§ MR. T. F. RICHARDS (Wolverhampton, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the case of Arthur Jones, a traveller, who was convicted of stealing a lace scarf and was sentenced at the Middlesex Sessions to six years penal servitude and two years police supervision; and will he say what action he intends to take in the matter.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. GLADSTONE,) Leeds, W.I have received a petition from the prisoner for a reduction of sentence, but, in view of the character of the offence charged, and of the offences of which he has been previously convicted, I see no reason for interference on my part. It was, and still is, open to the prisoner to apply to the Court of Criminal Appeal.