§ MR. SPEAKERinformed the House that he had received from Mr. Justice Field, one of the Judges appointed in pursuance of the Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868, for the Trial of Election Petitions, a Letter, enclosing a Copy of a Notice relating to the Election for the 1800 Southern Division of the County of Northumberland:—
§ Letter and Notice read, as follow:—
§ Northumberland County (Southern Division) Election,—
§ "Westminster Hall,
§ 18th June 1878.
§ Sir,
§ I beg to inform you, pursuant to "The Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868," that a Notice, of which a copy is herewith enclosed, was duly filed on the 15th instant.
§ I am, Sir,
§ Your obedient Servant,
§ WILLIAM VESTRIS FIELD.
§ To the Right Honourable
§ The Speaker.
§ (Copy.)
§ In the High Court of Justice, Common Pleas Division.
§ The Parliamentary Elections Act, 1868.
§ Election for the Southern Division of the County of Northumberland holden on the 10th and 17th days of April in the year of our Lord, 1878.
§ Between Henry Milvain and others, Petitioners; and Albert Henry George Grey, Respondent.
§ I hereby give Notice that I do not intend to oppose this Petition.
§ Dated this 15th day of June, 1878.