§ CAPTAIN DONELAN (Cork, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the Recorder of Cork was presented with a pair of white gloves on Tuesday last, owing to the criminal calendar for the East Riding of that county being a blank, and that the Recorder congratulated the Grand Jury upon the extremely satisfactory state of the district, and expressed a hope that they might often meet under similar happy conditions; and whether, under these circumstances, steps will be taken to remove the extra police force, for which the people of the Past Riding of the County Cork are at present taxed?
MR. J. MORLEYI understand the first paragraph correctly states the facts. With regard to paragraph 2, I fear I cannot add anything to my reply to a somewhat similar question addressed to me on the 1st inst. by the hon. Member for Cork. I may point out, however, that the county at large, irrespective of the Ridings, is responsible for the cost of the extra police.