§ MR. T. SMYTHOn behalf of the hon. Member for North Longford I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether in the case of James McCann, convicted at the Longford March assizes, and sentenced to three years' penal servitude, the Lord-Lieutenant or Lords Justices, before deciding that the law should take its course, called for a Report from Mr. Justice Kenny; whether they also had a Report from the local police authorities; and on which report they based their decision.
MR. BRYCEThe decision in this matter was given by the Lords Justices. It would be contrary to the established practice to state the grounds upon which such decision was based, but the hon. Member may, I think, rest assured that the Lords Justices did not act without having full information before them.