§ DR. CLARK (Caithness)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will lay upon the Table the Letter or Statement of the Lord Chief Justice regarding Mrs. May-brick's case?
§ * SIR MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEYNo, Sir; it is unusual, and, in my opinion, undesirable, to lay on the Table of the House representations received by me on behalf of a convict, and I see no reason for departing from the practice in the present case.
§ DR. CLARKasked whether the representation was made by the Lord Chief Justice in his capacity as a Judge or in his private capacity?
§ MR. LOUGHasked whether any representation had been made lately, and, if so, what was the date of such representation?
§ * SIR MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEYNo representation, so far as I am aware, has been made within the last few months. A great many representations were made to me in the course of the autumn, including the representation from the Lord Chief Justice, not, I need hardly say, in his capacity as Lord Chief Justice, but as one who was concerned in the trial, and who has been intimately connected with the case.