§ MR. TULLYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state the religious persuasions of the county inspector, district inspector, head constable, and resident magistrate in Clonmel, the capital of Tipperary; how many Roman Catholic magistrates have been appointed by the present lieutenant of the county; and whether any steps will be taken to equalise the number of Roman Catholics and Protestants so employed.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe officials referred to in the first part of the Question are Protestants. Of the remainder of the police force at Clonmel, twenty-three are Roman Catholics and seven Protestants. The religious proportions of the entire force in this Riding of Tipperary, according to the latest returns, are—Roman Catholics, 234; Protestants, 53. The present lieutenant of the county has appointed nine Justices of the Peace in the Clonmel district, of whom five are Roman Catholics. He will be happy to consider the names of any other eligible gentlemen of this persuasion that may be submitted to him.