§ MR. LUNDON (Limerick, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that in the course of last spring or last summer a police inquiry was held in Hospital. County Limerick, in the case of Sergeant Sheridan for the burning of Mrs. Quinlan's hay, and for the stabbing and mutilating of Michael Cregan's ass on the lands of Ballinamona; will he state at what date the inquiry was held, and who were the police inspectors who conducted it; and, seeing that Constables Keegan and Anderson gave evidence at the inquiry incriminating Sergeant Sheridan in connection with the charges, whether he proposes to take further steps in this matter.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThis matter was very fully discussed on the Appropriation Bill at the end of last session, when I announced the decision arrived at by the Government. On that occasion I stated that a secret and searching investigation had been held by my direction into all these cases. The investigation was conducted in June by District Inspectors Morrison and Hobbins.