The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-08 00:00:00

GOVERNMENT ORDERS.

Lord J. RUSSELL moved that orders of the clay should
have precedence of other orders on Thursdays during the
remainder of the Session.
Mr. FREWEN moved as an amendment that on Thurs-
day, the 25th of May, and on every alternate Thursday,
bills introduced by the Government, or any other Govern-
ment business, shall have precedence of the other orders
of the day till the end of the session.
Mr. L. KING supported the amendment, observing that
the state of public business did not justify the original
motion.
The Marquis of BLA.NDFORD also supported the
amendment.
Mr. GOULBURN supported the original motion.
Mr. NEWDEGATE opposed it.
Mr. F. SCULLY observed that so low, as the war ab-
sorbed the public mind in the manner it does now it was
useless for independent members to be nromotincy bills of
their own. He should therefore support the original mo-
tion.

Mr. HUME thought, in the existing state of affairs, it
wlctillib to up Thursdays to the Government.
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Mr. SPOONER thought this motion ought not to have
a retrospective effect, and should not affect notices already
sen the paper.
Mr. DISRAELI hoped the noble lord would accede to
the proposition of the hon. r. for North Warwick-
shire, and thereby save them from dividing on the ques-
tion.
North
favour of the
After a few- remarks from Mr. COBNDEorxt
Warwickshire,
suggestion of the hon. member for
and Sir G. GREY, in favour of Lord J. Russell
Lord J. RUSSELL said he would agreetom
mo-
tion,
so that after the 20th May Government orders o:
day should take precedence of other orders of theeda
ROMAN CATHOLIC SAILORS. 7.
Mr. BOWYER asked the First Lord of the Admiralty
whether Roman Catholic sailors are to be compelled to
attend Protestant religious worship.
Sir J. GRAHAM said the law as it at present stood was
that divine service should be performed every Sabbath on
board her Majesty's ships according to the ritual of the
Church of England. The instructions further were that
the crews of all religious denominations should be "per-
mitted," not compelled, to attend ; and np to the present
time a single complaint had not reached him on the sub-
ject. (Hear, hear.)
METROPOLITAN SEWERS.
Mr.W. WILLIAMS asked the Home Secretary when he
-would bring in his promised bill to constitute a Metropoli-
tan Commission of Sewers on the representative principle?
Lord PALMERSTON said the bill was iu preparation,
sad he hoped very shortly to be able to introduce it., u,„•j.•
CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.
Mr. SEYMOUR asked the President of the Board of
Control when the first examination will take place for ad-
mission into the civil service, and when the Government
will be able to state what the nature of the examinations
will be.
Sir C. WOOD, in reply to the first question, said the
examination would take place at Midsummer, but with
regard to the second question, the form of examination
had not yet been prepared.
OATHS BILL, AND BRIBERY PREVENTION
BILL.
rktreply to Sir F. MESMER,
Lord J. RUSSELL said he proposed the Oaths Bill to
, • maul aon the 25th inst. With respect to the other bill,
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