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TUESDAY, JUNE 5.

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Promotions in the Army-Question of Colonel North
Laws of Partnership and Limited Liability-Question of Mr. Dunlop
Loss of Horses in the Medway-Question of Colonel Knox
Vienna Conferences-Question of Mr. Bright
Prosecution of the War-Adjourned Debate (Fourth Night)-Order read for re-
suming Adjourned-Debate on Amendment [25th May] to Amendment [24th
May]-Debate resumed-Debate further adjourned till Thursday June 7
Excise Acts-House in Committee

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TUESDAY, JUNE 12.

Metropolis Local Management Bill-House in Committee
Royal Engineer Officers-Question of Captain Leicester Vernon
Administrative Reform-Question of Sir Bulwer Lytton
Decimal Coinage-Resolutions of Mr. W. Brown
Education (Ireland) Motion for Address-House counted out

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Army before Sebastopol Committee-Report brought up
Irish Church-Question of Mr. Swift
Outrage on a Flag of Truce at Hango-Question of Captain Duncombe
Business of the House-Morning Sittings-Statement of Mr. Disraeli
Administrative Reform-Adjourned Debate (Second Night)-Debate resumed-
Amendment to Sir Bulwer Lytton, to the Motion of Mr. Layard, agreed to by
a Majority of 313-Division List-on Main Question, as Amended, being pro-
posed-Debate adjourned till Thursday, June 21

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TUESDAY, JUNE 19.

Tenants' Improvements Compensation (Ireland) Bill-Order for Committee read
-Motion of Viscount Galway to Adjourn the Debate, negatived by a Majority
of 52-Amendment of Mr. Peacocke, That the Committee be deferred till this
Day Three Months, negatived by a Majority of 83-House in Committee
The Ordnance School, Carshalton-Question of Mr. Miles...
The Corporation of London-Question of Sir John Shelley
The Arctic Expedition-Motion of Mr. Mackinnon for a Select Committe-

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Motion agreed to

Lancaster Shot Manufactory-Motion of Captain Leicester Vernon for Papers,

&c.-Motion agreed to

Postal Arrangements (Waterford, &c.)-Motion of Mr. Meagher for a Select

Committee-Motion agreed to

Statute Law Commission-Motion of Mr. Locke King, that a "Declaratory Bill”
in conformity with the Report of the Commissioners should be forthwith intro-
duced-Motion negatived by a Majority of 17
Army Commissions-Motion of Mr. Headlam, That an Alteration be made in the
Rules of the Military Service, in order that the Value of the Commissions of
Deceased Officers, during the present War, may be paid to their Representa-
tives-Motion withdrawn

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20.

Marriage Law Amendment Bill-House in Committee
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes Bill-Order for Committee read—
Objected to and Debate Adjourned till To-morrow

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Metropolis Local Management Bill-House in Committee
New Palace, Westminster-Question of Lord Seymour
Arrears due to Wounded Soldiers-Question of Mr. Stafford
Army Commissions-Question of Mr. Headlam
Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea-Question of Mr. Oliveira
Tenants' Compensation (Ireland)-House in Committee
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes Bill-Adjourned Debate (Second Night)
-Debate resumed-House in Committee

Administrative Reform-Adjourned Debate (Third Night)-Main Question, as

Amended [18th June] agreed to

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III. PROTEST.

PROTEST OF LORD MONTEAGLE against the Third Reading of the Newspaper Stamp

Duties Bill

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HANSARD'S

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES,

THIRD SESSION OF THE SIXTEENTH PARLIAMENT
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND,
APPOINTED TO MEET 20 AUGUST, 1852, AND FROM THENCE
CONTINUED TILL 12 DECEMBER, 1854, IN THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR
OF THE REIGN OF

HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA.

IN THE

THIRD VOLUME OF THE SESSION.

HOUSE OF LORDS,
Thursday, May 3, 1855.

MINUTE.] PUBLIC BILL.-2a Loan.
INDIAN OFFICERS BOUNTIES-NAVVIES

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
which would be agreeable to the officers of
the Indian service; but the officers of the
Indian army have by common courtesy al-
ways held in this country the same rank
and precedence, which they would have
had had they been entitled to hold in Eng-
land the rank they held in India, and no
doubt it will be agreeable to them to have
their right to such rank and precedence
properly established, instead of merely
holding it by courtesy; but what I wish
to know is, if this memorandum relates
merely to their position in society, be-
cause, if so, I should have thought that
from the office of the Earl Marshal, or of
it would have more properly proceeded
the Lord Chamberlain, than from the War

Office.

memorandum, instead of raising hopes of
I cannot help feeling that this
further advantage to the officers of the
Indian army, will rather tend to disappoint
hopes which may have been entertained
that the Government were prepared to go
further, and to give to all officers holding
brevet rank in India the same brevet rank

Now, he felt great gratification at finding
VOL. CXXXVIII. [THIRD SERIES.]

"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
army, according to the dates of their commis-
sions, in all parts of Her Majesty's dominions or

where. Your Lordships must be aware
that, from the year 1838, for nearly ten
years great wars in our Indian do-

elsewhere."

minious, and that therefore the officers of

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