§ MR. DELANYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the lion. Member for Birr Division of King's County was arrested under a warrant signed by Major Dease, R.M., and Mr. Newel, R.M., and detained in prison awaiting trial from the 14th to the 23rd September last; and will he say whether any intimation of his arrest was made to the Irish Government, and if any instructions on this subject have been issued by the Irish Executive to the resident magistrates in Ireland.
§ MR. WYNDHAMI stated on Monday last that this hon. Member, having failed to appear in answer to the summons served upon him, was arrested on the warrant of a resident magistrate. He refused to give bail for his appearance at the hearing of the case, and was remanded in custody from the 13th to the 23rd September. These facts were duly notified to Government. I also stated on Thursday last that I had directed general instructions to be sent to resident magistrates requesting them to notify to Mr. Speaker the committal to prison of a Member of this House, or his arrest and remand, whether on bail, or in custody.