THE EARL OF ANNESLEYasked the Lord Privy Seal, Whether it was true that Mr. Farrell, the president of the Local Land League at Mullingar, who was confined in Galway Gaol under the provisions of the Coercion Act, and was lately liberated on a medical certificate, was still on the commission of the peace, and signed several commitments to gaol last week?
§ EARL SPENCER,in reply, said, that Mr. Farrell was still a magistrate, and he believed it was true that he was in the discharge of the duties of the office; but the Irish Government had brought the matter under the consideration of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
§ THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURYsaid, he understood that Mr. Farrell was an official officer.