§ MR. SLOANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that, on the 13th July, a man named Samuel Ewarts, accompanied by his wife and four children, were driving home from Scarva when, coming to Lisnagade School, a number of persons stopped the car and used abusive language to the occupants; whether, in view of the fact that Ewarts was struck on the head several times and that one of his children was struck, he can say why District Inspector Bell, who witnessed the assault, made no arrests; and, as the offenders are known to the Crown, will he order a prosecution.
§ THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. ATKINSON,) Londonderry, N.Samuel Ewarts alleges that on the occasion referred to he was struck on the head and neck, and that his child was struck on the legs by a man namedHyland. None of the police who were present saw him struck by anybody, and have difficulty in believing that he could have been struck by Hyland without their knowledge. None of the adult persons who were with Ewarts corroborate his story, and no injury has been inflicted on either him or his child. It is not a case for police action, but Ewarts can himself prosecute if so advised.