§ MR. SEXTONasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether his attention has been drawn to a statement forwarded on the 7th instant by the Committee of elected guardians of the dissolved Board of the Union of Carrick on Suir, to the Irish Local Government Board, submitting the following facts for consideration; that, at the meeting of the Carriok Board, on the 1st of July, a motion was made and seconded, by elected guardians, to postpone contentious matter, but such motion was refused by the chairman; that, at the meeting of the 8th July, the elected guardians and the clerk endeavoured ineffectually to induce the chairman to first proceed with the ordinary business of the day, and that it was the refusal of the chairman to proceed with the ordinary business, or to put a motion to that effect from the chair, which led to the adjournment of the meeting; that, at the meeting of the 15th of July, the elected guardians present explained to the Hamilton Local Government Board Inspector that, on the previous occasions in question, they had been willing to transact the ordinary business, had offered and attempted to do so, and had been prevented by the chairman; and, whether, in view of these and other facts set forth in the statement of the guardians, the Local Government Board will now revoke the sealed order which had been issued upon the ground that the guardians had repeatedly adjourned the meetings of the Board, "with the view of interfering with the transaction of the ordinary business of the Union!"
§ MR. TREVELYANI have received the statement referred to, and the matter will receive my immediate attention. It will, however, be necessary to make some further inquiries on the subject.