§ In the matter of an Election Petition for the County of Louth, between George Harley Kirk, Petitioner; and Philip Callan, Respondent.
§ We hereby certify to the Right honourable the Speaker of the House of Commons that the above-mentioned Petition was tried before us at Dundalk on the 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th days of June instant, and that, at the conclusion of the said trial we did, on the 19th day of June instant, determine that the said Philip Callan, whose Election was complained of by the said Petitioner, was duly elected to serve in the present Parliament for the County of Louth.
§ And, in addition to the foregoing Certificate, We hereby further Report to the Right honourable the Speaker that no corrupt practice has been proved to have been committed by or with the knowledge or consent of any Candidate at such Election.
§ And, further, that, on the evidence before us, it did not appear that corrupt practices extensively prevailed at said Election, and we have no reason to believe that corrupt practices did extensively prevail at said Election.
§ We beg also to state that a copy of said Petition accompanies this Report, and that we have caused to be forwarded to the House of Commons a copy of the evidence given at the trial, 705 taken down by the deputy of the short-hand writer of the House of Commons.
§ Given under our hands, at Dublin, this 21st day of June 1880.
§ RICHARD DOWSE, Baron of the Exchequer Division of the High Court of Justice in Ireland,
§ MICHL. HARRISON, Judge of the High Court of Justice, Common Pleas Division, in Ireland,
§ Two of the Judges for the time being on the rota for the trial of Election Petitions in Ireland.
§ To the Eight Honourable The Speaker of The House of Commons.