§ MR. D. CAMERONasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether he has received any official Report of the disturbances alleged to have taken place in the Island of Skye; and, whether the nature of those disturbances is such as to call for exceptional measures; and, if so, what steps Her Majesty's Government propose to take to vindicate the Law in that part of Her Majesty's dominions?
§ SIR WILLIAM HARCOURTYes, Sir; we have received official communications from the Justices — the local authorities in the county of Inverness—who informed me that in Skye the police have been attacked and overpowered; and, in my opinion, it is quite clear, under these circumstances, that it is the duty of Her Majesty's Government to take such measures in connection with 903 the local authorities as may be necessary for supporting the police in the execution of their duty and the maintenance of order and law.