The Sun. — London, England, 1856-04-11 00:00:00

E R MAJEST Y'S THE A T R E.— ; been made safe--that the expectant legatee of It is respectfully announced thither MAJESTY'S THEATRE , Will RE-OPEN early in May. Engagements of great interest have the "sick man's"' assets had nothing to fear from been effected both in Opera and Ballet, and the best exertions used 1.8 make the arrangements worthy of the occasion. their interpositiom And yet, in place of indig- The prospectus will shortly be issued. nantly repudiatin g the insult, they merely ex hibited the " valuable financial demonstration," that denuded the Exchequer of its balances, and deprived the nation, for some time at least, of the means of waging a vigorous and energetic war. How different would have been the state of affairs, if the 8,000,0001. squandered on the GLADSTONE abortion, had remained in the Trea sury and been made available in the earliest stages of the complication, when the arrogance of MENS- C/lIKOFF sufficiently displayed the intentions of Russia, and before the crossing of the Pruth and the invasion of Turkey offered a cases belli that should at once have been accepted. From the first to the last " mistake"—to use the mildest terms—from the truckling to Austria to the apathetic indifference as to the state of Kars—the connivance at the sanguinary massacre of Sinope to the unaccountable sparing of Odessa—the neglect of providing the gun boats and mortar-vessels, the absolute necessity whereof was pointed out, not only by ourselves, in common. with other journalists, but also, as it now appears, by the late Sir CHARLES HOTHAM and many distinguished naval officers, to the dis reputable truce, so hastily and recklessly patched up, everything has been done for the interests of Russia and Germany rather than of Great Britain. If our so-culled Statesmen were in actual receipt of Muscovite gold, as so many of the petty German States notoriously are, they could not have acted more efficiently in her be half. We believe that they have had a very diffi cult card to play—that there was a paramount, although unconstitutional, influence in operation that controlled their deliberations, and forced measures on their adoption which some of their number would have resisted, if practicable. But they should have relinquished the responsibility when they found themselves unable to pursue the course which honour and duty alike demanded, and not have lent the sanction of their names to what they must have known was not for the benefit of HFIATRE ROYAL, DEURY•LA3 E, Leswe. Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS E rENI 0, THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. c n lude with THE ENCHANTED GARDEN. THEATRE ROYAL, H.A.YMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Backetone. THIS EVENING, THE EVIL GENIUS. Followed by EL Gllf BURY() ; or, The Meate3.n Galdaseker. 111 wEiloh PER EA NE NA and the Spanish Dancers will appear. After which, THE POSTMAN'S KNOCK. To conclUde with ONLY A HALFPENNY. UOTAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cu Aim Kali. THIS EVENING, ♦ WONDERFUL WOLIN. To be followed by FAUST AND 3f ARGURRITE. To conclude with A. PRINCE FOR AN /TOUR. their country. That influence still exists. We may have to endure far more than anything that has yet oc curred. But, unfortunately, Parliament has not as yet shaken off its apathy—is not awakened to the formidable position in which Great Britain is placed. Oh ! for one of the patriots of the olden time, who suffered nothing to divert his attention from the national welfare ! Oh ! for another HAMPDEN or a SYDNEY, who would never lose sight of the rights and privileges of the People and of their chosen representatives. Had we a few such men in the House of Commons we could no longer be sold or sacrificed to dynastic considerations. A proper use would have been made of the golden opportunity that has now for ever passed away. We should, at all events, have profited by past experience, and guarded for the future against evils which are every day becoming more palpable, and which must, ere long, force themselves on public attention. We may, before many months have elapsed, again "drift " into a war. Care should be taken that it be not so grossly mismanaged as that with Russia, and that the spirit of " Germanism" should no longer be in the ascendant. From the tenour of all the most reliable commu nications from Paris, it seems pretty certain that Sardinia has succeeded in drawing the attention of the Peace Congress to the condition of Italy. The details of conversations and proceedings may be many of them apocryphal, but it is hardly pro bable that the main fact is so. It would appear that the Sardinian Plenipotentiaries have spoken almost without reserve respecting the portions of Italy not under Austrian rule, and the hollow neSs of the pretended amnesty for the Lombard patriots of 1848, who have taken refuge in Pied mont, is complained of in direct terms ; but the censures directed against the universal misgovern ment of Italy fall most heavily upon Austria, since Naples, the Roman States, Parma, Modena, and Tuscany are what they are because of the support of the barbarous oppressor of Lombardy and Venice. If our sentimental admirers of Popery wish to see the object of their admiration in full bloom they have but to turn their glance to Italy itself, and if they have one drop of British blood in their veins they will he cured of all hanker ings for the blessings of Catholicism. In Italy they will see their PONTIFF and his satellites in all the glory of Ecelesiocracy. One corner only of the Peninsula—Piedmont—bas become a kind of Gibraltar for the rights of lay men in this entire territory of the corruptest church despotism. Not more completely have all the petty princes of India been for the last half century the mere puppets of the Eng lish Crown than are all the Governments of Italy —the malignant Austrian one included—have been the servile tools of the POPE and the Jesuits. We need not disgust our readers with descriptions of the superstition and immorality of the lower orders, and the abject superstition and cruelties of the King of NAPLES and the Duke of TUSCANY. All that is matter of notoriety. What presses on the statesmen of the day is that all the educated and middle classes are in a atate of mental revolt against the direct government of the Church, and against its indirect government, through the stupid despots who execute its decrees, and who are rewarded by it with personal licence and political aid in this world, and salvation in the next too. The Italians are not yet sunk to the level of Prussians. They are not prepared to sacrifice their aspirations for liberty to the gains of a neutral commerce be tween au arch-despot and the vindicators of na tional rights. They still aspire to be free Italians, and slaves neither to Austria nor to the POPE and his minions. They do not as a people reject the Catholic faith, but they reject the secular govern ment of ecclesiastics, of cardinals, priests, and monks. At present the whole land groans under Church rule. Austrian occupation and Papal domination grind the people between them, and both work in a perfect Concordat to the same purpose. It is in the name of oppressed Italy that Pied mont now speaks. Austria would have kicked, but found that M . CAVOUR had unexpectedly the good will at least of the EAIPEROR. The latter had previ ouslyia grievances B 17:1 ai y an re ar w d e i r n et n memorandum , hesnect .Tile of c w o la u i N c l h pressed his point ; in answer to the objections of Austria to the right of Sardinia to speak for Italy he retorted that he did so by as g that which Aust r i a assumed of speakin g ood a right for as G e r . many. Austria defended foreign occupation by the fact of the Allies occupying the Ottoma n ter zitory ; the Count replied that the latter was for the defence of Turkey against the design s o f Russia ; and added yet more boldly that so long as it lasted it was to enable the SULTAN to carry out reforms, while the Italian occupation, on the con trary, was for the protection of the Government which refused to introduce any reforms. The re sult appears to be that the Conference is discuss ing, among other topics, the rights of Italy, and the evils of foreign occupation. It would appear that even Lours NAPOLEON is tired of the Government which he restored in i Rome. Of the three objects obtained by his oceu- I'UNATICE eOY3L ADELPIII. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Ds Warne Celina. ?Ha EVENING, FRIDAY, April 11, 1856, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. After which, The successful new Drama of LIRE AND UNLIKE. Messrs. B. Webster, Wright, P. Bedford. C Selby, Garden; Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndham. To conclude with LACK AND TBF: SEAM STALK; or, Harlequin and Mother Goose at Ilome Again. Jack and Harlequin ....................Madame Celeste. Mother Goose and Columbine.... ..... .. Miss Wyndham. ROYAL OLYVPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manazer. ND'. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. After which will be produced a Now and doubly-moral, though recessively old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE DISCREET PRIgCEiS ; o', the Three Glass Distal's. I ► Which Messrs. Emery, F. Robson, 11. Cooper, Miss Marston, am% Miss Maskell will appear. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswlck. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Drama, entitled HOW WE LIVE IN THE WO3LD OF LONDON. Followed by TELE POSTMAN'S KNOCK. To conclude with TOFFLELTAITSEN; or, The Lawyer's Legend. NOLiL STRAND TiIEATRE. TJader the direction of Mr: Pa) ne THIS EVENTNO, MY WIFY.'S 001T3IN. After which, THE LOST DIAMONDS. Followed by A Ballet Divertissement. After which, GOOD QUEEN B S. To conclude with NO! /PO!! NO!!! .ROYAL ALLRYLEBONE THEATRE. FRIDAY, April I 1 lb, for the BENEFIT of Mr. CIIXRLES MATHEWS, last night of his Engagement, and of his perlbrm!ng in three pieces. This Evening will be performed, THE GREAT' GUN TRICK. The Wizard of the S.S.W., Mr. Chas. Mathews. To be followed by, PATTER VERSUS CLATTER. Captain Patter, Mr. Charles Mathews. - After which, COOL AS ♦ CUCUMBER. Plumper, Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with KATHERINE AND PETRUCIIIO. Boxes, 2a. ; pit, la. ; gallery, Gd. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. asnmrs ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee And Manarer, Mr. Win. Cooke. THIS EVE NINO That unique and unparalleled Rencontre Equestrienne, a GENU INE ENGLISH STEEPLECHASE! Also, the Oriental Spectacle, THE ARAB OF THE DESERT AND HIS FAITHFUL STEED. After which, the WONDERS OF THE ARENA, by riders of nrst-rate talent. To conclude with a Drama or Peril. Esetement. Laughter, Ins hapi, Croisings, Jostling. and Adventures, with Terrific Letos from the stage to the rinz. in ENGLAND'S HARVEST [EOM& and NATIONAL S rEEPLECIIA.SE. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, W , . W. Conitp, jun. Ell3l STANLEY'S "SEVEN AGES OF WOMAN." The Ifamwer reveettaily announces the THREE L SST NIORN ING PERFORSIA.NCES of Vile most popular ant amusing Enter tainment, Saturday, the 12th, Wednesday, the 16th, and Saturday, the 19th, at half-past two. Evening , pertbrtnances ss equal, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and F-Idays, at 8 s':•lack. ♦dmission—Back Seats. lg. ; Centre Seats, N. ; Stalls, 3s. SAINT' MAR VIN'S HALL, Long-acre. UrGil WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAT—Morn. 53 min. aft. s—Evening 17 min. aft. 6 T. - -Pitositow—Morn. 46 min. aft. 6 —Evening 17 min. aft. 7 THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 11. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 48 - . 9wcst this morning and durlng the night. • 59 -this day at noon, BAROMETER, 23'77—a rise of nearly half an inch since yesterday. WIND, S.Vir.—Light, with fine, mild, but cloudy, sun shiny weather. Soino rain in the morning and forenoon. p 9 i7 431 " . 44, LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1856. Although peace with Russia has been officially recognised, there are many important questions still under discuAsion that may lead to serious difficulties before a final arrangement can be ar rived at. It is notorious that very considerable differences exist as to the new constitution for the Danubian Principalities. The abolition of the Russian protectorate, and, indeed, of all the treaties entered into between the Governments of • the CzAR and of the So - urArr, leaves many points to . be disposed. of, the satisfactory settlement whereof cannot be very easily effected. Austria is evidently dissatisfied at not being able to carry her insidious designs into practical opera tion. She wishes, if possible, to continue for an indefinite period the occupation which was so 'recklessly and improvidently sanctiened ; and although the Western Powers cannot, for very shame sake, allow the untenable pretext, she has yet an opportunity of sowing the elements of disturbance,'. of which there can be but little doubt,that she will avail herself, and which will be far more formidable in consequence of the secret support which she obtains from parties exer cising very powerful, albeit un constitutional, in fluence in the affairs of Great Britain. The Italian difficulty has also been raised, and it is due to our truly faithful ally, the Ring of S ARDINIA, that the intricate problem should receive a satis factory solution. Virtually there is a C ongress now - sitting at Paris for the disposal of every question of European interest, ancis , it is of vital importance that the views and opinions of the British Parliament and the British people should be known before the nation is committed by con ditions and stipulations alike opposed to its w i s hes and interests, that may lead to a war, in comparison to which that with Russia would be regarded as a matter of the most trivial impor ' tame°. We have unhesitatingly declared that the honour and welfare of the United Kingdom have been scandalously sacrificed since the commencement of theßastern difficulty ; and, save so far as the treat ment of the wrongdoers Li concerned, it signifies little whether the evil has been occasioned by the incapacity or treachery of the parties concerned. We need not refer to the palpable errors of the JUSERDIEN Government that led to the War. They had, through their Ambassador, Sir H. SEYMOUR, ample information to satisfy any men of ordinary intellect and understanding as to the nature and extent of the designs of the late AUTOCRAT. There was a bribe tendered for theiracceptance, and an un- equivocal intimation that Austria and Prussia had patios of the city—the suppression of Republican liberty, the restoration of the POPE, a measure popular with his own clergy, and the balancing the Austrian occupation of Ancona—it is not easy to say which had the greatest weight in his mind. All three were political cards in his favour, and cur Court and aristocracy hating republicanism at least as much as he, were not indisposed to see republican order subverted even at the cost of reinstating the Pope, the Cardinals, and the Inquisition, in full power over the bodies and souls of the unhappy Romans. The result has been what France is, we believe, thoroughly ashamed of. France is Catholic, but it is not priest-governed—indeed there the priests, like our bishops, are rather the employes of the Government than the Government the tool of the priests. The Government Exchequer has taken security for their subordination there, and ac cordingly they diligently plant trees of liberty one year, and shout " Vive l'Etnpereur" the next,. It is difficult to predict the result. The least possible we may be sure in favour of liberty. It is not easy to say whether the Emperor of the FRENCH will prefer raising Piedmont to be an Italian counterpoise to Austria, or keeping a constitutional monarchy in relative inferiority. He does not like Austria omnipotent in Italy, nor we conceive will he like a powerful and well-regulated constitutional State for a neighbour on the south. Between England, and Sardinia growing in im portance, it will become increasingly difficult to silence all political ability in France but his own. As to our Government and Aristocracy, we can hardly suppose that either Whigs or Tories do not look on the constitutional course of Sardinia with pleasure. Its spirit has conformed so closely to our own. Its Sove reigns and Ministers have so honourably and steadily, and under several tests, proved their capacity for harmonising the conflicting elements of party into effective action that English States men of all parties must be cordial well-wishers to an increase of the power and influence of the Sar dinian monarchy. Hoping the least, we can yet expect but little ; two things only are certain, that the sacrifices of this small State in the War deserve that she should be supported against the coward Austria ; but that Austria, Russia, and the Coburgs, we fear also Lours NAPOLEON, can scarcely be very friendly to the just claims of the only free Italian State. Of all sorts of lying, saving and excepting malicious, we take wanton or supererogatory lying to be the least excusable, inasmuch as it is not merely immoral, but foolish also and suicidal. Yet this is precisely the sort of fabrication which characterises the Manifesto of the Emperor ALEX ANDER. The truth would have served his turn infinitely better had he stuck to it ; but it seems the old Greek leaven was too appropriate for the wounded vanity of the Russ to fail of applica tion, and the result is he has lowered himself in European estimation, and diminished whatever confidence his subjects reposed in him. It were hard to believe that filial piety has so far blinded his understanding as to cause him to have faith in the lying assur ances of the deceased NICHOLAN, that he had no selfish intention in invading the Principalities, and from humane motives was repugnant to war, and anxious to avoid all occasion for it ; but it would be sheer folly to give him credit for a like Vindnesi as to the results of the hostilities waged by Russia with the Allies. These are too palpable for misapprehension on his part, and too patent for concealment from his subjects—and we will add, on the whole, of too gratifying a nature to call for so much perversion, even from the most unscrupulous. True, Russia has been unable to hold all her own. True, her fleets have skulked behind her fortifi cations from the fleets of the Allies. True, one of them had to be burnt or sunk to escape capture. True, her armies have been beaten in every foughten field. True, one-half of Sebastopol is in possession of the Allies, together with the vast store of ammunition and instruments of war it contained. True some hal million of her sol diers have been destroyed, and millions of her treasure have been expended. But what of that ? How otherwise did the conclusion of peace find her ? With a fleet still in her possession, and the means of building other fleets. With half of Sebastopol intact, and all the necessary muni ments of defence. With hordes of serfs to recruit her armies and her fleets. With Sweaborg but in partial ruin. With Cronsta,dt and St. Peters burg unassailed. With Odessa, as a mercantile port, uninjured. WithKars and thebraxest portion of the army of Anatolia in her custody. With the braver► of her armies admitted. With the fact patent to the world, that she had resisted with a success almost miraculous the onslaught of two of the greatest, and two of the lesser Powers of Europe 1 Why, when peace is made, have recourse to falsehood, when the miserable folly of the Allies had let her off so unscathed by war, that the truth, or a portion of it, would have served her purpose ? The EMPEROR but too well knew what would have been the issue of another campaign—that defeat, dire and irretrievat.le, had been sown for Russia, and victory signal and irresistible for the Allies ; and that the har vest would have been thoroughly won; had not his friends in the Allied camp been all powerful, and overridden the wishes and sacrificed the inte- rests of the people. Had he no gratitude, that he should insist in his Manifesto that Russia comes out of the war, comparatively speaking, victorious, by the might of her own right arm, when all that was needed was to point to wh%t the Allies had palpably left unaccomplisked, and Russia has secured, to wit, in addition to the restoration of what has been taken from her, an in- terval—whioh she may prolong at her own dis cretion, wherein to pursue uninterruptedly her intrigues, recruit her strength, cultivate and husband her resources, and, by the laying down of a network of railways, render them more than ever available for her felonious purposes. What miserable bosh then this lying prate, of labourers hastening (if they did it was in chains) from the plough to arm in defence of Russia—of repulses of the foe that never took place—of successes due only to the folly of the Allies, and of the (Russian) object of the War being attained ! Not only to be permitted to escape utter prostration, but also LATEST NEWS. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The following was the situation of the Bank on Thursday, April 10: CR. Fr. c. Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day 564,036 18 Bills becoming due in Paris Bills in the branch banks Advances on coin and ingots Do. in the branch banks Do. on public securities of France 77,664,136 10 Do. in the branch banks Do. on railway shares and bonds 36,017,800 Do. in the branch banks Do. to the State by treaty of June 80, 1848 Advances on Treasury bills 40,000,000 Rented of the reserve fund Reutes of disposable funds 52,190,792 93 Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000 Real property of branch banks Expenses of administration 1,131,890 70 Premiums on the purchase of matieres 1,883,245 64 Sundries 988,247 2 1,016,023,099 35 ,o come off with the semblance of a successful de- LOANS OF CITIES. Boston 5 per Cent. Binds (Divers) .. 90 Montreal 6 per Cent. Bondi 1856-1865... 83 New Orleans 6 per Cent.' Stock 1883... 75 I From tke Oftiai Liu. ~ fence against such odds was surely triumph enough. Bank Stock Bustneeb done. ..... 214 3 per Cont. Redxced Annuities._ i per Cent Console Annuities .. 93 21 31 21 New 3 per Cent. Annuities .... ....... ..... 934 24 i 6 Long Annuities, e x pi re sth Jan.. 1860 34 i India Beads, 4:11no Ditto, under £1000... Consols tor Account (May 8) Etcheqnor Bills, 24d. March. June. • 21000 . •. £5OO 4 p 31 d 4 mall Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.. 9 4,1 Ditto, 1359 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 991 .4 . Equador Bonds .. Ditto Provisional Land Warrant %lexica!' 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Peruvian Bowls 44 per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent 55 Ditto Account . 54/ Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 4 per Cent Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £St -- Ditto 44 per Cent. w— 95 Sardinian rso n i s , 5 per C ent . Ditto Account 9si 6 - I > r.q.l Rim's, 3 per Cent 4s} Ditto Account fijtto New Deferred, 3 per Cant. ..- Ditto Account T. , i in, I. ..iiiris, ii per cent Ditto Account Ditto Small Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account lOl4 4 Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent 2Bi Dividends on tne above .ayable In London. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per. Cent. Certificates THREE O'CLOCK. ,„ Consols, money ... 9 -4 3 1 Ditto Account (May 8) 93 4 DAY. ct- 24i 99k 83 931 Sixa x d DANK NoTEs.—A Treasury minute, dated the 18th o til f t t . h , e o paymentr a d d e d r i s tio thneal under e t h n e e to order r fi i t n s Council of the 7th of December, 1855. The additional issue of btoantkhen publi c otes. o f issue was 475,0001., and the net profit thereon amounts to 8,0781. NEW ENTRANCE TO TYR RECENT'S-PARK.—Dr. Gourley has received an official communication from the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Public Works, informing him that the new entrance to the Regent's-park from Charles-street, Portland-town, will be opened to the Tha r i in t: v Dt i n he r ea n child s sister of s terth Carlisle,eu at g oe Vffed r public on the Ist of May. On Tue s d ay, di ed, we deeply regret to say, the eldest s n e y e b i Re v . y gh e t oarle A t yearsr fever e a h n i d ba n l nine ei C t h a imn month s ,piber le weeks. Tae consecration of the Bishop Elect of Carlisle (Dr. Villiers) will take place on Sunday morning next, at her Majesty's Chapel Royal, Whitehall, at eleven o'oloek. The Archbishop of York will officiate. IRONMONGERS' QUARTERLY MEETING.--BIRMINGHAM, Thursday, —The third meeting of the ironrnasters of this district for the current quarter was held in the townhall here this afternoon. There was again a very large at tendance of the trade, and the turn which business took at the meeting at Wolverhampton yesterday was to the full extent confirmed by the proceedings to-day. A prospectus has been issued of an Italian Junction Railway Company with a capital of 1,000,000/. in 101. shares, two-thirds to be subscribed in Switzerland and France and one-third in England. The object is to con nect the French system of railways with the Piedmontese and Italian by a line of 70 miles, from the Lake of Ge neva to Briegg, ultimately to be carried by the pass of the Simplon to the town of Arona, in Piedmont. The Swiss Government have granted a concession in perpe tuity, taking payment in shares for all the land and wood required. THE RtIN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL ii llll. MONEY IYIARKET AND C OIVIIVIERCLA.L INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLooK. In the Liverpool Cotton Marketyesterday a strong speculative feeling prevailed, and there were many transactions reported in cargoes to arrive. The market closed with an upward tendency, and prices of Americans were fully id. per lb. above the rates of last week. The sales were estimated at 22,000 bales, comprising 12,000 Americans (1,000 on speculation); 4,000 Pernam and Maran ham, 64d.. to 7/d. (3,000 on speculation); 2,000 Bahia, bid. to 61d. (1,500 on speculation) ; 2,000 Egyptian, 64d. to 9d. (1,000 on speculation) ; 2,000 Surats, 40. to 41d. (1,000 for export) ; and 100 Sea Islands, ls. to Is. 411 per lb. The Railway Share Market was steady, without any particular alteration. The CJlonial Produce Markets this week have been very quiet, and the tendency in prices for some of the leading staples have been in the direc tion of a decline. Sugar has been particularly heavy, and the amount offered by public auction has been limited. The inferior kinds of Plantation Ceylon coffee has been rather cheaper, but the mid dling and good coloury sorts have realised full prices. Grenada cocoa has receded Is. to 2s. per cwt. Rice has been steady, at full rates for the superior descriptions, and tea dull. For spices there has been very little inquiry. Nutmegs are rather lower. Saltpetre has ruled firm, but quiet. In tallow there has been more business transacted, at slightly improved rates. The creditors of Messrs. Saunders and Har rison, seed crushers, &c., assembled yesterday for the purpose of ascertaining the condition of the estate. An offer of 103. in the pound was made, which most of those present seemed disposed to accept, but the meeting adjourned without coming to any determination upon the subject. After the official hours of business yesterday there was a decline in the English Stock Market of nearly s per cent., owing to unfa vourable rumours with regard to the Bank of England Return, which will appear in the Gazette of this evening, and the market to day has shown no signs of recovery. This is "pay day," and the differences have been liquidated without difficulty, although money has commanded high rates. Consols, for money, have been 921 to 93k, and for account 93i 1, but they are now about 93i for the latter. The New 3 per Cents. 92i to 93, and the Reduced 91i to 92k. Bank Stock per cent. higher, viz., 214. The March Exchequer Bills were 4s. premium, and those dated June 3s. to Is. discount. The Bonds are 98i I. India Bonds are 3s. discount. Foreign Securities are heavy, and the market presents a dull aspect. Turkish C per Cents. have receded to 1 per cent., being 99i and 981. Sar dinian Bonds aro 951, and Spanish Deferred 24g. Mexican Stock is per cent. lower, viz., 221 /. Peruvian 3 per Cents, have been 55, and Portu guese 4 per Cents. 49. Dutch 4 per Cents. are 93/ to 94i. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that the market for American Securities remains inactive, and prices are without alteration. Reemable. United States 6 per C en t s . 1867—ed1868...105Per Ceni United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863...105 STATE SECURITIES. Alabama 5 per Cent BO Alabama 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) California. 7 per Cent. Bonds 1870... 80 82 Kentucky 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863-1872... 90 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 88 90 Massachusetts 5 por Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ...100 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... 43 45 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 13 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 80 82 Tennesse 6 per Cent. Bonds ... 87 89 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling , Bonds) 1888... 84 86 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds .1886... 86 87 RAILROAD BONDS. Illiaois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 78 79 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 82 83 Michiga❑ Central Bp. Cent. 1860... 92 91 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 03 91 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883... 80 82 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort gage 1867... 98 100 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort- gage 1883...84 81 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 79 81 N. York and Erio 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... Sli 82.3 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster ling Bonds), not convertible 1859... 92i 933 Panama 7 par Cent., lit Mortgage 1864... 92 94xd Pennsylvania Central 6 p.Cent.,lstMort 1880... 89 90 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 71 8 ; Mexi can, 22 f ; Peruvian, 78 80 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 45 per Cents., 94 96 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 451 6 ; ditto Deferred, 241 5 ; ditto Certificates, 55 6 ; ditto Passive, 71 4. The la.st week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 18t6. 1855. North-Western Great Western ... .. 24,779 28,370 South-Western Brighton 11,957 13,899 Midland South-Eastern 16,151 17,162 Caledonian Great Northern Laneashire and Yarkshire Bristol and Exeter 6,223 5,751 Chester and Holyhead East Lancashir e 5,415 4,940 Manchester, Sheffield, and Limln 8,738 8,944 North Stafford Edinburgh and Glasgow Great Western of Canada 12,623 8,571 Tho returns for the present year contrast rather unfavourably with those for the corresponding period of 1855, when, however, the Easter hdlidays were observed, and which will account for the dif ference. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES DR. Capital Reserve fund 12,980,750 14 Reserve immobiliere 4,000,000 Notes to bearer, in circulation Do. of branch banks 83,426,050 Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight Account-current of Treasury Creditor 99,825,760 91 Various accounts -current Do. branch banks 25,918,588 Dividends to be paid Discount, interest, and exp enses Charge for safe keeping of securities 35,331 80 Re-discounts of the last half-year Overdue bills Sundries 1,016,023,099 35 PREVIOUS MONTH'S RETURN. Ca. Fr. c. Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks 122,613,756 Bills due yesterday to be paid to•day 723,127 60 Bills becoming due in Paris Bills in the branch banks - Advances on coin and ingots Do. in the branch banks Do. on public securities of France 79,077,630 1& Do. in the branch banks Do. on railway shares and bonds 34,661,700 Do. in the branch banks Do. to the State by treaty of June 30, 1848 60,000,000 Advances on Treasury bills Rentes of the reserve fund 12,980,750 14 Rentes of disposable funds 52,322,542 93 Hotel and furniture of the Bank 4,000,000 Real property of branch banks.... 5,085,064 Expenses of administration 815,371 13 Premiums on the purchase of matieres 1,310,148 44 1,257,745 93 961,468,823 46 Sundries Da. Capital 91,250,000 Reserve fund 12,980,750 14 Reserve immobilibre Notes to bearer, in circulation ...... Do. of branch banks 88,730,800 -- Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight 4,540,151 Account-current of Treasury Creditor 85,834,248 18 Various accounts-current 97,678,952 91 Do. branch banks 27,962,920 -- Dividends to be paid 832,047 25 Discount, interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities 27,780 40 Re-discounts of the last half year Overdue bills 28,866 24 Sundries 1,570,285 43 961,468,823 46 . . A Council of Ministers sat yesterday at the Tuileries, under the presidency of the 'Emperor. The doniteur contains an Imperial decree which abrogates the decress of the 24th July, 16th April, and Bth December, 1854, interdicting the exporta tion and transit of articles of war. The Gazette de Lyon speaks of an interview which has taken placei between the Count de Chatubord and the Countess de Neuilly, and at which were present the Duke de Nemours and the Princess Clementine. The Countess de Neuilly having seve ral times expressed a desire to visit the Count de Chambord, but being prevented by the state of her health, the count anticipated the intention of his august aunt, 'and visited her at Nervi on the Gth inst. "Scarcely," says the Semaphgre of Marseille9, " was the news known of the removal of the blockade of the Russian ports, when our commercial nen hastened to resume their old relations with Odessa. Two vessels are now in this port load ing for the Black Sea, and anotherfor the Baltic." Bounsn, April 10.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fJr . s . End of Month. 4i per Cants 92 50 —f. —O. 3 per Cents 73 40 73 90 New Loan 73 75 Bank Shares 5,975 . Roman Credit Mobilier ...... 1,712 50 Austrian Belgian Fives 97i Spanish Threes 45 Piedmontese (5) . 93 50 Home Debt .......« 40 i RAILWAYS—FOB CASE. fr. c. fr. a (Means ... (xd) 1,352 50 We5tern......... (ad) 897 50 NT orthern Lions - New Ditto B7O afaditerranean 1,670 Grand Central Lyons Geneva BOO Toste Cede 770 Austrian Com. 927 50 TURKEY. "Ore of our correspondents," says the Paris Univers, " has transmitted to us an important document, being an annex to the Hatti-Scheriff of the 18th February. This document, which has not yet been made public, is intended to give satisfac tion to the representations of the French and Eng lish ambassadors on the most delicate point con nected with the reforms granted to the Christians; —namely, that relative to Ottoman subjects who might abandon Islamism for any other creed, a question on which Lord Stratford de Redcliffe had particularly insisted. The following is the trans laVon of the notedelivered to theambassadors of the Allied Powers in the early part of February last:— " The communications which your excellency has at different periods, and again very recently, made to the Sublime Porte, verbally and in writing, on the sabjeat of religious questions, have been the object of the deepest examination on our part. His Majesty the Sultan highly and fully appreciates the signal services which the friendship of his august ally the Queen of Great Britain, and that of his other allies in general, have at all times, and more particulary under recent circum stances, rendered to his Government, and the Ottoman people will retain a feeling of eternal gratitude for them. The Sublime Porte cannot but be animated with a real desire to do justice, as far as possible, to all the demands which may be made by them ; and as, on the other hand, it knows what is the spirit of modern times, I hasten, by order of the Sultan, to inform your Excellency of the resolution winch has been come to on the subject. The Sublime Porte renews and confirms the assurances which it gave at a certain period (in 1843, at the time of the execution of the Christian ova4hiin) to the Governments of France and England relative to the question of renegades. The Sublime Porte, moreover, declares that the decision come to at that period shall be henceforth applied to at renegades in general. In making known this satisfac tory determination to your excellency in the most ex press manner, I flatter myself with the hope that your august court %%ill see in it a new and striking proof that the Snbiime Porte is desirous of not throwing ally gra tuitous difficulties in the way of any demand the realisa- tion of which appears to it to be practicable, and that on this ground the present notification will be received with real satisfaction by your august court.—Accept, &c , "FILM)." A letter from Constantinople, of the 31st, says : —" A terrible crime has recently been committed at Varna. A young Greek girl, 14 years of age, was forcibly taken away from her family, and as sassinated after having been shamefully abused. The general of division Salih-Paeha has been ar rested, and is charged with the crime. He, how ever, denies any participation in the matter, an d hitherto no proof has been discovered to commit His principal servant, who has disappeared, is suspected. He gave orders, it appea rs , i n th e name of his master, to the chief of the c avass (pri vate police attached to high personages in Turkey), to destroy the young girl. Sahh-Pacha declares that he never gave any such order. The Porte has determined to sift the matter to the bottom, and to punish the guilty parties." ROYAL VISIT TO TIE ADELPHI. This evening her Majesty and suite intend honouring this theatre with a visit. Her Majesty has commanded the new drama—" Like and Unlike"—to be performed ; and we have no doubt but the splendid acting of Ma dame Celeste and Mr. Webster, which excited such a sensation en the occasion of the first representation of the drama last Wednesday evening, will receive the highest reward possible—the approbation of her Ma. jesty. This is the first Royal visit since her Majesty's directions that a box might be permanently retained for . her at this theatre have been complied with. The grand dinner to be given by the Emperor to the Plenipotentiaries will take place on the 12th inst. It has been deoided that the proOs-rerbaux of the oOngrou shall be published. IMPERIAL PARLIAIENi HOUSE OF COMMONS'. -ES TERD AY. ) EDUCATION. The house having resolved itself into a committee, Lord J. RUSSELL moved the first resolution. Mr. HENLEY said his first impression was that these resolutions should have been taken in detail ; but on considering them he found it would be impossible to get over the first resolution satisfactorily. He wanted to know in what manner the merits of the Committee of the Privy Council on Rlucation should be extended, &c., and that being so vague he thought the house would not consent to it. He should consider these resolutions as a whole, and, therefore, instead of asking the house to negative the proposition, he should adopt the safer course, that the chairman do now leave the chair. This scheme wars divided into six great branches, that of inspection, the formation of dis tricts, charities, religious teaching, and the mode of forcing masters to pay those whom they employed under a certain age. He objected to the general power of in spection these resolutions would give the inspectors, and he doubted if many of the schools would submit to it. He could consider nothing so inimical as this house to pledge itself to what they could not afterwards carry out. It was not to be expeeted that private property would submit to public inspection. The people of this country may be led, but they did not like to be driven—(hear, hear)—and the sending of 80 sub-inspec tors over the country would be likely in his opinion to frustrate the objects he had in view. If the object was to get information, might it not be obtained in a more extended manner by returns from the schools containing full details of what they taught, &c. They would thereby get that information earlier and better than by Government Inspection, because there were many who would not have it, and who shut their doors against it. The next point was the power to be given to the Privy Council behind the backs of patties, and on the report of the sub-inspectors to form districts. The inevitable result of the forma tion of districts would be in small parishes to break up the existing parochial school system and sever the clergymen from these schools. The present value of bringing clergymen to the schools was to be found from Mr. Kennedy's report. Every one must, however, be impressed with the necessity of the religious element of these schools—(hear, hear)— and he congratulated th e no bl e l or d with having on this occasion gone further in that direction than on any former occasion. To destroy that must have a mischievous effect. The next point was the power to en large the power at present enjoyed by the Commissioners of Charitable Trusts to apply the funds now useless or injurious to the community to the education of the mid dling and poorer classes. He thought this subject should have been dealt with substantially, and not in these resolutions. The noble lord, it should be recol lected, was one of the commissioners, and what was done by them might come under the notice of this house. Had that resolution been introduced by any other person, he should have thought his object was to have obtained the quasi sanction of that house to some most important matters under their considera tion. The bon. gentleman then referred to the Charity Commissioners' report that had recently been published, and analysed the mannerin which the funds had been admi nistered bythem,and contended none of these charities were useless or injurious, and ought not to be diverted from their original purpose. The next question was that of the mode proposed for the settlement of the religious differences existing on this important question, and which be wished had not been introduced for their con sideration then, and on so vaguely worded a resolution. It appeared to him (admitting they could not carry on education without religious instruction) that by this resolution they would be shutting out many children, and the system would be brought down to a secular one, which would be a great misfortune. The rating system, as proposed, was bad, because the powers for deciding that a district should be rated were to be vested in the Committee of the Privy Council, and it was equally objectionable to give the powers of imposing the rate to the quarter sessions. This branch of the scheme, he thought, would produce as much discord and ill-feeling as existed now in many districts with regard to Church rates, and from sectarian feelings. He now came to the pro position that the employers of labour should send chit drea employed by them under a certain age to school, and pay towards their education. These no doubt had been founded on the factory system, but the tNO cases were not strictly analogous. All the schaol inspectors complained of children being removed from school at a certain age, especially in 1854 and 1855, and Mr. Cooke's report bore extensively on that subject. In the years 1854 and 1855 high prices occurred, and he thought it was that pressure on the poor that had in duced many of them to remove their children from school to put them to remunerative labour. The noble for had read to them some extracts from Mr. Co.eke's re port, for the purpose of showing what the children ac quired in good schools up to 11 or 12 years of age. He (Mr. Henley) found Mr. Cooke proposed that, in addi tion to reading, writing, and arithmetic, the children should be taught the elementary knowledge of the Eng lish language, history, geography, physical science, and the principles of political economy. All that was to be acquired before the age of 12 years, so that what the children were to get after that was a puzzle to him. Now, the house sought to know what they were going to do on this point, but the noble lord bad thrown no light on this matter, except reading the extract from Mr. Cooke's report. The Rev. Canon Moseley, another in spector differed in opinion from Mr. C oo k e as t o th e kind of education the children should receive, and re commended the establishment of dame schools through out the country. As the character of the schools im proved, it was hoped, he said, that the children would be sent to school inure numerously, and longer kept there ; but that hope had been disappointed, for parents reasoned in this way----thet the teaching was so good they could, in consequence, take the children from school much earlier. Mr. Moseley added, that there was a greater proportion of the people in this country who were growing up able to read and write than formerly. Another inspector, Mr. Kennedy, said that the improve ment which ha , l taken place in the schools in Lancashire contrasted well with those abodes of filth called the na tional schools some 20 years ago. He (Mr. Henley) had heard several persons of experience say that the youths educated at the national schools 10 years ago did not carry from them a disposition to continue the course of study into which they bad been there initiated. He was asked the question whether the scholars in the higher classes retrograded in their attainments and intelligence. Mr. Kennedy went on to consider the question, which was a most important one ; and he spoke in reference to the existing mode of teaching, and gave his opi nion upon it. He said, "I confess that there is truth in the statement that those who leave our nati , nal schools deteriorate intellectually rather than improve; and I do not think that this is satisfactorily accounted for merely by the earlier age at which they leave." Here the noble lord and Mr. Kennedy were decidedly at issue. Mr. Kennedy said that "we want, at least, three grades of schools—infant, secondary, and third. In the first, the children would be taught to read, write, and cipher, in the second, to read and write well, the compound rules of arithmetic, vulgar fractions, and to parse an English sentence perfectly." He added that they would gain these acquirements by about nine years of age ; and, with respect to the third schools, he said, " I would have regular lessons in four subjects only. In the morning the boys would learn a language and drawing." What language—whether Greek, Latin, French, or German— was not stated ; " and in the afternoon arithmetic, or mathematics, or music by notes." He (Mr. Henley) doubted whether it would be satisfactory to the manu facturing men of Lancashire—of which district Mr. Ken nedy was the school inspector—to be deprived of their children's earnings at a time when there was the greatest pinch to support the family, in order that they might learn arithmetic, drawing, mathematics, or music. Ile believed that there was no disinclination on the part of the working classes to send their children to school, but from their inability to lose the wages of those children. The inspector who looked over the eastern part of Eng land, said, in parishes with a population not exceeding 460 persons, a dame's school would be sufficient. He next came to the question of recreation or amusement. What was the kind of recreation which Mr. Mitchell suggested ? He (Mr. Henley) confessed that if he had not seen the suggestion he could hardly have believed it. This gentleman having gone on some trip of duty to France, became acquainted with the mode o recreation - pursued in some educational institution there, and seemed to think it suitable to the people of this country. Re said—"lt seems to be that more weight might be given in teaching games, and providing amusement in the schools. Many inconveniences might be prevented if there was a room provided well lighted and furnished"--not w,th books, but— " with backgammon boards, chess, er draughts, or even billiards or bagatelle tables." He (Mr. Henley) confessed that when he 10°11E4 at Mr. Cook's estimate of what ehil- dren might know up to 12 years of age, and when he found that Mr. Kennedy was of opinion that the present mode of teaching was too professorial, he (Mr. He n l e y) thought that the system might be comp are d t o a fire engine charged with instruction which Was brought to play upon the children. Some inforrnatihn might sti c k t o them just as a fire-engine might w as h c l ean, b ut h e thought that in both cases the process could ba more effectually accomplished by gradual means. Mr. Ken nedy proposed to confine the children to one or two dry thinv—mathematics to conciliate Cambridge, and lain• guage to conciliate his Oxford friends. It appeared from the opinions of Mr. Cook and Mr. Watkins that the reason why children did not go to school was, because their parents could not afford to lose the wages earned by those children. The amount of these wages had been differently estimated by different persons. The amount of wages earned by children between the ages of 12 and 15 had been estimated at 3,000,0001. per annum. Mr. Bellairs stated that, in six counties, they amounted to 500,0001. a year. Mr. Cook said that be knew instances in which boys of that age earned as much as Bs. a week. If the plan of the noble lord were adopted , theinconve nience would be enormous to the employers of labour, who would be compelled to have recourse to adult la bour; and he (Mr. Henley) was afraid that the younger children would also be kept away from school, and th us they would run an imminent ri sk of. having a larger num ber of that most neglected class of children neither at school nor at work. It was very well known, according to the census, that there were many hundred thousand children in this country who were neither at school nor at work. The noble lord's p'an would not touch those children, although they were the very persons who most required looking after. If they thrust themsel ves i n t hi s w ay he was afraid that they might create a great reac tionary feeling , on the subject of education, which would be most unfortunate, as, at the present time, there was every disposition on the part of the population generally to value the blessings of instruction. The census con- twined much informeti )11 respecting the time doh/ which children attended school. Mr. Horace Mann, his voOune,, concluded that children of the upper ago middle classes remained at school for about six yeDtt,', If that were so, a nd c hild ren went to school at D: years of age, and remained until 10 or 11, he asked vib i ' right had they to s ay th a t th ey would interfere with strong hand between the employer of labour and th / free exe rc i se o f parenta l d iscretion, and compel t°„' children of the poor to be kept at school for a lose, period than e ven th e c hild ren o f the upper and mid classes ? He hoped that in the observations which bt had made he had spoken with all deference of the nobl e lord (Lord J. Russell), for whose position and abilitie, be entertained the highest respect. But he could D e i sit down without calling the attention of the hout t : more than he had done, to that unfortunate ciao children who were neither at work nor at school. Neitll' the plan of his right hon. friend (Sir J. Pakington) o°l' the plan of the noble lord at all attempted to deal orgre plc with that question. He did not believe himself tll it was possible to grapple with it by any legislatl tt enactment. He believed its causes were so va ried differing in almost ev er y p ar t o f every large town, tlO.l it could only be remedied by piecemeal. He regrett' that the Privy Council had never directed its attentil to the subject. The house would recollect that on e i o occasion since th e commencement of these grants D there been any grudging by Parliament of the meansli quired by the P r i v y C ounc il to aid education. He not believe if the Privy Council tried to deal with t 1 great evil in any way which they thought fit—to opal!: upon that class which one inspector described as " Arab population of our cities "—that Parliament clot begrudge th e necessary means. He trusted that OA; Privy Council w ou ld en d eavour to deal piecemeal sci' this subject, and he believed that Parliament would tell joice to find that the Privy Council could say wheth er with respect to London, Manchester, or Leeds, vib e / there were thousands of poor children neither at O r o nor at school, and e ngage d i n a ll sorts of nkehief— a SC have tried this sche me — we h ave got hold of and rescue ,J a number of the se c hild ren ;" if such a declaration co o; he made, Parli amen t wou ld t h an k the Privy ConDhehl; It was very probabl e th a t one plan might succeed ID north, and another in the south. One might have 1130 , tt of the religiou s e l emen t i n it, and another l ess ; by any means, th e Privy Council could get b o ld of children, he, for one, did not doubt that the house %W i ly give them it s cor di a l support and sufficient means. they attempted an y w h o ; esale plan they would tali The task must be undertaken by zealous and earn_ .i e t i i men, on a small scale. If it did not suceeed, they we w t at least have th e conso l at i on of knowing that the,; had endeavoured to meet a great necessity. No 00 ,, could deny that it was a more important and higher chi to get hold of th ese c h i ld ren, a b andoned practically DI3 morally by their p aren t s, th an to force, people to ke ep ; their children at sc h oo l t o th e age of 15 years—it We e e more important and higher duty tban that of, by forcib; means, endeavouring to improve the quality of educat i e t itself. As so on as th ese poor c hi ldren were taught t he ,o, duty towards God and man, they would seek and obte l employment. By thi s means a great number would rescued—a great nucleus of our criminal populatl o would be removed, and thus a great benefit would conferred upon society at large. They must also .5 forget that instruction was not education. (Hear.) j believed that th e case o f A merica, which bad been qi0,,,";0 by the noble l or d, was conc l us i ve on this subject. .1-'Oll system comm ence d th ere w i t h parties of every religte;,' stamp and character, and home influence in that 0 00 1 4 1 try was much stronger th a n i n E ng l an d . They Dt'uo( not pretend to say that the large class of the children the working classes had any home influence, or that th e) could rely upon their parents, who had so hard a strip ,gle, for an exi s t ence , t o d evote any time to their relig teti; teaching. And there were thousands of persons iu larß ll towns to one minister of religion. The ministers of s, p-Tsuaeions were equally earnest, active, and zealoge; but, looking at their limited number, it was utterly t l i e jo possible for the m t o supp l y t h e want of that which t' schools could no t g i ve. If they adopted a great sweern, o ing plan of thi s ki n d , d epend upon it they would P, that which f orme d th e secur i ty and stability of this co n e try, viz., so u nd re li g i ous teac hi ng, which bad been c o n sidered essenti a l in all our ed uca ti ona l institutions, o°os , 6 , the universities do wn t o th e sc h oo l s of the lowest gra de The right hon. gentl eman conc l u d ed b y moving that thti chairman do now leave the chair. Mr. ADDERLEY thought the course adopted by tb i right hon. gentleman was not very courteous to the nlis lord who had paid so much attention to the question. .I could not say he approved of all the resolutions proon by the noble l or d, b u t h e h oped at least that the fir Pis: them would be adopted. After much consideration , had come to the conclusion that, in the religious and V eo f tical condition of England, a national system of rating 1 j, the purpose s o f e d uca ti on was imoossible. He Wo' therefore, p u t it t o t h e noble lord whether 0 , for the sake theoretical com pl e t eness, h e would insist upon a schliyie which he c ou ld no t carry ; and whether it would better to improve and extend the present system, wh ea .. l " though theoretically imperfect, had the advantage of Pilo tical efficiency ? But he could not consent to evade o a question, as the right hon. gentleman proposed, hood that would gi ve th e coun t ry an i dea that the House Commons was indifferent to the question altogether. Mr. ELLICE agreed with Mr. Henley in deprecat e l the scheme of a pplyi ng th e c h ar i t i es of the country to " specific purposes of education, and referred to certain arise DI; reties existing i n C oven t ry as an i llustration of the eves that would from suc h a sys t em. H e would vote ''t the first re so l u ti on o f th e no b le lord, because he di d 9 i wish it to go a b roa d th at the house was indifferent to the cause of educ a ti on , b u t h e would not pledge himself to t a others. H e th oug ht a compulsory system of education • f this country w as i mposs ibl e, and therefore the doll o,e Parliament was t o encourage as much as possible the 1 lantary efforts which were now making in all directioq' t i , Mr. LIDDELL eulogised the existi ng s y s t em of Viol Council assi s t ance , and did not think th a t i n th e presed temper of the country it was possible for the ingenuity statesmen to devise a better. Sever hon. membe rs , among w h om was Mr. Warren, here rose to address th e h ouse , b u t, i n o b edience to a gen e ral cry of " New member," the others gave way. Mr. WARREN said the question which had been int l !, duced by the noble lord was one of the most difficult to which the notice of Parliament could well be direct ed ; and the grav e an d s t atesmanlike spirit in which t ' noble lord had brought it forward was calculated to ciliate the respect of the house as well as to produce -- very deep i m p ress i on upon the country. (Hear, 10r:i The question o f th e propr i ety of establishing a con 10); hensive s y s t em o f na ti onal education was beset with su e deeply-seated, widely-spread, and closely-oonnected n' culties, that any one m i g ht b e par d oned for approaceg e l o it with gr ea t a pp re h ens i on. (H ear. ) If they viewed t h° difficulties from a littl e di s t ance , th ey appeared threa ten , es ing, but if th e y wen t c l ose t o th em their ramificat ions seemed to be endless. Those were the best friends of tb groat cause of popular education who were the most deeP!.fi impressed with its difficulties after a patient survey 0 ". them, and those were its greatest enemies who, on the °, hand, overlooked or undervalued them, or, on the oat.? Conjured up difficulties which did not really elt o l „ i ; and, yielding too easily to the representation that tu s " o r were insurmountable, gave up their harassing efforts--;',„ harassing they were to an honest and energetic s pirlt, eo with a kind of feeling of despair. There were other en0 113 ! 0 , of this great cause. They were men who with the best i st , teution expected too much or too little from th e state " 0 from the public—men who were so wedded to their 011 0 opinions that they would rather see the ship founder O f ') not be allowed themselves to grasp the helm. (ge °l o ii Lastly, there was a formidable class of enemies compose' of those who were actuated by unavowed and illicit D 3 o , Lives, and who u n j us tly i m p u t e d suc h mot i ves to ot bet io (Hear.) He should not pr es um e t o d we ll upon t h e d e tail of the noble lord' s r eso l u ti ons . If h e m i g h t b e par d o ne d for saying it, several observati ons ma d e b y prece dll speakers induced him to think th a t th ey h a d f a ll en into ,3.: error of prematurely considering those details when the ti 6 teution of the house ought to be concentrated on the ge l % question of education itself. He should therefore coat; himself to the q ues ti on b e f ore th e h ouse, an d make suc h em , servations of a genera l na t ure as appeare d to him to co rae fairly within the scope of the principle of the resolutiol proposed by the noble l or d. C ons id er i ng th e failures ,0 ,he many attempts that had been formerly made to legis' late upon this most difficult subject, he was induced to regard somewhat tenderly any efforts that were made 1 cure past miscar r i ages; an d, on th a t ground, he thoug h that not only the noble lord but the right honourab le gentleman below hiiu (Mr. Henley) were entitled to the sympathy of the country. He could not, however, per' suede himself, great as might be the difficulties which r r set this subject, that they should be deliberately. pig' nounced by Parliament to be absolutely insurmountabl e ' He could not persuade himself that there was something exceptional in the character of this country, that its icliosyncracy was such that that which had been dens else' where—that that which was most practicable in a fro. State and in a despotic State, in a young State and in 0 old State, in a great State and in a small State, in a sonar chical State and in a republican State —could not be AC' complished in this country. After the most dispassionat e and honest consideration which he had been able to gl y° to the arguments brought forward, differing as he did 1 opinion from m an y o f hi s f r i ends on this subject, he fe lt it his duty to express his sentiments frankly to the hous 3 ; (Hear.) He believed that if any one calmly addresse d himself to the exigencies of this question, be would coin' to the conclusion, sooner or later, as he himself had done , that the time had arrived for the Legislature to assume more resolute attitude and a more imperative tone on thie subject than it had hitherto ventured to assume. (H e ar. Public education had hitherto been conduct e d an d carr ied on under the flag of the voluntary system. No one fel t more profoundly grateful than himself to th ose w h o lw exerted themselves on behalf of the volu n t ary sys t em Of education ; but he was thoroughly convinced that the to* which they had undertaken had proved too great for their energies, and that it was not by private efforts that . 1 ! nation could be educated. At th e same t i me, men o f all classes and of every shade of opinion were beginning to get disconcerted anddisgust e d as th ey took a retrospective view of the vacillation which the Legislature had displayed ell this subject. The voluntary system-had done admirably ivelliu thiscountry. It would be ungenerous and presnmP' tuous to question that fact. What he said was this—and is saying it he thought he was only echoing what was felt by the noble lord —let the friends of the voluntary system con tinue their disinterested exertions; let them meet the efortS of a Christian State in a friendly spirit. There was no wish or motive to supersede them, but rather a wi s h to stiengthen their hands and to give them the benefit of co' Operation where they were not sufficiently strong. That word " co-operation" contained the gift of the noble lord's resolution. Neither the noble lord (Lord J. Russell), n or the right hon. baronet (Sir J. Pakington), nor any one who supported them in the great cease of education had for one moment entertained the idea of acting against the friends of the voluntary system, or of superseding them. They sought only to supply their deficiencies and to make their exertions more effectual in the result. If the friends of the voluntary system believed that they could accomplish their object more effectually by themselves, let them not feel the least disconcerted by the Legislature. The Legislature would not discourage them. (Cheers.) But he firmly believed by whatever name it might be called—whether they spoke of it as the voluntary system, or as the permis sive system— still it must perform a conspicuous part in ac' complishing that which they had been so long seeking, but which they had hitherto sought in vain. The banquet had been prepared, and the fiat had gone forth—" Go ye into the highways and byways and compel them to come in. (Cheers.) He spoke not of a law of physical compulsion ; he spoke of moral compulsion, which should come in aid of whatever legal compulsion might be included in the resolu• ral TO 11E 1211