§ MR. FLOWER (Bradford, W.)I beg to ask Mr. Attorney General whether his attention has been called to the resignation by Mr. C. Balian of his seat on the London County Council for St. George's in the East, and whether a warrant has been issued for his arrest, and if it is obligatory upon a county council to accept the resignation of a member under such circumstances.
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL (Sir RICHARD WEBSTER,) Isle of WightIt is not obligatory upon a county council to accept the resignation on the ground that a warrant has been issued. A warrant to arrest is not equivalent to a conviction.
§ MR. FLOWERwas understood to ask further if it was in the power of the County Council to make inquiry as to the bona fides of the tender of resignation.
§ SIR RICHARD WEBSTERI must ask for notice of that question.