§ 11. Colonel DAYasked the Home Secretary if his attention has been drawn to the case of an officer who has been sentenced to one month's imprisonment for living in a tent at Shoreham; and will he consider advising the remission of this officer's sentence?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe defendant was sentenced, not for living in a tent, but for committing a violent assault. I see no grounds whatever for advising remission of sentence in the case.
§ Colonel DAYIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the assault was committed because six men tried to throw him out of the tent and he defended himself?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSIf the hon. Member knew as much about this case as I do, I think he would not press for a remission of the sentence.