g to act as one of her trustees, whose
name, with his co-trustee, Mr. Thomas FitzGerald, appear as
defendants, they having signed her judicial agreement.

The following are the names of the above tenants, the extent of
their holdings, the rent, the Poor-Law valuation, and the average
rent per Irish acre:--

+------------------+------------+-------------+---------+-----------+
| | Acreage in | Judicial | Rent | |
| TENANT. | Irish | Rent Less 20| per | Poor Law |
| | Measure. | per cent. | acre[A]| Valuation |
+------------------+------------+-------------+---------+-----------+
| | A. R. P. | L s. d. | | L s. d. |
|John Carroll, | 87 3 38 | 132 4 0 | 30/- | 127 10 0 |
|Honora Crimmins, | 35 0 27 | 64 5 6 | 36/6 | 52 15 0 |
|James Baggott, | 18 0 0 | 37 16 10 | 42/- | 22 5 0 |
|Margaret Moloney, | 23 2 9 | 46 2 8 | 39/2 | 44 15 0 |
|Mrs. Denis Ryan, | 66 2 3 | 93 2 5 | 28/- | 96 0 0 |
|Maryanne Hogan, | 53 2 33 | 112 0 0 | 41/8 | 117 15 0 |
| +------------+-------------+---------+-----------+
| | 294 3 30 | 485 11 5 | ... | 461 0 0 |
+------------------+------------+-------------+---------+-----------+

[A] Rent per Irish acre after abatement of 20 per cent.

This represents an average of 34s. the Irish acre, for some of the
best land in Ireland, and shows a difference of only L24, 11s. 5d.
between the rent, less 20 per cent. now offered, and Poor-Law
valuation.

After putting me to the cost of these proceedings, and giving me
every opposition and annoyance, amongst such, compelling my agent
(by threats of boycotting) to resign, boycotting myself and
household, preventing my servants from attending chapel, and
driving my labourers away, negotiations for a settlement were
opened, and you offered to accept an all-round abatement of 17-1/2
per cent. and to pay up one year's rent, provided I paid all costs,
including the costs in Moroney's case; this of course I refused,
but with a desire to aid you in coming to a settlement, and to
prevent the loss to the tenants of the farms under eviction on the
Title, I offered to allow the 17-1/2 per cent. all round on p