§ SIR JOHN COLOMB () Great YarmouthTo ask Mr. Attorney General for Ireland whether his attention has been called to the protest of the parish of Dingle against the action of the bench in that petty sessions district in granting new licences on the 14th instant;and whether, in view of the provisions of The Licensing (Ireland) Act, 1902, he will state what course will be taken in respect of the action of the magistrates concerned and the licence so granted.
(Answered by Mr. Atkinson.) Canon O'Leary has already taken proceedings in the King's Bench Division to have the Order of the justices granting the licence brought up and quashed, on the ground that it contravenes the provisions of the recent Act. Whether the Crown will support or oppose this applicaiton will depend upon the view the Law Officers will take of the facts of the case and the law applicable to them.