§ Order [5th April], for an Address for a Return relating to First Offenders road, and discharged; and, instead thereof—
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Address for—
Return of the number of persons convicted, either upon indictment or summarily, and not known to have been previously convicted, who shall, on the 31st day of May 1887, be undergoing sentence of imprisonment (whether imposed absolutely or in default of payment of a fine), or shall be undergoing sentence of penal servitude, such sentences being in either case for offences other than arson, burgulary, coining, uttering counterfeit coin, throwing corrosive fluid, extortion, forgery, larceny from the person with violence, murder or attempted murder, placing explosives so as to endanger life or property, or receiving stolen goods; stating the number of those convicted under the age of twenty, and of those who shall have received sentences of less than twelve months' imprisonment."—(Mr. Hoare.)
§ DR. TANNER (Cork Co., Mid.)said, he had observed that many of these Motions for Returns came on late at night, and appeared then to be assented to as a matter of course. He desired to know whether, if a Member rose in his place and objected to a Return, that would prevent the Motion being made, or being agreed to?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPART- MENT (Mr. STUART-WORTLEY) (Sheffield, Hallam)I hope the hon. Member will not oppose the Motion. This is a Return which has duly appeared on the Notice Paper. It has been fully considered by the House on a former occasion, and has been ordered by the House in the regular way. But it was found necessary to make a small alteration in it; and this required that the original Order should be discharged, and that the Return should be ordered in the present amended form.
§ Address agreed to.