The result of the proceedings before the Dublin Election Commit-
tee up to last night is thus stated in the Times this morning—
Votes knocked off on account of the Paving-tax 126 On account of the Pipe-water tax 67 -- 193 Tine original majority of Mr. O'Connell 223 From which deduct 193 his present majority — 30 The original majority of Mr. Ituthven 175 Deduct which from 193 His present minority — 18
As a specimen of the mode in which the Committee have arrived at this result we extract, from the Morning Chronicle the following re- port of part of yesterday's proceedings. It requires no comment what- ever.
Mr. Thessiger moved that the name of Patrick Pearson be struck off. The learned counsel read the evidence of a Tax-collector named Pane, son, to prove the voter was in arrear for Pipe-water rent at the time of the election ; and said he could not but complain of the course pursued by counsel for the sitting Members, in refusing to state, on general grounds, the objections to strike off this and other votes.
Mr. Joy—" Your course is to proceed, and remove the name of the voter ; ours is to retain him."
The Chairman said, the opinion of the Committee was, that it would be advisable if counsel for the sitting Members would state generally the points in- tended to be urged by them.
Mr. Joy said, that, in this individual instance, their ground of objection WAS upon the evidence of Patterson, which had been read, as being evidence not to be relied on.
Mr. Hutton, for the sitting Members, appealed to the Committee if they would disfranchise the voter on the testimony of this Tax-collector,—a person who, from his own evidence before the Commissioners in Dublin, would be found to be almost unworthy of credence, as exhibiting a degree of prevarica- tion of the most suspicious order. [The evidence was then read as taken before the Commissioners ; from which it appeared, that he had been an Orangeman, but was expelled from that body ; that in conversation with a person named Nichol], relating to the sum of money which would be given for a vote at the election, he held up his three fingers as indicative that the same number of pounds would be given ; and upon a question being put to him, as to whether he had not been guilty of erasing the stamps from certain documents, refused to answer the question.] Mr. Hutton would ask the Committee, if, upon the testimony of such an individual, not worthy of being in an Orange Lodge, and who bad refused to give an answer upon a question where his character and integrity were impeached, they would remove from the poll the name of this voter? The Committee then withdrew ; and at their return the Clerk read their decision—that they had seen no grounds sufficiently satisfactory upon which to reject the evidence of Patterson. Mr. Hutton said, he had other grounds upon which to defend this vote. But the Committee ultimately decided the vote was a bad one, and the vote was accordingly struck off the poll. It is expected that the petitioners will close their case to-day ; and then it will be the turn of the sitting Members to bring forward their objections to the votes for West and Hamilton.