§ MR. JUSTIN M'CARTHY (Longford, N.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether it is the fact that Mr. William L. Bole, a magistrate for the county of Longford, refused to sign the statutory declaration of Patrick Kelly and others for proxy votes at the recent election of a Guardian for the Agharra Electoral Division of the Ballymahon Union; whether the day on which the proxies were tendered was the last day on which they could be signed; and, whether, in consequence, the proxies were of no avail?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. JOHN MORLEY) (Newcastle-on-Tyne), in reply, said, that he was informed that at the time Mr. Bole was applied to he was extremely busy, and told Kelly there were two other magistrates in the town who could sign the paper, and referred him to them. There being no contest or second nomination in the Electoral Division for the last three years, it did not appear to have in any way affected the result of the election.