§ MR. PERKSI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is aware that the Bishop of Worcester states he has made no order prohibiting the placing of wreaths, whether of artificial or natural flowers, upon graves in parochial churchyards in his diocese; whether he is aware that at the same time that the Reverend Robert Rice ordered Mrs. Lynes to remove the wreath from her husband's grave, he also instructed the sexton at Priors Marston to remove the wreath from the grave of another Wesley an Methodist, Mr. Ellison, leaving the wreaths upon four graves belonging to members of the Established Church who had been buried by Mr. Rice; and, whether he will obtain further information on the subject?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEY,) Lancashire, BlackpoolI endeavoured to satisfy the inquiries of the hon. Member when he put a Question to me on this subject on a previous occasion, by asking the vicar for his explanation of the facts alleged, and communicating the substance of his reply to the House. As I have no authority whatever to interfere in these matters, or any power to institute an Inquiry, I am afraid I must say that I cannot undertake to obtain further information on the subject.