§ MR. BROADHURSTI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his attention has been called to the sentence passed upon a Salvation Army captain, named Amy, by the Nottingham Borough Magistrates, on 19th June, for drawing a vehicle, that was proceeding on the wrong side of the road, out of the way 1677 of a procession, in order that it might not cause any injury to the processionists; and what action he proposes to take in the case, since "Captain "Amy has suffered a term of imprisonment?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (MR. MATTHEWS,) Birmingham, E.I am informed by the justices that the vehicle was not proceeding on the wrong side of the road, but had stopped and was standing close to the kerb opposite a shop to enable the driver to give an order. There is a wide thoroughfare at this point, and there was no other vehicle about, so that it was easy for the processionists to have avoided the vehicle altogether, as the driver signalled to them with his hand to do. Instead of doing this the members of the Army seized the horse and forcibly removed the vehicle from its position. These facts were proved to the satisfaction of the Justices. The defendant was represented by a solicitor, and no notice of appeal was given, and no point of law raised during the hearing. Upon this statement of the Justices I do not propose to take any action.