§ MR. OSBORNEasked, What course the Government intended to pursue in regard to filling up the vacancy of Judge of the Landed Estates Court in Ireland?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTON,in reply, said, that from inquiries made by the Irish Government as to the business of the Court, it appeared unnecessary to fill up the office of second Judge, and the Attorney General was now considering a Bill which would authorize the Lord Lieutenant to abstain from filling it up, and would provide for the discharge of the duties of the Court in ease of the absence or illness of the Judge.
SIR HERVEY BRUCEgave notice that he would repeat the Question put by the hon. Member for Waterford on Thursday. He had had painful experience of the necessity of a second Judge of the Court, and knew that there was universal complaint in Ireland on the subject.