§ Mr. YOUNGasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he can state on what grounds the Estates Commissioners have declined to reinstate two tenants, Thomas Brady and Mary Morrison, evicted on the Cootehill estate of E. P. Smith, James Carragher, evicted on the Smith estate at Dring, and Edward Clegg, evicted on the Earl of Dartrey's estate, county Monaghan; and whether he will represent to the Commissioners the advisability of reconsidering these cases?
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND (Mr. Cherry)The Estates Commissioners decided, after inquiry and in the exercise of their discretion, to take no action in reference to the applications of Thomas Brady, James Carragher, and Edward Clegg. It would be contrary to established practice to state the reasons which actuate the Commissioners in the exercise of their discretion. Mary Morrison's application has not been inquired into, as it was not received within the time specified by the Evicted Tenants Act.