§ MR. W. JOHNSTONI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if Her Majesty's Government have considered the desirability of recommending the purchase, in Ireland, of a suitable residence for H.R.H. the Duke of York; and whether he is prepared to urge forward a matter of so much importance?
§ MR. W. E. GLADSTONEHer Majesty's Government have not at present in contemplation such a plan as the question indicates. At the same time, I hope I shall not be misunderstood in saying that, for Her Majesty's Government are of opinion that it is a, matter of great, and indeed of national, importance that the best relations should be established between the Royal Family and the people of Ireland.