HC Deb 18 April 1890 vol 343 c812
MR. PICKERSGILL (Bethnal Green, S.W.)

I beg to ask the Attorney Genera] when he proposes to introduce his promised Bill to prohibit clerks to County Justices from conducting prosecutions at Assizes or Quarter Sessions in cases committed by the Bench of Magistrates for whom they act?

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir R. WEBSTER,) Isle of Wight

In reply to the hon. and learned Member I have to say that the matter has been carefully considered; but it involves so much difficulty in connection with the due conduct of cases in remote country districts that Her Majesty's Government have not, at present, been able to devise any scheme which is entirely satisfactory, and I cannot undertake to introduce any Bill this Session.