§ MR. GILL (Louth, S.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord. Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the following statement respecting Mr. Carew, M.P., published in the Freeman's Journal by the hon. Member for Wexford, who visited Mr. Carew on Tuesday as his legal adviser:—
He found the hon. Gentleman very pale and apparently ill. Since his return from Belfast Mr. Carew has been a hospital patient. He is suffering from want of sleep and acute headaches. He has no appetite, and is unable to take exercise. He is losing weight steadily, and his hair has become quite thin and is turning grey. On the whole the condition of hon. Gentleman is such as to cause grave anxiety to his friends.And, whether he has any communication to make to the House on the subject?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI am glad to say that the statement referred to in the question appears to be exaggerated. It is, however, the case that Mr. Carew complains of headache and loss of appetite, nor will he take sufficient open-air exercise. His total loss of weight since his return from Belfast to Dublin is under 2 lb. His hair is unchanged, and in an interview yesterday 1093 with the Chairman of the General Prisons Board he stated that he had no complaint to make as to his prison treatment.