§ Sir H. W. Barronasked whether it were the intention of her Majesty's Government to propose to the Primate of Ireland to vest the appointment of Judge of the Prerogative Court in Dublin in her Majesty, as Prerogative Archbishop of Canterbury has proposed to do in England, and to consolidate the courts of Prerogative and Admiralty under one judge. He put this question at the present time on the ground of an existing vacancy.
§ Sir R. Peel:The appointment of this office was absolutely vested in the Lord Primate. An act of Parliament had been recently passed with reference to that office, which continued the appointment 1329 in him. He had not made any communication to the Lord Primate on the subject of this office; but on the day before he had received an intimation from him, which was made voluntarily, and without any previous suggestion on his part, whereby the Primate expressed his wish to place this office, with reference to the existing vacancy, at the disposition of her Majesty. He wished to have an opportunity of considering the peculiar position of the situation, before he offered any suggestion as to the person to whom it should be given.