alld
- 1,86~ 19 sf
801Ith side of the river, due 'l4tb June ISt4 - 1.08'l 10 6
£. 'l,945 9 11 i
A mar of Taxes oa ditto • ditto, due 5th January
1815 - - - • - - - 'l,'l78 16 'l
Total of Taxes on Acre &nd Foot
receiwd within the period - - -
Lots,}
-
666 13 9l
Quay Walls Revenue - - -
Re~ved for Ballast taken out of Ships - - - - - - - - lt5 - 8
- - - Tonnage Duty on Veslell discharged at Balbriggan - - - - 190 14 3
- - - for Incloeing North Lots, from No. 3'l to 40 - • - • - • 13 5 I
- - - Tonnage Duty Oil Vessel. discharged at Dunleary· - - - - ltOO 1 11
• • • Casualties - - - - • - - • - - - - 79 8
• • - from Committee of Proprietor. of North Lots. lUI. perceut. un ltoBl. 17', ga.
amollDt of North Quay TIIJt - - - - - - - - - • ltO 17 11
JbNTI:
Arrear. of Rent. due 5th January 1814 • 160 13 -
Olle year's Rent. due December 181+ - lte8 14 -
369 7 -
Deduct Arrears due in December 1814. and remaining unpaid on
5th January 1815 - - - • • - - • • 151 6 6
Net Uents received within the period - .
Received Interest on 51. per Cent. Government Stock -. -. - - - . t,(igt lO-
- - - for Licencel - - . - - - .- - - t - _.
- - - heanng Ballast on Shore - - - - - - - 'l0'l 14 10

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16 FOURTH REPORT OF THE COM.1IISSl0NERS FOR
(I J.)-DUBLIN BALLAST OFPlca-coratinurd.
THE'DISCHARGE: £. I. rI. I. I. d.
Paid for raisiug and hea.ving Ballast .. - .. .. . - - - - .,°30 n 7
BALLAST LIGHTERS:
..
-- -
- Gllbbllrumell and Boatmen - - -- -- -- 1,0'15
- Carpenters employed at Ballast Office Yard -
- 3 7
318 1+ 6
.. ..
- .. -- ..- -- - I,GS8
- for Timber, Poles, &c. .. - 1
--
-- - SUlldries
-
.. Iron and Iron Wurk -
- .. .. .. - - .. ..- - -- 373 8 5f
357 1'1 ~
Ballast Lighten 3,16~ 18 9
- - Pensioners and Charity - - . . - - - - . . 19'1 6 8
I' VaSBL:
A1 lUCK STEUI
-- •- Suadcics
Workmen . .. .
. - -- -- -. ... . .. - -- t95
.. 16... 5 3
It -
Patrick Steam Vessel - - - ...59 17 3
. - Salaries . - - . - .. 3- .. .. . .. .iii 1,611 18 4-
EDEN QUAY;
-- -- forWorkmen - - -.. -- .. •.. -.. -.. ....

.;,
97° 5 10
.. .. .. .
Slones and Freight 1,0to 15 3
- SUlldries -- -- - - .. Eden. Quay-- --- - ---

- -.. -- Sand - 79 18 8
333 15 7
t,.f.04 15 4
NORTn QUAY WALL;
--- -
- Workmen - - -- ..- ..- ..- ---
- for Stones and Freight
-. -- +n6
h
4 1
7-
-- -- -- --North-.. Quay-- Wall--

..
--- - ---
- Sand 115 18 3
-- - Sundries 198 11 7
803 - 11
SOUTH QUAY WALL:

- Workmen - - -- -- -.. -- -- .. -.. 1395 15t 4I
-- ..
- for Stones and. Freight
- Sand -
.. - Sundries -- -- -- -.. -. ..- -.. -- -- Its 18g 17 9
- 9
South Quay Wall - .. .. 459 16 6
- Expenses of Pigeon House Wall -

- Harbour Account - - - - -.. ..- .... ..- -. .. ..-
-
185
t75
10
10
11
3
.. .. ..
.. . . - .. - -- ..- - -..
.. Expen.aes of House and Concerns at :Bullock 237
-.. .... -.. -.. ..- Artichoke
Life Boats .. 56
9
19
9i
1
.. ..- -- -- .. . .. -
Road .. . .. . .. .. +5 19 9
.. Ballast Ollice Rent, Taxes, &c.- 3.67 '1 '1
.. for Plinting. Stationary, and Advertising - .. .. .. - .. - '1'1'1 ... a
.. .. - -..
.. - .. .. - -
- -
- - Sewers in Nor~ Lots.. - - "'3t 16 1
-- Bank
- inclosing South Lot, No. 13S
ofIreland, for Wm. Bigger's N()te
-
- ... .... -.. ... -. --- '1 6 8
1,500 - -
.. for heaving Ballast on Shore - - -
- Incidents, including a Sum of 1131. IS" for valuing Pigeon Hous!! Premises -
16g ~ 6
286 3 6
- Premiums and Rewards - .. - .. - .. - .. - - 3 8+ 4- 6
.. ..- -- .. -- -- -- -- -- --
- -
- Superannuated Officers 165 - ---
- .. Ditto - - Pilots 35 15-
.. -- -- - -- -- --
- for inclosing North Lots, from No: +5 to +9 . 7 14- -l
- Six per cent. Ballast Offire Debentures
.. Expenses of Grc:at South Wall .. - .. .. -. .. - - - 3+.600 - -
117 S 9
--
- for dredging 'be Pigeon House Basin, to be repaid by the Ordnance Board 328 13 9
. - Rent of Ground at llunleary and Bullock, lind Concern, in Cope.. ~tret:t -
- Expenses of Weir Wall of Road, by Crab Lake .. .. - - - . 253 17 8
+11 S 7
W HlTWOIlTH BAlor: l. I. rI.

- lVerkmen .. - ..- -- -.. .. ..- -.. --
.. 592 2 6
- for Stones and Freight 1,099 18 -
- - Sundries - • - - Whitwo:th
- - Basin- -- -.. 10-1 16 11
1,79+ 17 5
Carried furward - . ... £. 55,005 - 7
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AUDITING PUBLIC ACCOUNTS IN IRELAND. Jj
(U.)-DUJIl,ur BALLAST OUICr--.cOfltillued.
£. I. d.
Brought forward - - - - - 55,005 _- 7
hURBST on BA.LLAST OPl'ICE LOA.N:

£. I. d.
Arrear nf Interest on Ballast Office Debentures, remaining due
5th January 1814 - - - - - - - -
Olle year's Interest on 4 per cent. Debentures, due ~...th Decem-
lIer 181+ - - - - - - - - - - ~,~84 - -
£. 3,891 - -
Arre3r of Interest remainiog due 114th December 1814 1.67+ - -
Interest paid - - - - - _ - - 1 - -......- - - - 1 ~u7--
Paid Expenses .f Balbriggan Harbour 74 18 3

- - - - - Dunleary ditto - It . B 9
Total Discharge - - 57,3 16 7 7
Balaace in favour of the Public - 61,754 ... It
The Charge as above - - - £. 119,070 11 8i
the Balance in favaar nf the Public is increased one Halfpenny, by the Correction in the Engross-
ment, of aD Error appearing on the face of the original Accollnt.
£. •• d.
The above BalaDce brought ft"" • • - - - 61,754 ... Ii
£. I. c.
To which must be added, in consequence of Accountaota ha.w.g
abort carried tbe Balance from last Account - ~,18g' 4 6.1.:&
Also amount of sundry SIlJDS, finally disallQwed by UI, as per Par-
ticulars detailed on engroised Account - 14 11 7
Additions to Charge and final Disallowances ~,~o3 16 Ii
And a Snm paili fitr dredging the Pigeoll House Dock, which beiog
Oil account of a SdID agreed upon between the Ballast Corpora-
tion &lid the O,li08BM ~ is to be a " telDperarJ ~
am.-e," until final Settlement, and the whole Sum to be repaid
by the lauer, ..rought to the Credit oj &be Public - 328 13 9
Total Disallowances - ~,53~ 9 lol
64,~86 1+ --1
From which must be deducted the followipg SlUllS fI!-allowed, viz.
A Sum paid Ito Boatmen, to 31St January 181:h disallowed in

Account, to:5tb January 1813, as an advance on Account, and -
not taken Credit for in the subsequent year's Accowlt g--
Al56 a Sum dlu.llowed in last Account, as having been received

-by Fenton, 'Murray, and Wood for Machinery, after the period,
and therefore properly belongs to this Account ~-,180 .f- 3
~,189 oJ 3
The true Balance in favour of the Public then is - - £. 6~,097 9 9'
WE have detailed our Reasons for sundry AllowaDces and Disallowances made by us in this Account,
'Which as amended, is just and true, and correctly stated and vouched.
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18 FOURTH REPORT OF TilE C01lri\lrSSlONERS FOR
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(ll.)-DuBLIN IlALLAST OFFICE-continutd.
STATE of the above BALA~cE: £. 8. d.
In the Bank of Ireland 1,47 1 5 7

- Five per cent. Government Stock 58,000l. which cost with Interest - 59,016 18 !1
- The Ballast 1\'I8ster's hands, for payment of Interest 9'1 ~ 7
• DO _ • :£0 _ _ • a Balance due by him I 9 6i
- Advance to Sundries, a8 per Particulars detailed on en:;rossed Account 5<"0-
,);) 14- 6
61,118 11 ·Il
£. I. d.
Disallowances by Account Office, in forlll1!T Accounts S IS 8j
J)b - - - by DO - - - a Sum ·lost by Edward Whitten
in Sale of Debentures
Do _ _ _ by DO - - - a Sum advanct'd £. I. d.
J, Hart, late Ballast Master - - SS 17 5 i
DO ._ _ - by DO : - • amount of an
outstanding Debt due by him - - S~7 - 1
In the hands of SUlidries, disallowed as above, and to be refuncled

by them - 1+ 11 7
D· - - - of sundry Persons, disbursed on account of rlredging
the Pigeon House: Dock. as I:Ibove disallowed - • - 3~8 IS 9
9i8 18 S
The true Balance as above - - - - £. 6~,097 9 9!
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DEBTS.
£. I. d. £. I. lit
571 Debentures. paying 4 per cent. - 57,100 - -
Arrear of Interest,. due 5th January 1815. 1,671- - -
Debentures -
Rents payable to Lords Longford and De Vesci - 18 1 9

DO - _ - - Earl Carysfort 78 17 1
Reats payable 96 18 10
Debts - - - -£.\ 58,87.0 18 10
CREDITS.
£. I. d.
Arrear of Ta:"t on Acre and Foot Lots, North and Soulh Side the River, remaining
due 5th January 1815 .• .• - - • - - - - .-
Rents receivable
Credits - • - £.
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A. U D I T I ~ G PUB LIe A. ceo U N T S I'; IRE LAN D.
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n-u B LIN B ALL A ST 0 F F I'C E.--QI1AY WALLS.
7nr. ACe 0 U NT of the Corpo1'3tion for Preserving and Improving the Port of Dublin, of the
Receipt and Expenditure of aU Sums of Money raised or received Ly them under the Act of the
43d Geo, Ill, chap. 1 '1.i ;. for tile purpose of rebllilding and repairing the Quay Walls on bOLh Sides
of &he River Anna Lifiey, from Carl~le to Barrack Bridge on the North, and from the West EUtI
of Crampton Quay to Barrack Bri~e aforesaid on tm South Side thereof, fur one ycar, from tho:
6th day of January 18 J 4,. to the 5th day of January] 815'
TilE CHARGE: £, 8, d,
Balll1'lce ofJast Account in f"vour of the Public - -. 8,049 H 7t

Lodged in the Bank of Ireland, by the several Collectors of Anna Lilley Cess, for
accouut 6f tid.. Corporation, during the period uf this Account - - - 7.108 H ·9
Received Interest on Government Stock ~90 - -
Amoullt of Arrear of Ball!L~t Office Foot Tax remaining due 5th £. 8. d.
January 18:1-- 55 6 16 10 I
I
- - uo - of one year's Tax, due first February 181,5 89 1 1 )0 :
1,44.7 II! 8 !
Arrear of Foot Tax: remaining due 5th January 1815 637 15 2
lteceh-ed within thtl period of this Account - 810 3 t5

Total Ch.lrfic -- - t, 16,85 8 8 w!
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THE DISCHARGE: -- ....

Paid Expenses of Usher's Quay Wall - .,- - - 7 141- 18
- - - - Lower Ormond, Qual - - - - 7 7
- for Printing and Stationary - - - ~3 2 2
- - Incidents • '- - - - 19 3~
- - ExpelUK's of AstoD's Quay - - - 5 1 II
- - Salaries - - - - !a01 - -
- Expenses of Arran 9uay - - - - 3'15 9 ...
- Poundage to Collectors Df Anna Litre,. Cess,s per cent. on 7,06 81. 94. - 8 5
I'll. ~3
- Expsses of Inns Quay Wall - - - 5.78... 9 II
Upper Ormond Quay - - - - 8 I",
Total DiscIlargll - - - 6,853 ... 15

Balance in favour of the P ublic - - - 13 6i 10,00+
The Charge'as abo'll - - £. 16,858

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--,
8 loi
&s: --
The above,Balance brought down - - 10,00'" IS 6f;

Ttl which must be added. Amount of two small s~ms finally disa]]owe d, as per Par-
ticulars detailed on en~rossed Account - - - - - - - .- - J + 6
The true Balance in favour of the Public then is - £. 10/005 8 -I ,
lIIcmorandum:~There are also detailed on engrossed Account, sundry under-payments, by errQrs.

and c:alculation, which not having been paid 10 the Parties, cannot of Cilurse be
10 C:l!ltiDg
credited to .,t\ecollntants, amounting to d. 11. 1 d.
THIS A C C 0 U N T. subject to two small errors in calculation, which we hilTS c;lisallowed, is,
as Cl'rrected by us, jUfilt and true. '
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~o FOURTH ltEPORT OP TJtE COMMISSIONERS FOR
(tll.)-DuBLIN BALLAST OnlCZ':--QUAY WALL8-contiartt4.
STATE of the above B.l.I.AlfCa:

t. •. d. t. I. d.
In the Balik (If Ireland -/e Anna Liffey Cess - 7116 15 +1
- - Five per cent. Government S!tock -/e - DO - 6,0001. COlt with
Interest .. - 6,0"
- - Bank of IF61..1'ul -Ie Foot Ta.."C

- - Aclfance -Ie repuiritlg Bridge.
D- • ·/e Light Houses -
_ _ Jjo _ .,e Overseen Ringsend Brid~ "'all
_ _ DO _ to the Ballast Master -
Disallowed by AcC'ount Office iu Account to 5th Juuary 1816 -
In the hands of Sundties as above disallowed, and to be refunded by them
The true Balance as above -
No Debtl or Credits, except the Arrear of Foot Tax remaining due 5th J8.I1uary 18)5,
amounting to - - - - - - - - - - t. 637. 15. lI.
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DUB LIN B ALL A S T 0 F F ICE, for Building RICHMOND BB,lDGEo
THt A C C 0 U NT of tile Corporatioo for rreserving alld impm'fing the Port of DubtiB, ef ~
R1ICeipt and Expenditure of all Sums of Money raised or l't'Ct-ived hy them under the Act of
tht 43d Geo. 111, chap. 1~7, for tbe purptlse ,·f building Ril'hmllnd Bridge; for onl" year from
lhe' fSth day of January 181+ to tbe 5lh day of January 1815; buth da.ys indusive.
THE C H A ROE:
Balance of last Account in favour of the Public -
Lodged in the Bank of Ireland by tbe several Collectors of Richmond Bridge Tax,
for accOuut of this Corporation, within the period of this Account - - - &5'1 1 '-f
Recei\led Interest on Government Stock 5~o-
llorrowed ftotn the Blink of Ireland, aC"Count; Port Fund .8 4 10
ToW Charge - • - t. lIl,66S 11 -
THE DISCHARGE:
Paid Poutlila,e to conectlli's of RichmoDd Bridge Ta:, 5 per cent. on 3,53+'. 16 •• Stl. 1,6 13 11
Total Discharge -
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176 13 11
Balance in favour of the Public • lIJ,f86 17 I
The Charge as above - - • £. lIl,66S 11 -
THIS A C C 0 U NTis jun and true.
STATZ of the above BALANCE:
In the Bank of Ireland 19 ~ 8

- - Fite per tlent. Government Stock 9,3001. which cost with Interest 9t+67 1+ 5
- • Ad\'atlce Co 6coewe KlIOw}es -fur buildiDg Ridunoacl Bridp. -
.. - IS~--
The &Juce • •ve - £. u,f86 17 I
No DEBTS or CREDITS.
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DUBLIN BALLAST OFFICE FoaREPAIRING IHHDGES.
THE A C CO U N T of the Corporation for preaening an« improving the Port of Dublin.
of the Receipt .nd Expenditure of all Sums of Money raised or received by tbem under the
Ad ofthe-4sd Geo. UI, chap. u7, for the purpose of rebuilding and repairing Hridges over
the River AnlUl LifFey, within the Limits of Carlisle Bridge East, and Barrack Bridge West,
for.ne year, (rom the 6th day of January 1814 to 'he 5th day of JJnuary 1815, b~th. days
ineluabe.
THE DISCHARGE: £. • d.
Balance of last Account in favour of the Corporatiol1 1,048 3 4-
Paid for repairillJ dae old Bridge 10 1 6
Bal~nce in favour of the C.orporation - £. 1,058 .f- lO

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THIS A C C 0 U N 1.' is jlUlt and true.
D U'B L iN BA Li. A ST 0 FFIC E :-LIGHT-HOUSEli.
TH. ACe 0 U N T of the Corporation for preterving aud improv"" tbe Port of Dublin,
of the Receipt and Expenditure of all Sam. of Money raised or received by them by nnue
of.an Act of the 5~th Geo. III, chap. 95, intituled, c, An Act to ~nable the Corporation tor
" p ...."ing and improving the Port of Dublin. 10 uect, repair Bnp maiatain Light Hou~.
" round the ,Coast of Ireland, and to raise a Fund for defraying the Charge thereof;"
&lid aJeo of ap Act of the 51St Geo. JII. cbap. 66, to IDend and render ~ore eft'eCtu~1 the
foregeiDg AQt. for one year. from the 6th day of January 1814 to the 5th day of J.muary
1815. both clays inclusive.
THE CHARGE: £. •• d.
Balaace of lut Account in favour of the Public
Aeceiftd Amo'lI~t of LightDlIuClat tbeTreasary. withiothe period of this Accouat i1,oo9 10 III
Ditto of Light Duties by Joba Darby, of London. to 5th July 1814 - 6,319.,6 -
Ditto of casual Receipts 134 11 11 i
- - - Ditto borrowed from the Bank of Ireland 00 collateral Security - 8,050 - -
Ditto due to the Bank of IrellUld on account of P,ort had 1~ 19 ~
- Ditto over-lodged in Bank, by Leland Crosthwaite, esq. being a difFereoce

efExcbange •••• - - - • •• 48
Total Charge
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22 FOURTH REPORT OF THE COJUUSIIONEIU FOR
(15.)-DuBLIN BALLAST O.FICB:-LIGBT-HOUS~.
THE DISCHARGE: £. I. d.
Paid Fdpenlel of
Poolbeg Ligbt-house - - .... 85 1 16 9
- - - - - -
Howth Bailey Ditto - - +,550 8 3~
- - Kisb Light Sbip. Ricbmond
- - - - 1,833 10 36
- - - - - -
Wicklow Light-houses - - - 6761 'll
Old Head, Kinsale, Ligbt-bouse
- - - - 'l76" 8
- - -
Hook Tower - Ditto +5 6 19 9
Cranfield - -
- Ditto 138 19 4
-
Copeland, New - - Ditto 3,78 1 9 t
- - -
Tusker - - - Ditto 9,~23 18 3
- -
Kinsale, New - - - Ditto 3,073 10 10 t .
I..oop Head
- - - - Ditto ~68 10 11
Kilwarlin, or South Rock Ditto 1,941 13 10
- - - - Inishtrahul - Ditto 3 15 5 ~
- Duuleary - Ditto 116 15 9
_ _ - - - - Balbriggan - Ditto 7' II 11
brCIDBNTI: £. I. d.
Paid Bank of Ireland Amount of sundry Discounts - 193 3 ~
- - Ditto - - - Cost of Stamps - - + 17 6
- - Fees at Treasury on receipt of Duties 11 11 10
- - Postage - - - - - - - - - 119 17 3
- Loss by several ExcbangE's in Account with J. Darby 60 15 6{
- - J. Darby, Gibb & Co. Amount of Interest on advance, &e. - 975
- Loss by sale of 5 per Cent. Government Stock - - .. - 158 18 10
- - Allowancel and Clotbes - +~ 18 of.
- - for Maps, &:c. • - - - - ...... If I
- Amount of foreign Ligbt Duties refurrded 30 5 3
- - for making a Road at Bullock - ~5 - -
- Board Wages - - - . 7 4-
- - Thomas Geltson Commission on bis Account 33+
Incidents - 711 16 6 f
Paid for Printing and Stationary - -
- - - balf a year's Rent of Land at Bullock
- 78 + ~
157 1+ 2
- - - Ligbt-bouse Stores - - - 30 1 7
- ExpelUlf's of Howtb Ligbt-bouse - 9'l 'l 4
- - - - - Copeland - Ditto 113 13 'l
- for Tusker PensioD~rs ~oo 15 -
_ - Expenses of Lougbswilly Light-houle 4:16 13 10
-Salaries - - - - - - 687 10 -
_ - Expenses of Duncannon Fort Ligbt-house - 34 4 7
_ _ - - - - Charles Fort - Ditto - 18 - 7
- _ - - - - Clare Island - Ditto 3 13 4 9
_ - - - - - Arranmore - - Ditto 'l85 1+ 7
_ ~ Penaionel'll and Charity - - - - 14 - 7
- Expenses of New Light-hou8P. at Balbriggan 9'l 8 -
_ - - - - - lale of Arran Light-bouse - 5~ 10 11
- New Road to Howth Bailey Light-house - 7+7 8 5
- Cork Harbour Ligbt-house - - - 175 HI +
- - - Light at North Wan 5 l'l 8
GSlCBaAL ACCOUlrT of OIL:

Paid fon66 Casks ufOil, per su ndry Vessels, 5,7501. II. 6d. at 8f £.6,'l'l9 + 11 i
- - - Insurance on - - - Ditto - - - - - J 35 - 9
- - - FreilSht and Charges - Ditto 19'1 10 6
- Carriage - - - 5 8
General Account of OJ] 6.557 I lett
- - General Account of Light-bouse Stores . I~O 18 9
Total Discbarge - 4'l ....93 10 11 f
Balante in favour of the Pultdc - - - - 1>48 7 19 7
The Charge as above
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AUDITING PU BLIC ACCOUNTS IN IR·ELAN D •.
(15.)-DvBLIN BALLAI'l' OFPICB :-LIOIIT-II01Js~illuetl.
The above Balance brought down - t. •....87 19 7
To which must be .,added, . the foUowing'Sums disallowed by us; viz.
Difference between Exchange at Sfd. charged, and 5 per cent. . t. I. d•

. actually paid on remittance to England to Gen. Robinson, for
sundries, under the bead of Howth Bailey Light-house - - J4 - 8j
The like under the head of New Light-house, Kinsale - 17 13 6
Also sundry Over-payments, by errors in casting and calculation,

as per Particulars detailed on engrossed Account - - - 1 - 10
Final Disallowances - ---.~ 3'l 15-i
1,510 14 7t
From wbicb must be deducted, amount of J)iscount allowed John
Darby and Co. on COlt of a Cable improperly brought to
Ie Charge" by Accountants, being already charged against them
in the above ~alance - - - - - - - -

And a Sum disallowed in lalt Account as ad"'Ilnced on account to
Mr. Forrest, now reallowed by UI, a settlemellt in full having
taken place, 88 appears by Voucbers produced from Greenlide,
CaiJam aDd Co. for machinery for !tilwarlin Light-boUle 54 16 8
7'l..... 9 t
The true Balance in ravour of tbe Puhlic then is - t· 11447 19 10
MemortIIId...-Tbere are also detailed on engrossed Account, sundry Under.payments. by

errors in ~ting aDd calculation, wbic~ not having been made to tbe Parties, cannot of course
be credited to Accountants, amounting to'll. 8,. 64.
WE examined Mr. Crosthwaite and Alderman Howison, the Bana~t Master, two Members of
the Corpo~tion for improving the Port and Harbour of Dublin, and the Secretary to tile
Corporation.
The AccollDtaots cbarge themselves with the sum of six thousand tbree hundred and nineteen
peonds sixteen .billings, as tbe Cull Sum remitted to them througb their Agent ill London for
Irish Light Dutill8 received in England; and in answer to our enquiries by whom this Revenue
"'31 receiyed, and in what manner the receipt thereof was cbecked, it was slated to us tbat the
Light Duties in Great Britain do not go through the Custom Houae Books, as in Ireland ;
but are collected either by the Collector of Customs of the Port, or by individual Collectors at
~aeh Port, and by them remitted to the Parties entitled to them. It was also deposed to U8, tb.t
the Accountanra made 8'/ery effort in their power to have tbese Duties pass tbrough tbe general
coUection of Custom Duties as in Ireland witbout eHeet, and that it was after some montbs, &Del
after repeated applications to the Commiasioners of Customs in Great Britain, and through the
interference of the Lords of· the Treasury, that by consenting to make an allowance of 5 per ceot.
to &he Collectors, they were enabled to get tbe Duties pat into collection and remitted to their
Agents ill London; it is the duty of the Collector, and as be is paid by a per-eentage allowance. it i .. -
his iDterest to enforce full Payments, the returns of which are made regularly at the end of every
quarter. Mr. Crosthwaite, the Member of the Corporation, wbo was examined by us, depoeed,
that to .tiafy the members of his Corporation on the subject, being in London last Summer, he
compareel the collection of that Port with the Custom House Entries of Ships from the first com·
mencement
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FovaTH ItEPGJlT OF THE COM)U8SIONElt8 PO'R'
JDenaemnt of the Irish Light Duties, and found it so perf~etJy a>rl'ect, that M eaJlertains no
doubt that the business is conducted with accuracy: exclusive of this Charge of five per cent. on
the collection. the London Agent is paid two per cent. for bill trouble in receivUtg ..d ~jttiD'.
It appearing to us that two SUIllS of !Boney were remitted at five per cent. Exchauge. and that
the Accountants actually paid, in ODe jnstallce. fourteen poullCis anel eight-pence halfpenny. and
in another, seyeateen pOIlDds thirteell sbilliRgt.aDd aixpet1ce 1. . taao the ...... taIDea .credit for,
which arose from the profit derived by this rate of Exchange. we have disallowed the6e Sums;
but it was depoaed to us, that the cause why these Profits were not noticed in t1Ie prese..t Account
by Accountants, arose from their Accouut with Mr. Robinson, to whom those remittabces were
made, not being yet closed; and that it was their intention whenever it wu lettled, to chargt:
thelDlelves with all Profits, and to take credit for such losses as occurred by Exchange in the
C0111'8e of their remittaBeei.
For the other Allowances and Disallowances made by us, the reuons are IUfficiently detailed.
THB A C C 0 V bl T, .. ameaded. it jull; aad true.
STAT. of tlle above LUNCB:
In the ikak o(lreland

L
4'9 -
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9
In adYUlce to .undri. on Account - 463 13 1
In the hands of the Ballast Muter t.49'1 II ...
- • DO _ • - • DO .. above disallowed Sl .+ IIf
~8 18 61
From which deduct the above Allowances 7' .+ 9i
Disallowed by Account Office in the Accounts oflBlt year •
In the hands of Sundries, u above disallowed, and to be refunded by them _ 1 - 10
Tohe true. Baluu:e • abne - £ ........1 19 18
Dus and CaulT8:

Due by Light-boUle Fund to Bank or Ireland. ale Port Fuod 8,06, 19 ~
• - -I>-. . io Leland Crosthwaite, esq. +•

To&al of Debts B,oCis 'S 10
NoO CREDITS.
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.AU~ITING. PUB.LIC ACCOUNTS IN I.REL,AND.. 2,,)
•
-(16.)-
DROGHEDA ~ARBOUL
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THE ACCOUNT of the Commissioners for improving the Port, &c. of Drogheda, for one year,
from'the'6th day of Janaary 181", to tbe 5th day of J~nuai'y 1815, inc1usift. .
THE, CHARGE: £. '. ·f. d.~
'Balance of last Account in favour of the Public -. 1,137 S 2

Received Tonnage Duties 8'10 3 9
,.
RENTS: '£. I. iI.
A.rear~
remainingdue s-tb JaDua'')"-181+ - 16 7 13 9
Accruing Rent, du.e !l9t~ Septembe! 1811- !l39 7 6
, Ded~ct Arrears unpaid on 5th January 18t ... - - -

Total Rents 'received witbin the period of this Account 9.'17 7 6
I--":"-:---=---:'
Tdtal Charge' - • - £.
. . ~
THE DISCHARGE:
.Faid· Pon~n and Labou!'ers -
- - for Iron.work, Timber, Ropes, &c. •
INCIBElIITJI:
- • (or Plans, lec. of a Dock • £. 3+
• - - Recorder for ·pcrull'ing Leases - -' •. - -. • - !l.,
- • for sundry oth,er trifling <;.harges, as detail~d on engrossed Account !l
Incidents • ----I
- .~nt. '.
- Salaries and Allowances -
Total Discharge -
Balance in favour ofthe Public -
Th~ Cha.rge as above
The above ~al~ce brought down

·F~m·whicJt, dedud, in consequence of the Balance in favour of the Public having'
, beeo overcarried from last Account _ _ • _ • • _ •
- - !1
.::Add amount of sundiy Sums finally di •• nowed, being errors in castings and ('alcu •
, - det~led
. .lations, as pet'. Particulars ..... on engrossed
. .At'count
. _ _ _ _ • '9. 10 11
The trae.Ba1anee in favour of-the Public then is £. 1,!l6~ ... Itt

. THIS AC C OUN.T, at amellded, ·is jult and true, and sufficiently Touched.
'.
STATE of the above BALANCE:
£. 8. d,
'1 n tt.e 'trp.uurer.a hands, for c8I'J'Yiag on the '\Vorb '859 If-!
• • hands of Goo. Coulter, advanced him _
£'400 --
• Ditto - disallowed in this Account _ 1 10 3~
401 to :It
• Ditto. of sundries, disallowed, and to be refunded by theni 1 - 7~
The true Balance as above
STA'l'EMENT of DElTS:
1'here are not any Debts outstanding by the said Commissioners, at the period of the a"~e
Account, amounting to 10Q,1.
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FOUILTR BZPOIlT OF THE COJ(!ltUION'~lt.S rOR •
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WEXFORD BALLAST OFFICE.
Tn ACCOUNT of the CorporaUoR fOr improviD' the Pwt and HarlMor of Wexford, fOl'
O.llO year, el.lded the sth day of January 1815.
'TH'E CHARGE: £. ,. d.
, :Balance of last Account in. f",our of the Public - 784 - II I
Received Tonna,e Duti{:8 .' ......3 It S
- Additional Tcn1page Rates - 96 14 6
Duty on Coli, Gabbards, &c. g1 5-
BaJJastdelivered to Ships .. 154 7-
• (or Seven.teen Debentures issued from No. gO to 36, both inclusive, at
1001. each • 1,700 - -
• Sand and Grayel .. gs 1,0 -
Total Charge .. • • £. 3,ggS 9 &t
I THE DISCHARGE:
Paid In~rest .. 177 - . -

..
- .Salal.'ies and A1I6wances • 11+ - 7
- • for Quay 'Tldls, Buoys, Perches, &c. 3' 17 10
• ~ John H. Hogan, aftlount of a Composition agreed upon between him and the
Corporation, in lieu of a 8um claimed by him for Damages and Costs
caused by the Watercourse which supplied bis Brewery having been re·
moved, in order to afford a better Apply .f Pipe-water for tbe ule of the
Inhabitants of the Town 1,7 25 - -
.. .. for a Ballast Lighter and. Ballast g46 18 -i
• - Law Expenses , 50 --
, , Total Discbarge
~~ in favour of the Public
Tile Cbarge as above .. .. £.
The abo.e :Balance brought down

To-w~ich must be added, amOQIlt of sondry Sums iDally disallowed, detailed 00
engrossed Acc:ount • - • • - - ::. .. .. • • - 5 11
.And a sum advanced, 011 account, to George Little, for Law Expenses, until a flnal
Settlemeu~ a temporary Disallowance.. - • .. '.,. • .. 50 - -
The true Balance in moor of the Pablic then is .. • - £.

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g!g 19 ~
Tbis Account bas been sent in regularly verified by the Corporation Seal. and the
Signatures of Sevea Directors, a~ well as by the Treasurer's AJlid.yit, ia suppor1 of, iL
W.obae",e, in this Account, ~he Corporation have added to their Debts one thousand seveD
hundred pounds, fot wbicb traey bave issued Debentures of one Insndred pounds each, under
the authority of tbe +2nd section of the 34th Geo. nI, chap. g6. in which reference i.
made to the Londonderry Bridge Act of' tile 80th of the King.
We Snd lhey have taken credit for a sum of one thousand &eyen hundred and twenty-ive
. ~d., paid t8 J •. IL Hogao GIll ctnrfpOlititm, aod into tire nature of this Bsp,enditure we mllde
particular enquiry, and Dnd, that the Corporation, acting under the authority of tbe above
recited
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recited Acts, undertook, at tbe solicitation of the Inhabitants, to change a Watercourse for the
better supply of tbe Town with fresh water; that in the prosecution of the work tbey were in-
~olved in a series of litigation. and that Oil a third trial Damages were awarded against them..
amounting to two thousand pounds; tbat tbe Corporation therefore conceived it better. and did
a
acco'rdingly enter into composition with Mr. Hogan for tbe above sum of one tbousand seven
IlaDdred and twenty-fi"e pound.. in lieu of aU claims for Damages and COlts. and obtained from
bim an Auignmeot of aU his right to any Sbare ia the Watercourse. That tbe Corporation expect,
",ben they shall have conveyed the Water in Pipes tJlrough the several parts of the Town, and lat
ie.to the Inhabi&ants. that it will prove an equivalent for tbe money thus expended•
.We have ..acte a temporary Disallowance of fifty pounds to the Law Agent., being a paymeRt
o. ac~Dt; and the Account. al tuDended by as, is just and true.
STATB of the above BALANCE:

t. . I.' d;
Adnnced Chria~her Irvine, on account, per Order of the Corporatioll 500 - -
Paid Ricb8rd Ne.,m., esq. in part discharge of the sum of 500 I. due by the
Corporation to tbe late Cornelius Grogan,.esq. - - - - !:l00 - -
Ad,anCfld on aCC01lDt of Law Expenses 120 - - -
Tetal disallowed by the Commissionen of Accounts, being paYUlentl 011 account 8iO - -
Cull ill the . _ of tile Treuorer - .. 10i 13 31
• ale _ _ of • •dries, to be refuD.ded by. them 511
The true Balance a. above .;. -'.. £.
A ST ATEM E NT of the. Debts of tbe COJ;poration, 5th January 181S •
PerIOds ..lmeunt
DEBENTURE,S. Amount. oC
to which Iutelelt is paid.
Interest due.
ElaTen Debentu.... issued to different Per- £. •• t!. l. •• tI.

IODS - - - - at (,01. each 55 0 -- ~9tb September 1814- - -
Fi,e - - - ditto
On~ - ... IIlt10
-: - ditto -
-: - ditto -
at 100 Leach
- ditto -
500--
100--
Igth - - ditto
25th Marcil
- .
- 18r3-
- - g--
One - - - ditto .. - ditto • County Hospital 300-- 14th August - 1814-- -
~enteeo cliua - .. ditto, i.ued this year.
at IGOl. each 1.700 - - 'Z~th .Septembelll.4- - -
t. 3,150 __
BON'D'S~
Amount due to V. Ha"ey, esq. a minor, being

mouey lent to defray the Expense of the
erigiual Act of Parliament - - .. - 600 - - lath October. 181+ - -
Amount due to R. Neville. eaq. betag the
balance of 5001. lent by the late Corneliu8
G...-, ...... de&IlJ. put of tIM· &peDHB
of the Act .. - • .. • - Soo - - 23dMay - ,. 1812- 45 - -
Total Debt - • .. t. +,050 __ _ t .. 54--
N. B.-There i. a Balance of a Bill of' Coats due to the Law Agent of the Corpol·ation. and some
smaller Bill. due to Workmen, (or Works ftbilihed since this Account closed.
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~IrE A C C'O U NT of the Corporation for preserving and improving the Port and Harbout' of
Belfast, from the 6th day of January 181", to the 5th day of January 1815, inclusive.
THE CHARGE,: £. I.' d.

Balance of la.~t Account in fa~our of the Public .. .11,543 11 - f
Received Tonnage Duty on Coasters and Collier. .. £. !i8S 18 9
- - - .. .. Ditto .. - Natives - .. - 268 Ie) 3
- - -Ditto .. .. Foreigners - .. - 68 16 11
Tonnage D.utie. 626 5 11
.. for Baliast served to Ship... 1>#6 -S 6

Pilotage In and Out 1.....60 9.'
- - .. - Dockage -' - - .. 311S4 3
- - - .. Lighter. L.icenle an~ Fine,S ilo ~
- - .. - Interest of Money 5 65 15 5
sundrY Fines - 5--
}'r06£ on Gra\'el Ballast ,. ll. ~5 15
.Total Charge .. .. - £. 15.9Bll. 19 9t
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THE DISC IIA'RGE:
"Paid for 'Ballast anil BaJlru.t Lighters 689 11 I t

- - - Pilotage In and Out - Sill ... -
- - - Docks and Quays 29 8 19 st
- - - Perches and Buoys 51 19 7
- - Rents and 'fLUS i 107 4- 41
.. - Sal ant's 4 17 9 J i
.. - Annuities ll5 9 !&
.. - for Stationary '13 '6 ~
eo, - Incidental Expenau 55 17 1
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Total Disc barge 2A-811 - 8i
Balance in favoqr of the Public I S,5 0 !>.. I.!L-:;-
~The Cbilrge as above, .. .. - £. 1~.9~1l 19 • ~ i
Tbe above Balance brought down .-

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To which muat be added, amoun~ of sundry Sums added to Cha'le, and- .fi,!l:U!Y .
disallowed,' as per Particulars ddailcd Ob engroued Account - .. - ..
.. .3. .: ...
10 9
!fbe troe Balance ·in fafour of the 'Public tlten is .. £. 13,5 0 4 9 9
TIllS A C CO U N T, as amended by us, is properly s~ted ItJlcl'~uched.
STATE of the above BALAJ/cE.
The aaove Balance is a Fund inlended to be applied in building aDry

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Dock, and
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in the,mean
~ime is placed' in t6e "Northerll Bank, - in ;Belfait, protiucing rntereit, which is brough't &.
Charge.
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HOWTH HARBOUR • •
THE A C C 0 U N T ,of the Commissiuners ~r improving and completing the Harbour of
Howth, near Dublin, from the 6th day of January 181+ to tfle "5th day of January 1815, both
iuc1u&ive.
THE CHARGE~ £. I. d.
Balance oflast AcoouDt ia fa'Voul' of the Public· • • 17,°46 I 31

Received from the Treasury - 45,000 - -
for Gunpowder delivered to the several Contractors for quarrying • ~,067 18 6
Cash charged Measrs. TappeDden and Co. in their Account for Cast Iron
Rails, ending 9th March 181+0 Expenses ofQulAf Parten, re-shipping
Iron Railll, &c. and for which the Commissioners are already credited
in Mr. Thomas l\-t<PheJ"son's Account for Brokerage on Iron Raibi,"
, .ending 2+th September 1813 • - 13 8
Total Charge - - £. 6+,11+ 13 51
THE DISCHARGE:
Paid for Lime, Cement, &c. 69 6 10 I
- Granite Stone 1,999 S 11

- Free Stoae, &c. - 63 1l 19 11
• Tim~r 2,000 10 -
- Gunpowder 1,178 '3 +
- Advertisements - 31 1 10
- Stationary - 45 1+ 'l
Implements, Tools, Iron Work. Freight, &c. 7.06 9 6 10&
-' CObtrac1lon, Quarrying, &c. - 15,109 15 'I
- Pien, Quay Walll!, .nd I.Jbout~rs Accoun.ts - 15,127 17 8
- Coals 693 10 -
Law Expenses :J06 19 8
Salarits 887 I 7
• Rent and Taxes - 49 13 9
- • • : Sllrveys, Map1J c!rc.' - .,. n 19 1 I-
- Making and repairing Roads 58 13-
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES:
£. 8, d.
- Damage done to a Vessel by tM Chain of the Crane
breaking 25 - -
- ,
.' Secretary's Account for Postage, &c. - 1+ "13 96

Pay Clerk's Allbwance fora IIf)fSe, .tc. •• " 7CT' I -'!
- Gratuities to Sundrit's - 27 I 3
- • .' SaD61ry Expenses attending Diving Bell:i, as per particulars
detailed on engrossed Account 8'1 4 6
Candles, Straw and Glazing 12 Ii 8
_ - - Auditor' "General's Fet's on the different Warrants, 3S
.charged in the Bank of Ireland Account - 4 18 4
Incidental Expenses 236 16 7
Total Discharge - - 46,159 6 8
Balance in favour of the Public 17.955 6 9f
The Cbarse as above - - - £, 64,11+ 13 51
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The ACcoul:talll'~ 13alauce is decrea~ed one l~arthing by the Correction in the engrossment of an
LnOl" appearing on the face of the or:ginal Account.
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The above Balance brought over - 17,955 6 91
1"0 which must be addt'd amount of ~undry Over-payments, by Errors in casting
anti calculation, finally disalluwed as per particulars dewiled on engrossed
Accouut 3 7 3t
The It'ue IltJ.lance in favour ilf tbe Public then is - - £. 17,gsl 14- - t
lIIt'm.?randum.-Thcre are :llso detailed on el\grosstd Account sundry Undercharges by Errors

in casting and calculatlon, which 110t having been paid to the Parties, caunot be credited
to Accountants, amounting to 10 I. 1"6 I. 2 d.
THIS A C CO UN T, as amended by us, is just and true, and sufficiently vouched.
We examinecl a Commissioner, Resident Eu!ineer, Secretary, anJ Pay Clerk, who all depo~e
to ita correatneljS.
Within the period of the Account tbere appears an iii('rease of Salary to tbe Pay (."ll':rk, at the
rate of fifty pounds a year, which, it has bet"n deposed, is in cousideration of his acting u Broker
·t. the Commissioners, and that tltey concei"e the. SlIDe an economical arran!cment, the Charges
ior Brokerage thel"etoftlre paid by them ba\'ing amounted to a more consideraLle Sua.
STATE oftbe above BALANCE: £. I. i.

Cash in the Bank of Ireland • - 17,9555 9i
In the hands of Accountant lli
Also the above Disallowances, for which the Pay Clerk is responsible 3 7 af
The true Balance in favour of the Public, as above - :. £. 17,958 14 _!
DEBTS:
Due for Sundries furnished to the Men employed in the Divillg nell •
- Iron 'York, "c. 16 17 -

Plans, &c. • 18~ 15 6
£. 209 11 5t
FUNDS applicable to the Discharge thereof:
Cash in tbe Bank or Ireland to the Credit of the Commissioners on tbe 5th
January 18J5 £. 17,955 5 91
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WESTMORLAND LOCK HOSP1TAL
'TIlE A C C 0 U NT of the Go-vernors or Directors of the Westmorland Lock Hospital, for ou,:
year, to the 5th day of January 1815, inclusive.
THE CHARGE: t. 8. d.
Balance of last Account iD favour of the Public 5 66 10 'I- i
RccC:/ived Parliamentary Grant - - - - - - - - 7,99 8 - -
_ - - .~mount of Stoppages fl"om Servants, as Fines for neglect of Duty 7 19 3
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Total Charge - £. 8,57 2 9 7t
THE DISCHARGE:
Paid Salariee and Wages 1,343 15 -
- for Provisions 3,787 1 8;i
- Medicine 1,3+2 16 2
- Firing, Soap, Candles, and Oil - 453 - 8
- - - Furnitur~ 174 2 4t
- Repairs 400 + 11
- Bedding, &c. - - 3 11 15 Sf
- Trusses and Bandages +'28 6 8
- Stationary - 59 18 10!
- Rent 20 - -
- - Contingencies - 126 6 6
Total Discharge 8,H7 8 7
Balance in falour of the Public 12 5 1 -{
The Charge as above - - - £. 8,57 2 9 7!
The aOOn Balance brought down 125 1 -l-

To which muat be added, amount of suudry Sums finally disallowed, and detailed
on .:ngro:lSed Account - 15 6
The true Bala.nce in favour of the Public then is - - - £. 1:!5 16 6t.
Memo,.aINlMm:-There haa been short paid to Joseph Barre lett, for Trusses, accordinl{ to tbe
amount of his Bill, +d. which cannot btl allowed to Accountants, until paid.
WE have exatnined a Governor,. the Inspector of Dietaries alld Accounts, and the Steward, 011
Oath, who h&.ve deposed, that the Account" i." to t.h~ ue.st of their knowledge, true and just,
and that the UUtlost care ww> taken to lay III PrOVIsions, and all other Nece:!8aries, upon the
most moderate terms.
Suujoined is 11 Statement of the Numbu of Patients admitted \vithin the year.
S,".\TE of the above BALANCE: £. 8. d.

]n the hands of the Stewarfl, rtr order of the Directors for Contingencies - 125 1 - i
- - Ditto - - of Sundries, as auove disallowed, and to be refunded by them - - 15 6
The tl"ue Balance as above. - - - £.

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Jlrumber of Patients in the Hospital the 5th Jar.uary 181+ - - - SOl

- - • - - - Admitted from 5th January 181+ to 5tb January 1815 l, ti05
Number of Patients discharged from 51h Jan. ISI4- to 5th Jan. 1815 -
- .. - - - - - - for i"J'egular Couduct to Du
- - - • _ _ Dild DO
RemaiDed in the Hospital 5th January 1 SIS
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MEATH HOSPITAL AND COUNTY OF DUBLIN INFIRMARY•
. 'fu:& A C C 0 U NT of the (:o\"ernors of the Meath Hospital and County of Dublin Inth-mary.-
from the 5th day of January 181+ tu the;5th -day of January 1815. both days inclusive.
THE CHARGE: t. I. d.
Balance of Ia..t Account in favour of the I'ublic 178 I) 1 t
Received County Presentment - 600_-
- Subscriptions. •
- DenatioDl
- iNTRREsr:
L I. d.
- -One half "ear's Inwrest on 6,1581. 101. 3d. Government
5 per C~nt. Stock, due ~9lb ~pt. 181+ - - - - 15S 19 3
- Ditto on 5501. Tre~ury Dills to 29th March 18J+ - 18 15 -
- DittO on 8001. - ditto - - ditto to ~9th Sept. 181+. - 20--
- One year's ditto on Richard Guinness's Mortgage, to 2+th
.June 1'£1+" • . - • - • - ·I~ - -
Jiltereat - - - - - - ------I
Total Charge
TILE DISCHARGE:
Paid for Provisions - • • 673 9t+

- Medicines and Surgical Apparatus ~M 11 Lt
- Coals, Candles, Soap and Potash 1+7 18 S
- Furnitnre and Repairs - 6, {; St
- - - Clothing II 1+ 10,
- - - Stationary, Printing and Ad~rtising 86 '7 8i
- Salaries and Waties - .231 2 'Sf
- - Ilent 16--
- - for Repairs of Building 21 17 9f
- - Contingencies - 'J7 1'J 10 t
GOVERIUIENT. S'.[OCK AND TREASURY BILU:

£. I. d.
Laid out,OD tbe Purch::se of 5,iS81. 10 •• Government 5 per Cent.
8tock - - - -..- - - - - - - ·6,000 - -
Laid out on the Purcha~ of 2501. Treasury Hills, at 5 per Cent. 25~ 5 9
'Government Stock and Treasury Bills· - - -----r
Total Discharge -
'Balance in fa,ourofthe Public • - 26 16 5
. The Charge 3S abofe • - £. 7,850 18 9 f
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£. I. d.
The above Balance brought down t6 16 5
To which must be added, tabn credit for lUI paid tQ Theresa ilanagan, (or Bread,
more (ban amount of Voucbers, finally disallowed - - - - - - ---~
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Tbe true Balance in fa,our of the Pub1ic then is, being Cash in} £
t6 16 5 f
the Treasurer's bands - - - - .:. - - .
We have tlxamiaed a Governor, tbe Treasurer, and the Register and" Providore, who ha\'c
deposed that the Account, according to the best of tbeir knowledge, is just and true; and that the
utmoat economy is used in the various Expenditures.
The Register and Pro,idore's Salary has been increased by an Order of a General Board, on
account of his me~its, which, the attending Governor states, the Board have the power of doing at
'heir pleasure.
During the period of this Account, Thomas Pleasants, eaq. g:1\·e a most liberal donation of six
thousand pounds" to the Goveruors of this Hospital for the U8e1 of the Institution, which has been
laid out in the purchase of five thousand se,en hundred and fifty-eight pounds ten shillings, 5 per
cent. Government Stock.
The Governors have aII/O laid out two hundred and fifty pounds in Treasury Bills, which has pru~
duced two hundred and fifty-two pounds five sbillings and nine.pence, at 5 per ceut.
TJlE.A C C 0 U NT, al amended, is just and true.
ACCOU NTANTS STATEMENTS.
Number and Names of GOVElLKOllS and GOVElUfESSES.
Governors for the time being: 39. Benjamin Guinness.

40. W. L. Guinness.
1. The Archbishop of Dublin,
41. Mrs. HOlle,
t. The Lord High Chancellor,
",'l. nicbard Hone,
3. The Lord Archbishop of Armagh 43. L. Crosthwaite and Son5,
.... The" Rector of llie Parish of St. Luke. 44. Right hone D. Latouche & Co.
Governors for Li rp, u beitlg Donors of £. J 0 :
"'5. John Hutton and Son.,
...6. Tbomas William.,
5. E:nl of Camden, ...7. Compton Domville,
6. Earl of Hardwicke, 48. Lady Hutchinson,
7. His Grace the Duke of Bedford, -+9. Edmund JohDston,
B. Hil Grace the Duke 0.£ Richmond, so. John Roberts,
g. I..ord Viscount Whitworth, 51. Philip Crampton,
10. Earl or"Powerscourt, S'l. Peter LatouchE', jun.
11. urd Arden, 53. Nathaniel Hone,
J'l. Lady Tvnte. 5-+. The Captain. Officers and Crew, of the
IS' Rigbt bOn. 1>. Latouch.e. Ouzel Galley,
1+ Grand Canal Company, 55. Pat. Marsb,
IS. Royal - - ditto, 56. Peter Wilkinson,
16. Gerald Wm. Baggot, 57. Wilson and Son,
17. Luke Whitt', 58. Geo. Pulland,
18. JohDCummiDgS, 59. John Orr,
)9. J. Beasley, 60. :\1.... Hart,
~O. Jobn Verdon, 61. P. E. Singer,
~1. Alfred Woodmason, 6'1. Thomas Disney,
~'l. Doctor Robert Perceval, 6S. Richard O'Farrell,
~s. Solomon Rtcharcls, 6.... Rev. Arthur Knox;
~4- Mrs. StreWe, 65. Alexander Kirkpatrick,
~5' Jos. Hone. _ 66. Wm. Colville & Co.
~6. Hugb Dick. 67. Hasue, Beaumont, and Co.
~7. William Manning, 68. Thomas Walker,
!:Is. Honourable Geo. Knox, 69. Robert Alexander, "
!Zg. lIajor-Geoeral Clinton, 70. Lady Trimbteston,
30' Cusack Roney, 7J. Richard Kane,
31. John Blachford, 7i. Thomas Pleasants,
3~. Wm. Beilby•. 73. Sir Samuel S. Hutchinson,
33· John BUlbf. 74. Boileaus and George,
34. Arthur GUIDDCSS, 75. Ferrier, Pollock & Cr..
35- Mn. Cookmao, 76. Mrs. Paumier,
:;6. Earl of Meati, 77. Thomas H. Orpen,
37. Jos. Wm. Hoac, 78. Joshua Pasley,
038.. JOf!. GotT, 79. Jweph Pasley.
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Governors fot One Ye3ra as being Sub9cri~rs for 0.0 G~iaea uo upwvds.
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t. Edward Allen 2 5 6 54. Nathaniel Hone - ·
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2. General Atabin •
3. J. D. Atki.son·
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56.
itt"'. JOleph iWtton
Rev. AlMir&w Halt
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.... BeMdid Ardnn- •
5. Edward Burroughs
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57.
58.
William Hart
Edmund Juhnston
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2 5 I)
6. Jobo B,oardwan • · I it 9 5'. Ale~agd.r Kirkpatrklr -
3 8 3
,. James ByrD - I !l 9 80. Artbur Keene
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8. John Barrington· · 3 8 3 6 •• Jam. Koene I !l 9
9. Samuel llewlt'y • .. 3 a s 6:1. Peter L.atc>ucbe, jim. • ... 1 1 -
10. Ml'I. F. Uuder -- -• 2 9 63' · ·
Paler Latouche. Sf:Q. 3 8 3
11. Robert Brocas
u. Walter Bourke
· 1 !l 9 6+ · · ...
John Latouche, jun. 5 IS 9
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· · 1 2 9. 65. John David Latouche • ·
13. Couns' Burston • · !l 9
1 66. Williani Lyons - · 2 5 6
1+ Willi~ N. narry · 2 5 I) 67. Henry Leland, jun. · 1 2 9
IS. John Barday - 1 ~ 9 68. Geo. Maquay' · 1 2 9
16. George Burroughs · ... -- 69. John I.. l\Iaquay - 2 5 6
17. Hon. Price Blackwood, - 2 5 66 70. Patrick Marsh - · !l 5 6
. ·· 5 6
18. Leland Cl'GIIthwaite !l 5 71. Earl of Meath • 11 7 6
19. Thomas Crosthwaite 2 7~' Randal MCD_nell . ! 8 3
20. W. and H. Conlatl - !l 5 6 73. James S. Molloy - s 5 6
il. James Connolly •
ill. Doctor Cheyne - -· !l !l5 96
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75.
Alt-xander Mangan
Hamilton Maxwell
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23. L Crosthwaitt', jun. . · c;
2 5 76. Mrs. William Monsell I· !l 9
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i+ Samuel C.·osthwaite 5 6 77. William Norton • I !l 9
!l5. William Collier • · 1 !I 9 78. JOM Neill • 1 !I 9
i6. Richard Dease
27. William Dixon •
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79.
80.
Bishop of0880ry-
Rev. G. O'Connor
2 5 6
· 1 !1 9
!l8. John de Courcy - · I !l 9 81. J. M. Pike - ·
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i9. William Darley.
30. Compton Dum,dtl.,
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!l 9
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82.
83.
Richard Patten ·
Thollllf Parnell •
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31. Willtam l~ng1isb - !l 5 8 8.... Paving Board ·
. · 3 8 3
32. James I.'arrelf
33. Joseph Farren ·
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!l 5
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8
9
85.
86.
Richaro Palmer •
William Pollock • · ~
91 5 6
5
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3+ Lundy Foot I !I 9 87. Hon. and Rev. John Pomeroy !l 5 6
35. Judge Fletcher · ~ 5 8P. John Purler, j.u. · !I 5 Ii
3Q• James Ferrier · i 5 6 89. Nicholas !toe ·
II. 5 6
37. Alexander Ferrier - !l 5 6 90. Solomon Richardt • II 7 6
,
38. Arthur Guinness • - 11 7 6 91. Thomas Roney - ·
I !l
at. Belljamjn Gui~
",0. Doctor Guinness •
-.. !\
5
8
13
3
9
92.
93.
Edward Swanwick
Robert Smith
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!l 9
!1 5 6
",1. James Grecnbam
...~. Joseph Goff'
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1
!l
2 ~
8
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95.
Rev. S. Sandys -
Alexander Somers
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1 !l ~
1 II. 9
5
43. James Gibbons · .-
....... Joseph Goff, j!1n.
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3
1
8
!l
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9
96.
97.
Thomos Simpson -• II It
Tho' Sherlock (for two y....) + I I --
...5. William I.. Guinness • !I 5 6 98. Isaac Simmons · 1 2 9
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...6. Jacob Geoghegall · 2 5 6 9" Sweetman and Butler - -

I !l 9
...7. William Harding · 2 5 6 100. Trevor and Keogh ·
I !l 9
...8. David Hinchey - - !l lin. Luke Teeling · •
...9. John Hone.
50. Ch' Humphrys ·
-.. I
... l J -
5
2 "
9 102.
103.
Richard Verschoyle
Colonel Vesey ·
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51. Tho' Hewson (for two JCea.J"8) ~ 5 ~ 10.... Kev. C. Wall I !l 9
5!l. George Hill - • dilto · ~ 5 G. 105. Luke White 5 13 9
53. Rev. R. Handcock · 1 !I ~ 106. Thomas Wilson • 1 !I 9
l. £. !l44 - :j
PARTICULARS
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(~~,)-ME.~TH HOSPITAL. and COUN'TY of DUBLIN' IN'IRMARy-conti"lItJ.
PARTICULARS of ESTAT'ES. PROPERTY. aad FUNDS,

The Hospital has nD Lands or Leasehold Property, except the Ground and Premises occupied by
'the Infirmary, and which are held hya lease of J;vee renewable fer ever, under Mary Potts. late of
the Coombe, Dublin. widow. at the yearly rent of twenty guineas.-Two hundred pounds lent to,
Richard Guinnau, of Dabtin, Barrisror at Law, IeC1Ired by a mongage.-+Dol. on Government
Stock,s per cent.--AL,o, uu lit March 1814, laid out on the purchase of G()V~rDment St9ck. at
;5 per cent.• 6,000/. producing 5,7581. 101. Stock-Sag' 6 •• 'l~. on Treasury Bills; viz.
£, s. d.
!1gth April 1813, ~501. Treasury Bills, and Interest - !153 1 5
7th JUDe - - - 100/. - - ditto - - -: ditto 101 8-
18th Dec. - - - !1ool.. - ditto - ditto 202 11 -
4ith April 181+. ~501. - ' • ditto - - • ditto '. 5 9
£. Sag 6 2
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DEBTS of the Hospital: , ,
It appl'ars thore were owing on the +tb January 1815, by tbe Establishment, tbe folluwing
Sums, ,.jz,
, £. •. d.
ProviaioDa
Mediciol!l and Surgical Apparatus -
58 11
u 5 lr
8f
Candles and Soap - 6 17 3
Furniture and Repa.irs
Ch»tbing -
Repairs of Building
•
858
.. 10
2 16
dt
5
Cootingwcit8 '- 1 13'-
PATIENTS;
Rcomain in the House 1t6th November 1813 -
Admittecl in the,year ~diag 25th November 1814, -
Discltarsed - ..~O
l>ied • - 34
Remainidg in the HoUle ~6th NMewb.r 18 .... 51
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NUMBER and NAMES o(OFFICERSand SERVANTS:
1. Surgeon Richards, 10. William Savage - Apothecary.
s. - CnmptoD, 11. Mary Maiben - Housek.eep'~r.
3. - - - Dease, 1'. Hugh l\1'Gahan - Porter.
,.. - - - CD~ck RODeY, 13. Bridget Carr - - • • Nvrse.
5. - Hewson, 14- Margaret Comer - - • Ditto.
-6. - - - Thomas Rone.y. 15. Mary Macnamara - - Ditto.
7. Doctor Egan, , 16. Ellen W~l.b - • • - Ditto.
8. - - - Cheyne. 17. Margaret Doran· - - Cook.
9. William Flin&er, Rl!igi!!tp.. ami Collector. 18. ADM Owen.· - .. .. Laundt-e.~
List of SUBSCRIBERS and Sums in Arrear, on 4th January 1815.

£. I. d.
llaos Hamiltou . • ~ 5 6
Mrs. Hart . !1 5 6
Tb8llluOebrey 1& 5 6
'There was also due to the Hospital on 2SJth September 1814> and not received on
sth January 18'15, half a year'8 Interest on 6.1581. 10•• 5 per Cent. Stock - 153 19
.Also Ii year" Parliamentary Grant, to 25th December 1814 - -
Credit. of the HoepitaI -

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£.
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1'4+ 15
305 11 11
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36 FOURTH REPORT OF TIlE COHlIlISSlONERS FOR
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MERCER'S HOSPITAL.
Tn Ace 0 U NT of the Receipts and DisbursemeDts of the Governors of Mercer's HMpital

(rom the 5th day of January 181+ to tbe 5th day of January 1815, the laUer inclusi,e·
THE CHARGE: '£. I. d.

Balance of last Arcount in (avonr of the public 10 7 - 8.
Received Parliamentary Grant 50 --
- Grand Jury Preaentmenu at Micbaelmaa and Easter Term 181+ - ~16 13 ..
Subscriptions and Donal.ions 157 8-
Interest - 45+ 18 ~.
Rents 3~5 6-1
Total Charge - - • £. 1,311 6 3
,.HE DISCHARGE:
Paid for Provi.ion. - .55~ 5 8f

- - - Coals, Soap, CaodlH, and Oil I)~~(;' 6i.
- Medicine, &1.'. - n7 4'
• Furniture and Repairs .. 109
lQ
13 81
- Contingencies S8 3 -
Stationary alld Advertising - 15 ·7 5
• Salaries and Wages 16~ 15 ()
- - Rents t6:"'" - '
_ - Purcbase of Ground, &c. 173 10 - .
• - Law Expenses ItS 1'1 7
- Fees on Parliamentllry Grant I 1+ 101
_ - Diullowance on Darley'. Bill lor Groceriee -- ..
Total Discharge 1,435 10 -1
Deduct tbe Charge • - - 1,311 , <> 3
Balance in favour of Governors • - - £.
The above Balance iD favour of the Gonmors brouaht down

From which'must be deducted, amount of sundry Sums finally dis-
allowed, as per Particulars detailed on engrossed Acrount - - 1 1!1 -
,AlllO a Sum paid to the College of SUrgt'OD' for Purchase of Ground,
disallowed until Purchasa completed, a temporary Disallowance - 100 - -
Total disallow.ed - - - - - - - - 101 u-
The true Balance in favour of the Governors then is - - • £,; ~~ II 9 i
MtffIDTII1Itivm : - There i. also a ibort Charge by Error in Calcula$ion in Keany, Musfeu, and
Tracey'. Bill for Coals. which ,not ha,ing beeD paid to the Partie., cannot be
credited to Accountants - - 1 -
THIS A C C 0 UN T 'is well stated and vouche~ a small Sum, through inadvertency, twice paid
for aD Advuti.emeDt, we have. disallowed.
The Disallowance in the last au.dited Account, of One hundred Pounds to tile College of Surgeon!',
for Purchase of Ground, iJ $till continu.ed, the' Deeds of CODveyance not ha,iPg been yet
e::cbibited.
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('19.)- \1 EltC£J\'S HOSPITAL-continl/rd,
r ART I C U L A R S of EST ATE S, PRO PER T Y, and FUN D S.
£. I. d. £. I. d.
Aanual Rents u reported last year - ~91 7 6t
8698/. 10 •• Securities - ,..84- 8 8
Parliamentary Grant 50--
Gnand Jury Presentments, 108/. 6,. Sd. each Term lUI> 13 +
£. I,O+~ 9 6i
House in StepbeD-str-eet, purchased from College of Surgeon!l,
.ad from 25th March IS.'l, -to James tbrding, at 341. 'l8. 6d.
per.anlluDl, but in dispute. .
Deduct Rent paid 'to St. Peter's Parish, for Ground behind thl'!
lI06pital ~6--
1,016 9 6~
.SubscriptioDi on the Books, IS14 • 1'29 8 9
£. 1,145 IS 3~
ARREARS rJf .RENT, &c. due to the Governors.
£. I. d. £. I. ,zt.
G.:B. "'est esq. one year's Rent of Lismoy, to 1St NOT. 1814 S5 6 '1
Rev. J. Kenny,l year's Rent of Ba1l1tempJe, to - DO - - ~o--
~presentatives of Fetherston, DO of Lismoy - - DO - 5'l 10 -

Iacorporated Society, ~ ye3fs Reot, - ,1>- - - - Do - - 6'2 9 -
Representatives of S.Onge, ooe year s Rent, to 'l9th September So - -
. Arrears of Rent - - (------1 '49 18 ~
ARJtEABS of bnJt&lT:
.one year's Interest on J. Hatehe'sBond, 6001. to 10th NOT. 1814 36 - -
BepreseDtatives.•f Daniel, It year's Interest on -4-001. to l11th
July lSI+ - • - - 36 - -
flaIf year's lilterest on 4.6g8/. 101. Street ·Cenificatt'8. to 114th
December ISI+ - - - - - -
1iix y~afa - De on 1001. T-urnpike Debenture, ;to 1St Jan. lS14
Arrears of Interest - -. - ( - - - - - 11+5 19 1
Arrea" of Rent and Interest £. +95 17 3

·Parliamentarv Grant, December 181+ - - 50 - -
-Grand Jury Presentment, Michaelmas Term 1SI+ 108 6 8
:Arrears of StlbJcription - SI 18 -
£. 736 I U
Namea'of GO~~MORi.:
J. Lord Primate, " n. Sir Hllglt Crot\oll,

s. ~Lord Cbancellor., 13. Frederick Jebb,
3. Archbishop of Dublin, . 1+. Itlatthe". Quinlan•.
4. - • _.Do - of Casbel, 15. Alexander Readl
5. - 'Do - of TU3~ 16. Rev. M. Jessop,
6. Doctor Hill. - J.,.. Doctor Perceval,
7. Francis L'Estrange, It. Charles Mulvany,
S. Doctor Hopkins, Ig. Rev. Doctor Handcot'k,
9. Rev. James punn, . 'l0. William )Vatts,
10. Arthur Hume, Ill. .John Duffy.
11. Gerald l\bcklHlI
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38 FOURTH REPORt' OF TH~ COMMISSIONERS rbR
(!!!l.)- M EaCEI,'s HOSPITAt-co"tiltuttl.

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And SUB S C RIB E R S. of Two Guineas per Annum and up\vards, as untler.
SUBSCRIBERS, Annual. Arrears. SU BSCRIBERS. Annual. Arrears.
I.. I. d. £. I. d. £. I.d. £. I. d.
Morgan Crof'ton - - !l 5 6
Colonel Edm. Cooper - 10 - -
!l
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5 6 Edward Pennefatber -
James Di~e8 Latoucbe
!l
2
5 6
5 6
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Right bon. David b.}!
touche - - - - 5 13 9 - Robert Read
George Drevar - -
- - -- 2
!l
5 6
5 6
... II - -
... 1 1 -
--
- -- -- -- 5 6
Pt-ter Latoucbe - :u 7 6 George Thompson - !l 4 11 -
Luke White !l 5 6 Arthur Darley - - !l 5 6 6 11) 6
Archbishop of Cat-LeI -
Randall\1" Donnell -
2 5 6
!l 5 6
-
6 16 6
Richard Pennefathr
William Watts - -- ---
1
1
~ 9
!l 9 I
-2 9
Mrs. Diggs Latouche - !l 5 6
William isney - - !l 5 6
!l
-
5 6 Walter Prosser -
Ponsonby Shaw - --
Q
5
5 6
Ij 9
--
M. J. Hogan - - - 2 5 6 - Geo'rg'e BAker -'- !l 5 6
- --
'" 1 1 -
Measrs. Duffy. Byrne,) !& William Ogilvie - !l 5 6 2 5 6
& Co. - - - - J
Alderman lting , - -
S 6
2 5 6
4 11 -
... 1 1 -
Bank.
. of Ireland 11 7 6 -
Sir ~mue1 Singe Hot,} £. 8 81 18 -
chtl1Soft • - .; - 3 8 3 - 129 9
Peter Digges Llrtouche 2 5 6 -
John Daviif Latouche ' 2 5 6 !& 5 6 SUBSCJlIPTIONS reported. 5th Jan.
James Connolly
John Giffard -
-- -- 2 5 6
2 5 6
6 16 6
6 16 6
1814. 118 t.
. 78l· 98 • 9d. -
11. 3 d.-Arrears.
.
- 196 II - -
Jobn Latouche - . - 5 13 ~ ~eW !ubsHiptioli from Ballk of
G~rge La~uch. • -
Ptfer tatoache.~un90r
5 13 9
5 13 9
!l 5 6
5 13 9
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Ireland, for two years !l!l 15 - - .
MeMI'8. Boileau Co., ~ 5 6 -8 ~19 6-:-
William Allen '"
Robert Latouche
-- .- 1 ~ 9
5' 13 9
3
- 3 Reeel.\"~ itt' 1814 -- 13'7 ! -
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Benj. Simpson &l Son - ~ 5 6 !& 5 6 as abute -.
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Arrea\7 L 81 I8i-
Thoma. Disneyi . - ~ 5 6
n.wacer 1._1 Oss - 2 a- 6
NPMB ER and N AM SS o't"O'lfF·fe:tl\S Ib'Id

1.
la.
PnysiciaM. ~ ~ INc!lbI Bill
- • . ~ ,..... -
Doctor Boy ton •
•
Fram!is b' ~ratt'& -
50 Sergeoas 01 - ...
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S\~ al' ~NTS;,
I
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:a
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5· - • - -
~tl MuM",
- Fra. Jebb -
6. ,.. • ~ • ~ • Mch~w. Quitllan
i. . - . . Alexauder Read
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8. Treasurer ~ • - Petef D~gpes Lat6d~he: ,1
9. Secretary • Ja. f)I. tatouche - JS
• .. . "" '£. ".. d.
lo.'tbomal Scott, Apothecary. - Salary 70 - -
. 11. Deborah Low. Housekeeper - ditto - ",0 - -
no J.... M"Cullogb, Treasurers Clerk ditto - 20 - -
13. Cook - • - • - - Wages 5 13 9
I+- Meaaeoger - • dttt~. - 6 - -
15. Norte - - d!tto 6 - -
J6. Ditto - • dItto - 5 - -
17. Ditto· - ditto - 5 - -
18. Ditto • - cRt\'O .. - -
, A:'rI E NITS:
Number of Patif:'ots admitted as I'ntel'llSs from 25th December
1813 to 25th l>tcetttbe't' 1'8'1''': - - - - .: - 1?J9
Cured • '95
Relieved .; 40
Irregular .- 31
Died - ~9
Incurable .. 9
Dismissed 88 Ezterda - 30
In the House
Externs- relieved by advice and medicine

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II 0' S PIt A L FOR I ~ C U it A B L E S.
Tnl'. A C.C 0 U NT ot the Governors of the Hospital for Incurables, Dublin, for .one yellr,
to the 5th_day of Jalluary 1815.
TnIt CliArlGE: £. t. d.
Receiyed Interest 541

- Presenttllcntl .- 216 13 ...
Half a year's R~nt of part of tbe Landor the Hospital at Dunnybrook
Road, to t9th Septtmbtir iSJ3 .. - 6+ 15 7
Subscriptions
Donations
++ ...
359. 19
6
~
Total Charge - £. 1,'lt6 n 10
THE DISCHARGE:
Balance of last Account in favour of Accountants J9~ 9 9 t
Paid for Provisions - 678 2 10
- Clothing - 107 '1 10 i
Rent 92 15 -
- Coals. ~oap, and Candles 166 12 1
FurnituiJ!. - • 16 ... 2
- M iECE-lIaneau. Expenses 12", 8 5
Build1rlglt ani Repairs 77 16 S
- Salaries anll Wages 9...... -
Total I>is~harge 1,5...9 15 10
Deduct the Charge - - • - 1,226 12 10
&lance in favour of AccountaGta • - - £.
The abo've Balance brought dowb.

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From whicK must ded'uctecf a 'Sa~ pai~ lor }Juildl"n8 W'ork. a teoiporary Di"
aUowant~ until Bills of Particulars be produced - .- - - -. 66 1 8'
The true Balance in flLvour of Aceountanta tben ii • :. - I,.

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Tau A C C 0 UN T, 81 amended, il just and true. We have made a temporary Disallowance

of 8ixfy'-u poulldS' One shilling and
Eight-pence for Building Work, until Bills of Particulars
are produced.
ACCOUNTANTS STATEMENTS.
Number and Names of' Gon.wolls.

l~ Right Hod. Lord Arden, 1.f.. Wm•.Manning, etq. M. P. London,
'2. RiChard Allen. esq. 15. P. Mills King, M. D.
3~ Robert French, esq. . 16. T. H. Orpeo. M. D.
.... Rev. Hosea GuinneBS, D. D. 17. Rev. Doctor Ould.
5. The Provost of Trioity College, Dublin, 18. Robert Perceval, M. D.
6. Edward trill, M. D. 19. Edward Perceval. 1\1. D.
,. LOrd Bishop of Kill• • 'lo. HOb. and Rev. J.hn Pomeroy.
8; Ri«ht. Hon. David Latouche. !11. Solomon Kicltard.. eeq.
9. Jolin David Lat01lche, esq. - '2'l. Samuel Rosborough, esq.
10. Rev~ Thomas P. Lefan~ 'l3. Robert Shaw, eiq. M. P.
11. b,. J. Letltblere, '24' Rev. Henry Woodward,
u. Richard Calle, esq. 25. Rev. ltobert Daly.
13. Rev. Arthur l\kagllire,
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40 FOURTU REPOItT 0 .." TilE COr.UIlSSIONERS FOR
(2S.)-Hosl'lTAL FOIL INCURABLEs-contillued.
PARTICULA itS of ESTATES, PROP E R TY and FUN DS;

PERMANENT FUNDS: £. ,. d.
Interest arilling from 10,400 I. GO"ernment 51. per Cent. Stock, remaining in the
Bank of Irdand, producing the annual Sum of • - - - - - 520 - -
Annual Interest arising from Six Goverolnt:nt Debentures -of 100 I. bearing Sll.
rer Cent. remainillg in thtl Bank oftbe Right honourable V. Lalouche & Co. - 21 - -
Anoual Allowance from His Majesty's Treasury of Ireland -. - net 47 19 •
Allnual Grand Jurv Presentment - - - - - 50 - -
Annual Interest payable 00 a Legacy of 500 I. bequeathed by the late Reverend
Richard Daniel - - - - - - - - - - - -
A ProSt Rent arising from the difference between 921. 15" -d. payable for the
Grol1nd at the Hospital at Donnybrook Road, and the .um of J'l91. 111. S d.
payable by John Byrne, for a plirt of the said Ground set to bim, lellYing an
annual Pro6t of 36 16 3
Total annual permanent Income - - - £.
Tht' casual income of the Hospital being d~pendent upon volunlary SuoS<'riplionl, Donalions,
.and Legacies, cannot be accurately ascertained.
N U 1\1 BE R of P AT lEN T S at tbe HO!spital: .. _,
Tbe Vacancies, when they occur, are immediately filled.

TOlal, 58 Patients.
N U M BE Rand N AM E S of 0 F F ICE R Sand SF. R V ANT S:

Sarah Enscoe
J. Donaldson
Housekteper
Porter
Cook .
. - £·4°'
' 20• \
Anne Parke 6.
Eliza Halfpenny Kitcht'n Maid • 5.
Four Nurses • each 50
On the 5th January IS15. th~ Governors of the Hospital for Incurables were in-
debted for the ioUGwing Sums, beillg for Accounts furnished afler the period of
tbis Account.
For Provisions
- Clothing - - •
£. 8. d.
18S 18
15 13 2i
4.
Miscellaneous Expenses 106 8 • i-
- Salaries .and Wages -- 28 5 -
£. 33+ 4 8f
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HOUS E of RECOVER Y AND FEV Ell. H~SPITAL.
TH E ACe 0 TJ N T of the Trustees of the House of Recovery and Fever Hospital, Cork..treet~
Dublin; from the 5th day of January 1'814 to thtl 5lh day of J3Iluary 1815, the latter
inclusive.
TH·E CHARGE:
£. d. I,
Balance of Iut ACCOURt in favour of the Public • 8~48 104
Rcreived Parliamentary Grant - 5,000 - -
• Subscriptioni I,oen 7 71
- - • Donations- 3 14 15 3 t
- H.lIa year's Interest on 419l. 7'. u. 31 per Cent. Government Stock,
to 'l4th June 1814 • 7 6 91
- f.lr Gra50S of last_year - 19 - -
Total Charge .. - • £.
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THE DISCHARGE:
. '£. •• tl.
Paid Rent aad Insuraace -
- for provisioDl
.- L1
1,~6g ~6 sf
1.8 .. 3
:.. uf
- - Clothing l'
. 176 3
In' ,. 91
- - PUJDitore -
- Salad.., W..., aDd Portera • . or .. IjD'l - .'3
- for Fuel, Soap, and Candles +75 , .0
- Print.ing and Stationary Cis 7 I
.. .. Medicines - 337 I - i
- • - Horees 56 lS-
-Straw
• Mowing aad making Hay
-. 5 18 s
s 16 4-
- Incidents - .. 78 5 -
• White-washing 104 1-
- - aepairs . 144 10 S
Total Diacharge 4-049 11 I

Balance in favour of the Public • S,117 7 6
The Charge as above - - I.. 7,166 18 1
The above Baluce brougllt 4lowD Soll7 7 6

To whicll must be added an over-credit taken 88 paid to Daniel Murphy for beef,
more than 8IIlOIlnt of Receipt, 6nally Waalle.ed - ~ - - - • - --1.
The true Balance in favour of tbe Pnblic then is - - I..

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Memormadum:-There are detailed on engroued Account, errors in cutinB and

lalion, which nol baving been paid to the parties, cannot of coune -
Cab-} 11. 'Ji.
be credited to Ac~ountatd8, amounting t o . - -' _ _
TSIS ACCOUNT is ury regular in ita Statements and VOIlehen.

There appears an increase of the Register and Providwe'a Salary, from one handred to one
bundred and fifty pounds pt!r aunum, witbin the period ofthia Account. It is stated to us tllat the
Committee baviug' been specially summoned to take into CCJDIideratiou the p~ety this or
increase, came to the resolation in fimJur of it, in couequence of the lOD,_d taitJi(at . . .iceI of
thatOm~. .
of the aboye
STATB BALAIreB:
t. <I. c.
III Treuurer'. huds. ... ~ ___ 5 ... 1 1
- • - - • ditto - - disallowed.. u above -
- Purveyor'. hands . .8 Q 11
The true Balance .. above • - I..
A. C C 0 U N TAN T SST ATE HEN T S.
Number and Names of TaUITBBs.
1. Edward Allen, g. Jobn David Lato1n:be,

t. John Barringten, 10. Rudal MODoueI,
3. Samuel Bewley.. 11. Geo. Maquay.
+ Tbem.. Dilney, 1!l. Jotm Leliocf Maqaay,
5. Will_ Disney, IS.· . . . Ou.
6. Arthur Guinne.., 1.... Geo. Renny,
7. Wiliam Harding, 15. Luke Wbite.
8. Pe&er Latouche..
With whcim the following, elected unually; compo8e the Managing Committ.e:
Titomu c.-..thwaite, Joaeph Hone,
William Eniliab, Edward SwaDwick,
Jobn Hone, James M. Pike.
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<*r-Hovs. of RBconB.y'and 'BnB. HosPITAL-tOIIIillued.
PARTICULARS of ESTATES, PROPERTY, and FUNDS:
The ,Hospital haa DO Estate, real or personal, save the Premiles whel't'On it stands, which are
'h-=1d by lease from Aluander Ross, bearing date the 116th February J 8011, for lives renewable for
eTer, 'and subject to 70 I. 1 U. per annum; the whole is in the occupancy of the Hospital; and
4191. "7.. \I d. Government Stock, and C38ual Subscriptions, together with the Furniture and
Cledling for the Patients whUe there. '
PATIENTS:
In the Hospital, sthJanuary J814 87

Admitted frem sthJanuary 1814 tosth January 1815 11,391
'1,485
Disch&!'ged cured - '1,11118
Died J4 1
Remain in the Hospital, Sth January 11115 - 116
1I,48S
-
N U M B E Rand NA. M E S of 0 F F ICE R Sand S E R V ANT S :
1. Thomaa Barker ~ Physician, 8. John O'Reardan,

s. William Stoker - Ditto, g. Pat. Roney - - Surgeon,
S. Geo. Hagan - - Ditto, to. Wm. Richardson, Register & Purveyor,
.... Samuel Robinson Ditto, 11. John Hale - - Apothecary,
5. John O'Brien - - -, Ditto, 1 t. Joh!l Hugbp.s - Assistant,
6. Ilichard Qrattan - Ditto, 13. Henry Harris - Collector,
7. Patrick Harkan - Ditto, J+ Jane Leedom - Houseke~er.
J. Frances Graham - - - Head Nurse, 15. Sarah Dempsey - Nurse,

II. Honor Madden - Nune, 16. Mary Lynon - - - - Servant,
S. Aane, Gaflley • - - Ditto, 17. Mary Dunne - - Ditto,
.... Margt Byrne - - Ditto, 18. Catb" Kelly " - - - Ditto,
5. Anne Cullen - - Ditto, J9. Catherine Smith - Ditto,
6. Anne Connolly Ditto, to. Bridl Lynon - Ditto,
7. Eliza Lee - - Ditto, III. Eliza M·Cann Ditto,
8. Elenor Meehan • Ditto, IIll. Anne Kellb - - Ditto,
9. Eli. Sheppard Ditto. 113. Maurice Lynon - Porter,
10. Eliza Cavanagh - Ditto, 11+ Robert Napin Ditto,
11. Cath- M-Can"n - Ditto, 115. John Keating- DiUo,
111. Margt Gillard Ditto, 'll6. James Maxwell - White-washer,
13. Bride Martin • - Ditto, '1.7. Jobn Dennis - - - - Ditto.
, J+ Mary Crofton Ditto,
DEBTS: £. I. d.
Provisions 1111 15 lit
Furniture 16 15 9
ClothiDc 10 16 -
Salaries, Wages, and Porters - 1174 14- 1
Fuel, Soap, and CandJf!s - 18 10 8
MediciDes 118 IS S
Honea - 'I. II JO
White-washiD,
£.
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6 4
3f
C nED J T S.-None.
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CHARITABLE INFIRMARY, In,vls SUBB'f.
TaB ACCOUNT of the Governors and Guardians of the Charitable Infirmary, eStablished in
Jervis Street, Dublin, for one year, from the 5th day of January 1814 to the 5th da, of
January 1815, the latter inclusive.
THE CHAllGE:
£. t. ~.
Balance of last Account in favour of the Public • 'l'l0 10 10
Received Interest • dB 5-
Benefactions and Subscriptions 'l7 1 43
• • Presentments .. 'l16 13 4
Parliamentary Grant, net • 4B 5 1 i
for old Materials • 9 16-
Total Charge • • • £.
THE DISCHARGE:
Paid for Provisions - 313 8 7

• • • Medicines· 176 4 10
• • Firing and Candles - 10 7 3 1
• • Furniture and Utensila 3 8 14 Ii
• Reat 'l1 - -
• .for Rppairs - • 1'1 14 9
• Salaries and Wages - 'l03 19 ~
• Law Expenses -
• fnr Contingencies
'. 8'1 5 10
40 19 -70
t
Total Discharge • 996 9 51-
'Balance in favour of the Public, in Treasurer'1I hands 56 5 I
The Charge as above - • £. 1,o5S 14 6 i
The Accountant's Balance is increased two-pence, by the correction in the Engrossment, of an

error in casting, appearing on the face of the original Account.
Memorll7Jdum.-There il a sbort Charge by error in casting. in Robert Donovan's BHl of COSll,

whicb, not having been paid to him, cannot be credited to Accountants, '1 tl.
The Treasurer of this Infirmary died within the period of the above Account, bl,lt his Ex·
penditures are supported by sufficient vouchers; and w~ have, particularly examined the
Secretary and Register, who is satisfied the Payments were duTy mad,e.
The Housekeeper also died within the perind, but from the regularity of the Books left by
her, from the circumstance of uo claims baving been made of any sums as left undischarged,
and from his other means of information, the Register is enabled to ascertain tbat all sums taken
credit for as expended by hpr were paid. •
Tbere are some small Arrears of Rent observed on this Account, part of wbich it has been
deposed to us by tbe Register, the Law Agent bas had directions to sue for, and tbe remainder,
he conceives, there is no doubt of recovering.
NUMBER aDd NAMES of G OVERNO RS and GU ARDIAN S.
I. Henry Lyster, Sargeon, 11. Most Reverend Dr. Tray,

t. James MCEvoy, Ditto, 1 '1' John Lind,ey,
3. Doctor Egan, 13. Surgeon Dease,
4. Doctor Brooke, 1+ Surgeon Wilmot,
5. Right Hon. David Latouche,· IS. Surleon Armstrong GameU,
6. Peter Latoucbe, 16. George Kiernan,
7. Randal MCDonnell, 17. Lewis Morgan,
S. William Sweetman, 18. Doctor James Clarke,
9· Barth· Maziere. 19. John O'Brien, Treasurer,
10. Luke White, 1l0. Philip Crampton, Surgeon General,
The
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The following tllect.ed GOT ....NO", and G 17 .ODUJfI :

Lewis Morgan, elected a Gonrnor For five Yean from 1813.
Doctor Jama Clarke.
John O'Brien, and Treasurer.
DuD:
Cihorge Stewart, Surgeoa Oeaeral.
I
ReTeread Doctor Moody.
DeDis Thomu O'Brien, late Treuurer. Richard AUen.
Joha Boardman.
WITJIDaAWN:
Robert Shaw. Esquire.
PARTICULARS of'ESTATES, PROPERTY, and FUNDS:
£ ••,000 :But Stock, IntereM per aabam 7

A Bonul on ditto - - • - ~
t per cent. -
- ditto
£.
150 -
50 -
I.
-
-
d. £. I. d.
i,OOO Lord Ormond, at iDterest' - - 6 - ditto I~O - -

1,000 Lord Sunderlin, ditto - 6 - ditto 60 - -
1.500 . Government Stock - • - - 3I - ditto 5~ 10 -
SOO - - Ditto - - - - 5 - ditto' - 10 - -
£. 6,'Ieo Ptmcipal, produces per anRUm -

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From the Treasury:, ~r annum 48 5 I!
City PreseDtment for Easter Term 108 6 8
- - Ditto. - - Micbaelmas Term· ~ 108 6 8
For the Storehouse at the rear of the Hospital 20--
SuWc:riptiou average abent 100 - -
Total Income, per annum - - - £.
Due OIl the aboye :

On ~,oool. Bank Stock, half year'llntert'" or Dividend, due 'l4th
Deeember 1114- £'75 - -
A Boa.. on ditto, at. ~ t per cent. 50 --
1'25 - -
On 1,5001. Governmeat Stock, a i per eent. haif year'. DiTidelld, d_ ~+"
December 1814 - 26 5 -
On sool. .. .. Ditto _.. 5 - ditto· - ditto, '9th Sept. 1814 • 5 --
On 1,0001. Lord S'OIlderliD, Wry.r'.lntereat, 6th December 1814 - - 30---
City PresentmeDt, Michaelmas Term 1814. payable in 1815 - - - 108 6 S
James Comey, t1foyean Rent, due 1st Noyember 1814 • • - - 40--
Meaa. NiIUU, ODe ,...... a~nt, due '39tia September and 18& No~ember lSI", all 9 ...
Total due on the Estates, Property, and Funds £.
Mtmortuaclul.-'l1Ie adjoining BoU&e and Pr~el set to Mr. Thomas Wildriclge at fifty
guineas per umUftl, fOr 61 years, from the ~ Se-ptember 1814.
Daan 4•• by the Go.,..uo.. : t. I. .. £. I. d.

Thomas Stroker, Druggist - 6 months to 5th January IB15 43 -6 I
John HuKhes, Milkman - - 3 - ditto - - ditto 35 8 -
Thomas Meighan, Bater - - a - cliUG - - diUo 16 1 3
Dominick Mahon, Chandler - 3 - ditto - - ditto 10 1 5
Mary Ferrall,Sundriedor the Surgery ditto - • ditto 7 19 11
MicLael Ryan, Buteher - - - - ditto - - ditto 6 IS 8
Pat. Branpn, Haxter - - • - ditto - -' ditto 5 11 4-
Ralph Smith, 1 f year's !\.em, due '5th December 1814 III 18 -
IS7 IS 8
Houlekeeper, tbree months SaIMT, due sth la.ualY 1815 ~ 4- +t
Apothecary, fourm..ths_as.yaw..y, dit~ - as - 10
Porter, Wages, three montu - - - • - 5--
NUI'Ie, ditto - - ditto - • • - - - 5--
Cook. - ditto - • diu. 5--
W'lliam SimpeuIa, SIMtr'. Work
Total due - £. 19~ - 9
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AUDITING PUBLIC ACCOUNTS IN IltBLAND. \45
(t5.)-CHAR.ITABLE INPIB.lIIAR.T, JER.VD-8TR.UT-contiaued.

¢'
E. Byne, MCDonnell & Co. --

£. I.
5 13 9
..
SUBSCRIPTIONi received for'181,p
PAID (or 1815:

£. s. d.
Right bon. David Latouche
Peter Latoucbe -5 5 13 9
13 9
Thoma8 Sherlock
Rev. Dr. Doyle
- 2 5 6
6
William Sweetman - - 5 13 9 Robert Hayes
2 5
5 Ii
Ballast Office Corporation - 5 13 9
-
2
5 6
-- ,
Countess Dowager Bedive Nuneot & Onon 2
3 8 3 -
- Wit iam Long
, 5
1- -
-- ,5 6
John Hutton Stewart King 6
Richard Cave - 5 6 Thomas Ellis -- , 55
2 6'
- ,,
Leland Crosthwaite - 2 5 6
- ,, 55
Henry F. Stock 6
Edward Butler 5 6
James Clark
- --5 6
Samuel Kildahl
Charles Mulvany
6
6
William Harknf'ss
Alderman Kirkpatrick -- ,,
2 5 6
5 6
Joseph Dickson
Chaworth Lyster
- , 55
2 6
6
-- ,
John Rutherford
-- ,,• 555
5 6 M. A. Lyster - 6
James Hilles - 5 .6 Matthew O'Reilly - 6
-- , ,
M4st Itev. Dr. Tr:l 1 'J 9
Edmund Comerfo 5 6
William O'Reilly
Edward Mayne
- ,, 5 6
6
Surg:n Morton I 9
Art ur Guinness
Lake Whitll, 'years
-- +3 8 3
J amtlS Dowdall
Mauhew O'R.eilly - - 5 2
,5 6
i
Mrs. Locke -- ,S 58 11-
3
Rev. Mr. Armstrong. for 181.1- I--
- , 55 -
Miss Baggot - 6 Total received - £.118 -
John O'Brien - 6 6
Michael Sweetman 2 6
Anthony O'Brien - 5 i 6
SUB S C R r B E R S in ARREAR. for 181+:
Bartholomew Maziere. I year - - £., 5 6 John Lindsey, - 1 year - £.2 5 6

Tbomu Meade. - ditto 1 , 9 Thomas Meighan, ditto t 5 6
John Plunket - - , ditto , 5 6 William Lyons - ditto 1 , 9
Edmund Joh.aton - I ditto 3 8 3
James Saunders, withdrawn. £.14 15 9
Laurf'ncil Nihill, dead.
PATIENTS:
In the Hospital tinder cure, the 5th January' 1814 - 11

Admitted to and (or 5tb January 1815 - . - 17+
.:....-. 185
Cured 155
=
Incurable and Irregular 10
Died Ii
Remain under cure, the 5th January 1815· - 8
- 185
Externs reliend within the year
•
l\latthew M~ade, Secretary and Register, per aanum
Elizabeth D'Aray _. -. Housekeeper - ditto -
Patrick Fitzpatrick - - Apothecary - ditto -
Laurence Cogbla.. - - Porter - - - ditto -
Margaret Moore - Nune ditto -
Mary Nugent - Cook _ . ditto -
.:J. Sll - -
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HOUSE or INDUSTRY AWl) P£NITENTIARIES.
TaB Ace OU NT of the Governors of the Ha.se of Industry and Penitentiaries, Dublin, from
the 6th day of January 1814 to the 5th day of January 1815, both day. incl••ift.
THE CHARGE: £. I. d. 1,. I. d.
Balani:e of last Account in favour of the Public -

Received from the Lords of the Treasury - - -
- -- -- 49,113
- -- -- 4,623 19 10!
- - - more, for the support of the Penitentiaries, for nine
months, ended 30th JUDe 1814 - - - - 1,875 1 5 50,9 88 1 5
. -
- ·- - D"Total- ofEarnings
Earnings orIndustriou. Children
adult Poor - -
-- -- -- -- 1,119 10 2.1..
1,362 1 3
of Children and adult Poor - - - - 2,481 11 sf
· - fromBequests,
the Commissioners of Charitable Donationa and
a further ,ayment on account or the Legacy
of the late Thomas arry, esq. - - - - 93 10 5
-- - ror sundry Articles sold as per Particulars detailed on
- -- -- --
engl'ossed Account - - - 255 13 8
.- -- -- Fines levied on Nurses, Beadles, &e.
Profit on making up Bedding for the Barrack Depart-
26 - -
ment, five years to 31St December 1814 - - • 1,IH 19 1
-- - - - - -
for subsistence of Lunatics 82 10 -
. - - f"r Weaving and plain Work done by the Convicts -

--
Total Legacies, Sales, Fines, Lunatics, &c. - 1,602 13 2
5 3
the Convicts in Kilmainham Gao. .
206
- · · -- Works done b~
- -· -- . Weaving
50 7 11,
Works in the enitentiarv, James-slreet - -
done ~~ the BOya in tbe Pt'llitentiary for
52 13-
young Crimina s - • • - . - 174 - 9
Total Earnings in the Penitentiaries -- ~
4 83 6 llf
Total Charge . - - 1,. 60,179 12 10!
THE DISCHARGE: 1,. I. J.
Paid for Provisions - 14,325 11 'li

- - - Soap, Candles and Lamp Oil 567 17 2
- clothing Adult Poor. - - 588 3 8i
• c1otbi.ng industrious Children '1..786 15 3!
• Bedding 1,009 16 3!
INPIRMARY EXPENSES: 1,. ,. d.
Paid Salaries and Wages 1,572 6 7
- for Provisions - 1,ti(iS 7 11{
- - - Whiskey, Porter, Wine, &c.
- - - Med;cine, &c.
543 + 2
7 81 3 1
• sundry Articles - 552 '1 8f
• Soap and Candles 111 18 'l!
- Bedding • •• 178 17 11
- - - Furniture - 118 + 1
- Repairs ... 146 15 3
- COBtingenciet '1.7 1 3
Infirmary Expenses - 5,697 1.3
.. Burial Expenses - '1.34 15 3
- - fot Rent and 'J'ax~a • 58'7 11 9 t
- - - Baildings MId Hepairs - • 4i
1,<1'76
- - - Furniture - - - 41S 9 II
- - Salaries to Govern0F6 and Officers 3,799 11 8
- • »itt... to Beadlell, and eart Eltpenses 60 7 17 S
- fep Mem:n Officn - - - - 477 18 -f
- - • ~s, Priming and Stationary 157 2 8
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A UDI'TING PtJ!lLlC, '&'CCOU NT8 IN I BELAND. 47
£. d.
-- -·- ·-·
I.
Paid for Contingent Elipenses
• - Law Ex~nsel - •
· 141 17 10
- rOl' Mat~rials for Children
, U5
196
-
4-
I~
- - - Premiums to ditto
- - Masters o( Works per-centage and Salaries ·
- - · · - 1#
563
13 9i
4 41
- - (or Materials for adult Poor - -·
· 158 lei f
·
- --
Premiums to - ditto - +S+ - 5
-
- - L
- - Centage to Superintendents of ditto • 454 - 5

- Apprentice Fees - - - · -- · 69--
- - for Furniture for Richmond Lunatic Asylum - · - ~36 1 8
NEWBUILDINGS:
t. I. 4.
Paid for Richmond Lunatic Asylum 10,14~ 4 21
- - - New Theatre for Operations - - - - -
New Buildings, as per particulars detailed on engroued Account
. 72 3 13 III 10,865 18 ~
Paid for six Warrants on Memorials. and other Fees at the

Treasury
.-
. . ;J n 6
- a Bank Pa.tB·book - - - ~ 6
Houle of Indullf.ry - . - . 45,733 13 3i
PEN IT EN T I A R I E S.
ADULT FEMALE PENITENTIARY:
Paid for Bedding - 13 2 7

- - - Furniture - 6 9 4
- - - Clothing - 10 2 8
- - Officers Salaries 152 13 -
- - for Menial Offices • 33 18 8
- Contingencies - 23 6 10
Stationary - ~ 9-1
- Repairs - - d 13 3
- MaLerial, for Labour
- Premiums -
~9 5
loB 14 4&
8t
Adak Female Penitentiary 408 15 6
P'INITENTI4B.Y, JAMES'S-STREET:
Paid for Materials for Work 5 14 91
- - Officers Sltlaries 89 3 -
- - Premiums 26 6 I>
Penitentiary, James'wtreet - Ill! 4 3
I.ILKAINB4_ GAOl.: -
Paid for pa;ntinr Window Bars t 3 9
- - - Materials for Labour - II ~1l
- - Salarillll 71 5 8
- - Premiums ' ~8 - 3
Kilmainham Gaol 112 1~ 7
PEIUTJ!..T14JLr for YOUNG CRIMINALS:

Paid for Clothi~ ,. ~58 1~ 8
- Beddinr 45 1 5
- - - FornitQre - 2t 11 7
- nuildings and Repairs 92 13 1
- Stationarv- 3 15 4
- - - Contingencies - 12 7 lot
- ReDt6 - - 111 7 6
• - Officers Salaries 320 - -
- - for Menial Offices - 71 8-
- - - Materials for Labour • 61 17 2
- - Premiums 50 8 -
Penitentiary for Y OUDg Crimina1s • - 1,050 2 7!
- • Steward and Accountant to the Penitentiaries, one year's Salary to 24th
Decemb..,. till4 • sol. each 100 - -
- - Fees at the Treasury on three Wat'rants - - - 5 18 4i
Total Discharge of Honse of Industry and PeDitentiaries - . - 47,53· 6 71
Balapee in favour pf the Public. - · 1t,,6+7 6 3
The Charge as above - • £. 60,179 111 lof
'OF m
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FOURTH REPORT OF THE COJUnSSJONZaS FOB.
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(~6.)-H01JlB of IlfD17BT1lY and hwrrBNTIAIUBS~.
t. - ,. d.
The-aboyf'Balance brought down 1~.6+7 6 3
To which mUlt be added sundry final Disallowances, as per Particulan detailed
on engl'Ollled Account - - - - - - - - • _ _ _ _ 3 11
1'1,647 10 '1-
From which deduct, paid Tho' Wilson for potatoes, as per Bill and Receipt, more
than taken cre4it for - - - - - - _ - • _ _ 8
'fhe true Balance in fayour of the public then is - - t. 1'1,647 9. 6
M.mor__ There are .uo detailed on engrossed Account sundry Under-payments, by erron in
casting and calculatio~, which Ilot having been paid to the parties, cannot of cour8~ be credited to
Accountants, amountlOg to lL 19"
W. have examined a Governor, the Secretary, the Steward, and Architect, who have fully satis-
fied us on oath of the Charge and Discharge of the Account being just and true; and that due economy
has been used in every !:xpenditure connected with this Establishment.
Credit has been given in this Account for one thousand one hundred and forty-four pounds nine-
teen shillings and one penny. being tbe amount..,f a Contract which was made five years ago with
the Barrack Board for Bedding. We enquired into the cause of the profit on this Contract not. ap-
pearing in the Accounts of the preceding yean, and havd been informed tbat it could not be CQr.
reetly ascertained until the conclusion of the Contract.
THE ACCOUNT, as amended, is just and troe.
STATE of the ahove BALANCE:

£. ,. d.
Cash in the Bank of II'eland
- - in the hands of the Secretary .and Asaistant Treasurer -
10,308
17
1,656 19 I
81
- - ditto - - - - of Register of Penitentiary for Young Criminals 55 ~-
Advanced to sundries on account, as per.Particulara detailed Oil engroesed.Accotlnt 6!l6 6.81
In the hands of.sundries as aboye, disallowed, and to be refunded by them· • 3 11
The true Balance in fayour of the Public as above - - - £. 1'1,647 9 6
DEBTS: .
-
Due for sundry articles of Provisions, liS per Particulars detailed on engrossed
Account· - 1,55 0 10 9
• • - Coals, Hay, Straw, Soap, Porter, Icc. - 177 s ~
- - - Medicines, Whiskey, &c. - - Ilh 18 ~l
- Amount of sundry Artifict'n Bills 497 8 11 I-
- sundries for Rent . 206 1~ -
- Stationary (about) 80--
~,693 11 I
Balance in favour of the House of Industry • 9,690 13 ~
t. 1~,S84 ... 3
CREDITS:
Cash in the Bank of Ireland 10,308 17 8t
- - in the hands of the Secretary and Asaistant Treasurer - - - 1,656 19 9
- • ditto - - - - of the Register of the Penitentiary for Young Criminals 55 t-I-
Baron Vryboven's Legacy, for two'years Interest due ther~on 141 18 -
John Morrison, for Balance due by him - - - - ~01 86
Commisaioners of RichlDond Penitentiary, for Balance due by them - 19 18 ·2l
£.
MeJIIOt'lIJIdum.-A Legacy of 1,0001. Sterling has been received from the Executors of the late
{;eneral S. H. Lyon, _for a. special pqrpose not immediately connected with the House of 11l-
dustry, which sum lias been vested in Consolidated Stock 31 per cent. until the residue of tile
Legacy of the Illte Thomas Barry, esq. is received, and the pleasure of Goverllment known thereon.
NOIe.-Th~ Balap~ of 1,6561. 19" 9ld. in tbe hands of tbe Secretary and AlI8istant Tte:I81lrer,
arises from the sum of 1.0701. 7" 6il. having been received for Barrack Bedding on the 5th January
1815, too late to be lodged in tbe Bank oflreland; that sum hu beeD ,ince depoeited there, aDa
the Balance in his hands consequently diminished. .
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A U D IT J Nap U B L I'C A C·C 0 U N T'S IN t R E LAN D. 49
. ('l6.)--Hous£ of INDUSTaY and PENITENTIAIlIU-COlltiltuei.
S TAT E MEN Tof the POOR in tbe HOL"SE of bDUSTay, Dublin. and HOllJlitals attached, on
the 5th January 1114-j-Of the Admitted, Compelled, Discharged. Died# &c. j and the numb~r
in the House and Hospitals. on the sth January 1815'
lien. Women. Boys. Girl•. Total.
In the House 5th January 1814- - - - ",S9 1,530 '179 556 'l,8S'"
Admitted since - - .
- -- - '1.309 .......'17 779 706 S,II111
.compelled since - - - - -
. 79 '17 8 '1.7 3'1 ",16
'fOTAL - - - '1,877 6,'135 1,085 1,'19'" 11,49 1
Discharged from 5th January 18q. to 5th Ja-

Buary 1815 - - . .- - .- - 1,885 . ....016 63 1 569 7,101
Eloped in same time - - - '1 1 - -- - ,
S
Died in same tidle - - - - - - 347 5"'5 89 '96 1,077
In the House and Hospitals 5th January 1815 - 643 1,673 365 6119 ',310
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TOTAL '1,877 6,'135
I l,08S 1,119'" 11>49 1
ARE T URN of the LA. BO U R -of the in the AsYLu.'s SdUSE of

CHILDaEN INDUSTRY,
in ODe year, ended the 5th January 1815.
01 Total Paid Paid Net

~
~::;;
EMPLOYMENT.
e earned. Saperintendents. Premillllllo Prufit.
- r:: £. I. d. £. I. d. L ,.- do £. I. tl.

Plain Work - . - - -- - 595 1'1 l1I 119'" 7 116 1 6 51 1199 18 61-
WeaviDg - - -- --. 150 16 7 50 5 6 115 II
91 , ... 19 31
Hosiery - - -- -- - 173 19 5 57 19 9. 39 9 8 76 9 II!
Tailoring - - ----- 199 1 3
----
99 10 71 '10 - -
---
79 10 71-
- -~-~l,119 10
TOTAL - - -1-- ~A 5011 3 101 86 7 n 530 18 5
A R Y. T URN of ·the LAB 0 U R of the ADULT Poo~ in the HOUSE of INDUSTRY, in·
one year, ended the 5th January 1815.
, .
L I. d., £. I. d. £. I. d. £. s. d.
Plain Work - - - - - 615 4- ~i ~05 I 5 20 5 1 5 'lOS I 4t
Yarn and Wonted Spinning. Wind-
iog, .te. - - - - - -
Lint. LaCe, aad Glove-making
4"" a 1
- - - - -- - -
117 2 ... 11 t
158 4 - f
90 14 11 i
158
+-.- -
90 1", 11 i
158 4 -
.90 15 -t
TOTAL - - - 1,36 1 3 ...5... - 5
2 "'5"'- 5 "'54- 5
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S T EVE N S' S H 0 S PI TAL.
TH. A CCO t; NT of rhe G ..vtrnors of Doctor Steven,'s Hospital, from the 6th day of January 181.
to the 5th day of January 1815, inclusive. '....,
TilE CHARG E: L I. i..

Balance of lut Account in favour of tbe Public - - . . - - - 1,488 15 31
RENTS o~ ESTA rES:
COUNTY of \VESTMEATH: t. I. d. t. I. d.
Arrurs ullcollerted 'l5th Dtcember 1813 - 196 - -
One year to :25~h llccemb~r 111+ 196 - -
39~ --
Of which remained in arrear ~5th Dec. 1814 - 196 - -
Received within the period of Lhis Account 196 - -
KING'S COUNTY:
Arrears ullcuUtcted 25th r:ecember 1113 - !25'1 11 6

One year due 25th U~c:nlber I a 1+ • 41>7- + -
659 15 6
Of which rem:tined in arrear 25th Der. 1814 t26 19 -
Received within the period of tllis Accuuft' ----- 4~ 16 6
COUNTY of CARLOW:
Arrearlllncollerted !!5lh December 1813 •

Ou• .)ear due 25th llt.cenlber 181f •
79
81 -
, 4~
1
160 7 5i
Of which remained in arrtar 25th Dl'c. 1
Received within the period ef tbis Account
St. 8+ 10 91
75 16 8
COUNTY of MI:ATH:
Arrears uncollected 25th December 1813 - 5+' - 10
One year'l Rent, due !15th December 1814 9 10 6 _12
1,+53 6 10 I
Of wltil'h remained in arrear '15th Dec. 181+ 5+9 9 1I
from which dedu('t a sum allowtd in F. Forster's

90 3 I, 91
Lease, fur I4ret.ZlIIg SIX head uf Cattltt -
, Received WIthin the period uf this Account ~
It - -
89 1 I, 91 :
COUNTY and CITY of DUBLIN:
ArreaR uncollected 'l5th December 181, - 9 13 6 10 i

ODe year'a ReDt, due 25th Decc:;mber 181+ 1,21+ 19 3
. '1,128 6 1i
Ofwbicb remained in arrrar 'lsth Dee. 181+
Received witbia the l'eriod of lbi" Account
- 1,135 18 10 i
9yt , 3
KILDARE:
:
Arrears 'IDcollected 'l5th December 181, • 130 - -
One .)ear'a Rent, due ~5th l)ec~mber 1814 20+ - -
33+--
Ofwhicb remained in arrear t5th Dec. 1814 - ttO - -
Recc:;ived WiLblu the periud of Lbis Accoullt - 114 -- -
Reots of Eltates - - £. 'l,7°~ 18 !It
carried forward . . ·L 4J191 13 si
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'AUDITr~G PUBt.[C Ace'OUNT'S IN IRELAND. 51
(-2';' )-SnV)'NS'S I10SPITAL-COlltinued.,
£. I.' d.
Brought forward •pgl 3 52.
Rt'Celved frum t e Exet'lltors of rhe dte IItiam Dea ,esq. 86

ter on upi and ve ent eben res 41 6
Renewal Fine -
CASUALTIES:
£. I. d..
Re ved m Tr es the '. lita Infi ry, e
year's Lodging Money due for apartments in thE'
Hos tal 0 pie .y thhli " t gth til r
181. - 200 -
bIc ion nd nati 5

m C. sfo lat re er, th and f
hi.. ssig ,a lVI d 0 u. g f
877/. 01. 1 f d. deducting u. 'l d. for stamp - log 10 +
- from Edward Parke, Arch1tect, a Balance in hla bands
sine 25th Dec ber 80g 31. ~I. 8 I d.; also
a D Ilo ce his co en sa pe
I05l. 2&. 11 id. -
Cas ties 3'1
rlia nta Gr 18
ota har 11
THE DISCHARGE:
Paid £or Provisions 8

2,11. +t
Coals, Soap, Candles and OJ!
5+8 + 9
die' an led IA arat t6 :5
nit and epa' .0 +
• - Rents - 3u 4- 6
- - the l\lWs,.r and Churchwardens of the Town of A~hboy, Bequest ullder
he W'U of E C k, ye to h S em 18 _ 10
- • Taxes - 12 9 2f
- - Salari~s and Wagel 686 10 -
Clo 118 18
Sta' nar d tin 18
• - - IacidcDts- -I 6 15 10
• - Extra Clerk, by order of the Governors, for making up seven years Accounts, I
t he 5 hJu .. ··ry 1 ,f he mi 'onc f I' 'cA oun _ l'l ,
1---
T tal D bar ....,8 8 I
Balanre in fawur of the Publ' -I 1,9 11 f
e rge abo
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.:52 'FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR.
(27.)-STEVINS'S HQSPITAL.-contillued.
£. I. tl.
. The above Balance brought over - 1,959 11 3f
To which muet be added Amount of sundry Sums finally disallowed, t. s. tl.
as per Particulars detailt:d on engrossed Accuunt ... 15 1 t
Also lundry tempnrary Disallowances, as having been paid after
period, - - - ditto - - - ditto- 133 1 8
Total disallowed - - - - -----1
. From which must be deducted, tbe following 'Sums, improperly brought to
4' Charge," being already cbarged agaiDst Accountants in the above Balance;
A Dividend of 'lB.6tl. in the-pound on the sum of 8nL 01. 1 ttl.

due by J. C. Berestord, late Treasurer
Amount of Disallownnces on ACCOUDtS, to ~5th December 1809,
refunded by the Architect
The true Balance in fa'\'OUl" of the Public then is
lIIemora1ldron :-There are also detailed ou engrossed Account, sundry Under-payments, by errors
in casting and calculation, which not having been' paid to the parties, cannot of cuune be
credited to Accountants, amounting to ... ,. 10td.
THIS A C C 0 U NT, as amended by us, is just and true.

The particulars of our- Disallowanees and Deductions, with our reasons for making the same,
appear un the face of. the engrossed Account.
STATE of tbe abuve ·BALANCE:

£. s. d.
Balance due by J. C. Beresford, esq. the former Treasurer - 767 9 91
In the Bank of Ireland 382 1", ... 1
In the hauds of tbe Register and Receiver - 393 11 71
DO - _ - of the Steward 188 17 9
Disallowance in Account ending 6th ~anuary 1813 ...9 sf
De - - - - D· - - - - 5th January 181+ - 3 16 sf
In the hands of Sundries, aod to be refunded by them - ...
15 ,11
no - - - of Sundries, having been paid after period 133 1 8
The true Balance, as aoo",e . t. 1,878 16 -1
ACCOUNTANTS ,STATEMENTS.
Number and }lames of GOVEB.NOB.S:
1. Lonl Primate, 13. James Baron Tyrawley,

!l.. Lerd Chancellor, I.... Samuel Croker King, esq.
3. Lord Archbishop of Dublin, 15. Frederick French, eaq.
.... Chancellor of the Exehequer, 16. Robert Pereeval, M. D.
5. Lord Chief Justice King's Bench, 17. Lord Bishop of Ossory,
6. Lord l hief Justice Common Pleat!, . 18. I':arl of Donoughmore,
,. Lord Chit:! Baron Exchequer, 19. John Hoc-hfclrd, rsq.
8. Dean of Christ Church, '10. Lord Bishop of Drrry,
g. Dean of Saint Patrick, '11. Ralph S. O'Bre, esq.
)0. l'royost of Trinity College, ~~. Lord Bishop of Kilmore,
11. Surgeon Genend, '13. John Crampton, 1\1. D.
1:1. W· Harvey, M. D.
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AUDITING l"UJStIO ACCOUliTS IN In.:tLAND. 13
(_,.)-STEVE1f1'S HOSPITAL-ContiraUt'd.
AN Ace 0 U NT of the Funds of the Governors of Doctor STEVENS'S Hospital, as they stood-
.GD the 5th January 1815.
FUNDS.
RBNTS of EtTATEa :
£. I. i.. l. I. i.
Annual Rents of Estate. in the .veral Counties, as stated in
ReatRoU +1
Uncollected Arrears on DO •
3,01 3
I, 9
9i
Rentl of Estates
!l,+1~
5,+26 , I! .
bnREsT on GOVERNMENT STOCK:
Ooe year's Intereat 00 lo,19+L IS', 3 i per Cents. lodged 111
the Bank of Ireland· • - - 356 16 +
One year's Interest on ~o I. i per CeJlta. lodged in the Bank
of Ireland 12 10 -
One IOU" btereat ()ft Tllrllpike Debentures, lodg~d in the hands
of B. B. Johnston • • - - • • • - S 10-
Interest on Government Stock, &tc. - 37+ 16 +

~AS17ALTIIi\. :
TJte epper apartments of the Hospital were let to the Trustees

of the Killg's Military Infirmary, at the rf!llt of ~oo I. per
annum, which expired, ad the apartments surrendered 011
~e '1¢ Deeembel- 18140 leavUlg due ODe quarter's Rent
50 - -
DeDi! TIIomu O'Briea, one year's Subscription 1!l - -
Casualties 6·.1 - -
MISCBLUX.OUS BALAlfCBS:
Balance due .y J. C. Beresford, elll' 767 9 91
In the Bank of Ireland • 382 1+ +1
In the hands of B. B. JohDSton 393 u 7i
• - • Do - of Mrs. Maraaret Thompson +07 9 9l
A Disallowance in Account endiog 6th January 1813 + 9 sf
• • • DO _ _ • DO - • - 5th Jaouary 181+ 3 l~ sl
Miscellaneous Balances •
J-,st 11 3f:
PARLIAMBNA TRY GRANT:
As the Parliamentary Grant has varied every year, and we do not know what it
may be the _"ling year, we omit putuag do"D any sum IHlde r Ulat bead,in the
State of our Funds.
Nete.-TEere lias been a Property left this Hospital by the late WiDiam
DeaD., eaq. the alllClunt af which cannot now be ascertained, ilat we
have received on account of his Assets, 3,3+~ l. in casb, and • ,800 I.
s6 per cent. Government Dehelltures, or Stock ; also !l501. 5 rer
ceot. ditto, wbM:h are mentioned in 'he State of our Fuods.
Total Funds .. -L
-,,si2 1", 91
•
ENGAGEMENTS: £. I. d.
Due for Provisions .. • .. • II II • .. • 300 10 71
nBXTS:
Amount of aanual Head and Quit Rent, dut as per nlnt Ron .. £.370 10 81
A rrears of ...... DO. .... • .. 'log • 61-
Rents .. 579 19 3
Total Engasemeata .. £. 880 9 101-
'SF
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T&URT H REPORT OF TH E COKIII SSION'Z'R" FOR
(d.)-STEVIUts's HOIlPITAL-C:OIItiued•.
,CaBDI1'S : £. I. d.
Arrears of Rent 5th January 18r5 ~,+l~ 18 -
__ Do __ Interest on 'l501. 5 per cent. Government Debenturts, lodged in the
Bank 65-
_ _D° ,- - on Turnpike Debentures - "5 10 -
'Totai 'Credits
NUMBER AND NAMES 01' OFFICERS A.liTD SEI.VANTS:
Officers )lame.. Date of A.ppointment. Annual

Salary.
i.. I, d.
1. Doctor William Harvey, Physician 16lh March 1779 • '30 --
!!. Samuel C. King, visiting Surgeon - 14th May 1784 10--
3. Vacant.
.... R. S. O'Bre, Assistant Surgeon 10--
5. James Cusack, Resident ditto 60--

6. A. Colles, Aasistant ditto 10 - -
7. Rev. B. Nixon, Chaplain 20th May 18u !!O - -
8. B. B. Johnston Register Ilnd Receiver - !!+th December 1806 100 - -
9. Margaret ThonlpsOD, Steward I tth July 1806 30 - -
-10. Jane Cooper, Matron - 17th May 1786 56 - -
u. Luke Wall, Apothecary • 12th Jllly 1806 30 --
Servants Names.
1. John Wrigley, Gate Keepe'r - ~4th December 181 ~ 20--

s. John Hamilton, Meaaenger • 29th May 1811 !!o - -
3. William Harvey, Shop Porter 24th December 1812 so--
4. Eliza Bracken, Nurse • nth August 1795 - 25 - -
5. Anne Conolly. ditto - 17th June 1791 20 - -
6. Mary Kearney, ditto • 12th November 1805 ~o--
7. Mary Williams, ditto - l~th July 1798 ~o--
8. Mary Hanley, ditto 8th April 1811 20--

9. Catherine Sandys, ditto 6th March 1810 • 20--
'10. Abbey Hanlon, ditto - 25th March IS0G • 25 - -
11. Mary Hudson, ditto 1st June 1812 20--
u. Mary Geraghty, ditto nth May 1812 20--
13. F. Bramble, Cook 26th September 1809 25 - -
I •• F. Bourke, LauDdre81 • S9th September 1812 26 - -
... ..
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· AUDIT.lWO ·PUBL".I'CI A"C'COUN-TS .l,N IIt~.LAND. 5.1
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SIR -PATRICK DUN'·S HOSPITAL.
'TSK A C CO U N T of the Reeeipta and Disbursements of the Commissioners for building Sil' Patrick
Dun', Hospital at Dublin, for one year, ended the 5th ciay of January 1815.
THE CHARGE: £. •. d.
Balance of last A~count in favour of the Public - !l.39 6 17 5 f
Received froOl the Lord, oC the Treuury ~,5+8 - -
- - - for Lead and Slates sold - 668
Total Charge
T'HE DISCHARGE:
Paid fur Bricklayers Wark 814 10 'l!
- Stone Cutters DO +++ S 10
- - - Carpenters _ DO 697 ... -
- Iromnongers no 280 13 1
- - - Plumbers - DO 346 5 8
- Slaters - - no 130 15 !l
- Plastering and Painting Work #1 8 3.
- Glaziers - - - - - DO 3 1 .of. 5
- - - Paving _ _ _ _ _ DO 81 14 ...
- Clearillg and s\veeping Chimnies 3 15 ...
- S4IId and Gravel - - - 15 8 10 3
- - - Excavating and levelling the Ground and raTting away the ~tuff .. 144 19 10
- Richard l\lorriS(lu, for the bala:nre due-to him for his ellarge 8S Architect,
on the expenditures for Baildings, to 5th Januar'y 181+ - - - 119 ... 6
- - William FarreJl, hi' charge as Architect, on the- expenditure Cor Buildings, &c.
from 5th January 181+, Cor the lum of 3.5761. +,. 5 d. at 51. per cent. - 178 16 '1
- - for watching at the Hospital 4'1 5-
Summoning and atteRding the several Boards - 5 2 .of.f
Fees at the Treasary' - - - - - 2 17 7
- S~ Cor one year to Secretary and Accountant S6 17 0
Total Dischar;;e 3,9 81 7 til.:.

Balance in favour Of the Public 9 69 10 7
The Charge as above - -.- £. 4.95 1 4 I f
'fhe above Balance brought down - 969 16 7

To which mllst be added. abort brought furward as the Balance of last Account - I 4
The true Balance in laYour of the Public then is - -' - £. 9 6 9 17 II
........
TulS ACCOUNT is well stated and vouched. We have examined the Architect. who has
deposed to us. that the building, 10 far as it i. rlone, i, well executed, and he thinks it will blS
completed in the course of a year from this time.
STAn of the above BALANcB:

Amuunt of several Sums disallowed by the Commissioners of Public Accounts, in their
Statement of the Accounts ending 5th January 181!1, not yet nceived from the
parties - - -.- , -- 3 13 3f
Balance of Cash remaining in the Bank oC Ireland, due to this Account on
5tb Junary 1815 - - - . 943 J3 8l.:.
DO • _ s;emaining in the lia.nd. of John Hendrick for conting~nt Expenlles, on
5LhJuuaryl815 - - - - - • - - - - - ~~ 9 7
969 16 7
To which il added (or Disallowances in last year's Account, to be received from
Robert MCCartney and George Stapleton - - I ...
The true Balance, as above - - • £. 969 17 11
On the 5th January 1815, it is stated that all demands made have been dillchargr.d.
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!jO FOURTH aEPORT OJ' THE COII.ISSIONEBJ FOR
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F EM ALE 0 R P HAN H 0 USE.
TilE ACCOUNT of the GOYerDOI'II and Governesses of the Female Orpbaa House, Cireular Road,
Dublin, for ODe year, eodad tbe 5th day .r JlIlID8tr1IBIS.
THE CIIARGE: t. I. d.
nalallc.e of last Account ill favour o( the Public - 1,195 17 III

Received Donations and 5ubscriplions .. 136 19 8
- Collection at Charity Sermon 68'l III 6
Pllrliamentary Grant - 'l,143 - -
- Produce of \\ ork done by the Children 1'l0 - 3
- - - - of COW& sold • 166 6 91
• • • • of Calves and SkiDs sold - 'l 10 6-6-
- - • • • - of Butler sold +- •
- - - one year's Interest on 5>4501. Government 51. per cent. Stock; due !19th
Sept.181+. • • - • • • !I,.ll 10 -
- - Ditto • • on 'l,7501. •• ditto •• for Chapel - • ditto 'S1 10 -
- Amount of a Legacy by the late Miss Jane Walsh 88 to-
Total Charge ..
THE DISCHARGE:
Paid for Diet and Gardea. Expellees -

• • • Clothing - • •
11480 1.. 6
689 ... 5
- - - Furniture ant! Repairs • 457 1-4- lIi
• • Ach'ancel' on accollnt to MasOO8 QIId Architect 37 0 --
• - Salaries, Wagl!1', and Allowancee
- for Coal;!!. Soap, and Candles • -, .- !16,
90S'
g
1
1
5
- - - Books, Printing. aud Statiollary 98 5 sit
• • Hent alld Taxes ,. loU 6 t
• • Incidentlll Expenses - 911 7 6l
PURCIIASB of STOCK:
- - for ~50l. Government 5 per cent. ~k . t. !lS8 9 18
• - • 4501. - - - Ditto • • • - for Chapel 4 65 5 9
7!13 15 7
Total Discharge ....575 .+ II
Balance in favour of the Public 3'l4 8 8i

nit Cbat'J1'8 as abcm: tI -'. L ....'00. 3 '1"
-n -
The abo"e Balance brought down

To whirh must I:e added two final Disanowances, as per particulars
delaiit'd on engrossed Accouut • • • -
Also two temporary Disallowances, being Advances on account
• • ,. - - 1*
37'0 - -
Total disallowed - • • ------1
From wbich must. be deducted. sundry Allowances detailed OD. engr.ossed ACeoUBt,
aUlounting to
The true Balance in ff,vour of the 'public then is .. - • t. 69-4- 8 51
ltfemorandum ; -There are also det.'\iled on engrossed Account, sundry shori chargee by. errea
in casting and calculation, which not having been paid to the parties, cannot be credited to
Accountants, amounting to uid.
THIS ACCOUNT, as corrected, is just and true. We have, conformable to our usual practice,
disallowed for the presellt, Ad'ralU:cS 01& acCOlJAt for builcliDg, to the amount (If Three hundred ~d
seventy pounds, which will be admitted when the works shall be completed, and bills and receipts
sent in. .
We have examine.d.a Govenwr, tU 1. Register, aad the pte&ellt Superintendent, who have all
deposed to the truth of the Acctlunt, and propriety of the expenditures. The increased expense of
labour arises from sundry Repairs and new Buildiugs, c:ommeaced within the period of tbilAccount.
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A UDITUrG PU BLIC ACCOU N TS IN IRELA ND. 57
STAT a of the above BALANCE: t. 8. d.
I~ the hand. of the Treasurer, on ac:couat of Fund for Chapel 33 19 5

t. ,.
d.
In the BalIk of lrelend, OD GeDeral Fund A~~ount ~93 5 7 i
De4eet BalaDce due to Register 8Dd A~OUDt&bt £. ~ 16 4i
AIM 8IDOIIDt of Suma allowed as above - - - 41
!1 16 8f
290 8 lOt
In the haDdaofSandriea, diaallotred, as per Particulars detailed OD engrosled Account 37 0 - 1 i
The true Balance as above - t. 69+ 8 5.i
D~BTS of .the IDititution, on 5th 1anuary 1815:
Due for Smith'. Work -" 17 18 6 J

-- - Gro~eriea -
- Physician's half year. Salary
8 2-
25 _. -
- LiDeD to 'fhoI Claw_on' - 8 ~ S}
- Iron Work - J+ of. 4t
-, - - Gluier'sWare
Work - 7 14 !\
-- - -- Turner's
Carpeta -
!1 10 8
15 17 9
- Wheelwri&J1t 9 16 7
- Paper-hanging - Ij - 5
- Boob and Stationary - 9 19 2 i
- Thread, &c. 22 4 3
- »eer - 20 IS-
• Meat - 18 10 8
- Linen to M. MCCormick 366 14 8
- Muon's work, in Walla round Play Ground, OftiC8l, &c. - 182 - -
- Carpenter's Work in School Room, roof of Office., &c. - 37· - -
• Lead Work, Pump, Irc. Cor Wat.er-cl_t 221--
- Cut Stone-workL~r Porch - lOP - -
- Well to sUpply water·doIet • 50 - -
- .twg Sheds, Qtlicea, ,,~. - 10--
Total Debts, 5th January ISIS -
The Institution has nething· to take Credit for; DOl" any regular Funds, but the
IDtereat of 5,7001. Goverament 5 per ~ent. ~tock - - - - - - 285 - -
.ADd.tM lataelt,of 3,'001. - ditto· being the fUlld lor erectiDg & Chapel J60 - -
t. 445--
AN ACCOUNT of the N1IIIIber.of Chilclro in the Female Orphan House, in the year ended
5th January 1815.
ID the HOUle OD the- 5th Jaauary 1-81'1- - -!18

Admitted in the year euded Sth JaDaary I"S - 12
Total - & 170

Disposed of in the year ended 5th J~ary 1815 33
RemaiDed in the HOUle on 5th January ISiS - 137

--
496 • p
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58 FOUllTH JlEPOR.T OF THE COHIIIISIOlfER.. FOR.
-(3 0 . ) -
FOUNDLING HOSPITAL.
THE Ace 0 U NT of the Governors of the Foundling Hospital at Dublin, tor ODe year,
ended the 5th day of Jalluary 1815.
THE CHARGE:
£. 6. 4.
Balance oflast Account in favour of the Public -
HOUSB TAX: £. 6. Ii.
Amount dependiug 5th January 1814 .. .. .. .. .. 6.5 1& 5
One year's Hous", Tax chargeable on and from Sth January 1814 8,580 3 6
Total House Tax and Arrears - .. ..
1-----
9,ii6 I II
Deduct therefrom the amount lost by inaoIvent aDd Wlinhabited
Houses, not being collectable after s.th January 1815 .. .. 5 3
Ii'"
The Balance then is - .. ..

1-----1
8
9,101 16
Of which there remained dependiag on the 5th January 1815,
and which has been continued in collection - ' - .. - jig 7 5
Total received for House Tax and Arrears, within the pllriod
of this Account .. .. - - .. .. - 1--_ _ __ 8,.11 9 ;
RENT of EST~TB:
Arrears depending on the 5th January 1314' - .. sa 15 6

One year's Rent due on and from ~9th September 181", 1.15 s-
Arrears and Rent
Deduet Arrears outstandiog on. 5th January 1815 ..
Totai Receipt of Arrears and Rent, to 5th J8.D.IIIP'y 1815- -1----- 11$ s-
Received Parliamentary Grant.. .. .. sl,7i S - -
.. .. for sale of manufactpred Goods .. Sita ~ 5
_ - .. Fines from Contractors, Senraata, &c. .. .. .. .. - .. 10 • 11
_ .. Advance Mouey that bad beeD paid to Couatry Nursel, and afterwards
returned by theOl - - - ..'.. - .. .. .. _ I I 8
- .. for Garden Sales aDd old Paper.. .. .. .. 6 IS 11
.. - - Stamps froOl HftI'&l Pel'lODI giviDg lleeeipts .. 7 i ~
- - - old Building Maierials.. .. .. .. .. ~ 19 71
Total Charge - .. £. 56,770 14 ...1
THE DISCHARGE:
raid for Provisions - 8,agi ... 11
- - Clothing - 1,990 9 9
- .. Manufactures - . - i,O!l5 16 -
- - Coals, Soap, CaDdies, Lamp Oil, &e. • I,'''' i I
- - Furniture and House Expenses .. - I,OK 8 6
- • Books, Stationary, and Printing • - 3S6 13 -
...
- - Advenising - - 610 -
- InfirDlary Expenses- 10 18-1
- ~pprentice Fees - 7i--
- Poundage to Collectors 350 10 3
- Constable Money to DO - 7i 1", 3
- Incidents 107 8 3i
- Annuity 15--
Carried forward .. .. .. £. IS,398 15 I
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(30.)-FoUNDLING HOSPITAL-Continued.
£. s. d.
Brought forward • . 15,3g8 15 I
Paid 'Salaries, Wages, 'and Al1owan~es g.565 19 8t

- Architect Balance of Ac:ouot due him Sth .J&DUary 1814 114 1 3
- - for nursing Children- - 16,518 9 10
Total Discharge 34,607 5 101

Balance in iavour of the Pu\lic n,1(i3 8 6
The Charge ts aboft £. 5~,170 14- 41
TUIS ACCOUNT is correctly stated and vouched.
STAft of the abOTe BALAll'cE: £. I. d.

In the hands of Fnmcia .]ohast.on, on account of Buildiags • - !1,680 - -
Cash in the Bank of Ireland ; gO,394 13 6 t
b the baods of the Rev. A. Bailee, Register 88 Ig 11 i
Di1t9 - • ofF~iaJoUatoa • g-
The Balance as above ~
&tAft of tile Da. - . FUNDI, OD the 5th JaDUaI')' 1815.

Bu.... : E. I. d.
For Provisiou
- • Clothing •
. - • 1,760 7 10
sst 9 6
- • .MaDQfactum BDIi WooUm Fadory g79 g 10
• • Alterations of BuiIdiugs .. 1,680 - -
• • CancIeI, Soap, aadLamp Oil ~ 154 13 -
• }furnitUre BDd House Expenses ;. 143 5 3
• • Stationary ad Advertising 134 6 5
• • Infirmary Expenses • 71 9 11
- • Uti..... of W. . . to the CoaaVy If... • • ~SOO - -
Total Amount and Estimate of Debts· .. • £.
To answer which, there-are depending the following Amounts:

. £. ,; tI.
Amanoll:loaaeTaxdependiPg5 thJauuary lSt5 • 689 7 5
Rent of Estjite .~tsW1din& OD ditto - ~ IS 15 6
Amount pai~ to Francis Johnston, Architect, for account of Build-
ings, which beiDg in progress, the Accounts
for the same could net be adjusted widlin the £. ,. d.
period of this Account 1,6So - --
J3alance of Cash remaining in the Bank of
lrelaDd - '- - - _. SO,394 13 61
DO - - D- • in the hands of A. Bailee - 8S 12 Iii
DO. • D., • in the hands of Francis Johnston -g-
g'l,163 8 6
Total Amount of FWlds depending. - - 1 - - - - - ~~,8S1 11 5
:Balance ill favour of the Charity.. ~ 9,805 Jel a
£.
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.~ POUftTIl REPOItT OP THE. COJlHISSIONI:R.S FOR
(SO.)-FOUIfDLIJlG HOIP1TAL-tOntinwtl.
AN ACCOUNT of the ~umber of ~hi1d!.n admitted into tbe .·oundling Hospilal, 6IUI now
di.poeed of, for the year eadiag 5th January 1815.
Dr. lIN FAN T DB P A'a T MEN T. Cr.
'Remailled in Naneryen the 5th Jan· 181+ 60 - -

Died in the N unery t.bit year 771
Admitted thil year - - - - ','16 - - ..
Sent. to Nurae thiI year 1,531'
,ReWrDed from COUDtry Nunes - - 116 Returaed to Hall - - - +
'. Given Cio Paren" - Jan.
- - - 67
I Remained in Nuraery 5th 1815 - tg
t,..ot ~
Dr. GROWN DEPARTMENT. Cr.

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Remained in the House on Hall AUow- Died ill the IDfirmary this year -
·-
. . 17
, Ulfe, 5th Jaauary 111+ •
Retumed to Hall this year - .
997 Apprenticed thia year - - . !UI
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Appoiated Sehool MistRu
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. -
Drafted.from ~ N~ 336
- . -
- ,.
E1oped-from-the Boue S
Seat to tla. Coaotry for Health -
Put 011 A ged Lilt- - - - · II
RtrlDaiDed in the Houe on Hall AJJow·
- &DC~ 5th JaIl~ Il,S - - · l,olg
l,.f.Ot . 1,..-
Dr. co UN TRY Ace 0 U NT. Cr.
Remained iD Coantry 5th J8DII&ry 181+ Retaraed from the COUDtry this year -
(1+7 for Health) - • • - 5,773 Returned, being few Health - -
Sent to Nurae this year·- - Died in'the Country, beiag for Health -
Seat to Clae Country for Health- 7g Died aft4 Buried Abroad, h . · -
Brought holDe D_ - • • -
Draned to Hall - - - - 3311
Remaining iD the ColJdtry the 5th Jan.
1815 (1+8 (or Health) . - - -5,77'
,A. Bailie, Re,'.
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A U D J TIN G pun LIe A C CO UN T SIN I It E I. A YD. til
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5.\1:<'1' PATP ICK'S IlOSI' IT.'I. 1..
TIlE AC CO C I\ T of the GO\ t"fllOrs ofSaint Patrick's Hospital, Dublin, tur one year, ended the
:!4th day of llen·mhrr 181:1, inclusive.
THE CHARGE:
£. $. ct.-
RE.'ceived for PO:lrd and Admis~ion of several Patients within the period of this
Accollnt
£. I. d.
frolll John V ~rschoylc, t'sq for Account of Renls oi Estate J,25 0 9 9
- - llon. and Rev. juhn Pomero\", for Acrount - ditto - 5 20 - -
'Uents 1,776 P 9
Intcre5t on Dunleer and Kinnegad Debentures J:J 5--
for six \Vaterford l'uupers, 74- weeks, at 116. 41d. per wl"ek, and one
ditto, +2 weeks, at ditto, to 1st l'ovember 1813 276 8--
Total Charge - £. 5,949 6 5t
THE DISCHARGE:
Paid P. Campbell, for Balance due to him on the Statement of his Arcounts with
the Governors of Saint Patrick's Hospital, on 24-th llecember 1812 - 36 2 7 3
M fOr Provisions
• 3,6JO 19 JOt
Clothing - 111 5 4
• - :Furniture and Bedding 147 3 9
- Coals, Soap, Candles, &c. - 562 J6 JJ t
- - - Incidents- 89 2 6
- Medicines, &tc. - 59 12 5
- - - Stationary 1 J8
10 6
4t
6
Rent and Taxes
- - Salaries, Wages, and AllQwances J,2J~ 7 JOt
for Buildings Ilnd Rep.airs !l4S 5 8
Total Di~charge - 6,4-13 6 6

Deduct the Cbarge 5,949 6 5 f
Balance in favour of Accountants - - £. -!. ..
The Accountants Balance is increased nineteen pounds, hy detailing the amount of Salaries, on the
face «If the· Engrossment, and which sum is the Balance of Errors discovered in castin" the
quarterly Abstract of Salaries, as made out by Accountants. 0
There art! detailed on tngroEsetl ACt'oullt sundry sums, finally diG-

alluwed by us, ~tilill to- - - - - _. -
I £. I. d.
15 4 t
I
And anlllullt of sundry temporary Dis<Lllowances, bt.ing payments
after period, the particulars of which are also detailed Oft en-
gro&sed ACl:onnt - 694- 14 9
Total Disallowances - - • :-------1 695 10 J 1 ...
From \"hi~h
must be deducted, amount of. sUflliry Under-credits 1
allowed aJy liS - - - - - - - - -
And also the above Balance in fd\'our of AcconntaDts _ - - I
The true 8alance will then be, in favtlur of the Public - • - £. I 7 9i

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Memorolldum:-1 here are also detailed on engrossed ACt'ount, sundry Under-payments by
errors in casting and calculation, which not having been paid to the parties, cannot of course
bll creditt·d to ,\ccoulltants, amounting to 17" 411.
We examined a Governor, Secretllry, tlie Master, and the Land Agent, who deposed that this
.
Account is just and true.
'
We have made various temporary Disallowauces upon this Account, the reasons for which are
detailed on face of the engrossed Account. It is, as amended hy us, corre~dy stated and vouched:
PATIENTS:
Boarders in the house, 24th December 18J3 60
Paupers - - ditto - - ditto- 101
161
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F.URTII a~PORT OJ' TH£ C01UIISSIONEIU FOR
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L YIN G - I N H 0 S PIT A L.
TaB General A C C 0 U N T of the Govenlora and Guardians of tbe Lying-in IIospital, Dublin, for
one year, ended the 5th day of Jaauary IBI ....
THE CHARGE: £. I. tl.

Balance of last ACCOIIIlt in favour of the Public.- - 1,038 8 11 l
Received CollectioDB in the Cbapel - Illl ... 7l
- - - Rents of Pewl - - - 103 - 3
from landry penoBt, for supporting Beds in the Hospital 237 )0 -
:Bene&ctions - - -
Tax on private Sedan Chairs
- - - - -
from Doctor HopkillS, for admission of two female Pupils
S2 I 3
51 -
20--
7.
Produce of Garden M uaic - 1,'1'13 7 8
Ditto - Rotunda and Rooms - 37 6 ~9 6
Ditto - fonr A8lemblies • 31'" - 2
RUTLAND-8QU AILE TAX' £. I. d.
Arrear due 5th January 1812, and uncollected sth January 1113 - 77 14 7'
One years Tu, fte Sth January lBI3 - - - - 333 16 7l
",11 11 3
Deduct Arrears uncollected. 97 19 111
Rntland-square Tax
Ileeeived Rents
INTERESTS
Reeeived one year'slntereat on Mr. Daniel's Bequelt, to 13thJan.1813 30 - -
_ - _ Ditto - ditto - .nMortgage,of Righthon.H.L.Rowley,
to 2'ld Nov. 181 3 93 - -
_ '. - Ditto - ditto - on 8,8681. 8:,. Goverument 3t per cent.
Stock, due llSth December 1813 - 310 7 10
Interest - ...33 7 10
_ - - Parliamentary Grant, net - - - - - 3,ll70 7 I)
Lord Grenville's Wine Licenae, to Christmas 1812 10 6 3
Totll Charge - - - £. 7,796 7 10 *

THE DISCHARGE,
Paid Expenses of Chapel - '105 10 ...

_ _ Ditto - of Gardeas 7...6 9 11 i
_ Ditto - of Rotunda and Rooma 349 8 9i
_ Ditto - of Assemblies - 58 6 6
- Establishment Sll6 11 6
• for Washing - - - - - ~5B 15 1
_ Rent for one year, to 1st May IB13 70 --
_ for ProvisioDB - 1,640 1 11
- Medicines· 77 16 9
_ Coals, Soap and Caudles 41S ... '1
- Furniture - 3'l3 5 3*
Doctor Hupkins, for iDBtructiug 1 S Female Pupils )3 0 - -
Incidents 113 6 5
- Cor Repairs - - - - • 70 3 8 51
_ Poundage for coJlectiag Chair Tax '1 II -
_ Expenses of RudaDd-sC}uare 354 ... ) ..
DZBBNT11llZ INTERlBT: £. I. d.
Arrear due ll5th Dec. 1811&, and remaining unpaid 5th Jao. 1B13 - ~"''l --
One year's Interest on 110 Four per Cent. Debentures, due 'l5th
December 1813 - #0--
68i - -
Of whirh remaineti in arrellr sth January 1814 - - - - '12'1 - -
Debenture Interest, paid up to 'l...th June 18 1 3 - ...60- -
Tetal Discharge - 6,434 19 5 !

Bdlanee in favour ofthe Public - 1,361 8 5
The Charge I1S above - - £. 7,796 7 10!

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A U D I TIN G PUB LIe Ace 0 tr N T 8 I N [it E LAN D. 6J
The above Balauce brought down

To which must be added, amount of sundry Sums, finally disallowed by us, as per
Particulars detailed on engrossed Account ...
The true Balance in favour of the Public thea i8 - -
1I1nnorand/lfll:-There are a110 detailed 00 engrossed Account. lundry Under.paymenta, by Errors

in Casting and Calculation, which not baving beell paid to the Parties, cunot of (lourse be
credited to Accountants, amounting to s', 8tl.
For State of Balance. see Accouut to 181S.
DEBT S:
AN A C C 0 U NT of Debts Outstanding and Unpaid, due by the Governors of the Lying-in Hospital,
sth January 1 8 1 + . .
£. I. d.
Debenture Intert'lt, due ~sth December 1813 ~7.~ - -
Rev. W· Ould, retired Chaplain, 1 quarter, due 5th January 1814 13 15 -
Maria Gaudry, Organist, -" - ditto - - ditto - - - 5--
Edward Weyman, Chapel Clerk, ditto - - ditto- 3--
CREDITS:
Bed 1\IoDey 1,31fZ 10 -

Arrears due to the Governors - { Chair Tax 31 1 3
. Square Tax 97 19 11 t
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LYING-IN HOSPITAL.
The General A C C 0 U N T of the Governors and Guardians of the Lying-in Hospital, Dublin,
for one year, eaded the 5th . , of Jauuary 1815.
TilE CHARGE: £. •• tl.

Balance of last. Account in favour of the Public 1,361 8 5
RClCeived Collections ill the Chapel uG 8. ~t
- Rents of Pews • 97 - 3
- from sundry Persons, for supporting Beds in the Hospital f75 -- -
- BenefactioDs 195 13 9
- Produce of Hotunda and Rooms - +77 9 -
• - - - - - Assembly 1+1 18 8
RVTI.AND SQUARE TAX: £. I. tl.
Arrear of Tax, due 5th Jan. 1813, aad uucollected 5th Jan. 1814 97 19 11 i
One year's Tax, due 5th Jan. 18J4 333 16 71
Deduct Arrear uncollected
+31 16
175 I
61
3 s
Ruthmd Square Tax - ~56 15 3
Received Rents ~ll7 13 3
- Tax on private Sedan Chairs 54 II 10 i
INTEREST:
- Half a year's Interest on 8,868L 81. Government 3f

per cent. Stock, t:l ~4th June 18J4 - - • •
- - - One year's Interest on Mortgage of the late Right hon.
H. L. Rowley, to ~~d Noyember 181+ - - - 93 - -
Interest - - - - - • 1------1 ~48 3 11 i
Carried over - - - £. 3,781 IS 7 t
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64 F 0 URT H REP 0 R TOP THE COM MIS S 10 N E..R S FOR
(33.)-LYlNG-IN HOSPIT A.L.-continued.
£. 8. d.
Brought forward 3,7 81 13 7-b
Received Lord Grenville's Wine Lictnse to Christmas 1813 - 10 6 3
\
- for admission of a Female Pupil - 10 - -
- ~ - - 4- t Months Maintenance of Mrs. Owen - 7 10-
- Parliamentary Grant - 3,07 0 - -
- Produce of nardin Music - 847 3 5
- Subscription tQ Gardens 4 11 -
Total Charge - - - - t.
-s;s
THE DISCHARGE:
£. •• d_
Paid Expenses of Chapel - !l3° l' 6-b
- Gardens 411 14 5
- Rotunda and Rooms 4~7 !I !I~
- Asstmblies - s6 18 4*
HOSPITA.L:
- - Establishment 537 19 a
- - Rent 70 --
- - (or Washing - ~68 ~ 8

- - • Provisions 1,103 1~ 6f
- - - Medicines 135 8 7
- Coals, Soap, and Candles - !l6+.6 ~
Furniture - 18J 11 5
- Printing and Stationary 41 1 Ii
- Doctor Hopkins, for instructina Eight Female Pupils, presented by sundry

Grand Juries, during the year - - - • - - - - 80 - -
- Incidents - lOS l~ 1 f
- Buildings and Repairs 691 6-
• - Poundage for collecting Chair Tax - 2.14 1 j
• • ExpeDle8 of Rutland Square Ss.+'9 10i
5th Jan. 1814

One year's Interest 011 110
DEBI!.NTUBI!. INTEREST :
Arrear of Interest, due !15th Deceml:er 1813, and remaining unpaid
four per eent. Debentures, due ~5th De-

£• • •
U!I - -
J
cember 1814
66~ - -
Of which remain in Arrear, 5th Jan. 1815 ~3° --
Debenture Interelt - - - - 4-3~ --
Total Disch:.rge - 6,079 10 10i
Balance in favoar of the Public - 1,65 1 13 5t
The Charge 88 abuve - - - - - - t. . i,731 4 3i
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A U D rT I N G PUB r. I CAe C 0 U N T SIN T R t tAN D.
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(3s.)-I.nSG-IN HOSPITAL-continued.
£. I. J.
1'he above Balance brought down 1,65 1 13 sl
~owhich must he added, in ·consl!quence of Accollntants having short brought
forward the corrected Balauce from laf>t Accowlt, which was n:>t
ascertained when th1s Account was made lip - £. 2 13 9
And amount of sundry Sums finally disallowed by us in " Discharge,"
as per Particulars detailed 011 engrossed Account - - 4- 11 10 f
Additions to Charge and final Disallowances - - - 7 5 7i
The true Balance in favour of the Public then is - - - £. 1,658 19 -1
JIfmorfUldllm:-There are also t1etailed on "engrossed Accoultt sundry nnder-paymcnu by errors

in cas Ling and calculation, which not ha"'ing been paid to the Partin, cannut. of course btl
credited to Accountants, amounting to 11. Sid.
Oy .hese Accollnts we examined Dr.·Labatt, a GO"'emor and Resident Master, the Architect, •
~egister,
and Matron, who severally deposed that the Accounl$ are just and true.

£. I. d.
In Bank - . . 728 10 91
Paid "rID Anderson on account, for supplying A~semblies with }"ruit three years 49 11 11
- - Correfpondent on account of advertising 31 6 11
- - the Hibernian Journal - - DO - - and Printing 62 14- 91

- - ADIl Eblin, on account of Glass Ware 4-1 9 ~i
- - E. MulvlUlY - - - - - DO 34 17 6
- - Saunden's News Letter, 011 account - 20 13 10
In the hands of the R~gisteT, including a sum of 11. 5'" lod. disallowance. in
furmer and preaeDt Accounbl - 683 14- 3*
In the hands of sundries, disallowed in former aCcoDllts, and to be refunded by
thew - 4- 19 3
- - DO _ of iUDdli4;. disallowed as ~ltove, an~ to be refunded by them' - 1- 61
The true Balancl: as above £. 1,658 19 -1
D 1: B T 5:
An Account of Debts outstanding aDd unpaid, due by the Goveroon of the
Lying-iu Hospital, 5th Januury 1815:
Debenture Interest due 95th December 1814- '30--
Maria Gaudry, Oraanist, 1 quarter's Salary to 5th Jaauary 1815 • 5--
CREDITS:
Arreara due to the Governors:

:Bed Money, - 700--
CheirTax
Square Tax - 175 1 3t
Rent 4' 10-
Half a year'e Interest on Governmeot Stock, due iSth December 18 ... - 155 SIll
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66 FOURTH R.EPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER.S J'OR
-(34.)-
cow PO C KIN S TIT UTI 0 N.
THE A C C 0 U NT of the Directors of the Cow Pock IDltitution. Dublin, for ODe year, ended
the 5th day of January 1815, inelusive.
THE CHARGE:
l. I. tl.
- - - -
Balance of fast Account in f!Lvour of the Public - - - 3 15 7 5l
Received frllm the Treasury - - - · - - -
p
- · - 14P 10 -
- - .- for Cow Pock Infection - · · - - - - · - 160 7 6
- .- Subscrilltions - - - - · - - - - - - lSi 15 6
· - Fines for irregularity of Palints - - - - · · · - d 1'1 5

.. -
THE DISCHARG E:
Total Charge l.
-?g'1 1'1 10
-
- -
f
Paid for Repairs to Institution House - · · - - · - · 58 17 6

.
· - Rent. Taxes and Insurance - - - · · - -- · 148 1 ~
- 2-
· - for Coals - - - · · - - - - · - · 3 '1 (j
· -- Secretary's Gratuity
- Printing and Statiollary · · - - - - · · - 49 7 6~
z.
· - - - - · - · · - · · 150 - -
· • Incidents - . - · - · · - · · - - '16 7 1
Total Discharge - - - 435 15 10

llalante in &\'our of tbe- Public - - - 356 17 -l
The Charge as above - - £. 79 2 1'1 10 ~
The aho\'e BallKlce brought down . · · · - · · 356 17 -~

To which mast be added, amouot of 11.11 Overc:hargt' in Graud Jllry Ces8, by CIl'riclll
error. finally disallowed - - - • - - - - - • _ '1 5 4
The true Balance in favour of the Public then is · -. l. 359 4i
'1
-_.-
Tms A C C 0 U:N T has been provtd by a Dirt'ctor alld the Secretary, to be jl1st iilld true.
The Directors conceived it proper to obtain a Bun of Dr. J~r. ns par'icullrly applicable Ii"
tbia Iutitlltion, and upop due cOllsi.lemlion, we bl1~ olJ,.,Wl·d tb~ amoullt, bcillg eight 1l'J!luds oint-
teell shiUil.lgs a,nd two-pence haltpenny, which the attending Director conceived to be Ii small but
j~t compliment to Dr. Jellller.
The Boanl's return states the number of Patien~ inoculated within this year were 4,583.
Packets issued to Practitioners 4,899, ditto to Army Surgeons 301.
,That there was a diminution of 383 Patients vaccinated betwetln tbis and the preceding yt'ar,
wbich has been accounted for by the ex treme severity of the season at the commencement (If the
year, and tbe very lInfav<lurable weather towards its conclusioD. which almost entirilly precluded
the at~d#lnce of Patien.ts.
ST,\TE of the above B,q.ANCE:

l. I. d.
In tht: bands of Dr. Clarke, Treasurer 148 13 9
DO - - of Dr. Labat. Secretary.
DO •• of - - D" - - as above disallowed -
'110 8 7f
The true Balance 31 above • •.• l.
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A. U D I TIN G PUB 1. I C A. ceo U N T I I N I'R E 1. A N B. 67
-(35.)-
GREEN COAT HOSPITAL, CORK.
TOE ACCOUNT of the Trustees of the Green Coat Hospital of the City of Cork, from the 6th day
of JlIDIIIU"y 1814, to the 5th day of January 1815, both days inclusive.
THE CHARGE: L I. tl.

Reeeived from the Treasury - 116 15 -
- - - Rents, Legacies, Ire. 7S .. -
Bequests, &c. - 12 1 0 -
- - • Subscriptions 54 7 3
Total Charge - £. 'lSIl 16 3
THE DISCHARGE:
Balance of last Aceouat in favour of the Trustees 159 11 41
Paid Fees 411 10
• - for instructing, the children 42 - ~
- - - Clothing
- - - Furniture and nepairs -
116 6 71
<l7 5 9
- - Rent and Insurance - 6- 9
- - for Ceals
Total Disrharge -
Deduct the Cbarge
- -
12
-
17
368 13 11
~58 16 3
5
Balance in favour of the Trustees - - - £. log 17 8

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The above Ballince in favour of the Trustees brought down - - - log '7 IS
Til which must be addtd a Suru. with which they have charzed themselves, 88 Par-
liamentury Grant, more than slaled to have been issued by the Auditor General's
C~ltificlLte - - 10-
The true Balance in favour of the Trustees then is - - - £. 110 7 8
Tu"& foregoing ACCOUNT is in every respect fairly stated and properly vouched.
A C C 0 U N TAN T SST ATE M .E N T S.
TRusttr.s by Act of Parllameat:
t. The Right han. the Earl of Kildare, 15. John Meade, e"l'
~. Right hon. the Ead of Barrymore, 16. Edw· Browne, es'l'
3. Bishop of Cork, 17. Doctor George Rogers,
+ !\Iayor of Cork, 18. Mr. Abraham Morri!;,
5. Hon. St. John Broderick, 19. Rev. Mr. Michael Bllldwin,
6. Sir Standish Hartstong, bart. 20. Mr. John Hawkill8,
7. Francis Edwards of London, esq. 21~ Mr. John Carle tun,
8. John Rogel'5On, esq. . ~2. Mr. Daniel Pierce,
9,. HoD. Brigadier General Sterne, 23. Mr. Ed"tl Webber,
10. Edw tl Hoare, esq. }Members for the 24. Mr. WID Masters,
11. Edwtl Knapp, ,sq. City gf Cork. 25. Mr. Dabiel Threeh.r, and their Heirs;
1~. Colonel Robert Itogers, and the Ministu aR41 Charcbwardtlllll
J3, Capt•. James Maule, of the Parish of S1. Mary Shandon.
If· Phil. Crofts, esq. and their Successors.
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'68 FOURTH ltE"PORT OF 'rHE .cOM1ITSStONERS FOR
(35.)-GaItEN COAT HOSPITAL-c:ontirlUtd.
TaUSTEES Elected:
1. William Jameson, 18. Robert Gibbings, M. D.

'1. Rev. Doctor Dobyn, 19. James Lane,
3. John Carleton, ~o. W'" Wagget, Record~r of Cork,
4. John Foster. Treasurer, ~ 1. Rubert Wilmot, Deputy ditto
5. Rev. Doctor Foster Archer. 'l'l. Right Rev. John Leslie, Bishop' of
6. Robel't Harding, M. D. Dromore,
i. Rev. Doctor George Sealy, '13. Col. William Massey Belker.
a. George Tisdall, 114. Col. Arthur Gibbins,
9. Rev. Thomas Cole. '15. Thomas Cuthbert,
10. Rev. John Webb, 26. John Cotter,
11. Richard Hare. 27. Major Thomas S. Chundley,
1'2. Hev. W"'Thomp80n, Archdeacon of Cork, 28. James Clarke,
13 John George Newsom, Lord May.or of _~g. Robert Deane,
Cork, 30. Robert Ottway,
J 4. Richard Collett, Rev. John Quarry, Minister of St. Mary
15. Edward Pope, Shandon, was elected a Trustee when
16. Rev. Thomas Foster Sallnders, Curate of said Parish.
I,. Rev. Warham Leader.
PARTICULARS of ESTATES, PROPERTY and FUNDS.
£. I. d.
)lr8. Shearman's Annuity, paid by the Rector of Christ Church, arising out of
Lands in the North Liberties of Cork 5 - -
Surplus of Captain Bertridge's Legacy, in tbe Gift of the Mayor and Rtcorder of
Cork, and the Minister of St. Mllry Shandon - £. 28 14 -
Ground Rent of the City Hospital, let to the Corporation of Cork

"718, for ever - 1--
Il1terest of 100 I. from said Corporation, left by Captain Lugg - 6--
- DO _ of 30 l. - - - - DO - - - - - D- - 1 10 -
Paid by the Corporation - 37 4 -
Ground Rent from the Executors of Thomas RichmondJ for:1 Lot of Ground Jet
him for goo years, per Lease. dated 1st November 1771, mude to him by Robert
Rogers of Lota, and bequeathed by said Rogers ..... --
The Lands of Rickenhead, in the County of Dublin, let to Patrick Fox, per Lease
dated 17th November 1735. for his Life, and ninetY-lIine years after his decease;
purchased by Daniel Tbresher, IlDd bequeathed by him; Rent paid by Simon
Purden 26 - -
Chief Rent of eleven Plough Lands of Ballyvorney, in the County of Cork, a.signed
the 5th May 1719. by I<'ranc:s Edwards of Londou, to George Rogers and Thomas
Newinbam, esqrs. for ever in trust for the Green Coat Hospital; the Rent paid
by Sir J>iichoJas Conway Colthurst, bart. whose Estate it is 11 - -
lIn. Goodman', Bequest, arising out of COllUms in Blarney Lane. in tbe City of
Cork, paid by Mi6S Davia S 10-
Carried over -£. 86 14-

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A (j n.I T ~ N G • pun L rCA, ceo U N T SIN I ,n E LAN D.
(SS.)-GREEN COAT HOSPITAL-C01ltillllcd.
£. s. J;
Brought forward - - - - flo 14 -
'ViIliam Masters bequeatbed for ever, out of the Lauds of Doonceny and Kealveux,
both in the County of Cork, paid by the Treasure-r - - _ _ _ _
+--
David Verliug bequeathed 1\ House 011 Bachelor's Quay, in this City, whirh he held
by Lease; under J()seph Pike, dated 9th October 17:14, for 129 years, at 31~ 12'.;
the Trulltees let it to John Ma.son the 5th July 1755. tor 61 years, at 8/. the said
Hent now paid'bYPhilip,Clarke, and the Profit Rent, - - ~ .. _ + 8-
£. 95 ~-
SU BSCRIPTIONS ullcertain.
C RED ITS of tbe H 0 S PIT A L :
Rt'rtor of Christ Church, for four years, due 29th Sept. 1814, of ~Irs. SLearman's
Annuity 20 - -
Phil. Clarke, for half a year, due - - - - ditto - +--
Executors of Thomas Hich.nond, for one year, ditto - +--
Sir Nicholas Conway Colthurst, bart. ditto, 1st NovelDbcr 1814 - 11 - -
£. 39 - -
DEBTS oCthe HOSPITAL:
Due to tbe Representative. of Bellj.mip Pike, for half a yeal's Ground Rent,
due 29th Sept 1814 - 1 J6
DO - to John Foster, uq. Treasurer - 11'9 17 H
111 13 8
Deduet die above. Credits - - 39 - -
Balance - - - £. 7'1. 13 8
CIULDREN Clothed and EducatE>d, and Reduced PERSONS in the Hospital:
Children on the Books 5th January 1814 ~ - 55

Admitted to 5th JllDuary 1815 - - 2+
79
Discharged for not attending their Church a~d ~chool - , - U

Apprentice<:i 1
Remain on the Books 66

-79
Reduced Persons on the Books, 5th January 1814

Admitted ~ 5th January 11115 - 4
33
NUMBER and NAMES of OFFICERS and SERV ANTS:

Rebecca Bailey, Schoolmistress - _ Elected 25th Ft:bruary t 765.
William Bailey., her Son, Schoolm;1ster • _ DO _ 17 th August 1803.
Chllnl~y l'reston, Maid Servant •
DO .' ~2d·May 1~i4~
+9 6 • s
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SOUTH CORK INFIB-. A Y.
o N of e rust I 0 the ou Ch itabl I firma I Cit of Cork, fmm the

6th day of Ja.uary 181+ to the 5th day of January 1815. both days inclu6ve.
TH C A G L .
Ba ce lut Ac nt' fa ur th ub • u40 8 si
Received at a Charit~ Sermon - - aeL !ZS8 6 ~
I
ubscript ns 06 8 'i"
on on ~5 f
Jury Donationl • .. I 60 8 I
Grand J'ury Grant, at Sammer ABlIIZes 1 13 50

Tet rod eo B he at e &em yR o~ 55 +
.. f'rOIl'the Governors ef th. County and City of Cork House of Induatry I
an Lunatic sy m, r It' die es ppl aic Poo in. eae I
I .tu . n. fir "OIt -.... 39 7
N. B - Tb' item is returned in Accoantants Statement last year S8/. 13' 9i d

but on re-inspectlon 0 the edlcIDe Ct'G t, w fotIo til th
ot car bad ti ted be tiel 19/6 tid ov th firs
COtt price, which su~ the Trtlstees ordered to be dedu~d from said 1
co I a th ha nee 91 ,. d. ab , be cei di
full discharge thereof. I
Rcc~ived one year'. Interest on 700 t \,iovemment 5 pet' cent. Stock, due Sep- I
t be tb 1+ .. .. - _ 35
- .. - a FiDe levied ·by the ~or of Cork .. .. I 10
,. al arg £
- - -- -
J 64
T E 1& H R E:
I
Pai or rovisto.os
i 35 1 7 31
Me iDe Wi ~. '~, o~t G eri & +~
.. .. Coals, Soan, Candles and Lamp Oil .. .. f 100 5 -i
.... Rent u--
S ri and a 1 13 6 s
- .. Printin Statiol\ar and Advertising .. u 6 5~
.. - Fnrniture
.. - B Idi sa Ite irs
119 15 7.
·C tin Dei 6 5 1
. T I I che ",e ,0 17 ~ ~
an in eu of P lie,· th Trr--ure' ha s 1 19 3i
-- - -
Tee argeu a e • .. 1,1 4- 16 6
..
The Balaqce in favoup of. the 1'I;lblic I.S decreased two-pence, by the oorrecUoD In the eftgrotlSDIeRt
o n t' r a ea g 0 the ace the rig· aJ .co' .'
Igl1 'd t '-...: J' ~I •

A U D I TIN G P l! B LIe .4 ceo U N T ,8 I N' I 1l E r. A N D. 71
£. I. d.
The above Balanc.e brovght lip • . 1'1" 19 ~ f
. To which must be added. short broagltt ferwarel itt eor~cted Balance of 18It
~~~ L~--
-And lundry .rifling errors ill calcolation, detailed 0111 e.~d
,Account, and finally disallowed. amounting to - _ • I 3;
Total added to Charge, anel finaUy diGllow~ _. • ~ 3 1 :1 ~
!fH ...... Balance in favour of ,the Public then ia '. - _ t. Id - 7
'There are alto detailed on engrossed Account sundry errers in casting and calculation,
"Which not having been paid to the parties, cannot of course be credited to Accountants,
amounting to I ..
TaIS ACe 0 U NTis well stat. . . .d vouched. &ad s.pported by the affidavits ef the
'Treasurer an~ Steward.
The Salary·of the .4pqthet'ary bas beenincl'f!ased from Fifty Guineal to Eigbty Pounds per
annum. The TrusUq t:OQsiltel' tIMy bave a dillfretionary power over ~e l'Qnds of the Infirmary,
to give or inorease SaI.r•• or • •rwise dispotie of them for th" INIllePt of the Institution, under
,the Act of their Incorporation; "IB. Irieb Ac~ of 11th and ada Oeo. III. and they exercised
that power in tbe present instance by a Resolution of the '5th July 18t4, II Tbat tbe salary of
" Mr. Murpby, present resident Apotbp.cary. be increased to So I. per aonum. to be computed
" from lSt May last, and that he shall procure sucb additioQal aid to fulfil the duties of his
Ie office as may at any time bl re'illiaite. ycj ~e ~rticlllarly 011 the days when the Physician.
" attend this Charity,"
A C CO U N TAN T SST ATE 1\1 E N T S.
'PARTICULARS or ESTATES, PROPERTY. and 'FUNDS.

C.\sR F"NQI: t. s. d.
Two years Parliamentary Grant, due December 25 t h 181t .. • £.100 - -
Deduct Treasury F~es - 399
96 10 3
Governors of the County and City of Cork House of Industry and Lunati~ Asylum,
one year and lix months Rent of .wo lots ofGrouod held 1>y
said IDlitituuOJll - ... •
"'' ID
£or . . u" of
54--
Ditto •• Cor Medicines supplied the siclt POOl'in said Institations at. prime cOlt,
from December 30th 1813 to D~ember 30th 181i· • • _. • - ~7 13 9
A Donation nom a Record Jury at the City'of Cork~ Summer Assizes 1809.
John Cotteri jeDior, eeq. Foreman; due by Mr. Jobn Bennett, Attorney for the
PlaintiJf i- 13 13 -
.A Moiety of the City of Cork Grand Jury Grant to the Ci*y' of Cork Infirmaries,
Summer Assizes 181+ • .. • -', - • .. - - • ~50 --
Arrears of Subscriptions doe to the Infirmary aDd Lock Ward, Ja~uary 5th 1815 3 t6 - 4~
Thomas VarlaD, amoollt of hi. Account for awecpiag btuaes in 1811, cbarged by
him twice to tbe Infirmary, with hill receipt to each ACCOUllt, and paid each
time to WiUiam Hallaran, la.te Apotbecary to tbe Infirmary; notwithstanding
which, said 'Thomas Varian alleges be has r~eived said amount but ence, and
Tefuses t'ompliance witb the opinion of tbe Commissioners ill rei.INrsing tile
Trustees tbe money 10 aduaced iB ttMir own wrong .. - 14 8
Hugh DrilK'Ol,. charge for Coffins. similarly c;irc:UlQlltanced • -_
• • 9
'Michael O'Br~n; a per.ceDtage on '58,- .... 7Jd. amount of Bread AfCOUDls

tor the yea... 1813 and J 814. at ~! per cent. due January 5th 1815 6 9-
£.
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(30.)-SOUTH COR.K INFtIlMAlw--amtillued.
PERMANENT and ANNUAL CHAIlGES: £. I. d.

7(IoZ. Sto"k in Government 5 per cents.; annuallntereat • 35 - -
Two loIs of Ground It'L to the Governors of the County and City of Cork House of
lndulltry and Lunatic Asylum • .- - - - - £,36 - -
f).p,luet head Rent of the Infirmary premilu. hela by leue from
the late James Morrison. for 10.000 years 12 - --
Annual Parliamelltary Grant - 50 - _ .

Deduct Treasury Fees 1 1+ 10 i
£. 107 5 J ~
Number and Names of ANNOAL Tllvnu:s:

John Swete Rev. Horatio T. Newman,
William Beamish. Francis Walsh, M. D.
Reub('n Harvey. George Daunt, M. D.
John Leckey. William S. Hallaran, M. D. ,-
John Forster. James WillilJ, M. D.
Russel Fitton. Joseph Read, M. D.
'John COlter. Ienior. Abraham E. Orpen. M. D.
John Trave....
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N U rtf B E Rand N A M E i of 0 F F ICE R Saud S E R V ANT S :
1. William S. Hallaran, M. D •. Physician, - JuIY.7thI793.

2. Abraham E.Orpen, M. D. .. Ditto , ,
MaY.1I7th 1812.
3. St~phen O'llriro, M. ~.. - Ditl.O June 29th 181 ....
Serve wilhoat
+. George Daunt, M. D. Surgeon May 13th 1779, Reward.
5. John Woodrooff, M. D. - Ditto - August 19th l813.
6. John Swete, Treuurer '.
t. I. J.
7. William Murphy, Apotbecary, per annulD. 80--
1:1. Mary HaJlaran, Housekeeper, • ditto - lI.Z .5'-
g. Nurse·tendcrs two,.and one Housemaid; one at 8t and two at 6l. 'each
per year-
10. A Porter, at per year '- 8 --
130 15 -
PAT I,E N T S.
In-Patients, 30 Beds.
Surgical. Medical, and Lock Ward. Medical and Surgkal Out,Palieo~.
Curt!d • SIO
Relieved 8 Cured or relieved ~,188
Quitted the House without permission 3
Died· • _ • _ • !lO
Uemain in the House under cure 26 In-Patients
TOTAL • - !J67 TOTAL
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ames Abe -
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ra. Add 1 'l I 'l
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5. A. B. per Miss Hood 'l 5 6 2 5 6
6. George Atkins 1 'l 9 1 'l 9
ThomasA 1 'l 1 'l 9
ght bon nt Bant 10 4- 3 8 0 4 3 8 3
m. Bea 5 13 5 13 9
10. Hon. and Rev. G. Beresford - 1 ') 9 1 ') 9 1 ') 9 1 2 9
11. John Barrett 1 ') 9 1 'l 9
u. Mrs. Breviter
'Cecutors ea Bonw 1 ')
- 1 'l 9 1
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9
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ioeaa B 'l 5 1 ')
3 8 3
16. Croker Barrington - I _
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1 'l 9 1 2 9
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Jemmat Brown
Mrs. Brown
Nicbolu B
bomas P
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Right h'm. Lord Carberry
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John Cotte . r
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William Crawford
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dward C 1 '1 1 'l
",0. Daniel Callaghan - '1 5 6 '2 5 6
.... 1. Daniel Callaghan, junior 1 2 9 1 'l 9
",2. Gerrard Callaghan - 1 '1 9 1 'l 9
.... 3. ltubert Carr - 9 9
+4- D Dnor 9 9
.... 5. G aunt 9 9
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Miss Daunt - '1 5 6 'l 5 6
47. Thomas DUBBComb 'l 9 J 'l 9
48. Edward Davies 'l 9 1 2 9
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50. M onn 9 9
51. R Donovan 9
51). Right hon. Lord Ennismorc
53. Messr•• Edwards and Savage -
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5 6
'1 9
54' Anthon Edwards - - 9 9
55. D ley: 6 6
~6. R ittoft 3 9
57. John Forster 1 '1 9 1 '1 9
58. Rev. Jobn Fortescue 1 ~ 9 '1 9
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Reuben Haney - - -- .... .... -- , 9P 1 99
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Received Arrears
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Arrears
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Subeeriptillll'
SU, Jan. 181-1. jAuglllt tat, 18t4.

within the period
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Account.
remainio&
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5th Jan. 1815,
£. 6. d. t . •. d. £. 6. d. £. 6. d.
nt. Jeremiah Murphy .. 1 '1 9 1'1 '9
JIlL Peter MaziMre - - 'l56 ~56
IllS- Bu. Robert Meara - t '1 9 - - • N. S.
1* R. H. T. Newman - 1'l9 1'19

1'15. Richard N. Nettles - .. 1 '1 9 1''19 - • - s 5 6
116. Thomas Newenham - 1'19 1'19
n7. Charles Oliver - - 4 11- '1 5 6 Ii 16 6

1'18. Jeremiah O'Rcilly - 1 '1 9 1 'l '9
J'.I9. James O'Bricn - - 1 '1 9 1 '1 9 N. S.
130' Michael 0' Brien - 1 '1 9
131. John Orpen - - 1 'l 9
13'1. Abraham Orpen, )1. D. 1 t 9 . .
133. Cooper Penroae - - 1 '1 9 1 '1 9
~3+ Joseph Pike
135. Robert P. Parker
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136. Mia Pike - .. .. 1 l) 9' I !l 9
]37. John Powell - . - 1 !& 9 1 S 9
138. Philip PurceU .. ..
139. John Parka -,- . .. 1
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140. Rev. Somers P~e -
l.p_ Miss C. Parka - :-
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14'1. Messn. Logaa aad Parvia
1+3. William Philip' - ..
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1 'l 9 129
14+. Rev. John Quarry: '. 1 ~ '9 1 !& 9 .. -

145. William RobelIU - .. - .. 1 'l 9 1 'l 9
146. Ge8fg.e Rye .. .. - !& 5 , '1 5 ~ 'l 5 • OJ 5 ~.
J4-7. Michael RMerte .. .. • ~ 5 6 1 '1 9 S 8 3 DiBcontinued~
1+8- Sir Walter Robelts, bart. - + 11- 1 'l '9 + tl "- 1 'l '9
149. Thomas S, Re.". - - .. J '1 '9 I !& 9
J30. Jou R.lheriord - .. -- 1 '1 9 1 '1 .9
151. Robert R.CIIIII .. .. -- 1 '1 9 1 'l 9
1l)S. - - .. Ricbaro.a .. - .. I, '1 '9 t 'l '9 'N. -6.
15a- Right bon. Earl of SbanDr)n .. 5 13 9 '5 13 9
J* Jolln S. .te - - "- 3 8 3 3 t !
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Jaa.eB Sadler
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151. Dominick Sarsfield .. - 1 ~ 9 1 '1 9 1 !& 9 1 'l '9
J51'. Stephen Sullivan.. .. "- 1 '1 9 1 'l 1J N.S.
160. Francis Segerson .. " .. 1 'l 9 1 !& 9 N. S.
J61. Rev. Thomas St. ~wrence.. _ 1 '1 9 1 !& 9 'N. S.
162. Daniel SuJlivan - - - 1 ~ 9 1 OJ 9 1 !& 9 1 OJ 9
163. MR. Isabella Sha. - -_ 1 !& 9 1 '1 9
16+ Mrs. Robert Shaw - "_ 1 !& 9 1 '1 9
161. Ril:hard B. Sbeare8.. ' •. 1 'l 9 1 ~ '9
1M. Horace TOWRSend
I&]. Mrs. Townsend P. Town
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168. Joan Topp - .. .. - !& 5 6 !& 5 6
l6g. Rev. John Townsend· • 1 l) 9 1 !& 9 'l 5 6
170. John Moore Travers - • 1 !& 9 1 '1 9
17'. John Travers, (Cork) • .. 1 'l 9 1 'l 9
J7~. John Travers, '(Bellegrove) - 1 '1 9 1 '1 9
J73. John.Teulon, junior - • 1 '1 9 1 !& 9
174. Sir Augustus Warren, bart... - 1 'l 9 1 '1 9
175. Lady Dowager Warren • ,'1 5 6 'l5 6 25 6 OJ 5 6
176. Rev. Edward Warren. - i 'l 9 1 '1 9 g- 0' 6
177. John Warren - - • I '1 9 12 9 '156
J78. Rev. Rebert Warren· - I 'l 9 1 '1 9 1 !& 9 1 '1 '9
179. Mrs. J. Warren· • - 1 '1 9 1 '1 9 '15 6
J80. Ralph Westropp - • - t '1 9 1 'l 9 1 '1 9 1 '1 9
181. FraRcis Walsh, M. D. • -- 1 '1 9 1 '1 9
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220. Hayes St. Leger - 411 9 :I 4- 11 -
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Arrears Received Arran

Sublcriptionl
Sl1BSCI.IBERS NAMES, remaioiug within the periocI ,remaining .
for OBSERVATIONS.
due oftbis dne
lit IIDUff 1815. JID, 5tb. 1815.
JID. 6th. 1114- Account. Jan. 5th. 1815.
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1. St. Leger Aldworth - - 1 g 9 1 g 9 1 9 g 1 ~ 9 . ..
g. William Beamiah - - - 5 13 9 5 13 9 5 13 9 5 13 9
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3- H9n. and Right Rev. Lord}

Bishop of Cork - -
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... Rifbt hone Lord Carberry - g 5 6 5 6 g 5 6 g
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5. Jo D Cuthbert - - - g 5 6 5 6 g 5 6 g 5 IS
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7. JohD Cuthbert, juoior g 5 6 ~ 5 6 It 5 6 g 5 6

8. Jamea Chatterton - 3 8 3 1 2 9 - - 9- 4 11-
9- Daniel Cal1~h:tD •
1-0. JohD Cou!8r. Junior
J 1. WilliamCrawibrd
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14. Daniel Foley 'I g ,I 2 9 1 2 9 1 2 9
15. John Forster ,I 9 I 2 9 1 ~ 9 1 II 9
16. Henry Fortescue - - - I '2 9 '1 2 9 '1 It 9 ,I ~ 9 ", ~
17. Patrick Goold - - - 1 2 9 ,I ~ 9 I 2 9 ,1 2, 9 ..

18.
19-
ReubeD Har,ey
Thomas Han-=y
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Robert M'Clare 0-
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.8. Samuel Ricbardson ' - - 1 , 9 I !J 9 !J 'I
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SO. Hoo. aDd Rev. Ludlow Toneon 1 g 9 I !J 9 1 !J 9 I , 9 {
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36. WiDiam Beami.b.junior
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37- )ley. Thoma" St. Lawrence
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last Account.
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1 g 9 - - - - -
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Due January 5th
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4~. Jen:miah MCSweeDY - 3 8 3 - 8 _ DO • - no
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NORTH CORK INFIRMARY.
THE ACC OU NT ef ~ Trustet. of die North Charitable Infirwary, City of Cork, from the
6th da.y of Juu.ry 11'4 to the 5th day of January 1815. botb da,)! inc\lliive.
THE CHARGE: £. 8. d.
Balance of lut Account in favour of the Public - ~93 Ii 9

Receiyed Presentment granted Summer Assizes 1813 - '150 - -
Subscription.,
Donatioas
- - net 18'1 10 3
'1-
:14
Interest '166 8-
Rents 85 - -
- a Fine levied bl' tile late ~ayor 10 - -
Profit made by the Assembly House - 101 14 I
T,tal Charge - £. 1,'123 J 1
THE PlBCHARGE:
Paid for Provisions 40 '1 5-

- Groceri~ Coala, Soap anel Candles, .tc. 1s4i , - 7
o Medicine" Oil, &Ie. - 18, 14 10
- Furniture, &ie. - 6g 1 3
Salaries ~d W~ea 173 - 6
Total Discbarge - 9 83. 9 'l

BaiaDc, i" fa'fGIJr of ~ Pu~tic 239 11 II
Tille Charge lIB ,,"ve - t. 1,2'3 1 I.
The aboTe Bala.nce brought down,
To which must be adeled amount of a dou~le ebarre by mist,ke,

1;. I. d,_
ia Billa of'l'holP8l Martin for Oil, finally disallowed 1 ...... -
Also Salary to Doctor Gibbinga, for one yellr', attendance, diiaal-

lowed in present Account, it appearin~ by the date of his
Receipt not to bve been paid within the petiod, beillg a tem-
porary disallow.nee .:_
TC)tal disallowed - - 'i - 1.--..,----1 21 - _
The true Balance in favour of the Public .then is - £. 260 11 11
An Assistant Apothec:B1'J has been appoinle4 to this Iqfirmary by Qrder of a General Board,
at a Salary of thirty pounds per annum, whicb they stat~ they were authorized to do by the
Act of the '16th Geo. II; and tbat on mature deliberation an'A8Ilistaot was 4eemed indispensable._
TRU ACCOUNT is correctly staled and 1Iouebed.
STATE of the a),on Bu,AIIicw.:

£. •, d.
In the hands of the Trtasul-er - l39 11 11
- - Ditto - of Thomas Martin, disallowed as above, and to be refunded by him J --
- - Ditto - of Doctor Gibbings, as above disallowed ~o --
The true Balance, as above £. '160 11 J1
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AUDITIlC'G PUBL[C. ACCOU·N1'S Uf IaXL.A''!'fD., 79
ACCOUNTANTS STATEMENT~
Number and Names of the Fifteen TRUSTEES annually elected, iii .ddi&ioa te . . . appeioted by
Act of Parliament;
I. Right Rev. Doctor Moylan. g. Jacob Biggs,

2. John Forster, 10. Nicholas Cummings,
3. Rebert Gibbings. M. D. 11. Stepheft Roche,
... :Robert Harding. M. D. 12. '1'1"... JalMll,
5. Edward Creed, 13. JOIeph Austin,
6. Thomas Cuthbert, 14. Edward Pope.
,. JIUIlU Clarke, 15. Thomas Harrison.
,8. J... Powe1,
P.o\RTICULARS of ESTATES, PROPERTY, and FUNDS.
£.1,000. o. o. Stock in the Consolidated Funds, invested in the names of

John Forster. Thomas Cuthbert. and Robert Gibbings~ M. D.
as Trustees.
113. 15. o. Paid for a lot of Ground adjojn~ Ute Infirmary, purchased from
William Bleazley, 1769. intended for the extension of it. when-
ever the Funda were lufficient; £. I. i.
50. o. o. Government Allowance - 50 -- ,
D.educt Pella and Poundage I 1+ Ii

4 8 5 101
Ditto, due 25th December 18 '4. _c.; . - 4 8 5 10f
96 11 9
o. ADDual Legacy of Aldermall Aus'in, oae year,
10. O.
12th Augu.t 1814 • • • • • . - . Ie - - -
Musical Society are d_lved, and the Arrears
will not be paid.
Annual Rent of the Cellars under the Assembly
Rooms, let to Robert Aldridge. Esquire, 1 1
year's Rent. due 25th December 1814 • 225 - -
Received out of it. as per Charge side of th is
Account 75 - -
Due - - - 150 - -
10. O. o. Mrs. Enwright. for a part of the AuembIy House.
BOllDS:
500. o. o. Mrs. Arabena Jemie! and Georae Charles
Jeffries, Interest d~e per last Return 1!10 - -
One year due !1gtb November 1814: - 30--
Received. and credit given i* C.arse AcCGllnt 150 - -
600. o. o. George Aicken, Interest due per last Return - 126 8 S~

One year due 20th October 18.4 3G - -
162 8 3f
Received out of it. 81 per Charge side of this
Accouat ~o--
14'l 8 3~
700. o. 0. Edward AUen, Interest due 81 per Iut RetarD -
49 8 9 -
One year's Interest, due 20th October 1814
4'2 - -
l1ecei..ed out of it, as per Cbarge side of

Account - • • _ • _ 20--
520 9-
Carried fonvard - - :. £.
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Interest Ile Itth ctober 1 14 3 -
JOO. O. o. Hatton Coadron, One Year's Interest due 6--
C rl!lell , gran atSu Auiz It 0-
Anean of Subscriptions, as per Llat at Foot 1~ 6
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NUMBER and NAMES of OFFICERS: NUMBER and NAMES of SERVANTS~
1. rt G p'. S n an £. , 6. ah,,," ppoin ouse-

ea!lure, PPOID sth:Fe • eeper July o~
179~ ~o--
Robe --ardin
•yaic· p- 1}Tw~ Maid Servants, at 51•
po !lotb I
b li9
3. Robert Martin, - - ditto, - - ap-
I g. Nurse-tender . 6 16 6
pointed 218t Nov. 1812.-. - !l0 - - .
Willi o~nd hec nd Doo per 6
Ste app l!ll g.
1 793 56 17 61 Senaots -- £'33 1 3 -
Jose h leburn asistan d' 0,
1St 1 181 n It 6
61
- -
Officers - £.lt6 '7 Ralarirs - £.180 JO 6
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- SUBSCRIPTIONS.
~ceiyed
- Due
, ~th Ian. 1814.
Doe
in 1814.'
TOTAL
tDue•
•inee
5th Jan. 1814.
Arrears due• Obienalioos.
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£. I. tI. £. I. d. £. I. d. £.•. d. £. I. fl.
1. Abraham Hardgrove - - !I 5 6 II 5 6 ~ 5 6
~ Gtorge Hye .- - g S 6 g 5 6 4 ll- + 11-
3- Lord Viscotlnt ~IiddletoD ~o- 10-- 30 -- 30 --
.. Thomas Steers . - - I !I 9 I OJ 9 !l 5 6 I !l 9 I • e
5. Thomas Gibbiogs _. 9 9 !i '9
'<6.
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Tboules -f.tartin·
Ilnb~ Martill·
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.t. Ed".rd Creed. •• 1 !I 9 • 1 2 9 1 !l 9
9. Bat. Sullivan - •• I "l '9 J !I 9 I II 9
10. R~v. T. D. Hiocks •• 1 "i '9 I t '9 1 '1 g
11. Edward Pope - - 1 Q 9 1 !a '9 !I 5 6 -!I 5 6
n. Mrs. Wade - .• •• !I 5 6 '15 6 !I 5 6
'3, Sir David Pnrier '" Co. -
J .... Rev. James StoptOrd - -
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16.
Robert Harding. M. D. •
Mr!'. Aldridge - ••
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17. Joseph Harding • • t g 9 I !I 9 '156 II 5 6
18. Jacob 8i~s - -- J ~ 9 :r'1 9 J a '9
19. David CaQaghan - •• 1 "l 9 1 '1 9 1 II 9
!lO. Mrs. Woods- • -- 1 "l '9 1 !I -P 1'19
!ll. Hon Mrs. St. Laurence • J II'9 '1 "l 9 1 !l. 9
t!l. Thomllfl Jc.nes - -- I !l'9 :l '1 9 I II 9
s3. John Leslie - .- II 5 6 11 5 6 :I 5 6
~ Thomas Cuthbert - 1 "l 9 1'19 g 5 6 ~ 5 6
t5. Thomas H.uris - .- 1'1'9 cl '9'1 1 a 9
.6. John Cuthbert. j ..ior - -
s7. James Clarke • _.
J II '9 J '1 9 1 a 9
I !I '9 ~ .. 9 I 'l '9
t8. William Crawfonl -- I II '9 1 "J 9 I fa 9
S9. Mrs. Peaoock - -- 5 13 9 5 13 9 5 IS 9
30. Richard Lant', setHOr - I "l 9 1 '1 9 g 5 6 1 fl 9 1 • ,
31. WiliiamSbea - - J "l '9 1 !I.'9 'l 5 6 Q 5 6
-st. Ri('hard Ibrt' - _. 1 !I 9 1'1'9 1 a 9
33- Joho Tho"plOn - •• 1 II '9 1 !I 9 I. sa , Deael.
340 Col. W. Massey Baker - • 1 !I 9 J '1 9 1 'J '9
35. Mrs. Collie - • •• 1 'l '9 I !I '9 I a 9
36. John Fos~r - .- J II 9 I II -9 1 a 9
37. John Cottt!r, junior . - 1 !l.-9 1 '1 .9·· J .. 9
38. Workhouse ... .- 11 7 6 11 7. 6 J1 'I 6
• CbMea Ueary Lealie • • 5 13 9 5 13 '9 5 13 '9
40. lin. Dorman - 1 'l '9 1 !I.9 1 !I 9
41 • ./oh. I'owell • •• I II 9 J II 9 I !I 9
4ll. Miss Gray - - .- .5 13 9 5 13 9 5 13 9
43. Frank Hynes • • 1 i 9 I !I 9 ~ 5 6 ~ 5 6
4+ Rev. Mr. Stopford •• !I 5 6 II 5 6 !I S 6
+50 CooDle... ShannoR -- !I 5 6 :!I 5 6 II 5 6
46. James Fegea - -- J II 9 ,I !I 9 I !l 9
47. Thomas & William Wise -
48. William Beamish _.
+ 11-
5 13 9
:45 13 11 -
9
+ 11-
5 13 9
49- Stephen Ie Jama ltGdae - + 11- '4 11 - + 11 -
50. John Car~oll • - 1 ~ 9 1 S 9 .!I 5 6 '.1 5 6
st. Nicholas Cummins - - 1 S 9 J !I 9 1 II '9
5'. Hon. and. Right Rev,} 5 6 5 6
II 5 6 'J !I
~l
Biahop ofCork & Rou -
53. John Cuthbert, seniur· • ~ 5 6 !I 5 6 'l 5 6
54. George Nl!wenham -- J S 9 1 !I 9 J 2 9
55. Hewitt and Co. -
56. Rigbt Rev. Dr. Moylan •
-. : I· !l 5 6 'l 5 6 25 6
Dead.
57. Richard Lane, aenior - - :I ~
1
5 6
~ 9
'l
I
5
!I
6
9
'l
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5 6
!l 9
58. David Galwav. junior - 1 !I 9 I !I 9 !I 5 6 II 5 6
59. Timothy Ma60ny -- I !I 9 1 'l 9 1 ~ 9
60. Doctor Bullen - .- !l5 6 !I 5 6 II 5 6
61.· G~rge SteveUey -. J II 9 1 !I 9 1 !I 9
~ll. John CarleuJII - - 3 8 3 3 8 3 6 16 6 6 16 6
63. Joseph Austin - _. 1 !I 9 I !I 9 1 ~ 9
0 .... MR. Freeman • - II 5 6 'l 5 6 ... 1 1 - 4 11 -
-Os- Re'f. William Leader - - 1 Z 9 I !I 9 1 II 9
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•
(s,.)-NOIlTH CORK INFIIlMAIlT-contillucd.
Received
Due Doe TOTAL aince
Arrean clue. Oblenations.
SIb Jan. 1814. in 1814. Due. 5th Jan. 181'
£. I. d. £. I. d. £. I. d. £. •. d. £, I. d.
66. William Weiggett - - 1 !& 9 1 !& 9 1 !& 9
67, Cooper Penrose- - - 1 ~ 9 1 '1 9 '15 6 '15 6 • Dead.

68. Rev.Mr. Richards,Ior} S 10- '1 10 - '1 1 0 -
Mr. Dring's Leguy •
69. RobertGibbiogs, M. D. - 5 13 9 5 IS 9 5 13 9
'10 • George DunllCORlbe - - 1 '1 9 -I !& 9 '156 '15 6
'11. P~byteriaD Congre-} _ 'J 5 6 '15 6 '15 6
gatlon ,- - -
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7!&' Edwarckand Savage- -1 '.I '9 I '.I 9 '15 6 '15 6 -, lYearwhiebhad
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'13. William Aile. - - 1 ~ 9 1 !& 9 g 5 6 '15 6
7+ Lady Rowlan~ - - 1 !& '9 1 '.I 9 .5 6 I '1 9 1'19
75. Thomas Hardmg - 1 '1 9 1 !& 9 .5 6 !& 5 6
76• Samuel Harrilon -- 1 !& 9 I '1 9 I '1 9
". Daniel Lane- -- 'l 5 6 '156 !J 5 6
78. Isaac Cope - - -- 1 !& 9 1 'J 9 1 'l 9
79. Abraham Ellis - -- 1 '1 ,9 1 !& 9 1 '1 9
80. Thomas Lyons - -- - 11 4i - 11 41 - II 41
81. Henry Hardy - -- ·1 '1.9 1 !& 9 1'1 '9
8!&. John Dowman - -- 1 '.I 9 '1 !& 9 12 9
83. Samuel Merrick -- 'I ~ 9 'I '1 9 1'19
8+. William Hobbs - - ·1!& '9 1 '1 '9 '1 5
ti
85, Col. Arthur Gibbings - - 1'.1 9 1'19 1 '1 9
86. Col. EdwardGibbings - 1 ~ '9 1 '1 9 1 'i 9
87. John Wheatly - -- 'I !1 9 • '1 9 1 '1 9
88. Simon Hardy - -- t '1 9 I '1 '9 1 '1 9
89. John Church - -- 1 '1 '9 1!I 9 1 'I 9
90' nev. Rowland Gray - - 1 '.I 9 129 1 ~ 9
9 1• Thomu Harriscm - 1 !& :9 1 '1 9 '15 6 '156
9'1. Thomas Deane - - - 1 'l 9 I "l '9 . 1 ~ 9
93. John Murphy '- - - 1 'l 9 '1 '1 9 1 'i 9
9+ George WiSQ • : - - 1 ~ 9 '1 !I 9 ,I '1 SJ
95. John Terry - - ~ , !& 9 1'19 2 5 ,6 'l 5 6
96• James Daly - -- 1 !& '9 1 !& '9 1 -!l 9
97. Doctor Daly • ' - .. !& 5 6 '1 '5 6 '1 5 6
g8. Martin Mahony -- 1 '1 9 I !I 9 1 Il 9
99. Tbomae R~hftlrd - - '15 6 '15 6 '156
100. Samuel Payo - -- '5-- 5-- 5--
101. Thomas Mannix. -- 1'19 1 2 '9 I !I 9
10i. Mrs. Marlin - -- 1 '1 9 'I ~ 9 I !I 9
-Arrear omit...
103. Mrs. Dunscombe - 1 '1'9 1 '1 '9 11 5 6 , 2 '5 6 - .. ted in rorme~
Account. ~, .
104. Re\,. Doctor Austin - 1 !& 9 2 56 !& 5 6
105. Thomas Ilnd \\ illiam 1
Caldwell' - -J - 4 11 - 4 11 - 4 11 - - F¥"st SublCriptic~
106. Mr. ht<Naghton -- 1 ~ 9 1 '1 9 1 11 9' • • - Ditto•.
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Dtlluct, 5 Ilerce"nt. Receivers Fees' - - •9 1'1 1 f

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Net Subscriptions - £. 18'1 10 3
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Y H 0 S THO S PIT A L, W ATE R FOR D.
THE A C C 0 U N T of the Trustees of the Holy Ghost ospital, Ity of Wa er ord, om the
6th day of January 1814 to the 5th day of January 1815, both days inclusive.
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THE CHARGE· -I £. I• d.
Balance of last AC('QIlot in favour of the Public 31 10 .I!

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parmi,. diallow, ~ just ani true, and supported by the Affidavit of th~ Master.
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) 'ld Dece ber 18 G round and 1I0ul'e - Thomas Christmas _ .I
3. 30th 1\Iay - • 1810 piel'e of roon an "bthe.'Lan -au l'fo • -P't---Mt-. es jo Co grey I
d «she .. 18G use F or r,an Mort' er and Wheel .I

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J1 loth July. 179 - DO - - - Kila.aeahill Pierce Healy •. :. f
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{ A House in Broad-street Bristol, and a Gar en ID} Rev. j r. ood, of ath.
-17· Cro lan - -, Brjtj h ,. ~H
) 6th ay 181 ( A spot of Ground east to west about 30 feet from"\ H I
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Number and Names of TRU5T.£:tI.
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.A:UDI'tlX·'CI Pl1BLI'C ~CCa'UN"S ·Y.N', I1U~jLAN'·D.
·STATBME.NTS•
. PROPEItTY, aad FUNDS.

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! Old ~men'
Paid linea 011 Rene"aIa. TERM or YEARS,
; ,ar11IWIlt. 14'1111,. Reat.
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L •• d. £. •• d. l- I. d. £. I. d. £. •• d.
I-- I ... - 1 1 - 3 12 - · - · · - ;40 years, from !19th Sept. · li99·
4-- 5 11 ... 13 16 - 15 18 - 5 'i I 4 • · .. ·· • ditto .,; '15th March- 1812.
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-. .t-- 15 6 - 12 12'- 13 "4 6 13 4 6 f5
i4 Ii6 -}
16 I -
6 1-. • ditto . 25th ditto · 1810.
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- - - ditto - 'l9th Sept. .. 1806.

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s--" S 1~' 8 6 12 - 3 9 !I 3 12 8 . ·
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t-- ·
9 4 ·- - f!itto · . ditto.. • - 1811•
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~. 1i ·9 ... • 6- 4 16 8 2 1!1 - II
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+-- .'16'- 8 8- S '16·_·: - .. · - - - - ditto - .. ditto; • · 181;3.
:
- lO- t 15. - I 10- 3 6 ..... : 1 15 - · . . . - ditto - - dittO - . 1801.
, 5 6 It 14 a 6 16 6 2 14 8
· · · . .. .. - ditto .. - ditto' •
· 181 3.
I
1-- 1 6.~ .1 +- 1 6";" . · .. - .. ,· - ditto: .. '5th M~ch'- 18u.

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t 1 7-'" .···.·10- 1 7- - - -· .. .. .. .. 21 years
· 1St May . 1813.
10-- 73'10 ~
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: 73 10 - - . -· - - - .. - ditto 25th l\l6rcb .. '799,
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10 - . - .. - 40 :years 29th Sept. • 18 07. -
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. St· 8 4) :46 15 - ' 51 .. 68 - - - - - .. ditto - '15th March .. 1812.
16 - - (
11 5 ~ 6.4- 15 9 71 5 - . - .. - .. ditto .. .. ditto . - 1811.
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.' +5 10 - 43 17 - .. . . . · .. - .. · .. ditto - .. 1St -1812. ~~al
" 68 t8 3 ,68 18 3 - - - .. - .. - - - .. ditto · '19th Sept. · 181+-

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In the reign of QueeO Eliaabeth
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NUMBER and NAMEi of OFFICERS and SERV.o\NTS:
£. ,. d.
'There is no Surgeon or Housekeeper attend. ·this Poor-house, th" Clergyman and
Overseer being sufficient at present, at II. 10. I'e~ quarter each l!l- -
The Master, same as 100 years ago ..
Clerk - - DO .. 50 • .. DO . !l- -
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~6 F.6U'ft.T H R.~ PORT O'F 'THE, COMH I'S'SION KitS FOft.
(S8).-HoLY GHOST HOSPITAL, WATERPORD-COJltmued.
A R REA R S of R E NT due to the Holy Ghost Hospital.
Number T6T:i.L
•r Yearly ReDt•
.t 11,<0 U Ii T.
- Yran due.
l. I. 6. £. I. -d.
,'By Mary Eami.tone,to the '9th September ISI+ 11f I +- IS'16'-
.. -- Rep' John Congreve - - - - ditto - - i- 15 6 - 7 JS-

Mortimer aDd Wheeler - - ditto - -
A 1 3 IS 8 3 l~ a
- .George Leary - - - - - - ditto - - 3 !I 9 4 7 8-
- Paul King - - - - - - - ditto - - I 4 16 - 4 16 -
- Mary Roche, late Widow Bolton ditto - - 4- t 15- ;--

- Rep' Johu Lapp Judkin - - - ditto - - 1 1 6- 1 ~-
- "Pierce Healy - . - - - - ditto - - '1 73 10 - '73 10'-
- Gt:orge G1anviUe - - - - - ditto - - 4- 1 1 - 4- 4-
- James Aylward - - - - - ditto - - i- 51 8 6 !IS 14 3
'. - 'M. and J. KenneiJy. - - 1St November - It 45 10 - 68 5-
- .Francis Sullivan - - - - - ditto - - 4-1 I '1- 6 I 6
- Nicholas Hearn, at present - - ditto - - It ~ 10- 3 15-'
- The Rev. Mr. Wood, ofBath,at 6'1. British - 8 610 - 5!1- -
_ Xhe,C'lrporlltion of this City, on their Seal for} !I u-- ,+--
~OG I. at 6/. per, cent. per annum - - -
Total Arrears -. - £. S03 1 5
"ny the additional Rent, these House-Plots and Houses. which, to prevent their being let run to
lG1Iin. a mode was struck out by tbe present master, Simon Newport: "The Tenant to pay, on 1lach
rene.wal, one shilliag in the pound riae, if renewed within '4 years; if 20 years elapsed of the
(lId lease, to pay two shillings in the pound; if 25 ~'ears eillpsf'd. to pay three shillings rise on the
rent, and .if more elapled not to r('new; and al80 to pay one, two, or .three years fine on each
renewal, by which means the Charity has rose greatly, besides all the fines, and still must a
.glut deal more in future, and preserve the buildings and beauty of the City.
Prior'. Knock has not been renewed, but rellflt by public auction, being outaide the Ci~y, and a
'large tract· of ground, divided by Simon Newport into lots.
There is a House in Uarron Stra~d-street, and an acre of ground at Dunkit, which I could
nevl'r recover or find out; in the course of time the Housc may be found; it is, I think, in the
l'Osscssion ofThom38 Judkin.Fitegerald, esquire, ,as heir to John Lapp Judkin, who is a SOD to
John Lapp, esquire, formerly master of this Hospital, who died suddenlYt and l~fc Jobe Lapp
Judkio, a miaor.
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AUDITUfG. PUIU.I"C ACC-oUN-rS. IN IRELAND.
-~39')- ..
DR'OGHEDA. INFIRMAJ1 Y.
THE ACCOUNT.or tbe GO\'eruors of the Drogheda In6l'mary, from the 5th day of January
18t+ to tbe 5tb day of January 1815.
'THE C HAR-GE: £~ I, d.
:Balance of last Account in favour of the Public •. 191 5 11 f
Receivt!d Parliamentary Grant· 100.- -
County Presentment for Spring Assizes 181+ 100 - -
Subscriptions • 68 5 -
Fines levied by the Mayor 9 ~ 9
"'I'otal Charge - - £,1-; 13 81-
TilE DISCHARGE:
Paid for Proyiaiona • 54 17 6
- FUl'Iliture and Re'pail'l - . 5 1.f. 9
- • - Salaries and Wages Igo 13 9
- Rents 10 4 9
Total Discharge
"Balance in fayour oftbe Public in Treasurer's hand.
- -..-
Xbe Charge as above • • £.
The Accountant's Balance il increudd one -half-penny by 'he correction in tbe Engroumeut, of
an error:appearing on the face of tbe original Account,
..
Tbeabove Balance brought do\yn • •
"Te whicb must be added,3I00unt of an error ill calculation in Andrew Boyd's Bills
for Carpenter. Work, finally disallowed ~-
The true Balance in favour of the Public then is • • t.
Tau A·CCOUNT illupported by the Aflidavits of the 'Treasurer and Housekeeper, aad by
regular Vouchers, and iljUlt and true.
&rAn of the above BALAJrcB:
In 'the bands of tbe Treasurer •

• D·· • .t Andrew BoyCl, to be refuII4ed by him • •
Tht,true Balance as above - - t. ~07 .. I J !

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(S9.)-DaoGHBDA INFIRIIARY-cotltmued.
ACCOUNTANTS STATEMENT&
£. ... d•
~15 Corporation ':f)ebentures of 1001. each • £. J,500 - -
lRterest to 18t January 181", uS 9 -

Interest to lit January 1815 90 - -
.O~·Yeir's Corporation Subscription, due Michaellll.l8L4 JOO _ _
Arrear due by the Corporation £. SIS g-
'The Interest in the Hospital held by Lease, dated the lSt of August J805, for 91
yeara, at the yearly Rent of .. - '.. • - "" • • • ., 5 -
The Interest in another part of same €oncerns, by Lease dated ~7thFobru.ry \804-,
for the term Qf ~o years, at the yearly Rent of • • - - • - 18 ~_
Aaothu part of COll£e~n8~ h4ld at Will. Ileat per anoum • ·1 Q 9
Arrear of Rent d'lG by Hugh MCSherry, 5th January 181S -

. ... . . . - - .....
HOlJ!e aed Yard on south side of Hospital set to AI r. James Davi•• at will, a\ t}le.
so - -
yearly Rent of _51. from 1St of May 18i+ to Ist Novembtr 1814 • - - 7- 10-
Arrear due by Mr. J:unes"1>avis :. .• '. ., 1 0 -
~
:Right Hon. Colonel Foster, .:Jamell'Gernon, esq.

1\Ios* Rev. Doc.,r O'Reilly, William Holmn, esq.
Roger Hamill, MIl- George Pentland, esq.
Nicholas Coddi.u&lOn, eSfl. Ralph Smyth, esq. jun.
Wallop Brabuon, esq. Henry Meade Ogle, esq.
'George MCEntagert, esq. Matthew {'odd, tsq.
John Leland, e8q. St. George Smith, esq.
.Rev. JOieph Pratt, Rev. Warlow Ball, Vicar of St. Pete~ Parish •
·.GcOJ:ge Ball, eeg. . Rev. Charles Crawford, Vicar of St. Mary's.
LIlT of .SUBSCBIBEl\II.
L I. d. £. ,. tI.
~CharJes Enns, esq. 1 9 ~ Rev. Mr. Armstrong 1 ~ 9
George Pentland, esq.
.
S 8 3 Francis Brodigan, esq. - J ~ 9
Lady FlQrence Balfour S 8 3 Mr. C\Jrilt9pher Berrill - 1 ~ 9
WiJliam Holmes, ellq. 3 8 3 Mr. J~es Davis 1 ~ 9
S:.muel Foster, esq. 1 ~ 9 O. Armstrong, esq. 1 ~ 9
Peter Hanlon • 1 ~ 9 R. Skelly, esq. I Q 9
Anthony Brabazon, ·esq•• I ~ 9 GeoJ'ge Delahoyde, e.q. I ~ 9
Rey. Doctor Siields 1 ~ 9 Mr. John O'Farrell - 1 ~ "9
Jobn Blacker, esq. - 1 ~ 9 Captain Mayne 1 g 9
Rev. Mr. Fosberry M I II !l. - Cockran 1 ~ 9
Japl~S GerDon, esq.
.-
Mr. Tho. FinDPpn. . 1 Q 9 8 3
Mr. Owen Haplon •
-, S
1 ~ 9
Mrs. Catherine Faaan I II 9 £. 36
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AU DIT rNG P U B't 1 CA ceo U N T!l I N r R E LAN D: 89
(39.)-DaooHEDA lNFIRMARy-c07Itinued.
SUBSCRIPTIONS receif'ed.
£. I. d. i. I. d.
Henry Meade Ogle, esq. - !1'l 15 - Mr. James Davis - 1 !1 9
Matthew Codd, esq. - !1'l 15 - 1\lr. George Delahoyde - 1 !1 9
Rev. Mr. Armstrong 1 !1 9 Mr. "Thomas FiDlu'gan _ I 'l 9
John ruat-ker. esq. - ... 5 6 Mr. Michael Farrell t !1 • 9
Lady Floren('e Balfour - 6 16 6 James Gernon, esq. 3 8 3
Mr. Francis Brodigan
:rtlr. Christopher Berrill -
1 !1 9
1 !1 9
Captain Mayne - 1 !19-
Robert Skeily, esq. 1 'l 9
£.68 5-
PAT lEN T S.
Numb~r on the -5th January 181. - 3

Received
Cured - __
- 54-
46
Relieved
Discharged - - +6
Died - ...
In tbe Hospital 5th January 1815 - 9
_EUB1lJ!1 «turing the year .' • 65 8
N U M B E Rand N AM E"S of 0 F F.J C E R Sand S E R V"A N T S.
AugustUl'Heron, Surgeon, appointed 1St October 1810.

Christian Verso, HouSt:keeper, appointed ut March 1811.
-40.-
LONDONDERRY INFIRMAR~
THE A C C 0 U NT of the Goverool'l! aooGovernessu"of th. City and CODnty of Londondt-rry Infir-
mary, from the 6th day of January 18.+ to the 5th day of January 1815, both days inclusive.
THE C H A R G E: £. I. d.
Balance of last Account in favour of the Public 625 loSt

Received from County Treasurer 50 0 --
Sub«riptions • 249 !1 3
PlD'liameotary Grant - 50 - -
Rents 85 13 9
for Support of Patients 1+ 6 8
Casualties - 13 17 -
Total Charge - £. 1.538 10 1 i-
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90 'F·Ol1R.TH BE1>OBT 0-1' THE C0HMUSlON!ftS ~Olt
TH E D·ISCH ARG£: t. •• d•
,9I
Paid for Pro.isions Sh S
- Medicines - 29 18
- Furniture and Repaira '4- 7 pI
- - - Fuel, Soap, and C••dles
• -Salaries, Wllges, ·and .A!MIuitioPs
1t4- IS ..
13 1 '6 3f
- - .rrintinS' anll Ad\-ertising -' I~ 17 10
- - Continsericies • 77 16 ..
Total Discharge 1,01 3 7 6f
Balance in favour of the Public - 5'15 , 7
The Charge as aboM - - - £. 1,538 10 1 i
The above -Balam:e brought -down 5'l5 ~ 7

70 which must be added, amount-of sUIldry Sums "oally didtlowed,
and detailed or. engrossed Account - - - - - • t. - 19 11
Also a Sum disallowed in present ~ccount, as not appearing to have
been paid tl) Robt'n Maginis, for Medicines, within the period,
.being a tt'lllporary J)ilallowaace .. ,g. 11 "
Total disallowed - - - 30 18 1
"PIle true Balllnce tn fav1)ur of the Public ~n is _ - - 'I.., -556 - 8
Ther.e appea" a odil~en' in die CbuJJe1l8rt of tbe Al'totlU betwe.. lilt Grant givell
credit for, and the Auditor General's certifieate, -which charges them with fifty pounds more than
they acknowledge. We·fiud the CRUll" of tbil diJf...,aae to 11•• t.Mt ·ill the Acconnt of the 5th
January 1814-, the GOft1'llOl'S gave credit for the ballyeu's GtaIU 10 December 1813, though not
received by them until after the 5th Janu!\ry 181+
1"he.y pow atree, on a general view of all their Accounts, with the Auditor GeDeRaI'. Certiica&-..
The Governors have, by Resolution, granted a Pension of half a guinea' a month, to a Widow
of a late superannuated Steward; they state, that they have the power; and we consider them the
best judges of the propriety of the exercise of that power in this instance.
With tbe temporary Disallowance of twenty-nille pounds ei&hleen shillings and two pence fo
.Medici. ., net paid within the 'p"riod, aad lome "ther 'SIllaH ee.,reetions and adteratiOilI h. point
of i»rm, this Aceoll'ftt iI just and true, .m DOW \\'til .tated.
STATE of the above BALAXCE:
., So 41.
Cuh in the han4s of the Treasurer _ $16 .'J 7
:oe - _ as above disallowed 30 18 1
The true Balance as above • - - t. 556 - 8
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AUDITIN'G PUDLIC ACCOUNT' IX I BE L A. If D. 91
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ACCOUNTANTS ST A TEM I: NTS~
NUMBEB. and NA.MES of GOVBB.lfOILS and Govn.NEssEI.
Annual Gonroors and Goveroesses.
L I. d. L I. 40
The Earl of Londonderry - 11 7 6 James Gilmour, esq. 3 B 3
The Lord Biahop oC Derry - 11 7 6 John Gwin, esq. 3 8 3
Sir William Rowley, bart.
Lord Stewart
- 11 7 6
g
John Ha",IY. esq.
Marcus S. BiB, esq.
S 3 3.
5 13 3 83
Tbe De.. oC Derry 5 13 9 Samuel Lee, .... - 3- a:l
General PODSOnby - 5 13 9 R.obert Maginnis,. esq. - 3 8 3
-George Canning, esq. 5 13 9 James M'Crea, esq. 3 8 3
-Captain Richar4a0n 5 13 9 WitHam IttiHer, esq. 3 8 3
David :Balringtoa, eaq. - 5 13 9 David Moore, esq. 3 8 3
The Marqail oC Waterford 3 8 3 Roger IUurray, esq. 3 8 3
Sir G. F. Hill, bart. 3 8 3 Ad. . Scoalea, esq. 3. 8- 3
Rev. Sir H. H. 'ruce, bart. - - -3 8 3 -James Scott, ('sq. 3 S 3
Mrs. Alexander 3 8 3 Thomas Scott, esq. 3 8 3
Mrr. Leckey - 3 8 3. J. A. Smith, esq. - 3 8 3
Mrs. Fairley - 3. 8 3. Thomas Staph!., esq. -
. 3 8 3
Mrs. Batesoll • 3. 8 3 John Thompson, .sq. 3. 8 3
Rev. J:maerKnox • - 3 8 3 Robert Torrens, e.q. 3. 8 3
- - F. Goutdabury' 3
" 3. David Watt, es.q.• » 8 3
- - R. Babington- 3 8 3 Thom.. Davenport, ('1<). 3. a 3.
- - John Staples • 3 8 3 James Scoa]es. esq. 3 8 3
- • David Curry • 3. 8 3 Pat. Gilmour, esq. 3 8 3.
- - Dr. Black 3. 8 3. George Hazlet, £sq. 3 8 3.
-- - G. Hay.
- Dr. O'Donnell
3.
3
,8
8
3.
3
Andrew Moore, esq.
Barre Beresford, esq. -
3
3
8 3
8 3.
James Acheson, eaq. 3. 8 3. Archibald Boyd, esq. 3 8 3
lIenry Alexander, eaq.
Humphry Babington, esq.
- 3 8
8
3. Juhn Kel80, esq. •
William Kerr, esq.
3. 8 3
3 3 3 8 3
Andrew Beatty, esq. 3 8 3. .JGBeph mirek, esq. 3 8 3
..iamael-Curry, l1l4I-
Josla CUA')', eeq.
"3
3
•
8
"3
3
Thomas Woore, esq-•
Rev. Eli' Thackery
:J
3.
8 :J
8 3.
John Cuny, esq. - 3. 8 3.
Total - - 6~ £. '149 ~ 3
J'1lhn Dysart, eaq. - 3 8 3
There is no GoYernor in Arrear.
N umber of annual Governors and Governeue. over

F L {The Lord Bishop of Down and ConDor,
011: 11K The PloDOurable Mrs. Wm. Knox,
Lady Hill,
Lady Fersu8on,
JamesAlexander, esq. 10
Doctor Malia.is,
The Rev. J. Spencer Knox,
'rb. Rev. William Knox,
.A Il!Xander Stewart, esq.
Thomas White, e8q.
Total - 7~
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'92 FOURTH ,REPORT OF l'HE COMMISSIONERS FOR
:0:
-LoNDO , CITY NTY INF -contin
PAIlTICULARS of ESTATES, PROPEltTY, and FUNDS.
EASURE EMENT
rmary h er Esta erty, or It is • by,

Rent of Shambles, and Methodist Chapel, held a( Will under the Corporation
of Dt"rry 85 13 9
Parliamentary Grant for Surgeon (gross) • 100 -
Presentm hich va ding to ssiti!!. : m presen
I
ear was 500 -
Governors ald Governesses Subscriptions, altogether voluntary: Amount la~t year. 2+9 11 3
Casual Receipts: Amollnt last yeaI" • ~ 3 8
BTSa E'DIT
Dr _ To the Surgeon six months Salary, 2+th December 181+ 50--
Cr • By Par!iamentary Grant, same date • .. 50 - -
in hands Treasure cis tne S fthe P for the c

ear 1815
Inmates ofthe Infirmary and'Poor.hollH th January 181

'dmlited hat dale
Total
-Of these there have been -Cured 56

~
d -
ged as I r
Dil'd 10
Lunatics sent to Dublin

cmaine nuary 1
tal • - 9+
OFFI and S NTS, . ISt s-
Dale of Yearly Salary.

AppoinllHllt. «Weg..
d.
The Rob! B
reasurer couotant 116th A 3·
Doctor John Maginnis, Surgeon 20th June 1807. 100 - -
• William Alexander, Steward
Ann
.
House
27th Sept. 1810. 30 --
+th 11.
Rebe espie, ~ lSt. 1.
Mary Maguire, Housemaid - 5th March + 18-

nell Hardy, - • DO 15th Sept 1812. +--
Nich wnlow, per nt. A 3-
.John Barber 218t1\ 1.
.• A U D I TIN G PUB LIe Ace 0 U N T SIN IRE LAN D.
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FE V E R AYJ) L 0 C K H 0 S PIT A L. L I l\f E RIC K.
THE ACCOUNT of the Govtrnors of St. John's, or the Fever and Lock Hospital, Limerick. ftom
the 25th day of December 1811, to the 5th day of January 1813-
Balance of last Accouat in favour of the Public 36 13 Jl
Received Parliamentary Grant - - (net) 97--

County Pres~ntment - - - - - - £. 100 - -
Due of this Presentment. by John Hunt, esq. '15 - -.:
75 - -
- one year's Interest on Sir Henry Hartstonge·. bond 18 - -
- Subscriptions la'll" 410f
Donations - 19 7 I
for admission of Patients 6 10 10
Total Charge - 473 16 8 f
THE DISCHARGE:
I'aid for Provisions - 306 18 '1
"- Fuel, Soap, and Candles 68 l ' 10
- - - Medicines, &c. - 1'l '" 7

- -' - Furniture and Repairs - 16 I 11 t
- SaIarier. and Wages - 167 3 9
- - Contingencies • . . • '3 19 - "
Total Dischuge 594 18 3t
..
Deduct the Charge - +73 16 8 f
Balance in faTour of Accountants • £. I'll I 7
The above 14alance in !avour of Accountan~ brought down 1'l1 I 7

From which must 1te deducted. a payment to John GearCr Salary, dilallowed by
us aa being after period of this Account; a temporary . lowance - • - 8--
The true Balance in favour of Accountants then is • £. 113 1 7
ACCOUNTANTS STATEMENTS.
GovBalfOlls for LIFE:

Earl of Limerick, 141'10 Peacocke,
Viscount CoortDey, John Howley,
Lorcl Kiltatton, John ConneU,
Count De Salis•. James Naylor.
Th~ Chief Baron, Henry Rahilly.
,,'
Colonel Vereker,
Aa
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94 FOURTH REPORT OF THE C01UnSSlONER8 FOR
(+I.)-FEVER. and LOCK: HOSPITAL, LIMERICK-continued.

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GOVERWOIlS for the Year commencing ll+tb June 181ll:
I. Samuel Alexander, 31. Francis Mahony,

ll. Francis Arthur, !Ill. John 1W N amaN,
3. Geo. Evans Bruce, 33. Galway l\lilitia, by their Surgeon,
4. John BrowQ, C. Barrett,
5. Jobn Barry, a.... Will. Norris,
6. Henry Wm. Bailee, 35. Darby O'Grady.
7. R1!v. John Hussey Burgh, 36. James (I'Sullivan. jun.
8. David Dwyer, 37. A. F. O'Neill,
9. George Evans, 38. James 1\1. Pike,
10. James Fisher, 39' Thomas Quinn,
1 I. Joseph Fisher, 4-0. Edmund Ryan,
u. Fosberry and Chaytor, 41. Robert Rogers,
13. Standish Grady, of Grange, 4-" M. P. Rochford,
14-. Joho Gabbett, '. 43. Geo. W. RUlltIll.
15. Rev. Averell Hill, 44. Hughes Rustell,
16. John Hill, 45. John N. Russell,
'7. Rev. W. D. Hoare, 46. Wm. ROC!be,
18. Rev. 1::. H. Hoare, 47. David Roehe,
19. Jos. M. Harvey, 48. Henry Rahilly. llO Guineas,
~O. John Kennedy, 49. Oeo. ~Dlitb.
21. John ,Kelly 50. John Steen.
~~. Bilibnp of Limerick, 5 I. John fiacker,
9S- Dean of Limerick, 5ll. Wm. Wallace.
9 .... Anthony LefnlY, £. I. d.
ll5. Archdeacan Mau.sell, 51 at a Gaineas - - 1'7+ -- 9
~6. Thomas MaunselI, I at llO Guineu - ~~ 15 -
~7. Robert Maunsell,
d. Rebert Geo. l\laullSell, £. 196 IS 9
~9. John Meade,
so. John Mark,
SUBSCRIBBRS not GOVEaJroas:

t. I. d. £. I. d.
Wm. ErsoD .-
Collin Crilly
' . 1 II
1 . 9 ,
9 George Parker
Thomu Roche I
I s 9
14- Jt.
WW. Fer&uson. 1 ~
~ William Uus8t'1l I ~ 9
Jeffrey Foot -
Rebert Ferguson
Mn. Griffith -
1
I
1
9
~
~
,
9
9
3tuddert aod'GablJett
Daniel Sanda - "
Arthur Vincent
•
I
1
5
t
~
(I
9
9
Petar Hogan ." , . I ~ 9
, . J.mes HQgan -
John Je~bson - -
C~rles t<Nargara-
1 14
1
I
1-4-
\I
:t
9
~+ 9 Ii
196 15 9
Michael O'Neill I 'l 9
CAarIa O'Hara 1 '1
t. ll~1 4- lOt
9
Jamta Peacocke I 11 9
COlllMJ'l"DB :
The Bisllop of LimeNck. Joim M'Namara,

The Dean gf Limerick, Allan F. O'Nei11,
John BatTy, Geo. Rnsst'll.
Henry William nailel, Hughes Russell,
James Fisht'r. Michael P. Rochford,
J. M. Harvey, EdmuRd Ryan.
Edward H. Hoare. Jobn Thacker.
William Hoare.
.
Number ill be
PATmNTS:
Ithe Hou.e.
Rt'mamin
TotaL' Cured. Relie"". , im~""". J)ied.
tbeHoDII!. admitted.
,
. -
,I -- - - -
Fever - 5 145 150 , 135 - - 10 5
Venereal - - 19 h 101 £ 1l 19
Total - - ~4- ~117 ~51 ~o6 -- I 11 10 114
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N U 1\1 B E R aDd N A ~! E S 'Of 0 F FI C E n. s &ond S E R V A N r S.

Per Annum.
1. Rev. Averell Hill, Treasurer . . appointed · 27th March 1'19"1

£. 8. J.
2. Richard Grogll!l, M. D. ut Phyaieian ditto · 15th :March 1796 !l0. o. o.

3. John Geary, M. D. !ld Physician '. di~ · 204thJune - 1801 16. o. o•
.... 1\11 Bourke, Apothecary and Stewani. ditto · · 2d 1\Iay - • J8°3 60. o. o.
5. Elizabeth Hepburne, Housekeeper ditto - - 31st A ugllst IS0o\- So. o. o.
6. Jane Grum\'ft'II, Nursetender ditto · - 1St July. - l801 15· 18. 4·
7. Bridt Hastings, ditto ditto · 12th Feb. 1810. I •. 15. 9·
tl. Mary Thompson, Kitchen Maid ditto - · 1St Sept. . 1810 14· 15· 9·
9. John Hastings, Porter diUo · 8th Feb. - - 1810 15· .... 2.
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FEV£R AND LOC ~ II OS PIT A L.
THE A C C Q U NT of tAft CClverQOrs of Saint John's or the fever IlUt) Leek HO$pi~l. Limerick,
from the 6th day of ~apuary l~h3, to the 5th day of January 1814.'
,4
THE CHAllGE: £. 8. d.
Received Parliamentary Grant • . net 97 - -
- • • one year's Interest on tile late 'Sir H. lIartstonge's Bond • 18 - -
- Prl'sentments 200 - -
Donations· . ~ !l 6 f
Subscriptions 195 13 -
• for admission 9f Patients • .13 8 ... f
Total Cbarge • • • £.1 768 3 11
THE DISCHARGE;
Balt~nc~ of ~t .'\ct'ount in favour of the Governorl$ lU 1 7
Paid for Provi~ions - !l9 1 7 3
• Fuel, Soap. and Candlee 80 5 21
- • - Medicin~s, &c. • 21 ~ 10
Furniture aDd Repairs • ...... 35 18 81.7-

- - Salaries and Wages • 167 ~ ~
• • C~tingellCies • a+ 1+ 10 t
Total Diichar&•• 741 U 71
Balance in favour of the Public - 26 11 31
The Charge as above • • £. 768 3 11
The above Balance h!Otl8ht clown • . ~6 11 3~

To which must be added, in consequence of tllt~ corrocted BlIlance in favour of Ac-
cOllnl:<lnts not having been brought forward from last Account,
'which was not ascertained when this Aecount was made up • • £. 8 -- -
Also, amount ofsundry temporary Disallowances, being Payments after
period, as per Plll"ticulars detail.1! on eogrossed Accoullt • -
Additions to Charge, and temporary Disallowances
The true Balante in favour of the Public then ilJ - - • £. 79 9 7 f
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FouRTH REPORT' OF TilE C01.nlrssloNERS "FOIt
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(4~.)-FEVEJI. and LocK HOSPITAL-COltiinzted.
ACCOUNTANTS STATEMENT&
GOVERNORS for Life:
Earl of Limerick, John Bowley,
Viscount Courtney. John Connell,
Lord Kiltarton, James Naylur,
Count De Salis, Henry Rahilly,
Charles Vereker, Rev. P. Hogau.
Mrs. Peacoke•
. GOVERlilOU for the Year commencu.g 'l5th June 1813:
1. Samuel Alexander, . '15. John Meade,

'l. Francis Arthur, '16. John Mark,
3. Geo. Evans Bruce. 'l7. D' Fitzgerald MallOny,
+ John Brown, '18. Fl'IUlcis Mahony,
5. Henry W Bailee, '19. John Me Namara,
6. Thomas ChaYlor, 30. William Norris,
7. Joseph fisher, 3" D.lrby O;Grady, .
8. James Fishet, 32. James ()"Sullivan, junior,
g. James Hsher, junior, 33. James M. Pike,
10. Stan. Grady of Grange. 34. James and Samael Pheps,
11. John Gabbett, 35. Thomas Quinn,
n. Averell Hill, 36. William Roche.
13. John Hill, 3'/. Robert Roge....
14. William Hoare. 38. lohn W. Russell,
15. Jos. M. Harvey, 39. Geo. lIi. Russell,
I'.
16, Edward }lenry Hoare,
John Kelly,
18. Bishop (If Limerick.
. +0. Hugh. Russell,
4" A. F. O'Neill,
+'l. Edmund Ryan,
Ig. Deau of Limerick, 43. M. P. Rochford
'l0. Anthony Lefroy, #. Geo. Smith,
~ 1; Archdeacon Maunsel1, +5. John Staiu.
'll. Thom~ Mau.nseU, ' 46 .. John. Tbacj.er,
'13. llobert Maunsell. 47. John Wallace, .
'1+ Robert Geo. MaunseU. - 48. Bolton Waller•.
48 at 3 Guineas each - - £.163' 161,
SUBSCRIBERS not Gov:£uoas:

£. I. d; £. I. d.
Thomas ltoche
James Purce11
-- 1 14
1 '1
It
9
Charles Me Namara
James l'eacock
..
-- 1
1
1
'1
'1
9
9
Michael Gaven,junior
Collin Crilly
- --
.,.
1 !l
1 '1
9
9
Wm. Russell
Studdart and Gabbett -- 1 !l
~
5 6
g'
Wm. Ferguson
Jeffery Foote -
-- 1 1 ~
'l 9
9
Geo. FOlberry
Wm. O'Donnell - -- 1
14
'1
Ii
9
James Doyle and Co. ,. 14-
~ 1 1.~ :Matthew Stritch .- 1 t 9
Charles O'Hara -
John Jephson
-
- -- 11 1 '1
14
9
J i
Henry O'Sullivan -
Wm. and Isaac Umbant
- -
- 1 '1 9
1 14 r.!1-
Wm. Erson - '1 9
Robert Ferguson - --- 1
1 '1 9
Ii
31 17 -
James Hogan
P. J. Hogan- t
14
!l 9
Brought forward - - 163 16 ~
Arthur Vincent
1\1 rs. Grim th
-- 1 1
'1
t
9
9
£. 195 '3 -
'S
COMMrrrn:
The Bisijop of Limerick, John Me Namara,
The Dean of Limerick, Allen J. O'Neill,
John Barry, Geo. Russell,
Henry H. Bailey, Hughes Russell,
James Fisher, MI P. Rochford,
J. M. Harvey, Edmund Ryan,
Edward H. HOa.{e, Juhn Thacker.
Wm. Hoare,
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PA-TIBNTS.
'Medical REPORT for the Year commencing ~5th Dec. 1811, and ending '.14th Dec. 1813'
" Number
in lbe Houle Since Remain i n
Relieved. Irregular. -Died. the
-
'on the received. T.... /"'.... HQlI'~.
15th Dec. 181!.
Fever - - - 5 '.107 - - - . 10 ~24 ~'.19 I~
Venereal - - - 19 86 8t - - 4 18 lOS 1
-- - -- -- -- -. -- - - -- -
, ,
'Other CoaplaiJata'
0-
0-
. -
!l", 3 10 334 !l89 - :1.4 11 30 '
Note.-Two of these within 36 bours aft~r admission. Two came in ml8 days. &ad delirious.
Utd Old. OIl the ,)lird day after atlmission. A fifth was sent in on the 19th day of FeTer, aaugreaed
ud delirious, aad died on the 14th day. Two ill IS days; when admitted were Iabouring.under
Il'orpor of Lungs, an~ lived but --three' days after reception. The others died, olle on the 10th,
, a second on the nth,. and the third on the 13th day after admission. It will be perceived, 011 a
fair ..Ie" of this Statement; that .not' more- than three deaths ought to be fairl, averaged out of
1&'1'1, \hat is deducting Jrom this DUmber received this rear, the seven as not sent ill fair' oltjecte
A>r UOIpital treatmeut.'
NU~ BE R ~d N A ME S 'of 0 F FIe E RS and 5 E R V ANT 5

en !lSt.h Dec:. 1813-
PerAnnum. '
',. Rev. Averell Hill, Treasurer - • appointed lI7th March 1797

£. •• do.
'1. Richard Grogan, M. D. 1St Physician - ditto - 15th March 1796 ~O. o. o •
•
3. John Geary, 1\1. D. '.1d Physieian - ditto - '1+th June - 1801 16. O• o.
.... 141 Eurke, Apothecary and steward - ditto - !ld ~fay - - 1803 60. o. o.
5. Eli:r. Hepbume, Housekeeper - . - ditto - 3ut Aug. - 180", 30• o. o.
6. Jane Gromwell, Nursetender -
7. Bridt HastiDgs, ~ - ditto - -
- ditto - - ' 1St June - • 1801
l'2th Fe". - 1810

15. 11. ....
14. 15· ' g.
- ditto -'
8' 1\Iary Thompson, Kitchell-maid • ditto 1st Sept - • 1+ 15. 9',
9. Jobn Hastings, P,?rter. - - ditto - 8th Feb. - - 15· 4· lI.
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'9'8 'FOURTH REPORT 01' 'lUll: C01UnS'SIOIUUlS I'()R
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F EVE RAND L 0 C K H Q S PIT A L, LIM E RIC K.
YIlE ACCOUNT of the Governors of St. Jou's, or the Fever and Lock Hoapita1, Limerick,
.from the 6th day of January 181+ to the 5th day of Jaowuy 1815, both iaclulive.
"T II E C II A R G E: t . •. d.-
11alllnce of1ast Acconnt in fAvour of the Public - - ~ 11 36
.Received Parliamentary Grant - - - - - - - - - (net) 97--
- - - from the GrllodJllry of the county of the city, being proportion of the
Mon~y coutributed hy St. Michael's pariah, toward. the support of the
Jail, llouse of Industry. and Fever Hospital 100 - -
Pres~ntment by the County Grand Jury - - - £.100 - -
Received part of the above 50 - -
50 --
Presentment from.the City Grand Jury,.Spring 1814- 50--
J)(I\:lltiflnt - - - - - - - - . 5 17 5
- Subscriptions ~S5 6 6
- for admisaion of Patient. 6 11 +1
Total 0baI!e £. 57 1 6 7
TilE DIS.C H A R G E:
Paid for Prol'isions - . 234 10 ... f
- - Fuel 15 16 lof
- - Medicines, &c. 1$ 19 10
- - Furniture liud Repairs 15 5 10 t
- - Salaries and Wages - 168 3 ~
- - Contingencies - 56 18 10·
Total Discharge 506 1+ 11 t
Balance in favour .f the Public 6+ 11 7-1
The Charge RS above - - - £. 57 1 6 7
The aOO\"e Balance brought down 64- 11 71

To which must be added, in consequence of the corrected Balance .f
last Account, being short bruugbt forward by Accountants, who
£. d• ••
had not ascertained it when this Accouut was made up 52 18 4-
Also AJDount of one year', Interest to 2f.th JUDe 18,., on Sir II.
lIartstonge's Bond, omittMd by mistake to be brought to Charge,
as acknowledged by Accountants - - - - - .- 18 - -
Also a Slim received from the Mayor, beiul part of Finel le~ied by
him, the like - - . • . - t -.-
And amount of suudry telHporary pisallowances made by us, being
Advances on Account, and Payments after period, as per Parti-
culars detailed on etI~rossed Account - . - 9~ 3 5f
AdditioDB to Charge, and teml>0rary, Disallowances - - - 1 - - - ' 165 1
~
91
l'rom which must be dedncted, gi~en credit for as received for Parlia- ttg 13 5
mentary Grant, more tban awollnt of Auditor Gen6Tal's Certilicate - 48 10-
Also .Presentment by Coullty Grand Jury, Dot receivc:d till after the
period of this Acc(lunt - - - - - - - - 50--
And amount of Insuratlce disallowed in lallt Acceunt. III after period,
.and 'properly belonging to this - . • I 16 10
100 6 10 .
----
The true Balanee ill favour of the Public then is - l. 1'2g 6 7
From the loug illness of the late 'freuurer of this Hospital, wbo died witllin the period of the
Jast of these Accounts, considerable delay occurred in furnishing them to our Office. The present
Treasurer appointed duritlg the period of the last Account, has verified his own Expenditures by
Affidavit, and with respect 10 those in the time of his predecessor, he deposes that he believel
them to be correct. as they were carefully examined by a Committee of Governors, aDd made up
.from the books of the late Treasurer, and such vouchers and inJormation as the present Treuurer
possessed. The DisaUowances are temporary, several Payments being made sub8equent to the
period of the last Account, and for which credit will be allowed in the Jlext.
Credit has been given by the present Treasurer for Sums received subsequent to the 5th January
1815, which we have for tbe prnent deducted, but with which he will be c:batged in the Dext
.Account. •
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A C CO UN TAN T SST A TE MEN T S.
GOTEDoas for Life.
Earl 'Of Limerick, Mrs. Peacocke,

Viscount Courtney, Jobn Howly,
Lord K iltarton, John Cooper,
Count de Salis, John Connell,
The Rep· of the late Mrs. Banks, James Naylor,
Rev. W. Lewis, Henry Rahilly,
Daniel Gabbett, Rev. P. Hogan,
The Chief Baron, Rev. E. H. Hore.
Charles Vereker,
GOVZBlfOU for the Year commencing ~5th JUDe 181+.
1. Samuel Alexander, 31. William Norris,

~. Francis Arthur, 3~. Derby O'Grady,
3- George EftQS Bruce, 33. Allan P. O'Neill,
+. John Brown, 3+. James M~ Pike,
5' Henry William' BayIee, 35. Thomas Perrot,
6. John Barry, 36. John P4Irrot,
7. John Carlton, 37. Windbam Quinn,
8. George Evans. 38. Thomas Quinn,
g. James Fisher, 39. William Roche,
10. Joseph Fish~r, +0. Rubert Rodge""
11. James Fisher, junior, +1. John N. Rauell,
1~. Thomas ChaylOr, +~. George W. Russell,
13. Standh Grady, of Grange, +3. Hughes Russell,
1+ John Gabbett, ++. Edmu~d Ryan,
15. John Hill, +5. Michael P. Rtocbfolrd,
16. William D. Hoare, 46. John Stein,
17. J. M. Harvey, +7. John Thacker,
18. E. H. Hoare~o guineas +8. John Wallace,
19. John Kelly, 49. Thomas Walker,
~o. Bishop of Limerick, 50' Bolton Waller,
21. Dean oCLimerick, 51. R. and T. Westropp,
2~. Anthony LeCroy, 5'2. James and S. Philps.
~3' Archdeacon MaunseU,
24. Robert Maunsell, £. I. d.
25•. Robert George' Maunsell, 51 at 3 Guineas eacb - 17+ - 9
~6. John Meade. II~ 15 -
'27, John Mark,
'18. Denis Fitz· Mahony, £. 196 15 9
'29. Franeis'Mabony,
30. John MCNamara,
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t. , .. L £. I. d.
~tuddert and Gabbatt • ~ 5 6 WiUiam Russell • 1 '.1 9
Peter Hogan 1 '.1 9 Robert ferguson 1 14 Ii
James Hogan 1 11- I! JetTrel Foot 1
" 9
William White - .
1 14 1.1
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William Carroll 1 '.1 9
George W. F08berry
eQUin Crilly
1
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14 I .!
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,. Mort. Loony -
?III Gaven, junior
.9
••9 I '.1
9
Matthew Stritch-
Charles O'Hara -
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oJ
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9 William Irsoll -
W. and J. Unthank • .. • 14- I
9
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John ~ephson , '4- q. William Fergu800n . •J. 911 '1
Henry O'Sullivall 1 , 0 Charles !\IcNamara - 14-
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James Caulfield
Thomas Burgess - 1 '.1 g ~ J.
" 9
Thomas Roche 1 l4 1!.
James Doyle 1 '4 Ii
:
Brought forward
$.. 3'
- 196 IS
10 9
William O'Donnell 1 ~ 9 9
John Clanthy 1 '.1 9
Henry Ormsby . 1 '4 1 ! £'·35 6 6
James Dooley 1--
C:Oll-UIITTBE:
The BiBhop of Lin\eric~, John M<N&marll,

The Dean of LilDeri~~, Allan F. O'NeU,
.John Barry, George f{ussell:
Henry William Ba;rlee, Hughes RU88ell,
J ame~ FiBber, M. P. Rochfort,
J. M. Harvey, Edmund Ryan,
E. H. Hoare, John Th.,cker,
William Hoare, ltobert G.l\1aunaeU.
PARTICULARS of ESTATES, PROPERTY and FUNDS,
THE only Personal Property vested in the Governors is one Bond of the late Sir Henry
r.
HartstoDge, burt. fur 300 the Interest of which is reJ:ularly paid, and accounted for annually by the
Treasurer.
In addition to this, the only certain and permaaeDt Income of the Hospital is the sum of 97/. a
year, payable by lIis Maj••,y's Tr88ftly, pW'Sllant to Act of Parliament.
The Income arising from Subscription., Donations, and Grand Jury Presentments, also from tbe
admission of Patients, 101M 0' wboa are by a Bye-rule of the Hesprtal required to pay twenty
Shillings on admission, is variable aud uncertain; the Particulars. &c. Amoo~~ of the pr85ent yl!llr,
are set forth iD tbe foregoing account.
'Tbere is no Land or Leasehold Property whatever belonging 10 t.Ais Hospital., exc~pt the Scite
whereon itstands, and a Yard in front for it, between it and the Stred. These were formerly part
the Fortiiications of the City of Limerick, were more lately ased RS a Barrack, and were procured
from tbe Ordnance Board Ity the late Sir Henry al¥1 Lady RartrtoD~, for the purpose te which they
are now ~OILv.erted. One quarter of an Acre and WI Percbes by a Lease from the .ReprcMlltatives of
the late 1\IDOs Vereker, esq. dated 10th August Ilh4'
The prclCDt TrellS.uter bas taken in trust {or die Governors of tbe Uospital, a plot of Ground ill
the rear of the Hospital, estimated at One Quar.r of an Acre and Ten Perchr.lI, part of the Lands
of Boxtown or Cloon, at the yearly Rent of Five Guineas, from the !15th of March Ilh+ This
Ground also formed part of the Forti&c:aUODi of tbe City.
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("'S.)-FBVE& and locK HOSPITAL-Continued.
PATIENTS.
MEDICAL RBPO&T for the Year commencing ~5th December 1813. and ending 5th January 1815.
Number Remajped
in the Hoale
Since' on the
Total. Cared, RelieYeCl. Irregular. Died.
on the admitted. 5th Ja...
15th Dec. 181S, 1815.
-
fever .. .. .. It 'ns ~S5 ~1l - .. - - I ... •
10
Vefterea1 - - 18 lOS lU 97 .. - 1 18
-
"
Other Complaints - -- - - - - - -
s08 ..
SO 3'.16 S5 6
-\ 5 15 d
• Nalt.-Two were 11 days-ill; one 60 years, and the other 57; came in and died in 4-S hours.
Ooe, n days ill, died in 4-8 h011n; oue, ~1 days; came io dying. 36 60un in the House.
Olle, 15 days ill witb Hempteais ; died the third day.
Ooe. 11 days ill wiL14 Ioflammation of Liver. died fourth day.
ODe, 4 weeks ill, came in with relapatof FC!ver, aud died the 5th day.
One, S weeks ill, W81 cured the 6th day after admission, relapsed in ten days after, aud ciied on
the 7th day"
Oae, came in such a state of debility that tile p1llae were never perceptible; he di~d on the'
loth day.
00', quite recovered from feve~, got.a sud~ ~morrhage from the IUDgI, and died on ~e ...th day
afLer admission.
irom this it will appear, that of the number' who could be considered fair subjects for hospital
treatmeot, .y ~~5. oDly four died.
NUMB.ER and ~AMES of OFFICERS and SERV ANTS
on !15th December ISI4.
Per Annum.
£. I. d.
I. Ht'nry W. Baylee, TrellEurer - .. Appointed • ~...th June ISI4-
2. Uichard GrogaD, M. D. First Physician - - ditto· .. - 15th March 1796 zo--
3. 'JOhD Geary, M. D. Second ditto - .. .. .. ditto ~ - - ~th June 1801 10 - -
+ M' Bourke, Apothecary and Steward - - - ditto ...... ~d May - 1803 60 - - -
5. Elizabeth' Hepburne, Housekeeper - .. - - dittu .. - .. 31st August ISO'" SO--
G. Jane Gromwell, Nursetender - .... - ditto - _.. 18t July .. 1801 15 18 4-
7. Bridt Hastings. - ditto .. - - .. .. .... - ditto ...... I~tb February 1810 I", 15 9
8. Mary Thompson, kitchen-maid - .. .. - .. ditto - .. ;. 18t September Jo810 14- 15 9
•
p. Jobo Hastings, Porter - - - - - - - - ditto - .... Sth February IS10 15 4 ~
.10. ~lltb'1iDe HaDDOn, Aisistant Nursetendcr -- - ditto 25th December 181 3 13 I:' 9
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1020. FO.v BTH REPORT OF THE COllM ISSION Ell. :I OIL
-(44.) -
lHBERNIAN MARINE SOCIETY.
~~£ A C CO U N T of the llibornian Marine !:;ociety, for one year, ended the 5th day of
Jantaary 1815.
THE CHARGE: £ . • . d.
:Balance of last Account in favour of the Puhlic ~~667 8 91
Received Parliamentary Grant - • 'lt697 - -
Interest on Bank and Go~erDmellt ~k, UHl Bnnda 1,38~ 3 !l
Rents 17~ 6 -
Annuity 5--
from Bart" Behan, heing so much paid for Beef above the ~ODtract price - 16 4
Collections in the Chapel .- 35 '7 ,
Subscriptions net 104 Ii 5'
Tutal Charge - t. 1,065 18 3 f
'THE DISCHARGE:
1»aid for Diet - 1,5!U 17 I:l:
.. Clothiag : • Jt09~ 9 4 t
- Furniture and Repairs - 1,028 17 ~
~ Soap aM Candles 67 14 !l f
~ - - Coals - ....0 8 9
- Rent - go--
- Bocks, Stationary and Printing .06 15 1
- Outfit of 14 Boys apprenticed 4+ 1111
- Medicines - U 8 9
- Incidental Charges 70 8 61
.. • - Salaries, \Vages and Allowances • 7~§ !l +1
Total Discharge 4,947 13 ...
BIlI"nce in favour of the Public 2,118 ... 11!
. The Charge as abou • - £. 7,065 18 8 1
WE hlWe examined a G"ernor, the Secretary and Master, who have deposed, that the Account
ill just and true, that all economy has been used in providing the diff'erent articles of Provi.iobll, Ikc•
.and \hat all the Payments were made under special orders of the Board.
The Salary of the Secretary has been iDcreued from ODe hundred to ODe bubdred 8Ild Blty
.pountls per annnm, by a full Board of Governors, UDder the a~thori~ given them by their Chane"
and lung n?tice of their intentions having been published, to give time to .take the expediency ef
the increase into consideration.
Cub in the Ba!lk of Ireland

ST AT& of tbe abo'#e BAloAJICJl:
-
I £.
~,lo5
,.
--I
~
Diullc.w..Dee in 178+ 13 4 11
The true Balanle 88 abow • - £.

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A UDITI NO PU BLIC A'CCOUNTS IN IRE LA ND. ]0.3
(44-)-HIB£BNIAli M.U.lNE SOCIETY~linlU:d.
STA.TEMENT of the Society's Capital: £. I. tI.
·Bank Stock -. 7,166 13 4-

Government ditto, 3f per cent. - ~.307 5~
William Burton and JoOO Hyde, esquire's Bond - 1,.00 - -

._ _ Ditto - - and the late I..ord PODsonby's ditto 407 8 7
Dalance 8S abaft .. -. ~,1I8 4- 11 i
£. J 3,199. 9 3f
N. B.-The Socit'ty are also ~ssessed of 1,000 t. Royal Canal Stod, bequeathed to them by the
late Bryan Connor, esq.
DE B T S:
AmOunL 01 sundry Bills and Demuda Outstaading, as per Particulars _tailed on
eugrossed Aceo.nt 643 11 S I
CREDITS;
Interest on . tbe Bonds of William Burton, esq. and others, for 1,6071. 8 I. 7 d. to
3d August 181,.. one year 969-
Rent due by Charl~ Pentland, esq. to 1st November 181"" six mohths - 7"1. 3 -
Profit Rent of tbeCounty of Carlow Estate, to ~9thSeptember 18140 at lsi- ". lot d•
perannum - .-
Annuity due by the Representatives of Mi'. Richard Cranfield, to ~ot.h JoI,1814,
.is month• . • 10-
Ane&l'l of Subecriptioaas -.. • 168 7-
N. B.-The aMft an ealculldeclte tile Gale day. of pa)'IDellt ooIy.
~T AT·EHENT of the BOylof the HIU1l1UAN MAD.uu NUR,IEaY, for the yearendecl
5th January 1815.
In the Ka~ry 5th January 18'4- - 160
_ Admitted to 5th January 1815 87

197
Apprenticed - 17
Do,. • 8
Ia. Nunery, 5th January 1815 - • 177

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104 FOURTH REPORT OF THE. COMMISSIONERS FOR
. - (45.)-
so. L DIE R S CHI i.. DR E N.
TUE Ace 0 UN T of tbe Hibernian society for Soidiers' Children at Dublin, for one year,
ended the 5th day of Jannary 1815.
TilE CHARGE. t. I. d.
Balance of last Account in favour of the Public - S,779 13 11.
Received Parliamentary Grant - - - 14>160 - -
- - - Jntere~t on Government Stock ~6S 10 -
- .from the Trustees of the Charitable Bequest of tbe late Doetor Downes,
being for three years Annuitv due and ending in June 18 I", - - 1'10 - -
Amouut of Carlow Rents, 31 i., one half of which has been paid to the
Hibernian Marine Society, and the other for this Institution 15 10 -
from Person. giving Receipts - - - - - - 6 8 ~
- • for Cows, CaIns, Horsea, Preduce.of tllle Garden, and 8undry other
Articles sold -
'l'otal Charge . t. 18,616 11 .5
THE 'DISCHARGE:
Paid fur Provisions. S,78+ 11 6
Clothing - - - 1,516 18 11
-. Coals, Soap And Candles -. .6g8 ... 9 •
Stationary, School Boob, &c. 159 17 I
• - - Furniture and Repairs
IDfirmary .Expepses ~-
4++
5+ 7
I S-.
r6 •
INCIDElfTI' .. t. ~. tt..
• l-a",! A~eDts B~ll of Costs 57 19 6
for a FU'e Engine. - 14 8 17 -
- - - sundry otober trifiing Charges (iLl per particulars detailed
on engrossed Account) • '19 S I ~j
Incidents 1-.......- - - .
Salaries, Wagel and Allowance.
Total Discharge - 9,090 1'1 IIi

Balance in f""our of the Public 9-5:15 18 5t
"rhe Charge IS auofe - -£.... 18,016 11 5
The abrove Balance brought dllwn 9,5'25 18 5i

To which must be adlrd, a~ount of an error in calruluting the lum due as Salary
10 the lotte alld present Chaplain, rt'Specti\'ely, by which tht payments to both
exrred the regular annual Salarf bY'll. 7$0 '1d" and is finally di,al~o~ed -. ~ 7 ~
,'he true Balance in favour of the Public tben is - - • £, 9,5:18 5 71
.lI1emorttndllm:-There are detailed on engTossed Account, etrors in cah:uhting sundry billtl,

wbi,-h not baving been paid, cannot be credited to Accountants, amounting to S'. Gil.
WE have examined a Govetnor, the Commandant, the Secretary, and Acting Treasurer, on oath,
who have deposed that the Account is, to tbe best of their knowledge, jud aud true; that t1l0
l'rovisions and all Necessaries were laid in by contract upon the most advantageous terms; and that
the higbest prices were obtained for Calves and Cows sold.
"hree years arrear upon Doctor Downes'. Legacy has been received within Lhe period of the
present Account, and it is expected that no arrear will in future occur.
'Ihe Guverntlrs IJave added to tbe Salari-es of the inferior Officers of the Establishment, and
proportionably diminished their usual allowances in ProvisioDlt, upon the present AcCount, whicb the
attending Goveruor deposes was directed by a GeJleral Board of Guvemors, 81 a Tp.g'llJation of
t.cullomy.
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AUDITING PU'BLIC .4.CCOUNTS TN IRELA~D., H>.'i
(45.)-SOLDIERS n'J I LDllEN--culltillllcd.
STATE of the above BALANCE I

£. s. d.
Paid to Francis Johnston, Architect, fi.)r Account of Buildings, which being in
progress, the Accounts for the same could Dot be adjusted within the period of
this Account 1,7 00 __
And there remained in Cash, on the 5th January 1815, the following Sums; 'Ciz.
Balance of Cash remaining in the Bllnk of Ireland 7,647 8 8l
- - Ditto - - -ditto - in the hands of J. Hendrick, Acting Treasurer 17 8 7 9
- - Ditto - - ditto - in the hands of Francis Johnston, Architect 2-
In tile bauds of the late or present Chaplain, to be refunded by him - 272
The true Balance as above
AT the 5th January 1815, the Hibernian Society for Soldiers Children had discharged all Claims
made upon them.
The Permanent Funds of the Soeiety consist of; vill.

The Principal SUDl of bve thousand two hundred pounds Government Stock, bearing Interest at
the rate of 5 per ~f'nt.
And the Principal Sum of one hundred pounds, bearipg Iuterest I:lt the rate of SI per ce~t.
Th& Society are also entitled to receive all Annuity of forty pounds, arising from the Bequest of tile
late Doctor Downes, which has bef'.o paid up to June 1814 : '
And also, an Annuity of five pounds, arising from a Bequest of the late Richard Crilnfield, esquire,
which remains unpaid Bince 5th Jaouary 1811 :
And to receive Rents oul of Lands ill the County of C/U'low, amounting ,aunually to the BUD! of
151.21. laid., as their proportion of the same, being'& Bequest to them by the late Henry Waddell,
jointly with the Hibernian Marine Society. of which Rents the sum of 151. 101. baa been received,
as herein before stated, on account of the Rents due for the same since the ~9th September 1811.
£. s. d.
Three yem Rent, due 29th September 1814, at 151. Ill." 10 t d. per year - 45 8 71
G~ven Cred~t (or in present Account - 15 10-
Arrears outstanding 5th Juuary 1815 - £. 'l9 18 71

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RET URN of the Number of Children received into and disposed of from the Royal HiberDian
Military School, from 6th January 1814 to 5th January 181S, inclusive•
Voluntec:red ...
.,;
DeJi..erecl
.
Dltained
- for
The Army.
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ti
~
Ao
to their
Pareutl.
by their
Parenti.
Deaerted- Died. To TA 1.0
Boys- - {Received - - - - -- - - - -- - - - 45
Disposed of. - I - -
17 18 4 19 ~9
Girls -
_ {ReCeiVed - - - - -- -- -- -- - 'J.1
Disposed of - - - 8 6 1111 ' 'J.7

- ,.
Number of Children in the School, 5th January '18 J 5 '{ROYS

- Girls
=
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WID I! S T It [ E T S.
TilE A C C 0 U NT eI lI.e C'elnmiseiolle. IIPl*Me& .J Ac' 01 Pa.liame&1ol; far iMpI'Gfiag the
Streets, &c. fIf tire Cit1 at OWbfi,r, fbteM~lfI', elldelf lhe'5lfao*1el Janeory I&t5, iRcJe.itve.
T 11 E C H A aGE:
1MBnCtr of last Atceunt ill fa.....r the Pltb&ic -

L .. ~.
Received Parliamentary Grant
.. .. .. nuty on Coals.. -
..
-
..
..
- - -
-
- t- U,408 S fi
19,685 3 i
. Deduct II. Sum stilted in Auditor Ge-
neral's Certificat.!, w be issued last
yeat and incfudl!d in abO\'cl 8afarree
by CommisaioDPrs of Accounts,
but which was not I't'ceived by
Comruiaeitoer. • Wide ItNlts
till 17th Jan. 18J+ -t. 1,6So - --
10,726 6 6
Net at Treasury - - .- --- -- 30 "PI II) t
lteceived for Sale of ConttTtlSt.et..
_ _ _ .. OW Materials, net
•
-- -- -- --- --• --- 70<'4:7 IS i
1,005 611
_ _ _ - Sewer in Great Brullswick Street
~ _ _ - Club and Houae Card Tu, Det .. - - - - . 16~
z,og+
9-
1-
Arrear of House Card

5th Jaaltltry IStS
Tax
~• ~'7~ ,.
to ~4th JUBe 1814, aft d outstanding
i.
lteceived Fines for Non-attendance of Jurors, Det - - - - .. - 14- 4- ~
Rents ..
Decluct, repaid to John Fyans. ODe lear'S Rent, ended
.. . I,'HS 11_.
tb~ ~9tb ~l't~ber 18140 paicJ by him IQ Miss
lMtIy, uDiet hie agreenwtlk _illl
the a.ri of the Sth AIIIJIIt 1101. £ fl.. ...
. .... clltargeabie to thlln - - to--
1>" .... Stamps on Receipts tor the
albove Rents t 3 3
.
1)0 - .. Collectioa 1M S per cenL 6L Go-
lt~ 5 3
Net Rents received .. .. .. .. 1,109 16 7i
Arrears oiibtiiDdiitg on the ahove Rents .. t.593. II. 9·
Arrears outstan(lmg for Premises held by the Repre
senmmr-of 'die tate Ilenry OttiweU. .. - t. 5035 L.
- Ig. jI i·
'l'otal Char~ --- t.

,
5 1,537 13 ~t
THE I>ISClIA..ag·E: t. I. d."

Paid Reots 1,117 14 -
- Jbterest -
- LaW' COlts
- Salaries - ..
..
..
13.~'l9
'l, 1:J9
66~ 10-
17
15 J.
4f
.. - Purthase of Concem@ 'Iit,bo 5 15

_ Renewal Fine for Concems in Great Brunswick Street, Stanlp8, Fees, Maps, &~. 181 3 'l
- lor Sewer in ditt:» .. - - - - - - - - - - 62 7 18 -
CONTIKOB.crllS: .L •• tI.
Paii for Advtlrtisibg .. - 076 16 4-
- - .. Stationary - 183 3 9
- 'Fees, &te. 78 1~ 11
- .. - Jury Itefreshment&· .. .-
Two years Rent of Boanl ROOIb
filling, levelling, &c. ..
56 I'
151 «J 5
li7 16 3
6
watching 3 8 19 -
COIilingeuoiea • 818 U 'l
M. A. L,.ster~ ahort "eyment last year - • - 10-
Total Di~charge • 37·593 5 4-

.Balance:in favour of the Public 13,944- 7 10 I
~he Charge as above .. - .. t. 5 1,537 13 ~i
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The abo.... Ba.lance b?otIght doWD
To wbicb must be lidded amollnt of Oven'harges in 1\1. A. Lyst~r'8 Bills for La\v
£.
13,9« ,
I. d.
10 i
Costs, finally disallowed by us - - - -_ - _ . _ _ 9 1 5
The true Balant'e in fa"our of the Public then is
MeMOr4n1iura :-The following Under-payment" by errors in casting and rakQlation· of Hills

of Law Costs, not having been paid to the Law Age.nt, raonot of rourae be credited to
- - _ £. \3.~3
-9 3~
Ac:couobots. lU•• 5 d.
WE examined a Commissioner, the Seeretaty, Lq.w Agent, llnd Accountant, who depoeed that t¥
.Account is jQSt &lid true.
Deeds were prQduced to us, to pro\-e the amount of the SI¥WI Mid for Prop~tJ Msdl..,ed by the
Accountant.
'We have made some small Disallowances upon the Solicitor's Dills of Costs, ·wh,ich appear under
that head. .
We IsaTe to observe that expenses, amounting to me
buodre4 aad tltiny-lkree ~ e1e,'en
shillings ud eight-penre for law proceedings, were intOrnci in sui" itctitlltttd under *e·_ito... the
Counsel to the Board. agaiusl ni1Ie Memkn of a Clab lor the recovery of Card 'Fax, akllougt. the
pritteirnJ. part of this Expenditure (as it appeared to us, might have be. ayoided, by v,ag the
QlleStitm of Jtiglt with an individllal. Two hundred sad May-tix pauods audeigh.~ 01 the
ahove Sum has bEItD taken Credit for in the Solicitor's Bills of costa, within the period of the present
Account. .
TilE ACe 0 V )l T, as aueaded Ity.. , .. c:enaot •.
-8U'IB of .tit. ahow BALd_ill

£. t. d.
Interest and A~ due eo Wide 8Ue&t.~ .sChlie. . . 111", aad''''
auadiolJ _ 5th Jan. 1815 - . • - .- 6,~OJ4 19 II i
7,119
_cia
Remainder, applit:abl& ta ..-al purpolH - • ... . Of .... 8 OJ
. C ... itt tlla of the Law Ageu', above disallowed .. ':"
.1'he true Balance 88 above ,. • - L

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.
13,953 9
_.. i 4
9 I 5
3~
,. ,. . I.
'}Wance .in- favO¥r of the P"lic. "rMait _ _ it • "'.
• .
loS.., ,g.- at
Demands w wbic~ abov.e B.J'Iance is applicable:
I~urr: I.. _ I. Il.
Arrear 4 per cent. Debentnres, due at Christmas 1814- 340J --
More 6 p~r cent. Certificates - - ,. - - ditto - = 447 17 6
Six Months on all Wide Street Securities ditto - 5,435 ~ 'I
Nine Months at Treasury, on 5 .plll' cent. loaD - 1,361 19 6
Interest 7,5 86 19 :1&
PtmaSA8B8:
Award of .1ury to Ashburne in Vnion.street ,; ... S,31i+ "11 8
- - - .. - - - - - Kent • ,. - Abbey-street 699 - -
-.-----·--Kennedy . u--
Purchases ,. 6,07.5 11 8
ADVEJLTISINO, -due 31st Dec. 1814:
Dublin Jeurnal 71 16 6
Saunders's 15+ 3 'J
Patriot - 116 - 6
Correspondent
Hibernian Journal
- 128 8 8
,
CONTINGENT:
Advertising - ,. - - I " 7
5,P JJ 5
: Rustic Quoins and other additional Stone Work to Dublin TaYern ,. ,.

- - -
3' 16 4
Demands due and unpaid, 5th JllIlUary 1815 ,. ,.
- £. ... 14,'J36 18 7t
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Ace 0 l' NT 01 the DEBTS and Estimated ENGAGEMENTS for opening and improving the fullo'yin~
menlioned Avenues in the City of Dublin, and of the out"tauding and unreceived FUNDS, ou the
5th January 1815'
DEBTS!
c. I. (/.
Debentures, +1. per cent. - 76,+00 - -

- - n - - 6l. per cent. - ~~,6oo - -
Certitit'atl s, 6l. "per cent. - - 107,6;)6 19 :3 f
~freasury Debt - - 3 8,9 85 19 7
Annual !lent, including 6811. 8 •• 3d. payable to Messrs. Coote and Alexander
Carr.,l1 - - - - - - - 1,737 9 3
Establishment taket\ at ~,ooo - -
AWARDS of JU&IU UNPAID:
Abbey.street, north side, and WNt of Marlborough-street, per rO'1uisitioll dated 18th
March 11h~, towards opening the Avenues to the Custom 1I0u!le,13alallce - - 25,693 - -
Caple-street, per Inquisition dated I~th February 181~ 8,9 6+- -
Dorset-street, per Iilquisition datl'd 16m :-)eptembl'r 181~ - - 66S - _
-Great Bruoswick-street, per Inquiaiuon dated ~gth March 181+ 13.7 87 - -
:;weetman's llrewl'ry, per Inquisition dated 9th December 1813, to 0l,en Burgh
Quay to George's Quay - - ~+.718 - -
Mass-lane, adjoining the Four Courts 6,606 - -
PROJBCTED IMPROVEMENTS:
Ap'proved by the Parliament and successive Governments of Ireland, not yet

valued, but art' estimated as follows:
To opeD Abbey-strerot, north side of East Marlborough-street, to complete tbis
A venu~ til the Custom House - ~o,eoo __
• Nortb side of Daml'-strt'Ot, from EUltace-strt'et to Fownea-street -
Not~_It was fOf' tbe completion of this Avenue th .. Duty ou Coale .,..1IlI 6rst
-1 ~O,OOO _ _
granted - • - - - - - - - - - -
J
Skinner Row: this mOllt neceasary implovement in the centre of til., City.
it is pr~pose8 to effert, by the- Loc,J. GrdlldJur-y Tax - - -. - 'l:;.OOO _ _
FJee~-street: lit complete the communicatiou by Great 8runswick-street to
Carlisle Hridge •- +000 __
Norl" CO'pe-street S.OOO _ _
Coal Dutv. taken at 10,000 - -

Club :&lid "House Card Lieense Tax • 1,147 - -
AnnUt1l Hent to lell (eJtcluaive of t".tse stcted, DOt yet in payment) SO"! 16 I
OttiweH - - - • • _ • _" _ _ - "9 8 9 9
Determinable - " 94 1 15 I
Arrears of 60 3 119
Ditto - Ottiwell 5,35' 19 9 f
"BUILDiNG GR.OUND to Let.

Store-street about - -
150 Fc!et.
Eden Quay abouL -S46 Feel
-
Abbey-street - about - ~'.!o fcl't.
-
D'Oliel'-lotreet - about - 390 f·eet.
-
Fleet-street abvut 140 Feet.
-
Gleat Brunswick-street .-.bout- I, t80 feet.
Park Gate-street ODe Lot.
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.A U,D JIf IN Q P U B.t l·.C' ';A. CC.oU NTS Ul .I RE LA N,D., log
P A V r'N G BOA R: D.
THE A C C 0 U N T of t.he Commissioners for Paving, Cleansing and Lighting the St.reets of
Dublin, for one vear ended the 5th day of January 1815.
THE CHARGE: £. g. tl.
Blllance of last Account in favour of the Public - - 18,961 13 HI}
TAXES:
£. 8. d. £. 8. d.
Amount of Tax remaining uncollected on the
5th January 181+ 3,8J5 11 6
Deduct for balf Tllx allowed on Tenements that
..ere empty or nntenanted £.11'1 - 10
Lost by insolvent and unillhabited
Houses 1,3 66 - 6
J,47 8 1 4
l. '1.337 10 'l
Of which there rtmamed uncollected on the 5th
January 1815, beillg charged for the ArtiUery
Stablell (the payment of which i. suspended
until their objectiOhs c&n,:be reoonciled;) -ril.
for \he yean 18~8, 1809, 1810, 18n. 181'l,
and 1813 - 383· 5 -
Amount ohaid Arrears collected during the year
elided 5th January 1815 - - -' -
Amount or Tax chargfd for tbe Corporn(ion; for paving, !cc. for
- 1,954- 5 2
olle year, from and after tile 5th January 181+ - £. 41,10'1 ~ 10
Of which there remained uncollected on the 5th
January 1815 - £'3,547 1 4-
And for the Artillery Stables for
the year 181+ ' : -
----------1 3,610 18 10
Amollnl- of said 'tax received during the year'
ended 5th January 1815 .. ' 1----,---
Towl Amount received for the aforesaid Arrears and Tu
during the year ended the 5th January 181 5 39,445 9' '1
Received from the Corporation of the City of Dahlin. olle year's Composition for
p:l\-ing and lighting certain places, lind ~c~venging, ending the ~9th Sc:ptem-
ber 181+ .. , . -' -, --- - ll,370 -
Received bterest on some of the payments for the above that were extended be-
yond the usdal period - ' 1S 9 ...
.- CASUAL RE~Ell'TS:
Received frOID the Pipe-water Committee of the City of Duhlin, for repaidng se"eral
openibg4 io tbe Streets made by them - £.69'1 J 7 10i
Rc~eived from several Persons for Payments maae by them
towards reimbursing expells~s incurred for Sewers 2,101 3 1
from several l'er50ns for Paving and Flagging ),3'17 'l 9t
- - 1>0 - - _ _ (or watering the Streets '101 '1 ii
for lighting Globes, &c:. at lundry places 1.'186 13 J i
.'ioes from severall'er80ns, for Nuisances, &oc. - ...67 'l 6
- .undry articles IOld 1,01 3 11 Hi
Casual Receiptll - 7,689 13 I Ii
Total Charge - - - £. 68,+79 6 ...
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110 FOUllTIl UEI'ORT OF TIlE COlI1IISSJONI·:nS FOR
(47.)-PAVINr. BOARD-continued.
THE DISCHARGE:
E. I. d. £. ,. d.
Paid for Cart and Horse-hire - - - - - 2,'118 1 7

- - - Paving Materials _ - - w - - 4.3 19 15 8i
- - weekly Wage,> to Pavinrs, Labourers, &c. - - 6,35 8 :1 1
- - Gratuities to Paviurs, for good conduct - - 13 16 10
- - Preullull.S to several PefjUns, as l'aviors Apprentices 39 - -
Paving - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 I3,H8 17 2 f
SCAVENGIN'G:
Paid for Cart and Horse-hire - 1,543 8 -

- - - Rent of a Yard, for depositiug sca\'eDging SOil 113 10 -
- - Ilepairs of PUI11I>1I . - - - .- - I I 8 10
50 17 4
- - Bruoms - - -
- weekly Wages to Sweepers of Streets
- -
-
-
- .. - 4,'184 15 5!
Scavenging - - - 1-----.-----1
LIGHTlNG.:
Paid for Oil - - - - -- - - - - 8,711 4 'I

- - Street Globes - - - - - - - - 81 3 4 4
- - - Rent of ()jl Stores - .. - - - - - 250 - -
- - - Insuranre on ditto - - - - - - - 8 9-
- - weekly Wage, to sl'veral Person" employt'd at Lighting - 3,7~iJ 7 8
- sundry other incidental expenses incurred under the above
head, as per Pluticulars detailed on engrllssed Account - 804 13 1
Lighting - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 1+.348 18 3
FLAGGlllG:
'PiUd for Cart aDd Horse-hire - • - - - - - 108 18 +

- weekly Wages to Pusans employed at Flagging - - - 1.270 17 sf
- Sundries, for dressing and squaring Flags and Flagging. - :J 83 18 I
10
- for Flags - - - - - - - - - - lHI> I' 3
- - Gravel - - - - - - - - - 26 16 3
- - Lime and Stones - - - - - - - • 15'l 6 3
- - .Ballast' Office Duty, and Custllm-house Cllaraes· for Entries
on ~aa 8~Olles il!l ported frOID .Engllllld • - • 8 1 +f
Flagging • - - 1---'- 2,137 10 9i
Paid Expenses nf Fountains - - - • - - - - - 231 15 '1
- Annuities under the Act of 47th Geo. Ill, chap. lOp - - - - 1,65 0 --
- Poundage to Cullectors - - - - - - - - - 9 86 2 S
- Rent, Taxes, and sundry other incidental Expenses of Corpuration~holl~e, as
per Particulara dl"tailed on engrossed Arcount - - - - - 57'1 19 4f
- sundry Persons fur giving information of Nuisances - - - - 308 18 I
- for Advertising aDd Newspaptrs - - • - - - .- - 53 6 4
- - Stationary, Printing, Icc. - - • - - - - - 689 14 8
- - Horses, .'orage, and Stable Expenses - - - - - - 1, 124 8 SJ
- - Smiths and C,upenlers.work, Ir(ln, Timber, Rope, Implements, &c. - 1,673 IS ~
- Incidents - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 6 8f
- sundry small Expenses attending rolle~tion of Tax and Assessments - 69 4 '1
- Expenses paasing Act of Parliament - - - - - - - 757 II ....
. - Salaries - - - • - - - • • - - - 5,095 8 i
- J!xpenses uf Granite Pavement - - - • - - - • 514 1'1 S
- Ditto - of Sewers - - - • - - - - - - 1,34'1 16 41
- Ditto - of Corporation House, Mary-street - • - - • 408 18 S
- Ll&w E."~nses - - - - - - - - - - - 14'1 18 8
Total Discharge - - - - 5 I ....9' -:- Ci
Balance in favour ofthe Public - - - - 16,987 5 10
The Charge al above .' - - £. 68,479 6 4
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AUDITING PUDLIC ACCOUN'TS IN IRELAND. '11 ,
(47.)-}'AVING BOARD-c01Ilinucd.
£. I. d.
The above Balance ~rought down 16,987 5 10
To which must be 2dded, the following Sums disallowed by us; viz.

Amount of Over. payments, as per Par.ticulars detailed on engrossed I l. 8. d.
llecount - - - - - - - - -
A Sum taken credit for, as paid in the Cause of Kean Smith against
-
I . 6 .9 7
the Corporation, for want of Vouchers from the parties receiving - 14'1 18 8
Excess of Establishment this year, beyond what it is limited to by
the Acts of the 47th Geo. JII, chap. 109, and 54th Geo. Ill.
cbap. 2'11 - - - - - - - - - - S80 7 ill
And amount of sundry Over-payments, by errors in casting and cal-
culation, as per Particulars detailed on engrossed Account - 17 4
Final Disallowances - - - 1------1 53 0 12 gi
17,5 17 J8 . 7l
Deduct a short credit taken, paid to F. Cameron, Measurer of Pipe-openings - 3 8
The true Balance in favour of the Pubnc then is - - - £. 17,51714 lit
!Irmorandflm:-There are also detailed, on engrossed llcc.-ount, sundry Under· payments by errors
in casting and calculation, whicJI not baving been paid to the parties, canDot of coune be
credited to Accountants, amounting to 148. 6rJ.
We examined the Commissioners, the Treasurer, and Assistant Treasurer.

We have made several Disallowances, the-particulars of which are fully detailed on engrossed Account.
As amended by UI, it is just.aud true.
STATE of the above B,u".cB:

l. I. d.
~otal Casb Balance, the particulars of which are detailed·oo engrollSed Account 5,757 1 6
To which must be added, Advances on accouut to sundry persons, which are nllt in-
cluded in the Discharge part of Lllis Ac.-count, tlleir respective claims not being
adjusted within the period of it; viz.
1'.. Sundries, for Granite Pavement, Sewers, and Flagging _
- - John Hendrick, for Bundry Sums remitted by him to England, to pay tor flag-
stones, Oil, to Water-tarts, &'c, &c.-
£. I. tl.
- - Peter Warren, Law Agent 1,570 7 9
More, disallowed as above 14~ 18 8
In the hands of the Law Agent - J,iJ3 6 5
Alsosundry Disullowances made by the Commissioners of Accounts;
vm.
III the Account ended 5th January 181~ 1,118 3 Ii
- - Ditto - • - ditto - - 1813 1,081 I!I 9
- - Ditto - - - ditto - - 1814; ,·iz.
For 8 Sum stated by them as excess of Establish-
£. I. d.
meDt - 50 4 7 3~
Deduct Sums disallowed ill Accounts to 5th January
,81!l and 1813, as being within the meaning of
the Act and liable to tbe restriction, but which
are not considered properly as part of Establish-
ment so limited
The Balance thereof has been disallowed in this

Account 56 1'1 9-6
For a Sum stated by them as excess of Rents 381 10 -
--- !l,63718 8
In the hands of Sundries, as aboTe disallowed, and to be refunded by them 387 \4 Ii
The true Balance as abo \'e • - - £. li,5 I 7 14 11 ~
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112 FOUKT'H' REPORT OF TilE COlI}I(SSI0NERS FOR
(47.)-PAVING BOAB,D-cOfttiftued.
STA1'E of the FUNDS, on 5th January 1815: £. •• d.
The Balance before stated
.-\rrears of the Tax aasesseJ for the Corporation fQr I'aving, that remained uncol-
lected lin 5th January 1815 - 3.794 3 10
Due by the Pipe. Water Committee of the City of Dublin, fur Uepairs of PlI.vilig
made over pipe.openings in the streets
Due ti\r lighting private Lamps
Due for scavenging Soil - 43 17 11
£. 'll,] 10 - 91
STATE of the DEBTS due by the Corporatio~ for Paving. &c. on 5th Jan. ISIS.
Amount of a Debenture remaining undischarged, that had not been produced for
payment. beirig p~rt of the Debentures fur 10,000 l. bellr!ng Interest at 6 per cent.
issued by tbe late Corp~ration of Directors and Conunlssioners for Paving - ~5 --
.Jnterest due thereon up to ~5th October 1807 6 15-
Amount of Debts contracted by the present Corporation for Paving,' &c. tbat
remained unpaid on 5th Jan. 1815, as per Particulars detailed on engrossed Account ~J156 - It 3
, Total Amount of Faded aDd floating Debts nBpaid - - • t. 1, 187 15 'A

Til which is added the amount of Cash advanced to the'se¥6ral perIODS OD account,
as atated in the foregoing Balance, as their Accounts, when, ascNtaiaed, ~ to be
illserted in the e~suiog Account fr~m 5th JlUlll8ry 181S - 8,591 !2-
.AI¥1_,tAle AtaOUnts disallowed by the Commissioners of Imprest of the Accounts

elided 5th JllDuary J812, 1813 lind 1814 - ~,~37 18 8
""
The Balance therefore remaining, for the seve~) pUTJlOSl'S of this Corporatlun,
~ould then be - 7,69'1 ,4 JI
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CHARITA BLE DON ATIONS.
TilE A C C 0 U N T of the Commi.siouera of Charitable Donations aud Bequests, Cur one year,
from the 6th day of January 1814, to the 5th day oi Jaouary 181 5.
THE CHARGJi;:
£. 8. d.
:Balance of Jast Account in favouf of the Public - 1,095 6 40f
Received Parlia.anentary Grant - - - - 600--
Total Charge - - - £. 1,695 6 4o!
THE DISCHARGE:
Paid fOf Printil!g, Stationary, Postage, an'd Advertising '9 - 10
- - Salaries and .~llowances - ~eo' 1 lCf
- - in advance by the Treasurer to Mr. MCCausland, on account of law proceed-
ings from 4th JinuarY to 6th July l1h4 '- .- .- - _ _ 120 - .:.
- - Fees at Treasllry - - It :
Total Discharge - - - fog 14- 9f

-
Balance in favour of the Public - 1, 285 11 7
The Charge as abo\'8 - - £. I ,figs .6 40f
The above Balance brought down

To which must be added, in cOPBequence of A.ccountants ha\"iog
short brought.forward tbe corrected .Balance uf last Account -
Also, amount of sundry tempo~ary Disallowances in " Dischafge,"
(including a sum of 1201. paid to the Solicitllr on auount) the
)larliculKs of which are detailtd on engrossed Account - - 197 17 '7 J
Addi~ to Charge and. Disallowances - - -
The true Balanc;e in £i'(our pf \he Public tben ia- - - - £. 1.723 17 10
TillS Account, owing .to the sickness and death of the late Secretary, was sent to our office
imperfectly stated ill Charr,e and Discharge. Our last recorded Balauce was not taken up by
Accountants, and it appears that their advlIJlce tu t~«iir,Law ::iolicitor, was three hundred and sixty,
and nut one hundred and twenty pounds, as erroneously stated,
We J18ve added to Charge two hundred and forty pounds eight shi!lings and ,seven-pence halfpenny,
in consequence of the corrected Balance of last Account being short broughHbrward, and we bave
made some temporary Disallowances of Sums claimed credit Cor, but which were paid after the
.period of the present and will be allowed in the next Account.
The tium of three hundred and sixty pounds. mentioned in the State IIf the B..tance to be in their
Solicitor's hands, will be credited to Accountants whenever Bills uf Cost fur the amount are
furnished.
STATE of the above 'BALAM~'E: £. I. d.

In the Bank of Ireland on the 5th January 1815 1..;363 17 10
. Advanced on account to ~fr. l\1"CII,uslaftd, (or Law Expenses 360 - -
£. 1.7~3 17 10
Nu DEB T 5 Of eRE. D I,T S.

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49 6.' F f
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114 FOURTH' REPORT 01' THE e01UIISSIONERS FOil
-(49·)--
II U AI AN E SOC lET Y.
T.m: Ace 0 U NT of the Go\'ernors of the Dublin Humane Society, from the second day of
March 1812 to the 5th day of January 1813, inclusive.
THE CHARGE: £. ,. d.
n.rei ...ed from tbe Lords of tbe Treasury -
Total Charge - - - £. ~oo --
THE DISCHARGE:
'Paid Rl!wards to Persons who hav~ exerted themselves in rescuing individuals from
drowning - ~ 5 If
- - for Repairs&c. of Life-Boat 22 5 4f
- Printing and Stationary 13 1 ..
- Salaries and Wages "9 2-
- Incidents - ~ 3 8
Total Discharge 142 17 6

Balance in favour of the Public - 57 ~ 6
The Charge as above - - £. laOO - -
The above Balance brought down 57 la 6
To wbicll.must be added, amount of Salaries and Wages taken credit for as paid to
. sundry Persons for three years to 1St September J 8111, finally disallowed by us,
yu<'. paym.... BOt bei•• '"ppo,.... by "'1 ..th.rity -

Also, sun~ry paylnen~ as being prior to the lleriod of the Account,
-I
two and a -half yeers being prior to the period of tbe Account, and die last balf
£. go
as per Piuuculars detail~ un engrossed Account - - - 24 16 -
Finally Disallowed - J 14 16 _
The true Btlance ill favour of the Public then is - - - £. 171 18 6
WE examined Doctor Barker, the Treasurer of the Humane Society, Mr. Ambrose theirSecretary,
.and Doc~r Wade, one of the Members, who signed the Account, of which he stated he had no
knowledee whlltevel'. but. that he signed it as a matter of Course on seeing other names signed.
This Society emauated from the Dublin General Dispensary, which .being situated near the
River, illduced the first Medical Characters in Dublin to form an Association, wi/lIDut aRY 'C'it'lD of
EmolWnenl or pecunillry Reward, and entirely of a private nature, for the Recovery of drowned
I'ersons; as a Public Iustitution, Doctor Wade knows nothing oC it, nor of the Receipt or Expendi-
ture Of the Sums given or taken credit for in this Account.
In tbe year 1806, two hundred pounds was paid this Society by the Iluke of Bedford during his
Administration, which appears, from a negative certificate of the year 18J~ from the Treasury, to
.have been a private Donation from his Grace,· and i)f the expenditure of which, of course no
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AUD ITtNG PU B LIC ACCOUNTS IIC' IRE I.A N D. 11.1
(49.}-HUJlAliB SocIETY-c"lIIifttted.
account was sent into our office. It was certified to us from the Auditor General's Office that 011
the 19th of February 1812, two hUlldred pounds was issued from the Treasury to tbe Dublin
Humane Society, for the Recovery of (lrowned Pe\'8ODS toward, 1M IllPpori of t"at lllltitiltion, and
tllat no otier lslUt! "ad bem ",ade prior to that date.
Tbis last sum of two hundred pounds granted towards tile ,upport of tilt Institution forms aZallt
the Charge of the present Accouut. We have disanowed certain Sums paid for Arrears of Salaries
tOr two yean and an half pre9ioul to the period of ihis Account, alld for half a year's Salary fluL-
sequent to its commencement, the Arrears as out of p,riod; and for the half year within (>triod,
because no, authority whatever for appointing Officers wi.th ~alariel has been produced to us. We
have also dissallowed all luch Sums as have been pail:! for Debts contracte~ previous to the present
. Grant of Lwo huQdred pounds, which we conceive wu only applicable to the future support of the
Institution.

£. I. d.
In the handa of Doctor Barker - 57' '1 6
- - DO - - of the Secretary as above disallowed 60--
- - DO _ - of Medical Assistant D· - 30--
- - IJID. - of Porter DO - 9 'l-
- - no - - of 1\1e A_ley aod Hughes - no - 15 14 -
The true Balance as above - - - £. 171 18 6
AN ACCOU NT of the FUNDS and ENG A G El\lEN TS.
, FUNDS:
There are DO Funds but the Balance'in the Treasurer's hands, amount -
ENOAOBJlENTS :
Due to Secretary, 4 months salary 6 13· .f-
Life-Boat man, for wages and lodging money • 19 5 -
• ,- - Porter, half year's wages !l 5 6
Stationary - 6 -f
Total Engagements • - - £.
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116 FOV Rt'H REPORT OJ' T'HE COU,. I SSJON E III fO.
-(5 0.)-' '

DUB 1.1 N SOC I ~ T, y, .. "
Tbe ACCOUNT of tb, Rereipt and ~penditure or

aU Monies railed er ~ed by .irtue of
lin Act of Parliament, or otherwile, by the Dublin Soriety, fnllll &he 6th day of January 181+
to the 5th day of January 1815, both days inrl~sive.
:Balanre of la&t Aec01lnt in favour of the Public •
Received Parliamentary Grant • 10;080· - -.:,
Membelb Subscriptions 39ia fr I)
nent· 39 3 +
Total Charge •
THE DISCHARGE:
L ~. d.
BoTANIC, GARDEN:
Paid Labourers and Gate-keeper .. . st6 11 8

• • (or Wages andAtteudanclt Pl9-
ill8tructmg Pupils 28 - +
• Flower Stages. Coals, Labels, MId aundry otller ~id~ntal
Charges. 88 per particulars detailed on engrolllltd
Account - 679- 4" 56
Thatching ". ". ". ". '. ",.. - .. :.s +, ,6
• • • sundry Disbursements by lIle Gardenl:r 37 15 G
Rents and Tues '. - • 166 I) 2.
:Butanic Oa.rden • 1,s00 '" 8
• Officers and Servants Salari.. __ Allowaacet . 3.387 15 ' I
• • • Expenses uf Chemistry and Laboratory - 295 +-
• • • • Natural Philosophy and Museum' 19 8 1
• • • • • Fine Arts 97 I +l
• .. • • ". • • Library and nooks f3 8 - 5)
• • • Printing, Advertising, Newspapers, Stationary, and Postage • 318 3 10i
• Firin.: 1+3 7 9
Rents 637 .~2 6
• 'faxes ·87 lol
1'6;
- Insurance • 11'6 11'1 f
cfotbing Servants 34- 13 3i
FllI'lliture and Repairs". 198 -+ -5
NEW BUILIUNGS":
- • no,bert Morriann for Carpenters Work in Exhibition Room £, I. d.
9'l'l1. 8 I, 9! d. deduct 210 I. for \lId Materials BOld him 7 12 8 9i
- - for Copper Work 255 18 6
Plaistl'ring ditto • 63 3. 9
Iron ••• ditto and Iron Rods !A3 - 6b
Papering,and Colouring 27 1 ) -
Architects per.centage on Superintendence of Works ,53 5 9
New Buildings - - 1,1356+
l'aid IBcidents <J7 13 10
l'art of the Purchase Money r.r LeiDster Hoase • 5.000 - -
Total Discbarfe • 13.447 - 9f

:Balanee in favour of the Public • - - • !,257 H\ 9t
The Charge as above • - - . t. 15.7°+ 13 7
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AUDITING PUBLIC ACCOUNT! IN IRELAND. 117
(,)O.}-DUUIIII SOCIBTY-<tnllu.ued.
£. •. d.
The above Balance brought down ~,'l57 1'1 9i
To which must be added the following Sums di.Uowed by'lis; vi.. -
All over-payment of one half year's Ilent to tbe Rev. Dean AlloH,
for Premises in Glassnevin, because in Account to 1813, this Rent
W88 paid up to ~5th Dec. 18J I, consequently only ~ i yearl Rent
became due 011 the ~5th March 1814, instead of lit
credit for in last and present Accounts - - -
,ears
-
taken
- i 10-
Also a 8um taken credit for, al paid to Robert Morrison for slating
LUlthern, for want of Voucbers - - - - - _
And amOllltt of suntlry trifling sums, as per particulllrs desailed on
t!ogroased Account - I I 6
Final Disallowances - - - &6 3 6
The Dalr:e ef Leinster, beinR an advance on Account, and therefore a temporary
Diaallewance - - - - - - - • - - - - 5,000 - -
The true Balance in fallour of the Public then ia - - - L 7,'193 16 3i
MellUmll/dum :-Tbere are also detailed on engroslN Account, sundry under-payments, by errors"
in casting and calculatioD, no~ having been matie to the Parties, CaJloot of course be credited
to Accountants, amounting to 11. 9 I. 8 i d.
We examined the Assistant Secrl!tary, the Uegister, and other Officers of . this Society, who
Itverally deposed to the correctness of the Account.
We have made a temporary Dilallowance of five thollland pounds, being a sum on account to the
Duke of Leinster, as the Contract with His Grace did DOt appeu to us to be completed, and uo Deeds
of Coaveyance were,Yet exhitlited to us.
The Society, exclusive of Renewal Fines, pay five pounds a year, by four quarterly payments, to
the TreaSllrer of Christ Church (Lhe prese"nt Dean of Rapboe;) and there appeatring. on a compa.rilOn
of the Vouchers in'support of the present year's account with the last, that there was an over-pay.:-
ment of Rent; we examined the Vouchers in support of previous Accouats, and find in the account
~f the year, 1813, that tbis Rent W88 paid in tJiat yt'ar to and for the lI5th December 1811, and that
only two years and ODe quarter's Rent \herefore became lIue item that period to and for tbe ~5th of
March 181., and two years and three quarters credit is taken for Rent paid to thelaat.mentioned period.
We therefore disallow two quarters overcharged.
The reasons ~r the otber Disallowances made, appear on tbe fllce of the Accuunt, wbich, as
amended by us, is just aftd true.

£. I. d.
In Bank of Ireland - ~,09' 11 7
- - B. MCCarthy's hands on account of Da.vy·s Lectures 81 18 9
l\lore, disallowed 88 abaft for want of Vo~hers • - 3' 1'1 -
Committee of Fine Arts 35 10 7l
In Hands of Graisberry and Co. ItS 17 - ~
Proprie,tors of Evening Post , I 19-
In Regl8ter's hands... - - • - - - • - - - 19 15 8
- • the hands of Dean Allott, disallowed as above, and to be refunded by him - II 10 -
• - ditto - • of sundries as above disallowed, and to be refunded by them - • 1 1 (I
• - ditto • - of the Duu of Lewter 5,000 - -
The true Balance in favour of the Public as above - ,£.
DEB T S:
Due by the .Dublin Society for amount of sundry Artificerll Bills. as per particulars . ,
mo.,
detailed on engrosaecJ. Account, including a sum of 15,0001, raiclu of Pu,ehMe-
to the Dake of LeillSter'· • • • - • .- - £. 15;5GG· 13- 3.
CRED'ITS;'·
'Towards which there is in Dank and in hands, per contra
. ..... . • .. • • t. ~,'l57. 1'1. 9 i.
ladependent of the ParliameBlary Graut aDd Members SoltacriptioDS for the year J 81 S-
N. B. The" Accountant. claim no Credit for lbe old Arrear of Mernbera~ptions here~fore
retarned, aaid Arrears being due by Members long residing out of the CouBtry, or lunce
dead.
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R~P04tT OF THI: C{)MMJSSJONEftS FOil
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F A. R M t N G SOC lET Y.
"THE A C COUNT of the Farming Society of Irelanel, from the 6th dl\Y at January 1814,
to the s1h -day of January 1815, inclllSi\"e.
THE CHARGE:
Balance of last A~COUDt in "'vour oltbe Public •
Receh;ed Parliamentary Grant - - 5,000 - -
- Subscriptions 54i 11 9
Half a Year's Rent of llarrack 1\t BaltiDasloe 95 • I I
- iIl.iWl ilr all Rent of same, when the Barrack was given up by the Board 67 9 -
from Rre". Garret Loltah, ~ne ~'8 Rot
.- - lor AiImi&sion to the Spring SLow
636
81 16 ~
Tota] 'Charge • 1'1,131 ., 10 I
THE DISCIIARG,E:
AGB.ICULTUIlE and LIVB SroCK:
PaNl f!asmiams . l,gOi 1~ 5

---~c'I'\\'S 566 i
7'
- 18 tI
.. • '.r Books, &c. ~ 16
.Afrit..... ..a LilJe Stock - '. - I-----J
BUILDINGS:
:Paid for Buildings at Ballinasloe J,96 - 10 ,

• - - - DO - - - Summerhill 63 7 I
Buildiugs - ~59 '1 11
Paid 1telits - ' - ,If.3+ .8-

- -:roues - - 'I
98 -
- • for Coals, Sollp and Candles 39 t5 u
- -!
Furniture -
Salaries -: l,oS4
10J 17
+
9*
3
Printing, Stationary, and Advertising -- au 1-1 1'0
;, - '- Postage ~8 3 ....
lncideDts - 45 19 ~i
Establisnment ~,155 - 5
• _ - Expenses of Chllrter - 3 14 - 5
- - John O'BrieD on aoecount of Law Costs .. 80 84i
.. - - for ~rftiiug llUplemeol. Maaufactory - 5.700 --
Tmai Dischwgo-
Balance'in'flPlQur ohbe Public· • -
TheCharieasabov~. - iE.Ji,131 7101

I
The Aecuulltant's Dalance is decreased ,nine-pence 'half-pemy,.~ dl~ ~D ia the engross-

Imeat, of several Errors ill .castin,g, o,ppearina on the face-of {he original Account.
The
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A U D I I' I W G " U B LIe Ace 0 0 II T SIll ! R E LAN D. J 19
(5J.)-FARMING SO(:IETY' of IRELAND-cDntitlued.
£. I. do
-TIre above Balance brought dOwn - 1.1'l.~" 5 91
To which must be adde«!, amount of sundry sums finally disallowed £. 8. d.
-by us, as per Particulars detailed on eogrossl'd Account _ 110 9 lol
We have also diaallowed the following Sums, as Advances on

Account, viz.
£ ,.
d.
Thomas Millington, for Buildings at Ballinasloe 177 3 3
William Dix, for Expenses of Chartl'r 314 - 5
.John O'Briell, for Law 'Costs - 80 8 4f
,FarmiDg Imptelbent Manufactory - 5,joO - -
Temporary Disallowances - - - 't--------1 6/17 1 1'l -l
T~ Disallowances - - - - - - 1 G,g8s 1 10!
The true Balance in favour of the Public then is

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- £. 7,506 7 8
Metlllorond.". :
There are Ii~ detailed OD engrossed Account, sundry UDder-payments by Errors in casting aod
tcalclllation; w.hich not having been paid to the Partie8, cannot of course be credited to Acco~ts,
amoonting to 15 8. i Id.
We exsmio«ilne rtev. Mr. Wynne, a Member, and Mr. Dix the Set"retary, who have proved the
.Account 10 he Just and true, and that all ElCpenditures have been made under the IlUtbority of a
Committee of ~he Society, and with due ecol.lOlDY.
We continue tbII D.i8aJlow~ce of fi"e th~usand seven hundred pounda, being Mwlel advanced to
;the' Truste~ f(lr the Implemellt Manufac tqry, for the reasons let forth in our Report or last year.
We have also Ipade leveral Disallowances, 'tite reasons for wweb appear oa"the ,Caoe eI tha tIJ!"O_d,
Account.
T HE ACe 0 U J)l T. 118 &8M1lded -hy us, is correctly stated and vouclll'd.
STATJ. of the al>ove BALANCE:
1n the Bank of Ireland .; 750 - 5

Due by the Represenati'\"ft-of Jobn Hamilton - -~ ~ - S39 1 7, 5'
In tbe Sl'cretarfs.haad8,iDcludlng 110/. amount of Di.lallowances " I...... 'I 10 t
In the hands of Sundries, diaall.wed as above. and to be refunded by them 9 10 1
In advance for Bul1diags at BII.Uinasloe - L ,1'17 S '3
:. - - DO - - Iyenees of Chqrt.er - 314 - 5
- - - DO - _ lJaw C()st.~ - 80 8 4 i
- - • n- • - F.arming fmpIeDaent MlIIlufllctory - 5.700 - -
6,'27 1 Ii -i
•
'Thei.rue-Balaoce u above - - • L '1c;06 '1 8
D E..B T 1):
Due for -Premiums - 1,356 - -

- - - - -pantin,. Stationary, and Adverti&i~ .beat - 35 0 - -
- - - - Hay and Straw - 34- 16 6
- - - - 'Timber tl97-
£.
C R 'E D ITS:
N. B.-The Subscriptions of Members in Arrear amount to 7,000 l. and upwards, bu' there is
pun tl1entof ewt beiDg recovert'd.
'~0.Pt0l!pec' of any cODsiderdle
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120 FOUllTH REPOaT OF 'THE COH)IIISIONJUU J'OR'
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COR K INSTITUTION.
Tm: A C C 0 UN T of the Proprietors /:!f the Cork Institution. (rom the 6th clay o( January 1814-
to the 5th day of January 1815. inc:luaive.
THE CHARGE:
Balance of last Account in favour of the Pnblic
Received Parliamentary Grant for l814- ',500 - - ,
one year's Interest on ~,go81. 1 I, 8 d. 3 i per cenL Stock.
to ~4-th June 1814 £.101 15 8
Commiuion and POItage .....; 11 9
10l 511
- for Implements sold 8 5 2
- - - Annual SUb!CriptioDB - 5' f 6
(rom Dew Proprietors 511 17 lj
• • • for Syllabulel 11 19 IS
• • • • ~fagnzines ' 103 ' • 5
Total Charge £. 3.643 3 7
THE DISC R A RGE:"

AGIlICULTlJa. : £. I, d.
Paid for Imple~eote of Agriculture . '84 13 3
• • - Magazines lagg 5 5 .
• Premiums 64-- '.
• District Societies 487 10 9
Agriculture • 887 9 5
'BoTANIC GAI.DBM; . .
Paid for Coa1. Manu~. Toots, &c, - 107 8 3
- -'. Labour. Hone and Car • 187 9 5
, '. • Reat and Taxes • 83 10 10
• Sa1ary aDd Wages 113 18 6
.
Botanic Garden • ,49' 7-
ptltLOSOPUlCAL aDd CRBIlICAL ApUB.ATtlS. MnlZB.ALs. &c.
Paid Cor Apparatus aud Chemicals 91 lei 5

• - • Premiums in Natural Philosophy 410 -
- - on aecount of Ohservatory - 5~ 9 6
• - tor Minerals 49 14- 7
• on account of Museum • 3 13 10!
Philosoph\caI Apparatua, &~, • laOla4 41
- - for Books. Stationary, Printing, arid Advertising ., - · - 455 19 5
- Rent, Taxes and Inllurance • - · . 3 89 5 '3';
- - Salaries. Wages and Allowances - - - - 17' 17 4
• - (or'Buildinss, Repairs, and Fumitu~ - - - - 133 9 9
• - Incidents - · - 90- 5
Total Discharge - . . 304'13 13 -

-
BalaDC.'e in favour the Pu blic - . -
of ~U9 10 7
The Cbarge as abo "- - - £, 3,643

- 3 7
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·AUDITIN·G P(JB"J.IC ·AC.cOUN~S ,IN IItRLAND. 121
(5!2.)-CoaK hiSTITUTION-ContillWt'd.
I.. •. d.
The above Balance brought down ~19 10 7
To which must be added amount of sundry Sums fiually disallewed, as per Partit'ulars
detailed on engrossed AccoWit 7 16 6 f
The true Balance in favour of the Pttblic then is - - t. !2t'; '7 1i
TalS A C C 0 U N T, as corrected by us, is just aad true, and, sufficiently stated and vouched.
STAT. of the above BALANC&:
la the hods ot tbe Treasurer of the Carigaline Society 50 --

Achanted on account of Premiums !2+ 11 5
la the haIuIa of the Treasurer . i £. 1# 19 ~
More. disa11.owe4 .. above· 781
15!2 7 3
In the llQds .of IUDclries, disallowed as above, aod to be refunded by them 8 sf
. --,
The'true Balance as above • • .~ .
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DEBTS of the Cork Institution, 5th Jauuary 1815, as nearly as CaR be ascertained:
Muskerry Farming Society for 1814 • ~ 3' 10 6

J. De BofFe, Loadon, for Books, about· 80--
Thomas Crofts, Balance of Premiums • 5 8 7
Thomas ~fartia, ChemrealJ' 9 14- 8i-
Rent 10 - -
Lamp Money • ~ 18 4-
For Carriage • - 10 6
Parliamentary Papers, about 11 7 6
J. Sweeny 11. Thomas JODes 51. ~ •• Lord Lismore, 31• 9 ~-
Work at Botaoic Garden - 9 13 4!
Church Rate, at ditto, about
Chandler
- b-
4~4 7
W. H. Creagh, contUlued ,ince last year • I ~ 9
Debts • . £. 176 17 10
FUN D S and' PRO PER T Y of the Institution:
Stock, Interest in Houses, &c. &-c. as in printed Statement 6"39 - -

Balaoce iu Treasurer's hands 1# 19 ~
Subscription. due 9 4 8 18 3
Half ~ year's Intereat on ~,9081. 1 I. Stl. deductiDg Commission, &c. • 50 I~-
Due for Mapllinea; amount cannot be ascertained, from the Booksellers not having made returhS
of what they have sold. •
Hh
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]22 FOURTH llEPORT or THE COIIMUIIOKEIU P.OR
-(53·)-
n ELF A S T .A. CAD E M I CAL INS TIT UTI 0 N.
'r11 E A C C 0 U N t of the Receipt and Expenditure of the Belfast Academical Institution, for
the year ended the 5~ day IlC Januar)'- IBIS. .
THE CHARGE: £. I. d.
Balance in the hecla of the 'treasurer • 1~1 18 71

ltereived from the Belfast Discount Office - 1,606 !l 5
- for scaff"lding Boards, Ladders, ole. sold by auetioD 31 11 !l ~
SubscripUuoa -. • 6
7 4- 1'"5 11
Parliameillary Grant • • (oet) IM)B 15 -
Interest allowed bl the Treasurer for Balanc~ in his hantia 16 19 4-
Total CJtarie • • • £. 4Pfi6 s 6
THE DISCHARGE: £. I. II.

Paid Salaries and Wages • -.- t17 7 11
IMPROVEMENTS :
Buildings and Hepairs : L I. d.
Paid Cor Cut·sluDe 4-'15 - -
Glazing, tic. ...6 to 11
Pansts and·Oil . .B 19 II
- Naill- of.6 8 5
- Laths- ... 1-
• - • Slates, Tile., ole. 74 18 4t
• Timber an4 Carpeoters Work l,aS7 B 8f
• Bricks 3!l U) 11 t
• l~l.tones end Flagging ,. .ug 15 10
Painting . 15 1 4-
• • SlaLing
". 8 If
• HOftle-hire • 3+ g -
• • • ·SiUId, Gravel, I'aVoing-stones, end sandry {}tiler ~riftiog Dis·
bursements, as per Particulars detailed on engrossed
Account. - . - ; .; 6, 1-
• ![)isnunemenls by a Committee ot Managers • ditto • ditto • 99+ 10 8

:Buildings • • • £. 3,'163 18 3
- - Wi".fobn 'Pelham, 'for laying out Bowling-grerns per Contract· 45 10 -
ImpJOvcmelllS ~ ~:I-----_I 3,309 8 3
Paid for Printing, Stationary, and AdTertising 98 6 1
- ' . • Furniture 7'1. ~ 6
• • • Mat\lematita1 Instruments, &c. . 's! J'8-
• - :James Knowlell, travelling Expenses alid Lodging Money, to 4th A~ustt'8I"''' 'n to -6
- IlJriderlts, iu~ladiDg a""Sum bf 161. 5'. for Ilisurad'ce ~- .".- .: 9S- '1 loOt
Total Discharge • - - •
1-----
3,944 15 1 ~
Deduct Sum~ paid on Account • 651 10-
3,'1.93 5 1 i.
'Balance in favour of ·the PUblic . -.,,'1. 17 4f'
The Ch&rge as above . t. 4,066 '1. IS
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.A U D 1 TIN G P 11 B LIe A c,c 0 U N T S ,pr IRE L A, N q.
-===
(53.)-BELFAST ACADBMICAL INsTITuTION-continued.
£. I. d.
The above Balance brou&ht down 779. 17 4f
To which mlJlt be added, IlDlOunt of sundry Sums finally diaallowed by U8, as per
ParticullU1l detailed 00 oagroaed AeeouDt • .. - - • • • 1 12 81
17+ 10 1
From which must be de~ucted, amount of IUndry SUIDS allowed by UI • ditto· ditto • !I 1
1---
The true Balance in favour of the Pqblic th,n i, • - - L 77!1 9 -
'i i $ hE •• hi Ii c•••.
MerMraadllfll :-There are also «tetaile4 on e~gro!lsed Arcount, lundry under-payments bl errors
ill eutiDg apd calculation, which DOt having been pll.id to the parties, C&UDot of course be
credited to AccouotaDts, amountiag to 1+1. lod.
Within the perictd of tbis Account, this A~a,deQ1i.cal lnatitu\iQD (which ~ad been incorporated by
Act of Parliament in the year 1810) received a Public Grant of one' tb01l8&IIti five h~ndred pQundl
in aid .f their pri~t. funds. which made them accountable before us lor the whole of those com-
bined funds. The 4\,ccount fumis~ed by the Corporation wader their~, ill ",pp0rted b¥ the affidavit
of the Treasurer, &II to the correctpess of all "harges.
AI amendetl by,s, it q j4l,t IlDIi CJ'lIe.
,_ t . . . . . . J.
STATE of the above BALANCB:

t. I. d.
Advanced to James Campbell • ~o :---
Per Committee to Williala C&lDpbell - 150 --
- - Ditto - .. to ht. noglae~y 76 10'-
Remaining in the ha.nds of . . CoPKIlittee .. lOS 9 4

10' the laaolts of the AssUtao.t. Secretary 1 18 5
.. Ditto .. of SlIlIdriu, as above disallowed, aDd to be refun!letl by them 5
• DiltG • -i the Treasurer - .. 13 10 10
The true BalaDce as abeve • .. - £. 77'J. 9 -
DEBTS due by the Belfast Ac:e.demical Institution, 5th JaDullry 1815: £. ,. d.

To the Marqllis of Dooegal, lix yearsReot, due at NoveQ.lber 1814. at !l4 1• 13 1• • 1+7 18 -
Amount of lundry Arti6~ers BilIl, ~ per Particulars detailed ,on engrossed .Account· 71 7 It
Amount of Debts owing by the JDStit~tion. 5th January 181 5 - .. • £. 'J.19 5 II
.c .
DEBTS owinJ to the Belfast Academical Institution, OD the 5th JIUlII&IY 1815; £. I. d.
The Marqllis of DQIHlpl, by his Nete for hi,a Sllbacrip.t.ioo, due and protested • 568 15 -
ReY. Ed.atd May, his!\ote '" .. • - ditto - .. ditto 170 I!I 6
By the Sub-Committee, Balance io their hands .. 105 9 ...
_ - the Treasurer - - ditto .. his • ditto 13 19 71
- - Robert SimQlI, for Sundries bought at auction 1 l~ s'l
_ _ _ .. l>iUo - .. for balance of Check given him 1 18 5
AaaOllDt .wiAg to the IDIstitutiam, 5da JaDuary 1815 .. • .. £. 86'J 7 'J
Exclusive of Rveral outstandiD, Sublcriptionl unpaid.

496 •
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FOURTH REPORT 01' TH E 'COMMISSION XRS FOB.
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DISCOUNTENANCING VICE, ate.
THE A CC 0 U N T of the Rt.'ceipts and ExpencliUl.... of t~ AaociatioD ~rpnrat~~ for dilOOllD-

tf'nan,.ing Vice, and promoting tbe Knowlr.dge and Practice of the Chnatlan Rebglon, from the-
6th day of Jonuary 1814, to the 5to day of Jaouary 1815·
TIlE CHARGE: £. I. d.
Balabce of Cash in Treasurer'. baade 5th January 181+ 864 16 !1 f
1tec~iVfd Parliamentary Grant - - - (Det) 3....73 - -
_ _ _ SubscriptioD4 from Members !199 14 71
Total Charge - • - L 4,637 10 10
THE DISCHA~GE:
Paid Salaries aDd Allowances -
ENCOV"AG~1I~lfT of ScHOOLS: L I. 4.
Paid for Seminary for Scboolmasters, &C. 500 --
_ _ - Salaries, 8tc. to - D· - - 517 10 -
Encouragement of Schools 1,017 10 -
EooItS, P.lIIIIUII., PalllTllfG and STAT10NAltT:

}'aid for 1,580 large Biblf's sold at reduced. Prices - 500 6 8
_ _ - 1,'1'19 small - Ditto - - - d~tto - - !145 16 -
I 365 large Testaments - - ditto - - 113 IS -
; g8!1 small - Ditto - - • ditto- 16g !1-
3:570 large Prayer Book' - d~tto - - !197 10 -
3,Hyo smaill - »it to - - - d~tto - • 194 10 --
- 39,77 0 Tnlcts - - - .- - ditto - • 433 13 9
_ 1,.88 Catecbetical Prenuums .- 586 '1 8
_ Printing, StatiunlllY, l'oatage and Advertising - 8g 8 7!
Boob, Premiums, &rc.
Iocidental ExP'!Osel J
Total Discharge -
Balance in favour of the Public in Treasurer's hands -
The Charge as above • - - t. ....637 10 10
Tms ACCOUNT is just and true.
STAn oC tbe above n.lL,UiCE:

Cash in the Bank of Ireland Accoulltants Treasurers £.839 - 91
3
DEBTI of the ASSOCIATION:
Salaries and Gratuitiel to Schoolmasters due 5th Jail. 1815, payable on demand - - t . .290 - -
r==
Note.-Engagements in aid of building eight School·bouses, remaining unpaid 5th JaB. 1815,
81! stilted in last year's Account, in couequence of includins them in the Estimate of Expenaes
for the year ISIS, BeD' in tu t~e Cha:ncellor of the Exchequer.
FUII»s of the ASSOCIAT10N:
The Funde of the Association arise from Parliamentary Grants, the voluntary anoual Subscriptions
(If their own Members, and occasional DOliatiom.
The annual Subscriptioos bein(r voluntary, the Arrean due thereon cannot be depeoded uJ-on, ADd
the~efore are oot inserted in this Account; bot both Subseriptions and Arrears, to as large an Amount
as was probably collectable within each year, takr.n from the Accounts of the actual Collections
of forInt'r years, have been regularly.included in the anoual Estimates sent to the Chancellor
01 the i::xchlquer to Ire presented to Parliament.
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.A U DIT IN G PU B LIe A~OO'U N TS IN IRE LA ND. 125
1 NCO R P 0 RAT E D SOC lET Y.
HE AC 'T of-th ~ted· for Pro Charter 'h 1 for 'One from th Y of
.. Januar to the 5 f Januar
THE ~H'ARGE:- £. ,. d.
anee of aunt in f the P
ceived P tary Gr
R emittancrs from Messrs. Puget and Co. London; \,::1.
£. ,. d. £. ,. d. t. I. tl.
mar due uary 18 - -
Ca.,.... stOft-56 1 3'" 46
eDt. Co d Annu' J uly 18 + 85
Deduct Income Duty - - - 85 - -
76
e year's on +0,00 r pereen
oth Oc 1,600
Deduct Income Duty 160 - -
- 1,#0 - -
IDcome Duty on 40,000 I. for Oct. 181+ refunded 160 - -
n- - 56, 3" +d. IIfl ryan
181+ DO - 17
- ~,535 --
,-
Deduct Messrs. Pu~( and C:;o·s. C barges; viz.
kerage -£.'1
uarantee Ittanl"e!i . 6
9 7-
'1,5'15 13 -
par - ---
'1,736
-
ese Sam remitted of Exc
a loss was sultained thereby of . . - " +4- 1 '1
'1,69'1 1 3
near outs 5th Jan 5· 31
mittrd b • Puget . . - 7
3, 11
ReceiTed Interest 00 DUDleer and Kinnegad Turnpike Debeutures • '16 10 -
Interest •
R .... '"I'R ...... _ _ .... 'I'It .. ~
To aadA e within 880 4

From which deduct Amount of Chief Rents and· EXPl'DSeoS of
rel"eiving '107 3 7t
.Also AmouDt of Rents and Arrears outstaoJing - '2. 7'1. 19 II
To and A tstandin xpenses 180 3
Ne t ofRe ved with d
3
Amaunt of tae Rents of the School Lands aud Labour of the Children
. payable by the Mast.:rs· vU.
r .
1
He 6+4 9
La r ,-
Total Re~t$ and Labour
-I J,'l~O~~~
- --~4 15
I_ oC
6
Total C 1,+56 I
•
126 rOtn,1'R REPOR.T or TH.£ COJ.UIIUIOIu:a. FOR
•
(55.)-lNcollPonATEI> SOCIBTy-continlltd.
THE DISCHAR.GB:
£. ,. a.
Paid E3:l'cnses of Ardbraecan St-boel .. .. 935 5 6t
- - - - Baggot-.treet ditto - 1,558 1+ 6
- - Ballyrastle - ditto - 1,000 4 11 i
- • Ballykelly - ditto • 71~ 7:U
- - - Castlemartyr ditto - 661 16 4- t-
- - • - - - Clonmel - ditto - 787 16 +
• • - - - - CJIlI.rleville - ditto • 707 8
- - - - - - Celbridge -, ditto - J 1,874 17 1 t
- - - - - - Cashcl - - ditto - 1,065 - -
• - - - - --Ca~tledermot ditto - 1,10+ 11 -
- Clontarf - - ditto - 2,821 1 3t
- - - Clontarf Infii'lnar,r - 6+2 3 9i
- - - ChademoBt-Etr~t School ,. 2.395 9 6
- Dundalk - - ditto - 94-2 6-
- Dunkerrin - ditto - 763 6 9
- DUlimanway diLto - 6 .... It 8
• - - - - - Fara • ditto - 1,309 16 '1
- Innisbannon ditto - 73+ 3 i
1
- Kilkenny - ditto - 1, 167 11 5
-
• Longford - ditto -
- llaynooth - d;tto -
.- 852 8 6i
2,291 3 6f
- Monivea - - ditto - 2,068 ~-
- - Monasterevan ditto - 2,01 4 3 9i
- Newport - - ditto - g80 13 't
- Hay - - - ditto • 664 6 9i
- - -
-
-
-
•
- Ross - - - ditto -
- Stradbally - ditto -
9 2+ 2
85~ 5-t
B t
• ~Iiio . - - ditto - 1,211 '4 -
- Strangford - ditto - 573 3 8 f
-
-
- Shannon-grove ditto
- Salury - - - ditto -
- Tr!m _ . ditto -
1,3"12 + 3 i-
1,788 2
951 I
+,2!
- W.terford - ditto - ". 893 1 11
- late School of Arklow - 883
- - - - Castlebar - .. 3 8 3
- - • - Loughrea-
Cre80"'&ne.
• s--6
+0 -
SUNDltY SCHOOLS:
Paid for nooks, Printing and Stationary • (,.1,0'74 15 'If

Sundries as per Particulars detailed on engrossed acc81Urt.. r4 6 5t
Sundry ~thools - • - 1,149 ~ •
~ - - Transplantation of Children to aIMl (rom sundry Schools - .. 198 15 7

- Officers salaries - 9 12 I 3
- ~\~chiteH· . - 164 18 9
• Anrnuities - ..- . • 19'1 10 -
- Expenses of Sodety's Hot1se - 334 17 2t
- Two years Rcnt, and Receh-ers Fees of the Lands of Brackley -
- 1 t yeat's ground rent of Houses in Back-lRlle and Nicbol~et, due ~Stb
I" 3 I
March 181+ - fl,a - 6

- Maintenance of one Girl for two years in the Magdalen Asylum 20--
• - F...es at the Treasury during ~he two years ended 5th Jaauary 1814 •
- .. 4 11 -
_ _ - DO _ _ Do - • fur the year ended 5tll Janual1l815 • 3 - $
- Sec-retary's flnow~nce for Coar!J..bire (In the Business of the S~ty IMth~
year ended 1st November 181+ - - • • - • - - 7 JO-
Paid amount of sundry small Ihci4en&B, Stamps .ltd Poeta&e •. ~lS-
- - Law Expenses- . . . - • 77 14 5 t
Total Discharge .. . - ",2.+26 ~ '( f

\
Balance in .favour of the Public .. - 29,03$ 14 BI
The Charge as abovce ..

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£(/y
A U D I TIN G PUB LIe A C C.O UN T S J N J 1l E LAN D.
----------------------------------------------------------~-----------~
£. •. d.
The above Balance brought down - 29.030 14 8i
To which must be added. amount of slIndry Sums finally disallowed by us in the
Accounts of the different Schools as per Particulars detailed 011 engrossed
Accul:ut - £.76 15 8
And a Payment to Robert French, esq. on account of sinkin~ a Pump
at Monh'ea School. Ii .. temporary disallo.\Y&nce" uotll a filial
settlement 80--
T~ additiooa to Charge and Disallowances - • •
£. 2 9, 18 7 10 4i
From which must be deducted a short credit taken, paid to WID Conolly for Coopers
work, l\1onivea ~hool - - - - - - • - .- . - - _. - 1
The true Balance in favour of the Public then is - - - £. 29,187 10 3!
lo[emorandutIJ:- There are also detailed on engrossed Account, sundry under-paynlents by errors
in casting and calculation, which not having been paid to the Parties, cannot of course be
aeditecl to Accountants, amoullting to 131. 188. gil.
TWlI A. C C 0 UN T, 81 amended by us in Charge and Discharge, is just and true.
of the ahoft
STATE BALANCE:
Amount of sandry Sums remaining in the hands of the Ma.qte ra of tbe several
£. ... rI,
Schools, aud Cah advanced tG them ell aceount of the subsistence £. I. d.

of Children. &c, - 6.888.16 31
Amount of sundry Sums advanced to Contractors on account of addi-
tional Bui:dings and Repairs - 8,543 8 i
Advances on account to sundries 19\1 7 4-
Lost by former Masters, induding a sum of sol. 191. 3d. deducted
from \farioua at:c:ounts, alld DOW lost ti> the Society .. 5 0 \1 15 10
Cuh advanced in.aid of the Ranelagh FlUId, vested in tile Society - ~,95G 4 7
£. 141 0 77 1\1 74
-
Deduct Balances due to sundry late Masters, &c. but paid to them
subse1uently to the period of this Account, including a sum
III 51 • u. Id. ~ the Secretary. - - 1,246 1 tJ
12.83 1 11 Ii
In tile Bf.IIk.of JreIand 5th Jaauary 1815 • - - - 16,199 S 7
la the hauds of Sundries disallowed as above, and to be refunded by them - - 786 015- -1
- - J}CI. - of Robert French, esq. - DO - nod to be accounted for by him -
The true Balance as a bove - - - t. '19.181 10 3t
CltEDITS:
IJalance in favour of tbe Public on 5th JlUluary 1815 - • .. . - 29.187 10 3f

Arrear of Rent as particularized £. '1,97'1 19 11
:Qeduct Quit Rent, Agents poundage, &c. about - - 370 16 3
'1,69') 8
Arrear ofinterest apd Dividends in the British i:unds • . . - 348 - 8
3
.- -- --
. Rent of 5cll001 La~s for one quarter to ~5th December 1814- 160 17 Sf
Labour of ~e Ch~reD - • no • - J}CI • 30S P 8
£. 3'2,607 1 7
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12S J'{)'URTH REPORT .0:1' TlI~' COM)II&SI.ONE·RS FOR.
IKcaop SOC I E'r inut:fi.
DEB T S:
t. ,. d .
.Ev oDe.quarters Expenditure to 25th Dece,mber 1814- - - 1~.o3S 9
'ancl'd t actor:s in 1l18 J 3 I + for 1 Build
{epairs Is as st e Balan 110t inel £.
he Accoun s 3.'543 7
Sums remaining unpaid of Estimates for - - ditto - - aBout
7;(1()0 3 -f .
ount of Sums du erallate sand th ary, 118
o rl!goillg eDt
l3nlaDce applirable to tbe Eltpell~es of the Institution, from 'lsth December 18t+ to
Sill April IS 15 - _. - -' - -. .- .- - - . - - 8f
R of Ch n the C a SCHOO the 5th ary 181
SCHOOLS (or GIRLS.
Baggot-street - 6e
B~lJyc
Cbarie
Celbri<lge - - 154
. Ch~rlemoDt-street - 134
Dunda
Dunke
Ma.y.DO
Monivea- - 10~
Newport
Sutty
'rriDl
GIRLS - - 970
YS
Total Number of Children

=
foc:orp Society's Dublin,
16th December 1815.
J tlflftl .tIdfl1lllott, SecT.

AU D IT I.N G . PUB LIe A C C 0 U N·T S, tN, IRE LAN D.
-' (56.)-
FI 1's.
TaB AC tbe Trustees and of the First F from the
ay of Janu~ I day of January
BalaDCe oflast Account in favour oftbe Public • • 152,364 J7 1f
£. ,. d.
Received Grant of Session 1814, (Ordinary) 9.700 - -
- - - extra ditto - - _ _ - 48,500 --
- ODe ear's Interest on 1,057 Go er cent.
01.; and one 50 tember
o t OD 60,oooL 5 to DO-
h 8t on S7,535 I. 6 sf per
~4t.h December
am amentary Gran tatutes
48 Geo. III. chap. 65, and 49 Geo. lJI. chap. 103,
received from the Treasury - • 8,600 - -
75,7# 7 4f
Instalments in re-payment of Loarus advanced for building Glebe Houses,
as per Particulars detailed on, engrossed Account -' - - ' _ 2,676 6 10
Instalments in re-payment of LoaDS advanced fer building Churche~, Do _ 1,146 - -
tal Charge -
THE RGE:
Churches Glebe Hou_ Glebe,

DIOCESE. PARI SH. finisbed. fiaiabed. purclwed.
£. ,. d. £. •• d. £. ,. d.
Armagh - - Tullagballen 600 -:. - 0--
Rathdnllnmi 500--
}o'ermoofeck. 8 0--
Jonesborough 0--
Carlingford ' - ". 00--
Dublin St. George's ,500 - - -

Dunlavin - 1,000 - -
Cuhel BalliDgarry - 800 - -

Tuam and Ardagh Castlebar !l00 - -
Edgewortb&town - 45 0 - -
l\Ioylogh
Meath Kilshlne 600--

Castleoste 800--
Churchtnwn
:I : 00--
50 - -
Kentst.own - 72 5 - -
Skyme- - 1,000 - -
Rathmolion - 100 - -
Old Castltt - 800--
Kilhride 800--
Kille~h 500 - -
- I,
00--
ooo-~
45
/\ghabollogue !lOO - -
Clolldullanc - ~oo -~
Drumsn:ltt 5 00 --
K k (continued.)
'130 I 70111lTII 'REPORT 01' THE CO)UUISI-GNE1t'8 Fon
(56.)-FIBST FauITI--.continwd.
Churcb~ Glebe HouRI GIebel

DIOCESE. l»A.RISB.
iDiIbed. filli.bed. pllfCbud.
.. ... - 600 - •• ~. 4. t. t. d. £. .. tL
.cor.k and Jtoea .. ., Cuiiaway _
Desertmore • .. - -
- --
.. - - 500 - - : 6eo - -
- ..- -.. .... .... .... 500-- -

Agbadown
Tracton' -- ~oo -
MarmullaDe - - -
Cloofert and KnlMe.toap .. Gort .. .. - .. I,foo - ...... -
Dbniery · .. .. . .. .. 800-- - -
KiltonMr
· . .. .. .. . .. - 0
45 - -
Dromol'e - . -. .... Dtomerap .. . .... 500-- - -
Down and Conaor Balliatoy (addiriooal)
ClU'DIlDOMy ..
Ardkeea •
..
.. ·.. .. .- .... .. 800 ..- -..
..
tGo--
- -
-
45 0 --
£Jphin .. . - - Tarmonbany ... - 800-- - --

.. ·· 7'00 -
Dromclif • '00- -
Ahamplish · -- - -
ifeme _ uigblio .. . Kilntmanagh · .. 600-- - --
Barragh ..
-- .. -.. 6eo600-- -
Xilleban -- - -
Myshall (additiooal)
Castle Ellia •
- !lOO - -
.. .. .. 600-- -
-
-
--
. Agbold - . .. .. ....
Archdeaconry of Fel1l8 - - ..
1"'50 - -
100 - - -
. Rouciroit .. .. .. .. .. .. 775 - - -
KiIlaloe and Kilfeoera .. Eglilh ..
N~h
·.. .... .. 1,300 - -
.. 60e --i -- --
, O'Gonnilloe ..
Tomgraoey .
.. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. -.. 5 1S - - --
BeUNe& .. . .. ... ... ... 1,600 - -
800 - - -
.. ..
---
KiltMapwt .. 5t~ - -
BallYlllac:key .. .. .. .. . 800--
Killala -.I Athonry .. .. Cl'OIIlDoliDa .. .. .. . .. 9~5
--
.. .. --
.. - ..- --
Kilmovee .. --
-
800--
KillllflCteige ... 800-- -
-
. .. -
.. -- ..
Limerick, Ardf'ert, Ire. Killeeny (additioual) !l00 '- -
8allitrigue • !f)e. ..- .. 350 -
Knoc:kaoe ..
Tra1ee ..
no ..
.. ..
.. 100 - -
. .. !l00 ..- -.. 800'--
- -
-
--
Oseory .. - . . Mothe! · .. ..
.. .. ~oo--
.. -
--
Ratbdowney
Sierkyraa ..
·
-.. ... ..- . 1,300 - -
DtmItiu . .... .. .. - ..538--
. !l00 - -
-
-
. - .. . - --
Rapboe KiIlYgtU'VlLn'(lldditional) ..
Ragmllnteedony · .. .. ~oo--
. - 750--
- -
£. "17.550-- !l7,~!l3 - - 3,600 - -
L •• tL
Total paid for Churches fiailbed ~7,550 --
Glebe Houees ])e 117,~!l3 - -
'. - • Glebe"parebued .. 3,600 - -
Carried forward • .. • t. 58.373 - -
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A U D I TIN G PUB LIe Ace 0 U N 1's J N I R E· tAN p.
(56.)-FuUT FJl'I1ITS-~Rwd.
=
£. ,. d.
5'8,313 - -
Paid "Law Expenses .. ~~l 1.8 5

• Salaries and Allowances • 61~ 15 _.-
• .~. Keene for Printing and Stalion.ry, one year to 16th Feb. 1814- 79 13 8
- • J. D'Olier disbursed for Postage atd other incidental Expenses 39 8 8
- - Fees on an Ad of Council for unitiQg Parishes at Dunlavin - 17 1 :1
• • DO. at the Treasury, on Auditor General's Certi'cate·· 25 6
• - {or a Power of Attorney u.t the Balik of Ir~land • 4 4
- • - Statutes oflmperial Parliament, Sel8ion'1 814 5 19 4-
- • • Purchase of 37,5351. 6,. Goveroment 3 i per cept. Stork 30,000 - -
- • Gibhons and Williams for Interest. on 4,0001. Stock purchased 4th .Nov. 1813,
aad which was emitted by mistake.in the Broker's Ticket - . -. ~1 18 4
89,375 4 6
Fees at the _Tr.easury on isauing the Patliamentary G~ts:
'Paiel Ordioary Grant A-I, '1
• • Extra • De. . - 1~
.•.• on 19 Special Issue, from the Treasury under Statutes 48th
aJld ,f-gth Geo.lIf. • • • • • - - 10 t 8
11 5 10
Total Discbarg~ • - 8g,SSfi 10 4

'Belanc. in t&VQllf of the Public
-'-,--
The -.bove BaJance lIrougbt do"" • 14-~545 1-
. To which lDust be added amount of O.,.rpayments to J. and. W. l{,emmis, by Errors

in castiag tbeir Bills {or Law Expenses, ud iDally tlisalJ,owed by WI - :1 -i
The true Balanco in {..vour oNhe Public then is • • £. 14-2 ,545 4- - f
With the uceptiop of a sQlall E;rror of three lhilliDgs and one halfpenny, which we have added
.to the Accountant's Balance, this Acc.unt is accurately stated and properly Y9uchetl.
Subjoined are Statements of the Gross Amount of Loans for building Churches, together with
the Repaymeots dedllcted UDder the 48th Geo. III. chap. 65. and 49th -Geo. lll. cbp. 105-
At'; « or the Gros~ Amount of Loans for building Glebe Houses. together with the Repayments
deducted UDder the 43&1 Geo. HI. chap. 106;" and a sueral Statement ot Engagements, and of the
. Credits applicable to the Discharge of the same, IS t~ey appear$l on the 5th Jaauar1 lhS.
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132 FOURTH REPORT OF THE COKIlrIIUIONERS FOR
(56.)-FIRST FaulTs-colllmlied.
STATE of the above BALANCE.
CHURCHES GLEBE HOUSES T~TAL
DIOCESE. PARISH. , "..

\ ""\
paid 10 ncll
Balldiog. Nothegu. BllildiDg. Not b~CUD.
DIOCESE.
t. £. d.
I. d. £. •• d. I. £. tI. I.. tI.
- - Clonfecle .. - ·(Soo · -- - - - -
I.
-_.
I.
· · · .. - ·
Armagh
FOJ[hard
Collon - . . --
· 600 --
· - ·- -·
Derryaoose
Kilmore
·-- ··
....500
·
1,000 ·
--
--
· · - · ·- -
1,500 --
·
·
-
- ---
Termollmagairk · - ·
Kilduna
· -
-- ·- ·.. - -· · ·- ·· S73· - -·
.. .. · · .. 1,1~5
187 - -
-
DunlUl~OO
.. · .. · · 375 - - -
Tullog allen - . - .. -
t. 8,too - - - - · -- ~,073 181 - - 10,..60 - -
. . St. Michael'... · ',000,- - - · - .. - -

Dublin
Arklow ..
Clonmethan - ..
· - 500 800 - - ·
.....".- - -
- ·- .· 331-10 -- ---
KillisJr.ey - · 1,600 -- ·
600-- - ·
· - · ·- ..- ---
Balbrig!C811 • -
- - ·- --
.. 600-- - · · .-· -
BllllintempJe .. 600-- · - · -·
Howtb -
Swords· · 833 - - - -
- ·.. 666-- - - SO'1-10 -.. -
-
Balrothery -
- - -
. ·... ..- - 56'1 -
· · ---
DerralOllsery .. 10 -
Athy.. - ..
- -· .. ·- - . ·- 150 150 - -
Kilgobbin ·
Narragbll\Ore-
-
- · · - - - - 3 18 -15-- -
£. 3,199 - - - .. . t,oilt 5 - .. -- 10,'l80 5 -
... · · -.. ..- -· -· ·-

Cashel - - Mogorbaa
Moyae- -
- -..
700 -
6oo-~
-
·- • - -
· ---
·- -. ..- · ..- ·-·
Ardmagh
..- -
600 - -
Fennonoo 600-- -
-
~~y . -- - - - 75 0 - -
- .. - · 46'1 10 - -
-
t. 3,'150 -- - - - 46 '1 10 - .. .. .. 3,7U '10 -
T uam and Ardagh Kilcummin .. - 60., - - - - -- ·

-·.. -..
.. -
- · ·-
- ·- - ·..
---
Ma,o 600--
Ummaoo Goo-- ·
· · ·.. . · ·
Cashel •
Rathaspeck·· ·· 600--
600-- · · · · 587· 10 · -
- Kilglasa .. .. 368 - - · ·· ·· ~- -
Teiliplemichael · 80+9 0 - - · 100 - - ·· .. · -
·. · · · · · - -· ---
Ballinuill
Dunmore
Burrishool .. -· ·· -· ·- ·- ·- -- 675
Agbaval
Kilkerrin
-· ·- ·- -..- ·.. 570 - -
-- ·- -.. 515 --
577 10 --
--
-- ·- -- · ·.. ·- -- ·· 546 - - --
ADoadown ~~5--
Kilrooau
£. 6,858 - : - 100-- 3,756 - -
-
. .-- 10,7 14 - -
:
. . - -· ..- -- .. 600-- - - ..
-- - 600--· - - - -.. 187- 10 -· ---
tath KiUonghy 600--
BODowen
Ratbbeggan
Drumcree
KilIuclUl
-.. -- 1,000
850- - - · - .. · ·· --
--- · · ·- - ·- - -
Kilbride
Navan - ·
- -
-
-- -
366 - - ·
~,60. · -
· - ·.. -- -- --
DunshaughliD
B' MaglllSSoD
- 166 - - ·
- - - · .. - - --- · 150 - . - -
Carried forward • t. 5,58.) - - 1,'100 --I 337 10 - -. - 35,166 15 -
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A V D IT] X c: PUr. l.,r C A (' (' 0 l: X T S T~, I r. r: r. ,\ X n. J;U
(')6.)-FIR'IT FnuITS-contillued.
,.' -, - -_ ... -. -. ... , . ., ,
CHURCHES GLI::BE 1I0VSES
TOTAL
,. ./'- ,
I? ~ ~_~~~!~" PARISH. paid to nch
J
... I
Building. Not belull. 'Building. Nut b~guO'. DIOCESE.
,
£. ,.
tI. £. d. ,. £. I. d. £. ,. «. £. I. tI.
- Brouibt forward - 5,s8i - - 1,200 - - 337 10 - - - - 3S,I66 15 -
1\: e.lth -colltinlltd. Stonehllll ·- -- ·· - ·- ·- --- -- 375 -- -
--
-· -- -- ·-- ·· ·-
I Galtrim 525 - -
Stackallen · 4 87 10 -
Ardllllfl:her
Knorkmll.lk - -- - -- -- -- ·- -· 862 10 -
506 5 - -
C. 1'. !>elvin -
- -· ·-- ·- -- ·- ·· - 5+0 - -
l\1oyg\are
Athbuy -
Rathcondra
·- · - - - - -- -.- 59'1 10 -
'16'1 10 -
-
-_.
· · - - ·- ·
337 10 -
Tryvltt - · - 475 -- -
-----
£. 5.5 82 - - 1,'200 - -
0
5.301 5- · - - 12,083 5 -
- . -- ·- ·· ·- -- -- 58;-· 10 --- -
Kildare DallyS&'C , 600 - -
Feighcullen
Lacka~h -- ·- - · -
600 - --
600--
--
Oeashlll 500 -..:... 0
- · · · - -
t. 500 - - 1,800 - - 5 87 10 -:- - · · 2,887 10 -
Cloyne -, ., KilIe:lgb - · -- · - - - - - -
375
Knol'kmoarne · · - · - - ·
300-- -
· -- · · - -- -- · aiS'25 -- -- ,
Clonfert - 1,1
-,
~
Cantul'k · · ·- - - · ·- 1,012 10 - ....

Castltmartyr -
Ahada -
· ·
- -- ·· ·-, ·· -· ·- -- 1,1'J5.--:-
75 0 - ....... --
Innisc81'f&
Faragby
.:
- - · - · - · ,· .675'- ..:.. .... :- -
£. - 675
- .-
.
· ·· - 60Q-- - -.
.. 5,062 10 -
7'"" -
.----
,
- · · · - 5,737 10
-
Clugher Clogher
· -1,1'25· - -
- - "
Cloue8 •
· · · · · , --.,...-
-
£. 600- - - · · . -- - · - I,ns 1,;'25 - -
=
. ·- .. - .. · · · -
· ·- 375
Cork and Boils Inchigeolah · 83 - - .;
·
-· -·· ·-- -·- - -
Tull.tgh- 206 5 -
Templemartin 0
· ·- ·· 262 -- -
·- - · 750 - -- --
Templebrady - 10
Kihnocomogue - - · - "
£. 83 - - - - - 15 - · · ·1,~93 1,676 15
-
C'onfert 11Ild Kil.}
·· - · - - - --
maduagh-
:
• Legerrick
Eyrecourt
Kiltormer
·
·
· -· - - - -
tioo - - :
600 - -
600 - -
--- -- ·- ·- ·- ·- -
Killinane
Ar<\rdhlUl
·
·... · ·- -- · --
-· · 475
·
-- ---
600 - -
Clonft:rt
.
· · - · 500 -- - 1----
.
£. I,SCO - - - · · - 1,575 - - · · · 3,375 -
Derry - . - J..eekpatrick
Balteagh - ·- 400--
600,.... -: - - - - - · --
- . · .' ·- ·- - 337· 10 -·
·- -- ·- -·. ·-- -··
Cloamenny -
Drumachose
· - - ,
- · lSi 10 -
-- . ,
Baoagher · · !l75 -- -
, £. 1,000 --= · · · goo - - · - -, 1,900 -
- KiSe~oeI'oney- -- ·· 1,000
-
Dromore , ..
AOI1acloan -
366 _ ....... -
---
·
-· --- -- 150-· - -·· --
: - -· - · - - -
. £. 1,36 6 - - - · · - - 15 0 -- · - · 1,5 t6 -
;
LI
Carried forward - - £. 66,067 15
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1/ 0 u n T It REP 0 It T. OF T I{ E C 0 H II [ S S [ 0 '!If E B. S FOR
(S6.)-FIIUiT Fau IT&-Cotltinued•

.
CHURCHFS GLEBE HOUSES TOTAL
DIOC ESE. PARISH. " , ..... , peid to ~ach
Bllildw,. Nqt hfo,Dll. Bllilding. Not begun. DIOCEl:iE.
£. d. £. d. t. d. £.
I. d. I. I. I. £. I. d.
Brought forward - - - - - - - .. - - - - - 66,067 15 -
- ..
Down and ConDor Belfast -
COD nor -
--
-·-
3,000 - -
600-- -
--
--
-- --- ..- --- --- --
-
--
Billy - 1,100 - -
Carne Castle -- !l50 - - - ... - - --
Kilkeel - -
,
-- J,440 - -
-- --- -- --- 1,1'25 - -
--- --- --- ---
Killyleagb 1,01 '1 10 -
AhoglJil -
HatillDulldn -- -- -- - -- 5'1'1587 - --
-
. Dunaghy
N. T. Ureda -
- - - --- -- -- --- -- 41'1
10 -
10 -
-
-
Ballyphilip - - - 618 15 - -
"
£. 6.49 0 - - - - -- 3,g81 5- - - - 10,471 s-
Elpluo .. - Kilntmanllgh -
Castleblakenl!Y
-
-
5 00 --
--- -- -- -.. -- -- -
-
---
4°0 --
- --- .... --- ---
Tibohin - - - 600 - - ..
-- ---
St. John's, Sligo - 1,5 00 --
St. Pet~r's, Athlone 300 - -
Ab!l8f'ra - --
---
333-- - .
-- 487-10 --
- --- -
Bumlin -
Ath!eague -
Killucan - . -- --
--
-
~ -- -- 4'18060 - - --
333
to -
£.
- - - - 1,'1'18 - -- - - - 5,194 - -
30966 - -
Ferns aad Lei~lin Kilnal~e

Itathnlacnee -
- -· -600 "600 - - -
- - -- -- -. -- -- --
~
i
Tt'mpJescobin - 600 - - - - - .... .. - -
-- BtiUyoure
Aghol!l-
- - fico - - -
- -- .. 116-- -.. -- -- -- - 5 87-10 -- -- - - - - -
fiuncermal'k -
Kiltegd.n - - - - - - - - 185 - - -
£. '1,516 -- - - - 77-J. 10 - r- - 3,'188.10 - Oo
-
- . -600- .. - --
:
Kilmore - .. Ma.nOf Hamilton - . .. - -
Urney -.
-
Kildrutnfuton
-, ·
- 00
-
'1,500- -
5~O--
- -
- - - .1,01 '1-10 -- -
-.
Carrigalien .. - 1,5 -- - -- -- . - . --
Annagh -
Knockbride .-
- -
- . .. 333
.. -
-- -- -- -- 41'1 -
Outragh
KlIlargy
- -
.. - . . - - .. - 45 -
. - - .. .... .- .
- 10 -
56'1 10 - -- 0 --
Innismagrath -
. Kilsberdeny -.. - - -
10 - - 56~
i
Mullogb -
- - - - - -
- 78 7 10 -
843 15 -
-
-
.,
I
! Lurgan - .. - . - - - - .. 1,1'15 - - po
-
l
I
:
£. :4,88;$ -
I
-
-
~
-
tsco - - ,.5,756 . 5 ~ I - - - 11,'239 5 - .
K illaloe and til-)

.fenora .. ! -J Kiltorllght - - 600 - _
- ". ., - - - -
: JUrr
Tulia -
- - - ..,000 __ --. -
- --
. .. - .. .- -
- -- .-- - -
..- -
,.
. iOo-~ ...i..
-
' '!
. 600-- -
I
Ettagh ..
-- - 500 - ......:. - .. - .. - ..
.. - - --
, . Kilrush - ~
1<inetLy -
Templebarry ..
333 -......:. - - -
- - 13'1-:.- ......:.- -- .-.. .- - 4 -10 -- - "
-- -- .... -- -- .... -.. .. 43611710--- ---

-
Cionlea. - 1 '1
Kilfarbny
C)ollrullil
- - .. -- -.. ..- ...- • 337580 -
~
Xildvsert
Terry!!lass - '- ..
-
Lorl'ha ..
.
- -,- -- -- ..- .. .. -. 41'1 --
9 00 - -
-
-
--
;,
C'astletownarra.
KilnallUlagb ... -- -. -- -.. - - -- 495 -
.. - .. 10 -
-- -
Bal1yuaclougb
- ' - - , - r----- .
3i5 - ~-
£. 6,865 - - , - - 4,128 10 -1- - - 10,993 ~ 10 -
Carried forward - - £. 10;,'2" 5

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CHURCHES GLEBE HOUSES TOTAL

. DIOCESB. PARISH• .. ~~----~--~, ,r------~-'~----~, paid to each
BUilding: Not 1it'IlU1l. Building. Not bepn. DIOCESE.
£. d. £. d. £. d. £. ,.~.
•• d. £. I.
. I.
"...- ..
I.
• lQ7,~S+ 5-
Killala 8: Achonry Crosnlolina - 1,000 - - - ..
Ardagh - - 500 - - -
l~lI.sky - - 575 - -
Killorlln - 125 - -
AeboDry. - 1,125 - -
I.. 1.500 - - - l,ill5 - - - - -
'.Limerick, Ardfert} T 1
a.nd AghadQe. emp moe,· .- 600-- -
Tullybrackey - - 600-- - 562 10 -
C:lhirvallt'y - - 600-- -
Kilfergus - - 600-- -
Kylgarvan - • 6()o - - -
Duugh· - - 600.- - •
Nant.enan - - 800 --- - -
Kilrnore or Valentia 200-- - 5'25 - -
Kenmare
Shauligold~n -
- -
-
+00--
3'20 - -
-
-
." -
Tarbert - - - 286 - - -
Lisselull -. - u6 - - -
Cahir - - - 360 --- - -
Listo\\'el - .. , - 53'2 - - -
Dingle - .. - 500 - -
Glin . - - - 500 - -
Killedv - - - 56'2 10 -
Castle1$lallll - - 600--
£. '6,,1+ -- --- 1,000 - --- "','250 - - -

• t
Ossory - T~Qffin - - 500 - - -

Listerlin
. FiddOwn
Burnchurcb -
-
St. John's, Kilkenny
-
-
-
-
5 00 --- - -
600--
.. - 1,1'.15 - -
1,1%5 - -
-- -
Skierke -' - - 'I()B 15 -
.£. .,000 - - 600 - - "',..IB 15 - - - - ...,oIB 15 ~
Rapboe - KihOlli!rellan- B+3 15 -

Coowall - 1,1~5 --
Killymanl .. 45 0 --
~--------I~-----------~-------------I'----------'
£. - '04 18 IS - • - -
Waterford apd
.LiIlDOTe -
}=re- :
MaclIllop -
Derragratb -
'0500 -- -
600 - - - - ..
600--
600 - ' -
. . .-
T,abI;id - - :666--
I------------------I~--------~----------
- ....--I·-----------I
+,966 - -
rSI,9fG 15 --
.Cub BaI.Q~ of die· lIGaN'. Gaeral Fuod Account, 00 the 5th Juuary IBIS 7,733 14 ,
PiUo - ~ ef Ut. Special Fed Acrouat, en the 5th JaDD8I')' 181~ - .. - - !l,S6.., 11 5
.J.. the llands of J. & 'V,. KemJ1liB, as abuve disallowed, ~d to ~e r~ful1lict:l by. ~m •• - --- 3-1
The true Balance as above- - - L 14!l,s4S 4o-f
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F 0 U nTH It E P 6 nT 0 r, TIlE' COlI 1\1 I S ~ ION E it S F 0 it
__ 2&
{56.)-FIR8T FRUITlt-COntinuetl•
. A S TAT E MEN T of the Gross Amount of Loans granted for building Churches (under
48th Geo. Ill, chap. 65, and 49th Gt'O. HI. chap. 105.) with the Gross Amount of Repayments
up to the 5th January 1815. deducted.
l,. I. d.
Amount of Loans for building Churches • 9 6,309 - -
Amount of Repayments on • D" 13.065 6 8
Balance •
STA.TB of this BALAWCB:

Ant-ars.
ARIIAGH: I.. I, d. I.. I. d. I.. I. 4.
Feb. 10· 1810 • • - Loughgilly Loan • 1,5°0 - -
Repaid 360 - -
Feb. 4 - 1811 • • - Collon· • - - • • Loan

Repaid
• 1,700
!lo", -
---
Third Instalment due o. - - IM--
.June!l9 - 1811 Ballyurore - .. - .. o. Loan ..

Repaid
1.5°0 - -
9.7° --
16 July • 181~ • • • Dungannon Loan ...
Repaid
70O
49.
--
-- 65 8 - -
AUgDlt7 • - • • .. DerryDOOIe Loan - • • 1.000 - -
Repaid 60--
--=---- 940 --
March .... 1813 '!' Dunany Loan • 700 --
700- -
Pint IDstalment due· .. - - - 4'1--
DUBLIN:
April '5 • 1809 • • - St. George's lit Loan • 5.000 - -
Repaid 1,500 - -
3,500 --
Dec. !14 - 1811 .- .. .. .. • Ditto . !1d Loan
Repaid
•
0 •
3.500
420
--
-- 3,080 - -
May IS - 1809 - • .. Arklow ..... lit Loan .. .. .. 500 - -
, / Repaid go --
4th and 5th Instalments due · - . 60--
April IS· I1h3 .. -. Arklow • .. .. -' !1d Loan 300--
300
· .
--
First Instalment due - .. . 18--
1\1ay 15 • 1809 • .. - Cutleknoek .. .. - - Loan 1,000 .:.- -
Repaid 9.40 - -
Fifth Instalment due - .. . - ..... 60--

Dec. 1!1 - 1809 • • • Kildraught .. .. .. 1St Loan - 500 - -
Repaid 1~0 - -
r---'-- 380 - -
Jan. '11 - 181~ • • • • - Ditto • .. .. !1d J.oao .. 1,000 --
Uepaid 60--
940 --
Second lostalDlent due - - · .. - 60- -
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A I N P L A . CO N I 11 I. TD 7
":
- -
(5 . - ST UIT con utd.
rrears,
D Ll COli td. I. -t. I. • I d.
C. I CI metban - - - - Loan - - - 1 500 - -

. Raid .So -
Interest from lit July 1811 to 6 6 1 -J I S6 6 -
t D 18 -, -
46 4
2d, 3d, aDd 4th Instalment!! due - _ I- go - -
May G - 1811 - - - Killalaghan ----LoaD--

It aid
-I 768 - -
3
67 6
Th' d In taI~e t due
I_ 46 J 7
Aug. 3 - 1 Sl'1 - - - Stillorgan - - - - - lAan - - - I 800 - -
80
-
Fil'st Instalment due - - - - - I- 48 - -
Aug. 3 - 1 g I !l - - - St. Ichae I an - - - 11,5 -
Repaid - go - -
•.p -
March 18 1 3 r - - Swords- Loan - - - 12,500 - -
Raid
t '2,35 0 - -I
C BBL.
ril Me ffe I n 3
Repaid
- - 11_5_+_-..1
NOT. 1+ - 1811 - - - Rel,ckmurrey- Loan -
Re aid
- -_ I 700
8+ -:- -
- -
~ - D' - - Thurles - - - - Loan - - - 12,000 - -

Raid 2
1,7 60 --I
TUAX an ARDAGH.
V. 1 - 1 Mo gh I n '2
R~paid - - 'I 48 - -
15'2 _,_I
Feb.3 - 1810 - - - Ardagb Loan - - -_ I goo - -
Re a~d ~16 - -
68
reh , 1 1 Co
____ Loan ___ I
It aid 76
Interest on diuo - + u -11
55 '2
Third Instalment doe
- I 38 8-
March !l3. 1811 - - - Kl glall! ,08 68

Repaid 66 gl-1-
113
April i4 • 1811 • - - Edgeworthstown - - - Loan
ep
300 --I
54
-~I -4 - -
14a 8· 81!l • mpl icb oa go -
~pal
4 18 I
MEATH:
June 91 - Clonar • - • - Loan - 00

1809 - - -
Repaid 120 --I 0--
Aug - 1809 - - - Skyrne - - Loan 500 --I

ep 20
3
Mm (contimltd)
•
0'1
FOURTH REPORT OF TilE COM1HSSJOXER!iI FOR
(56.) -FIRST FaulTs-continued.
Anura.
1bATH-1:0ntillueti. l. tI. £. d.
I. L I. tI. I.
:KOT. 15 - 190 9 - - Leney - - - - - ..

,- Loan
Repaid'
- -- -- 350 - -
63 - -
'187 --
Fourth Instalment due-- - - - .. - -. .. 21 --
Det'.12 - 1809 - - - St. Mary's Drogheda - 1.0:10 .. - -
Repaid - - 90--
500--
.po--
Fourl.h Instalment due - - - - - - - - - - SO--
July 29 - 1811 - - - Drumcree - - - - - Ht'paid- -- -.. J.ll:ln 85 0 - -
IO-a - -
7+ 8 --
Aug. 21 - 1811 Loan - - -
- - - Ballyloughloe - - -. llepllid +00--
-- +8 - -
35 11 - -
Aug. 30 - 1811 - - - Killucan - - - - .. Loan
llepaid
- -
- --
1,000 - -
120 - -
880 - -
March 20 1812 --- Kilbride - - - - .. Loan

Repaid
- -.. -.. 1,000 - -
lol0 - -
880 - -
June'll .. 18 1 3 - - - Navan - - - - - .. Loan - - .. 1,100 - -

1,100 - -
First Instalment due .. .. .. - .. - . .. .. - 66 - -
KILD.~nF.:
- -
july 30 - 1810 - .. .. Ll'a - .. --- Loan
.. - .. - - 350 - -
llc:paid .. - 63--
'187 - -
Fourth Instalment due .. . - - - .. . - - - - '11 - -
:ftIarcb 113 1811 .. . .. Donatlt·a . .. - .. - Loan - - - - 5 00 -

ll"p.&id .. - 60 - -
+1- -- 0
Third Instalment due - .. - . .. .. - - . - 30--
CLOYN£:
-
:May 3 - 1809 . .. . Frrmoy .. .. . .. - Loan --- 3,000 - -
Repaid .. .. 5+0 - -
'1 ....60 --
Fourth and Fifth Instalments clae - .. .. - 3 60 "':" -
June.. - 1810 - - - Clonmel - .. - .. - .. Loan

Repaid
- -.. ..- 11,000 - -
3 60 - -
-- 1,6+0 - -
- - - K;llcagh - - - - -
- --
June 11 - 1810 First Loan 25 0 - -
Repaid 60- -
Igo - -
Dec. \I 1811 --- Ditto -- - - -- Second Loan ~ U5--
llcpaid -- IS - -
110 - -
April '10 - 18111 - - .. Abada - ----- Loan .. -- 1,000 - -
1,000 - -
- - - - - -
First and Second Instalments due .. 120 - -
June II • 1813 - - - KnocklDourne - - .. - Loan .. .. - - 3

300 - -
00 - -
First Instalment due .. - .. - .. - - - . . .. 18--
CLOGR!B. :
June 11 - 1810 . . .. Muckno - .. - - - Loan

Repaid
- -- -- 1,000 - -
180 - -
~- 820 - -
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Arrears.
CLOGHER-COlitillued. £. I. d. £. I. d. £ I. d.
May 16 - IBu - - - Agbavta - - - - - ll.paid
Loan - - -
-- 3 00 - -
5+- -
246 - -
June '15 - 191'2 - Loan - - -
- - Killeevan - - - - - Uepaid 300 - -
-- 36 - -
----- '16+ - -
CORK and Ross:
June 11 - 181,) -- - Timoleague ---- Loan
Repaid
- -- -- 500 - -
90 - -
4 10 - -
---
FourthIn~bneDtdue - . - - -
. - - 30 - -
Jane 11 - 1810 - - - Kilmeen -- --- - -- --

Loall
Repaid
460 - -
110 8 -
3+9 1'1 -
Dec. 5 - 1810 Loan - - - 400 - -
- - - Creagh - - - - - - Repaid - - 2+ - -
- - - 376 - -
Second and Third Instalments due - - - - - - +8 - -
Dec. 5 - 1810 - - - Murragb - - - - - Loan - - - 559 9 - - 0 --

Repaid - - 45 1 - -
Dec:. 5 - 1810 --- Dunderrc.w ---- Loan
Repaid
- -- -- 500 - -
-
90 - -
+10 - -
May 18 - 181'1 - -- Ahaduwn Loan - - -

- - - - Repaid 5 00 - -
-- 60--
HO - _ .
August 3- 181'1 - . - Brinny - - - - - - Loan -- -

ltepaid · -
300 --
18 - -
'1-8~
--
CLOWFERT:
June 11 - 1810 --- Creagh -- - - 1St Loan - -- -- 47" - -
He paid
00 - -
3'28 - ••
Dec. '1 - 1811 - - - Ditto ----- 'ld Loan . -

Kepaid - : I
.00 -- +8--
35 1 - -
KILMAtDUAGII :
llarch 13, 181 3 --- Gort ------ Loan

Repaid
- - -- 1,48+--
·
00 - --
1,3 16 - -
...
DEaRY:
Feb. 8 - 18 13 --- Lc:ckpatrit-k - - - - Loan
Repaid
- -- -- 600 - -
36 - -
-- 564 - -
D.,WN:
- --- -- --
Jan. '18 181'1 K:Uyleagb - - - - - J.oan
Hepaid
- '1,000 - -
24 0 - -
1,7 60 - -
I
DOWN and CO!nroR: I
- ---- - - -- --
I
Feb. '19 181'1 --- Ardgl881 Loan
Repaid
4oo --j
48 - - I
35' - -
April 13 - IBu - - - Carne Castle - - - - LC)an
Repaid
- -- ·- 350 - -
4'--
30S - -
1\1ay IS - 1812 - - - Glcnan'y . . . . . J.oan . · · 250 - -
Repaid · · 30 - -
210 - -
( continutd)
-
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(S6.)-FJRST FauITs-contilllltd.
Arrears.
DOWN and COK~oR-ccmtinlltd. I.. ,. d. £. , d £. d.
.
I.
May 25 - ISl'1
·-· Ramoan - .. . -- Loan
Repai'd
- ·- -- 4 00 --
~+ ---
37 6 - -
~nd Instalment due - -- - - - -
- . - .. '1",--
ELPIlIN:
- - Dnuncliff - . - .. -
- -- ·· ----
.April 'l'1 ISo!) .. 800 - - Loan ·
S4 0 - - Repaid
5 60 --
S~lJt. 7 - ISll .. - - Ahan.pliih - - - Loan - - - 700 - -
..
Repaid · - 8+--
---- 616 --
Dec. ~ -- ISlt .. .. · St. John's, Sligo .. - - Loan .. - - 1,500 - -',
Rt:pnid -
· - 90--...,...
- - 1,+10 - -
, 2nd Instalment due - - - - - - - - - - - go--
JaD.6 - - 181'1 - - - Cast1eblakenl'Y - .. - Loan - - · ~oo--
Jtepaid · · -, ~4--
176 - -
FEB-NS and LZIGHLIN:
F.b.2'l - 180g - - - Rllss - - -: - . ' 1st Loao

Repaid
- -- -.. 1,9°0 - -
45 6 - -
It4H - -
5th Instal~eDt due .. . .. · -- - - - - - 114 - -
.. . - .. . - Ind Loan .. .
- - -
- -.. 6 0 - - +40 --
)fay 16 1811 Ross 500 --.-:.
Repaid
.
3d Instalment due .. .. - - .. - .. - - - ~
30 --
March ~4. 1810 - - .. Kiltergan - .. -. - · Loan - - .. 3'10--

Repaid - - 70 16 -
4- ~43
June 11 . 1810 · - .. Kellystown - ,-- Lou ..

-, - -- '14 - --
100 -
Repai~
"
76 - -
June - 1810 - - - Wells - - ! - - Loan .. . .. ·
-' '100 - - ,
Repaid .. -
11
48 - -
j , 15~ --
Loan - · -
I
JUlie ~1 .. 1810 - - .. Edei1Mioe - .. _i .. · Rl'pBid
; .. - 600 - -
144 - -
,
, i· . 456 - -
July 31 - 1810 · . · Grange Sylva -' - .. Loan.. - -.. .. .. '100 - -;-
Repaid 1~ - -
188 - -
'lnd and 3dllnltalments due
I
- . - . "
-- . - -
' ,
'14 - -
: ..
KfLMOR*:
March 1'1, 1810 .. . Urney . -- - · oJ - ·- -- '1.500
Loan --
-
; 600--
Rrpaid
I,goo - -
March ~4, lil0 -- .. Kildrumrerton - - - I.oan · - - 55 0 ....,.. -
Repaid · - 13'1 - -
+18 - -
April '18 . 181'1 .. . .. Carrigalfen - . - · ' Loan .. ...• .,5 -
;. 00 -
Repaid - 180 - -
,. 1,3'lo - -
May 8 -. 1813 · - · IJelt,urllet .. . . - - 1.o3n. · - · 400-.~ .
Repaid - - '11- - -
376 - -
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AUDITIW .~ S'D.
aT FRtJl!'s-('l>n
Arrc'l".
KILL.U,<>E: £. s. J. t. $. d. £. •. d.
April ~~ • 1809 - - • Castm:onneU • ... .. .. Lean • '250 - -
Repaid 75 - -
li5 - -
April~ • Kilmore Loan •
Repaid
April ~ - Nenagh Loan •

Repaid
1,066 - -
.tb aDd 5th Instalments due 15 6 _ _
SepL ~6 • 1809 - - - Burrisakane - • • - Loan • • - 500 - -

Repa;d 120 - -
3 80 - -
~ov. IS .. Kilseill - l~t Loan -
Repaid
5'23 u -
3d eots due
Dec. 7 - Kilseily Loan.
--
llOO - -
1St and lind Inltalments due ~ ...
Feb. 3 - - 1810 - - .. Kilmurrey - - • •. - Loan • 600--
Repaid 108 - -
49 1 - -
. 4th . ---.
Mu.:h t • Roacrea Loan.~.
Repaid
1l,350 - -
~d a Dts due·
Feb. 10 - 1813 - - - Roscrea • lind Loan 1,<'00 - -
1.000 - -
nt Instalment doe - • • • 60:-- -
Angus'10 18u Birr - - - • - - - Loan - ....000 - -

Repaid
, 3,5~O --
Sept. 10 Tuna - Loan
Repaid
65 8 - -
April III .3 - Kilrush .- - - - • Loan - 1,50 0 - -
Repaid 90 --
1.4 10 --
..JUDe Ii - 18l'3 - • - Ettagb Loan 600 - -
600 - -
lit Inltalment due - - - 36 - -
- 180g 1,000 - -
1Z0 - -
nstalmentdue - - - 60--
April 10 - 1810 - - - EalJysakeery - Lo3n • l.o~5 --
Repaid 1~3 --
1--. 90~ --
3d aod 4th Instalments due - . - U3--
- 1809 .• • 350 - -
63 - -
nstalment doe - - . 111 - -

Nil
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FOURTH REPORT OF THE eO)lMlbSIONERS FOR
---- -- - --
-- _-
.- --
-- -
(SG.)-Fuu T FllUI1'S-cantinueti.
=
~---------
I Arr rs.
LIMERICl( &c --continu(d £ s. d. I t. s. d. £. s. d.
May 7 - - IS10 - - - Killarney - - - - - 1St Loan 50 0 - -,
Re 'u o -
,po--
I
4t In lIle du - - - 30 -
I . ~ 11 - ill ney - - ~d an-
Repaid
0 - 1
- I
1:":-:.: S8 ..
'2d Instalment due - - -I - - - 1~ --
Feb. ~3d - 1811 - - - ·Kilmurrey - - - - • Loan - 5 80 --I
Rl' id 4- -
I 475 a -
1'1 '. 81 d 1.0
Repaid
1
1'20 -
0
-
-- I
~ ~
- 80
.1 1 - - 81 il . dy - - Loan -- - -_I
- - -
660
60
I
.a,
IS nd d I al nls e- - - - - 9 -
A. 1 12 an Lo i 0 - f
00
-:--~I
IS nst me du -. - - - - 8 -
- 1.0 I
S t. J 1'2 han "01 n 0 - 4 80 - -
I
18 nst Ill- du - - -1 - - 8 -
F . 1 - - SI th ea -!Ai
Repaid 33
0
1'1
-
--I
-
- - - 26 8
.A il - - 181 - - - V ulentia Loan - '100 - - I
Re d
I
- 'l
1---1 18S - -
OSSORY:
I I
Dec, 17 - - 1810 - ur ur - 'to
Repaid
-
1 72 --1
0
I-_ - - - I
'28
3d nst en' ue - - - 36 - -
A OE
I I
1> ,8 - - 1SI '2 - - - K;lh' an':m - - • - Loan _ _ _ I 300 - - I
Rl' Jd
I
8 -
I
I '282 - -
\\' ATERFQltD aud LlSMonr;: I
I
t
April 22 - - l!k1g lB' uGan -. - '0 -
Q -
- - - lJrUIDC'annon - - - - -
Repaid !~ 16 9 I
- - - 1
_3 1
ha ,st Ins m .s d 11
•
ar J6 18 D ~c no rlLe ~5 - I
cpai 1 - 235 --I
'2d, 3d, and 4th Instalment, due - - - - . - - I .s--
Feb. ~9 - - l!!lt - - - Callir Loan - '2,5 00 - - -
paid 15 - I
'2,3 -- I
dIal - 15 - -
. l
T Ba nee a ve 3,2 1 ,9 2 8 9
41
- - - - - - - -
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AUDIT ING 'P BELIC At COUNt'S TN IR E LAW D.
A STATEMENT of the gros.~ Amount of Loans gr.anted for buildiag Glebe HO\l~ under
.f3d Geo. III, chap. 106, with tlte gross Amount of Re-paymenls up to the 5th January 1815,
4leoucted.
£. I. d.
Amount of Loau for building Glebe Houses 50,ti35 - -
Amount of Re-paymeuts on ,.. Ditto 8,305 1'l 9
Balance - - - I.. +',3119 7 3
STATE of this BALAN CE:
Arrears.
-
ARMAoa: £. I. d. £. s. d. £. •• d.
Oct. '10 . 180g • . . Rathdrummia • . - - Repaid

Loan . - - +00--
· - 96 - -
30+--
Jan. 15 . 1810 - - . Ag!taloe . . .. - - Lean - · - SO--
Repaid · - 1'l - -
38 - -
Oct. 8 - 1810 - -- CIOIIoe - - . - - - Loan - - -
ltepaid --
550 - -
99--
+5 1 - -
Nov. 16 - 18u - -- Ardtrea . - . Loan - - -
- - - Rel)aid -.
1,05 0 - -
63 - -
- - 9 87 - -
Inst.aJmeQ~ due lit July 1813, lapsed.
N ov. 16 - 1811 - - - Donagheodry - - - - Repaid
Loan - - -
--
825 - -
99 - -
726 - -
o ct. 30 - 181'1 - - - Mi(idletoD - . . - . Repaid,
Loan - - -
--
50--
3--
47 - -
N ov. '10 - Ilh'l - - - Mullavilla - . - - . Loan ---
Repaid - -
50 - -
3--
47 - -
DUBLIN::
o ct. 'J7 - 1 807 - - - Donabate Loan - - -

. - - -, - - Repaid 3'l0--
-. 19 + -
300 16 -
'ld ~d 3(\ Ioatalments due \'y the ReJire-
seatativc.s oflate Rev. Abm Stewart • - . - - - - 38 8 -
Instalments I\ue 1St July 181'l and 18130'
lapsed.
+th Instalment due by present Incumbent, - • - - - - 19 + -
( corrtillucd)
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=
-FIILST FAVITS
Arrean.
£. I. d.
Dec. 1 - 1807. - - Clnodalkin· - Loan - -

Repaid -- 45 0 - -
16~ - -
- '.188 - -
J 8- - - }'on Loan - --
Repaid --
-- !Z80
D 0- - - ]lab • • Loan -
Repaid
--
--
Instalment due lSt ~uly 1814 lapsed.,
April 8 - 1811 - _ _ Cloghran - - - • - man • • .. 39'.1 - -

Repaid 47 - 10
3 e - 10 5
3- - - New Loan -
Repaid
--
16 -
357
<.usn and E!IILY:'
July 6 • 1811 - - - Ho)ycJ'Oll - - • • • Loaa • • .. 50 - -

Repaid 6_-
Dec - 181~ - - - Ane - - . ... . . Loan .. 550 - -

Repaid --
-
D '.1 - - - Mo Loan -.
Jlepaicl
--
-- 47
TUAII and AID.cm:
Nov. 17 - 1810 - - - Cloongish Loan 650 - -

Repaid 117 - -
533 - -
Se t 10 - 181'.1 - - - Street Loan 38'.1 --
-
111 e - J86
'S Loan -
'Repaid '.1~
--4-
347 16-
.sept. 19 - 18u - - - Killenummer'y - Loan - • - 45 0 - -
'Repaid
- --
- '<J7
+'13--
.April 19 - 181 .. - - Ballin robe - - .. • .. 1.0an - - - 1,050 - -
63
ugust 19 - 1809 yloghloe - - 675

Repalei
-
11S'l - -
5 13 - -
ltlarch 1-6 - 1810· CastleOlte - - - - - Luan - 400 - -
'Repaid g6--
30 +--
March ~4 - 18. 8t Mary's, Drogbeda - Loan - 150 - -
36
-
CWo 3 - 18.1 e .. - 500
90
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T j.'aUIT8-cmui
Arrt'If'.
1\1 EATu-contimud. £. I. d•. £. I. d. £. 8. J.
Nov.I'l - ISIO Painstown Loan--- 6'25 - -
Repaid 112 1 0 -
51'2 10 -
1\Iay 'l8 - Drumraney Loan -
!lepaid
#--
Thir e
Sept. 10 - I 11 CIon fad foran - - - Loan
~
Repaid
300 - -
36 - -
, '16+ - -
Nov. I~ - 1811 - -- Clougill - . - - - LoaR· - 35 0 --
Repaid +'1--
soS - -
April 16 - Maytne - Loan
Repaid
-
H--
l\1ay '1 - DUI~\v Loan -
ltepaid
47 - -.
Instalment dUI! 1St July ISl4,lapled.
May 1'1 - 181' - Killalloo ----- Loan
lliIpaid
75 0 --
90 --
660 - -
June ... - 181~ - - - St. l'tiary's, Atblone - - Loan - 500 _ _
Repaill' - -
......0 - -
Oct. 17 - Mullinger Loan
675 - -
Inltalm,:ota du
1813 :and 18
pled.
Nov. 'l0 - 181'1 - - - Clara Loan 50 - -

Repaid 3--
47 - -
Dec. 8 - 181'1 • - - Julianstown Loan - 400 - -
llepaul . - - '14 - -
37 6 - -
Jao.16 - Ballylnore Loan -
~epaid
47 - -
Jan. 30 - Aher' .. - Lo:m -
Reopaid 10 I 8
157 18 4
April 5 - 1813 - KilkeDny, Weat - Loan .. 50 0 - -
Repaid 30 - -
4;0 - -
April 19 - 1813 Moymet Loan - 400 - -
'14 - -
.1
55 0 - -
33 - - -
one '11 - 1813 - - - Mohscar _ .. _ ,- _ Loan _ 500 - -

Repaid go ....... -
JUDe '11 .. 1813 - ": - DODoghpatrick .. !' - L~n - 600 - -

Repaid 36 - -
K
.. 1809 6'15 - -
,I 150 - -
OfIt;IIued)
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ArreaR.
t. I• . d. \ t. I. d. t. I. d.
Dec. 20 - 1807 - Bri~wn - - - - - toall . 1,000 - -
:
Repaid - 3°0 - - -
- 700
, - - - Gar Loan -
Repaid
--
--
- 51'l
--
.J Kill Loan -
Rp.paid - 4- -- ,60
--
Oct. 30 - 1809 - - .. Glanwor-th Loan' - - 1,000 - -
Repaid '1+0 - -
760
Dec. 15 -181:1. - - - :MagOlllroey Loan - -
R:epaid
- 1,35° -
---
- J,'169
LOcln - --
.A - • - CIon
- 1,500
ant dlle - - . . --
CLOGBER~
July 9 - 181'1 - - KiIIetjvaa Loan - 60G--

R~aid 36 - -
56+
M • - Tern Loanc.· - - -.-

Repaid 0-
CORK:
- 034
A - Mur .. - Loan •
Repaill; --
- -. 595
Oct. 5 - - 1812. - - - KinsaJ&o • - - • - Loan, .. 55 0 - -
Repaid·
CLONFERT:
-
'11 - -
I.
3'19
A - - - Lick 4' • Loan - --

- 4 00
Stalments due - . -
!
'XIUIACDUA
Dec. 3 - 181'1 . - - - KilmacdUagh .. Loan - - _ 500--

Repaid go--
470 .
DnOMORE:
Apr.ilu - 1808 - Dromgath Loan - 300 --

go
. -- ,
45 0
109
17 g
Sept. '1 - 1809 . - - - AgertolL. - - - ~ - Loan - 500 - -
Repaid no--
g80
---i-
Jan. '1'1 - 181'1 Finva! Loan -
Repaid
50 - -
6 --
b. '10 - 18)'1 upe 300
18·-
c6nd IOltalment 18
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,.
Arrear••
DOWN 811~, CQ:NlToa.-contUwtd. £. I • d, £. I. d. £. I. rI.

.June 18 a 181~ a a a RaQlQU a ---· Loaa a
ltepaill
· -
· -
1'20.--
7 +-
lJ'2 16 -
-- - - - - - -
Second, last8!1ruent due .. - 7 f-
Juna 18 - - - HoUy.w.ood... - - - Loan
lal~. a
- - - 506----
Repaid - -
a
H--
Nov. '24- - 181 3 - - - N. Town Ard. - ..
-- - 53 - - 4 7 - -
Loan a a
0 --
R«;~ a
April i6 - 18'3 - - - Glenarm

· . .. - - Loan - - - - 46 - -
- 4-6 - -
Firit lastahnent due-- .. .
·- - - - - - - oJ 15 2
ELPRIN=
Asg. ~- 18GS. - - - St. Peters, .MbIOlle- - Loan .. - - 3 a - -
Repaid .. - J49 J8 8
. 4- l(j'l 1
.Dec. 3 - 7 - - - Ar<lcarne- - - - - .. Loan - -

180
Repaid - - 108 - -
a
: 3 00 - -
192 - -
FERn .DIl. Lsmaull ;

..Tao. 11 - 1808, - - a
- - .. - Loan
Ra~.....
RepaicJ
-- --
a '2~4---
80 U 6
, 14-3 7 6
Aug. 5 - 18080- .. .. a Wb~- - .. - Loan --- 6~5 - -
Repai4 - - 187 10 -
437 10 -
ARril 6 - 1809 - - a
Dy~galen -. . - Loan
Repaid'
- - -- a
55!> - -
13'1 - -
4 18 - -
Fifth IDlta~" due. a
- .. · - . . - - . 33 - -
Maya - 1809 a
- a Tullomagymab .. .. . Loan - -. ..- 4-50--
Repaid 81 --:' -
-
~
369 - -
bstaJment due ,stJuly 1,813, laped.
#h--- di6to.liue - . -. - - - -
a .. a . - - - 'l7 -- -
Nov. 1 - 1806 - - - Ul~rd a .. - ., - ·

,-:' a Loan
Repaid
a
a a
500--
ilO-_
1lgo - -
May tl - tho .. a .. EdEirmine .. - .. a Loan . a a 600 - -
a
Repaid - a 14+- -
456 - -
uly 7 a IBl0 - - - Cloomore
· - - · 'Loan .. a a a
+5 0 --
Repaid a a 81--
369 - -
.JUDe 18 a 1813 - .. .. Dy~rt a a a . . a Loan a a a
360 - - -
Repaid a
- 'l1 1'1 -
338 . 8 -
ane ~5 • 18.3 - .. - Stratford - a a a a Loan
Repaid
- a
a
-
a
100 - -
6--
94--
KIUIORZ:
Sept. 4 . 18to .. - - Belturbet - .. · a a Loan a .. .. 84+- -

Repai~
· - - 151 18 6 ~') 1 6
.. . .. . AshUdct- · - . ·
uly 1~ lSU
•
a LoaD a
Repaid -· ·· .5 6 - -
--
0 --
H--
(ctHlli" lied)
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(S6.)-FtUT rauIft-conti,lIwl /
Arrean.
KILJlOIlB: t. '. tl. l. ,. tl. L ,. d.
Dec. S - ISIl - .. .. Tomregan .. - .. .. .. Loan
Repaid
.. .. .
- ..
1,050 - -
63- -
9 87 - -
Mar. 4- .. 181 3 .. .. - BaiJieboroagh - - . .. Loan
Repaid
- .. ..
- .. 900 - -
54--
846 - -
KILLALOE and KILFB1l011A z

No\,. 13 - 1809 . - .. Ballingarry .. .. .. .. I:oan .. .. ..
Repaid - -1353)--8-
.. -
-
tO~ 1~ -
Mar. ~S
- 1810 - .. - Kinitty - - .. ,. ,. .. Loan .. - - 600--
nt-paid .. - 14+ - -
.. .. - Loan .. - -
- - - Repaid
-- 456 - -
May 7 1810 -- ,. Kilkeedy
, .. .. ~4°
57
--
1~-
lit 8 -
Ju~y 30 - 1810 - ..
- Doonass .. - .. ..
- Loan .. . ..
Hepaid .. ..
597 - -
71 1~ 10
5'15 7 ~
Third Inltalment doe .. .. - - - - .. .. .. - 35 16 5
Oct. '1~ - 1810 .. . .. Kilrush .. - - - .. Loan .. .. .. 600--

Repaid .. .. 108 - -
49~ - -
April 1 .. 1811 - - - Templeharry - .. - - Loan .. .. .. 184 - -
Repaid -- 33 ~ 6
160 17 t5
Sfpt. 10 - 181~ - • - Nenagb .. .. .. .. .. Loan .. .. .. 1,~oo --
t,'100 - -
.. .. .. ,. . .
Firat IDJtalment due - .. .. .. 7~ --
Nov. 6 .. 181~ .. .. .. Bunratty .. .. .. .. .. Loan .. .. · 105 - -
Repaid ,. .. 6 G-
g8 14-
Nov. ~o - 181~ . .. . Kilmurrey .. . . .. - Loan .. . .. 53 - -
Repaid .. .. 3' 3 7
49 16 5
.
Nov. 30 .. 181'1 . . ..
-- .. Burrisakane
. -- .. Loan - -.. .. 300 - -
:
Repaid · J8--
'18t - -
D ec. S .. Il1tl . : .. Cloodigad .. .. .. - - Loau - .... ·.. ~96--

Repaid 17 15 ~
~78 4 to
ec. '11 - 181'1 .. ... - Rose rea ,.' . - - - Loan .. - - 7'15 - -
775 - -.
--. - - -
Firat lDltaJment due - - . - .. . 46 10 -:-
by 17 - 1813 . - .. Kilmore . ,. - - .. Loan - - - 400 - -

- - s4--
R~paid
376 - -
lay - 181 3 - - .. Kilfenora - - . - - Loan - - . 450 - -
Repaid - ..
'10
'1.7 - -
4'1.3--
'uue 1'1. .. 1813 .. - . l\Iodreeny .. .. .. .. .. Loan . .. ..
Repaid . -
55 0 --
33--
5 17 - -
KtLt.ALLA ,
. ,. - . - Loan . ..
-- . - -- 144-- 456 - -
Sept. 26 - 1808 Emlyfad 600 - -
Repaid
Fifth In.talment due . .. . - - - - - . . 36 - -
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A (T D I TIN G PUB J. I CAe C 0 U N T SIN IRE LAN D.
(S6.)-FIRST ·FJlulTS-continurd.
Arrear
LIMERICK: £ d.
£. I. d. £. I. d. I.
Feb. ~5 - 1808 - · - Kildeemo --- -- Loan

Repaid
- -- -- 50 - -
18 - -
3'1--
OSSOllY :
Nov. 10 - 1806 - · - Kilnema~agh .~ - - - Loan ---

Repaid - -
600--
'15~ - -
--- 3+ 8 - -
l\ov.17 - 1806 -- - Killermogh - -.
- - -- - Loan 55 0 - -
· .' Rf'paid
- '13 1 - -
3 19 - -
-
Dt!c. 16 - 1806 --- Thomastown . -
- - - Repaid
Loan - - -
.- -
650 - -
-- ~73
377 - -
.June 8 - 1801 - - - Kilfane - - . - - - Loan - - - 650 - -
Repaid - - ~73--
377 - - ,
JuIY·7 - 1807 - - - Mothel- - - - - - Loan
Rel)aiJ
- -- -- 55198 - - 0 --
------ 35:1--
.June 10 - 18n .
- - - Eirke - - - - - Repaid
Loan - - - 800 - _
- - ",,8 - -
75'1--
Secood and Third Instalments due - - - - - - - 96 - -
.Jut&e 18 - 181'1 -- - - \
Roabercon - . - - - Loan - - - 8 8 - -
Repaid - - 10 1'1 -
---- 77 8 -
RUllOE:
Oct. '10 - 180g - - - - - - - - Loan

K:ibarron - - - 675
nfpaid - -
--
16:1--
----- 5 3 - - 1
Feb. '1 - 1813 - - - Str:morlar - - - - - Loan - - - 50 - - 50 - - -

First Instalment due --- - - - - - - - 3--
\V ATERFOll.D A!(D LISMORE:
.Jan. 16 - 1807 - - - Clonmel - - - - - Loan

Repaid
· ·- ·- 650 - -
)9.5 - -
"ISS - -
Instalment due lSt July 1811 lapsed.
- · - · - . .
Sixth Instalment due - . - 39 - -
Feb. 14- - 180 7 - -. KihneadcD - . · - JAan - - · 315980 -1'1 --

Repaid - ·
--- '1'10 8-
Aug. 10 • 1808 . ·. Kilrosanty - - · - Loan · - - 394-

Repaid · -
1+ - -
3 9
'119 16 3
April 3 - 180~ -· - Drumcannun - . · - Loan - - · 500 - -
Repaid - - 150 - -
---- 35 0 --
The Balance as a~ove - - - £. ",,2,3 2 9 7 3 661 6 6
Pp
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1 "10 FO t; R T'H' IfE POWT' a'p 'l'B B CO H llI'S'S ION E RS FOR
(S6.)-FlallT FauITs-conti"lItn.
AGE N ERA L S TAT E MEN T Qf the Engagements of the Trustees and CommiSlioner~
of the First Fruits ill Ireland. and of the Credits applicable to the Discharge of the sume, as they
appe'arc'u on 5th J:lnuary 181'5.
STATE of ESG.\GEME:-ITS:
Net Remainder of unpaid Appropriations. made for building Churchell and Glebe
£. I. d.
HUllses, and purchasing Glebe!, and fOl' which the Trustees of the first Fruits
stood engaged 011 5th January 1815 - 196.470 - -
STATE ()f CReDITs:

£.1,057 GOl'ernment 5 percent. Deoenhlfes, 1001. and one sol. at par - 10 5,75 0 - -
60.000 Go\"ernment 5 per cent. Steck. at par - 60,000 - -

l ash vested in Go\'ernmcnt, 3 i I. per cent. Stock 30,000 - -
Cash Balance of the Bond's General Fund Account in the Bank of Ireland, 5th
January 181 5 7.733 14- 7
Ca.~h Balance of the Board'S'Special Fund Account, in the Dank of Ireland, 5th
January 1815 '),864- 11 5
Balaftce in the Treasuryon 5th Janua\'y 1815, of the re-payments of Loans advlftICf'd
for building Churches out of the two lIums of 50,000/. granted under Slatutes
48th Geo. ni.
(·hap. 65. and 49th Geo. Ill. chap. 103 - • - - - 5'19 18 8
Arrears of Instahnents due Ist.July 1814> in re-payment of Loans advanced for
building Glebe Houses, (ullder Statute 43d Geo. UI, chap. 106) aud relllaining
unpaid on 5th January 1815 - 661 6 6
Arrears of Inst3lments due lSt July 1814, in re-payment of Loans advanred for
building Churches (under Steltutes f8th Geo.lll. chap. 65. aud 49th Geo. III.
chap. 105) and remaining tmpuid on 5th January 18)5 • ..
£. '110.4-68 19 11
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LIN E N BOA RD.
TUE A C C 0 U N T of the Tru!ltees of the Linen and Hempen Manufactures of Ireland, from
the 61b day of January 1814 to the 5th day of January 1815. both inclusive.
THE CHARGE; £. I, d,
Balallre of last ArcouDt in favour of the Public - '11,~56 ~ 31
Rl.C:'eivl:'d rarliamentary Gr.lDL - ')1.600 - -
- approrr:::ted Du:ies - !l54 3 -
from the .\a·hitect, for old Materials sold 65 13-
Total Chlirge • - £;
tHE DISCHARGE:
PRElrIIUMS:
£. I. d.
Paid for manufacturiDg Sail-clf1th, Canvu, Duck, &c. from MiII-
'pun Yelrn • - • 1I,~~9 18 4
- - - manufacturing Thread Lace - 77 6-
- • - imitating Bristol Candle-wick 53 15 -
- • - spinoing Fine Yam 163 15 6
Premiums - 11.5'2+ 14 10
Carried forward - - - 11,5'14 1+ 10
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AUB'ITING PUBLIC A-C(lOBNT,S 1 . IRELAND. I ,S I
(S7.)-Lnlt!IN BOAaD-COlttillUtd.
£. s. d. £. I. d.
GlIANTS:
Brought forward -. - · · - U,5'l+ 14- 10
- .. - - - · -
p aid fer 'Utensils to Tl'alltee!1 +.337 17 11
- - O;Uo - Public Institutions - - - - - 9 69 J7 'l
- - branding Flax-see,1 - - - - - - - 'l7 6 9 3
- - Dilto - Utensils - - · - - - - 1311 15 +
Grants · -
· 5,,10 18 I J
ESTAIILISU.UNT:
-
p aid Linen Office
· · · - - · - - · 886 - -
- Linen Hall · - · - · · - · · 5117 7 ..
• Yarn Uall - · · · · · · · - 1:J8 - -
- - · -
• Provindal Inspectors - · - 1,100 - -
- County -
· -- -- ·· -· -- - - - I,S83 8 9
di~to
- Por' . . ditto - - · 330-·-

- other OfIieers - · · - - · - - - ih4- 4- 'l
- Contractors - - - - - - - - - 68 -.:....
Establishment - - -- 5.°47 - 3
BUll.DINGS:
Paid for C:lrpenters Work - - - - - - - 68-: II II
·- - Smitha ditto
- Plaatering and Bricklayers Work. - - - 16;) - 5
· -- · ·- · · -- -- 74- 7 1
- - S!aters ditto
• Stone-culters ditt:l
· · · 'l 13 5
- - - - - · - - · 530 1'1 5
· - PlumbErs ditto · · · · - - - - 309 19 7
- - Glazing diuo · - · - - · · · 'll) 3 'l
-- •• Repairs
Painting and Papering · - · · - ·
of' True ks, Cranes, and Crane Ropes • · ·
51) 14- 3
9 1 13 .
· - sundry incidental Charges, as per particulars detailed on
engrossed Account • - · - - - · 67 13 II
• A rchitect, Commission at 5 p~rcent. on 8791. 5 f d. being
I. 0
the amount ot' lIew \Vorb · · · - · - 43 19 3
- Architect's Clerk, 13 months salary at 801. per annum.
to1St December 1814- - · · - · - - 86 13 4-
• Engine Keeper ·
.
- · .- · - - · 'l7 1I 7
• :\Ie$scn~er - · · - - · - 47 5 9
• Watchman for taking care of old aDd new Materials · · 47 5 9
. - ·
Buildings
- · - - · · -
- - · - 2,!I64 3 8
- Rent
. · ·
- - · 16:1 6-
- 'faltCl - - - · - - - · - · 2.4.6 !J 6
• for Prilltlng · · - - - · - - · - - - 368 ~ 5
- • Stationary - - · · · · · - - - - · 325 19 9
- - Advertising - -
· - · - · - - · · +3 1+ 1
· • Postage - · · · - · · - - - · - 73'/- :
· - extra Clerk. - · - · · · - · · · · +0--
- • Incident. · - · · · · · · · · - · 112 10 7
Total Discbarge --· ~.58+ 1 11

Balance in favour of the Public --· 16.591 16 +i
The Charge as above - - £. 43.175 18 31
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152 FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMlIIS9-IONEltS ·FOR
t. I. d.
The above Balance brought down 16,591 16 4-1
To which must be added amount of sundry lIums finally disallowed by us, as per
pa.rticulars detailed on engrossed Account 6 S 9
The true Balance in favour of the Public tben is - - £. 16,598 - II
WE examined a Trustee and the Sf"cretary of this Board. The Account, subject to a few
small Disallowan('es, and to two Errors in Calculations, amounting together to one pound and six.
pence, is properly stated and vouc!led.
Under the Head c. Establishment," some of the Officers Salaries increased in former Accounts,
but diiaUowed by us, still continue to be paid, the Salariea 81 regulated by Parliament bemg
only taken credit for, and the difference or increase inserted in the State of the Balance.
The whole amount of Salaries illegally paid within the period of former Accounts and of the
present Accuunt, but for which (knowing that we would disallow the 83me) credit has not been
claimed, iEt two thousand eight bundred a'ld thirty.t\vO pounds fourteen shiJImgB and eight
pence, as appears in the Statl:! of the Balanre, under the Head of ., Salaries paid but not cbarged."
The actual amount so paid within the period of the present Account, is seven hundred and
forty.five pounds, in diminution of what should be the Cash Balance of the present Account.
Tbe Secretary laid before us a printed book, intituled, " Tbe Proceedings of the Linen and
Hempen Manufactures for the year 1814," the 'period of the present Accwnt. and which he
deposed was a tlue Copy of the Minutes of their Pr~ceed!ngs; _and &II it appears by their
Resolutions on the 13th of Dec~mber,· at nearly the close of the year, to be their intention,
cunt~ry to the e"prfss provisi()ns of the Act of the 5+th (if the King, chap. 83, .. for the more
.. efl'ertual Hegulation of the Rec.:ipts and I88Ues of His Majesty's Treasury, and for seruring the
.. due application of ~oney coming into the hands of Public Accountants," to continue the
practice of paying all individuals in detail, by the ~edi~m ofa private T~asDrer, as heretofore,
by drawing on the Bank of Ireland only for a few large sums, and for all these lums only in .favour
of their 1'reasurer, .tating tbem in the body of the drafts to be the estimated amount of each·
branch of their general Expenditure; and as it al90 "ppears by their Minutes, that in pursuanc~
of such intention, very large BUms .were actually drawn from the Bank on the 13th of December
18'4, within the period of the present Account, for tbe purpose of enabling thdr private
Treasurer to make their detailetf payments, we cannot avoid bringing the subject forward in
our present Repol't.
Tbe reasons anigued for what we think a complete evasion of the law, prove the truth of the
opinions we formerly expressed, ohhe imperfection of the system of malillgement of the Board of
Trustees, constructed as it is at present. It is stated to be utterly impracticable that payments
should pass, consonant to law, directly from the Bank of Ireland to the parties entitled to receive
the same, under the authority of separate checks or drafts drawn in their favour, from the diffi·
culty of obtaining an attendance of Trustees upon every occasion of payment, and from the trouble
it would occasion tu the individual members, by drawmg "On the Bank of Ireland for payments in
uetail, which fur olle yt'ar are calculated to amoDnt to .ix hundred and eighty-aeven, and would
require that numhu of warrants; .whereas the warrants neceasary to be drawn on the Treasurer
directing him to make all necessary payments, would be only twenty-six. It should seem that.no
great difficulty ought to arise in making six hundred and eighty.seven orders of payments by a
body of seventy-two Trustees, when the number of Trustees who have actually aigned orders
for payments for several years past, is only three. The fact is, that if a greater number
was required, and a greater number seems to be required by law, the whole business of the
Office must stop. for except in one meeting. on the subject of the proposed repeal of Transit
Duties on Foreign Linen!! passing through Great Britaiu, at which fifteen members attended;
the greatest attendance in the year consiited of only seven Members, and the average attendance
was only four.
In the State of the Balance at the close of the prellent year, the sum of seven thousand nine
hundred and fifty.eight pounds one shilling and aine-pence appears to be in the hands of the
pri~ate Treasurer of the Trustees, and only two thousand nine hundred and sixty.six pounds
fifteen sbilling:. anrl ·eleven pence in thl' Bank (If Ireland; and we must obsen"e, that under the
system adopted by the the Linen Buard, all monies lodged to their credit in the Bank of
Ireland may be drawn out immediately after they are lodged, and the provisions of the 54-th of
the King, chap. 8s, sec. 5. would be thereby all rendered nugatory•.
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(S7.)-LININ BOARD-continued.
STATE of the above BALANCE: £. ,. d.

Balance due by an insolvent and dismissed Clerk, remaining over sinre the year
1801, the particulars of :which are set forth in the Report of the &ard's Counsel
of the ~ ...tb June 181~ - - 2,6u 6 5
A sum paid to tbe Solicitor the 27th September 1808, on account of Law Costs
not yd taxed and closed - - • - • • - 150 - -
Salaries paid to Oflicers within the period of former Accounts and of the present
Account, but flot charged hereio, the particulars of which are detailed on en-
. gross~d Account· • - - - - • - • - • -
Ch:ules Duffin, Inilpector General, pro:r.0rtion of Salary paid to him after 17th J ulv
1810, the day on which he resigne , and to be refunded by him - - -. 21 19 7j
In the hands of Alexander Logao, being an error in calculation of 15 wheels,
disallowed in Account ended 5th January 1813 _ • • - 18-
__ Ditto· • of Patrick Donlevy, to be refllnded by him
40 --
_ - Ditto - - of Denis Meagher, carpenter - • ---I
Ca.~h in the Bank of Ireland 2,960 IS 11
ne -in the hands of th& Treasurer • - - L 7,958 14 3
From which deduct a sum alluwed Matthew Shaw in last Account,
but not paid to him within the period of this Account - 1~ 6
, 7.95 8 1 9
III the hands of sundries, disallowed as apove, and ~o be refunded by them _ _6,3 9.
The true Balance, as above • • £. 16.598 - I t
AGE N-E R A LACe 0 UNT of the UN RECEIVED FUNDS- and UNPAID ENGAGEMENTS of the
Trustees ofthe Linen and Hempen Manufacturesoflrtland, as they stood on 5th January 1815.
. -.. -
-UN-RECEIVE D FUNDS: £. • • L
PA~LTAMENTAJI,Y GRANT:
Tbe whole of the Grant for the service of the year ended 5th January
1_815 was reoeived wi~n the period or. that year.
Appropriated Duties •
MISCELLANEOUS BAU.NCES:
Solvent Balances , • £'11.116 S ~

Due by dismissed Offic~rs ':' - • • • • - ~,6"'3 6 - i
Salaries paid tu Officers wiLhin the period of former Accounts-and
diaallowed, and salaries paid within tbe period of thi. Account,
bat Q~t cbar~d - _~,832_ 14 8
l\1iKellaneoWl "Balances -- •.• 16,59' - 8 101
Total Funda • • 0# - £. 17.717 11 3
UNPAID ENGAGEMENTS:
AmonDt of Orders issued on the Treasurer, remaining uDpaid on 5th January 1815 1,016 5 8-
Premiums ' 9.909 17 I
Grauts • 8,~99 1 7
EaTABLI8HKltNT:
All due within the period oftbe Account is included in Warrants drawn antecedent
to 5,11 January 1815.
Miace1laaeous - • .. ',913 14 ~
Tetal Engagements - - - £. ~~,138 18 6
GENERAL ABSTRACT:
Total Engagements • 22,138 18 6
Total Funds. • 17.717 18 3
Excess of En~gements above Funds - • • £. .......21 - 3
496• Qq
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1,)4 F 0 U nTH REP 0 It T 0)1' THE COM lIff 55 TON E R 9 FOil
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ROMAN CATHOLIC COLLE('iE.,
TUB "A C C 0 U NT of the Trustees of the noma Catholic College', from the 6tb dey of Jaauarr
181+ to the 5th day of Jaouary 1815, both days included.
. Balance of last Account in favour of the Public • • 4.773 13 ~ t~
~ceiwd fro. the Lords of the TJUllury. • 9,673 - -

a DOlllltlOn from Enlland 62'1 4 7
from Scholars 1:140 10 7
for Books -, • 103 8 ~t
Fat, Skins, FHdt'S, Pigs, c!t'. - 9!14 5 6
Total Charge £. 17,'137 'l It

-"-'-
THE DISCHARGE:
Pdid for Pro'lo"isions - 6,157 '9 5+
• Coals and Candles 4 60 11 5t
- Oals, Strnw, &c. ~o 1 10
- - - Books, Stationary, and Pos~ge 1,757 3 3i

- - - Rent and Taxes - 101 3 5
- -' - Garden Expenses IIt4 3 -
- - Furniture 19' 13 ,'I
- - - Building and Repairs • ,+, , 4t
- - Sillarit't. aud Wage. ~,656 13 9
- for" llilling 81 14 3
- - - Law Costs - 75 1 8!
- CooMDgencies .: 8 G fs
Total Discharge lJ.937 14 5

Balance in favour of the Public 5,'299 7 8t
The Charge as alloye - • £.
_
17,tl37
rra-
~ 1 t
o
The atiove Balance brought doWD 5,'199 7 8i

To which must ),e addN. amou.nt of SMeby &UlM fiaaUy disallowed, 81 per parti•.
culan detailed on engrllf;sed ",,('('ouot ' 4- 1 8 "A-
Also amoont Ilf teillporary DisalloW'aneea, until Bills of C6sta be produced, - • ditto
ditto " 74 16 4i
5.37 8 5 9i
FJ'om which ded*ct amount of sundry short Credit. - - • ditto ••• ditto - - 10 6
The true BallUlce in Cavoln' of the Public tfleD is • •. - £. 5,377 15 s!
Memorandum:_There are also detailed on engrossed Account, amount of sundry uodf:r-charges

by errors III ca.. ting alld caleullitiOD, which DO\ having been paid to the parties, cannot
be credited to Accountants, 3" 1 i d.
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A U D I TIN G P t:' n r. I C it ceo U N T9 I ~ 1 It E L A ~ D.
(S8.)-RoMAN CATIIOLIC COLLEGE-continued.
ON tbis Account we bave examined a Trustee, the President, Secretary, Bursar, and Steward, who
IlilVe severally deposed to the truth of it.
Doctor Troy, the Trustee, signed tbe Acrount, baving first examined it with tbe Vonchers.'
The sum of one thousand seven hundred and thirty-four pounds seVf:nteen shillings and sixpence
appears to have been paid to H. Fitzpatrick for Hooks and Stationary, of which tbe sums of one
thuusand five hundred, and one hnndred and ninety-nine pounds seyenteeu shillings and eleven-penc~
w~re fur printing two editions of Books, stated til be necessary for the Students cou!'se, whirh could
not be got in this Country or from the Continent, in consequence of tlie difficulty of procuring them
from thence, on arcount of its troubled state. The Trustees therefore tbought it advisable to get
them printed here, alld to sell them out as the Students required them; Credit is given in tbe Account
for one hundred ar.d three pounds eight shillings and two-pence, as 50 much sold within the period of
tbit Account out of this stock to Students, the remainder is en hands.
A new appointment of Lecturer o~ Dogmatic Theology, with a Salary of olle bundred and twenty-one
pounds, took place within the period of tbe Account j and the Acc:ouDlfnts state, that the Trusttes have
authority to create DeW .~ppoinlments or increase the Salaries of the existi,,! Oae8~
We have mad~ some small Disallowances'for want of proper VOll'Chers, which appe3'l' aD tile face
of the Acc:ount.
TlIE A C C 0 U N T, as amended, is jut aDd true.
STATE of die above BALANC:t: £_ ,. d.

Ackanced J. Taylor aDd J. Carran, fbr Building. 'l,605 - -
In the Bank of Ireland ~,~6s' 16 111
In the hands of tbe Rev'. M. Montagut, Bursar
Deduct, sbort takeb credit for by sumlries, as' detailed en engrossed
Accouut
In the bands of Edm. Weir, Law Ag~nt, abovffdiaallowed, to bucc:CJIWed fOl by him
.J30
71
-
I
st
8s
Ditto - - - of Sundries, and to be reful\deci by them S 16 ..
Tbe true Balance, as abGye - - - - A.
DEB T S:
Due to J. Taylor an~ ,. Curran, for ~uilllling.Dearl'y fiDisbu - 1.438 11 -

- _ IL Fitzpatrick, (or 'Book. prw(ed for the College 500--
- for Physical Instruments - so--
- - oLher small DebU aod BWia - 20--
Debfa - £. 1,988 11 -
CREDITS:
Due by Samuel Garnttt, two years llent of the Dunboyne Estate the 1St Novem~r
last, Quit Rents deducted - - g88 P Ii
- -n. Byrne, one yUr's- Beftt o' lIay Yard - 6 16 6
- for Fat, Skill!, &c. - 69'--
CreditS ~ - /'.
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156 F 0 U R T H REP 0 aT 0 F TilE COlI M -I S S ION E lts FOR
•
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SIN KIN G FUN D.
THE A C CO U N T oC the Commissioners Cor the Redaction ofthe National Debt, from the 6th day
,
of January 1814 to the 5th day of January lS15, both days inclusive.
THE C Ii An. G E: £. I. d. ·t.I.i.

Received one year's Issue under 37th Geo. III. appointiug the Com-
missioners to aDd for ~glh Sept. ISI4 67,6+9 1 -
-. one year's Ibsue on Loan of 500,000 t. by tho Bank of
Ireland, by Act passed 6th June 1797, to and Cor
~9th Sr.ptelUber ISI+ 5,000 - -
_ - • one year's Issue 011 Capital Stock of 635,000 I. created
by Lc.an under the last recited Act, to and for
~9th September ISI+ 6,350 - -
one year's Issue on ExpiredAnnoities oC 17S5, to and for
~9th September ISl+ ~,'150 - -
one year's Issue on Loan of 3~S,oool. by the Bank oC
Ireland, by Act passed +th June 1798, to and for~9th
September lS1+ - do - -
one year'1I Issue on Capital Stock of 1,715,950/. created
by Luan under the last recited ,\ ct, to and for sgth
September 181+ - 17,159 10 -
one year's Issue on Capital Stock oC ~,ooo,ooo I. created
by Loan, by Act passed ith May 1799, to and for
~9tb September 181+ - - - - - '10,000 - -
one year's Issue on Capital Stock of '1,500,eool. created
by Loan, by Act passed 1st August lS00, to aAd for
'19tb September 181+ - ~5,000 - -
one yeaTs Issue on Capital Stock ofl,77o,'13~ l. 17.t. 1 d.
created by Loan, by Act passed 3d June 180'1, to and
for ~9tb September tS14 - - - - - 17,70'l 6 6
one year'alssue on Capital Stock of 1,+°+,5311. 58.
created by Loan, by Act passed 16th 1\Iay IS0+, to
and for '19th September IS1+ 1+,0+5 6 3
one year's Issue on Capital Stock of '1,780,000/. created
by Loan, by Act passed ~3d May 1806, to and for
~.9th September lS1+ - - - - - - ·~7,800 - -
one year's Issue 011 Capital Stock of I,Ol~,500/. created
by Loan, by Act passed ~3d JUDe 1808, to and fur
~9th SeptemiMIr 181+ 10,1'15 - -
one yeaTS Issue on Capital Stock of 1,~50,000 1. created
by Loan, by Act passed 'l5th June IS0S, to and for
'l9th September lSI+ 1~,5(JO - -
one year's Issue on Capital Stock of 1,500,0001. created
by Loall, by Act passed 10tb June IS09, to and for
'lgth September IS14 15,000 - -
- one year's Issue on Expired Annuities of 17p.h to and
for ~9th September lS1+ - - - - - 1.,~96 10 -
;. one year's 1ssue on Expired Annuities of 1795, to and
for !19th September.1SI+ lS,05S 13 8
- ODe year's Issue on Expired AnnuitiEs oCSeptember 1796,
to aad for ~9th September 181+ - • - - 150+37 10 -
one yeaTS Issue on Capital Stock of 3,000,000 l. created
by Loan, by Act passed 14th May 1811, to and for
~9th September 181+ - 30,000 _ _
one year's Issue on Expired Annuities of March 1796, to
and for ~gth Septtmber 1814 - - - - • 8,000 - -
Carried forward - • - £. 3~5,653 I' 5
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AUDITING PUBLIC ACCOUNTS IN IREL N 57

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59. 81 IN Fu ---4 tin
I. £. I. d.
Bro ht rw • 32 53 7 5
Retejv~d one year's Issue on Ca ital Stock of 1,8 ,0 I. c alted I
n, A pas d h ne 12, to a for. 1
29th September 1814 18000 - -
(I Yes l e o Ca I ck 2, 0,0 I. c ate
by Loan, by Act passed 3d June 1813, to and for 1
th ept be 81 • • •• 2 00
nille months Issue on Capital Stock of 3,622,5001. rreat~d I
L n, A pas d h Y 1 ,,", a fo
'19th September 1814 ·1 '27,168 15 -
1h e nth ssu on rea y "Is,'
'2,50 ,9+0 . 5" 6 d. by Act passed 1 £. I. d. 1
loth July 181' to nd for th
ece er 13· - • -, 0,272 7 - ,
nine months Issue 011 Treasury Bills
72 16 13 411. y t p ed"
10th July 1813. to and for 29th 1 1
pte her 81 '10 o 6
\ - - - - - \ 26712 19 6
I TE ES on o P reh d. +21,535 11 11
lUND '" 1-
Receh'ed !ix months Interest to 25th DecembEr ,
13 n 39, 21 r. d. 3.
per cent. - - 1
si rno 8 I re 0 h e I .h
on +,729,721/. lS" lOd, at 3f per I
11t.. M M - - •
one years Interest to 25th Sept. 1814, ,

on 1,667,1 I. 1.6d at er nt.
IN ENGLAND:
Received six months interest to 25th March 1814, ,

1 03 18 d. 5 P ce -
fix mon s Interest to 25th September I
IS1+ on 1-0,<>881. 8. 8d. 5
r c t.
,0 16 1
P 'd f Ca' 1 ck rc ed
H
m th
DCA
c.
G -
I 13 to 24t March 181 4, being the
_ • • • 218
'1 I 8
6 th arte 117 01 7 7
• face ing te t t reo , ,104 I) +
1 .. ..,122 4 ~
- - fa Ca tal or pu as f th
March to 2+th June 181+, being the \
8th art 76 0 14 369 4-
- for accruing Interest thereon 2, 1117 9 11
• - for Capital Stock purchased from 25th June

to th ept be 81 be' t
69th quarter. • '145,9 80 f 7 198,:>41 19 - 1
for cr' II rEi her n I, 7 I 9
-------"'1 99, 09 12 9
- - for Capital Stock purchased from 29th Se t
to th ec. 81+, bei g t 70
quarter - 189,5Sfi 10 - J 1," 8
or ru In es her n 2, 0 1:l
5 1
- £.
--83°,3-- -- 5 ---
Total Capital purchased • 18
Total paid for Capital Stock and accruing Interest • - - - 167'2 007 16 1
Total Discbarge, to balance Charge - - - £.

- - - .
1672,007 16 1
'E e mi d t Se tar to C mi 'on ,an the rok w ma th 'ur ase

they ~everally state, that the Accou~t IS just and true, 8Jld that the Purchases "cre mad:! ou tht:
m ad nta ous rm or 8 P he
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FOU.RT T OF T.R E IOllfEll:B F
)-SIWltl$ Fu
Account of the CREDITS of the Sinking: Fuad OIl tbe 5th January 1815, and
~be nature of them: t. I. i.
Half a year's Ipterest due '1 th December, and payable lit Janua 01 I 11
crly Issue due '1 but Qot paid til ry
uing quarter, to ary. • - £.
-
To be JaJ
Ii
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P II B L I C R.E COR D S.
Ace 0 U N T of Sums reeeh-ed and disbursed by Hi. Majestfs Commis,siooers on the Public Recordl
of Ireland, from the 30th day of August 1810 to the 5th day of Janaary 1814-
ellA.RGE
I.ecelved from the Treaaury; \II,.
From 30th A ugUt;t I 8 10 to 5 tb January 181 '1 1,08 7 7 10 I

5th January 181'1 10 5th Januwy 1813 7.007 +-I
5th January 1813 to 5th January 181+ 5.635 9 3
-
I.e - - - 1.-
DISCHAJ!.
Itt-muneration to the Secretary, Sub-CommissiOAers, Clerks, lISes-

sengers, Servant, &1:.;
t. ._ d.
Secretary, frolll 30th August 1810 to 1St St'p-I
£. I. d.
te h 1S13 600--
.- Dit ommissioner on
fllr same period 6o() - -
- Dit tor of Proceedin
ano - -
Secreta y
Sup-Commissil¥lers, remutterated by annual Sa-

laries - .... 896 15 5
- - Pitto - - by certain hourly rates, &C-
cOrdiug to dIe degree and nature of tbeirservices ..,... 19 1+' 5
Sub·CommiAion
- - - £,
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• - '.'
£. I. d, £. . I. d.
Brought forward --- 10,816 9 10
Cltrks in Public Record Office - - - - · - - 760 7 1

Occasional Transcription, Comparison, &c., - -
Clerks employed uuder Sub-Commissione~s, in Parliamentary
· - til 3 7
Record Office - - - - - - - - - 3'10 7 11

- - - - - - - -.
:Messengers and Servants 151 5 6
--- RemuMratiou 11,269 13 It
- - - - - - - -
Paid for Statianary, Books, aa:d Printing 601 11 3
-- - - - - - - · - -
- Firing, Soap, and Canilea 33 14- 2
- - Rent - - - . - · · · · · - · - 2:1 15 -
· - for Furniture and Repairs - - - · - · · - · · 58 t 6i
·. • ~sJ Estimates, and Fac Siwilies

. . . .
· · · · · -
': 8! .3 S
• . • Incidents •
· - · · · · · · 64- '1-
Total Discharge - · · - 13,138 '1 3t

Balance in favour of the Public - · · · 59,1 13 10 i-
The ChaTge as above .- • £. 13,730 1 g
The above Balaace bl'OUlht dOWD

· · - - · · · - 591 13 101
To which must be added, amount of sundry Sums 6nally disallowed
by UI, as per Partlt'Ulars detailed ou engroned ~\ccoudt. - 5 17 6
.Also, amoant of two SUmI paid OIl acc.uat, hem, a temporary
DiaallowlUlce - ditto • - ditto - - - • • - 73 18 I
Total Disallowaht'el . -· 'T9 15 7
The true Balance in favow of the Public theD is . · -L 67 1 9 5i
Mtmora"':-Tk roMewiDg U~pa)'lll"t, by ..... ia mlcutaliug Joa~

M'Neal's billa fur
BooklWlding, Dot having been paid, canllOt of caane be ctecfile'CI to- .Accoaatants, u. ad.
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PUB L I C R E COR D S.
ACCOUNT of S~ms received and diabuned by Hil Majesty'i Commissioners Oil the Public Records
of Ireland,. from the 5tb day of January 1814 to the 5th day of January 1815.
Balance of last Accoant in favour of ,he Public • 59 1 J7 Jof
Ueceived from the Treuury 6,~58 3 sf
Total Charge -· - £. 6,850 1 4
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160 FOV llTll REPORT OF THE COlnI I"SSION E RS FOR.
(61.}-PUBLIC RECORDs--continued.
•
THE DIS C H A R G E:
Remuneration to the Secretary, Sub-CommissioneR, Clerks, Mes-
SeDgers, Servants, &c.; £. I. d. l. I. d.
Paid Secretary - 470 - -
- - Sub-Commissioners, remunerated by annual Salaries - - 1,7 05 - -
- - • - Ditto - - remunerated by certain hourly Rates, viz.
from 6 d. to 3" 4d. per hour, according to the degree and
nature of their services - - - - - - - ~,lo6 11 10
- - Clerks in Public Record Office - 6~f 16 3
- - Ditto employeiJ under the Sub-Commissioners on the different
Repositories - - - - - - - - - ~03 4- ~
- - Mes~engers and Servants - g~ 15-

Remunerations -- -1---- 5,'l0~ 7 3
- -
Paid for Stationary, Books, and Printing - - - - - -. !l39 6 9
-. - - - -
- Firing, Soap, aud Candles , - - - - - !l8 ~ l1i
- -
- Plans, Estimates, and Fac Similies
. - - - - . -. 54 Ii 6
- - Incidents - - - - - - - - - - - S3 19 9t
--- -
Total Discharge ~,558 9 3
----
Balance in favour of the Public 1,~91 Ii 1
-
The Charge as above
. - - -£. 6,85 0 t'4-
'fhe abo\'e Balance broughl down . - - - - - - - 1,!l9 1 U 1
~'o which must be added, in con~equence of the corrected Balance £. I. ~.

having beeD short carried frolll last Account, which was DOt as· "
certailled till after this Account was made up - - - - 79 11 7

.And alnount of Bundry Sum3 disallowed by us, as per Particulars
detailed ou engro~Bed Account - • - - - - ... 3 II I
Final Disallowances - - --
From which musl be deductP.d, a Sum disanowed in last Account. as aa ali¥1Ulce on

aCl'uunt, a te.ttlement in full having taken place in this - • - - - ~--
The true Balance in favour of the I'ublic then is • - - l. 1,355 7 7i
THESE A C C 0 U NTS, as amended by us, are properly .tated and vouched.
STATE of the above DALAKCE:

£. I. d.
C8.!h in the Bank of Ireland 1,291 12 1
in the hands'of Geo. Grundy, a Sum on account of Furniture, to be accounted
for by him - 53 18 1
in the bands of Sundrie3, disallowed as above, and to be refunded by them 9 17 51-
The Dalance 81 Move - • - t. 1,355 7 7!
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IN LAN DNA V I GAT ION.
'THE A CC 0 U N T of the Directors General of Inland Navigation fur one year, from the 6th day
of January 1814 to the 5th day -of Jaauary 1815, both days inclusive.
TH E C HARG E: i.
£. II.
Balance eflast Account in favour of the Public - 7,,85 14 4t

Received from the Lords of the Treasury - - ~7,666 13 <f-
Tolls on the Newry NIWigation -
DO - -on the Limerick ~avigation
lI,u8 19
11+7 !& .
ni
I
Total Charge • t. 37,~~~ I .

3!
THE DISCHARGE:
E8'UBL18HlI1!.WT: £. II. d.
Paid Salaries - 40774 5 8
- - for Stationary~ Books, Maps, lec. 110 8 til
- - Coals and Candles - - 49 I 8
- - Furniture and Repairs - !Ill 19 -
- • Postage 62 18 7 t
- Contingencies 47 9 10
- Rent !l39 10 -
- Insurance 9 - !If
- Taxes - ,60 10-
Establishment 5,565 3 6i
.: - Expenses of Engineers, "c. in travelling and making Surveys 506 17 10j
NEWRY NAVIGATION:
Disbursements by John Bingham. esq. Treasurer, under the

following Heads j viz. ,
Labour - 4!18 15 8
Carpenters, MalODa, &e. - 194 6 7
"J'imber _ 4401 4 -
• Smith's Work 58 17 6 t
Lime and Stones .. 36 - !I
LI&IDp8 aod Lamp-lighting - - - 143 I I
)1aterials, ImpiemenUi and Contingencies - lig 10 !If
hinting. Stationary and Advertising- 31 8 7 f
~a1aries and AlluwaDces -
Rent and Taxes
- -
, -
Newry Navigation
-' -
543 8 3
77 - 4i
,TYILON1!. NAVIGATION:
Sundry Disbursements by Rev. James Johnston. Treasurer, nude!"
~ the following Heads j viz.
LaJx,ur and Boat-hire 14'1 16 6
Earth Work. "c. by agreement ~57 6 5
1\I1ISOII8, Stone and Lime - 116 • i ~
Carpenters, Timber and Sawing g6 - f-II
Smiths Work· 16 3 7 f-
Incidents !III 19 7
Damage of Land 414 -
Inspectors contingent expens.:s- 75 9 -
Salaries and Allowances - +60 19 0
Rev. James Johnston for amount disbursed by him and vouched by
Returns, but which had not been repaid to him by the Directors
General within the period of Account ended 5th £. I. d.
January 1811 - • - 118 - 8i
- no .. - to 5th January Ita ss6 8 ~
- - DO • - to 5th Jallnary 18 13 5+3 7 3 t
- - D· - - to 5th January 1814 - - 1~ 4 9!.
Debts paid oft', 88 appears by the annual Accounts ~
of the preceding years 1,010 - II ~
Carried forward - - - £. !I.052 11 _ 8,155 3 Jl
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(6t.)-INLAND NAVIGATION--ctmlinued.
£. 6. d. £. 6. tI.
BroulJ1t lmrar. ~- .. ',05t 11 - S,I55 3 If.
)JAG\I~RY 'CANAIi:-
'Paid John Campbell fi~e years sa~ary -lor taking care of the Canal,
allnum - - ''''4,- - .
from 'lilt January 1809 to tiel 'ao.." at '1(. 16,. per
. 39--
Total of Tyro.e and Maghcry Navigations .. .. .. £. ~.091 11 -
"I~edl!ct, s,o mucl! paid by the ~r~r ou~ 01 pocket, anti net
repaid to him by the Board 1uthlD the penod ~ ." .. .. 77+ 10 - t-
., Tyrone and Maghery NaVlptlODl - .. .. J .8 17 - II I
LI~]UCK WAVIG"TIOlp
Paid for Labour, ~t-bire, Oversee.rs, Sto~es, &C. .. .. .. 369 It 10
_ - .. Mai.soD, and Attenciaott, IIc. .. - .. - - 76 7 6 j
.. .. .. Earth Ii' ork, per agreement .. .. .. .. .. 80 1 4
.. .. .. Carpenters and Sawyers .. .. .. .. .. .. t8 9 IS!
- - - Smiths Work .. .... .. - :0 .. .. .. 8 8 8A
_ .. .. Materials and Implement... .. - .. .. .. 70 - ~!
.. .. Contingeucies .. .; .. .. .. .. .. - .. 95 ..
.. .. for Postage. Stationary, &lid PriDtiog .. .. .. - .. i5 ... 91-
- .. Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. _.. .. .. .. 13 IS "-
.. Salaries and Allow&Ilces .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3'l1 . , -
Paid 1\Ie6Sl'l. Gordon ~ liamilton, to 1M! applied by them to the
entire p1;U'Ch~ of u.e N~vigaUon .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,666 13 ...
1------1
1'otal disbu....d by til, Board and their Trell8lll'ers -- - - 1.8,66g 3 71
Deduct, so much paid by the Treuurere out of-pocket,..and .ot - -
re,aid • lDelll by &,b. BoaRI ~ithin the peri04 .. .. - 1 I I
. ~imerif:k Navi"tion .. .. .. 18,668 , 61
UPPER SHANNON NAVlG"TION:

Disbursemen~ by John Robinson, Plly.. Cler~, ~~er the follo?ina
Headp; via. .
Labour .. .. .. - • .. .. .. .. .. - .. t 6s ... '""
.~miths Work - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - 5 t
Contingencies- .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -.. - .. 5 ~ 10
Postage and StatiODaTJ" .. .. .. .. .. .. '1- }O
Salariu and Allow4nc" .. .. .. .. .. .. - t ..o 9 3 •
Uppet. ShaDOon Navigatioa .. • .. 1 - - - - - - 1 51 8 g 3
Total DiIdlarge - .. .. g8,6s1 9 8
Balance in favour oCtile Public .. - - 9.169 Jl 71
TIt. C."arge as aoo"e .. • £. 37,S,S 1 3i
The allo1e Balance brollght down .. 9,169 11 71

From which ml¥lt be deductf:d 8.1\ uRder-credit takea, paid return for La.bour to 8th,
+
July IS1 .... lIJlIer Tyrone Naviption .. .. ..
The tnle Jalance in {avDur o( the

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J~ublic then
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MtmOrantlu~ :-There are qetailed on engrossed Account sundry unc~r-vayments by emm ia

casting antl calculation, which not having been paid 10 the parties, rannor qf course be
('.-edited to Accountants, BJIlounting to ,,6.
3d.
WE have e~amined the Chai~man of l~ BQat:\J, ~. AS&i,4t.aDt Secletat,Y. e,J;l.d. ~CCOQ_, w1lp
deposed that the Account ia jUlt and true.
The. Salariel of the Accounta.t, the C~. . of tlle Minutes, and 5t.cond. Clerk have 1aeea iaaeued
during the period of this Accoum, with lhe epprolJation of bit El'lceUelKlY tb& Lo,d l.ieutenMt; and
Mr. Harding haa, also under like approbation, been appomtect third Clerk., at a salary of oue
hundred pounds per annum. .
The Directors General haviJlg purchased the Limerick Navigation for a 6um of seventeea
thousaauhi" bundre4 and ~iXty.six pounds thiJ.teen abiUinss and four-pence, have produced the
Deeds, and ('redit is given to tb4m for that sum in this Account. '
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We have allowed Disbursem~ntl t<J the amoUDt of two hundred and eleven pounds ninetec!n
shillings, for Furniture and Repain, whirh expenditure has been prove4 to us to appertain to the
-Board-room and Offices connerteci with this Establishment.
"HB A C C 0 U N T, as amended, is rorrect.
'STATB of the above BALANCE:

£. s. d.
'Cash in the han4s of the Treasurer at Newry • 19'2 - 3t
__ DO - -])0 - • Inspector at Limerick· 75 16 9
_ - DO _ • DO - • Pay.Clerk at Longford 19 19 61. ..
• • ])0 - • DO AtIiatant 8ec:m.ry to the ~... ... 7 8 of.
• ,. D" • • DO • Gordoll and Hamiiton, to discharge flie several purchase
Monies of the several Interests in the Lands of Corry, used for the Upper
ShumOD Navis_tioa .. .; oH' 8 IP·I.
Total Issues by tbe Board too Treuuren and others Ulaceouut -' 34~ 13 5
Advances. te Sundries on account of Worts 475 - -
Henry Walker's IDaoIveacy 700
.., 7t
Balaace in the Bank of Ireland to Board's credit- 7,6'23 13 'l!
DisaDowaac:et Oil fOrmer Accounts from 1800 to 5th JaDuary 181+ t7 17 ... i
£. 9, 169 11 ,t
Deduct amount of an 1IDder-credit allowed as abo"e • 4 13 4
The true Balance, as above - - - £. 9,164 18 31
DEB T 5:
A snm paid by the Rev. James Johnston, Treasurer for the Tyrone and Maghery
Navigatiolls, vo.clted by Returns, but wlMcb has not been rl'paid to him by the
Directors General of Inland Navi~tioo within tbe period of Aceount ("lIdin!
5th January 1815 '
174 10 - .
A sum paid by MIm'S. Maun,ell, lCe3n~ and MamlSen, TreR~JUre1'!l for the
Limerick ~avigation, vooched by Return., but wbith bas nBt been repaid to
them by the Directors General of Inland Navigation, within the period of ,\CCOdnt
to 5th January 1815 1 1 1
Tolal Debts - - - £. 775 II I A

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C nED ITS:
-The Direetors General of Inllll\d Navigation had no Credits OD 5th January 1815. except dl41le
detailed in the Sta&a of the Balance. ancl the amuunt of Tolls au 'the Tyrone NavigabOll) the .lhcc)Un~
of which has not yet beeu received.
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IN LAN DNA V I GAT ION.
'TflE F!RST ACCOUNT oC the Directors General of Inland Navigation, of the Receipts aocl
Expenditure of the Navigable Line of the Royal Callal, from the River Liirey to Coolnahay, in the
County ofWestmeath, commencing the ~8t.b day of July 1813, aDd ending the 'lith day of July 181ft
both days inclusive.
THE CHARGE: I.. I. d.'
Balance in the handa of the Honourable Sir Thomas Gleadowe Newcome... Bart. ud
Co. Treasurers, on the dth July 1813, tranaferred by the Directors of tbe late
Royal Callal Company, to credit of the Director. General of lullUld Navigation •
Lodgement ~d August 1813,. by Henry Arabin, eaq. to credit 6f lIIlid Directors
General • • • - • - - - - - • - '•
Received produce of Passage Boats for the above period j vito

Passengers Fares - - - - - - - - -£4.5 81 - -
Parcel Carriage . - . - - - - - - - 41 15 10
..,6" .15 10
- - -
Received amount oiTolLl, for the above period - - .- - i,I~3 7 101
--. - - - .
Lockage on the Lifey Line, for ditto - - 701 5 I
--- produce of Royal - - - .-
Docks, for ditto - - - 7- s
- -. -
- - - Ditto - of Graving Cor ditto
Ducks, - - - 80 5 -
--- amuunt of Cranage, - -fo~ - -
ditto - - - 30 19 5
-- -- - Ditto - of Storage, for ditto -
- Ditto - of StOlle, - - -
Shingling,
- - - - -
etc. for ditto
- - -
- - - 39 16 8
~8 5 II
- - - produce - - -
of 1I0tei at Moyvally, (or ditto- - - - 31 ~ 4
-- -- -- DiLto - incurred by the Contractor for drawing the -Pauage- Boats- -- --
Fines and Damages levied on the Canal T~rs 73 3 d
58 16-
- - - for Canal
sundry articles of Houshold Furniture. formerly used in tbe present
Huuae when occupied as an Hotel, which were sold by auruon,
together witb thr~ old Coaches and two old Floats - .- - - ~95 18 7
--- from the Governors o( the HOUle of Industry, for a small rIot of Ground
- - . - - - - - - .
valued by a Jury impanBelled by the Commiuior,ers of Wide ~treetl, in
September 181~ 7 10-
Interest on Treasury Dills; viz.

£. I. d. I.. 6. d.
111 Trea8ure,·" hands ~8tb July 1813, Treasury
Bills for - - - - - - • 15,000 - -
Ditt.. - rurc:based from 28th July to ~5th Sept.
181 3 - - - - • - - - 'J0300 - -
Half-year's Inlert'st at 51. fler rent. per annum,

due ~5th ~epleruber 1813, on - • - 17,300 - - 43' 10 -
1 17 days Interest on Tre8.6ury Bills fur ~ool. solei

'loth January ISI4. at ditto - _ _ 3 ... 1
137 tlays Interest on Treasury Bills for 500L
IIOlU 9th I:ebruury lSI+. at ditto - • _ 97 8
In Treasurer's hands ~5th September 1813, Trea-
sury Bills tur - - - • - - 17,300 __
Carried furward - - £. 17,300 _ - 445 I 91 14,13 1 JI o~
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t. •. d. t. •. d. t. 8. d.
Brought forward - - - - 17.Soo - - 445 I 9 1..,131 II 6&
Treasury Bills Ilurcbased from '.l5th September
1813. to 25th March 181+ - - - - 3.900 - -
Of which were sold. as above stated - 700 - -
Half-year's Interest due '.l5tli March 181..., on - '.lO,500 - - 51'1 10 -
6. days Interest on Treasury Bills for 1,'.lOol., 'IOld '.l5th May

181+ - - - - - - - - - - 10 - 6
Total Interest received - .. '----'-
Received for Treasury Bills sold'; viz.
T\\'o of 1001. each, sold '.loth Janullry 1814, at LI00. 5. o.
each - .. - - - - - - - - iOO 10 -
Five ditto - ditt.o - - 9th February 1814, at 100. 7. 6.
•
each - - - - - - - - - - 501
I' 6
- - - - - -- . . .
Two ditto - ditto - - i5th May 1814.
at 100. 5. o.
eacb - iOO 10 .....
each· . - . - . - at - 100.-'1. 6.-

Ten ditto • ditto - - - • ditto • - • - •
h OOl 5-
1,g_.. '.l (j
Received per-cental;e on Pipe-water Revenue on tlle North side
of the Lifey, for the year ending '.l+th June 181'.l, ..
being 151. percent. on +,8111. ·1'J6. 6d. -'- 7il
I" 10
• - • on account of Pipe-water,l,er-centage for the year end-
ing '14tb June 18JS • • - .. .. .. 61 5 6 9
J.S37 1 7
- • - Rents - - - - 4'.l0 3 ·3
Total Charge - .. - t.
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18,,60 11 11
THE DISCHARGE:
Paid on accounl of the late.Royal C~al Company; viz. t. I. d. t. 8. d.
Postiug their Books in 1813 - 59 9 6
Scriveners Work - - ditto • !l3 10 -
Law Costs - • .• - 1814 •
.Adnrtiaementa in the Dublin Evening Post in 181f -
'5
'48 J",
5.5
10
Bricklayers Work in 1814- +9 17 3
356 .17 -
Paid general Repairs, being for Labourers, Masons, Bricldayera,
Carpeutel'8, uud Smiths Work, as per particulars detailed on
engrossed Account .. . '1,'170 13 1
- .. Cor Printin&, Stationary, and Adv~rtisi!!g 126 5 1
- - Taxes and InsuFllDce - 69 16 !l
Salaries and Wages:

• • Offiren Salaries 1,456 2 1
• • Lock-k.eepers, Watchmen, &c. - 790 7 g
- - Masters, Steerers. and Stopmen of the Passage Boats 31' S 4
Salaries and Wages 1------- . ~,563 18 1
• - fur drawing Passage Boats by Contract, fur one year, to 30th 'JDne 181 4 !l,OOO - -
- • Law Costs 133 6 8
• - for Surveying and Engineering • 13 11 5
Carried forward £. 7,53'" 7 6

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FOURTH BEfOR., Qi' 111~ COlnIISSIONE~S iOn.
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t. I. d.
• Brought forwanJ - - • 7,534 7 6
Paid John Me Lo,hlin, for his right to ,a luppl,r of Water, for ~is PO!lds IU Cullin-
more - 100 -
- - Incidents, inducting a Sum of 1001. 10,. to La"rence Leavy, for Compensation
for Damage dOlle his Boat and Cargo of Grain. by a Stone in the bottow of the
Canal. whic.b bilged and sunk her -
TREASURY BILLS purchased: t. f. 4-

Paid for 83 Treasury Bills • .. - 8.356 ~ fi
- - Interest on - - 1)0 • S9 5 10
• Brokerage qn D" 10 7 ('
1 Tceasury Bills pure_ed 8,455 15 10

... - Brokerage 011 Treasury Bills Bold (see Charge) .. ~ 7 6
,;
· ~ Total Discharge
•
\ Balance in favottr of the Royal Canal v~sted in' the Direttors General of Inland
,r Navigation
The Charge as abqve • • - £.
1 I The abtve Balance brough~ ~wn .. .,

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To whiclp IJIUS' be-¥ed t~e following Swus diaaIlA.e41 ~ U;' II. .

An Over-paymeQt to J~e~ 5,cully for "General Repairs," by Errors in 4 I. d.
Calculatioo, ~ng & tinal Disallqwance - -- •- - • -. - 8 5-:-
And an Advance on account to Ja~s Evans, Contractor for Carpenter's
WGrk, ~er •• General Repair&," until Settlement of .Bill!! in fult.
being, a tem~I'8.'y Diaallowance - - • • • - - 'l.70 - -
Total Disallowances - - • -------
J• The True Balance in favour of the Public then is - - - £. 'l.,693.4 3 ~
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WE examin~ the Chairman of the DirectoJ'i General of Inland Navisation, and several of their
Officers. Mr. Comeille the Chairman was unable to-give any opinion with respect to the correctness
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of the Balance handed over to th" Directors General by the laLe Directors of the Royal Canal, l,ut
! stated, that the Sum of rune hundred and sixty-seven pounds six shillings and sixpenre was the exact
~ Sum transferred. to t" C~t of the Directpra Guaral, by, Sir Thoma liewcomeo the TreM1Irer of
the ,late Royal CB:Pal Co~pany.
. Mr. Draper the Se.:retary deposed, th\Ll it apeears fto~ his ~OQks tha~ the. T~urer's. r~turo of
/: his Casb Balance, and of fifteen thoUiland PQunds ill T,el)$~ry. Ril!1i. iIJ~, hlWdl. i5.a tnI8,~Mr,..
,. As the Royal, Canal Accounts, except for particular Gran~J have. not been audited in our otlice,
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t~ although we ha,ve proof of the correctness ~f the-Cash Balance, as well as of the. Treasury aiDs
r banded over, yet we have no proof that tbose ~ums -were' the true BalanceS that ought to have been
transferred by the late Royal C~ Directors.
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To cbeck thQ lJeceipts f()r P~lpgm..by tit, Boat., it 'Ppelltj that several p,.~tiOO$ ar.. Wten
~o prevent frau.. Way·bills are kept, whic~ are .examined I¥l~. che,c;~ by two IllJpeetor$, who
meet the Boat a,t unknown and uncertain plac:es ()Jl the I,ine, and who sip the Way·bills on finding
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'them correct; and tbese are again inspected at Mullingar by the Collector there, who sigus and
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returns them to the Captain of the Boat; he returns to Dublin the following day, when the II8.IlI8
examination take~ place em the way back.. &Ad, tb,e am()un,t of the R~Aip.te of. tho ,two, dliYS ue
paid immediately by the Cap~ain on his return _to DU,blin, to the. Coll~ctor I\t the.Broad Stene. lio
erasures are allowed in the Way.bills, and they are impeded once a w~~ by tbe Directors General. ,
who then examine the' Collector•. The Receipts .rt
tbe end of every week are paid over to the
Treasurer.
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.A:U.DITllIlO PUBLIC ACCOUNTS IN' IRJ:LAND.
(63.)-INJ,AND NAVIGATIoN-continued.
To check Receipts for Parcels, the Parcel Clerk keeps an Account, which is eXl'mined weekly by
the Assistant Accountant, and the amouot ia weekly paid in to tlia ~onector; the Parcel Book
alone forming DO check 0\1 tbe Parcel Clerk. We called him before us, and he depus~d, that the
)(eturns of Parcels made up by him were just and true, and tbat be had paid over to the CoUectol' .
all Mom.a reetind by' him •.
The Sum of S2\:&l1 thousand one hundred SAd twellty~three pounds. seven shj!)iugs aDd ten..peuce "
balfpenny receivtd for Toll, for Boal, nrises from Toonolfl! paid by private Traders on the Canal;
these TaUs are principally received in Dublin. Tht:J areanertaiaecl by the Collectur in conjunction
with the Harbour Master, the former of whom receives theln. There are Checks derived from
Pc" Nole' exhibited to ·the Itet'pel'5 of the Loeks thrCMl8h which the Jauab paas; the Draugh' ot'
e1Zlry .Boat pU6ing••ach Lock r is eXflres&ed in each Pass Note, and the Loe~per «6cortai.,. ~at
,there is or is not a variation, in which former case a Surcharge of Toll is mnde. Between Dublin
and l\1ullingllr tber~ are twenty-five Locks, at each of which these Notes arc examined, which nre
also examined by tile Inspeetors. The Direttors General are satitified of the full adequacy of the
preuat. Cheeb eat&blished by themselves, on the collection of these Tolls.
'Ve examined· Walter Nugent the Colleetor of these Tolls, who deposed, that he estimated or
asrertained the TUls to be paid, to the beat of his akill, and that be had :duly peid OPIH all
l\Ionies received by billL.
The Lockage .. tie Liffey Liu, as to the fidelity of Estimate and CeUedion, WI\! proved' by the
oath of Mr. Nu~nt. who collectecl dl... Totle.
. STATZ of the above B"UltCE: 1,. 4. d.

Deposited iu the ~nds of M.-rs. Gor«\olL aJid Hamilton, 28tb lt4y 18.t,+, Ul& bIr..
chase Money of the Waters of Coolnahay River, to be ~c.e.nted eo.
by them _
Advl1I1ce..Q on aceo,nt to Sundries, 114 per particulars detailed on engroqed Account _
Casll iu the han~ (If t~e Hon. Sir Thomas Gleadowe Newcomen, bart. and 'Co.
Trta.~urers, 27t" JUly 181.. - ,'- ';' - ... .. - "- .. _ glh 6 9 f
In the handa of J.-nei Stuliy, altove disallowed, and to be I1Ifund~ by him 'w '.
8 5-
.. DO - of J l&PleB Eval18 DO .; .. to be .ccoU'llted fur ;. \110--
The- trite- Balance as at.ve .. - • £.
.
Besides the aLae Cash Balaaca, tbe: l)wctGrrr ~J. of. I.1iM lJetyjgatao,n,.
on tbe 117tl July 1814. were possessed, in trust for the Royal Canal, of Trea-
sury BiBIt ".r the P~incipal.Sum of t l ....ool. as per the following Statement,
the sa.DJe belDg considered IU t~eI QIteEI1re of Funlied Property, aDd producing
Ioterest.
In the hands of th. Hon. Sir Thomas Gleadowe Newcomen, bart. and Co. Treasurers
~ July t-h-$, Treasury Billa for - .. - .. - - - .. ~ 15,000 - -
Pru,cipal AIDOUDt of D" purchased within the period, as per precediog Account 8,300 --
Principal Amount of Treasury Dills lold within the period, as per DO • . 1.900 - -
Amount of Funded Property, 27th !uly 181+ - - £. 210+00 - . -
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ROY A L CAN ALE X TEN S ION.
Tm: A C C 0 U N T of the Directors General of Inland Navigation for tbe Royal Canal Extension,
from the 6tb day of January 1814t to the Sth day of January 181S; both days iaclasive.
THE CHARGE: L I. tl.

Balance of last Account Ul favour of the PuLlic - • 9,8QO 18 9
Received from the Treuury 5 8,soo --
Total Cbarge £. 68,300 18 9
, THE DISCHARGE,
ESTABLISHKEXT: £. I. t!.
Paid Salaries and Allowances • ~,36? 7-
- - for Stationary, Booke, l\lapl, Icc. ~3'l 9 7
Contingencies, bein~ for Advertisements iu sundry Papers
and extra Porten \Vages - - - • - 387 10 71
Establishment - ~,987 7 'l
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• Expenses.f Engineen and othln; in travelling and making Surveys. s8+ 19 6
Cqntract Work ... - 35,Soo - -
Disbunements by Gordon Ie Hamilton, Solicitors to the Board, under the

following Heads; viz.
PVaCHAIE aod DAKAOZ of L.uTD, HousD, Btc• .!te.

County of Westmeath 3,53+ 8 si
County of Longford - 9,975 + lCt i
Law Expenses, &c.• 5.8~0 17 1
Total di&bursed by Board's Solicitor. 19,330 10 5

Deduct so much paid by tbe Solicitors out of Pocket, and not
rt.paid to them by tbe Board within tbe period oC tbis Account • 1,669 + 8t
.
Lands, Icc. and Expense of conveyance thereof - - 17,661 5 8i
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Total Disc barge -. · 56,733 1!t 5}
Balance in favour of lh. Public . .· 11,567 6 3;
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The Charge as above - • I.. 68,300 18 9
Nete.-The Accountants Balance is increased three-penre halfpenny, by the correction in the

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engrossment, of Errore iu castings, appearing on the Cace of the original Account.
The Accountants Balance brought down

To which must be added, an advance on account to Contractors for £. I. d.
tbe preparation of Materials, Dot aeu.led within the period of lhis
Account 6,000 - -
Also advances to Messrs. Gordon Be Hamilton, on account of Law
Costs, not settled within tbe period - +, lSI 1'1 +I
Temporary Diullowance. • • -- 10,151 12 ... i
The true BaliUlce in favour of the Public then is
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(6.,.)-RoyAL CANAL EXTENSlOlf-contitlutd.
WE have examined the Chairman, Seaetary, Accountant, and Law Agent, who have sI!veraIly
deposed to the correctness. {)f this Account, ~ that the Purchases of Lands and all Exponditures
have been effected u~on the m08~ advantageous terms.
The appointment of several of the officen who act on this line of navigation. have been regulated
by the Board, under the.special permission of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant; and the Secretary
deposed that those persons'were placed in their various situations after public advertisement, fro~
~ merit, and at reasonable ,Salaries for their respective duties.
Due economy in attending Up01~ valuation of Lands, Travelling ~nd Incidental Expt":lSes, has l.Ieen
pn>ved to our satisfaction.
We make the following temporary Disallowances, being payments on account: " For tbe prepa!'a-
tillQ of .Materials, six tbousand pounds; and Advances to Law Agents, four thousand une hundred
aad fifty-one pOUDds twelve shillings and fourpence halfpenny."
TUE ACe 0 U NT, .. amended, is regular, just and true.
I £. •• ti.
Cash in tbe haMs of- Henry R. Paine, eaq. Assistant Secretary, for dl'frsying!
COlltin~enc:ies in Management - , 18 1 3
Balaftce in the Bank of Ireland, to Board's Credit -
In the hands of the Accountants, being the above errors in castings
- 11,549 ., 9
i - 3t
- - ditto - - of lIenry Mullen, MCMabon, & Co. Contractor.
- - ditt~ - - of Gurd,on .'" Hamilton, .Law Agents ~ I 6,000 -
.,15 1 1~ .1
The true Balanre as above - - - £'I·~J'7J8 18 8
'"
STATEl[ZNT of the DEBTS or OBLIGATIONS of the Dkectors General" for the Royal Canal Extension,"
- eliding 5th January 1815. .
A Sum paid by Messrs. Gordon and Hamilton, Solicitors tl) the Board, for the}
. purcbase of Lands, Houses, &c. in the Counties of Westmeath and Longford,
meluding expense of IIIQuisition, Law Costs, &c. voucbed by retuJ1l8, but whirh £. 1,669' .,. 8f·
has not beea repaid to them hy the Directors General within the period of this
Account - - - - -,. - - - - - - -
CREDITS:
TOE Directors General do not appear to have had an, Credits on 5th JanuaIY J815, on aecount
of the Fund for tbe Royal Canal ExteRSion, except those detailed in the Statl! 0 the Balance.
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R. 0 Y ALe A -N ALE N Q'U I'1l Y.
"fBIl Ace 0 UN T of the Commissioners of Royal Canal Enquiry, from the 6th day &f
January 131~ to the 5th day &f January 1815; both days inclusive.
THE CHARGE: t. I...
Balance of Inst Account in favour of the Public - 70 18 6

r.ecej.,,·ed from His 'Majesty's Treasury 1,000 - -
l'ow. C~r~ - - - .. - .. t. J;e'1O 18 -6
Paid Salaries .. • +7'--

- - for .6tationary, Advertising, Newspapers, &c. u7 13 91
- -' - Rent - ,. P ". ~ • .. 85 i 3
... - .. Incidents, illCloding Coala, Soap, Candles, &c. 79 9 It i
TotaJ Pi,cJlar,e - .. .. -
Balance !n favour of ~~ r~b.i.c, i~.tbe papd, of fob, Sea.etaly
The Charge as above .. - - - .. - £.
The above Balance brougbt down 306 8 6

To which n:ust be added, taken credit for, for Treasury Certificate, but DOt paid
within the period of the Account, a temporary Disallowance , 5 6
The true Balance in favour of the Public then is - - t.
'1'1118 ACe 0 U NTis correctly stated and vouched, and is, with a small temporary Disallowance
of two poullds live &hillings and' sixpence, just an,r true.
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GRAND CANAL COMPANY FOB. "LIQUIDATION OF DEBTS.
TaB Ace 0 U N T of the Company of Under.takers of the GtB.Dd CB.Dal of the sum of 6fty thousand
pounds, received by them in punuance of an Act passed in the S3d ,ear of the reign of His prean"
Majesty, chap. 143; and of the further sum of fifty tbousand pounda, received by the saj'd Com-
pany. in pursullnce of the Act of tbe 54th Geo.III, cbap. 167; and of the ~UtnS If.t apart by
the COD/pany applicable to' the liquidation of their Debts, cOnlouincing the 4th day of October
·J.iIS,1lftd eDding·the "J"Stb day of February 1815.
TH'E CHA'RG-E: £. I. d_
Jteceived frotn tbe .Lords of tbe TrelUlury, after deducting Poundage and Pells _ 4 8,500 - -
Ditto - - to ma,<-e good amount of Poundage and Pells, allowed under the SPI\(;liJ
Order of tbe LOrd CieuteDant 1,500 - -
Ditt..l - - Proportion set apart by the Compaoy, being one-tbird of tbe amount
of Grant - -. - - - 16,6~6 13 4:
Ditto - - Amoutit ttl secoriCl Gtant 50,000 - -
DiLto - - Propottidblet apart"by tbe CompB.DY - 16,666 13 4
Tol8l Charge - £. 133,333 6 8
THE DISCHARGE:
Paid for 431 G~ ru.l "8 per cm't. Oe'beiitUl'es of 16M. dtll (includilTg 39 De-
, b'f:ntures purchasea under par) cB.DceUed and tninsferied to ihe LOrds
, Commiesionera of the T",a~ury~ 011 18t June 1St. -, - - 43',094 8 9
~ 63 Sik per cent. Debentures of 100/. each. caiicelled and transferred as
a.foresaid, on 'ld August 1814 - - -" - - .- - 6,300 - -
- 105 SHe per cent. D'ebentures or 100'1. eacB, cani:.ned an~ traolife'fre'd ai
Moresaid, on 7th Jan. 1815 10,500 - -
• - - +8' Sit ~eF Clllt. DetJmtQr~s of looL each, cancelled and transferred as
aforesaid, on 9th March 1815 - 48,600 - -
Totel Discbarge - .... - -. - - £. 108,494 8 9

Balance remaining to be applied oh ~stli .·ebruary \8'5 - - - . 114,838 17 11
The Cbarge ala above - ;. - • • - £. 1330333 6 8
ON thIS Accduftt we exarifined the Deput1 Chairman ILDd Secrebtry to the Grand C~Il\ll Company,
who r.eteflfU, depbsed tb its Being I just B.Dd ttue Atcount.
The Act of the 53d of tile Kill~ chap. 143. uRder ~hich tbis CDlDpany got the first Grant oC
fifty t~d pounds, to be applied upon certain conditio~& fOF the bene6t of th.e Company. dirllCts !~a'
they sheoJd, withi .. three calendar Blonthil from the pUling of that Act, vest lD Government Securities
a II1m.of ~ty thousand poueds Irish Currency, aa a permanent fund to answn unforeseen Decanlli.
and thia direction of the Act has beeD complied with.
It baa been d~eledto us, HIM fhough all paiDS bad been taken, by public Advertisement and other-
wise, to,procure Bidders for. the Co~lier~es~~. ,the ,~~D'~ ,.9.p.'!,n,ty, directed. to be dll;posed of by tbo
7th sectlon of tile same Act, DO 04ers had hitherto been recelvea.- ,
STATE' of the above BAI.ANCE:

£. I. d.
:10,8751. Government 3-1 peF c~t. St:Alck, in the names of tbe Lords Commissioners
of the Treasury' anti Jonn'Dav\d'tatoucbe. esq. (at 80 I. per cent. being the
market price when transferred) on ~5Lh February 1815 - - - 16.700 - -
Cat;h ill tbe hands of the Companfs TreaSur8T,..~tb Pe"brllllJj. J'8i'5' - - : 8,666 10 I
!nve5wd in Government 3-! per cebt. Stock, in the name of the Company 5,oi~ . 7 l~,
'Fhdklllllte u abon - - - - - - t; , 'J4,838 17 11
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]72 FOURTH REPORT O.F THE COIIMJSSJONEnS FOR.
LAG ANN A V I GAT ION.
TUE A C C 0 U N T of the Company of Undertakers of the l.agan N ivigation, from the 6Lb day
of January 181+ to the 5th day of January 1815, both dajs included.
THE ClIARGE: £. 6. d..

Received Tolls
'- 8iS II 3
P.1;liamentary Gr,lDt, arising from local Duties 3,75') 19 6
Ih:NTs: £. I. d.
Arrear of nent at the commencement of this Account - 6+ 11 S
Rent becoming due within the period - 87 I 6
lSI, J'l 9
Deduct, remaining due at the close of this Account - 107 6 3
Total Rtnt'received - ++ 6 6
Borrowed from sundry Persons, to whom Debentures have b~en issued for the Sums
they have respectively advanced - - - - - - - - - 6,200 - -.
Received from Tennent. Calwell and Co. Bankers, amount of Cash overdrawn from
them - 9+ 3 -
- - - Interest and Profit on Exchange, Balance of Interest from Tennent,
Calwell and Co. - - - - - - - 28' 5 11
Gained on Bill remitted Kaye, Fresh6eld and Kaye 7. S ...
T.tal Charge - .. - £. 10.950 '9 /I
THE DISCHAR.GE:
Balance of last Account in favour of Accountants .1'.593 13 61

Paid Labourers 361 9 St
- - Masons - 65 5 5
- Carpen~ra 89 Il 3
- Sawyers - 16 5 5
- Smitb's Work - 31 17 -
- for Timber, and carriage of ditto 3 S4- 9 11
- - StOlle, Lime and Brick
- - Purchase of Land
- .- 17 14-
4-1 5
Il
11
S8 - 3
- Rent
- Salarics - -. GIlS 13 5
INTEREST: £. I. do
Arrear of Interest due OD old Debentures at the commencement.
of this Account 15--
- - DO - _ _ _ on new - DO DO 11,780 - -
Interest beco~ing due during the pe~iod of this Acc'ount on old
Debentures - - - - - - - - - 106 13 6
- - DO- - - - on Dew - D· - 3,100 - -
Deduct, remaining due at the close of this ACCOUDt:
On old Debentures - £. 15 - -
_ DO _ ODDewDo
TotallDterest paid within the period - 7,6 13 6

Carried over - - £.1 8,009 8 9
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~1J1>lTIN"G "POBL1""C A'CC"OO"NTS 'IN IRE-T.AN1). I i:J
(67.}-LAGA.ll N AVIGATloN.-crmtinurd.
=
£. s. (i.
"nrought forward ... 8,00g 8 !J
'Old DEBENTuaBs:
'Paid off Numbers 13, 1+,15, and 16 - - £.1,{)35 - -

Deduct an Abatement -received tb4!reon, of 165 - -
Old Debentures 1,47 0 - -
.paid Espenses incuned iu obtaining a renewal of the Act oflncorporation, and of

the Lagan Duties, including a sum of 6Gsl. +,. gd. S?licitor's Charges, as p~r
.particulars detailed on engrossed Account 996 II 10 t
- Contingencies, including a sum of ~1+1. 7" 9d. to George Boomer, an old
account for Smith:s Work, the payment Gf which, from the staleness of t~e
demand, was resisted by the Company; but the matter haviRg beeR ·left to
arbitration, he was awarded the amount of his Debt and Costs - 289 8 4t
- - for Horse Work 3 - 8
Total Discharge - 10,768 9 8
Balance in favour'of the Public - - - lSI 19 10
"The Charge as above - - - £. 10,950 9 6.
JI,Tote.-The Accountant's Balance is increased 40L 16,. ·1 d. by thecorr«tion ill the Eagrossment, .
of an Error in r&Sting appearing on the face of the original Accollnt.
The above Bal"nc~ brought dowD 181 19.0 .
"1'0 which add an Ovol'-payment to lieorge Boomer, by Error in cuting bis Billa for
Smith's Wark, fillally disallowed .-
The true Balance in favollr of the Public then is - • - £. 18:1 - 10
THIS Account bas heen regularly 88nt in under the Seal of the Corporation, and verified by
'the AffidaviL of the Register as 'Containing all the Receipts and Payments (If tbe Company within
the.period of the Account.
On the 25th Decemoor last, the several Acts under which were raised and appropriated to the uses
flf tbis Corporation the several Local Duties on Bee~, Spiri~ ck. expired, and application was made
.to the Legislature for a renewal thereof.
We made enquiry into the Expenses attendin~ the soliciting and obtaining this Act of Parliament,
and fouud that the Solicitor's Charges, amounting to six hundred and five pounds four IIhillings and
nine-pence, were moderate, and such as 3re usual in si~ilar elSeS; and the trav('lIing, and othet
incidental Charges, amounting to three' hundred and ninety-one pounds seven shillings and three
h~lf.pence, were 'proved on bath to bave been reasonable, and tolt'ly incurred in furtherance of tbe
o()bject in view.
THB AC~OUNT, al corrected in a trifting miscakulation, is just and true.
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li4 FOURTH RBPOR,1'
=
or THE C01UlTssrON"BRS FOll
- -- -
S It the LIt. E:]
,I
d.
the lids W" am wer ubI" -I • 6-

• • DO •• of the CollectOr of Tolls, Aghalee • .I -39 6 10
f tb egi r 0
DO • _ of Gcorge l\oomer, disallowed as above, all~ to be refunded by him .I 1 -
The trut: Balance as above • • • £.\ 182 - 10
= =
·B S
th rop ora new ebe res r t Su adv ed t. d.

them under the 19th aDd 'loth ot the Kmg. chap. 3'1, and
ex ed new 'ark • 62000 - -
To SUlldries, for tbls Sum borrowed under the 19th and 'loth of
dte 'ng, d e ended on n w Works, for which Debenture.
hav een ued 00
Ii 0
To the Corporation of Horse·breeders 300 - -

ean dC pter Do o
T 1A unt fold d De Deb tor unp' d ------168- 0 --
T nne Cat well, Belfast Bankers - 94 3 -

,Villiam Bower, Dublin Af§P.8t'y. awl eta 0 the reasury, fo
the ears endlDg 5th January 181+ and s-th January 1815 •
__6_7_~\
INTEREST:
Due on new eben UTes he No be 813 1 80
e Y rs I rest e otto the H't N em 18 30 100 - -
14. 880 - -
o D ~NT ES:
Due tiit Corporation 6f Horse-breeders, ODe year's Interest to D" 15 - -
14. 895 - -
duc aid n unt of Interest on new Debentures duriu
ast ar o
-----114. 75 2
'Villiam Weare, for one year's. lary as Keeper 0 bec on t e.Hea. Leve., .du. '\ .. _ _
1St Janua last· "T
Total Amount of Debts • £,183,)90 12 4f
Exclusive of Lan 5 purchase for mpro\ men s. V D QCe Uli, ad ve sm De

th Acc ts f wh' h hI!. not been furnished
- - - -
- --
- -
CR D S
£. I. ,z.
An nt triB" s if by dry net8l'- .as per l\l1tic. lal'S ~cl4t.U~ ~}
°i, 6.
engrossed Account
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01
A UD I'1'JNG PU B LIC ACCOU :STS IN I R EtA ND, • 175
-(68.)-
POL ICE EST A D LIS Ii M E. N T.
THE ACCOUNT of the Receipts and Disbursements of John Cathcart Lees, esq. Re('eh'er of the Public Oilic~s
.of Dublin Police, from the 6th day of January 181+ to the 5th day of January 1815, indusin.
TH E C HAnGE: £. I. d.
ll.udllce of last Account in favour of the Public . - - - - -- -- . - .-

UeC'e.i.ved from th, Lords of the Treasury - - - - - - -
£. 8. d.
Fees anel Fines from Divisional Offices - - - - - - - 1,1I:!+ 10 7t
for Figures, Fees, Fines, Penalties and Fo rfeitures on Carriages - - - l. lJ 9 5
Total Fees and Fines . - -
3i
'l.3~315 11.
- - • Incidents • - - . - - - . - - -. 6g 8 8
• forLic~nsell to Publicans, Pawnbrokers, &c. - - - - - - - - 6,447 - -
HOUSB T~x: £. I. el. £. I. d.
Arrears of the halfyear'sTax, due 'l5th !\larch 1812 439 17 11
Received, within the period of this ~CCOUDt, of the

above - 77 15 5 77 15 5
Arrears of House Tax, due 'l5\h M",rch 1812, and}
36~ '1 6
uncollected the 25th March 1814 - - •
Arrears of the half year'. Tax, due f29th Sept. ISn 534 19 4
Received, within the period of this ,'\-eeouClt, of fPe
above - 13,3 15 10 f 133 15 10 f
£. 40-1 ·3 St
Arrearsc,fthe hatfyt'ar'sTax, due 2ptb March 1813 779 18 9
Received, within tbe period of this .Accowat, of the
above - '19 0 2 8.1 ~ ~90 '1 81 ~
£. 4 89 .16 - f
Arrears of the baJf year's Tax, due 29th Sept. 1813 3,191 17 1
Received, within tbe period of this Accouut. of tbe
above - '2,41 '2 10 11 'l,.p '2 10 11
£. 779 fi ~ .
Amount of half year's Tax, due 'Z5~h..March 1814 - 5.950 , ~1I
Received, within the period of th.i. Acconnt, of the

above - '1,73 1 3 '1,731
£. 3,218 19
- 4f
6 1~
3 4t
Gross amount of House Tax receh'ed witllin th e period of this

Account - - -
Deduct Poundage 00 the above, at 5 per cent., '18 '11. 5 I. +el.; re-
5.645 .8 3l
duced by fractions on weekly Payments to - - - - s82 'l 4

Net Amount r eceived - -- 5,36 3 5 11 f
Arrea~ of the half year's Tax, due 'lgth Sept. 1111'1 40 1 3, si
Reeeh'ed. within the period of this Account, of the
abov~ - 69 s 4 G9 5 4
Arrears due 29th September ISa, uti uD('ollect-}
-
able ~9th September 18,+ - - - - 331 18 11
Carried forward - ---£ 69 5 4 5,36 3 5 II f
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FOURTfi REPORT OF THE CO:M1\fISSrONlRS FOlt
--~==- =- ~ =- == == == .-
(G8.)-1'0LICE EST' RLnHr.tf.XT-c(lntinlled.
£. 8, 8 d. d £, ,. d.
Brougllt fonvard • • • . 1 69 5 + 5,3 63 5 11 * 34.6 99 5 71
Arrear: of the half year's Tax, due 25th March 1S 13 +S9 16 -t 1
Received, "ithm the perio of s A ou of
abo e • tI
- 84 -87
10 9
t. 3 5 3 1
- - -
rre so heh lfy 'sT ... ,d '2 thSe t.1813 77 6 2 1
Received, within the period oi th is ",ccount, of the
ab e 26 19
I 9
51 6 5
rre 80 eh rye 'sT ,d 25 l\I hI ,'11 19 61. 1

+ 1
Received, within the eriod of this Aeco.nt of the 1

.ab II 6 1 !
1 '1,3
,37 1
1
83 13 5
Amount 0 he ali ) ear's x, e'19 S p. I 4 ,95 2 1

ec ed, thi tbe eri of 's A ou of e
above - '2,5+1 1+ 10
3.40 8 I 1
I~=-=--=
Gross Amount rect:ivt'd within tbe period of this Account - 1 5,363 13 10

Deduct Poundage on tbe abovt'. at 5 per cent, bemg 2681, 38. 8 d., 1
re ced y f tio on ee~ p. men to • 2 8
l\et Amount received - . . 1-----1 5,095 ) 5
1.
'1
f. l1se ax 5t Jan ry 15-
1 1- - - - 1
m to ar ge x, e a un lee d 5 Jal ry l5 • I,
Ditto - of four quaners Tax, due 10 25th Deceember 181+, at 1
1, ol. ach 5,6
1---1
7,; 1
Rece:ved within the period of lhi~ Account. • 1 5,:;39 8 11 I 5 539 8 11
Deduct Poundage on the collection. at 5 per cent. ·1

ecc d olit en
Ne Am nt Ca age ax r 0 ye ,- ,'2 9
1
To" Cb ge •• £ ,5 6 16 S~
THE DISCHARGE:
l' LI Of I:S.
Paid Rent'! S6S 15
Ta: 75 9
• • for Hepairs and furniture. SeA· - 1"-l
ew, pe and d\ ti5i 77 3 !
Stationary • ..,.'14
15 lIt
·W 'pe e3 19 OJ
• - • Coals and Candles 6!5 14 1
d.
Pdid Salaries to J\fagi~trate8 ., ·I 9,06 9 5 -~
• Ch CI kll 0
Serond Clerks • 5 00 - -
· 1
- ~ • •
• Chi
•
Co tab
Peace Officers and Office Constnbles •
7 I -
te de • 1 2,5
I, 0
2U 13
~~I
l,ecelver of Public Offices
· I 500 - -
earned orwar • £'1 5, 3 6
-'
I
4, 85
-- t
Igl1 'd t '-..: J' ~I ,

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.A U D I TIN G PUB LIe Ace 0 U N T J i N IRE L A ~ D. li1
(68.)-POLIC£ ESTABLISHMI.NT-continued.
£. $. d. £ " r d.
Brougbt forward • 15,083 8 Ii! 4,085 11 ~~
Paid Salary to Secn-tary • ~50 - -
• • Pension to Alderman Pemberton, late chief

Magistrate, for one year • • - - £,400 - -
• • Ditto, ahort paid Jast year - 1]9 I {
401 19 1 i
Salaries - • . -1------1
Paid Horae and Foot Patrolea and Pensioners
• • for Horses 168 1 3
• • - Forage for Horses 665 - 4
• • • Clothing - • J4S ... 10
- Accoutrements 153 19 10
INCIDENTS:
Paid sundry Disllarsement!l at Divisional Offices • 469 '.I 10

- - sundries, including a sum IIf ~81. 8 I. 9 d. for a Transparency
-at the Head Office, in. April 1814 - •..•.• •
Incidents, - - - 1--___-1 5'.10 16 9 t
• - Expenses to country, in search and prosecution of offenders 6!1 16 8t

- - Rewards • ~77 16 9
- - for Funerals 6 16 6
1-----,-
Total ExptoSe of Public OfJiCei • • - -
Paid Rents
WATCH EsTABLISHMEllT:
• - - • ..
- 107 - 5
• - '.for Repairs - 6
3 • 13 9*
• - - Stationary and Printing - 1,+47 1 8i
- - • Coals and Candles [. - 5'.1l 10 11 i
- - Salarir.s - - - - • - - • - • 1,6'.13 16 I'"
- • Watch Consta~les, '.fatchmen, ~nd Pensioners weekly pay • 14,1'.1012-
- • for Clothing. • - - • • _ • - 50'.1 4 8i
• Incidents • '.134 3 8 i
Funerals - • • • - - - - 18 4 -
-
Total Expense of Watch Eatablisbmeot - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 19.574 13 11 i
Total Discharge • 47. 1 '.1l 19 1 1
Balance in fayour of the Public - :J,4 1 4 1 7 7t
The Charge as above - - £. 5 0 ,536 16 81
The above Balance brought down

To which must be added, amount of sundry Sums finaDy disallowed,
as per. Particulars detailed ou engroll8ed Aecount - - - £, 5 - 4
Also, a payment for Incidents at Third OfJice, being after period
of Account, a temporary Disallowance • - - •. - ~ 6 8~
Total Disallowances· • - 7 7-i-
£. 3,4'.1'.1 4 8
}'rom whicb must be deducted over-given credit for as rec:ei"td for Fees and Fines
at Third Divisional Office - - - - - - • - - -. _ '.1-
The true Balance in favour of the Public then is - - - £. 3,4'.1'.1 II 8
Manora"dum:-There are detailed on l'ngrossed Account, sundry Under-p:lymenls byerrol1l in cuting

and calculation, which not having been paid to the panies, cannot of course be credited to
Accountants, amoUDting to Ilh. '1 tl.
Yy
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FOl1R:TIl REPORT OF THE COJ.lMI&SlONE1S 'on
(68.)-POLICE ESTABLI9J'1I111EWT-CO«IfiRfird.
,V E liava examined a Magistrate, the Receiver, the Colleclor of Carriage Tax, the Register of Car
License, the Supervisor of Watch Tax, and the Pay Clerk of Watch Establishment, who depoSl:d to
tbe correctnt-!s ofthe Account.
A Credit is cturned and allowed by us for notrs, amoanting to four guineas, of a Bank which
5topped payment (In the "ery day teese 1I0tea were received by a subordinate Collector. The Reeeh'er
retains the notes alld will bring to the credit of the pllblk. ill hi.I futllre AccouN, &Dy Dividends lIe
may recen-e Oft them~
TUE A C C 0 U N T, as amended by U5, i& just and true.
STATE of the BALAliCE: £. 8. d.
In the hands of Roo.rt Roberts, a Wateh Tax CeUector, who h .. abscOQtled • ~to 8 6f
Paid em account te the CoatractoJ'l. for making die Watchmen's Sentry Boxes - 890 --
- - OIl &Crount of Salaries 69 7 5
- - Rent of the Secoud Dh'isional Office, due ~9th ~pte~ber 181+, to be ('harged
in the Dell.t Actount, being omitb!d in this 50 --
Advuc:ed &0 P~Me Officers on the Public Service 36 19 7 I-
In the hand& of tile Rccei.er ... !l,14-8 10 1
n- • - . of Sundries, disallowed as above, and to be refunded by them 6 .7-
The true BalallCe in favour, ~r the Publ,ic, as. abo\·~.

---
DEB T S:
, Three months Stationary, averaged at +00 - -
Three months Coals and Caudles, ditto 280 - -
One Month's Forage, ditto 50 --
Balance of Clothiag Account to M. Sparks 39'1 n 6
£.
CREDITS:
Three MOD11ls 1I0use Tax, due and UDeolle~ted the 5th aRUM')' 1815, averaged at· 3,000 - -
Three Months Carriage Tax and Arrears uncolleeted, ditto • 1,500 - -
£. ...,500 - -
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'AUDITING PUBLIC ACCOUNTS IN It:ELAN'D.' J79
-(69·)-
II. R. DRA'PER's ACCOUNT FOR CONVICTS, .'tc.
TIlE A C C 0 U NT of H. R. Draper, with Government, of Monies recei\"cd and cxpendrd

by him on Convicts of the Prison Ships Vittoria and Lady Stauley; said Con\"icts to be sent
to Cork from Dublin Harbour ;--and for the Subsistence of the Prisoners confined on board
. ~be S3IM, and other Expens('s attendingthe~. for tile entire Ser,ice of said Ships.
THE CHARGE: £. ' I. d.
lteceh'ed from the Lords of the Ta-easury - 1,too - -
Total Charge £. 1,'100 - -
THE DISCHARGE:
Paid for Subsistence of Priaoners, Guard, Steward, and Smith ~ '836 16 .6

- - Wages to Steward end Smith, with their Expeoses home dlD-
- ~ fniptqe, 'WIt!.p Vessels, 8re. - 495 9 7i
- - 'Doctor Trevor, for Atteadance- and Medieine - 100 - -
- - Contingencies, 'iltduding a Sum of ~sl. for If. R. Braper'. ExpeDSel from
I:>.blin to Cork ancI back .gain - - - - - - • • 149 5 10
Tetal 8.pendell on C8Ilvictl and Prison Ship. - I.. 1,110 Jill
iI. n. Draper's Commiaaion, at 5 per cent. on the total Expenditure - - 55 10-
'fotal Discharge - -
Balance in favour of Government 34 8-1
The Charge as,.abov~ - - - £. I,ROO - -
THE above ACe 0 U NT i. just and true, and mpported by the Evidence of .
Mr. Draper.
He has claimed a Remuneration of Fin per Cent., wbicb we fiad is the ulUal
Allowance for 8uch Service..
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1~O FOURTH REPORT OF THE C01[MISSIONERS Foa
-(70 . ) -
S TAM P D UTI E S.
G ENE R .... LAC C 0 V N T of Stamp Duties, for the Year ended the 5th day of
January 1815.
THE CHARGE: L I. d.
Balance of last Account in favour of the Public
. - - - . . - - 9+5.350 3 2!
Received for Stamps at the Head Office - - - - - - '118,133 10 -~
- - - Dutytrinuters
on House Warrants for supply of Country Dis-
- - .- - • - -
l.
- 396 ,06 3
d.
2
I.
11
-- - Ditto Warrants
Od for supply of Dublin Distributer - 100,672 13 -
+96,i~6 4 t
- - - Value of Parchment, Paper, and printed Forms for
the supply of the Warehouse of Unstamped Goods - - .., - 5,3° 1 19 6
- - - Duty on AdvertiaemeDts ill Dublin - . . . 11,299 3 4-
- - - Ditto - - - Ditto - - in the Country - - - 107 7 3t
~ JO,
210406 10 if
. - Ditto on Insurancl: in Dublin - - - . - 21,196 to sf '.
- - - Ditto - - - Ditto - in the Country - - - - 6,635 19 1 t .
27,83t . 9 5i
- - - Ditto on Pamphlets in Dllblin - - - -:;. ,.. 21
JO
-..- - Ditto - - Ditto. - - .in Cork. - - - - - - + + 8 6;

. - - . . -. . -
, 10,
·- -- -- .byDittoCou:nty
on Cards and Dice -
Distl'ibutels for-additional Daty on Game LiceD&eI. - •
3,!100 -
IU III
1
3
- • - by Ditto - - Dit~o - - for Newspapers published without being stamped +06 It +
- - - - Ditto for Licenaes to sell Spirits at Fairs 13 0 - -
- - - Penaltit's at the Head Ollice, for writing on Instruments not duly
IItIlmped - - • - .' - - • - - - - 660]6 8
- - • Fine levied. oll ..sQPdri.es,. fOl". negleJ:ting IQv~tories when registering
Will, - - • - - - - - - - • - 95 - -
• - - Penaitif's imposed on Distributers fur del.a,ining Balances in their hands
contrary to Law. - - - - - • - • 39 8 - -
• - • FiDes levied.tin Distributers per order, for neglect of duty - 59 IS +
- - - Penaltips by Distributers in the Country from sundries, for various
brt'aches of the Stamp Act • - - • - • - - 260
+ Q
- - • Penalty at the Head Office., for kel'ping sporting Dogs wi~bout License 10 t6 8
- - • Law Costs, paid to the Receiver General - 659 + 7i
- • - Saving on delivery of Parchment and Paper 697 11 3i
- - - o"er-allt>wed on Per-centage to D' Arcy Mahon, Inspector Genf'ral, whilet
jn the charge of~n1rim in 1813 • - -'. - - - !) 14 8
Total Charge -- . l. 1,7.11 ....71 15

..
11
.
TilE D I,SC HA RG E:
P.lid Establishment - 1...,18 7 8 sf
- - Allowances, Servants Wages, &c. 1,833 9 lol
- for Stationary, Postage, Advel·tising. &c. - +,20+ 17 9f -
- . - Taxes 94 17 9
- - - f'uruiture and Repairs 381 14 111
- C(;als ;lIId C'lndll!a 3 65 3 3
Carried forward £. 21,06 7 9 41
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£. I. tl. £. I. d.
Brought forward - - - - . - ~1,067 9 +1
)IISCBLLANltOVS ExPENSES:
Paid Tnyelling Expenses to Inspectors - - - - - 1,093 5 6

- - for carriage of Stamps - - - - - - - 5+~ 11 -
- - - Oila, Colours, \\fats, Twine, and sundry other trifting
Charges, as per Particulars detailed on engr08lled
Account • .' - .. .. - - -
- .. 8Undries for their services in discovering fraudulent tnnl-
action ofCbristian, late Distributer of Sligo, concerning
Stamps, said to have been burned .. - - - 35 0 --
.. .. Loa..,. sustained in 8e<:uring Stamps at Sligo .. - - ~!a 15 -
.. .. for Information respecting forged Stamps - - .. !a!a 15 -
.. .. - detecting Forgers of Stamps .. .. - .. .. !all7 10 -
- - sundries for AueDdanC'e in Comptroller's and Secretary's
Offices.. .. - .. - - .. .. - +6 9 3
.. .. Richard Malina's Disbursements .. • li6 9 tf
.. for Dies and Engraying.. .. - Ig8 13 9
.. furnishing tbe names of Penons who bad neglected tet
1'etarll loyentories.. - .. .. !as 3 +
Miecellane()us Expenses - -1-------1
LA" COSTS:
Paid Fees to Counsel 3.001 17 S
- - sundries for Tn,e1liug Expenses to proaecute Forgers of
Stamps - - - - - - .. .. .. lOS 17 gl
.. - Solicitor's med Bill of Costs.. - • - - •
8,335 9 '.
Law Colts . '------1 1~,4+3 + 7
• - I"cidents .Oowed Distributers.. .. .. - - .. - - - 1.368 + 10 1
- - Per-centage ditto - ditto· - - - - - - - - • Ig,ug 7 8
- - Loes 011 deliyery of printed Forms from the Warehouse of Unstamped Goods,
CiyU Bills not charged to the Public - .. - .. - - - '!a~ I ...
- -
- -
for Stamps cancelled - - • - - -
.. Spirit Licenses returned by Distrihuters and cancelled -
- ..
-
..
-
.. !a4.99+ , 5
.. 13,54+ 19 5 t
t
- .. Allowance to Distributer for Moate, for a short credit on Stamps cancelled
in 1811 .. - - - - .. - .. - - - - 19 8
- .. Disallowance in Accouat Office, to Isaac Pitcaime, Di.tributer (or Donegal.
on reduction ill value of Stock in 1805, now partly re-allll"'ed, it appeatin8
that the Distributer cbarged himself with the Increue on saBlt! in 1807 - S9 11 8
- ' .. Disallowance made in Account Office. to Isaac Pitcaime, Distributer for
Don~gal, on Stamps cancelled in 1807, partly re-allowed .. - - S5 IS sl-
.. - Cor Parchment, Paper, and printed Forms - - - - - - 5,SOI 19 6'
- • .. Discount ou Stamps at the H ...ad Office - • - - - - 3,186 13 111
.. - Allowance on Insurance Duty in Dublin - - - - - .. - 1.059 15 41
.. - Ditto • on AdYertisement Duty in tbe Country - - - - - 10 6 II
• - Ditto - on Insurance - ditto - - - .. - - - - 18!& 3-f
- - Retailers, Ire. for Stamps cancelled .. - • • - - - - 88 18 10
- - DanielConnolly Salary, disallowed in laatAccount for want of properVoucber.
now sent - - - - - - - - .. - - - 413 .-
- - iuto the Excbequer, for which Vouchers wt're sent into this £. I. d.
- •
Office withwt Account - • - - • -
Ditto - ditto - Cor which Vouchers are now sent in - 69",375 13 .3 a
1 ....81 n ... t
693,857 5 8
Deduct, paid after 'period - 7,!a5 0 - -
- .. iato tbe Treasury within the period ofthi. Aecour.t. net - 1------.686.607 5 8
- - Thomas Courtney, Iospector,80 much stopped from the Distlibuter of Down,
-
for detaining Casb in bis hands contrary to Law - - -
- Tbomas Inrie, Inspector, 80 moch stopped from Distributer of Roscommon.
- ,8 --
Cor ditto - - - - - - - • .. .. - - 33--
Total Discharge - - - ,g!a,1 h 15 9 i

Balance In rayour of tlae Pubbe- •
The Charge· as above - - £. 1.'.1....'1 15 11
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£. I. d.
:rille above Bal.Dee brought dewa - ~i9,'189 - I J
To which must be added, the following .uma; viz.
Amount short brought to Charge, by meaM of Errors ia casting L I. tl.
and calculating the Warrants for Stamps sold at the Head
Office, or of erroneuus eotries of them iD the Comptroller's
I>ay Books 1 8 8t
The like, on acaMint of Duty'on Inaul'3nee iD Waterford - 1 15 7
The like, for Duty on Pamphlets in Duhlia + 5 7
The like, on ac('ount of Penalties nceived by Distrihuten, &c.
-in the country, being the moiety of a Fine received by Mr.
,Bates, an Inspector !U 13 +
Also the following s"m~ in Discharge; vi~
'Amount of Over-charges in the Solicitor's Bilts of COIItI - 15 It 6
All .4110wance to Elizabeth Plunkett, late Distributer of Water-
ford, stated to be on account of the late Solicitor, which we
disallow, u noL being applicable to the Public Acceunt
The like to Francis MCGillicuddy, late Distributer of Kerry, on
account of 1)0 - - - - - - - - - 7 I 10
OVeI'-all6wed to Distribaters, for Goods seat up to be

cancelled;' viz.
CookstoWD,-J. ColUns, former Distributer, Exchange on Goods
now claimed in Britidl Cltrreocy, bot with which 'he had not
bt'en charged on tbe conversioD • - -11 3
Mayo,-late Distributel'l, the like, - - 16 +i
Additioas to Charge, aDd 6aal DlaaUowances
And amount ,of _~ndry .uml, as havi~g be1!n paJd after th.•
period of the Account, the Particularll of which are detailed
on engrossed Account, being a tt:mporary Disallowance 1+3 19 31
Total Disallowances • - - -----
~9.5'0 n 5
From which deduct all Under-calculation, allowed by us to S. Barrett, of
Ballillasloe .. - - - - - - - _. - 10 -
The ttae Balance in f.vour 01 the Public then is
Memortlllll. . :-The foRowing Under-payment in calculating Discount, to Anne Smith, not

having been paid to her, ca~not of cow-se be credited to Accountantl. ~ I. 0 d. .
Tals Account, m:lde up by' tbe COl1lptrol1~r, and previously examiMd and .pprov~d of by ODe
of the Chairmen, and two other Commissioners, has beeD con&r.eci by tbe telbmony oC the .igning
Chairmaa, the Secretary, the Receiver General, Comptroller and the Law AgeDt.
In tbe Account of this year the Cash Receipt for Stamps at tbe Head Office arpears sbort of the
receipt of last year, fifteen thousand and eighty-two pounds three shillings ;mil five-pence; but as .
the duty on cards and dice, which in last year's Account was given credit for as cash received at
Head Office, is this year brought separately to account, and amounts to three thousand two hundred
pounds and one penny, the actual deficiency of sales at the Head Office this year is eleven tbou-
sand eight bundred and eighty. two pounds three sbillings and fODr-pence. The sales in tbe
coootry QIlpear aleo to havll (aUen off to the amount of three tbousand a,e hundred and eighty-four
poands fo.r sbillings and three-peoce halfpellDY.
The colJection of tbe duties Oft cards aud dice was tran&ferred, in 181'1, from the Excise to the
Stamp Office. Limerick and Cork are tbe only country towos in Irtland where tbey are allowf.d
to be ;.tamped, none however have hitherto been stamped in Limerick. On our examination of
lite Account of tb~ Commiseio.en; of Stamp Dutie~ fOr the year immediately preceding the period
of the present Account, it was represented to us that the Distributer for Cork, (the only country
to.'a where cards and dice, or canis alone, are actually stamped) bad received orders to ,distinguiiib
this particular duty from the other duties received by him, which he had IIOt been in tht' habit. of
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elGin!. and iliat uimilar distinction from the general mass of duties was directed to be made at the
Head Oftice. In consequence of this direction, tbe anlount recl'ived for these particular duties at the
Head Office; viz. three tbOUQud two buudred pounds and one penny, is distinguished in tbe pres~nt
ACOODDt, ~n which no receipt whatever appeartl from Cork; it was stated in evidence to us, tbat
from the total anproductivene&S of this bJ':loch of the reveuue in Cork, and from charges made
against the distributer tbere, thaL tbe Sump Commissioners sent ODe of their body ~ Cork ~(t
investigate bis conduct.
One oftbesp. charges was, that in cons~uence of the neglect of the Cork Distributer, illicit cards
with forged stamps thereen were generally sold through the south of Ir('lanll. to tbe injury of the
revenue, which would bave been prevented bad t~e distributer attended to his duty and complied
with the provisions of the Act of Parliament. Tbe result of the illver.tigatioo made by tbe Stamp
ComwissiOller sent to Cork, was, that no fraud appeared in the Distributer's conduct, but that he
wu guilty of great neglect, and tbat the revenue had suffered considerably thereby: and the loss
sustained by this neglect being pretty aceurately eeamated .. amoant to two thousand six hundred
and twenty-seven pounds tbirteen shillings, the Stamp Commissioners, und('r the directions of the
Lord Lieutenant, have lately called on the Cork Distribater to; par that aum or resign hi. office,
and htl bas not yet aDnounced bis decision.
Under the head of Penalties received by" Distributers in the cou.try for 'ftl'ieWl brearbes of the
Stamp Act, the sum of two hundred and IBixty pounds foar .hillings and sixpence it! ollly brought
to charge, but it being stated in the Solicitor's Bills of Costs, that two fines were ordered to be '
levied in the county of Down, not included in the above sum, we enquired why those fin('s were
bot brought to the credit of the public. It wa. represented to us that one of tbose nnes ordered tit
ht! levied had not been received within the period of this Accoullt, and was therefore not brought
to Charge, and tbat the other fine, although-levied, never came into" haad••f aay Stamp 08i.cN.
as the Magistrate wile levied it, igllOrantiyand illegaHy distribllt.ed the MDOUIW rereived by kim
among the poor of tile p~sh, and did Dot pay ove." the King's moiety to the U8f! of tbe reye~, at"
tb.l." dirac...
We have added to Charge a aum of l.'WentY6()Jle" pounds tJ.Urteen laillings and four-p('~ce. the"
alDOODtofa fiDe which wu levied and received by all inspector sent to Waterford. We abould
have bad DO knowledge of this tranaactiGo, if credit for twtmty.-()IIe pOlluJda thirteen .hitlinp aad'"
four-pence had not b,eea.c1ajmed by alld given to tbe Dilltriboter of Waterford, as the amoUllt of
a fine repaid by him to the party fined, in const:quence of ils being remitted by order of Gmern- .
ment, and which being repaid, must have ~cen prev~ousJy received. _
The reasons for several other additions to Charge, and for the disallowallces in Discharge, are
• .oiciMtJy detailed Oft the face of t~ Account, and require no cemmeDt. in report.
The LaW' Costs appearing much greater -than -in former AcC01lDU sit...,.. atated to ,.. to arise
from a great arrear or busint'ss lert by the lale Solicitar, which o.ght to have bee. execbted hy -
bim, aud"that no estimate can be (ormed of the probable Law Costs ofth. office for a year, until this -
anear of business ill rlisposed of. -
The Balances stated to be in the hands of Excise Collectors appear the olUe as in former Ac-
1:01In~ several of these CoHectors bdng now in office under the CellU1lissiOA&nl of £Xci... We
cannot bot imagine that if due diligence Wall used, a considerable part ~hheee Balanca migbt be
recovered for the use of the. pubfic.
With respect to the- Revenue arisitlg from the duties- on the admission ot any IItodent into tbe -
Society of King's Inus, and on the admission ofany Barri.ter into the Inns of Court, and on the
indentures binding an apprentice to an AttornE-Y, parts of which are aptlropriated to the use of the
Society of King's Inns, it is enacted that the Co~mi8S~oners of Stamp Duties &ban keep distinct
. Accounts of the same, and pay the amount at tbe receipt of His Majesty'!, Excbequer; tllat tbe .
parts of said duties approprialecl to the use of the Society of King's Inn. may be paid over by tbe
Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to. the Treasurer of the Soddy.
A sum of one thous3nd four hundred and seventy-one pounds three -sbillings and fOllr-pe1Ice p
appearing as the gross total amount of apprDpriated duti811 receiyed f(lr the dse bf the· King's 1m.
within tbe year, we requirt'd a speei~catio~ of the same, distinSll!sbing tbe.sums received on tlle
admissions of students and of barristers, an!l on the indenture. of apprenticeship to At.tornies, and
we were 3Stonished at fiadiog that the whole of the appropriated duties rp.ccived aroJe from the
app~nticeship indenture", and lIot a shilling from admi88iona;. aoo it was deposed to us by tlle
Comptroller that a practice has existed, and still exists, highly irregul81' atld productive 0' the
possible loss of part or tbose duties, that in~tead of the Stamp llades beihg directI, paid OIl clMte
admissions of students and ba.rr~ters into the Stamp Office, the Under-treasurer or the Society eC
KiDg'1I 1noa r-eceiYes the amount ill the first instance- from the several individuafs siibjett fo the
aame,
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lame, and d,'es not immediately pay o,er, but retainl the lame till a considerable sum of mOMy
accumulates in' his hands, and whenever he thinks proper carries a book or books specifying these
admissions, and procures Stampl to be affixed to thde ,Books according to tbe ulHDber of admis-
sions detailed therein. This practice"prevents both the Public Treasury and-the Society of-KiDg's
I nno from receiving their repp~ti,e proportions of these duties, as lOOn as they ought, aad leavetl
this portion of the Revenue lubject to private use or traffic, and in bands not delligned to be ea-
trusted with it. No absolute 10&1 haa hitherto beeil .ustained by this irregular practice, aa it was
deposed to UE, and appears by a return from the Comptroller, that ~he duties which ,were recroived by
the Under-treasurer of the King'l Iuns between the 5th January' 1814 and 5th January 1815, ud
amounting in the whole to one thousand six hundred and fortY-lix pounds'ten shillings, were paid
into tbe Stamp'Office on the lit of l\tarch fSI5, subsequent to the termination ofthepreant Ac-
. count, and will be brought to the cret:lit oCtbe p1Iblic in the Account of·the office for the rar
.ending the 5th Janua~y ISI6.
SN.u. of the above BALAlICB:
I.. •• d.
.
I.. ••do
-Cuh due by the late' Lord Mayo
· · 3,119 -s ·.3f
. Cub in tbe bands ofthe Itec:eivcl' General •
Ditto, the SoJicitor's "Salary. above disa))owed, which was iD
11-4'5 ., 6j
.his huds 00 the 5th January 18rS .- - - - 68 17 g!

'11.49-+ 10 "4'
DiUo due by'Jolm Hartley. late Solicitor

Ditto· - - -. Cooper Crawford .- ditto
- -8
1,~90 3
"t38 10 6.
Ditto, di.llo"ed abo,e, the two nDl& 'paid on his 8CIIOIIDt by
the Distribute... of \V at.erfurd and Trale. - - • 41 19 8j
·.33' 7 II t
Ditto - - ditto - - Robert Burro",•• present Solicitor, above
diaaUowed . · · - .15 ~
,
A1IIOQnt of erro... io Wammta at Head Oftice. which ..e Ita'e
·disallowed aa above, and which we conceive the
. Comptroller accountable for - - - -
Ditto - of errors io former Accounts, which we .110 coDceive
- • 8 ·f
him accountable for - 37 15 -1
39 s 81
-- - --- '3G 17
Due by Ch,rles Meares, late Inspector - "6
- - - _ O'Brien - - ditto • 113 15 -
- Leonard Cutting - - ditto
- - - William Moore - - ditto
·· -- - 127
91
- 41,
- - ..
• D'Arcy Mabon, Inspector General -
- John Bates, Inspector - -,
· 400 ·- -- lSI 11'-
- • ditto - • ditto • disallowed as above II 13 .

+IU IS 4
• •
... -
- Thomas Courtney, Inspector -
- .John H. Berkley - - ditto
-· -- -- .
100- -
.100 - -
_ • - William Speight - - dilto
• J. F. Stavelly - - - - ditto
-- -- .- 3°-
130 . . -
-
- • - Pete, Holmes, Secretary · · - II I 9
CASH due by ACTING DISTatB17TEIL8:

A. O'Connor. - Distributer for Antrim -
ll. Levingaton -:. - • - Armagb -
6,544 3 10
1>4,6 10 3 s
1
J. '"P. Stevelly Inspector for Athlone - .3~ + I ~
T. Ir...in • - - • - - Ditto 18 17 6
B. Longworth -
Ditto 340 3 51
T. Irwin . ' - _.. - -
BallinasJoe 3 15 It
s. .Barrett - - - - - - - -
DiUo 159 7 4
P. Aicken - -
J. Motherwell -
N. Proctor
-
• - -
-
-
•
-
Ballymena
•
Ballymote
-
Carlow •
443
149
1>497
13 11 ~
13
17 gl
5'
J. Walsh - -
A.·St&ckpoole
R. ROIl - ~ -
- -
Cavan
•
Clare
-
Cork ".
1,144
1,633
1,94'
1 -
14 -
14 6
,
t
N. !lUlleD - - Cubel 37 3
J~ Jk,gen - - - - • Cookstown 160 10 _1
J. Pitcairn • - - - - Donegal • 75' 15 -1
Caried forward - - . -L 10,00' 3 51
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£. I. d. £. s. d.
Brought forward '- ---- ~O,002 3 :'i l
8. Reid .. .. - • - Down 3,430 J7 8!
G. <oordon - - - - - - • Downpatrick • 1.121 3 11
W. llolmu - Droghpda 6 7+ 7 ] f
It. Coote - - - - - - Dungannon 5 88 3 5 i
W. Whittaker - Fermanah 470 1 -
J~ Hutchinson - I:ermoy 1,291 "7 'l1l
D. Daly - - - - - - Galway +67 10 4~1
R. Day - KelTV ],+7u 18 1
F. Beard - Distributer for Kildare - 495 6 ~ II
J. Bates In'l>t'ctor t,r Kmg's Coanty - - - 5i,
G. Slater - - - Distnbut~r fOl' Ditto
J. Prim - - - • - • - - Kilkenny
73
J,810-
=- ' 8 {I'l~
J. Vert-ker - - - -, - Limerick- 6,448 1 5
J. Irwin - - - Leitrim - 49"2 10 8!,1
S. I'Ellples - - - • • - - LondoDde'rry ~,-lf>() 9 4
91
il
S. Crawford -
P. Parks -
W. Kelly -
- Longford-
• - 1.lluth
- - Loughrea
0 45 1 9
81 0 19 11
694 1 3 9
I
T. HUDll'hrys - - • - - - Mayo ~·7;3 3 I!'
D'...\lcy ~laholJ. In'pcctor General Meath 71:l 1 3 loil
J. C. Battersby - Dilltributer for Monaghan J,4 11 5 6 9}\
N. Russell - 1\Joite ~ 6!U ,16 10 i'
M. H~'an - • • - NeDagft • 1,'l7 1 1 3 -i
G. HiU - Ponarlington - 1,4';0 6 ~
J. O'N, ill - - • • Queen's County 1;)0 5 3
T. Uoyd - - - - Roscommon 81S 11 ...-
J. C. Simmonds - - Sligo 48l )oJ 2'i
J. Hamilton - - - • - - - Strabane- 9i9 3 8
J. Nowlan - Tipperary 8:;1 I 6}
G. BuchaoDon - Tvrone - 3 b6 7 'l ~
:r.. Roberts - - - \Vaterford ~.317 9 92 l
T. Shta - - Weltmeath 2~4 II ~
A. Bovdf" - - \V ex ford 2,7 81 19 I03 i
W.l\lcMurrav - - - - - - Wick low - ~68 5 i
J. Kelly _. - Westport 9 19 8
A. Holmu - - - Dublin • 1.393 16 6'l
J. BI'owne - Insp~ctor for Meath 86 10 H
D. Mahon • - • • - Antrim • + 3'i
,D. Mahon • Donegal Town 1 ~ 8-!
J. Bates • - - - - Clare !l~7 1 5 5
·r. Irwin - - • ". ~ • Leitrim - 5 16 sf
T. Irwin - • • • - - Uoscommon 1 9 1
T. Irwin - - • Strabane· 1 ~ 8
J. Berkley - • • • - King's County - 39 16 10'
J. BItes - - Kilkenny 10 11 4J
60,243 8 10
Overplid by the following: £. t. d.
T. Courtney - • Inspector of Down - 1 1 ~
E. Grady • • Distriuutt:r of Killarnp.y 9 19 6~
T. Courtney - - Inspc("tor of Lurgan - - + loi
J. Bates • - - • - - • Waterford 7 7
T. Courtney - - • Lurgan. 5 6{
J. Brl/wne - - - • Cork 2 5 15 +{"
T. H. Bel"klev - - • fermanagh 6 19 5!
T. CourtAey: - • - Tanderagee 1 7 13 -~~
- - ditto - - Atblone - 1 --
- • ditto· - l\Iaghe~aft"lt ~ 8 +t
J. Bates - • • - Cashe' • 1 32 17 7t-
- ditto • \\' ex.ford 8
CASH due by DISTRIBUTER! Deceased or Dismissed.

A. 1\108.!l, furmerly Distributer for Tyrone - ". 39 6 i f i
J. S. Peter - • - - - - - Limerick l,g08 3-i
M. Pring - • Carlow • ~~ 11 4
P. Kerr • • - Dungannon 31 I~ I!
J. Cummins - Meath " - 11 19 3
lV. Bury - - Cork 6.030 1 I 7
G. Holmes - - • - - Tipperary 957 19. ~;f
J. W. Gn'aves • Kerry • 1,480 - 5!
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BFOUght folrwarci - 80,0+7 19 5' i
.A.. Reed -
G. Cuthbert
- -formerly distributer for Ff'rmanagb
--
_ - - - - - - - Donegal
- +'16
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n. Ladley - - - Meath - ;0 18 56
·G. Holdcroft -
R.Ayr
- Ditto
- Galway
- 88
~O9
1(l 5
4 +~
--
- ---
W. Airv - Carlow- 116 16 5
S. Anderson
S. Dejoncourt
- - .Tipperary
- Louth -
199
9.71
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'R. Whitelaw - - Leitrim 51 17 J t
''1'. Mitcbell
'W. Ferguson -
- Athlone
- Great Britain
427
151
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R. Faires -
- Tyrone
- Fermanagh -
164-
174-
1+ - i
9 1I!
G. Fawc-ett - Sligo - 7 16 II -
S. Burrowes
''1'. Burrowes -
----- - - Cavan -
- Lonllford
1,'1'25
1,137
7 Si-
5-
N. Belson - - - - - - - --
.J. T. Hutchinson
- Wic-klow
- Galway - 1':93
20'2
7 1
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Eo Stewart· - Waterford 81
- -- --
1 -
E. Browne - Claremorris - 546 8 9
B. Parkinson -
~I. Frith
-
- -- -- -- -- - - -.
- Kilrush
- Nenagh
181 15
941 ~ -4·
7i
W.l\1cKay - Thurles 57 0 + '2.
.J. Collins -
J. Rice- - -- - Tipperary
- Coleraine
30 3 6 +.
5. 19 +
'AI. l\1'Don3gb
A. Bowen -
- Clare
-- --
- I..urgan
- --
150 -
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8 f
H.Bripn -- - Kilkenny
~l
9. 15
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B. Parkison
1'. Hell-
- - Downp.'ltric-k
- l..ongford -
+'>3 13
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''1'. Hee\'cs - • Westmeath '27!! - 9
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H. Donaldson • Cavan. 7 17 St
..J. Deane - Roscrea 888 1 ;Ji
J. lWFarland -
'G. Carr
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- Athlone
. 39 6
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.T. Clarke • Ballymena 6:l 6 8.
J, .Tones ,. • 1\1ayo - 1,5i 6 18 6~
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E. Power - • Nenagh 4,2i7 - !It
E. Fleming .. • Carlow 3.44 8 15
.J. Hanning . -·
- Caslwl 2, 06 3 2
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J. Collis
F. :M'GiIlicuddy
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- Cooke~towQ - 18 3 18 3t
J.l'.tler - -- -- -- -- -
A. Hamilton
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.' • Kildare
- Maghrrafelt-
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4S:!6 6
'2.010 l-.!
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F. M<Arthy - Nl'nagh 3t
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'2,993 '1
1;:. Purdon-
S. Simpson
- Queen'l! County ',7 18 + 9i
3.!.
- - - Ditto 116 1
61
- · . -- ·
A. Andrews - <'asUebar 437 10
n. Cogbill - King's County 3,439 19 9t
.J. Christian - Sligo - - 9.037 19 6l,
:l
J. Prentice • T3nderager. - t,113 9 8t
.1. Bo"d
C. Oliver- - - - --
W. Cooper. -- '- - --
- Wexford
- Hoscommon-
- fermanagh
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159 1
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T. Rorke-- - - - Athlone--
- Bali na!Ioe
179 18
2,09 6 3
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Hoss- - ]\Jeath . J,+87 15 '2i
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- Waterf,)rd
- Downp:ltrick
- 17 1
J38 9
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s. L. Gifford - - - - - - 1\1ayo - ~
4,'29 8 1 81
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l'onner Diltributo ... of - ..- Galway
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Deduct, Overpaid by' the following: £. I. d.

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P. Wal.h· • - - - • - - Limerick .!13 1 3t
J. Crawford • - - • Donegal- 47 6· ~
J. Stevenson - - - Hilsboro' 1 l~
G. Ogle - - - • - - Down 8 8-1
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A. Smith. - - - • - Armagh- it !t til
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Drought forward 80,0+7 19 5i
'A. Johnston - nistributer for Leitrim - 17 14 2 t
.J. Wiiliams - - - - - - Gahvay - - ~ 4t
W. Kilpatrick - - - - - Down - - -10 -
T. Shaw - - - - - • - Clonmel - !1 15 II
'V. Camack - - - - - - Derry -
, Maghera-
- '1Hllf
- - - 11
Bruff' - - 6 17 51
Westmeath - - 1 4
R. W.Gardener, late Inspector, Downpatrick
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- 1 It
135 t 51
7'1,801 I t It
CAlli due by COLLECTORS:

Due by the Collector of Atblone _ 373 7 51
- - - - - - - - Cavan - - 33 8 3
- -
- -
- -
-
-
-
-
-
-
- - -
- - -
- - -
- Cork -
- Killibegs
- Kilkenny •
-
- 1~
-- 3
; :1
- - - - - - - - Limerick - 85+ 9 9l
- -
- -
-
-
-
-
- - -
- - -
- Larne -
- Lougbrea
-
-
138 --t
- 7--
- - - - - - - - Maryboro' - !.I+'1 18 91
- - - - - - - - Mallow - - 10-1
- • - - - - - - Naaa - _ 49 19 5
- - - - - - - - Newry - • - 10 11 i-
- - - - - • - - Armagh - 15 17 5
- - - - - - - - 'fraUee - - 1,51'1 16 71
- - - - - - - - Waterford - - 1 '11
- - - - - - - - Wexford - 1 10 81
- - • - - - .. • Wicklow - 59 10 ...
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Deduct, Overpaid by the following: £. ,. 4.
- - - - - - - - Clonmel
- - - - - - - - Coleraine - 3 80 -
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- - - - - - - - Dundalk 27 8 ~ 8
- - - - - - - - Drogbeba - -- 9
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- - - - - - - - Ennis -
- - - - - - - - Foxford
- - - - - - - - Galway
- - - - - - - - Lisburn !.IS !1 11
- - - - - • - - Londonderry 13 7 3
- - - - - - - - Sligo - - 206 11 9
- - - - - - - - Strangford - 4!.1 7 8'
.-------Trim- - .,... 5 st
1,131 1 51
Arrear of Pamphlet Duty in Dublin • 4- 5 '1

A.auu of ADVBaTIsBMENT DuTY due by PRINTEBS of
NBWSPAPEBS in DUBLIN:
1'. Codd, formerly Printer of the Hibernian Telegraph 17S 1-

P. Cooney - - - - - - - Morning Post - _ 301 3-
H. n. Clarke
J. Bres.~by -
-
-
-
-
-
-
- -
- -
- Chronicle _ _
- Freemalf's Journal _ '... --
!18+ - -
W. Carey - - - - - - - Volunteers ditto _ 3'1 13-
- Ditto - - - - • ~ - - General &ening POit 199 '1 _
J. Gramon - - - - - - - - - Ditto _ _ 1 '1"'-'
J. Cavendish - - - - - - - - Ditto _ _ 4'1 19 -
J. Fleming - - - - - - - - ... Ditto _ _. !.I6 15 6
J. Dowling - - - - - - - Volunteer! Journal _ SO 8-
A. Griffith - - - - - - - New l'bamix _ _ 78 16 -
- Ditto - - - - - • • • Old Phenix _ • 55 6 -
P~ MCAlister - - - - • • - National EveniBg Stat' 6511-
n. P. Hall - - • - - - - National Register _ 16 !.I 10
D. Scott - - - - - - - _ Morning Post _ _ 47 1!1 3
A. Dawson - - - - • - - Hibernian Journal _ 6!1 18 ...
J. Stockdale - - .- - - Irish Paclu:t _ •
4 -
Canied forward - - -
9 19 3
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'ARREARS of ADVEll.TlSE)IENT DUTy-continutd.

Thomas MCDonnell, Printer of Hibernian Journal - -\ 41 5 (;
--D ~ 10
yrne in Ch Ie - ·1°9
H. U. Clarke l\Iorning PORt z-
.1. Pott'3 - - - - - Saullder~'s News Letter -, 7 16 fi
Fitz rnian nal - I
OM 17 'i
'. liar ,!an's 137 1
G. lal!(B~r - Dnblin - - ditto 10 10 8
J. Magee Evening Post 100 7 11
(' (' rielso - C· tte 26 8i
owlin 'spon 93
. aphan
J. anel J. Carricks -
T. Shca - -
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- - - Conull y - • - Impartial IlIcl'iirer - 3 5-
Deduct, oycrpaid by the Proprietor of the Leruld -

'.2,458 11
RilE A AD~'E DIE'X rydu PaIN of

Nt:\ ;ers i, Coun
.Antrim - 203 18 9
W -, 95 6
9 ~l
o - 955 J
Donegal
})own -
28
4411
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bt'da \16
aoash 5 !
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(;.alway, 8~1 3 7
KelTv - ~ 16 8 8~
's,Cou 18
nny 47'1
I.IDl('rick 577 14 10
l.ondondl:'rry 21 16 ~!
1 iJrea' 7
40 1 ~
• <gh 6 -4
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rymne - 17 -
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4'.21, .2 6
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A.O 101' - ribut Antri 16 15 1
R. LC\'IIl2'stonc - .... - Arm;!.. ,e,
6,097
H. Lon~\,;orth • ~ - Alhllllle' 5 .1
- 3,7 18 1'.2I 34
S. Banelt - - ~ - 13alli 11 a!. Icc - - '1 018 8 7l..
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N. Proctor -
J. Walsh
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Cavan
8
8,074 13
6,456 11
I
1
I l
1
A. S oole Clare 7 1
H.n. Cl)rk
!I
II 15 1
V. Russell - - - Cashel- 2,88+ - 85
J. Hod~l'rs - Cookcstown J ,~76 '1
3. Pi . 1e- Done ... II I
5~H Dow 7 17
Carried forwurU -
A U D I TIN G PUB LIe Ace 0 U }oj T S t N I 1l E L A. N D. 189
(7o.)-STAMP DUTIEs-continued.
£. I. d. £. I. d.
nrough~ forward
- - - 5 85,346 7 i l
STOCK in hands of ACTING DISTRIBUTERS--COlltUsuei.
G. GoruoD - - Distributer for Downpatrick 3,759 4 9i
W. Holmes - - - - - - Droghp.da- ·4->337 I~ 4
R. Coote - - - - Dungannon 'll505 3 9 f
W. Whittaker. - _ Fermanaib . 3,268 t 4
J. Hutchinson Fermoy 8,065 1 -
D. Daly Galway - u,65 1 15 ~t
R. Day - - Kerry 5,835 I I 'l ~
T. Beard - - - - - Kildare ~608 9 11 ~
G. Slater - - King's County _ 4,899 18 7i
J. Prim Kilkenny • - . 6,,398 - 8
E. Grady - - • - Killarney _ 3,901 7 1
J. Vereker - - - -
J. Irwin- -
Limerick _
Leitrim
- 15,293
3.531
5 1
6 ~£
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S. Peoples - Londonderry 81861 6 7t
S. Crawford Longford _ 4,'271 8 I
P. Parks - - _ Louth :;,359 8 10 i
W. Kelly - - _ Loughl'e3 _ 5,888 9 11 i
T. Irwin - - - Inspeetor - Mayo 8,077 16 J Ii
D. Mahon - - .. Dislributer- Meath 4,680 6-i
J. & C. Battersby - - - - Mo~agban 6,30~ I 1I
N. Russell - - - - _ - _ Moate 901 14 91
M. Ryan - - - - - - - Nenagh
J. Bates - - - Inspector - Portarlingtlln
J. O'N.eill - - - - _ Queen's County -
T. Lloyd - - - - - - _ ROicommon
8,17 0 17 10 i
'l.li3 3 10
5,30 8 9 1
6,055 15 3
1
J.C. Simmonds Sligo- 2,070 a 1
J. Hamilton - - - Strabane _ 4.:W~ ~ 91
J. Nowlan - - - Tipperary- - 11,338 14 -
G. Buchannon - _ - Tyrone _ 6,247 15 5 t
E. Roterts Waterford - - 11.7 80 4 7
T. Shea - - - - WeatInt:ath ....048 10 6i
A. Boyd - - - - Wexford - 7..9 26 if.-j-
W. M'Murray Wicklow _ 4,755 9 11
J. Kelly - - Westport - 1.390 7 8
A. Holmes - - Dublin - 11.'l76 19 -
H. W. Brooke - - • - - - Great Britain 7,S~9 10 9
SPlIlIT LICBKSBS in hands of DISTRIBUTERS:

A. O'Connor
It. Le,ingtton
- Distributer for Antrim
Armagh
5,851 I~ 6
106 7 I
B. Longworth Atblone 376 15 5
8. Barrett -
I'. Aicken -
-- -- - - - - Ballymena
Ballinaaloe 1~1 11
~43 3 4
3
J. Moth~rwell- - Carlow
Ballymote - 114 1 3
--. -
N. Proctor I.7'lS 8 9
J. Walsh Ca,an f68--
A. StackpooJe Clare 'l6~ If ~
It. ROIl
V. Russell-
- - - - - - - Cubel Cork - 1,861 6 3
150 14 7
J. Phcairne
S. Reed - - -- -- Donegal
Down
.349 15 10
67 6 9 3
G. Gordon
W. Holmes
- - - .. - llrogheda
Downp:l.trick
-
786 5 -
1,061 15 10
R. Coote - - -- -- -- -- Fermanagh
W. Wb ittaker
Dungannon ~97 1'l
711 ~ll
1
J. HutchinSOD Fermoy f 29 - -
R.Day
T. Beard -
- - Kerry
Kildare
1,053 10 -
15~ 1 8 ,
G. Slater
D. Daly - - - -
J. Prim
Eo Grady
King's County
- - Galway
Kilkenny -
Killarney
610 5 5
6~1 19 T
4tlS~ 15 10
I'll 13 4
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J. Vereker
J.lrwin - - - -
- Limerick -
- Leitrim 3, 164 ~11
415 17 1
S. Peoples- - - - - - - Londonderry 1.. 708 4 7
S, Crawford
P. Parks -
-- -- -- -- Longford
Loutll
- ~97 17 9
3 17 19 ~
W. Kelly - - - Loughrea -
D. Mahon- . -Inspector - Meath
435 10 5
4~1 18 4
J. & C. Battellby-
N, Ruaaell - - - - . - - Moate
- Monaghan- 1,141 - 5
7 Ii 1
Carried forward . 876,77i l~ 5
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A Copy of the C E R T I F I CAT E of the .Auditor General, transmitted to the Account Office,
. purauant to 5!1 Geo. Ill. chap. 5!1, aec:L !u, intituled,
., AN A C C 0 U NT of Money advanced to the following CRARITABLB INSTITUTIOWI, PUBLIC
BoABDS, &c. &c. from 6th January 181+ to 5th January 1815, inclusive."
£. I. d.
"Civil Buildings. Commissioners of '. 38,893- 12. ~ j.
Harbour of Howth - - - 45,000. o. O.
Board of First Fruits 66,800. O. 0.
Linen and Hempen Manufactures - g 1.600. 0. 0.
Duhlia Society • 10,000. O. o.
Farming Society - 5,000. o. 0.
.commissioners of Wide Streets 30,+11. 10. J.
·Grand Canal Company 50,000. 0. o.
(4) Royal Canal - - - - - 58,500. o. o.
Inland Navigation, Commissioners of 117,666. 13. .of.
Cork Institution - !1,500. u. o.
Protestant Cbarter Scbools - 41,53'9. 0. e.
Fnundling Hospital ,. t8.. 7~5. o. o.
·House of Industry 49,113. o. o.
Uib.rnian Society Wr Soldit:ra Children 14,J60. 0. 0.
Hibernian Marine Society - - - 11,697. 0. 0.
Roman Catholic Seminary - 9,673' o. o.
:Female Orphan House - - !1,1+3. o. 0.
"1Veetmorland Lock Hospital 7,998. o. 0.
Lying-in Hospital - - ~.070' o. o.
Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital 2,548. •• e.
Doctor Stevens'. Hospital 1,41!. o. o.
FeYer Hespitai - - - • - 5.000. $. 0-
Commissioners .r Charitable Donations - 600. o. o.
DilCOunlehanci.g Vice
-Greeh-Coat H~ltal •
'. 3,+73"' o. o.
ll'l. 15. 3.
ltoyal Excbang.;. - .
Commercial Butlctings . 41&.
1.67g. o.
0. 0-
0-
(6) Improving Dubliu Port IH ,oog. 10. H.
Police, :Dublin -. 'J"+.gol. 1 S. So
It. Sainthitl, Transportation of Felou • 4.000. O. O.
Captain Draper - - l·,~OO. 0. 0.
Commissicml'n ofReeords &,258. 3· 5 f.
Cow-Poclt Institution - ISO. O. O.
Richmond Penitedtiary (Board of Works) ;. ... 11 ....61. 1+ 4f .
{cl George Dunne, Kcleper of Kilmainham Gaol 9+7. 3- I.
11
(dJ King's Inns. - - • - - ~.130. 16. I.
Lagan Navigatien - '- - • - 3.75'2. 19. 6.
Penitentiary House of JndustTy 1,S,S· 1. 5.
(t) Linen Dune., appl'Opriated !15+ :J.- o.
Sinking Fund (Int:idcnts not included) • - -+tt,535. 11. ll.
ComMtw.ioners etf Enquiry, Royal Canat 1,0&0. . . o.
(/) rier at Ardglass - - - 3.04+ 11. 7.
Draining Bogs, CnDlm~sion('Ts for +5!1. ) !1. fJ.
(g) Trinity College (to be repaid) • - - • 20,000 O. 0•
lJunmore Harbour, Waterford - - £.18,!14+ 16. o. G. ·7,697, 9· 1 f.
(4) Londoluterr)" Bridge • - - . 15,000. o. 0 . · '3,000. o. o.
8elfast Institution I,~O. O. o.
Itopulation Act - 250. o. O.
Board of Education 671. g. 5 i.
Auditor General's Office,}
31st March 1815.
),luy of tbe above Accountants being aid~d by other Fundll, thp Charge part of their Accounts
is. in several instances, considerably increased beyond what appears ill the above Rc;turn.
(a) This sum of 58,5001. has been applied to tbe Extension of the Royal Canal, and is accounted
for separately by the Directors General of Inland Navigation.
(6) This sum of 21,009l. 101. I I !d. is especiaJly granted to the Corporation for Improving tbe
Porl of Dublin, for building and repairing the Light-houses round the Kingdom.
(c) George Dunne no' to account before U8, pursuant to Government Letter of 14th.June 1814.
(d) King's Inns, specially appropriated, and not subject to account.
(t) This sum is appropriated to the Trustees of the Linen and Hempen Manufactures, and
accounted for witb their other Funds.
(/) A Contract Work ;-no account required, for the reasuns Luigned in our Report for the year
t\J 5th January IBn, ordered to be printed by the House ofCommGns, !I!1d March 18J3.
(g) Trinity College to be repaid, and tberefore not to account.
(h) This sum was granted for the p.urpose of building and repairing Londonderry Bridge. under
dle 5f.th Geo. 111. chap. ~30, sect. 3, alld to be repaid, consequently not to be accounted for.
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Of the preceding Issues, the folJowiog remain unarcoWlted for:
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n. Sainthill . - 4-,000. - -
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Draining Bogs, Commissioners for f5~. li.-
nunmor~ Harbour, Waterford - - ,1,,697· 9-: If
IJopulution Act ' - - , ~50.""': ~
• Many of tbE" A~COllllts on ~whicb we ;ow report, .are Ilot in~luded in ,the fo,regoing Retarn of
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punuant to 5'.1 Geo. III. chap. 5~, aecL u, intitultd,
A N A C C 0 (j NT 0 f MonT advanced to the Trhsurer. of the following l'uBLIe INfiRMARIES,

from 6th January 181+ to 5th January 1815. both inclusive."
£, I, d.
AntrJm - - -' - - ~ - • to Midsmn~et' lil+ ,- ,- .- ,- 100 - -
Armagh • - - - - - - Bitto- 100 - -
Carlow - - - - - - - - Ditto - 100 - -
Cavan - - - - - - - - - Christmas 1813 - 51) - -
CI:ue - - - - - - - - MidlUmmer 181+ '- ,-
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Don-egal - - • - - - - Ditto-
- ,- 100 - -
100 - -
100 - -
Down - - - - - - - - - Ditto- 100 - -
Dublin City, Jervis-street • .- ,- ,- 50 - -
- ,- - - Mert'en - Christmas 1813
.'.. FeJlmanagh - - - - • - Ditto. - - ,- . 50
50 --
--
;
GILI",ay - - ~ - •• - - Midsummer 181+
i KE'rry • - ~ - - • - - - Ditto- ,- 100 - -
Kilkenny - - - - - - - Ditto·
King'. County- • - - - Ditto.
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100 - -
100 - -
, Leitrim - - - - - - - - Ditto- 100 - - -
,
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i Limerick - - - - • - - Ditto- 15 0 - -
Limerick, St. John'. - - Christm8l1813 - ,- 50--
.· Londonderry - - - - - Midsummer 181+

Longford - - - - - - - Ditto
Louth - - - - - • - - Ditto
- ..
100 - -
100 - -
100 - -
't Mayo - - - - - - • - - Ditto - - 100 - -
! Meath - - - - • - - - - Christmas '113 - 50 --
!,
Mona§han - - - - - -
Queen s County - - -
-
-
Midsummer 181+
Ditto - - ., 100 - -
100--
I Roscommon - - - - - - Ditto .,. - ,- 180 - -
· Sligo - - - - - - - -
Tipperary - - - - - -
-
-
Christmas 1813 -
Midsummer 181+
50 ...... -
100- -
.1 Tyrone - - - - - u -
Vi estmeath - - - - - -
-
•
Ditto -
Christmas 1813-
- 100 - -
50 --
I Wexford· - - - - - - - Alidsummer 1814- 100 - -
,•f
Wicklow - - - - - - - - Ditto- 100 - -
Drogheda • '. - - • - • Ditto 100 - -
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i 4th March 1815
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AUDITING PUBLIC ACCOUNTS IN IRELAND.
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TH E Annual Audit of the Accooots of the Infirmaries of Counties, Ilnd of HOIIpit!lls of Public and
Royal Founuati'ln, provided for by the 46th of the King. chap 95, bdng repealed by the 52d (If
tfoe Killg, chllp. 5'1, the Commil~joDers of Public Accounts. in the exercise uf the disrretion con-
fided to tllt'lll by tlte 15th sectiun of the last recited Act, have conlilled" t)i"ei"r Annual Audit (0 tlle
Acrounts of those Ho~pitats and Infirmaries which are situated in Cities ana Towns Corporate, as
ihe Fuuda entrusted to their management are in moat instances pe~manent. and of conaiderab!e
magnitude: But thd Funlls of the Infirmaries of Counties, being jn generalliOlited to Voluntary Sub-
IIcriptioilS from individuals, and Sums prelP.nted by Gralld Juries at Assizes, before whom the re-
r.pective Treasurehareobliged to ac(:ount; and the Board or Accouuts,corivinced from experience,
that 011 bt"nefit proportioned to the trouble given to ACcol1ntants, ,Jho render their services gra-
to
tllilously, or to the labour of the Office Audit, has resulted the Public from the Annual txamin'a-
tion of these ACc()uDla. have determined to di8continbe such Annual Audit, but blue desired that
the Accounts and Statements required by the 40tb of the KiAg. should be tranamittE'd an"nually tl)
thpir Office, that the Uoard, if they sllould lee any occasion, or should be required by Government,
'llay eXlUDilte theda.-The County In6rmaries rec!eiVe of Public Money. onty 100 1. annually. wliicb.
by lite 5t b G~ 111. chap. 110. i. approp"iaaed to tbe payment of the Surgeon'a Salary.
A LIS T' of CITY INFlR.MAllIB9, arid HOSPITALS of ROYA~ or PUBLIC FOUNDATION. required"
to' account ailnuany before- the CcJinm1ssitineri Of Pul)lic Aceounts~ pursuant to the 46th of
the King, chap. 95.
Cod Oreen Coal HOapltal.

Cork City North Infirmary.
- Ditto - South - ditto,
Meath H08pital~ or County D~blia Infirmary,
Im:urable Hospital (DabUo)
Charitable In&rmary (JeniHtreet, D.blin)
Blae Coat HOspital (Dublin)
lfercer. Hospital {Dublin)
Limetick City, St. Johb'.;
Londonderry City and County Inbary.
Waterford City, Holy GhOllt HOIpital,
- Ditto • - - Leper Hoipitat,
Fever Hosp~tal (Dablin)
Sir Patrick Dan', Hoapital (cUtto)
seweiIA Hospital (ditto)
Drogheda I06rmary,
St. Patrick'i Hospital (Dublia.)
A:C'cotfNTS of'CdY bPDLJlA1L1u, or HoaPl'l'W Of'RoYAI. or Ponte FOOJfDATIOJf,

ia Arrear.
]llbe CoIl JIoIpital; three yeanto 5th JiDuary 1815·

Leper HOIpitaJ, Waterford, I cliUo. .. ditto.
St. P.trick'. HOIpital, DGbliD, I ditto· ditto.
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ABSTRACT (Jf A C C 0 U NT S of GOYE'rnors I)f the Infu·mari,'s of COUll ties in
Period.
Whrn
Accountant, I Acconlll.nll Balance
_A_C_C_O_U_~_'T_S._,_'__F_r_om
__ ;-",:I_""_-_-~_~~o~~~~\+__n_'Ce_i._ed_._+r~ ~ C~h~ar~gc~.~ " '"l'-~ ~D~j_l C~h-._r-Q~e_'~ \I_r ~I_~ O-,~_al'-V_~-)U_f)-r _:-._r~ /'o-_:~G~;_'~-:_c-~r_i:-:_~-~_,~ ",
£.•. d. £. .. J.' £. I. d. £ .•. d.
Antrim .- - 6 Jan. 1814. 5 Jan. 1815. ~ Mar. 1815. 7~6 9 1 I 69+ 3 7 t I - 3'1 5 6
.Armagh ~ - 5 Jan. 1814. 5 Jan. 1815. '1 Mar. 1815. 746 6 6 687 1- - 59 5 6
Carlow - - 6 Jan. J814. 5 Jan. 1815. 11 Mar. 1815. 4'13 4 4 359 8 9!' - 15 61
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·Cavan -' '16 Dec. 1809. '15 Dec. 1810. 6 Feb. 1815, 1.0+1 6 10 '137 10 8l
Ditto
Ditto
- 26 Dec. 1,810. 25 Dec. 1811. -
- 26 Dec. 1811. '15 Dec. 181'1. -

Ditto
Ditto
-
- 631 9 7
43'1 6
... SIi -
.J
'1 t -
150 15
145 9
4
+1
1
'~.3. -'5 ~ 11
Ditto - .'l6 Dec. 1812. 5 Jan. 1814' - Ditto - H'l '1 1 58'l 7 84 J4 0 5 7
Ditto - 6 Jan. 1814. 5 Jan. 1815. 8 Apr. 1815 ••580 5 '1 54594i-
Clare - 5 Jan. 1814. 5 Jan. 181 5. 16 Feb. 1815, 9 2 3 19 5! 9 1 7 18 .5f - 6 - Ili!
Cork - 5 Jan. 181+ 5 Jan. IS15. 10 Apr. 1815 ,87 0 7 5t 55+ 11 5 b - 315 16 -
Donegal - - 6 Jan. 1814' 5 Jan. 1815. 30l\Iar. 1815. 536 13 6 f 6S+ - 7 147 7 - A -
Down - 6 Jan. ISI4. 5 Jan. IS15 25 Mar. 1815. 883 2 5 ;25 11 7 157 10 10
Fcrmanagh - 5 Jan. 1814' 5 Jan. IS15. 1+ Apr. 1815. 815 ... 9 47 0 I 7 345 3 t
·Galway - - 6 Jan. ISI4. 5 Jan. 1815' 6 M:u. 1'815, S64 1. 2 f 73'1 19 9! - lSI 10 51
Kerry - - 6 Jan. ISJ4' 5 Jan. J815. 4 Apr. ISIS' 995 19 3 634 14 '1 - 361 5 1
Kilkenny - 5 Jan. 181+. 5 Jan. IS15. 13 Yar. IS15. ~54 17 4t 359 - 11 i - '195 16 5
King's Couoty - 5 Jan. IS1+ 5 Jan. 1815. S Mar. ISI5· 766 19 11 611 5 7! - 155 13 sf
Leitrim - - 6 Jan. IS14' 5 Jan. 1815. 27 l\Iar. 1815. 1,151 15 6 957 13 10 - 194 1 8
Limerick- - 16 Dec. ISIS. 5 Jan. IS15· 281\1ar.1815. 1.81!l 9 -~ 1,647 10 9 -
• Longford - 5 Jan. 1814. 5 Jan. ISIS, '10 Mar. IS15. 887 14 + 753 IS 4 - 133 16 -
Louth - 5 Jan. 1814, 5 Jan. IS15· 9.7 Jan. ISIS, 847 9 4 f 1,'.IS6 !t 9 ~ 43S 16 5
Mayo - - 6 Jan. 181+. 5 Jan. IS15. 19 Apr. 1815. 816 3- 781 10 10 -
Monaghan - 6 Jan. 181+ 5 Jan. 1815. 31 Mar. 1815' +97 - - S69 7 5i 79. 7 5! -
tQueen',County 6 Jan. 1814. 5 Jan. ~SI5. 7 Mar~ 1815-. ),137 3 1t I,02~ 13 10 f - III 9 S
UOlCoUlmon - 5 Jan. 1814. 5 Jau. 1815. 30 ~Jar.1815. ',1113 6 8
Sligo -
Ditto - 6 Jan. 181+ 5 Jan. 1815. - Ditto -' '1,55'.1 5 9f 5 80 -I - 1,97 1 1+ 9i
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Tipperary - 6 Jan. IS14. 5 Jan. 1815. t1 Feb. 1815. I.on 9 9 SSI 3 7 - 'lz6 6 t
Tyrone - - 5 Jan. 1814. 5 Jan. ISIS. 5 Apr. )815. 5'21 11 5 487 JO 9 ~ - 34 6 7!

Westmeath - '15 Dec. lSI?. 5 Jan. 1814' 4 Apr. 1815. 1,'111 16 3f 601 1 3 - 610 15 -1
Ditto - 5 Jan. 1814. 5 Jan. 1815_ - Ditto - 1,1H 1'l 9t 55 6 13 +t - 5 87 19 5
Wexford - 1,0'10 19 8 - '117 10 S
Wick-low - 15 Dec. 181~. 5 Jan. 1815. ·25 Jan. 11115. 5'lS 15 8 257 18 4 - '1iO 17 4
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AUDITING PUDT.le Ace'OUNTS IN IRELAND.
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Irelllnd, transmitted tn this OiECI>, since the 5th January t1l15.
Nnmber of l'alielill rclie\"ed. Stalcmellts of Properties, A.cconnt., wbrtber:

,..... compared
o BS ERVATI ONS.
"" .Or Slglled
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Intern. Extern. " with l.,t audited
Ac:c:ount.
/ Undf'r Seal of
Corporation.
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Governors.
by \
117 967 The same · · · Seal. S

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IS4- l,ioO The same · · · · · · 6
46 None. The same - · · · · · 5

f 1.,,_ on llorul i"......J}
from 151. to 1~/. per :mn. ..
56 NOM.
1 CO\'ernment Dt:benlures
from 31. to ,I. • •
· · 5
60 .None. The sanJe · · · · - · 5

8:. None. The same - - ·. · . ·. 5
lOS None. The same · · · · .. · 5
Ul Nune. The same · - · · • · 6
187 gog ·The same .. · .. -

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.. · .. ·
~34 866 The .ame ·
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131 None. The same · 5
169 3,004- The same .. · · Seal. 3
sS 846 The Bame .. . · · · · 5
179 536 The same · · · · · .. 5
113 79 1 The same ..· · · · · 5
736 1,401 The same . . .. · . .. 6
164 68 7 The same .. .. .. · · · 5
48 600 The 8aIDe · · · .. .. · 6

r Government
1.Stock
5 per cp.n~1
increased from 500~J · ..
+5 6 None.
to 800/. .. .. • · 5
10 9 15,1'15 The same · .. · .. .. . 5 ... • The true Ba13D.cesbould be 18S/. 17'.

the Balance from last Account being shor
J44- 733 The same
· .. · · · .. 5 carried &0 much.
f Additional 5001. lent ~1
~'l6 76'1 tby
D. Browne, esq. secure~j
Bond .. .. •
Seal. -
6j ~18 The lIame .. .. · Seal. ~
1197 'l,7 U The same .. .. .. · .. · 6 ... t The Balance in favour of the Public
00 last Account, i. sbort carried to this
. 154 6,i S9 The same .. .. · ;. .. . 5 ~ I. 1s. sf. whicb Som was a sbort credit
taken in last Account by Accountants,
78 u Tbe same .. · · Seal. - wbQ prayed tbat they migbt be aHowed
cr~dit for it in this Account.
71 11 The same .. · · Seal. -
154- ~,130 The same .. .. · .. . .. 5
NODe returned. The nme .. - · · .;. .. 5
150 J,1+5 The sarue - .. ..· .. .. 6
154- 1,02g The same .. ..

{ '250/. received out of BOnd}
· .. - · 6
101 523 for 500/. and tbree 5 per Seal. 6

Cent.Debentures purchased
I 58 230 Tbesame - .. · .. - . 5
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196 FOURTH REPORT OF 'I'H E CO!lUf r55 ION ~ ns FOR
.A R R F. A R S of n t. T (T R N 5 ()f Ace 0 U N T S frOtn Trca<urm of

County Infirmariea.
l\IEATIJ, four }'I.'ars to 5th January 1815.
I N Obedience to the noard's Order, tequiriog me to examine the COlnIty Jw5rmary Accounts
to and for 5th January 1915, and preceding Yl!ars, to see whetlra they haft bt'I!ri r~gulall)' stated
and authenticated, and to report whether it weuld In! necessary to exercise the clitcretiow given
,them by the 15th section oftbe 5~d Geo. III. chap. 5~, by a rl&Ular .aelit Matty of them; I have
superficially uamined the Acc01ints above abftracted .. IftId I do Ift)t 6nd aflY cireumslMH:611 to
induce me to think that a further uaminttioll or audit of any of them, would be af any advantage
to the Public or the Instit.tionl.
JartIU Price,
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A U D I T I If G PU B L, ~ ~ ~~ e () U N: T SIN, J R E LAN D.
A LIST of ACCOUNTS paaed by the C018JfI.rowns of "t1Bt.IC ACCOtrMTS, itteledetl itt theit-
FOURTIt REPo-RT, under the 5~d oftbe King. chap:52.
D~cl.red Declared
BALANCI!I D'&LAIiCaI
in favour of the
PUBLIC.
in (a,'our of the
ACCOVIITANTt.
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I. Bo.d of Worlls, GeDe",' A~cqunt, fer ene year to 5tll Jan. 1815- • 17,i38 16 4.
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g. CI~m. fo]CoD!pensation byJohnPoll~k, ~orone year to Easte~T~rm 1815 1,4~ 7 +1 8.
~ • • • .Dit~ William Houghton • • • • ditto • 639, 8 8 fib.
4. • • • .Ditto John Carey • • • • • • ditto· 3 8 ~,9 8 9·
5. • • • ..Ditto. M~Ssr8. MCClintock.· • • - ditto - J,557 ,8 I 10.
6. - • • "Ditto_ • _ Robert O',Hara, esq•• , - ,- - ditto, • 86 3 17 7 ~ ib.
,. Dir~ctor of the Dublin Coal Yards for one year to 5th Jan. 1815 - 36 4 4i 11.
M. Di~tor ~f the Cork Coal Yards • - ditto - • • ditto - 965 14 5 1"2.
~. Co~mercial Buildillgs Company - - ditto - - • ditto • 8g' 16 Hi 13·
10. Trustees yf the Iloyal Exchange - ditto • • ditto • 1,110 - 7 14.
11. Dublin Ballast Otice • ditto· • • ditto - 6'2,097 9 9! IS·
IS. Ditto· Quay Walls, - ditto - - • ditto • 10,005 8-~ 19·
ISo Dit\O. building R.ichmond Bridge· • clitto· • • ditto • 21 .... 1i6 17 20.
J4- Ditto. repairing "Id Bridge • ditto· • • ditto • 1,05 8 4 10 21.
15. Ditto· l~igbt-hoUBes • • ditto - • - ditto • 1,4+7 19 10 ib.
16. Drugbeda Ballast Office - ditto· • • ditto • 1,26-1 + II f 25·
1'7- WeXford Ballast Olice • 'ditto. ' . • ditto • 9'1'1 19 'l! 26.
d. !elRst Bellast Office - • ditto. • • ditto • la,50 4 9 9
J9. Co.missioners of H_tb Harbour - diUe. • • diuo- • 17,938 1+ -! 29·
•• W.tmo.land Lock lJllspitai - ditto· • - ditto • 1~5 16 ~f 31.
sa. Mratb HespitMand <!witty of Dublin In&rmar.y, diltO - • - ditto • !IO 16 sf 3-2.
•• Meft:crs Hospital - ditto-· - - diuo- - ~'l ... ~j :J6.
gS. H~pital tor ~curables • 4iitto - • - ditte - - • 257 I .f- 39·
~ Fever Hospital. Cork-street - ditto - • • ditto • 3,117 7 6~ +0.
95. Charitalfte In6rmary, Jervis-street - ditto· • - ditto. • • 56 5 1 43·
gfj. House of Industry and Penitentiaries • • ditto· • • ditto - 12.647 9 6 4-6•
!J7. Stu ens's Hcspital • ditto. • • ditto • J,87 8 16 -b 50.
--'18. Sir Patrick UUIJ'S I'Iospftal. • ditto - - ditto - 969 17 11 55·
~g. Female Orphan Hduse dino. • ditto· 69+ 8 51 56.
30. Foundling Hospital' - • ditto • • d'itto - '2"2, 16 3 8 6 58.
31. Saint P.itrick's I1ofpital' • • ditto.. to 25th Dec. 1813 23 1 7 9i 61.
3" Lyin:;-in Hospital-- - • "8itto -:. to 5th Jan. I !lI4- - 1,364 'l 'l 62. '
33. ~' • Ditto - • • - ditto - to 5th Jan. 1815- 1,658 Ig -1 63·
• 34- Cow Pock Institution ditto • • ditto - 359 2 +i 66.
35. Cork Green Coat Hospital • • ditto - • • ditto· - - 110 7 8 c7.
!,i6. Cork City South Infirmary ditto • - ditto - 1'28 - 7 io.
37. • Ditto - Nortb In6rmary • ditto. - - ditto - 260 11 11 i8.
38. Waterford City Holy Ghost Hospital. • ditto - • • ditto. 3 1 4 I 41 83-
39. Drogheda City Infirmary • • diuo - • - ditto· • - ':07 4 111 87.
40. Londonderry City and Coun", IRMIB8fY • ditto. - - ditto - 5S6 - 8 8g.
41. Limerick Fever and Lock Hospital, from '15th Dec. 1811 to 5th Jan. 1813 113 I 7 93'
4'1. - • Ditto· • - dittQ • • foroneyeartosthJan.1814- 79 9 7f 95·
43- • • Ditto • - • ditto - - • - - ditto - to 5th Jan. 1815 • 1~9 6 7 98•
4+ Hibernian Marine Society • • ditto - - • ditto • 2,118 4 lit 102.
45. Hibernian Society for Soldiers Children • ditto. • • ditto. • • 9,5 28 5 71 iO+.
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F 0 U It T If REP 0 R T 0 F TIlE COM 11 IS S ION E n i, &C.
LIlT of Ac.-COU5TS-CfAtti,."td.
DccIared Declared
BAL""C.' BALANCIItI
ia fayoar of the in f••oar of the 1ft
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46. Commiuioners of Wide Streefl • for one year to 5th Jao. 1815 - 13,953 9 3 j 106.
47. Ditto - • I'aviDg - djtto· • - ditto - 17,517 14 111 • 109.
48. - - Ditto - • Charitable Donations} _ ditto • - ditto •
and Bequests - - 1,7i3 17 10 •
49. Dublin Hllmalle Society, from ~d l\Iarc.-h 181~ to 5th Jan. 1813 171 J8 6 114-
50. Dublin Society - • Cor ODe year to 5th Jan. 1815 • 7,~93 16 3 j 116-
51. FarmingSociety • ditto· • - ditto - - - 7,506 7 8 u8.
5i. Cork Institution - ditto - - •
ditto - - - ~i7 7 1j l~O.
53. Belfast Academical Iustitution • ditto •

ditto • - 77i 9- li2.
5.... Auociation for Discountenancing Vice. - ditto -
ditto •- • 839 - 91 1t4-
55. Iucorperated Society - • ditto.
ditto -• • 19. 187 10 31 Its_
56. Trustees and Commisllioners of First Fruiu • ditto. - -
ditto"· • - 14i ,545 4-i 1ig.
57. Trusteea of Linen and Hempen Manufacture. ditto·
ditto •• • 16.598 - I! 15°·
58. Trusteea of Roman Catholic College • ditto· • - ditto· - - 5,377 15 31 154-
59. Commissioners for reduring the National Debt, ditto - - • ditto - 156•
60. Commiuioners of Public Records, from 30th Aug. 1810 to 5th Jao.1814- 671 9 51 lSL
61. - • Ditto - - ditto - - - - • for one year to 5th Jan. J815 - 1,355 7 7f 159·
6~. Directors General of InlanJ Navigation - ditto - - - ditto - - - 9,16+ 18 3; .. 161 •
63. Ditto -". Royal Canal, Firat Account of Receipfl and Disbursements, from)
" dth Jul1l813 to !l7thJuly 1814 .) ~,6g3 14 8; 164-
tJ4. Ditto •• Royal Canal Exleuion • for one year to 5th Jan. 181S-- 11,718 18 8 168...
65. Roy~l Canal Enquiry • - ditto - - • ditto - • - 808 14- 170 •
66. Grand Canal Liquidation of Debts, from 4th Oct. 1813 to ~5th Feb. 1815 • !l4JS88 17 11 17··
67. Lagan Navigation - for one year to 5th Jan. 1815 - Ih - 10 17~-
68. Police Eatablishment • • clitto· • • ditto - • • 3>4tSo t 8 1'5-
69. H. R. Draper, for Convicts on board the Vittoria and Lady Stanley, for}
the Service • _ • • • • • • • _.
3"
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8_ 1
II
.. 179-
70. Commissioners of Stamp Dutiel. - for one year to 5th Jan. ISIS - 929,5iO i 5 180.
Certificate of Auditor Genera1, of Money advanced for certain purpose. . .. · 191 •

List of Institutions required to account Annually before tbe CommilllioDers · 19S-
Abstract of Accounts of Governors of Infirmaries of Counties, &c.
. · 194-
Arrears of Returns of Accounts from Treasurers of County In&rmaries • - 196•
List of Accounts p8llled by Commiaaionen • • M . .. ~ ~ ~ .. · 197-
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RE-TURNS to Orden of The HOQOurable House of CommODsJ of the

u It of February 1815 ;-fo1'
{1.}-A RETu_.- of the Number of Persons who have registered FREEHOLDS oflhe Value
of FORTY SKILLINGS, between the 20th February 1807 and the 2Ut of February 1815~
in each County in Irelani, distinguishing each Barony.
(2.}-4 RE~UR. of the NQm~ of PerIODS WRO have regis~ered FREBHOLDS of the Value
of T-WEN~T POUNDS, between the 20th February 1807 and the i18t February 1815.
in each County in JreltJtu1, distinguishing each Barony.
(3.}-A RETURN of the Whole Number of PersoDs who have registered FUEHOLDS of the
Value of FIFTY POUNDS, in each County in Jrtland, distinguishing each Barony.
(Presented 15 May 1815.)
Ordered, by Tbe House of Commons, to be P.rillted,

7 Ftbruary 1816.
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RETURNS FROM THE
(:ounty of ANTRIM p.3 County of LEITRIM p. 1"0

ARMAGH ibid' LIMERICK ibid
CARLOW p.• City of - LIMERICK p.1l
'CAVAN - ibid City and } LONDONDERRY ibid
CLARE
CORK
- p.3
ibid
County of
County. Gf LONGFORD - ibid
City of - CORK p.6 LOUTH • po It
-County of DONEGAL ibid MAYO- ibid
DOWN - ibid MEATH - ibid
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MONAGHAN - p.1S
County o~ DROGHEDA
the Town p.T QUEEN's County - ibid
County of DUBLIN -
City of - DUBtIN-
ibid
ibid SLIGO.
County of ROSCOMMON ibid'
p. 14
Coun~ of FERM)\.NAGH p.8 TIPPERARY - ibid
GALWAY
KERRY -
ibid
ibid
TYRONE
WATERFORD
- ibid
p.li
KILDARE • p.9 WESTMEAm ibi4f
KILKENNY
Cily of - KILKENNY
-
- •
ibid
ibid
WEXFORD
WICKLQW -
ibid
P.I'
KING', COUDty • p.IO
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RETURNS
O~
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REGISTERED FREEHOLDS
IN IRELAND~
COUNTY OF ANTRl1\f.
N° N° N"
Na_ ol » A RO NI E S ud Ball BaroRieI. of of of
4O •• £.20. £.50.
Upper Half Barony of Massareene - - , 2,017 21 19'

Lower Half'Barony of Massareene
·- .. ,u.s 18 2·1
U.pper Half Barony of Belfarot - - 239 42
.
48
Lower Half Barony of Belfast
· - - 332 ]I 9
Upper Half Barony of Dunluce - ·- - 7]9 9 12
Lower Half Barony of Dunluce
·Upper Half Barony of Toome .
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487
913
2
0 13
9
Lower Half Barony of Toome

Upper Half Barony of Glenarm
-- - -
- -
385
1-'3
5
6
19
s
Lower Half Barony of Glenarm - - - 176 2 7
Upper Half Barony of Antrim· - --
- M3 25 15
Lower Half Barony of Antrim - - 373 3 9
Barony ofKilcoaway - · -- - -- 631 4- 24-
Barony of Carey - - - - 871 (. 19
TOTAL of die CoaDty - - - of40 •• 8,074. 0(£.20. 152 ofLSo. 227
S. DARCUS.
Dated 22d AprillS15. Acting Clerk of the Peace, Co. Antrim.
COUNTY OF ARMAGH.
N·
ol
N°
of
~..
of
BARONIES.
40 •• £.20. £.50.
Armagh - - · - - - -. 338 , 6
O'Neal and West·. - · - 1,957 32 3(-
O'Neal and East- · - · - 599 12 17

Upper Ozier - - - - · - 859 30 S5
Lower Ozier - - - - - - 857 2~ 20
Upper Fewa - - -
. ·- - - · - 415 8 13
Lower Fewl - -. 064. 9 'T
Turen, - . - · · - - 364. :J 12
TOT.AL in the County

· - - 6,058
All which I certify, this 10th day of March 1815.

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ROBT )I'KINSTRY,
. Clerk of the Peace.
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COUNTY OF CARLOW•
.'-...
B~ON~ of CARLOW. ·-BARONI' of RATHVILLY. BARONY of IDRONE East.
~ifty
Pound. Freeholders 81 Fifty Pounch Freeholder. 104 Fifty Pound. Freehulders 76
",.
Twenty Pounds De 84. Twenty Pounds - n- - 62 Twenty Pound. - Do - 96

FDrty Sbilling. n- - - 384 Forty Shillings - DO - 456 Forty Shillin&s - n- . I,U7
549 622 1,61 9.
BARONY of IDRONB Weat. BARONY of ST. !tIVLLINS. BA.ROlfY of FORTH.

:rifty Pounds Freeholders 13 Fifty Pounds Freeholders 27 Fifty Pounds Fr~bo.ldl"rtl 5S.
Twenty Pound. - DO - • 10 TweDty Pounds - DO - 14 Twenty Pound, - DO - 29
Forty Shillings - DO • - 83 Forty Shillings - DO - 559 Forty Shillings - DO - 335
106 600 42'2
BARONY of CAB.LOW, - - TOTA.L - 549

- - - - ST. MULLINII 600
- RATHVILLY 621
- IDRon East 1,619
IoaoNl: West 106
FORTH til
TOTAL Number of Fre~holders to February 1815, - 3,918
Ex' A. HUMFREY,
Cler".of the Peace.
COUNTY OF CAVAN.
--
N° N- N-
Nama of BARONIES. of
£.50. £.20.
0'- of
408.
I
Castleragban - - - - - - 17 32
-
827
Clonmahon - - - - - - 25
-
38 ,879
Clonkee - - - - -
- - -
- -- 10
-
5 149
Upper Loulbtee · 19 36 998
Lower Lougbtee - - .- - - )0 11
- 246
Tullygarvy - - - - . · - 19 18 891
TullybuDco - - - - -- 23 24
- 6400
Tullybaw - - - - - · 11 13 390
TOTAL - - - . 1340
I 177 5,720
25th March 18J.'j. J. MAYNE, C. P.
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REGISTERED FREEHOLDL 5
COUNTY 'OF CLA It E.
N° N° Na
AMOUNT and \·allle oreach PeltOn's FREEHOLD. of of of
40,. £.50. £.20.
Burren Barony
Bunraltey, - DO
- .- -- -
-
- -
- -
215
1,489
24
107 66
9
Clonderalaw D- - . - - - 730 33
-
25
CoreomOroe DO - - - - - 756 33 25
I1rickane
klaode -
-
-
D-
D-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-- 868
776
51
s6
36
640
Inchiquio - D- - - - - - .. l7 38 23
.- -- - - -
Moyarta - D- 1,037 51 53
Fulla -- 1)11
- - - 3,002 135 77
9,~90 508 378
Amount of 40,. Freeholders - 9.'Z90

D- - - £. 50 - D- 608
D" - - £. 20 - D' 378
Ga.oas TOTAL County 'Clare Freeholders - 10,176
ROB. KEAN,
Clerk of tbe Peace Co. Clare.
COUNty OF COR!C.
Number of Penons Number ofPeraonl

who have registered who have registered Whole Namber of
Freehllld. of the Freehold. of tbe Penona who
Value of4O .. Value of~. to. hue registered
Names of the BAnONIES. between the IOlh between t e 10th Freeholds of the
February 1807 and Februal')' 1807 and Vahae of /:. 50.
tl.t February 1115. !bt February 1815.
1. Bahtrv
2. Barre"u's
- -
-- -- - -- -- -- 172
,96
48
35
31
61
3. Barrymore
4. Beere -
- - -- --
- -- - - -
265
.f,30
79
10
200
23
5. Carbery, East Division of East
6. earbery, West Division of East -
-- 131
1040
440
52
73
51
7. Carbery, East Diviaioa of West - - 311 51 65
- --
8. Carbery, West Division of West 146 17 34·
9. CondODS and ClangibboDa
10. Courey's - - -
- -
-- -- -
716
15
172
2
102
5
11. Duballow
12. Fermoy
- - -
- - -- -- -- -
- 69""
341
162
216
171
272
13. Ibane aDd Barry-roe -- 176 14 30
U. Imokilly ,- - - - - 324 1S7 183
15. Kerrieurriby
- -
- - -- --
- ---
62 10 40
-- .- -- --
J6. KinDalea 77 18 59
17. Kumalmeaky 31 140 47
18. KiDDatal100n - 3 8 21
19. Muskerry, Ealt - -- -- - - 99 34 86
- - -- --
20. Muskerry, West 289 55 86
21. Orrery and Kilmore 123 88 93
- - TOTAL. - - 4,605 1,266 1,733
, JAMES CHATTERTON,
Clerk oftbe Peace Co. Cork.
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• 6 (UU:L.6.N D.) RETURN I 01'·
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CITY OF COlt¥.
N° of PerIODS of 40 .. N° of tenon. of t. to. N° of Penon. of ,c. 50. TOT.U.
50S. 420. 215. 1,143.

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. -
W. JONE~,
Peace Office CoUMY of the City of CGrk, Clerk of the P~e.
. 8 March 1815. .
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COUNTY OF DONEGAL.
N° of FreeboJden NO of Fl'f'eholdera NO oC Freebolders

N_ of tile BARONIES. of tbe Value of of tbe Value of oftbe Value of
40,. £.20. £.50.
Barony of Rapboe
Barony of KillmacreoBiD
- - -
- -
-- .
-
1,671
1,~3 ~
19 49
2t.
BarODy of Eonishowen - - - - 1,266 56 20
BaroDY of Tyrhugh - - - - - 347 25 23
Barony of Baooagb - - - - - 987 5 ..
Barony of Boylagh - . - - - 827 2 2
TOTAL - - 6,131 128

.
122
Bxammed by A. MACKIE,
THO. YOUNG,
Clerks of the Peace C- Donegal.
COUNTY OF DOWN.
-
N- of Freehold. N° of Freebolds N° of FleehDlds
Namesoftbe BARONIES. of dli Value of of tbe Value of of the Value of
400,. £.20. £.50.
Ards - - - . · - · - 2,!S3 13 60.

CastIereagh - - - - - - S,~97 46 87
Dufl'eren - . - - - - - 329 7 16.
Upper Iveagh - - - .- - -. 5,8 19 40 80
Lower Iveagh - - · - 2,454- 35 55
Kinnelarty - - - - -
. - - · -
· .- 696 3 11
Lecale · 1,028 35 52.
l\Iourne - . .- - - · - t47 19 17
Newry - - - - - - 290 27 64
TOTAL
· - 14,613 225 4'2
All which I do certify as my lleturn, this 17th day of March 1815.

JOHN CRAIG,
C. Peace County Down.
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REGIST~ktB F~~EHOLD~ 7
COUNTY AND TOWN OF DROGHEDA.
N- at N° at N° at
PARISHES. .w •. £.20• £.50.
-. ·· .. . .
:}
Saint PetMr
Saint Mary . - . 181. 29. io.
BallymakeDny - · - - -
"ILLJAlk OLIVER FAIRTLOUGH.

Clerk of the Pea'ee for the County of the Town of Drogbeda.
COVNTY SF BUB-LIN;
...... _.
.
N° N° N°
BARONIES. fir or of
40'•• £.20'. I..io.
. .....
For tbe BaNny of BaJrotbery .- - .. 634 !5 Sv
DO -. CutJenock -- - 51 10 8i
D'
Do
· - Coolock
- - Donore -
- -
· · -
. 102
18
58
440
!40'
62
DO · - N ethercross - · - 41 11 53
DO - - Newcastle · ..- - 51 22 is'
1>'
· -. Ratbdown · - 11
.
17 142
DO - &. Sepulchre - · - 6 6
"
no -- UppelCl"OIII. · - - 9S 35 1""
1.801 229 914
JOHN W. BALL.
Dap. Clerk of the Peace Co. Duhllo.
CITY OF DUBLIN.
," !
Freeholds of the Value of 40 •• - 12

- £.20 - ISO
• £'50 - 470
TOTAL 612
All which we humbly certify, this 8th day of March 1815.

, ALLEN and GREENE,
Clerks of the Peace City of Dublin.
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COUNTY OF FERMANAGH.
. Namee of BARONIES.
N°
of'
N°
of
N°
Df
40 •. £.20. £.50.
Lurg : - -.. .. - .. .. . 1,701 60 31

Glenawly - - - - - .. 665 16 28
- - -
Magheraataphanagh - - 1,518 56 41
Magbraboy - .. - - - - 1,166 40
'"
Knock~ny - -. - - .. - 539 13 13
Tyrke~~edy - - . . - 783 92 41
Coole . - .. - - - . - 2S1 6 10
CloukeUy -
:
- - - . - - 260 18 !40
ADAM NIXON,
Clerk of the Peace for said County.
COUNTY OF GALWAY•
.
: N°tuld Value of N" and Value of N° aod Value of
N._ or Iho BARONIES. Freehold. of Freeholds of Freeholds of
£.50. £.20. 40 •.
-- . - •
-- -- --
Ballymoe - 6 321
Clare - -- -- -- -- - 37 14 74.1
-.- --
Clonmacraoou 26 26 367
..
--
D •• more 18 19 26&
- --- -..- --.. ---
DuukeUin 20 14. 859
A th~nry
Ki1connell
-- --- -- 12
13
3
9
507
329
K iltartop - .. -. ..- -..
- - - 28
0 0
18 - 65!T
'U rn
Ki D • '," .. .. 7 6 129
.. .. ..
......
..
-- -- -.. -..- --
BaI inahipcb 10 9 !,f1l0
I.eitrim
Lo ugbrea -
- 19 24. 1,030
515
13 18
ROM - .. .. ..
.. - -- - -- -.. -
.. 1 2 .269
T yaquiD 14 8 822
LuDgfortl - . - - - - . 401 44 1,430
M oyculleD . . - - - - - - 10 4 2,460
TOTAL - - of£.50. 277 of £.10. 2240 of4O •• 12,782
JAMES KELLY,
Clerk of the Peace for tbe County of Galway.
COUNTY OF KERRY.
"
N~ or N° of N° of
BARONIES. 40., £.20. £.50.
..
. -- ..-.. -- --- -..- .

Corkaguioy .. 1,780 49 31
Magoniby - 848 )00 139
Trughenacmy - - - 4044- 88 167
Clanmaurlce -.. - --. .'- - ..- 365
- - - . 9
54 640
-- -'-- .- -- .... .-
Glanerough - 0
• So 0
9
Iveragb - 193 7 22
16 .
0
.
Irraghticonor 149' 27
Dunke:'On - . .. - . .. - 183 13 21
TOTAL . .. 3,970 336 480
Examined by J. HURLY, Jun.

" Dep. Clerk of the Peace COllnty Kerry.
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REGISTERED FREEHOLDL 9
,
COUNTY OF KILDARE.
BARONIES.
NO
of
I 1'0
or
N-
or
40,. £.20. £.50.
Carbery - - - - - - -" 50 - 3 is
ClaDe - - - - - - -
a 86 6 27
Connell - - - - - - - 90 9 50
Ikeathy and Oughterany - - - - 17 2 28
- - - - - -
I
North Salt - 540 15 43
South Salt - - - - - - - 6 6 340
North Naas - - - - - - 41 10 3&
South Naas - .. - - · · 231 6 73
Kilcullen - - - -
. ·· · ·
13S 40 23
Kilkea & Moone - a .; !33 IT sg
Eastern Narragh & Rheblln ." - · - 3'21 15 340
Western Narragh & Rheban · - - 1'22 4-3 sa
Eastern Ophaly . -- -- ..- -- - 120 12 20
Western Ophaly - · 207 16 58
JOSEPH & GEORGE MEDLICOTT,

Clerks of the Peace for the Connty of Kildare.
COUNTY OF KILKENNY.
RE TU R N of Freeholders which appear registered of £.20 each, and 400,. each, betwe"l1
!lOth February 1807, and 21st Feliruary 1815, and also of £. 50 eacb, which appea, registered
from any date 08 the Books.
x- NO Ne
BARONIES. of of of
£.50 each. £. 20 each. 400,. each.
Gowran - - - - - - .- 63
" 224
Iverk - - - - - - 6-10 21 4tit
Ida - - - - - - - - 340 7 27
Shillelogher - - - · - - 28 11 .&3
Craoagh . - - - - - a 39 9 409
Knoctopher - - - - .- - 29 11 57
Gal~oy
- -- -- .- -· .- 39 20 69
FassadiDeen
Kells - - - - - · -
- a
73
38
66
37
494
190
TOTAL - - - 4006 226 1,6240
It appears that only Fi~e of £. 20 eacb, and not one of 40,. were Registered in the year 1807.
W. WATTERS,
Clerk of the Peace County of Ki1~enny.
COUNTY OF THE CITY OF KILKENNY.

Freebolds of the Value of 40,. 27
- £.20. 45
- £.50. 33
JOHN WATTERS,
Clerk of the Peace County of the City ofKilkt'nny.
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N° of N°oC NO of
Number of n A R 9 N I E S. 401. 0£.2~. ! £.50.
freeholds. Freeboldi. Fre~holds.
lIybritt - •
-'
- - 72
..
-
---
Ily.boy • • 31
lIycowan -- 36 .
oM.isk
oJ.ei;town • . 45
6
li"sli - -
rr.Ycastle
-- -
-
]2
42
8. Gea~hill -- di~lO - - 41 8 8
--
9. Kilcoursy - - - ditto - + .'i 10
---
10. Lower Philip~own, ditto ]22 11 13
.-
11. Upper - ditto - ditto 126 20 ]5
1'2. Warrensto\ln - - ditto 15 - J
- - 288
!.
;. ;
Iders ,557
o 288
o 2a5
3,080
HENilY HARDING,
Clerk of the Peace Kiug's County.
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COUNTY OF LEITRIl\J.
N° N*
of
llARON of
408. " ~().
•
Carrigallen Barony - -
. . - ·-
- 722 20 16 758
Dromahair Barony 1,353 59 22 1,4.340
Leitrim SarODY - - - · 1,6,zi. 63 35 IJ26
.- - - ·-
l\Iohill B.~r9\lY 1,559 35 19 1,613_
h.er Baron,x 1,173 l:.0
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C.P.
COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
N° of N° of
BARONIES. 408. £.20•.
Upper 1~291 186

Lower 1,4.56 174-
Costin 6&1 132
C06hQl 4rB9 9fJ
Clanwil 575 9G
Smull County 520 155 82
COODs&h - 250 58 85
Kenry -. 235 Zit 4t)
Owneybeg • 279 32 3!l
Pubble Brien ISO 35 67
40$. Freeholders
£.20. - ditt
£.50. - ditto
Total Amou 7,
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COU NTY OF TH£ CiT-Y ~F -LiMERICK.
101.... or
110"1.
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A l'rue RetorD, EDWARD PARK~R.
ClerK oT"tbe 'Peace Tor the County of the City of Limerick.
CITY AND COUNTY O~ LONDONDERRY•
.
N° or N° of N° of
BARONIES, &c. 401. £.20. ~.~O.
Barony of Loupwahollio - - - - 5;685 58 85

BaroDY of Kenau&bt - - - - - 1,8;i.. str 64.
Half Baroay of doleraiut - - · - 1,746 8 !2
Half Barony of 1irkt'eraa - - .- · 92'1 lnJ :J~
Town and Liberties of Coleraine - · - 235 8 33
City ana Libertiell ofLoMlonderry ;.
· :i5 240 66
-- i
TOTAt - · 9,902 19' 27g
I certify the foregoing to be a correct and true lteturn. Dated and giteu onder my band,
at Londonderry" iIlis 7th day' of !,;farcD, 1815.
Ml\tES GREGG,
Cterk o1tM PeacEi' oT i1ie City and County of Londonderry.
~'
COUNTY OF LONGlOnD.
I
•
BARoN'ns.
Darony of Abbysbrule - . . - -
N° oC
40,.
127
- -
1\.... of'
£.20.
17
I N° of
£.
13
50~
Barony of Ardagh - - - - - 333 25 24

Barony of Longford . - - - - 569 ~3 !21
Barony of Mayda" - - - - - 324- 11 15
Barony of Granard . - - - - 419 ~2 33

Barony of Rathc1ille - - . - - S.a.G G 11
TOTAL
· - 2,118 114
JAMES TIERNAN,
I 111
lleputy Clerk of the Peace of .aid CountT.
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.
NTY OF L
~
,
Ne of N° of N" of
BARONIES. 4Os. £.20. £.50.
Barony of Ardee - - - -' - -- 17-40 13 26

of Fethard - - 10
of Upper Dunda - - 28
of Lower Dund - - S
of Louth - - 2
Total amount of £. 50. Freeholders 71

- £.20. - 56
40s. 756 .
Total amount 883 Registered.
Examined by HN BOURNE,
C e for the Count
UNTY OF
, N° of N° of N° of
B'.-\RONIES. .' 40,• £.20. £.50.
Burrishoole
-
-
- - - - -
-
-
- 3.375 10
25
14-
. - --
--- ---
16
-- - 15
9
- - - - 75
anm rris -
-- - - -- -- ,99
34-
20
- -
Half Barony ,of Erris - - - 4140 - 6
,TOTAL - . 15,443 204- 193
THO. GILDEA,
C ce for the Coun
UNTY OF
of N° of o
BARONIES. 4.0,. £.20. £.50.
Upper Der.ce 38 9 26
Lower Deece 35 1 20
Upper Duleek 84 7 40
Lower 100 44
Demifo 247 36
Dunboy 13 20
Upper 66 32
Lower 56 37
Luoe - 113 27
Morgal 236 22
Upper Mo)fenra 32 1 ]7
Lower ?Joyfenra 70 39
Upper Navan 66 2 17
Lower l' asan 197 4- 27
Ratoath ]9 2 38
Skreen 66 1 36
Upper 114 30
Lower 32 31
TOTAL 584 537
ELLIOT CHA f the Peace.
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COUNfY OF MONAGHAN.
N° N° Ne
BARONIES. of of of
40 •• £.20. £.50.
Mon&&han - - - . - - - 1,550 40 39
Cremorne - - - -- -- -- - 2,015 46 640
Dartrey - - - - 1,9.35 40 46
Treugh
Farney
-- -- -- - - - -.
- . - -
885
36
20
-
20
3
WALTER YOUNG, C. Peace.
QUEEN'S COUNTY.
~
Ne N"
BARONIES. of of of
, £.50. £.20. 201.
Upper Osaory - 0-- - - .. - $09 1240 1,013

Portnebinch
Maryboro' West -
- - -- -- -
- -
~
105
69
31
52
476
6,6
Slieumarigue - - - - - - 81 36 "1
CulJenagh
Tinntbinch -
- .- -
-
- -
- - - -
o _
- 71
62
'"
75
395
553
Maryboro' East - - - - - - 52 401 22t
.- -- - - .- , -
Stradbally' 407 31 303
Ballyadams - - - 51 3 120.
TOTAL - - 5,453 8407 , 437 40,169
ARTHUR ROBERTS,
Clerk of the Peace Queen's Count,.
COUNTY OF ROSCOM MON.
N" Ne N°
BARONIES. of of of
408. £.20. £.50.
Barony of Athlone - - - - - 659 18 119

- - - Ballintobber - - - - 1,324 32 117
Half Barony of Ballymoe - - - - 8a 2 18
Barony of Boyle - - - - - ],983 407 87
Half Barony of Moycarnon - - - - 57 2 11
Barony of Roscommon - - - - 1,369 28 83
TOTAL - - . - 5,477 ]29

I 435
All which I certify, tbis 25th day of March 1815.

o P. M'KEOGH.
Clerk of the P~ace (or the County o( Roscorumoa.
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14 . (:IRELAND.) JlE'I'Ulllll OF
COUNTY OF SLIGO.
NO of • NO of N° of
:BARONIES. 401. £.20. £.50.
Carbcry .. . .. . . .. .. ~t 31 ~
Liney . .. . .. .. ..
·.. 602 24 14,
Corran .. . .. .. .. .. 191 20· 9
TirCl'ah .. .. .. .. .. .. · 314 I'17 ].f,
.. .. .. .. .. ..
. .. ··
.Tircrill 622 17
Half Barony uf Coola\"in .. r 2 1
.
TOTAl. .. 2,007
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J. CHItISTIAN,
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Clerk of the Peace County of Sligo.,
COUNTY OF TlPPERARY.
N° of rot l'f"of Total in eac'h

B.ARONUii. £.50. £.20. 4()I. B....,.
,
Ilfa and O«a, Eas' - .. .. .. 264 196 899 t.S5t
Ilfa and QiFa, We~ .. · .. · 166 ]23. 1,932 ,
t~2ii
Slivard.p -.. ·.. .... .... .. 190 ' 105 971 1$
Clanwiltiam - 276 262 1.927 ~
l\Iiddlethird . - - . · 258 ,200 1,091 1,ut
Eleagarty .. .. .. .. .. 197 192. 2,298 2PI'I
Ikerrin .. ..- - - - · 168 ' 164-. 1,1.66 ,
lM8
KiloemaDagh . · • . . 165 83 835 1,083
Upper QrmCNld · - - · 155 1Q6 949 .. 1,210
~werOrmond .. - ..
..
-
..
317 128
. !IT" 1.419
Orrery and Arra · · 114 43 854- 1,011
Ton 1. of -each desr.riptien - 1!,* 1,902 J8,898 173'"
Clonmell~ 5th lfarcb ) S15. THO. SADLElR,

Clerk of the Peace County of Tipperary.
COUN'rv OF fYRONE.
NO of NO of ,NO of
B.~RONIES.
40 I.
.
£.20. £. 50.
Barony of Dungannon - .. .. . 3.992 80 65

Barony of Strabane .. .. .. - .. 2,297 30 82
Barony of Omagh .. . .. .. - 2,025 840 34
BlI.rony of Clogher . . . .. .. 1,540 87 16
Number of Freeholders at 40,. .. .. 9,8540

£.20. 281
£.50. 1401
GRAND TOTAL .. .. 10,282
HILL & GALBRAITH,

Clerks of the Peace County of Tyrone.
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T
COUNTY OF WATE R FORD.
N" N° N"
BARONIES. of of of
40 •• £.20. £.50.
Barony of Decies without Drum - - .. 1,206 110 135
-.. -..- Decies within Drum -. -.. ..- 281 37 740

.. Uppertbird .. - .. 39~ 59 97
.. .. .. Middletbird - .. -.. - 2240 57 72.
-- .. Gaultier .. -
.. . .. -
- 193 31 53
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.. Glanabiery -
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127 10 25
- Coabmore and Coahbride - 22S 11 VI
TOT4L
- .. - 2,646
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312
Dl~LANDR~
527
Acting Clerk l'cac~ County Waterford.
COUNTY OF WESTMEATH.
N" of N° of N·of
BA.RONIES. 40 •• £.20. £.50.
Cloolooao and Brawney 71 7 51

Kilkenny We.t - - !l3 3 29
Farbill - - - 190 10 21
Rathcondra - .. 171 10 40
Corkaree.. p - 138 4 34
Fartullagb.. .. .. 137 11 37
I>elviu .. .. .. 568 9 41
Mayguish.. .. .. 176 140 25
Myasbel a~d Magherdeman 1240 10 ZT
'Mycasbel.. - - 318 31 ·ff
.Demitore '.. .. .. 473 16 39
T~TAL 131 421

GRAWD TOTAL - ,. 3,001
,. & J. ARDlLL,
Clerks of tbe Peace for tbe Couoty of We.tmeatb.
COUNTY OF WEX:i'ORD~
N~ N' N°
B ARQNIE8. of of of
40 •• l.20. £.50.
Searawallb .. -.. .... .... .. ... 896 100 56
-.. .-..- .. . ... --. .. 77

Rallagbkeen '859 48
Bantry 1,212 III 50
.. .. -
..- ..
-Gorey 4540 1:Zl 48 .
Sbilmalier .. .. -.. -- .- 576 34 15 .
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Shelburne 1,266 11 11
- -- . -- -..
Forth . 31 .. 37 25
Ba~gy - ... 321 18 12
T-OTAI. - r
- 5,8i8 509 265
JAMES LEE,
Clerk of lbe Peal'~ Coullty Wexford.
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RETURNS OF REGISTERED FREEUOLJ)S.
COUNTY OF WICKLOW.
--.
N" N° X·
BARONIES. of of or
1..50. 1..20. 408.
Barony of Arklow . - - - - 12 5·10 230
-- of Balinacoi - - - - - 2'2 28 5G~
- of Shillelagh· - - - - . 8 26 50:!
- of Rathdov;n - - . - - 11 25 7l
- of Newcastle - - - · - 16 16 ~7
- of Upper Talbotstowl1 - - - 13 14- 196
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of Lower TalbotstowD - · - 2 0 I
TOT,lL - · - 84. 163 1,661
15 March 1815. Which I ~rtify,
J. MILLS,
Acting Clerk of the Peace.
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Regist.ered Freeholds in Ireland t ..0
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RET URN S to Order. of TIle HOl1florable lloollOS ot i:3
Commolll, of the tllt of February 1815 r-{w
(l.)-A RETuaw orlbe NUJllber ofPenonl"bo bave regietered
FREENOLDI of the Value of FOBTY SnJLLIl10S, between
the 20th Febroaryl80T alld the tht of February 1815.
in each Coonty in Ireland, distinguisbing each Barony.
(2.)-A Ru"all of the N ul\lber of PerlOlll who hllve regillered
Fa".oLDI of the Value of TWEWTY POUWDI, betwe~n
the 10th Fehruary 1807 and the tllt February 1815, in
each Coonty in IreUmd, distinguishing each Barony.
(3.)-A RuuaN' of the Whole Number of Penonl who have
ft'cistered F3BB.OLDI of the Value of FIFTY POVIIDla ill
,ach Couuly in Ireland, diltinguilhiug each Barony.
(Presented IS May 181~.)
Onlmd, by The HoUle of Common., til be Pr;,rCrJa

7 February 1816.
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ESTIMATE of the Expeaee of the COMMISSAR.IAT Department ia
l,.el...tlj from ~5th December 1815. to i4th December 1816. buth inclusive, beinl
366 Days.
IRISH CURRENCY.
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£. I. II. £. .. L
CoIfMI8SklLT G"zNun. - at £.6. 0. o. per diem - - ~.196 - -
1 Deputy Commissary General - 1. 10. O. - - - - 549 - -
1 Acting Deputy Commissary General 1. O. O. - - - - 366 - --
9 Auistant Commissafie. 0. 1'5. 0. - - each ~"70 16 -
1 Principal Storekeeper - o. 10. 0. 183 - -
1 Storekeeper - .. - o. 7. 6. 137 5 -
6--1>- - - - 0. 5. o. - - each 549 - -
3 Assistant Storelaeepera - o. So 0. - - each 16+ 1+ -
I Principal Clerk in Office 0. U. 6. ~28 15 -
1 - - DO O. 10. O. 183 - -
1 - - n- 0. 7. 6. 137 5 -
7 Clerks o. 5. o. - - each 6+0 10 -
6--DO • - o. 3. o. - - each 329 g.:....
1 Office Meuenger - 1). 3. o. 5+ 18 --
, Office Keeper - peraanum 30--
Allowance in Lieu of Forase CO Oflieara o. ~ 6. per diem - - 1,509 15 -
- DO - in liell of LldgiDg. Fuel and Candle. • .. .. • 1.I,S , .1
10,887 , 91
CORPS of WAGGONERS:
I Captain Commaniallt at "0. l1). 0. per tiem • - 1 83 --

I Captain LieullPftadt • • 0."/. 6.. - - .. - 137 -5 -
2 Lieutenants - o. 5. o. - - each 18 3 - -
1 Paym8lter and Adjutant 0. 7. 6. 137 5-
1 Veterinary Surgeon .. 0. 5. o. 91 10-
, Staff' ~urgeons - 0. 3. 3- - - each 118 ljJ -
10 Sujeant Conductors .. - - each 396 10 -
... Smiths and Farriers .. 0. 3. o. - - each 219 1'1 -
1 Wheelwright - - o. 3. o. 54 18-
1 Harness-maker 0·3·0. ---- 5+ 18-
100:I>riWrIJ. - .. - .. O. 1. 1. - - each 1,98~ 10 . -
Horse Shoeing and Farriery per Horse}
(150 Horses) .. - - 0. 0. I. - - - - 2d 15 -
Allowance in lieu of Forage to Officers.. 0. ~. 6. 50 3 15 -
.. - DO _ _ in lieu of Lodging, Fuel, and Candles.. - 233 13 --t
Beer Money for Serjeant Conductors and Drivers - 170 16 -
Marching Money to. - .. DO - - _ .. _ .. 70 --
1~ Suits of Serjeant Conductors} t L 'L
Clothing _ _ _ a +- ir o. - - each 51--
106 Suits of Artificers and Drinn}
Clothing - - - ~. 3 0. -. each 227 IS -
100 Curry Combs and Brushes - 0. o.3. - . each 15 - -
100 Surcingle. and Horse Cloth. o. 5. 5- - - each la7 1 8
5,086 15 8t
Carried forward - - • .. .. £. 15,973 18 5f
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1,087,580 Rations under Contrart fur the Horses of th'. eml",

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and of Wagg tIS. I 910 11
o Ratio very, - 3'. +d tto - ,0gl 13
CONTINGENCIES.
Stores 031 15
Boats, the Gar on the 'and C
ur ,193 6
Fuel and Candles for Officers and airing Stores - 100 - -
Labourers ill Stores 375 16 II
and Sta 788 1

s y and P 58;) 9
Freight, Land Carriage, and Duties paid at Custom House - 1,000 - -
Cordage and Grease for Carriages 100 - -
g Expe laspectin rs !Zoo -

,371 10
STORES and PROVISIONS:
Camp Equipage
E iceofB G81Tiso ere Islan
BA RRAClt SU PPLIES:
Fuel, Candles, and Straw

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J;~pellll! 1)( the COMMLliSAR[AT Depart_nt in Irfland. ..0
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from f6lh December 1815, to S.Ub December 1816. boUa Cl)
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£. ~o5,190. 8. 4t.
Irilh COlreJ'lC1 !ld.
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Ord".,d. ty The Houle of Cummona, 10 ht Prill"".

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(Ireland.)
EST 1MAT E of the Sums that may be required for the Service of the BAR R A C K Department
in Ireland; from 25th December 181S, to 24th December 1816.
£. I. d.
REGIMENTAL Officers Lodging and Bcd Money, when not quartered in Barracks 5,000 - -
Privates Lodging Money and Stabling ti,r Cavalry, not quartered in Barracks - 2,665 - -
Lodging aud Fuel Allowances for Stall" and Recruiting Pal"ties of Ucgiments ou
tlie British Establishment - - - - 3,000 - -
Lodging Allowances for Medical Staff - 981 18 3
Fuel aDd Cal'ldle Allowances for small Detachments and Guards, not in Barrack 5,000 - -
On Account of Lodging and Fuel Allowances for Staff of Militia to be disem-
bodied 10.000 - -
Regimental Hospital Expenses, for Renb and Repairs 5,000 - -
For c~mpletion, and on Account of Barracks in progress, and on Account of
Barracks, &c. of which the Estimates have been submitted to the House in
preceding years, and approved, as by annexl'd Statement - 43. 856 - -
For Rents of permanent Barracks 8,000 - -
For Rents of temporary Barracks, Fuel, Stores, &c. 20,877 1+ II
For the casual Repairs of permanent Barr.lcks, induding the Re-buildiag of

portiGns of those at Longford, A thlone, and Enniskillen - 'ls,OOO - -
J.'or Repairs of temporary 'Barracks 6,000 - -
For Repairs and cleansing of Bedding and Furniture +,000 - -
Signal Station, Expenses for Rents and Balances for Repairs - 1,500 - -
Barrack Officers Salaries 7,88'1 - -
Barrack Mafters Salaries; including S,OOO I. for Allowances of Pay anu Lodging
for Barrack Serjeants - - • • • • - - - - '1S.ooo - -
Rarrack Mailers Expenditures, including Contingencies, Taxes on Temporary
Barracks, &tc. 20,000 - -
NET • - - £.
ST A TE M E NT respecting Barracks, referred to in the Estimate.
Required on further Account of Newbridge Cavalry Barrack . £. 1'1,000 - -

• DO - Kilkenny Infantry Barrack 3.900 - -
Balance of Fermoy General Hospital 1,6'l7 - -
Extra Works at Caher Cavalry Barrack 1,8'lg - -
To completa Mullingar Infantry DO 4.soo - -
For an Infantry Barrack. at Strabane
DO • _ _ _ _ Do - • - - - D"rry
- 6,000 - -
6,000 - -
Canteens and Magazines at the principal establiabed Barracks 6,000 - -
For a Re&imental Hospital at Belfast . g,OOO - -
£. 43,ISS6 - -
Irish Office, Loudou, } c. W. FLINT,

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"i f th Al\ CK pM Dt is eLm
tSth D~r 1815, to Mth Dec:ember 181',
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P A P. E R S
RELATING TO THE
Number of P-ersans polled at contested ~,:
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RETURNS to an Order of The Honourable Hou~..of .~I)~~qpl, .!>f

. lhe illt of February 1815 j-:for .
A R- E T URN or tbe Number of Persons polled at the lut contested Elections for
the Connties of DOfflgal, ImulollllerMj, CarioQ" Clare, Cork, FeNlUJ7Iag", Galsa!},
Tipperary, Wafmealia, Mayo, and Walll'j'ord; distinguisbing, how many Persons
polled each Dayi.n each Barony.
(Pmente4 15 lI.,1IU.)
Orikrtll, b!J Tbe HOUle of CoIDDlODS, to be Printed,

i9 Felwua,., 1816.
73· A
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No. ".-CLARE • p.5
No.5.-CORK - • p.6
No.6.-FERMANAGH - ... • p.1
No.1.-GALWAY ibid
No. 8.-TIPPERARY -
No. 9.~WESTMEATH
r • ,.. - p.•
ibid
No. lO.-MAYO - :. p·9
'No. 1l.-WATERfORP ... • ... . • • • p,lG
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CONTESTJ:,D', ELECTION'S IN' IRJl:LAND • 1 .
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No. I.-DONEGAL.
SIR,
IN answer to your Letter of, the tilt February las~, I beg leave to inform you, that the
poll Books of the last contested Election for the Connty of Donegal were taken over to
wndon by the Clerks of the Peace, in consequence of an Order from the House, of Com-
mons to that purpose, and deposited by them with· the, Cle~k of the County of Donegal
Committ~, bv order of the Chairman, and have not sinee been lodged with them, there-
fore it i. not ~ our power to give you the information required by your Letter.
I am, Sir, your,obedient humble Servant,
Liifoid, 11th April 18tS. THO. YOUNG,
A. C. P. County DonegaL
P. S. I have the honour of enclosing a Return of the Freeholden, agreeabie te the Order
of tb~ House o~ (Ammons of the ~18t ~ebruary last. :
No. 2.-LON DON~DERR Y.
SIR,~
I HAVE" ..he honour to enclose you, according 'to your- dHire expr~d in your Letter of
the 3d ins!ant, '!i Re~urn of all. the Forty Shilling Freeholden registered'in the Co~nty of
Lon®nderry, between the 20th February 1801, and ,the 21st Februa,y 18_15 •. , ' • Ordered
, to be printed
Also a Retum of the Twenty Pound Freeholden registered within. the same period ~. '7 Febr,,"'1
. 1816.
,'4nd of"tbe Whol«; number of Pefsons who have registered Freeholds of the !Value;' of
Fifty Pounds in this City and Connty, with duplicate thereof.
I beg leave to acquaint you, that I cannot comply with tbe other Order of the House of
Commons, whicR requires a Retu~n of the Number of Persons polled oat the last,c~nlested
Election for this Couoty, inasmuch &i ,said Poll Books were transmitted' on the' 27th of
February 1807 (by order of the Speaker of the House 'of Commons) to London, to be laid
before ..he Commiuee,,:then appointed to try ~he Petition of ~~ Honourable William
Ponsonby, complainin~,.of a~ und,ue Electio~ and, Relurn for iaid County at tha.. period,
and said Poll Books have never since been relurned to me.' ,
., : I have the honour to be, Sir,
William Gregory,
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Es~~ .
,Your most om;di~nt Servant,
JAMES GREGG,
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Clerk o(the Peace of the City and'
Counly of Londonderry •
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No. S.-CARLO W.
A LIS T of the Number of Persons pelled 'at the last Election of Carlo\v, held the 22d Day of
October 1112.
Barony of Carlow. Barony of Rathvilly.
Piftt "fly, :. :. :. ... 8 FiHto., o

Se'coDd no '17 Second 0 0 i'{
Third ~o 53 Thirc'l D" 56
Fourtp 'no
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Sevepth D° .. 58 Seventh Do - 4e
Eighth ne ~il "tighih 1>' .. 0
Tota1 polled ior the 8af01ly of Carlow· 308 Total polled ill thil Baroqy • 311
=
Barony of Forth, BaroDY of Idrone West.
First Day • '0, Firat~

Second DO '87 "SecOnd • .. ~
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Third DO
Fourth DO
• - 20
28 Third J)8
Fourth DO ..
28
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Fifth DO ., 37 Fifth DO
Sixth DO
Seventh n-
- o- f'. ,4$ . Sixth DO
34 Seventh'l)o -
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Eighth DO 0 Eighth D' 0
Total for the Barony of For~ • . ~
251 Total pollecl iQ this BaroPy - 4.1

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Barony of Idron~ East. Barony of St. Mullins.
Firat D"y ., 0 First Dag: 0

Second ne ~8 Second • .51
''third'Do .. 68 : Third DO 6g
'fourtll 0- 4.7 Fourth bo is
Fifth 0' .,
.. 10 Fifth 1>0 . n
'ta' '~x(h no
Sixth D°
Seventh DO . 90 Seventh D° -
fS
31
Eighth'bo 0 Eigtllb n° 0
T-otal·polled in' this &roay . Total peUed in thilJ BaroQy
--276
-.~71.
11'llti..1 "Niffbber"of :Plinian. 'Polled Jat tliej4tUst':EI~tJon lhe1d :ifdr 1he /lk1uhty Ic(Cllrh"."
'October the ~~d '1'14..
'Barony 6t'Ca\-low - . - 1308

":barony or Forth 251
Barony of Idrone Eaat 371
Barony o(Rathvilly 311
'"Barony of'idrone"Wett 4T
''Barony of St. Mullins 216
TOTAL 1,566 .
ALEX. HUMFREY,
Clerk of the Fe...
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ARE T URN of the Number of Pe~oDs polled at tbe lut contested Election for the County
of Clare. diatiDguiahing tlse Number of PerIODs polled each day in each Barony.
Buaan'. I1UUC.B:AH.
First Dail Poll ' • 0 First Day's Poll 0
Second -' DO ',_ 18 Second - n°, 37
Third • DO Third
_ Do
39 93
Fourth '. DO 31 Fourth - UO 98
Fifth • 1)0 9 Fifth _ DO 92
Sixth • DO 6 Sixth _ DO 17
Seventh DO. ]8 Seventh DO 38
Eighth .• :J>O, 1 Eighth - DO Ii
122 . 4040
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BUNaATTY. lNcBIQunr.
Firet Da,.. Poll • 0 First Day'. Poll 0
.Se~ond - DO - 17 Second _ DO !2
Third - D- 70 Third _ DO 36
- Fourth - DO 96 Fdurth - DO -71
Fifth •
Sixth •
DO
DO
- 127 Fifth .. DO
111 Sixth - DO
82
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Seventh DO fj9 Seventh DO . 36
Eighth. D- ... - . 66- Eighth • D~ 26
556 138
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Firet Da,.. Poll o First Day'. Poll 0
Second - DO 6 Seceowl - DO U
Third __ DO 69
Fourth.
Fiflh - no
no 50
81
Third ~
Fourth -
Fifth •
DO
DO
DO
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99
73
Sixth - no 70 Sixth - no 7.
Seventh J)t 50 Seventh no !9
Eighth. no 60 Eighth.. DIt 39
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SecoDd .. DO 1.8
o Firatn.t. Poll
Second - 0- •
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Third - DO 30 Third • 1)0 .. SO

Fourth. Do 3. Fourth - DO 75
Fifth • DO 66 Fifth .. n- 8t
Sixth .. DO
Seventh DO
.' 55
45
Sixth ..
Seventh
DO
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61
Ei&hth • DO • 4() Eighth. DO 63
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First Day's Poll
Second. DO
Third .. no 3'
90
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Fourth - DO • 121
Fifth • no 126
Sixth • DO • 150
Seventh DO • 16Q
Eighth. DO 96
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ROB. XEAN,
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5. Carbery, Eat Division of East I 10 1 17 1 19 I 27 1 840 1 ~2 I 10 1 7 1 :3 1 2 1 . , - I 1 1 . I - I - 1 1~!

6. Carbery, West Division of East I 23 I ~7 I '2 I :3 1 2 I
f 12 I 20 I 13 I 53 I - I - I I -, 6' l' - 101
7. Carbery, East Division ofW~8t I ~5 I 17 I Ii. I 15 I ~2 I .7 J 7 J - 1 2 1 - L 1 I. - III - I 1 I - I 116
s. Carbery.WestD!'i8io~ofW_eet 110 1.'61 til .- 1 3 t ;1 J ] ~ - ~ 2 L - 1_ 2 I. - I - 1.-' I -·1 - I 31

9. Condons ~ Clangibbl)ns .1. 2.,26 1 5',79 I 69 ,17" 80 ~ '4 ~ 29 ~ 340 1_ 3"'1_45 I 4~ 1 ~$, 4., • I 585
O. ou 1 a .. - , - - I 2 I - , 8 f 1 I • f - I - I - t • ~ - 1_ - I. - , ; 1 - I .~, - 1 11
1. ub ow._ ~_ • , 25 I i7 , 23 125 I 2; I 'tS I 21 I 24 I 8 I :3 I 10 III I 'I 2 1- I I 2
2. ern • 14 21 55 28 24 16 !O 13 18 5 10 2 3 4. 1 2(
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16. Kinn lea "-
_ . • I - 6 , ~3 112 j ~ I 6 I 2 1 5] :3 r 1 r . ,- _ ,~ _ I :1:. f:·~·~I·
17. Kinnalmeakt , _ 110 , 11 1 19'111 110 j :3 J _ 1- I - ~ 1 , - '" l ' 4.1 .: J ':." • I 70
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18. KinnatalldC!1i' - 612211 2
19. Muskerry,Elm - _ 18 22 22 22 ]9 I S 40 1 1 116
~O. ~1I8kerry, West - _ 11 6 10 23 6. 9 4 1 72
2 140 ' 5 - 5 9 2 1 162 1 408

21. Orrery and KllJinore -
Total polled each day aDd 1 216 346 8'49 8'79 294 1(J6 170 99 95 leG 98 58 62 33 - 2 750
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ADA~I NIXON,
Clf.rk Qf tb., Peace for ,.1P4 COUQ9.
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. '. Clerk o( the Peace (or tbt' County of Galway.
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Peace Of the' cG~;Y ot 'l'ipperaJ7.
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. the 22d 'Day . in.. each'Batony.
. of October 1812; distinguishing how many PerIODS polled each Dat ..
Barony of My.hel and Magbt-r-

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,!d Day 29 2d Day - 21
'~,Day- 9l' 3d D.y - - 41
J. and J. ARDELL,
Clerke of tbe Peace.
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25th 38 3 12 - - 1 13 6
26th S6 1 4. - - 1 3
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THOMAS GILDEA.
Clerk of the Peace of til, Ceunty of ifayo.
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No. ll.-W ATERFORD.
ARE T URN of the Number of Persons polled at the last contested Election for the County
of Waterford; distinguishing how many polled each Day in each Barony.
NAMES NUMBER OF DAYS OF POLJ.ING. TOT~L

of polled
BARONIES.
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Decies within Drum - 6 10 20 25 20 19 23 20 25 26 17 10 2 223
Upperthird - - · - 10 19 20 28 82 39 35 26 37 25 13 10 40 298
Middlethird • - · - 20 40 40 29 27 30 16 40 3 - 2' 1 . 212
Gaultier • . . - 19 1 29 30 29 21 11 2 - - 2 2 . - 146
Glanahiery -. · - 13 16 18 24 19 20 8 5 2 . 1 . 1 127
Coshmore &; COSh-} 18 29 18 30 18 23 13 ... 2 2 1 0 167

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BAT. DELANDRE,
Acting Clerk of the Peace for the County of Waterford.
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ABSTRACT
OF THE RECEIPTS AND ISSUES· OF THE

TREASURY IN IRELAND.
IN ONE YEAR.
FROll 5tb .JANUAlty 1815 to 5t~ JANtJART 1816:
TOOllTssa WIT-II
TH.R REMAINS.
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AN ABSTRACT of the REC!IPTS and ISSUES of TbeTREASURY in IRELAND, i~
REMAINS
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\Linen Manufacture
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Improving Dublin -
King'sInns - -
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1,47 1
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~... Fiah Bounty -
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Light House Duties - 40351 10 ~ I

CONSOLIDATED FUND - - - - - 1,689,~8~ ~ 11 t
,.. Customs - - - - - - - • - - ~,006,3~6 1~ 11
Excise • - - - - - - - - - - 3,083,662 - 4
Quit Rents - - - - - • - - - - 88 16 11 !
Casualties - - - - - - - - - • 3,701 6 -
Diamissed and Deceased Collectors - - - • - - 1,759 I I I
~£U ofirela~d, a Comp~sitio~
Notes, for one year, to ~5tII
in lieu of sum:ps
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Pells Fee - - - - same time - - - - 5,~51 7 10 I
Treasury Fees - - - same time - - - - 2,233 4 1 i
Hospital,Fee - - - - same time -' - - - 9,104 4 11
From t1Ie Commissioners of the Navy in Great Britain on account
of Advances made by several Collectors in Ireland, for Seamen's
Wages, £. 76,~1l6. 15'. lOti. British - - - - -
From t1Ie Paymaster General of Great Britain on account of Ad-
vances made by several Collectors in Ireland, for Half,pay to
reduced Officers, Pensions to Officers Widows, &c. on the
British Establishment, £. 9,614. 17" .'i d. British - - -
From Great Britain, being One-third of the Profit on Lotteries for
18140 £,98,249. 19" lid. British - - - - - 106,437 9 11
From t1Ie Director of Public Coal Yards in Dublin, on account of
.. Coals sold in said Yards .. - - - - - - 538 - -
~ From the Bank ofIreland, the Amountdue by t1Iem to Government
Z 88 Compensation to several Officers of the Courts of Chancery
P and Exchequer, in consequence of the Monies of the Suitors
~ being transferred to the Bank, one year, to t1Ie ~4tII June 1815 ~,~40 - -
~ From the Commissioners of Wide Streets in Dublin, Interest on
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£. 38,985. 19" 7 d. in Debentures at £.5 per Cent. per Annum,
for one year, to ~5th March 1815; issued pursuant to 40
i-4 -< Geo. III. ch. 60. - - - - - - - - 1,949 6 -
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From the Board of First Fruits, on account of Advances for
building Churches and Glebe Houses . - - - - •
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From t1Ie Trustees for t1Ie Cork Post Roads, Interest and Sinking
0 0 Fund, to the 1l9th September 1815, on £. ~o,ooo. in Deben-
f;I:l a,)
tures issued them pursuant to 45 Geo. III. ch. 43. -
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From several County Treasurers, on account of Advances made
for improving Post Roads in Ireland - - -
-
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- 1,I~O - -
41,991 6 - !
More on account of Advances for building Gaols - - - 9,033 6 8
From the Receiver General, so much enclosed to him from
Conscience - - - - - - - - - !3--
From John Brenan, Esquire, for the transfer to him of the Office
of Six Clerk of t1Ie Court of Chancery in Ireland, by Alexander
Brenan, Efquire, pursuant to 55 Geo.III. ch. 114- • - - 1,~00 - -
From the Crown SolIcitors for the North-east Circuit, the Balance
of the Produce of an American vessel condemned and sold for
t1Ie breach of the law for regulatiag the number of Passengers 1,100 _ -_
Gain by Exchange on £.13Il,163. 5'; 10d. remitted Messrs. Puget
and Co. to pay to t1Ie British Exchequer £.121,996. 178. 8~d.
British, on account of the balance due by Ireland, on Jomt
Expenditure, to 5 January 1815 - - - - - -
OD Exchequer Bills, at £. 5 per Cent. per Annum, pursuant to
55 Geo. III. ch.4O. - - - - - - - - ~,320,000 - -
On Debentures at £.5 per Cent. per Annum, issued pursuant to
45 Geo. Ill. ch. 43. for improvmg Post Roads - - - 8,000 ---;
To complete £. 3,000,000, a Loan in Ireland, pursuant to 54
Geo. IlL ch. 85. - • - - - • - -
From Great Britain, to complete a Loan of £. 5,.,00,000, Britim,
briti~ht ~ 5+ ?eo. 7~' £. ~,5s6'~45. ~ ~ I. -:- i d: 3,85~,381l 14 8 t
our. =h.
More on accotmt of a Loan of £. 9,000,000. British, J'ursuant to
55 Geo. III. ch. Hl40 £.6,377,359. 121. 711d. British - - 6,908,806 5 +
. -
.i~ ij {Lagan -- - - -- -- -- --
Na'jf.tiOD - - 1,100 --
Improving ublin- - -- - -- -- -- -
13,690 --
--- --- - -
ltz King's Inns - - g,515 10 -
b Royal Exchange, &c. l,goo --
.. ~ Light House Duties - - - - - - IlM·g6 7 10 I
Treaaury Chambers, Dublin castle,} £. Ill,186,811 18 91

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£. I. d. £. d•
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... CIVIL LIST - - - - • • - - - ~~8,387 4 5
Pensions to· the ~5th Mardi 1813 • - - - • ~03 --
~ ,... Public Infirmaries • • - • - - 3,500 - -
~ Public Coal Yards - - • - - - 3,~53 14 1 i
~ ArmyBaggage - - - - - - - 995 5 5
:s Police Establishment - - - - - - ~4,366 1 ~i
~ ri.i Inspector General of Prisons, &c. -
< ~ Transportation of Felons - - - - -
~ ~ ( Fees on auditing Treasury Accounts
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• -
- -
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33,118 18
15,890
488 13
8 7t 11
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~::s. Imprest Office - - - - - - - ~1,799 9 ~ i
~~ Secret Service in detecting Treasonable Conspiraciea 13,917 10 6
Z ~ Annuities and Compensation Allowances - - 100,317 13 11 !
< Judges additional Salaries, &c. - - - - 4~,854 18 3 i
::s Board of Education - - - - - - J,957 8 10
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Retired Militia Officers
Treasury Fee Fund Salaries -
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~74 10
9,590 10
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"Army, including Contingencies - - - -

General Officers, Medical Staff, and Garrisons -
General Officers not having Regiments - - -
•• Principal Officers of several Public Departments, &rc.
~
rI.) Half-pay Officers - - - - - - -
~ Supernumerary Officers - - - - -
Z o Military Allowances - - - - - -
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~ Officiating Clergymen and Reduced Chaplaina -
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Barrack Department -
Commissariat Establishment -
Royal Hospital. Kilmainham -
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t-1 ::s Disembodied Militia _ • • _ • -
~ rI.) Volunteer Corps - - - - - - -
rI.) Z Army Extraordinariel - • - - - -
rI.) 0 ,-OrdJulnce - -. - • • • • •
.... 0 1 - - - - - - - - 1 3,148,039 1 9
VOTE of CREDIT 54t~09 13 9
_.. {PubliC Officers, for several Service. 1,~50--
~ ~ Public Hospitals and SchooR - 19~,971--
~ ~ Miscellaneous Services • - 175.493 6 ~!
c Public Boards - - • • 13~030 - -
Printing Statutes to complete £.3,7~6. 51. granted 1814 - -

Royal Canal Office of Inquiry, to complete £.88l1. 111. 3d.
granted 1814 • - - . - - - • - 38~ 11 3
Directors General of Inland Navigations, to complete £.75,000,
granted 1814, for extending and improving the Royal Canal - 55,000 - -
More, in further part of £.500,000, granted by 40 Geo. III. ch. 51 10,309 5 6!
Improving Post Roads - - - - - - - - 55,878 11 ~ t
On account of the Balance due by Ireland, on Joint Expenditure,
to 5th January 1815 - • - - • - - - 6,616,9~5 9 11 I
Lottery Prizes - - - - - - - - - 4~-
Principal of Exchequer Bills - - - - - - - ~,3~3,100 - -
Discount on prompt Payment of Loan Deposites, &c. - - - 37,915 1 6
Sinking Fund and Management - - - - - - It468,u~ 7 1
Interest on Funded Debt and Management - - - - 40781,<J04 3 8 i
Interest on Exchequer Bills - - - - - - - 11~843 15-
19,68t,9~6 5 10
Linen Manufacture- I,U3 5 7i
] .. Lagan Navi 'on - 800--
.~ IS { Improving Clin - 140~50 --
e Z King's Inns -
~ Itoyal Exchange, &rc.
- ~,I94
1,458
10-
1 8t
'< Light House Duties s8,876 11 II
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f Lagan Navigation -
Improving Dublin -
48,80t
19,731,7118 14 4
8 6
REMAINS,
on
5th January 1816.
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R:0yal Exchange, &rc.
Fish Bounty -
Light House Duties
-
6,gg6 It 6
"" CONSOLIDATED FUND - 1,+tB,086 11 11 I

- 1,455,083 4 5t
G. CQtOendish. t. ~1,186,811 18 9 i
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RET URN S to aD Order of tbe Honourable House of COIDmollft
tiated 2~d February 1816;-for
A Retum of tbe T ROO P S now Cantoned. Quartered, and Employed, for the rurpoae of milling Officers of.£Xciee
in ae~ing Unlicensed STILLS, and in Ferforminc oilier parlll of their Duty, aad also, of the COSTS attending
the Troops 80 employed, in tbe different Out Quarters and Places inIreltmd; from the lst.of August 181S, until the
1st of Febraary ]810 ;-distinguishing each Year, aAd also the Ceuutiea and Baroniel wherein IUch Sel"Yic('8
were ~rformed.
VIZ.
-1.-
Return of tbeTROO PS now Cantoned, Quartered, and EmploJed, in Irelantl, for the purpose of aasiating Olicer.
of Excise in seizing Unlicensed Stills, ~nd .in pf.>rfor~ing other parts of tbeir Duty, with the Costs attending the
moving thereof, and alao with.the Costs of removing such Detachments; for 'he Yeara 181S and 1814.
Quarter MasterGeneral's Office, 9th March 1816.
E X PEN S E for the ConveY'Dce ot BAGGAGE

STRENGTH from aDd to the Htall Q\lartera of the Regimellt I
of , '" , COUNTY .nd BARONY
where luch
DIS-
STATION. r.
DETACHMENT.
-.
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. 1815:
I- - 1814:
1813 : S ERVICEIS
were perform ell.
F.O. Cap. Sub. Serj. R&F l. d. l. d. l. d.
- - - 8.
. - --
8.
- - -- Dublinr 8.
'"
~.ords - -- -- -- - - 6 1 1 22
-. - - -- -- -. -- -- -- Meath- - NLune
- et.hercros8
H
Atbboy-
. Oldcast1e
iKelis - -- -- -- -- -
.2 1
I !
.21
26
-- -- -- -. -- -- -- -- -- Mf.>ath-
Meath- - Half Foure
- Kells
TDTAL .. 4- .
-- -- -- - - I
3 5 75 11 18 - 2 19 6 6 13 -
-
,. CarrickmacrOl8
....- - 2 I 1 60 - - - - - - • .- ..- Monaghan Donaglnnoyne
- - ..- -.. ..-- .- ..- -- - - - Louth .. - 4rdee
Arrlee 1 1 18
-- - --
4
Kingscourt 1 1 18 Cavan .. - Clonchee

~iybay 1 1 18 -.. -- - -- -- -- -- -. - Monaghan Cremoume
N. Hamiltou .
CutleblaYDeY
- - .2
..
.. . -
1
1 1
21
18
..- -- -- -- -- -- -- -.. --
- Armap - "'e1's
Monaghan Crelilourno
Carlingford - 1 1 20 Louth - - Dundalk
N. Town Gleaa
&llycast1e - -.- ---
1
1
1
1
20
20 ..- -- ..- ..- -- -- -- -. -- ADtrim
Antrim
-r'Henarm
~arey
Toome Briclge
Killough - .. - 1
1
1
1
20
21
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- .- -- Antrim
Down -
-
-
[Randall'tow II
Lec~e
8anymo~y -
llagbera - -
- -- 1
1
1
1
20
20
-- - -.. -- -- ..- -- ..- .- Antrim
Derry -
Dunluce
iLoughin8hoi in
.. - - - - - - - ..
.. - .-
Cat. DawSQR - .. 1 1 2(} Derry .. Lougbinaho lin
(rwiUlowD
.. 1 1 18 -- ..- -- -- -- ..- -.. -- -- Fermnnagb L\llie
.- .. - Dc.oegal - ~rhugh
Donegal- I 2 21
~ Trelld .. . 1 1 16 .. - - - - .. - - Tyrone - magJi
r
.
-- .- --- .-
- - . -,... -- -- -- .- - -- --
~
!iii Rutland ..
Carney ..
1
1
10
12
Donegal -Boylslh
Sligo - - Carbury
~(
foo Mao. Hamilton
-- -- .-
1 10
...- .. -.. - . - -- .- -- -- Leitrim - Drumabare
-
":ro
0
Pe&Up- ..
Florence.court
1
1
10
10 - . - - - - - - .
Dooegal Tr hu8h
Fermanagh C ollawley
~tbfriland -.. - -- 1 .2 31 -.. - - - - - - - .. Down - .. Upper heagil
- - ..-- -- -- -- -- - -.... --
Kilkeel - - - 1 1 21 - - Down Mourne
- - ..
Magiligan Point 2 .2 36 Derry - KenogLt
Carndonagh 1 .2 40 52 -- -- - -- -- -- ..- -- - Don~al .. Inisbowen
- -.- - -
Greenc8!tJe 1 1 .2 37 Donegal Inisbowen
Culdl,1f - 1 .2 .2 33 - - - . . - -. - -. Donegal -..
Iniabowen
Malin
Boneyfoble - -- -- .2
1
2
1
26
20
-.. -. -- -- -- -- - ..- - Donegal
Donf.>gal
Inisbowen
--
Inisboweo
- .. - - - -- - - ..
I nch Island -- -- - . -40 7 - - - - . - - .. Donf.>gal Inishowen
Virginia - 1 1 '37 Cavan - -
Castlerasht n
Killnaleck - -- -.- 1 1 19 - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - Cavan -
---
Csstleraghan
Ballyjamesdalf
Mt Nugent - -- --
I
1
1
1
'19
'18
-- - - - - - - - -- Cavao -
Cavan -
~astlt:rlllbt.Il
Castleraghan
1\1t COllnallght
- - --
1 1 18 - - - - .. - - - - Cavan. -ClUltlerllaban
Stradolle
- - -
1 1 18 --
= : I: : :
- -- -- Cavan - .. TullaglH~rvey
-
- .
. JBaUyhays 1 1 18 Ca\'an - Lougbtee
c arried forward .. 38 - 1 40 36 51 831 J601~fW596 108 19 -
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(IRELAND.) TROOPS CANTONED .oR ASSISTING TIlE EXCISm
EX PEN S E (ur the Connyanee of BAGGAGE,

STRENG11I from and to tbe Head Quarters o( tbe J\esillieata.
of
DIS-
TRIC1'. STATION. F.O.
, -
DETACHMENT.
\
I'
1815 : 1813: 1814 : OOUNTY. BARONY.
- £. £. £.
Cap. Sab. Serj. R&F tl. tl. tl.
- I. I. I.
Bruugbt forward 38 1 4 36 51 831 160 14- 6 105 9 6 108 19'-

,.. -
--- --- --- --- ---
Killeshandra - - - --- --- ---
1 1 2 42 Cavan - Tulloghooolio
--- 1 22 -
Dungannon · - 2 1 s6 Tyrone - Vungannoll
-
---
Pomeroy 1 Tyrone -
Bailie boro'
Cootebill - - - 2 1
21
21
21 --- -- -- --
-- -- -- -- Cavan -
CavaD
DungannOil
CloDCbee
Ballynode
Clonl's -
-
----. 22 0 1
1
21
21 - -- - - - -
- - -- -- -.- Monagban
AfonagbHn
TullagbaneJ
Mooaghan
Dartree
·- --
0 0
i Cook.stown Maguireabridge
-
20 1 21 - 0
- - - -
- - - -
Fermaoagk Megbera
--- --- --
2 1 21 - Tyrone - Dungannon
- --
0
'-!..1 Letterkenny · 2 1 1 41 -- ·- -- - Donegall -

Millford - -
Dergbridr. · - -
- - 1 1 20 -
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - DOllegal -
Raphoe
KillDllCreuan
---
0
,
~~
- · -- 2 2
1 1 20 Tyrone - Omagb
Stranorlane - ·
Churcbbi I 1 1 20 Donegal -
- -- - -- -- - -- ·- . KilmacreD8ll
0
fi1 . ,40 DOhp.ga,l Rapboe

-
0
Dunfan~hy
Iii Ratbmul en - - 1 11 1 24 Donf'gal -
--- --- -- --- --- -- -- ·--

0
Kilmacrealo
--
0
i Glenlies - · -
- 1 1
21
J8 ..
0 0 Donegal
Dollegal -
- Kilmacrf'oaD
BoJlagb~8aa.
·- -- -- - -1 -- -- - -- -- -- ·-- --
0
Gortin - 1 18 - Tyrone - Strabane

Racboe -
Co eraine -· 2 1 1
9
51
-. - 0 Dont-gal •
Derry - - ltatboe
-- --- --- --- --- -- -·- ---

Co raine
Dunatven .. - - - 1 1 SO Derry - - Kf'DOght
-- - 1 -
0 0
Drumquio 1 1 SO' Tyrone Omagb

-
0
N. T. Limavady - -
0
1 20 Derry- - Keuogbt
Kilrea - - - 1 0 1 20 0
- - - - -
0 0 0
Derry - - KeDoght
"-I----
Total: 62 1 7 60 86 1,438 276 3 -6 188 7 6 208 4 -
- -
- - - - - - -- --
-- -- .--
Lanesboro' 1 1 20 Longford - Ratbline
-
0
/
Cas~gh
- - '-
I 1 20 - - -- - Ro&conunli BaUlD\obar
- - - -- -
0
-- --
0
--
Atbenry - 0 1 2 31 0 0
Galway - Atbeo~
Oucbterard ·
- --- 1
- 1 SI 2 - -- -- 0
--
Galway - Tyrereagh
Moycu en
-- --- - -
Eskybridge • 20 1 1 Sligo -
--
--
0 0 0
-- --- -- -
Tobhercurry •
Ballina - -
·- 1 1 20
52
1
3
0 0 Sligo
Mayo - -
- Tirawley
Leny
--- ---
0 0
-.- -- --
0
Newport
-
Claremorris
-
-
. 1 01
1
50
1
S
3
- -- · Mayo - -
Mayo - -- Burriaboole
Clanmorria
-. .-
400 0
:.; -- -- -- 11 --
0 0
Swineford 20 1 Mayo - Galleu

- -
0
~ Mayo - -
Foxford - 1 ~O - Gallen
-- ·-- --- -- - --- -- -- --- -- .

0 0 0
=C
Oft
Lewiaburgh
Killala -
1 1 IS
16 1 1
0
0
- -- - Mayo -
Mayo - --
l\fori.k
Tirawley
---
0
-- · -- ·-- -- ---
roil Helidford - 1 20 1 Galway Clare
· - 11 22 406
--- - --
0
~ Portumna - Galway Longford

- -- 1 2 SO28
0
Eyrecourt - Galway Longton!

- --- -- -- ---
0
-- -- --- --
0
Woodford - 0 Galway kitrim

Killiuoe - - - 1 1 SO16 1 2 -- -- Clare - Tullagh
-- ---
0
--
0 0
Tynagh - - -- Galway Leitrtm

-- · -- - .. -- --
0
Lawrencetown-
Elphm -
-
- - -- - 1 to12
0
16 1
1
1 0 0 Galway
Roscomm D
Longford
Ruscommoa
- - - - - -
0 0
...
Gtf'nworth·
'- --
1 0
- 0
- -
Total - 22 - S 21 S4 ~ 70 14 6 IS6 10 6 119 1 6
- r--
~
TomgTaney - - -
Tullo - - - - 1
30
25
1
1
1
- -- -- -- - --
---
.. - - -- -- Clare - _ Tullogb
Clare - oTullogb
MI Catharine - -
0
---
0 0
J 1 2 41 Limerick - Coonagh
--- - -- --- .-- -· -

0 0
Kilruah - - - -
0
1 24 2 0 Clare 0
-Moyferta
-
0 0
ri EnDil.ymond -
Miltowumalbay -
0 1
1 20
1
1
20
- -- -- --
Clare 0
Corcomroe
Cllire - :IIb,ickan
ia~ Knock - - - 1 -- ..-- --- --- ..-- --
0 0 0
.. - - ---
1 1 Clare .1 Inchlquin
Corrofio - 20 0
- ---
0
20 1 Clar,e - ~ Island
· - -- 11 - - -
0 0
Killisben 20 1
Kilkea - - ..
0
--- --- ·-- -.. -- ..-

1 Clare - locbinquia
20
-- - -
I
0 0
BalJincolly - - -
0 0 0
Sixmilebridge - - -
1
1 1
2' 1
20
·- Clare
-. - Tullogh
-- -. - -- - -- --
0
Newrort
Killa oe -
-
- · -
1 0
1
I
2
.to 2 0
-- -- Tipperary Owney
Clare - -
Tullugh
Fort - - - ..
30
- - - -
- -.
- --
0
, Cameron 12 1 -
Kf'rry .. ..
-
0 0 0
Lilluwell - - - 1 1 30 - lraghtiCOUC
-
0 0
- 2 --
0 0
1- I-'
Total- 16 . 20 382 : 16 .5 10 1 29 0 2 21 11 1
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III SEIZING UNLICENSED STILLS. "
3 ,
R E CAP IT U LA T ION.
STRENGTH
'" -
E X PEN S E for the CoDveyimce or BAGGAGE
hom and to the Head Qurten of the Regimeub.
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of ,
DETACHMENT. '"
,....., 1815: 1813: 181":
DISTIUCT. r
F. O. Cap. Sub. Serj., R&F
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----- d.
I. d. l. I. d. l. I.
- -
.EASTERN - - . - - 3 5 75 11 IS 0 2 19 6 6 13 0
NORTHERN . 627 1 60 86 1,438 0
WESTERN- . 22 - 8 21 S4 576
276 3 6
70 1~ 6
188 7 6
136 10 6
208
119 1 6
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LOWER SHANNON 16 - 2
°
16 20 382 45 10 1 19 0 ! 21 11 1
GZlfZaU. TOTAL - 106

-
I l! 100 145 2,"71
- ~ 6 1 356 IT 8 855 9 7
-
OEO. AIREY,
Q' M' Oenera~
Return of the TROOPS now Cantoned, Quartered, and Employed, for the pUrpoie of UIiIItiDc
OfIicers of Excise in aeiliDg Unlic.-enaed STILLS, and in performing other par" or ~ DU'1'
and alto, of the COSTS attending the Moving, Stationing. Encamping, and Lodging the
Troops 80 Employed in the dift'erent Out Quarters and Places in lrelatl; from the lit of
Augult 1813, until the 1at of February 1816;-diatioguiabing each Year, and also the Counti.
and Baronies wherein lucb Servicea were performed, 10 far u the C•• IUU ...U.or Departmeat
wu concerned.
'COUNTY. BARON Y. ENCAMPMENT.
Donepl - IDni&boweo _ at Bukel from 19th July te

26th September 181••
Amouot of EX PEN SE - 1..1,048 8 9! .
ColllJlliss1Ny General's Office,} eRA' HANDFIELD,

Dublin, 6th March 1816. CoL &; ComY Gca.
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Bl."I'UaNS to III Older of the HOIIoorable

Ho Commo ted t3d nary
18 or
A Return of the 'fR()I\PS now CantlDlled, Quartered, and

IDploy r the I I of a! Office xciee
ID MlaOC DIIoemb.. .n .I.L8, and m performmg other
puta 01 their Duty; &lid . - of the costs attending
the Troo elllplo . thl/ d' Out Q and
'-• ... j We OIt 181 til the
1It ~bruary 1816 r-dHtillpialuDC each Year, aDd abo
the CotmtieI 1IIld Buouin wberrln lOch Se"iceI were
I8rfInI -
(~ ., TIM HOllie of 0Im1DCllll, to .e PriMed,

.. 27 A 18
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A It E T URN of such T E M P 0 R A R Y BAR R A C K S, in Charge of the :Barrack

Department in Ireland, as appear to have been hired between the 1st of August 1818, and
lit February 1816, for the Occupancy of MILITARY PARTIBS, to assist the Officers of Excise
in seizing Unlicensed STILLS.
Annual Strength or
COUNTIES. BARONIES. QUARTERS. When Hired.
RENT. PARTIES.
~
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d. Oftic:era. Privates.
ItilmacreDan Ronghan - 5 18 ·9 - 8 29th September 1813
Culduff - -: 80 - - 2 4-0 28d December

Malin - ~ ~!i - - - 40 9th November 181'
DONEGAL '!' -4
IDiahowen
- - -
-{ Bonyfoble 4 .6 11 6
Carndonagh , !6·- - -
1 20
14
De.
De.
-{ Ballybofey - --
!
Castlefin ~- 1 24 8d May 181'
taphoe - 84 ~ 6 1 22 19th December
, Glentiea - 25 - - 1 20 23d March
L DERRY .. · 'l'irkirren . Learmount - .--- - 32 29th December 181.

Derg Bridge 12- - 2 4-0 11th June
;'
Strabane -{ Gorteen - --- I 20 16th January 1816
TYRONE
· l Omagh - -
DungannoD -
Drumquin
Pomeroy'
- 3215-
- ,- 80
1
I
30
30
11th June 181'
23d September 1815
MEATH - -· Half Tour
Caltleraban
- OldCutle - 25 - -
Mt CODDaught 20 - -.
- 1
40
20
24th March 1815
22d November 181

Clomnahon Mt Nugent - 19 6 9 1 21 20th March 1815
Upper Laugh- { Ballyhaiae - 25- - 1 80 4th March

CAVAN . . - ( ter • - Stradone - 26- - 1 80 10th OctOber
Cutlerahan Bally Ja' Duff 25- - 1 22 14th December
CloDmahon KilDalack . 20- - - 20 no.
Caatleraban Virginia - 20- - - 24 1st January 1816
WESTMEATH - Delvin -- ClonmelloD ReDt free - l' 10th January
TIPPERARY
· OwDe1 • - Newport - 40- - 1 5' 1st November 1811
Barrack Office,}
Dublin,
9tll March 1816.
Q. J. FREEMAN,
Lieu&. Gen. .c.
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1816, fortbe Oc~upuc,. of Mn,IUBY P£BTIBI, to auiJt
the 1Iic f Ea e. eiJi Un) Ole TIL i. -
Ql
t _N. Tb Ko of mm ___• to P".... Ji.

27 MarcA 1816.
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A ReturD of tbe Number of 1\1 A LT HOUSES Licensed to work, in the several District.
of .lreltl1ld, in the Michaelmas Quarter of the Years 181+ and 1815. severally.
Malt HousCl, Malt House ••

anti and
PROVINCE. D I It T B. leT. Year. Year.
1814. 1815.
Dublin City - - · - 17 16
-- - - ...
J
Dublin County 3
Drogbeda - - - - - 15 1'1
LEINSTER -- -
Kiikenny - -- - --
l\f aryhorough
- -
-
16
27
10
~9
.
Naas . - - - -
- -
· 20 !U
Wexford and Ross

· 58 51
Wicklow - - - - - 10 10
"
Trim - - - - - - 8 8
Armagh - -- - - 13 13
Coleraine and Lame - - - ... 6
Dundalk - - - - - '13 u
- - - - - Letterkeuy and Londonderry --

Li..bum and Donagbadee - 8 10
ULSTER
- - - -
- 1'1 11
Newry
· 5 S
Strabane - - -. - - '1 3
.... Strangford - - - · P 9
I"
-
Baltimore - - - - 5 5
-
Clonmell - - - - U 21
Curk . - - - -
· U 2'J
- - - - Mallow -- - - · - ...
Kinsale 3
l\JUNSTZR
- - - - U 11
Tralee - - - - - 5 ...
Waterford
· - - - · 7 11
.... Youghall - - - - - II 10
) Athlone - - - - - 11 9
Cavan - - - · - 3 ...
Enllis - - - - - ... 5
CONNAUGIIT -.- Foxford · - - - - 9 8
Galway - . - - - 10 7
Loughrea - - - - - 14- 8
Sligo and Killybeggs - - · 8 8
'I
Limerick - - - - - 9 10
Returned this 7th day of .March 1816,

per WILL. KNIPE,
E~r of Officers Accounts.
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Hamber of MALT ROUSES Licensed to Wor;k. in lb. "0
Cl)
N
IHeraJ Dittrictl of "1"'-'. in tbe Michael_ Quarter :;:::;
"0
eI tlIe Yean 181-1 aDCl1815. M.erall,. i:3
1.
fJrritf'N. &g The Hoo.. of Commolll, to k Prill'"

!l9 MoreA 1816.
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the aggregate Amount ,of luch Duty, in the several Districts of IrelMld, durinS the
Years 181+ and 18'5 j distinguishing the Quantities and Amount il;l each Quarter, and
lJIe R.UB of Duty.
Ordered, b!l The House of Commons, /0 lie Pri"tC/!.

29 ~[arch 1816.
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• ACCOUNT oftbe Number of BAn.ItELS OF MALT which paid DUTY, and
Distioguiahing the Quantities aod AlDOl ot in e
;
QUARTERS ENDED
, Po.
. '\
YEAR
5th July 181+. loth October Ih+. 5th January 1815. 18 14.•
Bamb. DUTY. Barrels•. DUTY. Barrels, DUTY.
-
Barrela. DUTY.
-
f.. I. el. f.. I. d. £. I. J. £. I. iI.
s.165 19 S 687 19 5 6,631 4066, 6 7 :&1.400 15,069 3 4 A

4007° 977
s90 16 5 601 4:&1 9 8! 1:,°-1-9 8>484 17 II A
SfSso 3.887 - ~ 4 13
1,535 1,011 - II - - - - - 904- 636 IS 6, 6,444 4.537 II 7 B.
672 41S 4 - - - - - - a48 174 IS 8 2,299 1,6.8 17 7 C.
646 454 17 10 8,325 5,16:& 3 9 a8.9s1 aO,39 I 5 S CI

9.311 6,605 15 9
1.500 SI4 IS° 13 10 1,99S 1>40:1 14 - 6,2.62 4t409 9 10 C4
1'°5 6 5 -
3s ,7 1s s3.0 34 14- -- - - - 39.0 3S 27.485 - 8 13.... 36a 940 61 3 4 10 C4
SS9 6:&6- I -- - - - 526 37° 7 10 3,lot 2,119 5 I DJ

DJ
5> 151 3,627 3 3 440 30t 16 I 6,553 40 61 4 I I 2S,722 16,000 I 6
11.154 14 I 55.6a 7 39,171 - D:

IStO:as 10.577 19 I" S42 31s - 21 15.141 7!
2,16s I,SSS I S 706 497 S 10 2>459 1.1S1 10 II 7,11i4 5,0f.4 13 - -
Dl
:3,166 9,271 I S 1J40S 91 7 41O u,u6 1,538 14 6 43>409 30,567 3 5
8SS 60s I 3 126 II .. 6 616 434 1 - 1>4h 2....38 9 S El
:&'5 63 1.104 15 7 353 24111 5 1,144 80S II 4 6>450 4054 1 17 6 f4
&.343 1.6+9 17 3 1i48 45 6 6 - liS 571 IS 8 7>423 5, 2s7 - 7 G
.......6 3,13° 14 6 1,197 84:& 17 9 4.8+' 3.41S 7 10 19.h s 13.950 19 - , It

&,193 1.544 4 9 - - - - - s,839 1,999 2 7 1,692 6,120 IS 4 It
~,865 6.,..6 12 I 1,990 1>401 5 10 13.:&43 9,3 s 5 5 7 37>439 26,363 5 II I 1I

I
1,715 2.61 5 19 7 4:&3 s97 17 3 40 161 a,934 19 4 14t220 10,01 3 5- L!
1.5°3 1'°51 7 3 612 430 19 - 1,857 1.307 19 9} 5.76 3 4,°58 9 31 L

,
.,734 1,925 3 10 ao 14 I 8 1.2.96 912 n - 9,oa3 6,353 13 II L
MI 9
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3,815 17 7 98 69,- 2 7.:7 1 5,119 19 II 25,]91 17,879 9 II
1.703 6,Ia8 7 3 1'3 28 935 2 8 9.35 0 6.5 8 3 19 2 32•8 ]1 s3,u8 911
1>437 6.1i45 ICI -I 403b 3,086 3 - IS,480 8.7 88 9 IQ! 41.538 29,25° 6 2 N
1,523 1,776 12 3 344 :&4s 4 8 1.6G8 1,132 6- 9, 869 6,M9 8 5 11
1.596 1,ls3 17- 134 ,.. 7 S 1,7u 1.901 13 S 7,23° 5.09 1 9 61 S

578 407 - S 202 142 -I- 10 16\1 611 IS 5 s,671 1,881 10 S S
.,658 3,s80 - 2 1,145 806 5 5 5. 05'4 3.S 87 - 6 sa,Jl6 J4,86g 3 8 S
."os s,043 9 10 :&46 173 4 6 1.961 1.380 17 5 10,654 7'502 3 10 'J
;,ssg 8,6b I , - - - - - 8.56: 6,os9 I 6 sS·o:u 17,611 19 I ,

:,33tl sa,061 10 10 1,69s 6,no 12 4 37,334 26,:a89 7 2 133,b6 9....235 16 2 ,
·>4+3 s.4:&4 811 492 346 9 - ....oso s,830 IS - 13.3 11 9.373 3 3 ,
,su :&'965 19- 975 616 II 3 7>423 5,2:&7 - 7 :&40775 '7.445 14 7
-,027 1l.142,:a6 I 2 - zl,741 £.SO,:&43 10 51 224.742 !.lS8,3S6 9 21 80403 37 '.566,380 8 -I
te of Duty io the Year 181+, was 13 •• British per Barrel.
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;T: and tbe Aggregate Amount of sucll Duty, in the several Districts or Ireland, during the Years 181",
.uIJ : in each Quarter, Ilnd the RATa <-) of Duty.
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, QUARTERS ENDED
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5th April 1815.

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DISTRICTS. 5th July 1815. 10th October ISIS. 5th Ja:
Y. Banel•• DUTY. Barreb. DUTY. Barnls, DUTY. Barrels.

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t , , £. ,. ~. l.. •• ~. /:. .. ~.
1 ! ARMAGH -- - 9,076 6,49 1 - 4 50408 6,900 7 31 6u 511 S 19 91 409 17

17, ATHLONE --- fo65 1 3>a 75 I 7 a,5I4 3'5~ 6 11 14- aa .0 8 l,a96
It ' BALTIMORE - - 1,781 l,a54- 5 3 a,50a -.6I S I 71 -- - - - - - •

17 •
.CAVAN -- - - 1,61a 1,13S a 4 1,177 1>451 3 It - - - - - !! -
S: CLONMiLL -
-- 10,938 7,7ea 3 6 8,096 11.570 17 3f a5 1 135 13 al 5,014
Ir. COLERAlNE_ -- a,076 1>461 17 - l,a53 1,637 3 Ii 48 7 457 4 9
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1,548
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CORK _
--- - 51.836 36,5° 1 3 8 a3,941 39,864 19 9 -- . - - a6,5'7
S! DINGLE
- - -- 1+8
• 8 sn 519 17 a 3a 9 308 17 loi 667
,
597
I' DROGHEDA _
-- 11,614 8,aa7 8 7,837 8.944- I 10 -- - - - 408 57
- DUBLIN, City -- a'M88 17.595 14 4 n,75 1 34.60a 15 III l,z1a 1,'94 - 71 la,42.7
I] • County
- 3·°90 2., 175 17 6 1.873 2.,4120 4 91
. - - - - - -
3 DUNDALK.
-• 19>159 13»491 • 7 14,616 16,760 II 7! . - - - - ,
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, : ENNIS --. • 1,873 1,318 18 I 574 1,010 18 6 139 130 10 I! - -

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FOXFORD
- -- 20,0$7 1>448 9 5 1>944- 2.,130 5 4! - - - - - 55
- GALWAY .-- 1,69' 1,191 9 - 9 14 1,601 I' 71 543 509 16 4 all
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KILKENNY _
-- . 8,7020 6,Ia7 IS 7. 5.773 7,540 13 9 a94- 20 76 - S a, 198
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KINSALE _ . -- s,9SS a,ob 18 6 1,199 s,310 a 81 - - - - ,- l,b8
51 LIMERICK.
- - - Is,sea 10,915 19 10 7,735 10.511 16 -I 546 517. la S 7,804-
S· LISBURNE --- 7,2.14- 5,079 17 s 40816 5.801 7 1O! -- - - . 6,360

9 I LONDONDERRY - 3.0 13 _,IU IS I 1>979 •• 194- 8 41 634- 595 5 I~ -,999
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LOUGHREA _
MALLOW
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3,330
9>:&04
2.,344 17 6
6,..s1 3-
a,187
169
·.95° 9
5,sS4 13
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8
:a 19
zs]
a05 I. 4
=-37 10 91
1,936
3>413
9::
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MAl.YBORO·
-- 140°5° ,.893 10 10 1,159 11,014 13 10 1,883 1,767 18 61 :a.a5 1
,i NAAS . ---- 15.737 11.08. - I 140763 15,513 14 S 6,44:& 6,041 19 61 1•• 61 5
I I NEWRY - -- - :a,I66 1,5s S 4 6 1,69· s,165 10 II~ -- - - - :a,°51
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SLIGO· - --- 3,198 -,-51 II 6 1»497 :a,037 17 • 31S 7.95 '5- 1,173
10 STRABANE
--- 1.116 835 • 10 510 705 :a If S47 • SI II I• ,g6:z
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STAANGFORD _ 6,750 40753 s'6 I,SIS ,,°34 - S! .-- - - - 1,75°
III TRIM -- - - - 3,335 s,348 711 ••1:&7 3t401 18 71 uS ZII 5- 597
!19 WATERFORD
-- 160445 11,580 - 5 10.641 15.416 14 9 - .- - - "'SO?
;16 WEXFORD . .. - SI.o:a6 :a6,n6 IS 10 s7,19S s9·92.Z 9 I! 1,1 0 3 1,035 II 10! 3 1•6 38
II
\\IC~LOW
- -- 5,]46 3,764 9 6 3,a39 40°9 1 6 61 1,3:a~ l,a41 4 7.! "'19 6
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31"'706
7,87S 19 10
1£. SlaI,605 9 6
,
],477
18 5,594
5,9S9
C.s6S.9:&6
II II!
7 lit
63
17.201 3 C.16,161 10
S9 3 -
3!
3,3°:&
J61,504-
(a) The Rate of Duty in the Year 1815, was 13', od. British per Ba; ,
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AN A C C 0 U N T of the Quantity of F L A X, Dressed or Undres!ed, Implnted from Foreign

Countries into Ireil1fld, in the Two Years ended the 5th January IBI6; distinguishing earll
Year, and the Quantity Imported in British-built Vessels, from that Imported in Foreign
Vessels; also, the Amount of Duty paid thereon.
YEARS Ended 5lh JANUARY
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IBIS: 1B16:
Amount Amount
Qllantity. of Quantity. of
Duty P~id. Duty Paid.
CUlt•• £. •• d. ewt•• l. • • d.
{In British-boll. V....u - - - - -

FLAX Dressed. NOlle Imported.
In Foreign Vessels - - - - - -
{In Britioh-ba;!' V_. .

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t 1,5'14· B. 4- B. 104. s. +. 3·
FLAX Unclreued. .
In Foreign Vessels - - t 70S . '1. 7· +. - -
Cwt.
Note.-FLAX Undressed, was free of Duty previous to the 5th July 181+; and only +91 of
the Quantities thus marked-t-paid Duty.
Custom-House, Dublin, }
THOMAS WETHERALL,
6th March 1816.
for tie IlISpector Genl of Imports and Exports
of IreLwd.
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Imported from Foreign Coantries iato Ireland, in the
Two em eel 5th 'I>ry 16; ling °ng r
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A RETURN of aU the OFFICERS OF EXCISE, io Irdand, under the degree of COLLECTORS; specifyin!.
their Names, Salaries, and Emoluments, together with the Names of the "'pecliv. Stations, Distri('tI or Walks, to which
they stood appointt'd, or that tbey occupied, 00 the 18t d.IY of February J 816; mCD~ioning also the COUNTIES and
llAaoNIEs wherein surb StatioDl, Districts or Walks are Situated.
NAMES
Dis- OFFICERS Emolu- COUNT IES BARONIES
I.ANK.. Sabry. Ohe'\,,-'Ctive Stations,
NA MES. menu, Districa or Walks. In whith Situolte. In which Situated.
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Thomas v.CleDdCDDin c } - 500•
Thomas O'Grady - - 5eo•
William B. Ste ..art - - 500,
Thomas Knox Magde - 500•
John B. Lovett - - I, _
John Morgan -
Bea\1cb11llp Hill
Dlniel W. Logie
John M'Collum
G~rge W. FGater
John Gill- • Surveyor of Extise - aeo. - Oxmantown Suney •
Charles P:lSler - Jao. - Oxmantnwn lit Walk

John Potter - 10. - - Ditto - ad Walk
Mithael K ell)' - leo. - St, Micban', Walk •
Thomas Palmer - S"pemllm~~ Gaager 60.

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One glllnea
John Trencb - _ Surveyor of Exti.. - aoo. a day !C. Mary'.
wbile elDployed as Surv., -
Ittlng In,,>eCtOr Gen.
OD Inspection. _
Cbristopher Lloyde ISO. St. Mary's 1St \\'alk -

Geolle Middleton 10. • Ditto - a,1 Walk
Artbar Murpby lao. Abbey Street W;J11t -
Tnente Brady - - Sup~mumenl'1 Ganger 60.

Patrick H. Fitzgerald Surveyor of Excise - 1 50. - - Lazars bill Surl·., -
:oil < Mar.en Barite - Ie. - Lazo" bill Walk - Coanty of tbe Cit)"
:; Edwarcl Kernan 100. - Dodder 1St Walk .) or Dublin. Collllt)' of the Cit)' of ·Dnblia.
;: George Cowell - 100, • Ditto ad Walt
C • Supemumulry Gaugu 60.
Rithard Cowell
Frederitk Mayne - Surveyor of Excise - aoo. One guinea ~ St. AudeoD',
wbile employed :IS Survey
acting Ins,>ector Geo.
on IDlpectioD.
Thomas Headon JaO. - _ Uhom..'. 1St Walk
: } - Gauge" - -{ no. St. Aucleon', WIlIk -
lyre &gle -
Michael Egan - - Suremumer:uy Gauger 60.

Edward Deue - - Surveyor o( Exa.. - 130- St. Franc~' Survey -
Thomas Smithie,
William HoltoD -
~ } - Gaugen - -{ '100,
100.
td.rybonelane Walk -
St. Luke', Walk
John Kni,ht - _ Supernumerary Gauger 60.

-
elurles Dunleyie - S urve)'or or ExclJe - soo. Oneguinraa day, Fin, Tobacco
"hile employed II !:iurvey
acbng Inspector Gen.
OIl Inspection. -::--:"'
5.1muel Gale 100. _ - St. James'. Walk -

Thomas Ba.bfnrd 100. St. Cathrine'. Walk -
Mathew M<l0D<l)' 100. St. Thomas's \\'allt -
Samuel Drury - 100. St. Francis' Walk
- Samuel Collins -
Jobn Crawford-
- S<lpemomul" Gaager
- Surveyor of Excise -
60.
1]0. -
- _
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Second Tobacco SU"ey - --
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fohn Ranagbm- So, St. lIIary" Walk
William O'Brien 100. L3IOI'shill W ~Jk
\iichael Emenoa ISO. St. Michao's Walk
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2 (IIU:LAND.)-n.ETUR~ OF OFFICERS OF EXCISE
NAM
DIS- OFFICERS R.ANK. Salary.
Emolu-
or respective Stations, COUN N I E S.
trict. NAMES. ments. Districts or Walks. In whicb Situate. III which !;lUa:ed.
obert Lap Supern Gauger -

Adam Leech Sun'eyor of ElIciUl 130 • Fint Leatber Survey. r
J ames Keating. So. Mill.street Walk :
Finlay Graut . So Cork-street Walk -
hnWenm hinabarn
illiam Bou - Supem

William Connolly • Surveyor of Elcise ISO. Second l.eatMr Survey
Joseph Aylmer' So. Barraclc.bridge Walk -

hn Fergu ainbam
ichard Bla illg.street
ugb ·O'Do - Supern ry Gau;;er

JollA HutchinlOA - Surveyor uf~xcise Firat Malt SUCM)'
William Trench 100. Fil'lt lof alt Walk

trick Jor od Malt
omelim l\. d Malt \
John Tute - Supernumerary Gauger 60.
Walter Vancleleur • Surveyor of Exc:ise Second Malt Survey -
hn Fairtel h 8 Grand Canal I t W lk

ugh Hend Dillo •
homuM mas-teurt
Sackville Lovett - Snpernumerary Gauger 60.

William Clarke - SII"eyorofExcise Tflird Malt Sun:cy _
obert Llo inc', Firs

oseph Daft" tto - Seea
mes Spec tto - Thir
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Bernard Campsie
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100•
- Ditto - Fourth Walk
- Ditto - Fifth Walk -
County of tbe City Coullty of the City of DIIb1in..
u bn Emer D·no - Sixt
of Oil
illiam W - Super Gauger
liver Daly - SuI"10)' se or & £nct
ve,· ....
John PU'ker -. Rotunda Walk.
Jubll Walker - Barrack. Walk,
ichael Yea hen's.gree
hn Crofco hanioWal
Fin Gibbon \Valplatt SnpemulDcr.aryGauger
Natbaniel Monck -I SII"eyor of Excise
'0.
J3°· Rect.i6en Survey

hn Wilan -1· . Aa. ... __ ._
G ares. gers - 100.
G
JR;:' .tillc.. ies
pbeU 10.
Thomas Ormlby - Supernumerary Gauger 60.
Edward Wilson- · Suneyor of Excise 2.00. North-east Stock Sur·
vey
C Halloran So. CUlt Walk-
M r. Gerrald t! 10. Nels
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George White - :>
~ 80. . Strand-street Walk -
0
George Whitehead 8e. Bolt~IItr'CCC.W.alk -
John Reilly - Supernumerary Gauger 60.
Pc n or of Ellci 2.00. Nort ock Sur-
ve
L cit. - So. M~ry Walk·
~
George T. Barry - ~... io. Linen Hall Walk
Joieph Baynham
0
." So. Smitbidd Walk
R land 80. St. P k-
Jo Ilina numer~ry 60.
W Uy - or of Exti 11.00. Sout ock Sur-
vey }
U HDER THE DEGltE E 0 F COLLECTORS. 3
NA !\1:ES
Dis- OFFICERS
Sabry. Emolu· Of rcspe.-:,ive Stations, C a U NT I E ~ BARONIES
!tANK.
trict. NAMES. ments. In which Situate. ]n which Situated.
Districts or Walks.
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r'~~: ~i::tG;rrald-l
80. Towlllend-street Walk,
: 80. Bank WaUt - _
John Kane - - J- 10. Werburlh', Walk
William Gouldsbury - 100. St. 1'4ter', Walk
ThomlS Butler - - SupernumcllI'J Gauger 60,

Robert Cooke - - Sur~eyor of E.1tcise soo. Sout,h.westStockSunoey County of the City ) County oE the City of I>ulliin.
of Duh!in.
Charles Daly _ 100. St. Miehan's Walk
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Duke Tyrrett -
Roclney Pe..cock
100.
120.
St. Cathrine's Walk -
Meath-street Walk -
I Peter Delan)' - 80. P-'mlieo Walk -
:>0
~ < Heary Lynch - - Ivparnumerary Gauger 60.
~
!! James Langton - - Excise Storekeeper JOO. [Excise Storekeeper,) \
l Dubli.. - .J
;;: Robert Wal~ace - Assistant Storekeeper 100. Assistant Storekeeper
to ...,
,A Jo::eph Webb _ 300. Head Permit Olliee -
Peter t. Neal - soQ. - North-cast Division -
Humphrey Bl.ir
John '~uinton -
Michael Gaven -
J
o
soo.
aoo.
2.Co.
- North-west Division -
South-ea~t Divhion - County of the CiLr) COUnty of tho City ol I)_lin.
South-west' Dlvisinn _ of Dublin.
Francis Morgan - Co~st Malt Permit Ollice
(Grand Canal Permit)
William Fitz Gerrald
-. William Uther
_ Imp' Genl of Ireland

l Olliee - -J
RoyalCanalPermitOlliee
In!p' Genl of'
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('William B. Swan 565. 3. 9· Two guineas a d.ly
while employed on iu- Ileland -
.peetion, fOl' traveUing
William Lloyde
William Supple
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~ llrveyor of Exci~e
Surveyor of Eltcise
130.
130 •
expenses.
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North Survey -
South Survey
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Ball'Othtry.
Ratbdown.
lames L ..nigan- Fingl.. Walk - Dublin - Castl~knock..

Philip Cam(lbell Garristown Walk - Balrothery.
Michael Dunn - BairOlblll'Y Walk - - Ditto.
Thomas Baldwine 100. Ceuf('l1ff Walk - - Ditto.
John Pa!tisCln - 80. Sword's Walk - -. - Coolex k.
Thom3S Bone - • 10, Skcrries Walk - -oJ - - Balrothery.
Thomas Roberts - Supernumerary Gauger 60.
Joseph Willon - - 100. Ballymore Walk - Wid.. lnw & Dublin NeW' Castle, .'
Stephen Bl'anniek - leo. Kilm&illham sd \\'alk Dublin - - Upper Cross.
William Babin&toll - 110. Lucan W..lk _ Ditto - N~w Castle.
Patrick Duane - Gaugen leo. Bray Walk - Wicklo\\' & Dublin Rathdown.
D.micl R. Tydd 100. Ringsond Walk - Dublin - - _ Ditto.
Samuel MUldleton 80. Talbght Walk - - Ditto - Upper Cross.
Luke Brian ICo. Kilmainham 1St Walk Ditto - - Citto.
S~ephen Browne - Sll[lll1lumerary Gaugor 6o.

f'
William Kilpatrick - Surveyor of Excise Armagh Survey -1- - - ArmAgh. Upper and
J.I palt.
LoW", Few"
Thomas Hearse So. A~:lgh Foot ~Valk -JArmaZh - • Arma,h •.

James Hickey - Gaugers 80. - DiU" Out \\ alk - - - - - - Ditto.
Jamcs Hughes - So. _ Ditto West Walk - . - - - A~ma~h. UpPft and Lower Few..
pan.
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Peter Browne - - Supernumerary Call;:er

Ar.hur Hugoc - - Surveyor of Excise Dungannou Survey -1- - - A~magh. Upper and Lower Fews,
IJI part.
Bernard Hu;;hes So. 'Dung.unon Walk - -

R icbard Falls -
Heary St, Laurence ~
o•
~o.
uo .
Castleclulfield walkJTJ'rone
Coolutuwn Walk - -
-
Morpn Thistle- 80. Stewamtown Walk - -
- Sllp~rnumerary. Ganger 60.

Armor Marshall
Surveyor of lxc:se
- _IfIlArmagh.' J?own} Onriland E3St. On~ihlOd
West, Up-
,John C;aldwell - - Lurgan Survey - and Alltrlm - ll111' and Lower Orier. .
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(IRELAND.)-nETURN OF OFFICERS 0)' EXCISE
NAMES
Dis- OFFICERS Emolu- COU.NTIIS BAR(}NIES
1l A N K. Sabry. OC respective StatioDl,
tritt. NAMES. mellts.
District. or 'Valin.
In which Situate. In "'hich Situated.
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i'Thon.as Orr
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10. Lurgan Walk • - .. rmagh &; Antrim Oneiland £.ut.
John Lee - 10. Ponado... n Walk - Armagh _ - Onettand East ~nd West.
Edwar,l Boland· So. Tander:aaee Walk • Arm ..gb" Down Lower Orier.
Theobllhl Clluller So. LeSKOrlY Wa.k • Armagh - "Oneil and West, and LawerOri~.
john M'Causland 80. Loughgall ¥.' alk • ." Ditto· " Oueiland Weat.
Patrick 1\1" Guire • Supernumerary Gauger ·60. -

A_ughnacloy Surve, • [Tyrone, Monog
- 'JDoDgannon, .Tollb
' aoel
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Robert Hamenon _ Surveyor of Excise - lhan," Fermanal CI~:her.
.~ .
: John LaIrd • 120. Augbnaclo,yWalk • fyrone&Monogbn Dungannoll and Trugb. ia part.
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~ < George LeDdrum 110. FJve Miletown Walk - ryrone Ie Armagh Clogh"r, in Pill.
~ john Donllidson So. Augher Walk· - Tyrone - • DGaganlloD aDd Clogber, ill PJrt.
~ William Patten. So. Caledon Walk· - ryrone Ie Armagb Dungannon 1I1d Towrean,.
<
Samuel Hunt • - Supernu;uerary Caugtr 60.
Samuel Bowker - S\lrveyor of Excise - ~onoghan Survey _ {Monnr;han and} Monoghan. Cremom, Trugh ...
Armagh - Towreany.
Gau~en
Henry Argue - 100. Monoghl!l Walk • Mon"ghan" " MaMghan and Cremom.
: } - - -{ fMono£h.1D :and}
110. Middleton Walk
Anthony Conway · l Armaah ... Monoghan and .Arm-011.
... Jonu Lo"cay - _ Supernumf'raryGauger
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f
Rosc:ommou, h 1
""Roben Parker • • Surveyor of Excile • Athlone Sut'YeJ - lWestmeath,ancl (
King'. Cou.. J t,
Flan Tracy - So. Alblone East Wallt • \VestlD~ • Clonlonan, BrMlny. Kilcoarcy,
Bernard S. Reddy 100. Ditto West Walk - Roscommon • ) GaIT)' Castle, Alklone, ~
Moycaruow, H:!IC Bar\WJ,
Peter Manin - So. MoateW.11c: • • W"tmeath -
John Bradshaw 80. ~lara Walk - - King's Count)' -
John WillOll - llo. Ferbane 'Walk • • --Ditto· ..
John Seale
Joseph Handc6c:k
• Supemumerary Gauger
- Surveyor of Escise -
66.
I~
-
R.oseommOll Survey " { R.OKommoa
Galway
Ie}
•
~:~:wC:;:~~th3~
William Saul· -
1: So.
So.
Rusc:ommoa WaHc
Cutlerea Walk.
• Roscommoll
_ • _ Ditto "
{ G.lw.a1 and}
• Roseolllll'ntI, 8nUeatubber, Bol!-
> lymore
lone.
~ BacaDY, aDd Alii·
f .~ 80. Athleague Walk

- llaiCQlll.-oD
Fram:is Impey' .- 10. Strokenown Walk - Roscommoll

Luke Fethentote 110. Elphin Walk· - •• Ditto·
Jobo Irwine • _ Supemumerary Gauger 60.
James Baker - • Surveyor oC Eacise • Ballymahon Survey {Longford and}

- Weroneatlt.
Henry Dobson - 100. Ballymahon Walk • Ditto and Ditto
Grannel, Ardagh.Ahileyslue,,·Ir.
John Pilkington
Jolla Mantfield·
=} :.
·
80.
lao.
B.tllymore Walk
Granard Walk.
• Wcstme:r.tb
westmeatlY,}
- { Longford and
- > Moygu:sh, Clonm'lhoQ,
condra aud DemiE_
a~
Callan
Lovelace A. Tomas ... . 110. EdportbstoWn Wmk Longforcl·
Rithard Napier " SUl'eruumerary Gauger 60.
Francis Hughel - - Surveyor of Excise • 130· Longford Survey -) _
Thom.. Spearman no. Moydow, A...laef1, LoPcpd,
Longford East Walk - Long'ord
SiviUe IIowliAS " 110. Ditto West Walk. I' Rathline Granard and AblIef·
Ibrewle..
Thomas HenDilhan 10. . Keehagh Walk - -
Thomas Banko -
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- -
III
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f dward Pentland .
Ambrose AllisoJ:
Peter Tattoo. ."
: } "_:
•
130.
Bo.
80.
Skibbereen Suney
Skibbereen Walk
Rridgetown Walk
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~ 1uward Kearney 110. Skull Walk· • )Cork •
~ John Leonard • Bo. Bantry Walk • . Bore and Bantry.
IIQ WiI.liam C.01tes.. • - Supernumerary Gauger 60.

Surreyor of Excise • Cloaakaty SurvO)' • Eut Cuberry.
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Dis- OFFICER.s
RANK. Salary.
Emolu·
NAMES
1Of respective Stations. COUNTIES
I' BARONIES
AMES. m or Walks. In w IR which Situat
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Evans. 100. Walk
ayron • 80. Walk
! .j tRobert Bridges • So. Dunmanway Walk _) Cork -
}~~.
,.,.!;! Thomas Evans - So. Enniskeen Walk
III Cbarlea Me Cord • Supernumerary Gauger
(RalPb Dadpon .. .
I; ~ Clones Survey - • Monl8han - ·1 Darby. -
ey _ - Cavan
oor. - htee.
Cochran urvey • Ditto hau.
Jont•• ICo. k • Ditto htae.
Coulter· So. Walk • Ditto garvey.
Hartley 80. all: -, • Ditto rabap.
William Wallace 10. NewtownbutlerWalk· Fermanagh • Maherstephna.
Robert Armstrong • So. Brookboro' Walk • DittO - -. - - DittO.
:z. Wmer Br~, - - 100. Cootebill \\i alk • • Cavan - - Tunygarve,.
-< < JOIepb Ar:1lstrong • 1:&0. Baileboro' Walk • Cavan • Clankee.
~ I Wdl"JaDlI Backbouse.: ) - 100. Clones Walk • • Monaghan. • Darby.
Mayne. Bo. lit • • Dina
Wri,ht 100. Walk - Ditto
oodI • Jao. Walk - Cavan
audsley • So. Walk • Cavan bau.
ey Jon.. - 100. Waitt - Leit' gaUcm.
t obert Johaston • So. Swadhllbar Walk - Cavan • • Loagbtee.·
Tbonw Kerr - -}- 60.

William Armstrong. - 60.
Francis finlay - - - 60.
Holmea - Surv 100.

..ntSurvey...
ill, - 1110. Walle . and 06 iG put,
odfrcy 80. alII:. and Offa ill part. W
Powell leo. altWalk •
us O'Brien • Su 60.
Thomas Edwards - Surveyor of ExcIse • 1$0- elonmell Surver
0; _
William Lambley Iso. Cloomell East Walk -
Joseph Scott - 120. Cloomell West Walll:-
: } _-.-. C
£dward White -
John F. R.yan -
·
•
t
0.
100.
80.
Oarrick Fint Walk •
Carrick Second Walk
Scott - • Su 60.
Julian - - Surv 150. - Survey
-
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.
VereHu
sKelly - • "I
lugen -
10.
Tipperary
East Walk -
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lClan
nll=t. ;,.. _.. 1Ir......
:s < Colclosh Caber Wal )

werary
Waterford.
and P
$I;
o James Hewlett - • Supernumerary Gaugtr 60. I
~
g Palilor Wayland • SurveyOl' of EXcise • 130. Casbellarvey • •
Thom.. Hipwell So. Cue! North Walk •

Jeremiah Coffe, So. Cashel 50mb W3Ik • Midil1etbiri, Kil_lIb, in part,
Michael Jieatbrcd ) SleVanH h in IIKl Clau-
w
Thomas KillaAaaIo
Thomas pernumerary Gauger
George rveyor of !.xcise - • Thorles Su
Wlliiam Thor1esFi
Thomas NUgelit 80. Thurln ~ood Walk
80. Thurle. East Walk • E1i~rty, part Kilmellagb, part
Tbom '. Millett-
Tburles West Walk •
> MiddeJtlurd, l1li4 p.U"t l"K.erriD.
lames Cahill - - ) Gangen 80.
Edward Barry -
:>avid O'Keefe·
,,;Jooea D
:I : : 80.
Bo.
Borrisaleigh 1St Wall:
Iiorrisaleigh ad Walk
Templemo
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NAMES
Dis- OPFICIRS Emolu- COUNTIES BAROYIES
RANK. Salary. or res~cc:i"c Station"
trict. NA.MES. mcots. In which Situate. In whi.h ,SilUated.
Districts or Walks.
-I £.
'John MCKeever - - Sll,erntHl1eraJ')' Gau;er 60.
Christopher Abbott - Surveyor of Excise - 13 0 • - - ~enalh Survey - -
John Wallia - 80. Nenagh nt Walk
John Byrne - 80. NCOlgh ad Walk
Robert Lindop - 10. N=agh 3d Walk Upper OrmoncJ, Lower Ormllllllo
- ) Tirperary and and pan Owna and Arr...
George Barlow - 80. Borrisakane Walle - Waterford.
William H 11&011 - 100. Cloghjordoo W;&lk •
James ~oc;he - 80. Shall eo Walk - - -
Charles MellOI' - - Supernumerary Cauger 60.
PermitOfticer,ClonmcU {Tipperary and) Ift'a and Oll'a, EaIt.
...Thomas Duckett • Permit Officer - 130 • Waterford - j
BazU Gray - Surveyor of Excise - 130 • - Coleraine Survey - Derry - Coleraine.
10. Coleraiae Walk- - Der~ _ Ditto.

80. Kellowan W.llk- • Derry - Half of Coleraine.
80. BailymoDqJ Walk - Antrim - - Upper Dunluce.
100. M8sherabuy Walk _ Derry audAntrim Liberties of ColenilMt.
Ross Thompson - Supernumer3ry Gau,or 60.
_ Surveyor of EJi:ciao - .-
O ne IUIAIIa
Ricb.rd James - a90- a d~y Ballycastle
wbile Actioi lnlpec- Survcy. - Carey.
tor General on In-
spection.
~
Siptborp JODeJ- 80. - Ballycastlo Walk - Carey.
John Blair - IQQ.. BushmUls Walk - Carey·
Nat~niel Gordon So. Dervoc:k Walk. • Lower Dunluce.
William Cowen· - Supernumerary Gauger 60.

Stepheo Denroche - Surveyor of .Excise • ISO. - Kilna Survey.. - - Loll,hliosbol.~
G-_:_uge~ -
100. Castlodawaon Walk - Diu..
100. Magheral'elt Walk - Ditto.
_ • Ditto.
:=::::nhur:. } 80. Moneymore Walk - •
Jolm (jillespie - 80. Maahcra Walk - - Ditto.
Tbomas MCKeever • 80. ICilrea Walk - - Ditto.
Tbomu White -
Garrett Disney -
- Superoumerar)'Gaug.r
- Surveyor of Excise •
60.
15110 - Laroe Suney -
- - Antrim, TGOIIIto &lilt G1eaaI1a.
James Flelllin; - So. AntJim Walk - - _ Antrim.

Paul O'Kaue - 80. Itandalstown Walk - - Lower Toome.
James Canny - Bo. BaUymena Walk - Alltdlll- - Lower Toome and Aotrim.
John Kelly .. 80. Broughshllle Walk - • - Ditto. - aud Disco.
Gear,e Halloran 80. Glenarm Walk- - Glenarm.
...Ilia. Corbally .. - Supernumerary Gauger -r
~i t Ii {L:::u;i:~ery ~
....Kingston Roche SIlO. - City of Cork.
Benjamin Mathew. -
George Tottenllam -
&00.
&00. {.. -a.

~ E .:
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Survey -
9 Douglas S1,Irvey -
-J
•
- . -
•
- Ditto.
Weft Muskerry.
tJ·~
Ene» Coffi:y - • • u -
.!!I
:100.
c
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'a 0 1 Rectitien Survey
tA
- - City of Cork.
Frederick O'Brien -~ - aoo. " ..... ea Cove Surycy
c:5~;.s ...
- - - Barrymore.
William Forster - ''0"' - . ISO. - - Fint Malt Survey -

WilJiam Lewi. - - ... ~ - 'JO. oJ Tobacco Sarvey· -
Edward Fitzpatrick - -t - IJo. Third Diltillery Suney
City of Cork.
Henry Hewey - -.g - IJO. North Licence Survey ~ City of Cork.
Thomas Gill - Il?· Firat DiltUlery Survey
Joho Downes - 150 • Second Malt Survey _
Edward Griffitb- 130• Francis S,,"ey - -
•
James J;>ecourcy 80.
WiU}am CoofID - ......: - 80.
Stepheo Miller - - ii - 80.
o
lhoiel p, Seward 80. Ratbcormick Walk -
...Thomas Carroll - SupcmumeraryGauger' 60• -. - City of Cork.
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NAMES
DiI- OFF I C'R R S
R. A N K. Salify.
Emolu. or respective Stations, COU NTI ES BARONIES.
ttict. III A At E Ir meat.. Districtl or Walks. In which Situate. In Wllic:h Situ:lted.
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James Walsh -
LuclS BabinatOQ
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k. •
100.
120.
80.
Robert Kealing • SupernuD\erary Gauger
Rowland Gibson
SamllSOO Ingram { 100.
100.
: } Distillery Walks •
William Coldwell • Supernumerary Gauger 60.
}G~llgen
ThomlS Cooke Rectifien Walk
Silllluel Reade -
: -{ 10.
10. - Ditto - -
John O'Connor - Supernumerary Gauger 60.
:-:z,::=:.}: . --
10.
~ So.
~
g
10.
Thomas WlUte • • 80.
Citf uC Cork.
Cllarles Epr - - Supernomuary Gauge. 60.
William O'Donovan • } 10.
:=n;.:=~ :. .:
Samuel Abbott •
no.
to.
10.
Richard Leonanl - SupemumenryGaugez 60.
Richard Penhale 110. City of Cork •
F ranci, JC nowles
GCOI'Ie Blackall •
: } :a
i :.
-
10.
100.
Nehemiah Davorao _ • - 10.
Robert Semple. • SupernulDenry Gau•• 60.
Robert Townsend 10. Tobacco Walk -

Peter Banfield - { So. ~ Ditto -
Joteph Uniacke • Supernumerary Gauger 60.
Thornhill Archer 100. Tannen Walk •

Charles Austin uo. • Ditto •
Francis Newman 10. Paper Walk
John Scott .- • SlIponlUmerary Gauger 60.

Richard L. Smith
Richard Bladcall
: } Gaugen .{ 80.'
10.
Macroone Walk
Douglas Walk •
• Baat Mllikc."..
• Libenia of tho City' eI Cart.
William Blair • - Supernumerary Gauger ie.

James Mason - So. C09cWalk • Barrymore.
Thomas Craig • 100. Leitrim Walk - .. - City of Corlc.
Benjamin Cooke 80. Passage Walk • - Kcn·,.curriby.
John Boyne - - Supernumerary G:lUger

(Excise Storekeeper,
Morgan Jones - • Excise Storekc~pet - -\Cork. __
Lanrence Gqhegan Assistant Storekeeper _ . ASiistant Storekeeper
James MCCullogh _ Permit Officer •
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_ Permit Officer, Cork
-i
William Radcli6: • Per.it Oliter - _ ....... 0 __
....
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David Turkington - SurveJ'or 01 Ellciso • 130 •
- bt Survey -
Lazarus Reilly • -} - - So. • Tholscl First W!I!k. -
Patrick O'Hara • 80. Ditto. Second Walk • Conoty of the County oE the Towa or Dropda.
~.ugen.
- TowuofDroche
Thomas Reid - - ISO. _ St. James' Walk. -
Edward Filz Gerrald. - - 80. • St. Mary'. Walk. _
George White. • • - 80. _ Fcrrard Walk _ • Louth _ _ Ferrard.
Robert Wright • • Supernumerary Gauger 60.

James Williams • Surveyor 01 Exci.. • • 130 • • We.t SUtTer • • Meath and Lollth Dgleek, rcrrarcl. llnd SIno.
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(IREl:AND.)-RETUItN OF OFFICERS OF E,rCUE
NAMES
Dis- OFFICERS
llA N It. Sa1:lry. Emolu- or rllpecti .. 5rati1l1lS, CO UN TIE S BARONIES
trict•. HAMES. menu. Districts or Walks. In whicb Situate. III which Situated.
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• r.George Dillen - 10. South Licence Walk Drogbeda& Meatlo 'Dtlleek.
',!!Stepben Chanr. rao. 51. Peter', Walk - Drogbeda - - Count)' of tbe Town of DfOlhcdL
-= Richard Butler 100. North Licence Walk, Drogbeda. • - Ditto _ - • - Ditto.
~ (Thomu Senior • u.o. Slane Walk - - Louth and Meath Felrard and Slana.
11:
o Price Jones - - SupernumerII'Y Oauger 60- .
o
~
• "George Aikin - - Pem,it Ofticcr - '30. -
, . • {Ca.nty of tht: }
PermatOllicer,Droabeda TOWDofDrogbeda County. oftlse Town of Dl'lllbeda.
,..
fhomu Taylor
Peter Dob.on.
Robert Sbekleton
John L. lleid -
_
:
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1 -..
:
I
Surveyor of Excise
~
Gaugers
.; • _
- -
soo.
roo.
100.
100.
Dundalk Stlrvey
Diu., - lut Walk

Louth Walk -
'}-
Dundalk SOUlh.\\-alk -
Louth
•
-
-
Upper Duncialk.
Upper Duaclalk.
• UPI'OI' Dundalk.
• Upper Dundalk aDd LoudL.
Richard Joh.son • f - . - - 80.. DuDclaik W~ Walk • - Upper Dundalk.
Matthew M"Connin - - - - - 80. - Jon.boro' Walk - Loutb aud Armagh Lower Dundalk aud U"...Oriar.
JObn Edmondson • Suremumerary Gauger 60-
Henry Armstrong - SUrYcyor of Excise 130. - Louth and Meath Arelee.,
Alexantler Rogen • 1- . 80. CasdebeUingham Walk Loath
Samuel Macltwc1l
Patrick Me Keating •
- I Gaugers
• -
80•.
80.
Ardeo North Walk • Louth and Meath
AM.. South Walk - Lotltb and Meath Ardeo and Lower SlaDe.
Ardoe aDd Imror S~
George N. Wade - Supemumerat, Gauger 60-

Alexander Smith • Surveyor of Excise 130. CarriCkmac:r:0II5urvey} • - - Fame" Cremorne, Few. . .
Edward Batel • . ..., . . 100.... Carrick Nortb Walk M_gbaa. FarneJ.
Lower Dundalk.
Joba R.oberts - 100. Ballibay Walk - - - Cremorne.

Monaghan aud}
William Hopp. • > GauleR 80. Casd ebtall)' WaUt " { Arma,h ~ Cromorno and F....
Jobn Cli1Ford - 10. Carrick Soulh Walk Monaghan - - FarDey.
TbOlllll Woods • 10. Callaville Walk • {Armagh; Lo~h} Upper Fows, Lower DQIIdalI aM
and Moau&ilao famey.
Joluuton QuiDa - Supemumenry Oauger 60.
,.
\;
James Grav. - - Surveyor of Exci •• 130 • Enni' Surver • - I....
Thomas PurceB 10. Ennis North Walk •

Meredith Farrell 10. InDi, South Walk
o!
James Trousdall - t • lco, £nnw last Walk
Richard Cbo., >. r.
o
10. Innis West Walk
Jolm LeWIn •
Michael Sweeny
10. • . Ennil Middle \Valk _ ..
- •
i..J
Inc1aiquill.
10. Corosiu Walk -
Cornelius,Clark - ~u(lOT'llU\llerary GaUier 60.
Julm LaBan - - Surveyor of Excis. KillalPe Saney Tull••
William Bridgeman
James Mahon, •
-j- _ . -
- - • - •
10.
lSO.
KUlaloe Walk -
Silt Mile Bridp Walk
) Clare - - Tulia.
Bunr:attr·
Roger Molon, - - .Gaulen • - 10. TOll1gnnY,WaIk TIlUa.
Franci. O'~~baessy • • - - 10. Taltah Walk - Tulia.
Mllrra,h ContoidiDo - - - - 80. Newaurket Walk _ BIJIInlt)'.
R.obert Mont - - Suremumerary Gauger 60.
Alexander Kinl • Surveyor of bile 150. • - Kilnash S!1rver - - - - - Moyarta.
Ricbard Cnit. } to. Kilrnsh Walk -
Thomas Rougbam
- - Gaugen • -{ 100. • .EoniwlllCKl WaUt
Jam. Comyn - • Superuumera.,- Gauger 60.

I....
"
Jolm White - Surveyor of I lICise 150. 'Castlebar Survey . '.... - Cars.
, e:a
.. Anthony Wilks 10. CUllebar Walk. Cara.
~ Stephen Bourke 10. Belcara Walk - Car..
...Mo < e.. .
... -
Rich.ud F nn:ll 10. Ba\lina Walk _ ) Mayo Tyrawl'1'
toO
•'Ilrick eo.grav~ k . Foxford Walk. •- GaUen.
o o·
Patrick Ol)'on - .- 10. Ne.rpon Walk B..-i5hoole.
fit
Jalllll Leech - 10. Ems Walk
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UNDER THE DBGREE OP COLLECTO.~
NJ\MES
DiI- OFFICERS Emwu- COUNTIU BAIlQYlE
RAN !C. Sabry. Of respective ScatMn,.
ukt. NAMES. menti. In wbich Situate, In whicb Situated.
Districw or Walks.
C·
"'John Leech - SlIJIernumonry Gauger . 60.
Charles O'Hara • Surveyor of lxcise - ISO, Ballinrob, Survey 14urislt.
James Comber - Jao. Claremortis Walk Claremorrito.

OeorpHllstOD - 80. Ballinrobt Walk Mayo, Kilmain.
John Gray - 80. HoUymount Walk • Kilmoill.
Michael O'Malley 80. Weatpert Walk • • Muris\c.
I WillWu Sleann 60.
David KeUy - - Surveyor of Excise - Iso. Galway Fint SUlVe), •
..
>-
..:
J*' DoJplriJl
J ames Clarke
Laurence Moore
Jobn Moran
-
-
-
-
100.
1 00,
So.
St. Frands Walk
Boghermore Walk
Green.Walk
High-street Wll/t
•
•
•
-
GaIW3)'\·
~ c William Marpby • Sej!ornumeraryG".11 60.
Galway Second SU"BJ Galway.
ParuelGale _ Surveyor of Excise -
John Kelly Ie. Galwa, East Walk • .....

Mil;hae~ Page - -i - 10. Lombarol W.uc
Edward Ekins - . o!II.. - 10. Ornmore Walk Dunkellan.
William Malony 10. CUIlDIIDIrI Walk Mycullen,
1 Ollv.' Ormlby
i-.
M.
- [Tbe City and Libonilll of Kil-
John ThomplOl1 • SurveyOl' of Eacise • KilkellDC1 Survey • Kilkenny - - l kenny, Cranacb• GallllOY aud
... Kilkenny East Walk -

l'asladinning. .
~) ...",... .,., .... u..."" ..

Georp Gresory
Samuel Abbott - So. DO • West Walk
William Colc:.lou&h •
Patrick Colclough -
laO.
ISO.
DO • Nonb Walk
DO _ South Walk
- i I KilkeDRf·
Michael Culkin
John Atkilll -
• Oauger.
...
10.
10.
Irilbtowa Walk
Tobacco Walk •
Ballyrauet "alk
City or Kllk&nnyU .
Part or TlIDIliDnie,.
p ..lltyra
It4MnWlJl -
- -
- 10. Ca.t1ec:oder Walk -' ·• • -
{Pan or T-.linn!ag and Upper
Daniel.,.. - • laa. Freshfor. Walk · .- -- 'art OIIOl'Y,
of Caacb aAIlG at!POy.
Francia Shea • Supemum_ry G:augel 60.
John Mason • 50"oyor of Excise - 130. ThomastoWD Sarvey - ~ _ _ Gowran and Kells.
John Cronin - • 100. Tbomaarown East Walk It. - Gowran.

Robert CliBiln1- • 100. • - DO - - West Walk ) Kilkenny • • DO.
WiUi:am CarpoDter • 80, Callau Walk • .1(.- - Kell••
Sargent Pratt· - 100, Gowran Walk • IJ . Gowran:
Agmoodisbam COlo}
clough - - •
,Edward Cuthbert - Sllpcrnumerary Gauga 60.
-~~
"William Mdiot • krnyor of EDiIo • 150·
Thoma MiatoD
Thomas Bourke
: } Gaugers - -{ 10.
10.
Thomas FIlI'Ioni - s..mum~rary G~r
IJ
Richard H _ - .......,or of Exci.. •
John Harly • • 1 . . 100. Bandoa Malt Walk -

John Peppar.. i\ . . Iso. D". South Walk •
Philip Hurgess • )Oaoprs Iso. DO. Tobacco Walk - ) KilnaImaky:
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10.
So. •
{ D" - NortitLiCOlli.
Walk. - -
Iriabtowa LicenceW It
lBartbolemew COIll7" lupemu-=uy Gqor 10.

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10 (IRELAND.)-RETURN OF OFFICERS OF EXCISE
NAMES
Dis- 'OFFICERS Emolu. Of respective Stations, C 0 U N T II S BAllONIES
R 'A N K. Salaiy.
triet. NAMES. ments. In whic:h Situate. In which Situated.
Diltricts or Walk,.
£.
/Neptune B100d- - Surveyor of Exc:ise - Malt Survey •
William Parkinson - }
Henll Lonlworth -
Gaugers -{ 100.
no.
South Malt Walk
North Malt Walk
Raben Annstro., - Supernumerary Gallger 60.

John Hopkius - - Surveyor of Excile - - Dis:illery Survey -
James Spring - -} - -1 t· - Sec:ond Diatillery Walk -

~~ad~e Ri~har4:} _! _ _ _J 10. Fint Distillery Walk.
}City of Limeriell
City of Limerick.
James Russell· - Supernumerary Gauger 60.
Deni, O"Regan- - Surveyor of Excise - 13 0 • Englishtown Sarvey •

10. '
~ lG~'~
Thomas Mealher Fine Licenc:e Walk •
Elisha F. John~ton 80. Secoad Licenc:e Walk -
Richard Griftil\- no. First Tobacco Walk _ -
Mlurice GriJIin 80. Cutlecoonell Walk - I'" • - • Castlewi11iam.
Michael 101< Inorney • • • So. Newpon Walk - Tipperary. - Owna and Anna.
Button Darcy - - Supernumerary Gauger 60.
}~~u~.
John Hammond - Surveyor of Excise - ,130. IrishtownSurvCf· -
SilvestC\· Gore - no. Second Tobac:co Walk

James Chartres ICO. Third Licenc:e Walk -
Robert HUDler -
John Browne -
SO.
10.
Foanh Licenc:e Walk -
Cahercorllisb Walk • )-
1e -- Cbnwi1liam•
Michael Lukin So. Murroe Walk - • • ;,l _
Ontbnybeg.
William Fennell So. Rectifying Ie Malt Wallt City of Limerick.
James Magrath - Supernumerary Gauger 60.
JOIeph Mathews - Excise Storekeeper - '.' ext::'e~:r~per~}} -' } , .

John Bateman - - A~istanl Storekeeper- 100. .- • ! ,Alliltant Storekeeper City, of Limeric:k City of Limerick.
Paris Anderson - , - Permit Officer - - J3°· • PermitOfficer, Limerick -
John Blackham 1]0. Belfast First Snrvey • Antrim _ Belfut.

Georg'e 6riftith - ·- } .- '0ato'u~ ISO. Belfast Second Survey Antrim - Belfast. Canicltferzus Ie Antrim.
John K. Powe,lI • ... M 1]0. Lisburn Survey - - Antrim Ie Down Lower Iveash and Maaarino.
;101
Robert Madean - - II> - 13°· Donaghadee Survey - Dowa • ~ Auis and CastlercL
Samuel Morwood no. Barrack Walk.

Ross Camllbdl • 100. South Licence Walk •
Henry Galbrailh 100. North Licence Walk.
Jokn Heyland - 100. Malt Walk • • Antrim·
William H. Steele So. Tannen Walk - Belfast and Cast1erea.
James MCCready 80. Tobacco Walk - Belf;(St.
James Morroe - So. Tobacco Walk • Bel£ast.
Henry Homan - So: Hillsboro' Walk • Down • L~wer Iveagh.

Thomas Brady - ;Gaugers no. Loughbrickland Walk Down - -. Ditto.
Francis Bourke - 10. Dromore Walk- • Down - Upper 1 veagh.
Elias Murphy - So. Moira Walk • • Antrim • Massarine.
Peter ~KaQe - j
. So• Lisburn Walk • • Antrim • Low4Ir Iveagh.
William Henry : . 100. Comber Walk· - Down • Ard, and CastiereL
John Young - 100. .Don-.hadee Walk • DOWD • Ard. and Castlerea.
Joseph James - 10. Newtownanl. Walk - Down • Ani. and Castlerea.
Thomu Tripp • ,. So. Carricll.Cergus Walk - Antrim • Carricltfergus.
Gccqe Walmsby So. TemplepatrickWalk. Antrim - Upper Antrim.
John Saul - • · ..E . .

60.
William Falkenbridge. }:, - ~e~5 : 60.
William W111i1 • • • ,,0
&.= 6o-
A. G. Motherskill I • <II 6o.
Giles Shelton - - PIermit Officer - .• Permit Officer, Belfast Antrim - - Belfast.

Jolin Watt • • 1\rmit OlIiccr • Permit Officer, Bclf:aat Antrim -- ,- Belfast.
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U N D E It THE D EGRE E 0 F COL L E C 'f 0 R S. 1I
OFFICERS
NAMES.
RANK Salary.
Emolu- I NAMES
Of res ec:tive Stations,
In
COUNTIES BARONIES
In which Situ
ts or Walk•.
------ -I----r
£.
Moore- • S 130 • urvey -
:~: ~~::n ~ 1~ E -
So. North Walk
Patrick Brady - - (-
James E. Mansfield - ) -
or -
So.
100.
100.
South Walk
Tobacco North Walk-
Ditto - South Walk-
Ja" p£ D,",.
John Robinson - • Supernumerary Gaugor 60. Derry-

m Miller- • S - 130 • 'de Survey - enaught and Tierk
~}
am Hinchy 100. e 1St Walk· erJceeran.
O'Kane So. ad Walk - erkeeran.
Gaillfort 100. wn.lun~vady_} enaugbt.
k Littlo - II Walk - Ditto.
Thomas Whittle - Supernumerary Gauger 60.

George Fit~_Gibbon • Surveyor of Excise - 130 • Buncv.lna Survey
John Black - 80. Buncr:ma 1st Walk -

Edmond O'Neil 100. Ditto - ad Walk -
Joseph MCCay - So. { Manor.
W Ik -
cunningham }
-._
l1y Reilly. 100. lk - -
Morgan - ao. alk
Baker - _ S lOr 60.

tam Hendrick - 5 130. nny Survey - lmacronin.
Robert F. White So. tterkeony Walk - ) - Ditto.

John Leich - So. Raphoe Walk - • - Rapboe.
HlIgh MCDowell 80. St. JohDltown Walk· - Raphoe and Kilmac:ronirt
JamaDavil - - Supernumerary Gauger 60.
RoIIon MCCoy - - Surveyor Qf Excise - 130 • Ramelton Survey
Walk-
~}
Hackett • ISO.
II Browoe 100. Walle - Kilmacronin.

Kerr - So. yWalk
Irwin. ~ - S 60.
- Permit Officer - Pemut Officer, Derry Derry City of Derry.
Surveyor of Excise - Loughrea Survey - { LouShrea. LeitriDl. Longford, Kil-
f
Richard ROIen- - 1]0. tarton, Dunkillen and Atbenry.
Martin Lyolls - 80. LonghreaEalt Walk - Loughrea, Leitrim, and Atheary.
Mathew Colgan So. Loughrea West Walk - - ~-
Loughrl3 ad DlIukillen.
·Itarton.
Major - So. tWalk
d Savage- So. est Walk ltarton and Loullhr
Galbraith 10. Walk· ltartan and Dunkill
~ ~ ~_ufJ G. Little !la. Walk - - ! I itrim and Lonrford
John upernuraeraryGau
d } {L g
Norman Ashe - - Surveyor of uciso Eyrecourt Survey - KlK'Gal109~aCouY
•
anty
n menone.
oise, KilcoD-
nell, Moycarnoo, and Clon-
Arnold KeJl.y - 80. Eyrecourt Ealt Walk - } - - - LOngford.

Thomas Miller - 80. Eyrec:ourt West Walk_ - t- - - Ditto.
John Haney - So. Portumoa Walk • iii. - - Ditto.
(!)
John Kilconn 11 W lk - - - Kil 11 ancl CI eaone
. alway and } { C eamon, and
Lewi. Ballinaal
ms" County
Joseph upernumerary ~au
.quinn, Ath-
Joseph urveyor of Excise Tuam S en.
James Halfpenny 80. Tuarn East alk
-II - - Dunmore an ane.
Patrick O'Connor
Thomas Brannick
10.
80.
Tuam West Walk
Headford Walk -
-I' - -
• ) Galway
Dunmore alld Clane.
{ Ciano, and a part of County lIayo,
Barony 001: known.
Isaiah Doooghoe 80. Dunmore Walk- Dunmore and Tyaquinn.
Dominick Harly So. Athenry Walk -
...Tully upernumerary Gau

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OFFICERS
NAMiS.
Salary.
I I
Emolu-
NAMES
specl ive Stations,
tricts or Walks.
COUNTIES BAll.OlfIIS
In whieb
I
£. I
lfFrrmoy, Duhall
hn Foskey ise - 130 . owSurvey- '1.Kilmore.
Mallow Walk - - Cork -Fermoy and o.ballow.
Denis Dale
Hugh Owen
- }aaugen -{ 110.
100. Doncr~ilc Walk - Cork - Fermoy, Orrery and JUlmore.
John F. Warner • Supernumerary Gauger 60.

Peter Coote - Sgrveyor of Excise 130 • Kanturk Survey • Cork & Limerick {DUhall()W, Orrery, Killllore, and
Upper Conoello.
Mathew Layng - 1::0. Kanturk Walk· - Cork - Duhallow, Orrery and Kilmorc.
llrence Barry - So. -street Walk I Duhallo....
mothy Marmion So. mcolcher Walk _ {DUhallOW, o.r.

I Upper Connello.
.rkBrme auger ~ I
hebtown Survey :{FermOy, Condo

artin Casey - ise - aad Costlea.
Samuel Bishop - 80. Mitchelstown Walk • Cork" Limeril:k {Fermoy• Condoos, Clon,ibhoJl$
and Castlea.
~ William JesllOP - 80. CastietawnrocheWalk Cork - Fermoy, Condons ~ Cloopbbons.
~
~
::e
I
( Morgan Sheehy -
Francis O'Brien
R' chard Odell _
_ SUpI'mumeraty C ~"i!er
"on'e or of Excise
100.
60.
ltoo.
Kilworth Walk -
CI Icrillc Sul'fty.
- Cork
-
- Cork & Liraeridc
- Condons and Clongibbons.
{orrery, Kilmore, Condon .. CIDu-

gibbons, UPP« C nell C&ItIe
I rea, Coshm.,y, a
I{Orrer v, Kilmore
hn O'Connor-
enry Macklin
{
-
80.
80.
levilla Walk
oIllDCk W..lk
&ibbon., and Up
Codalea, COIhmay.
enry Read auger 60.
William Upton- - Surveyor of £xcise - Ratl:keale Sul'ftY • Limerick & Kerry { uBrieo,
pper and Lower C_Uo, Pable
K enry and Il'aghticoonor.
Tbomu O'Brien 80. Rathkeale Walk - Limerick - - Upper and Lower Connello.
William Atkins uo. Newcastle Walk - Limerick - - Uppllr and Lower Conne1lo.
Jo.eph Bourke - Jao. Askeaton Walk - - Limer:ck & ltelT)' Lower Conuello & lraghriconnor.
hn Ward 80. eWIik { Lower Coaa.llo, KIDlJ aM Poble

Brien.
chard Manning auger 60.
muel Holderness ise - 130. bero'Survey { M aryboro', ,Bally

na&h.
nry Ferris boro' W'alk M.yboro', Eaft.
JO!eph D. Datfron
Robert Robinson
-I-l -- 80.
uo.
JOO.
Moulltrath Walk
a,Uyrean Walk -J Queen:" -_
- Mar,boro', W . .
- Cullanagh. .
Jama Keating - 10. AbbeyleiK Walk - Cullanalb.
Edw.rd MoJfctt
William A. HQIlt
athew Knaggs
:r:o'' : 10.
100.
80.
Slradhally Walk
Ballinakil Walk-
w Walk - Kilkenny and
- Stradbalty anol Ballyadamer.
- Cullanagh allli ClaimaIou,b.
Oonnoy 3IId Clai
hn H. O'Neil luger
fPortmahinch, T
dmond Hart- isc - ISO. otmiUiclt Survey- \ Philipstowo.
~ J~
o
D:
o
.
Stephen Roberts
James Crawfoi-d
-}- - - o!
r..
o"
JOO•
80.
Mou
• Oil
Edenderry Walk
JQ~n's:
- Kina"
Portarliogton Walk - Queen's
- Cooliltaviq.
- Portmahioeb.
=
>- William Ry3n - • Supernumerary Gauger 60.
P'. _ IfBaIlycowOD, Ballyboy and Philip-
< Joleph S. Latty - • Surveyor of Excise • 'I'ullamore Soney
f'L
town. .
~ -.
Ri Tulia
Tull
,.Ri Pbili
)
Job Bally
Co - Supemumtrary
James Rush - Surveyor oC Excise - J3°· Roscrri S.r,OJ' - . Tipperary - - I'Kerrin.
ROlCrea West Walk - Tipperary - - I'lCerrin.
i: ~:::amplOD :} _-
ao.
100. Roserea Baat Walk Tipperary - I'Kerria.
William Power - uo. Borris Walk - Queen'. - Ossory.
John Hart 100. Donomore Walk - Queen's - OIeory.
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NAMES
Oil. OFFICERS Emolu- COUNTIES BARONIES
RANK. &lal}'. Of respecti ve St~tions,
taict. N.~MES. ..ents. Districts or Wallu. In Whick Situate. In which situated.
,
-.!
.~
William Mara •
William Barrett
John P. Carroll
~ < John Higgins -
- Supernumerary Gauger
- Surveyor of Ezcise -
£.
60.
130.
100.
Ilo.
Birr Survey
Birr East Walk

Ballyloughnaue Walle
-'
-
- Ballybrick.
• Ballybrick.
• Ballybriclt.
..
:
::
William Duffy -
Henry Parke _
Ilo•
Ilo.
Banaghor:East Walk -
Banagher West Walk - -
KinS's - - Garrycootle.
• - Ditto.
=<C
Edward Kernan 100. Birr North Walk - Ballybrick.
2i T. F. White _ - Supernumerary Gauger 60.
,- )
~
Richard Stotesbul}' - Surveyor of Excise _ ISO. Carlow Sun'ey-
Brook Bridges - no. Carlow North Walk -
Carlow.
Fnncis Fitz Gerrald - . 130. Carlow South Walle •
John Hope - -
Christopher Farlow - ) Gaugers
So.
10.
Carlow Malt Walk -
Tullow Walk - --
Carlow -
-1
- Rath-rilly_ •
Timothy Coffey - Ilo. Moneybeg Walk • Idrone.
Thomas Kidd • SO. Leighlinbridge Walk - - - Idrone.
George Blake - -;. - SO. Castledermot Walk • Kildare • Kilko~ and Moone.
Luke Kingsmill • Supernunierary Gaupr 60.
Richard Conway -}. _ ISO. Dunlavin Survey _ Wicklow&Kilclare East Namgb aa. Talbotatown.
Thomas Giles - 10. Hac:lcetstown Walk _ Carlow _ _ Rathrilly.
Ambrose Geoghegan:- G.-_augen:- 10. Baltingl," Walk _ Wicklciw _ _ TalbotltOWD.
John Buchannon 10. Dunlavin Walk _ • Wicklow _ _. Ditto.
Isaac Williams - 100. TimoliD Walk. _ Kildare _ • East Naracb.
U1ik Lydon - - Supernumerary Gagger 60.

Thomas Croob - Surveyor of Excise • ISO, MayftOOth Survey :-- _ N artb Salt.
II) Richard Knox - Kilcock Walk· _ Kealby.

< john Wilson - 100. Kilcock Malt Wal ... - - • 1C.000by.
< Daniel Phelan - 10. Kllclrogbill Walk -- • Carberry.
:r. John Thompson 10. Leixlip Walk - .- • North Salt.
James Boyce • 110. Maynooth Walk -- " Worth Saft.
Dudley Hussy - ,ao. ClonculTJ Walk -- - ~eathy.
Martin O'Sullivan - Supernumerary Gnpr

Roben Wood - - Surveyor 01 Excise • Naas Survey - • NUl.
Ed ward Wallh • 100. Kilcullen Walk- • Kildare • Kilcullen.

Patricle Flynn • 10. Naas Eaat \\ralk _ Naas.
Henry Colclough 10. Naaa West Walk • Haas.
George Smith - 100. Clane Walk • _ Clane.
,
j George H. Salal}' - Supernumerary Gauger 60.
Jonas Shekleton - Surveyor of Excise - 130 • Monasterevan Surve), • _ West Otl3lJy.
Beujamin HodgOlll So. Athy Walk - -- - West NatTag".

:
_ East Offally.
John Irving - 100. KildareWalk -
Richard Pratt - 100. Ratbanpn Walk • West Offally.
James Perry - 10. Monasterevan Walk - - _ West Olfally.
William Abbott - Supemumeral}' Gauger 60.
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rAndrew Wallace - Surveyor of E?tci.e - 130 • First Survey - • Down" Armagh Hewry,UpperOrier&LowerFe,,·s.
John Little Fint Licence Walk _ Armaeh - - Newl}' and Upper Orier.
~aug~
- So.
James Burr,eq - SO. Stcood Licence Walk Down" AI11I:lgb Newry,UpperOrier" Lower Fews.
: }
James Cotley • 10. WescWalk _ Armagh - - Ne,,'I}'.
Edward T. Sa'l:l,e - Surveyor of E:ltise - Second Survey - { Down, Armaeh Newry, Mourne, Upper Iveagh and
- and Louth • Lower D1IIldalk.
Thomas Melsop So. Malt Walk - Arm.gll - - Newry.
John Davenport 80. Tobacco Walk - • Down & Armaeh Newry.
•• A h {Upper bagb, Mourne and J:owcr
WiUiam Henl}' - no. Warren point Walk - Down.. rmag Dundalk.
Roben Stepbensl.ln So. Rathfriland Walk - Down - - Upper Iveaah.
William M"Clc)and - Supernumerary Gauler 60.
IlW'tlliam Gibson - SllperDumerary Glueer 60.
Rice Harrison - - Permit Ollicer - - Permit Offic.er, Newry Down" Arml;h Newry, Upper Orier .!c Lowel FOI's
I
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14 «(REL\ND.)-R~TVR~ 0.' OFFIC,t;ItS 0.,. EXCISE
NAMES
Dis- OFFICERS Emolu· COUNTIES BAROlllES
RA N K. Sabry. Of re'l'ccli\c S'alion<,
trict. NAMES, ments. In which Situate. In -.tlicla Siuaated,
DiluicLS or W ..IL"
,.
~}
John Corbett - - Surveyor of Exci5e - ISO. Sli~o Sl1rvey -
Daniel O'Hara •
John Pollock -
J:l.o.
100.
Sligo East Walk
Sligo Wen Walk - Sli:o"
=} "
Carherry.
Micbael Bourke - E- 100. Carney Walk - - -

Jobn Carter
Edward Gowen
• - "'-
~
t:)
100.
So.
ColootiJ Walk - _
Manorhamilton Walk Leitrim
• _ -
-
Lnrgb.
Drumahain.
Charles Atkinson 80. Easta), Walk - - Sligo - Tyreragh.
John Towen - - Supernumerary Gaugel 60.

William Grattan - Surveyor or Excise _ 130 • - - Carrick Survey • _ Leitrim - • Leitrim.
80. CalTick Walk - _ Lt'itrim - _ Lei.rim.

Henry Corbett - " } • -
11mI")' St. Laurellce - - - 80. Boyle Walk - _ Roscommon - loyle.
Tbeophillll CottOD. Gallgers 100. Ballalllldereen Walk - Mayo - _ Costello.
80. Molaill Walk' - _ Leitrim _ Molaill.
Francia OrattaD - - -
CarboI")' O'BeirDe - - - 10. Jamestowa Walk • Leitrim • Leitrinl.
Manin Kirwan - Supernumerary Gau~r 60.

Enni.kill~n
}~,oo~.
Peter Conway - • Surveyor of Exclle - 150. Survey -
o John Dudgeon - 80. EnniskilleD 1St Walk -

~ ~ John Inine - lCO. Enni~killen sd Walk-
~ Hugh Willis - 80. Belcoo Walk - -
., Patrick Fllttely 80. LouthentOWll Walk - _ Lurgh.
80. Itiah Walk - - _ Lurgh.
William Given -
Robert Beatty -
Jamel Mac Lean - Surveyor of Ixci.e • Killybegs Surver .} -
James COnnOllY} - 100. Ballystiannon Walk - DOII"_31

Alexander Saundeno.: ~_au;'." • 100. - . Ballinlra Walk - -
AI_cler Armsuong - 10. Belleck Walk - -. Fermanagh
William Al'IIIItrOng • SupemumeraryGauger 60.
John Hillman.. - Surv,eyor of Excise • " - MOUDtcharles Survey - Tyrhue.
Mathew Morton 10. Mountcbarles Walk - • Banagh.

Andrew Gray - 10. Killybegas Walk - " -
Donecal,
• Banagh.
Nathaniel Gordon 10. R utland Walk - , Beylagh.
Mathew MCDowell 100. Donegal Walk - - Tyrhue.
James Lawlor - • Supernumerary Gauger 60.
r
Edward Joyce - • Surveyor of Excise soo. StrabaDe Survey -} -
john Given 10. Strabaue Fint Walk _ Tyrone - " } Strabar.e.
john Forde • • - • 10. Strabane Second Walk
Francis M'Clure _ •5. lSO. Lifford Walk - _ Donegal - • Ibphoe.
William Turkington
John Carey - -
"IJ) -~ -
- -
100.
So.
Ballymagony Walk - } -
Dunnamana Walk _ T~on_e- - } S'rabane.
Gerald Jrwine - - • - -- 100. Newtowustewart Walli
Wm. H. Clendenning SUpefAllmenry Gauger 60.
William Mann • - Surveyor of EzciIe 130. Castlefi.n Survey
George Macartne)' 100. Ballyhofy Walk

William Kidney So. Caatlefi.n Walk -
Thoma. MCCann 10. KilleICer Walk - - OnIagb.
ClaudyWalk - - Strabane.
llobert MClure -I'" - 10.
Felix M'Gouirisk - Supernumerary Gaaser. ~
Laurmcc Dooly _ Surveyor of Excise - 130. Omagh Survey
Samuel Denny - 80. Omagh Walk -

_ ) Tyrono -
Patrick Caulfield 10. FiDtoOl Walk -
William Buchannon 80. GortinWalk - Strabane.
Neal Gilmour - 110. Balnahatty Walk • Omaab.
Patrick Kennedy Trillick W:a\k - _ Omagh.
120.
John Cathcart - - Supernumerary Oaaget 60.
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UNDER THE DEGREE 01' COLLECTORS. 15
NAMES
Dis- OFfICERS RANK. Emolu- COUNTIES BARONIES
Salary. Of respective Srations.
trier. Jr AMES. ments. Districts or Walla. In which Situate. In whioh Sit,uted.
c.
John Tobin - - Surveyor oC Excise - PortaCerry Survey -
George GainCort 100. Por:aCerry Malt Walk
WilIi3m C. Fisher 80. PortaCerry South Walt
William Dornan So. Strangfor4 Walk Lec:ale.
James Morroe - 80. Saintfield Walk Ca&tlcrea.
James ItowaJl - 80. Ballinahinch Walk - Killalarty.
Daniel Campbell - Supernumenry Gaugel 61). Down.
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Beaver Buchznnon - Surveyor oC Excise - Downpatrick Surve}'
John Pattison - 80. Downpatrick 1St Walk

John Mortimer So. Downpatrick 24 Walk
James Espy - 80. Clougb Walk - - Upper Iveagh.
John M-:;rath - 10. Killough Walk- l-acale.
LWilliam Fitzmaurice Supernurnenry Gauger 68.
~
C13nmanrice. Corkagurll)". Iraghti
Thoma C. Hammond Surveyor cC Excise
Edward Ellis - }
-
10.
Tnlee Survey •
Tralee Walk _ f c:onnot, II1II part Tmpinacka.)".

Part Clanmaurice, and p~ Trlllh-
~ ~auga:.
, lnaclmey.
Ilobert Rowland 80. Dingle Walk Co&;kaguroey.
John K. Richardson - - - 10. Listowal Walk - • _ {Part C~

connor.
~ Ina,rIui-
Phillips C. Lovett - SDrft10r of Excise
- ""'' '-' ' '1

While emplo,ed as
acting Inspector GeD. Killarney Survel) Kerry
on 10000ction. _ _
(Part Duok.me. Olantrvu,gh. ani
Barry Leake - no. • KiHarney Walk
~. part MaJonih,.
ft._gv Lomban1 1:&0. Castle I,land Walk - PJrt Maloniby. and pare TN&h.
). inackoey.
David Bourke • 10. Miltown Walk Inrugh. panlblterrin,part Ma-
,oniby, IDd part TNghiaackll.y
George S:tvery - - Supernumerary Gailpi' 60
Tbolll8l B. Reilly - Supcftlumerary Gallier
Rich3rd Hill - Surveyor of Escite • ',0. Trim Sum, - .l\.f"oJCernagh.

Robelt Murray - 10. Trim Walk - Moyfernagh.
-- } .- c-
- - ... -
Thomas Barrett ~- So. Amboy Wallt - - Lune.
J_Kirby - 80. I>unboyn. Walk Dunboyna.
t:)
George Gibson - - - - 80. SummerhUl Walk Moyfernagh.
Martin Fitz Gerrald - Supernumerary Gauger 60. .., I
Robert Johnltoae - Surveyor oC Excise - _ Mullengar Survey - MoyashiU.
Anthooy Richardson 11 - - 100. Mulcngar West Walk May.shill.
Henry O'Hara - -II - - lItO. Mulleogar East Walk Moyuhill.
Bartholemew Size ~ G:augen: 80. Tyrrellipass Walk - - - - Rathcomath.
Daniol GlennlA 10. MultiCarnbam Walk -) Weit Meath. Corkerae.
Arthur ~inn - ae. Kilbe&gaD W.lk - - - - MIoyuhill.
William Marray - Sup_numerary GallJer 60.
William MCDermott Surve.ror oC Excise - _ Castlepollard Survey - DemiCore..
Georg, Wilkinson
Edward Mulligan
-n- .,r:. -
)
80.
100•
Castlepollard Walk:.
Old Castle Walk
-
- Meath
-
- -
Dcmifore.
HaUfore.
--U --
Talbot Faulkner ~ 80. C'.;udetowndelvift Wall Wctt Meath - D.I.m.
James Carr;ck -
t:)
10. Kinnepl Walk • WeaI: . . .h - ',rbill.
Bryan Bra.!y - - SuperDumerary Gauger 60.
Henry MoUoy - - Surveyor of Excise - 130. Kelll Survey Kell••
Robert Richardso:l laO. Kells Walk - KeUs.

j olmel Sparks - 80. MOJllalt, Walk Kells.
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respect ations,
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tri N ·S. ents. atriets alks. '!lieh S whieb ed.
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earge
- Gau -
80.
10. _I bber W
_I Cavan
h Mo
Clonltee.
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John B. AtklDs Cabn Walk
Thomas MCKeh'ee IJsupernumerary GaugeJ 60.

1 obert rveror cise 13°' aD Su
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'f
:II
(George Coyle -
, John Rorke _ :II So.
10.
-I Navan South Walk
- Ditto - Eut Walk _
-Il Meath
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foe rthur hy So. itta· Walk
I
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W"illiam Annstrong
- -
-I ~upernumerary
-
Gaugerl
10.
60.
shaug
alk - }J
-Il COU~~y Jt
dse rth Su
I - _I
bomas e rveyor 13°'
I Henry Chamney
ward ick
-h - -I So.
So.
North Malt Walk
rmers
of the
ofthe Wate
I
igby
Richard Hitchcock
James Fabry -
Gau
~I
no.
So.
80.
_I aceo
Grocen Walk -
Ballybricke Walk
-I) -
_
Waterf
Kilkenny - I verk.
o
,:1\
~
ohn St
I Arthur Arclagb -
son
~ I
pernu
:ur:eyor ~f E~tise
Gaog
J
60.
130 • _I South Survey -
-11 County of the
. > City of
}
County oCtbe City of Waterford.
l1li (John Sawyer - 10. South Malt Walk
1&:1
foe
<
~
I
olm
William Graham
William Hunt -
n
Gaugen
So.
So.
Sc.
_I ners \
PaFer Walk •
Jobn.towD Wa:k
Water
_I Waterforo - Middleth.rd.
_ {COUllt)' oftheCity } COUllty of tbe Cit of ".
of Waterford _ y r_--,
... ;at er"JlU
iehard enham So. age \\ erford Gau
I Fraucis Buder -
William Moore
- I Supernumerary Gaulerl
-I Permit Officer - - I -- - I{ permit Officer,
terEord - -
wa-l'
- County ofthe City 1 Co
-
tbe C Water
rmit 0 Wa-] VaterEo ' 11
illiam n rmit 0 130. ford - -
r Wmiam Black -
obert e -
_I SU"e10r of Excise -I
IilO.
I - _I North Survey -
t Malt
-It - Kil
Kilmalier and Forth.
andF
obert
I Henry Holdbrooke
obnW'
g -
-
-I ~ Gaugen -I
So.
100
1:100
I • ond M
Tbird Malt Walk
rtll- M Ik
Ik
~ II
For
Forth.
Fort
bomas s - So. Shil rand
I
William Darby
Wmiam D an
-I Supemumerary Gauger
Surveyor of Excise
I 60.
130. II Shillmalier, Forth Balag
atrick IOC. th Wa Shil and

Arthur Murphy no. Sooth Walk Forth.
Cas . -ge Wal .• OOaghke
in Gre
R Hutch Bla r Wal itto.
William Harly - 100. Ball'yb~gg Walk _1- Dino.
W'U' Atkin Su ernumerary Gau er 6 WexE rd

Eun hy So bghke Scara
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John Goodison - 80. Enniscorthy First Walk Bantry.

Jobn Darby no. - Ditt" - SecondWalk ShiUm.uier and Bantry
G Han len Fer Ik rawalsh
John Byron uo. BUlle" yWalk - ,- itto.
Edward E. Waters So. Clonegal \\"alk - Ditto.
in Dan • S umerary er
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80. Ta&hmOD Walk Sbillmalier and Bantry.
James Smith
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Pierce Daniel - 80.
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COUNTIIS
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BARONIES
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Robert Knacss - Surveyor of Excis. - 1]0. RIllS Survey • Bantry. Shilbreen. ani Ida.
· l Kilkenny·
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Sulton Frizell • 1:10. NorthWalk • r W~l[("rd and }
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Jonas Loweay - 10. Duncannon Walk . iF • • Shilbreen.

J:ames Wood - • Supernumerary Gauger 60. -
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William MCCormick - ') { ISO. Wicklow Survey • Wicklnw· - Gon'y.
James Brett - J
I.Surve,.on of Excise
Gorey SUt\'ey • - Wexford • • Newcastle anel Arkin••
John MCWilliams 80. Wicklow Walk. • Newcastle and Arklow.

William Tim, - 80. Ballcnderry Walk • Arklow aDd Ballin.cor.
Neal Blacker - 80. Copper Mines Walk • Wkk10w - Arklo....
Henry Ringwuocl - 10. Newtown Wal.k { Newcastle an. bait BaronI of

- llatbdown.
Oliver Berminzham - 10. Round~ood Walk - - Ballioac:or.
Walter Rainy -
- ) . ..er-- 80. Gorey Walk • - Wexford - - Gorey.
Francis Morton- - O· 10. Shilelab Walk. - Wicklow- • Sbile1agh.
Duncan TOltenham - 10. Cooigrany Walk • Wexford - • Gorey.

William Harly - 100; BaUycamew Walk • Wellford • • Ballykeen.
William Underwood - 10. Carnew,'Valk· - Shilllagh.
Edward Inman- 80. Arklow Walk • - Arltlow.
James Underwood - 100. Rathnew Walk - Newclltle.
Daniel Middleton
-} Supernumerary
• Gau.ers -
JL 60•
.Joseph Godkin- 60.
,-Thomas Henne!IY - Surveyor or Excise • aoo. Y oUlbal Survey { Cork :md } {Imokelly, Co!hmore. Cahbrid~
• Watelford - l and KlllultolloD.
Thomas Sargent - - • Ditto 130 • Middleton Survey • Cork • Imokelly and BallYlIlo","
Michael Burke - • - • Ditto DuDgamm Survey • Wnterford· - Cashmore, COIhbride, & Deoiese.
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Joseph Pilkington 10. oupal NonbWallc - Waterford _ J ImokeDy. Cashmore & Cosbbride.
Calk and }
John Starmistreet 80. Youghal South Walk .. { Waterford. ImokeUy.
Joteph White - 80. Tallow 1ft Wnlk • { Cork and 1. (Killultnlloon, Cosbmon', & Co~.
W.tterford • J l hrid,. .
Richard Leader. 80. Tallow ad Walk • Waterf"rd. • Coshmore anel C...hbride.
MarmadukeRich3rdson 10. Mlddleton Walk _ Cork· - Imokelly and Barrymore.
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John Godfrey. • leo. Abbeyside Walk •
Samuel Untbank • 80. Kilmaethomas Walk ·1 Waterford

Edward Fitzsimmons- 10. Carraquln Walk • - Deciese, Coshlllore and Coshbride.
William Morri-on 10. Lismore W Ilk • .! • Deceiae, Cosbmore and Coshbrid..
Wil!iam Loyde- 60.
Wj1Jiam Roe • G~ugen 60.

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Mathew Flynn - 0. 5. o.
Juhn Newlon - • 0.' 5. o.
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Cunningham Ogilvie. o. 5. o. Fennanal:h.Lei.
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George Green· - - o. 5. o.
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Georg. Coote - o. 5. o. ~
Joseph Seaver -
George Stewart
Richard Johnson
Henry Cullen -
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Robert Franklin O. 5. o.
WUliam Munce- o. 5' o.
Henry Plunket- - Assistant. 0. 5. o. ) Assistants
Frederick Hanly o. 5. 0.
·William Jackson o. 5. o.
Boyle Minchin - 0. 5. 0.
Donegal, Derry.
Sligo, Ferma·
Anthony Carrig o. 5. o. n3gh, Leitrim,
Harold Workman • o. 5. o. > Tyrone. Nayo,
Galway. Clare.
William Underwood - 0. 5. o.
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Joseph Kinkead - o. 5. o.
James St. Lawrence - o. 5. o.
John Gratton - o. 5- o.
William T. Graham - o. 5. 0.
Robert Wardlow - 0. 5. 0.
William Giles - - 0. 5' o.

Jaines Wintenca1e • o. 5. 0.
John Nary - 0. Z. 6.
William Moffett 0. I. 6.
James Watt - 0. So 6. - ~
• This 01!ice, IS Assistant to tbe Collector of Still Fines, has an additional Allowance of s.: 6 d. a 4a1 for the IUpport oE a Hor...
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A RETURN of all DETECTIONS of MALT, SPIRITS, POT-ALE or WORTS in process of makiDgillto SPIRITS, aDd ot GRAIN in making into MALT,
and the Quantities of each destroyed on the occasion of such Seizures, in the Years ended the 31st December 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 18140, and 1815.
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18H 1,029 7,823 10,866 9S6,H'l 24,638 2,532
181! 1,468 4,499 8,364- 785,283 17,565 2,054- Previous to the 1st JaDuary 1810, the Seizure or
1813 Destruction of the Matters herein stated were not
3,217 5,6;6 16,779 728,8640 22,232 1,868
inserted in the Still Minutes.
1814- 2,819 6,835 12,963 413,366 9,613 1,539
1815 9U 4,894 11,615 306,000 .10,083 1,851
, TOTALS - - 11,081 36,272 67,019
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An A C CO U NT of the Amount, and Particulars, of all S U 1\-1 S paid in Ireland, from the 1St August" ISIS, until tbe 1st February IS10, as and for R E WAR D S to the Officers of
Excise, and to Soldiers (including additional Subsistence) during that time.
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From 1st August to 31st Dece mber --- IS13 4,009 5- 3,76l 811 2,611 13 6 " IO,3S2 7 5
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HEARTHS, ant.! WISDO,,"S, which have been delivered to the Collectors of Ire/and for the year ending the 5th JaDuary
1816, with the Aggl'cgate Amount, di8tillgui~hing each Class.
CARRIAGES.
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DUBLIN City, Excise · - 31 196 134- 49 76+ ~""19

DUBLIN ColIDty District· 9 65 +2 '13 6. 3'14
.ARMAGH District · · '1 5'1 10 1 + 56
ATHLONE Dh;trict · · 16 153 115 4'1 '287 7i5
BALTIMORE District
· - ao 44 '18 10 96 44 8
CAVAN District - ,. - 4 93 11.1 4 56 1$15
CLONMEL Diltrict · · 17 96 79 41 Nil. Nil.
COLERAINE and LAiNE
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CORK Exc:iae District · · 51 155 80 36 460 1,84'1
DlWGI'lEDA District · · 3 69 17 10 55 '156
DUNDALK District
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ENNIS District · · J4 83 6'1 36 188 '13 8
FOXFORD District · - I", 51 ",2 1'1 ~47 49 6
GA L WAY District - · · 8 '19 '13 16 50 186
KILKENNY District - · 30 159 1'17 53 SIS '1,057
KINSALB District -
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LIMERICK District
LTSBURN'& DONAGI-IADEE}
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'1 IS;' 47 17 184- 1,006
District - - - -
LONDONDERRY& LETfEn-} 86
KENNY District - - 3 71 19 ~ ...74-
LOUGHREA District - - 11 39 10 1 Nil. Nil.
MAllOW District -
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MARYBOROUGH District '11 93 91 37 139 4 15
NAAS District ~1 1117 88 35 145 71 7
NEWRY District - - - 2 JlO !AS 4- 103 5 19
SLIGO & KILLYBEGS District 8 74 ...6 '13 139 4 81
STRABANE District - · 3 27 JJ ~ 31 .13 8
STRANG FORD District • - 3 17 Nil. 3 ~3 go
'fRA LEE District - - - 5 19 17 5 .p 173
TRIM District - - - 8 45 '11 i 4° ~o8
WATERFORD District - - 8 IOl fi9 '2'l 30 5 1,1I 4

WEXFORD and noss District 14- 13 1 10 7 '20 199 7"+
WICKLOW District - - ~ 41 31 7 60 195
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fur tbe year ending tbe 5lh January 1816, witb the
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ARE T URN of all H 0 USE S hired by the Commis!lioners of E X CIS:t in IrJond, for the ~c('ommodaUon, or ,(although;Unoccupied) ,Re~ined and Paid for as JS A R Jt A C'K S to
Rc('olnmodate Detacbments of Troops eventually to be employed on Excise Duty, or for other Excise'Purposes, in Irelmul, since th. '1St day'of February 1806 f describing their Situations so
far as relates to Counties and Baronies; and stating the Sums paid as RENT (or each, since tha(period; distinguishUtg each.Year.
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LIMERICK . - - Newport - - 45. 10. o. Tipperary - - OWNA A ARnA - This House has been talu:n for tbe last three years.
STRABANB - - - Gortin - - - 39. 16. 3· Tyrone - -- STRABANE - .- This Housenu been taken since ~2d January last.
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February 181~.
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of FOIlTY SHILLINGS, between, the ~oth February 1807 and the !loth 'February 1816, in the
County of the Town of Go1f1)(lY,
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PORT Of fMPC)RTATION. WbODce from. Quantity &lid Description.
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4Stated 28 February 1816;-Jor
A R.ETURN of all Suma of MONEY paid since August 1806 to the several Solicitors
employed in prosecuting on Informations against Parishes, Town I.aAds, Districts, or other
benominatioDs of Land, for FINES for ILLICIT DISTILLATION, and also for proaecuting
.for ltIiJdemeanors and other OfFeDcea against Laws relating to ILLICIT DISTILLATION
op ,&PI-lLifJ.'S ;-also, Jor, An ACCOUNT of all SUIDII paid, in the same time, to ·Persons
called "The Board', Counsel," and "The Local CouDlel," on the aeveral Circuit&, ou the
laDle Subject.; dietinguishing each Year:-Viz.
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ARE T URN f)f all Sums of Money paid to fAcal Solicitors emvloyed 'bytbe Board of
Excise 6ince August 1806, for prosecuting IoformatioDl against Pari,hes, Town. Lands,
Districts, and other Denominations of Land, f~>T FIN E S for Illicit Distillation; and also
for prosecuting for Misdemeanors and otber Offences against Laws relating .to Illicit
Distillation of Spirits.
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£. 8. d.
For tJae ¥ear IS~ - 1,888. 8. 11.
For the Year IS07 - 6.993. 13. O.
For the Year 180S - 13,538. 16. 11.
For· the Year 1809 - 12,610. 11. S.
For the y:ear IS10 .- ~,4.2, 00. 1.
Not,.-111 tile foregoU'8 Year&, tble iIocaJ Coil_a Fees .ere Included hi th~ total
&licit4ra e.g, _ plUd by them &0 tile Locil COOlllet •
For the Year 1811 • - 8,863. 7. 5•

For the Year IS12 - 2,35S. 19. 3.
For the Year 1813 1,766. 19. 10.
For the Year IS140 - 2,'~5. i~. •.
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minations of Land, for FIN E S for Illicit Distillation; and also for prosecuting for Mis-
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For the Year ending 31st October 1811
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For the Year ending Slst October IS12 - 3,999. 14. 4.

For the Year ending 31st October 1813 - ;,695. 10. O.
For the Year ending 31st October 1814 - 30,877. 9. If·
For the Year ending 31st October IS15 - 6,OS5. 12. 6.
In the above several Sums (save for the Year 1815) are included the Fees to the respective
Clerks of the Crown, and other Officers, throughout the respective Circuits of Ireland, and
other Advanc:ee incident to the respective ProsecutioD. that com prize Lhe above Charge:..
In the Year 1814, - - - there were 6,s63 Pro6etutions.
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A RETURN of all Sums of )loney paid to the Board'. Counsel, .ince Augu.t 1806,
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employe4 in proeeou1iug on I.formations qaiaat Pariebee, Town Landi, Diitricla and
other Denominatiolll of Land, for F I )l E S for Illicit Distillation; and also for prosecuting
for Miedemeanore and other Oftence. against the Law. relating to the lllicit Distillatio.
of .Spirits.
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l.
For the Year 1806 . 402. 13• 6.
For the Year 1807 - 352. 12. 6.
For the Year 1808 - 2,538. 18. o.
For the Year 1809
For the Year 1810
- 2,818. H. 6.
755. 6. o.
}'.or the Year 1811
F.or the Year 1812 987. 18. 6.
For the Year 1813 • - 1,115. 19. 1•
For the Year 181' - 8,960. 8. 11.
For the Year 1815 - - 5,766. 9. 6.
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ARE T URN of all Sum. of Money paid to PerlOn. caJled Local COUDlel, .iDee Auau.t
1816, employt>d in proeecuting on Informatioos apinlt Parilhee. Town Land., Districta and
other Denomination8 of Land, fo1' FIN E S for Illicit Distillation ; aud also for proteCutins for
JrtiademeaoOl'l and other 04'encc. against the Law. relating to Illicit Spirit••
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For tlte Clute
For the Year 1806 •
of theee BlaDke, For the Year 180'1
. . Return of For the Year 1808
SQIDI paid to For the Year 1809
LOcal Soliclton. For the Year uno
For the Year 1811 • 1,667. 10. '0
For the Year lilt 783~ 9. s.
For the Year 1918 - 1,388. 11. 1.
For the YtIar 181' • - 1,578. 19. g.
For the Year 1815 • • 1,192. '" C1
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1806 to the M!veral Soliciton employed In prosecuting
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Ace 0 U N T S llELATINO TO LIN ENS:

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( 1.)
~n Account. showing the V 4~UB t}f LIN E ~ Exported from Ireland ; from the 1St of Jannary
1803, to the 1St of January 1815;--distinguishing each Year; and specifying the VALUE
exported to each Country U; each Year respectively.
(2.)
An Account ahowing the VA'LUB of all LHIEN exported from Irclalld, from the Year elldin~
tbe 5th Jmuar1181o, to tbe 5th January 1816 ;-distinguishing the Amount Gf Pla.ill LilleR.foe
Bounty. CottOD.aod I.ioen Dlixed, apd Coloured Line...
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Ordered, bJ The House of Commons, tu be Printel,

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., R E LAN D: A-C C 0 U N T 8 R E LA TIN G TO
(J.)-AN Ace 0 UN T showing the VALUE of LIN EN Expor.ted from Ireltlnl;

and specifying the V A LV E Exported to
OFFICIAL VALUE 0.' 0 0 .

COUNTR.IES
TO WHICH yi A ItS ENDED FIFTH JANUARY
\
:! X P 0 R. TED.
180.p 180S: 1806:
I. 180 7: 1808:
t. ., tl, t, ., d L I, i., t, I, tI. L .. d
Great Britain and Isle o.f Man o 'J,340,'75 to 8 '1,656,510. 'J ~ '1,7 14. 15° 6 8 'J,350,000 8 - 'J,564,'J66 ,8
,Guernsey and Jersey . 0 . · - 1,910 5 4 1,'13 6 8 384 13 4 'J'J9 12 -
Denmark' and Norway 0 ~

14 5 4 0 0 0 0 ~ 0
'J40. - - 40 1 4
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France 0 0 0 0 . 0
· - - - 0 . - - .. .. 0
- .. .
italy .. 0 .. . .. 0 . .. ii50 13 4 .. .. .. 85-- .. 0 ..
Malta .. .. .. .. .. 0 . .. 0 .. .. 0 .. .. 0 0 . .. .. 4
!.1ac1ei..u .. .. 0 .. .. 0 0 .. 0 .. 0
· 0
10. 8 - 0 0 0
.Portogai 0 .. .. .. .. 6,940 14 8 1,+48 10 8 1,546 4- 1,'176 5 4 865 13 ..
Prussia . .. - 0 .. 0 .. .. .. 0 .. .. ·.. 0 .. 0 .. 0 .. 0
ltussia 0 .. .. .. .. 0 0 .. . . 0 .. 0 . . - li5 - -
Spaisi .. ,
.. . .. . .. .. · .. 9 8 14 8 .. .. .. 0 .. .. .. . ..
. .. .. .. itt 6 8
Streight! .. 37 1 6 8 460 1 4 908 1 ~ 795 11 8
Sweden' . - . .. - .. .. .. .. - .. 0
· . .. .. - .. 0 .
Africa .. - . .. 0
0 .. .. s3 6 8 . 85 5 ~ 155 IS - . - 0
Canaries 0 0 . .. .. 0 .. 0
- - 0
- - - . .. 0 16 13 4
Bruits . - .. 0 0
- .. 0 0 .. 0 .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .
Buenos 'Ayres 0 0 .. o • 0
- 0 .. 0 0 0 0 0
16,895 4 - . .. 0
United States or America 0

. 0 115,738 4 - 143,998 IS - 137,033 - - 17,.3~8 5 4 1°1.7 17 6 I
Canada and Nova Scotia 0 ~ ii6 G 8 190 18 8 556 17 4 s,1og 6 Il 37s 5 ..
Newfoundland 0
.. .. - It+ 4 - s67 17 .. hi 9 4 94 14 8 155 17 ..
West Indies in general .. .. 3',4h 14 ~ 58,146 1O ~ 4 i ,945 17 4 57,335 - - 50,6g8 10 ~
Other Parts . 0 .. 0 566 13 .. i,'J9 1 'J 8 3,5 18 - - : 13' 4 - 879 14'~
-To.1al Offidal Value t.

- -
0
-2,495,49 1 - - -2,865,90.8 I "~,90.',331 8 - 'J,6°3,3 I S 'J 81,1i6,76s 16 -
Note :-THE Years .enUd GIl the 5th J8I10&I)"
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TJIE VALUE OF I,INEN ·ExPOltTEn,: 1803-::-1815.
from the Is\·of January 1803, to the 1St of Jannary ISI5;-distin~sbing each Year;
each _CQu~try in .~ach Y ~ar ~pectjvely.
..
• • • PLAIN ·LINEN.
YEARS ENDED FI'I'TH JANUARY

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18 09:
-
1810: 1811: 18u:
I 181,3~
I t 814: 1815:
£. I. d. £. I. d. £. I. J. £. 4. dJ £. I. d. £. I. d. £. I. l.
'J,798,d8 5 .. ~,'l01;586 6 8 'l,173,'l'.... 16 - 1,995,173 18

I
8 'l,18S,h6 16 - ',34 i ,7+S 8 - '2,638,17 1 .... -
'3~ I .... ti 898, , 8 29.... 17
.
. -
'43 - -
-
· · .
568 8 - -
. · · · . . '30 17 ,4 '03 I .... 7,67 8 - - 'l,7B3 IG - -. .17 ,Ie)
•a
- - · · - - · - - · . - · - . .. - . - 990 ,14
.. · - · - - - .. .. - .. - . - - 50 8 - 701 6
•
- · - .. - • · - ., - - .. - -
. - - - .. - - . .. · - ..
....1 13· ... '
375 9 4 412 1 .... 82 ,a

'04 - , - 3.t80 " , - 3>089 14 & 19,530 8- 11,119 S 4 17,8SO It - 1,781 8-
.. - · - . - · .. !'
· .. - .. · .. 60-- -
-
14,~1 1'l - .27.390
-
6 8
-
7.....57 16-
-
14,980 S -
-
59.61 7 'l 8
-
97,658 6 8
-
9 0,3 17 17 4-
'l,37S 14 11 6"98 14 8 'log 18 ! 200-- 66'l - - 1,165 13 4 504 !J ..

.. . · . - .. · .. .. 46 13 4 176 1 4 - -
. · .. ·117 II 8 1,53S It 8
- - - -
428 'l 8 766 10 _8 129 6 8 50 7 14 8 140 6 8 3'5 IS 8 -
'l7.....' 3 8 -
. · -
4,106 16 - ,
2,815 5 ....
11,803 9
3.....86 1.... 8
. · .- . · · .. 73 1 2 8 -
2,610 17 4 23,273 14 8 40,167 1, - 1',00' 1--
5,6'l4 9
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,1,743 13 4 185,37 1 13 4
.
1,37S 4 - 2J,Ogo 1 4 - -
,..
-
~nl . 'l 8 86!l 2 8. 3.....54 JI 8 1,369 10 - '.3 19 14 8 -g,'76 16 - 10,175 9
J6g 4 - 95 17 4 6'l 4 - '95 1 4 . 471 - - 95 6 8 297' ,
69,769 16 -
.5,970
42,764 J8 8 60,677 5 4 53,4'l3 14 8 71,458 Jll - 93,001 .... - 108.~1, 2 8
6 8 8, 123 6 8 5.....38 8 - 'l,89S 15 .. 3,594 J7 4 75'l J4 8 Pi6 18 8
- -
:Z,t'16,9S8 16 - '1.470,790 12 - 8,4561464 1.... 81,092,8:;6 6
.- 8 ~,385,84+ 14
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8r.z.S99,625 8 - :1.86.....'170 18 8
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IRELAND: ACCOUNTS- 'RELA'l'IN-G TO·
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Tilt: Accoullt (I.) showing the Value of
OFFICIAL VALUE OF
COUNl'B.1ES
TO WIIICR YEARS ENDED FIFTH JANUARY
EX POlt.TED.
,
1804: 1805: J806: 180 7: 1808:
, -
t. 8. d. t. 8. d. £. I. d. L I. d. £. t. i.
Great Britain and Isle of Man - 67 8 6 1+3 5 -
,. - - - - --
6 18 - 399 6-
Guernsey and Jersey
Denmark and Norway
-- -- - · -
- - · - ·
91 19 - -
68 8 -
+ 13- - - ·
~9 11 -
Madeiras - - - · - - · - - - - - - 6 0 - - -
portugal. - · - - 60 18- · - - · · - 1 17 6 10 - I'll
Spain - . - - - - - - - - · · - - 6-- - - -
- -
fltreighta - - · · - +3 4 - - 37-10-- - - -6 - ~4
Africa . - · · - - - - - 9 - 9~ 2 ':&-
Canaries
Brazils -
-- -- ·- -- - - - - - - ·
- · · · .. - - - - - 6. . - - ·
- - . - - · · ·
Dueaos Ayres - · · - - - - · - - · - 33 - - · · ·
-
United States of America -
Canada and Nova Scotia - · .
9,+84- 6 7,149,19 6 6,868 16 -
':& 3.6'1-1 1':& 6 9..i 7 13 - 0
- · - - . 669 15 - - - - - - ·
Newfoundland - - - - . · 6 ... JO- - · · :. 1 0 - - 695 - 6
West Indirs in general · · 56 + 1,652 - 6 3.16g
1 6 .,1+6 - - 7.5 !i 1 6 2 0
Other Parts -
· - - - - +76 3 6 335
Total Official Value - • £.
., , - 19-
- -
5- 11 -
10,311 13 6 g,53 1 16 6 11,142 3- 8,347 1- 11,1-31 16 -

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OFFICIAL VALUE - - - .
G reat BRtaiu and Isle of Man . - - 65-- -
. . . 9.66 - - 6 5-
D enmark and Norway . - -. - - . . - - - - . - - - . - -
:Buenos Ayres - · -. . . . . - . - . - - 175 - - -
N ova Sc;otia - - - 17 15 :- - - - -
W est IUies in general ,. - - . . - - - - - - - .. - 9.03 - -
o ther Parts - - - - - - - - - - . - - - -- - - -
Total Official Value - L 17 15 - I 6 5 - - I .. - - i
+401-- ':&09 5 -
. , ,
AN ABSTRACT OF 'THE - · - ·
TOTAL OFFICIAL VALUE
L INEN, - - -Plain . - "'..495,+9 1 - - t,865,908 1-11,90':&,331 8 - ~,603,315 ':& 81fz,726,769. 16-
1
- - - Coloured . - 10,311 13 6 9,531 J6 6 I J,I+':& 3 - 8,3+7 1 - 11 ....31 16 -
- 17 15 - - - . +41 - - ':&09 5 -
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- - - Cambrick -
TOTAL' - -L ~.505,8':&0
- 65 - -
8· 6 2,875,50+ 17 19 2,913>473 11 - :2,61', 103 3 82,738,+03 17 -
-
Custom House, Dublin, }
12d April 1816.
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THE VA.LVE OF LIlt'S. EXPCIl'l'SIH 1803-18"1$,
Linen Exported--conlinucd.
•
• - - COLOURED LINEN.
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YEARS ENDED FIFTH JANUARY
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18°9: 181O: 1811 : 181~: 181 3:
I 181",: IllS:
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£. tI. l. I• d. l. I. d. 1,. I. tl. L I. tI. l. I, d. L I, d.
· -- · . -· . - -- . ..... 8 - - 6 -
· .. .. .. · .. · . ..
-
67 11 6
-
181 1 - 191
- II -
-
-
-.. - - - -
. -.. .
-
.- .. ·.. • ,6g1 83 5 - 76 ... -
..
5+a G-
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5Ss 15 6 9.7 - -
· 9 6 - - .. - - .. 3 6 11 7 10 -
- - - - - - -
-..
· 600--· 7
- 6- -
- 2
-
-
-
-
-
-- -
-
•
- - -
· .... . ...76· S . · ...74. '7 -6 .. -.. ..
- 19 - - 5~9.
--
· ·• . 17' 10 - soo 9 6
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-
H 16- spB
--
. - · . . . . . . '.f- a- - - -
5,3 13 13 ...·775 6 9.,811 9 -
6 1,7 3 3 6 6 9.,506 8 6 J,924 0 1- .30 16 -
~37 7 6 46 7 9 6 135 - - .. . .. 26. 1 6 - - -
6,151 1 - /
-
7,738 10 - 3>697 10 - 2,4+6 19 - 3,655 5 tJ 2,149
- 11 6
-- 6-
165
.. . - .. OF CAMBRICK.
. .. .. 5-- - - - - -
· .. .. - - .. · . .. .. .. . - 5- - --
-
-..
- -
-
- -
- --
- - -
.. - 119 10 - 146 - -
.
354 - -
.
152 10 - 11 5- 59. 15 -
- .. - 9. 15 10- 7'l 10 - .. 70 - -
- - -
· - .. 340 - - I 'lIS 10=-1 354-- I ·9.'l2 15 - II 5- 5'l 15 -
. .. - . PRECE DING ACCOUNT.
OF LINEN EXPORTE n.
2,916,958 16- 2,47°,790 12 - '1,45 6.464 I.f- F 1,092,856 6 8 2.385,84+ I", to l.599.6,!S 8- 2.116.... '70 18
6,15 1 1 - 7.738 10 - 3,697 10 - 9.,446 19- 3,655 5 ( 9..149 11 6 165 6 -
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· - 0 -
34 - - 'lIS 10 - 354 - -
----- - - -14-8 1,095,657
'l'l2 15 - 11 5 - 5' IS -
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,'2,933, 109 17 - 1,478,869 2 - ·~,4oo,380 5 8.'1,:;8g,7~2 15 'l '2,601,786 4- 62,864.488 19
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W M MARRABLE,
lnlll ectur Genl Imports aud ExportJ.
180.
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(2.)-AN ACCOUNT showing the VALUE.of all' LINEN Exported from

distinguishing the Amount of Plain Linen for Bounty, .
YEARS
OFFICIAL VALUE OF ALL - .- -
LIN E N. P L A I N.
ending .A.
r \
5th January Amount for Amoont Total Amount
..
Bounty. ., Not (or Bounty • Exportlid.
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£. I. d. £. I. d. £. I. t/.
- - 1811 - · · · 118,356• g. 4· 2,338,108. 5· 4- ~>456,+64· -&+ 8.
- - 1812· -· · 65,136. 13· 4· 2,02 7,7 19. 13· 4· 2,og~,856. 6. 8.
- - • 81 3. · -· 106,801. + o. ~,279)043. 10. 8. !&,385,84+ 14- I.
- 181 4- -· · 139,S8g.• 7. 4· !&,460,03S. to. 8. ~,599,6~5· 8. 0.
- - 1815 • · -· • 73,34 1. 8. o. 2,6901929. 10. 8• 2,864.270. 18. i.

- 1816· · · · 16~>48g. l~. o. 2,7~9,759· + o. 2,892,<148. 16- 0.
CUltom House, Dublin'l

~2d April, 1816. J
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THE V A L U E OF LIN ENE X P 0 R TED. 7
Ireland,fromthe Year ending the 5th January 1810, to the 5thJanuary 1816;-
Cotton and Linen mixed, and Coloured Linen.
- - - LIN ENE X P 0 R TED.
• COTTON & LINEN Mixed, amI Coloured LINEN.

I "" , TOTAL
AmClllnt for AmouQt Total Amount VALUE.

BoUDty. Not for Bounty. Exponed.
£. •• d. l. I. d. l. •• d. l. 8• d.
6~,~48. I .... 6. ~5,"''30. I .... 8. 87,679, 9· 2. 2,544,144, 3· 10.
19,...75· 15· 6. . 5,1°9· 7· 8. 2....585. 3· 2. 2,117 ....... 1• 9· 10.
11,61 5' 6. 6. 37,45 .... 15· 6. 49,070 • 2. O. '2,43.... 91 .... 16. 8.
18.~88. 7· 6. ...6,646. 3· 9· 6·h93.... 11. 3· 2,664,559· 19· 3·
9,3~0. 17· 0. ~1,972. 0. 6. SI,35~· 17· 6. '2.895,6'23' 16. 2.
!l0,59~· 18. o. 112.... 74· 3· 10. 133,067, 1. 10. 3,0'25,3 15. 17· 10.
• IT has not been the practice to distin~uish in the Custom House books, the Quantities of Cotto.
and Linen mixed Manufactures exported separate from Calicoes, and a reference to the Entries
in each year, to ascertain the proportion of Cotton and Linen mixed, would cause great delay;
therefore an Account of the Total Value of Calicoe~, Cotton and Linen mixed, and Coloured
LiDen, is submitted.
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An Account sbowing tbe Value "t LI N E N KlCportrd fro",
lrd~lId;
f.·um the ,.t
of January. 803. tl) tbe lit of January
oi.ringuifhing each Yea, and Ipecifying the Vall..
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exponod to eacb Country iD each Ye.... IIlsi,ectively.
(2.)
An Account .howittg the Value of all LIN i N &qlOrted
from Ir./""d; frem. the Year ending the sth JanuDry 1810,
Ie th. S·b January 18115 ;-dislinguishing the Amount of
Pla,n LinelJ for BullUQ', CoUon and. Line mixed, aud
Cololll"ed Linen. "
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RETURNS to an Order of the Honourable House of Commons,

dated 23d February 1816 ;-for,
A Return of all the IN FO R MAT ION S laid before the several Judges
of Assize in Ireland, on their several Circuits, for the purpose of imposing
FINES on Town "Lands, Parishes, and other denominations of Land, since
the Spring Assize~ 1806 ;-also, an AccouN'r of the number of FIKES
actually imposed 011 Parishes, Town Lands, or other denominations of Land,
in each County in Ireland, during the same time, and the Amount of such
Fines; distinglli'lhing the Informations returned, and the Fines imposed,;
at each Assizes :-Viz.
(1.)-COUNTY OF DUBLIN. LEINSTER CIRCUIT; p. 9. HOllE CIRCUIT; P.30.
(i.)-CITY OF DUBLIN. ( t4·)-WICKLOW. (i7·)-MEATH.
N. WEST CIRCUIT; p. 2. (15.)-WEXFORD. (i8.)-WESTMEATH.
(s·)-LONGFORD. (16.)-WATERFORD. (29.)-KING's COUNTY.
(4·)-CAVAN. (17.)-D· - - - - - - CITY. (30.r-QUEEN's COUNTY.
(s.)-FERMANAGH. (t8.}-KILKENNY. (Sl.)-CARLOW.
(6.)-1YRONE. (19.)-De - - - - - CITY. (Si.):KILDARE.
(7·)--.:.DONEGAL. (io.)-TIPPERARY.
(8.)-LONDONDE,RRY. CONNAUGBT CIRCUIT; P.3S.
MUNSTBR CIRCUIT;. P 11.
N. EAST CIlLCUIT; p. 6. (il.)-CLARE. (SS.-GAL W AY COUNTY.
(9·)-LOUTH. (ii.)-LIMERICK. (3.f,.)-LEITRUf.
(lo.)-MONAGHAN. (i3.)-De - - •• CITY. (S5·)-MAYO.
(11.)-ARMAGH. . ('l4.)-KERRY. (36.)--ROSCOMMOK.
(ll1.)-ANTRIM. (i5·)-CORK. (37·)-SLIGO.
(13·)-DOWNE. (i6.)-DO - - CITY.
Ordered, by The House of COlIQmons, to be P~inted, i9 .4pril ~d 9 May 1816.
(I.)-COUNTY OF DUBLIN•
, .-.
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Number of Number of Total Amount
Terms &: Years. Illformations FiDes
laid before the of OBSERVATIONS.
Court. impo(eli. (ucb-FiDeL
Michl 1808 - i ~ £.100. No Informations returneel

Easter 1809 - 9 9 £.+50 •
or Fines imposed, from th
Year J806 to the Year 1815 •
both inclusive. but thOle•
:p,fich' 1809 - 8 3 £.150. stated in this Return.
(~.)-C OUNTY OF TH-E CITY OF DUBLIN.

f
Easter 1806 - 1 I £.50'

Easter J807 - z • 100.
Easter 1808
Michl 180S
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1
5
I No Informations retume4
or Fines imposed, from tIi.
Year 1806 to the Year 1815,
Easter 1809 33 33
Michl 1809 - 5 5
both inclusive, but thOle
stated in this Retura.
Easter 1815
Michl 1815
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1 I
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£. is. British.
50.. British.
Ex' Walter BOIU'fIe,

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N. WEST CIRCUIT.
(S.)-COUNTY OF LONGFORD.
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NUlIlber of Number of Fines Total Amount of lol'umber of
THE ASSIZES. imposed.
Informations. Fines impoaed. Informations Mirt!.
,
Spring Asaizes - 1806.
Summer - - .-
None.
6 Inform'
-
2 of £. 50 each £.
-
JOO. O. O.
-
... NiI'd.
Spring -
Summer
-
-- - - -
18°7· 3
7
-- . -- -- -- --
3 J50. o. 0.
~QO. 0. o• 3
-
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Spring - - - IIJ08. 22 - -- - - 1,050. o. o. -
Summer - - . -
~l J
12 - 6 -- - - 300. o. 0• 6 -
Spring - - - 1809· 6 - ~ -- - -- -- 100. O. o. 4 -
Summer - - - -
Spring - - . 1810.
7 -_. 6 - 300• 0.0. 1 -
Summer - - -- I·
17 7 -- -- 350. 0. 0. 10 -
Spring - - - IBll.
Summer - - --
Spriog - - - 181'1.
Summer - . --
None--The Law was suspendt'd during this period.
Spring - - - 1813.
Summer - - --
Spring - - - 181 ....
Summer - - --
9.7
+0 --
20 of £. 25 each
33 -- --
£.500.0. 0.
835. o. o.
7
7
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Spring - . - 1815·
1
+1 - 38 of £.25 British £.950' British 3 -

. -- -- --
Summer - - .- 53 - +6' - 1,150. British 7 -
Spring - - - 1816. + - 3 75. British. 1 -
Gro. Gibbs.
Dr Clerk of the Crown.
<....)-COUNTY OF CAVAN.
Lent - 1806. Fifteen IDformations laid before the Judge at said Assizes.
Eiab&MD JIm.. imposed on Parishes, - £. 50 each £.900. o. o.
S-er 18oG. One hundred and fourteen Informalionslaid before the Judue.
Ten Finel imposed on Parishes, - _ £.50. each _0 500. o. o.
Lent . t807· Forty-two Informations laid before the Judge.
Eleven Fines imposed on Parishes - £.50. each 550. o. o.
Summer 18°7· Eight Inbmations laid before the Judge.
One ~ne imposed oa Parish - - 50.0. o.
. ' Lent - 1808• One hundred and six Informations laid before the Judge.
Nineteen Filles imposed' on Parishes - £. 50. each 950. 0. o.
Summer 1808. Seventy-tlwo Informations laid before the Judge.
Thirteen Fines imposed on Parishes - £. SO. each - £.650
Three FiDes imposed on Townlands, - '£.50. each - £. 150
Lent . 18og. Three hundred and seventJ-eight Informations laid· before the
Judge.
800. 0. o.
Eight FiDes imposed on Parishes - £. 50. each - £. 400

Two hundred and seventy Fines imposed on Town-
Judi,.. - - - - - - - - - £. 50. each - £.13.500
13,9OQ. o••.
!ummer 18og. Ninety-three Informations laid before the Judge.
No Fine imposed at tbis Anlsizes.
Lent - 18 J o. Eighty I.formations Jaid before the Judge.
Ten FineS i ........ 00 Parishes, - - £.50. each, - £.500
Ten Finel Imposed on TOWlllands - • £. $0. each - 500
-
The Act of Parliament was supended until Lent Assizes 18 I ....
1,000. O. o.
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Lent - 1814. Three hundred arid seventy-seven Informations laid before the
Judge.
Two huadred and six Fines imposed on Townlands,
at t.1l5. each - £.5,150
Three Fines Imposed on Parishes, - £. 115. each - 75
- .5,~Z5. o. o.
Summer 1814. Three hundred and seventy-nine Informations laid before the
Judge.
two hundred and eighty-four Fines imposed on Townlands,
at - - • - • - £.IlS. eaeh • £. 7,lCO
Nine Fines imposed on Parishes, at - £. ~5. eae" .. 1l~5
Lent - 1815. Two hn~dred .ad Ureaty.nine fnformatioDB 'laid before the Judge.
Two hundred and five tines imposcd on Townlands,
at £.1l5. each £. 5,1~5
No Fine imposed on Parish.
Summer 1815. torty-two Informations laid before the Judge.
Thirty-one Fines imposed on Townlands, £. 'l5. each t. 775
One on a Townland, for a second offence +0
gl5' o. ••
0'
(5.)-COUNTY OF FERMANAGH•
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Lent - 1806.
Summer 1806.
Three Informations laid before the Judge at said Assizes.
Two Fifles imposed on Parishes, at • t. ~o. eal:h
Twenty-seven Informations laid before the judge.
£.108. .0. . .:
Seven Fines imposed 08 Parishes, - £.50. each 350• o. o.
L~llt - 18°7· Eleven Informations laid before the Judge,
Six Fines imFosed 011 Parishes, - - £. 50. each
•
- 300. o. ••
Summer 18.07· f'our Informations laid before the Judge. .
Three Fines impo~d on Parillbes, • £. So • ..ach 150• o. o.
'"
Lent - 1808. One hundred and forty Informations laid before the Judge.
Forty-two Fines impoaed on Parish~, - £.50. each .. It,IOO. O. O.
Summer 1808. Seventy-two Informations laid before the Judge.

Eighteen Fines imposed on Townlands, £.50. each • £·900
Five Fines imposed on Parishes, - - £. SO: each '150
t,15&. o. D.
Lent - 1809. Ninety-two Informations laid before the judge.
Twenty-six Fines imposed on Townlands, £.50. each t. 1,~OO
Eighteen Fines impoaed on parishes - £.50. euh • 900
!I,!lOO. O. o.
~ummer 1809. Fifty-six Informations laid before the Judge.
Eighteen }<'ines imposed on TO'l\1llaftdB, I.. 50. ea~tr -~. guo
Ten Fines imposed on Parishes - t. 50. each • 5<.'0
Lent • 1810. Seventy-eight Informations lajd before the' Judge. -
Twenty-three Fines imposed on Towalands. ~. 50. (tach~. It150
Two Fines imposed on Parishes, - £.50. each - 100
1,'150. o. o.
The Act of Parliament was suspc!n4ed libtil tent Assizes 1814.
One hu.ndred and eighty-two Infortnatienslaid before the Judge.
Eighty-eight Fines imposed on Towl'Ilands, £. lt5. each t. 2 1200
Fourteeu Fines imposed OD Parishes, • - 115. each - 350
Summer 1814. Eighty-two Informations laid before (be Judge. . la,5S0. o. ••
Thirty-seven Fines imposed on Townlands, £. !l5. each £.9lt5
Three Fines imposed OIl Pariahes, - - £. 1&5. 83eh· 75
1,000. '0. o.
Lent • 1815. Oue hundred and twenty Informations laid before the Judge.
Ninety-eight Fines imposed on Townl8llds, £. llS. each £.2,450
F0Ur YIbeS impoIed on P8I'iIbat, .. - • £. ~5- each - 100
Sumnler 1815. Sixty-three Infutmations laid beCote the Judge. 1l,550. o. o.
Porty Fines impOsed on Towulands, £. ~5. euh • - £. 1,000 • ,000. O. O.
No Fin, impoaed en Parish at ~ia Assiaell.
Euminedby Jo"" Jol""ton,

Clerk of the ero...
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4 IRELAND: INFORMATIONS LAID .BEFORE JUDGES OF ASSIZE,
(6.)-COUNTY OF TYRONE.
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Lent - 1806. Forty-eight Informations laid before the Judge.
Thirty-three Fines imposed on Parishes, t. 50. each - £. 1,650. 0. o.
Summer 1806. 'Fifty-seven Informations laid before the Judge.
Two Fines imposed on Parishes, - - t. 50. each 100. 0. 0.
Lent - 18~7· Sixty-seven Inforinationslaid before the Judge.
Nineteen Finel imposed on Parishes - t. 50. each 950. 0. o.
SUJJUDer 180 7. Fifty-one Informations laid before the judge.
Thirty-five Fines impoged on Pari,hes, £. 50. each
Lent - 1808. Two hundred and thirty-three Informations laid before the Judge.
Twenty-six Fines.impos~d oallarishes, - t. 50. each - -
Suinmer 1 Soli. One hundred and sixty-four Informations laid before the Judge.
Nineteen J..·ineB imposed on Parishes, - t.50. each - t. 950
Sixty-three Fines impOsed on Townlanda, - 50. each - 3,150
40100. 0. o.
Lent - 180g. : ODe hundred and seventy-nine Informations laid before the Judge.
One Fine imposed on Parish - - - - - - t. 50
One hundred and twenty-five Fines imposed on Townlands,
at - - .- - - - - - £.50. each - 6,~50
Sixty-three Informations laid 'before the Ju'dge. - 6,3°0. 0. Q.
Summer 1809.
Eight Fines imposed on Parisbes, - - £. 50. each - t. +00
Fourteen Fines imposed on Townlands - £.50. - 700
1,100. 0. 0.
Lent - 1810., Fifty Informations laid before t~e Judge.
Four Fines imposed en Parishes, - - L 50. each - t. ~oo
Seven J.:ines imposed on Townlands, - - £. 50. each - 350
One Fine imposed on a Townland, for a second offence - 100
650' o. o.
The Act of Parliament was suspended until Lent 1814.
Lent One hundred and sixty-four Informations laidbefQre theJudge.
Thirteen Fines imposed on Parishes, - £. ~5. eacb - £. 3~5
Eighty-six Fines imposed on Townlands £. ~5. each - ~,150
One hundred and nine Inforniationslaid before theJudge. - ~,475. o. 0.
Nine Fines imposed on Parishes, at - £. ~5. each - £. ~'15
Sixty·eight Fines iinposed on-Townlanda, t. ~5. each 1,700
1,9'15. o. 0.
Lent - 1815. One hundred and thirty-six Informations laid before the Judge.
One hundred and twenty-five FiDes imposed on Townlandl,
at t. ~5. each - 3,1~5. 0. 0.
No Fines imposed on Parish at this Assizes.
Summer 1815. Seventy Informations laid before the Judge.
FiftY-lix Fines imposed on Townlands, t. ~5. each 1,400. 0. 0.
Examined by J olan J 01",8t01l,

Clerk of the Crown.
~nt - 1806.
(7.)-C 0 UNTY OF ,D 0 N EG A L. .
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Sixty-three Informations laid before the Judge ut said Assizes.
,
Fifty-two Fines imposed on Parishes, £.50. each - - .g,600. 0. o.
Summer 1806. One hundred anel forty-nine Informations laid before the Judge.
Eleven Fines imposed on Parishes, £. 50. each - - - 55°· o. o.
Lent - 1807. One hundred and eleven InformatioDs laid before the Judge.
Six Fines imposed on Parishes, £.50. each - - ':' 300• o. o~
Summer 18°7. Fifty·seven Informations laid before the Judge.

Forty-nine Fines imposed on Parishes, £.50. each - ~,450. 0. o.
Lent - 1808. One hundred and sixty-four Informations laid before the judge.
Thirty-one Fines imposed on...Parishes, t. 50. each - - - 1,550. 0. 0.
Summer 11J08. Two hundred and twenty-seven Informations laid before the Judge.
Fourteen Fines imposed on Parishes - - £.50' each - t.700
Forty-eight Fines imposed on Townlands, £.50. each - 2,+00
3,100. 0. o.
Lent - 180g. Two hundred and ninety-one InforqlatioDs laid before the Judge.
Thirty-eight Fines imposed on Parishes, £.50' each - £. I,goo
One hundred and thirty-two Fines imposed on Town-
lands - - - - • - - - • £.50' each • 6,600
8,500. o. 0.
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tr011 IMPOSING FINES ON TOWNLANDS, PARISHES, &e. 5·
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Summ"r ,80g.
<7.)-C 0 U NT Y
-
0 F DON EGA L-continrled.
Three hundredaad forty. one Informations laid before the Judge.

One hundred aDd fifty. seven Filles imp08.!d on Pa-
,
rishes - - - - - - - - - £.50. each - £,7,83 0
Sixty-four Fines imposed on Townlands, £. 50. each - 3.200
£.11,050. o. o.
Lent • 181e. Two hundred and forty-nine Informations laid before the Judge •.
No Fine impoaed on Parish.
Eight Fines imposed GO Townlands, £.50. each 400. 0. e.
The Ad of Parliament was w!lpended antil Lent Assizes 1811-'
Lent • 1814, Five hundred and thirty.eigbt Informations laid before the Judge.
One hundred and eighty lo'ines imposed on Pa-
ri.hes - - • - - - • £.25. each - £.4.500
One hundred and seventy-three Fines imposed 011
Townlaruls - - - - • - £.25. each - - "',5'15
8,82,5. o. o.
Sommer 181+ Four hundred aud ninety.si¥ Informations lilid before the Judge.
Eighty Fines imposed on Parishes, £. '15. ellch - £.2,000
Two hundred and ninety-two fines imposed on 'fown-
lands - - - - - .. - £.25. euch - - 7,300
9,30 0 • • • Q.
Lent - 1815· Six hundred and seventy Intilrmations laid before tbe Judge.
Thirty Filles imposed on Parisbes, £.25. each - - £.750
Six hundred and eleven Fines imposed on Town-
ltuada - - - • - - - £·'l5. each - 15,275
IG,OIlS. o. o.
Summer ISIS. Three hundred and sixty-five Informations laid before the Judge.
Three hundndancl sixteen Fines imposed on To\ynlunds, £.25 urh 7,goo. 0. o.
(8.)-CITY AND COUNTY OF LONDONDERRY.

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Lent - 1806. Thirty-five Informations laid Lefore the Judge.
Twenty-seven Fines imposed on Parishes, £.50. each - £.1,350• 0. (J.
Summer 1806. Thirty-seven Informations laid Leklre the Judge.

Five Fines imposed 011 I'arishes, £. 50. each - !l50. 0. 0.
Lent - 1 807. Thirty.five Informations laid before the Judlle.
lo'our Fines imposed on Pilriabes, £.50. each- - 200. o. o.
Summer 1807. Nine Informations laid before tbe Judge.
Nine Fines imposed on Parishes, £.50. each - 450. o. o.
Lent - 1808. Sixty-nine Informations laid betore the Judge.
Sixteen Fines imposed on Parishes - - 800. o. o.
Summer 1808. Forty Informations laid before the Judge.
Six Fines imposed on Parishes - - E.50. each -
..
- £.300
Lent . 18og•
Six Fines imposed on Townlands, - £.50. each -
Twenty-eight Informations laid before the Judge.
Twenty-eight Fines imposed Oil 'fo_Blanda,£. 50. each
300
-- 600. o. o.
J.4 oo• 0. 0..
No Fine imposed on Pilrish. .
Summer 180g. Twenty-four InforrnRtioDs laid before the Judge.
One Fine imposed on PllFisb
No lo'ine impo8td OD Townland.
50. o. ••
Leut - 1810. Twenty-tour Informations laid before the judge.
Three Filles imposed on Parisbes, £. 50. eacR
Two Finee imposed on Tliwnlands, £.50' tach
The Act of Parliament was suspended IIntil Lent 181+

- £.150
100
25 0• o. .,
Lent . 181", One hundred and forty-one Informations laid before the Judge •
Three Fines imposed on Parishes, - - £.!l5. each - £.75
Fifty-five Filles iO'(IOsed on TowlIlands, £.!l5. each 1.375
Summer 181+ Twenty-one Illformations laid before the Judge. J,450. o. o.
Eight Fines imposed on TowlIlaods, £. '15. each 200. o. o.
No Fine imposed on l'arish.
Lent - 1815. One hundred Informations laid before the Judge.
Three Fines imposed on Parishes, - - £. !l5. each - . £·75
Ninety Fines impoeed on Town1ands, £.!l5.eac:h. • 2,~50
Summer 1815· Thirty-four InfimDationl laid before the Judge. t,3 25· o. o.
Thirty Fines imposed on Townlands, £. 25. each 750 • o. o.
No Fine imposed OD Parish.
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Ex.millecl by 101m 10hutOll,
Clerk of tb. Crow..
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06 lRJl:LASD: lN~'ORlrATIONS LAIn ·BF.-F(jRE ;JUDGlS OF AofISln,
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N. EAST CI RCUIT•
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N° of Jnform3- N° of Fines Amount of
ASS I Z E S. t;ons !ai,' b~fore OBSERVA nONS.
the Court. imposed. lucb fiDes.
Lent
Summer
- -- IS06 --
- - -
NOlie.
~
-
~
-
£.100.
'Lent - - IS07 - - 7 7 350.
Summer - - -- 3 3 J5 0 •
!.tnt - - 1808 - - 6 6 300•
Summer - - -- 1 1 5et•
-I.ent - - 180 9 - - 550.
Summer - -
Lent - - IS10 - -
- -
13
5
1-1
5 250•
Summer - -. - -
None.
None.
-- -
-
Lent - - 1811 - -
'Summer - - --
None.
None.
-
- --
Lent - - 181'1 - -
Summer - - --
None.
None.
-- -
-
Lent - - 181 3 - - -- --
None.
Summer - -
'Lent - - 181+ - -
-- None.
£. 1 'J5 Br:t.
Summer - -.
5 5
-- 8 7 175 1>0
Lent - - 1815 - - + 2 50 De
Summer - - -- + ~ 50 DO
{IO.)-CO U N TY OF MONAGHAN.
, , ,
Lent 1806 1+ 9 £.450•
Summer 23 ~3 1,15 0 •
:Lent
Suwmer - IS07 -- J9
11
19
11
950.
55 0•
Lent IS08 ~9 ~~ 1,100.
:Summer - I 1 50.
Lent
Summer
1809 -- 3'1
~3
25
9
1,'250 •
450 •
Lent 1810 'J+ ~+ I,'JOO.
• ummer - None •
Llmt 1811 - None.
SUlllmer - NOlie.
Lent 181~ None.
Summer - None.
Lent 181 3 None.
bummer - None.
66 £.1,650 Brit.
I..ent 181+ 80
'Summer' - 48 +5 1,1'15 DO
Lent
SU4Dmei
- - 1815 39
'19
39
'J+
975 D"
600 DO
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'I'OR . nlPosr N TOWNLAN s, &C.
( TY OF All
t1 ...
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No of lnfnnna-
ASS} ZE S. tions laid bcfJrc N° of Fines Amount of
OESER VA TIONS.
the Ceurt. imposed. SlIch Fines.
1806 ]
1807 '1
I.ent 1808 None.

Summer - None.
Lt'nt 1809 4-3 34- £.1,7° 0•

Summer 1 1 50.
18]0 "I
1811
J,tDt 181'1 None.

!:)ummel' None.
Lent 1813 None.

Summer None.
Lent 181+ 50 +4- £.1,100 Brit.

6
18]5 - - 5
10
(I'l.)-C 0 UN TY OF ANTRIM.
.A-
lent
.summer
1806 -- '1
None •
'1 £.100.
1807 3 £.
1808 5 £.
10
Lent 1809 14- 3 "]50.
Summer 5 Xone.
Lent 1810 None.

-Summer None.
Lpnt None. •
Summer - ~une.
Lent None.
Summer None.
Lent 181 3 None.

~ummer }lione.
Lent 181+ 5 5 £. 1'25 nrit.

Summer '1. '1 50 D"
Lent ]815 40 39 975. n°

lummer 11 '15 0 •
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LA.ID DEFOR!: JUDGES OF ASSIZE,
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(t3.)-C 0 U N T Y OF DOWN.
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AS S " S.
I N° of Infonna.
tiont"
the to
fore
--- l--=lDtof
!r of Fines
po6cd. IUch
OBS!RV AnONS.
,
<
l 800 - _I No
S er- N
-· 7 - N
~ er
· N
I.e 8
· N
S r - N
I.e og - 1 11 £·55
S er - 1 13 65
I.e 0 - N
SUlIlIDer - -
-I None.
le 1 - N
Summrr · · -I None.
I.e OJ
· N
S\1mmer - -I None.
I.e 3 · N
Summer
· -I None.
SUDlDIer -
... - N
None.
- 1 .
I.e 5 · 1 16 £ .... t.
Summer
· -I 9 7. 175" De
Ell.' 1fTalter Borm.e,

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t.I Ell
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. Fait. IMPOSING ',FINES ON 'TOWN LANDS, PAIUSIIES; &C. /
9
LEINSTER CIRCU IT.
ASSIZES.
Informa-
tioOl laid ·bofore
-
(14.)-COUNTY OF WICKLOW.
Fine•• Amount. ORS£RVA'FIONS.'

\ .. -
tbeCoun. ..
.
Lent . - 1807 . - Oue Oue £'5°'
Lent - - 1809 - · Two Two 100.
No Informations laid
Summer - 1809 - - Five Five 25°· before the Court, excep t
Lent . - 18lt) . - Tbree Three 15°·
tbose stIlted.
•
TOTAL --· Eleven Eleven 550 •
(15.)-COUNTY OF WEXFORD.
I
. A
Le nt - .- 1809 - --
1807 One One £·5°'
Le nt - - One One 5°· No I ufllrmations laid
S ummer - 1810 - -
t80g One None. , - hefore ibe Court, except
Le nt -- -- One None. -
tbose stated.
EXI William Bournt,

TOTAL - - · Four Two £.100. D. Cl. CrOWD.
(16.)"':"COUNTY OF W ATE RFOR D.
'.
~
,
OFFENCES Amount of FiDes;
Informant'. Cbarpd in Idf.mnanOD, for the p.rpose of imposiol Fil\el dislinguishiol the
Iaf"l'lJIationa Rtqmed,
Name. 00 the ano! the Fines imposett
Pariah, Townland, or other Denomination of Land. at Cath Assizes.
Summer Assizes 1809 ~.

Samuel HQlderness Cbarges, tbat Ite .fwnd and seized certain parts of an~} Parish fiaea
unlicensed StiU, in the Town of Dungarvan, .in tbe
Parish of Dungarvan - - - - - - FIfty Pounds.
Spring Assizes 1810:

Samuel Uolderaess Charges, that on the twentieth day of Jann8ty, one}
tboueaod eight bundred and ten, be found and seized t»arish or'
certain parls of lUI unlicensed Stin, on the TowoJaad of Wbite Cbarda
Coolatwore otherwise BaJlintayler, in the Parilh of fi1Jed
Wbjte Church. - - -. - - ;- - Fifty Pounds.
(17.)-CI,TY OF WATERFORD.
I uvinn. y certify to t~e Right Honourable and Hono~'rable the Co~monl House" of Parli~eDt
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain IUld Ireland, That there were nut any Informations laid
before the several Judges of Auize on tbe Leineter Circ~it, for the purpose o( imposing Fin~ ~n
T-owolauds,--Parlms, amt-otber Denominationl of Land, at the several As,izes beld for the Connty
of the CUy.of Waterford,; lince the Spring Assizes one thousand eight hUDdred and six; and that,
consequently, tbere were nut any Fines actuaHy imposed on Parishes, Towulands, or other Denomi-
nations of Land, in said County of the City of Waterford. during the same time. Dated thi.
eleventh day or M~h, One thOuSand eigbthundred aDd .ixteen. .,
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D41I. C01ll,tll,
D,p. Clerk of the Crowb.
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10 lRELAND. nfrORMATIOK, J.AU> .Ero....! .JUDGES .or ;AllIZE,
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(IS.)·.COUNTY OF KILKENNY.
In(orma:ionl
ASSIZES. laid hefore the Fines. Amount. OBSERVATIONS.
Court.
i
Lent - - 1807 - - One. Ooe I..SQ. No Inform.tio.1aid be-

Summer - 1809 - - Five Five fore tbe Court, excepllhll~
us· 8t!Ufd.
Lent - . 1810 . · five Five ~50.
i i
TOTAL - . · Eleven Ele1'en st5·
in .oj p_
(lp.)--COUlIlTY OF TilE CITY OF KILKENNY•

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,- .. -_._-- .- -
J~ - - 18m. - - Two T1,Vo £,100.
No Informatioo8 laid be-;
fore tl)e Court.. ewp! t.bGM.
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TOTAL; --- Two Two £.100. D. CA. Cro.....
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(~o.)-COUNTY OF TIP'ERARY.
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ASSIZES. Inform_ionl. finclo eaeh. nfuud. tina.
A,mOUIIC of
,.- .
;
~ i .
Spring - 1 Bo6
Summer 18.06
--, .·
I
'
-g
-,.
£.
-
~o.
I ..
0- 0.. -- . - 100 - -
d.
,SpriRg • 1807.
Summer 1807 --. ·-
&
.of.
8-
~,
SO·
5Q·
0;
0,
o.
o.
- . J
400' - -
150 - -
··
i
Sprillg - .J8Q8..
..
~ 1
.
! 5-. o. •• 1 . 50 - :.--
Summ~r It\Q8. - " J 4- 50. o. o. I .. - !loo - -
Spriog - IB09
Summer
- ·
1809 - -
7
!l+
7
t,1
50. O. O.
5.. S,: +
- 3 -. S50--
..1 .. sO
1,137 1 0 -
, KIQ oi.£.1.PJl. 6. B.
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pring • II!I~ sf . t,(i, of 4S!h- 3· -+r: ',49' 1'3" 4
- -. .
- - .,
i
-
)
Somm•. ,8.10 to
Sammer 18.18 . , -
~}
J
~e
pOfLl'. 10. ,~• 1
Spring - 1814 17 of £'s7.1. 8. 501 - 10
Summer 181+.
. - - ''61 49
{-'t- o£ £..fA. 9wI. ...B. '} U • 1,31t 10 ~
. f+ of £.~7~ ,
Spring - 'IBI5 .• - 7s , . .5.0
I
,
{3 of £·40· 3.
~;:o.f£' S7. I.
+
B. Jn. i
1,393- 8 4
K~ 0( ':.f.Ot 3· .. "} 1,'4-

Summer 1~15.: - · I
5~ .fD 95t,e(.£.iiJ. l i a. ..
I 16 15.-
.. .
J 097·
I"
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, Sh!l34 1'1' 6-
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MUNSTER crnCUI1'.
(!lI.)-C 0 UN t Y 0 F C LA R E. (Ennis.)
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·ASSIZES. '
Stilli.
PARISHP.S FINED.
j £. L d.-
- . . . ,
£. I, d.
spring Aw.s 1106 4 OD Clooney, 1ft 541. 7 I, 6 J. e*lett - Ill' 10 -
- - .. --
1 Oft lWragtieh. at)}1l - - 54 7 6
I On Dyeart, - -
at D- 54 7 6
To\al AtnoBat
· ~
3~6 4-
sammer A••i,ea - 0 On JncmcronaD at 50 t. Brit4sll eaclr, 487 10 -
at DO -
4- On Kilraugbtish
at DO - ·· ·- 21654 IS3 ...4-
3 .
1 On TemplelJ!.aly
1 Oft &ihnurr,t .. at n- - - 879 .;
~ On Dyiart • at no
at DO - · ·
· ·
· 108' 6 8
6 S
i On Kiln8bla -
On Ki1mac B&, at no .. · · lOB' 3 ...
·- . - 554...·
I 54
··
f On 0H6nneUy at DO 3 4
1 OnKi noe- a\ DO
On- TOlYlgrenuy.. , at IJ" •
~
·
·- 3
S ...
...
I'
l'otal AmO'IBt - - ~ 5'.."
~-'--
,.7
1,670 S
.ao, . ----- .'
On KilDlilrr1 ..: : ~" ~rit~ eM!h: ~70 16
pring ABBiaes ~ On Kilratboy f08 6 S
51 8
• .. -- ·-
On-Kilfal d -
. at U-
.. 54 3
..· 4 -.
.
,
.,
,
On' Quia 8t. D- ~08 6 8

~
On Incbieroaan. at U- e .
~oS 6 .. 8
.. -.
.,'·
' On Kilteedy at D- - 54 3
.'
...
~
l-
On KilnabOy
On TuJr. . ·. atll-
at DO
~'
-
~08 6
·..
54 3 • ...8
8
If On-Qgol\ael1y at U- ~ 108 6 ·
TotalA~
· . ---- t75 - - .
Summer Allizes - ~
1·
On Clofl1ta
·
at 50 I. Brim,.. e;aeb~'
On Dyllllt_t.· • at I>"
5' On TealfJe. • at DO
,.;
- · ·
~'
i08 6
5+ 3
<i70 16
8
...
8
-·· -..- _,6'54.. 133 4...

!t ~ Incbic..... IW ali - io8 6 8
...On Kilmurry Ibrickane, at D6
1 On KiI~arlK»1· at Q.-. • ..
4 (Yn Kilkeedy • at DO •
- -· ·· ,lh6 13 ...
-- -· JIfi!lior54 10:4 - ,.:8

l& On Kil..,... • lit 1')- ~
3 On O'Gooneily at 1)0
I OnQ'uiii - • at Dr ··
•1
On Tomgreany att·D-
OnTuna • - at~
.'
·
- ·- .0SS... S6 ...S
· .' 54 3 ...
,
.,570 Hi .,
00 Kitragptlsh at DO .:
·
- - ----
1
Total Amount
s;rill& Alai... 11108 On Dyaaft .. at Sd 1. Britiab each, '170

- 16 8
·· -."
5
9
4
On Inchicronan
On Killteedf-
at DO
at 0-"
...87
!l1J6
·- 10 -
IS 4
S
6
On Kilmur:r. -
OnOgonne 1 -
- .'-
.t'D-
at DO .:
l(i!l
3b5
·· - - JO -
!l On Teakle · at DO · - at DO .(18 - 108 66 88

'1
I
OnT(I~ny
On Kill
· ·
. • at D- - -
.:
-- 5454 SS ......
On Kilooe - - at D·' -
-·
1
I 00 Moynoe · atD- ·
Tolal Amount' .' - -.. 54. ..:4- ... 1,84 1 13 4
5 uUl~erA"'" - .f- On tbe'Towlilandti of GUTtnamericao'u';
---
Priminacree, ' Doollt aod LabardaM-,
at 50 I. British each.
1 On T ownland of Fairbill, at Ii-
· - -- '11654 IS
3
4
...
S On To\.nlands 'of M.,rbee; Coolbant,
and l\I~rhee, at 501. British eaciJI, - 16'1 10 -
J 00 Kilkeedy, at 5ul. Britiah' - ,~' 5+ S 4
1 Townland of BenMeR, at UO
1 Townlaoda of Cabitfedick; at' DO
- -
·-
54
54
S
S
4
4
-·
'1, Townland of Molosky, at D- lb8 6 8
, 1 On Parish of Kilofin, at DO
. · ...5... S ...
1'otal Amouat
-760- 0
" S
':'
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12 IRELAND: INFOR'l't[AT10NS LAID BEFORE JUDGES OF ASSIZE,
(~I.)-C 0 UN T Y 0 F C LA R E-(Enllis)-ccmtimttd.
r 1
ASSIZES. TOWN LANDS FINED. £. I. d.'
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1809
Spring Assizes 7 On Cahirburley, Kn~kbrack, Cappa- L •. d.
baun, Clollnconrybeg, Ballymulloon,
Cappaduff, and Knockaulla, at 50 I.
British each - - - - 379 3 +
I Ballymulloon, at sol. - - - 5+ 3 +
4 Cragaknock, Kjlmardu8D, l\Iagberill-
taska, and Carrubaun, at soL British
each - - - - - - lUG 13 4
. 1 Tortiergus, at sol. British - - - 54 S ...
~ Cappabane and ~1agherrycamey East,
at 501. Britis.h each - - - 108, 6 8
Total Amount - - - - 81~ 10 -
Summer Assizes - I On Tinore~g - - at 50 I. British 5+ 3 4

I OD Shaunbtgg - - at - DO - 54 3 ...
1 On Dunmore - - at - DO - 5+ 3 +
1 011 Carrukeal - - at - DO - 54 3 +
1 On Kilmarduan - - at - Do - 5+ 3 4
1 On· East Leekeen - at - DO - 54 3 4
1 On Carrudougba Parcel at - DO - 5+ 3 ...
1 Ou Dorwgbboy aud Hallyowen Itt DO 5+ 3 4
1 On Dunbt'g - - at - DO - 5+ 3 4
1 On Killard - - at - DO - 5+ 3 4
1 On BallYlllnlcasbel - at - Do - 5'" 3 +
1 On Carrow bane - - at - DO - 5+ 3 +
1 On Knockbt'agb - - at - DO - 5'" 3 4
3 On MltheDitgulien - at - DO - 16~ 10 -
7 On Glandree - - at - DO - 379 3 ...
1 On Carroveny. - - at - Do - 5+ 3 +
I On llallykelly - - at - Do - 54 3 4
1 On Leigort - - • at - DO - 5'" 3 4
I On Mabanagulla - at - DO - 5'" 3 4
1 On Carrom(>re - - at - DO - 54 3 4
1 On Clonty - - - at - DO - 5'" 3 4
• 1 On Scarilf - - - ae - DO - 54 3' 4
On Fermoyle - - at - DO • ·54 3 4
Total Amount - - -----1 1,679 3 4
ASSIZES. TOWNLANDS. PARISHES.
Spring Auizea J 810 ._. I Carrureagb, nilled,. Stil1.

• ~ CarrudulJ', Still - - - - - { 6n~Kilmacuhy,
£·54· 3· +
3 Gfeangross, Still - - - • .
-. . - { St. MunchiD'••
fined £·54· 3. +
4 GleangrosS, Still, fined £. 54. 3· 4· - - f !St. MUDC'hin's.·
5
6
Cormalla, Stili -
Cappantimore, Still, fined £. 54. 3. +
- - - Quin,
lfined £. 54· 3· 4-
7 Rannagh, Still; fined, t·5 .... 3· 4.

8 BallytarsDa, S~ill - - - . - - { finedKilsbanDY,
£·5.... 3· 4.
9 DoomDulvihil, Still, fined t. 5+. :3. 4· .' Jncbicronan.
10
JI
Sicasey, StilI, Dilled.
Thorn.e, Still - - - - f Foil..,
fined £. 54· ;3. 4·
1'1
13
81,,:ckw8:ter, Still
Knockneskabe, nilled, Still.
- ~ - Kilquuin,
fided £. 5+ 3· 4;
·\4 BaHydutTb~g, ~till, nilled.
15 BaIlJdu1fbe~; Still, nilled.
16 Carrowmanagh, Still, nilled.
17 Carrllbane, Still, filled t·54· 3· 4.
18 BaHycorn61', Still, Dilled.
19· Haijyhurley, Still, fined £'S4' 3· 4;
'10 Kilkredao, ShU, Dilled.
'1 t Cahir; 'Still, nilled.
Summa Ani,es . - Nil Fines.

Spring aad ~ummer} No Fines.
1811
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l81'.!
, 1813 I I No nes.
Sp gA zes I I Ca ragb, ota IDC rouan.
. l filled £. '27. 1.8.
'J Bal verg Sti ke. CI ev,
3 I SClllpnagooll, Potale, nilled - lfintd £. '27. 1.8.
IDCm nan
+ {ir roy the ise ulan eal, otaI Kill ch ,
I fiDed £. '27 ••• 8. '
I 5 I ea ODe I, S· " ~ K' edy
l ned £. '27.1.8.
t 6 I Mayrhee, commonly
yrh Po
called the Commons Of} yaa nill
7 I Carroonegoul, P()tale f Killkeedy.
Ded '27. 8.
8 I 1\-1 hee, onl 10 fayr ee, Potale D,) art,
J 9 M bee las tleq ter ota
- Lfiaed £. '27.1.8.
K el'd
1 10 I Carroone&oul, Still, &c. l fined.E. '27. 1. 8.
Killke d ,Di d.
11 Sa Po e 11k ',ni d.
'I u I Castlequarter, Still and 'form f KiIlk~edy.
Ded '27. 8.
13 I G~gro,'e, otherwise Gerauerelgh, Stili ) Kil mIchael,
~ 1 fined £. '27. 1 8.
·4 1\1 rbee, OlD! 1 0 ay e, tale, tale _ D ft,
]5 I Same" Potale
l fined £. '27. 1. 8.
yaa nill
16 Ca , St gon a,m ed.
1 178 I BallylotJibnaDe, Still Sllme, Dilled.
t Ca ne Still ame illed
19 Sa 1'0 e SaDie, ollied.
1 gO I 8unydonobaD, Still Killm ,0 d.
21 Ra ab Pot gan a,n d.
'2'J I GortuLISSa, Still
GliniUl~lulle, Potale
Killmore, nilled.
I 23 ilia nil
_, 2+ I Ross or I e~edanl Potale } KlIlaloe,
I fined £ 'J7. 1 8.
25 La re e, P Je illl\ ,oi
I ,26 I LaC'karearoore, Still - _I KiIla.loe,
ned '27. 8.
27 De. cb, .ale K uora,
i 211 I no Still l fined £. '27. 1. 8.
illa ni •
29 Sa 5t Same, nilled.
30 I BridgetowlI, Still Same ille
31 n bou b, II K eed,
l tined £. '27. 1. 8.
me, orm - f alia
33 Same, Potale Ittined '·'J7· t. 8.
Kilkeed nilled
eyg e, eMl' Ga { mi el,
35 Cahirtluriey, Potale - I fi.lIed £. '2'7. I. 8.
K' 00, .~ ed.
ame otal S , DI ed.
Summer Assizes 1814•. t C rro k lJy, tbe iae era gb, otbe ise1 Ina d,
nal hi - - -J fined £. 'l7••• 8.
Knockaoehawo, otberwi~e T.:redagb, Potale fined')
£.~ 1. -J T
Canowue~loby. otherwise Knuckroe, Potate I{ Incbirrotlan,
fi £. 6.
agB rei ot \vis 'ie g, I k, ed1
£·'27· 1. i. -J I Tulia.
rnu hin ota fiDe 2 1. 8 K gli!
(; Kiltllkey'l, Potale. • I{ Kilkeedy, 2d,
fi £. 6 ..
rnag Sti &c. ~d 27. ,8.
KlldonillbalJagh, otherwise Kielmore, Pi.ltelt,l I ~y .lrt, lJ. ,
fiDe .2 1. - J
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14 IR.ELAND: INJ'()RlfATrOX8 LAm ISBFOllE JUDGES rJF .A.KI2E,
('11.)-C OU NTY 0 F C LAR E. (Enais)-ecnatillwtlo

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Summer Assizes 181 4 9 Kildonilballagh TOWllland, otberwile BallJougbtra"1. Ton..
(contimml.) fined £. '17. I. 8. Potale - - - -
10 Same Townlllnd. otherwi:se Ballyoughtra, Potale, S
fined £.'17. 1. 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ ame.
11 Same Townland. otherwise Kildnff, Potale, fine. Same.
£. '17. 1. 8. - . -' • • - - -
1lJ. Same Townland, otherwise Ballyoughtra, Potale,· Talla.
nilled - ..
Clontohil, otherwise Crut and Tournsgeehy, Still, DyaarL
-6neo£.'17. 1. 8. - - - -. - -
Magherry. ot.herwiae DerryuaguUen. PotaJe, nne.-
£.9.7. 1.8. _ _ _ _ _ _ • Clouny.
15 Kilellrragh, alias DooD, Potale, fiRed L lJ.7. 1. t. - KiJfenora, 'ld.
16 Kilcarraih,alias Doon, Pota\e, fined £. '17. 1. 8. Kilfenora.
17 Ballymacabil, otherwise Cllppagh, Still, fined} Kilragtish.
£. <J.7. 1. 8. - - - - -.-
18 Ballymaeahil, Potale, nilled - - • - Kilragtisb.
19 Blean, otherwise Ballyleene, otherwise Glaoeu..} Kiladyaart,fined
naue awl Gortglou, Still - • • - £.tj7. 1.8.
I h, E _1 {lnchieroulUI,'1d,
Ca lurag •ast, PotlUe fined £.40. 6 • 8.
Dangainnakee, Potale, fined £. '17. I. 8. Kilnaboy, <J.d.
Cahirgiarid~e, East, Po tale, fined £.9.7. 1. 8.. CJouny.
Glumeumane, otherwif6 GOrtgl088, StIll { Kiladyaart,
- fined £. <J.7. I .••
Calluragh, East, Potale. fined I.. 9.7. 1. S. Inehicronao, 9.eI.
Carroo.oegwl, Potale, 6ned £.t7. 1. I. Kilkeedy, '1d.
Daoganmakee, Still, fined t. "7. 1. 8. - • - Kiln&bery, <J.d.
Kilkrine, otherwise no.toD, ShU, &led.e. '17. I. 8. Kilkeedy.
Tere4lagh, olherwise Leitra, ot~wi.e Derrynane,} Tulla.
otherwise DerryeaJi~ StifJ, fined £.9.7. 1. 8. -
Kilkrine, otherwise ~tiOn, Potale, 'nilled Kilkeedy, ~d.
Tiemagh, Still. nilled • • • - • Dysart.
Gortneglogb and Cragnagour, Still, fined £,"7.1.8. Dromc1ift.
Same Townland. Potale, lined £. '17. 1.8. Dromclift.
Affirk.-Still, -fined 7.. oJ7. 1. 8. - .' TulJa.
Affiek, Pota\e, fined £.'17. 1.8. Tulia.
Affiek, Potalt', niUed , Tulla.
Torror; Potale, fined £.'1.7. 1.~ • • • Clondegad.
Curragb, Potale • { lnrhieronan,9.4.
fined £.43. 6. 8.
Tulia, Potale, niJ1ed Dromelift.
'fulla, Still, Wor~ aad Potale, nilled - • Dromclift.
Kildonillallagh, otherwise Derulk, Potale, fintd} Tulla.
£.'17' 1. g, - - - ~ ,- • - -
Knockllunbawn, otherwise Teradagb. Potale, fined Tulla.
'£·'17·1.8. - - .- - - - -
KiJkrine, otherwise Boston, Still, Still Head and} Kilkeedy, ~d.
Wolin. fined £.lJ.7. 1.8. - • • - •
Same Townland. Still, fiDed £. ~7. 1~ 8. 04 • Kilkeedy, d·.
Seal~ow~, Po~ e . 1 { lnehieronan,9.Cf,
fi ned £ ....3.6.8.
~loun8kerreen, otherwise BallyliDebeg, West, Pot-} KiJragtisb.
ale, lined £. '17. 1. 8. -. - - • •
Carroownec1ohy, PotaJe, Dilled - .. • . '. lnehicronan,9.d.
Coolbaae, otberwiae Crelr8nacabil, Potal. { Kilkeedy, '1d.
C fined £. ...3. 6. 8-
Dromiila, otherwise Mouirtura, l'ot;\le, lined}
£.9.7. 1. 8. • • • • .,. -. • Irrehicronan.
Finish, Still, fined £. '17. 1'. S. • • - - KiIconor,Y.
Greggrove, otherwise Geranreigh, Poiale.• fined} Kilmicheal.
1..<J.7· 1• 8. • • - • - .: •
51
5'1
53
Bllllinagull, Patale, nilled. -
Greygrove, alias Ge;anreigh, Potale,' fined

£.9.7. I. 8. - - - • ~
- -
• •
j
- Kilmaraduan.
KiJlumper,oihllt9ise Lisbane, Still, fined £. '17, 1. 8. Kilmiebeal.
Kilmieheal.
, .. 54:
55
RhurJfigh, otherwise Ranahan, otherwise Bally-
teige, Stitl, fined t. '17. 1. 8.·
Cabirlllurphy, Po tale. tiued £. '17. 1. 8.
-. -
•
•
-
Dysart,2d.
Kilmicbeal.
56 Rhihelelgb. &1:. Dilled - ~ • - - Dysart.
'57 BalllUla&un, ·rota1e. fined £.27. 1.' 8. Kilmacaduan.
58 Cahirmurphy, l*otale, nilled - Kilmieheal, '1"
59 Kiltumper, Potale, fined £.27- J. 8. Kilmicheal, dO.
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(~l.)-C 0 U N TY OF CLARE.
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ASSIZES. N .... TOWNLANDS. ,PARISHES.
Summer Assizes t81~ «So I(iltumpel'" otherwise Lisbaan, Stm Hllad, 'fi~ed} Kilmic:bealdo.
£. 'l7. I. 8.. • - • - • -
(c01lt_") -fli ,Kooclunore, nilled Still - - • • - Kilmic:beal.
6'l Sleavenabow, otherwise DrOl'l1dihy, Pottt., ~oed} Kilmaeaduan.
£. ~7. 1. ·8.. • - - - - -
·63
d+
Same Tow.1and, Potale, nilled
Dough. Still, fined £. ~7' •• 8.' -
- - • -
Kilmacaduall.
Kilfarboy.
65 Milfann, otberwise Newbridge,otMrWi8e Prlellane,1.
Coolineen.
'Sullllead, ~lIed t. ~7' 1'. 8. • -J
66 Doonbegg, Still, &c. fined t. 'l7 . •• 8. - Killard.
d7 aaUynagl.lft, StiR, fitJed ~7. I. 8. - - Kilmacaduan.
68 C.hi"""'.~k••thmri.. A"" ........... C..b...} Kilmacaduan.
- more, Stilt, ni1le-d - - - - - •
69 Carhuemore, otherwise Acres, otherwise Clohanes,
Killard.
.' otllerwise Cabirmafinick, Still,&c:. tiDed t.'l7. 1 •••
70 ShaRe. Potale, uilled :. . Kilmic:heal.
71 Shane' otherwise, Bolareigh, otherwise Clonreddaa,}
Kilmic:heal
Singlings, fin~d L ~7. 1. 8. - • - •
,.~ T"IeRnaclain, otberwise Carhue, StiU, fined,L !a7. 1.8. Kilmarllduan.
73 Leadmort', Still, nilled • - - - - Kilrusu.
74- Cullinagh, Still, fined £. ~7. I. 8. - - - - Kilofin.
75 M£:;~~':.e, ~ther~ise ~~oyad~abe~, ~til~ ,fin~} Kilrush.
'J6 Creigb, otherwi!e BalIYn8~uO, otherwise Cloughn-} KilOlacaduaa.
"OIlgbter, Sillgling., fine £.,~7. I. S. - -
Drwnmeo, filled L "'1. I. S, Poblle {Kilmllrry•
77 I"
Hucklllle.
78 .
Carbuera,ry, StiD, fined £. ~7••• 8.
, Same.
y
79 DromdiguoUl, Po tale, ~ed £. 'l.7 • •• 8. - . ' {Kilmurr
M'MahUIl.
eo Ballin~uD' otherwise'Ba,lling, Head R~ Worm M} Kilmacduan.
a Sti I. fined £. '.17. 1. S. - • - -' ~
~ Cburc:bstown. Still, filled' £. 'l.7. 1. 8. ,. Kilmaeduaa.
1'l. Cashemagb,.Poatle, fined '£:'l!1. 1.8. .. - {Kilmurry
MCMahon.
. IS Liekem, Still, fined t. '7. t. 8. ..' • • Kilfenora •
8+
IS,
Liekftri, Still, fined £. 9."/'1' 8. -
CloullRviege, otherwise 01 Deer Park, StiD,
- - - Kilfenord.
'fined}Kilmauueea.
, 'L ~7. 'I. 8. - '- • - • ' - -
86 Ballyfaddane, Still, fined £.'17. t. 8. - , - - Kilmacready.
87 Can'GOcul\en, otherwi!e Clol1cullen, otherwise CloQ'}
Kilmacadu8a.
white, Potale, lined '7. t. 8.· -, • -
88 earroobane, Potale, fined £. 'l.7. I. 8. - .. - ~aloe, ~d.
89 8ealkelly, Stin, «c. tined £. '7. I'. 8. -, gonnolloe.
go CarruQetlY, Potale, tined, 'l.7. 1. 8. Oaunuolloe•
91 8ea1kelly, Potale, fined £.'l.7. I. 8, - • - Ogonnolloe.
9' Derrymore FQllSedOre,othe1'wiM: Fossabegg, Slill,}
Tomgreany.
, fined £.'1']. •. 8. - - -, - • -
9S Monogienagb, Worm of .. Still, fined, £. <17. 1. 8. - Killuran.
94 ~Iyneross, Stin, 6ned £. '17. J. 8. - - - Moynne.
~5 6" BrieTI', Bridge, TownJaml of Bridgetowo, Potnle,}
Kilaloe.
fined £.~7. I. 8. - - • - - -
96 Bally~ergil, Patale, fined L ~7. I. 8. - '. - Cloalen.
97 Pull.......b. T,,,,,l••• of Ball,..,an ••• BallY] KilfillDagh toll.
nlIIen, Potale, fined L ~7. t. 8. - - -
g8 Ballydonahan, otben,ise Ballydonogooe, Potale,
fined :t.'l7. 1.'.:- - - - • . Kilnoe.
gg Carroeay.,- Potalt'!, fined £. ~7. 1. 8. - - - Ogonilloe.
100 Berlymore, l'owlIland Fossmore, otherwise ros!l"}
Tomgreany.
begg, Potale, fined £. ~7. 1.8. - - -
101 Same 'J'ownlands, fined £. ~7. 1. 8. -,. - Tomgreany.
10~ Same TowollU1d:s, Potate and Singlings, nilled • Tomgrtauy.
)OS ~allybran otberwise BllllybreeB, Pblale, fin~}
Oginnolloe.
£. '1.7. 1.9. - - - '. - - -
10+ l3all~'m-ogborane, .therwise Ballylroban or 9aUow~.}
Killinterran.
hlll, Potale, fined £. '17. t. 8. - - - ..
,.1 0 5 BaUyvergil. Potale, fiatd £. 'l.7. I. 8. ':' - - Clonlea.
106 Doo"" T....Lmd. M...g....gb. SUB. fined} Killuran.
£.~7·1.8. - - - - - -
107 Kib:ohll, Townland Killawty or Lathareigb, Still, Killaloe, 241.
. J08,
n;lIed· - - - - -
Doonu8B, Still, &c. fined £, 'l7. 1. 8. -
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- Killmanlpa,
109 8ealJrelly, Patale, fined £. 'l7. 1. S. OgoAilll&.
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:Summer Assizes 1814 110 .A rdatagil, Still, finrd £. '1.7. I. 8.
Bridgetl/wlI, Still, fined £. '1.7. 1. 8.
Kilaloe,
Xilaloe, ~d.
'd.
(colltinu~J.) 111
11~ MIlIlBEk"hu Doonass, Putale, fined £. '17. 1.8. - KiUinanlea.
113 Dcrrymllre Townland Tossamore, otuorwi6C TOI-}
Tomgreany.
sabegg, Potale, fined £. '17. I. 8. - - -
114 Uegoon, or Glandree, Potale, fined £. '1.7. I. 8. - Tulia.
115 Uggoon, Pot<Ilt', fined £. '1.7. 1.8. - - - Tulia.
116 Glandree, Putale, fined £. ~7. 1.8. - - • Tulla.
117 8allyoughtra. otherwise Kildonilballagb, potale,}
_ fiued £.'J.7. 1. 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ Tulla.
118 ~Jonntallo",. Singlings, fined £. 'J.7' 1. 8. Clonles.
119 ROlIsralagh, otherwise Rossll&vugh, l'otale, fined} Tulia.
£. 'J.7 .•. 8. - - - • - - -
l~O Coolrellth, or Coolreatbbeg, Potale - - - {IineKdi~JOe7'
<I<.'J.. 1.
8•
UI Cool rea, Potale all4 Singling., fined£. '7. J. H. - Kilnoe.
Kilnoe, otber.
wile the BODD'
{
BIlIlyvauDaIt, otbenriae Ravael, Potale - - ::iT:;::;'
_ ' both Parishes,
fined £.'J.7. I. 8.
Magh .. rrybawD,
fiued, othenvisel\fagbanac:rilten,
£.~7. 1. 8. _ _ _ _ Still,
_ _ &C'} Teak.le.
Carrubane, or GliD,YmuioDe, otherwise BallYDuilly, K'lal
Potale and Singlings, Dilled _ _ _ _ 1 oe, 'ld.
Lacka,eagumore, ether"lse Larkareagbegg, Still,
Dilled _ • _ _ _ _ _ _ Ki1aI~, 'J.d.
Carrew MawaDaghla, Potale, Dilled Teakle.
Teakle, Singlings. nillttl - - - I - Teakle.
Teakle, Potale, Dilled - - ., - - Tellkle.
Larkareamol"e,othcrwise Lac karebegg, Still, &c. nilled Killaloe, ,d.
Same Tow~lands, fatale, oilled - Kilaloe, do.
Knockadrehed, otherwise O·BrieDabridge, Still, ace.} Kilaloe.
Dined -: - - - - .' - -
5.a\lybank, otherwile Mountri., Still. &c. Dilled - Trogh.
Rosa, or Kilcredane, Head of a Still, Dilled - - Kilaloe, til.
Ardataggull, Potale, ,illed -. - - • Same, dO.
GIi~yml&1one, otherwise BaJlynak~lIy, StiD, Dilled Same, do.
8ame Tawniantlll, Po tale, Dilled - - Kilaloe, dO.
Knockbrack, Worm of a Still. tined £. '7. 1. 8. - Cratloe.
MHliclc, PotaIe, lined £.'J.7. 1. 8. . - Killeely.
LarkareigllDlore, Potale, Dilled - Xi/aloe, id.
Same Townll&Dds, Potale, Dilltd Kilaloe, 'J.d.
8ame '1Clwnlands, Still, nilled KilaIoe, 'J.d.
Gurtadrinaa, .otherwise Derryeragetbagb, ~otale~} Teakle.
tined £.'J.7. J. 8.
143 Carreomore, Potale _ { Moynoe,
- - fined £. '7. I. 8.
144- SralpDagc>w.n, Still, &c. nilled - lacbirronan.
145 : 81&11yea, Potale, fined £.9.7. 1, Bd. Dysart, ~d.
1 Cahir.nane, alias Cree,vagb, Cabirkelly,

lunesh DllDgl&D, Still, &r. • -
'carroW'j {
- - -
QuiD,
fined £.9.7. 1.8.
:J Same Townlanda, Still anl1 W U!'Dl (Cahirkelly.) Q'
fined £.'J.7' 1. 8. ' . _ _ • _. _ wn •
.3 l\Yngtirrift' alld Tulia, Potale, fiDed £"7. 1. 8. - Templemaly.
4 Oromelift, Potale, nilled. - - - • Dromdift.
5 . Bally\'annineio, Potale,· fiDed £; '1.7. 1.• 8. • , • Inrhicronan.
6 Gurtrilllllt'ricaunl alias KnockDacurragb, a Curragb,} { Inrhicronan,
_ a C~ir. POlale • - .-. - - • fined £.'17. 1 S.
·7 Ballynagr<LIIa, alias BallyraDrJe, POlltle, fined) lb·
£. '1.7. 1. 8. -: _ _ _ ._ • _ Ilr lcronBD.
8 Crllega~ Potalr, til)~d £"J.7~ 1. 8 . . K.ilraghtisb.
9 Ba!lyvallninein, Potale, filled £. '1.7. J. 8. Inchicronan.
10 'Drummeen, alias Muyrhee Cutteell, Po tale, nilled Kilkeedy.
Inrbicronan,
II GurtDaDraritican, alias Cabir Knocknacurragh, Polale { ~
fiu\'d <I<.'l.7. I. 8.
u Drummeen, alias Cutteen Mtlrbee, Potale, Dilled Kilkeedy.
13 Mayrhie, POlale, Dilled -. _. Kilkelldy.
IlIrhieronan,
J'" DooD, alias BalliRI'IlIlD, Potale - - - { lined £.'J.7. 1. 8.
15 BallymacraveD, alias Ca1iircuuslM, ..
£,9-7. 1.8. .. .
Potal, -:_ fined,.} KilshaTDDY.
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Spring Assiz('s, 1815 16 SraugbDagalloon, Potale and Singlings, fined} Inchicronan.

(continued. ) £.'l.7. I. 8. - - - - - - -
1 7 "'SuDnagb, P'otale, fined t. 'l.7. 1. 8. - - - Inchicrouan.
18 l\layrbee, Potale. nilled Kilkeedy.
91 Maymee, Potale, nilled Kilkeedv.
~o Crllgathaska, alias Creevagll, Potale, nilled - QuiD. •
9.1 ClouDomea, alias llaUagb, Pobtle, fined £. 'lj. 1. 8. K iI fcnora.
DromeeDacnua, Polale, fined £.9.7. 1.8. InchicrC;MI1.
CloanngouD, alias Curragbill, Potale { Jlieh~r.r.tllall,
fined,£.'l;. I. S.
Slievenahow, alias ClU"roughill, Potale, fined} Kilmacdl1an.
£·'l.7· 1• 8• -. - - - - - -
Mavrbee, Potale, nilled - - KiIlkeedy.
GurtDemeracawn, alias Callir, Knockaoecrough,} Inchicronan.
Curragb, Still, &c. &c. nilled - - - -
Knockpogne, Potale, nilled • - _ _ Quill.
l\Ioneenroe, alias 'Waulehill, Cappayog, Still, StiH} Kilchrist.
Head, &c. fined £.9.7. 1. 8 . . - - -
Same Townlands, Still, &c. fined Kilchrist.
h a1" D P { fnchier""an
Derry umma, 1&8 erryvett, otale - finec.l, £.27. I. 8.
Sbanagbea, alias Driminagower, Potale aDd Sing.} K'U d .
lings, fined £.9.7. J. 8.. _ • • _ _ I U )sart.
39. Clounomera, alias Ballagb, Still, &c.lined £.9.7. 1. 8. Kilfcnora.

33 BaUynamuddagb, Potale, nilled - - - _ Kllkeedy.
34 Knoekaoecorrougb, alias Cahir,Gurtnmencaun cur_j I h'
ragb, Potale. Dilled • _ _ _ _ nr Icronan.
35 l\I~~-:£'i7~1;~8.Wa~tle~i~, Ca~pa~o~, Sti~, &r~ Kilrbrist.
Gur~eneaun, alias Curragll, Potale _ Inchieronan,
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llined. £.jl7. I. S.
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Carrogbi11, Pobde, fined £.9.7: I. 8. fncbicronall.
8 ClU"huecrine, Potale • _ {Kilkeedy , fined,
3 , £.'l.7. 1.8.
39 Cahirninane, alias Creevah, Cahirke\1y, carrowoj Q'
. - doneulk, Dangan, Still, &c. nilled _ _ _ Uln.
40 Derrycog, tUiaa Suanogh Soutb, Potale, liDed In b'
£.~7. 1. 8. • _ _ • _ c Icronau.
41 Derryaehan, Worm _ •
{ Incbicronlln.
fined, £.~7. 1. 8.
BaIlYia/fy, alias Clontasain, Po tale, fined £.~7. 1. 8. Kilraghtis.
Carrownekilla, Potale and Singlinga, fined£.9.7. 1.8. Tolllfinlogh.
Keilkelly, alias PuUougb Cappagh, Head, &e. &c'j C
fined 9.7. 1. 8. • _ _ _ _ _ 1UTWl.
45 BallyscanJon, alias Knochamuka, Dromlannaab, I h'
StiU, &e. fined £.~7. 1. 8. _ _ • _ nc ICronan.
Ballyleigeneurra, aliM Lougbanferlin, Still, &~.&c. {finedtz.':;.\. a
Leimenagb, Singlins, fiaed £. ~'1. 1. 8. - - • Clonloban.
Sunnoah South" alias Knodtualoghah, potale'j Illehieronall.
fined £ .• 7. I. 8. - - • • • •
•49 Ballynaganoonagh, ali.. Ballynagtana, Potale, Inehicronan•
. fined t. 'l.7 I. 8; - - - - • _
50 Same Townlands, Singlingl, fined £'9.7. 1. S.. • Inchieronan.
51 Ma.yrbee, alias Derryndetagh, Potale alld Sinilinga f£C!ouneys'
l. ... 7· 1. •
5'1 Mayrhee, alial CuUeen, Potale, nilled. -. - Kilkeedy.
53 Ballynamuddagb, Potale, nilled - - -' • Kilkeedy.
54 Finlough, Potale, fined £. 'J7. I. 8. . - -;. - Tomflnlougb.
-55 Carrokeel, alias Corderry, Potale, 110 notice seh-:ed Kilraughtis.
56 l\talsf'rylalle, Pl.tale, fined £. 'J7. 1.8•. - -i Tomfinlogb.
Creevagh, Potale, Dilled - - • -, Quin.
• 57
58 Carrokeal, alias.Cor.derry, Pot31~, no nolice .; Kilraughtis.
59
60
Doon, Potale, fined £.9.7. I.~. -
Gurtcooley Casey, Pot ale •
Brickbill, Still, &e. ·&c.

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t InchicronaA.
Kilfenagbty,
lined'£'~7. t. 8.
Kilfintinan,
tin.d,£.'l.7. 1.8.
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Gurtcooley Casey, Spirits and Singlingll, nille:!· ltilfet>nllghty.
Kilbrt'dan, Potale KilIaloe,
fined £.jl7. I. 8.
FibagJi, alias Meelick, Still, &c. &.c. - Killety.
fined £.9.7. 1. 8.
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Spring Assizes 1815 65 ClUtloe, Still, &~. &C. fioed £. <J7. I. 8. - Killeelv.
(continr«d.) 66 Gurtcooly Casey, Potale _ ~ Kilfeeuaghty,
fined £.9.7. 1.8
67 Calluragb, alias Carrenemore, Still, Sec. ' _ _
KiUintinan,
fined £. '1.7. I. 8
68 GurUiagoon, alia. CaeraBrugh, Still, fined £. '7. t. S. Kilidane.
I fi £ 8 _ {Kilmurry
69 Crossbeg, Pola e, ned • '1.7· 1.. - - M'Mahon.
7 0 Benvorau, Potale, fined £. '1.7, 1. S. - - - Same Parish.
71 Tullycrine. Still, fined £. '1.7. I. 8. - - - Saml!.
7'1. Same, Towuland, Potale, fined £. 1J7. I. a. - Same. -
73 Lisanure, SioglingB, fined t. <J7. 1.8. - - - Kilmichael.
74 CloullTeddau, Still-h.ad, fined t. '1.,:,. 1. 8. - - KiIlmacduaD.
75 Mountrivers, alias Feigh, Dilled, SinglingJ - - Killard.
76 Dougbagnave, alias Coolmeen, Potale, nilled. - Kilfidllne.
77 Inch, alias Sleevedoola, Pol Ale, fined l. '7. 1. 8. - Kil06n.
7 8 Erribal, alias Borsofield, alias Acres, ali. Bug-} Kilfidane,
goughnagra, Potale - - - - - fined £. '1.7. 1. 8.
79 Killinenll, Potale and Singlings, fined t. 'J7. 1. 8a - Clonclea.
80 Coolrisbeg, Still. &le. &c. _ { KilnGe,
• - - - - fined £. t7. 1.8
81 Rosswe, alias Knoc:kbrien, Knotklappa, P_utale_,} Kilmurry.
£. 'l7. I. 8. - - - - -
8!l Same, Townlands, Pota,1", .iIIfld - - - - Kilmurry.
83 CrRganeboy, Still Head and Worm no lIotice - Rha.
84 Finloe, Singlings, fined £.ll7. I. 8. - - - Tumfinloe.
85 Derrycragg, alias Knotkareddan, PotRle. nilled • Incbicronan.
86 Ballamacravin, alias Cablreusane, Singling!!. fined~ KilIshanllY.
£·~7·I.8.. - - - - - -
87 Carriroclogha, alias Glean, alias CllfrhollClogha, Cloun}".
Potale, fined £.27. 1. 8. - - - -
88 Ballymacravill, Singling., DO notice - - - Kilshanny"
89 . Ballyludane, Still, &t. fined £. '1.7, 1. 8. - - Kilfintinan.
90 Cratloe, Still and Potale. nilled - - - - Killrly.
_ _ _ _ Still, Singlings, and Potale _ . .. _ {Killkeed y,
91 £. 'l7. 1.8.
9'1 Cappallortb, Still, &cc. &C. fined £. '7-
1. 8. - Kilfeenagbtin.
'3 Gurtaveagh, Potale, niUed - - - - - Feakle.
94- . Knoeknabaneen,1l1i .. Gur\a'ftrgh, Stin - - f
Feakle,
lfined £. '1.7, I. I.
95 Killillenagh, aU.. Foby HaUeran, Stilt, fined}
Feakle.
£. 117. I. 8. - - .. -. - - -
96 Same, ToWlllaads, Still, fitled £. 'J7. 1. II. - - Feakle.
97 Cloonsellerny, Still
-.-
{ Kilkeedy,
tined £.'1.7. I. 8.
Reanabornalla,.alias'Sleweanore - - - - J Feakle,
98 lfined£.27. 1.8.
99 Attyslalla, alias Newtown, alias natorp, Potale,}
Kilkeedy.
bed £. '7. h 8.· - - - '.. -
t
Kilkeedy,
100 Clounsellerny, Potale - .. - - -
fined £. 2j. 1.8.
_ Feakle,
J01 Derryfadda, alias Faba, Potale -
fined £. 'l7. t. 8.
_ Feakle,
10~ Reanahornana, alias Sleaveanore, Stat, he. -
'lfined£.27. 1.8.
10 3 Attyslana, alias Newtown, Potale, tined £.27. I. 8. Kilkeedy.
104 Cabirlllurphy, alias SeNeaDOTe, alms K~kbeag}
Feakle.
Still, Potale, fined £. fl7. 1. 8. - -
r Feakle,
105 Reanahornana, alias Knockbeagb, Potale
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_
~fined£''1.7'1'8'
Inchicronan,
106 Dromhanift', a~i81 Lenagb, South, Potale
fined £. '27.1.8.
_ KilJiely,
10 7 Fiobacb, Still, &t'. - - - '. -
fined £. '1.7. 1.8.
108 llathfereen, Still, &c. finp.d £ '1.7, 1. 8. - Dysart.
109 Lack, alias Lickee., l>ot'l.le, fined £.'17.1.8. Kilmichael.
JlO Sleavedoolee, Still, &c. fined £.'1.7.1. K. - Killofin.
111 Coohneenbeg, alias Daghnieve. 110 flotire - Kilfidane.
11'1 Lack, otherwise Lickcen, Potale, nned £. 9.7. I. 8. Kihnicbael.
113 Kill~lmo, otherwise Ahec, otberwise DrOnisalla,} Kilmurry
~hl1, &c. fined £. 97. I. 8. - - - - Ibriekane.
114 BallyJiddane, Potale, fined £. 'l7. I. 8. • - - Kilfintinan.
115 llallacumma, Potale, no nlltice - - - - Ahiruan.
116 Ballycorney, Dilled - - - - - - Killaloe.
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Spring Assiz;~a 1815 117 ('arrunorre, Still, &cr. fined £. '1.7. 1.8.• l\l('ynoe.
(culltillUd.) lIH l\.Ieeurl1s, Potale, fined 1..'1.7.1.8. Moynoe.
119 l\!ecurus, Potale, tiDed £.g7. 1. 8. - Moyn08.
120 Lad<areighmort'. Still, &e•• { Killalof',
fined £.27. I. S.
121 Larkareiglunore, alias Larkareighbeg, Still, fined} Killaloe.
£. '17. J. 8. - - - - - . -
Lackareighmore, Still, &e. fiuw £. '27. I. 8. - - Ki1Ialoe.
Killawery, Potale, fined £. '1.7. J.. 8. - - - Killaloe.
Tullyhannry, alias Ballyvanneen, Still, £.2.7. 1.8. - Tomgreauy.
ADnagbaeal, Potale, fined £. 27. I. 8. - - - Killnoe.
ErriD&, alias Coolistige Killenena, alias Donassa,} Kiltinanlea.
Potale, tined £.27. t. 8 . . • - - -
Rabinaboy, Still, fined£. 21.1. I. - - - O'GoniIIa.
Errina, alias Cooliltige, and KilliDa, l/o1ia~ DO-} Kiltinaolt::1.
nusa, Potale, fined £. g7. 1. 8. - - -
CabirballymulroDY, Pot AlII, fiued £.27. 1. 8. • O'Gonilla
Lower }o'eakle, alias Kilbaron, "~t Ale, fined} Feakle.
£. '17, 1. 8. -, - - - - - -
Ca'rroveny, Potale, fined £. 27. 1. i. O·Gonil1a.
BalJyni~lilragb, Still, fined £ '1.7. 1. B. - - - D'Gonilla.
ErrinG, aliua Coolatige aad KiUina, alias DODlliS8,} Kiltinanlea.
Potale, bed '17. 1. 8. - - - • -
&\me, Townlaodl, Still, fined £. 27. 1.8. - - K iItiu:UlIt'Il.
SCal'iff, Potale, fined £.'J7' 1.8. Tomgreany.
Cahirhurlty, Still, &c. fiDed £. 27. 1. S. KilDoe.
Summer Anizes ,815 1 Ballyncw, Potale, fiDed, £.27. t. 8. lucbirronan.
2 Ballinagranagb, Potale, gd olfeIJce, filled £.1''3' 6. 8. Same.
3 Mayree, TowDlaod, fotale, nilled - - - Dysart.
4 DrulliinckDew, gd offeDce, Potale, fined £. 43. 6. 8. Inrhicronan.
i BnllYlBlJlqueeny, Potale. fined £. 27. 1. 8. TemplemalJ.
6 CasLlequarter, Potale, nilled Kilkf'edy.
7 Drumnickttew, alial Derrynegl~ragh, PO':lI~, nilled Inchicrolla.u.
8 Ballyogaoulire, Potale, nilled - - - - Dysart.
9 Ruan, alias Dromore, Votale, niUed . Dysart.
to Same, Still Head and Worm, fiDed £.'Ji. t. 8. Dysart.
11 BaUinagl'lJUl, alia. Iskedagb, Potu,le, fined\ Illchicronan.
£.43. 6. 8. - •J
SunDogh, South, PotaJe, tiDed £.43. 6. 8. Same.
Same, PollLle. arc. nilled - • • Same.
Moyree, Poca.1e, nilled Dysart.
Curragb, Potale, nillell Inchieronaa.
Dt'rryvougb, Potale, fined £,"7. J. 8. - Clouny.
Derryvougb, PotaJe, Dilled • - Same.
RauDabam. SwSlings, Dilled Dysart.
Glamnore. Still, &ce • • e. Dilled - Kilmichael.
Fahyalberan, gd, Pota1e, fined £. 43. 6. S.· - Feakle.
Ballylille. Po&ale, Dilled - • - I Dchieronan.
KilleeD, Potale, fined I.. '7. 1. 8. Dysart.
Killeen, Po tale, DiDed Dysart.
Ballyline, Po tale, nilled Jnc hicrODaB.
Mayree, Potale, Dilled Dysart.
nallinamudd~,Singlwgs, nilled - Kilkeedy.
SunDOUgh, South, Potaie, fined £.4S. 6. 8. Inc bieronan.
Derryennclift', Potale, Dilled Clohey.
Killine, Potale, Dilled Dysart.
DerryeaoliW, Potale, niUed - Cloney.
Mayrhee, Potale, nille4 - Dysart.
Curragh, PotaJe, nilled 1nc hicronan.
Doon, Potale, Billed - IncbicrOll:lD.
Doon, Potale, Dilled - Inrbirrunan.
Doon, Potale, nilled - Inrhicrooall.
Doonmulvibil1, Potale, nilled InrhicrOIl::.n.
Craggane, Still, &c. Di11ed - !latb.
KilaspugJinane, Still, fined £.'17. 1. S. - Kilmacriby.
Cottenbeg, Still, &c. nUled • - - Ihsart.
Cottenbeg, Wonn of Still, Dilled - 1>vsart.
DerrygebllD, Potale, Dilled - hie ilicrOIl:lll.
Ballinaman, Potale. nilled • • ~allle.
Moymolane, Still, &cc. Billed Same.
Cappagh. Still, &ce. Dilled - Kilragl:\ir.h.
Same, Potale, nilled - - Samil.
Cun-agh, alias Ahiat, Slill, &r. nille!! • Inchicronan.
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SummerAslizfS 1815 Carragh Still, &c. nil1ed - - .- • • Incbieroun.

Same Still. &e. nilled - - _ _ _ Same.
(cOIftiued.) Sannogb, South, Potale, fiDtd £. 43. 6. 8. - .. Same.
Cabirfadda, Potale, nilled. - - - • KilnaboIJ.
Ballycaasan, Potale, tined £.la7. 1.8. - - - KiDaboy.
Knockinullin aod Shanlallysalagb, Potale, fined~ Kilkeed:y.
£. la7. 1.8. - - - - - - -
53 Dromincknew, alias Drominacreagb, Potale, fined Incbicronan.
£. 43 6. 8. - • - - - - -
S+ Dromincknew, alial Drominacreagb, Potale, nilled IncbieroDall
55 Ardkil1, Still, fined £. ~7. 1.8.· - - - Feena.
56 Clonmana, alias Knocitnalappa, Potale, fined} Kilmuny.
£. la7. I. 8. - - .. - - - -
51 Ballymaealbel, Potale, nilled - .. - • KilDlurry.
58 Drombunift, lXc. Potale, nilled.. .. ." - Tulia.
59 Cotteenbeg, Icc. Potale, Dilled -' - - • Tulia.
60 Sbineen, alias Caroonakelly, I'otale, Sued £.9.7. 1.8. KilfinaghtiD.
61 Same, Potale, Dilled • . - - - • '- Same.
6'J Ardkile, Potale, Dilled - - .. - - Feena.
6S Same. Potale, nilled - .. - - .. .. FeeD&.
64- Moyrhee Commons, Potale, nilled - - - Dysart.
65 l\Ioyrhee Commons, Potale, nilled .. - - Dysart.
66 DrumiDcknew, &e. Potale, Dilled .. - - Inc:hicronaD.
,67 Ballyiuddane East, Potale, tined £. 9.7. I. 8. .. Kilfintinane.
68 Feena, Potate, fined £. '7. 1. 8. - .. .. - Feena.
fig Ardltile, Potale, fined £. 9.7. 1. 8. - - .. Feena.
70 Tullyrarga, Potale, fiDed £. 9.7. I. 8... - - Drumline.
7· Bal1yrougban, Potale, nilled -'.. - .. Quiu.
7'J Kilmoon, Potale. nilled - - - - - Kilmoon.
73 Ballyrougban, alias Carroonmalla, alias ROI8lami.~ Quin.
nane, Potale, fined £.~7. 1.8. - - .
74 Cion mana, alisa Koockllalappa, POlale, lined Kilmurr:y.
£. '-7. 1. 8. - - - .. • ..
75 Derrabegg, Potale, nilled - • - • _ Tulla.
76 CarrownekeUy otherwise Aloygalla, Potale, aned} Kil';nDnftl.tiD.
£. la7. 1.8. - - .- - - - - .....,..
77 Clomnoney, Still Head and Worm, fined £.la7. 1. 8. Bunratty.
78 Commons of Kilo.boy, Putale, fined £. ~7. 1.8. - KiJnllboy.
79 Kilenena, Potalef fined·£. +3. 6. 8. - - - Feakle.
80 GurteeridUtlhlagb, .!ce. POlale, Dilled - - .. Same.
81 Kilmenagb, Potale, fined £.43. 6. 8. - - - Same.
. Is Ballynlilheene, aIiu TeJDP1e Cannagb, Potale, fined} Kilkeedv•
£.9.7. 1. 8. ~ - - _ - _ _ :.J
CaUllragh East, &c. Potale, Dilled - - .. Inchicronan.

Derrynetleught. one Stilt, Dilled - - - - Kilkeedy.
Pou.ltagill, Still, &c. nilled. - • - - Same.
Faba, wias Derryfaddll, Still, &0. fiDed £. 43. 6. 8. Feakle•
. Faba, Still, fined £. 43. 6. 8. - - • - Same.
Knockbeagb, alias Poulatrtallpa, alias Curragh,} S
Still, fined £.+s. 6, 8. _ _ _ _ • ame.
Same Townland, Potale, nilled - - • - Same.
Faba. Still, linea £.43. 6. 8. - ,. - - Same.
Knocklaeagb, l'otale, fined £. -4S. 6. 8.. - - Same.
Balliolesbeen, alias T~eblUUlagb, Potale; finCd} Kilkeedy.
£. 1J7. 1. 8. - - '.0 ~ - - •
93 Ballyc:unneene, alias Ballyhelc~e, Sing)j,ngs and
Patale, fined £.9.7. 1. 8. _ • _ • Kilguane.
94 Gurthcoolicuey, Still Head and Worm, fitted K ilfeenagb tan.
£.9.7. 1. 8.. - - - - • •
95 Kilmakally, alias Trough, Potule, fined £. '17. I. 8.· Killiely.
96 Ballyl"ow, alias· Ballyliddane, one Still Head and~ Kilfintinan.
Woml, lined £.4S. 6. S. - - - -
97 Forthwilli1l.ms. aliul Mount Ivers, alillS Ilallyieddanl' K'lli hf
East, Still Head and Worm, fined £.9.7. 1. 8. _ I nag ID.
98 ·
D romd IguS, S'"
109 lOgS, fi ne d £ ·9.7· 1 .8. - - {Kilmurry
j\l'i\lllboo.
99 Ballymac:ravan, Potale, fiDed £ 43.6. 8. - - KilllbilDOY.
100 Ballylionlore, &c. Potale, nilled - - - - Kilragtilb.
101 Ballylas, &c. Putale, Dilled - - • - Sau.e.
101J Ballyganvin aDd Kilmare, Polale, fincd £.9.7. I. 8. • KilI/sonned)".
103 Cahahurly, Still, iibed £.43. 6. 8. - • - Kiluoe
104- Ballyburly, Potale, filled, £. 'J7••• B.· • - Ogonilla.
105 Bridgetown, Potale, fined. £. '17. I. 8.· - . Ktllllol'.
106 Kuocklorane, Singlings, £.27. 1. 8. - - - Sillue.
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Summ~r Assizes 1815 10 7 Caherhurly, Potale. fined t.43' 6.8. - KiinGe.

(c:o",_d.) lOS l\lountallon, Potale, fined t. ~7. IS. 8. - Clonlea.
109 nallydoullnahan, Potale, fined t. ~7. 1. 8. - - Kilnoe.
110 Enagh, otherwise Clonbrick. Potale, fined t. '7. I. 8. Clowea.
111 Ballyvullad, Potale, fined t. 9.7. I. I. • Tulla.
U~ BallydoDahan, Potale, fined t.9.7' 1. 8. Kilnoe.
113 Bal1yvuUad~ Potale, fined t. ~7. 1. S. • Tulia.
11+ Bridgetown, Singlings, nilled - - Kilaloe.
115 Ballydonahan, Still, fiDed t. ~7. 1. 8. Kilnoe.
116 Drumaruy, otherwise Parcel of Mountain, Po tale,}
fined t.9.7. 1. 8. - - - - • • Moyaoe.
117 Dromartry, Potale, fined t. ~7. 1. 8. - - Same.
118 Same, Potale, fineel t. 9.7. I. 8. - - - - Same.
119 Hallymacashel. l'otale, nilled. - - Kilmun,. •
.~o Ballyvanoge, Still, &c. fined t. ~7. 1. 8. Tomgrean1~
UI Dromartry, otherwise Pan'el of Mountain, fined}
Potale t.9.7. 1.8. - • .' - - • Moynoe.
Sleaneanore, &c. Still, nilled - - • - Teak:le.
Knockyclovane, Still, &c. Dilled - Kilaloe.
Island Glass, &c, Still, nilled - :. s.m..
Ballygoreene, Wash, Dilled Same.
Spring Assizes 18t6. ] Carbuereigh y otherwise Coolnammna, Potale, fined} KilfedaDe.
, t.9.7. 1. S. - - - -
CloLUlolagh, Potale, fined t. '7. 1. 8. -
-:' -
•
•
- Killadyeari.
3 Carhuereigh, otherwise Gortiskifreed, Po tale, nilled Kilfidane.
+ Ballinruan, Potale, fined, 9.d offence, £. 43. 6. S. - InchicroD8D~
5 Ballylinebeg West, or Clounskerinean, Potale billed Kilraghtish.
6 Ballytigue West,'Potale, nilled. - Dysart.
7 Ballytigue West, Still, &c. Dilled Dysart.
8 Ratbvergin, Still, Dilled - • - Dysart.
9 Ballymacrogan, POlale, fined £. '7.1. 8. Dysart.
10 Mayrhee, t'ltherwise Dumneeil, Potale, fined}
Dysart.
£. 27. I. 8. - - - -
11 Same, Potale, fined t.27. 1. 8. - ... Dysart.
J~ - Curragb, Potale, td offence, fined t. 43. 6. 8. - Incbicronan.
13 Ranahan, Stilled, nilled Dysart.
14 Clonalagh, Potale, fined £,'7. 1•• 8. Killadysart.
15 Same, Still, &c. fined £.9.7. 1. 8. Same.
16 Derrrymore, Still, &c. Dilled - Clooney.
17 Same, Still Head and Worm, nilled Same.
18
19
Dromquin, Potale, nilled
Sragbnagalloon. Potale, Dilled
Kjlraughtisb.
Inc:hicronau.
.
!l0 Tullydea, Still. &:c. nilled - • Dysart.
9.1 Lisheen, Potale, lined t.9.7. I; 8. Clondagad.
Lisheen, Potalt', fined £. '7. 1. 8. Same.
Lackaneigh, Potale, nilled - - - - Kilranghtish.
C-arhuereigh, otherwise Rylane, Still, finedt.t7. I. S. Killfidane.
Coolnavareigh,otberwise Millfarm, Still, &c. nilled KiIlfid8ne.
Bohydane, Still, fiued &c. filled t.9.7. 1. 8. - _ - Killofin.
Larken, otherwise Greygrovc, Potale, fined, 9.d}
Killmicbael.
offenre, £. +3. 6. 8. - - - -
~8 Cahercanaavan, Singlings. nilled - Killmicbael.
• ~9 Derrigaha,- Potale, fined t. <J.7. 1.8. , Killfidane•
30 DerrycrushlW8, Potale, fined £. <J.7. 1.8. KillmicbaeJ.
31 Knockroe, Still, nilled Killofin.
3' Derroughbt'r, otherwise Gortnamerifan, p.Otal••,}
Inc:hicronan.
fined t. 43. 6. 8 . · • - -
33 Mayrbee, Potale, fined t. '1.7. J. 8. Dysart.
3+ Mayrhee, nilled, Potate - Dysart.
35 Gortll~gooll, -Singling., nilled Killfidane.
36 Mayrhee,-otherwise Dronum, Potale, fined t. !l7. 1. 8. Dysart.
37 Mayrbee, alias Bric:koga, Potale, bned £. '1.7.1. 8. Dysart.
. 38 . Mayrhee, otherwiso Dromeen, Potll1e, fined ~ Dysart.
t. !l7' 1. 8. - - • • - - -
3.9 - Mayrbee, commonly k~o~n by thse Commons 0 Dysart.
Mayrbee, Potale, fined ~. 9.7. 1. • - - -
Mayrhee, alias Brickoga, alias Commons of Mayr-l
. bee,Potale, fined £'9.7. 1. S., - - -J Dysart•
Dromeen, otherwise M ayrbee, Po tale, fined t.9.7. I. 8. Dysart.
Derrycrushane, Pot ale, fined £. !l7. 1. S. Killmic:bael
ROOIka, Pot ale, nilled - - - Killmoon.
~reg8moher. Potale, uilled - Ragh.
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Spring A"~/II" 1·816 .45 Balicarma, otbuwise Cabirlugher, SLilI Head, Dill.t'.(} KiluamQJla.
(Cf?P.t~~) ....6 Rusllane, alj~ aus~nebeg. Po~le, tiued £. '1.7. I. 8. Sll.I)le .
.47 !tath, Pot ".1iDed £. <J.7. I. 8. - Tulia.
+8 La~gb8re&lti !aland, Still nilleli - Feakle.
....9 Same; Sti ~d Sill&!ing.s. uil!e4 p Same•
50 Same; same D~ll~d - - - Same.
51 8801pe; Potal", Dille4 • - Same.
5<J. Sam~; Potale. l'!i1led • Same.
53 ~e; Po~e. Jlil1~~ • Same.
5+ LaughgrclUlY Islaud, Po~e, Dille"
Same; Potale, Qilled • - -
~ Same.
Same.
55
56 Sllme; Potale. Dilled - Same.
.57 l{nockinulleu, ~lias Sbauballys~gb, Still Head,} Killkeedy.
Dilled - - - - - - • -
58 Laugbgreany I~1and. Pu~le. ~.ed - - - Feakle.
Same; Potale, nilled - Feakle.
~~ Celape, in the Townlan4 of G~, Potale, nilled Tulia.
61 Glandree, TownJand of GllUldrel:. Potaltl. nilled Tulia•.
6<J. BallY~rIlagh. PO\!lle, nilled Killa..eedy.
63 Queakerstown, ?otale, nillec} ~ Same.
6+ Killenenagh, pO\4lI,e, fined, :iii ~~, ~. 60. Bri.tish l-'eakle.
65 RallinanlJulagh, Potale, nilled - KiUkeedy.
66 CBihirr, Potale, fined f,.a7. I. S•• JIIC hicronan.
§7 Caghjrr, Potale, fined £. '.17 •. J. ~. I DC hicronan.
!i8
6p
BoUycorick, Potale, nilled -
Dyfidane, Potale, fine4 t. ~7. 1. 8.
- Clondagad.
Inrhicronan.
7° ~a~b, Pota~ll, !lped £. ~7' ,. 8. f" Tulia.
n R~, Potale, fined £. <J.7. 1. 8.
Sallycapanm9re, oJllerwjlie DrolDlit!l.asb, !o~le~}
Tulla.
7<J. Inchicronan.
fined £. '17. J. 8. - - - -
73 Tounaghbegg, Po~,Ii~ ". <J.7. 1. 11... Clouney.
7... ~a~e; Po,.,.le, fined ". 'J.7. J. 8. • Clouney.
~me; ro~.lined~. ~7. J. ,. - Clouney.
~~ Cooredone~ alias Knockblltgh, Potale, njlled Feakle.
77 Tossal?t;g, .S~ilI. &c. pilled - • - Tomgreany.
7~ GortnacolUle, fotq.le, niUIl~ - KiteHy.
79 Fossabei. po tale, uiUed • Tomgreany.
80 ArdkeiU, Sti~. fin~4 - Pbenaghin.
81 Monoliepagh, ro~,~d£.~7. 1.8. - Killuran.
J<J. Caroucrusline, Potltle, ~ne~ £.fJ7' 1. ,. Kilmaliary.
83 Ballintle., StiU fined £.'.17. J. 8. ::.. Kitfl.'ntenan.
11+ Cahir, Potale, wlle~ - - - . Feakle.
85 Moherabawn, Potale niJled - Feakle.
86 Tomtinloe, Potale, ~d 9ifeuce, f,'43. ($. 8, Tomfinlagh.
117 Tomfilllag~, JIotale, ~ned, ~d offence, f,.14-3. 6. 8. - Same.
88 Maherabawn, poto.le, Dilled - • - - Feakle.
89 Leihir, alias Lei~ermprJl, Still, ~('. fined £. '.17. 1. 8. Feakle.
~ Cahir, Pq~le nilleli - • - - - - Fealtle.
91 ~annaha", PoWe nilled • - Feakle.
9<J. AJl'e, l't'
f?inglipgll, ~. a. • - Feakle.
98
P4
95
Ayle, Potale, fin~~ £.t.. ,.
A)'te, tined, Po~jlIe . 'J.7. I. 8. "
8. •
Ayle. Singlings, fin~d .' 'J.7. ,. ~ ••
Feakle.
Feakle.
Feakle.
96 Ayt" Potale, fined £. ~7. ,.8. - Feakle.
97 Rynana, rotal~, fintd £. 'J.7. 1.8. - Kilconry.
98 Ballycalla, Potale, fined $.<l7. 1. 8. Kilconry
(19 Ayt~, ~iae Mqgbu"uIJ'Q, SiPglinaa. &:c: fined} Feakle.
£.'J.7. I. 8. • • • - - - -
100 CarrewanaarY, Still, ~c. ~Hed. - - - - Feakle.
101
10<J.
Middle Glanconoane, S~lI, "c:.
Raheen, Still, ~~. 4ined £. 'J.7. 1. 8.
ined £.<J.7. t. 8. •
- • •
Killadysart.
Kilnamona.
103 Cappanagera. ro~le, ~ed £.97. I •••• Kilnamooa.
10 4 Mzr~e, ot~rwi~ B~ickCl&I4. Potale, fined} Dysart•
. ~7. 1.8.· - • - • - -
105 Brickoga, otherwise ldlloyrbee, fioed £·'.17· I. 8J Dysart.
Stitl, &~. - • - • - - •
JPr. BalliDruan, PC)~l,. (ined, '2d offence, £. ~3. 6. 8. - Inchicronan.
107 1l,1lyl~~g, W~t, P9tale, fiped ~. 43. . 8. second}
Kihaogbtish.
offence· - - - • - • •
108 ijalliqgurry, Potate.• fiQed £. '21. 1. S. - Killofio.
109 K!lookm,uUiq, Potale, Ililled • Kilkeedy.
110 Gurteenfreigh, Fotale, ~ilIed Feakle.
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Spring Assizes 1816 111 Knockanisbeen, alias BaUybornagb, Potale, fiDed}· Kilkeedy.
(CO,.tilIU~d.) £.9.7. 1 .8. • • • - - • -
119. Knookancurragh, Potale, Dilled - - • • 1 IncbicroDan.
113 Callurugh, Potate, ~d offeDce, fined £.60. British -: SBltle. .
11+ Same, Potale. Dilled - -I Seme.
115 Same, Still, nilled Sam••
116 Knockancurragh, Potale, nilled • Saaue.
117 Cloonserna, Potale, fined 1..9.7. 1. ~. Kiijr.eedy.
118 Knockroe, Potale, fiDed £.9.7. 1. 8. Inchicronau.
119 DooD, Potale, Dmeli - •- - Same.
1~0 Finloe, Potale, nilled • TOlldinl...
1~1 aallyquin, othu\vise Kilmore. Potale, fined £.9.7. 1.8. Kilokenn~1W'
19.'l Qlandree, Potale, fined, 9.d offence, £. +3. 6. 8. TuUa.
U3 Glaadree, Potale, nlIled Tuna.
1~4- Glandree, Still, fined, 9.d offence, £.4-3. 6. 8. Tillia.
19.5 GllUldree, Still, fined £..1-3. 6. 8.· - TuVa.
19.6 allllyquin,otherwise Killmore, PotaIe, fined £.?7.1.8. IGllokeDP.),•
19.7 Olandree, Potale, fined £. +3.6. 8. • • - TpDa. '
19.8 Same, Potale, nilled· • - .1 Sadte.
19.9 4yle, Potale, fined £.9.7· 1. II. - i Teakle.
130 1\yle, alias MagulleD, POlak. limed Sam••
131 Ayle,alias Magulllln, Potale, nilled -I Same.
Same, StiJI, Still Head and Worm, ..lied S~rhe.
13'l
1 33 Glandree,Potaie. nilled
Ayle, fllias l\fagullen, l'otale, D.il~
:! 'funa.
, Teakle.
134-
135 Moughneagb, Potale,QQed £,9.7. 1. ~. Kiniaun.
136 Ilannaban, Potale, nilled FeakIe.
137 Glandree, otherwise AuggooD, Potale, nilled .. Tulla.
~38 Belken, Eyre, one Still Head, nilled - - OgoDOUoe.
1 39 Belkeny Eyre, Still, nilled - - • - • Same.
1 40 Lacbnreigbmore, StiD, Still Head and Worm, fined} Killaloe.
£. +3, 6. 8. i. - - - - - -
Ballyhurlf!Y, Potale, fined £. +3.6. 8. • Ogooillo.
Ayle, alias Maughgul1eri, Pot ate, ,med Teakie.-
Killdavin, e,lias Carrow.ugry, re~le, nillecl - Same.
Gurtalassa, WOJ1n of a Still. nilled • • Tomgreany.
Scalpnagoon, Potale, fined £.Il,. 1. 8. - - • InchicroDan.
Gurtarrulla, in the Towplllnd Qf Leagbcarrurgarry,} Feakle.
St;ll, &c. nilled - - • - - -
Aghrim.lStill. &,:. bed £.'l7. 1.8. Tomgreany.
Agh.;nys. Still, fined £.27••. 8. • Ogno1loe.
Drumsallagh, aliBI Knockmull,n, P.otale,. fine~} Inchicronan.
£. 9.7. 1. 8 . · - • •
150 KDuckrBOor, Potale, nilled - Dysart.
151 Doon, alias Doonmulvihil, Still and Still Head. nilled IDchicroD8D.
15'l Creigmore, alias Cragheg, Still and Still Head, fined} Kilaloe.
£. 'J7. 1. 8. - - -. - - - -
153 Island Cosgriff, Potale, filled £. '),7. 1. 8. - - Ogollulloe.
1 54 Same, Still, nilled - • • - • - Same.
155 Lower Kilbauo, fiDed £. ')7. 1. 8. Killokeany.
1 56 Poseabt:gg, PotaJe, Dilled Tumgreany.
157 Cloongeehine. SUllo Dilled - - - KiJgona.
15 8 Mounbrick, Still, Potale, fined £. ~7' 1. S. KilcuJey.
159 Cahir. Still, ined £.27. 1.8. Feakle.
160 Curragh, Pot ale, nilllld - • Inchicroaau.
161 Aughngb, Potalt, fined £.'J7. 1. S. Kilmicheal.
J. Bolton,
C. Crown, County of Clare.
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r Number of Number of Fines impoled on
ASSIZES. Inrormationl Towalandl, Pari.bes, and other TOTAL Amount of Finea.
Returned. denomination. of Land.
Spring - 1806. None None Nom-.

Summer -, 1806.
Spring - 1807. None
• 1 Fiae £.50. Townland'
NODe
£. 50. British.
None.
Saml!ler - 1807.
Spring .. 1808.
Summer - 1808.
Spring .. 1809.
Summer - 1809. '1 '1 Finea £.50' tach. Towuland £. 100. British.
Spring - 1810. None NODe None.
Summer - 1810.
Spring .. llh 1.
Summer - 1811.
Spr.ing' .. 181~.
Summer - 181~.
Spring - -1813.
Summtr:" 1813.
Spring - 1814., I 1 Fine £. ~5. Townlaud £. ~5. British.
Summer - 1814. 8 6 Fints £. '15. each TownllUld £.15°. British.
Spring' '- 1815. 19 10 Fines £. ~5. each Townland £. ~50. British.
Summer - 1815.
1" 9 Fines £. '15. each Townlaud
Fine. £. '15. tach, one £.40.}
£. ~~5. Hritish.
Spring - 1816. to { II t. 315. British.
TownltlDd
Examined Edw4 L!/IDgAt,

D. C. Crown, CnT Limerick.
('13.)-C IT Y 0 F - LIM E RIC K. •

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Number Num,",r of Fine. Whether ilT'poIe,J

of Information I Amount of
ASSIZES. imposed F'mes imposed. 00 To" nLond, ParISh, or otber
returned at each at each A ..izel. Denomination.
Auize •.
Summer .. 1806. N one returned. -

Spring - 1807. - -
Summer - 1807. - -
Spring .. 1808. - -
Summer .. 18GS. - -
Spring - 1809·
Summq- 1809.
-
3 Informations. '1 Finel of £. 50,
-
£."00.', Parishel of St. Mary, and St.
each. Michael.
Spring - 1810. I Information. No Fine.
Summer .. 1810. None. -
Spring .. 1811. -- -
Summer- 1811. - ..-
--
Spring .. 181 '1. -
Summer - 181'1. ' -
Spring - 181 3. - -
Summer- 1813. - -
Spring .. III",
Summer - Itl14. .. -
- -
-
Spring .. 1815· '1 Informationa• I Fine. Pa~is~ of Kilmurry, liberties
Summer- 1815. '1 InformatioDs. 1 Fine. r
.
laid: City.
, Townland of Upper :aruge, ,
Jjllertiea said City.
'.- ' '
EduJard Parka', , _
Cluk Crc:lWD, County of the City of Limerick.-
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('l4.)-COUNTY OF KERRY.
UPON search being made amongst the Records remaining in the Crown Office ef the said
County of Kerry, I do not find that there were any InformatioDs laid before any of the Judges
of Asaize, on tbeir Circuits in the County of Kerry, for the purpose of imposing Fines on
Townlands. I'arishes, en other Denominations 'Of Landa, since tbe Spring Assizes 1806; nor any
Fines adually imposed on Parisbes, Towolands. or otber DenominatioDS of Land. in any year
during same time ;-~hererort', cannot make a Return .f any, as by !.he Order of the Honourable
House of Commons, of the ~3d day of February 1816, 1 am required: which I certify this
17th day of March 1816.
J. Hrn:ly, Jun. .
• Dep' Clk. of the CroWD, County Kerry•
('ls.)-C 0 U N T Y 0 F COR K.
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OFFENCE AntouDt or Fin. ;
Charpcl iii Inforraation, for the purpOle of imposio; Fin. distiogoiabiol tbe
laformaot', Name. Information nno ......
on aacl tho Filles IlIIpoIC4
Pariah, Towllland, or other Denominatiell. It each Aim.:
Spring Assi:!:18, 1808.
Henry Masters - - Cbarges, tbat on the 4th day of January 1808, Parish of Kilmeen Doeel
he luund aDd seized cer~n ~ of 811 un- Fifty Pounds.
licensed Still, on the lands of Greerah ill the
parish of Kilmeen.
Rebert Dorman - - Charges, that on the 9th day of February last, Parilh of Creagb 6neel
he lound and seized certain parts of an unli- Fifty P(lunda.
censed Still, on the laads ot Highfield the :8
parish of Creagh.
Spring Assizes 18oq.
Robert Het1ges, EyM Charge,. tJaat on the 31.t day of Janllary 18og, Townland fined Fift1
he found and eeized certain parts of an unli- Pounds.
censed Still, on the lands of Lyrogh in the
parish of Aghabollog.
Richard Odell- - • Charges, tbat on the ut day of February 18og, No Fine iaapoted.
he found and seized certain parts of all unli-
cellsed StiD, ,with a wooden Head and a Con-
denser, on the Ianda of Cooline, parish "f
Aglishdrideen in the union of Cbarleville.
John Holmes - - - Cbarges, that .on the 17th day 14 l\Jareh 1Sog. No Fioe imposed.
h~ touod and sewed certain parts of an uli-
censed Stin. on the Lands of Kildee in the
parish of KiImeeo.
'llmoaby O'Sullivaa - Charges, that on the earne da),_ he found ana No Fine imposed.
seized certain parts of all unbcenaecl Still, 08
same lands. '
'WilIiam IretoD Cbarges, that on the !17th dal of Decembef 1808, Townl&nd bDecl Fifty
be fOflnd and &eiaed c.ertalD parts of an unli- :ftOUDds.
censed Still, in the town of Kanturk -in the
pariah of Clonfel1. '
i
no_ CbattertoD Chargt'1f, that Oil the 11th day of Febl'U8J'j I10g, TownlaDd of Newc:altle
Harnmoad he found aDd seized c41rtain parts of Ah uoll- fined Fifty PouodL
Cfnsed Stm, on the lands of Newcutle: ill the
,.,ish of Greenou&Jl. . -
Charges, that.oo the Slit dar of December 11108, TownlaDd of Jlearoure,

he iuund and _8<1 certaia '.parU of lUI unli- fined F"lfty Pouncla.
censed StiD, on the towolaacl of Rearoure iD. the
pariah of BaUinabGy.
. . *
.Rebert Maokee - • Charges, that OD file lSth day of March 1809, Pari.h .fClonme11 bed
he found ana __ certai.. parts of an ,unli- Fifty Pounds.
cealed· Stm, in the towIl of Cove·in .lbe parish
of ClODmelt.
-S!J.
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(25.)-C OU N T Y 6F COR K-(continved.)

r
OfFENCE Amount of FiDes;
CbM'z" in InCermatioo, (or the purpaH 0( impo~inl Fines oIistingui.hing the
IDrormant', Name. InforJl!Mion ntumal.
on
anct the FiDes impoeecl
Pariih. To*oJaM. or other DeoomUatlOD. at each Auizes.
Spring Assizes, 1809-continued.
Thomu Sar,ent ("barges, that on the 181.h day of Marcb 18og, No Fine im"posecL
hp. found and seized certain parts of an unli-
censed Still, on the lands of Laheran in tile
palish of Kilshanine.
Thomas Sargent' - Charges, that ou the 1St day of Marc:h 1809, No Fine impoaed.
he found and seized certain parts of an unli-
ceofied Still. on the lauda ot' CUUlmane io the
pari:.h of l\looanaway.
William Cordner Charges, that 00 the ~5tb day of Marth 18G9. Teweland filled rifty
he lound and seized certain parts of an unli- PouDdJ.
cellsed Still, on the townlaod of Knockalousy
in the pari:.h of BalIinaboy,
John Staina~t Charpe, that oa the 13th day of February 1809, Townland tined Fifty
he iUund and seized certain parts of an unli- Pouadi.
censed Still on the towllland of Pallas in the
parish of Clonaieen.
Jolm Staiuatreet - .; Charges, tbat OD tlte 13th day of January 18og., Townland tined fifty
he found and seized certain parts. of an uDli~ POIdlds.
censed Still on the tow.uand of Sradeen in the
parish of Clonfert.
Chargea, that-on the 13th d.y of. January 1809, T01Inland fioed Fifty
be mund and &eized certain parts of an unli- Pounds.
censed Still on the laada of Maglin in the
parish of K ilnaglora.
Richard HanJi8D Charges, that on the 4th da)' of February 1809, Towoland ined Fifly
he found and seized certaln parts of an unlJ- Pound..
ceollfd Still on the lands of Kilnamuckey in the
parillh of Ma,tbe)',
Richard HaDnan Charges, tbat on tbe ~4th day of Feb1Uary J80g,. Towoland fiaat'd' fifty
he fdond and seized certain ~artt of an unli- Pounds.
censed Still on the lands of "tilan8 in the
parish of Dysart, in the union of Saint Barrys.
ltichard Hannan ChargeR, tbat ,on the 4th day of Marth 1809, To"oland DDe4 Fjfty,
he found and .~z~.cLcertain parts of an unli- Pound••
c~nsed Still on the lands of Windsor in tbe,
p~rish of Kiloagloty.
Summer Assizes, 1809.
William O'Ket6 • • Cbarge., that on the 16th day of May 1809, Towoland tined Fi~ty
he found and lieized certain parts qf all ullli- POUIltIa. "
censeti StiD 00 the townlanCl of Rel'ntruske, io
»; village' caned EskatUoanet in the parish o~ Kil-
mani,gh. -' , .
AlelCander Wilsoo Hut- Cbarges, tbat on tbe 13th day of APJ:i11809 he TOllVDland ,of Bdddiwc.
cbiDlOll, Esq. found 'and seized cl'rlain parts of an I!nlicensed fiaed Fifty Pouuds.
Still on the townland of Rockfurt, otherwise
Cloughoadooiag, in tbe parish of Brinu!,
Th~mas ~arjent Charges, that on the dtb day of Junl! 180p, lie
, fOllnd and Hized certain parts (\f an unlicl'Oscd
JTow.nlandofGJQ80&ea
fined Flfly POUllds.
.
Still on the townland of Gla!1nagt'a in. the
parish of,Monammny. '
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OFFENCE Amount of Fines';
Charged ia InEorination, for the pnrpose oE impoain, Fines di~tlnguisbing the
InEormaat', NIdl.. on Inform.tion returned,
and the Finel imposed
Parish, Townlalld. or other Denomination. at eac:b Alsize.
- %Z-
Summer Assizes, 1809-continlltd.
Richard Townsend, Esq. Charges, thaton the 24th day of April 1809, be Townland fined Fifty
fotmd and seited certain parts of an unlicensed Poonda.
Still on the townland of Milleenanilllct or
Lands of Oifference, being extra-parorhial, situ-
ate between the parishes of Castlebaven and
Kibnlkllboe.
KinastOJl Roebe Cbarges, that on the st1i day of April 18og.' he Townland fitted ·fifty
found and seized certain parts of an unlicensed Pounds.
Still on the townland of Kiloag Cary in th&
parish of Cllrrigalira.
John Dudley Charges, that on the 5th day of May 180g, he Townland of Gurteene-
flla~ anI! Ik'i~ed certain. pArUl of an unliceased bow Ie fined. FMy
Still on t~e liluds of tJurteenabowle in tbe l'ouuds.
parish of BreegOWD.
WalterPaye Charges, that on the 11th day of May 1809~ he Townland of Gurteena-
found aDd seiied certain parts of an unlite8sed bowIe fined Fifty
Still on the lands of Gurteenabowle in the Pounda.
~riih of Breegown.
,Spring Alliles. 1810.
John Hopkins 4c Philip Charges~ that on the !lSd day of February, they No Fine imposed.
.Burgess - - - - found and sei2led rertain parts of an unlicensed
Still on the townlaad' c1f CloDilkilty in Ute
parish of KilgirriJfe.
".
Tbo1llllll ChattertlOn , Charges, that On the ~1St day of December,' he Parish fined Firt1
Hammoad I .' .. • . faun'd and aeiled certJlin parts of an unlicermed Pounds.
Still ooth! labds of Ardnageeby in the parish
. uf GliIDl1apDehane. .
John Rooke Charges, tbat' on the 24th' da.y of' January, ~ ParisH fined Finy
fwnd ·amt reizl!d certain parts of an unlicensed Pound•• '
Still on the town land of Ball),kilty in the
parisll of Cloyaepriest.
}leter Coote.. - - ~ Chu!'*, that On the 12th day of August, he Townland fined Fifty
. found BUd se:ze'd certain parts of an nnlice~ed Pounds.
SUIl 1"1 the towDland 9f ~l1Ilalach in tbe
p~~~ of~ytlough.
Thoma White - ,Char~, that art the 241h~y,or'sttKlmb~ ht Pa!-~ , _ nfty'

foand aod S4liztd certain parll! of an unlicen*d Puunda.
Still on ..tbe towalland of Cloughulla in the
, p&tish of MOJJa*imIlY•
Wiltam Cole, Armigp,r . Chargee, that ob the 21St, day 0(' .Dee~rtr,
. Seal)" .and Bobert S•. , . they fQu~ and lIeized certain .parts of an un i-
Belf .... - - . - .cellled Stitl pn 'the townland of Ballydaaiel n
the union of CI~ell. .
J4IM' CAGetmo.,
Clerk of the Crown, COllnty Cork.
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2"8 laEI.AND: INFORMATION. LAID BEFORE JUDGES OF ASSIZE,
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(No. ~6.)-C I T Y 0 F COR K •
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Hame 01 MiziDe otAcer. Date or Informatioa. Nature or Seizure.
Ricbard Ro§era, Eaq. Sar- A StiD, Still Head and Worm, five
velor of Exeise. larle wooden Vellels, ~oo GallODa
of Potalle, and lOme Singlinp.
nomas Richardson, Excise 7th December 180B. One StiD, Still Head and Worm.
Permit Oflicer. with a quantity of Potale and
Singliop.
Robert HollDes, Esq. Sur- 161.h December 180B. One Still, Still Head and Worm, with
nyur of Excite. a quantity of Potale and SiDgliDp.
Richard Hannan, Esq. Sur- . ~lst January lB09. ODe Still, and Still Head. with a
veyor of Exeise. quantity of Potale.
Kingston Roehe, Esq. Sur- 7th March 1809. One S~l, a Cuk of Sin~nga, &ad
veyor of Excise. leveral Cuks and Utensila tOr dis-
• tWins Spirits•
Same OJlicer. Same day. One StiB Head. and WOIm at work,
and charged with Singlinp.
Same Officer. Same day. One Still Head and Worm at work, a
: ..uantity of Potale and Singlioga,
aad several U&eaaila.
Same Officer. Same day. One Still, lUad and Worm at work,
a quantity of PutaJe aad Singling.,
and several Utensils.
-Richard Rogen, Eaq.5ur- 17th .March 1 log. One Still, Still Head and Worm at
v.yor of Excise. werk distilling Singlinp.
Same OfIic.... 'Same _y. . One Still, SUlI HeAct &Del Worm.
Robert Holmes, !'.Iq. lur- Sam. day. One Cooler, one metal Boiler, and
veyor of Excise. Six Vessels used as Potale Hackl,
which were UWIsila used in dis·
tilling Spirits.
·SameOBiter. Same day. One Still, Still Heacl and Worm of a
Still at work distilling SiDgliDga.
Kinpton' Roche, .Saneyar 18th..MarU 1800. One Still Head abel -Worm, which
of ·Excise. were U....iJa for dielilliag Spirits.
'Same .Ofticer. One Still, Still Worm and Copper
Boiler, and a q..... tity of COl'll, and
a Dumber of VeaelS necessary for
DistilladOD, and apwarda of 1,000
GaUoo. of P.otale.
~HUIIUt, "SaneJor One StiD, 'Still Head and Worm of a
of Excise. Still at work eharaed with Potale.
.Conn .Ga...., 05c., of· .... Marda J.8ao. One Sun, Head ud Worm,-_
EKiae. about a Gallon of SiDgiiap, _
lOme 0,. . of P.otal..
. s.me_,. 0 .. 'Worm of a Still, ODe cOoler and

three Backe, beiDI Uttlllila ." dis·
tiUiu, Spirill. . .
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FOR'IMPOSING FINES ON TOWNLANDS, PARISHES, &:c.
(No. !16.)-C I T Y 0 F COR K.

\
Amount of
Parish or Townland. When laid before Judge. ~'ine imposed OBSER.VA TIONS.
OD Parisb or
Towoland.
t. •. tl.
Townlllnd of Grange, in the parish Spring Assizes 1807. 50 - - On Townlalld.
of St. Fina Barry, in the south
liberties of the city of Cork.
At Blackpool, in the parish of Spring Assizes 1809. 50 - - On Parish.
Saint Ann, Shandon, in the
north 'suburbs of the city of
Cork.
In a bouse ill Great Britain-Btreet, Spring Assizes 1809. 50 - ...:.. On Parish.
in tbe parish of Saint Anne.
In a house in Mallow-lane, in the Spring A8iizes 1809. 50 - - On Parisb.
parish of St., Mary, Shandon.
On the townlands of Rallincro- Spring Ass~zea 1809. 50 - - On Townlalld.
gigh, in the pariah of Ratbcon-
ney, in the north liberties of
the city of Cork.
At Mallow-lane, in the parish of Spring Assizes t809. 50-- On Parish.
Saint Mary, libandclD, in the
north suburbs.
On the townland and parish of Spring Assizes 1809. 50-- On Townland.
Kilcully, in the north liberties
of the city of Cork.
On the townlaud of Monard, in Spring Assizes 1809. 50 - - On Townland.
the north liberties.
In a lane leading to Sullivan's Spring Aui¥el 1809. 50-- On Parish.

Quay, in the parish of St.
Nicholas.
At Barrack·street, in the parish Spring Assizes 1809. 50 - - On Pariah.
of Saint NicholBl.
In a house on Kyrl.'s Quay, in tile Spring Assizes 18og. 50 - - :On' Pariah.
pariah of Saint Mary. Shandon.
In a Lane near Btackpool, in the Spring Aisizes 1809. 50 - - ,On Pariah.

pariah of St. Ann, Shandon.
At the North Abbey, in the Spr~g Allilea 1809. • - This6nding was traveraed,and
parish of St. M...y, Shando~. on hearing, Traverse allowed.
In Stoles in Harper's 'lane, in Sommer Awnl t 809. 50 - - On 'Paril>h.
the parish of St. Paul.
On the Tow.oland 9f- natlintem· Sprihg Alsizes 1810. - On hearing this Informatio~,
pie, in the p.. risb' of St. Finn no fine was impos~d by \he
Bar, in the south liberties. Judge. '
In an out-bouse 'adjoining the Spii~g Assizel 1810. .; _ On nearing this lnformatiori,
dwelling-bouae of Wm. Creed, no Fine "',BI imposed by 'the
on tbe townlandofBallinlPDuJa. Judge.
in the pariah of Carriguline and
Beaver, in tbe Bouth liberties.
'I. as out-ofl'iee on the townlll.nd Spnag A8iiaea 1810. '. • On hearingtbi& Information,
of Caatle-Tr.easllre, in the &aIDe no Fine was impose(i 'by the
pariah. Judge.
W. Jones, '
Clerk of the Crown, City of Cork.
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30 lRELA}(D: I~rORH.ATrONS LAID nEfORE JI1DSES" OF' ASSIZE,
=
HO ME C1RCUIT.
r
ASSIZES.
('l1.)-C 0 t1 NTY
.
.,0' or IilformaflOtI!
returnc:d.
- OF MEATH.
.
N° of Fines Imposed. Amount of ,uch Fioes.
, ,
.
Lent
Summer
- -- - -- --
1806 Nine
Eight
Right
Eight
t. -tOO.
400•
- --
- -- -
unt 1807 - Twu
Five
'two
Four
100.
Summer ~O.
- -- 1808 -- --
-
I~ent Twenty.six Eleven 550.
~ummer Twelve ~ht 400·
Lent - - 1809 - - Tbirty.two Twenty-eigbt 1,400•
Summer - - - - Thirteen EllYn 550·
Lent - - 18tO - ·
SUlDmer - ..... - -
Ten
NODe
Six
-- :JOO.
-
Lent - - 1811 - -
SUDlmer - - -- -- - -
.-..
Lent - - 181'2 - - - -
Summer - - - ·
- - 181 3 - -
- -...
-
---
J~nt
SUDlmer - - · -
Lent - - 1814- - - Twenty
-- -
Fifteen
-
S75·
Summer - - -·
Lent - - 1118 · ·
Thirty.niae
Forty-nine
Eleven
Forty Jtbree
lago.
1,1'iO.
Summer - - -- Thirty.six Twenty-five. 6i5.
x O. S P' t FE
('l8.)-COUNTY OF WESTMEATH.
I "'\
jiG ofInformation.
AssizES. N° of Fion Imposed. Amouot of IUch Fines.
return. .
I.ent
Summer
-- 1806 - - Five'
Four
Four
Three
£.iOO.
150.
Lent
Summer·
--
1807 -- ~even
Five
None
Five S50.
Lent· - ·· 1808 Two Two 100.
Summer - One One 50.
Lent - - 1809 - - Nine Seven SSO.
Summer - Tbree Two 100.
Lent - - 1810 - - Fourwen Nine 500.

Nune
Summer -
Lent - .
Summer
-- J811
-
Lent - -
181'2
",
Summer -
-
Lent -
Summer -
Summer·
181 3
Lent - - 1814-
- Five
Eigbt
Five
Ei,ht
1'25·
'loo.
Lent - .
1815 - · Thirty-niDe TwentY"mne 7'5·
Summer· Thirty-Jh-e Eighteeo 465•.
Examined, J. PollDcTt,
elk. of Crown.
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,1'0& IMPOSING FlNB!J OY TC>W'NLAHDS, P41USRE5, &c. :Jl
(~g.)-K I N G' S C 0 U NT Y.
, ,.
N° of Informations
A.SSIZES.
nt.meL "0 of Fines imposed. Amount 01 &Deb Fines.
Lent
Summer
- 1806 - None
NOlle
Lent - 180 7 - One
Five
One
Five
,£.5.0 •
Summer !&50.
Lent. - t808 . Two Two leo•
l:iummer O,ne One 50.
Lent -
Summer
180g - Six
Three
Four
Two
~OO.
100.
Lent - -
Summer
1810 - .Seventeen
None'
Seven 35 0 •
Lent
Summer
- 1811 -
Lent
Summer
- 181~ -
Lent - 181 3 -
Summer
Lent
Summer
- 18t+ -
Lent
Summer
- . 1815 - Fifty-nine
Fifty,
Thirty-eight
Twenty-two
£.950.
5So.
(so.)-Q U E EN's COUNTY.
I ~
N° of IDformations
, ASSIZE&. N° of FiDes imposed. Am~ 01 ncb lin..
returned.
Lent
Summer
- 1806 - One
None
One £.50.
Lent . 1807 - Two Two 100.

Summer One One 50.
Lent
Summer
- 1808 - Two
One
Two
One
100.
50.
LeDt
Summer
- 1809 - Three
Two
Three
Two
150•
100.
Lent - 1810 - Se\'~ Six 300.
Summer
Lent - t811 -
None
---
Summer
Lent -
Summer
lal~ -
LeDt - -
Summer
Lent -
Summer
181 3
1814- - -
Lent.
Summer
- 181 5 -
Examined, J. Polloe",
Clk. of Crown.
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32- IRELAND: INFORllATIONS LAID BEFORE JUDGES OF ASSiZE,
(31.)-COUNTY OF CARLOW•
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N° of Inform.tiona
ASSIZES.
rctul'Qcd.
N° of Finn Imposed. AmD11llt or lach FiD. .
,
--
Lent - 1806 - None - -
Summer
Lent - -
-
-
-
1807
-
-
-
-
-
--
Summer - - - - -
Lent -
Summer
-- - --
1808 One
One
One
One
£. 50.
50.
-- - -- .
Lent - 180g Two Two 100.
Summer
Lent - -
None - -
Summer - - --
t810
-
- -- --
Lent - -
Summer - - -
-
1811
-- -
-
-
-
Lent - -
-- - - -
181~
Summer - - - - -
Lent - - 3 -181 - - -
Summer - - - - - -
Lent - -
--
Summer - -
-
-
1814- - --
-
Lent - - - - - -
Sunlmer - - -
18 15
- - -
(s~.)-C 0 U N TY OF KILDARE.
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N" of InCol1ll3tiona
ASSIZIS.
returned.
N° ef FiDa ImpoucL Amount or IUcb Fina.
Lent
Summer
- - 1806 - None
Lent
Summer
- - 1807 -
Lent
Summer
- 1808 Seven
Two
Seven
Two
Lsso.
100
Lent
Summer
- - 18 09 - Two
One
One
One
50.
50.
Lent
Sunlmer
- - 1810 - Four
NODe
Three 15°.
J.ent - -
~ummer
1811
-
J..ent - - 181~ -
Snmmer
Lent - - -
Summer ,-
Lent - -
181S
1814- -
-
Five Three 75·
Summer }o'our - }'our 100.
Lent - - 181 5 - Five Five 1~5·
Summer Six Six 15°·
Examined, J. PolJDclc,
Clk. of Crown•
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"CONN 1\:U'Gfr,. "C'l1t"CUIT.
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ClllCUITS. INFORMATIONS.
-- FINES.
-
AMOUNT. "'
.
1806, ._er · · 1(oDe NM. -
1807, Lent · · 1+ 1+ · · · . £.700
s..mer · · 10 + · · · -
iOG
1808, Lent
Stamer - · ·- 39
is
31
+
·· . ·· ·· J,350
soo
,809, Lent - - +7 10 - - - 500

Summer. · II i · · · lot.
1810, Laat - - 1s6 36

- ·· ·- ·- •.s~
Summer · · Act 8U8pe04ed -
18n. Lent & Snmmer • . The like - .
-
18.!l, Lent & Summer - The like - -
1813, Lent & Summer - The like - -
181+, LtD. · · 1418 1!l8 If LiS. ·- · 3,~
Summer · - !l8S 11+ a' £. is.
1!l1 a' £.40. - :} 7,690
1115, Leln · -
· ·
176 17. a'£.*
8. ,,: DO
- ·
· - +"'.
- --
S'ummer 103 !l,O!l5
TOTAL . . · 99+ 6.6 · · £. !l3.540
V'
(3+.) -COUNTY OF LEITRIM.

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3 a' £. se.
1806, S.....,. · - 3 · · £.150.
1807, Lent
S. . . .r
-- ·- 35
i~
!l~
1+
-
- -
- -
- 1,100
100
1808, Lent
S....er -- - -
50
!l6-
+9
!l -- -- -- i ....SO
100
1809, Lent
S_
-- -- 6!l
9!l-
.'
",0
33
-- -- -- s,OOO
..,650
-- - -- - -
1810, Lent 117 !l8 1~
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18°7, Lent 31 31 a' £.50 p. £.1,550
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1808, Lent l'l'l UO 6,000
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181'l, Lent & Summer The like - -
1813, Lent & Summer The like - . -
1814, Lent - - 175 103 a' £. 'l5 - - 'l,S75
Summer - - 165 119 /j,' £. '25 -
6 a' £.1-0 - :} 3,215
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1815, Lent 135 1'25 a' £. 'l5 3,1'l5
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1810, Lent
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1812, Lent & Summer- The like - -
1813, Lent & Summer - The like - - -
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-- - 3,325
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1+ a' - 40 :} +0485
1815, Lent
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131 a' - 25
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1,050
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ANT1UII --- 3<J., 'l6 ++ 36 6+ 2O'l 16 <J.l 18 'l3 31 109 3 11
A a)lAGR - -- Reg.imper(ect. S 37' 3+ 76 Reg. imperfect. 'l3 5'l 95 170 i4fi
C AaLOW - -- -- 9 9 '+ 11 17 60 13 16 Ii 13 'lo' 7+ 134-
C AVA. · 6 '1 5 6 18 4-'l <J.<J. <J.<J. ++ 35 85 'l08 'l50
C LAaE- · · - 1~ Ii 7 'lO 17 68, 71, 6'l 35 33 80 'l81 349
CoaJC County • - t6 101 'l6 it3 +80
58 +7 ~ t517 +3 ++ 33 77
C oaE City -- 58 55 '0
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D OWlf. - · - i'l tg $6 55 5t 19Jt '5 36 t7 +3 <J.'l 153 347
D aOGREDA · - 9 18 1;0 1+ 8
s.' J3 'l7 19 'l+ 34- 117 168
D UBLJN County 5<J. ~ A5 69 83 t~!I It 'l3 14 31 55 131 4'l3
D UBLllf City. - 880
. .... 650 8,699
711 7'l.8 863 809 93 8 +,°49 889 879 850 1,15'l
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G ALWAY Tuwn - R~istry Imperfect. tl 'll Registry Imperfect. 17 17 38
K ERaT · · - 1'l t1 10 18 <J.t 83 5<J. 57 30 5'l 79 t7 0 353
Ie ILDAaE - - - 6 IS 4 10 11 +6 7 14 IJ 10 'lO 62 108
K ILEENNY County 7 10 5 8 15 45 11 1<J. 'lO 19 17 79 1'l4-
KILEENNY City 3 8 14 9 16 50 '7 15 34- 3t 38 136 186
K 1.0·S County - + 7 + 7 14 36 3 9 1 9 17 39 75
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LI MERICK City - 9 50 ++ 48 5t t03 19 80 77 59 71 306 509
LONDONDERRY - tl 'l6 18 30 31 1i6 31 32 <J.6 40 5'l 181 30 7
LONGFORD
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L OUTS - -- 10 17 9 !U - 57 26 7 10 30 +9 U<J. 179
M,no - - - - 1<J. 9 G 4- 28 59 +1 18 19 9 76 163 iU
MEATR
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MONAGRAN --
Couoty
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48 H3
62
7 3<J. t1 'lo +8 u8 'l51
107
QUEEN'S 14 7 3 14 1.f. 5 5 7 45
ROSCOMMON - . Reg. imperfect, 4 'l 3'1 38 Reg. imperfect. - 4 +6 50 88
SLIGO - -- - 7 9I 10 18 1+ 58 I I +9
19 35 +3 56 'lO<J. t60
TIPPBaAlLY
·- Reg. imperfect. 11 '10 51- 85 'Reg. imperfect. 21 51 96 168 i53
TYaOJlfE .- -- 13 19 '0 'll '18 101 I
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WATEJl.FOJLDCO. 3 10 U 5 'l6 56 I
8 6 11 8 18 51 10 7
W ATUFoaD City Reg. Un. l<J. 13 'l6 33 84 ,Reg. im. 'l3 65 38 7+ 'loo 'l84-
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14 26 17 '10 53 130 '04
WEXFORD - -. 10 7 9 16 'lO 62 9 6 5 9 IS ++ 106
lCELOW - - 8 10 7 9 9 +3
I 13 9 4 4 11 41 84
GJl.'~D TOTAL - - - Committed in Five Years - - - - 17,785
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Sinking Fund applicable to the Reduction IIf the said Debt ou the said Day; and sbowing the Proportio.
that the Siuking l~und bears to the Unredeemed Debt.
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CAPITAL C.\PlTAL CAPlTAr.. DEBT,. Terms of the.
exclu,j¥e of ezclusive of
of Ye~n. Unr.. df!emed Management.
AOuullies.
- Debt.
Irish } 2,+01.521. 6,663,040·

Currency - 1+5,813,067. 25,Bs5,00+. 119,958,063. 4.0 5t,34+· . 207,17+-
British } 23,846,158• 110,730 .5 19. 3,7+'1,47'1· 191,'138• 2,216.789. 6,15 0 ,5".

Currency - 13+,596,677.
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AN ACCOUNT of The UN FUN DE D DEB T 0 FIR E LAN D, and DE MAN D S

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Exchequer Bills, and Lottery Prizes i-distinguishing what Part of the said Debt and
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EXCHEQUER Billa unclaimed, but provided for by leveral Acts

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OUTSTANDING Lottery Prizel, of tbe several Lotterie8, from

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leveral Acts of Parliament. or·
DEBT provided for
EXCHEQUER BILLS unprovided for ;-J'i.;.
blUed pursuant to 5~ Geo. III, c. 70.
53 Geo. 1II, c. 61. ll35,OOO
5S Geo. III, c.40.
DEBT to be provided for
l'OTAL • • £.
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Aw ABSTRACT of an Account of the Gross Produce of The ORDINARY REVENUES o·r litE.LAND, ·for the Year eDt\iog 5th January 1816; together with the
PaymeDts made thereout, and the PaYlXleDts into the Exchequer•
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.p A y]I( E NT S PAYMENTS
l'AYMENTS out ot GROSS REVENUE. NET PRODUCE Out ot Net Produce. tor National Objeclt.
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iGROSS PRODUCE
ORDINARY r ) National Objects. t \
The Revenue of
within the and to On accolJDt of Na~fIand Army
Drawbacks, Charp Total?aymentJ Militia Deserters Bounties to alfpay Total Payments the Year.
RE,VENUE. Year. Payments into tbe Almy of Resenre.
DiscoDDtJ, and of oat of promote PaymeD's for out of the and Outstanding
Groll ReYeDue. Escbequer. aud other account of Balauce••
Re-payments. Manace-eDt. Services. National Objects. Great Britain. Net Produce.
£. £. £. £. . £. £• £. £. £. £.
CUSTOMS - - - - - - ~,653,880 9 8,753 4'16,1 85 5~4r938 !1, 1'18194~ ]4,°54 ~9,~36 77,069 1'10,360 ~,oo6,37S
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EXCISE and TAXES - . 3,6 85,609 ,p,648 ...~ 1,'138 46'1,886 !JIft'l,7~ 3~,185· ·6 3,..,89 1 67,08'l 3,085,i58
STAMPS - - . - - - - 59 8,'165 10,3'19 61,069 7 1 ,39 8 5'16,867 . - - - - - -- - - - - - 546 ,3 15
POSTAGE - - - - - - ~30,307 17,0'15 131,131 148,156 8'1,15 1 - . - - - - - - - - - -. 79,5 00
POUNDA~E and PelJs, Fees and Casualties 35,~10 - . - - - - -- - 35.'110 - - . - - - - - -. - - 35,'110
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THE above Sum of £. 17,38t,913, In.,, .Currency, amounts, in BritilA Currency,

to - - - - £. 16,045,766.
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5th January 1816.
T R AD E AND N A V I GAT ION 0 FIR E LAN D,

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(1.)-Mbterials of Manufacture imported, Year epded the 5th January .1816~
Ashes CfDt. 90,905.
nark - BtIr. 113,46+
Hops C'UIt. 17.1°7.
Spanish Wool - - - Cmt. 154.
- other Sheep's Wool Owt. ....610.
Wool, Cotton - Cmt. !2....371.
Worsted Yam • IN. 597.98i.
Cotton. Yarn - lb,. 625,883.
Foreign - Bud. 306,378.
Salt { Rock - Tonti. 29.975.
White - BUll. ii8,315.
tron CfDl. !256,231.
{'1.)-Articles for General Use •.

Sugar, Joaf CfDt. !29. 19....
- - raw CfDt. !26'1.'166.
Spirits. Brandy Gal. ...5.957·
-Geneva Gal. 1 .... 011.
-Rum - Gal. i!25.7 ...0.
Tea Ib,. 3044°.776 •
Tobacco - 161. 8,'1'16,005.
Win!, (all Sorts) T. . ...,183.
Coals TOM 6g8,95'1.
Blankets • No. 1'1,718•
Carpeting Yd,. 7...0463.
Watches - Valve l . ........94. 1!2. 3.
New Drapery - ya. 739.°7 8•
Old Drapery Yd,. 1.06....9°...•
Haberdasbery - Yalve l.109.412• 9. 1.
Hats No. 60.533·
Cotton. Stockings Pmr, 32 3,5 89.
Hardware Valve l. '138,~6. 5 .....
(3.)-Export of Corn and Live Cat.tle, cic. Year ended tbe 5th January, 1816.
Barley Bar. 14'1,651.
Oats Bar. 11.983.
Whtlat Bar. 935.752.
Bullocks and Cows No. 33,941.
Sheep No. 26.578.
Hogs No. 1'17.577.
Flour Cwt. 117,1°7.
Oat-Meal CfDt. H,803.
Bacon FlitcAe,. 42...,026 •.
Beef Bar. 81,'170.
Pork Bar. 15....719.
Butter Cwt. ",28,193'
Lard Cvt. 111 .......6.
Hides, tanned - No. 135.
-, - - U,. 99,739.
- - , untarmed No. 2 ....773.
Sheep's Wool Stone,. 139,377.
{4.)-The Linen Trade, Woollen, and Spirit Trade.

Linen, viz.
Linen, plain yu. "'3,383,73~
-coloured Yds. 7,688
Linen Yam ewt. 11,934
Linen and Cotton mixed Manufacture Value l.3,I!U. 1 . -
New Drapery • yu. 9.733
Old Drapery yu. 10,121
Worsted Yarn - Siona 8,180
Spirits GclIon, S80,55SJ
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OFFICIAL VALUE OF THE EXPORTS. SHIPS OF
YEARS of an TONNAGE•
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310,266 ....4-03,256 5,006....56 6,863 62....500 1,82....967
-1802- ...,092,990
21'1,090 5,090,394 6,087,'153 7,600 692.-4 80 2,048,959
- 1803- .... 8'8,304
141,301 ....77o,;}87 5,275,650 7,9 11 76 '1,450 1,627,645
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4,629,086
171,179 5,0740440 5,7 12,802 8,019 780,937 1,881,553
-1805 - ....9°3,261
14',481 5,'102,348 5,736,'1l4 7,960. 75......6 2 1,989,68...
-1806- 5,059,867
-1 807 - 5,033,354 157,666 5,191,020 5,605.959 8,68' 812,532 - 1,918,61 7
150,370 5,45 8,176 6,637,9°7 8,800 839,212 2,437,085
-11108- 5,307,806
23...,112 5,931,009 7. 129,50 7 8,93 1 833.373 2,588,127
- 1109- 5,696,897
7,,,7 1,417 7, 864 695,943 3,002,.f.97
-1810- 5,,,08,910 330,903 5,739,8"'3
62 7....7'1 6,099,335 6,5 6....57 8 10,156 9 23,7 19 ~,'Jo""138
- 1811- 5,47 1,863
256,4 1 5 6,090,,,11 7,231,603 10,004 949,997 2,438,885
- 1812- 5,833.996
6,868,168 8,820,359 11,656 1,062,135 2,779,220
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7,258,671 8>447,060 9,9 22 899,181 2,790,"°5
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each of the said Years, as a Provision for the Charges of such Loans, from the time of
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5th January 1816; as far as the same can be made up.
Session 1813: Se~sion 1813:

Amount oC SUM S raised Cor the Public Service oC Ireland, Produ('e of DUTIES and TAXES voted in a Committee of
in the Year 1813, and the T-otal Charge thereon fur \\'ay& and Means, ]4 May ]813, as a Provision for tbe
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AMOUNT for Intere)t and From 14l\lay Years ended 5 Janna"
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181';. 1816.
£. £. £. £. £.
Loan raised in Great Britain - 6,500,000 470,089 Custums, increase on sundry
Articles - - - _ ] 10,864 113,756 116,126 •
[ • token from a ~~turn mllde
2,000,000 by the Inspector General of
Loan raised in Ireland - - 125,750 Tluports and Export..]
------------ Stock on hanrl, Foreign Wines 26,025
Total - - £. 8,iOO,000 595,839 Malt 3,. British, per BarTt·1 123,608 130,703 110,340
Spirits (Corn) 6d. British,
. per GaUon - - - 408,574. 142,667 119.841
Tobacco, 4od. British, per lb.
weight - - - - 71,7540 87,710 87,565
Leather, 2d. Irish, per Cubic
Foot - - - - 2,540 10,281 6~7402J
[ b taken from a Return made
by the Euminator ofExcise.]
Assessed Taxes, £.25. and
upwards per Cent. on Pro-
ducl', ]812 - - - 100,000 101,8540 98,350 c
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by the EuminatorofEzcise]
Postage, alteration in Duties 8,380 ]2,236 15,000 •
[ dExee.. onr Produce endiog
5 January 181$.]
Irish Currency - - £.
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491,745 599,207 553,4640
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Iuspector General of Imports and
Exports.]
Loan raised in Ireland - - - 3,000,000 167,625
Still Charges, '25 perCent. Increase 198,200 230,600 ~
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Total in Irish Currency - £. 8,958,333 521,550 lIumber of Gallons in 1814 oyer
that in 1811. and the Produce
ending 51anuary 1816, computed
on a like principle.]
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Stamps - - - - - - - -
Postage - - . - - . _ - 3,629 •
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nuary 1813, and oorer estimRted
Produce of additional Postagc laid
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Plate Glass (New Duty) - - -
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Loan raised in Great Britain _ 9,750,000 £.
727,350 Tobacco Excise, 3d. per lb. commencing
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I?ilk imported, varil-us Uuties,from 12 May 1815
Hops, imported, three farthings per lb. from D'
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2,356 1,"
Malt, 48, 4d. per barrel, commencing 5 June
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99,946
Still Charges; 15 per cent. increase 65,100 "
[ncrease oncountervaiIing Duties 1,060 •
Assessed Taxes, assimilatiPn to Great Britain _ 203,324 4
Stamps, various increases _ 56,29S e
£. 704,419
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5 January 1816.
d Taken from a Return made by the Examinator of Asseased Taxes.
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£. £.
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GREA T BRIT AI N; - - - - (Exc1ulive of Iri41

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At £.5 per Cent.

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ADDuallnterest of Unredeemed Permanent Debt - - - - - - ~+,181,035
Sinking Fund - - - - - - 11,083,3 1 5
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Unfunded Debt
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Allnual Interest of Unredeemed Permanent Debt - - - - - - - - - - '1'h181,035
Deduct -l of Int. of £. 5 per Cents. supposed to be reduced to £. + per Cent. - - - - (a) 1,339,596
Interest - - - - - - - . '1'1,8+1""39
Sinking Fund - - - - - - 11,083,3 15
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Velue of - - 33.9'1 - - - - - - - 57'1....1,035,975
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DO - -' - - 198,7+ - - Single Life Ann' - -- -- -- -. -- -- -- "'79,'10'1 ....83
DO - - - - 33.986 - - Tontine and Joint DO -
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Funded Debt - - - - -- -- --
Unfunded Debt unprovided for
598,'163,86~
~5,516,9'16
L 6'13,780,788
(a) The £.5 per Cents. being redeemable at Par, no additional Capital created by this reduction of Interest.
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OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, AT THE 1st OF FEBRUARY 1816.
Portuguese Loan in this, and the following Calculations.
IRELAND, on 1st February 1810. (a.)
At [,.5 per Cent.

British Current''',
£.
Annual Interest of Unredeemed Permanent Debt - - 3,9~5,950
Ann' expire 1816. from which period they are supposed to fall into the Sinking Fund 16.73 1
Sillking Fund - ~,~9.... 855
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Will be redeemed at £.5 per Cent. in about ~o - ...
£. yre Mo'
Value of
DO -
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145,145
fOT about ~o - ...
J .ang An' for 44 years
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DO 16,731 Ann' for 19 yft from June 1797 8,06'1
no - 44,9 1l+ -- Tontine Ann' - 5 84.012
Funded Debt - 81,67+,754-

Uniunded Debt, unprovided for ~,496,9'1'1
Note.-£.....500.000 raised in (}l Britai" for the Service of Ireltmd, in 1811, is included in the Irish Debt.
(a.) In this and the following Calculations relating to Irela"d, the Debt in the Irish Funds is made up to the
5th January 1816.
IRELAND, on 1St February 1816.

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British Corrency.
£.
Annual Interest of Uhredeemed Permanent Debt 3,9'15.95°
Deduct f of Interest of £. 5 per Cents, reduced to £. 4 per Cents 14-9.7°7
Interest -. 3.776~1l4-3
Annuities expire 1816. from which period they are supposed
fall into the Sinking FUlld - - - - - -
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Sinking Fund '1,~940855
yr. 1\10'
Will be redeemed at £. 4 per Cent. in about '14 8 -
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Value of - - 6.087,8'19 for about ~4 8 - 94-,406,1'l7
Do _
145,145 Long Ann' for 44- years '1,982,555
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16,73 1 Ann' for 19 years, from June 1797 - 8,IU
no- 4409~4 .- - Tontine Ann' 633 ....'18
Funded Debt - • 98,o3°,~31

Unfunded Debt unprovided for - ~""96,9~'1
£. JOO,5~7,153
l00,5~7,153 : 61l3,780,788 :: Il : n.41
S'ote.-£.4.500,OOO raised in Great Britain for the .Service of Ireland in 1811, is included in the Irish Debt.
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YALUE OF TIlE FUNDED AND UNFU~DED DEBTS OF
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and Imperial Loans, amI Loan to rmt lmlia Company) on 1st February 1816.
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Annual Interest of Unredeemf:d Permantnt Debt, sl1pposrd to be previously reduced to £ .... per Cents. <;!·~,8"'1,"'39
D.educ~ i of Interest of ... ·per Cents, supposed to be reduced to £. S pet' Cent. (6) tpgO,+IO
Interest -
Sinking Fund -
Will be redeemed at. £ 3 per Cent. in about 35 years and 9 months -

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Value (It 3 1 ,go'h344 for about 35 -9 - 6!:·h034.30 0
DO - - ~ J,'114,290 Long Ann" for ...... years 29,45],63~
DO - J98,7+8 Sin,,!!! Life Ann" J,943,]59
DO - 33,g86 Tontine and Joint DO 5'l3,3~+
Funded Debt - 72 5,95'1,+;5
Unfundl'd Debt unprovided for
(II.) The £ .... per Cents. being redeemable at Par, no additional Capital created by this reduction of Interest.
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Annual Interest of Unredeemed Permanent Deb~, supposed to be previously reduced to £.4 per Cent.
Deduct i of Interest of £. 4- per Cents. reduced to £. 3 per Cent.
DO _.;. _ dO - of£.3fperCent.-'do - to £.3 perCent. 53.700
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Annuities expire 1816, from which period they are supposed to fall into tbe Sinking Fund
Sinking Fund
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D· -, - - - -.. -16,731 • -- •• Ann· for 19 yrsrfrool\Jooe Vf97 8,181
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VALUE of the FUNDED and UNFUNDED DEBTS of Great Britain, as they stood on
lit F~broary 1816 (exclusive of Irid and Imperial LoaDs, and Loan to EfJlt India Company)
estimating the FUNDED DEBT, according to tbe CURRENT PRICES on the lotb May 1816.
£. £.
£.5 per Cents. NAVY • - 13~,678,057 • .. at - 9~! per Cent.
DO - • LOYALTY.. .. • • 1,'181,630 " - - .. 97 i
L+ per Cents.· • - • - • -. 68,081,3# - • - .. 75 t
Consol' • 3+7,7°3,5+° --- .. 621- .. lu6,o 1 o,8!l.f.
Red' 116,,88,261 C50i 7°,9+9,~3S
1+,81~08+ ;;;
£.3 per Cta .. Sooth Sea 6~f 9,~o3,~49
Bank AD' 11,686,800 6~T 7,260,42+
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Single Life Ann' ..-
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VALUE of the FUNDED and UNFUNDED DEBTS of Ireland, utbeystoodat l't Feb' 1816,
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Londen -- . . - 6,854,375 - . - - - at 75 j: . -. -- 5,175,"
I.. sf perCents. Dublin - - .. - - 10,'140,013. • - - {

at 80 • ..... 8,592,011
price 6 May.
Cond London at • .. .. 21,5 8+,_

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Tontine Ann' - - - - - .. .. - .. 4+,9Q4 ---.--~--.-.-.
Ann' for 19 yean, from June 1797 - • 16,;3 1 -.... - - - - .. • • - - • 8,otSi
Funded Debt • I.. 83,606,067
Unfundecl Debt unprovided for 2 ....96,921
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Cony, Esq. Secretary to the TRUSTEES of the Linen and Hempell
Manufactures of Ireland ;-dated the 29th of October 1814
SIR, Lambeg House, 29 October 1814-

I BEG leave to return you my thanks for the favour of your letter of the
15th October, and the documents enclosed. The subject of the Repeal of the
Transit Duty on Foreign Linens in Bond had previously engaged my attention, and
\he obliging communication from the Linen Office occasions this reply•.
As long as the Ports in the North of Europe remained hostile and shut, by the
iduence of the French Government, as well 8S by the retaliatory measures of out
own, it was evidently for the advantage of the Revenue, and of the Irish and 'British
Linen Trade, that the Transit Duty on Foreign Linens should be continued. When
a premature effort was mr.de for a repeal of that Duty, by certain Exporting Mer-
chants in London and Glasgow, the measure of repeal had our warm opposition
here, and I was appointed, with a few others, to frame a Memorial to the Board of
Trade on the subject. The prayer of that Memorial, strengthened as it was by
cpinions of weight and consequence on the other side of the water, was immediately
attended to, and the Duty remained unrepealed. Now, however, that the state of
things is.so entirely changed, and that the German Ports are open, the Transit.
Duty "'ould, in my mind, no longer avail or obstruct, in the smallest degree,
the direct Export of Foreign Linelld to those markets on the Spanish Main, or
other places, where they may be in most demand. It is to be considered as an
advantage to the Irish Trade, that their passing through Great Britain would
subject Forei~ll Linens to a charge of nearJy 5 per cent.; and this charge ,,"ould
generally be incurred, in order ·that the Bntish Merchant might be enabled to
assort his cargo. This consideration, strengthened as it was early by a personal
communication on the spot with 80me of the moet respectable Manufacturers ill
Scotland, has still furth~ weiRht from the failure in demand (as appears by the last
Jamaica price-current) for rfish Linens made up in imitation of Foreign. It is
gratifying to reflect, that these Imitation Goods form a very insigni6cant portion of
the great Manufacture of this Country. The export of them too, without a national
Stamp, WtlS always illegal, and opened a door to fraud and imposition, both as ~
• quality of Manufacture and Bleach. Personal responsibility being removed, little
attention was paid to charaCter, and the Linens were still known to be lrisb. It may
,be fairly doubted, that during the late singular political and comll)ercial conjuncture,
.the \lrofit gained by a few, on those low-priced Linens, enhanced the value of tha~
particular article, and 80 far injured its sale in the home market, where at one tiole
Calicoes were likel,. to become a substitute. It is a fact of 80me importance, that at
the moment when Foreign competition commences, and notwithstanding that ~t
interruption to our trade, the American War. the demand for coane Irish Linen is
steady and considerable.
From the reasons I have taken the liberty of adducing, I declined attending ~be
Meeting of the County of A1ltrim on this business; and I confess I was surprised to
see, on that occasion, such strong statements, ~ "'hat appeared to me such slender
and untenable grounds. A Memorial has sinCe been presented to the Linen Board,
equally differing from my view of the question; and I have the pleasure of reflecting
that 00 such apprehensions of alarm are ~~nerany entertained here, as are expressed,
and no doubt felt, by those Memorialists. On the contrary, though the German
Ports do remain open and accessible, while we are wisely protected in the home
markets by a duty of 30 per cent. on Foreign Linens, and that their importation is
entirely prohibited in our Colonies, a reasonable hope and expectation may be
entertained of the stability and general prosperity of the Irish Linen Trade, protected
as it is by the justice of England, and the regular enforcement of its own laws, under
the wholesome responsibility of its own seal and chW'8cter.
I am, Sir, your obedient humble Servant,
ROBERT WILLIAMSON.
A true Copy.
May 2'1, 1816., Jama Corry,
Linen Board. J Secretary.
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Ireland, from the 11th Jo1y 1815, to the 1St of April 1816; and likewise of such
Members of their own Board as they may have employed personally to superintend
the said Collectors aitd their Assistants, in levying such Fines, and in searching Houses
for Illicit Spirits i-particularly stating the Payor Salary, Gratuities, and travelJing
Allowances to each, together with such Rewards in Addition as may have been
granted to any of those Individuals; mentioning also the particular Duties performed
by each, and the Funds from whence all such Expenses have been defrayed.
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Collectors as may have bt'Cn appointed, under the Authority of the Commissioll~rs of Excise in Irelandl
they may have employed personally to superintend the said Collectors and their Assistants, in levying s
.travelling Allowances to each, together with such Rewards in Additiou as may have been g~ted to an,
all such Expenses have been defrayed.
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William Hanlon - - DO
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Richard Clifford . - D· - 1
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the ht of April 181G; and I,kewise of such MO:lDbers of
'heir own Board 8S th('y may have employed personally to
lupprintend the ~ftid Cullectors aDd their Auistant., ill
levying lucb Finc~. and in seurching Hous'l for illicit
Spirih ;-particularly stating the Payor Salary, Gratuitiea,
and travelling AlJowunc('s to each. together witb lueh
Rewards in Addition as lUay bave been grlUlted to ony oT
,host' Individuals; mentioning elso the particular Dutie.
J'~rfurmed hy each, and Ihe Funds (rom wloeDce all luell
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No. I.-A Return, specifying the Names of tbe MANAGERS and VISITORS of tbe Be!fall
Academical Instiwtion; settiDg fortb the Number of Visitations held each Year,
together with the Dates of tbe Visitations. and the Names of the Persons who visited .
. No. 2.-A Copy of the BYE-LAws which have been made pursuant to. the Powers given to
. the IBstitution by Act of Parliament.
No•. S.-A Return, specifying the Names and Number of the PROFESSORS and MASTERS
belonging to the Institution, and the Amount of their respective Salaries.
No......-A Return of the Number of PUPILS ill each Class, distinguishing the Number of Boarders
from the Day Scholars, ~d the Charge for Board and Tuition.
No.5.-An Account of the IlBCBIPT ...d EXPElfDITUlla of the Institution, fur the Year
ending the 5th of January 1816.
No. 6.-A Retura of lhe Names and Places of Abode of the COlnnTTu appointed to
examine &ad sign Certificates to the Students in Philosophy; and an Account
whl:ther any and what Sum has been raised by the Synod of Ulster, and paid
to the Funds of the InstituuoD, towards establishing a Profeasonhip of DiviDity
and Ecclesiastical Hi.,tory. .
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19th April 1816. } JOSEPH STEVENSON,
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Appointlllents ill February Appointment. in July Appointmente in Jul,.

OIo'FrcES.
1808. 1808. 1809.
PRESIDENT _
- - The Marquis of Donegall. Marquis of Donegall. Marquis of DonegalJ.
Marquis of Downshift'. Marquis of Dowbshire. Marquis of Downshire.

VICE·PRESIDENTS
-{ Honble Edward Ward.
W" Brownlow, Esq. M. P.
Edd May, Esq.l\I. P.
Hon ble Edward Ward.
\\0" Brownlow, Esq. 1\1. P.
Edward May,juD. Esq.
Hon"- Edward Ward.
Hon~· John O·Neili.
Rev. Edward May.
Edward May, jun. Edward May. Edward May.

William Tennent. Edward Jones ABnew. William Tellnent.
Robert Getty. Hugh Kenoedy. Edward Jones Agnew.
William Stevellson. James Douglas. ' Hugh Kennedy.
CuoningtJllm Gn-g. Joho M~ Cammon. James Douglas.
Gilbert Me Ilveen. Robert Getty. Jolin MCCammoD.
Robert Bradshaw. James Me Cleery. Rubert Getty.
William Clark. Robert Bradshaw. James 1\1< Cll'ery.
Samuel Gibson. John Gregg. Robert Bradsbaw.
MANAGERS - -~
'John Grf'gg.
John M. Stouppe.
William Magee.
John Cranston.
- ,JQha Gregg.
William Magee.
George Bristow. Saml Gibson. J.·hn Cranston.
Henry A. S. Hervey. Thomas Andrews. Samuel GibBon.
James Me Cleery. William Tennent. Roben Tennent.
Thomas Andrews. John M. Stouppe. John 1\1. Stouppe.
William Magee. John Th01DSOA. William Simms.
John Thannon. Adam }Ie Clean. James Me Adam.
John Cranston. Robert Simms. Andrew M-Clean.
Robert Simms. CUUnlngbam Grt>i. Jame Bailie.
, Adam Me Clean. George Bri&1o". \Tilliem Clark.
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William Drennan, M. D. Henry A,. S. Harvey. Henry Augustus S. Harvey.
Sam) !\I. Stephenson. M. D. Rev. Andrew O'Beirne. Reverend Andrew O'Beiroe.
Rev. Henry IIenry. Willianl Drennan, M. D. William Drennan, M, D.
VISITORS. . - Rev. WillialD A. Holmes.
Rev. Edward Groves.
Saml M. 'Stephenson, M. D.
Rev. William Holmes.
Samuel M. StI'phenson, 1\1. D.
Reverend WilliawHolmes.
Robert Tennent. John Templeton. Jubn Tt'mpleton.
. lohn Templeton. Robert Tennent. Reverend Henry Henry.
.. Rev. Saml HaDna. Rev. Samuel Hanna. R~vereud Ed Gronl.
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Marquis of DonegaU - - - - - - - - For Life.
Marquis of Downshire. Marquis of Downsbire. Marquis of Downsbire.

Honble John O'Neill. HOnble John O'Neill HOn ble John O'Neill.
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dway 1\ .M.P. May, P. Cuon Greg, E
ilbert 1\ , Esq. gbam G John der, Elq
obert B Bradsh Robe shaw.

illiam Clark. Willi k.
William ThompsoD. William Thompsou. William TbomplOD~
William Tennent. William Tennent. William Tennent.
obert T TenneD Robe ent.
obert G Getty. Robe y.
Andrew Me CleaD. Andrew Me Clean. Andrew Me Cleaa.
Jame:! MC Cleery. . James Me Cleery. James MCCleery.
ugh M Me Kibb Hugl ben.
ohn Ba arnet. John
Jobn Grf'gg. Robert Simms. William Newsam.
I Robert Simms.
John M. St
ame! Ba
John M. Stouppe.
J Bailie.
Boyd.
TbomuJohn Andrewl.
Robert Williamson.
Jame lean.
dam M bell Swee Gilb lveen.
William Boyd. William Newsam. Robert 1\1e Dowell.
CaDlpbt>ll Sweeny. TllOm' John Andrews • John 1\1< Cracken.
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J cAd8Jll. James n. rt Gam
Victor Coates. Gilbert 1\1e Ilveen. John Me CammoD.
" Drennan Willi a lan, M. am Dre . D.

Rev. Edward Groyes. Rev. John Nicholson. Rev. John ~icholson.
John Templeton. John Templeton. Johu Templeton.
S Stephen D. Samut pheuson uel M. S on, M.
R ry Hen Robert , )1. D. rt MeG D.
Rev. Sanl l Hanna. Francis Johnson. Francis Johnson.
Rev. Andrew O'Beirne. Rev. Henry Henry. Archer Bayley.
R Villiams Rev. S na. 'M. Sl
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Appointments in July Appointments in Jnly Appointments in Jul,

OmCES.
1818. 1814. 1815.
PUESIDENT, The Marquis of Donegall, for Life. - _.
. - Marquis of Downsh~e • Cunniugham Greg, Esq. Jobn AlexlUlder, Esq.

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VICE·PRESIDENTS
-{ John Alexander, Estl.
Cunningham Greg, Esq.
John Alexander, Esq. William Brownlow, Esq. M.P.
WIlliam Brownlow, Esq. M.P. Samuel Thompson, Esq.
Wi1li~m Brownlow, Esq. M. P. Samuel ThompsoB, Esq. Marquis of DOWBsbire.
f' Robert Bradshaw. William N ewsam. Robert Me DowelL

WilJiam Clark. Thomas John Andrews. John MCCracken.
William Thompson. Robert Williamson. William Magee.
William Tennellt. Jamel MOClean. Robert Gamble.
Robert Tennent. Gilbert McIlveen. J'?hn MCCammon.
William Newsam. Robert Me Dowell. Sam'. M.Stepbeaaon, M.D.
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Thomas John Andrews. John Me CrackeD. 'Yiilliam Boyd.
Robert Williamson. William Magee. A~MeClean.
Jamel Me Clean. Robert Gamble. Ca~pbell Sweeny.
Gilbert Me JIveeD. John 1\10 CammoD. James Luke.
:MANAGE~S
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- - Robert MCDowell. Saml M. Stephenson, M. D. William Drennan, M.D.
Jobn Me Cracken. William Boyd. J~hn BarDet.
William Magee. Adam Me Clean. ~ugh M~~i~l?eo.
Robert Gamble. Campbell Sweeny. Andre~ MC Cleao.
John MCCammoD. James Luke. Robert Getty.
Samuel M. Stephenson, M. D. William Drennan, ~. D. Rob.en Bradshaw.
William Boyd. John Barnet. William Tennent.
Adam Me Cleau. Hugh MCKibben. Robe~ Grimshaw.
Campbell Sweeny. Andrew Me Clean. A~exander Stewart.
J allles Luke. Robert Getty. Francia JohnsoD.
William Drennan, M. D. Robert MCGee, M.D. Archer Bayley.

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Rev. John Nicbolson. Francis Jobnson. John M. StouppE'.
Robert Me Gee, :M. D. Archer Bayley. William Sloan.
VISITORS - - - (
Francis Jol1080n.
Archer Bayley.
John 1\1. Stouppe.
WiJJiam Sloau.
Rev. Samuel Hanna.
Robert TeDoent.
John M. Stouppe. Rev. Sam' Hanoa. Jobo Templeton.
William Sloan. John Templeton. William Brysoo Nielson.
Rev. Edward Groves. Robert Tennent. Andrew Manball.
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THE forE'going Lists contain the Names of tbe PRESIDENT, VICB-PII.ESIDllNTI, MA1I4GBal,
and VISITORS, of the Btlfalt Academical Institution, from its commencement. The Lilt for" .
July 1809 contains tbe Names as .the} stand in the Act of Incorporation; and the List for July
last forms tbe prese~t Boards. Tbe PrE'sident and Vice·Presidents are Members of the Board of
Managers; and in addition ,to the Visitors in the annexed Lists cbosen by the Proprietors, the
Primate of all Ireland, tbe Marquis of Donegall, the Bishop of Dromore, the Bishop of Do. .
and Connor, tbe Provost of Dublin College, the Moderator of the General Synod of Ulater, the
Representative in Parliament for the Town of Belfast, the Representatives in Parliament for the
Counties of Down and Antrim, ,and the Sovereign of the Town of Belfast, for tbe time being, are
all Members of the Board of Visitors. The Treasurer and Secretary are Members of the Board
of Man3gers, and are chosen annually; but Robert Call well bas been Treasurer, and Jose"
Stevenson Secretary, to the Institution, from its commencement, having been alwaYI re-elected.
THE Institution was first opened for the reception of Pupils on the 1st of February 18140; and
lince that, the only Visitation that took place was on the 3d of September tbat ,ear by the
Lord Bishop of Down and Connor, attended by John Alexander, Esq. one of the Vice-
Presidents pf the Institution, and the Reverend Samuel Hanna and John Templeton, two
of the Visitors.
THE Bye.Laws enjoin Monthly Meet.iBgs of the Boards of Managers and Vi¥ltors; but th..
Memhen; anxious to watcb over its progress in its infant state. have regularly ~et once a Week;
at which Meetings, the Finances, the Buildings, tbe stat(l of the Schools, and every thing relatiag
to tbe Institution, have come under their review. Exclusive of tbese, on each Saturday during
the Session, both in the Schools IJ.Dd in the Collegiate Department, the Scholars and Students
bave been asseotbled in Common Hall, and specimens of Recitation, Reading, Translation.
Composition, Writing, Solution of Problems and Maps, baye been exbibited by the, PupU, '
selected by the Masters from the several Sellools, and tbe Students 'have read Papers. produced
jll their respective Classes ill rotation, attendf."d by an th.I P.,.o{euors and Hulen, alld a
lfanuier all4 a Vjsitor ill rotation.
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. Sec. THE afTairs of the Institution shall be conducted b.y a B~a:.:d, ~ Iden-:'~ria~
1. tq
,~ Th~ Board of Managers;" which Board' .baU consist of a President, Four Vice-Pr~slC:leijls,
a Secretary,' a Tre38urer, and Twenty Muagers. . .
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Sec. la. The President shall be elected for one year, or any longer lime, by a General
&ar~ ~f Propriel~n.
The Vice-Presidents and the Managers shan 'be eJected by the I8me Board, to contione in
olice, af~r the first.el~tion, during four years: the first election to be aa follows-
The Vice-President aod Five. Managers having the greatest number of votes, to continue
in office four years; the Vice-President and Five Managers having the next greatest number
of vote., to continue in office three years; the Vice-President and Five Managers having
the ~ird. greatest number, to continue in office two years; the Vice-President and Five
.Muw.gerahavi,ng ,the least number.of'votes, to vacate their seaM at the ~pirati~n ,of one
year: afterwards, one-fourth of the V~PresideDt. a.d. MaD'8erB 8~91l.ya~~te their" seats
anJ,lually, accordin~ to the seniority of eJectioB. and be ineligible La the same for one year;
~Dt may be elected to other offices of the ID8titutioa. '
The, S~9retary ~d Treasurer shall be annaa))y elected.
Sec. 3. There ahaU also be appointed Eight Visitors and Three Auditors; the Vishon
subject to the lame rqles of election, vacating their offices, and re-election, 88 the Managers.
The Audito... to be annually chosen. .
Se<4 4. In any election, sh()uld Two or ~ore Candidates bave an equal number of vt»les,
those whose names are entered first on the ballotting list shall be cOllsidered aa havilig~ the
greatest number of votes, and be elected accordingly.
Sec. 5. A General Meeling of the Proprietors shall be heJd annuall,V on the first Tuesday
in July, (or the purpose of electing the Officers of the Institution, filling up the vacanciea
occasioned by the preceding Second and Third SectioDs, receiviDg the Report of the
Managers, and transacting such other business aa may be then laid before them.
Sec. 6. All bUliness brought forward at any General Meeting of Proprietors sba)) be
decided by a majority present; and no bye-law, alteration or repeal of a bye-Jaw, shall
pass or take effect at such Meeting, uDless at leaat thirty days nolice thereof in writing
shall have been given to the Secretary by Fifteen Proprietors or upwards, which Notice the
Secretary shan publish in the Belfaat newspapers; nor shall aDY bye-law, alteration or
repeal, be proposed to the Meeting by the Board of Manager&. until it shalJ have beell
approved of by Two-thirds of the Members present at the meeting of their Board summoned
for that special purpose, and notice thereof given to the Secretary and published by him as
above.
Sec. 7. The Secretary Ihall call a Special Board of Proprietorl, on requisition being at
any time made to him by fifteen or more Proprietors.
Sec. 8. Election of all offices iD the Institution, and the adoption of all bye-Laws and
general regulations, shall be by ballot; the maDner aDd form of which shall be settled by
the Board of MaDagers.
Sec. 9. On election to an office in the Institution, the duties of it shall be made known.
to the Person electeO, by the Secretary; and if he decline to act, the next on the list
shall be appointed in hi, place, and 80 on uutil the office shall have been filled.
Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of the Board of Managers to superintend the Political
Economy of the loatitution, under which are comprehended the finances and baildings.
with aU arrangements relating thereto; to engage suitable persons as Masters, Professors.
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Sec. 11. They shall .have power to admit to the Library, Museum, and Lectures,
Strange!" who may be cJistjnguished by their rank or literary ftcquirements.
~e~. They shall cause fair and accurate Accounts to be kept of all receipts, pay";
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m~pt,s, and otlier bosiness transacted by them.,. their Oftjcer:s and, Agents r,espectively, and
Wl~.~any make"up the'SllDe to the IsL-of July in every year,,~nd lay ,them, with vouctil!b,(
before the Aiiilitors in thne to prepare tbem for being laid before the GeneraJ Meeting. III
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,Sec. t 3. . They ~haU aJ80 prepare a detailed Report of the actual State of the, Imlita-
tion, in order to be submitted to the ProprietorS at their AllnUal Meeting in July.
,~. 14. ,The I¥anagers shall meet at their room in ihe Institution on the first Tuesday
jn eyery 'PC?n,Lh; and no' 'Meeting shalt be competeilt. to ~t, ~usiness, unless five
Members be present: ., ,
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by a requisition in wriLing to .the Secr~l.ry, call a Special Meeting of the ¥anagers.
Sec. 16. The President shaJl preside at all Meetings of the Managers; and in case of
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Sec. 17. In everything relating to the Institution, and not especially pr~vided for 'by
the Bye-Laws, the Board of Managers shall have a discretionary power to. act ,as t~ey
shall judge most for its interests, still subject nevertheless to the control and direction of
the General Meeting of the Proprietors.
Se~" 1'8., The ~o~ of Managers shall, at theil' discretion, have all Monies belonging
to tbe. Ins~itution laid out in the purchase of lands and tenements, or pl!lced at in&er~st, on
-ecurity approved df by them~' "
. They shall also have authority to grant leases, agreeably to the .Act of Incorporation, of
any lands or tenements belonging to the Inst.itutioll.
Sec. 19., The Treasurer shall cause all receipts and payments on account of the Insti-
tQtion to be entered in a book Apt under his dir~ction, which bo.ok shan be laid on the
M;~~a~rs' table at their Mo~thly Meetings; ~e shall order payment: of such drafts and
bills as the Managers shall direct, and have hiS accopnts made up to the at of July in
every year~ and 'laid' before the Managers, in order that t.hey may be prepared for the
ipspeclion of the Auditol'!.
Sec. 20. The Secretary shan attend aU the Meetings of the'Proprietors and Managers.
and by himself or Assistant take minutes of the proceedings; he shall aLto take care Lhat
due noti~ of the different meetings be given to the Proprietors and Manager••
Sec. 21. The Auditors shall examine the Accounts of the Institution, made up to the
1st of July in every year, and report thl!reon to the next Anoual Meeting; to which they
shall als~ ~eliver a General Statement of t.he Accounts, signed by at leasL Two of them.
Sec. 2ft. The Visitors shall have authority to inspect, at all Limes, every department of
~he Institution; tbey shall assis\ and yote with the Managers in the appointment of Ma8ters
and J>rofesso'rs~ point. out to them for purchase soch apparatus, books, &.c. a! may be
wanted for the literary and scientific part of the 1n~tution, and furnish them with lists
,.0'(1' ~&ti~ates of their probable expense; they shall report to the Managers on the best
means 'of pronloting the o~ects of the InstiLution, by detailing the plans necessary to be
pursued, and the' abuses which ought to be corrected; appoint and attend examinations
for discovering t.he proficiency ot' Pupils, and vigilantly observe the whole internal disci-
pline, especially as to its influence on the manners and morals of the Students.
Sec. ~3. The Visitors shall meet at least once every month, and no Meeting shall be
competent to transact busiDe.., unless Three or more Members be present. They shall
report annually on those matters relat.ing to the Institution, which are comprehended in
their department, either to the Board of Managers, or to a General Court of Proprietors,
as they think best.
Sec. 24. Any Three Visitors may convene a Special Meeting of Proprietors, on giving
eight days notice thereof in writing to the Managers; they may elect a Secretary from
among themselves, and make such regulations, respecting the mode of transacting their
business, as shall seem belt.
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Sec. 25. The Board of Managers and Board of Visitors, when summoned for that
especial purpose, shall form a Joint Board, with authority to make rules for the e~tablish
ment and regulation of the College and School!; these rules shall prescribe the number
of Professorships convenient or necessary at particular Periods; the departments of
science which shall be taugbt, or in which lectures shall be deIiyered; the Dumber of
schools, and the mode of conducting them; the authority which shall be exercised by the
Professors and Masters, in order to insure the attention and expedite the progress of the
Pupil~; the manner in which Students shall recdve testimonials of their proficiency in the
several studie!, so as to secure the public confidence; and finally, the regulations bes~
adapted for a Seminary, whose object is to infuse the best moral habits, together with a
love of literary acquirements. These rules shall be of force in the InstitutioD, after having
received the concurrence of a General Board of Proprietors.
Sec. 26. Any Three Members of the Boards of Managers and Visitors may, by requi-
sition in writing to the Secretary, call a Joint Board of Visitors and Managers, for the above
purpoae.
Sec. 27. On the death of a Proprietor, his heir shall be entitled b;) al1 the privileges
enjoyed by the decea,sed.
Sec. 28. All vacancies occasioned by death, resignation or otherwise, and not already
·provided fOf, shlill be filled up by a General Court of Proprietors, which shall be convened
by order of the 8oaft) of Managers as soon as may be after the occurrence of the vacancy
or vacan(!ies.
BYE-LAW adopted on the 8th December 181~:
THAT erery Member of this The BelfasL Academical Institution, who is one oftlle perlons
parLicularly named in the Act of Parliament made in the fiftieth year of the reign oC
His present Majesty, George the Third, intituled " An Act to incorporate and regulate
" an Institution, to be called The Belfast Academical Institution, for affording to Youth a
" c1assica1antlmercantile Education," (which said persons therein particularly. named, who
have 6everally subscribed any sum or sums of m08ey for ..be .purposes of this Institution,
together with all such other persons as should have, at tbe time of passing tbe said Act,
subscribed to the purposes of this Institution, and paid to the Treasurer the sum so sub-
scribed, and all such other persons as shoul. at 'aoy time thereafter respectively subscribe
and pay the sum of twenty-two pounds fifteen shillings or upwards for the above purposes,
are by the said Act made one distinct and separate body politio and corporate in deed and
name, to be called and dis\inguished by the naale Df The Belfast Academical Institution)
and who has not yet paid to the purposes of tl1is s~i.d Institution the sum of money for the
payment of which said Me,lllber subscribed his' name 011 a roll kept for that purpose, shall
pay, on or before the first day of May in the year of our Lord olle thousand eight hundred
and thirteen, to the Treasurer for the time being of tbis said Inlltitution, the sum of money
for the payment of which he 110 subscribed bis llame as aforeeaid; and in case such Member
sball not pay Eu('h sum of money on or before the day bereby apPointed for the payment
thereof, then such Member, so failing to pay such sum ui money on or before the day
bereby appointed for the pa)'ment thereof, shall forfeit and pay to the Treasurer of this said
Institution for the tilDe being, for the purpoie& of this Institution, the sum of two pounds
sterling for every calendar month respectively which shall elapse from and after the day on
or before which it is hert>by appointed such Member shan pay the sum of money for the
payment of which be so subscribed his name as aforeaaid, until such Member .hall have
paid such sum of Olont>y for the pnylDenL of which he 10 subscribed hisl\alIle al aforesaid.
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BELFAST ACADElIICAL INSTITUTION.
-No. S.-
A R ETUR N, specifying the Names and Number of the Professors and Masters, and
lhe Amount "f their respective Salaries, belonging to' the Belfut Academical
Institution.
PerAmtam.
Sal.ry - £.?oo - -
Andrew Ure, M. D. Allowed him for the use of }
Professor of Natural Philosophy, his Apparatus - - -_ 60--
Chemistry, and Mechanics. For Breakage, and the ex-} 40--
peD8e of Agents - -
300--
John Young, A. M.
Professor of Moral Philosophy and } Salary
Metaphysics.
Rev. William Cairns, A. M.

Professor of Logic, Rhetoric, and } Salary 150 --
Belles LeUres.
Rev. Andrew O'Beime, A. B. Pro- } Without a Salary, but he has a free House
fessor of Hebrewr ' on a large scale for Boarders.
He has also a class of Students in Greek lind Latin; and is Muter of
the Classical School, to which there is no Salary.
James Thomson, A.M. Lecturer. aD4. Teacher of Mathematics, Arhhmetic and

Geography. He bas a class of Sludents in Mathematics; and is Master of the Mathe-
matical and Arithmetical Scbools" witbout any Salary.'
James Sheridan Knowles, Teacher of Elocution; has a class of Students, and a School
for the younger Pupils, wit.hout a Salary.
James Knowles, Maste; of the English School; without a Salary, but. has a free House
with large accommodations for Boa~ders.
Edward Ferns, Master of the French School; without any Salary.
Thomas Spence" Masler of the Writing School; witbout Saluy.
Gaenta Fabbrini, Master of the Italian School, uti of the Drawing School; no Sal8l')'
altached to either of these office••
All the Masters have School-rooms gratis, fumisbed at the opense of tbe Ibstitution.
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A R ETU R N of the Number of PUPILS in each Class of the BELFAST ACADEMICAL
INsTIT1lTION; distinguishing the Number of Boarders from the Day Scholars, and the
Charge of Board aPd Tuition.
COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT.
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY CLASS.

Fee for tbe Experiments, thirty shillings per Session of six months.
Dilto with Mathematics and Examinations, fifty sbilliugs per Sesaion.
Number of Students attending this Class, about - 120
CHEKIIiT&Y CLASS.
Fee two guineas per SeRion.
Number of Students attending tbis.Class, about - 50
CLASS FOR MECHANICS.
Fee 6,e shillinp;s and five pence per Course.
Number attending this Class, about - - - 180
The above Three Classes were established for the Summer half-year, and ended at No-
vember last; but in future it is intended that Dr. Ure should have bis Session in the Winter
along with the other Classes. He is now in Scotland, which prevenls the RetW'lls of
bill Classes being exact.
MORAL PHILOSOPHY CLASS.
Fee tWQ guineas per Sesaion of six months.
Number ot' leguler StudeOtl - - ...
LOGIC, RHETOJUC, AND Bl:LLES LETTRES CLASS.

Fee two guineas per Session for those who attend Lectures and Examinations.
Number of Students - - - - - - - - - - 18
And for those who attend Lecture., ooly one guinea.
Number of Students 6
H EBBEW CLASs.
Fee one guinea per Session.-Numher of Students - - 6
G REEK CLASS.
Fee two guineas per Session.-Number of Students -
LATIN CLASS.
Fee one guinea per Session.-Number of Students 12
ELO~UTlolf Cusa.
Fee two guineas per Session.-Number of Stlidents
M.ATHEMATICAL CLASS.
Fee two guineas per Session.-Number of Students 18
GXOGRAPHICAoL CLASI.
Fee one guinea per Session.-Number of Students 6
DIVllflTT CLAB8.
Conducted by the ReT. SamuE'l Eagon, who is appointed by tbe Associate Synod
of Ireland. Fee one guinea per Session.
Public Students attending this Class - 24
Private Ditto - ...
SCHOOL
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
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CLASSICAL SCHOOL.
N umber of Boarders at the House of the CI8118ical Muter - 50

Board, thirty-six guineas per aonum.
Tuition, four guineas per annum.
Number of Day-Boys attending the Classical School - 73
MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL.
Number of Pupils attending the Mathematical Class - 50

- - - - - - - - - Geographical Ditto - 11
- - - - - -' - - - Arithmetic Ditto - - - ~10
Tuition for Mathematics, one ~inea per quarter.

- - - Geography, half a guinea - DiLto.
- - - Arithmetic, half a guinea - Ditto.
ENGLISH SCHOOL.
Nombelof Pupils, Boarders and Day-Scholars

Of these, there are ~l who board with the English Master, and 13 who board with the
Classical Masters.
Rate of Tuition for Day-Boys, half a guinea per quarter.
Boarding for a single Boy under 10 years, 28 guineas }
- - - Brothers - - - - - - - 26 guineas
- - - - a single Boy above 12 years, 34 guineas per annum.
- - - Brothers - - - - - - -' 32 guineas
- Grown-up Lads - - - - 36 guineas
SCHOOL FOR ELOCUTION.
Number of Pupils in this School - - - - - 80

Rate of Tuition, balf a guinea per quarter.
FRENCH SCHOOL.
Number of Pupils in this School - - - - -

Rate of Tuition, one guinea per quarter.
ITALIA!f SCllOOL.
N umber of Pupils - - - - - - - - - - 5
. Rate at 'Tuition, one guinea and a half per quarter.
])RA WING SCHOOL.
Number of Pupil. in this School - - - - - - - .. 20

Rate of Tuition, one goinea and a half per quarter.
WaITING SCHOOL.
Number of Pupils in thia School - - - - -

Tuition, half a goinea per quarter.
No Entr.n~ charsed;in aoy of theScbool•.
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A C C 0 UN T of the RECZIPT and EXPENDITl1B.E of the ELFAST C4Di.:lJICAL bSTITVTION,
for the Year ended 5th January 1816.
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d. . I. £. d.
181 .
Jan. 6. Balauee in the hands of the Treasurer - I- - 1 13 10 10
ances clast r:
To James Campbell, Stone-cutter

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I- Pat Dogherty, Plasterer
651 10 -
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of 1\1a rs -
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I 18
51
Ove John Ja" C -3
D Pat" g lerty -2
1~07 8 !
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This Sum corresponds with the Balanee as settled by
the Commis8sioners of Public Accounts - - - -I 712 9 -
arch Fro
SUBSCRIPTIONS:
omas r 9
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April 12.
- 13.
I -
-
Eyre Evans -
Reverend J. Stott -
- 21 13
5 13 9
4
May .Ma -11

- Thomas Corbitt - 22 15 -
- 29'1
July 28 - J Moore French - 2'2 15 -
Sept. 6
Total of Subscriptions 249 3 4
Received for Gras8 on the grounds of the

IDst" n- 0
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9. iame Gran 00-
Sale of Dr. Ure's Syllabus
a C cate 0 r th
1 16 -tl
al of orpor , from
a Pupil 10
1816.
"Jan. 1. Interest allowed by the ~
easu tbis 6-
1,510 7~
1,7 9 9 1 &
To CHA £0 2 18 ]
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TilE DIS C H A R G E:
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SALARIES AND WAGES:
To Robert Simms, Assistant Secretary, for Salary to lile

1st November 1815· - • - - -
• Dr. Ure, Professor of Natural Philosophy, to the
same date - • • • - • • 150-.:....
• John Foeter, Porter, Wages to the 16th November 24 - - -
SALAlI.rBS and WAGES
IMPROVEMENTS:
BUILDINGS AN I) REP"I.,S.
To James Campbell, paid him lut year
on account - • • • • 4.25 - -
• - DO in full - • - - • 7" - -
500--
- Pat· Dogberty, lut year on account - 76 10 -

- • DO • • • • • - in full • 53 5 1
129 15 1
- W- Ritchie, lor Timber - - - 2 9 71

- J. Murphy, for Chimney Pieces. • 't - -
- W- MCCullough, (or building a Wall • .9 2 8
• John Taylor, for a Sewer • - 7" 5
_.DO • • _ DO - 12 2 -
19 6 5
- Thomas ADen, for Nails - - 2 - 6
- Thomas Corbitt Ie Co. for Timber " a 5
• P. Dogherty, for PlasteriDg - to lei 10
- Me Cartney" DUDlap, for Shelving - 7lf-
• - - no • - - • for Jobbing, &c. a 18 101
• Jobn Me Cutcheon, for ditto and Timber 1716 -
- Mo C&rtoey & Dunlap, (or and no no . 10 6 1
BVILDINOI • - • -
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- rs. 11 6
IMPROVEME!{TS:
To John Pelbam, fM8xt,a Work in levelling

Grounds - - • 11 7 6
- • no - bplaatiugTreesandSbrubs 5 15 0
)'lSi
- tbe Police CommiUee, for paviag the ,roportioa
belonging to th ... Institution in Wellington.Place • .. , ~
- no for paviag a preportioD of King.street • • 6710-

- Edward MeCullough, for Gravel - S7 IS 6
No~7. - John &baw, on account of Iron Railing 20 - -
-21. - • J)e - - _ .• D" - - - 25 - -
~.u. • - n- - • - - DO - - - 175 - -
2iO--
• ~ B~d, for building the Wall on which tJie
Rai1in& II erected • • - - - - 85 3 -
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Total of I •• aOVEIlZNTI - - - 43115 a
Carried forward 1,.635 11 If
S89. D
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£. I. d. t. I. d. £. I. d.
Brought forward - - - - 1,435 11 Ii
FURNITURE:
To John MCCutcheon, for Bedsteads, &c. - 18 12 9
- James MCClean, for a Pulpit-desk, and Timber for
Desks and Forms, &c. - - - - - 10 11 !!f
- MCCaJtney & Dunlop, for Bedsteads, Desks and
Forms - - - _ - - - - 67 16-
Total FVB.NITURE - -
MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS:
Paid W'" Boyd, for a pair of Globes - 19 13 lit
- Dr. Ure, for use and transit of his Apparatus, and
expeose of Re-ageols, t.o 1st Nov~mber 1815 - 100 - -
- MCCartney & Dunlop, for an Observatory - 20- -
Total MA.THEMATICAL IJrsTlI.VIIIENTS -
1---·-
139 13 lit
TRAVELLING EXPENSES:
Paid Proff'ssor Young, for travelling Expenses (rom
Glasgow - - - - - - - - 11 7 6
• - to Professor Cairns, for the same - - - - 11 7 6
Total TRA VELLINO EXPENSES - - - 2215-
ADVERTISING:
Paid F. Collins, (or advertising iu Belfast - - - - .
18 11 6
- for advertising in Dublin - - - 2 8 9
- - • DO _ in DO - - - - 2 12 -
5- 9
n- -in London. - 1 14- 8
DO _ in Glasgow - .- 1 1 It
Total for ADVKB.TIIIUUNTS - - - . . 26 8 -I
INCIDENTS:
Paid Hearth and Window Tax for 1814, - 25 12 -
- n-.- - - - • - for 1115 - 27 - 2
52 12 2
- V. Biancbi, for framing and varnishing Plans of the
Iustitution . - - -. - - - - 2 15-
- W- Sloane, for Insurance agaiDst Fire - - - 16 11 9
- Fees to Surveyors, for Opinions on the Act of
Incorporation - - • - _ • - 7 1.9 3
• Dr. Ure, for Locks,!Drawers, &c. • - - • 40 19 3t
- Jao Bloomfield, for Tin Work - - - _ 1 14 7
- Young & Deaken, for Dies and Medals - - - 22 8 9
- Robert Simms, for Sundries .. - - - 6 2 981
.-D---forDo - - - __ 2' 11 f
Total of INCIDElrTS --- - - - 139 15 Sf
DISCHARGE --- - - - - -- 1,861 3 ~
BAUlrez in favour of the Institution --. - - - - . - 670 IS 1
AMOUNT o. CHARGE ..- - . . - - t. . 2,531 18 lit
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-No. 6.-
A RETUR.N of the Names and Places of Abode of the COMMlTI'EE appointed to
examine and sign Certificates to the Students in Philosophy :-And an Account, whether
Rny and what Sum has been raised by the Synod of Ulster, and paid to the Funds of
the Institution, towards establishing a Professorship of Divinity and Ecclesiastical
History. .
TH E Course of Philosophy adopted in the Institution requires an at.tendance of three years,

which must elapse before a Student can require a Certificate; and only one regular Session
having passed over, the Boards of Managers and Visitors of the Belfast Academical
Institution have not yet found it necessary to llppoint a Committee for lhat purpose: But
they are informed, that the General Synod of Ulster haTe appointed the following Com-
mittee of their Body, It for the purpose of attending the Examinations of such Students in
II Philosophy in the Belfast Academical Institution al may be entered in the Reports ef
" the Presbyteries of the Synod, and of expressing their sati~faction in their proficiency by
" concurring with the Prnfessors in signing their Certificates; and that the Committee do
" consist of the following Members:
Reverend Andrew G. Malcolm. of Newry.

Reverend George Hay, of Derry.
Reverend T. Alexander, of Carncastle, near Larne.
Reverend John MCCance, of Comber.
Reverend Fletcher Bleakley, or Moneyrea, near Belfast.
Reverend James Carlisle, of Dublin.
Reverend Robert Stewart, of BroughshRne.
Reverend Edward Reid, of Rathmelton.
Reverend J. Anderson, of Auchnacloy.
Reverend Richard Dill, of Newtownlimavady.
Reverend James Morell, of Ballybay.
Reverend WilJiam Dunlop, of Strabane.
Reverend William Moore, of Moneymore.
Reverend H. Montgomery, of Dunmurray, near Belfast."
At the same Meeting of the Synod, it was Resolved unaniinousJy, "That a Professorship
It of Divinity and Church History should be established in the Belfast Academical Insti-
II tution; and that. a Committee be appointed for the purpose of takiug the necessary steps
It to carry it. into execution." This Committee met accordingly, and recommended that a
Fund should be raised for the support. of this Professorship, and that a sum, not less thaD
three thousand pounds will be adequate for tbis purpose. It was proposed that the Fund
should be raised by voluntary subscriptions; and tbat. Ministers should subscribe liberally
themselves, and be active in raising Subscriptions by applications to individuals, and, when
they deem it prudent, tbey may .make a public collection in their Congregations for thia
purpose.
The Managers and Visitors of the Academical Institution are informed, that the distreaael
of the times have prevented any effect.uol steps being taken to carry this ReaolutioD into
. effect: they also underlland, that it was not intended tbat the Sum to be so raised Ihould be
paid to the Fuods of the Institution~ but. kept at tbe disposal of the Syood.
Belfast, ~9th April, 1816. JOSEPH STEVENSON, Sect,..
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No.1.-A Return, speciCyiuc the Name. 01 the lIIanagm
and Vi.,. 9f the Btlfaa Academical lastitudon;
IettiDI fortb the Number of VilitalioUI h~ld etICh
Year. togetber with the Datee of the VisitatioDl,
• and tbe Nallll!l of the PenlClIII who .iaited.
No. f.":"A Copy of the Bye-Law. which hue been made
pa,.uant 10 the POwell p n to the IlIIlitlllion by
Act of PvliAIIIeDt.
No. a.-A -..cum. Ipecif,ing the Nama aDd N\lIIIber of the
Prof~ and Muters belonling to the laatitu.,
and tbe Amount of their relpecti ... Salarie..
No. ,,-A Retum-of tbe Number of Pupils in eacb CIeu,
distinguisbing tbe Number of Boarder. {rom the Dey
Scholar., and the Charge for Board and Tuition.
No. 5.-An Account or the Receipt and :kpeDditure of tile
Institution, for the Year ending 5th January 1816-
No. Ci.-A Return of the Namel aad PJace, or Abode of
the Committee appointed to eumin. and IIign
Certificates to too Student. in Philolopby J and
an Aec:o'Bllt whether an! and "bat Sum ba. been
raiaed by the Synod of UI.ter. and pUd to the
Fund. or the InltitDtiOll, toward. eltablisbinc a
Prof_,.bip of Di..inity aad Ecclaiutical History.
Belfuc. }
19th April 1816. .JOSEPH STEVENSON,
SecF.
C)rbr14l, ., The Houe of ComlDDlll, to .. Pritt_

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RET URN to an Order of the Houourabl" Houle of Commons,

dated 3d May 1816;-Jor,
A Jr A C C 0 U N T of the N U1Dber of Gallons of S P I R ITS Distilled in Ireland, from the

time the Distillers in that part of the United Kingdom began, in 1813, to work from Corn,
up to the 50th September ]814; distinguishing what Number of Gallons were Exported, and
distinguishing the Parts to which such Exportations were lent.
Number of GALLONS Number of

PARTS TO WHICH EXPORTED. distilled in Ird/ltld. GALLONS EXPORTED.
FRANCE 1,203
ITALY -
od
~ ],240
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PORTUGAL !c .19,738
SPAIN - •
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166,856
u
SWEDEN -, IS 24,941
0
MAN isLE 7,489
BARBADQP -
.!u 522
BUENOS AYRES
~ 1,524
CA.ADA. ~
• 142,298
NEW FOUWDLAND -
a0 21,501
.::
NEW SOUTH WALES ...CI 139
NOVA SCOTIA. -
~
~
614
ST. KITTS
S1711.IN All •
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..Q
148
1,005
,J
TOTAL • - - 792,818
CUltom House Dublin,} W,. MARRABLE,

May 17th, 1816.
Inspector GeDI of Imports and Exports.
AN 'A C C 0 UN T of the Number of Gallons of S PI R ITS Distilled in Ireland, from the

time the Distillera began, in 181S, to work from Com, up to the 30th September 1814.
GALLONS.
~
-7,121,673-
Ret' per WILL. KNIPE, Exam'.

May 15t11 1816.
N. B.-569,561 Gallons of the Ilbove Spirits was charged with Half Duty only; being an Exceaa
of the Quantity required by Law.
W. K. Ex'
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Aa ACCOllNT of the Number uf GalloM of SPIRITS i:3
distilled in Ireland, from the time the Distillers iD lhat
part of the United Kingdom began, in 1813, to work froID
Com, up to the SOth of September 1814 j diatinguishin&
what N umller of Gallon. were E,.ported, and dialinguillbillg
tbe Parta to which .auch Elportations were lent.
'''',I.~ed, by The House of Commons, '0 k Prililtd,

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ET NS nO of t lone Ie If ofC nous

dated 30th April 1816 ;-for,
eturo the .. her the ount FIN imp on ishes

Towniands, or other denominations of Land, in each Coooty ill Ireland, at t~e
t As ; an so of Nu of ODS conti In \'Cra
Gaols of Ireland, under orders of the Courts of Justice, for OftCllCes against
} Ex' Law d' ting' ing t Tum n ea "oun
:
A RRA NGED 1 N CIRCUITS;-Viz.
Coun \l Cit D.ubli rta' Circui

and Leinlter Circuit.
(s·)-fonnaught Cire\lit;
Hom euit. and
~s.)-Nor~ East Circui\. (6.)-Munster Circuit.
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1.) nty Cit DU N LEI ER Reu
MBLYtify, DO Fin h bee posed he C of K Bene reland

.on y Parish,wnlan, otbe mina of L itbin Coun y DublUl, or witbin
the County of the City of Dublin, between the time of my Return to the Order of the ~3d· day
.,r uary ..
n this . eet, a e date e Or whie"s ia a 1"11•
Dated ~bis ~o May 18J 6. Walttr Bournt,

D. Clk. Crown, Kiug's Bench.
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Lent Aaeizea 1116, by Orcier of the Court aDd

Amount or Fin. .
for Olfepcet
011 ParUba. T.oWlllancis, &e. Comity of a City.
Wilt E Law ••
None None . 1 Wick low.

.one 1'w five P • • 'exfo
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Three . Sevent -five P ds -. N e "ilken oUlIty
One - Twenty-five Pounds • NODe
Exam NIt,
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IRELA'S'D: FIS'ES ,IMPOSED ON PARISHE,R, TO\\ONf,ANDS, &C.
COUNTY OF WATERFORD.
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Parishes. '!ownlanda. Other Denominatioas.
, -
Numberof Fiaes, AIDOI,nt.
1 I '"
Number ttl .'in ... AmouIit,
\
Number of FiDeI. Amount.
Humber of
Persons confined
h Gaol.
£. a. d. £. a. d. . £. a• il.
Noae -- ~
- 3 . - . 75-- Nope .. - -- None.
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£. a. do £. a. d. £. a. d.
Noae NQba ,. • KOlle .. - NOlle.
J"",ta Ciatlm••
Clerk of tile Crown.
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COUNTV OF TIPPERARY.
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ASSIZES. .~RONY.
FINE. Total
'Amount.
an Pariah IX"
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Spring
1816
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Upper OrmOlld - ~ SiDgle Fines ~ 54- S ~

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1iaed.
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{TOWDlaDdS oaly
6Ded.
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,• tJTownland & ToWQ
1'l0fFetDard fiaed.
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Number of ,Persoas Convicted at the laat Asaises, under the Excise we • 6.

JtemaininS in Custody in tbe Gaol oi CloIIJMI - .. - S•
.J bumbly certlfy the ao. to be • true ReklrDo Dated ibis 13th May 18.6•
.l'rtr1' PtJliilmo,
.clerk of the ~....
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,FOil OFFENCEi AGAINST 'filE EXCISE LAW!.
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{2.)-HOME CIRCUIT.
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N°oE Finea Amount NODE Penon.
COUNTIES. Imposed. of suc:h FiDeI. ConfiDed. OBSEIl V ATIO)lS.
lieatb - . Tweotyo4iK £.680 Britith. Twerrty-three.

Being £. ~5 In
each of ~ cases; Note.-The .everal Penons Sit
.md two of £, 4" convicted of illicit Distilling,
each, where for- with the exc7tion of two, who
mer Convictiun. were !lentent'e to a shorter Im-
had takeD place. prisonment, were left in custody
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at the last Abizes, ordered to
be each imprisoned for the space
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Westmealh
King's County -
Fifteen
Nine
t.375 British
£. 'l\l5 British
Nine.
Two.
reapectiq A..... .-
of three months from the said
thty should pay (pursuant tu
the Statute) each a Fine' of £. I o
Queen's CouDty Nine t. !liS Brit.iah Five. to the ProlleCutors r..,eeti'lrely
But whether the said Fines have
,
Carlow - - Twenty-tbr.e £.S7S British Two. been remitted by .the P10eseru
tors, or any part of the said 1m
Kilc1are - - Ten £. ~50 British Two. prisollment by the CroWD, caQ
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DablinCity . None
at ColQmiuiOD
. - - Two.
he ascertained only the She
riff or Gaoler of sai COUD'LIM•
respectively.
J>ublin Co. .y • N.Ilne . . - None•
at CoQlmiSlioD
tXIm' by BmjtJfflUa Riltj,

. D.epr CJcrk ai ibI ere.. ",
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rorFinea AmoWlt confinellllnder
iDl(lOlell ctf Orden of tb.
COVWRS. Cou~
OBSIRVATIONI.
on
Town1aocla, Icc. auchFiDe.. for Offences .,.inat
Zxciae Lawa.
.Aotrim . - $5 Ll.m:;lm. 9. All discharged by consent of

p..ma
Town of Carrick-}
fergus - - - - - - .. . S
} the emw.n (aau.o.ue)
and out tUCll
illkit·Dis· tioo.
aD
security' for good behaviour,
to eoltage ia
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J)0'WIl . - 1 - DO
£.~5 ~ These are tile number of Per-
SODS left in J:U8tody at the last
Anizes, for ahort terms of Im-
Louth .. " - J £·~5 .. ])0 1 pri80DDleDt(whichar. genera1l1
exp1re4) and forTines of~. 10
to be pai.d UI their respective
Jdo. . . . . . 1. L 8!15 - DO 11
Prosecutors. But whether such
rmes111we been paid, and lh e
parties di&ch:led, or DOt, caD
QDqobe certi by the ~hrrift •
TowaGf.Dnagbaala - ...,. - or Gaolers .f tile relpective
Countir••
Armap . ." - 4 £.100 • I>- S

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Ex· WtIl/u &""'"
Clerk Cro1JD.
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IRELANp :-i'INE~ IllP08ED ow l'ARISIIES, 'TOWNL'ANDS, Sec.
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COUNTY OF LONGFORD.
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Fines Amouot or each. 'Totd Amount.

Number .r
Persons cllnfined
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en Townlancla. Sefttentes, aDd ObservatlOlllo
Wlder Excise Law..
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Three
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--- £. 'l5. British - £.75. British - Four - - .- One MOlith', ImprisoDmeDL
Revenue Ollicer having re.
leas~d the Fine of £. 10. each.
these PersollS were discharged
on the Month upiring .
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Gto. Gibbs,
D1 Clerk .of the Crown. .
COUNTY OF CAVAN.
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Number of
Finu of " .• 5. each
Number of
Fincs of (.. 40- each TOlai Numblr. AmoWlt of Flna
""posccl.
Number or.penou
Coavicted,
aud Icf't 011 CaleDcIar. :
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, And "49, whose Trials
wero (lDstJ¥lDed, aI¥Ilcft
ulWc:r a RuJo to giye
Security to appear at
lIext Altius.
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__""-r AND COUNTY
_________ ______- , ,OF
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1'l7
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None 3'17~' o. o. . .86
An. 47, 'Whoso Trials'
w~ POSlponed until
ne~ Assizes, and they to
remain out on lheir (or.
mer Recogdiunc:e,:.
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~'ld May 1816. Join Jol",ito1l, .
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Clerk of the CrowD.
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ASSIZES. COUNTIES. Number or Fillel.
Lent - - ,816 Roecommon - ~6 at £. ~5 Briti.h.,.

Leitrim - - 7+ at DC> t,85P.
Sligo - 54 at D"
Mayo lo8st DO
Galway - - 116 at DO
All Fines impoeed 00 TowDlan"

Nune - • on Paria_.
ASSIZES. C6VNTIES. Number of Pwfbna ooaIrIed.
Leot - - 1816 Roscommon ~I.
Leitrim lG.
Sligo -
M~yo - .
Galway _
r. lift thrald,
Clerk of the CloWD for &he rroYiJa~ of CoDll&Ught
(&e)-MUNSTER CIRC UIT.
COUNTY OF CLARE. (EU.)
ASSIZES. ~ TOWNI.A." Brkilh.
1 Carhue,eigb, otherwise CuoloUllooa, Petale £.115

~ CloimoIagh, Potale _ _ _ _
liS
3 Balrunnan, Potale, secoad ofl'ence. - 40
.. BaUymacrogao, Potale - _ _ ~5
5 Mayrhee, otherwise !>rOOMeD, Pot.ale liS
6 Same Townlaods _ _
~5
, Curragb, Potale _
115
8 CloDologh, Potale ~5
9 Same, Still Head 1Ul4 Worm of a Stin 115
10 LillaeeD, Po tale 15
JI LisheeD, Potale 'IS
J~ Carbuereigb, otberwise RyllUle _ 15
13 Bohydane, Still and Worm of a Still .. ~S
14 Luken, otherwise Greygrove, Potale, second offence _ 40
15 DerrRaha, Potale - _ _ _ _ _
~5
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16
18
Der~rll8bea.., PotAle -
Derryang~ber, Potale, IICOCId O&UC.
Mayrhee, otherwise Brlckoga _ _
!as
48
IS
19 Ma.yrhee, o~erwise DromiD, Potale liS
!!O Mayrhee, otherwise Briekogll, Potale s5
In MaY'hee, otherwise DromeeJI, Potale t5
~~ Mayrhee, Potale - ~S
~S Mayrhee, alias Brickoga, Potale _ 8S
~4 Dromeeo, otherwise Mayrhee, Potale liS
t5 Derrycrashaoe, Po tale _ _ _
15
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ASSIZES. TOWNLAN.DS. British.
Sprmg Asiizes 1816 1I6 Ru&hane, alias Rushanebeg, Potale - £'~5

(COftlimltd.) 9.7 Hath, Potale • - • - - .25
1I8 Ki1lenen,,&b, Potale - - - - '15
1I9 . Cabir, Po tale, second oft'enca - • -. - 40.
- 30 Same, Potale, second offence - - - 40
31 Dyfidane, Potale. - - • • 9.5
39. Ratb, Potale • - - - - 9.s.
33 Hath, Potale • .. -. - - s5
34 BallycRpanmore, and Knocknol., Potale - s5
35 'foulI&&hbeg, Potale - - - - 9.5
36 Sallie, Potale - - - - - 9.5
37 Same, Potale - - - - - 9.5
3S Ardkile, Still, &c. second offenco • • 4G.
39 Monigeenagb, Potale - . - - - liS
40 BallinUea, Still, &c. • - - • 9.5
41 Tomfinloe, Potale, second offence - - 4-0
49. Same, Potale, secoad offence _. 4-0
43 Lehlr, alias Leihermore, Still, &c. - - i5
44- Ayle. Singlings - - - - - 9.5
45 Same, Potale· .. - - • - ~
46 Same, Potale - - - - - s5
41 . Same, Potale - • - - - 9.5
4 8 j Same, Potale - ~ - • • . ~5. ~
49 Rynana, Potan: - • - • • liS
50 Ballycalll1, Potale -" - - - liS
51 Ayle, alias Monghauten, 'Sin&lings - - 9.5
59. Middle GlanconDane, Still • • • is.
53 Raheea, Still' • - - - - - I').
54 Cappanageragh, Potate. • - _ -." -., • SS
55 • Mayrhee, otherwise Brickoga - - s5
56 i Same, Potale • • - • - ~5
57 ! Baltimuan, Potale, secona offenci - - - 40
58, Rallylinebeg West, Potale, second offence
59 ·BamDg~rJJ, ~tale - - •
....
'5
'.
60 . Ballybomagb, Potale· - • .. 9.5
:
61 CaUuragb, Potale, second otrence - 40
69. Ctonserna, Potale :- ., . - •. ' _~ _ .. _"!- ,. ' ~. 9.5 "
63 "Knockroe, Pot8Ie - - - • 9.5
64 8allygrim, Pqtale 10 .. - • ~5
65 Glandree, Potale, second offence - 40
66 Glandne, Still; second offence' .. - 40
67 Glandree, Still"SecoDd oft'~nce - 40
68 Baltygrim, Potate - - :. • liS.
r-' --- -6g Glandree, Potate.. second' oft'IDce -
Ayle, Potale - - - - - 40.
70 , !ls.
7 1 Monagenab, Potale . - • - '5
79. Lackereigbmor~1 Still, secoDd oft'enca. • 40 .
73 Ballyburley, Potale, second oft'ence • - 40.
74. ScalpnagooD, Potale, 'leCODd oft'ence 4G.
75 Agbrim, St.ill, &c. - - s5
76 Aghonys, St.ill, &c. '- • i5
7i Dromsallagb, Potale - - is
78 Creagbnure, StlU, &c. - .. is
79 Island Cosgri1I', Potale - - !lS
80 Lower Kilbane, Potale ' - • !l5
81 Cloongeehin, Still, &c. - • 9.5
82 Cahir, Still, second oft'ence- - 40
83 AughagaJ:l, Potale - • - '5
TOTAL • - - t. ',360
THREE PenoDl, (ound gnilty at the last Assizes (or breaches against the Revenue Laws,
Mfltenecd te lie imprisoned Three Weeks eacb, and pay a 'Fine o( 'fen Pounds ~Ilch to the Revenue-
Ofticer who. proeecuted them.
Mid' ST»i"ty.
D. Clk. Crown, C~UDty o( Clare.
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I'OR OI'FENCEI AGAINST THE EXCISE ~AWS. 7
COUNTY OF LIMERICK.
I nUMBLY certify, That at Spring Assizes 1816, held for the County of Limerick. there were
eleveu Fines of t. '15. each, and one Fine of £.1-0. imposed ou Townlands in said County. in case.
of illicit Distillation, amounting to Three hundred and Fifteen Pounds; and that there is one
Person confined in the Gaol of aaid County. uuder an order of aaid AIsi.es, for an oft'ent'.e against
the Excise Laws, and none other for such offence,
Crown Office, E~ L9'agl&t.
13th May 1816. Dell' Clerk, County Limeric~.
I DO hereby certify. That allast Assizes (Spring Aasizes 1816) held in ad for the County of
the City of Limerick, there were no Fines impoaed on Pariahea, Towulands. or other denumination.
-of Land, within the CQUnty of the laid City; and that there are no pencm. DOW confined in the
. ,oaol of the County of the laid City; "Oder ord~ of the ColU1s of Justice. for o8'eneea apiaN
the Excis. La...
Give. UDder lOy' haQd LhiI gth d-.y of May 1816.
BdRrd Parker,
Clerk CroWD. CoantJ of the City of Limerick.
. -
COUNTY -OF KER·BY.
THERI were PO fiDli lmpo~d.Dn Pariah••• TownlaDds. or other ditDombaatioa of Lead, ia

,aid Counly,:'at the last A.iz..· . ; .
There are DOW confined in the GISOl. of laid County. two PersoDl,for Ol'enc:ea apiPat till
~xeiae Law~ under Warran... erllllteci by a ~ag~tra~ >for the laid County.
J. Hurl1,
Crown ORiee,. . Clerk of the CrowD.
.,th May 1816.
COUNTY OF CORK.
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PariIbea. Townlmcla. Other DenominacioDl. NWD_ of
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Number of Fines. Amount. Number of Fines. Amount. NUQlber of lin•• AmowIt. iii OMI.
L I. d. £. I. fl. £. I. d.
• 1 • '15 - -
. 6 - 15 0 -- . • . . . • None.
J amel Cnalterton,
Clerk of the CI'OW1l.
CIT Y 0 F COR K.
)iil':l~ Return to Order 1st May (marked If.) of Fees cbargfd.
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1\ 1teWTD of the Noaber . . tbe::.:&.-nnt oI.l'INES i:3
.... ptkd on Pariah", TUWDIaad..... lI(h~r de_inatiou.
et lAnd, in each County in I~. at tilt J.t AuiRa;
ad alao of tbe NIIJIIber of PenoiM __ \'IItDIned in tbe
.....10.011 of Irr"'d. ada dfden f1f thit.<:oOI1l of
+Wit
1• .tice. for OtI'encet dle.d.e Law. dillinpiebilll
_ Ifumben in .acbVouu~.
ARBANG~ IN cimctJrrs;-v....
(t.~nty and Cily of 'ublin 1<4. ~North Wilt Carcait.
. lind Leinster eirc.it. <5.~nlhlCht C"ucoit.
(t!r-:-H01II~ CilCllit. . . , UId
(I.)-JNGrtb East. Circait. (6.~Mlllllter Circuit.
-(lFdrr-. ., Th~ House of Com--. to Ie Prirltlf.

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II.
RETURN S to an Order of the Honourable House of Commons,

dated 1St May 1816 ;-for
A Return of the Amount of FEES, charged by the Clerks. of the Crown at

the several Assizes in Ireland, on the receiving of all Traverses; distinguishing
the Cases of PRIVATE DISTILLATION, and how, and in what manner, such
Fees have been applied; for the last two Years.
, ARRANGED IN CIRCUITS; VIZ.
(l.)-County and City of Dublin, {4.)-North West Circuit.

and Leinster Circuit. (5.)-Connaught Circuit;
('l.)-Home Circuit. and,
(3.)-North East Ciuuit. (6.)-MUDBter Circuit.
(I.)-Countyand City of DUBLIN and LEINSTER CIRCUIT.
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Nomber A_ant oC How, and ia
Number orTrnenea Trayenea to wbatm_.lach
to Grand JDfJ
oC FEES
COU NTIES. IuforlllaliODi Cor recei,ed on each FEES
Presentlllenta. were applied.
Prime DistiDation. Trancw.
County Dublin - 'l7 - - - £. I. 8. 'l. To ~e Clerk of

the Crown, for hiB
Co. City Du1l1in - - - -

own use ; 81 he J'e-
ceives no fees but
All for Damager, in his own.
order to ascertain Amounting in two
the Loss to the years, to
Parties, by making
£.38. o. 6.
Mail.coach Roads
through their Lauds
aDd Premises.
WaltO' BOllrnt,
D. elk. Crown, King's Bench.
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R 'LAXD: FE"'~ ell \RGED BY THE CLERKS OF THE CROWN, ON
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Number of I Amollnt of Ho.... h
lr l:r • FE .5
FEE.'! IOuSERVATIONS.
fo at IS n eh
(or Distillillg.1 lraven.e. apolied. I
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l'.one.
1£. t. 9. '1. To the The duty and

I Clerk orthe' trouble til a ~till
Crowu, to 11a>l".IIPatioaTra_
enable him I verse 'Uld a Tra
topavCTerksl v se'1) G-m>
..1ld otl.er "u-rP"'"!St' tIT-ot
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Printe Distillation.
l. 8, L.
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Spring - • - J81.$ I
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30 e. ron N e "'To .
•T'UTlCS ClJattertan,
(;lerk 01 the CrowD.
RF.CEITING '!'1t.-\V~RSES IN CA~ES DP PRIVATE DISTIJ.LATION. 3
COUNTY OF TIPPERARY.
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KIND OF TRA\'ERSE. FEE on eaell, HOW APl'UED.
Traverse for Damages by a new line

of Hoad, or general - - - J. 8. 2. Those Fees (wllich I found in the List of Fe!'s
If the pl!rty is poor, or the Land on my eoJlling into offiee, ~I yeaI'! agn) !tnd all
occupied small, the Fee is reduced, others received by me, are (after providing Sta-
and frequently not charged at all. tionary, Printing, al.I paying a confidential
And frequently these Fees are Assistant) applied to my own use.
not paid till the Damages are paid
Under the Road Act, I am obliged to write out
in to the Traverser.
for the Treasurer a cop}' of all PreseDtments
granted and discharged at each Assizes; to make
Traverse to a StiR Fine - I. 6. 8.
out for the Grand Jury a Qnere Book, containing
II' the Informations justify the
a thGusaDd Querie~) alld which fills a quire ot'
suspicion that the Officer attempts
paper, of which this is a half sheet; to file, keep
to split the o«eoee, &ad cbarge two
sale, and have ready, all Affidavits grounding
Fine. for one. DO Fee i. takeo.
Presentments, and accounting for the same; to
take care that there is no Presentment pasled in
Court, without an orilinal being laid before the
Nott.-In Tra'Yene. for Damages there is a Judge; alld to see that. there is no Quere ordered
further Fee eharaed by me, whicb, though not to be disrbarged without au Affidavit to account
required hy tbe Order, it i. right to state. being also laid before the Judge.
At the second Assizes, when the Damagl's are
And for all these labours and duties there is
ascertained. li', 4d. is charged by me for drawinl
\he Certificate and Presenbnent groullded thereon, no payment.
which must be either on the County at large or
the BuoDY, according to the original Prescntmeut;
but if the Party or hill agent drawl the Presentment
himself and solicits the GraDd Jury himself, no Fee
is char.ed.
AMOUNT of FEES received 011 aU Traverses for the last Two Years.
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'fravenes ullder the Road Act. Traverses to Still Fines.
s.au.r ,814: £. I. d. Samm... 1814: £. ,. d.

4 Traverse. for Damages 5 I~ 8 168
1 Traverse to a Still FiDe
... Eatered, the Damages being UDder
£. 10, not paid for - - -
... Eatered. whicb failed
SpriDa 1115: Spring 1815 :

... Elltered, which failed 16 Traverses to Still Fines 'H 6 8
Sammn 181S: Summer 1815:
5 Traverses. Damages, paid for 7- 10
I lIgaiDSt a Burning Petition - 1 8 2 .. Tra\'erses to Still Fines 5 13 4
I agWoat widening a Road 1 8 ~
'10 Elltered for DanUlges. Dot yet
paid, £. 20.
Spring 1816: Spring 1816:

1 Entered for Damages, not yet 33 Traverses to Still F'anes;
paid, £. I. 8. 2. Amount paid on them - - 31 - _
I against a Presentment to levy
Arrears due by Clonmell Cor- Total on Still Travltrse, - £. 59 6 6
poration I 8 ~ Total Received - - - - 16 18 -
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Total Rere'aved £. 16 18 - TOTAL on both - - £. 76 .. 6
Due on 20 Traverse Damages, which will be paid

next Assizes, £.~O.
RE-STA T EM ENT.
Feet rereived on Traver.e Damages - £.16 18 -
Fees received on Still Fine 1'ru\'crses 59 6 6
Fees due on Traverse Damages 20 - -
TOT.\L recei~~d and due
I humbly certify tilt: above to be a true Return,

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Dated this ~3tb 1\1ay J 816. Fred. Fallriner, .
Clerk uf the Crown, County of Tipperary.
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.. IRf;.L:\ND: FEES CIIARGED BY THE CLERKS OF THE CROWN, ON
(2'rHOME CIRCUIT.
Ne o{Tnn'erlel
COUNTY, N°of to Inforroatiool A_at of
Traverses to brouttht ror FEE How disposed abd applied, &c.
anll their reapective Amzt'l, Grand Jury received 00
private
(or Two Years. Presentments. Distillation. each Tra.ene.
Assizes:
Carlow: '11le Party entering a Traverse pays
this Fee. It is applied towards the
Summer - 1814- Five. None. discharge of the various expenses of the
Lent - - 181 5 None. Nune.
Officer and his Assistants, incurred in
ex(cuting the laborilltJ8, complicated,
£ ••• 8. ~. responsible, and expensive duties of his
Summer - 18 15 One. None.
office.
Lent - - 1816 One. One. The Fee payable to the Clerk of the
Cr0\9D OD entering a Traverse to a Road
Presentment, is an ancient Fee, esta-
Kildare: blished beyond the memory of any
Sumnler - 1814- Three. One.
Officer now living: and when the du
ties necessarily imposed on the Ollicer
by BUch Traverse are examined, the
Lent- - 1815 One. None.
amount, it is c:oDc:eived, will be c:on
£.1. 8. ~. sidered reasonable. Its amount was
Summer - 1815 Twu. None.
originally fixed by reference to tbe theD
Lt'nt -- 1816 Thrl.'e. One. existing Fee ~able on the trial of a
perlon lor. iMlmaetlflOr, the duties,
expenses, and at tendances of the Of.
Queen's County: ficer being analogous. The proc:eediup
on a Traverse come forward, and &
Summer - 1814- Fifteen. None. trial is bad hy jury, in the nature of a
trial by Nisi Prius; and it is hope4
Lent - - 1815 ~'wenty-nine None. the Fee of £. I. 8. ~. will be conai
£.1.8. ~. dered but a reasonable compensatioII
Summer - 1815 Nine. None. for the Officer's attendance upon, and
Lent . - 1816 Se\-en. Two.

proceeding (thro' ita various branchel
with such trial. The like Fee 0 f
>
£. 1. 8. '1. payable on travers~ &Il
Information for anlic:ensed Dis' i
Killg's County: was fixed by analogy te the case 0 DBc
Summer . 1(114- Five• None. Traverse to a Road Presentment; tile
Le!islature having not only aaaimi
Lent - - 1815 Three. One. lated the proceedings, but the duties•
£. I. 8. '1. expenses, and attendance in this lattel"
Summer - lS15 T\Vo_ Two. case, beiog also the' same. It is suboo
mitted, that on investiption it will -
Leut - - 1816 Fi'ie. Two. be found much publie lDCODVem.enc:e
might arise. were a right to traveno
witbout payment of a Fee to ·exist ;
We&t.IIle~th:
and tbe Officer would, in such a c ase,
be left to discharge the various dutios
SUUlDlcr - 181 4 None. One. on this subject (incurring. too, ac tual
expense) without remuneration.
Lent - - 181 5 Two. Se'ien.
£.1. S. '1.
An objection having ·been made, m .
onjl of the Towns on tbis Circ:uit, to
Summer - 181 5 Four. . Four.
the Fee charged on entering a Traverae
Lent -- 1816
-
Nineteen. None. to an Inforwation for unlicensed Dis-
tilljng, #.Ie Officer of the Court.
(anxious lIot to demand ani. Fee tlt at
Meath: was not founded injustice) aid a C aae
bt'fore· Counsel of tbe first rank and
Summer - 1814- Two. Two. talent in Ireland; who gave his op-l -
n ion thereon, ·That the Fee W88 a juIt
Lent - - 181 5 Four. Three.
£.1. 8. 2.
one, founded in law.
Summer - 1815 Twenty-fOUl Seveu. Which matters the Officer moat r
spectfully begs leave to submit.
Lent· - - 1816 Thirty-five. Four.
Bt'!itimia Ril"
Dep. Clk. of the CroWD.
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R.ECErnNG TRA ,',ERSES IN CASES OF PRI VATE DISTII.LA TltlN. 3
f
(3.)-NORTH EAST CIRCUIT.
l'jO or
N° of Amoant of
Traverses
Traverse. 10 FEES How and ill wlllil mlMer wcla
oC Informillions recein'd
COUNTIES. ASSIZES. for FEES
Grand Jury Pri.,ate on each
were applied.
Prell4:utmeDI •. Di"tillali'·II. Travene.
Antrim . - Summer 1814- - To the Clerk of the Crown; tct

Lent - 1815 4-
enable him to pay his Clerks,. II lief
the other Expenses uf his Olti("f
Summer 1815 - and to ("ompensate him for Lit.,
Lent - 1816· 1 6 various dllties to be periormed l.y·
him in respect of such Traverael'.
and which dutiea are detailed
Armagb hereafter.
Summer 1814 3
Lent - 1815 £. 1. 8. t;
The Fee cbargf'd b, the Clerk
of the Crown OD receiving Bad
Summer - - which in entl'ring a 'I'ra\'erse to tbe Pre-
LeDt - 1816 1 Two Years, sfntlllent of a Grand Jury, is al
in old as the first Ruad Act (above
Seven 100 yeal"ll) and was then the Fee
SUlnmer 1814- 5 Counties, paid by a Traverser un all Indict-
amounts to ment, or a Prl-Sf'ntment of a Nui-
~nt - 1815 7 £.15'1. '1. sall("e; it is the only Fee received
Summer - • for all the: duty cOllnected with
Lent - 1816 and consequent on the Traverse;
nalRely, "entering the Traverse,
"drawing the Rerognizllnce to-
4C prosecute, and the Issue for
MQD8&ban - Summer 1814- 1~
"Trial, awarding the Jury Pro-
Lent - 1815 35 "cess, swearing the Jury and
Summer 1815 ... .. Witneslk!t attending the Trilll,
" reading the Exhibits, entering
LeDt - 1816 (, aod recording the Verdiet."
Tbe Fee taken un a Traverse
to an Information under tbe Ex-
Louth Summer 1814 1 cise Acts is cbarged in analogy
to tbe fOrD1f\r, the duties of the
Lent - 1815 1
Clerk of tbe CrOWD heinl the
Summer 1115 same in botb cases. The Excise
Lent - 1816 Act, directing tbe Tra'(erses to
lucb Informations to he tried in
the same nlanner us a Traverse
TlIwn oC } to a Preaentlllento{aGrandJurv.
Drogbeda. Same period these Informations are iD the
nKture of fui twa Actions; and
TOWD of } Same period it is plaiD, that if the Statute had
Carrickfergus. 1-----1------ .
directed tbe Penaltiez to be re ..
covered by Action, Bill, Plain&,..
30 or Informatiun, in any of the su-
periurCourta, tbe Officers of those
These Traverses were chiefly for Damages, and Courts would be entitled to
are in the nature of Civil Actions, to ascertain charge the Fees usually takeD on
and recover ('ompell!'lItion for injuries dODe Actions of that nature; and lurely
to Lauds, &c. in muking Roads: there is Dothing in law or justice
to exclude tbe<.:lerk uf tbe CrOWD
.....
.~------ ----------------------------------~ from the same right.
If tbe Clerk of the Crown (who is solely compenlBted by Fees, and receives no Salary from the
.
Crown) was bound to receive such Traverses. and to perform all the duties connected therewith, and
already enumerated, without 1·'eeI, tbe puhlie mconvenience (not to Ipeak of the privace injury)
• .ould he great indet'dj for, after the Grand Jury had devoted tbeir tiDle and attention to their
Preseutments, and the Judge had fiated them, any man in the C~lIIly mi&bt come iDl~ Court tlt
the last bour of the Assizes and traverse enry "resentment, and thul the whule business of the
Gl'lUld Jllry would.be overturned. And in the case of Informutions for Primte Distillation, .the
mischief would be equally felt: every case 1\'ould be litigated by the Private Distillers (who are
generally tbe Traversers;) the Reve-nDe would be put to great additional Expense; the time uf the
·Court would be taken up in the trial flf vexatioul and frivolous 'J'1'RVerSes; and the Clerk uf th •
. Crown would be pUl to great additional expense aDd trouble, witbout uny remuneration.
These Observatiqns are respectfull; submitted, in co~equence of some declarat:onl said to hay.
beeD made in Parliament, quc:sticDing the legality Qf this demand.
1,r«1Itr Bournt, Clerk of tb. CrowA.
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6 IRELAND: FEES CHARGED :BY THE CLERKS OF THE CROW1f, ON
(4.)-NORTH WEST CIRCUIT.
COUNTY OF LONGFORD:
.,..
, ,
Number of Number of AlDount 01 How, and in
FEES
"
Trllvereel Tr."erIK _iMfieoeada .1Iat Meaner lUela
TraYen!', u "eli ta
ASSIZES. to ~raD. lury to Iqformatiolll for Grand Jllr, FEES
Prelentmenll, ••
Preeentlllent.. Illicit Distillation. Prj .ate Uittillation. were applied.
Summer t814- -· ~. ~O. £.1. 8. ~. The Fee of £.1.8. t.

the Clerk of the Crown
Lent - 1815 -· S· + DO receives and applies t9
his own use, on every
'fraverae, u well to
Summer 18 15 -- I. 9· DO Grand Jury Presen t-
ments U\I) Informations
l..eut - 1816 -- I. I. DO OD Priute Distillation;
the Duties of the C!erk
of the CroWD on each
being oxllCtly the 1IIMe.
Gru. Gi6In,
Deput.y Clerk of the Crown.
COUNTY OF CAVAN:
......
,
Amount .f Ho ... and in
Number of JiTumber of the 'II' bat
Manuer lUCia
ASSIZES. Tra.enea Traverlel FEE FEES
to Gran. Jury tu I,lornoa,ionl for chllrlled 011 each were applied, for the J..t
Preaentlllenli. Pri.ltte DilliUation. Traverte. 1''11'0 Ye.us.
•
Lellt - 1814- - - None. 55· £.l. 8. t. To the Use of the

Clerk of the CrowQ.
~ummer 181", - · 10. 66. DO
Lent - 1815 - - 6. 7· DO
Summer - IS 5 - ·1 'l. 10. DO
COUNTY OF. }' E R .M A NAG H:
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Lent - 18 .... None. ·+9- £.1. S. .~. To the Use of the

Clerk of the Cl'OWD.
Summer .; 181+ None. *+. D·
Lent - J815 1. 3~. DO
Summer. 18 1 5 Nonc. 13· J)A.
Exumined' by Joltn Jollrulon,

Clerk. of the CroWL
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RECEIVING TRAVERSES IN CASES OF PRIVATE DISTILLATION. 7
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COUNTY OF TYRONE:
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"'
Amount of How and In
Number of Number of tbe
I .llst !IIanner luch
Traverses Traverses FEE
ASSIZES. FEES
to Grand Jury to Informations for charccd on eacb were applied, (01' tbe lut
Presentments. Printe Dil4i11alitlo. Traverse. Two Year..
Lent - - 1811- - - 17· 60. £ .1. 8. ~. ro the Use of the ClerIt

of the Crowu.
Summer - 181 4 - -. 1. 4 1• Do
Lent - - 18 15 - - None. ~. DO
Summer - 18 15 - - I. IS· DO
-
COUNTY OF DONEGAL:
r \
Lent - -.181+ - - ~3· t67· £.1. 8. t. To the Use of the Cledt

of the Crown.
Summer - 181+ - - 111. 'l~6. DO
.Lent - - 1 81 5 - - J. 59· 0°
. Summer - 1815 - - NODe. 61 • O·
CITY AND COUNTY OF LONDONDERRY:

~~--------........--~--------....------~~....--~.... --....----~------------~,
Lent - - 181 •• - - 16. 19· £.1. 8. !I. To the Use of the Clerk
of the Crown.
Summer • 181+ - - 5· 14· D"
·Lent - - 18J5 - - 5· 7· D·
Summer - 18J5 - - !l. 10. O·
.Examined by
~sd May 1816. JoAil Jolln,ton,
Clerk of tbe CNWII.
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8 IRELA~D: FEES ,CHARGED BY TilE CLERKS OF '1HE CROWN, ON'
(s.)-C 0 N N AUG II T C I R CUI T.

f'.
r ~
FEES Like
TOTAL
COUNTIES. ASSIZES. on Trnrne, (or on True'nel
AMOUNf.
Privnte Distillatioll. to Presrntmentl.
£. I. d. £. I. d. £. •• d.
RalConunon - - 1814 - Summer -- 55 10 - '23 11 9
1815 - Sl)ring -- 37 9 3 -
- - - - Summer - - '13 11 9 -
1816 - Spring - · '27 - - 15 7 II
l.eitrim . - . 1814 - Summer -- 63 16 6 '1 15 6
1815 - Spring - - '18 18 3 -

- - - - Summer - - '23 II 9 -
1816 - Spring -- 35 16 71 1 7 9
$ligo - - - 1814 - Summer - - 17 8 19 9 -

1815 - Spring - - 53 8 3 -
- - - - Summer - - '24 19 6 -
1816 - Spring -- 47 15 G -
-
Mayo - . - 1814 - Summer - · 90 3 9 -
1815 • Spring . · 51 6 9
-
- - • - Summer • · '14 19 6 - .
1816 - Spring -- 44 7 3 -
GKlway - - - 1814 - Summer - - 95 4 9 -
1815 - Spring -- IS 17 6 ,-
- .. - - Summer - - 15 5 3 -
1816 • Spring -· '29 - If -
£. 965 '2 10 43 ~ JI
43 ~ I I
£. J,008 4 11 t Total - £. 1,008 4

-lit
How and in wbat manner applied.
To the Cl,erk of tbe Crown, "Fee of £. I. '21. gd.· £. •. d. £. •. d.

on each fravene - - - • - - 786 - 3
To the Criers .;
£ 1,008 4 11 a
M. Fit: G~rQltl,
Clerk of the Crown for the Province of CODDaugbt.
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RECEIVIN T VE ES C SES F IV E 5T A N.
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CO NT 0 CL RE.
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ravenel ra.,.eut's
Traverses Traverses to to Tolal
A tz for
rail S Fin ·eae mber
amages. ellts.
Summer- - 181 4 - 5 1 5 1 12
( 'tin' 4
Sprmg -- 1815 . 3 IS 8 [QW.
S mer 15 1 3 9 7
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II wa red. Ob tion
pai r. ived
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ASSIZES.
I
1£· I. tl.
oE
I
No Traverse
nse
Summer- - 14- £.. ~. 5 3· nan sta
of c:oIIJuc:t-1 ~aid for, un-
S g 15 ~. 6 6.
A zes ss Re
S mer 815 1 ~. 9· 6 6. 16. 6. and Office, noe I
rUles, and
r D ag
Spring . - 1816 . J. ~. 9· 9 10.
+ 9·
I
Midi SW!J"Y, Deputy Clerk of the Crown,
Cor-ty of Clare.
.. -. . _... . OU TY F M IC
I H bly Certif That the Clerk of the Crown for' the County of Limerick,
c ges e s of e G ea ree.- ing ncb ver ..,h er a sent nt,
or 'for taking Defence to try the fact of lIlicit Distillation; and whle.-h I~e is pa.id by the
1 on der th ra e; die 0 c pell 'on ei\' d pa' ble or
demanded by e Cler of 'C n, De y 0 ler, for !.eri , try by ry.
and recording the Verdicts had nn each Traverse.
fur r C fy, at f the t t\ yea tho s to y, las ur size the
Fees c~arged by the Clerk of the .CrowD for said Connty, on Traverses ~ Presentment~,
a unt to . e p !Is t sb ~s d 1 tl Fee 11I\r d by I m Tru· ~el
for trying ti,e aet 0 Dl'f es ufo atio for IClt isti ion mo u t Six
JloU1\ds sixteen shillings and sixpence, and was applied by the Clerk of the Cl'Own, or
D my hi vn
Crown-Oflict', "l Etlw.,I.ysaght.
.&;jth '1 ....
.1'-1.""," & ...... r D C C. Count. of Limerick
C N T E TY OF 1M III
,A..
....
Amoont Trayerse for How and in wbat lUanner
SS ES.
0 EES Brge Pr eD &rio IDC ~,. Dpp
Summer Assizes 181+ - None. None. None.

Ap db) lerk the
Spring Assizes 1815 £'3· 8. 3· None. Crown to his own Uae.
umm Ass No No No
riD ssiz 181 No No No
xa w Par , C do eC WD,
C ty be ty 0 ...ime k.
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10 IRELAND: FEES CHARGED BY CltOWN CLEltKS, ON TRAVERSES.
COUNTY OF KERRY.
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ON receiving of all Traverses, the FEE cbarged by the Clerk of the Crown is One Guinea
for each; and such Fee is applied for from the Person traversing.
As ,to Traverses.in cases of Private Distillation, there were not any in said County.
Crown Office, Tralet",} J. llurly, Clerk of the Crown.

May 12tb, 1816.
COUNTY OF CO R K.
., J"">
FEES FEES TOTAL "'

on Traverses on Traverse. of How and in wbat manoa
ASSIZES, ill cases of of other FEES applied for.
Private Di.lilJlltion. De~riptions, Chused.
£. I. d.
{ Applied for to the ~ra.
Summer - 181 4 . - NODC. I,. 19· 6. 9· verser'a Agent, at or Im-
mediately aO.er Trial.
Spring - 1815 - - None. 11. 1 '1. 10. 3· Like.
Summer - 1815 -. None. 1. I. '1. 9· Like.
Spring - 1816 .. NODe. NODe. - --

.
Jamrs Chatterto", Clerk of the CrowD.
C 0 U NT Y 0 F To II E CIT Y 0 F COR K.
r~.....--------------------~------------,J~~----------~-------- .....----............~~
ASSIZES Amount recei.ed.
aud Ihe To wbole Uee applied.
. wben Traver.e entered. N umber of Trayenea.
£. 8. d.
Summer Assi2;ea - 1814 - - Two Traverses, at one} The Clerk of the Crown·, Usa.
Guinea each. _ _ '1 5 6
Spring Allsins - 18 J 5 No Traverse.
Summer As~izes - 1815 - - One Traverse - 1 '1 9
Spring Assues - 1816 Two Traverse. - !l 5 6
£·5 13 9
I do hereby Certify, 'That there was not nny Fine imposed on any Parish, 1'ownland, or
ollier denomination of Land, in the County of the City of Cork, at tbe last Assizes; and
t.bat there is not any Person now confined in the Gaol of the County of the said City,
under any order of any of the Courts of Justice, for Offences against the Excise Laws. .
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Honourable I louse of Commons, dated, '5
let May 1816j-jor, i:3
A Return of the Amount of }'jo:F..s, charged by tbe Clerks

of tbe Crown at the &eYel'lll Asoizea in Ire/nil, on the
receiying of all Trave"e:.; diftinguia"ing the CIII'" of
PRIVATa DUTILLATIOK, And bow, and in wbat mauner,
.uch Fees bave been applied; for the lalt Two Yean.
• ARRANGED IN CIRCUITS;-Yiz.
(l.)-Counl.1 & Cit, flf Dublin (..)-North West Circuit.
uod Leinlt..r Circuit. (.:'.)-Connaught Circuit.
(t.)-Home CIrcuit. and
(3.)-~ortb East Circuit. (G.)-~Iunster Circuit.
Onlcfftl, "} The J1'J~e of CoIIII\lUIII, to III PrjJ1t(,I,

28 Ma!l1816.
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(Ireland.)
ESTIMATE
OF THE
Charge of the DUEll BODIED MILITIA of Ireland; for various periods

in the Year 1816.
CBARGP..
FOR the Charge of the DiBe_mbod_ied It_lilitiB. of l_relaD_d; {or_}

£.100,000 - -
the Year 1816
War Office,
11th JUDe 1816. PALMERSTON.
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for various periods in the Year 1816.
tlrrUml, &y The Hoa.. or Commons, to fie PritsC,Ii)

11 June 1816•
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(Ireland.)
Copy of a DIS P A TC H from His Excellency the LOBD

LIEUTENANT ·of Ireland, to Lord Viscount SlDUQUT~;
dated 5th June 1816 :-Viz.
A STATEMENT
OF THE
Nature and Extent of the DISTURBA·liCES which have recently p~

vailed in Ireland, and the Measures which have been adopted by
the Government of that Country, in consequence thereot:
.1
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD VISCOUNT slDMoura.
Dublin Castle, .stb lune 1816.:

MY LORD,
I HAVE had the honour of receiving your Lordship'. Letter of the 27\b dJY
of April, inclosing an Address from the House of COIDlllOD8 to Hia Royal
Highness The Prince Regent, praying, That Hi. Royal Higho~ will be graciously
pleased to direct, that there be ~&ld before the House, a Statement of the nat\1r.
and extent of the Disturbances· which have recently prevailed in Ireland, and or
the measures which have been adopted by the Government of tba.t. Country, iD
consequence thereof; and I proceed to obey the Commands which your Lordtliip
bas signified to me in that Letter, that I should enahle His Royal HighDeil to
comply with the Address of the House of Commons.
Though I have, as your Lordship is well aware, apprized you frolll time t.
time of such events connected with the internal Peace of Ireland, as have bND
most worthy of notice, and of the ~res which 1 ha'te adopted, witb a view
to restore and maintain the Public Peace, it lIlay be I8.tiIfaeflory Ihat I should
(instead of referring your Lordship to the details of my separate Letters)
embody the substance of tbem in this general Dispatch.
It is 110t, I presume, wished that I should extend the Statement whiGb ¥
required from me beyond the period at which I assumed the Administratiop of
tbe Affairs of this Country; and I shall therefore only shortly and generally refer
tv events which occurred during the Government of my Predecessor, or to U1e
measures to which he had recourse. .
nle Insurrection Act was passed by the Legislature in the year 1807; it Wl¥
not enforced on any occasion during tbe three years for which it was at tha.t
time enacted, aDd the state of Ireland was considered to be such in the year 181~,
as not to render necessary the continuance of this Act, and indeed to admit of
its repeal, a very short period before that, to which its duration W.8S lialited by
Law.
In theearly part, however, of JaDuary 1811, in CODSefJuence of the numer. .
outrages committed in the COllnties of Tipperary, Wat«ford, Kilkenny. and
~imerick, by bodies of men whoassemhled in arms by night, administered unlawful
oatba, prescribed laws respecting tnepeyment oirents and titbet, pluflderetl several
hoMe& of arms, in· various instances attempted, and io some committed murder;
. 479. A it
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(IRELAND.) STATE~rENT OF THE NATURE AND EXTENT
it was considered expedient to issue a W'arrant for a Special Commission to be
held in the counties before-mentioned, and in the Cities of Waterford, Kilkenny,
and Limerick. for the trial of such of the offenders as had been apprehended.
From the evidence adduced at the Special Commission, it appeared that many
of the outrages to which I have referred were committed by two combinations,
v.ery widely extended among the lower ord~rs of the Roman Catholic population,
which assumed the name of Cara'Oata, and Shana'Oests, respectively, and between
which a violent animosity subsisted, the cause of which was not very satisfactorily
accounted for. As feuds of the same kind, not growing out of religious dif-
ferences, occasionally exist (though seldom to the extent to which this appears to
Appendix have prevailed,) I have inserted in the Appendix to this Dispatch, a portion of
N· I. the evidence which was adduced on one of the trials, from which some inform-
ation may be collected, with respect to the origin and object of the combinatioos,
by which the peace of the country was at that time disturbed. .
. In the County of Tipperary nine persons were tried, two for murder, and
seven for attempts to murder; five were tried for robbery of arms, and twenty-
tWo indicted and tried Undel" the Acts which generally bear the name of the Riot
I!Uld Whiteboy Acts, for assuming the name of Caravats and appearing in arms;
six were sentenced to death, twenty-seven to transportation, whipping and
imprisonment, and three acquitted. '
Iu Waterford twelve persons were tried, seven for attempts to murder, one for
stealing arms,~and four for burglary and robbery; they were all found guilty, and
seatenced to death. •,
It was not thought necessary to proceed to Limerick in the execution of the
,Commission; and there were no trials of importance in Kilkenny.
Notwithstanding, however, the number of convictions in the Coul1tit"s of
Tipperary and 'Waterford at the Special Commission, and the severe examples
whioh wer~ made, they do not appear even in those Counties to have produced
any'lasting effect, or to have materially checked the bad spirit which prevailed
in them.
In the early part of 1813, and during the whole of that ,ear, many daring
offences against the Public Peace were committed in these an< in other counties,
particularly Waterford, Westmeath, Roscommon and the King's County, the
nature of which sufficiently proved that illegal combinations, and the same
systematic violence and disorder, against which the Special Commission of 1811
had been directed, still existed. \
The offences against the Public Peace, committed in the counties which were
the seats of disturbance, partook of the same general character; reports were
constantly received of attacks on dwelling-houses for the purpose of procuring
arms, and the frequency of these attacks, and the open and daring manner in
which they were made, were sufficient proofs of the desire which generally pre-
vailed amongst those concerned in the disturbances to collect large quantities of
arms, and thus possess the means of. prosecuting their ulterior objects with a
beUer prospect of success. Several instances occurred, in which the houses of
respectable individuals were attacked, even in the open day, by large bodies of
armed men, and others, in which the military, acting under the directions of
Magistrates, met with considerable resistance. It is worthy of remark, that in
the many successful attacks which were made upon houses, with the view of
depriving the proprietors of their arms, it rarely occurred that any other species
of property was molested by the assailants. .
The' principal objects of hostility, or rather the principal sufferers on account
of their inadequate means of defence, were those persons who, on the expiration
of leases, had taken small farms at a higher rent than the late occupiers had
offered; and all those who were suspected of a disposition to give information to
Magistrates against the disturbers of the ,Peace, or to bear testimony agai,nst
them in a Court of Justice, in the event of their apprehension and trial. In
some Counties, particularly in Westmeath Bnd Roscommon, the most barbarous
punishments were frequently inflicted upon the persons of those who had thus
rendered themselves obnoxious, and upon the persons of their relatives".
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.rived the nallle ttf Caretr' from the nature of the torture with which the object' of ita ven. . .ce
, were visited, and which conaisteci in the laceration of their bodies with a wool cud or lOme lUDilar
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From the general t~rror which these proceedings occasioned, it became almost
impossible to procure satisfactory evidence agains~ the guilty. It frequently
happened that the sufferers from such atrocities as I have alluded to, when
visited by a Magistrate, would depose only generally to the facts of their having
been perpetrated, and not denying their knowledge of the offenders,. would yet
s.teadily refuse to disclose their names or describe their persons, from the fear of
future additional injury to themselves or their relatives. Even where the parties
offending were deposed against and apprehended, there was frequently the
greatest difficulty in effecting their conviction, from the intimidation of witnesses,
and, in some cases, of jurors.
I fear few instances can be found of late, in 'the Counties which I have
mentioned, in which it has been possible for witnesses, having given evidence ill
favour of the Crown 011 any trial connected with the disturbance of the Peace,
to remain secure in their usual places of abode.
In the latter end ofthe year 1813, a meeting ofthe Magistracy of the County
of Westmeath took place, at which eighteen of that body attended. They
addressed a Memorial to me respecting the state of that County, which bears
date the 29th November; they represented, that frequent outrages were com-
mitted; that oaths of increased malignity had been administered; that three
persons had been convicted on charges of administeling and taking an oath, one
of the obligations of which was " to assist the French and Buonapar~ ;" and that
the witness, upon whose evidence that conviction had taken place, had been
recently murdered, under circumstances which were alone aufticieDt to prove
the alarming state of that county. The Memorial concluded with an earnest'
prayer, that a proposition might be made to the Legislature for the revival of
the Insurrection Act.
From evidence adduced on the trial of six persons concerned in the murder
alluded to in this Memorial (five of whom were capitally convicted) it was
proved. that the murder was committed by a party of eighteen men selected
from a larger body, who assembled in divisions of twelve each from three
separate parishes, for the purpose of planning and perpetrating this murder.
I may also add, that nine persons were shortl1 afterwards convicted on the
same charges, with respect to the oath on which the convictions mentioned
in the Memorial of the Magistrates took place.
Similar meetings of the Magistrates of Waterford and of the King's County
took place about the same time, and I received from both representations of
the disturbed state of their respective Counties, and earnest application for an
increase to the milita.'y force stationed in them. In the Memorial which I
received from the King's County, which bore the signature of sixteen Magistrates.
it was stated, "that alarming disturbances existed in that County, and the
adjacent parts of Westmeath; that almost every night houses were plundered
of arms; that they considered stronger measures than those which could be
resorted to under the existing Laws absolutely necessary, and that the re-enact-
ment and enforcement of the Insurrection Act would alone enable them to
maintain tranquillity."
In the month of January 18J4, I received from the Governors and twenty-
eight of the Magistrates of the County of Westmeath a second Memorial, urging
tbe necessity of the immediate revival of the Insurrection Act. In this County
three murders had been then recently committed within the shott space of a
month, ~wo upon persoDs suspected of giving information against offenders.
Your Lordship willl'ecollect, that in the early part of January 1814, I felt
it incumbent upon me to call your attention to a representation made to your
Lordship by his Grace the Duke of Richmond, in the month of August pre-
ceding, on ,he subject of the disturbed state of a considerable portion of the
interior of this country, and expressed my deep regret, that notwithstanding the
lUeasures wwch had been adopted by the Government, in concert with the
,Commander of the Forces, and tbe general vigila~ce and activity of the resident
Magistrates in those parts where the disturbances principally prevailed, no
effectual pr~~ess had been made towards the restoration of tranquillity; that
the same Splrlt of outrage and tendency t~ unlawful combination, still existed in
many parts of the Counties of Westmeath, Roscommon and the adjoining
districts,
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disnicts; and that' the report&, then recently received from· the Counties ·of
Tipperary, Limerick, Kilkenny and the King's County, bad prodlJCed repeated
instances of a daring and systematie violation of the Law.
I stated, tbat the principal object of the misguided persona who were con-
cerned in the out~ which had been committed, appeared to be the collection
9f anus, and the intimidation of all those who were likely to give information
,that might lead to their apprebension and conviction; that to sl,lch an extent
had this fystem of intim,idation been carried, that the most sav'age excesses had
been committed, without the possibility of apprehending those concerned ill the
perpetration of them, 9n account of the reluctance of the sufferers, from'the
fear ot future injury, to give information against them.
I a4ded, .that I (auld not ascertain, that the various combinations whiclt
existed in different parts of the country, proposed to themselves any definite
object of a political nature; nor was there any'evidence at all conclusive, that
they acted under the immediate guidance 6f leaders of weight, either in point of
talents or property, and that although tbere had appeared symptoms of concert
and co-operation in some parts, still I had no reason to believe, that there wa~
any general understanding between the combinations existing in the different
counties. '
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I st.a.ted~ that it ,was jmpossible however, tbat such combinations, although they
might not bf,ve allJ plan well digested .nd &I'ranged, and were 110t in pursuit of
any COQlmQP oQiect, ~o\lld be cou~idered otherwise than as highly dapgerous;
that they aWorded a pr~Qf of .. very general dispO$itioll among the lower orders
in those distri~~ in w4icIJ they pr~v,,~led, to a.t1;empt by force and intimidation
the redress of what they con,sidered to be their lo.cal grievances; they excited the
~tmost alarm among the peaceable and, well-disposed for the safe~y of t'heir
persons and property, and if suffered to ~ain strength and cOllsistency, they
would become instruments which the designing and disaffected might reacfily
~mploy in the furtherance of their political views, should SOUle better oppor-
tunity ~ccur r~r the prosecution of them.
I represented to yo",r Lor4ihip, that ~e state of the existing Laws w~cb
regarded th, preserv'lio~ of ~be Public Peace, and the expedieocl of ext~nding
the powers of the' Government 8:l)d of the Magilitracy, were subJe~ta to which,
in all probability, it 'would be my dllty to call the attention of your Lordship
befdre 'the ~pproaching 'meeting Of Parliament, and that in the mftan time
I should depend' upon a vigorous e~ertion of the powers 'With which I was then
yes ted, and upon the co-operation 'of the military foice, for the means of coun-
teracting the spirit of outrage which prevailed in many parts of the country, al\d
of preventing its extension to others. '
III cOQsequen~ of th~ c~tinuapce and increase of t~ disturbances referred
&0 in t,be L~'lfl' which l ha.v~ guote4'-above,. it was determined to submit to
Parliament the expediency,pi extending the powers of the Government and of
the Ma~istracy; and aC~OJ'.diDgly in the mOllth of March, in the Session of 1814-
a Bill was introduced, the object of which was to provide for the better
execut~on of the Laws in Ireland, by ep.a.blin,g the Lord Lieutenant ift Council,
to proclaim any district to be in a state of dist~rbance, and to station in it an
establishment of constables proportioned to the· extent of the district, acting
under the immediate superintendence of a MagiStrate appointed by the Lord
Lieutenant.. It,was provi'de'd 'by the Bill, that the Salaries of the Magistrates
and constables, aild the general expenses attendant on the execution of the· Act,
should· be defr.ayed by a presentoJeBt of the Grand Jury, to. be levied on the
-district pr0claimeci to be in a state ,0{ disturbance: thi» Bill pas~d into a Law;
an~; 8.t 8. later period,of tbelSe~&io~ the Ac'i- which had been previously passed
in 1807, wbieh generally bews; the name o,f The lns."rrectio11 Act, was intro-
duced, and,. af~ being slightly modified, received the saoctiQIl Qf the
Legislature. .
The first' instance in which I had oecasion to apply the po\o\oeJ"S thus com-
mitted to me by the first of the Acts above referred -to, occurred in the County
of Tipperary. Early in the month of JUly1814, I had'reeeived a Memorial
from a meeting of M'agistrates and Gentlemen, held i8 pursuanee of a public
notice, requesting, in consequeoce of the recent murdeT of Mr. Long, •
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Magistrate of the County, and other alarming outrages, that the district of
Ardmoyle, in the Barony of M.iddlethird, in which the murder was committed,
might be proclaimed. As the Acts above-mentioned had not then received the
Royal Assent. I directed that the Magistrates' should be informed, that there
was no Law then in force by which ~hat district could be proclaimed; but that
I relied upon their exertions to bring the offenders to puniHhment, and was
ready to co-operate in their endeavours with the full assiHtance of the civil and
military powers.
In the month of September the Resolutions of a General Meeting of Ma-
gistrates ot' the County of Tipperary, convened at Cashel, for the purpose of
taking the state of the country into consideration, were transmitted to me.
praying, that in consequence of the numerous murders and other outrages
committed in the Barony of Middlethird, it might be proclaimed under the
pl'ovisions of the Act 54 Geo. III. c. 131, which enables the Lord Lieutenant
to assign an extraordinary Police Establishment to a disturbed district.
As I felt strongly the necessity of estabHshing a regular Police in a County, ill
which the ordinary civil po\\'er was proved to be entirely inadequate to the
repression of the disorders which had long prevailed in it, the Barony of
Middlethird was proclaimed in Council, on the 6th of September, to be in a
atate of disturbance, and a Magistrate who had long been confidentially employed
by the Government, was appoinred the Superintending Magistrate, with an
establishment ot' thirty Constables. .
In two other districts of the County of Tipperary· similar Police Establish-
ments have been lSubscquently placed, on the application of the Magistrates of
the County. Your Lordship is aware, that the officers attuched to these establish-
ments pOlSess no powers whatev~r in enforcing the execution of the Laws beyond
the ordinary powers of Magistrates and constables nominated in the usual man-
ner, and I have already observed, that the expense incurred by their appoint-
ment is borne by the district ia which they act.
I shall now proceed to mention the several instances in which applications
ave been made by the Magistrates for the enforcement of the Insurrection Act.
and the measures which have been in consequence adopted .
• month of November J 814, I received a Memorial from thr. Governors
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and fourteen Magistrates of the County of 'lrestmeath, stati.ng, that the receat
outfa8eS committed in that County proved a continuance of the same lawless
conspiracy which had existed for some time past. and which rendered the
lives and properties of every person in the disturbed district insecure; and
praying for the enforcement of the Insurlution Act in certain districts of that .
County.
With this Memorial I did not. comply, still indolmng a hope, that the oon-
tinued exertions of the Magistracy, aided by a considerable military force which
bad been detached into this County, would preclude the necessity of resorting to
any extraordinary exercise of authority.
On the 23d of March 1815. a meeting oftwenty-eight Magistrates of the same
County took place, summoned by the Clerk of the Peace, In the mode pointed
out by the Insurrection Act, and a Memorial was addressed to the Lords
J uSlices, who administered the Government during my absence for a few weeb
in England. The l\fa~istrates observed, that the ordinary powers entrusted to
them were totally inadequate to ensure that security which every subject has
a right to derive from tbe Laws of his country; that the punishment of criminals
led only to the lIlurder or banishment of those who had given information agailJ8t
them, and that protection was only to bp. found in the vicinity of the military
posts; they concluded by calling· upon the Lords Justices to enforce the Insur-
rection Aa in sevel'a! baronies t of. tbe County of Westmeath.
On the 18th of April, a Memorial, concluding with a similar prayer, was
received f..om twenty-one Magistrates of the County of Clare; they mentioned.
that houses were frequently plundered of the arms cODtaiaed in them by disorderly
persons, .
• The Baronies of Kilnemanagh and Eliogarty. and the Barony of Clanwilliam.
t Brawny, CloolooBn, Kilkenny West, Rathcuodru, l\loycubel, and parts of the Baroul of
MoygOlh, &c.
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· persons, who· came from parts of the· County remote from that in which the
offence was 'Committed, mounted on horses seized from the owners for the
· .occasion ; and that other outrages of the same character were cODlmitted in two·
baronies of the County, which they ,wished to have proclaimed•
.In the same month an application to the same effect was received from a
·meeting of thirty Magistrates of.the Cou nty of Limerick, contained in a Memorial
representing the continuance of disturbance in certain districts of that County
which t were specified. And from MagRtrates of the County
of Meatb, who urged the necessity of enforcing the Insurrection Act in certain
baronies:t of that County, in which disturbance was alledged to prevail. The
Lord!; J u8lices did not enforce the Insurrection Act, in any instance, in conse-
quence of these Memorials; but required the Magistrates by whom they had
been preferred, to send depositions on oath of the several outrages which had
been committed in their respective Counties. DepositiQns on oath were accord-
ingly transmitted, in consequence of this requisition, by the several gentlemen
who had presided at the meetings of the Magistrates. .
Immediately on my return to Ireland, I took into consideration the several
applications which I have before mentioned, and though I found in them strong
proofs of the spirit of disturbance and lawless combination, which the Magi-
strates had complained of; yet being naturally reluctant to have recourse to
m~asur€:s of .extreme rigour, till all hopes of producing tranquillity by other
IlleaDS should have failed, I conveyed to the Magistrates my intention still to
postpone the enforcen:tent of the Insurrection Act•
.The first instance in which I deemed it expedient to call into operation the
provisions of this Law, occurred ill the County of Tipperary. A meeting of the
Magistrates of this County took place on the 22d of September 1815, for the
purpose. of taking the state of it into consideration; and I received from that
meeting, at which forty Magistrates attended, an unanimous application, that
-six baronies of the county might be proclaimed. under the Insurrection Act.
This appiication was accompanied by fifty-eight depositions on oath, respecting
various outrages committed, for the most part, with the view of procuring
arms.
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I did not hesitate to give immediate effect to this application. •

The provisions of the Act, which .enabled me to appoint an extraordinary
establishment of Police, had been in operation in one district of the County,
up"'ards of a year, and in a second 1/ about four months. The exertions of that
. Police had been unremitting, and many daring offenders had been apprehended.
Among the resident Magistrates great unanimity and cordiality had for some
time past prevailed, and to many of them the utmost credit is due for the zeal
'and activity with which they discharged their duties. The combined efforts,
however. of the Magistracy and of the Police, aided by a very considerable
military force, were insufficient to contend with that lawless spirit and audacity
in the commission of crime, which placed in continual hazard the lives and
_properties of the peaceable and well-disposed inhabitants.
No less than fOUf.attacks had been made within a short period, 'by considerable
_bodies of armed men, upon the coaches conveying the mails through this County,
although they were accompanied by a milit8l'Y escort; 011 these occasions some
· of the drl\goons were killed, und other persons wounded•
.In the Barony- -of Kilnemanagh, a house had heen hired as a temporary
.barrack for the' accommodation of a military party, which, with the house
.adjoining it, was entirely destroyed in the 100nth of September by a very large
body of men in arms, provided with various instruments of attack. A written
notice was left, stating that it was resolve~ to destroy in the same manner any
house taken ~y the Government for a similar purpose. . .'
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· the. Barony of Lower Connellan, Costlea, and Small County.
l Demifore, Upper and Lower Kells, and some adjoining partl.
§ The Barooy of Middle.third.
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:Fortunately for the peace of the country, thirteen persons, together with their
leader in this attack (the son of a farmer of considerable property) were capi-
tally convicted at the Special Commission, ~ubsequently held in dlls county in
the r,nonth of~anuary 1816.
The weekly reports made to Government by the Magistrates ·superintending
:the Police Establishments, mentioned repeated instances wherein the houses of
l'espectable inhabitants had been attacked (in some cases in the day time,) and
t.be occupiers compelled 10 deliver up .their arms. Several murders had been
committed, particularly upon persons employed in the collection or valuation
. of tithes. One person thus occupied, though accompanied by eight al'med
men for his protection, was killed in th.e day time, .and his party disarmed,
within a short·distance of the city of .C~shel.
. In the early part of the month of September, in consequence of the repeated
.acU of outrage which were committed in the·Counties of Tipperary and Limerick,
,and the violent 1Lnd open manner in which the Law was set at defiance, . I .
directed a large additional military force, under the commund of Lieutenant
~eQeral Meyrick, to march into these Counties, with the view of aiding the
civil' power, and giving that confidence to ·the respect,\ble and well-disposed
inhabitants, which might induce them to remain in the country, and co-operate
with the G.overnment in attempting.to maintain tranquillity.
On receiving, on the 25th of September, the Memorial which 'I have above
alluded to, proceeding .from an unallimous· meeting of forty Magistrates, I lost
. Dot a moment in issuing a Proclamation, with the advice of the ·PrivyCounciI.
declaring six· .of the baronies of .the,Cou~y of Tippel'ary to be in a state of
disturbance, and subjecting tbem to the provisions of .the Insurrection Act.
. Another t barony of the County was, in a few days afterwards, included ia
~isProclamation, on the application of the Magistrates. '.
In. the course of the mont.b of October, another Memorial was presented to
me from thirteen Magistrates of· the County of Tipperary, assembled at aft
extraordinary SesSion of the Peace, expressing their opinion, that four addi-
tional baronies t not included in the Proclamations, were i~ a state of disturb-
an.ce, and praying .that they also migllt be proclaimed. .
Not having had sufficiellt reason to think that the baronies last memioned.
were in such a state of disturbance as to call for the application of any extra-
ordinary measure, I directed the Clerk of the Peace to be called upon to fur-
nish the sworn informations of outrages committed, upon w~h the allegatioDl
of disturbance rested.
After l\ consideration of the documents with which I was furnished. I did nat
think the necessity for a compliance with the Memorial I have last mentioned suf-
ficiently established. I entertained a confident hope, that if the Act was effectual
in the baronies in which it had been recently enforced, its influence would be ·.!It
in those·.immediately adjoining thmn.
At the latter end of September, I received from forty-scyen Magistrates of the
County of Limerick assembled at a Special Sessions on the 26th, a representation
that the entire of that County 'was in a state of disturbance, occasioned by a very
general confederacy among the lower orders, and prayiug that the County might
be proclaimed under the Insurl'ection Act. A Memorial was ·also received, con-
eluding with the -same prayer, from the Magistrates of the County of the City of
Limerick.
. Having had ·sufficient evidence that the ordinary operation of the Law was
inadequate to maintain tranquillity in this County, and that it was in a state of
serious disorder, it was proclaimed in Council under the provisions of tbe
Insurrection Act, on the 30th of September; and the County of tbe City, with the
exception of such parishes as .arc .w.ithin the City, was proclaimed on the 3d of
October. .
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• ~e. six Baronies were those .of Middlethird, Kiloemauagb, Eliogarty, Slewan!a&h and Compny,
ClaowJ1ham, and the Eaatem BarODY of lfTa and Off",
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In conSequence of the number of prisoners in the gaol of the County of
, Limerick, I deemed it expedient to issue a warrant for a Special Commission, for'
the purpose of bringing the offenders to trial.
In the early part of November it gave me great satisfaction to be enabled to
inform your I..ordship,' that since the Insurrection Art had been in force jn the
Counties of Tipperary and Limerick, comparatively few crimes ill violation of the
Public Peace harl been committed in these Counties, and that they had enjoyed a
state of tranquillity to which they had been unac<:ustomerl for some time past.
That those provisions of the Insurrection Act which give facilities to the Magis-
trates to recover arms from persons who are not entitled by Law to possess them,'
had opt-rated .... ery beneficially; and I felt it due to the Magistrates residing in
the disturbed districts, to report to your Lordship the great unanimity with whicb'
they had acted, and the strong disposition they had shown to giv-e efFect by
their personal exertions to the measures of Government. At this period 1
received Addl'esses from each of the Grand Juries of the County and City of
Limerick, assembled at the Special Commission then about to terminate, express-
ing their satisfaction with the measures which had been adopted for the suppression,
of disturbance, and conveying an assurance that they had been attended with
success.
, Notwithstanding the intimation which I had so recently conveyed to your
Lordship, that the state of the County of Tipperary was improved, at least that
there had been of late fewer violations of the Public Peace, towards the latter;
end of the month of November, Mr. William Baker, a gentleman of considerable
fortune, and of the highest character and respectability, was uS8S8inated on his
return home from the Special Sessions at Casbel, where he had been dis-.
cbarging his duty as a Magistrate. Tbe circuml'tances under which this murder
was committed, and which were proved in evidence on the trial of two. persona
concerned in it, are strongly indicative of that depravity and sanguinary dis-
position of which this County had presented 80 many lamentable proofs. It
appe"red that in the montb of September l\ house in the neighbourhood of Mr.
Daker's residence bad been attaeked by an armed body of men, and after con-:
siderable resistance on the part of the inhabitants, had been burned. Mr. Baker
had exerted hi~self with great activity and success in detecting an~ cQIDmiltiag
to prison tbe perpetrators of this outrage; and in consequence of bis exertions
a conspiracy to D,lurder him was formed in the early part of November. The
murder was committed on the 27th of November in the day time, by a party of
five persons. It appeared that in consequence of an order which had been
issued (it has not been traced from whom) several persons (many of them from
considerable distances) assembled on that day and the evening preceding. upon
the different roads by which it was possible for Mr. Baker to return from Casbe!,
and were stationed m small detachments in different houses and places of con-'
ccalment, for the purpose of intercepting him; that Mr. Baker was watched tbe
whole day by persons appointed for the purpose; that his departure from Cashel
was communicated by signals, and that ",-hen the shots were fired which deprived·
him of his life, a shout of triumph was raised by a number of people who bad
assembled in the neighbourhood, e~idt:ntly to witness this barbarous murder.
On the 2d of December I issued a Proclamation in Council, offerin~ a reward
of Five Thousand Pounds for the discovery of the persolls by whom the murder
was committed., I shortly afterwards .received an Address, si~ned by seventy-
six Magistrates of the County of Tipperary, assembled at a Special Sessions of,
the Peace 011 the 13th of Decembel', expressing the strongest acknowledgments.
. for the prompt administration of the powers confided to the Executive Govern- •
merit, aud assuring me, that notwithstanding the recent murder of Mr. Baker,'
and the manifest intention of those concemed in it to intimidate the Magistrates
from the execution of their duty, they were determined to co-operate with the
Government in endeavouring to maintain u"allquillity, and not to relax their
exertions from the apprehension of personal danger. They concluded by praying,
that a Superintending Magistrate and Police Establishment might be placed in the
barony in which the murder of Mr. Baker had been perpetrated.
I gave immediate effect to the wishes of the Magistrates thus conveyed, and a .•
Chief Magistrate of Police, with fifty Constables, was placed in the barony of
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Clanvdlliam. On the 28th of December a warrant was issued for a Special
C()mmi.41~ion to be held in the County of Tipperary.
In order that I might not interrupt a connected account of the meas~res
which I was compelled to adopt ill the Counties of Tipperary and Limerick,
I omitted to state, that in the Qlonth of November, a Memorial, signed by several
:Magistrates of the King's County~ assembled at Clara on the 22d of November,
was laid before me, representing that various acts of violence, viz. the robbery
of arms, the infliction of torture, the assembling in arms by night, and the
administration of unlawful oaths, were committed in a small district of that.
County·, and praying that it might be declared in a slate of disturbance under
the Insurrection Act. '. .
I had previously received a Memorial from a numerous meeting of the Ma.-
gistrates of ,\restmeath, assembled at Moate on the 2d November, stating, that
the character of the disturbances which had so long prevailed' in that county
remained the same; that they were of opinion, that· the ordinary powers
entrusted to the Magistracy were totally inadequate to ensure security to the
inhabitants; and unanimously praying, that the provisions of the Insurrection·
Act might be put in force in two baronies of that county t without delay.
Having had convincing proofs, that in the districts pointed out by the Ma-
gistrates of the King's County and Westmeath (and which are contiguous
districts) a very turbulent disposition had long prevailed, many instances having
occ·urred (some of which are enumerated in a former part of this Dispatch) in
which illegal oaths, had been administerd, in which houses had been plundered
of arms. and witnesses and .others suspected of aiding the lidminislration of
juftice, had been murdered or most cruelly treated; and having long "itnessed
the unceasing, but ineffectual exertions, on the part of many of t~e Magistrates
in the most disturbed parts of thole counties, I determined to accede to their
application. and with the advice of the Pri~ Counc~, subjected the contiguous
-districts of the two counties to the operallon of the Insurrection Act, by a
Proclamation, ,,·hich bears date tbe 24th November.
'In the cour$e of the present year, the Insurrection Act has not been enforrcd
.-in.any new iRstaDce•. In the month of March, in consequence or'a Memorial
from twenty-seven Magistrates of the county of Louth, a Special Magistrate
· with fiftj' Constabl~s was appointed, ,for the purpose of assisting them to main-
,.laiD the Peace in"fOU1' baronies t of that County.
Various acts of outrage were committed in these baronies about this period.
-In the course of one week. eleven houses in the neighbourhood of Dundalk
· were plundered. of arms. The house and offices of a farmer, who had prosecuted
'Some persons by whom he had been robbed and nea"'y murdc.'ed, went wilfully
set on fire and conslMlled. A party of armed persons, reportc:d to be not les.
,-than two hundred in n.umber, attacked the house of another individual, and
entered it, after meeting with considerable resistance; after wounding very
-tieverely the owner and two other inhabitants of the. house, they ~ompelled him
(to deliver his arms, and to take an oath that he would give up his farm.
In the month of April in the.present year, a similar Police Establishment was
· also appointed in three baronies§ of the County of.Clare, on a reprctiCl1tation
·received from twenty Magistrates of that County. For a cOl1siderable time past,
,certain districts in tl~at county bad bee~ in ttll unsettled state; but, in the course
·of the preceding year I had been informed by the Magistrates, that the examples
· made under the 11lsurrcction Act in the Counties of Tipperary and Limerick,
had produced a very beneficial effect in ·the Coun~y. of Clare. In the montbs,
however, of February and Mareh of the present year, offences of the sallJe
· general character with those which 1 have before described, were very frequeutly
_committed. Nightly meetil)gs of large numbel's of the lower orders took pIllce;
· in one~district, in the course of the month Qf March, seven hocses were wilfully
" 'bun,led,
• ~lae Barouy of KilcoW'Sy, and the Earishea of ·DuJruw, ,Rahan, Lemanahan, ClOllmatnoiH lUI"
,~herry. .
t Clonionan and l\Ioyessbf'l •
•..t UlIP'r and Lower Dundalk, Ardee and Louth •
•~ Clonderlaa, Jbnachan, aDd l\loyarla.
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burned, and threatening notices were posted up, directed against the letting of
Jands . to others than the old proprietors, and against the payment of rents,
except under certain prescribed regulations.
I·bave eoomerated all the several instances in which I have. with the advice
.of the: Paivy Council, enf6rced the provisK>Rs of either of those Acts of the
Legislature, which passed in the Session of 1814- It will appear, from the detail
jnt" which I have cAtered, that the Insurrection Act has been enforced in
Tbe County of Limerick,
The County of fhe City of· Limerick,
10 ieven baronies of the County of Tipperary,
.T.",o. uaronies of the County of Westmea.th, ·and in·a district of
the King's County:
.··And· that in certain districts of three :Counties,
.Tipperary,
I..outh, and
Clare, Special Magistrates and Constables have been· placed,
· having the ordtnary powers .given to civil officers; and tIle expenses consequant
· ()ll their appointment being levied from the district within which they act.
I shall llOW state to. your Lordship, the general result of the measures which
have been thus adopted for the preservation of the Public Peace, .in aid of the
· ordinary operation of the Law; and it gives me great satisfaction .to be enabled
to assure yo.u, that tranquillity has been completely restored in SOme of the
districts which were the seat of disturbance; aIld that in three. of those districts
· in whieh the Insurrection Act was. enforced in the course of last year, it has, in
·eoasequence of the improved .state of them, been withdr.awn since the com-
mencement of the prescnt year.
In the Dlonth oLFebruary last, ·1 received from the l\lagistrates-of the King'.
· County, a Memorial, expressing their ackoowledgments for the additional powers
which hall bcen given to tl1em under the Insurrection Act, and for the judicious
distribution of the military force; stating the good effect to' the peace of the
county wbich bad resulted from those mea&llres, and giving their ot)inion, that
the additionlllpowers entrusted to them might: be safely.. withdr-awn .
. From the. Magistrates of the~{~ity of'Limerick, assembled at an Extraordinary
Sessions of the Peace on the 15th day of ApriHast, a Memorial was transmitted.
!tating .aheir opinion, that the circumstances which induced them to apply for
the provisions of the 54th of the King-to be 'put in force in the County of the
(;j.ty of Limerick, ~o longer existed.
I have also received a Memorial from the Magistrates of, tbe'County of
Westmeath, assembled at a Special ·Session of the Peace held last month,
expressing the deep sense which they enterta.in of the benefit which their County
has experienoed from the measures which had been adopted; attributing the
tranquillity they now ~Djoy to the· successful orerations ·of the provisions of the
Insurrection Act; and adding their wish, that the powers with which it. invested
them might be withdrawn, and· the ordinary course of law restored.
I gave immediate effect to their several applications, and the Proclamations
enforcing the Insurrection Act in cert-ain districts of the County· of Westmeath,
King's County, and the County of the City of Limeriek, have been severally
revoked by the Privy Council. Th~ only Counties therefore, in which that Act
llOW remains in operation, are the Counties of Tipperary and' Limerick.'.
Appendix, J have annexed to this Dispatch a Report of the Proceedings .at the Special ;
N° ~. Commission held for the County and City of Limerick in. the month of November
1 815, and .in the County of TippM'ary in the month of February 1 816; and.a
Return of Persons tried .at the Special. Sesswn under the Insurrection Act, for.
offences 'against the, provisions of that Act. I have added. also, a Statement of'
the Proceedings at the several Assizes in the years 1813, 1814 and 1815, and
Lent Assizes of the year 1816, so far as relates to committals and convictions
for criminal act", connected with the disturbance of the Public Peace in the
f~lowing Counties, Westmeath, .Tippet'ary, 'Limerick, King's County, Queen'a
County, Longford, Louth, Clare, Roscommon and Waterford.
'There
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Thel'e may appear to your Lordship a great disparity in som~ cases between
the number of committals and the number of convictions; and persons unac-
quainted with the internal state of this couniry, may infer that committals too
frequently take place without .sufficient evidence of guilt against the parties
apprehended. No such conclusions, however, {I mean so far as relates to the
general practice of the Magistracy to' commit suspected persons on slight and
insufficient ground,) ought to be drawn. The frequent instances which ba.ve
come to my knowledge, wherein prosecutors and witnesst's have been illltimi-
dated by t,lle menaces of the friends of the parties ~eposed against; the
experience I have had of the danger to which they; and even their relations, aTe
exposed; of the necessity which in almost every case occurs, that they should
quit the place of their birth and residence; of the odium which universally
attaches to the name of an informer; compel me to consider t11e dispreportion
between the number of committals and convictions in many districts, rather as n.
proof of the disordered state of society, and of the:jmpediments in the way of
the. administration of. justice" than as a proof of undue precipitancy on the part
of the Magistracy, in committing on the suspicion of criminality. I 'may be
allowed here to add, that the danger attendant on the giving of illformatilJn 01'
evidence was so notorious, and so much impeded the conviction of the ~uilty at
110 remote pel'iod, that the Legislature found it necessary, with the ·vie\\' of
deterring from the murder of witnesses, and oi preventing the impunity of the
parties against whom those. witnesses had deposed, ,to enact, That if any person
having given informa?on upo.n oath of any offence .against the Laws" should
be murdered, or forclllly 'carrled away hefore the ·trlal of (he person deposed
against, such inforlDation on oath should be admitted as evidence on the trial.
It has been necessary in the disturbed Counties (in most instances of persons ,
having given information on oath, or intending to give evidence upon trial) on
account of the serious danger to which such persons are expo~ed, to remove
them to places of aecurity previous to the trials, and ultimately to provide fOI"
their removal from their usuill ,~bocles. 1n ~ny cases the "'itnesses for the
Crown have, at their own request, been kept a considerable period previously
,to the trial in the gaol of the County; as- affording them the ht'.st means of
protection; in other cases they have been protected in barracks, or brought to
Dublin, -w6er~ howcwer, ocealionally, they have not,been .afe from the -hostility
·()f the friends of the parties apprehended.
'I have,not thought it necessa.-y'to mention the numerous applications which
have been, and continue, to be made, for military assistance in aid of the civil
power, by Magistrates and, others. I never recommend the Commander or
tbe Forces to accede to those applications, without the strongest evidence of
their necessity; and in almost every case, the military officer in command of
the district from which the requisition,proceeds, is directed io mquire personally
into the grounds on which it is made.. I ought not, however, to OQlit to
mention, that a very GOnsiderable military force is'employed in giving assistance
to the officers of revenue in the suppression of Illicit Distillation, which prevail
to a great extent in seyera1.oi the northern and western,Collnties of this kingdom.
In consequence of an'Order of the House of Commons, ~ade.in the month of
Februa!'Y of the present year, l\ Return has been made of the Troops at. that
time employed on this service, which "I have annexed to this Dispatch, ,and Appendix,
which will give full information, with respect to th~ number of men employed, N- 5,
the detachments into whjch they are' divided, and the station. at which 'they
..are. placed. '.
1 am 1 with. great truth and regard,
My Lord,
Your Lordsbip's most obedient humble Servant,
(Signed) _ WHflWOR'I:H.
""fbe V~lIcount Sidmouth, &e. &ce. &e.
.
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APPENDIX:
VIZ.
~.. l.-E,idence of JtIffIU Slattery. NicleolM SaztOlf, and the R"erend Job Ity••
N. !!.-Statement of tlae Proceedinp of tbe Special Commiuion heW for the County and City of
Limerick, and County of Tipperary.
:No S.-A Retom of PerIODS tried in the Countiel of Tipperary. Limerick, Limerick City, Weatmeatb,
aDd Kin,'1 Couaty. at S~ial SesaloOl. from September 1815, to February 1816, ullder
the Inlurrection Act.
N° ".-Stal~ment of the Proceedings "t the several Assizes in the yean 1813, 1814, 1815, and
Lent Assizel 1816; 10 far as relatea to ComruittalllUld CoovictiOOl for Cri~ Acta
connected with the Disturbance of the Public Peace.
N0 5.-Return of tbe Troop., DOW cantoned, quartered, and employed, illlrftal, for tile purpole
.
of &l8il~ Officers of.Excise, in leizing. Uoliceoced Stills, &c.
:Appendix, No" .
.E V IDE N C E of J~_'Sltltt,"!I' Jiidoltl,. StmoN• .aod tb~'Re'er80d
J AA.MES ·SLATTERY was. aakecJ,.What islbe Englilih of the w,rd

J. RyafJ.
SIuz",,'DtII.f-
I cannot leU. .
Q. You know it perfectly well. Is it DOt the naHle .of a, party in this country l-A. It i,.
Q. By tla, CAitj' Boron.-What was tbe other party called i-A. Cora""t•.
Q. Hos there not been a wi('ked and malicious enmitf .ubsisting between those who ('all
themselves Shanavests ,and Cw'avats l-A. Tb~y are often quarrelling.
~ Do not yoa· believe tbe Shanans" took IU'ID8 by Dightl-A. I believe they~id.
Q. ADd the CaravMsl-I tielieve they did.
Q. By virtue of your oath,. has 'there not heen a quarrel between tbe Sbanavesta and
Caravats i-A. Tllere was. '\
Q. What is the ('ause of tIuarrel between these two parties, th..·Shanaveats and Carayal~ l
-A. I do not know.
Q. What is the true re8lOD l-A. Ipdeed I cannot .teU•
. Q. Do you know a·man of the name of Plndeen Gad-A. I do.
I
Q. He is your uncle. W08 not h~ the principaJ.rinmleader and commaucler of tbelrm,.

of Sbanavestsl-A. He is a poor old mao, aDd nol abTe to take command.
Q. ByWtl·Norbur,y.-What was tbe first caUIe ofthe.quarrell-A. It was the same
foolleh dispute about May-balls.
Q. By tM Chitf Boron.- Which is the oldest par', 1-A. The Carant. were. goi", an
.for two years before the Shanavesls sLirred. ' . •
. Q. Why were they called Caravals l-A. A mao, of tbe Dame of Hanlv, was'· bauged.
,He was .,~cutt'd by the Shanavesls, and PandeenGar said he would not,"leave.lile:place
of e,.e~tion till he caw.lbe Cravat about .lhe fellow's neckl and from. thaSdime..they .ere
ailed CarIWat.I. • .
tQ.For
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j
",.').
Agpelun:f.j
Q. POI' what oWeaee w.
OF THE LATE DISTVRBANCES T'HERIZ.
HMly banged ?-A. Fur bul!~ the boo&e of It
taken land over his neighbour's head.
IH& wM had
'3,
Q.. Hanly was the leader of too Cnravats ?-A. Before he was han~ed, his party was
called the Afoyle Rangrrs. The Sha.nllyests were called Pnlldftll Gar's Pnrty.
Q. Why were they called Sbanaveatsr-A. Because t,hey wore old waistcoats.
NicAola, Saxton, a witness, corroborated the evidence of James Slattery; his evidence
W8S' exactly similar with that given by Slattery. He gave precisely the same history of the
nrst origia of t.he party of Cllravats and Shanavests, and Ilroved that all those connected
in their illegal assoc:iations,. had no other object. in taking up arms, than to defend thcm-
selves against the attacks of each other.
The Reverend Jolla Ryan, Priest, of Fetbard, was examined, and said, That at the Filir
be saw some. of the Shana'iests atrike the CBravats.
Q. By tht. Chief BaTon.-ls it. nolorious in the parish, wpo are Sluu\&vests, aJ¥\ who arc
Caravats ?-A. It i•.
Q. 'From a gentl~man of your a:,pearance and manners, I ~hquld wish to be informed
what. is the real caU&e of quarrel i-A. I never could find out the real cause.
Q. Bu Lord Norbury.-Do the feuds of those insurgents prevent their attendiog Divine
Service?-A. No, my l,ord, both Sbanavests aud Caravlll:i atteud Divine ~ervice indis-
criminately.
Q. By tAe Solicitor General.-Do you consider those feuds, as thC:'y are called, confined
to the lower orders ~-A. I think they are. I 'tlm noL sure whether any respeclable
parishioDer has joined them. '-
Q. CaD you form any opinion, whether. anyone pRrty is more crimin,) .htln the ,ther?- ~
A. I (:annot. They are equally criminal i but the taking of ilrms is confined exclusively to
the two parties concerned 'in those feuds.
NOTK.-lt A_ewer appeared, on setJeral tria". 'Aat 'hese partiesjreqf4eRt1'lltlid aside their
private animoritiu, a7«l .,ere ulliled u. a geMral s.vslem of outrage ami opposition to
tAt La",s.
Appendix, N° 2.
S TAT E MEN T. of the Proce~dings at. the Special Commission held for the Coupt· ,
and City of LIIIIERICK, and COllDty of TIPPERARY.
,
COUNTY AND C~TY OF LIMERICK.
NOVEMBER 1S15.
--
Number Tried. N atare of the Crimes Committed. Convkted. Acquitted. .
4
For aUempt. at Murder
Appearing in Arms at night
- - - - -
- .. - -
..
..
1
4
-
-
1 Compelling Farmers to quit - - - - - - I
-
4 Atteeking Houses - - - - - - - -i g
4 Wounding and, robbing Farmers - - - - - 4 -

1 Abduction - - - - - - - - - 1 -
8 Robbing Arms - - .. - - - .. - - - 8
1
1
Compelling Labourer to quit. his employment - -
Perjury, in order to effect the Acquittal of the eight fore-
1
-
going 11 risonersfor rubbing' Arms - .. .. .. 1 -
-lZ5 ..
1'5
-
.D
-- 10
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COUNTY 01? TIPPERARY.
FEBBUARY 1816.
Number Tried. I Nature of the C,iIDf'1 Com,"iut'd. Co.nic:ted. .!CIlaiUed.
- - - -- -
-- -- - 4 - .--4
-- -
1 Mordt'r 1
4
4
Conspirac)r to Murder
Robbing Arms - - - - - -
- - -
-
14 DestroyioJI the Dispensary at BaUagh J taken for a Barrack
Burning ouses - - - - - - - -
14 -
7 5 I
-- -- -- - - -- -- 0
10
11
AssemWing in Arms -
Administering unlawful Oath,
- - - 10
11
6
1
Attempting to compel a FanDer to quit his Land -
Attempting to compel a Servant to quit his Employment
- - - 1 -
---
58 15 33
ARE T URN of Persons tried in the following Counties, at Special Sessions,

from September 1815 to February 1816J under the JNS118RBCTION ACT; for
~king unl~wful Oaths; for having Arms in their posies.ion, after having beeD.
called upon to give them up; for being found in Public Houses after the houra of
Qine at night, and before six in 'the morning; and for being tumultnously asaem-
~Jed; distinguishing. those Convicted from lhoie Acquitted.
1iied. CoD.ictell. Ac:qllitted.
'J"!pperary - - 17 8 . 46 1St
Limeric)[ Coo'nty 67 Ii 55
Limerick City 11 I 10
\Vestmeath 63 7 56
King's County 9 sa 7
Appendix, Ne 40
,s TAT EM E NT of the Proceedings at the several Assizes in the yeara 1813,

1814, 1815, and Lent Assizes 1816J so far as relates to Committals and Convictions
for Crimiual Acts connected with the disturbance of the Public Peace; specifying
the number of Persous Tried; the nature of their Crimes; aDd the numbers
Convicted aDd Acquitted, in the following Counties, yiz.
WESTM BATH.
Number Tried. Nature of ~e Crimet CoJ!llllitted. Convicted. Acquitted.

,,
In 1813.
-- 6
3
For:attempting to murder James Geoghegal\ -
Administering unlawful Oath to be true to Buonaparle
- sa
- 4 2
1
~
1
Tak,ing laid unlawl.ul Oath - - -'-
Posting threatening Notices respecting Lands
-- -- - - 1 1
1
-IS
1 Inciting a Penon to join the Carders -
..
• - - -'-- --- 1
6 7
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Appendix.] OF TH E LATE DISTURBANCES THERE.
W ESTMEA1'H-colttinued.
Na.her Tried. Nature of tbe Crimea Committed. CoDyicted. ~uitted.
10 1814.
- - - - -. -
--- - 5 - -
6 Murder of Jamell Connell 5 1
II
5
A.aembling in ~rms at night - - --
Adminilterin~ Oalh to be 'lrue to Buonaparle
- 11
6
1
S
Taking said ath -
Posting threatening Notices
Burglary aud Robbery -
-
-- -- -- ---
.- - -
-
-- -- --
4 2
I
I
- 31 14 17
-
- . - - -- -- -- -- -- -
IS~5.
- 5
1 Murder
Robbery of Arms - - 4
- I
I
- - - - -
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- ,7
10 Auembliog in Arms at night 3
s Administering unla&wful Oaths
Posting tbreatening NoUce -
- - - - - - - - - 4 -
1 1
4 Riot -
- S3 11 It
- -
- - - --
1816•.
- 3 Morder - ..
- - . -- - - - 3
-- -- - -- - -
A,aembling in 'Arms at nigbt
-
4
I Administering unlawful Oaths - 1 3
I
9 1 8
-
KING'S COUNTY.
N amher Tried. Natare of the Crimet CommItted. Cooyieted. A...... ·
In 1813.
- 3 Morder - - - - - - - - - !!
IfanIlr.
-
..
~ SetLing Fire to a Dwelling-house - - - - - - --
-- 3 I
I
-5 ---""'-
t814_
3 Murder - - - - - III
- - M.IIII". "}
-
-
5 Robbery of Arms - - - - - - - lMurder 1
I 3
8 5 3
-
--
81 5-
1
6
Morder - - - - .
Aasemt.ling in Arms" and robbing Arms
-- -- -- - 4 - 1
s
- ..
--7 -3
1 816_
. - -
-
-- -- -- '-. -- -
3 Morder 3
I AssemltliDS'ia Arms at night 1 1
- 4
-5 ~-
1
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QUEEN'S COUNTY.
!
t(amber Tried. Natare of the Crimea Committed. f'..on .. icted. Aequkee.l.

,
In 1813.
--&.
..
1
Conspiracy to Murder a Trtbe Proclor-
Assembling ill Arms a~ night. - - ..- -- -- 4 -
- t
- 5
---
5
---
-
-
18J4.
5 Aa.embiing in Arms - - - - - - .. 5 -
181 5.
.. .. --
-- I Attempt ~o Murder
Robbery of Arms ..- -- - -- -- -- .. J
1.
AssembJing in Arms, and robbing Afms .. .. .. 1
- .. -
II 1 1
---
1 Demandi~g Money for the Caravats - 1
- 4 1
--5 .
- .. - - - - - .. -- -- 41
1816.
- 4 Murder ..
1 Robbert of Arms .. - .. .. - .. ..
1 Appear ng in Arms, and robbing Arms at night -' - -
Rescue of Seizures for Rent (a crime latterly very ptevalent
1
3
io t.his coooty) .. - - .. .. .. .. ..
.. 3
- 1 8
-9 -.
COUNTY ROSCOMMON•
.
N1IIIIber Tried. NIhI1'e of the en.. CoIIImitled.,.
....·,-1 ....-.
10 1813.
-- 3 Murder .. - - - .. .. .. - - - - 3
lI4 Assembling in Arms at. night nnder the name ofTlirnsbe'rs,.
breaking open Houses, administering un]awt'ul Oaths,
robbing Arms; and in some instances carding the
- lI7
Inhabitants .. - - .. - - .. - 1----
9 18
6 III
..
- --
1814.
..
36 Assembling in Arms at. nigbt, and committing the same
Crimes as the foregoing - .. .. - .. .. 11 liS
-. .. -
181 5.
5 Murder .. - .. - - .. ~
)(81111'.
-
11 Assembling in Arms under the name of Thrashers, robbing
Arms, Stc. Stc. &.c. - - .. - .. - - 1 10
1 Perjury, growing oul of the prevailing insurrectionary spirit 1 -
- 1--
- 17
.
~
7 10
.J 816•
4 Burglary and Abduction . .. .. . .. .. .. . 4
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COUNTY LONGFORD.
Number Tried. Natale of the Crime. Committed. Con"ed. Acquitted.
In 1813.
- None.
18 1 4.
- !
s
Robbery of Arms - .. _ - . . .. - -. -
Attack on'the House of a Farmer, with Intent to force him
- .. I
-
~ quit a Farm he had taken .. - - - - .. .. s
3 ,- 3
-
1815.
- .. Murder .. - - .. .. - .. . -.. . Maulr... -6
6 Midni~ht Attack on dwelli~..houses ofFarmera ..
.. .. ..
..
..
-3
14
6
AdmiDl~teri~ unlawful Oa s
Robbery of m8 .. ..
..
..
-
..
-
- - - s
14
..
0 6 S4
-
1816.
- 6 Murder .. - - .. - .. - . .. .. I
Attempts to Mur~er" .. - - .. .. ..
~ 3
.. I
Robber~ of Arms - - .. - .. .. .. .. 6
Assemb ing in Armsat night, under the name ofThrasbers,
--
48
!te. .. - - .. .. .. ..
.. .. 14 34
25 Consf>iring to Murder, Assembling in Arms, wearing
Badges, and carding Persons .. .. - .
..
.. 6 19
11 Administering unlawful Oaths - - -
.. 8 3
-101
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35 66
COUNTY OF TIPPERARY.
Number Tried. Nature of the Crimes Committed. Con._d. Accaaitted.
In 18J3.
- 7
2
Murder ..
Robbebli of Arms
- - . .. - - .. .. ..
.. - .. .. .. - ..
ItdUJllr. I
.. 6
II
I
4 ~mb infIin Arms at night .. - - .. - I S

II Attacking Ollles with inl.en1. to compel the Proprietors to
quit tbeir Farms .. . - ... -.. .. .. -
- .- ..
I
-7 Burglary and Abduction - - .. 1
. 6
- '3
1 Felony under White Boy Act .. .. - I
- . 3 10
J8J+
- 6 For Murder .. .. .. - .. - .. -
Altempt& to Murder - .. .. -,~, .. .. - MaaI'
.. ,! ..} "
t
.. - .- .. .. - I
.. .. -.. ..
2 Robbe~ of Arms ..
- .. ....
II
5 Aseem iog in Arms II
.. ..
-- ..- - .. .. ..
S
5 Burglary and Abduction .. 1 4
- 31
11 Felony under White Boy Act - 11
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CO UN T Y 0 F T 1 P.P E RA It Y-co",i1l1lcd.
N omber Tried. Natore of tbe Crimea Committed. CoDvicted. AClJoitted.
ISIS.
- 10 Fot Murder - - - - - - - - 2 a
Mana...
11
3
Attempts to Murder ..
Asse~bling in Arms -
-- -.. -- . -- -.. .... 4
1
1
- ..- - .-. . .-
la
1
la
Administering uDhiwful
Posting threatening Notices
Oa~bs
.. ..
I
.. - 2
5 Attacking Houses to compel Proprietors to quit their Farms - 1•
1 AssauJting a Magistrate in the execution of his Duty
Felony under tbe WhiLe Boy Act - - - -
..
1
-65
-.
- 47
-. 0 10 30
1816
. . •
- .. .. - .. . ..
- - -- .. --- -- 4 ....
~4 For Murder 10
3 Attel»pts to Murder - 3
.
-- -- ...
14 Assemblill'lIin Arms at night. &:.c. !tc.8te. - - 14
2 Attacking ouses to compel Proprietor Lo quit Farm 2
4 . Burglary and Abduction - - - - -
- 37 .. .
4
4
33
-
CO U NT Y 0 F .W ATE R FOR D.
,
Nomber Tried. ~ed. Acquitted.
- - - ..- - - - ....
.
1 Conspiring 'to Murder . 1
2 Attempts to Murder - - - - - - -
- - - -- -. ..- -- - .
i
'J Robbing of Arms 2
!a Assembling in Arms - - - 1 1
I Administering unlawful Oaths,8te. - .. - - - 1
-r
- .-. 1 7
la For Murder
.3
1
Attempts to murder
n.obber~ of Arms
-- -- ..- - .... - -.. -
-
~
- s
.. - .. .. - -
1
-.. -- -
1 . Assemb illg in Arms - 1
1 AdtiJinistering unlawful Oath. -. .. -. ..
Attacking Houses to compel Propnetors to qUIt Farms
- 1
.. - - .. - -
2 J. 1
2 Burglary and Abduction
S Fel~ny under White Boy 'Ad
-
- . - - .. - -- 2
3
4
4 . For Murder .. .. - - • - - ~
J CODilpirae), to Murder - - - - .. 1
2 Attempts to Murder - - - - .- -
1 Uttering seditious Words - - .. - .. 1
1· Robbery of Arms - - - - - - 1
7 Assembling in Arms, .8te. " . - .. - - 1 6
1 Adlll,nisteriag unlawful Oaths. -. - - '-, - 1
2 Attaoking HODses to compel ~roPrJetors to q\ut F~rm' - 1 J
Endeavouring to I?'event a Wltness.frQm pro&ecutlDg - 1 1
10· '.Felony under Whlte Boy Act 1 9
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Number Tried. Nature of the Crimes Committed, r Conricted, TAcquitted,

III 1816.
- - l
1 on rae 0 ~ rde
1 Attempt to Murder
6 sse lin 'n s, ,
-I 1
1 I urglary and Abduction

1 I Felon under Wh'te Boy A
- -I 1
I
10
1- 4 6
0 T A D CIT 0 L 1 (C
NUlllberTrted I Nature of tbe Crime Committed, Couicted,j Acquitted.
- -
In 1813.
l 1
5 or urd 3
Maull"
1 lte pt MOl' l' 1
1
.4
1
I ob ry 0 Arms
d IUld, 1 A s,
-
AsseQlblin in Arms at ni bt, break' g , to H use
Bogging tbe Proprietori ~

Ua ing he ide II
mi ~ri
-
u wfu ..lel.-., aD
~ -
C me nd ber ng
~ 9
~
, 1
5
I Pnioner
<\tt kin ou t.o mp-lthe""~p'ton ,q'the'
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I 1
F )s - 1 ...
4 I Burglary and Abduction ~
J 4
5 e1 un r W te yA t I
1 , Perj';lr.y, growing out of the preyailing insurrectionary
s t. I
;;-1 9
I
19 J For Murd 4
3I Attempts to Murder 3
.',
37 Asse bli in rm t n bt, ea g n u
I robbing Arms, flogging the Proprietors, compelling
L ou to it ir r plo IJ, tu 'ng p t
16
I Groun so as to
4 Bur lary and Robber
injure the
-
Farms
03
- -.
18
11 For Murder ~ I 8
em to ur
·S
14 Robbery of Arms ='I 6
uc n I
l:logging Farmers ~ I .4 4
1 B ak' :P d d re In aU
acl., g l- ses co pel Farms
oprle ors o qu 4
S3 Assembling in Arms at Mgbt. :I J.O 17
1
ack g,' nd , a ro ng rm
Breaking open Bridewell at Rathkeale, sod liberating
- - -I
ri ers
eJjury 1
1 Attacking House of Tythe P lor :I 1
on nde Wh B -tc 8
-1
4 49
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==
COUNTY AND CITY OF LIMERICK-c:oJltinuui.
Nlllllber Tried. Nature of the Crillll!' Committed. Conwicted. Acquitted.
10 ~816. .
- 5 Murder - - -- -- -- . . - - - . 5
1 Attempt at Murder - - - - - -- 1
6 Bur~ary aod Robbery - - - •-1 - - 6
1
g
Rob iog a Tylbe Praetor of bi, Books - - -
Firing at aod wouDding a Parmer, and desiring him to
-
g
quit his Farm - - - -- -- -- -- . -
-
S~earing a Farmer not to prosecute g
-
I
-11 .
- 3
- 14
COUNTY OF LOUTH.
Number Tried. Nahue or tile Crimea Committed. Conwicted. Acquitted.
In 1813.
--
wit!:::~}
Murder; attacking Newry Fly, killing Coacbmao, and
wounding others - - - - - - - 3 -
1814.
- 3 Robbing Arms - .; -' - - - -- - - 1 - i
with odIm. I} ALtackiDg House as White Boys - - - - 1
--4 •
1
- 3
181 5.
- g For Murder - - . - - - - - - - i
i816.
- g For Murder - - - - -- - . 1 -
- -
- -
g
- - -- - -- 1 --
1 "Ltempt to Murder - -
Attackiog House as White Boys
witb othen. I}
Compelling a Farmer by threats to quit hi, Land -
--
,I
- 1 --
5 g
- 3
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COUNTY OF CLARE.
:Number Tri".I. NUlare of tbe Cri_ Commilted. Convicted. Acqaitted.
In 1813_
3 For Murder
3
Manalr•
1 As.;embling in Arms. at nisht, flogging Tythe Proctors,
and robbmg them ot' tbelT Books - _ _ _ 1
!\ f'elouy aud Abduction
3
1 3 4
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lire tb rim C mittt_
3 I For Murder
7 I Attackmg Dwelhng Houle, Sogging ProprieLor, and
e . ng .m q. hi Em oy nC
o I Assembling in Arma at oi ht, and ttack·ng Hou s
2 I Burglary and Abduction I s
~I It be y of rm fro So ihs - -
~I
10
-I - 3
11
-
1 5.
1 I For Murder 1
12 I F ony under \\ oy ct
ite
3 A min ter g u aw 10 ths
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10.
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r.
I
1\1.
-4 IA emp .to or er -I - - I 4
A em ing n rns oi.., It; ur ary
-I - - I
I Abduct"on
1 I Aiding and assisting in rescuing two. Prisoners from I I
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('RE.LAND~) R E T.U R N 0 F THE T ROO P S [Append~.
Appendix, NO.5.
RE T URN o( the TRooPs now Cantoned, Quartered, and Employed in bELAVD, (or the purpose o( assisting
Officers o( Excise in Seizing unlicensed Stills, and in performing other parts o( their Duty, with the COlts attendiug
the mo~g' t;hereo(; and also of the COlt o( removing such Detachments, (or the Yean 1818 and 181'.
QUARTER.MASTER GENERAL'S OFFICE, 9 March 1816.
~
· EXPENSE COUNTY.Dd BARONY.
· wllere IIICh
...
to)
p::
STRENGTH lor the Connyuce of Baggage from and to the
Head Quarte" of the RegimenQ. Daty ... perf-ed.
.,......
STATION. of
· DETAC HMENT•
Q 1815. 1818. 181". COUNTY. BABONY.
·
F.O. Cep' Sub. Serj' R.&r. •• ll. . £. •• d. £. ••
£. do
Carri!=kmacross - 1 1 2 60 - . - - - - - - Monaghan Donomoyoe.
Ardee - - - - 1 1 18 - ..- - - - -- ·. .- - Louth
.
-.. - Ardee.
KingiCourt - - - 1 1 18 · - - - - Cavan Cloochie.
... - - - 18 · - - - - - - - - Monaghan
. Cremooroe.
- . .- ..- - - - ..-
Ballebay 1 1
N. Hamilton · - - 1 2 21 - Armagh -- Fen.
Castleblaney - · - 1 1 18 · - - - -- - Monaghan Cremouroe.
Carlingford - - - 1
-1 20 .. - - - - - - - · Louth-- Dundalk.
N. T. GleGs - .- - 1 1 20 - - - - - .- · - - - Carey.
Antrim - Glenarm.
Ballycastle - - - 1 1 "20 - - - -- - - - · D' - - Randalstowo.
'roo Die Bridge - - - 1 1 ~O
- - - .- - - ..- ..- - n- · -
Killough - - ..- - 1 1 21 - - - - - . Down . - - Lecale.
Ballymoney - - 1 1 20' - - - - -' .. - - - Antrim - · Dunluce.
Magher. - - - - 1 I 20 - - -- - -- - - Fermaoagh
Derry - - Logheaaholin
Castle Dawson - - · 1 1 20 - - - - - .. - · - - Donegal Tyrhugh.
Lurge.
:i
IrvinstowD - - - 1 1 ·18 - .. - - - .... - . - - Omagh.
~
Donegal . .. - - 1 2 21 - - - - - - -- -- - Tyrone - -
~ Trelick - - .- - 1 1 16 - - -- - - Deuegal -
- ..
Boylagb.
:: Rutland - - - - - ,
1 10 - - .. .- .. .. - .. - Sligl) Carbury.
E-o Carney .. - - - .- 1 12 - - - - - - -. - Lei trim - Drumahare.
~
0
Manor Hamilton - . 1 10 - - - - - - - - Donegal - Tyrhugh.
Z Petti go -
· .. - - 1 10 - - -- - -. - - Fermanagb Clooawley.
Florence Court- - -- 1 10 - - - - - -- - · . D'
Down --
..
Up" Iveagh.
Rathfryland . - - 1 2 81 - - - - - -- - - - Moume.
Kilkeel - - · - 1 1 21 - - - - - - - - - Derry -- Kenoght.
MagelligaQ pI - · · 2 2 36 - .. - · - · · ·
. - - - - · · -
· Donegal - IODisbowen.
Carudonagh - - 2 52 - D' -- n-
Green Castle - - 1
1
1 "
2 37 - - -· . · - - - D' · - .0-
Culdaff - - - 1 2 2 33 - - - - - - ·. - · n- - - D'
Mallin . · - - 2 2 • 26
· - - · - - · - DO
· .. n-
Bonyfoble~ - · · 1 1 '20 - - - - ..- · · - - n- - - ])0
Inch Island .. · - - -
, 7 - - · - · - - - DO - - CaatleraybaD.
n-
Virginia . - - I
Kilnalick • - · -
1
1 1
37
19
-- .
- - -- - -
- - - - · -
-
·
..
Cavan - -
0- - · n-
BIl11y James Duff' - - 1 1 19 - - - - -. - - · - n- - · D'
MI Nugent - · · 1 1 J8 - - - · - .. - - - DO - - n-
Mt Connaught - - .. 1 J 18 · - - - .. - - - - D' . · DO
Stradone - - - - 1 18 I · - · - .- - .- · - no . - Tullabarvey.
DO .. - Loughtee.
Ballyhaiae · - - 18 · - - -
I 1-
.
- ·-
Kellesaodra · - 1 1 2 "2 - - · ..
- . - · n- - · TaUapoaoIIo.
Dungannon - - - I-- - - - · - - - - · - · -
t 36 J Tyrone. - DungllDDon.
Carried forward 400 5 38 55 909

1 I' 6 105 9 6 108 19 - 1~
.
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PENSE tJ NTY ..lid l:A

GTR of Baggage from "ltere IQI:&
STATION.
• en of the Ilez"e Duty Wal perfuru
... , MENT. -
Q
1815. 1813. I 1814. COm.TY. B.\RO:YY.
Brougbt forward
"ol~~
'J 5
Sail. Serjl R.-llF.
38 55 909
t.
160 14
•• d.
6
t.i.
105 9 6
•• £,
lOS
••
.9 -
d.
- -
omero,. •
· 2 21 - · · - rone - Don
dille bo ro' - 2 21 - - - · van · · C!o
otehill . · 2 '21 - - · - no -- Tull
allynode
· 2 21 · - · · naghan - Mon
Clones .
- · · 1 221 - · · - · · - - · --
DB Darlree.
!\-laguire's Bridge - · 1 2 21 - - - · - - - · · ' Fermanagh Mashera.
.,;
\>
:s
,Cookstown .. · - 1 ~21 - - · - · · .- - - Tyrone - Dungannon.
·5 Letterkenny .0 · 1 1 2 41 - - - ·. -.. - .. . Donegal .. R!lpho!".
1 Milford ..
- · - · 1 1 20 - -
..
- - ·
. - -
· DO · -
rone - -
Kilmac;renan.
erg Bridge - 1 20 Om
hurch·bill . 1 20 - . - · negal - Kil
ranorlau - 2 40 - - - -
. .. ·
DO - - RdP
unfnnagby · 1 240 ·.. DO · . Kil
0 Rathmullen - .. · 1 1 21 · - · • • - · - DB
-· Do.
Z
Gle.tie. . . . - 1 1 18 - .. - - • . .. · - 00 -- BO'yI~h &: B_t.
Gortin . .. • - 1 1 18 - - -- .. · .. - - -
T,rone .. Strabllbe.
Rapboe - - • - - - 9 · .. . · . .. . . . Donegal - Rapb<¥!.
leraine -
· 2 51 - - -- rry . · Col
- - - n- · -
·
. ·- -
ungeven I 30 Keen
rumquin - 1 30 - ..
rone· Om
• T. Limivady- 1 20 ' - -. ·- - rry . · Ke
lr~a - - 1 20 - - DO
-- 1>'
Total .. - 6211/.1/60 -;Go 1,438 ~76'36i~76 208
~-I
1
t.MII,.bareugh
stlereagh
-I -1 . I
-
1 1
1
20
20 ..
- . . i. . --
- -- -.
.. - J Longford
scommon
- Ratb1.ine.
Dal
.- -
tbenry - - 2 81 - lway · Ath
ull.bterard - 2 31 - -I_ · . DO - - Mo. __ . ____
E - -. 1 - ~ Sli ereagh.
Tobbercorry .. • 1 1 20 - .- ·... - •. . - . - nB -- Leny.
i
~
Ballina - - · 1 1 3 52 - - -- -
. - - - - ..
"
- Mayo
· · Tirawloy.
~ Newport - - . 1 1 3 50 - - -. ·,Do -- Burriahoule.
r-
'U] Clare Morris - · 1 1 S 40 - ·. '----
.. . .. .. "
I '
: D· · - ClarelDorris.
'~
,::: Swineford- - - - 1 1 20 - - - - - - - - D· G lIan.

F - - 1
· -- - · •.
L .. .. 1
· -
..· ..
- - iek.
K' · - 1
.. - - - awley•
H - - 1 -
.. ·.. .. - · · - - ..
- ' F- Ga reo
Portumna- · - - 1 2 46 D· · -.. Longford •
Ey-:ec0urt - · - · 1 2 28 - · - . .. - ..- - - D· - DO.
Woodford. - --- --- - 1 2 30 - · -- - - - - DO -- Leitrim.
-
3 17 28 482 61 1 6 - 13' 12 - 117 3-
(bELAND.) RETURN OF THE TROOPS, ac. [Appendir.
Appt'ntlix, N° 5.-Return of the Troops Cantoned, &c.-cmetia.ttl.
;.: EXPENSE COUNTY and BARONY
-...
~
c::: STATI9N.
!TRENGTB
of
{or tho Con ••yanee of Baggage from Ind to the
Head Quarters of the R.t!&iml!Dts.
.'.erelueh
Dot,. .a. performed.
-
rn
~
DETACHMENT.
1815. 1813.
I 181'. COUNTY. BARONY.
}'.O. Cap. So}!. ~erj' l. ,. •• l. ,. d. l. ,. d•

,
R.&F.
-
Brought forward 3 17 28
134 12 - 4082 - -61 16 - 117 3 -
SO - - - - - - -
=="i Tynagh -- - -- ..- - Clare - - Tol/ogh.
Z Killenoe
-
!l
Ui 1- - - . 1
1- 1
- -'
- - - Galway - Lt-itritn.
t:l~ Lawrencetown ..
r- '';: Elpbin .. - - 1 1 ]6 - - - - - - .. - - DO .. -
.. - 1 1 20 i - .. - .. - - .. - - Roscommon RosCommon. Lon!!~(mJ.
cn~
~ .. Glenwortb -- --:---
- - - - ].2- - ,-- -- - - - - - - -
1 I -
-
J:
Total - - 22
-- -I 3
---21 M 5;6 I 70 14 6 136]0 61 119 ] 6
- --- ---
Toomgraney
--
] ]
-- -- - -- C}"re
30 .. ..
- ..- Tullagh.
..- -.. -- .. -
Tullo
Mt CaUlarine
1
.. - - - -
1
-
25
.. '-
. -
no -
- .. - - ..
DO.
'. Kilruah - -- -- -- 2
2 1 1
I
41 Limerick Coonagh.
-- -- .... - -- ClareDO -- ..- Corcomroe.
24 Moyferta.
Z
Ellniatimond - -1 - 1- 20
-
- -.. -.. -- -- -- -- -- - DOno -.. -- Ibrickan.
. - ..-
0
Miltown Malby - 1 ] 20
.. - .. - .. .. .. -
Z
Corotin - 1 20 - ] Incbiquia.
- - . - -
Z
Knock - 1 ] 20 DO - - Island.
<
:c Kilkesben- - - - 20 - -1 - -
1 - - .. - - - -
..
rn Kilkea -
BllllincoU, -
- .- --. 1 1
1 20 -
. - - - - .. -.. - Clare - - Inchiquio.
]
- - -- -- -.. -- -- .. -.. Clare- - .. Tullogb.

!O
-
~
~
~
Six-mile ridge
Newport ..
- 1 20 - 1
-.. -- .J 2J 22 30 -.. -- -- -. ..- -.. -- .... -- Tipperary
40 - Owney.
KilIllloe - Clare .. - TulJogb.
0
~ Camprou Fort
Listowell -
-- -.. -- J 1 30]2 -.. .... -- -- -- -- -- ..- -- Kerry- - - Iragbticoo.
1
1
-
-- -- -.6 -- - - 45-]0-1 ---- -21- -1
Total - .. 16 - 20 ~ !9 - 2
382
1
11
:i
Swords
Atbboy -
- -- -.. -- -- -- -- .- -- -- -- -- --
..J -
1. 22
6
Dublin -
Meath -
.
.. Netbercro. .
Lune.
:; - .. - ..- - - - -.. ..
-- -- -- -- --
Old Castlp ] 2 21 DO Half Fower.
fr. Kells -, 1 - .. - -
2 - --
26
- - - -- D- KelJa.
~ Total - .. 4- -. r-:-1-;1-5 rsl---;;-;;-::- 6 2]9 6 13-
R E CAP I T U L A T ION.
DISTRICTS.
F,O. CHp. Sub. ~rj' r.. tc F. l •. I. d. l. ,.
d. I. ,. d.
- .. - .
,-.
"
EASTERN 4- S 5 7S 11 18- 2 ]9 G 613-

NORTIIERN - - 62· I i 60 86. J •.J.38 276 3 .6 188 7 6 208
WESTERN - -
• 22 3 21 34.- biG 7Q 14 _6 l36 JO 6 119 1 6
Lo\na SHANNON - 16 - 2 16 20. 382 45 10 1 29 - 2 21 11 1
-- -
GENERA.L TOTAL 10·10 1
-
12 ]00 ...5 2,471 404 6 1 ~56 17 8 355 9 7 .
GEO. A JR EY,
Q. M. General.
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&!Jbali, 25- die Ma;;, 1816. '

The Right Honourable Sir G EO R G E FIT Z G E RA Ljj H tt L, Bart.:

.4rtAur ClaicAuler, Esquire, a Member of the Houle, again &alDine4.

tionedulloiversal fite); I mean b,

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-Wbere is.hisClt:a~:iQ· the County of'ni:"lD~egl:ll ?.:-In tbe dlstrict'-eallaFUitf!f; .

Is it easily accessible 1-00 one aide yery easily. . .1

.~4 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE BEFORE SELECT COMMmEE

Jama Daly, Esqnire, a Member of the House, .Examined. .• :

26' MINUTES' OF EViDENCE BEFORE SELECT' COMMITTEE

the tinker or brazier who makes them. .

.Arthur OAi.chtlter, EsqUire, M. P. again' Examined.

,. Jamtl Daly, Esquire, M. P. again Examined.

LtmIZ, 27· 1M Maii, 1816.

The Right Honourable Sir GEORGE FITZGERALD HILL, Bart.

James Dilly, Esquire, M. P. again ~amined.

~luander SttfMrt, Esquire, a Member of the House, Examined.

".Art. C/,idmer, Esquire, High Sheriff, in the Cbair;

" gason, Alexander BOld, S. L. Montgomery, John Mont8!>mery,

Hemy Jolm Clements, a Medlber of the House, Examined.

Martil, ~8° die .Jlaii, 1816.

The Right Honourable Sir. GEORGE FI TZ GERALD HILL, Bart.

36 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE BEFORE SELECT COMMITI'EE

~ MINUTES .OF EVIOOMOE BEFORE S~LECT COMMITTEE

40 MINUTES OF EVIDENCE BEFORE SELteT COMMI'ITEE