HC Deb 28 March 1882 vol 268 c152
MR REDMOND

said, he wished to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland a Question which, probably, as he had so recently come from the seat of war, he might be able to answer now. The Question was with reference to the interference by the police in Dublin with a meeting held two nights ago of the Young Ireland Literary and Debating Society. He (Mr. Redmond) had previously got an answer which led him to suppose that the interference of the police would be deprecated in the future. He wished now to know from the right hon. Gentleman, Whether the police were authorized in any way in insisting upon getting the names of the chairman, secretary, and persons attending the meeting; whether the interference of the police on that occasion was authorized by the right hon. Gentleman; and, whether the police had general authority to enter any private house for the purpose of seeing what was going on?

MR. W. E. FORSTER

I must ask the hon. Member to give Notice of his Question.

MR. HEALY

asked whether any owner of a private house, which was entered without warrant, could eject the intruder?

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. W. M. JOHNSON)

, in reply, said, it depended entirely on what was going on inside.