"Lord Erne held his annual show in Ballindreat, on Monday, the 25th ult, and after having delivered himself much as usual in regard to agricultural matters, he proceeded to lecture the assembled tenants on the necessity of implicit obedience to those who were placed over them, in reference not only to practical agriculture, but the elective franchise. To such of the tenants as his lordship considered to be of the right stamp, and who proved themselves so by voting for Sir Edmund Hayes and Thomas Connolly, Esq., the 15 per cent. in full would be allowed—to those who split their votes between one or other of these gentlemen and Campbell Johnston, Esq., 7-1/2 per cent.; but to the men who had the manliness to 'plump' for Johnston, no reduction of rents would be allowed this year, or any other until such parties might redeem their character at another election."—Cork Examiner, Nov. 8, 1852.
[121] Thornton on Over-population, 248.
[122] Ibid. 250.
[123] McCulloch, Stat. Acct. of British Empire, vol. I. 315.
[124] Times Newspaper, June 7th, 1844.
[125] Report of Highland Emigration Committee, 1841.
[126] Lectures on the Social and Moral Condition of the People, by various Ministers of the Gospel. Glasgow.
[127] See page 71, ante.
[128] Kay's Social Condition of England and of Europe, vol. i. 70
[129] Ibid. 359.