§ MR. BIGGARasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether, since, on the trial of James Smith and Patrick Donohoe and others, before Mr. Justice Harrison, at Belfast, the chief witness gave different evidence as to the relative culpability of the several parties from what he did at Tullyvin, county Cavan, before the magistrates, with the result that Smith and Donohoe got sentence of fifteen months' imprisonment, while the others got twelve months', which latter has now expired, the Lord Lieutenant will now remit the remainder of sentence passed on Smith and Donohoe?
§ MR. TREVELYANSir, I cannot enter into any question as to the merits of the evidence, and obviously it is no no part of my duty to do so. The case has been more than once carefully considered by the Lord Lieutenant, and he sees no reason to interfere with the sentences passsed.