§ MR. T. W. RUSSELL (Tyrone, S.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if his attention had been called to the following paragraph, concerning the enforcement of the Plan of Campaign on the Kenmare Estate, in the Irish Times of the 21st instant—
Recently the estate bailiffs, accompanied by police, visited some of the tenants' houses and farms. Having seized one man's cows, they called at his house, and found him in bed unwell. He professed himself, in the presence of the police, as being glad that they came, as he was quite ready and willing as ever to pay his rent, but was not allowed. He handed the men £7 in notes, as being all he had at the time, but owing to one of them being a £5 note the £7 amounted to £11. On being pressed for more, his rent being £30, he produced, as he said, a small bank deposit receipt for £20. On examination it turned out to be for £100. Another which he had was for £40, and finally the receipt for £20 was found, and handed to them without the slightest hesitation;and, whether the police were present on the occasion referred to; and, if so, have they made any Report on the matter?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURsaid: On the the 7th inst. Lord Kenmare's bailiff seized three head of cattle from Jeremiah Mahony for rent due, amounting to £31. Mahony expressed himself willing to pay as much as he could, and he handed the bailiff £11 in notes. The bailiff said that was not enough 714 and he must seize the corn. Mahony then produced a deposit receipt which he said was for £20, but it turned out that it was for £100. He then produced another deposit receipt for £40, and finally one for £20, which the bailiff accepted. The police were present.