Sitting of 19 June 1885

MINUTES.
PUBLIC BILLS—First Reading—Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1867, Provisional Order٭ [207].
Report—Local Government Provisional Order (Poor Law) (No. 8)٭ [168]; Drainage and Improvement of Lands (Ireland) Provisional Order (No. 2)٭ [192]; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 5)٭ [196]; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 6)٭ [197].
Third Reading—Commons Regulation (Ashdown Forest) Provisional Order٭ [174]; Commons Regulation (Drumburgh) Provisional Order٭ [173]; Commons Inclosure (Llanybyther) Provisional Order٭ [1751; Local Government (Gas) Provisional Orders٭ [170]; Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (Labourers Act) (No. 3)٭ [188]; Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (Labourers Act) (No. 4)٭ [185]; Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 2)٭ [183]; Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 4)٭ [169]; Public Health (Scotland) Provisional Order٭ [194]; Tramways Provisional Orders (No. 1;٭ [143], and passed.

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS (MR. BRADLAUGH).
MR. SPEAKER: I think it is my duty to acquaint the House that I have received a letter from Mr. Bradlaugh, the Member for the borough of Northampton, which, I think, I ought at once to communicate to the House. It is as follows:—
"20, Circus Road.
"St. John's Wood, London, N. W.
"15 June, 1885.
"Sir,
"When I was for the fourth time re-elected to the present Parliament for Northampton in February 1884, I offered through your predecessor in the Chair an undertaking to the House to make no attempt to take my seat until judgment had been given in the proceedings taken by the Crown with reference to my self-administration of the Oath of Allegiance on the 11th February 1884. The House did not accept the undertaking which was formally communicated to it, but by Sessional Resolution excluded me from the precincts of the House. Prior to the re-assembling of the House for the Second Session of 1884, I wrote you, Sir, respectfully offering a similar undertaking. Tins Letter you did not communicate to the House; but the House did not renew its Resolution, and I have during the winter of 1881, and the adjourned Session of 18S5, repeatedly attended its sittings, remaining during its Divisions as an unsworn Member. In consequence of the change of Government, and of the blocking of the Second Reading of the Oaths Bill, brought in by Mr. Hopwood, I desire to be in a position to assert the rights of my Constituents by presenting myself at the Table to comply with the Law under my perfectly unimpeached Return; and I beg, therefore, most respectfully to notify you that I withdraw and cancel the Letter to yourself which has not been accepted by the House. As I do not wish to take any steps unfair to the House, I shall not present myself for the purpose of taking my Seat until the new Ministry has been formed, and the re-elections hare all taken place.
"I have the honour to be, Sir,
"Your most obedient Servant,
"C. BRADLAUGH."
I ought here to state with regard to the reference made by Mr. Bradlaugh, in his letter to me, to a prior communication made at the commencement of the Autumn Session of last year, and which he says, and says truly, I did not communicate to the House, that that letter was simply an announcement from Mr. Bradlaugh that, as proceedings by information had been taken by the Attorney General on behalf of the Crown to test the legality of the course taken by himself on February 11, and as such proceedings were still pending in the High Court of Justice, and no judgment had yet been delivered, he (Mr. Bradlaugh) undertook, with the consent of his constituents, not to present
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himself at the Table for the purpose of taking his seat until the lapse of one week after judgment had been delivered in such suit. To the letter, which I have just read, the following letter in reply, by my direction, has been written: -—
"House of Commons,
"June 16th.
"Sir,
"I am directed by the Speaker to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 15th of this month, and to say in reply that, as you note propose to take definite action, he will think it his duly to take the earliest opportunity of communicating your Letter to the House.
"I am, Sir,
"Your Obedient Servant,
"EDWARD PONSONBY."
I have thought it right, without delay, to communicate the letter I have received, and I respectfully solicit the direction of the House thereupon.
SIR STAFFOBD NOBTHCOTE: Mr. Speaker, having understood from you that it was your intention to communicate this letter from Mr. Bradlaugh to the House, I gave Notice to the right hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Gladstone) that I should propose to ask him, having regard to that letter and to the judgment of the Court of Appeal on the question of Mr. Bradlaugh's power to take the Oath, what course he recommends the House to pursue?
MR. GLADSTONE: I think, Sir, that the House will have appreciated the judgment with which you have taken the first opportunity of communicating Mr. Bradlaugh's letter to the House, and likewise the full sufficiency of the reason which led you to conclude, upon the receipt of a prior communication from him, that٭there was no occasion for bringing it under the immediate notice of the House. The right hon. Gentleman opposite (Sir Stafford Northcote) has put to me a question analogous to that which he has put to me on some former occasions, when I have stated, more than once, that, as I had not the good fortune to represent the sense of the majority of the House in relation to the admission of Mr. Bradlaugh—having, in fact, strongly dissented from the course taken by the House—I did not intend to take upon myself the office of adviser of the House in the matter. Cer-

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tainly, Sir, that answer would apply to the circumstances to-day, which are the same. But I own that, exercising my private judgment on the letter which we have just heard, I should go one step further, and say that, as far as I am able to form a judgment, no case appears yet to have arisen for submitting any Motion to the House, or taking any step in relation to the letter, because it refers to a contingency not yet completely realized; and until that contingency is completely realized, as I hope may shortly be the case, there is nothing for the House to take into view, and no action of Mr. Bradlaugh's positively impending in relation to the interruption of our proceedings. That, Sir, is the mere giving of an opinion to the House which may or may not be right; but it appears to me the course to take under the circumstances.

PARLIAMENT—ADJOURNMENT—RESIGNATION OF MINISTERS.
MR. GLADSTONE: May I proceed to say that I have had an intimation from Lord Salisbury that it is his intention that a Motion shall be made in the House of Lords proposing an adjournment of that House until Tuesday next; and I have, in reply, stated to Lord Salisbury that, he having announced that intention, I would make a Motion to a similar effect in the House of Commons. I therefore move that this House, at its rising, do adjourn until Tuesday next.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House will, at the rising of the House this day, adjourn until Tuesday next."—(Mr. Gladstone.)
MR. LABOUCHERE: On a previous occasion I asked the right hon. Gentleman the Prime Minister whether there was any truth in the rumour that demands had been made by Gentlemen opposite for certain assurances of support from this side of the House, as a condition of their taking Office. We anticipated that to-day the new Writs would have been moved for. So far as we can gather from public report and from the public Press they are not moved for to-day—not in consequence of any difficulties which Lord Salisbury finds in forming a Government, but owing to his not having received such assurances as he would desire from Her Majesty's
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present Government with regard to the support which they would give to the present Opposition in the event of their taking Office. Now, I think we ought to ask the right hon. Gentleman whether this is the case or not, for a very large number of us in this part of the House do very strongly object to any sort of assurances of support being given to Gentlemen opposite in the event of their taking Office. Naturally, we should not engage in factious opposition or obstructive opposition. That, I may say, we leave to hon. Gentlemen opposite. I have no doubt that, if any measure were brought in which would be for the benefit of the country, we should give it our cordial support. But we claim the right to reserve our judgment as to what we shall do until we see what course hon. Gentlemen may pursue in the responsible position they have rushed in to assume for themselves. I would ask the right hon. Gentleman how long these adjournments are to last, because it seems to me that if they are to last until right hon. Gentlemen opposite obtain the assurances which we are told they require, we shall go on adjourning and adjourning until next November.
MR. GLADSTONE: It is certainly not for me, I think, to take upon myself to answer the final question of my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton, as to how often these adjournments are to be repeated, and how long they are to last? Of course, that depends upon circumstances not under my control. However, I do not object to the substantial renewal of the Question which my hon. Friend put to me on Monday. But I think the short speech we have heard from him tends to illustrate the difficulties of the situation, and how slippery is the ground upon which we tread when we deal with these matters; because my hon. Friend has said that he and the majority of hon. Members on this side of the House believe—and I rather think he is speaking truly—[Loud laughter.] I should be very sorry to appear to doubt the veracity of my hon. Friend. What I meant was that I thought the hon. Member was speaking accurately in expressing the opinion which he has formed, that many Gentlemen on this side of the House, at any rate, for whom he thinks he can speak, are exceedingly averse to giving

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any assurance whatever. But it was with some surprise, after hearing the hon. Gentleman lay down that doctrine, that I heard him proceed himself to give to the Party opposite two most important assurances—first of all, that they might rely upon it, as a matter of course, that there would be no factious opposition in the event of their assuming Office; and, secondly, that if they proposed good measures they should receive cordial support. It appears to me that my hon. Friend, who has been to-day in one of his most bountiful rumours, has made most valuable gifts and promises to hon. Gentlemen opposite, which I trust, when the time comes, they may be able to take advantage of. I am not in the position in which I was when I replied to the hon. Member on a former day, when I stated that there had been no communication between Lord Salisbury, who has received the honour of a commission from Her Majesty to form an Administration—no communication between Lord Salisbury and his Friends, and myself, on the part of the Cabinet that was lately effectually responsible for the Government of the Queen, and is still in possession of the Seals of Office. I am not in a position to repeat that statement, as I then made it. It was true at that time; but it would not be true now. I have received certain overtures and requests from Lord Salisbury in relation to the subject-matter that has been generally presented to the mind of the hon. Member by statements in the public prints. What I have to say is this—that I can give assurance to my hon. Friend that, should there be any results from any correspondence that may have taken place, or may take place, between Lord Salisbury and myself, that result, and everything relating to that result that it can be material to know, will be made public property; and there will be no secret or confidential arrangement or understanding of any kind between the two Parties in this matter, which I should deem to be wholly unsuitable to the character of the situation. From the first moment that I heard of any possibility of communications of this kind, that was the very first view of them that occurred to my mind; and I am bound to say—and I have great satisfaction in saying it—that Lord
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Salisbury himself entirely concurs in that view. That being so, I think the House will feel, so far as this matter is concerned, that they are perfectly safe at the present moment. I may, perhaps, go a step further, and say that it is quite true that, under very peculiar circumstances, which we ourselves described as probably unprecedented, and certainly quite exceptional, an arrangement was made between Gentlemen who have the confidence of the Party opposite and ourselves with relation to a Parliamentary measure of great importance. I take this opportunity of thanking the House for its remarkable forbearance and the generous exhibition of confidence that distinguished their conduct on that occasion, and by means of which the entire House was enabled to carry through a settlement of a most vital nature. But that generosity, and that confidence, would, I think, be abused if we were to attempt to repeat anything like a similar proceeding on the present occasion. I have never felt that, at a time when it might please Her Majesty, as it has pleased Her Majesty, to make known to me any communication received from Lord Salisbury—and that has been the only channel through which communications have taken place—it would be consistent with my duty as an outgoing Minister, or as a loyal subject, or as a faithful Member of this House, to decline to receive, or reply to, what Her Majesty may be pleased so to communicate. But the pledge I give is not the result of any apprehension of pressure; it is what I myself feel to be right, that absolute publicity should attend any communications of this kind should they come to any result which can possibly have a bearing on public affairs.
Question put, and agreed to.
Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the House this day, adjourn till Tuesday next.

COMMITTEES.—RESOLUTION.
Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit, notwithstanding the Adjournment of the House.—(Mr. Gladstone.)
House adjourned at Five o'clock till Tuesday next.

MINUTES.
PUBLIC BILLS—First Heading—Commons Regulation (Ashdown Forest) Provisional Order٭ (141); Commons Regulation (Drumburgh) Provisional Order٭ (142); Commons Inclosure (Llanybyther) Provisional Order٭ (143); Local Government (Gas) Provisional Orders٭ (144); Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (Labourers Act) (No. 4) ٭ (145); Local Government (Ireland) Provisional Orders (No. 2)٭ (146); Local Government Provisional Orders (No. 4)٭ (147); Public Health (Scotland) Provisional Order٭ (148); Tramways Provisional Orders (No. 1) ٭ (149); Archdeaconries ٭ (150).
Second Heading—Committee negatived—Third Reading—Princess Beatrice's Annuity (138) and passed.
Committee—Report—Burial Boards (Contested Elections) ٭ (105).
Third Reading—Gas Provisional Orders (No. 1)٭ (108), and passed.

PARLIAMENT—ADJOURNMENT—RESIGNATION OF MINISTERS—STATEMENT OF THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY.
THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY: My Lords, I rise merely to ask tin noble Earl opposite whether he will consent to another adjournment of the House until Tuesday? The communications which have been going on have not yet reached a position which will

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enable either side of the House to make a statement; and it will be more convenient, therefore, in my opinion, and also probably in that of the noble Earl opposite, as well as for the interest of Public Business, that we should adjourn until Tuesday. I wish to make just one observation with regard to an important Order upon the Paper. I am quite aware of the importance, as a matter of general Business, of getting the Redistribution Bill passed as soon as possible, so as to enable the Local Authorities to do their work; but a very serious Constitutional question has unfortunately arisen. It turns out—and we have taken good opinion upon the point—that the Redistribution Bill, when it passes, absolutely takes away from this time until November next the power of Dissolution. It destroys one set of constituencies, and—
EARL GRANVILLE: I beg the pardon of the noble Marquess. Does he propose to make his statement on the Motion for the Adjournment, or on the Order for the consideration of the Bill?
THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY: My proposal was to take the Motion for Adjournment before the Orders of the Day; but if the noble Earl proposes to go through the Orders of the Day first, I shall offer no objection to that course being adopted. I, however, think that it would be an inconvenient one. What I was about to say with regard to the Redistribution Bill was that that was the effect of it. It destroys one set of?
THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY: I rise to Order. It is against the Rules of the House to discuss one Order when the House is considering another question. I therefore object to the noble Marquess making a statement at the present moment. [Cries of "Divide!"]
THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY: I am aware that these observations before half-past 4 o'clock are never technically in Order at all; but if the noble Earl objects, of course I will not proceed.
THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY: I think it will be more convenient to wait until the Order is reached.

PRINCESS BEATRICE'S ANNUITY BILL.
(The Earl Granville.)

(NO. 138.) SECOND READING.
Order of the Day for the Second Reading read.
EARL GRANVILLE: After the reception which your Lordships gave to the observations made on this subject the other day by the noble Marquess and by myself, it does not require any words of mine to commend this Bill to your Lordships, and I therefore move the second reading of the Bill. I think your Lordships will be of opinion that this is a Bill with regard to which the Standing Orders should be suspended.
Moved, "That the Bill be now read 2a"—(The Earl Granville.)
Motion agreed to; Bill read 2a accordingly; Committee negatived: Then Standing Order No. XXXV. considered (according to order), and dispensed with: Bill read 3a, and passed.

HONORARY FREEDOM OF BOROUGHS BILL.

  CONSIDERATION OF COMMONS' AMENDMENT.
  Commons Amendment considered (according to order).
  THE MARQUESS OF RIPONmoved that the Commons' Amendment to this Bill, by which Corporations were allowed to grant the freedom of their boroughs by a bare majority, be agreed to.
  Moved, "To agree to the said Amendment."—(The Marquess of Ripon.)
  EARL BEAUCHAMPobjected to the Amendment. The Bill originally required a two-thirds majority, and he moved that the Amendment be not agreed to.
  THE MARQUESS OF RIPONsaid, he regarded the point as a small one. He would not give the House the trouble of dividing.
  On Question? Resolved in the negative.
  A Committee appointed to prepare a reason to be offered to the Commons for the Lords disagreeing to the said amendment: The Committee to meet forthwith: Report from the Committee of the reason prepared by them; read, and agreed to; and Bill returned to the Commons with a reason.

  PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS (REDISTRIBUTION) BILL.
  Order of the Day for considering the Commons reasons for disagreeing to some of the Lords amendments, read.
  Moved, "That the House do now take the said reasons into consideration."—(The Earl of Kimberley.)
  THE MARQUESS OF SALISBUEY: I must renew the grounds of the objection which I stated a short time ago. The Bill, by its structure, legally prevents any Dissolution taking place between the time of its passing and November next. I will not argue as to the fact; I believe that it is undoubted. I will not enter upon the expediency. That is a question which I do not wish now to discuss; but the point I wish to impress upon your Lordships is that it is a very singular and unusual event in our history. Except in the time of the Long Parliament, the Sovereign has never before been deprived of the power of Dissolution, and I think that such a state of things ought not to exist unless there is a responsible Government in power at the time. I think a Bill having such an effect should not be passed without a responsible Government. What a responsible Government, whether on that side of the House or this, may decide on the matter, I do not wish to anticipate; but we have no right to make so large a Constitutional innovation when no responsible Government is in power. I, therefore, move that the consideration of the Commons' reasons for disagreeing with the Lords' Amendments to this Bill be postponed until Tuesday.
  Amendment moved, to leave out ("now") and add at the end of the Motion ("on Tuesday next.")—(The Marquess of Salisbury.)
  THE EAEL or KIMBERLEY: So far as this side of the House is concerned, I feel bound to say that it was thought probable that some objections of this kind would be raised. The noble Marquess is well aware, of course, that the clause in debate—the clause as to the Dissolution—was introduced at his suggestion. It now appears that some technical objection is raised to the clause. It seems to me that if it is not the intention of any Party in this country—and I cannot conceive for a moment that it can be the intention anywhere—to lay aside this important Bill, there is no reason why the consideration of these Amendments should not be proceeded with forthwith. I would venture to ask your Lordships' attention to what
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  took place in the other House, and I have a right to refer to what took place there, because their proceedings in regard to the Bill are formally before us. After the resignation of the Government took place, and when the Amendments came to be considered, the House decided, by an overwhelming majority of 333 to 35, I believe, that it should proceed with the Amendments. Now, my Lords, is it for this House, after such a declaration of opinion on the part of the House which is immediately concerned, to raise some technical objection of this kind, and refuse to pass this Bill into law to the great inconvenience of the whole country? My Lords, I do not wish that anything I say should be supposed for a moment to impute motives which I have no right to suppose exist; but how is it possible to avoid the belief that there may be some intention somewhere of tampering with this important Bill? If not, how can it be possible that the minds of noble Lords opposite should not be prepared to proceed, having before them this great majority in the other House? The present Government, which is still technically, though not in one sense a Government, are ready to proceed with these Amendments. I say it is impossible to understand what can be the object the noble Marquess has in this appeal. My Lords, can it be that it is contemplated that there should be a Dissolution of Parliament before the present Bill comes into effect? That may be technically possible; but I assert that the whole country is so bent upon this Bill passing into law, and upon there being no Dissolution and no Election until this Bill has passed into law, that no man could possibly hold Office in this country that would advise Her Majesty to dissolve Parliament except under this Bill. These are the undeniable facts, and I shall ask the House to proceed with the consideration of the Amendments, and I earnestly hope that the Amendments will be taken into consideration forthwith.
  THE EARL OF FEVERSHAMsaid, he objected to the Amendments being proceeded with now. The House had been very much hurried with regard to the Amendments on this Bill. He himself had had two or three Amendments, in which great interest was felt by the people of the West Riding of York-

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  shire, and he had been precluded at a former stage from having those Amendments discussed, because of the noble Earl's statement that it was most important that the Bill should go down to the other House on that night. But what occurred? So far from the other House taking the Amendments into consideration on that night, the Bill was postponed till the following Monday. Notwithstanding the noble Earl's protests, therefore, the other House had proceeded with great deliberation, and had allowed an interval of two or three days before considering the Amendments. He held in his hand a telegram as to one of the local Amendments to which he had referred; but the noble Earl seemed to think that these local affairs were of no consequence. He begged to tell him that the localities felt deeply on the Amendments which had been hurried through in that House: and he, for one, should certainly support the Motion to postpone the Bill. The House should not be asked to hurry forward this measure when the other House had proceeded with such deliberation.
  THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY: I wish only to say that the noble Earl (the Earl of Kimberley) is quite mistaken—at least, according to our opinion—when he says that these Amendments, which are the cause of the difficulty, were made at my instigation. It is the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th clauses which, I believe, make the difficulty. I think the noble Earl has taken an unnecessarily heroic line on this subject. The whole question is a delay of three or four days. If your Lordships grant that delay there is a possibility that there will be a delay of four days in the Dissolution? Is the sky likely to fall if that should occur? I hope your Lordships will not succumb to the very tragic tone of the noble Earl, but will consent to my proposition.
  THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY: I may have been mistaken as to the particular clauses which create the difficulty, and I, of course, do not impute any possible breach of engagement to the noble Marquess in the slightest degree. Still, I ask, why should there be a delay of four days? I understood the noble Earl who spoke just now (the Earl of Fev6rsham) to complain that there had not been sufficient Notice of the Amendments in Committee on the Bill; but I
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  think that the Notice was ample, as those Amendments have been before the House for several days. There has been as much Notice as there was in the other House. Therefore I do not understand why this matter is not to be proceeded with. The House can oppose the Commons' Amendments and give reasons for disagreement; or, if it does not insist on its own Amendments, the Bill will then pass through both Houses of Parliament; but I have not heard any reason given why we should adjourn the consideration of this Bill for four days, and I shall certainly divide the House upon the question.
  On Question, That ("now") stand part of the Motion? Their Lordships divided:—Contents 56; Not-Contents 124: Majority 68.

  CONTENTS.

  Selborne, E. (Z. Chancellor.)

  Carrington, L. [Teller.]

  Carysfort, L. (E. Carysfort.)

  Devonshire, D.

  Elgin, L. (E. Elgin and Kincardine.)

  Marlborough, D.

  Somerset, D.

  Emly, L.

  Ettrick, L. (L. Napier.)

  Northampton, M.

  FitzGerald, L.

  Ripon, M.

  Granard, L. (E. Granard.)

  Camperdown, E.

  Hammond, L.

  Chichester, E.

  Herries, L.

  Derby, E.

  Hothfield, L.

  Granville, E.

  Houghton, L.

  Kimberley, E.

  Kenmare, L. (E. Kenmare.)

  Minto, E.

  Northbrook, E.

  Leigh, L.

  Shaftesbury, E.

  Londesborough, L.

  Sydney, E.

  Lovat, L.

  Lyttelton, L.

  Eversley, V.

  Monk Bretton, L.

  Gordon, V. (E. Aberdeen.)

  Monson, L. [Teller.]

  Monteagle of Brandon, L.

  Leinster, V. (D. Leinster.)

  Mount-Temple, L.

  Powerscourt, V.

  Robartes, L.

  Sherbrooke, V.

  Rosebery, L. (E. Rosebery.)

  Aberdare, L.

  Strafford, L. (V. Enfield.)

  Acton, L.

  Alcester, L.

  Sudeley, L.

  Belper, L.

  Sudley, L. (E. Arran.)

  Bramwell, L.

  Tweeddale, L. (M. Tweeddale.)

  Braye, L.

  Breadalbane, L. (E. Breadalbane.)

  Tweedmouth, L.

  Wenlock, L.

  Carlingford, L.

  NOT-CONTENTS.

  Buckingham and Chandos, D.

  Richmond, D.

  Sutherland, D.

  Grafton, D.

  Leeds, D.

  Abergavenny, M.

  Manchester, D

  Bristol, M.

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  Bute, M.

  Brabourne, E.

  Salisbury, M.

  Castlemaine, L.

  Clanwilliam, L. (E. Clanwilliam.)

  Annesley, E.

  Ashburnham, E.

  Clifton,L. (E.Darnley.)

  Bandon, E.

  Clinton, L.

  Beauchamp, E.

  Clonbrock, L.

  Belmore, E.

  Cloncurry, L.

  Brownlow, E.

  Colchester, L.

  Cairns, E.

  Colville of Culross, L.

  Carnarvon, E.

  Crofton, L.

  Coventry, E.

  De Freyne, L.

  Cowley, E.

  de Ros, L.

  Dartmouth, E.

  Denman, L.

  Dartrey, E.

  Digby, L.

  Eldon, E.

  Dinevor, L.

  Feversham, E.

  Donington, L.

  Hardwicke, E.

  Ellenborough, L.

  Harewood, E.

  Forester, L.

  Harrowby, E.

  Foxford, L. (R. Limerick.)

  Jersey, E.

  Kilmorey, E.

  Gage, L. (V. Gage.)

  Lathom, E. [Teller.]

  Gerard, L.

  Macclesfield, E.

  Gormanston, L. (V. Gormanston.)

  Manvers, E.

  Mar and Kellie, E.

  Hartismere, L. (L.Henniker.)

  Milltown, E.

  Mount Edgcumbe, E.

  Keane, L.

  Northesk, E.

  Ker, L. (M. Lothian.)

  Onslow, E.

  Kintore, L. (E. Kintore.)

  Orkney, E.

  Poulett, E.

  Leconfield, L.

  Radnor, E.

  Lyveden, L.

  Ravensworth, E.

  Mostyn, L.

  Redesdale, E.

  Napier, L.

  Rosse, E.

  Norton, L.

  Stanhope, E.

  Oranmore and Browne, L.

  Strange, E. (D.Athole.)

  Strathmore and Kinghorn, E.

  Penrhyn, L.

  Petre, L.

  Vane, E. (M.Londonderry.)

  Raglan, L.

  Ranfurly, L. (E. Ranfurly.)

  Waldegrave, E.

  Ross, L. (E. Glasgow.)

  Clancarty, V. (E. Clancarty.)

  Rossmore, L.

  Saltersford, L. (E. Courtown.)

  Cranbrook, V.

  Gough, V.

  Saltoun, L.

  Hardinge, V.

  Shute, L.(V. Barrington.)

  Hawarden, V. [Teller.]

  Hutchinson, V. (E. Donoughmore.)

  Silchester, L. (E. Longford.)

  Sidmouth, V.

  Stanley of Alderley, L.

  St. Vincent, V.

  Stewart of Garlies, L. (E. Galloway.)

  Chichester, L. Bp.

  Stratheden and Campbell, L.

  Gloucester and Bristol, L. Bp.

  Strathnairn, L.

  Templemore, L.

  Amherst, L.(V.Holmesdale.)

  Tollemache, L.

  Trevor, L.

  Ashford, L. (V.Bury.)

  Tyrone, L. (M. Waterford.)

  Aveland, L.

  Bagot, L.

  Ventry, L.

  Balfour of Burley, L.

  Watson, L.

  Beaumont, L.

  Wimborne, L.

  Blantyre, L.

  Winmarleigh, L.

  Bolton, L.

  Wynford, L.

  Borthwick, L.

  Zouche of Haryngworth, L.

  Boston, L.

  Ordered that the said reasons be considered on Tuesday next.
  EARL GRANVILLE: In consequence of this decision, and what was said by the noble Marquess, I move that the House do now adjourn till Tuesday next. It will, of course, be understood that the House will be able to sit for the disposal of Judicial Business on Monday.
  Motion agreed to.

  ARCHDEACONRIES BILL [H.L.]
  A Bill to explain the Act 3rd and 4th Vict., chap. 113., sect. 34. (Provision for Archdeaconries)—Was presented by The Lord Archbishop of CANTERBURY; read 1a. (No. 150.)
  House adjourned at Five o'clock, to Monday next, a quarter before Eleven o'clock.