HC Deb 14 June 1888 vol 327 cc114-5
MR. CLANCY (Dublin Co., N.)

asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether John Ma- guire, of Swords, County of Dublin, against whom a warrant for arrest was issued for the second time early in March last, but who still remained at large at the end of April under the protection of the police, has yet been committed to prison; if so, when was Maguire arrested; and, what is the justification for delaying the execution of the warrant?

THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.)

Maguire was arrested on the 10th of May. The execution of the warrant was delayed pending the result of inquiry by the Lord Lieutenant into a Memorial by Maguire. The magistrates ordered that the arrest should not take place until the Lord Lieutenant gave his decision on the Memorial.

MR. CLANCY

May I ask, is there any precedent for delaying the execution of a warrant on such grounds?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

I am afraid I cannot answer that Question without Notice.

Subsequently,

MR. CLANCY

said, as he did not hear the answer—

MR. SPEAKER

Order, order! I must call the attention of the House to the practice, which is a growing one, after the Questions have been twice gone over, of Members reviving Questions which have been answered some time ago, and raising a series of further Questions upon them. I think that practice is causing serious inconvenience to the House.

MR. CLANCY

With your permission, Sir, I may state that I was about saying that I had not heard the answer of the right hon. Gentleman.

MR. SPEAKER

Order, order!That is hardly a reason, under the circumstances, for repeating the Question.