§ MR. SEXTONI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that, on the 29th ultimo, Dr. Tanner, M.P., was severely injured in Tipperary by being thrown from an outside car on which he had been placed by the police, and which was being driven at a gallop; and, who is responsible for the occurrence?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURThe Constabulary Authorities report that the horse was not being driven at a gallop nor at a furious rate. The horse, when rounding a corner, swerved upon some women and children setting up a cheer and waving handkerchiefs, and Dr. Tanner, standing up on the footboard, either jumped or fell off the ear. So far as the police are aware he received no injury, nor did he make any complaint there or subsequently in Tipperary.
§ MR. SEXTONIs it the fact that Dr. Tanner, who was sitting on one side of the car, and a policeman who was sitting on the other, were both thrown off and received injury? Dr. Tanner desires to bring an action for damages, and I wish to ask who is to be held to be responsible?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI cannot answer that question off-hand. If Dr. Tanner proposed to bring an action no difficulty will be thrown in his way by the Government.