§ Mr. Ferrand, pursuant to notice, inquired of the Secretary for Ireland whether, at the late election of a temporal Peer of Ireland, one or more noble Lords did not decline to vote on account of the Irish Bequests Act being a contravention of the Oath of Supremacy; whether the Crown lawyers were consulted upon the validity of this objection; and, if so, whether the right hon. Baronet would lay a copy of their opinion on the Table of the House?
§ Sir T. Fremantlehad made inquiry, and endeavoured to ascertain whether there were any ground for such a statement. He could not learn that this had been the case: and with reference to the opinion of the law officers of the Crown, he fell very well satisfied that no opinion on the subject had been given.
§ Mr. Ferrandhoped he should be allowed to observe that his authority was an Irish Peer, and a statement to the same effect had been publicly made in the Dublin Evening Mail.