§ MR. T. P. O'CONNOR, asked Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, Whether the time has come for the release of James and Thomas Coen, who have now been in prison since the 28th of last February; and, whether the district in which they live has not been remarkably tranquil for the last three months?
§ THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. PORTER)The cases of both these men were reconsidered by his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant on the 25th ultimo, and he decided that he could not at present order the release of either of them.
§ MR. T. P. O'CONNORasked Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, Whether there is any reason for the further detention of Mr. J. E. Hazel, who is suffering imprisonment for the second time as a suspect, and who comes from a district at present in a state of tranquillity?
§ THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. PORTER)His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant reconsidered John Hazel's case on the 25th ultimo, and decided that the time had not yet come 1519 when he could safely order his release. The case will shortly be brought forward again for consideration.