§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.)1421 I think it is due to the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Derby (Sir William Harcourt) that I should state publicly that I made an error of fact from information supplied to me, and which I gave to the House yesterday, being erroneous. It relates to the case which I called No. 6 of those in which loss of life occurred in consequence of collisions with the police in Ireland. I stated with reference to that case that no action had been taken by the Crown, but that it had been taken by the relatives of the man killed. I find that statement is erroneous, and that the Crown did take action before a single Resident Magistrate, Mr. Harvey, and the case went no further. In justice to the official who supplied me with the information, and who made the error, I ought to say that the excuse for it is that the next-of-kin were mixed up with the case, but their evidence was got up on their behalf by a certain clerk.
§ SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT (Derby)I have to thank the right hon. Gentleman for his courtesy in making the explanation.