§ MR. SEXTONI beg to thank the right hon. Gentleman, and to give Notice that I shall ask him, Whether his attention 424 has been called to speeches recently delivered by Mr. William Johnson, one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Fisheries in Ireland, and especially to a speech made in Dublin on the 8th of January; whether, in the opinion of responsible Law Officers of the Crown, such speeches are calculated to create hostility and ill-will amongst Her Majesty's subjects in Ireland; and whether, in view of the fact that three several warnings given to Mr. Johnson have been unsuccessful, he will now remove Mr. Johnson from his position?
§ MR. GIBSONI beg to give Notice that I will supplement that Question by asking the right hon. Gentleman, Whether any official of the Government who disapproves of their conduct is unfit to be in the Public Service?
§ MR. TREVELYANI rise to say that the thanks of the hon. Member for Sligo (Mr. Sexton) are not due to me. Mr. Preston was connected with the Land Commission, and his dismissal entirely concerned the Land Commissioners. As regards the argumentative Question of the right hon. and learned Gentleman (Mr. Gibson), I shall be prepared on the proper occasion to give him a proper answer.