§ Lord John Russellhad understood that there had been a reduction of the number of the stipendiary magistrates in Ireland; he would ask how far that reduction had gone, and whether it was intended to carry the reduction further?
§ Lord Eliotreplied, that eight stipendiary magistrates had been reduced, and it had been contemplated to make a reduction of ten, but in consequence of the representations of the Lords-Lieutenant of counties, that the services of the others could not be conveniently dispensed with, the number had been limited to eight; and it was not the present intention of her Majesty's Government to carry the reduction farther. He begged to add, that the reduction had been carried on in such a manner that no selection had been made, but those were reduced who had been most recently appointed.