LORD HOUGHTON,who had on the Paper a Notice to call the attention of the House to the presentment of the jury empanelled to sit on the body of 128 William Cassidy, executed in Cheetham Prison, with respect to the admission of reporters, said, that a week ago he moved for a document on this subject, which up to the present time had not been presented to the House. He should like to hear from the noble Earl who represented the Home Office some explanation as to why the document had not been laid upon the Table.
§ EARL BEAUCHAMPexplained that he had no communication on this subject with the noble Lord, who, a week before, moved for the document in question without consulting him personally. He had, however, inquired at the Home Office, and ascertained that there was no objection to its production. An order was made accordingly. He was not aware that it would be necessary for the document to be circulated amongst their Lordships before the noble Lord called attention to this subject. It was no fault of his own that the Papers had not been laid upon the Table before.
THE EARL OF KIMBERLEYremarked that the fault rested at the Home Office, and not upon the noble Earl.