§ MR. P. O'BRIEN (Monaghan, N.)asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether any members of the Permanent Staff of the Monaghan Militia are members of the Orange Society, and in the habit of attending the monthly Lodge meetings; whether a member of 884 the Militia Staff resides in the premises known as the New Orange Hall, where one of the Orange Lodges holds its meetings; if so, whether such conduct on the part of Militia Officers is within the meaning and in violation of the Queen's Regulations "peremptorily prohibiting the attendance of officers or soldiers at Orange Lodges;" and, what steps he proposes to take to enforce obedience to the Queen's Regulations in Monaghan?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)I am informed that no member of the Monaghan Militia Staff belongs to the Orange Society, or attends Orange meetings; and also that no member of the Staff resides in the New Orange Hall.