§ SIR THOMAS ESMONDE (Dublin Co., S.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, To state the reason why the honourable Recorder of Dublin, in the action of "Smyth v. Madden and Curry," heard at the Quarter Sessions, Kingstown, on April 15, 1887, gave Constable Curry a "special certificate," "exonerating" him from "from all blame;" why, and when, did the Recorder direct the amount of the verdict obtained for the plaintiff to be paid to the jury; and, did the Superintendent of Curry's Division, who was present during the trial, make a Report to the Commissioner of Police, as to the nature of the evidence; if so, was it sent forward, with the cer- 1555 tificate given by the Recorder, to the Attorney General, who sanctioned the payment of the verdict and costs out of the public funds?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.), in reply, said, he was unable to state what the Judge's reasons were in the matter, nor had he the right or the desire to inquire into them. The Superintendent's Report was submitted to the Attorney General.