§ MR. ROWNTREE (Scarborough)asked Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, When the shorthand writer's Report of the proceedings at the inquest on the late Mr. John Mandeville will be in the hands of Members of this House?
§ THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. MADDEN) (Dublin University)The entire of the shorthand writer's notes of the proceedings at the inquest of Mr. Mandeville have not yet been received. I am, therefore, unable to state the exact date at which they will be in the hands of hon. Members; but I can assure the hon. Member that every effort is being made to expedite the preparation of the Returns?
§ THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN (Mr. SEXTON) (Belfast, W.)asked, in view of the letter published that day from the hon. Member for East Cork (Mr. Lane), that Dr. Ridley, late Surgeon of Tullamore Gaol, told him he was perpetually in friction with the Prisons Board about the treatment of pri- 1691 soners under the Crimes Act, the Solicitor General for Ireland had any objection to lay all Correspondence between the Prisons Board and Dr. Ridley on the Table, as well as a note of any verbal communication made by the Board to Dr. Ridley?
§ SIR CHARLES LEWIS (Antrim, N.)asked, if the hon. and learned Gentleman had any information as to why the hon. Member for East Cork (Mr. Lane) had not been examined before the Coroner?
§ MR. MADDENsaid, he was not able to give any information to the House with reference to the Question of the hon. Baronet. The shorthand writer's notes, and everything which was given in evidence at the inquest on Mr. Mandeville, would be laid on the Table. If the hon. Member (Mr. Sexton) required any additional Papers, he must ask for them in the usual way.
§ MR. FLYNN (Cork, N.)inquired, whether it was not a fact that the hon. Member for East Cork would be examined at the inquest on Dr. Ridley, on Wednesday?
§ MR. MADDENsaid, that might be so; but he had no specific information on the subject.