§ MR. MURPHY (Kerry, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that on the 12th July last a number of Orangemen from Gortaherron, county Antrim, fired a number of shots into the house of a Roman Catholic named Mr. Andrew M'Mullen, of Tamloght; whether the police have prosecuted any of these Orangemen for their action; and whether any steps will be taken to prevent similar proceedings in this district in future, especially as they have hitherto been of annual occurrence.
§ MR. WYNDHAMNo shots were fired into the house of Mr. M'Mullen, as alleged. He reported to the police that a bullet struck his house on the date mentioned, but a careful examination made at the time by the police failed to satisfy them that this was so. It is
† See page 73.443 the fact, however, that during the night of the 11th July a number of shots were fired from the Nationalist quarter in the direction of the Orange quarter, and vice versa, but no similar occurrence in the district came to the knowledge of the police in former years. This locality has received and will continue to receive the special attention of the police.