§ MR. SEXTON (Belfast, W.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If Mr. Williamson, lately appointed Sub-Sheriff of the County of Dublin, is the same person as John Malet Williamson, who is scheduled in the Report of the Commission (of 1870) on the Dublin Election of 1868, as having been guilty of aiding and abetting corrupt practices; and, if so, what action the Government will take in regard to his appointment?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH) (Bristol, W.)It is understood that the Mr. Williamson, lately appointed Sub-Sheriff of the county of Dublin, is the person of that name who was scheduled in the Report of the Commission of 1870, on the Dublin election. He had at one time before acted as Sub-Sheriff to Dublin County. The statute under which the Commission was held attaches certain definite disabilities to a person so scheduled for a period of seven years; but as this period has expired, and as such disabilities did not include the Office of Sub-Sheriff, the Government are advised that they would not be justified in taking any action in the matter.