THE Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe tonight approved Mr Churchill's motion calling for the creation of a European army by 89 votes to five, with 27 abstentions, cables Ross Hazeltine, United Press Staff Correspondent.

The Irish delegation voted against the resolution after it was decided at a meeting earlier today that Mr Churchill's resolution raised similar problems for Ireland as those which prevented her joining the Atlantic Pact.

Before the roll call vote was taken, the Tanaiste, Mr Norton, announced the Irish delegation's decision. "We do not want to give a silent vote on this question, " he told the Assembly, "in other circumstances we could give our whole-hearted support to such a motion." He said that Partition was preventing the Irish people from playing their full part in the affairs of Europe and the Western World. "To defend peaceful people against aggression would ordinarily be one of the things that would have the full support of the Irish people. But my country is now in an exceptional position. My country at present is the victim of aggression." M Spaak interrupted Mr Norton to comment: "You have five minutes to justify your vote.

Please do not start what you did last year." Mr de Valera then rose to his feet and speaking with great emotion, told the Assembly:

"Mr Norton has given the reasons why we cannot accept this motion." "We are not free in Ireland, " Mr de Valera said; "the liberty of an Irishman is as treasured as it is to a Frenchman." "Why defend liberty, " he asked, "if we have not got it. So long as there is foreign rule on Irish soil, we will defend what must be defended." Mr de Valera said that the Irish representatives could not and would not support Mr Churchill's motion because the Irish people could not be asked to join such a European army until they were free.

The People, Wexford 15 August 1868 Wexford Union . . . Saturday.

Admissions . . . The wife of William Codd (a man employed on the quays ballasting vessels) with his six children were admitted at Wexford, and proceedings ordered to be taken against Codd. A woman applied for admission of a child which had been left at her place by its mother, the widow Pierce, who had gone to Liverpool the previous day.

The child was admitted.

Outdoor Relief . . . some persons applied for relief and were refused. In one case where the husband was in the fever hospital, the relieving officer was directed to visit. A pensioner from Ballymitty, asked for admission for his young child, and promised to pay for its maintenance in the house. He said his reason for trying to get admission for it was that his wife had deserted him and his children, and that he could not mind it properly on account of its age.

Application refused.

Leaving the House . . . A fine young lad applied for clothes to go out for employment. He had worked as a tailor for five years. The boy said that the man he was going to promised to give him 6d per week and his diet. Mr King objected to let the boy go out for such wages. He was sure the poor boy would get a better place than that.

The remainder of the board agreed with Mr King. Some were of opinion that he ought to get at least 2s 6d or 3s per week, as they considered less would not clothe him. Clothes refused and the boy not allowed to leave the house.