§ MR. SEXTONasked Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, with reference to the cases of the Tubbercurry prisoners, arrested on the 2nd of April, now over seven weeks in prison, remanded several times in private, without evidence, and more than once, after public examination, Whether the Executive will now proceed to close the case; whether, incase the representatives of the Crown determine to ask for the committal of the prisoners, or any of them, they will do so at the end of the next hearing; and, whether an assurance will now be given that, in any event, the representatives of the Crown, if they decide to apply for a committal, will do so at such time as, in the event of the application being granted, may allow of the trial being held at the forthcoming Summer Assizes?
§ THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. WALKER)It is the desire of the Executive to close the case at the next hearing, and to ask to have the prisoners committed for trial, and we hope no necessity will now arise for a further remand. As to the trial, the hon. Member will understand I cannot give an absolute pledge; but I can state there is at present no intention whatever to postpone the trial over the summer, and the committal will be in ample time.