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EARL PERCY thought the clause
very comprehensive. In fact, it covered
almost everything which could occur.
MR. MARTEŇ was of opinion that
the words covered a large area.

MR. HERSCHELL said, it was simply
so to cover any informality on immaterial
points.

Clause agreed to.

Clause 20 (Saving of the Duchy of
Cornwall); and Clause 21 (Short title),
severally agreed to.

SCHEDULE I.

LORD KENSINGTON moved, as an
Amendment, to insert in page 10, after
line 26, "the Pentre Evan Cromlech,
Pembrokeshire, Nevern."

Amendment agreed to; words inserted
accordingly.

MR. MACARTNEY (for Mr. ELLIOT)
moved to leave out, in page 10, line 31,
"Cæsar's Camp, Wimbledon."

SIR JOHN LUBBOCK said, that
although the monument was consider-
ably effaced he had consulted his hon.
Friend the Member for Mid-Surrey (Sir
Henry Peek), who had expressed his
opinion that it would be a pity to leave
it out.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
Schedule II. agreed to.
House resumed.

Bill reported; as amended, to be con-
sidered upon Monday 10th March, and
to be printed. [Bill 89.]

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ARMY OFFICERS (GUARDS AND LINE).

MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS.

MAJOR O'GORMAN moved for an
Address for a Return of the nominal
roll of all Officers-Guards and Line-
who had volunteered for service at the
Cape, distinguishing those who had
passed the Staff College.

Motion made, and Question proposed,
"That an humble Address be presented to
Her Majesty, praying Her Majesty that She
will be graciously pleased to give directions
that there be laid before this House a Return of
the nominal roll of all Officers (Guards and
Line) who have volunteered for service at the
Cape, distinguishing those who have passed the
Staff College."-(Major O'Gorman.)

COLONEL STANLEY said, he could
not see the advantage of the Return.
It was quite obvious that many officers
volunteered over other officers quite as
anxious for service. The information
would be very voluminous, and he could
not understand what purpose it could
serve, except to illustrate the fact that
certain officers had been sent out to the
Cape. These officers would not stand
in the way of the promotion of the
officers of the 24th or any other regi-

ment. He was bound to demur to the
Return.

Question put.

The House divided :-Ayes None;
Noes 53.-(Div. List, No. 34.)

WAYS AND MEANS.
Considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

(1.) Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply
granted to Her Majesty, the Commissioners of
Her Majesty's Treasury be authorised to raise
on or before the 31st March 1879, any sum of
money not exceeding £4,250,000, by an issue of
Exchequer Bonds.

(2.) Resolved, That the principal of all Exche-
quer Bonds which may be so issued shall be
paid off at par, at the expiration of one year
from the date of such Bonds.

(3.) Resolved, That the interest of such Ex-
chequer Bonds shall be payable half-yearly, and
shall be charged upon and issued out of the
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, or
the growing produce thereof.

(4.) Resolved, That, towards making good the
Supply granted to Her Majesty for the service
1879, the sum of £4,250,000 be granted out of
of the year ending on the 31st day of March
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom,

Resolutions to be reported upon Monday next;
Committee to sit again upon Monday next.

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INDEX

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HANSARD'S PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES,

VOLUME CCXLIII.

FIRST VOLUME OF SESSION 1878-9.

EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS.

In Bills, Read 1o, 2o, 3o, or 1a, 2a, 3a, Read the First, Second, or Third Time.-In Speeches,
1R., 2R., 3R., Speech delivered on the First, Second, or Third Reading.-Amendt., Amend-
ment. Res., Resolution.-Comm., Committee.-Re-Comm., Re-Committal.-Rep., Report.-
Consid., Consideration.-Adj., Adjournment or Adjourned.-cl., Clause.-add. cl., Additional
Clause.-neg., Negatived.-M. Q., Main Question.-O. Q., Original Question.-O. M., Original
Motion.-P. Q., Previous Question.-R. P., Report Progress.-A., Ayes.-N., Noes.-M., Ma-
jority.-1st. Div., 2nd. Div., First or Second Division.-l., Lords.-c., Commons.

When in this Index a * is added to the Reading of a Bill, it indicates that no Debate took
place upon that stage of the measure.

When in the Text or in the Index a Speech is marked thus, it indicates that the Speech
is reprinted from a Pamphlet or some authorized Report.

When in the Index a † is prefixed to a Name or an Office (the Member having accepted or
vacated office during the Session) and to Subjects of Debate thereunder, it indicates that the
Speeches on those Subjects were delivered in the speaker's private or official character, as the
case may be.

Some subjects of debate have been classified under the following "General Headings:

ARMY-NAVY-INDIA-IRELAND SCOTLAND - PARLIAMENT

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- POOR LAW-POST OFFICE-
EDUCATION— CRIMINAL LAW-LAW AND JUSTICE

India-Afghanistan (Expenses of Military
Operations), Res. 297

ADVOCATE, The Lord (Right Hon.
W. WATSON), Glasgow, &c. Uni-
versities

Habitual Drunkards, Comm. cl. 25, 1720
Scotland-Criminal Law-Mr. Barr, Case of,
1829

Law and Justice-Judicial Business of
Nairnshire, 741

Afghanistan

LORDS-

The Russian Mission at Cabul, Observations,
Question, Earl Granville; Reply, The Mar-
quess of Salisbury Feb 14, 1161

The War-Address of General Roberts to the
Chiefs of Kurram, Question, The Marquess
of Ripon; Answer, Viscount Cranbrook
Feb 18, 1393

VOL. CCXLIII. [THIRD SERIES.]

Afghanistan (Expenses of Military Opera-
tions)

Notice of Motion, Viscount Cranbrook Dec 5, 5;
Notice of Amendment (Viscount Halifax)
The Earl of Cork; Question, The Duke of
Richmond and Gordon; Answer, The Earl
of Cork Dec 6, 174

Moved to resolve, That Her Majesty having
directed a Military expedition of Her forces
charged upon Indian revenues to be de-
spatched against the Ameer of Afghanistan,
this House consents that the revenues of
India shall be applied to defray the expenses
of the military operations which may be car-
ried on beyond the external frontiers of Her
Majesty's Indian Possessions (The Viscount
Cranbrook) Dec 9, 219

Amendt. to leave out from ("House") and
insert (“whilst ready to consent to providing
the means necessary for bringing the war in
which we are unhappily engaged to a safe
and honourable conclusion, regrets the con-
duct pursued by the Government which has
3 X
[cont.

243.

Afghanistan (Expenses of Military Operations) | Afghanistan-CoMMONS-cont.

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Repulse of the British Mission, Questions,
Lord Robert Montagu; Answers, The Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer Dec 6, 196
Reply of Ameer to Ultimatum, Question, Sir
Charles W. Dilke; Answer, Mr. E. Stan-
hope Dec 9, 308

Negotiations with the Ameer, Question, Mr.
Evelyn Ashley; Answer, Mr. E. Stanhope
Dec 10, 525

The Russian Mission to Cabul—Mr. Marshall's
Despatch, Question, Mr. Gladstone; Answer,
Mr. Bourke Dec 10, 530

Statement of the Viceroy (Lord Lytton) 10th
October, Question, Mr. Ernest Noel; Answer,
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Dec 13,
737

The Conferences at Umballa, Question, Mr.
Rylands; Answer, Mr. E. Stanhope Dec 13,
742

Expenses of Military Operations

Questions, Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Goschen, General
Sir George Balfour; Answers, Mr. E. Stan-
hope Dec 6, 202

The Government of India Act, 1858, Question,
Mr. Fawcett; Answer, Mr. E. Stanhope;
Notice of Resolution, Mr. Fawcett Dec 9,
307
Estimates of Expenses, Question, Sir Henry
Havelock; Answer, Mr. E. Stanhope Dec 12,
634

Distribution of Expenses, Question, Mr. J. G.
Hubbard; Answer, The Chancellor of the
Exchequer Dec 17, 957

Advance of £2,000,000 to Indian Government,
Question, Mr. Fawcett; Answer, The Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer Feb 17, 1311
Indian Finance - Bombay ·

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Suspension of
Public Works, Question, Mr. Mundella;
Answer, Mr. E. Stanhope Dec 17, 952

Miscellaneous

Council of India-Opinions of the Members-
Despatches, Questions, Mr. W. E. Forster;
Answers, Mr. E. Stanhope Dec 6, 200
The Viceroy's Council-Marquess of Salisbury's
Despatch Feb 28, 1876, Questions, Sir Wil
liam Harcourt; Answer, Mr. E. Stanhope
Dec 10, 527

North-West Frontier-Lord Napier of Mag-
dala, Question, Mr. Leith; Answer, Colonel
Stanley Dec 17, 953

Afghanistan (Expenses of Military Opera-
tions)-Application of the Revenues
of India

Moved, "That the Orders of the Day be post-
poned until after the Notice of Motion re-
lating to the Expenses of the Military Ope
rations in Afghanistan" (Mr. Chancellor of
the Exchequer) Dec 16, 862; after short
debate, Motion agreed to

Moved, "That, Her Majesty having directed a
Military expedition of Her Forces charged
upon Indian Revenues to be despatched
against the Ameer of Afghanistan, this House
consents that the Revenues of India shall be
applied to defray the expenses of the Military
operations which may be carried on beyond
the external frontiers of Her Majesty's In-
dian Possessions" (Mr. Edward Stanhope)
Dec 16, 876

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Amendt, to leave out from That," and add
"this House is of opinion that it would be
unjust that the Revenues of India should be
applied to defray the extraordinary expenses
of the Military operations now being carried
on against the Ameer of Afghanistan" (Mr.
Fawcett) v.; Question proposed, "That the
words, &c.;" after long debate, Debate ad-
journed

Debate resumed Dec 17, 968; after long de-
bate, Question put; A. 235, N. 125; M. 110
Div. List, A. and N. 1035
Main Question put, and agreed to

Afghanistan-Vote of Censure
Amendment on Address (on Report)
Amendt. to leave out from "That" and add
"this House disapproves the conduct of Her
Majesty's Government which has resulted in
the war with Afghanistan" (Mr. Whit-
bread) v.

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Africa-South Africa

LORDS-

The Zulu War-The Re-inforcements
Question, Observations, Lord Truro; Reply,
Earl Cadogan Feb 14, 1179

Disembarkation at Port Natal, Question, Ob-
servations, Viscount Sidmouth; Reply, Lord
Elphinstone Feb 18, 1401

243.

The Cavalry Equipments, Question, Observa-
tions, Lord Ellenborough; Reply, Viscount
Bury; Observations, The Duke of Cam-
bridge Feb 21, 1600

Military Operations—The Defeat at Isandlana,
Question, Earl Granville; Answer, Earl
Cadogan Feb 20, 1501

The Despatches, Question, Earl Granville;
Answer, Earl Cadogan Feb 27, 1825
Importation of Arms and Munitions, Question,

Observations, Viscount Sidmouth; Reply,
Earl Cadogan; short debate thereon Feb 20,
1502

Africa-Cape Frontier Mounted Police
Moved, That an humble Address be presented

to Her Majesty for any correspondence be-
tween the Government and the civil or mili-
tary Authorities at the Cape of Good Hope
respecting the change of the body of Cape
Frontier Mounted Police into Cape Mounted
Rifles (The Lord Houghton) Dec 6, 174;
after short debate, Motion withdrawn

Africa-South Africa-The Re-inforce-

ments-Condition of the Regiments
Moved, "That an humble Address be presented
to Her Majesty for a Return in a Tabular
form showing (1) ages, (2) length of service,
(3) number of privates who have not com-
pleted their drill and musketry instruction,
of the non-commissioned officers, corporals,
and privates of 2nd-21st, 58th, 3rd-60th,
Rifles, 91st, and 94th, at present under
orders for the Cape of Good Hope, as they
embark for active service; also the number
of men from each regiment left at home on
account of physical unfitness, and the num-
ber drawn from other regiments to complete
the battalions" (Lord Truro) Feb 18, 1400;
after short debate, Motion agreed to
Question, Observations, Lord Truro; Reply,
Viscount Bury Feb 24, 1640

Africa-South Africa

COMMONS-

The Cape Colony-The Mounted Police, Ques-
tion, Mr. Gorst; Answer, Sir Michael Hicks-
Beach Dec 9, 301; Question, Lord Randolph
Churchill: Answer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
Feb 14, 1193

Africa-South Africa—Commons-cont.

The Cape Colonies-Telegraphic Communica-
tion, Question, Colonel Mure; Answer, Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach Dec 10, 529
Expenses of the War, Questions, Mr. Whit-
well, Mr. Childers; Answers, The Chancellor
of the Exchequer Dec 12, 636

The Transvaal and Zululand-The Boundary
Dispute, Question, Mr. Whitbread; Answer,
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach Dec 16, 855
The Zulu King - The British Ultimatum,
Questions, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Whitwell;
Answers, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach Dec 16,
858

The Re-inforcements

Questions, Colonel Mure; Answers, The Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-
Beach Feb 13, 1072

Condition of the Regiments, Question, Colonel
Mure; Answer, Colonel Stanley Feb 14,
1192; Question, Colonel Mure; Answer,
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1196
Artillery Re-inforcements, Question, General
Sir George Balfour; Answer, Colonel Stan-
ley Feb 17, 1309

The Army Reserve, Question, Sir Henry Have-
lock; Answer, Colonel Stanley Feb 21, 1603
Composition of the Forces, Question, Mr.
Whitwell; Answer, Colonel Stanley Feb 27,
1838

Catholic Chaplains, Question, Mr. Errington;
Answer, Colonel Stanley Feb 20, 1517
Presbyterian and Wesleyan Chaplains, Ques-
tions, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Waddy; Answers,
Colonel Stanley Feb 25, 1749

Employment of the Native Indian Army,
Question, Sir George Campbell; Answer,
Colonel Stanley Feb 17, 1310

The Papers, Correspondence, and Despatches
Question, Observations, The Marquess of
Hartington; Reply, The Chancellor of the
Exchequer Feb 17, 1317

Sir Bartle Frere's Despatches, Dec 10 and
Jan 23, Question, Lord Robert Montagu;
Answer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach Feb 27,
1830; Question, Sir Charles W. Dilke; An-
swer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 1834
Defeat at Isandlana Further Despatches,
Questions, The Marquess of Hartington;
Answers, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach Feb 20,
1522; Feb 28, 1974

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Massacre of Kaffirs in Griqualand, Question,
Dr. Cameron; Answer, Sir Michael Hicks-
Beach Feb 18, 1407

The Native Contingent, Question, Sir Alexander
Gordon; Answer, Lord Eustace Cecil Feb 18,
1409

The Zulu King-Negotiations, Question, Mr.
James; Answer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
Feb 20, 1510

Transmission of Intelligence, Questions, Mr.
Otway; Answers, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
Feb 21, 1605

The Boundary Award, Questions, Mr. Dillwyn;
Answers, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach Feb 24,
1650

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Ancient Monuments Bill

(Sir John Lubbock, Mr. Beresford Hope, Mr.
Osborne Morgan, Sir Richard Wallace)

c. Motion for Leave (Sir John Lubbock) Dec 9,
404; Motion agreed to; Bill ordered;
read 10.
[Bill 52]

Read 2°, after short debate Dec 17, 967
Order for Committee read; Moved, "That
Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair"
Feb 14, 1273; Moved, "That the Debate be
now adjourned" (Earl Percy); after short
debate, Question put; A. 33, N. 81; M. 48
(D. L. 6)

Question again proposed, "That Mr. Speaker,

&c.;" Moved, That this House do now
adjourn" (Mr. Onslow); Motion withdrawn
Original Question put, and agreed to; Com-
mittee-R.P.

Committee Feb 21, 1638 [House counted out]
Committee Feb 27, 1941 [House counted out]
Committee; Report Feb 28, 2053 [Bill 89]

ANDERSON, Mr. G., Glasgow

Ancient Monuments, Comm. cl. 4, 2060
Eastern Question-Treaty of Berlin-Speech
of the Prime Minister at Guildhall, 524
England-Condition of the Country-Prevalent
Distress, 950

Factory Legislation (India), 1656

Habitual Drunkards, Comm. cl. 17, 1716
India-Afghanistan-The War-Alleged Mas-
sacre in Khost, 1312

Parliament-Orders of the Day, 1323

Parliament-Business of the House, Res. 1570;
Amendt. 1573, 1581, 1666, 1678, 1699
Racecourses (Metropolis), 2R. 1271; Comm.
1390, 1391

Rivers Conservancy, 1520

Sale of Food and Drugs Act (1875) Amend-
ment, 2R. 1273

Slave Trade in the Red Sea, 1656
Turkey-Rhodope District-Grant in Aid,
Notice of Res. 735; Withdrawal of Notice,
865, 962

ARBUTHNOT, Colonel G., Hereford

Army Organization-The Brigade Depôt Sys-
tem, Res. 1873

Parliament-Business of the House, Res. 1539

ARMY

MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS

Army Education-Literary and Physical Com-
petitions, Observations, Earl Fortescue; Re-
ply, Viscount Bury; debate thereon Feb 28,
1941

243.

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Army Medical Department, Questions, Mr.
Lyon Playfair, Mr. Errington; Answers,
Colonel Stanley Dec 12, 632
Breech-loading Ordnance, Question, Major
Nolan; Answer, Lord Eustace Cecil Feb 14,
1192

Commissariat Department, Question, Sir Henry
Havelock; Answer, Colonel Stanley Dec 13,
741
Longford Barracks, Question, Mr. Errington;
Answer, Colonel Stanley Feb 20, 1517
The Defeat at Isandlana―The 24th Regiment,
Questions, Major O'Gorman; Answers,
Colonel Stanley Feb 20, 1514; Feb 25,
1752; Feb 27, 1836

Transport Service, Question, Sir Baldwyn
Leighton; Answer, Colonel Stanley Feb 27,
1837

The Auxiliary Forces

Army Reserves - Militia, Question, Mr. J.
Holms; Answer, Colonel Stanley Feb 20,
1508

Militia Fines, Question, Colonel Naghten; An-
swer, Colonel Stanley Feb 27, 1829
Militia Training, Question, Viscount Emlyn;
Answer, Colonel Stanley Feb 27, 1832
Sergeant Instructors of Volunteers, Question,
Colonel Barne; Answer, Colonel Stanley
Feb 27, 1838

Volunteer Force-Finance and Organization—
Report of the Committee, Question, Colonel
Kennard; Answer, Colonel Stanley Dec 17,
956; Observations, Viscount Bury; short
debate thereon Feb 14, 1162

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