§ MR. BIGGARasked Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, Whether he is aware that Rose M'Kenna, Patrick Moan, and Robert Stockdale are prepared to prove that John Geehan, Edward Sherry, James Sherry, and John Gillanders burned the cat at Monaghan Lunatic Asylum; and, if he will now order a prosecution of the persons charged with that offence?
§ THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. WALKER)I am not aware that the persons named are prepared to prove what is alleged. If the statements are furnished, the Attorney General will consider whether any grounds for a prosecution exist, having regard to the explanation already made.