The week's news from Ireland has been disquieting then tragic,
and now ominously meagre. The Army mutiny which we described last week is not settled. A severe Cabinet crisis has developed which may yet mean the fall of the Cosgrove Government, and last Saturday morning came the news of an atrocious attack on British troops at Queenstown. A party of some thirty soldiers were landing at the pier when a Rolls-Royce drove up at a furious speed and opened fire on them from several Lewis guns. Twenty-two British soldiers were wounded, one of whom has since died. The effect of this aston- ishing outrage in Ireland has been profound. Every political party has discovered that it is urgently necessary to disavow any connexion with it. Mr. Cosgrave's Government certainly appears to be taking strong measures for the apprehension of the criminals. £10,000 has been offered for any information that will lead to their arrest, and the country is being scoured for the car and its Lewis guns.
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