§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If he has made inquiry into the circumstances under which a charge against a man named Daniel Courtnay, at the last Coolmagort Petty Sessions, in Kerry, of presenting a loaded revolver at several persons, was summarily dismissed by the only justice present, The M'Gillicuddy; whether the charge was substantiated by several witnesses, whose evidence was in no way questioned; whether the justice in question was also the landlord of the accused; and, whether he proposes to make any representation to the Lord Chancellor on the subject?
§ MR. TREVELYANSir, no representation on the subject referred to in the Question of the hon. Member has been made to the Government. Any charge of misconduct against a Justice of the Peace ought to be addressed to the Lord Chancellor, who alone has jurisdiction to deal with it; and there are no facts before the Government to cause them to bring the matter before the Lord Chancellor.