§ MR MELDONsaid, that in a Petition presented on Friday last purporting to come from the working men of Dublin against the Bill for closing Public Houses on Sunday in Ireland there were a number of forged signatures, amongst them being those of the hon. Member for Londonderry (Mr. C. Lewis), who had moved the second reading of the Bill, and the Secretary of the Irish Sunday Closing Association. Many of the signatures also were fictitious, such as "D. Donkey," "Tim Graball," "Tom Wheelbarrow," and "Arthur Ping, M.P.;" while many persons were named, professional men and others, whose addresses 1136 could not be found. He wished to know, under these circumstances, what steps would be taken in the matter?
§ SIR CHARLES FORSTER, in reply, said, that the Committee on Petitions at their last meeting had submitted this Petition to a very minute examination, and at the next meeting they would decide whether the matter should be submitted to Parliament or not.