DR. KENNYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether it has been brought to his notice that Mr. Quinlivan, recently school teacher to the Stradbally (Queen's County) National School, has been dismissed from his post by the manager, the Rev. Mr. Brennan, P.P., without any cause assigned, and that the Rev. Mr. Brennan took forcible possession of the school by breaking in the door; whether the police were present on the occasion, and, if so, for what reason and by whose directions were they present; whether he is aware that Mr. Quinlivan, relying on the recent resolution of the Bishops at Maynooth, that an appeal would lie to the bishop of the 461 diocese in all such cases as above, did appeal to the bishop (the Most Rev. Dr. Lynch) and the coadjutor bishop (the Most Rev. Dr. Comerford), the latter of whom replied that he could not interfere, and the former did not reply at all; and whether he will cause an inquiry into this case?
MR. J. MORLEYI have not yet completed the inquiries which I directed to be made into this case, and regret to have to ask the hon. Gentleman to defer the question till to-morrow.