§ MR. SLOAN (Belfast, S.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that in Johnstown, Waterford, on the 8th inst., two women members of the Salvation Army were attacked in the public street, and that the police present refused to interfere; and, if so, will he state what action, if any, the Government propose to take in the matter.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) No such occurrence took place on the 8th instant. On the 16th May, however, two Members of the Salvation Army were assaulted (but not seriously) by a woman, who has been previously convicted of assault on her neighbours. The police were not present on the occasion, and both of the ladies assaulted have declined to prosecute their assailant.