§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If he will cause inquiries to be made into the conduct of Sergeant M'Grath at Coolrain, Mountrath, Queen's County, and especially with regard to alleged misconduct towards Mr. John Prescott, licensed publican of that place, in returning to his house after it had been closed at the legal hour, frequently knocking and a waking the family during the night unnecessarily entering the house, and forcing his way, in spite of protestations, into the sleeping apartments of the female members of the household?
§ MR. TREVELYANI am informed that, owing to well-grounded suspicions that breaches of the Licensing Arts were taking place, Sergeant M'Grath was directed to keep a special watch on the licensed premises mentioned, and that in the execution of this duty he has occasionally gone to the house after closing hours; but he never went later than half-past 10 o'clock, and never acted in the improper manner described in the Question.