§ MR. HEALYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If any reply has been given to the Memorial of the mother of the murdered man, Philip Maguire, who applied for 674 an inquiry into the outrage under the Crimes Act; and, what has been the average length of time His Excellency has taken, in previous applications of a similar kind, to give a reply?
§ MR. TREVELYANA reply to this Memorial is sent to-day. It is impossible to fix an average length of time which such applications have been under consideration. Each case is dealt with on its own merits, and the time must depend upon the nature of the case and the preliminary inquiries necessary, and also upon the general pressure of business.
§ MR. HEALYWould the right hon. Gentleman have any objection to state whether an inquiry is to be granted?
§ MR. TREVELYANI cannot say.
§ MR. HEALYI beg to give Notice that on an early day I will call attention to the fact that, in every case in which landlords' bailiffs and others have lost their lives, the Lord Lieutenant has granted an inquiry; while in every case in which a Catholic has been murdered he refused to grant an inquiry.