§ MR. R. POWERI would wish to ask the Prime Minister, If it is true that Michael Davitt, the founder of the Land League, at present in Portland Prison, has been returned unopposed for the county of Meath; and, if so, have the Government allowed the information to be conveyed to him?
MR. GLADSTONEI am not aware whether any official information has been conveyed to my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary for Ireland, who, I believe, will be in his place in an hour or two. I have received no official information on the subject.