Special Commission Act 1888
WHEREAS charges and allegations have been made against certain Members of Parliament and other persons by the defendants in the course of the proceedings in an action, entitled O'Donnell versus Walter and another, and it is expedient that a special commission should be appointed to inquire into the truth of those charges and allegations, and should have such powers as may be necessary for the effectual conducting of the inquiry: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, b...