§ MR. JOHN O'CONNOR (Tipperary, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland who are the shopkeepers in Tipperary who have been intimidated by Burke, the boot repairer, whom the Authorities say has, while ostensibly carrying out his trade in the street, taken up a position near their shops, and promoted their boycotting by warning persons not to enter; and, if Burke has broken the law, why has he not been prosecuted?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI cannot undertake to give the names of the shopkeepers in Tipperary who have complained to the police in the matter referred to, as if, were they known, their position would doubtless be made, if possible, a more unhappy one. But I may mention that in two of the cases where these complaints were made, the persons have, by reason of the boycotting and intimidation practised, been forced to surrender to the lawless agitation in Tipperary. No prosecutions were instituted against Burke, as the shopkeepers refused to give evidence, being afraid of the consequences.