§ MR. SLOANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that Mrs. M'Connell, matron of Derry Prison, and widow of the late W. L. M'Connell, who was a Government official in Letterkenny, describes herself as unmarried, and signs official documents under the name of Miss O'Rourke; and whether, in view of the fact that it is contrary to prison service rules for any matron to get married while in the service, he will explain why the governor has neglected to report this matter to the Prison Board.
§ MR. WYNDHAMMiss O'Rourke, the matron of the Londonderry Prison, states that the allegation in the Question is without foundation. A similar allegation was made in 1897, when she was matron of Waterford Prison; it was investigated by the Prisons Board, who were of opinion that the charge was groundless.