§ MR. MACNEILL (Donegal, S.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether it is true, as stated in a daily paper, that the Chief Secretary for Ireland is supplied with information, by telegraph, at stated periods, regarding the health of Mr. John Dillon, who is now in prison; and whether the right hon. Gentleman would have any objection to lay these bulletins upon the Table of the House?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.)Of course, the health of the hon. Member for East Mayo has been carefully looked after since his committal to prison. But there is no truth in the newspaper statement.
§ THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN (Mr. SEXTON) (Belfast, W.)asked, if it was the intention of the Irish Government to appear by counsel before the Court of Exchequer in Ireland to oppose the making absolute of the conditional order for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Mr. John Dillon's imprisonment.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURsaid, this was a matter which was left entirely to the discretion of the Attorney General for Ireland. As he understood, the Chief Baron considered that only one point had been raised by the affidavit which required to be argued.