§ LORD EBURY moved an Address for a Statement of all Alterations made in the Book of Common Prayer by the Queen's Printer since Easter, 1859, in consequence 916 of the passing of the 22nd of Victoria, cap. 2; by whose Orders they were made; and whether such Charges extended to any Part of that Portion of the Prayer-Book which was attached to the 13th and 14th of Charles II., cap. 2, or of those Copies of the Prayer-Book commonly called the Sealed Books, the authority by which the 20th of June was inserted in the Table of Solemn Days appended to the Table of Pasts at the Beginning of the Book of Common Prayer. Also, that there be laid before this House Copy of a Memorial presented to The Archbishop of Canterbury in the Year 1851 from certain Clergymen of the English Church, praying for Alterations in the Burial Service as by Law established, together with the Names of those who signed it; and his Grace's reply thereto.
THE LORD CHANCELLORreminded the noble Lord that the memorial of which he desired a copy had been presented, not to the Crown, but to the Archbishop of Canterbury. How was the House to require the most rev. Prelate to furnish it with a copy?
§ LORD EBURYsaid, he would not press that portion of his Motion, especially as he was informed by the most rev. Prelate that he could not find the memorial in question.
§ THE EARL OF DERBYwas glad the noble and learned Lord on the woolsack had urged this objection. He was at a loss to understand by what process the noble Lord expected to obtain these returns. He surely could not mean either that the House should address the Queen to order the Archbishop to give the papers, or that this House should itself lay its commands on the Archbishop.
§ Motion for Statement agreed to.
§ Motion for Copy of Memorial (by Leave of the House) withdrawn.
§ House adjourned at Eight o'clock, till To morrow, half-past Ten o'clock.