§ MR. DISRAELII beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been directed to the circumstances of an attack at the house of a Mr. Magennis, near Boyle, county Roscommon; and whether he is aware that volleys of shots were fired at the house by men concealed in the shrubbery, Mr. Magennis and his men replying with revolver and gun shots; and, seeing that the attack lasted between two and three hours, whether he can state how many persons were injured, and whether the police have as yet made any arrests.
§ MR. WALTER LONGI have received police reports as to this occurrence. The police are pursuing their investigation, and until the matter has 1074 been thoroughly sifted it would be premature to make any detailed announcement upon it. I may, however, state that none of the inmates of the house were injured, but glass in three windows wag broken. No arrests have been made.
§ MR. DISRAELIAm I to understand that after three hours fighting no arrests were made?
§ MR. WALTER LONG; "Fighting" involves the presence of two parties, and in this case the second party has not yet been discovered.
§ MR. DELANYWill the right hon. Gentleman send to the hon. Gentleman who put this Question a copy of his statement that Questions put in this House should not be founded on statements in the "yellow" Press?
§ [No Answer was returned.]