§ MR. WILLIAM O'BRIEN (Cork)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland why the city of Dublin was proclaimed under the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act.
§ * MR. TULLY (Leitrim, S.)Before the right hon. Gentleman answers the Question—["Order, order‡" from the NATION ALIST Benches]. You are not going to bully me‡
§ * MR. SPEAKEROrder, order‡ The hon. Member has risen to put another Question. That is sometimes done, and it may be in order, but I must first hear the Question.
§ * MR. TULLYThe Question I wish to ask is whether without this proclamation the right hon. Gentleman could deal with the real offenders as a case of trading under false pretences?
§ * MR. SPEAKEROrder, order‡
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe City of Dublin was proclaimed because the Government was advised that a newspaper published there, called the Irish People, had for some weeks contained illegal and criminal matter.
§ * MR. TULLYNow will the right hon. Gentleman answer my Question, Does not this paper falsely purport to be edited by Mr. William O'Brien, and has not the hon. Member publicly repudiated it? That's false pretences.
§ * MR. SPEAKEROrder, order‡