§ DR. D. AMBROSE (Louth, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he has received a communication from the Drogheda and vicinity Trades Council with reference to the assimilation of the Parliamentary, Municipal, and Poor Law franchise; and can he hold out any hope in the near future of introducing such legislation as will remedy the existing grievances relating thereto?
MR. J. MORLEYI have received the communication referred to, which, in my opinion, points to a much-needed reform; but in the present state of public business it would be impossible for me to give any undertaking as suggested in the question.