§ MR. ROWNTREE (Scarborough)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if it is true, as reported in the Press, that, in the trial of Father M'Fadden and 22 other prisoners at Letterkenny, on Saturday last, on a capital charge, Constable Richardson gave evidence for the Crown against the prisoners; and that during his cross-examination Mr. Hamilton, the presiding magistrate, remarked: "I am afraid that the witness is hardly in a fit state to be examined;" if the witness was then removed; and, if anything has been done, or will be done, with the deposition?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI understand that the facts are substantially as stated in the question. The deposition was not perfected, and remains with the Petty Sessions Clerk.
§ MR. SEXTONWill any notice be taken of the insolent language used by the constable?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOUROf course, as a matter of discipline, the case will be inquired into.