§ Mr. DENNISONasked the Home Secretary if his attention has been directed to the action of the Doncaster magistrates in fining a boy for plucking dog daisies from a field to place on the grave of his recently deceased father; and if he will remit the fine?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI have made inquiry, and am informed that two boys were recently brought before the Court for doing wilful damage to growing grass. They were not fined, but ordered to pay a small nominal sum for the damage. The boys did not say they were picking daisies, nor was any evidence in support of such a statement submitted to the Court. I cannot take any action in the matter.