§ MR. T. W. RUSSELL (Tyrone, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state the number of courts under "The Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act, 1887," that have sat in each of the four provinces during the four months ending 30th April last, and the number of cases tried, with the same figures for the corresponding period of 1890?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.The information asked for by my hon. Friend is as follows:—In the first four months of 1891 the number of Courts held under "The Criminal Law 262 and Procedure Act" in Ulster was four' in Leinster five, in Connaught seven, and in Munster 15, giving a total of 31. The number of cases tried was four, five, eight, and 16 respectively, or 33 in all. The number of persons tried was 12, 31, 10, and 48 respectively, or 101 in all. During the first four months of 1890 the number of Courts held under the Criminal Law and Procedure Act was nine in Ulster, six in Leinster, 23 in Connaught, and 33 in Munster, or 71 in all. The number of cases tried was nine six, 24, and 33 respectively, or 72 in all; and the number of persons tried was 42, 27, 33, and 136 respectively, or 238 in all.