O'SULLIVAN, Mr. W. H.-cont.

Mitchel, John-Tipperary Election, Res. [222]
498

Peace Preservation (Ireland), Comm. [223]
1657; cl. 3, Amendt. 1849, 1850, 1852, 1897;
dl. 5, [224] 29; Consid. cl. 3, Amendt. 416,
417, 420; Amendt. 429

Sale of Food and Drugs, Comm. cl. 3, Amendt.
[223] 1268, 1270

Sale of Intoxicating Liquors on Sunday (Ire-
land), 2R. [224] 135

Women's Disabilities Removal, 2R. [223] 469

MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENT Feb 5

The Parliament opened by Commission
Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech
222] delivered by The LORD CHANCELLOR Feb 5, 2
. An ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY thereon moved
by The Earl of DONOUGHMORE (the Motion
being seconded by The Lord RAYLEIGH), and,
after debate, agreed to, Nemine Dissentiente
Feb 5, 7

HER MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS
reported Feb 12, 241

. ROLL OF THE LORDS-Garter King of Arms
attending, delivered at the Table (in the
usual manner) a List of the Lords Temporal
in the Second Session of the Twenty-first
Parliament of the United Kingdom Feb 5, 7
Chairman of Committees-The Lord Redesdale
appointed, Nemine Dissentiente, to take the
Chair in all Committees of this House for
this Session Feb 5

Moved that the Lord Hampton be appointed to
take the Chair in the Committees of the
Whole House in the absence of the Lord
Redesdale May 7; agreed to

Clerk of the Parliaments, Sir William Rose,
K.C.B., appointed Clerk of the Parliaments,
made the prescribed declaration April 27,
[223] 1684

Clerk Assistant, Ralph Disraeli, esquire, ap-
pointed Clerk Assistant April 27, [223] 1685
Committee for Privileges-appointed Feb 5
Sub-Committee for the Journals-appointed
Feb 5

Appeal Committee-appointed Feb 5

Office of the Clerk of the Parliaments and
Office of the Gentleman Usher of the Black
Kod-Select Committee on, appointed Feb 22;
The Lords following were named of the
Committee:-Ld. Chancellor, Ld. President,
Ld. Privy Seal, D. Saint Albans, Ld. Cham-
berlain, M. Lansdowne, M. Salisbury, M.
Bath, Ld. Steward, E. Devon, E. Doncaster,
2 P 2
[cont.

PARLIAMENT LORDS-cont.

E. Tankerville, E. Stanhope, E. Carnarvon,
E. Granville, E. Kimberley, E. Sydney, V.
Hawarden, V. Eversley, L. Colville of Cul-
ross, L. Ponsonby, L. Redesdale, L. Col-
chester, L. Skelmersdale, and L. Aveland
Reports.
P.P. l. 142, 176
Opposed Private Bills-The Lords following,
viz.-M. Lansdowne, L. Colville of Culross,
L. Ponsonby, and L. Skelmersdale, were ap-
pointed, with the Chairman of Committees, 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 Feb 22

Private Bill Legislation

222] Orders in relation to Petitions Feb 22, 620;
223] Further Orders Mar 18, 1

Ordered, That no Private Bill brought from
the House of Commons shall be read a
second time after Thursday the 17th day of
June next [And other Orders] April 23,

1493

224] Further Orders in relation thereto May 10,
371; June 14, 1774

Private Bills-Standing Order Committee on,
appointed Feb 22; The Lords following,
with the Chairman of Committees, were
named of the Committee :-D. Somerset,
Ld. Chamberlain, M. Winchester, M. Lans-
downe, M. Bath, M. Ailesbury, E. Devon, E.
Airlie, E. Carnarvon, E. Cadogan, E. Bel-
more, E. Chichester, E. Powis, E. Verulam,
E. Morley, E. Stradbroke, E. Amherst, E.
Sydney, V. Hawarden, V. Hutchinson, V.
Hardinge, V. Eversley, V. Halifax, V. Port-
man, L. Camoys, L. Saye and Sele, L. Col.
ville of Culross, L. Ponsonby, L. Digby, L.
Sheffield, L. Colchester, L. Silchester, L. De
Tabley, L. Skelmersdale, L. Belper, L.
Ebury, L. Egerton, L. Ilartismere, L.
Hylton, and L. Penrhyn

Private Bills-Standing Orders, Observations,
Lord Redesdale August 3, [226] 432
Ordered, That the Standing Orders relating to
Private Bills be vacated for the purpose of
re-arranging and amending the same, and
that the said Orders so re-arranged and
amended be adopted (Lord Redesdale)
August 10, [226] 845
(No. 285)

Business of the House, Observations, The
Duke of Richmond, Viscount Cardwell
May 13, [224] 543;- The Merchant Shipping
Bill, Question, Observations, Earl De La
Warr; Reply, The Earl of Malmesbury;
short debate thereon July 27, [226] 88

Business of the Session, Question, Observa-
tions, Earl Granville; Reply, The Duke of
Richmond July 23, [225] 1868

PARLIAMENT LORDS-cont.
Privilege

Reporting of Debates, Observations, Lord
Denman April 23, [223] 1494

Appellate Business of this House, Moved
for, "A Return of Number of Causes
effective for Hearing at the commencement
of the present Session; number of Causes
set down for Hearing from the commence-
ment of the present Session up to the Whit-
suntide Recess; total number of effective
Causes before Whitsuntide; total number
of Causes heard during the present Ses-
sion, distinguishing the number of such
Causes as were brought into the House
during the present Session; and the number
of Causes set down for Hearing subsequently
to the Whitsuntide Recess (The Lord
Redesdale) August 9, [226] 727; Motion
agreed to
(P.P. 283)
PROROGATION OF THE PARLIAMENT August 13
HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH delivered to both
Houses by The LORD CHANCELLOR, 873
The Parliament prorogued to Friday, the 29th
day of October next

COMMONS-

222] The QUEEN'S SPEECH reported; An humble
Address thereon moved by Mr. E. STANHOPE
(the Motion being seconded by Mr. WHITE-
LAW) Feb 5, 37; after debate, Motion agreed
to; and a Committee appointed to draw up
the said Address

Committee nominated as follows:-Mr. Edward

Stanhope (Chairman), Sir Charles Adderley,
Mr. Attorney General, Viscount Barrington,
Mr. Stephen Cave, Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Cross, Mr. Disraeli,
Mr. Dyke, Sir James Elphinstone, Mr. Se-
cretary Hardy, Mr. Ward Hunt, Viscount
Sandon, Mr. Sclater-Booth, Mr. Solicitor Ge-
neral, Mr. William Henry Smith, and Mr.
Whitelaw

Report of the Address brought up and read
Feb 8, 78; after debate, Address agreed to;
to be presented by Privy Councillors

Her Majesty's Answer to the Address reported
Feb 12, 271

Kitchen and Refreshment Rooms (House of
Commons)-Standing Committee appointed
and nominated Feb 9, as follows:-Mr. Adam
(Chairman), Mr. Dick, Mr. Dyke, Mr. Ed-
wards, Mr. Goldney, Mr. Hayter, Lord Ken-
sington, Mr. Muntz, Mr. Stacpoole, and Sir
Henry Wolff

Printing - Select Committee appointed and
nominated Feb 9, as follows:-Mr. Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Dodson, Mr.
Henley, Mr. Ward Hunt, Mr. Massey, The
O'Conor Don, Mr. Sclater - Booth, Mr.
William Henry Smith, Mr. Stansfeld, Mr.
Spencer Walpole, and Mr. Whitbread
Privileges-Ordered, That a Committee of
Privileges be appointed Feb 5
Public Accounts ·

-

Committee appointed and
nominated Feb 12, as follows:-Mr. Dodson
(Chairman), Sir W. B. Barttelot, Lord Fre-
derick Cavendish, Mr. Cubitt, Lord Esling-

[cont.

PARLIAMENT COMMONS-Cont.

ton, Mr. Goldney, Mr. Hankey, Mr. O'Reilly,
Mr. Salt, Mr. Seely, Mr. William Henry
Smith
Public Petitions-Select Committee appointed
and nominated Feb 9, as follows: Sir
Charles Forster (Chairman), Mr. Cavendish
Bentinck, Viscount Crichton, Mr. William
Ormsby Gore, Earl de Grey, Mr. Kay-
Shuttleworth, Mr. Kinnaird, Mr. M'Lagan,
Mr. O'Conor, The O'Donoghue, Lord Arthur
Russell, Sir Charles Russell, Mr. Sandford,
Mr. Simonds, and Mr. Reginald Yorke
Selection-Committee of, nominated as follows:
Mr. Mowbray (Chairman), Mr. Hankey, Sir
Graham Montgomery, The O'Conor Don,
Mr. Scourfield, and Mr. Whitbread
Standing Orders-Select Committee nominated
as follows:-Mr. Mowbray (Chairman), Sir
Edward Colebrooke, Viscount Crichton, Mr.
Cubitt, Mr. Floyer, Mr. Hankey, Mr. Henley,
Mr. Charles Howard, Sir Graham Mont-
gomery, The O'Conor Don, Mr. Scourfield,
and Mr. Whitbread

Offensive Language referring to Irish Members,
Question, Mr. Sullivan; Answer, Mr. Lopes
Feb 12, 269

Complaint made to the House by Mr. Sullivan,
Member for the county of Louth, of expres-
sions used in a speech by Mr. Lopes, Member
for Frome, and contained in a paragraph in
The Times" newspaper of the 11th day of
September, 1874, Feb 15, 313
Moved, "That the passage complained of
be read by the Clerk at the Table "
(Mr. Sullivan); Motion agreed to; The
said paper was delivered in, and the para-
graph complained of read, as follows:-
"What was the present position of the Liberal
party?
In the House of Commons they
were deserted by their Chief, who, by his
fitful appearance in the House, disappointed
their hopes. They were allied to a disre-

[cont.

PARLIAMENT COMMONS-cont.

putable Irish band, whose watchword in the
House was Home Rule and the Repeal of
the Union"

After short debate, Moved, "That the language
contained in the paragraph complained of is
a breach of the Privileges of this House"
(Mr. Sullivan); after further short debate,
Motion withdrawn

Observations, Sir John Astley Feb 16, [222]396
Cardinal Manning—Alleged Language, Ques-
tion, Mr. O'Connor Power; Answer, Mr.
Whalley; short debate thereon July 9, [225]
1247

Un-Parliamentary Language-" Unconditional
Allegiance," Observations, Mr. Charles Lewis;
Reply, Mr. Speaker Mar 2, [222] 1053
Dr. Kenealy—Reflections on a Member of this
House, Question, Observations, Dr. Kenealy ;
Reply, Mr. Evelyn Ashley Mar 4, [222] 1185
Dr. Kenealy, Member for Stoke-upon-Trent,
having asked Mr. Evelyn Ashley, Member
for Poole, whether he acknowledged the cor-
rectness of a report of a speech made by him
on the 27th February last, at Ryde, reflecting
on Dr. Kenealy? and Mr. Evelyn Ashley
having replied,

Moved, "That this House, having heard the
statement of the honourable Member for
Stoke and the explanation of the honourable
Member for Poole, do now proceed to the
Orders of the Day" (Mr. Disraeli)

Amendt. to insert, after "Stoke," the words
upon a question of Privilege" (Mr. Roe-
buck); Question proposed, "That those words
be there inserted;" Amendt. withdrawn ;
main Question put, and agreed to

Petition from Dublin-Fictitious Signatures,
Question, Mr. Meldon; Answer, Sir Charles
Forster May 31, [224] 1135

Suspension of the Standing Orders by the
Lords-Pence Preservation (Ireland) Act,
Question, Captain Nolan; Answer, Mr. Dis-
raeli May 24, [224] 792

Witnesses-Inspectors of Coal Mines, Question,
Mr. Serjeant Spinks; Answer, Mr. Assheton
Cross July 2, [225] 874

Public Business

223] Arrangement of Public Business, Observa-
tions, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Chaplin; Replies,
Mr. Disraeli Mar 22, 219; Observations,
Mr. Disraeli April 16, 1114; Question,
Mr. Stansfeld ; Answer, Mr. Assheton
Cross April 30, 1915; Questions, Mr.
Whalley, The Marquess of Hartington;
Answers, Mr. W. H. Smith, Mr. Dis-
224] raeli May 10, 397; Question, Mr. W. E.
Forster; Answer, Mr. Disraeli May 11,
475; Question, Mr. Alderman W. M'Arthur;
Answer, Lord George Hamilton May 13,
584; Questions, Colonel Barttelot, The
Marquess of Hartington; Answers, Mr.
Disraeli, The Chancellor of the Exchequer
May 13, 586; Questions, The Marquess of
Hartington, Mr. Newdegate; Answers, Mr.
Disraeli, The Chancellor of the Exchequer
May 27, 926; Question, The Marquess of
[cont.

PARLIAMENT COMMONS-cont.

Hartington; Answer, Mr. W. H. Smith;
224] short debate thereon May 27, 990; Ques-
tions, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Fawcett, Mr.
Whitwell; Answers, The Chancellor of the
Exchequer May 28, 1009; Questions, Mr.
Newdegate, Mr. Whalley; Answers, Mr.
Disraeli June 7, 1467; Question, Mr. Chil-
ders; Answer, The Chancellor of the Exche-
quer June 8, 1561; Questions, Mr. W. E.
Forster, Mr. Campbell - Bannerman, Mr.
Lowe, Mr. Newdegate; Answers, Mr. Dis-
raeli, The Chancellor of the Exchequer
June 10, 1626; Observations, Mr. W. H.
Smith June 10, 1689

Commencement of Public Business, Question,
Mr. Horsman; Answer, Mr. Disraeli April 27,
[223] 1692

The Budget Resolutions, Question, Mr. Childers;
Answer, The Chancellor of the Exchequer

April 27, [223] 1692; Question, Mr. Lowe;
Answer, Mr. W. H. Smith May 5, [224]

154

Orders of the Day and Notices of Motion

Moved, "That, upon Tuesday next, and every
succeeding Tuesday during the remainder of
the Session, Orders of the Day have prece-
dence of Notices of Motions; Government
Orders of the Day having priority" (Mr.
225] Secretary Hardy) June 22, 297

Amendt. proposed to leave out "next," and

insert "the 13th day of July" (Mr. Fawcett)
v.; Question proposed, "That the word
'next,' &c.;" after short debate, Debate
adjourned

Debate resumed June 24, 440
Moved, "That the Order be discharged" (Mr.
Disraeli); after short debate,
agreed to; Order discharged

Motion

. Observations, Mr. Disraeli June 25, 551
Moved, "That Government Orders of the Day
shall have precedence on Tuesdays and Wed-
nesdays for the remainder of the Session"
(Mr. William Henry Smith) July 27, [226]
92; after short debate, Moved,
"6 That the

Debate be now adjourned" (Mr. Newdegate);
after further short debate, Question put, and
negatived; original Question put; A. 173,
N. 19; M. 154

State and Progress of Public Business, Ques-

tion, Observations, The Marquess of Harting.
ton; Reply, Mr. Disraeli July 19, [225] 1658
Moved, "That this House do now adjourn'
(The Marquess of Hartington); after short
debate, Motion withdrawn

Question, Observations, Mr. Mitchell Henry;
Reply, Mr. Speaker July 28, [226] 126
Moved, "That the House, at its rising, do
adjourn till Wednesday, at Two of the
Clock" (Mr. W. H. Smith) August 9; after
short debate, Motion agreed to

Public Business-Public Bills
Friendly Societies Bill, Observations, The
Chancellor of the Exchequer April 15, [223]
1064; Question, Mr. Ashbury; Answer, The
Chancellor of the Exchequer April 22, 1449
Local Authorities Loans Bill, Question, Mr.
Hamond; Answer, The Chancellor of the
Exchequer July 29, [226] 174

[cont.

PARLIAMENT COMMONS-cont.

Merchant Shipping Acts Amendment Bill—
Agricultural Holdings (England) Bill, Ques-
tion, Mr. Charley; Ministerial Statement,
Mr. Disraeli July 22, [225] 1820

Merchant Shipping Acts, Question, Lord Francis
Hervey; Answer, Sir Charles Adderley
July 26, [226] 50

Merchant Shipping Acts Amendment (No. 2)
Bill, Question, Mr. Dillwyn, Mr. Sullivan,
Mr. J. G. Talbot, The Marquess of Harting-
ton, Mr. Goldsmid; Answers, Mr. Disraeli,
Mr. Speaker July 27, [226] 92
Monastic and Conventual Institutions Bill,
Question, Mr. Newdegate; Answer, Mr. Dis-
raeli April 27, [223] 1825; May 21, [224]
718; Observations, Mr. Disraeli May 24,
795; Question, Captain Nolan; Answer,
Mr. Newdegate July 22, [225] 1819

Offences against the Person Act Amendment
Bill, Question, Mr. Mundella; Answer, Mr.
Assheton Cross July 26, [226] 54

Patents for Inventions Bill, Question, Mr.
Dillwyn; Answer, The Attorney General
July 22, [225] 1818

Pollution of Rivers Bill, Question, Mr. Ripley;
Answer, Mr. Disraeli July 26, [226] 49
Public Works Loans Bill-Local Authorities
Loans Bill, Observations, The Chancellor of
the Exchequer July 26, [226] 49

Sheriff Courts (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill, Ques-
tion, Mr. Anderson; Answer, Mr. Disraeli
July 8, [225] 1136

The Metropolis Gas Companies Bill, Ques-
tion, Sir James Hogg ; Answer, Mr.
Disraeli July 5, [225] 950; July 12, 1328
The Savings Banks Bill, Question, Mr. Lyon
Playfair; Answer, The Chancellor of the
Exchequer July 26, [226] 48

Kirkcaldy District of Burghs Return, Amend-
ment of Return, Observations, Mr. Speaker
April 23, [223] 1508

The Easter Recess, Observations, Mr. Disraeli;
short debate thereon Mar 11, [222] 1613;
Question, The Marquess of Hartington;
Answer, Mr. Disraeli Mar 12, 1697; Ques-
tion, Mr. W. E. Forster; Answer, Mr. Disraeli
Mar 15, 1807; Questions, Mr. Holt, Mr.
Lyon Playfair; Answer, Mr. Disraeli
Mar 19, [223] 81

House adjourned on Tuesday March 23 to
Monday April 5

Ascension Day-Committees, Ordered, That
Committees shall not sit upon Thursday,
being Ascension Day, until Two of the
clock, and have leave to sit until Six of the
clock, notwithstanding the sitting of the
House (Mr. Disraeli) May 4
Derby Day ·Adjournment of the House,
Question, Sir Wilfrid Lawson; Answer, Mr.
Disraeli May 11, [224] 476; May 24, 796
Moved, "That this House, at its rising, do
adjourn till Thursday next" (Mr. Gathorne
Hardy); after short debate, Question put;
A. 206, N. 81; M. 125

-

[cont.

Moved, "That the sitting of the House To-
morrow, at Two of the clock, be held subject
to the Resolution of the House of the 30th
day of April 1869" (Mr. Disraeli) Mar 15,
[222] 1855; after short debate, Motion
agreed to

The Morning Sitting on March 16, Observa-
tions, Mr. Newdegate; short debate thereon
Mar 16, [222] 1882

Question, Mr. Pease; Answer, Mr. Disraeli
April 29, [223] 1828; Question, Mr. W. E.
Forster; Answer, The Chancellor of the
Exchequer April 30, 1893

Order

Question, Mr. Fielden; Answer, Mr. Wilson
June 1, [224] 1235

Public Business - Dr. Kenealy and "The
Queen v. Castro," Questions, Colonel Loyd
Lindsay, Mr. Macdonald; Answers, Dr.
Kenealy April 16, [223] 1112
Notices of Motion-Captain Pim and Mr. E.

J. Reed, Question, Mr. Monk; Answer,
Captain Pim April 19, [223] 1210
Rights of Private Members, Question, Obser-
vations, Mr. Newdegate July 27, [226] 101
Moved, "That the House do now adjourn"
(Mr. Newdegate); after short debate, Motion
withdrawn

Representation of Ireland-Cashel and Sligo,
Question, Sir Colman O'Loghlen; Answer,
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach Feb 11, [222] 212

Sittings of the House

Question, Mr. O'Connor Power; Answer, Mr.
Disraeli Feb 15, [222] 309

Resolved, That, whenever the House shall meet

at Two of the clock, the sitting of the House
shall be held subject to the Resolutions of
the House of the 30th day of April 1869,
May 31

[cont.

PARLIAMENT COMMONS-cont.

The Chairman of Ways and Means-Salary,
Question, Mr. Trevelyan; Answer, The
Chancellor of the Exchequer April 26, [223]
1637 [See Supply]

Palace of Westminster

Deficiency of Cabs, Question, Mr. Palmer;
Answer, Lord Henry Lennox April 19, [223]

1215

Filtration of Air, Question, Mr. Cawley; An-
swer, Lord Henry Lennox April 27, [223]

1688

Ground on South Front, Question, Sir William
Fraser; Answer, Lord Henry Lennox June 22,
[225] 294

Private Telegraph Wires-St. Stephen's Club,
Question, Mr. M'Carthy Downing; Answer,
Mr. Disraeli May 4, [224] 21

The Clock Tower Light, Question, Mr. Sullivan ;
Answer, Lord Henry Lennox June 18, [225]

157

The Maclise Frescoes in the Queen's Gallery,
Question, Mr. Hankey; Answer, Lord Henry
Lennox Feb 15, [222] 312; Question, Mr.
Errington; Answer, Lord Henry Lennox
Mar 18, [223] 26

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PROROGATION OF THE PARLIAMENT August 13
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners,
[226] 873: The House went: HIER MA-
JESTY'S SPEECH delivered to both Houses of
Parliament by The LORD CHANCELLOR, pur-
suant to Her Majesty's Command

After which, Parliament prorogued to Friday,
October 29

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Parliament Breach of Order (Mr.
Plimsoll

Merchant Shipping Acts Amendment Bill,
Ministerial Statement, Mr. Disraeli July 22,
[225] 1820; Observations, Mr. Plimsoll,
1822

Moved, "That Mr. Plimsoll, the Member for
Derby, for his disorderly conduct, be repri-
manded, in his place, by Mr. Speaker" (Mr.
Disraeli)

After short debate, Moved, "That the Debate
be adjourned for a week" (Mr. Disraeli);
Motion agreed to; Debate adjourned
Observations, Mr. Plimsoll July 29, [226] 178
Order for resuming Adjourned Debate read;
Moved, "That the said Order be discharged"
(Mr. Disraeli); after short debate, Motion
agreed to; Order discharged

Mr. Plimsoll and Mr. Bates, Question, Mr.
Bates; Answer, Mr. Disraeli July 30, [226]
224

[See title Bates, Mr.]

Parliament-The Clerk of the Parliaments
-Resignation of Sir John George
Shaw Lefevre, K.C.B.

Letter of Sir John George Shaw Lefevre,
K.C.B., the Clerk of the Parliaments

222] Observations, The Lord Chancellor, The Earl
Granville Mar 8, 1368

[cont.