§ MR. CAREW (Kildare, N.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether he can state if Mr. William Tyrrell, J.P., of Ballinderry, County Kildare, served a summons on Mr. Thomas Ellen, of Cardenstown, County Meath, for trespass of a horse on a farm from which Mr. Killen was evicted, and more recently, on Widow Monroe, of Colehill, for a similar trespass on the same farm; whether the cases were heard by Major Traill, R.M.; whether, notwithstanding the evidence that the farm is unprotected and un-fenced, Major Traill imposed on Killen a fine of 1s. 6d. and 10s. costs, and on Widow Monroe a fine of 1s. 6d. and 20s. 1150 costs; whether he can state how the costs in each case were made up; whether Mr. Tyrrell received any of the costs as expenses for driving his own conveyance from his residence to the Court-house, which is only five miles from his dwelling; whether Mr. Tyrrell served both summonses himself; and, whether any person except the duly appointed summons server for the district can legally serve a Petty Sessions summons without an order from a magistrate?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.), in reply, said, he was informed that both summonses were served by Mr. Tyrrell, agent for the plaintiff, there being no summons server for the district. Mr. Tyrrell was specially authorized in writing to do so by the magistrates. Killen was fined 1s., with 10s. 6d. costs, and Widow Monroe 1s. 6d. and 20s. costs. No solicitors were employed by either party in either case. He could not say how far Mr. Tyrrell resided from the Court-house, or whether he drove his own vehicle. The casks occupied three days in adjudication. The costs were awarded in each case in accordance with the facts proved.