HC Deb 12 August 1889 vol 339 cc1021-2
MR. O'DOHERTY (Donegal, N.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the directions given under the 14th section of the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (and the Treasury Minute thereon) with respect to defence of persons charged under the said Act which can now be seen by Members of the House in the Library, provide for the case of prisoners, like the Gweedore prisoners, obliged to retain and keep on sgecial retainer, in a strange circuit, the counsel and solicitors engaged and instructed by persons charged in their own country; if not, will he see that special directions are given to make such provision?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

The arrangements made under the 14th section of the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act have not been published, but are embodied in Treasury letters. Provision is made for all change of venue cases, including a strange circuit. The fees are fixed with the approval of the Treasury with reference to the nature of the prosecution.