civil-bill

Updated: May 19, 2025

Fifty men and a couple of sub-inspectors attended the serving of some civil-bill processes towards Newport only a few days ago, and a similar body attended to witness an abortive attempt at eviction on Miss Gardiner's property near Ballina. From all that I can ascertain, the position of the Lord-Lieutenant of the country is by no means enviable.

Bernard Henry Becker - Disturbed Ireland: Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81.

Meanwhile, the possibility of armed resistance to the serving of civil-bill and other processes is averted by the presence of an overwhelming body of armed constabulary.

Bernard Henry Becker - Disturbed Ireland: Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81.