§ MR. DELANYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state the number 518 of the police force which assisted at the eviction of Joseph Brock and his family at Clonkeen, Queen's County, on the 14th instant; what was the cost in connection therewith; and whether any part of the expense will fall upon local rates.
MR. BRYCEThe police force assembled for the preservation of the peace consisted of three officers and fifty men, drawn from the established force of the county. The only cost incurred was £6 14s. 3d., the travelling and subsistence expenses of the men. No part of the expense will fall on local rates.