§ MR. MOOREI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if 100 police were sent to a meeting at Four Mile Chapel, Roscommon, on Sunday last, what was the object of the meeting, and what was the necessity for the attendance of such a force of police; and if this district is in a peaceful condition.
§ MR. BIRRELLA force of eighty police was assembled for the purpose of preserving the peace in connection with the meeting in question. The meeting was called for the purpose of promoting the agitation against the grazing system, and the police had reason to apprehend that an attempt might be made to drive the cattle off a certain farm in the locality. The place lies within an area which has lately been somewhat disturbed.