§ MR. SLOAN (Belfast, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that in Dungannon on the 12th instant two young men were beaten by the bandsmen of a Roman Catholic band which was parading the town; that one of the young men, named Reid, was so severely beaten that his life is at present not out of danger; and if he can state why Sergeant Montgomery, who witnessed the assault refused to make any arrests, or assist in getting medical aid for the injured man; and what action, if any, does he propose to take in the matter.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe assault committed on this occasion was the result of a quarrel which was in no sense of a Party character. Two men were leading a horse through a crowded street; this was apparently resented by some persons in the crowd, and one of the two men was assaulted by a person unknown. But the bandsmen took no part whatever in the affair. Sergeant Montgomery did not witness the assault; he accompanied the 183 man to a doctor, who stated the injury-was superficial and not serious.