§ MR. PIKE PEASE (Darlington)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland under what provision of the law are proceedings taken against persons who are found driving off cattle from the land of graziers; and, 1058 when the offence is proved, what punishment can be awarded.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) In some cases prosecutions have been instituted for the indictable offence of unlawful assembly, and in others of a lens serious nature, proceedings have been taken to require persons to find sureties to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. The punishment to be imposed for unlawful assembly rests with the courts which deal with the case.