§ MR. M'CARTHY DOWNINGasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, Whether the Returns of the number of Civil Bill Ejectments entered and tried in each county in Ireland ordered by the House on the 11th of May last has been made; and, if not, when it may be?
§ SIR MICHAEL HICKS - BEACHSir, the Returns have been collected and will be presented on an early day. The delay which has occurred is mainly due to the difficulty experienced in obtaining Returns from the sheriffs of counties. No Returns were received from the high sheriffs of four counties, though repeated applications were made for them, and in several instances the sheriffs stated that they wore unable to furnish the information, or were only able to give a part of it. In other respects the Return is complete, but it is feared that that portion of it which was to be obtained from the high sheriffs must, for the reasons above stated, be presented in a some-what imperfect form.