§ MR. DANE (Fermanagh, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to a report contained in The Times of the 12th January, 1893, of a resolution passed at the Kilrush Working Men's Club (the Rev. Father Scanlan presiding), protesting against the way in which the police force of that town has been managed for some time, and the consequent increase of riots and outrages; and whether any, and what, steps have been taken to put an end to this state of affairs?
MR. J. MORLEYMy attention was drawn to the resolution referred to some days previously to the newspaper report mentioned in the question, and adequate notice has been taken of the conduct of the responsible police officials on the occasion. I may add that the occurrences which were the immediate cause of the resolution took place on the night of the 31st December last, and that no further disturbance or outrage has since been committed in Kilrush. The Sergeant of Police, who was primarily to blame for inaction on the night of 31st December, has been reduced in rank, and the District Inspector, though the Magistrate 526 exonerated him from blame in connection with the occurrences, has been transferred to another station.