§ MR. DILLONI beg to ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland a question of which I have not given him private notice; but, as the matter is very urgent, perhaps the right honourable Gentleman will be able to answer it without notice. It is to ask what measures have been taken by the Executive for the preservation of life and property in Belfast on the occasion of the Orange procession which is to take place on the 12th of July (Tuesday next); whether it is the fact that the magistrates of Belfast have decided to refuse to allow any extra police to be drafted into the city for that occasion; whether the commander of the military district has written to the magistrates remonstrating with them on this course, and declining to allow the military to be used in place of the police unless the police are overpowered; and, under these circumstances, what steps the Government propose to take to protect the property of Catholics and the lives of the citizens?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURI am afraid I must ask notice of that question.
§ MR. DILLONI will put it down for to-morrow.