Lords Sitting of 19 February 1886

Preamble
Several Lords—Took the Oath.

MINUTES.
SESSIONAL COMMITTEES—Standing Orders Committee, appointed and nominated; Committee of Selection, appointed and nominated.
PUBLIC BILLS—First Reading—Lunacy Acts Amendment* (12); Lunacy* (13).

THE UNIVERSITY OF MALTA.

  QUESTION.
  VISCOUNT SIDMOUTHasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether he would lay on the Table a Report of an inquiry into certain irregularities alleged to have taken place in connection with the matriculation examination in the University of Malta?
  THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Earl GRANVILLE), in reply, said, that no Report upon the subject had been received at the Colonial Office. His Predecessor in Office, in consequence of a Notice which was given by the noble Viscount, wrote to the Governor of Malta to send a Report to the Colonial Office; but it had not yet arrived. When it came he would look it through, and inform the noble Viscount whether there would be any objection to its production.

REPRESENTATIVE PEER FOR SCOTLAND.
THE LORD CHANCELLOR THE LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House that the Clerk of the Parliaments had received (by post) from the Lord Clerk Register of Scotland,
Minutes of the election of the Earl of Dundonald as one of the sixteen Peers of Scotland, 4th February 1886, in room of Cunninghame Lord Borthwick, deceased; and
Separate Return by the Lord Clerk Register of certain Titles of Peerage called at the said election, in right of which respectively no vote had been received and counted at any election for fifty years then last past (pursuant to Act 14th and 15th Vict., chap. 87.)

REPRESENTATIVE PEER FOR SCOTLAND.

  STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
  The Lords following, with the Chairman of Committees, were named of the Committee:—

  M. Winchester.

  L. de Ros.

  M. Bath.

  L. Clinton.

  Ld. Steward.

  L. Saye and Sele.

  E. Devon.

  L. Balfour of Burley.

  E. Carnarvon.

  L. Boyle.

  E. Cadogan.

  L. Monson.

  E. Milltown.

  L. Digby.

  E. Belmore.

  L. Thurlow.

  E. Chichester.

  L. Hopetoun.

  E. Powis.

  L. Foxford.

  E. Verulam.

  L. Colchester.

  E. Morley.

  L. Silchester.

  E. Amherst.

  L. De Tabley.

  E. Camperdown.

  L. Sudeley.

  E. Ducie.

  L. Belper.

  E. Lathom.

  L. Hartismere.

  V. Hawarden.

  L. Penryhn.

  V. Hutchinson.

  L. Wolverton.

  V. Hardinge.

  L. Sandhurst.

  V. Eversley.

  L. Colville of Culross.

  PRIVATE BILLS.
  All Petitions relating to Standing Orders which shall be presented during the present Session referred to the Standing Orders Committee unless otherwise ordered.

  COMMITTEE OF SELECTION.
  The Lords following; viz.,

  E. Morley.

  L. Boyle.

  E. Lathom.

  L. Colville of Culross.

  with the Chairman of Committees were appointed a Committee to select and propose to the House the names of the five Lords to form a Select Committee for the consideration of each opposed Private Bill.

  LUNACY ACTS AMENDMENT BILL [H.L.]
  A Bill to amend the Acts relating to lunatics — Was presented by The Lord Chancellor; read 1a. (No. 12.)

  LUNACY BILL [H.L.]
  A Bill to consolidate the enactments respecting lunatics—Was presented by The Lord Chancellor; read 1a. (No. 13.)
  House adjourned at half past Four o'clock, to Monday next, a quarter before Eleven o'clock.