§ MR. R. POWERasked the Attorney General for Ireland, If his attention has been called to the charge of Lord Justice Fitzgibbon to the Waterford City Grand Jury, in which he complimented them on the peaceful state of the city, and in which he stated
that the bills to go before them were very few in number, and there was not one of them which required any special directions from him;and why he still considers it necessary to keep so peaceful a town under the provisions of the Coercion Act?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. W. M. JOHNSON)Sir, 1652 the Executive in Ireland have reason to know that the City of Waterford cannot at present be withdrawn from the operation of the Protection Act.