§ MR. M'CORMICKsaid, he would beg to inquire of the Chief Secretary for Ireland by whose advice and recommendation a large number of the Military and Constabulary Force were sent into the city and county of Londonderry, on or about the 18th of December last; and whether any Correspondence or Documents, upon which such orders were made, are in existence, and will lie produced?
§ MR. CARDWELLsaid, that the constabulary and the military force bad been 399 sent to Londonderry upon that occasion on the responsibility of the Government, who had acted upon information conveyed to them in the usual manner, and not upon any formal requisition or sworn information. The Government had proceeded upon their own judgment with a view to the preservation of the peace.