§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether Police-inspector Clifford, at the head of twenty-five armed 878W men, on their way from Kingstown to Dublin on Monday, 24th April last, drew up at the corner of Haddington Road in front of a house occupied by the Irish Volunteers; and whether the latter, instead of firing on the police, sent a friendly message to the inspector on receipt of which he withdrew his men unmolested?
§ Mr. DUKEThe facts are not as stated. I am informed that only six of the police party were armed, and that the inspector received no message of any kind from the rebels and saw none who were armed.