The Sun. — London, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Forest of Dean Central Railway (No. 2) Bill was read a third time and passed. EXAMINERS OF STANDING ORDERS. Lord REDESDALE moved that Samuel Smith, Esq., and Charles Frere, Esq., be appointed examiners for standing orders for the ensuing session.—Agreed to. THE AFFAIRS OF SYRIA. Lord STRATFORD DE REDC LUTE took the oppor tunity, before the house proceeded to the orders of the day, to ask an answer to the notice he had privately given whe ther orders had been given to one of the vessels of her Ma jesty's squadron in the Mediterranean to proceed at once to Smyrna, and to other large towns of the • ♦rchipelago, with the view of providing for the safety of British subjects during the present distressed state of Syria. The noble lord read letters from persons of respectability and local influence at Smyrna and else where, expressing their serious anxieties for the future state of the country. He said there was a general feeling in the East that England did not really intend to insist on Turkish reforms, but he warned the Government that a very serious responsibility rested on them if the most strenuous measures were not taken to ensure this object. He did not think that at present they ought to go at length into the matter, but he thought he should have neglected his duty if he had not brought the subject under the atten- tion of the house. Lord WODEHOUSE said, with regard to orders being given to send vessels of war to Syria, he was not able to say that positive instructions had been given to send a ves sel to Smyrna. What had, however, been done was that Admiral Martin had been despatched with a squadron to the Syrian coasts, with directions to give all the assistance in his power for the restoration of tranquillity, and he had received fall power to despatch vessels to places he thought stood in need of protection. Had any directions been given him to send vessels to particular places, he thought such directions would weaken rather than strengthen Admiral Martin's endeavours. He agreed with the noble lord that it was most desirable that great care should be taken, observing the state of affairs at Smyrna, and he had no doubt that would be done. There were at present nine line-of-battle ships, amongst which were the Marl borough, the Victor Emmanuel, the Exmouth, and the Neptune, together with several frigates and gunboats. The Marquis of NORMANBY expressed his gratification that the noble lord had brought the important subject under the attention of their lordships. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE thanked the noble lord the tinder Secretary of State for the direct answer he had given to the question. He thought it would have been better if the Turkish Government had been in • duced to put down the disturbances themselves, which might have been done in the first instance. As it was, however, it was gratifying to find that some steps had been taken. With these remarks he would pass to another portion of his notice, which related to Greece. Ho wished to know whether the papers connected with the Financial Committee appointed to inquire into the finances of Greece could be laid on the table. Lord WODEHOUSE said the most important part of the report of the Commissioners appointed to examine the present position of Greece had already been laid before the other house of Parliament, so he could have no objection to lay it on the table of their lordships' house. The other papers reforred to were of so voluminous a description that it had been undesirable to incur the expense of printing. The commis sioners were most minute in their inquiries, and if atten tion was paid to their recommendations, and they were to carry them out, a lasting benefit would be conferred on that country. After a few observations from Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE the subject dropped. GAS (METROPOLIS) BILL. Lord LLANOVER moved that the report of the amendments to this bill be received; and, in reply to the observations of Lord Wynford he said the difficulties of passing any measure of this description through the House of Commons were very great. If it was found to interfere with proceedings of gas or water companies great pressure was put upon members, so that it was next to impossible to get any measure through that house which would be of the slightest benefit to the general public. Such great alterations had been made in the bill that it was now of a very different description to that in which it was first introduced. Lord TORRINGTON moved that the report be read this day six months. Lord TRURO said the subject had keen very much dis cussed, and he denied that while the commissioners had done the best thing they could for themselves, they had done anything which would injure the public at large. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY suggested that the amendment should not now be pressed ; but he had strong * objections to the bill as it stood. It actually gave the Board of Works—the only proper function of which was to regulate the sewers of the metropolis —power to raise money by a rate in order to defray the enormous expense of the gas companies in opposing the bill. Lord REDESDALE said that but fur the great exer tions of the noble lord who had charge of the bill it would never have come before the house. It came up from the Commons on the 26th of July, and the 27th was the last day for reading bills a second time. If, therefore, it was intended to oppose the bill, it would have been better to let it die a natural death by allowing it to be referred to the examiners in the usual way. (Hear.) After a few remarks from Lord TORRINGTON, the amend ment was withdrawn, and the report was agreed to. CHANCERY EVIDENCE COMMISSION BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. EUROPEAN FORCES (INDIA) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. POOR-LAW BOARD CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. EAST INDIA STOCK TRANSFER, &c., BILL. This bill was also read a third time and passed. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Lord CLARENDON presented petitions from the Lord Mayors and Corporations of London and York, and 150 other towns, in favour of the legalisation of marriage with a deceased wife's sister, in the prayer of which he (Lord Clarendon) entirely concurred. Ho believed a great change had taken place in public opinion on this subject, and that there was a growing conviction that these marriages were not forbidden by the Divine law, and he trusted the time was not far distant when such persons would not be treated as transgressors of the civil law. (Hear, hear.) The LORD CHANCELLOR thought it was a mistake to suppose that there had been a change in public opinion on this subject, for in Scotland and Ireland almost all the male population and all the female population were against it. (Cries of "No," and laughter.) Lord WODEIIOUSE also presented a petition in favour of legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister, and as the Lord Chancellor had said that nearly the whole of the ladies were against it, he surely could not have been in the house when Lord Dungannon presented a petition from the ladies of Aylesbury against this alteration of the law, he (Lord Wodehouse) the next night presented a petition from the ladies of the same place in favour of it. (Laughter.) TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY called the attention of the Government to the telegraphic communication which now existed between this country and India, and the failure of several schemes which had been set on foot. The line by the Red Sea to Aden, and on to Bombay had failed, and the Euphrates line, from Constantinople to Bassorta, was not to be depended on, because going inland it was likely to meet with many accidents, especially from the wild tribes who inhabit those regions. The only communication now open was through Italy, by the way of Sicily, to Corfu and Alexandria, and that was not to be dependei upon. Under these circumstances, he thought something should be done to secure a proper communication, or at least that no more public money should be expended on those undertakings. Lord WO DEH OU SE agreed with his noble friend on the importance of having a telegraphic communication direct with India, and regretted as he did the failure of so many plans, especially that of the line from Suez to Aden. A great many difficulties presented themselves in establishing a proper line of telegraphic communication to India, but he trusted they would be ultimately got rid of. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY in reply said that he understood the French Government were considering the propriety of laying down an electric line from Algiers to Tunis and Tripoli, and so on to Egypt, and it was well worth consideration on our part, whether it would be de sirable to make a line from Malta to Tripoli, so as to form a connexion with the French line. The noble lord had answered all his questions satisfactorily, and he hoped upon the whole that there was some prospect of an attempt being nlade to complete these communications, which were so essential to the best interests both of this country and of India. After a few words from Lord WoDEHOUSE, Lord P-EDESDA.LE said that in a military point of view the Go vernment ought to consider how far it was possible t he Government their communications, in the event of a war breaking out. The first object of an enemy would be to destroy tho wires in connexion with our fortresses in the Mediterranean, and probably an overland communication through those countries with whom we were likely to be upon friendly terms would be preferable to a submarine Mediterranean line. The Government were giving guaran tees to companies for deep sea telegraphs, the success of which was doubtful, and if wires were laid down in shallow waters, they could e wily be dragged and destroyed by an ad enemy. The subject then droppe d, and th eir lordships journed HOUSE OF CO3DIONS. -- (YEsTERDAN.) CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN HOUSES op CORRECTION, Colonel NORTH drew the attention of the house to the report of corpora/ punishment inflicted in the gaols and houses of correction in the United Kingdom for the last three years. Me contended that the punishment inflicted 4 onyoung persons in many cases was excessive, and that the present system required considerable improvement. After some conversation the subject dropped. TREASURY MINUTES. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary to the Trensury' if he was willing to furnish the names of the Lords Commis sioners of the Treasury who were personally present at the meetings of the Board at which the Treasury minutes of the following dates were adopted, and who gave orders for their transmission to the authorities of the War •office as answers to their communications : Treasury minute of June 21, 1858, and Treasury minute of January 21, 1859: and, the dates of the meetings of the Treasury Board, and the names cf the Lords Commissioners who were present, who gave orders for the transmission of the following letters from the Treasury to the War-office :—Letter dated Trea sury Chambers, the 24th day of December, 1859, signed S. Laing, and letter, dated Treasury Chambers, the 31st day of January, 1860, signed Geo. A. Hamilton:? Mr. LAING said he could not give the honourable member the exact information he required, be cause there were no records kept that would enable him to do so, and even if there were he would not feel justified in divulging the information in question. The Lords Commissioners collectively were responsible for the letters alluded to by the hon. member. SUPPLY. The house then went into committee of supply. £1,000,000 was voted for Exchequer Bonds. On the vote of £3,865 for the maintenance of British Embassy Houses, Mr. WILLIAMS moved that the vote should be reduced by £650, the item for the Embassy House at Therapia. He contended that the house in question was quite unne cessary, and repeated the statement he bad made on a for mer occason in regard te this subject. Mr. COWPER said he understood that the whole dip lomatic body left Constantinople at a certain period of the year and went to Therapia, so that it was necessary for the British ambaor to have a house at the latter place. That house was theft of the Sultan, and they could not dis pose of it. £8,450 was voted for the consulate at Constantinople. On the vote of £160,000 for harbours of refuge, Mr. CONINGHAM objected to the item of £65,000 for the harbour of Alderney. He said such harbour was un necessary, and moved that the vote should be reduced by the amount in question. After some conversation, Lord C. PAGET said that the breakwater at Alderney was carried out to the point marked D on the plan, and the object in view was to afford shelter to small vessels from easterly winds. The house divided— For the amendment l3 Against it 4l Majority The amendment was accordingly negatived, and the item agreed to. Mr. BELLEW objected to the amount of the vote of £30,000 for Holyhead harbour of refuge. Mr. LAING said that the object of this harbour of re fuge was to afford shelter to vessels of large burden. There was some difference between the steam boat company and the railway company interested in the harbour, and during the recess the place would be visited by the Secretaries of the Admiralty, in company with representatives of the two companies. The item was agreed te, as were £4Ol for harbour of refuge for Portpatrick, and £7,226 for a harbour of refuge at Kingston. Several votes for expenses of the offices connected with both Houses of Parliament were agreed to. On the vote of £2,750 for the office of the Privy Seal, Mr. AYRTON moved that the vote should be reduced by £2,000 the salary of the Lord Privy Seal, an office which a committee had recommended should be abolished. Sir G. LEWIS said that the office of Postmaster-Gene ral and Lord Privy Seal were filled for the present by the Duke of Argyle, who, however, did not draw both sala ries. According to the recommendation of the commmittee the office of Signet hid been abolished, and a reduction was made in the office of Privy Seal, but two clerks were kept, in order, according to the forms of the constitution, to affix the Privy Seal to patents before they received the stamp of the Grand Seal. With regard to the Lord Privy Seal, the object was to have a person of rank attached to the Cabinet who should not have to discharge any active duties. He strongly opposed the abolition of the office. Lord FERMOY supported the amendment, and some discussion ensued. The house divided, and the numbers were— For the amendment Against 59 Majority The vote was th‘n agreed to. On the vote of £5,796 for the civil commission, Mr. COCHRANE strongly objected to the competitive examination, on the ground that the questions were of an unsuitable character, and illustrated his views by quoting several of these questions. Amongst these was one which a candidate for the civil service in India was requited to answer, namely, as to his knowledge of the respiratory or gans of the spider. lie concluded by moving the reduction of the vote by £6OO for salaries in connection with the examiner's department. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER defended the present system of examination, and said that the an swers to the questions were not a vital element to the suc cess of the candidate, being merely intended to test the general intelligence of those applying for situations in the public servic3. He adverted to the fact that the commis sion appointed by that house had decided, after careful inquiry, that the objections to the system were unfounded, and recommended its extension, as conclusive on the subject. After some further discussion the amendment was nega tived without a division, and the vote was agreed to. On the vote of X 17,500, to defray the expenses of her Majesty's Paymaster-General, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished to have the office placed on an intelligible footing, and that the Paymaster-General should be made really the officer to pay the different public services. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained that the Paymaster-General also discharged the duty of President or Vice •President of the Board of Trade. Tho Paymaster-General endowed, out of his income, the latter office, which might be considered the working department, and from which he did not derive any salary. He could not hold out any hope of an alteration being made in regard to the office of Paymaster-General. £6,330 was voted for the expense of the Comptroller- General's Office. On the vote of £3,559 for the office of public works, some discussion arose, which was abruptly terminated, it being 10 minutes to 4 o'clock. WINE LICENSES. In answer to Mr. E. JAMES, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that 6,59 licenses for refreshment houses in London had been ap plied for under the now act, but that number did not in clude Kensington or Hammersmith. Only 129 applications had been made for wine licenses. The sitting was suspended at four o'clock. The house resumed at 6 o'clock. NEW ZEALAND BILL. Sir J. PAKINGTON gave notice that upon the motion for the second reading of this bill ho should present a peti tion, and make an appeal to the noble lord that he would not proceed with the bill at so late a period of the session. (Hear.) WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (IRELAND) BILL. In reply to Mr. HENNESSY, Mr. CARDWELL said that the inspectors of weights and measures held their offices durante bone placito, and such being the case, they would not be entitled to compen sation under the usual rules. CONSOLIDATED FUND (t 10,000,000) BILL, This bill was read a third time and passed. RAGGED SCHOOLS. On the motion for going into committee of supply on the education estimates, Sir J. PAKINGTON rose to move—" That the grants annually made by Parliament for the promotion of educa tion ought to be expended with fair and just regard to the requirements of the different classes of schools recognised by the minutes of the committee of council, and that ragged and industrial schools, which are alone adapted to meet the wants of a considerable number of destitute and neglected children, are therefore entitled to a larger amount of aid than they at present receive." Although he reserved to himself the right of taking the sense of the house on the motion if he thought it desirable to do so, his object rather was to make an earnest appeal to the Government for a mo dification of the rules under which grants were given to ragged schools, which in his opinion did not receive that assistance to which they were fairly entitled. He could understand the committee of council saying, "Our object is to accomplish a maximum of good with the money placed at our disposal. This money we give under certain condi tions, and we cannot give it to those who do not comply with these conditions." He could understand that argument, but the committee of council cut it from under them, be cause they not only recognised ragged schools but had in the existing minute defined what ragged schools were, and even the conditions on which alone assistance could be given to them. Now what he found fault with was that whilst they recognised ragged schools as a branch of education they did not give to them that extent of assistance to which in fairness, in justice, and in policy they were entitled. The primary object of the large grants they were about to vote was that the benefits of education might be extended to those who were not able to bear the expenses of educating themselves. They were about to vote £lOO,OOO for the prd-. motion of science and art. He believed that this was a legi timate application of the public money, but he should ob ject to this vote as long as the Government refused money to those whom he held to be the most destitute class of per sons in the country. (Hear.) The great complaint of those by whose zeal, exertions, and liberality these schools were established was that the minute which had been passed in 1856 respecting these schools had been repealed, and another of a less favourable character substituted for it. The minute of 1856 made large and liberal concessions. Allowance was made under it for half the rent of de school, for a third of the cost of tools and raw materials; grants were allowed for Woks, maps, and the preparation of suitable schoolmasters ; a grant of half the salaries agreed to be paid to the master and assistant masters, and a capi- filE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING,' AUGUST' 15, 1860. tation of 50s. for every scholar who attended regularly. The real cause of the repeal of that minute, he believed, was that it was found to be too costly. The great expense, he believed, was due to the item for the main tenance of the scholars, but more especially to the cir- cumstance that the minute was extended to refugees and other places that did not at all come properly under the de finition of ragged schools. The minute which was substi- tuted for this - allowed one-half the rent for premises in which industrial instruction was carried on ; ss. per annum was allowed for the scholars according to the average num ber under industrial instruction. Now what he was assured of by those who were well informed on this subject was, that the grants for the industrial portion of the system were barely sufficient to carry on the industrial training, and that there was to margin left for other purposes except the grant of books and maps, and the augmentation of a certificated teacher's salary. Now certificated teachers wore not the teachers for ragged schools, which required a par ticular and special class of teachers. The ragged schools were peculiar in their nature, and must therefore be dealt with in a peculiar manner. It was clear that the council were not disposed to grant any aid to those schools beyond a very limited amount, as would appear from the minute of council explanatory of the minute of December, 1857. The right hon, baronet having read the minute proceeded to say—He would then read a document entitled a " Me morandum," which had been signed by about 112 gentle men who had always been conspicuous for their advocacy of the ragged school movement. Amongst the names he saw those of Mr. Thompson, of Banquarrie, near Aberdeen, Dr. Guthrie, Mr. M. D. Hill, the Recorder of Birming ham, and a number of gentlemen who had swpported the ragged school system in Aberdeen, Arbroath, Ayr, Bristol, Cardiff, Chester, Dumfries, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Paisley, Salford, Stirling, and York. That memorandum referred to the report of the committee ap- pointed to consider the state of public education, which committee sat for two sessions, and ultimately reported that voluntary contributions had been found insufficient, and therefore that the ragged schools ought not to be excluded from participation is the national grant. They also intimated that it would not be advisable to fix the standard of education neces sary to qualify for a certificate so high as it had for merly been, owing to the exceptional character of the schools themselves. Those gentlemen then drew up their views under nine different heads. The first very truly stated it was not only the duty of the Government to punish crime and vagrancy, but also to attempt to prevent it by education. The sth resolution stated that, as a matter of simple justice, the ragged schools ought to be supported, because the parliamentary grant was intended to aid volun tary effort, and in no schools in the kingdom had there been a greater amount of voluntary effort exhibited than in the ragged schools. (Hear.) Those schools were therefore fully entitled to participate in the amount annually voted. What was the reason given by the council for not assisting those schools more liberally ? It was to be found in the report of a committee which he regretted to find bore the names of " Granville" and " Robert Lowe." It was that, because sometimes the children at ragged schools received some little gifts and charities in addition to their education, it would be confounding the system of public instruction with public maintenance. He quite agreed with Miss Car penter in thinking that a great mistake, and that a more ex tended inquiry by the council would no doubt have led to a different result. (Hear.) In one school the evidence showed that the parents of one half of the scholars had been in re ceipt of parochial relief, and that many of the children came to school frequently without their morning meal. A very important question was, " Were those schools attended by a class of children who but for such institutions would be in the streets ?" He believed incontrovertibly that they would ; and that to cut down the grants to them was a most unwise economy. (Hoar) Tho Government were unwill ing to give the shilling to support ragged schools, but they were perfectly ready to advance the pound for the expense of prosecuting those who had been led iuto crime simply from having been driven out upon the highway without education and without friends. (Hear, hear.) On the 4th of June, 1860, there was a meeting of the Western Union of Teachers held at Bristol, at which a resolution was carried, to the effect that there were large numbers of children who were utterly inadmissible to any other schools, to whom it was most important that some kind of educa tion should be given. They stated, also, that keeping up the ragged schools mist prove beneficial to the national and other schools next above them. (Hear, hear.) He would shortly state the result in a few instances of the change in the system of the council in a financial point of view. In the case of the Harrington British schools at Liverpool, the vobratary contributions in 1855 had been £l2l, and the Government grant £224 10s. In 1858 the voluntary con tributions had fallen to £B4 125., but the grant was £332 lls. At Bristol and Cardiff, however, that state of things had been exactly reversed. The voluntary contributions to the Bristol school were, in 1853, £257 ; 1854, £246 ; 1855, £175 ; 1856, £251; and 1857, £142; while the Government grant had been £3B in 1853 ; £Bl in 1854 ; in 1855 and 1856, under a more liberal system, it rose to £ll3 and £lO5 ; but in 1857 it had fallen to £59. At Cardiff last year and the year before the contributions had been £265 and £262, and the Government aid in 1856 was £7O the first year, and the next nothing. In 1858 the Government aid to Bristol school had fallen to £36, and to Cardiff to £34, though the expenditure remained just the same. These were the com plaints made against the present system ; ho would not go further into them, but would express an earnest hope that the Government would take a favourable view of the reso lution he had brought forward. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BLACK seconded the resolution. Mr. ADDERLEY said there could be no doubt that the primary object of the educational grant was to instruct those children whose parents were not able to educate them. The right hon. gentleman thought that the ragged schools had not been sufficiently assisted by the Govern ment ; but if they put themselves under Government in spection they would have grants exceeding £7 per head per annum. What objection had the ragged schools to come under that regulation ? It was wise on the part of the Government not to make those grants without a system of Government inspection, for otherwise the funds of the coun try might be unnecessarily wasted. Mr. BRISCOE said it was important that the house should have accurate information with respect to those schools. Ho advocated the public money being applied to the support of the ragged schools, as they could not go on without public aid. These were most useful schools, and tended very materially to prevent crime. Mr. A. MILLS said that they were threatened that unless the ragged schools with which he was connected had young criminals amongst the scholars, the grants of public money would be withdrawn from them, and he was actually writing daily to police _magistrates to get such a class of scholars to attend these schools. He doubted the policy of inducing children to matriculate in crime before they would be entitled to any benefit from ragged schools. He thought that if this policy were carried out it might lead to the breaking up of many of those valuable schools. Mr. CAVE concurred in the observations made on this subject by the last speaker. Ho agreed that those schools in which young criminals were taught ought to be placed under the Home-office, but it would be most unwise to trans fer the whole of the industrial schools from the control of the Committee of Privy Council to the care of the Home office. Mr. HENLEY said the subject before the house was a most important one. When industrial schools were origi nally established, they were more or less identified with the criminal element, and the question raised by his right hon. friend was this—could they separate the penal element from these schools, and could they carry but the schools upon the bases suggested by his right hon. friend ? The ground on which the Privy Council granted the money to ragged schools rested upon the literary and industrial information afforded to the children. Now, there was nothing in this to enforce religious education amongst the young persons edu cated at the ragged schools. If they were going to alter the status of these schools, they ought to see that the religious element formed a feature of it. The right hon. gentleman said that while there were at least four million of children to be educated in England, the whole number educated under the auspices of the Committee of Council was only 800,000. The right hon. gentleman read an extract from the report of Mr. Norris, the Government inspector of schools in Staffordshire, showing that, while those who remained longest at the schools received a tolerable education, those who left them early were almost entirely uninstructed, and he further showed that the system of education, as it worked, was unsatisfactory and required reform. In Staf fordshire about 45 per cent. of married women only could write their names. In Westmoreland, which was consi dered the most highly educated county in England, with the exception of the metropolitan county, Mr. Moncrieff, the school inspector, reports that the population of the county was about 100,000, that the educational grant was about £5,000, and that only 47 per cent. of married women could write their names ; and in Cornwall only 51 per cent. of the married women could write their names. The sys tem, in fact, had failed lamentably, and in morality, which was one of the things they should look for in any system of education, the system was by no means satisfactory in its results. It was quite clear that instruction was not edu cation. In Westmoreland, for instance, where instruction was said to be the highest; the standard of morality was the very lowest. Looking at the statistics of the registrar of births, marriages, and deaths, he found that in that county one child in every ten and a fraction was born illegitimate, whilst in Monmouthshire, which stood nearly the lowest in point of education, the standard of morality stood there immensely higher. How did they account for this ? In Monmouthshire 47 per cent. only of the married women were able to write their names,. and yet one in every 28 childreti were born out of wedlock, and 63 per cent, of the women were unable to write their names. He would not be understood to mean that the instruction of children would make them immoral ; but it was of the defective mode of instruction that he complained. (Hear, hear.) In Cornwall the standard of morality was higher. Ille gitimate children born in that county were one in seven teen, and in Huntingdon one in nineteen, while in Staffordshire they were one in ten. According to all ac counts:the system was not effecting all the good that could be hoped from it, and it was quite clear that the Govern ment should be prepared at one time or other to adopt a system which would combine sound moral instruction with education. Mr. Mosely, when retiring from the Privy Council, expressed his opinion to their lordships that the system from which they hoped so much good to flow had failed, anel Mr. Bellaire and Mr. Cassell had also ex pressed their disapprobation of it. It appeared that the main efforts of the system had been directed to perfect the pupil teachers, while the children were neglected and - - turned out of the schools uneducated. It had been shown that the children left the schools at an early age, and if they could not get them. to remain in the schools after 10 years of age, it was quit° clear they must suit their school sys tem in a more satisfactory manner to the poorer children. The right hon. baronet (Sir Jan Pakington) showed that there were a class or children in ragged schools who were described as utterly inadmissible to the national schools. Surely, then, they ought to do something to aid those chil- dren in the way of education. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LOWE had listened with great gratification to the arguments of the right hon. gentleman who had just sat down ; but the right hon. gentleman shcald understand that the system of which he spoke was nc system at all; and he confessed he (lid not see the relation of the right hon. gentleman's statistics. The system was not esta blished by the Privy Council. The syStent acted upon by the Privy Council, whether good or evil, was this—they did not give money to found schools, but they gave it to aid parties in establishing them. He would now refer to the remarks which the _right hon. baronet the member for Droitwich, and say he could not but admire the high tone and feeling in which the hon. baronet hal expressed him self. But if the house followed the advice of the right hon. gentleman, he begged to say that they would relieve any future party iu the situation which he (Hr. Lowe) had the honour to occupy from the invidious position of appearing to decline giving money to aid schools in the manner in which the right honourable baronet wished. There would, in fact, be no end of applications for grants from all quar ters. There were three different schools : the first was the certified reformatory school, to which children were sent after conviction ; the second was the certified industrial school, to which children were sent by the magistrates after having committed an act of vagrancy; and the third was the elementary school, where the children of honest parents received education. But these (with which the Privy Council had nothing to do) did not exhaust the schools. There were the schools which were the subject of that even ing's discussion—the ragged schools. The ragged schools were schools established by humane persons for, as de scribed, the " education of children who had no home, and who attended, not by legal compulsion, but who were vagrant rather than criminal." He thought that was a very good definition of those schools. Now with regard to the support of those schools, he begged to say there seemed to be considerable error, inasmuch as 48 of the class received relief from the Privy Council to an amount upwards of £5,000. There wasiin opinion that the ragged schools could only receive relief for elementary teaching; but the fact was they could receive money for a certified master and for pupil teachers, and they could also receive money for assis tant teachers, if the promoters of them complied with the form upon which assistant teachers could be had. There fore they were not excluded by the Privy Council, as alleged ; and they also could have giants on the same con ditions, if they complied with them, that other schools had. There wore, then, in the first place, the " capitation grant," which was a grant in which the children made a particular amount of payment. Some schools received no payment for children, yet they had the capitation grant. In the second place, they were allowed to have, in addition to a certified teacher, an inferior teacher, who was paid, although he would not be paid in any elementary school; and in the third place, the elementary schools did not receive any of the annual grant for books, pupil teachers, or other matters, unless they had a certified teacher. Some of those schools were however without a certified teacher. Elementary schools were not allowed to have grants from the Privy Council unless they had a certificated teacher ; but ragged schools had not that disadvantage, and they had in addition special advantages which the others had not. Two of the disadvantages under which they laboured were these, that they must have industrial teaching, and they could not take fees from the pupils. The right hon. gentleman had by his argument paid a high compliment to the Privy CounciMand he would ask him, did the right hon. gentleman mean to overthrow the principle upon which the Privy Council acted ? And if that was to be done, let it be understood what system was to be substituted. The right hon. gentle man wanted the elementary schools to be continued. Some might think that too much was given to the ragged schools, and others might think that too little was:given; and that seemed to be the opinion of the right hon. gentleman ; but what he proposed would have the effect of dragging down education in this country. If people found that by calling schools ragged schools, they could get more money, a rush would be made to Government for larger aid by that means. To act simply on the reports of inspectors would not be right or justifiable. When aid was claimed by a school calling itself a ragged school, it was necessary that he (Mr. Lowe) should be supplied with some test to sustain the allegation. The right hon. gentleman had accepted the definition of what schools should be considered ragged schools. Before the Government parted with the public money it was necessary it should be seen that claims should be properly substantiated, and it was deemed necessary that a certificate should be sent in signed by two magistrates. Let them see how the grants to ragged schools had increased. In 1851 the grant amounted to £llB. In 1857, after the new I arrangements had been made, the grant was £19,000. In 1858 it was £27,000, and in 1859 it viks reduced to £15,000. After referring to farther statistics he said it was the duty of the Privy Council to manage the education of the chil dren of those who did not come under the definition of paupers. In his opinion the matter of education must be left to the voluntary principle, or to the compulsory one if the views which were put forward by many were to be car ried out. The question was then put, when the house divided, and the numbers wero— For the motion For the amendment Majority The house then went into committee. Mr. LOWE, on the first vote (1538,167) for education in Great Britain), read statistical tables to show that the number of children in the schools had increased above the number of last year by upwards of 50,000, and that in point of economy there was a large diminution—£3o,ooo. He, however, thought that liberality was the truest economy, and that the avoidance of sectarianism would lead to economy, inasmuch as, if to satisfy denominational feel ings you had two schools where one might have sufficed, a double staff of officers would be required, and many other contingent expenses would have to be multiplied. This was an evil in itself, and should be avoided as far as possible. Then came the expenses of the public offices in London, which had to communicate with the various schools, the number of clerks employed, and the quantity of post-office stamps used, and other matters connected with the ad ministrative department, which involved a large expen diture—much larger than would be required if those sectarian differences were not recognised. The sums paid to pupil teachers were well expended, as it encouraged young persons in the acquisition of learning, and secured to the country a large number of competent instructors. Even those who did not remain in the schools amply repaid the country for whatever they received by the valuable services which they were enabled to render society in other departments of industry, Mr. HADFIE LD thought the grant had already been too much. It lad accumulated from £20,000 to £900,000, and it was impossible if the present system were pursued to know where it would stop. If the Government proceeded in its present course the expense would soon be £3,000,000, There were now among the Dissenters 350,000 volunteer teachers educating about 3,000,000 of children. That system had worked successfully, and in his opinion ought not to be interfered with. Those grants were a hindrance and im pediment in the cause of education, and therefore he would oppose them. Mr. NORRIS apprehended the Government was pursu ing a perfectly correct course. It might at times commit errors in giving more in rich districts than was necessary, while in poor districts they gave no more. He hoped that some plan would be devised to reduce the grants in wealthy localities ea increase them in poorer places. This system improved the morals and principles of the population, and that was much better than paying judges and gaolers for punishing them. Mr. HENLEY s lid that if the British and Foreign School system was dying out, it was because the country generally were becoming more impressed with the importance of re ligious instruction, which, in many places, it was impossi ble to give the children in their own homes. Mr. ADD ERLEY said some districts were often called poor because the people were poor; but there might be rich landlords. He approved of the system of stimulating vo luntary efforts. He thought denominational zeal would keep up denominational efforts. Mr. LON GFIELD said it seemed that the system of subsidising private enterprise was the most successful, and that, therefore, voluntary efforts should be encouraged. They were the most conducive to the education of the people. In Ireland education was not supplemented by local aid, and the result was, that private benevolence was insufficient for the pueposes of education in that country. Ho was dispo;ed to think that the educational system of the Privy Council should be introduced into Ireland. After a few words from Mr. BRUCE, Sir J. PAKINGTON said he agreed with the Vice-Pre sident of the Council that the denominational system was the best. He also agreed with the right hon. gentleman behind him (Mr. Henley), that specific instruction was de sirable. He thought that no minority should be excluded on religious grounds. This whole subject was in a provi sional state, for he was looking with great interest to the report of the Royal Commission. He believed the existing system left a large substratum of the people who were not at all educated, and yet a cry was raised from both sides of the house that more money was required. If they wished to educate the people of England properly they must change the present system altogether. Mr. PULLER thought there could be no doubt that the denominational system was an objectionable one, but still the advocates of it had no confidence in the present system of education. Mr. AYRTON, complained that the vote was not divided into general heads, so that the house might see what they were about to grant. Besides, ho believed a great deal of the money was wasted in building and decorating schools, instead of providing for the proper education of the poor. He denounced the principle of keeping up a toy like the Kensington Museum, which cost £20,000 a year, and was really of no use whatever to the poor. The vote was them agreed to. The next vote was £82,561 to complete the sum required -- - for the purpose of promoting science and art. Mr. CONINGHAM complained of the money wasted on he Kensington Museum, which was very p ro p er ly deaig- nated by the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets as a toy. Ho wished to know what were really the objects of this museum. There was a rumour abroad that the National Gallery was to be removed there, but he hoped there was no foundation for it whatever. He was very sorry to see such intrigues—for he could not call them anything else— going on in these matters, and he should certainly keep a watchful eye on those gentlemen of the Kensington Museum. He believed that so far from being useful either to art or science, it was nothing better than a great toy .shop for the amusement of certain classes in the vicinity. Another point was the salaries of the officials at Kensington. They were paid much higher salaries than the officials of the Bri- I tish Museum, who held much more responsible situations. Mr. Cole, the manager, for instance, received £1,200 a year, while Professor Owen, a man of worldwide celebrity, re ceived only £BOO a year at the British Museum, and Mr. Panizzi, the librarian, only £BOO a year at the Museum, while Mr. Redgrave had £7OO at Kensington. Taking all the salaries together, the officials at Kensington were de- cidedly overpaid, as compared with those at the Museum, though ho admitted that bo wished the lattor to be better paid. lie wished also to say that a more unsatisfactory report than that of the committee on the Kensington Mu seum he had never read ; and though he would not, in the pre,ent state of the house, move any amendment on the vote, he hoped next session that the whole subject would be thoroughly investigated. Mr. ADDERLEY called attention to one item connected with the National Gallery, and said that it appeared that more pupils had been admitted into the life school than were really students. Mr. CARD WELL read, in reply, a communication from Mr. Muheady, stating the classes of persons admitted to the life school, and contended that such improper admis sions could not have taken place. Sir J. SHELLEY said that as a member of the commit tee on the Kensington Museum he had gone into it in the expectation that he would find it was a series of gross jobs; but, on the contrary, he was bound to say, after a careful examination of the evidence, that it was doing a great deal of good, and that the complaints against it were without foundation, and he should be sorry to see it done away with. Its existence, however, was no reason why there should not be a similar museum at the east end of the town, and so far as he was concerned he should be very happy to see one or snore established among tho working classes there. (Hear.) As to Mr. Cole he thought that gentleman was a most able, zealous, and hard-working public servant, and though he was paid £1,200 a-year, that sum was less than he would hare been entitled to had he simply remained in the Record Office, where he was for 20 years, and taken his promotion. As to the report of the committee he, as one of its members, was not ashamed of it in any respect. (Hear, hear.) Alderman SALOMONS moved that the estimate be re duced by the sum of £1,500 for photographic apparatus, and £5OO fur advertisements. He thought there ought not to bo a public department set up to compete against the private trade. Mr. LOWE read a portion of the report of the corn mittee to show that there had been no competition what ever between the British Museum and the Kensington Museum at any sales of works of art or other articles. With respect to the exclusion of the hon. member for Brighton from the committee, the hon. gentleman had made such grave and serious charges against the establish ment that he thought it was better he should appear—if he appeared at all—as the-prosecutor rather than in a judicial capacity. With respect to the vote for photo graphy, the subject had been very fully considered by the committ ?e. The articles to be photographed belonged to the national collections, and the question was in what way these photographs should be produced. Three ways were before them. Ono was to give the privilege to two or three eminent firms, who would have had a monopoly that would have caused general murmuring among all the others en gaged in the same profession. Another was to entrust the task to one person only, such as Mr. Colnaghi, and that would have been still more objectionable, besides enabling in both cases those who were given the privilege to charge a monopoly price to the public. The third plan, and that agreed to by the committee, was to have a separate public department for the purpose, and to sell the photographs to the public at cost price. (Hear.) Mr. H. D. SEYMOUR objected to having a public pho tographic department at so large an expense as that set forth in the vote before the committee. Why not allow all respectable photographers to take photographs of the pic tures in the museum ? Sir J. V. SHELLEY defended the present system under which the photographs were taken at the museum. Mr. E. JAMES entered his protest against the reason given by the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Lowe) against not nominating the hon. gentleman the member for Brighton as a member of the committee referred to. The reason urged was really an insult to the hon. gentleman. The committee then divided, when the numbers were— For the amendment Against it Majority —6l The item was accordingly agreed to. Mr. AYRTON proposed to reduce this vote by the sum of £20,000 in order to put an end to the extravagance—the enormous extravagance that was being carried on. A certain class of persons got up this South Kensington Museum, which was nothing but a " toy" and a " play thing" for certain conspicuous people. The fact was, that the East, and the North, and the South of London, and Birmingham, and other places, were as much entitled to have grants for museums as the class to whom he had re • ferred in South Kensington. The museum was the museum of the hon. member for Westminster J. Shelley), and was " the Westminster Museum." He objected to the constitution of the committee, which he considered a mos t unfairly chosen and composed one. He therefore proposed the omission from the vote of the sum of £20,000 for the Kensington Museum. The CHAIRMAN said the hon. member could not, ac cording to the standing orders, move the omission of the whole vote. Mr. AYRTON—Then I will move the reduction of the vote, item after item, beginning with the first item— (laughter)—namely, £3,515, fellowing the one which has just been disposed of. (Laughter.) The committee divided, the numbers were— For the amendment Against Majority —66 In answer to a question, Mr. LOWE said he should have stated that it was intended to take a supplemental vote for buildings at the South Kensington Museum, of which due notice would be given. The vote was then agreed to, as was also the vote of £641 to defray the salaries of the secretaries to the Com missioners of National Education in Ireland. The next vote proposed was the sum of £4,820 to the University of London. After a short discussion the vote was agreed to. The following votes were also taken : £3,600 for the Queen's College in Ireland. £5OO for the Royal Irish Academy. £8,670 having been proposed to complete the sum for the National Gallery, Mr. CONINGHAM complained of the extravagant and fruitless expenditure by the managers of that institution, especially as regarded the purchase of spurious pictures, and travelling expenses for parties who perpetrated such mistakes. £6OO for travelling expenses were allowed to Mr. Mundler, who, notwithstanding, former blunders, was still engaged in Pramoofinn witlk Oalltny. lIC thought the Royal Academy should be withdrawn from the National Gallery. He proposed to reduce the vote by £6,000. Mr. WILLIAMS said the vote of last year was £15,900. Was that sum expended ? Mr. LAING said it was. The balance in hand was the balance of a previous year. In answer to a question from Mr. AYRTON, Lord PALMERSTON thought the accommodation of the Royal Academy at the National Gallery was quite con sistent with the objects of the institution. At the same time it was intended to provide for that body elsewhere as soon as possible, so as to afford increased space for the ex hibition of works of art. Mr. CONINGHAM said the Royal Academy was not a public but a private institution. If a site were given to that body, leaving them to find their own edifice, it would be as great a favoir as they were entitled to. The vote was then agreed to ; and also the following : £4,790 was voted for scientific experiments, £5OO for the Royal Geographical Society, and £l,OOO for the Royal Society. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the house resumed. The Fortifications Bill was read a third time and passed. STAMP DUTIES (No. 2) BILL. The Lords' amendments on this bill were considered and agreed, DEFENCE OF THE REALM BILL. The house then wont into committee on this bill, when the several clauses were agreed to, and the house resumed. CUSTOMS (No. 2) BILL. This bill passed through committee. PEACE PRESERVATION (IRELAND ACT) (18.5 G) AMENDMENT BILL. This bill, as amended, was considered an i agreed to. NEW ZEALAND BILL. The order of the day for the second reading of this bill was postponed. CONJUGAL RIGIITS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Clauses up to 11 inclusive were agreed to. On clause 12, Mr. HENNESSY objected to the clause, as he did not think four years' desertion was a good ground to justify a divorce. The committee divided, when the numbers were— For the clause Against it l6 Majority 1 .... Clauses up to 16 were agreed to. On clause 17, Mr. CRAWFORD objected to the wording of the clause. The LORD-ADVOCATE said he would consider the clause. The remaining clauses were agreed to, and the house re sumed. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (IRELAND) BILL. This bill as amended was ordered to be read a third time. SALE OF GAS BILL. Mr. SHERIDAN said that he had given notice of cer tain amendments in this bill, which he wished to see made a continuance bill. The hon. member concluded by moving that October be substituted for July. Mr. CRAUFURD objected to the amendment. Sir G. C. LEWIS said if a bill of this kind were not passed, the magistrates might inflict penalties which the party upon whom they might be imposed would after wards come to the Home-office to remit. He therefore hoped the house would pass the bill in the form in which it was now presented ; and for his part he should vote that the word July be retained, and that October be not substi tuted for it. The committee divided, when there were— Ayes Noes Majority —s Mr. SPOONER, after some observations by Mr. Sheri• dan, moved that the chairman report progress. The motion was agreed to, and the house resumed. PLEA ON INDICTMENTS BILL. On the motion that the house go into committee, Mr. HENNESSY objected to the construction of cer tain clauses, and moved that the debate be now adjourned. Sir G. C. LEWIS considered the bill of importance, and hoped the house would proceed with it. Mr, ED WIN JAMES hoped the house would not pro ceed with the bill, which was nothing but mere fragmen tary legislation. He should therefore support the motion for adjournment. Some discussion ensued upon the question usually put to prisoners, " Are you guilty or not guilty ?"—a question which not unfrequently proved embarrassing to the con sciences of prisoners. After some remarks by Mr. MELLOR, Mr. G. DENMAN said the bill consisted of one clause, and the object of it was to provide that, instead of putting the usual question of guilty or not guilty, the judge should put the question, " Do you wish to be put upon your trial ?" Mr. LYGON moved that the bill be further proceeded with on that day three months. The house divided, and the numbers were— For the motion .. 98 Against it Majority against The bill was consequently Yost. FELONY AND MISDEMEANOUR BILL. On the motion that the Lords' amendments to this bill be considered and agreed to, Mr. EDWIN JAMES moved that those amendments be disagreed to. The object of the bill was to secure to the prisoner's counsel the power of summing up the evidence for him. The question was a most important one, and it should not be left to the caprice of a judge to say whether the prisoner's counsel might er might not sum up the evi dence on behalf of the accused. Ho therefore begged to move, that the Lords' amendments be disagreed to. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he had some share in the framing of this bill, but looking at the nature of the Lords' amendments, he should prefer seeing the bill lost to seeing it pass with such amendments. The question was put, and Mr. James's amendment was agreed to. Mr. Mellor and Mr. G. Denman were then appointed a deputation to hold conference with the Lords on the subject. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHARITIES BILL. On the motion for resuming the adjourned debate on the amendment to clause 1 of this bill, Sir GEORGE BOWYER moved as an amendment that the clause be left out of the bill. Mr. NEWDEGATE said, if the clause be omitted, it would be in consequence of an arrangement made out of the house ; and he trusted, if omitted, that the bill would not be enrolled upon the statute-book. Sir G. C. LEWIS did not think it likely that the house would come to a conclusion to-night on this question, and ho begged, therefore, to move that the debate be now ad journed. The debate was accordingly adjourned, and the other orders having been disposed of, The house adjourned at a quarter-past two o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EGHAM RACES-TUESDAY. The Runnymede Stakes (handicap) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and only 3 if declared; certain winners extra, the second to save his stake. One mile. 21 subs. Mr. Quartermaine's Francatelli, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Woo I house) 1 Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's Sparta, 3 yrs, Est 91b (W. Bottom) 2 Mr. Fleming's Margery filly, 3 yrs, Get 71b .. (J. Daley) 3 The following also ran :—Niger, Kinnerely, Lord Berkeley, Gorsehill, Signet, Sailor, and The Don. Betting-4 to 1 agst Lord Berkeley, 6to 1 agst The Don, 7 to 1 each agst Sparta and Francatelli, 3 to 1 each agst Gorsehill and Kinnersley. Won in a canter by six lengths ; four lengths between the second and third. The Don was fifth ; Gorsehill, Lord Berkeley, and Signet next. Sailor and Kinnersley, beaten off, the two last. The King John Stakes, of 15 sous each, 10 ft, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds, colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; certain winners extra, Sm. T.Y.C. 23 subs. Mr. Fleming's Nemesis, by Newminster, Bst 31b (G. Fordham) 1 Lord Stamford's Little Lady, Bst 91b (incl. 61b extra) (A. Edwards) 2 Mr. F. Swindell's Limeflower, Bst llb , ... (L. Snowden) 3 The following also ran :—Lady Margaret, Warrior, Peter the Hermit, Volition, and Morella. Betting-5 to 2 agst Nemesis-5 to 1 agst Limeflower -6 to 1 each agst Little Lady and Warrior-10 to 1 agst Rattlesnake. J. Adams weighed for Rattlesnake, and his number went up, but it being discovered that the horse was lame he did not go to the post. Won by twenty lengths. The Ankerwycke Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; optional selling weights, &c. Three-quarters of a mile. 5 subs. Mr. Mellon's Contention, by The Confessor, 5 yrs (£2O), Bst 71b Mr. W. Ford na Stanley, 3 yrs (120), 7st 41h (A. Edwards) 2 Mr. 11. Ivey's My Uncle, 3 yrs (£2O), sst 91b.. (Parsons) 3 The following also ran :—Sister to Electric and Mermaid. Betting-5 to 4on My Uncle-4 to 1 agst Contention. Won by three-quarters of a length; two lengths between the second and third. The winner was sold to Mr. nughes for 100 guineas. The Betting Stand Plate of 50 SOTS. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Hughes' Contention, by The Confessor, 5 yrs, Est 111 b (Drowe)*l Mr. Bentley's Rattlesnake, 3 yrs, 7st .... (W. Bottom) . 2 Mr. Fleming's Clio, 3 yrs , 71b (G. Fordham) 3 The following also ran :—Fractious, Paleface, The Sailor Codicil, Van Stroom, Emotion, and Nugget. - - Betting-7 to 4 agst Contention, sto 1 agst Clio, 6to agst Rattlesnake, 8 to 1 agst Emotion, 10 to 1 agst Nugget. Contention made the running to the stand, where Rat tlesnake, on the whip hand, came with a rush, making a dead heat ; Clio third, three lengths off; Nugget a bad fourth ; Von Stroom, The Sailor, and Paleface next in the order named ; Fractious and Emotion the last two, beaten off. Deciding heat-5 to 4on Contention. A. Edwards was substituted for Drewe on Contention, who won easily by thvo. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes (handicap) of 15 soya each, 10 ft, and only sif declared ; certain winners extra; twe miles and a distance. 18 subs, 7 of whom declared. Mr. W. Bevill's Claire, 4 yrs, Bst llb .... (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. S. Jacob's Elthara Beauty, 4 yrs, 6st 121b(J. Adams) 2 Lord Ailesbury's Plumper, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (L. Snowden) 3 The following also ran : Lucknow, Lovett, Pitman, and Niger. • Betting -2 to 1 agst Plumper, 3to 1 agit Claire, sto 1 agst Eltham Beauty; 8 to 1 agst any other offered. Pitman made play, followed by Lucknow, Plumper, and Claire, for about three-quarters of a mile, when Plumper took up the running, and remained in front until nearing the distance, where Eltham Beauty went to the front, closely pursued by Claire, the latter winning a good race by a length. A bad third. The Railway Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added. Op tional selling weights. Three. quarters of a mile. 5 subs. Mr. W. Nelson's King of the Forest, 6 yrs (£150) 9st 111 b (Walters) 1 Mr. Roe's Foretop, 3 yrs (£6O), 7st 81b .. (G. Fordham) 2 Mr. Angell's Vouralak, 3 yrs (£6O), 7st 111 b.... (Perry) 3 Mr. Gibbs's Gillyflower filly, 2 yrs (£6O), sst 81b(French) 4 • Betting-6 to 4 agst King of the Forest, 7to 4 agst Gillyflower filly, 4 to 1 agst Foretop, and 10 to 1 agst Vouralak (offered). Won by two lengths ; the same distance between the second and third ; the Gillyflower filly was well up. The winner was not sold. RADCLIFFE RACES-TUESDAY. NURSERY STAKES. Duplicity (Gardiner) 1 My Dear Quiver .. .. (Grinashaw) 3 Betting-2 to lon Duplicity, Won in a canter. STEWARDS' CUE. Lazy Lass . . ................................ (raylor) I Rosamond (Gritnshaw) 2 Desmond ................................ (Auckland) 3 Vatican gelding (Matley) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Rosamond, and 9to 4 aget L azy Lass. Won easily by a length. RADCLIFFE PLATE. Honeymoon ....• .. Toddington filly ............................ (Motl e y) 2 Adelaide .... ........................... (Ogden) 3 Zenobia filly and Camilla filly also ran. Betting-6 to 4 on Zenobia, 3 to 1 agst th e T e ddi ngton filly, and 4to 1 a g st Hone y moo n. Won easily. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Lena Rivers ................................(Taylor) 1 Honeymoon ............................ (Grimshaw) 2 Adelaide (Thorpe) 3 Betting-5 to on Honeymoon. Won in a canter, SELLING STAKES. Teddington filly (Malloy) 1 Lena Rivers Abel Betting-2 to lon Lena Rivers. SCURRY STAKES. Adelaide (Grimshaw) Little Girl (Taylor) 2 Teddington filly (Ogden) 3 Betting-6 to son Little Girl. Won by a length. EBOR HANDICAP. 9to 1 agst Satellite (taken) 10 to 1 agst Moorhen (taken) 11 to 1 agst Underhand (taken) 100 to 8 agst Tyrant (taken) 100 to S agst Defender 100 to 8 agst Cape Flyaway (taken) 100 to 7 agst Horace (taken) THE DONCASTER ST, LEGER. 100 to 30 agst Thormanby (taken) 70 to 20 agst The Wizard (taken) 12 to 1 agst Umpire (taken) 12 to 1 agst Sweetsauce (taken) EPOR HANDICAP.—YOITATT WM. GRAY requests that his subscribers will not speculate on the Ebor Handicap until they receive his next advice. A trial took place yes terday at —, and the horse he now recommends beat two of the best trial horses out this season. He is so confident of the result that, in the event of the horse he recommends being beaten, he will return the mon e y p a id f or a d v i ce . Underhand was selected last year when at 33 to 1. The acceptance is very small this year, consequently the prices are less, but independent of this 100 to 6 can be obtained. Terms for advice to the end of the season, 15s. ; to the St. Leger, 7s. Gd. ; the York Meeting, 2s. Gd., and per tentage. Address 15, Charing-cross, London. • HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The total deaths in London in the week ending last Saturday were 999 ; in the previous week the number was 1,047. If the deaths from epidemic cholera in the thirty-second week of 1854 are ex cluded from the returns of previous years, it is found that the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week of the years 1850-59 becomes, after correction for increase of population, 1,227. Compared with this result the deaths in last week were less by 228. Ten deaths were returned from small-pox last week ; 2 of these occurred in the village of Lewis ham sub-district, , and lin Plumstead. Diarrhoea continues to increase ; the deaths from it in the last four weeks were successively 32, 52, 65, and 90. The mortality from diarrhcea is, however, still very low as compared with that of previous years, for the corrected average of 10 corresponding weeks is 202. Five deaths occurred from this complaint last week in Islington West sub-district and 6 in Poplar. There were 39 deaths from measles, 37 from scarlatina, and 5 from diphtheria. Seven in fants were suffocated in bed, 1 of these in a turn up bedstead. Last week the births of 857 boys and 799 girls, in all 1,656 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of 1850-59 the average number was 1,550. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.534 in. The barometrical readings fell to 29.22 in. on Mon day, and rose to 29.77 in. on the following day. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 56.3 deg., which is 5 . 6 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was consi derably below the average throughout the week. The thermometer in the shade fell to its lowest point, 45.5 deg., on Tuesday ; it rose to its highest 69.6 deg., on Saturday. The extreme range in the week was therefore 24.1 deg. The mean daily range was 17.5 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 6.3 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 81, complete saturation being equal to 100. On Tuesday the humidity was 71, and on the fol lowing day 99. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 614 deg. The wind blew more or less on every day from the south west. Rain fell to the amount of 1.01 in., nearly half of which fell on Saturday. There was a thun der storm on Saturday morning, more violent in the western parts of London than it was in Greenwich. The magnets were disturbed almost constantly from the 6th inst, COUNTRY MARKETS. BRISTOL—Aua. 14. A fair business•passing in wheat to-day, with a better at tendance of buyers. Late rates were supported. All other articles unchanged. NEWCASTLE-UNDER LYNE—Auci. 13. At this corn market there was but a small show of wheat for the season, and recent prices were not exceeded, but the demand was firm—white making 60s to 665, and red 58s to 625. The samples of barley shown were few, but prices held firmly. Oats in steady request, and fullY sustained former values. Beans made higher terms. LEEDS, AUG. 14. The demand to-day is again confined to fresh qualities of wheat, which realised is advance on last week's prices; chambered parcels more saleable. Oats and beans are 1.0 per qr. dearer. Arrivals this week : Wheat 2,111 qrs. Barley Oats Rapeseed l,lOB Beans — Linseed 1,214 Flour Averages for the week : Wheat . 1,810 qrs., at 61s Old Peas Beans — 8ar1ey......... 35 —s —d Oats 3O 2Bs 2d Rye — —s Od LIVERPOOL—Avo. 14. We have had a large attendance of millers and dealoro at this morning's market, and a healthy business doing in wheat at from Id to 2d per cental over the rates of Friday' Flour in fair consumptive inquiry at the late improve ment of 6d per barrel and is per sack. Indian corn hot' firmly for an advance of 6d to 9d per qr., but a retail sale! American mixed being 33s per qr. Oats advanced is, an a oatmeal 6d per bushel and load. Beans, peas, and barley were each the turn in seller's favour. KIRKALDY—Aug. 11. We had small supplies of wheat to-day, and p r i ce s were is per qr. dearer than last week, with a ready businee• Very small supplies of oats, at rather over late rates. barley. Wheat Barley !Oats First.... 52s Od --s Od 28s Od Second.. 58s Od .—s Od —s Od Third .. Gls Od —s Od --3 Od THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. Sept. IS. Do. (via Marseilles) Sept. 12. Bahamas and Havana (via New York) ..Aug. 30. Canada, &c. (via Liverpool) .. .. Aug. 1 0 . Cape of Good Hope, &c. .. Sept. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'amptonmAug. 18. Do. Gibraltar (via Southampton) Marseilles).... Aug. 1 26 8. 1 2 8 6: India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Aug. I °' Do. (via Marseilles) Aug. 19. Mum (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. .. Aug. 2 6 . ,d Do. (via Marseilles) Au g -. ig• Lisbon, Brazils, Buenos Ayres, &c. S e pt. 6. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Aug. 18 ' Do. (via Marseilles) .. Aug. 19. Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto • • • • .. Aug. 21. United States, California, &c. Aug. 1 6 . Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. Sept. 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &c. Aug. 13. The Mysterious Power of the Magnet is most beautifullf developed by Mr. F. M. HERRING, of 32, B a singhall-street, in his Patent Magnetic Brushes and Combs, wh i ch are th e remedy for grey hair, weak or falling hair, neuralgia, nerscui headache, rheumatism, stiff joints, &c. Ws Teazle Brushes for cloth, velvet, &c., are admirable ; they not only d e an,e but preserve the fabric in a remarkable mann er. The publ ie are cautioned against counterfeits. CADeT.] BIRTHS. Villa, Clifton-hillt C ', B op; E g . 1; n , Langley F. A. Closet the the I w 3 h f in e f e t e a ut t eLhaentitg au , of a son. LICHFIELD.—On the 12th inst., at Shughorough, the I Count ess Lv y,— o o n f t the Lichfield , 12 t h n o s f t .a d te. OG ,at 4 7, g h Upper r Brook-street, the Hon. Mrs. Og il vy , of a son and heir. MARRIAGES. BELL—MwEs.—On the 14th inst., at St. George's/ Bloomsbury, George William Bell, Esq., of 36, Bernard° street, to Jessie, third daughter of William Hawes, Es'F, 17, Montague-place, Russell-square. BUCHANAN— ARMITAGE.—On the Bth inst., at St. Luke's Church, Mil ns b r id ge, George Buchanan, Esq., C.E., D'Urban. House, Forest-hill, J Kent to Gertrude, third daughter o f George Armitage, Esq., .P., of Milnsbridge House, Yorkshire. DEATHS. BELL —On the 11th inst., at Havering, the Rev. John 1 1 ° Bell, rector of Kirkley, Suffolk, aged 61. COBDEN.—On the 12th inst., at Windsor, Mr. T. IL Cobden, aged 67. HAY.—.On the 11th inst., at Edinburgh, Colonel Patrick Hay, 8.N.1., ageds3. HIMNIOND.—On the 11th inst., at 13, Cluipel-street east) Mayfair, Mr. Wm. Hammond. LAuBAnT.—On the 13th inst., at Weston-super-Mare, the Hon. Gerald John Lambart, son of the Earl of Carley aged 14. THOMPSON.—On the 11th inst., at Sutton, Surrey, Theo.. philus Thompson, M.D., F.R.S., of 3, Upper George" street, Portman-square, aged 53. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tke Sun )ffice, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the oottnti of Middlesex, Wednesday, August 15, 1860. do he an of gii Nvb vel rtt] the Mar ere rna the hec of I Poc Elul atr oni fin: