§ MR. STIRLINGsaid, he wished to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland, What progress has been made with the Brehon Law Publication; and whether the surviving Editor, Mr. Curry, is prepared to continue the work?
§ SIR ROBERT PEELsaid, that the manuscripts of the Brehon Laws from the 1749 beginning of the 14th century to the close of the 16th century had been transcribed and translated; and the Commissioners were in communication with Mr. Curry, the eminent Celtic scholar, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they could continue his services.