HC Deb 31 January 1893 vol 8 c56

In the Matter of an Election Petition for the East Clare Division of the County of Clare.

Between—

Joseph Richard Cox, Petitioner,

and

William Hoey Kearney Redmond, Respondent.

We hereby certify to the Right Honorable the Speaker of the House of Commons that the above-mentioned Petition was tried before us at Ennis, in the county of Clare, on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th days of December, 1892, and that at the conclusion of the said trial we did, on 12th day of December 1892, determine that the said William Hoey Kearney Redmond, whose Election was complained of by the sail Petition, was duly elected to serve in the present Parliament for the East Clare Division of the county of Clare.

And, in addition to the foregoing certificate, we hereby further report to the Right Honorable the Speaker of the House of Commons that no corrupt or illegal practice has been proved to have been committed by or with the knowledge and consent of any candidate at said Election, and that the said William Hoey Kearney Redmond has not been proved to be guilty by himself or his agent or agents of any corrupt or illegal practices.

And, further, that on the evidence before us, it did not appear that corrupt or illegal practices extensively prevailed at the said election, and we have no reason to believe that any corrupt or illegal practices did extensively prevail at said Election.

We beg also to state that a copy of the said Petition and a copy of the evidence given at the trial taken down by the deputies of the shorthand writer of the House of Commons accompany this Certificate.

Given under our hands this 12th day of December 1892.

WILLIAM O'BRIEN.

G. JOHNSON.

Two of the Judges for the time being on the rota, for the trial of Election Petitions in Ireland, and by whom the said Election Petition was tried, pursuant to the statute in that case made and provided.