§ MR. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM (Lanark, N.W.)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether it would be possible to obtain the remission of the costs in the appeal ease, decided in the Middlesex Sessions Appeal Court, of Edward Pole against Police Constable Endacott?
THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. MATTTHEWS) (Birmingham, E.)No, Sir; I do not think it will be possible to obtain the remission of the costs in the appeal of Edward Pole against Mr. De Rutzen. The Court of Quarter Sessions ordered him—as they had power by law to do—to pay the costs of the appeal, in which the conviction was affirmed (although the sentence was reduced), and in which the defence or an alibi set up by Polo was rejected.
§ MR. BRADLAUGH (Northampton)asked whether, seeing that the appeal was successful to the extent of reducing the imprisonment by one-third, the Treasury might not forego the £13 or £15 costs?
§ MR. MATTHEWSreplied that the appeal was unsuccessful on the two points on which it was raised. He saw no reason why the appellant, under the circumstances, should not pay the costs.