§ MR. F. MEEHANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant 1502 of Ireland whether he is aware that James Rooney, of Kilroosk, who was evicted from his farm on the Clements estate, situated near Manorhamilton. county Leitrim, on the 19th of June last, became a judicial tenant under agreement and under rather adverse circumstances; whether before being evicted Rooney offered twenty years purchase and one half-year's rent to the landlord, which was refused, the latter demanding twenty-three years purchase and one year's rent; whether an application for reinstatement has been received by the Estates Commissioners from the evicted tenant; and, if so, what steps are being taken to have him reinstated.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners received an application from James Rooney on the 6th instant, and will consider it when dealing with the estate on which the evicted holding is situate.