The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-27 00:00:00

BEVERLEY.

Mr. INGHAM moved that in compliance with the re-
port of the committee on the Beverley election, the Attorney-
General be instructed to prosecute Daniel Boys and Robert
Taylor, proved to have been guilty of corrupt practices at
the election in question.
ROMISH PRACTICES IN THE CHURCH OF
ENGLAND.

Mr. D. SEYMOUR asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether the Government intended to
bring forward any measure for the relief of parishioners
in cases where the incumbent of a living held doc-
trines and adopted a ceremonial so closely ap-
proaching' that of the Church of Rome, that
they do not oblige him to leave the Church of England, yet
have the effect of preventing the great m.ijority of his pa-
rishioners, on conscientious motives, from attending his
ministration of the services and sacrament. He considered
that the occurrences taking place every Sunday justified his
bringing forward the subject on the present occasion.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said he supposed the hon. member
referred to the disturbances in St. George's-in-the-East.
Mr. D. SEYMOUR.—Not only there but elsewhere.
Sir G. C. LEWIS—At all events no other instance had
been brought under his notice. He believed the objections
that had been made in regard to the practices in
the chnrch referred to the manner in which the
ceremony was performed, and not to the doctrines preached
from the pulpit. The Government• had no intention of
introducing any bill on the subject.
THE VOLUNTEER FORCE.

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Lord ELCHO asked the Secretary of War a question in
reference to a speech reported in the Scotsman as having
been delivered! by the commander of her Majesty's forces
in Scotland, in which he said that the volunteer forca was
utterly useless.
Mr. S. HERBERT said that Lord Melville, the officer
alluded to, was a practical soldier, and had certainly made
use of the expression alluded to. The Commander-in-Chief
had written to the noble lord on the subject, and had re-
ceived a reply from him expressing his regret for having
made use of the expression in question.
THE NAVY.

Sir C. NAPIER meved for returns of men who entered
under the Bounty Proclamation, and of the number who
have since deserted ; distinguishing those who entered un-
der the bounty, and those who did not so enter ; of the total
number of men who deserted during the year immediately
preceding the time of the proclamation ; of the number of
men now serving- who have completed 10 and 15 years ;
and of the number of men not serving who have received
the short service pension ; and the number of men serving
• ceived it .
Lord C. PAGET'said that supplying the information
relative to those who had deserted the service would be at-
tended with considerable expense, and would not be pro-
ductive of the object which the gallant member had in
view. Any other information in his power he would be
happy to supply.
Sir C. NAPIER said he wouid abandon the last para-
graph in his motion, but he certainly must press for the in-
formation relating to deserters. His object was to ascertain
if the Government had exercised due vigilance in regard to
detecting and punishing these deserters.
The motion was negatived without a division.
PETITIONS OF RIGHT.

Mr. BOVILL obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend
the laws relating to petitions of right, to simplify the pro-
ceedings, and to make provisions for the cost thereof.
MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN.

Lord PHORYN, the Controller of the Royal Household,
brought up the Royal Message of her most gracious
Majesty, in reply to the address, to the effect
that with respect to the public affairs of the country,
the house might rely on her Majesty's efforts
to improve the laws, to extend the commerce, and to amend
the condition of the country.
ENDOWED SCHOOLS.

Mr. DILLWYN obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend
the law respecting endowed schools.
FRIDAY ADJOURNMENTS OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. E. P. BOUVERIE moved, pursuant to notice, that
whenever the house meets on Friday for business it shall,
at its rising, adjourn to the following Monday, unless the
house shall otherwise order. He explained that under the pre-
sent practice motions were brought forward =Friday. nights
on the formal question ot adjournment, which might be
most properly postponed. By the present practice Minis-
ters were sometimes precluded from making explanations,
and the result was, that Friday night was devoted to a va-
riety of matters to the postponement of public measures.
He read, amid much laughter, a list of the motions for to-
morrow evening on miscellaneous subjects to support his
position, and with respect to the practice being a safety
valve for private members, as it was contended ; but the
effect was to render the valve as large as the boiler. He
concluded by strongly urging on the house the propriety of
adopting his motion.
Mr. M. MILNES opposed the motion, and accused the
hon. mover of indulging in official pedantry. He defended
the present practice, and complained of the length to which
Ministers extended their speeches, which prevented private
members having an opportunity of bringing forward im-
portant questions. There were a great many questions on
which it was net desired to raise a debate, but merely
to make an explanation, and it would be hard to deprive
members of the constitutional privilege they at present
enjoyed.
Mr. E. JAMES said the hon. mover had alluded to a
motion of his with reference to Dr. Smethurst, which stood
on the paper for to-morrow evening. It was a matter on
which the public mind was interested, and it would be de-
sirable that there should be supplied the information which
it was his object to elicit. He thought the motion was an
interference with the just privileges of hon. members, and
he trusted it would be rejected by the house. (Hear, hear.):
Mr. DEEDES made a few observations in support of
the motion.
Lord C. HAMILTON opposed the motion, and consi-
dered that the suppression of
the present practice would
lead to evils more serious than that which it was intended
to remedy.
Mr. WALTERS followed on the same side.
Mr. DISRAELI said that his experience of the house
assured him that in the conduct of business they might
trust more to the good sense of the house than to any rules
or regulations ; though no one could deny that the effect of
these rules had been in some instances to interfere with the
maintenance of uniformity and order. On more than one
occasion he had opposed motions of this nature, although
much had occurred, he confessed, of which he could not en-
tirely approve, and sometimes which he had very much de-
plored. He remembered an occasion when the clock
had reached the hour of ten before the public business of
the evening commenced. But although he thought there
had_ been abuses of the privilege he was disposed still to
trust to good sense and good temper, and particularly that
form of tom sense
which was called tact, rather than have re-
wourse to the rii,de
Still he
proposed to be adopted by the right hon.
general
t. "Ranought (Mr. Disraeli) thought there to
were not to honourable understanding that questions
of a premin,,, antuneed on this motion, unless they were
certainly think that that
interest. (Hear.) He did not
either side of the house during understanding was observed on
derstanding were t- prevail, last session ; but if that un-
ser ve the very great ad v anta!,,,they would be enabled to pre-
the. presentsystem which
would not then be exposed review tho way it had been
that night. He thou Itieof should
underbtanding on both sides orthe lbe an honourable
Lion upon the adjournment is the
house, that if any mo.
of the house on Fridays, the questionY* hltodividnal members
(hate and general interest. (hear, hear.) be one of hnme-
rrive at that understanding he did not: think
the house could
Mike what Fad been called " abuse" could prevail. that
"'hing
'hesitate ionic' before lie deprived independentv''.!, He should
fopportanity, of ..:4dressing the house, but if he found of an
-tho house could net come to the understanding thatl
that
indicated, he should'hpld himself free from being compelled
ti.ne adhere to the coume which his present vote might seem
log,,ivocate.
Siz G. C. LEWIS sidd he quite concurred that this was a
questf m to be regulateti by experience ot the way in which
it work, Id from Bowdon., to session, and to be decidedaccord-
•
ing to thy' genera . 1 sense and views of membersof the house.
tato to suppose that there was any
thol If.:ht it a "8
ewish on the part of the members
onflict cf interest, or any .
r the time being to interfere with the
of the G toVernment fo
house. Judging from his
members of the
right* of !pr ivate
awn feel ingh
ppposi andihe e
wher3 ~ l appeal0 to the tbelings of hon.
entlolilel t, iniNce g nothincould be less
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