§ Mr. CAPEasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether a court martial is held by His Majesty's Government to have power to pass sentence of death in spite of the provision of the Restoration of Order Act that crimes shall be punishable by court martial with the punishment assigned to the crime by statute or common law?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODThe answer to this question is in the affirmative, where a state of actual rebellion exists. This has been decided by the Court of King's Bench in Ireland this morning.
§ Mr. CAPEasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland under what Act the trial on 17th January and execution on 1st February of Cornelius Murphy were carried out?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on the 23rd instant to the hon. Member for the Falls Division of Belfast (Mr. Devlin).