§ MR. POWER (Waterford, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord 1258 Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the summonses in the Crimes Act cases, which were the subject of the arguments in the cases stated in the King's Bench Division last week, were condemned by all the judges; whether these summonses were drafted by the junior Crown prosecutor; and whether he will take any steps to introduce more efficiency into this department in Ireland in the future.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe hon. Member is quite in error in supposing that the summonses in the cases mentioned were condemned by the Court. On the contrary, they were considered adequate and sufficient without amendment. They were drafted by Mr. Edward Morphy, the Counsel who subsequently conducted all but one of the cases. No steps such as suggested are necessary.