§ MR. J. C. LAWRANCEasked Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, Whether Miss Gleeson, a member of the Ladies Land 488 League, was recently released from custody, having within the last few weeks been sentenced to three months' imprisonment in default of giving bail for good behaviour; whether this release was ordered by the Lord Lieutenant without such bail being given, and without any communication with the convicting magistrates; and, whether the conviction was legal and warranted by the facts; and, if so, what were the grounds for release?
§ MR. TREVELYANMiss Gleeson has been set free by His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant in the exercise of the prerogative. It is not for me, Sir, to inquire reasons from His Excellency; but if I may do so with respect, I may express my conviction that sufficient reasons influenced him in the matter, and also that I have no doubt he communicated with the magistrates.