▁Hard inge ▁of ▁P ens h urst . ▁The ▁Commission ▁heard ▁evidence ▁from ▁Sir ▁Matthew ▁Nathan , ▁August ine ▁Bir rell , ▁Lord ▁W im bor ne , ▁Sir ▁Ne ville ▁Chamber lain ▁( In spect or - General ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Irish ▁Const ab ul ary ), ▁General ▁Lov ick ▁Friend , ▁Major ▁I vor ▁Price ▁of ▁Military ▁Int elligence ▁and ▁others . ▁The ▁report , ▁published ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June , ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁Dublin ▁administration , ▁saying ▁that ▁" I reland ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁had ▁been ▁admin ister ed ▁on ▁the ▁principle ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁sa fer ▁and ▁more ▁exped ient ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁law ▁in ▁ab ey ance ▁if ▁collision ▁with ▁any ▁fa ction ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁people ▁could ▁thereby ▁be ▁avoided ." ▁Bir rell ▁and ▁Nathan ▁had ▁res igned ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁R ising . ▁W im bor ne ▁had ▁also ▁rel uct antly ▁res igned , ▁re called ▁to ▁London ▁by ▁Lloyd ▁George , ▁but ▁was ▁re - app oint ed ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁Chamber lain ▁res igned ▁soon ▁after . ▁ ▁Re action ▁of ▁the ▁Dublin ▁public ▁At ▁first , ▁many ▁Dublin ers ▁were ▁bew ilder ed ▁by ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁R ising . ▁James ▁Steph ens , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁Dublin ▁during ▁the ▁week , ▁thought , ▁" None ▁of ▁these ▁people ▁were ▁prepared ▁for ▁In sur re ction . ▁The ▁thing ▁had ▁been ▁spr ung ▁on ▁them ▁so ▁suddenly ▁they ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁take ▁sides