§ THE MARQUESS OF CLANRICARDE rose to call the attention of the Government to several instances of inconveniences arising from the insufficient time allotted to the Irish Judges to complete the business of certain Circuits, and hoped that some steps would be taken to remedy an evil which caused much expense and delay to suitors in Ireland. He also wished to know, Whether the noble Earl the President of the Council could give any assurance when the Judicial Statistics for Ireland, promised in 1861, will be laid upon the table of the House? He doubted whether these statistics would be laid upon the table in sufficient time to be of any use this Session, as he believed that no steps had been yet taken to collect the civil statistics of the past year. The noble Marquess concluded by moving an Address for a series of tabular Returns relating to Judicial Business in Ireland.
§ EARL GRANVILLEsaid, there was no objection to grant the Returns moved for, although they would take some time to prepare. With regard to the first point referred to by the noble Marquess, he was not aware of any inconveniences such as those alluded to; but if any such did exist, he was sure the Irish Judges would direct their attention to them, and take measures to prevent them in future. He had not received the Judicial Statistics that had been ordered, but understood that they were in course of preparation.
§ Motion agreed to.