§ SIR GUYER HUNTER (Hackney, Central)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was the case that certain formulæ for new bye-laws had been put forward by the Governing Body of the Royal College of Surgeons of England for his approval without their having been duly confirmed; whether he was aware that the said formulæ included a repetition of the demand that every member of the Council of the College to be elected in future shall declare his acceptance of the existing bye-laws of the College, including bye-law xvii., which the general body of the members have formally declared to be in contravention of their ancient rights, and are now contesting at law; and whether he would withhold his assent to the formulæ until the provisions referred to were withdrawn, or until they had been submitted to a meeting of the members of the College?
§ *MR. MATTHEWSThe matters referred to in the question are now under my consideration, and I will consult the Law Officers of the Crown before taking any action.