§ MR. PATRICK O'BRIEN (Kilkenny)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state the number of Catholic and Protestant householders in William Street, Portadown; how long, prior to the present month, was it since an Orange arch had been erected in this street; and whether any police patrol was in the street on the night of the 12th instant when disorderly conduct took place.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The numbers of Catholic and Protestant householders in William Street, Portadown, are twenty-one and thirty-five respectively. The last occasion, prior to the present month, on which an Orange arch was erected in the street was 11th July, 1907. The police patrolled through William Street and the adjacent streets from 9 p.m. on 12th instant to 4 a.m. on 13th instant continuously. No disorderly conduct came under the notice of the police patrols in William Street.