§ MR. WILLIAM ABRAHAM (Cork Co., N.E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if his attention has been called to a resolution adopted unanimously by the guardians of Mitchelstown Union on the 2nd instant, respecting the public inconvenience caused by the want of magistrates in the petty sessions district, and to the fact that only one justice resides in the town, and he is disqualified to adjudicate in certain cases; and whether he will cause inquiry to be made with a view to remedying the inconvenience complained of.
§ MR. G. W. BALFOURI have seen the resolution referred to. There are four justices, I understand, already resident in or near Michelstown, and I am not aware that any inconvenience has been caused to the public, as alleged in the question. The Lieutenant of the county will consider the names of any suitable gentleman who may be recommended to him for appointment to the Commission of the Peace in the district.