Mr. FRED HALL (Dulwich)asked if attention has been called to the comments of certain of the judges of the King's Bench Division, Ireland, reflecting strongly in certain respects upon the procedure adopted with reference to the trial of the Belfast prisoners; and whether any fresh instructions have, as a result, been issued to those acting nominally for the Crown in the matter?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe attention of the Government has been directed to the judgment of the King's Bench Division in Ireland in the case of prisoners charged in connection with recent riots in Belfast. The Court, having decided that the procedure adopted by the Crown was legal, it is not necessary to issue any further instructions. As the justices who claimed jurisdiction presumably acted through ignorance, their conduct does not call for further action.