§ MR. ROCHEI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if his attention has been called to the fact that at the hearing of the charge, at Athenry petty sessions, against Timothy Hansberry, for unlawfully discharging firearms on the public road, Sergeant Monihan swore that he had received several complaints that shots were fired there during the night, and that the police had to send special patrols to try and find out who was firing the shots; and whether, in view of this statement, he will state on what dates such complaints were made, and reported to the proper officials; and, if no such complaints were made, will he order a prosecution against Sergeant Monihan for perjury.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe facts are correctly stated in the Question. I stated on Wednesday last† that no such complaints had been made to the police. The statement was based on the authority of a report made by the district inspector, which I now learn was erroneous. The Inspector-General has conveyed to that officer an expression of strong disapproval his conduct.