§ VISCOUNT ENFIELDsaid, he wished to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether the provisions of the Union of the City Benefices Act passed in the Session of 1860, have yet been put into operation; and if not, to inquire the reasons for such delay.
§ SIR GEORGE GREYsaid, he was sorry he could not give any information as to what had been done under the Act, The Commission of Inquiry could only be issued by the Bishop of London or the Bishop of Winchester on their being satisfied that the union was desirable. He was not aware whether any sufficient case had come under their cognizance, and the Government had no power to interfere.