§ MR. ROCHE (Galway, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if his attention has been called to the action of the Ballinasloe Petty Sessions Court, who recently sentenced two women to one month's imprisonment with hard labour for taking a bag of turf valued at 3d. from Kellysgrove Bog; and whether, as it was stated in evidence that this turf was merely of a nominal value, and no previous charges had been made against these women, he will advise the remission of this sentence.
§ MR. WYNDHAMI am informed that there have been many complaints of the larceny of turf in this district, and that the chairman of the rural district council stated from the Bench that these larcenies had become very prevalent. It does not come within my province to advise the remission of a term of imprisonment. Any application in this respect should be addressed to the Lord-Lieutenant.