§ MR. ASHLEY (Lancashire, Blackpool)had given notice to ask the Home Secretary whether his attention had been drawn to the fact that in the case of Mrs. Eva D'Angely, as in that of Messrs. Gerothwohl and Lavalette, the presiding magistrate at Marlborough Street, while acquitting the accused, did not in any way censure the police for the arrest; whether he had received any report from the magistrate on the police evidence, and if so, what action he proposed to take on it. The hon. Member said that, at the request of the right hon. Gentleman, he desired to postpone this Question. However, he wished to ask whether the constable who arrested this lady was still on duty in Regent Street, and whether the right hon. Gentleman had given instructions that he should no longer be employed on that beat pending investigation.
§ MR. GLADSTONEI have made and am making very careful inquiry into the subject, and I have received a full report from the magistrate who heard the case. I would suggest to the hon. Gentleman that he should defer this Question until I am able to answer the case fully. Meanwhile, I must tell him frankly that I am unable to issue the order he suggests.
§ LORD R. CECILIt is a most important Question, and I hope the right hon. Gentleman will not overlook it.