§ DR. TANNERI beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether his attention has been directed to the manner in which a number of non-commissioned officers and men of the 15th Hussars, now stationed at Cahir, were employed in connection with a political meeting held in a park in Cahir on Friday, the 3rd June; whether he is aware that the Hussars were employed with their horses and waggons carrying tables, forms, chairs, &c., from the cavalry barracks to the place of meeting in the park, and another corps of the same regiment were engaged in removing the furniture 1281 after the political meeting; and by whose orders and by what authority were these soldiers so employed?
§ MR. BRODRICKThe following telegram from the General Commanding in Ireland contains all the information I have on the subject of the hon. Member's question:—
Officer commanding 15th Hussars states, with reference to inquiry respecting political meeting at Cahir Park on 3rd June, no noncommissioned officers or men of his regiment were employed, nor is anything known of a political meeting held as stated.
§ DR. TANNERDoes the hon. Gentleman mean to say that the Military Authorities know nothing of the meeting being held?
§ MR. BRODRICKIt is quite possible that the meeting was held and the officer knew nothing of it; the information is explicit that no men of the 15th Hussars were employed.
§ DR. TANNERThen it is an absolute denial that the men were there?
§ MR. BRODRICKI have read the telegram, which gives all the information I have.