§ MR. GRIFFITH BOSCAWEN (Kent, Tunbridge)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the action of Dr. Tierney, J. P., in adjudicating at Petty Sessions at Clones in cases where he had already acted as medical adviser to and had accepted fees from, one of the parties; whether a specific case was brought before the Lord Chancellor on 2nd January last; and, if so, whether any notice has been taken of Dr. Tierney's conduct.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) This case was brought to the notice of the Lord Chancellor, who, upon consideration of all the circumstances, arrived at the conclusion that official action in the matter was not called for. Steps were taken, however, to convey to the Justice named an intimation that the Lord Chancellor considered he had been guilty of an error of judgment in adjudicating in the case in question.