§ MR. SHEEHAN (Cork, County, Mid.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he has received a resolution from the Millstreet Rural District Council condemning the action of Messrs. Thompson and Orpen in persisting with the eviction of Timothy Murphy, of Collykerane, a future tenant, after excluding him, through a technicality, from availing of the benefits of the Irish Land Commission, and calling upon the Government to refuse the assistance of the forces of the Crown in carrying out this eviction, particularly as Mr. Murphy made a most reasonable offer with a view to the purchase of his holding; and whether he intends to accede to the request of the district council as herein set forth.
(Answered by Mr. Cherry.) The Resolution has been received. The Government have no knowledge of the merits of 1325 the case in question; but, in any event, if a decree for eviction should be obtained, it would not be legal for the Executive Government to refuse the assistance of the forces of the Crown for the protection bf the sheriff when engaged in the execution of the King's writ.