§ MR. ERRINGTONasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether his attention has been called to a very serious statement that evictions on a largo scale were likely to occur on a property in the county of Longford; and if he will consider the advisability of providing some means for mitigating the harshness of the existing Law pending the satisfactory settlement of the land question promised by the Government, which cannot be carried out for a considerable interval?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTERI suppose the hon. Member's Question refers to certain rumoured evictions said to be about taking place on Lord Annaly's property. Now, I have a good many Questions to answer about facts, and I cannot give information as to rumours and intentions; but my own impression is that there is great exaggeration in the statement which was made. The facts in regard to the county of Longford are as follows:—In the January-Session the number of ejectment orders issued in the county of Longford for non-payment of rent was three; and the cases of ejectment for over-holding on title were only two in number.