§ MR. C. J. DARLING (Deptford)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Jabez Balfour was arrested upon a warrant granted by an Extradition Court; and, upon what criminal charges he was arrested by virtue of such warrant?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir ROBERT REID,) DumfriesWarrants of information were sent in the ordinary course to Argentina, and after the decision of the Courts of Law of that country the person named was arrested under the sanction of the Courts of Argentina.
§ MR. DARLINGasked the Attorney General to kindly answer his Question upon the Paper—upon what charges Jabez was arrested?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERALI should require to occupy the time of the House for at least 25 minutes if I were to answer the question. ["Hear, hear" and laughter.] I hope the House will be satisfied with the answer I have given. [Hear, hear.]
§ MR. DARLINGasked the Leader of the House whether, seeing that the Attorney General objected to giving the contents of the warrant against Jabez Balfour because it would take up too much time to give the answer by word of mouth, he would consent to lay a copy 808 of the warrant on the Table of the House?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERNo, Sir; I would venture to submit to the hon. Member when legal proceedings of a criminal character are in progress that the less they are dealt with in this House the better. [Cheers.]