209-210-211—212—213.

209-210-211-212-213.

Ireland-Galway Election Inquiry—Judgment of | Ireland-Galway Election Inquiry—Judgment of
Mr. Justice Keogh-cout.

Mr. Justice Keogh-cont.

213] The Adjourned Debate, Question, Mr.
M'Carthy Downing; Answer, Mr. Gladstone
July 29, 49

. Moved, "That the Adjourned Debate be
resumed on Thursday next (Mr. Butt)
July 29, 104; after short debate, Motion
agreed to

Question, Sir Percy Burrell; Answer, Mr.
Gladstone July 31, 185

Moved, "That the debate be adjourned till
Thursday next," (Mr. M'Carthy Downing)
August 1, 295; after short debate, Motion
agreed to

Question, Sir John Pakington; Answer, Mr.
Butt August 3, 381

. Question again proposed, "That the words,
&c." Debate resumed August 8, 760
After long debate, Moved, That the debate
be now adjourned" (Mr. Stacpoole); Motion
withdrawn; Question put, "That the words,
&c.;" A. 23, N. 126; M. 103

Suspension of the Rev. Patrick Walsh
Question, Mr. Vance; Answer, The Attorney
General for Ireland July 15, [212] 1148;
July 25, 1757

209-210-211—212—213.

Ireland-Lord Lieutenant of the County of Ireland-The Land Act-cont.

Clare

Question, Mr. H. A. Herbert; Answer, Mr.
Gladstone April 23, [210] 1682; Question,
Mr. Collins; Answer, Sir Colman O'Loghlen
May 6, [211] 287

Moved, "That this House has heard with great
regret that a gentleman has been appointed
Lord Lieutenant of Clare who has never

of Quarter Sessions; also, Returns of the
cases in which Appeals have been carried up
to Judge of Assize, and the cases which the
Judge of Assize has remitted to the Court of
Land Cases Reserved
Report of Select Committee on
136
(Parl. P. Nos. 92, 141, 165)

(The Earl of Dufferin)

resided in that county, who is a stranger to Irish Church Act Amendment Bill [H.L.]
its Magistrates, and who does not possess
that local knowledge of the county and its
residents essential to the proper discharge of. Presented; read 1a * Feb 26
the important duties of a Lieutenant of a
County, and that this House is of opinion
that such an appointment is of evil example,
and ought not to have been made" (Sir
Colman O'Loghlen) May 7, [211] 406; after
long debate, Question put; A. 41, N. 257;
M. 216

(No. 27)
209] Bill read 2a, after short debate Mar 5, 1384
Committee ; Report Mar 7

Ireland-Railways of Ireland

Moved that there be laid before this House,
Copies of the instructions under which Captain
Tyler was authorised to collect information
respecting the financial condition and pros-
pects of the Railways of Ireland, and of the
reports or other communication to the Go-
vernment from that officer thereupon (The
Marquess of Clanricarde) Mar 4, [209] 1296;
after short debate, Motion withdrawn
Question, Mr. Stacpoole; Answer, Mr. Chi-
chester Fortescue Feb 26, 1027

.Bill read 3 Mar 8, 1641; after short debate,
Bill passed

c. Read 1°* (Mr. Attorney General for Ireland)
[Bill 87]

Mar 14

Read 20 Mar 18

211] Question, Colonel Taylor; Answer, The Mar-
quess of Hartington May 6, 287

. Committee; Report May 6, 355
Moved, "That the Bill be now read 30"
May 7, 446
[House counted out]

Moved, "That the Bill be now read 30"
May 13, 627

Amendt. to leave out from "Bill be," and add
"re-committed" (Mr. Newdegate) v.; Ques-
tion proposed, "That the words, &c.;"
after short debate, Question put; A. 86,
N. 35; M. 51; main Question put, and
agreed to; Bill read 3o

1. Royal Assent June 27 [35 & 36 Vict. c. 13]

Irish Church Act Amendment (No. 2)
Bill [H.L.] (The Marquess of Lansdowne)
Presented; read 1* July 25 (No. 249)
Read 2 July 29
Committee; Report August 1
Bill read 3, after short debate August 2, [213]

306

c. Read 10 August 3

Ireland-Purchase of Irish Railways
Motion for "Copies of any recent communica-
tions to the Board of Trade or any other.
department of Government from grand juries
in Ireland, relating to proposed sales of
Railways or amalgamations of Railway Com-
panies; and to ask whether the Government
object to lay before Parliament the informa-
tion respecting the value of Irish Railways
obtained by Captain Tyler under the autho-
rity of Government" (The Marquess of Clan-
ricarde) Mar 21; Motion withdrawn
Motion for "Copies of any recent communica-7.
tions to the Board of Trade or any other
department of Government from grand juries
in Ireland, relating to proposed sales of Rail-
ways or amalgamations of Railway Com-
panies (The Marquess of Clanricarde)
April 12, [210] 1130; after short debate,
Motion agreed to; Return ordered

Ireland-The Land Act

Moved, That there be laid before the House,
Returns of the Land Cases decided in the.
counties of Antrim and Donegal, stating the
amount of rent in each case and the sum
awarded as compensation by the Chairman
of Quarter Sessions (The Viscount Lifford)
Feb 12, [209] 194; after short debate, Motion
amended, and agreed to
Ordered, That there be laid before this House,
Returns of the Land Cases decided in the
counties of Antrim and Donegal, stating the
amount of rent in each case and the sum
awarded as compensation by the Chairman

Read 20* August 5
Committee; Report August 6
Considered August 7
Read 30 August 8

*

[Bill 284]

Royal Assent August 10 [35 & 36 Vict. c. 90]

Committee -R.P. April 11
Committee * ; Report April 18
Considered April 19

*

Read 3°* April 23

[Bill 83]

Read 1 (Earl Cowper) April 23 (No. 83)

*

Read 2a June 3

Committee; Report June 4
Read 3 June 6

Royal Assent June 27 [35 & 36 Vict. c.

JAMES, Mr. H., Taunton

23]

Corrupt Practices at Municipal Elections,
[212] 640

County Court Judges-Travelling Expenses,
[213] 49

209-210-211-212-213.

Judges Salaries Bill-cont.

209-210-211-212-213.

209] Moved, "That there be laid before the
House, Copies of any correspondence which
has passed between the Lord Chief Justice of
the Queen's Bench or the Lord Chief Justice
of the Common Pleas on the one hand and
the First Lord of the Treasury or the Lord
Chancellor on the other relative to the ap-
pointment of Sir Robert Collier as a paid
member of the Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council; also, copy of Letter of the
Right Honourable Mr. Justice Willes to the
Lord Chancellor, dated 5th February 1872:
Also,

"Return showing the dates of the appointment

of Sir Robert Collier as a Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas and as a member of the
Judicial Committee" (Earl Stanhope) Feb 8,
138; Motion agreed to (Parl. Paper No. 9)
Moved to resolve, "That this House has seen
with regret the course taken by Her Majesty's
Government in carrying out the provisions

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council-Ap-
pointment of Sir Robert Collier-cont.

209] Observation, Mr. Disraeli; Reply, Mr. Glad-
stone, 147; Question, Lord John Manners;
Answer, Mr. Gladstone Feb 16, 525
Moved, "That this House has seen with regret
the course taken by Her Majesty's Govern-
ment in carrying out the provisions of the
Act of last Session relative to the Judicial
Committee of the Privy Council, and is of
opinion that the elevation of Sir Robert Collier
to the Bench of the Court of Common Pleas
for the purpose only of giving him a colour-
able qualification to be a paid Member of the
Judicial Committee, and his immediate trans-
fer to the Judicial Committee accordingly,
were acts at variance with the spirit and in-
tention of the statute, and of evil example in
the exercise of judicial patronage" (Mr.
Cross) Feb 19, 658

c.

Amendt. to leave out after "House" and add

finds no just cause for a Parliamentary
censure on the conduct of the Government
in the recent appointments of Sir Robert
Porrett Collier to a Judgeship of the Com-
mon Pleas, and to the Judicial Committee of
the Privy Council” (Sir Roundell Palmer) v.,
677; Question proposed, "That the words,
&c. ;" after long debate, Question put;
A. 241, N. 268; M. 27; words added; main
Question, as amended, put, and agreed to

Division List, Ayes and Noes, 758
Personal Explanation, Sir Roundell Palmer;
Reply, Mr. Denman Feb 22, 876

(Parl. P. No. 22)

[H.L.] (The Lord O'Hagan)
Presented; read 1 May 13
Read 2 May 31

Committee; Report June 4
Read 3* June 10

(No. 109)

Read 1o* (Mr. Attorney General for Ireland)
June 12
[Bill 195]

Read 20 June 14

of the Act of last Session relative to the Juries Act Amendment (Ireland) Bill
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council,
and is of opinion that the elevation of Sir
Robert Collier to the Bench of the Court of.
Common Pleas for the purpose only of giving
him a colourable qualification to be a paid
member of the Judicial Committee, and his
immediate transfer to the Judicial Committee
accordingly, were acts at variance with the
spirit and intention of the statute, and of
evil example in the exercise of judicial
patronage" (Earl Stanhope) Feb 15, 376
Amendt. to leave out from ("That ") and
insert, "This House finds no just cause for
passing Parliamentary censure on the con-
duct of the Government in the recent ap-
pointment of Sir Robert Porrett Collier to
a Judgeship of the Common Pleas and to the
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council"
(Lord Portman); Question proposed, "That.
the words, &c.;" after long debate, on
Question? Cont. 87, Not-Cont. 88; M. 1;
resolved in the negative; Resolution, as
amended, agreed to

Division List, Cont. and Not-Cont., 460
The Division, Observations, The Duke of
Richmond Feb 16, 524; Personal Explana-
tion, The Duke of Argyll Feb 19, 605

Mr. Walpole and Mr. Beales, Explanation, The
Lord Chancellor Feb 19, 605

COMMONS-

(Parl. P. No. 91)

Address for Papers (Mr. Cross) agreed to
Feb 8, 140; Notice of Motion, Mr. Assheton
Cross; Observations, Mr. Gladstone, 140;

Order for Committee read; Moved," That Mr.
Speaker do now leave the Chair" June 24,
[212] 156
Moved, "That the debate be now adjourned"
(Mr. Bagwell); after short debate, Motion
withdrawn

Main Question, "That Mr. Speaker, &c." put,
and agreed to; Committee; Report
Considered; read 3° June 25

Royal Assent June 27 [35 & 36 Vict. c. 25]

Juries Bill

(Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General)
c. Ordered; read 1°* April 12 [Bill 114]
Moved, "That the Bill be now read 20"
May 13, [211] 701

After short debate, Moved, "That the debate
be now adjourned (Mr. Holt), put, and
negatived; main Question put, and agreed
to; Bill read 2o, and committed to a Select
Committee
And, on June 4, Committee nominated as fol-
lows:-Mr. Attorney General (Chairman),
Mr. Amphlett, Mr. Attorney General for
Ireland, Sir Michael licks-Beach, Lord