The Press. — London, England, 1853-08-27 00:00:00

AUGUST 27, 18 public notification of the time set apart for such reading shall be inserted in W.:: letters in the time•tabl. , of the 5..h00l ; that there shall he a satticient harmed belWeett the euuclusiau 01 the ordinary school business and the counnencement of such read. ing ; and that the teaeher shall • •diatelv ' before its e meneement, 111111 l mice distinctly to the pupils that any child whose parent or guardian so desires may then retire. "'Phut in every such ease there shall be, exclusive of the time set apart for such reading, sufficient time devoted each day to the ordinary school business, in order that those chiblivit who do not join in the reading of the books may enjoy ample means of literary instruction in the school-room." We shall not enter into the various reasons which have influenced different members of the board in coming to the decision we have stated on these two questions. With reference to the withdrawal of the " Lessons on the Truth of Christianity," and the " Introductory Lessons on Christian Evidences,' we deem it necessary to state, that these books may still be used (though no longer sup plied by us) awing the time set apart for separate religious instruction. With reference also to Rule 44, as now amended, we are to observe that the " Scripture Lessons," and book of " Sacred Poetry," may, in like manner, be used during the time set apart for separate religious instruction, and also daring the hours of combined instruction. unless the use of them be objected to by the parelgs or guardians of any of the children. We have this day received official information that your excellency has been pleased to appoint the Bight Bev. William Lord Bishop of Limerick, the 'Right lion. John Hatchet!, and Mountifort Longtield, Esq., Q. C., to be Com missioners of National Education in Ireland, iu the .room of three members, whose retirement front our hoard we most deeply deplore, viz., his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin, the Right Hon. Baron Greene, and the Right Bon. Francis ltlackbanie. The rest of the report is ceupied chiefly with statistical returns, from which we gather the follow ing results : At the close of the year 1851, the number of schools in operation was 4,1475, and of pupils 544,604, averaging 1 11 to each school. The average attendance was one half. These figures show an increase in the schools since last year of 171, and in the attendance for the year 18)2, as compared with the year 11.351, of 24,203 children. There are 75 schools not yet in operation, towards which we made building grants, which, completed, will affonl 14C COMMOtillti011 to 7,157 additional pupils. The total amount of salaries, premiums, and gratuities paid in Is:2 to the principal literary teachers of national schools, assistants, paid monitors, workinistresses, teachers of agricultural schools, evening schools, workhouse schools, and organising teachers was 52,9641. 17s. sd., being an increase over that of the year ISA of 0,04831. 13s. Id. The value, at the reduced prices, of the books sold to national schools in the year 1451 was 5,5571. 15s. M.: in 1852 the value wax 6,41171. Is. rod. The estimated value of the grants of books given as free stock, in 1452, was 7,9111. Ills. sd. The number of grants was '2,300 —being an average to each school of 3/. Ss. I Id. We trained during the year 302 national teachers. of whom 213 were males, and 441) were females. We also trained 40 teachers not connected with national sehools, making the total number of teachers trained in 1145 t:, 342. Ofl9 model agricultural sellouts, 26 were in full opera tion at the end of the past year, one in partial operation, and two in progress of erection. The munber of pupils receiving agricultural instruction was 9,355, being an in- - - - crease of 919. Summary in provinces of the three provincial religious denominations of the children on the rolls of the national Rchools, for six months ending the 31st of March, Per 2 Ulster: Protestants, 17,773; Catholics, 143,•251; Presby terians, 41,:1115. M mister : Protestants, 1,513 ; Catholics, 148, 5 411; Presbyterians, 57. Leinster: Protestants, 3,337; Catholics, 125.019; Presbyterians, 159. Connaught: Pro testants, 2,051; Catholics, 114.5 pol; Presloyterians. 97. Total: Protestants, 21,0)44; Catholics, 414,717; Presby terians. 40,.;15; which, with about 3,1)00 uudenominated, make 498,015. Of the managers, one-third are Protestants; of the schools, one-fourth are under Protestant management ; of the children in attendance, one-seventh are Protestant ; of the teachers, one-fifth Are Protestant; of the applications for grants for new schools iu one-fourth were Pro testant. THE REPENT. OF THE HOP DUTY was urged on the Chancellor of the Exchequer by a deputation of the Weald of tient planters, who had an interview with the right hon. gentleman on Saturday last, in Downing-street. Mr. Gladstone reminded the depu tation th a the views of the planters had already been pressed on the Government and the house on more than one occasion, but that those views had ass-umed various forms, proving that the planters themselves were by no means agreed as to what was most de sirable. He at the same time expressed his readi • ness to give the subject his earnest consideration, and added that he had no doubt he should be re minded of it before the arrival of next session. With respect to Mr. Disraeli's plan of leaving half the duty as at present imposed, Mr. Gladstone stated that he disapproved of that mode of dealing with the ques tion, since it left in full operation the inequality now complained of by different districts. To THE WELLINGTON COLLE(iE TESTIMONIAL sub scriptions exceeding 83,0001. have been received in this country. The sum remitted from India up to June last was 10,000/., making the present subscrip tion list amount to more than 103,000/. THE NATIONAL. FREEI101.1) LAND SOCIETY has just purchased another estate of 130 acres at Cardiff. THE PRESS. THE At'T, which received the Royal assent on the last day of the session. will canto into operation on Dee. 1. that day it enacts that all betting-offices must be closed ; and thereafter no house, office, or place, is to be kept for betting pur poses on any race, tight, game, sport, or exercise of any kind:— styli places are now declared to he a "eommon unison..., and contrary to hiw." Itettingdionses are to be considered gat kk kk g ses. For keeping such a place the owner, or oeeumer, will be liable to a 14014th) of 1001., or to imprisonment, with or with. out hard labour, for six hs. Any person receiving or tiny Valuable thing, as a co n dition of p e elikg money on the event of any bet. will liable to II tine of Mit, or to intim. sonment for three months. Money so revelVesi reek.% ered from the person receiving the. Ntllle. Th.. act is to extend to Stake* title to the owners of horses running races. Persons exhibiting placards, kir advertising betting-I ses, will be liable to u penalty of M., or to imprisonment fur two months. The rnalties may be reeovered by distress warrant, half to to to the informer, the other half in all of the issir rate. Suspected houses way be searched by order of a instier, alnl the police 1111 l mision• ers way empower a superintendent to seiireh hinnies tithipeeted. An appeal for conviction kr the art Is given to the quarter sessions. The act is to have elfeet in Englund and Ireland, but Is nut to extend to Scotland. -- - TILE LAND-TAX Qt•EaTION having been entrusted to a committee at a late meeting of the commis_ sinners of that tax for the county of Middlesex, with instructions to wait on the Chancellor of the Exche quer and confer respecting the fittest mode of equal ising the impost, another meeting was held on Tues day to receive the report of that committee. It ap peared, however, that Mr. Gladstone had pleaded a press of business and want of time as the reasons for not granting an interview to the prolmosed deputation, and suggested that they should propound their views in writing. The meeting accordingly opened a discussion upon the proper form and terms of the statement which they should forward to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, when, after some debating, the following remota' s were drawn up : "'Phut thin meeting in of opinion that the the land tax Amnia In equally artmetti4Cll throughout the kingd . "'Platt, 11:4 the Omit of QiteeWO IleMil 1111,1 drttided that the Commissiottern of Laud TO), lure 110 !Hower by the existing bon to Maier 1110 411101814 within the several divisions their counties, the I.egiAtt ore shouhl interfere and loeot an owl of Parlimuent t i min* . the evil. " That, inasmuch as all pertionn have had the opportunity of , redeeming the land tax levied Upoll their property, Dila meeting la or opiiiieti that, with regard to $114.11 as 1110. &HO no, it In $OlOllll compact between them and the country, under tiro pro. visions of OH act of Parliament, which rorupuct iiiii st. be kept inviolate. " That much practleal diflleulty Is now experienced fr on t the want ill means of identifying proiterty the WO to. of %WO, b 1 4 ,4 redeemed, and that by MO la p se Or time Ibb. diffi culty Is increasing; it is therefore desirable that, to remove the difficulty, the whole of the rental g portion of the tax should be redeemed." It was afterwards resolved that these opinions should he communicated to the Chancellor, in the hope that the Government would deem it proper to bring the subject under the consideration of the Legislature. THE GENEHAL 110A81) or HEALTH has published a rhumi of its expenditure and receipts. Since the creation of the board to the 31st December last, 55,1611. lOs. sul. had been received. The amounts paid were 51,41)2/. 175., leaving a balance of 3,6118/. 13s. Bd.. There is 19,575/. repayable by local boards. The expenditure under the Public Health Act hail been 40,031/. Os. 5d., and under the Nuisances Removal Act 11,461/. 7s. 7d. The average animal expenditure under the Public Health Act, after de ducting the amount repayable, is stated to be 4,54121. COMMITTEE (IN THE REOISTRATIoN or As- SURANCES Btu. have issued their report. They re• commend a commission to develop a scheme brought before them for the registration of title or " legal ownership," which they consider will facilitate the sale and transfer of land. THE INVIILY INTO THE LAW OF BAsxnerrev has been entrusted to commissioners, whose appointtnent is announced in Tuesday's Gazette. The commis sioners are—the Right lion. Spencer Horatio Wal pole, Sir George Rose, Clement Tudway Swanston, Esq., Q.C. ; Matthew Davenport Hill, Esq., Q.C.; James Bacon, Esq., Q.C. ; Edward Holroyd, Esq., Commissioner of Bankruptcy; Edward Cooke, Esq., Barrister-at-law ; and George Carr Glyn, Emq. The list of commissioners for inquiring into the state and practice of the County Courts, also gazetted on Tuesday, comprises—Sir John ; Sir William Erie; Sir Charles Crompton ; the lion. Henry Fitz roy ; Henry Singer Keating, Esq., Q.C. ; John I lerbert hoe, Esq., Q.C. ; Alfred Septimns Dowling, Esq., Sergeant-at law ; John l'itt Taylor, Esq.; and Joseph Randolph Mailings, Esq. A Srnsentyriox for the families of the workmen who perished in the late accident at the Crystal Palace was opened at a public meeting held at Sydenham on Monday evening. The Palace Company head the list with BSI guineas ; Messrs. Fox and Henderson, Mr. I'eto, and Sir 3. Paxton have contributed considerable sums; and altogether several hundred pounds have been already collected for the benevolent purpose in view. - - ---- AItRANOE , IF.NI I 4 are in progress for holding a great public meeting, to be presided over by the Earl of EglintAm, in the course of November next, under the auspices of the Scottish National Association. 391 TIIE LANeAsTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY is decidedly the most fortunate line in England. The balance sheet for the past half-year shows the receipts to be 140,0 N-1/. :Is. 5d., anti the expenditure 55,5811. Is. 2d., leaving a surplus in favour of the company of 85,:17:1/. 2s. ;Id. A dividend at the rate of N per cent. per annum will be declared out of this surplus profit, leaving a balance of 0,257/, to carry over. THE Ihneerotts of two new undertakings known as the " Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China," and the "Chartered Bank of Asia," have severally issued formal notifications to the effect that vintners have been obtained, anti only await the completion of the requisite fibrins. Tut: NUMBER of DEATIts registertsi in London, which in the preceding week was 984, rose in the week ended on Saturday last to Iffitel. Excluding from the comparison the corresponding week of 1840, in which cholera raised the mortality fr o m a ll causes to 2 ; 06, it appears that the result of last week does not differ materially from the average as corrected for increase of population. A Commissios has issued under the Great Seal to inquire into the discipline and management of the Borough Gaol and house of Correction at Birming ham. The commissioners are Mr. Welsby, the Recorder of Chester; Captain Williams, Inspector of Prisons for the Home District and Dr. Daley, principal medical of of Milbank Prison. MAIWit-IiENERAL WILLIAM STsvelxv, C. 8., WAS appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Company's Forces on the Madras Establishment at a Court of Directors held on Wednesday last. LErrEns lately received frosts Bombay state that Lord Frederiek Fitzclarence, Commander in- Chief at that. Presidency, has most materially im proved in health. A Ni:w PLAN of appointing clerks to the Admiralty Department of Somerset h o us e i s a b ou t t o b e intro duced, according to the Plymouth Mail, by Sir J . tirithans, which he considers will prove highly bene ficial to the service—namely, by promoting the hard working dockyard clerks to that. establishment. It has long been believed that such a system would prove of great advantage to the service. A dockyard is the place in which an admiralty clerk should cer tainly commence his official carver. 'heir: Os" ERNMENT 4)F INDIA HILL is DOW issued, and will take ettect on the :10th April, next year, when the act now in force will terminate. By the new sta tute, until Parliament shall otherwise provide, the British territories in India are to be continued under the govennnent of the East India Company, subject to the condition); now imposed,. After the second Wednesday in April the authority of the present di rectors is to cease, and there are to be eighteen directors of the company : her Majesty is to appoint three of the first directors for two, four, anti six years. The ordinary term of office of a director is to be six years, and directors are to be re-eligible for election. The qualification is to he the possession of LOW/. East India Stock. Thu directors appointed by her Majesty may sit in Parliament. Legislative coun cillors are to be added to the Council of India, for making laws and regulations. All appointments of members of the council are to be subject to the ap• probation of her Majesty. Other provisions have re ference to the India Beard, the salaries to be paid, and sundry matters connected wills the future govern ment of India. 'fur '4 •NsERVATIVE LAND SucIETY have just pur chased their twelfth estate for allotment amongst the shareholders, at Enfield, Middlesex, on the Eastern Counties Railroad, close to the old edifice occupied by the Earl of Essex, now used as the station. En field is remarkable for its salubrity, the soil being gravel, and is celebrated as the residence of Edward the Sixth, and afterwards of Queen Elizabeth, who held their Courts at this place. Itction THE STAMFoItI) EI.ErTION tack place on Monday, when la►rd Hubert Cascoigne Ceeil, second son of the Marquis of Salisbury, was returned without opposition. The noble lord, in addressing the electors, declared himself a stanch Conservative : " W lll ll l l rlllll'll%nor tic obaiin II dice and proper 1141Justasest of our general and LM al ta‘ation tinder the new volume:vial ..)Lien' Ville In 111111 brill (11E4141 ap.o 111011, with • Vie , * to wake t i.resa upon nil ILIA.. 'the equalisation of filed burdens he considered to he our of cie Inost import satt PIC/- Moll, of the day. Ile Wlllll.l 1.1•1111.4. the Wllllllllllll4 any system of public education not hetwil upon the truths of Revelation. Am nolniter of the Established Church, he would support any ttioveutru which would increu-s• her usefulness, by making the number of her hiehopit a n d clergy sour.• equal to the require. mutts of a large and %noly increasing population. lie would oiquise ull those ultrousiontane doctritiev which did not record with the fundamental principles of the Bridals eonstitution." The CLITIII:r.or. election commenced on Monday, when Mr. Starkse and Mr. Peel were nominated, the former as a Conservative, the latter on the free trade interest. Next day wax appointed for the poll ing, when, after a closely-run contest, the Conserva tive candidate wax returned by a majority of eleven votes. The numbers were—for Mr. Starkie, 21d; for Mr. Peel, 205.