Commons Sitting of 9 March 1874

Preamble
The House met at Two of the clock.
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners;
The House went;—and being returned;—
MR. SPEAKER reported, That the Lords Commissioners under the Great Seal for opening and holding this Parliament, had made a Communication to both Houses,

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which Mr. Speaker read to the House, as follows:—
"My Lords, and Gentlemen,
"We have it further in command from Her Majesty to acquaint you that, since the time when Her Majesty deemed it right to call you together, for the consideration of many grave and important matters, several vacancies have occurred in the House of Commons owing to the acceptance of Office from the Crown by Members of that House.
"It is therefore. Her Majesty's pleasure that an opportunity may now be given to issue Writs for supplying the vacancies so occasioned, and that, after a suitable Recess, you may proceed to the consideration of such matters as will then be laid before you."
Several other Members took and subscribed the Oath.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
MR. HART DYKE: I rise, Sir, to move that this House, at its rising, do adjourn till Thursday next at three o'clock. I think it is due to hon. Members that I should state the cause for the adjournment which I now propose. In the case of several Members of the Government who have accepted offices under the Crown, the 21 days necessary to intervene under the Act have not elapsed since they were last elected. I think that hon. Members on both sides of the House will see the desirability that the election of the responsible Ministers of the Crown should take place as soon as possible. And it is for that reason that I ask the House to adjourn to Thursday next. I may state also that in all probability the House will meet for the transaction of Public Business on Thursday week next (the 19th inst.)
Motion agreed to.
House at rising to adjourn till Thursday at Three of the clock.

NEW WRITS.
For—
Devon (Northern Division), v. Right Hon. Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, baronet, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Northampton (Northern Division), v. Right Hon. George Ward Hunt, First Commissioner of the Admiralty.
Oxford University, v. Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, Secretary of State.
Gloucester (Eastern Division), v. Right Hon. Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, baronet, Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Stafford (Northern Division), v. Right Hon. Sir Charles Bowyer Adderley, President of the Board of Trade.
Chichester, v. Lord Henry Lennox, First Commissioner of Works and Buildings.
Southampton (Northern Division), v. Right Hon. George Sclater-Booth, President of the Local Government Board.
Liverpool, v. Viscount Sandon, Vice President of the Committee of Council for Education.
Dublin County, v. Right Hon. Thomas Edward Taylor, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Shoreham, v. Right Hon. Stephen Cave, Judge Advocate General.
Huntingdon, v. Sir John Burgess Karslake, knight, Attorney General.
Surrey (Middle Division), v. Sir Richard Baggallay, knight, Solicitor General.
Trinity College (Dublin), v. Right Hon. John Thomas Ball, Attorney General for Ireland.
Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, v. Edward Strathearn Gordon, esquire, Lord Advocate of Scotland.
Devon (Southern Division), v. Sir Massey Lopes, baronet, Commissioner of the Admiralty.
Portsmouth, v. Sir James Dalrymple Horn Elphinstone, baronet, Commissioner of the Treasury.
Lincoln (Northern Division), v. Rowland Winn, esquire, Commissioner of the Treasury.
Eye, v. Viscount Barrington, Vice Chamberlain of the Household.
Northumberland (Northern Division), v. Earl Percy, Treasurer of the Household.
Inverness-shire, v. Donald Cameron, esquire, of Lochiel, Groom in Waiting.
Monmouth County, v. Lord Henry Somerset, Comptroller of the Household.
Oxford City, v. Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, now Viscount Cardwell.

PRIVILEGES.
Ordered, That a Committee of Privileges be appointed.
House adjourned at a quarter after Three o'clock, till Three o'clock on Thursday.