§ MR. ROCHE (Galway, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland what compensation the men are to get who were recently batoned, imprisoned, and prosecuted at Portumna, as is now admitted, at the instance of police whose evidence on oath the Magistrates refused to believe, and 1776 who have since been exposed and dismissed from the Force?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI have asked for a special Report, but have not yet received it. The facts stated by the hon. Gentleman do not agree with the Report I received on a previous occasion. As to the question of compensation, I think that the ordinary remedy should be resorted to.
§ MR. DILLONWhat is the ordinary remedy, the police having been exposed and dismissed from the Force?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOUROnly one man has been discharged.
§ MR. T. M. HEALY (Longford, N.)Why do not the Government prosecute these men?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURThe hon. and learned Gentleman does not rightly apprehend the facts of the case; but I would ask the hon. Gentleman to defer the question for the present.