§ SIR EDWARD SASSOON (Hythe)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to cases of witnesses (especially of the female sex) suffering from extreme nervous exhaustion after standing a considerable time at the bar; and if he would issue an Order giving witnesses and prisoners the option of being seated during cross-examination.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. GLADSTONE,) Leeds, W.I have no authority to issue any directions on the subject, which is one for the discretion of the Court, and I have reason to believe that permission for a witness to be seated is invariably granted if applied for.