commission of the peace because of their attachment to the cause of legislative independence, no unnecessary time should be lost in carrying into practice the principle of arbitration as already approved of by the unanimous vote of the association. In order, therefore, to secure the perfect and harmonious working of such a system, your committee recommend that a standing committee be immediately formed to arrange the necessary details, prepare the requisite forms, and superintend the practical working of the system after it shall have been put in operation. Being further of opinion that the system of arbitration should be as universally applied as the circumstances of each locality will admit, your committee recommend that for that purpose the several counties be apportioned into districts, and that three or more arbitrators be recommended for each district, the number to be determined by the extent, population, and such other local circumstances as may seem to bear directly thereon. In defining those districts your committee would suggest that advantage be taken of the divisions at present established for the purpose of petty sessions courts, and recommend that those districts be adepted, inasmuch as the peasantry are in general familiarised thereto. Your committee suggest that the dismissed magistrates, and such repeal justices as have resigned, be in the first instance recommended as arbitrators in their respective districts; and that a dismissed magistrate, or one who has resigned at present, be in all cases chosen as the chairman of the court of arbitration. Your committee are strongly impressed with the conviction that in selecting persons to be entrusted with such high and important functions as those that will necessarily devolve upon the arbitrators, the utmost diligence should be used to procure persons not only of high moral character and local influence, but who also possess the full and complete confidence of the several classes upon whose cases they may have to arbitrate. For this purpose they would suggest that the repeal wardens resident in the several districts, be called upon to recommend to the association such persons as may seem to them the best qualified to act as arbitrators, and that they be directed, in making their selection, to request the aid of the repeal clergy and gentry in their several districts. That the names of the persons so selected and approved of be transmitted to the association through the provincial inspector of wardens, and be accompanied by a report from him on the qualifications of the persons so recommended, and that such recommendations and reports be referred for consideration to the standing committee.

“In giving the sanction of your association to the recommendation of any aribitrator, your committee suggest that it be given by vote of the association, at one of the ordinary or adjourned public meetings, on special motion made, and that of such motion it is necessary that at least one week's public notice be given, They further recommend that each arbitrator, on the vote of the association being formally notified to him, shall promise, as a repealer, that he will arbitrate impartially on all cases that may be referred to his decisiou.

Your committee would also suggested that the repeal wardens of the district be requested to recommend a person qualified and willing gratuiously to act as secretary to the district arbitrators, and that it be the duty of such secretary, as may be approved of by the association, to keep, under the direction and superintendence of the arbitrators, a book in which

proper minutes be kept of all proceedings had before the court of arbitration. Your committee are also of opinion that due publicity should be given in each district to the names of the arbitrators and the place of arbitration. With respect to the mode of conducting the proceedings of the courts of arbitration, your committee recommended that the arbitrator sit publicaly in a place or places to be named in their respective districts, on a certain fixed day, each week or fortnight, according to the peculiar circumstances of the localities; and that any person having any difference with or claim upon another, shall serve notice upon that other, calling upon him to come before the arbitrators on the next day of sitting, and submit to have the matter in dispute arbitrated upon, and that there shall be appended to said notice a further notification signed by one of the district arbitrators, notifying that the arbitrators would sit for the adjustment of differences on the day specified. It is the opinion of your committee that the presence of three arbitrators should be declared necessary to arbitrate upon each case, and that all questions be decided by vote, the majority determining the decision, and that should a greater number than three sit to arbitrate in any case, and that said number be an even number, that then the chairman should have two votes, and that in all other cases a majority of the vote of the arbitrators shall determine.

Your committee recommend that the parties be permitted to avail themselves of professional aid whenever they consider it advisable. Your committee recommend that after the parties shall have appeared before the arbitrators, a deed of submission be respectively signed by them and duly witnessed consenting to leave the matters in dispute to the decision of the arbitrators, and to abide by such award as they may make. That the arbitrators having heard the case and evidence adduced on both sides, make their award, which award shall be final and conclusive, and that they endorse same upon the deed of submission, and see that a proper entry of the proceedings be made in the minute book by the secretary, and that a copy of the award be given to each party, and that the original deed of submission and award be preserved. Your committee also recommend that after the publication of the award, should either party refuse to comply therewith, the party so refusing shall be reported by the arbitrators to the association, and that the standing committee do then proceed to inquire into the cause of said refusal; and that should the party so refusing fail to give satisfactory reasons to the committee for such his refusal, the committee do recommend that the party so refusing be expelled from the association by a public vote. Your committee would suggest that, for the better working of the system, the secretaries be required quarterly to forward to the association for inspection the minute books; and further recommend that blank forms of notices, deeds of submission, minute books and other such books and forms, be forwarded, in the requisite quantities, to the several districts, free of expense, and that there be no charge made or fee received by the arbitrators, or any of them, or by their secretary, for any notice, deed of submission, or copy of award, but that all forms be supplied, cases heard and arbitrated on, awards made, and copies thereof given to the parties, free of all costs and charges whatsoever. Your committee cannot conclude without urging upon your association the

necessity of calling upon all repealers throughout the kingdom to avail themselves of this mode of obtaining a fair and impartial adjustment of their disputes and differences.

August, 21, 1843.

"Signed by order,

"JOHN GRAY, Chairman.

The following documents were also read :--A draft of the appointment of repeal wardens: the form of summons before the arbitrators; and the placard headed "Leinster for Repeal ;" and giving notice of a meeting to be held at Mullaghmast on Sunday, the 1st of October, 1843.

Thomas Packer was then called, and examined by Mr. Freeman, Q.C. He stated that he was a lithographic artist, and came to this country in last March twelvemonth, from London, where he was residing; on his arrival in Dublin, he was immediately employed by Mr. Holbrooke, of No. 4, Crow-street; was employed taking sketches from scenery and lithographing them; was also occupied in other branches. (Repeal "associate's" cards handed to witness.) Those were printed from stone, but were originally engraved on copper; they were partly done by a Mr. Gardiner and partly by a Mr. James; saw cards similar to those struck off in quantities, printed at Mr. Holbrooke's place; some thousands were struck off there, but cannot exactly give the number-(members' card handed to witness.) This card is printed in the same manner as the first one handed me; the printer gave the colour to that card; witness put the colour on the stone for the printer to print from; that card was done at Mr. Holbrooke's; a great quantity of those cards were struck off there; the colour that witness put on the stone for those cards was black (the colour on the card is green); it was the printer who put on the green by Mr. Holbrooke's directions; witness designed part of placard, namely, the "shamrock" and the "sun burst" on the flags; Mr. Holbrooke brought witness rough sketches; Mr. O'Callaghan used sometimes to come up with Mr. Holbrooke; believes Mr. O'Callaghan's Christian name is John Cornelius; Mr. Holbrooke told witness so; knows Mr. Ray; he has come up and inspected the cards, and suggested improvements in the cards; the improvement was with regard to the harp on one of the cards (volunteers' card handed to witness); Mr. O'Callaghan suggested an improvement in the likeness of Mr. O'Connell on that card. (Members' card handed back to witness.) The lithographic words, Thomas Matthew Ray, at the foot of that card, are a fac simile done from writing on a bit of paper, which I believe to be Mr. Ray's.

Hr. Freeman---Are you able to form an opinion as to his handwriting? Mr. M'Donogh, Q.C., objected. (To witness) ---Have you the piece of paper here, Sir? No.

Mr. Freeman-You have seen pieces of his handwriting? I have seen pieces which I believe to be in his hand-writing; has seen him write these words; from what witness has seen Mr. Ray write he thinks he is not able to form an opinion as to his writing; thinks he saw Mr. Ray at Mr. Holbrooke's, just after the words Thomas Mathew Ray were lithographed ; if the green card was done before the other (the Volunteers') he was

there.

Mr. Freeman-Are you able to swear positively now was Mr. Ray there? I am, ("Volunteers' card" handed back to witness); witness thinks it was he who made the sketches from which Mr. O'Connell's and other likenesses

are lithographed in that card. The witness in reply stated he sketched the likeness of Mr. O'Connell, of H. G. Flood, which witness copied from a picture in the College Dining Hall, to which he was accompanied by Mr. Davis; of Owen Roe O'Neil, which he copied from a likeness in print, which Mr. O'Callaghan's brother brought to Mr. Holbrooke's place; of Brian Boroihme, which he copied from the frontispiece of " Keating's History of Ireland," which Mr. Holbrooke brought to witness.

Look at the next likeness on the card? That is Ollam Fodlagh―(a laugh.)

Where did you get his likeness? From my imagination-(great laughter.)

Who suggested the name to you? Mr. Holbrooke. I heard the name discussed by Mr. Holbrooke, Mr. O'Callaghan, and Mr. Davis. Look at the next likeness? That is Sarsfield.

Where did you get it? From an old French engraving in the posses

sion of Mr. Geraghty, the bookseller.

Who brought you there? Mr. Holbrooke brought me to see it

At whose suggestion was it put on the cards?

Holbrooke's wish to have it.

Look at the next? That is Hugh O'Neill.

I believe it was Mr.

Where did you get that likeness? I think I composed it-(laughter.)
Look at the next? That is King Dathy.
Were you ever in the association?
Did you see Mr. Ray there? I did.

I were--

--(a laugh)

Did you ergrave many of the volunteer cards? I did not lithograph a very great number, as the stone employed in the work was injured. I made some effort to repair the stone. The associates' cards were done about the beginning of last year. The members' cards were done about the same time, and the volunteers' cards about March. The card I have been just handed is called the repeal wardens' diploma; I designed it from materials furnished to me by Mr. Holbrook; the design was commenced before the beginning of the last year; during the progress of the work I saw Mr. Davis, the two Messrs. O'Callaghan and Mr. Ray, come to inspect it; I think Mr. Steele came to inspect some of the cards; no person was with him; saw Mr. Duffy of the Nation come there with Mr. Davis; I took a sketch of Mr. O'Connell's head at the association rooms; that was while the volunteer card was in progress; I have seen Mr. Ray and Mr. John O'Connell also at the association; I was there very rarely except on business; I went to the meetings of the association about five or six times, for the purpose of sketching; I do not remember to have seen Mr. Duffy there or Dr. Gray; I saw Dr. Gray at Mr. Holbrooke's; I recollect Mr. Ray suggesting an alteration in the harp on the card; in the original form the harp was like an English harp, and not like an Irish one; Mr. O'Callaghan suggested an alteration in the cap of the chief; I at first put a spike on the top of it, which he thought was not correct, according to his notion of history; I had nothing to do with the striking off of the diplomas, and I do not know how many were printed; I was enrolled a member of the Repeal Association, but not with my consent.

Mr. Fitzgibbon---How do you know you were enrolled? I had a card handed to me by Mr. Holbrooke.

Mr. Fitzgibbon---That is not evidence.

Witness---I sketched Mr. John O'Connell in a room up-stairs at the Corn-Exchange; that was according to appointment; I made the appointment with him while riding on the railway; I understand it was a private sketch for Mr. Holbrooke.

Mr. M'Donogh---That is not evidence,

Witness---I was once before, up-stairs, at the Corn-Exchange, in what I believe is called the committee-room; I went there to sketch from a bust of Mr. O'Connell which they have there.

Mr. Freeman---Who brought you there to sketch that bust?

Mr. M'Donogh objected to the question as not being evidence.

Mr. Freeman—Were you paid for the services you performed? I were, Sir (a laugh). The witness bent down towards the members of the bar who were laughing, and correcting himself, said, with much emphasis, "I WAS," (loud laughter).

CROSS-EXAMINED BY MR. M'DONOUGH.

You are an artist? I am, Sir.

Your studio was, I suppose, open to the public, and was, no doubt, visited by Mr. Stewart Blacker and other connoisseurs? I do not remember seeing that clever gentleman there.

Is he clever? I think so from what I have heard of him.

Do you remember seeing any of my artistic friends around me at your studio? No.

Perhaps Mr. Tomb was there (laughter)? No I think not.

I am persuaded many gentleman went there to see and to admire? I don't know about admiring, but many gentlemen did go there.

I presume, if any of us went there. we would be allowed to see your very meritorious works, Ollam Fodlah and the rest, including Dathy? I have not the pleasure of his acquaintance.

Who was he? I believe he is only known to the Irish people. (a laugh). I believe Mr. Holbrooke was pretty well known to be in the service of the government; he had the words "Lithographer to the Queen" on the glass of his window; that was one of the first things that struck me when I came to Ireland; Mr. Holbrooke worked for the government and for the Repeal Association at the same time.

Mr. M'Donough—I am not alluding to his recent business for the government (laughter).

Witness—It was I who designed the "Sun-burst" on the card; the merit of that design should be pretty equally divided between Mr. Holbrooke and myself; I think, notwithstanding that, I am still a loyal subject to the Queen.

Who was Mr. Flood? He was a contemporary of Mr. Grattan. I saw Mr. Steele there once, on a matter wholly irrevelant to the subject of the card; I saw Dr. Gray there also, viewing the premises; I remember his looking at and inspecting the premises; I am wholly unacquainted with Mr. Barrett; I never saw him that I remember; and the interview with Mr. John O'Connell was private, having reference merely to taking his