§ MR. WHARTON (York, W.R., Ripon)I beg to ask the Home Secretary whether he is aware that on Saturday last a charge was brought before the County Bench at Sunderland, composed of 10 Magistrates, of assault against two County Police superintendents—Burrell and Oliver (the former being deputy chief constable); that the hearing lasted till 8.45 p.m.; that the charge was unanimously dismissed by the Bench in Burrell's case, with costs against the prosecutor, Mr. Samuel Storey, M.P., and that the charge against Superintendent Oliver was withdrawn by the prosecutor?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. MATTHEWS,) Birmingham, E.I have seen in various local newspapers accounts of these proceedings confirming the facts as stated.