HC Deb 11 August 1884 vol 292 c427
MR. BIGGAR (for Mr. DEASY)

asked Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, If it is a fact that the Lord Chancellor received a memorial some months ago from the Town Commissioners, and another from the Poor Law Guardians of Nenagh, county Tipperary, praying that several gentlemen whose names were set forth would be appointed to the Commission of the Peace for the county; whether several appointments have since been made; whether one gentleman appointed was not a private soldier a few years ago; and, whether it is true that all the gentlemen nominated by the above-named representative boards have been passed over?

THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. WALKER)

The Memorials mentioned in the Question have been received by the Lord Chancellor, who has been in communication with the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Tipperary on the subject of them, and has not yet come to a final decision. Several magistrates have been appointed for the county of Tipperary by the Lord Chancellor—all on the recommendation of Lord Lismore, the Lord Lieutenant of the county. I am not aware whether one of the gentlemen appointed was ever a private soldier.