§ MR. BIGGARasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether it is true that, at an inquiry held before Charles H. Teeling, esquire, in Cavan, on 13th instant, into the claim of William Trimble, Killaghduff, in barony of Tullyhaw, for compensation under the Crimes Act, Sub-Inspector Pearson, of Manlinton, applied to have such compensation levied on parish of Kinawley, and a few townlands in the parish of Temple port adjoining, and that Mr. Pearson then applied to have 382 every Protestant in the parish of Kinawley exempted, although they had not applied for exemption on their own behalf; whether the only Catholics recommended for exemption were two priests and one layman; and, whether, under the above circumstances, he will remove Mr. Pearson to another district?
§ MR. TREVELYANAt the inquiry in question the Sub-Inspector recommended the compensation should be levied off the parish and townlands stated, and when asked by the investigator whether he thought any persons should be exempted, gave the names of those whom he considered should be so exempted, being in several of the cases ignorant of the religious persuasions of the persons; but, whatever the Sub-Inspector may have recommended at the inquiry, the charge on the district and all the details respecting it are determined by the Lord Lieutenant. I see no reason why Mr. Pearson should be removed to another district.