§ *SIR CHARLES DILKE (Gloucester Forest of Dean)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that Mr. C. J. McLeod, Barrister-at-Law, was, on the 4th May, committed to the Kingstown Prison, in the Island of St. Vincent, for 14 days, with out the option of a fine, for contempt of court, by Mr. Geoffrey St. Aubyn, sitting as acting Chief Justice; whether he can inform the House of what the alleged contempt of court consisted; and whether, supposing the allegation itself to be 370 true, the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown has been taken on the legality of the procedure and sentence?
MR. CHAMBERLAINNo official report of the matter has been received, but the Governor of the Windward Islands has been asked to furnish one, and, in the meantime, I cannot express any opinion upon the case.