HC Deb 09 July 1877 vol 235 c967
MR. WHALLEY

With regard to the Motion that stands in my name on the subject of the work known as The Priest in Absolution, I beg to say that I shall not again bring that forward, except the House should show itself prepared to consider a Resolution to do away with the Established Church. I beg to ask, Whether, under the circumstances, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will afford facilities for discussing the subject; I having twice endeavoured to bring forward this question of the Confessional, and been on both occasions counted out, and on one occasion when the right hon. Gentleman himself was, I believe, desirous of expressing his opinion? These are some of the grounds on which I make an appeal to the right hon. Gentleman to give a day for the discussion of the whole question of the Established Church in connection with the system of Confession.