§ DR. TANNER (Cork County, Mid)called attention to the case of Mr. McSweeney, a Justice of the Peace in his constituency, who, he said, was set upon the other day by three masked men while on his way to the Sessions. This gentleman was set upon merely because he was an Irish Nationalist Justice of the Peace, and he (the speaker) appealed to the Leader of the Opposition to endeavour to secure that, although Magistrates might differ with one another, each might be allowed to fulfil his judicial functions without being set upon in this way. He would like to know whether anything had been done to try and find out who were the authors of this outrage. They could obtain no information from the police, because the police were under the influence of people who deliberately committed these outrages. One other point he wished to mention. The family tomb of Sir G. Colthurst, whose father was an honoured Member of this House, and of the Conservative Party, was broken into the other day. The outrage was a disgrace to the locality. Why did they not employ the police to do their duty, instead of screening the offenders? Honestly, he sincerely hoped the House would pardon him for raising this particular question, and that the Government would see to it that everything that could be done would be done to bring the offenders to justice.
§ House adjourned at Fifteen minutes before Six o'clock.