§ MR. REDMONDasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If the period for which the special resident magistrates were appointed expires on the 24th inst.; whether it is the intention of Government to renew these appointments; and, whether they have failed to effect the object in view, namely, the pacification of the country?
§ MR. TREVELYANNO, Sir; the period of these appointments does not expire until the 1st of July. It is the intention of Government to continue the appointments for the present, and they would not have arrived at this determination were they not satisfied that such appointments are useful in the present condition of the country.
§ MR. TREVELYANMajor Bond is not a Special Magistrate.