§ MR. LONSDALEI beg to ask Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland whether his attention has been called to the trial of nine persons at Connaught assizes, charged with unlawful assembly on 7th November, and with beating the cattle of John Beirne; and whether, seeing that the jury disagreed, and the Judge said it was a great misfortune, he proposes to take any action in the matter.
§ THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. CHERRY, Liverpool, Exchange)My attention has been called to the result of the trial referred to in the Question, which, unfortunately, was a disagreement of the jury. I propose to adopt the usual course in such cases, namely, to put the accused upon trial again at the next assizes for the county of Roscommon, which will be held in March next.