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Torquay District Churches Bill-Order for the Third Reading read-Amendment of Mr. Robert Phillimore that the Bill be read a Third Time this Day Six Army before Sebastopol Committee-Report brought up ... Tenants' Improvements Compensation (Ireland) Bill-Order for Committee read ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Lancaster Shot Manufactory-Motion of Captain Leicester Vernon for Papers, Postal Arrangements (Waterford, &c.)-Motion of Mr. Meagher for a Select Statute Law Commission-Motion of Mr. Locke King, that a "Declaratory Bill” 2253 ... WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20. Marriage Law Amendment Bill-House in Committee ... ... Metropolis Local Management Bill-House in Committee Administrative Reform-Adjourned Debate (Third Night)-Main Question, as ... ... ... III. PROTEST. PROTEST OF LORD MONTEAGLE against the Third Reading of the Newspaper Stamp Duties Bill Page Renfrew, County-Sir Michael Robert Shaw Stewart, Bt., v. Colonel Mure, Chiltern Ayr County-Sir James Fergusson, Bt. v. James Hunter Blair, Esq., deceased. Bath-William Tite, Esq., v., Thomas Phinn, Esq., Chiltern Hundreds. HANSARD'S PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES, THIRD SESSION OF THE SIXTEENTH PARLIAMENT HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. IN THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE SESSION. HOUSE OF LORDS, MINUTE.] PUBLIC BILL.-2a Loan. FOR THE CRIMEA. T HE EARL OF ELLENBOROUGH: My Lords, as I see the noble Lord the Minister for War in his place, I wish to ask him some questions which relate to subjects questions which relate to subjects which have excited a great deal of interest. The first question relates to the position of the officers of the army of the East India Company as compared with that of the of ficers in the service of Her Majesty's army A memorandum, dated the 25th of April, has been issued from the Horse Guards, and has appeared in the Gazette, which states OF that an arrangement had been conceded Office. memorandum, instead of raising hopes of Now, he felt great gratification at finding "That in order to remove any doubt which may exist as to the rank and precedence of the officers of the Ilon. East India Company's Service, it is Her Majesty's pleasure that officers of the Hon. East India Company's Service, whose commissions shall be signed by authorities duly deputed to do to by Her Majesty, shall have rank and pre-in Her Majesty's dominions here and else cedence with officers of Her Majesty's regular where. Your Lordships must be aware elsewhere." minious, and that therefore the officers of B |