The Press.
London, England, 1857-08-08 00:00:00

BEVERLEY ELECTION.

Mr. J. A. SMITH reported from the Beverley
Election Committee that Mr. Edward Auchmuty
Glover was not duly elected, and that the last elec-
tion, so far as related to Mr. Glover, was a void election.
He also reported a resolution of the committee re
garding certain acts of Mr. Glover at the election, as
follows

That the said E. A. Glover, Esq., made and signed a
declaration in the form prescribed by the Ist and 2nd
Victoria, chap. 44, secs. 3 and 6, and that it is the uuani•
mous opinion of the committee that the evidence taken
before them should be laid before the Attorney-General,
with the view to further proceedings being taken with
reference to such declaration.

The house then went again into committee upon
the Probates and Letters of Administration Bill, and
discussed at much length the compensation clauses
and certain new clauses, including one moved uy
Mr. MALINS, giving to proctors, by way of compensa-
tion, an annual payment during life equal to one-half
of their net proctorial profits. Mr. Matins stated
that this clause was identical with one inserted in the
Government bills of 1855 and 1856, and that the
proctors were willing, if it should be adopted, to re-
linguish the qualified monopoly of business secured
to them by the bill.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said (upon the under-
standing that the proctors gave up their monopoly
o: business not only in the Testamentary Court, but
in the Marriage and Divorce Court and the Court of
Admiralty, so that all the courts might be thrown
open, he thought the Government welt) pledged to
the proposal of last year, from which he would not
retire ; but he suggested that at the expiration of
three years after the act came into operation an

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account should be taken of the professional gains of
the proctors, and if it should turn out that they had
diminished during those three years compared with
the three years preceding the act, for that loss they
should be compensated.
Mr. MALINS elected, on behalf of the proctors, the
former alternative ; and upon the understanding that
the clauses necessary upon this alteration should be
added to the bill on recommitment pro forms, which
the ATTORNEY.GENERAL undertook to do, he with-
drew the clause.

The bill was ordered to be reported as amended.
The General Board of Health Continuance Bill
was read a third time and passed.
Other bills wera a Ivancel a stage, and the house
adjourned at half•past two o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS—TUESDAY.
Their lordships sat only for a short time, and ad-
journed after forwarding several bills a stage.

HOUSE OF COMMONS..-TUESDAY.

At the early sitting, after a short conversation,
the Probates and Letters of Administration Bill
was recommitted pro forma, when several now
clauses were aided to the bill, and certain amend-
ments were made therein, and the bill was ordered
to be reprinted.
The Burial Acts Amendment Bill, as amended,
was then considered, when Mr. GLADSTONE moved a
clause providing that if, upon application in writing
by any burial board to the bishop of the diocese for
the consecration of a burial-ground declared to be in
a fit and proper condition for the purpose of inter-
ment, the bishop should refuse to consecrate the
same, the burial board might appeal to the arch-
bishop of the province, who should decide the matter
in dispute ; and that, if the archbishop decided for
the consecration, and the bishop did not consecrate
the ground within a month, the archbishop should
license the same for the interment of bodies. In
the course of the discussion Mr. Gladstone, Mr.
Massey, and Mr. Dillwyn severally explained their
remarks et the previous debate, an f which had been
misconstrued by the Bishop of St. David's.
Mr. Gladstone's clause was agreed to.
Clause 13 was omitted, and the bill ordered to be
read a third time the following day.
The Summary Proceedings before Justices of the
Peace Bill, the Metropolitan Police Stations, &c.,
Bill, and the Boundaries of Burghs Extension
(Scotland) Bill passed through committee.

OATHS BILL COMMITTEE.

In the evening,

L'rd J. Russzit moved the nomination of his
select committee to con-ider the effect of the Act 5 and
6 Will. IV., c. 62, upon parliamentary oaths. The
names proposed (in addition to all other hon. members
belonging to the legal profession) were—Viscount
Palmerston, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Disraeli, Xr. Walpole,
Sir J. Pakington, Lord John Russell, Sir J. Graham,
Mr. Gladstone, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-
General, Sir F. Thesiger, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Lord
Stanley, Mr. Horsman, Mr. Henley, Mr. Roebuck,
Mr. Matins, Mr. Headla.n, the Attorney-General for
Ireland, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Dillwyn, Mr. Napier,
Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. Whiteside, and Mr.
Cobbett.

Sir F. MESMER, after stating that he should him-
self be unable to attAnd the committee, moved an
amendment, with the view of omitting the names of
Mr. Dillwyn, Lord R. Grosvenor, Lord Stanley, and
Sir F. Kelly, substituting those of Mr. Rolt, Lord
Hotham, Mr. Hildyard, and Mr. Wigram.
Considerable discussion followed respecting the
constitution of the committee. At length the names
of Sir F. Kelly and Sir F. Thesiger himself having
been struck out, Mr. Rolt included in the panel, and
an understanding come to that Lord J. Manners,
after the notice had been given, should be also in-
cluded, further opposition was withdrawn and the
committee was nominated.

Mr. BENTINCK, MR. NEWDEOATE, and Mr. B.
BLAKESIORE, in the course of the debate, pr tested
against the onesided composition of the committee,
declaring that it would meet only to affirm a foregone
conclusion.

Power was given to the committee to send for
persons, papers, and records; and nine was fixed
upon as a quorum.