§ DR. R. AMBROSEI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if his attention has been called to the circumstances disclosed in evidence at the inquest on the body of Mrs. Emily Rose Stoney, wife of Mr. Robert Vesey Stoney, J.P. and D.L., Rosturk Castle, County Mayo, who committed suicide; has he observed that Mr. Stoney in his evidence swore that it was the state of Ireland generally that made his wife so depressed; whether, having regard to the fact that Mr. Stoney was on a former occasion found guilty of fraud under the Arrears Act, and having regard to the recommendation of the jury at the inquest, steps will be taken to investigate fully under what circumstances the lady was admitted to an unlicensed asylum for lunatics; and whether Mr. Stoney's conduct in this matter, taken in connection with his misconduct under the Arrears Act, will be brought under the attention of the Lord Chancellor with a view to his dismissal from the Commission of the Peace and the Deputy Lieutenancy of the County?
§ MR. ASQUITH (for Mr. J. MORLEY)The case of the Magistrate referred to has had my attention. I have sent the papers in connection with the matter to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, with a view to his taking such action as the facts require.