§ MR. HEALYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether Mr. Johnston, Inspector of Fisheries, has been called on to deny the statement in The Northern Whig of April 29th, that he attended the meeting of the Orange Lodge in Sanday Row, Belfast, and personally consented to his being named as a candidate for one of the divisions of the borough; have the Government had before them his Letter, dated 24th March, to The Belfast Newsletter, which concludes, "if Ulster desires it, I may yet be able to say so in the House of Commons;" and, do the Irish Executive still consider that the Order in Council has not been infringed, and what is their decision as to the charge that Mr. Johnston's recent speeches is a breach of his written engagement to abstain from political discussions?
§ MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANIn answer to the hon. and learned Member, I have to say that, in consequence of the language lately publicly used by Mr. Johnston, Lord Spencer has been obliged to intimate to him that His Excellency considers his further retention of his office inconsistent with the interests of the Public Service.
§ MR. SEXTONCan the right hon. Gentleman state what was the language referred to, and what was the date of the communication?
§ MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI think it unnecessary now to go into that.