§ MR. O'KELLYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether his attention has been called to the refusal of certain magistrates in Ireland to grant licence to carry arms to respectable persons on the ground that they had attended Land League meetings; and, if so, whether the Government approve of the action of such magistrates?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTER,in reply, said, that he had practically answered that Question a few days ago. Under the Peace Preservation Act magistrates were bound to exercise a discretion in any case brought before them. He must decline to lay down any general rule on the subject. If any person felt aggrieved, he had the remedy of applying to the resident magistrate himself.