§ MR. W. J. CORBETasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If he can state the total number of persons arrested in the county Wicklow and imprisoned under the Coercion Act; whether all the suspects belonging to the county Wicklow but two (Hely and Dowling) have been released; whether 1664 the county has been almost entirely free from crime and outrage for the last two years, and is so still; and, whether he will order the release of these men?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTERSir, there were five. Three of these have been released. Inquiry is now being made into Dowling's case. Hely's case was considered on the 18th instant, and I cannot order his release. It is true the number of crimes committed in the county has not been many; but notices have been extensively posted recommending and encouraging "Boycotting."