§ SIR THOMAS ESMONDE (Dublin Co., S.)asked the Secretary of State for War, If Her Majesty's Government will take steps to ascertain the number of Colonels of Irish Militia who it is alleged have expressed their intention of taking the field at the head of their Corps to assist the Orangemen of the north-east of Ulster in case of a rising?
THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN)&c.) (Stirling,I have no doubt that the Colonels of the Irish Militia will do their duty in the same manner as other officers who serve Her Majesty, and I have neither the right nor the inclination to inquire into their political views.