§ MR. CALDWELL (Glasgow, St. Rollox)asked the Lord Advocate whether it is the case that Mr. Thorns, Sheriff Depute of Caithness, while sitting on the bench at Wick and dealing with a case, Weir against Weir, which had been appealed to him from the Sheriff Substitute, abstracted 18 pages or there-by of the written evidence taken before the Sheriff Substitute in the case; whether Mr. Thoms cast said pages aside and destroyed them, stitching up the remaining evidence; if so, was Mr. Thorns entitled to act in such a way; and, if he was not so entitled to act, what steps does the Lord Advocate intend taking in the circumstances?
§ * MR. J. P. B. ROBERTSONrequested the hon. Member to put down the Question for another day.
§ MR. CALDWELLI will repeat it on Monday.