§ MR. CALLANasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether he will have any objection to lay upon the Table of the House a Copy of a Memorial from the Roman Catholic Clergymen at the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, on the subject of the provisions in force for the religious instruction and training of the Roman Catholic boys at that Institution, and of the reply, if any, given thereto by him?
§ MR. CHILDERSSir, in reply to the hon. Member, I have to state that I received through Lord O'Hagan a Memorandum by Canon M'Mullen about the times of service and remuneration for the officiating priest at Chelsea Hospital and the Royal Military Asylum. I duly represented the rev. gentleman's views to the Commissioners of the two Institutions, over whom I have no administrative control, with the result that some change in the service has been approved; and I have somewhat increased the remuneration of the officiating clergyman. I do not think it necessary to lay any Papers on the Table.