The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIC/MCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily and with firmness. Prices of American Were 1-16 d. per lb. dearer than on last Friday, and other kinds were unchanged in value. The sales were 10,000 bales, 6,000 of which were American (f,OOO for export and 1000 on speculation), 150 Pernam and Maranham, bid. to 60. ; 50 Bahia, Gid. t o bid. ; 1,500 Heyptian, 51(1. to 71d. ; and 1 ,000 Surat, 4id. to 411. per cwt. The Railway Share Market was quiet, without any material alteration. The Colonial Produce Markets this week have been firm, but quiet. Sugar has risen about 64. Per cwt. for some descriptions, while Mauritius has sold at 6d- to ls. advance. For Coffee there has been very little inquiry. The public sales of Tea nave gone off heavily, at about previous prices. !Lice ruled dull, at 6d. per cwt. decline. Saltpetre has been in request, and at fuller quotations. Cochineal has been rather higher, but Tallow has attracted very little attention. The i ,ublic sales of Wool conclude this evening, and enhanced rates have been maintained throughout the series. " Of Port Philip 11,ece wool the supply has been no thing equal to the requirements of the trade, though 'toured wool was more pletdsifol, of which so,ne well. bashed marks realised very high prices. Sydney wool. on th e average, was of a better description ; some well known fine flocks, being much , N awed, were well com peted f a• d sold at full rate.. Van Diernen's Land wool, both fleece and -kin, was in very small qua,tity, Berl partook fully of the advance. New Z-aland wool t ° finale extent was taken in ,the Place of Port Philip ; that with any length of staple commanded much atten tion and sold most satisfactorily. Of Swan River wool only a few bales were on the market and sold well. 'onuth Australian flocks, both washed and greasy, rea lised their full value, The unusually large proportion of Cape Wool contained in these sales led to the expec tation of a comparatively smaller advance as compared With scarcer sorts, but the very noticeable improvement in this article has induced buyers in many instances to Purchase it as a substitute for other sorts, so that with an increased competition it has been cle. , red ..ff readily at the average advance. East India Wool was in re quest and sold about id. per lb. advance ; good whites and greys were much inquired for." Accounts from the Foreign Bourses continue to allo w that great uncertainty exists in the financial World on the Continent. At Vienna the Bourse Was much animated on the sth instant, with an adVance of on the 41 per Cents. to 734, and the 8 per Cent. Metallics firm at 841. In the Share Market Stocks fluctuated much, and °ll 'that- day shares of the New General ank of Credit fell 17fl. to 359, and Austrian Rail- W ays 31 to 262. Money was again becoming kat- 0N and the exchanges rising. On London it has 10.7, and on Paris 120.1. At Berlin the 3i per cents. were firm, at 87. On the Paris Bourse, Yesterday, the 3 per Cent. Rentes improved per cent., and the 4i Stock declined the same. A. further decline took place yesterday in the Price of wheat at Paris, equal to If. 50c. per hec tohtre. Cjaoice qualities weighing 120 kilogrammes are not in demand at 52f. Rye is also dull of sale, and quotations are nominal at 331. for Ist quality and 32f. for 2d quality per 115 kilos. Oats main tain their prices at from 24f. to 28t. per 3 hectolitres. to the flour market sales were brisk at the opening, and prices good, being 891. for the current month, 4 4d 90f. for Aptil ; but subsequently they declined, , consequence of the fall in wheat. The factors declar e d to 2,618 sacks, of which 379 were sold at from 85f. to 93f• / the average 891. 62c. per 157 The English Stock Market has continued in a heavy condition, being influenced chiefly by the Pressure for money to effect the settlement in the New Scrip. The arrangements making for the ad- Justment of the Consols acQount also interfere with the ordinary business and produce a flatter tone. Dealings have taken place in Consols for the 10th proximo, at 911 ; to 92. The prices for money and the 11th inst. have been 911 to 91i all the morning. The New Scrip is about Premium. The New 3 per Cents. have been active at 921 to 921, and the Reduced at 91k to 91 11. Exchequer Bills are ls. discount to ls. pre- Inituri, and the Bonds 98/. No alteration of importance has occurred in the Foreign Market. Russian 5 per Cents., however, are #to per cent,. higher, viz , 1024 3 ; and the 4 per Cents. are 921. Sardinian Dods are 901, Spanish 3 per Cents. 43,and the Passive Tarki,ll 6 per Cent , . rule steady at 96 to 96f, and the 4 per Cents. are 1001. Dutch 24 per Cents. have been marked 64, Mexican 20 to 202, and Buenos Ayres, The following are the nominal prices of Foreign gtoeks:—Grenada Deterred Bonds, 7 74; Mexican, 2 0i ; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 56 58 ; Portugneße 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russi•in 5 per Cents.. 101 3 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 421 3k ; ditto Deferred, 23.14 ; ditto Certificates, 41 5 ; Ditto Passive, 61 4. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. state that the karket for American Securities exhibits little chan g e. Prices rule as follows : GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - , ..... Kedeem ible. Per Cent united States 6 per Cents. lBl7-1868_105 trnited States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863-105 STATE SECURITIES. 1870... 83 82 -86 88 ..100 -- California 7 per Cent. Bonds Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... 43 45 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 13 Pennsylvania 5 per Cont. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bend; 1877... 80 82 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) —lB3B_ 84 8( Virginia. 6 per Cont. Bonds 1886... 86 8 CITY SECURITIES. o'ton 5 per Cent. Bands ... 90 92 New 6 per Cent. Bonds 1836-1865 ... 83 85 Aew Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1853... 75 77 ,RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. let Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 84 85 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 83 85 Michigan Central Bp. Cent. 1.860_ 95 97 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 934 914 Ne w York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1833... SO 82 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort gage ... 98 100 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3 d Mort-1567 gage 1883... 85 81 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 76 78 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund Panama 7 per Cent., let Mortgage (Ster ling Bonds), not convertible 18.59... 92. 93 Ditto ditto 1844... 94i 95 Pennsylvania Central 6 p.Cent.,lst Mort 1880... 86 i 83. Railway Shares are exceedingly firm, and fuller prices are in some cases recorded. Great Northern, Caledonian, Great Western, North • Western, and North-Eastern-Berwick are all at advanced rites. Grand Trunk of Canada are higher, and Great Western firm. Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares are steady. riRITISH FUNDS TH.IS DAY AT ON+. • CLOCK.. %Front the ()Aria; I;ir ri- done. Bank Stock 3. ~k 4,:ent. Redt.ce , ) ~..a,tuitie,, t . 91s i i $ per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 2.6 i 6 i N. 19 3 p-r rent. Ann, ties ..... .• ••• 9 2 2 ii a Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 S Ditto :40 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1319 3 Ditto 30 Years, expire 50 April, 0,85... S India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO .. .. . , Ditto, under E. 1.000 Con,,ola for Account Exchequer Rills, 2ici c'looo Ditto Advertised 2 3 d Ditto Bonds, 1i 58, 34 per Cent 984 PRICE OF FOREMN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO IC Brazilian Bends, 5 per Cent. — Ditto New 4:4 per Cent 1852 ........ Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ........... Mexican 3 per Cent. ' Ditto Account Russian Bona, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St lOl x d Ditto Account lO2 Ditto 4i per Cent Rerdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... ...... ki[anish Bonds, 3 per Cent 43 Ditto Passive Tnrkn.h Bonds, 6 per cent ~ Ditto Account 961 6 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 por Cent. '.lvfdenda on the above payable In Louth, Dutch Exchange, 2} per Cent., 12 Gull ... 64 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto Account, April 10 ... .. ..... BOSTON ELECTION.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) STATE OF TIIE POLL. Nine. Ten. Eleven. Twelve, Ingram (Liberal). Adams (Conservative) 44 126 181 219 Majority 199 THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.— At the vamahly general meeting hell yesterday at the society's house, ire Hanover-square, the Right Hon. Sir George Clerk, Bart., in the chair. Mrs. Erskine, and M essr ,,, Beale, W. D. Jourdale, R DO. beck, and Mersrs. R. C Xidd, were elected fellows 01 the society, and Messrs. G. P. Carter, J. Leighton. C. Payne, J Hutchinson, and Capt. J. F. Peel, were prop...ed as candi.lates for tb. fellowship. The number visitor admitted to the gar. dells showed an increase of upwards of six thoueßuci as 4 4 0 Par4ii via Jul jear. .: ~ ~.~ SIARE IVIARKETB. (THIS DAY.) R A ILW YS. RAILITAII. Closing Prices yesterday 26 27 A. 1 411, ot, Arab& Rot rig. Esaitn. Juwi it •1f,191 er. .• WoIvor)" :tour Vali el Hifi. , 9.ihd. Lftnosi., • Junct iit,•i• C5O and •a 1 , 0., , . 31 4 8 Si 15 - 14 t 4 - 5 9 yt t £25 (Ned. at £' • Rxete Aledortiath 87 .0 57i - 58; '3., diga. 'heater es Holyit,s ' , Nil and B4tvio ,, 'ork, Black, do PM , 2 , •rriwali Do. A Do. B ri e .1 it octi. e• •t b imitßelfast,l,), .”,‘. P. es a , ;East A), Van. Iggistort) (lounti • n 4 t D*., B 0)0., NOW I. 3 2 fit 14 13 9} 32 34 22 24 East Kent .ks: ueastpre 71 •73 5 - 5 if •1{ 254 - 26 iinl u , :las; , 'diub. And Pee 1.16, Prtt. & 1 cur .rtt, Icn Furness .... 11 Extension....... Glatutow At S Great N. of Scotlnd, Irrtmt N tot I,erT, fG 87 9 - 74 92 83 7:i 80 120 112 103 • 05 sot 61f 'Do., A. Stock... Stud;. Sth. &West . Jr Irrt,at Westero ..... Do. Stour Val B. Ott& Stk.. 1 nth. gab 4+. 11....neaster Do., Thirds. Do. Now Thirds..._ t.,.neash. and York . .vst. Riding +iv.Crsny .South London & Blaelsw , 1 Bright & t. Loud, and N, Wot i)u, Fifths ..... 55 60 73 /6I 6i K 63 83! 7 1 7 f 9t 1001 991 100 3d par i id - par 92i w 93i D0.101.3h.,,te1A0 Do. gighths .Londonandti. Do. Ebt £4Q I.4TuindrrydsColersiu Ludivirr7. k Ennio Manch.Shof.k Lino! TI• Man. Az Lin. 1 7?! 3fetropolitan.. ...... Midland )o. hinting. At Derb• G. West. (I )o. flair Shares... •NToweastle k Carliel Nwpt.Aberg..k Arc Newry & Enniskill. tfewry Warre.np-its 241 5} i id All 70; IL 43 11 13 itostrevor. Norfolk . ..... vorthn.Connties ,l7 ‘ [North Britisi 51 153 34 3vl 30i 31.. Nth nnynn Itai . .& Dock Stock ....... , A. Stock , B Stock ....... Do., B OuArnal. N. g a stern—Ber ‘,- do. Txtousi , . Do. beNis n. York. 76 77 6i 6 4 ! 3i 5 5t 53 82 90 North , ,kS, Wmtrik., T i a 4t.n01. atvt T qtafToriv'•i 6i .01 Neste m. West n..'": mieatou, .00 heicestr. •y, 94 _lO4 24 26 i'• ott e •-•e,,.t.t,ip3i-t 106 74 76 46 3i 66 67 71 73 4 2 14 . jd 4 38 ' ~r+.i~eiii;e ~~ 2 i 7tl Devob Eastern •ath Wslot , rkFh.dt sci na.th e „ p r a No '• I! 2 rims use, r' , .k • ITl.verstone dt Lao , iWatertl. k Ili , ~n , . IW•aterfor 4 ttLonor all iliVest Cornwall.. .0 al f w ,, flt PITO of Lc n 4 !Ma riTYStall 5 All Do. 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Indian Ponineu , 20 , 1 .21 201 4 26 14 I , lreat Luxembour Constitutor] Share- 54 iii 5 1 1 i .Is r)o. obliaation , - 34 3 3 1' 11 Do. ro-is. 'orftd. Sh. ... ••• 3 1 I .., ..• at. Wmmtern O. Ilan- a 41, ar , . 254 'Si 2ii f . ...... 20: 51 Do. New 2i 3 ii 8 1 i ' 4 . '' rtio., payable's 7 with option till 'SF. . 99 11'0 tK ' ' 'lO. do., ' 62 . p. '5 6 118 --• 122 'SI i t. r ) ^. do, 76. P. ' BO 117 122 ..t . . , rk., do., '73, withon .ntion.. ..... ....... 1(7 1.119 %!. %it .lamilton k Toront '5 25 op : 71 , )0. q per ePnt. ... .. 118 12' N , 7 ~ alc, linnet $t Rawl 20 all Lieirre and Turnhout .., ..., 5 Lucca •a Piet. 5 p 0, p ' • 16 Lyons and , kn ,, v , 10 11 '(' .4 Lyons AF geiiteer. '. a n vf vino , gna 4 i p.c Pi 11 to ll' DA Now ,c,5 p. c i i 20 51: 0 ,4i p. c. Ezten 4 i. l 1 7 3 '1 all l‘faria kutonis 1 ,» 1)o. do. New .. . 2 • 3 1 ; +l l 'slam:kr et Lioxe (;i 1 •nterest).... •-•• 5 1 61 54 1+ 0 'so. (es intersst).. 51 5 } c %I; NT or th orn of FeraDot SAI - 391 20 di ' 1 10.201. She. ............ 111 '4 ./ • . 0 . ?Ai. 3 p. c Polo ifrov.ll.4c Ams.4ler .1) .J gorwefrianTrunk Pro 7i fq .! all Paris and Lanus., 44 ... 5 ° . .1: 7iitto Ronde . . All '7'..ris an , i (W ea r. . 0 • 52 10 5. Rome and Frascati.. ... --•• 43 4 1 3 1 :I „ii I , -,val mni,ll 20 20 191 all aoy s is,iio,... ... ••• I all Do. Obligations .... .:. '••• .ti Sambre and Mousy • 91 9i 91 i• all nn. 5t 0. •.Int Prat . . ••• '1 5 Scind , guar. sp. c 11 - lip 2' , all D 0... :.'_. all Southern of France ... OM )( I IA St. Andrew's and Quebec (A, ......„. en West Flanders ~ 34 4 • P all Do CA -nor e. Pre' „ . . 1 , . S W. &N. W. a° °ram , . 34 35 20 • it West. of Switzerland ... .., 6 all Wiesbaden . .10 all &want] ‘Ol NT-Sq. WI.. BANlib.. 0 1 11 IA 'lstrakiis 96 : 4 8 100 50 Bank of London ... 61 63 611 40 %I' iik.& tin. C. , 0 41• British N. &minimal 25 5 Mara. Bank of &ail id • par 20 4 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, at China ld par lop. 50 City 100 25 Colon . al 1 20 00 2 4 1) 1 e m ,o n m g. m s e c r o ci t. a & l ik o n f s t . ,o ch n 1.6 17 20 all Loud. Chao. Bk. of Australia l6 17 20 5 Ditto New 4 3d SO 20 I. don and County „, ••• 100 50 load.&B.Bnkg.Corp. par 2p 50 16 London Toint Stook 100 10 London and Paris l4 - # d 100 20 Lond. & Westminst , r 100 35 National Proof Bng • • 20 10 Do. New 60 22 - National of Ireland . • • •• • 20 all Ne w . South Wales.. •• 3 7 30 25 al) Oriental Bans Corporation.. .. .. . 40 42 00 rri - •vincial of Troia. 10 aU Do. Now K 1 R A•us B iio9 Ira 100 5t Royal British__ , 25 4. -.rt. •ntrall4 38 40 2,a trion .)f krigtr-W. 71 73 724 74 84 Usiga c: lad% mrj IN V r.' 11 iJ 1 %Li I "I Business done this day 11r.x> i 6). al: I R 10 all 1() 8 10 1• t. N +.Ol 4 t. 14)0 rioo At. LAY t„ , tti 4 , 4 :14 8 3 it 0 %i • I +l , 10(: • 100 2i - 1 16 41 ; t 100' all 0 - all 1 7 . 411 1.• so cgs. lu 1 At. 100 4t, 1.00 ell 6) all 01 0) 3, I %It Xl 't !I_,Y ,t. ;, ►t.j , K , ;t. too ;t. 1100 It. it '0 100 •LO 20 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVEN 1 Nris MARCH 7, 1856. north-east coast of Ireland, with a view to provide a hatii - Jlr of refuge for vessels passing that coast l Sir C. WOOD said the north-east coast was already well surveyed. There was no necessity fora harbour of re fuge in the place specified. At within 150 miles there were four places of refuge. CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS. Mr. BAXTER asked the First Lord of the Treasury if d the papers relating to Central American affairs would he laid on the table of the house before Easter ! Lord PALMERSTON said it would be impossible to prepare the papers before Easter. COMMISSARIAT CLASP FOR SEBASTOPOL. Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the Secretary of War why the clasp for Sebastopol had been withheld from the Commissariat ? Mr. F. PEEL said he would answer the question to morrow. lie would take that opportunity _of saying that with respect to the'promise he had given, regarding the statement received from Mr. Filder, though he had no objection to its productijn, he thought that, as a committee of, general officers had been ap pointed to investigate the whole subject, it would be better to let the statement be laid before them, when the publicity that was required would be obtained. . . Sir J. PAKINGTON said he certainly intended to bring forward the subject r as he originally intended ; and he hoped the promise of the Secretary of War to lay that letter on the table would not be receded from. DISEMBODIED MILITIA. In reply to a question, Mr. F. PEEL said that the control of the disembodied militia had been transferred to the War Department, and the practice of that department with reference to the calling out of the disembodied militia was to wait until the lorie•lieutenant of counties had stated when it was convenient for the officers and men to be called out. }• .I H (1 t. 100 6 all It. I.on 5 all it. la! it. 1 109 all Vi 9.11 25 an t".'A t JAI a!! All St .0.0 ) it 1100 all It. !' 0 I •i• le i 4L ~' :.jl!h~ 9212 zd 78.9 gi 120 101 t, 61t 60 1 1 1 St 831 i 99 100 I .1 70 64 20 it. 41. St. 31 20 it, 1 St. 764 is W.EGW.sIo. Bedford and Blet abley Buckghatnah. Clydesdalo Col. Stour Vy. Slid. and Hal. E. Lin. v. 6 pc E. Un. H. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... . Glatr.& Dn. rr Hrtlpl. Dk Railway Hull & Do. Share, Do. Shame Lon.& Green , Do. Preferen Lon., Til., Lowestoft tr- 4 per cent Do. 6 per c Manch. lixth and Matlo ;• Mid,tesbro* Midhi. Bra If Newmarket Bury E. COF Noir Kst.s Do 1 ro. Fixe(ls Prost A: y Do. A Roystu.& flit Shot Roth tt' G0010g,.5 p c -Throws. & Her S. StAttortish Wear Vall:+yg ,- per :lent . no u .rpt PKEV.ER e`,N4:v 1 00 ' , erdeet. 7 p 100 Do. Debentures ... 3iytnithit Int o) r ,, C. pref. (issd. at 50/ trio. Ax Ex. 4 p. e. R. ie. t p. e. .aledonian ClO • %wt. & Flo. tlu. 5 I,' I' , o. do. Pref. No. L. Li , Do. do. Pref . . No. 2. 'lork &iiandonsip.L 'utt.Prth A Anglian ele. ASL WO Do. do. els. B 6 p.... 1O Do. do Cls. C7p. e. 111 lre t s.(lo. - Rx,spo ?gr. til Do. No. 2 ti Do. New 6 r . c. ali .rnst Un., G. 6 p. all 11., 10 nor cenl all )o. lAi. Dcb , mtr.gi all Do. do. 4 per cent 1.0 , last Lancs.sh. 6 p.ct, all P.j t York. ,T. ralIF 1 Edin, & Gl. 5 p.c. sh. 10U 1 , 41 PrthAnnn.li,,, all Ftirnces 10.! Pas. &5.W.G.5 p.e 1 100 great Northn. sp. c 1(.10 5 p. c. Weer. fa 10 p. c. prom 1.00 : ) 0 . 44, p. 74 Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Rod. kt 5 p. e. .pm..: 411 Gt.N. of Soot. 1 A.Pre 100 Gt. S.. W. (Ireland 11 Do. 4per a. Przt 45 It.W.(6. l zU.Fx s po 00 )o, con. red. 41 p.o. 100 cou, red. 4 p. c. )01- !)(. irro''. 4p. 100 Do. sp. e. red. prof all Do. do. de. all Do. Rirnc. Pre? 31. all no.Coester Bp. all De. do. 5 p. e. do 10 , Do. Birm. Gus. SO all Do. (Thee. Gan. al' Do. do do al Do. do. do & York. F • ,10 6p. e. •el , Srigli. 0.5 c. 1 10 no. Pref.. sp. e 10 no. Vew Gner.6 p 100 Do. do. 5 per e. &N. W., ' l 7Tinoaton 5 p. or 0 41.. it S. W. 7 per e' & Ennio, k 10 1.,q•,x f, Now,l t o. crypt •,,. 4 per nont. tl , I iti. 00 , tRoV p ,-... I •-v •:. own no- ''r. It.. 4. 11M Do: 4i p.. c.. Pref. . all 1:,,, erei .I { pi,r ~ tit Do. 5/. Pr f 4 p. it. 100 Pitt.,, L. k. N. ft-f 10 all New., Alm- , dtc., pr 5 Ip. c red. 5 p c pi, '..0 -1: T 3 , trfoill Oeroatik 4t. ,1.90 ' 0. Prof. 4p. u. lit c , it. Pg)o 1)(/ 5 p.c. Ext. A. 00 5S per et. rel. A. TOO !Do. Visv. VAL 6 1.,. St. ~ 00 'North.Brit , sh 3t. 100 N. E. Berw. 4 p.c `..7 7 Do. do. do. 20 13 1)o Leeds 6 p.e :2 4 . 9 ,Do. do. Quarter,. ~ 10 'Do York 9 & North Staffordellir. It. In tlx,Wo .0 9i Do R. Pref. 101. SI i »USoot. Cent. ,Now !ft. ‘ll ' ? Solitl , )evon fl 1 !Do. fixed,44 per Cek I.ll~s.Eastern _(Readi It. 1100 It. 100 It. 100 ';0 all ktin.) of el 9e. Ar , IDo. 4i per wont D.. Fixed 4i posh. S Wales Glut. 4p. s Do. do. 4i p. c... IS.Vorksh.4m.Onar. i I Stock. & Dar. , 5 p c. Do. do. do igtock. & ilartl. g. 6, t 5 all 5 15 2 All p. E. till July 1,'5 S I 4i IWratertd.&Kilk.epe 1 1 all 1 I all 20 6 1 a►s 1 all 1 all CO all m 1 ei 1 } 43 \ all 5 1 it. 1 all ; all .2 ! ii kg at. ern, ... ...... .: Tlglo Anstrin. Gold Aliglo Californion flotra lion lnstralian Cordillcral, lie Mario Ra , len (Gd..Dochy of Rlomor. Iron tic Coa ' British Iron Rrazilianlmp.(isativi at V,5 pm.) 10. Coeaos 8' Culab Do, St. Johr Del RA , llarendon Cuts. Mm Co. of Jamaica • :obro Coppor lolonial Gold loppor Min. of Ens Prof. 74 p. oe , lopiapo . ,enrtulta Q. e4rom 1 5 n1 (moth . Gt Wheal ♦er Vaitoi 1 Liberty Linares Lusitanian ,Vey/ Granada ,nvean Y Pontgi.'4 , l Port Philip Z.narts Rock .thytnney Iron „ , Jo. Slew rnba Sort. Cons. Min. Co ~ .t • usual - 13Ln Do. Scrip... Do. le per coat Pre Tani. S. & L. Min. Co trolt . Toitod Mexican Vallor Vest yfaripoga 'Worthing Minirg instmlia %ompan London k N 8v e• t. L. &N. W. Calodon... LUn.&I Gt. rt; ,F:. Count. CaldoniAn. Igo It. Wow' stk. New. Berw. Y.MV! 13. a.st, !Pet° Sg I 'Norf. 'lt [LAN.'' ". - ;tektt,r. k En. Conn t)outr.. 10...... LtiN.w . kit Wort}, Y•wkrt. T. Bnismey NI. Nti11...1 , -lux; k t Darling' !Ilcrr.ptrt C •,- ylsterday 94 - 96 94 -- .8 11 - 18 ... 41 ... - .. 1103 to • 13 23; 244 1071 1124 ti fl 91' 92 t" 132 134 71 -- 71 32 - ~1tt'l.~~?'•~- a 2 86 92 N 98 Ifii -1.6 i 51 - 6i 101) 70 - 80 12 - I2i a 3 i 0 115 'l7 106 . 108 101 103 ' 4' y) 10 6 - 6A 9"! - 94 82 St 84 86 95 108 91 10} 16 16i 9 I.} 70 72 19 20 44 10 - 14} 33 )35 tsuaineas this day. IMPERIA lAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. _ _ The Bishop of EXETER presented a petition, pray ing that Church rates m ay not be abolished till an equi valent had been provided. The right rev. prelate then alluded to the bill introduced into the other house, which her Majesty's Government were prepared to sup port, on condition that certain claures, by way of amendment, be introduced into it in comnyt tce. The grounds alleged for this support were, that a similar measure had been introduced into their lordships' house last session by the Archbishop of Canterbury. He (the Bishop of Exeter) contended that that measure was not sanctioned either by the bench of bishops or by the clergy generally, that it had not re ceived a second reading, and that it did not furnish suf ficient grounds for supporting the present bill. Lord PORTMAN presented petitions with a similar prayer as that pre.ented by the right rev. prelate. COUNTY COURT JUDGES. Lord PORTMA N gave notice that on Monday next be should call the attention of their lordships to the question of the salaries given to c anty court judges. EXCHEQUER BILLS FUNDING BILL. • Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY moved the first reodicg of this bill. Earl GREY said that though he bad no intention of opposing such a measure he must express his disapprobation of the policy of the Government in adding in this way to the national debt. Already had the Government added 23,000,000/. within the last financial year to the national debt, and they were now called upon to assent to a bill which would authorise a turther loan of 5,000,000/., which would make the addition of 28,000,000/. within the financial year to the National Debt. Forty-six mil lions of expenses had been already incurred for the pre sent war. That was a vast sum. It had been stated at the beginning of the jar by the late Chancellor of the Ex chequer that the expenses of the war would, as far as possible, be met by the taxation of the country. Now, most of the members of the present Adminstra tion had been also in the Government to which thar Chancellor of the Exchequer belonged, and were respon sible for his opinions.. It had been said that a time of war was not the proper time for economy. This he totally denied. He believed that the strictest economy should be exercised, indeed it should be practised se far as not to interfere with its vigor ous prosecution. An enormous sum of money had been uselessly expended, which, if judiciously applied, would have added greatly to the efficiency of our regular army. What be objected to in the pre sent bill was a sum of 1,700,0001 for fortifica tions at home and abroad. The expenditure of such a sum as proposed would be neither more nor less than an absowte waste of public money. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Ferguson and other distinguished engineers had criticised the late fortifications that bad been constructed at a vast expense in a manner which appeared to him very difficult to answer. He re commended the Government not to proceed with those works until they had appointed a commission of the most eminent civil as well as military engineers to examine what had already been executed. The greatest bulwarks of this country were not its fortifica tications or even its ships; next to the spirit of its people, they a ere its vast resources, which should be economically administered by the Government. He, therefore, con demned the policy of the Government, although he knew that this loan was not to meet expenses which had been incurred; and although this loan could not now be re fusal, there was ample time to take precaution for the , future. _ _ _ Lord PANNIURE entered into details in reply to the charge of undue and uneconomical expenditure in the conduct of the war. He warned the country not to listen to these suggestions of a rigid economy, which if adopted would result in a far greater expenditure and increase in taxation. The resources of the country were large, and no blame could be attached to a nation for protecting its resources, any more than it would to an individual who took steps to protect his property. Lard MONTEAGLE said that because they required 20,000,0001. for actual expenses, that was no reason why they should expend 5 millions more for defences which might he necessary, but which could be postponed. He must condemn the system of applying money which had been voted for a special purpose to works which had never received the sanction of Parliament. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY having replied, The bill was then read a second time. On the question that the standing orders be sus pended, Lord PANMURE begged to state, in reply to the observations made with regard to the appropriation of the in ,, ney, that no law hal been broken by the applica tion of any money for say purpose for which that money had not ben voted. It was in the power of the heads of departments to apply any surplus funds in their hands to the deficiency of other heads of expenditure. He bad, however, ascertained that nothing bad been done in that r-spect without the c msent of the Treasury having first been obtai , o.d in the proper way. Lord MONTE&G LE said the Treasury bad no power to allow 'he applications of aray money to the ordnance, or ordnance money to the army. The standinv orders were suspended, and the bill was read a 'hied time and passed. Tne amendments to the Turnpike Trusts Arrangement Act were agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-4YESTEEDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. Several petitions were presented against the abolition of Church rates, and against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. THE ROAD THROUGH THE PARK. Sir H. STRACEY a.-ked the President of the Board of Works, if the po,,sessors of property in Queen-square, and those on that side of the B.rd-cage- walk, apprehend• ing a depreciation of their p r operty in the e ven t o f a road and bridge being carileil across St James's-park, would receive compensation if that plan was carried out? Sir B HALL said he coul, give no answer t. - ) the hon. member on the matter. A committe e was sitting upon the wird() subject, and when their report was received it would he laid on the, table. Before the tenants received comrensatiod they had to show that the property had been depreciated, and by an act of the Governavot. Toe bridge he men tioned had yet to he built, ann the question would have to he raised whether the traffii had increased so much as to cause a depreciation of property, THE CUSTOMS tIVERPOOL. Mr. HORSFALL asked Vie Secretary of the Trea sury whether any commissioner had been sent, or was intended to be sent, to ii.:q&to into the repeated com plaints which had been ma e on the part of a large bialy of the officers of her Majesty's Cultoms at Liverpool, of inadequate remuneration for their services Mr. WILSON said no one had been sent from Lon don, nor was it intended to said any person from Lon don. If they sent anyhYly at all it would he one of the surveyors employed at Liverpool, as the Government had perfect confidence in the gentle men at the heads of the different ofTic,s in Liverpool. More had been done for that place than any other port —the long room had heel revised, and the saht• ries of the clerks had been increased. [\ir. Horsfall shook his head.] The, hen metaber must allow him to know best, as he had the documents before him. Mr. HORSFALL said, as be could not reply to the statement of the hon. gentle:ran, he should bring for ward the subject on an early day. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES, Mr. COWAN asked the Secretary of the Treasury whether it was the intention rf the Government, during the present session, to introduce any measure affecting in conformity with the re Life Insurance Companies, c4rnmendation of the select c)mrnittee which reported upon that subject in 1853 ? Mr WILSON said he was not prepared to say whe ther the Government intended to bring in any bill on the subject or not. Mr. DYCE SOMBRE. Mr. OTWAY asked the President of the Board of Control whether he had takes the opinion of the law officers of the Crown as to the correct interpretation of the 34th section of tie act 3 Will. 4, c. 85 ; and whe ther he would sanetion an indefinite expenditure from the revenues of India in the prosecution, of a.aquit in this country, such as may be entailed by the gu4rAnteee given by the directors of the .East India Company to Mr. Prinsep, one of Vieir body, and a legatee under the allegel will of Mr. Dyce Sorntlre, for all expenses in curred by him " in re Dyes Sombre Mr. V. SMITH said he had referred to the law offices of the Crown, and he had only received the answer as he came into the house. That answer, it appeared to him at present, was favourable to the question of the hon. gentlanan. With respect to the second part of the subject, he very inwh questioned whether he had the power. LOCAL DUES ON SHIPPING. In answer to a question from Mr. DISRAELI, Lord PALMERSTON said it was not his intention to postpone the appointment of a committee on this guts tion beyond Friday next. the house and granted to the various training and elemen tary schools throughout the country—that the sum has been well expended and has given a good return. (Hear.) But it is impossible not to admit that while such have been the advantages of the system there have been else great defi ciencies. However, before I go into these deficiencies let me state that I do not think it was intended by those who in lgn began this system, that the plan should be such as that it should provide the people of this country with a complete system of education. On the contrary, the object was to :thew nem such models of teaching, to show them such improvements in the modes of education as that in time the obstacles that stood in the way of a national system might be removed, and a scheme might at last be framed with every improvement that experience might suggest. In looking a t the reports made in 1854 by th inspectors of schools, I am sorry to say that the tone of many of them, lasing, as they are, melt of eminent atta.inments, and naturally - attached to the system which they wish to promote—that their tome is frequently one of despondency and discouragement. They observe that a very great proportion of the boys leave the schools at a very early period, and that every year that period be comes still earlier. So that the education, wleich was at first extended to the ages of eleven and twelve years, is now only extended -to ten. I will take the liberty of read ing some extracts from Mr. Moseley's-report, because he is a person in whom the "Melee may entirely confide, having conducted, with distinguished success, the task confided to him by the Council, .and- being now retired to an other situation. Mr. Moseley seye, that by the ensue of 1851 the nuMber of boys between 10 and 15 years. at school, were only 36 per cent. of the whole number. The number at school was 348,430 ; at work, 356,872 ; at neither, 259,681 a making total of 932,987. He goes on to say, " 411 your lordship' effcrts have hitherto had for their object the perfection of the elementary schools, and a hope was entertained- by me that when the children of the poor found that they derived more good than before from the schools their parents would send them for longer time, and that thus, by degrees, there would be created such a public opinion favourable to the schools as would induce them to make sacrifices of the children's wages for the necessary time. I will not conceal from your lordships that in that hope I have been disap pointed. In many cases the result has been the reverse. The parents reasoned that the schools being now so good, the children might gut their education in less time, and therefore they take them away sooner." But the evidence of Mr. Moseley is corroborated by that of other inspectors, of whose opinions I shall only trouble the house with two or three instances. The inspector fur the eastern coun ties had inquiries made with respect to the schools in his district, in which there were 2,606 boys. Of these only 232 were twelve years old, and in 1848 these 232 had be come laboureis. In the counties of Gloucester and War wick there were in 1850 above twelve years of age at school 9 per cent., above nine 33, making 42 per cent. of the whole at school above nine years of age. That was no very encouraging proportion, but in 1853 there were, above twelve years of age, only 8 per cent., above nine, 31 per cent., making 39 per cent., instead of 42 above nine years obi. Now, Mr. Moseley justly asks whether the higher classes in this country would be satisfied with an educa tion for their sons which should end at the age of 9 or 10 years? A. clergyman, who writes to one of the inspectors from Ipstone, says :—" He really thinks that comp sring the present time with several years ago there are fewer who can read and write in his parish than there were at that time." (Hear, hear.) In the report given last year by Mr. Norris, of an examination. he made of the boys employed in the mines of Staffordshjre, he •says that on examining several boys then at school, he found that the greatest ignorance prevailed. They had been at school from nine years, and he examined them at fourteen or fifteen. (Hear.) They were unable to say how much 3s. a day wits a week ; and when he examined them with regard to their religious knowledge they did not knew the names of the Evangelists, could not name the Font" Gospels, and when he asked which of the apostles betrayed Jesus, one said Peter, and anoth r Abra ham. (A laugh.) Such was the amount of knowledge among the boys who had received their education at the local schools. (Hear.) Mr. Norris, as I shall have again occas on to mention, has.siece than taken great pains to improve the education of these boys from the ages of ten to fifteen. Such, then, being the defects that prevail, that that these boys and girls above ten years old hardly receive the benefits of education, and as the evil is becoming greater instead of less, owing to the improvement in the quality of education required, it becomes this house to con eider what remedy ought to ho applied to the case. The right hon. gentleman opposite mentioned last year one ob vious defect in the system of the Committee of the Privy Council, which, as he sail, belonged to the original founda tion, but which, if you shoal I consider in another year the scheme of a national education, is deservine of your utmost attention. The right hon. gentleman seiedr most truly th the plan is one to give assistance to those who are able to afford a great portion of the sum required for education themselves, who, whether by sal so iptions or by school pence, or by any otihr means, can themselves furnish the necessary funds. The consequence of such a system is, that in those places which either being poor have nettlee money or being rich have not the inclination, the cause of educa tion does pot prosper, and those places remain in their origi nal darkness. Having stated those defects, hiving stated them very generally, I wish now to state generally what in my opinion should be the attempt of Parliament on ill's great subject. It appears to me that we ought to lay down two principles, from neither of which we ought, if possible, to depart. The one is to make the education complete, and the other is to maintain, to encourage, and :is much as poi sible to improve that which we have found t 3 be gout in the existing system. Now with respect te the first of these objects, I do not think that our end would be obtained, un less we brought the education of the people of this country, this rich, intelligent, and free country to the state towhich it has been brought in countries which have adopted national schemes of education. In Switzerland, in the most ad vancel cantons—Berne, for instance —nearly one in four are receiving education at the schools. In the New Eng land schools one in five are receiving education. If we take the population of this country from the census of 1851 et eighteen millions —and it must be a larger number at the present time, but take it at eighteen millions—and if we Sty one in five ought to receive education, then 3,600,000 out of the fair millions between the ages of five and fifteen ought to be receiving education. Ido not think this is by any means too high an estimate. It is what has been attained in other countries, in other coun tries not subject to absolute or arbitrary rule, but iu free countries which value their liberties, and value their na tional independence. We can et least vie in riches wi-h Switzerland, and I trust eiti can vie with New England in libertyl; and I do not think we ought to have less educa tion than either of these countries think necessary fcr themselves. (Hear, hear.) There is one country too, near ourselves, in which—although it may be a sto ject of cons e trovers at the present titne— e most remarkable results have been achieved' by a system of national education —I mead Scotland. (Hear.) . We. have hel ever since the Reforma tion a system of national education established in Scotland, which was further strengthened after theßevolution of 1688, and which every statesman who hes spoken, every philoso pher who has written on the subject, has considered not only a,source of pride to Scott had, but a source of the greatest development as regarded the moral qualities of her people. (Herr.) In the parish in which I happened to be ',sledding some three or four years since, daring the Admi nistration of the Earl of Derby, I inquired of the minister of religion there how many of the children cld not receive education, and I was tol l there was no child above seven years old who could not read fluently. and also write little. We have, therefore, before as with respect to the general amount of education, Ursa examples of Scotland and S witzerland, as well as that of the most enlightened of the United States of America. Let us next consider that which is said to he another element for our consideration, namely, the system which is at present in action, and the schools that have been already established. I have stated that these schools receive a grant of 500,0001. aunitally,but it is obvious that they are founded on this plan, that appli cations are made either to the inspector or to the committee of the Privy Council for aid by those who wish to establish a school, and that there is no inquiry and no obligation with respect to the place in which the school is to be established. I propose then to commence—perhaps 1 should Fey a few words before I do so with regard to the plan of the right hon. gentleman opposite (Sir J. Pekington), and which ho proposed last year. The right hon. gentleman proposed a plan of rating, and made various regulations, to which, I think; some serious objections may be taken. 'ln the fitst place ho made it permissive ; and I, must admit that the same objection applied te the bill introduced by myself. In the next place he proposed that the schools should be free. Now I shall not disease, at the present moment, the ques tion of whetherthe education should be free ; but it is clear that you cannot maintain the present system if you have schools receiving grants froui the Privy Council and at the same time being mainly supported by subscription, and also have entirely free schools. I think it is obvious that when 'free schools are established those who wish their sons and daughters to receive education would resort to those free schools, and that those who have maintained th e p resent schools , bytheir subscriptions, and have worked with earnest ness and zeal year after year, and month after month, in furtherance of their object, employing to the utmost every means for establishing these schools, would be unable to make any further effort, so that the schools under the new system would be fatal to these which are at present in ex istence. To this abjection I think the right hon. gentleman's plan is open; butin proposing as I do to go on the foundation of the present syetois, it is first to be considered in how far that system can be improved ; and on this subject I donotenter intodetails,becauee we have atthis moment a measure before us which is likely to provide us with the most efficient means of remedying everything—that may be objectionable—l mean the bill giving to the Crown power to appoint aVice President of the Committee of the Privy Council on Educa tion. There are many things in the present system which I think are matters of doubt, and in which I think improve• ments may be made ; and I think that, having the Vice- President of the Committee of Privy Council in the house with us, discussing the various details when the grants come to be moved,will bedrlte means of understanding and of originating those improvements, and of amending the present system. I will give an instance of one mode by re which the system of grants might be enlarged. There on various restrictious which might have been necessa the first establishment of these m i nu tes of cthnu.rYFleuotr which I do not believe are nece ssar y to bacce.:ch and otherl uncil instance; it is said with regard to the Church denominations, that when a school is connecterinwt itfrhoemitthhere church or chapel, it shall not reee n iire es t a n t Y; li g s _ a h good sys committee. I believe that if y tam of inspection, if Youtentddyoonohry school a good school, to secular instruction, and your inspection is n you ought not to makeehit an objection that the school was dissenting chapel. (Hear.) There connected p w o i in th ts a w ch h u iF r h c l o t r hink it might be useful to have are other re-considered. I think it may also be said with truth that e these minutes of • council have been adopted at various times, an d as new questions ar ose . I t would be a moat useful work, I think, to consolidate these minutes, so that that they might be more intelligible to the honee,and more available in working out an extended plan. 'At present they are scattered up and down the various volumes in a manner that makes it very difficult to find the rule on any particular question. I should therefore propose, in the first resolution which I shall have the honour to move this evening, "That, in the opinion of this house, it is expedient to revise and consolidate the minutes of the Committee of Privy Council." I come next to that fact, which is certainly a defect in a na tional system, namely, that where there is light you acid light, and that where there is darkness you do not in. EDUCATION. Lord J. RUSSELL said—l never rose with deeper anxiety to address the house than I do on the present occa sion. The important subject which I have to bring under consideration has at various times occupied the attention of the house ; but no attempt to carry say general measure into effect has hitherto been successfully made. The task was attempted by Mr. Whitbread. It was attempted by Lord Brougham ; and, in the course of last year, the right hon. gentleman opposite, the member for Droitwich (Sir J. Pakington),, brought forward, with great research and great ability, a proposition for a bill on this subject. I am, therefore, about to - embark upon a sea, not only noted for dangerous shoals and hidden rocks, but °Awed with the wrecks of the noble vessels which have preceded me. I trust, however, that the time is becoming more and more propitious for the adoption of a system of edu cation which shall place, this country on a more equal footing with the other enlightened countries of the world. We moat, ,waive that proud ambition; of svehich Milton spoke when he acid, "England should not forget her pre cedence in teaching the nations how to live." We have before us the example of other nations in adopting the schemes of national education, which have been most suc cessful in their operation, sad have elevated the character of the inhabitants of the countries in which they hare been adopted. (Hear.) When, a little while ago, my right hon. friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department was interrogated with respect to the enactment of a gene ral code of laws, and the examples of Justinian and Napo leon were pointed out to him, he answered very justly and reasonably that it was easier to frame and enact a code by the will of an absolute sovereign than to carry it through the legislature of a free country. Bat no such objection applies to the present question. Wherever order is valued, in those countries where authority is most rigid, systems of education have been adopted. In Austria mad in Prus sia a general system of education has been framed and carried into effect. Again, where liberty is valued, as in Switzerland and the New England States of America, schemes of education have been framed, and have become law. In this country, where liberty and order have pre vailed together, where they are jointly upheld, we ought not to be behind other nations in devising and carrying out a system which shall be consonant with our liberties, and adapted to the exigencies of our political system. Sir,there is a sentence, which I found in one of the answers which were given to Mr. Ted-leton, when he was inquiring into the American plan of education, which, as it is a sentence falling from a man who cannot bs suspected of any want of regard fo: liberty, and who cannot certainly be considered as deficient in great attainments —I mean the late Daniel Webster—is worthy, I think, of the attention of the house. After answering with respect to the particular scheme, Mr. Webster says :—" I may be permitted to say that in my judgment as the present tendeney, almost everywhere, is to extend leveler power, the peace and well-being of society require at the same time a correspondiag extension of popular knowledge." Whatever be the scheme to be adopted, I cannot but think that that sentence betokens great wisdom. It is one which the Legis lature of this country will do well to ponder upon ; and as we see in every year an extension of popular power, so we ought in the like measure to increase the means of edu cation. We ought to take care that practical knowledge is the foundation of the political power of the people of this country. Sir, the first question to which I shall address myself is the present state of education in this country. In so doing, I think it due to the right hon. hart. (Sir J. Pakington) to say that in following him I have carefully looked into the various authorities which he cited, and I may say that his research has been most correct, and that his statements are deserving the attention and consideration of the house. I will not say that to the inferences which he drew—certainly net to the particular conclusions at which he ea-dye:l—l can, in many instances, giro my assent ; but the general picture which he drew of the state of educa tion in this country was, I believe, truly drawn from the facts which were before him ; which facts he drew from the most trustworthy sources of information. I shall not, therefore, sir, taking it for granted that the h use bears in mind the statement which the right hon. baronet made, and which was made known not only in the ordinary manner, but was furnished in an accredited form by himself, think it necessary again to go over the same particulars. The census of 1851, pee eking generally, shows that there were about 4,000,003 children between the ages of 5 and 15 years in this country. The observations made by Mr. 11. Mann show that 2,000,000 of these children were entered upon school books, and that about 1,750,000 were in attendance. When, however, these figures come to be further inquired into, it will be found that they give a very false notion as to what is the present state of public education in this country. The number attending the schools visited by our inspectors was only 510,000, being oily about one-eighth of the whole number of boys between the ages of 5 and 15 years. With regard to the rest, the number who are in day schools of the lowest description, and who are nominally receiving an education, but who really are not instructed, comprise the groat majority of the balance, as shown by the last census. I think there are 8,000 teachers belonging to the Church of England at the head of schools who do not receive more than 28'. a-year, and there are a groat many women con ducting dame schools at 21'. a-year, so that we have here a body of schoolmasters and mistresses receiving respectively lls. and Bs. a-week remuneration for their teaching. That such persons should be competent to give even an ordinary amount of instruction is, I think, hardly to be believed ; indeed the right lion. gentleman opposite called attention to the fact last year that 70 of those persons who pro fessed to be teachers did not sign their names, but made their marks. (near.) Mr. Horner, in sue of his latest reports respecting the state of education under the Facto ries Act, mentioned how much he had been struck with the ignorance of the scheolmastere. He says—" I asked one man, could he read ?" He said, " Yes, I can, cum mut ;" but it did not appear that title man could read with any fluency. Thus it appears that a great deal which at first seems, and on the surface, to be education, is not that education which can be of any use to the persons who • use up their time in acquiring it. I come now, however, to the education given .under the auspices of the Educa tional Committee of the Privy Council, and on this sub ject I think we should consider, first, what are the advan tages which have been conferred, and next, the defects and imperfections of the system as it at present exists. In the first place, we perceive that the grants which, since 1839, have been distribete I under the superintendence of the President of the Council, and the committee have been ' the cause of great impro'vements in education. Firstly, there were in 1839 no normal schools, no special instruction for teachers, while since that time there have been established fourteen normal schools for teachers of the Church of England, 1.1. for school-mistresses of the same denomination. and about 8 for other persuasions, making altogether 35 or 36 training schools established at an expense of 350,000'. or 400,030/ , and fully capable at the present time of efficiently performing their duty. Likewise, the education in the elementary schools has been very greatly improved. I find in the report of the Rev. Mr. Cook, one of the inspectors, an account of what he thinks a boy of 12 years old at a good school is now able to answer. I find, from Dr. Cook's report, that on the fol lowing subjects - there was not much falling off from the acquirements of the continental schools which have been the subjects of so much praise. I find that a boy of fair average attainments, aged 12, and who has been at a g ood school, has learned, first, to read fluently and with intelli gence ; secondly, to write neatly and correctly from dicta tion and memory ; hirdly, to work all the elementary rules of arithmetic with accuracy and rapidity; fourthly, to parse sentences—although Dr. Cook says that the pro gress in grammar is not satisfactory ; fifthly, is acquainted with the element; of English history; sixthly, that the progress in geography is satisfactory ; seventhly, has a fair knowledge of the elements of physical science ; Sthly, knows the principles of political economy, more espe cially as they refer to the remuneration of labour ; and, ninthly (iu several schools), can diaw in'chalkg with great neatness and accuracy. Now I think that is a very favour able account of the state of things in our elementary schools, where the pupils have the advantage of a good master, and consequently of being properly taught. It May be stated, and T think it was stated last year, that it is a disadvantage attending these schools, and attending the system in general, and those who are the most promis ing boys do net afterwards, according to the original in tention, become schoolmasters, but in the great majority of instances go off to other occupations. Mr. Moseley states that of 800 pupil teachers little more than 300 re mained for training instruction. But I must say that I cannot look upon this circumstance as so great a disadvan tage as it has been represented, because I observe that those who have spent their time in instructing others have also been instructed themselves, and many of them being drawn from the poorest classes of society, they a re competent to rise by their industry, and achet e xercise of those virtues which ha ve been instillinto them at school, and thus ultimately to rise to stations not only respectable, but of high importance in the community. We pride ourselves in this country on the fact that he man, however humble his stat ion, may rise to the.hig t position, but unless he has received an education it is im possible he should do so, for it is not only penury but i ( gnehreonce keeps him back from attempting to rise bey 1 t position in which their original lot has placed them.onThose boys who have acted as pnpil teachers, whether they go into commercial houses, whether they are employed in con fidential situations, or whatever line they may follow, they have received their education ate hose schools by public grant, and the result is t hat by imeans a career has been opened to them of usefulness, honour, and distinction. In a country like this, then, which boasts that the robe is open to all, I think it rather an advantage than a disad vantage that such a state of things should arise. (Hear, hear.) I think, then, both with respect to the number of teachers educated and with respect to the educa tion of the children to the amount of 500,000 brought 1,41 setie sylitca, tag to fam ;lowed by i.te vote* of .~.. under the reform -act, ,and there is, besides, the Isle of Wight. I do not say that these divisions could be ex,ctly maintained, but I thick that abOnt the seine area as one' county, on the division of a larger county,. would be a stitlicient district fur a sub-inspector, and would sufficientlyaccupy his tin. 0 and attention.. I pro pose, therefore, in the ascend resolution, to znoge— " That it is expedient to. add to the present inspectors. of Church schools SO sub-inspectors, and to divide'England and Wales into SO tlivieions,ferthe purposes of sahication., Th a t - s it is expedie n t t o appoiut, sub inspectors ofdlritisla*csleyan, s and other Protestant schools not connected with the 'Church . an I also the Itomau Catholic schools, according to the.pre- • • seat proportions of inspectors of such schoolste the inspec- • tars of Church schools. That On the report: ef.the inspectors --•.- and Sub-inspectors, ,th e. C emm itt ee of .Priesseenecil.elesuld • have power to form i s eac h di v i e i ons eh oo l districts,. Coneist ing of single or united parishes, or parts of parishes." It is obvious that the present division of the country. into parishes is not one which in all cases is most corivenient for the purposes of education. The . right hon. gentleman opposite urged last year, and I -somewhat differed from him, bat I znustown that he was right, and that iti many cases two or three small parishes might hounited, while in others there are parishes too large itarges would. ' d ee , bego z ede ee ien , set to single school district, and which divide for that purpose. What I propose by this resolutionis that the sub-inspectors should submit to the leases . ..dors their views, and that the President of the Council i having the whole case before him, should divide into school die • triete the whole of England and Wales. Of vourseitwould be is matter of consideration and detail whether- the divi sions thus made should not receive the authority of an order in council, but it appears to me that if yen had, es at present, 24 inspectors and SO sub-inspectors, they would be able to make very-convenient divisions, and to consider the subject with great practical effect. The conseqaence of these proceedings would b.e that the sub-inspectors, who would be of course an entire novelty in the scheme, would be able to ascertain and report the exact "places in which the means of education were deficient. I propose, there fore, in another resolution, that the sub-inspector of each division should be instructed to report on the-avail able memo of education in his particular division. Now, it may be that many of the parishes—for after all a great portion of the divisions would be parishes—being thus inquired into and examined, there would be in many cases a willingness on the part of the owners of parishea, and on the part of the people generally, to build.schools, and to introduce the present.system. But yotemust see what aid we can further obtain for this end: There was one kind of assistance which is now certainly received, but which I think might be considerably enlarged: I think aid might-he obtained from the endowed charities of thocous• try. I have the honour of being one of the commissioners •f: charities--not certainly a very active one—but in atone ing sittings of that commission I have seen- enough-to - be convinced that while tho commissioners are most. -zealous and laborious in the performance of their duties, the powers they possess are insufficient for the purposes for which the commission was appointed, 'and that Par- ' Himont ought to extend them. (Hear, hear.) Theede- • facts are of several kinds. One is, that there are scarcely any et sea in which the commissioners have poWer to do more than to give advice. If that advice is taken, the trustees of charities are subject to no penal consequences if it be not acted upon ; but, if they do not take it, there are no means of compelling them to do so.' Tee commis sioners have themselves pointed out these defects( - in a re port recently laid upon the table. In instances whose the trustees are willing to act upon the advice of the commis sieners, aid to snake the charities more effective:4l;W times fill, it is necessary, according to the act of Parliament, ' that the commissioners should send them before seine courl; to maintain that which they desire to de. Thus a very heavy expense is incurred, often unreasonably large when compared with the means of the charity. There were more then 28,000 charities reported upon by the commis sion, and of these there were upwards of 20,000—1 think 21,000--whose incomes were under 201. a year each—some of them as low as 51.; and there are many of the larger one that are unable to bear the expense of an application-to the Court of Chancery for a decree, which is seldom less than 301. One or two instances that have come - to my knowledge, I will refer to, as showing the grievance of the present law in this respect. One is the case of a charity the trustees of which, laudably asl believe anal from the best of motives, wishing to remove a schoolmaster they consi dered incompetent or otherwise unfitted to conduct the Bch 01, applied to, the court. Tho schoolmaster resisted, and pat, them to an expense of 2001. There heppetzed to have been some technical defect ie the mode of proceeding, and the deci• ion of the court was against them. They went again to the Court of Chancery, aud, this time the school master was removed, but at an expense to the trustees of 1,2091.; so that they had to pay 1,4001. for their endea veers to reform the charity and make it more perfectly available for the objects fur which it was founded. 'But I may be told there was a remedy for this. What was that remedy? Why, these trusts es who had thus spent 1,4001. in going to the Court of Chancery had the power, if they chose to exercise it, of applying to the court again to have the 1,400!. repaid to them out, of the funds of the charity, those funds being, in the case I am alluding to, 701. a year. (Hear.) Take another case, one in which a diffe rence arose as to which particular parish was entitled to he the recipient of the charity. The sum was sot large. bat it led to a dispute between two adjoining parishes. The commissioners nad ne other course but to send the parties to the Coerts of Chancery. 1 ventured to ask what would be the result of that, and I was told it would be that the whole of the funds of the charity would he dissi pated in law expenses, and that nothing would remain for the purposes for which the money had been left. • (Hear.A Well, sir, that is the -remedy according to the present law. I own it appears to me that w th respect to many of these cases very great improvements might be effected. I had placed in .my hands yes erday by - that excellent friend of education, the Dean of Hereford, a sermon on the misapplication of chaotic; and he places in the first line the funds daft for charitable purposes—those bequests and • other eleemosynary gifts, which are not only not useful, but positively injarions to the parishes to which they Wen. Now, if the com missianeis hul tl a power in these cases, and in others such as I have mentioned, to apply the funds in founding a good school, or enlarging an existing school. and • where there aro apprenticeship premiums in making other prizes to be given to tin se pupils who most distinguish themselves, and enabling thew to get on in the world, I think a very great benefit would result. I know of DO reason why such a power should not be conferred upon the commissioners, except Hilt both in this and the other house of Parliament there is saes an amount of influence pea (leased by lawyers of the Chancery bar as to render the chances of such a measure being carried very slight in deed; • unless, indeed. the subject were taken up by the.. Government theme:dyed • (Hear, anal a laugh.) A great Chancellor of France, D'Aneuesseau, it is said, was once asked if he was not struck with the abuses that were going n in the courts that • were subject to him,. and whether he had not thought of retormieg them: . His reply was, " I have often thought of it ; I have often oonsia dere(' it ; but when I reflect upon the number of barristers and solicitors who would be mitred by it I hesitate in taking such a step." I believe that re forms might be very usefully made in the direction I have indicated ; and so tar from sharing in the apprehensions of the Chancellor Vskegessoa.n, I believe that such cheuge would ensure the lest' sad other busi less of the country, and probably we should find the Chancery bar under them even more flourishing than it is now. Therefore, sir; I propose as my sixth resolution — That for the purpose of extending such means it is expedi ent that the powers at present possessed by the Commissioners of CLaritable Trusts be enlarged, and that funds now useless or injurious to the community, be applied to the education of the middle and poorer classes ofthe community. Clauses to that effect, it will be remembered, were sub mitted to the , kfouse of Lords last year or the year before— ]. am not sure which—but were not adOpted, because it was thought dangerous to entrust such powers to any of the courts. Having thus applied all the means which are at present withie our reach, or which may come within our reach by some simple enactments, I now come to con sider whether it is sufficient that we should have an ac count of the state of education in every parish, and . whether the existing means, aided by increased grants, should be applied to the remedying of the immense defi ciency that exists ? I am bound to say that in many cases the existing messes would be found altogether inadequate. I am bound likewise to say that I thick the remedy pro posed both by the right hon. baronet (Sir J. Pakiugton) and myself, that we should give permissive powers merely to parishes and districts of the country, would not be suf ficient or adequate. (Hear.) ft has been too freqhently found that, in cases where there was the greatest Want, the greatest disinclination to give was experienced and the most influence was invoke to prevent the establish ment of schools. I am afraid that, if the permiasiee power only were given, it would not, be seed ; the deplorable ignorance which now prevailed in. Many parishes and districts would continue. I have wrote therefore, to tko conclusion that net only shoildei rate in each case be allowed, but that there should be a• power existing somewhere which should have the means of compelling the parish or districts which had been marked out in the way I have described by the isspeciasela andle clared by the Committee of Privy Counci l to inade quately supplied with the means of education. to rate. The mode by which I would do so sessions llMVlP°lollelda allow any persons to apply to the assist of ert e ar.er inabe. of the county, the city, or the borough, tii! when a highway is impale. and complain—as they do now thet there werene means o gri f b e l d e, uc a a n t d io r n e , q o u r il t .e h s a t e ° , b o e n n pa p ire e d exdating were inadequate, and that, therefore, amorder n shoUld be made by the court beameunt w e e f r t e b e e o r n a ti a matter that would have to amount of the rate, that is ofwhich on the parish or district to . levy a rate . Ihavenotated the detailstheimetofix dered wen The right hon. gentleman opposite proposed in hie scheme settled in l t d he b a b i t l h l when e prope proper t that it should not exceed sixpence in the pound. Poisibly it m i g ht not be necessary that it should gO so far, but that there should be a rate fully adequate for the purpose which the means of education are wanting, I think' is absolutOlyi essential. (Hear.) I should state that at present I should propose the formation of district*, rated of course accord ing to the state of each parish, but that the grants, letsl subscriptions, grants from the committee of privy ceincil, and the addition of aid frOm charitable endevireents - of the country, should be resorted to in the first instance. My seventh resolution is— That it is expedient that in any school district where the means of education arising from endowment, subscription W e e . grants, and school-pence, shall be found deficient, rind shall be declared to be so by the Committee of Privy etl for , Education, the rate-payers should have the power of tell.ns themselves for the erectiee and maintenanc e of a school 0 .1' schools. • - • And the eighth declares— • . se adequateeans hoed dia. t e h b e e l en at ae o e f ia tn d u t a e ry b , e IdBesLewnrhteren any sessions of the for tr r c shallt h b a e t ea education. after qua h ald have power to for the county-, city, or borough a o have of the poor, the peace • impose a school-rate. The ninth is : a school committee elected by the rate-pay Ter ap se po cl' int the schoolmasters That where a school-rato i an d ma ke regulations for the management of and mistresses, the schools. the ratepayers themselves, or is their by Having thus arriv ed at the power to impose a school rate, e ither voluntarily pion of one of the most caht parts of the whole default by the sup erior anthori t ty d. of ffi a court, I come to the troduce any light WhateVer. I thick it necessary for consideration the purpose of carrying out the policy which we have al- question. So long as you have subscribers who undertake ready adopted, that you should inquire with respect to the management of the schools, you may rely, as Ton have the state o f education in any Tat , of the kingdom• For r elied, upon thorn for the general principles upon which the this purpose Ido not propose —I leave it entirely to the schools should be conducted. The Committee of Council on president of the Committee of Council of Education—l do Education from the first adopted the mode of entrusting not propose myself to increase the number of inspectors. either certain great societies, or persona well known from There are at present 1 think 24 inspectors connected with their general views and their character, with the task of the Church of England, and 16 for the other schools —but giving religious education to the poor of each district where I propose to add to them a very numerous clas sub- the schools existed. 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BALL asked the Vice-President of the Board .of Trade whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce a bill in the present session, giving power to the Board of Trade, in case of any line of railway that may be reported unsafe by their officers, to order all necessary works to be done for the safety of the public, at the ex ruse of such railway company, and that the certificate of the Board of Trade's Engineer shall entitle the party having done such works to immediate payment for the same, from such railway company Mr. LOWE said it was not intended to introduce aoy such bill. LETTERS BY THE JAMES BAINES. Mr. H. BR , tWN asked the Secretary to the Trea sury why the letters per James Baines, Australian mail packet ship, arriving off the Mersey on Saturday night, were not delivered in London before Wednesday? Mr. LOWE —The letters by the James Baines arrived at Liverpool at 3.55 a.m. on Tuesday. The first por tion was despatched from thence at 8.55. the same morn ing, and the remainder at 3.45, but both arrived too late for delivery that day; the consequence was that the whole of the letters were deivered on Wednesday. ILLEGITIMATE SOLDIERS. Major SIBTHORP asked the Under Secretary for War whether a claim made for the pay and medal of a soldier who fought at Alma, and who was believed to have been present with his regiment at Inkerman, and reported to have died before Sebastopol on the 7th day of November, 1854, had been refused on the ground that ; the soldier was of illegitimate birth f Mr. F. PEEL—No such ease could be found at the War-office, but if the bon. member would give him the particulars of the soldier he would cause inquiry to be made. SURVEY OF THE NORTH-EAST COAST OF --- IRELAND. Mr. MTANN asked the First Lord of the Admiralty Um() was cay izteztioz to 0:44,7 Nov o t ;-•- -• 11 4 s ~..: ng ell al- ad . )131 Ir. er, )r. in ed th . re he as t IP , lin 6* I 47 1031 x d 1 ,1