HC Deb 06 August 1896 vol 43 cc1684-6
MR. PATRICK O'BRIEN

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether his attention has been called to the conduct of Dr. William Jennings, J.P., of Skibbereen, in occupying a seat on the Bench at the last weekly petty sessions of Skibbereen, and endeavouring to prevent by unseemly behaviour the issue of a summons applied for by Mr. Sheehy, solicitor, on behalf of Mr. Charles M'Carthy, a local trader, against the said Dr. Jennings, J.P., for alleged assault; and, whether the matter has been brought to the notice of the Lord Chancellor; and, if so, what action does he propose to take in the matter?

MR. GERALD BALFOUR

The hon. Member has forwarded to me a newspaper report of the occurrence in question. I have called for a report in reference to the matter, though if, as appears to be the case, a summons has been issued against Dr. Jennings, the Lord Chancellor could obviously not investigate the matter until the summons has been heard and the facts are fully known.

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