THE IRISH CRIMES BILL.
By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.
REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.)
London, March 29.
In the House of Commons last night, Mr Arthur Balfour, Secretary of State for Ireland, moved the first reading of the Irish Crimes Bill. The Bill grants summary jurisdiction to magistrates, and provides for a change of venue, allowing trials to be transferred to England. The Bill also grants power to proclaim illegal societies. Mr Parnell, who had given notice that he should move that the House forthwith go into committee to consider the state of Ireland, deferred his amendment. Mr John Dillon delivered a speech, violently attacking the Bill, declaring that if it were passed, the Irish people would not submit to the measure, aud he himself would be prepared to lead
them in resisting the carrying ont of its provisions. (SPECIAL TO UNITED TRESS ASSOCIATION. ) London, March 2D.The Crimes Bill provides that two magistrates may summarily sentence convicted persons to six months imprisonment in cases of conspiracy, boycotting, rioting, assaulting officers of the law, and taking forcible and unlawful possession. Graver crimes may be tried in England upon the certificate of the English and Irish Attorney- Generals.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 787, 1 April 1887, Page 26
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