§ MR. DILLON (Mayo, E.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether, at Ballag- 56 haderrin, County Mayo, at the Petty Sessions on Monday the 25th July, a prosecution was brought by Patrick Shryane against Thomas Casey and John Brennan for assault; whether the former is a process server who served several ejectments for Lord Dillon, and the latter an employé of Lord Dillon's under agent; whether the only magistrate present was Lord Dillon's agent, Mr. Hussey; whether, in the course of complainant's evidence, Mr. Hussey asked his solicitor if he intended to call any witnesses, and, on being answered in the affirmative, immediately remarked that he should consider their evidence worthless, and without any application ordered all Shryane's witnesses out of Court; whether the assault complained was of a very serious character; whether Shryane's statement was corroborated by two respectable persons, who were witnesses of what took place; whether a doctor's certificate was produced in Court, to the effect that the wounds inflicted upon Shryane were of a very serious character; whether Brennan called no witnesses in his defence, and, notwithstanding this, Mr. Hussey dismissed the case; and, whether, if the above facts be true, he will direct the attention of the Lord Chancellor to the conduct of Mr. Hussey in trying cases in which he is personally interested?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.), in reply, said, the Irish Government saw no reason why the attention of the Lord Chancellor should be called to the action of Mr. Hussey in the case; and, as the hon. Gentleman was aware, if any person felt aggrieved he could communicate with the Lord Chancellor on the subject.