MR. BIGGABasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If his attention has been drawn to the 1588 inquest held on the body of James Quinn, who was drowned at the latter end of October last, or early in November, by falling from the temporary bridge which crosses the Shannon near Drumshambo; whether he is aware that the Grand Juries of Leitrim and Roscommon have levied a considerable part of the expense of a new bridge; and, whether he will use his influence with the Grand Juries of the two counties to have the new bridge contracted for as soon as possible?
§ MR. TREVELYAN,in reply, said, that James Quinn was drowned at the place mentioned on the night of the 27th of October last. He was informed that it was a fact that considerable expenditure for the new bridge had been already levied. He was not aware of the causes of the delay in the commencement of the new bridge; but he had communicated with the Grand Jury, urging the desirability of proceeding with the work as quickly as possible.