§ MR. ANDERSON (Elgin and Nairn)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether, after the verdict of the jury on the late Mr. Mandeville, that his death was brought about by brutal and unjustifiable treatment, the Government intended to suspend the official or officials responsible for that treatment; whether, after the protest of the jury against treating political prisoners as common criminals, the Government would discontinue that practice; and, whether, after the condemnation by the jury of the aspersions sought to be cast upon the medical witnesses by Dr. Barr, the Government would suspend him from his duties as Prisons Inspector?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.)In my opinion, the verdict of the jury is entirely unwarranted by the facts of the case, and I do not intend to take any action founded upon it.
§ MR. CHANCE (Kilkenny, S.)I would ask the right hon. Gentleman, whether the Government intend to take any steps to set aside the verdict which he considers so wholly unjustifiable?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI must ask the hon. Gentleman to give Notice of that Question.
§ Subsequently,
§ MR. CLANCY (Dublin Co., N.)I wish to ask the Chief Secretary, whether Dr. James Barr, who has been visiting Irish prisons and Irish gaols is the same person as the Irish Orangeman of that name who has been for years a prominent Tory partizan in Liverpool?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI do not know anything about that yet. I know nothing whatever about Dr. Barr except in his public capacity.