MR. OSHAUGNESSYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that Mr. Justice Gibson, in opening the assizes for the county of Limerick, stated to the grand jury that there was only a small case of stabbing to go before them, which had its origin in another county, and that it was the smallest record of crime which he recollected in the county since the time he first came as assize Judge to the county nineteen years ago; and whether, having regard to this fact, he will press on the Estates Commissioners the necessity for securing the speedy reinstatement of the evicted tenants there, so that the peace of the county may be preserved.
§ MR. CHERRYI am happy to say that the learned Judge did take a most favourable view of the state of county Limerick, which view is in accordance with all the information I have received from other sources. The Estates Commissioners are taking all possible steps which are open to them under the existing law to deal with the claims of evicted tenants in county Limerick as elsewhere.
§ MR. MOOREDoes this mean that the Estates Commissioners are to take action according to the amount of crime in a particular county?
§ MR. CHERRYThe hon. Member had bettor put his Question down.
§ MR. CHERRYThe proposition I assented to was the statement that the Judge took a most favourable view of the state of the county.