§ MR. BIGGARasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether he has seen the statement that a bailiff, with a force of over one hundred police, under command of a resident magistrate and a sub-inspector, assembled at Ballinamore Bridge, county Galway, on Monday last, for the purpose of serving writs for rent for a landlord named Synnott; if it is true that no writs were served, as no such landlord has an estate in county Galway; and, what was the expense of the expedition?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTER, in reply, said, that the facts appeared to be correctly stated in the Question, except that 60, and not 100 police, were employed. The cost of the expedition was £21 19s. l0d. The police were endeavouring to find out who the solicitor in the case was.
§ MR. BIGGARasked whether the whole thing was not a hoax upon the authorities?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTERThat is exactly what we do not know yet, and what we are endeavouring to find out.