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pe . n__ow br /ore us. Government having failed in ° r""Aug rescue of the captives. C a p ta i n Grover P r st th Without, P •at the committee of Lloyd's tuld provide, y, an M armed steamer tor the purpose, corn andell by: Captain Northwood, and dispatched at the c 5 0•• 11112 q; a copy of hi s p roposa l to L ord A b erdeen. Thi s course • proceeding w as a t once respecte d b y hi s Lord -8"113, lost no time in writing to the mother of one of the suf is2rers, stating that Government would take steps for the' tr deliv,rance, and the punishment of their captors. Viaptar s Grover according suppressed the appeal he was about t o make to the merchant! of London, Liverpo 4 . 11 4 Br i tol. The unfort unate men , a ft e r being in c - tau y tbout twelve months, owed at last their liberation to the kind exertions of the master of a merchant vessel, t I semonger. It was thus granted to the spirit of con:liner t .e, rather than to that of Government, to vindi cate the ,honour of the country. Repeated instances of srratl sp.:rit. ar Absandonme nt must tend to stimulate the same to yet farth er exert i on s, w hile Capt a in Goner' s sugger,t s an extension of its authority and influ ence,l hich c• annot f a il o f being beneficial in some high places of the 'state." flu:: Mirror contains several other excellent arti cles. Indeed, all the papers in the present number ar e c)f: mcce than average merit. TH ? MUSICAL HERALD. Part IX. We are glad to perceive that Mr. Hogarth is re living sot ne of those classical pianoforte compositions -were the delight of our younger days, but Which are now never heard by any chance. He has done th e cause of music good service by re-publish ing in this part the fantasia on the Russian air by the Abi e Gelinek, who, as he justly observes, was one of the most agreeable and popular pianoforte compost ers of his day. We hope Mr. Hogarth will enrich 1 he pages of the Musical Herald with some more 01! Gelinek's powerful compositions. Classi cality, .ho wever, is not confined to the compositions of by-g orws musicians. What, for instance, can le more cliss sical, more harmonious, more graceful, than Mr. Hog: irth's own trio, " Love is just like April weather," which we find in the present number. We hw fe, too, a very beautiful Tempo di Minuett ~ by G. F. Graham, never before pub lished; :I,4esides a variety of other pieces, all of which are goo( , and pleasant melange of musical gossip. THE JEOPLE'6 ✓.I(7UILVAL. Vol. 11. Edited by John Saunders. Yavii 1g taken occasion to express our opinion upon this per iodical, as it appeared from month to month, there is little necessity to say more than that the binding ; is elegant and appropriate, and that the numl Jers," when collected together into a volume, presen t a right goodly appearance. Besides, there is no pos:tive necessity for saying more on the score of ensurin g it the readers and subscribers it so well de serves : it is already so great a favourite with the tnultit; ide, as to be able to dispense with any such assists ace to its circulation. Still we are so fully satisfir A with the talent visible in the pages of the Peopt ;'s Journal, and so favourably impressed by the g* merous and gentle tone with which the bulk of its c, tntributions are written, that we should be doing an injustice, both to it and to ourselves, did vve m ,t make the acknowledgment. The people will not b 3 losers by storing the volumes of the People's Jourt al on their book-shelves. RAILWAY REGISTER. r rtle very valuable series of papers by Mr. Hyde Clarke, on the subject of Indian railways, is continued 19 thi s number. As in several parts of Ind i a ra il ways will come into competition with boat traffic, it is ne cessa ry to be acquainted with the rates of charge per boat, - in order to calculate the probability of the suc cess ct a railway. To this subject Mr. Clarke devotes the p resent paper, which is a complete collection of the statistics of boat traffic in India. There are several other articles of great interest to the engineer ing an d the railway world, and in the Portfolio Mr. Clarke continues his republication of the original P ll) sPectuses of the various railway schemes. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. lIETROPOIAITAN STAKES. —lOO to 6 agst Bourton (taken) —lOO t' 6 agst Pink Bonnet (taken)-100 to 6 agst Lady Sarah (taken). CHESTER Ctrr. —2O to 1 'agst Mendicant (taken)-23 t? 1 agst Th e L am b-28 to 1 agst B e dl am -30 t o 1 agst Th e Flitch--30 to 1 agst Camera Obecura-35 to 1 agst Punch -50 to 1 agst Fitzwilliam (taken)-50 to 1 agst Sting (taken) —5O to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes 50 to 1 agst Saltoun. DEEM-15 to 2 agst Van Tromp-11 to 1 it ,, st Epirote -14 to 1 egst Planet-20 to 1 agst Glentilt-33 to 1 agst Conynr,ham (taken)-33 to 1 agst Sister to Cobweb colt -40 to 1 agst Wanota-50 to 1 agst Will-o'-the-Wisp (taken freely ). TILE CHESTER Cur.—lt appears that Smuggler Bill re mains in after all, making acceptances 109. NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.—FRIDAY. DERBY. —Rhadamanthus beat Valiant, and won the stakes. TITS CUP.—Victor beat Dowager Queen, and won the Cup. ciAKs.—Silesia and Daisy divided the stakes, after two 'undecided courses. PORT STAKES.—Brutus beat Mainmast, and won the stakes. .EXNING STAKES.—Mentor beat Rosetta, and won the 'stakes. BoTrisHAR STAKES.—Varna beat Mawworm, and won. RUTLAXD STAKES,—Backsheesh beat Doubtful, and won the stakes. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Sir C. Constable's stghds, Wed., West Newton. - Baron Rothschild's stghds., Thurs., Hardwick-11. Bedele hds., Wed., Hutton Conyers; Fri., Bedale--104. Berkshire hds., Wed., Wittenham ; Fri., Longcott. Cleveland hds., Thurs., Kildale. Mr. Drake's hds., Tues., Stratton Audley ; Thurs., Ry cote Kennel ; Sat., Marston St. Lawrence. Durham County hds, Wed., Kennels; Fri., Whitton-10i. F. B. hds., Fri., Ladock Wood. Hurworth hds., Tues., Croft Bridge ; Sat., Girsby Scar— Oakley hds., Tues., Ravenham Bury; Thurs., Cranfield ; Sat., Halsey Wood—M to 11. Lord Parker's hds., Tues., Holton Stone-bits; Fri., Nur- Seld Common-10i. Puckeridge lids., Wed. Widdington ; Sat., Cumbelowe-- 1014. Scnnington lids., Tues., llelmsley ; Fri., Dalby. Tindale lids., Thurs., Nafferton. Mr. Watson's hds., Wed., Ulgham Grange Wood; Fri., linnriding-10 1 ,4. York and Ainsty hds.. Tues., Ribston Park ; Thurs., Cop grove; Sat., Skelton-10%. Carlisle lids, Wed., Hallway House, Dalston Road ; Fri., Coathill. Eansont hrrs., Wed., Birkbythore; Sat., Great Salkeld -101,4. Cumberland lids., Thurs., Armthwaite--111,x. THE POTATO DISEASE. On Saturday evening, a conversasione was given by Professor Smee at his residence, No. 7, Finsbury Circus, at which a considerable number of scientific gentlemen present. The subject which formed the principal attrac tion of the evening was an exhibition of the potato plant in various stages of the disease—from the incipient affec tion of the plant to the matured form of the evil. Po werful microscopes were arranged round the room, through which could be seen the various species of the aphis rastator—the insect whose ravages have caused the failure of the crop during the last year. The appear ance it presents is very much the same as that presented by the common flea, when viewed through a powerful magnifying medium, but the insect is not one twentieth part of the size. There were seve specimens of the infected plant sent by the R!ght Bon. Charles Shaw Lefevre, the Speaker of the House of Commons, and the appearance presented by them, when viewed by the naked eye, was exactly the same as that presented by plants from other parts of the king dom, but the form of the insect appeared to vary wit, the district. Another source of attraction was the va rious domestic vegetables, prepared so as to form bread exactly resembling the ordinary wheaten bread. Th 4. vegetable substances from which the various kinds Of bread were formed were—the white beet root, the carrot, the mangold wurzel, the Icelatei Moss, the artichoke, the sweet-potato, the Indian corn, common rye, the turnip, common barley, common beet -root, sweet beet-root, the parsnip, and though la t, not least, bread prepared from hay—a sweet smelling and not unpalataile food. The Iceland moss bread alone was nauseous, all the other varieties were well tasted, and presenting the appearance of the ordinary loaf, and in dicating by the smell the vegetable from which it was prepared. By way of washing down these novel kinds of food, a jug of ale prepared from sugar was introduced, and although not disagreeable, it certainly did not realise an Englishman's idea of Barclay, Perkins, and Co.'s pre paration. There were various instruments, showing the application of galvanism to medical purposes, and Pro fessor Smee's ether inhaler was x hibited. A descrip tion of thi s instrument has already e appeared in the Illustrated L on d on News , ; an d to describe it any farther . I and therefore it i s unnecessary . is sufficient t o sa y, t h at from its simpli c it y and portabili ty , it bids fair t o super sede any other instrument of it i i; d e v k e ind ever p ro d uce d . Mr. Saunders, of th e Mornin g n g e te nt a i lmot to inhale the ether, and after the la se of a "r ' was the fiat to complete insensibility was produc. Otb n : r were then subjected to the influence of th e ether, aenmd in one instance, after inhaling the vapour for 45 seconds , perfect insensibility was produced, whi c h l asted rather ' more than two minutes and a half. There were various Specimens of the electro statues introduced, and some beautiful Daguerreotype views were placed round the room. Refreshments on an ample scale were provided for the visitors, of whom there were, in the course of the evening, no less than 150 present. The parties all lett apparently much gratified with the entertainments, rich were materially enhanced by the Itinthe e i o f Professor Smee and Dr. Mullinder, in explaining the various objects of curiosity to the visitors. The chairm ans hi p o f th e P r i m iti v e Wesleyan Methodi st Society of Ireland is vacant by , the lamente I death of th e venerable Adam Averill, contemporary celebrated Ja n Wesley at the patriarchal age of of the ninety three years.—Leeds M e rcury. The Share market on Friday remained cent state, business being limited in its extent, • riation in prices consequently very trifling. The dividends declared by some of the old companies at the half-yearly i a n n( 3 l t (i li t e li N e-s a- - meetings now holding are highly satisfactory, indicating the soundness of railway investments, and must, we think, pre vent any further permanent decline in the value of this class of property, unless unforseen circumst ances cause a f urt h er pressure in the money market.—Leerl s Mercury. COAST GUARD. --O n Su n d ay last the Vulcan re- Penvenuezance , steam with a mennd the Gform overnor revenu e cutter, arrived at to a coast guard station on the Western Green, to be commanded by Lieut. Poynter, R.N., now in command of the Sylvia cutter, at present engaged protecting the oyster fishery at Ilelford. The different coast guard stations in the western district are to be strengthned by additional men. -0n Monday the Eagle revE.nue cutter, arrived at Penzance, where she will be stationed until the new cutter in course of building shall have been completed end ie Toed in ho rw - uen her.. West Briton. THE SUN, LONDON, AtONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1847. LORD G. BENTINC BILL. K'S RAILWAY [Subjoined is the Bill laid by Lord George Bentinck on the table of the House of Commins on Thursday night.] A BILL TO STIMULATE THE PROMPT AND PRO FITABLE EMPLOYMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF RAILWAYS IN IRE LAND. Whereas the speedy construction of raillvsys in Ireland would be of great public advantage, and would especially tend to improve the condition and to develop the resources of that part of the United Kingdom ; and several Acts of Parliament have passed, and other Acts arc likely hereafter to pass fur the construction of such railways: And whereas it is apprehended that the companies authorised by such Acts may be unable to carry their several undertakings into immediate execution by their own resources : And whereas in the present state of Ireland it is expedient to afford in creased employment for labour in works of public utility; Be it enacted, theref o r e , by the Q u een's Mo s t Excellnt Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parlia ment assembled, and by the MU hority of the same: AUTHORISING ISSUE OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND, OR EXCHEQUER-BILLS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ACT, NOT EXCEEDING 1.6,00U,00U1. 1. That it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the Treasury to issue and advance, or cause to be issued and advanced, for the loans to be made under the provisions of this Act, and fur the other purposes of this Act, out of the growing produce of the Cons-lidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, such sum or sums of money as may be required for 'uch loans and purposes, not exceeding in the whole the sum of 16,000,000/. ; or, in case the said Commissioners of the Treasury shall so think fit, it shall be lawful for them to direct the Comptroller- General of her Majesty's :Exchequer, at Westmins er, to make out and Issue Exchequer-bills to such amount, not exceeding the sum of 16,000,0001., as they snail think tit to direct for the purpose aforesaid, and to causa the same to be sold and the produce carried to the railway advances and repayment account in the Bank of Ireland, hereinafter men tioned ; provided that the whole amount ot the sums to be advanced out of the Consolidated Fund, and by such Ex chequer-bills shah not together exceed the said stun of 6,000,000/. PROVISIONS AS To THE ISSUE, PERIOD, AND RATE OF INTEREST OF EXCIIEQ US R 2. And be it enacted, that snch Exchequer-bills as may be directed to be made out and issued under this Act shall be in the same form and order, and according to the same or like rules and directions, except where herein otherwise provided for, as in an Act passed in the 48th year of the reign of his Majesty King Georg e 111., i n tit u l e d 4 An Act for re• gulating the issuing and paying of Exchequer-Bills ;" and and an Act passed in the session of Parliament holden in the 4tti and sth years of the reign of his Majesty King Wil liam IV., intituled " An Act to regulate the office of the receipt of his Majesty's Exchequer at Westminster;" and an Act, passed in the session of Parliament holden in the sth and tali years of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act fur further regulating the preparation and issue of Exchequer-bills," are prescribed. 3. And be it enacted, that all the clauses, provisoes, powers, authorities, regulations, privileges, advantages, penalti es , for feitures, and disabilities, c intained in the said Acts of the 48th year of King George 111., the 4th and sth years of King William IV., and the sth and 6th years of her present Majesty, shall be applied and extended to the Exchequer. bills to be made out in pursuance of this Act, as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as if the said several clauses and provisoes had been particularly repeated and re enacted in this Act. 4. And be it enacted, that the Exchequer-bills to be made out in pursuance of this Act shall bear an interest not ex • ceeding the rate of threepence halfpenny per centum per diem upon or in respect of the whole of the money contained therein. 5. And be it enacted, that all Exchequer•bills which shall be made out and issued in pursuance of this Act, shall be dated on the day of the issue thereof, and made payable at such periods as shall be fixed by the Commissioners of the Treasury. _ _ 6. And be it enacted, that all the Exchequer-bills to be made out in pursuance of this Act, or so many of them as shall from time to time rema in u n di sc h arge d and uncan celled after the respective days on which they shall become due and payable, shall after that rim( pass and be current to all receivers and collectors in Great Britain of the customs, excise, or any revenue, supply, aid, or tax whatsoever, due or payable to her Majesty, her heirs or successors, and also at the Bank of England, to the account of her Majesty's Exchequer, from the said receivers or collectors, or from any person, body politic or corporate whatsoever, making any payment there to her Majesty, her heirs or successors, upon any account whatever. MONEY REQUIRED TO BE CARRIED TO ACCOUNT IN TIIE BANK OF IRELAND. 7. And be it enacted, that the Comptroller-General of her Nlajesty's Exchequer shall, upon the warrant of the Corn. nissioners of the Treasury, caused to be issued out of the produce of the sale of the Exchequer-bills to be issued under this Act, or out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund, such sums for the purposes of this Act, as in such warrant shall be specified; to be carried to an account which shall be opened with the Commissioners of the Treasury in the books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, under the style of " The Railway advances and re payment Account ;" and the Commissioners of the Treasury may direct such monies to be advanced and paid out of such Account they shall think fit for loans and other purposes by this Act authorised. tinguished, anything in this Act contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding. INTEREST AND CLIARGES FOR MANAGEMENT TO BE PAID FI:031 CONSOLIDATED FEND. 15. And be it further enacted, that all the said annuities, interest, dividends, and charges for management, which shall become payable in respect of the said sum of 16,000,000/., or any part thereof, which shall have been raised as aforesaid by Exchequer-bills, or annuities, or otherwise under the pro visions of this Act, shall be charged and chargeable upon, and the same is hereby charged upon and made payable out of, the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire:and. 16. And be it further enacted, that so much money shall from time to time be set apart and issued at the receipt of the Exchequer in England, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the said cashier or cashiers of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, as shall be sufficient to satisfy and pay the respective annuities or the interest of the respective Exche quer-bills to be created in respect of the said sum of 16,000,0001., or any part thereof, together with all charges attending the same. RAILWAY COMPANIES IN IRELAND MAY APPLY FOR LOANS UNDER AUTHORITY OF GENERAL MEETLNGS. 17. And be it enacted, that any company authorised, o r which shall be hereafter authorised by Act of Parliament. to make a railway in Ireland, on an order of a general meeting of the company, may apply to the Commissioners of the Treasury for a loan under this Act, and any security which shall be given under the provisions of this Act by such com pany, or the directors thereof, for any money advanced or thereafter to be advanced, not exceeding in the whole the amount authorised to be borrowed by an order of a general meeting of the company, shall be valid and effectual, not withstanding any restrictive powers of borrowing contained in the Act or Acts relative to such company. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS TO REPORT ON WORKS AND CON DITION OF COMPANIES APPLYING. 18. And be it enacted, that where any company authorised to make a railway in Ireland shall be desirous of obtaining a loan under this Act, it shall be lawful for the commissioners of railways, by themselves or by such inspector as they shall appoint for that purpose, to examine the works or proposed works of such railway company, and to inquire whether the speedy completion thereof would afford beneficial employ ment for labour, and would be of public advantage, and to inquire into the amount of the money which shall have been expended on such works, and if any part thereof shall have been expended out of money borrowed, then distinguishing the part thereof which shall have been expended out cf money borrowed from the part thereof which shall have been expended out of share capital, and to inquire what amount of capital will be required for the completion of the railway, and whether the railway, it completed, will afford a reasonable prospect of sufficient security for the loan applied for by the company, or for any and what loan under the provisions of this Act, and to inquire into such other particulars in re lation to such works, and the condition thereof, and of the company authorised to make the same, as they, the saki commissioners of railways may think fit, and after such ex amination and inquiries shall have been made, the commis sioners of railways shall report the result thereof, together with such observations and recommendations founded there on as they may think proper, to the Commissioners of the Treasury. P OWE RS OF RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS EXTENDED TO PRO- IEEDINGS UNDER THIS ACT. 19. And be it enacted, that, for the purposes aforesaid, and for all other acts aed proceedings to be done and take❑ by them respectively under this Act, the said commissioners of railways and their inspectors shall have all the powers, rights, and authorities, which by the Act of the last session of Parliament, intituled "An Act for constituting Commis sioners of Railways," or by any Act of the present session, or any Act hereafter to be passed concerning the said Com missioners, are or shall be vested in such Commissioners and their inspectors for the purposes of the said Act of the last session of Parliament. EMPOWERING THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TREASURY TO MARE ADVANCES UPON THR RAILWAY COMMISSIONIRS' REPORTS. . . 20. And be it enacted, that where it shall appear upon the report of the Commissioners of railways that the speedy completion of the works of any company which shall be desirous of obtaining a loan under this Act, would be of public advantage, and would afford beneficial employment for labour, it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the Treasury to advance to such company, on the security here inafter mentioned, and subject to the provisions and condi tions hereinafter contained, such sum or sums of money, from time to time, as shall be equal to double the amount of the money which by the report of the Commissioners of rail ways shall at the time of such advance appear to have been properly expended by such company out of share capital, unless the amount of loan which shall be applied for by the company shall be less than such double amount of share capital properly expended, or unless the Commissioners of railways shall report that a sufficient security will only be afforded for a less amount than such double amount ; in which aye it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners of the Trea sury to advance such sum or sums of money as the company shall apply for, or as the Commissioners of railways shall re commend. EMPOWERING ♦DVANCES IN SEPARATE SUMS, AND FROM after such a rate as in the judgment of the said Commis sioners would compensate the public for the interest for the time being payable on moneys borrowed on Exchequer Bills or otherwise, for the purpose of making advances under this Act, or for the interest which at the current rate on Exche quer Bills, or the current prices of the public secrities, would have been payable if s uc h money h a d been borrowed by the public for making such advances. MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION, IN AUGUST AND DE CEMBER, 1846. PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, BY COMMAND OF TIER MAJESTY, FEB. 5, 1847. Council-chamber, Whitehall, Aug. 25, 1846. BY THE RIGHT HON. THE LORDS OF THE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION. GENERAL MINUTE. Their Lordships had under their consideration the sufficiency of the present number of inspectors of schools for the duties they have to perform, and Resolved,—That it would be highly expedient that all the schools which are under the inspection of the Privy Council should be visited at least once in each year. That the existing number of inspectors appears to be insufficient, as, notwithstanding their constant assiduity in the discharge of the duties intrusted to them, it is found impossible to make arrangements for the inspec tion of schools oftener than once in two years. Their Lordships are, however, unwilling to make so considerable an addition at once to the number of in spectors as would be necessary for an annual visit to each school, but will recommend the appointment 01 three new inspectors this year, reserving for considera tion hereafter any further appointments which may be required. Their Lordships had further under their consideration the report of the Inspectors of Schools, memorials froze: certain boards of education, and letters from the clergy and others, representing the very early age at which the children acting as assistants to schoolmasters are with• drawn from school to manual labour ; and the advantages which would arise if such scholars as might to distin guished by proficiency and good conduct were appren ticed to skilful masters, to be instructed and trained, so as to be prepared to complete their education as school masters in a normal school. Resolved,—That the Lord President cause regulations to be framed defining the qualifications of the school master ; the condition of instruction in the school ; wad the local contributions to be required as conditions An which annual grants of money may be made towards the stipends of apprentices in elementary schools ; and fur ther cause indentures of apprenticeship to be prepared, declaring the duties of the apprentice and the nature of the instruction he is to receive ; the periods of examina tion by the inspectors of schools, and the circumstances under which the indenture may be dissolved, in order that stipends increasing in each year of the apprentice ship may be grainted in aid of local contribution. It was further resolved,—That as the masters having charge of the instruction and training of school appren tices will be selected for their character and skill, and as the education of the apprentices will increase the labour and responsibilities of such masters, it is expedient that the successful performance of these duties be rewarded by annual grants in aid of their stipends, according to the number of apprentices trained by each master. It was further resolved—That it is expedient to make provision in certain cases by a retiring pension for schoolmasters and mistresses, who after a certain length of service may appear entitled to such provision. That the Lord President cause regulations to be framed respecting the grants of such retiring pensions. That it is expedient for the further encouragement of deserving schoolmasters that small gratuities be annually distributed, under the authority of the Lord President, to schoolmasters whose zeal and success in teaching may, on the report of the inspector, appear to entitle them to such encouragement; and that regulations be framed with reference to the distribution of such gra tuities. Council chamber, Whitehall, Dec. 21, 1846. BY THE RIGHT LION. THE LORDS OF THE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION. REGULATIONS RESPECTING THE EDUCATION OF PUPIL TEACIIERs AND STIPENDIARY MONITORS. The Lord President communicated to their Lordships the regulations which he had caused to be framed to carry into execution the minute of the Committee of Council of Education on the 25th day of August, 1846, respecting the apprenticeship of pupil teachers. with the outlines of English history—girls, in the geo- graphy of the four quarters of the globe. 5. More fully in the Holy Scriptures, liturgy, and catechism, in Church of England schools—the parochial clergyman assisting in the examination. 6. In their skill in managing and examining the first class in grammar, geography, and mental arithmetic, and in giving* a lesson to two or three classes grouped together. It the end of the fifth year pupil teachers will be ex amined by the inspector,- 1. In the composition of an essay on some subject connected with the art of teaching. 2. In the rudiments of algebra,* or the practice of land surveying* and levelling.* 3. In syntax, etymology, and prosody. 4. in the use* of the globes, or in the geography of the British empire• and Europe*, as connected with the outlines of English history. In this year girls may be examined in the historical geography of Great Britain. 5. More completely in the Holy Scriptures, liturgy, and catechism in Church of England schools—the paro chial clergyman assisting in the examination. 6. In their ability to give a gallery lesson, and to conduct the instruction of the first class in any subject selected by the inspector. TIME TO TIME. 21. And be it enacted, that subject as aforesaid the ad vances which may be made by the ,Commissioners of the Treasury, under the authority of this Act, may be made in separate instalments or sums, at such times and in such manner as the Commissioners of Railways may recommend as most expedient for assisting the progress of the works, and for insuring the due application of the moneys advanced, but so that where any sum shall have been advanced as aforesaid no subsequent advance shall be made until the Commissioners of the Treasury shall have been satisfied by certificate of the Commissioners of Railways that the sum previously advanced has been properly expended. WAGES OF LABOURERS AND WORKMEN TO BE PAID WEEKLY IN MONEY OR LICENSED BANKERS' NOTES PAYABLE ON DEIA.ND. 22. And be it enacted, that where any monies shall have been advanced to a company as aforesaid the entire amount of the wages earned by or payable to every workman and labourer in respect of any work or labour done in or about the construction of the works of such company, shall be actually paid to such workman and labourer in the current coin of the realm (or In notes of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, or in the notes of any company, or persons carrying on the business of a banker and duly licensed to issue such notes and payable on demand), and not otherwise, and such payment shall be made weekly, and every payment made to any such workman or labourer of or in respect of any such wages by delivering to him goods or otherwise than i❑ such current coin or notes as aforesaid, shall be illegal, null and void, and in case the whole amount of the wages received by or payable to any such workma❑ or labourer as aforesaid up to and inclusive of the Saturday in every week shall not be paid on such Saturday, or on the Monday following, the contractor or company who shall have employed such workman or labourer shall be liable to pay and shall pay to him double the amount of the wages earned, or of so much thereof as shall not have been actually and lawfully paid within the time and in the manner aforesaid. and such double amount may be recovered from the em ployer in the, manner by law appointed for the recovery of servants' wages, CONTRACTORS' ILIABLE FOR NON-FATHENT or LABOURERS BY THEIR SUB-COTBACToRS. 23. And be it enacted, that where any moneys shall have been advanced to a company as aforesaid, such company shall take such security from, and make such stipulations with, the persons who shall contract for the execution of the works, or any part thereof, as the Commissioners of Railways shall think tit, for the due and regular payment of all work• men and labourers employed in or about such works; and every person who shall contract with any such company for the execution of such works, or any part thereof, shall be liable for the due payment to every workman and labourer of his wages as aforesaid, according to the provisions of this Act, notwithstanding that by reason of any sub-contract, or otherwise, he may not be the actual employer of such workman and labourer; and every such workman and la bourer may at his option recover such wages (or where the same shall become due, the double amount tbereof as afore said) from such original contractor, or his sub-contractor, or from either of them. DECENT DWELLINGS TO BE PROVIDED FOR WORKMEN, WHEN N ECESSARY. 24. And be it further enacted, that where any moneys shall be advanced to a company as aforesaid, it shall be law ful for the Commissioners of Railways, where in their opinion the state of the neighbourhood shall render it necessary for the decent accommodation of workmen and labourers, to re quire that the contractors for the execution of the works of such company shall provide a sufficient number of suitable and decent cottages or dwellings fur the workmen and la bourers employed in the execution of the works; and the erection in a proper manner of the number of cottages or dwellings so required shall be certified by the engineer of such company to the Commissioners of Railways, and to their satisfaction, before the works to be executed by such con tractor shall be commenced; and such company shall cause proper u:it ulations f o r thi s pur t .osa to be inserted in their contracts accordingly. RAILWAY COII.3ILCSIONERS TO CAUSE WORKS TO BE INSPECTED FlioM TIME TO TIME, 25. And be it enacted, that where moneys shall have been advanced n i t i u s s a i company, and the proceedings o f such company in relation i 3r ier e s o o n f lp ß ai lw a.s ay a s for t e o sa c i a d u , siet I s h h e a v b o e r k lawful u fur thereto, to be inspected and examintd from time to time by such inspectors as they shall appoint for the purpose of ascer taining the due execution of such works, and the amount of money from time to time expender thereon, and the amt.unt and period of the advances which will from time to time be required, and the means of the company to proceed with the execution thereof, and the compliance on the part of the company and their contractors with the provisions of this Act, and such inspectors shall at the end of every calendar month, or at such other periods or times as the said Com missioners shall direct, make reports as to the progress and condition of such works, and where occasion shall require, shall certify the amount of the money which shall have been expended thereon eut of the advances made under the authority of this Act, or out of the share capital, or other wise, and such other particulars as they may think neces sary; and all the books of account, anti other books and mi nutes of the proceedings of such company shall be open to the inspection ot the Commissioners ot Railways and their inspectors, for the purposes of this Act. PAYMENT OF ADVANCES TO COMPANIES TO BE SECURED BY MORTGAGE ; TO BS REDEEMABLE COMPULSORILY IN NOT LESS THAN THIRTY YEARS FROM THE RAILWAY BEING IN OPERATION. money shall be ad vanced 26. A t n o d a b e e u t i n t enacted, pah3. as that aforesaid, where the any repayment thereof as hereinafter and of all monies which may theraafter b i e auvanced to the authority f th s with such re thereon n under respectively th e in addition to any other security by this ii a it m er e e e ;t in t l A expressed, shall, Act provided, be secured by an assiguniknt by way of a mortg •ge under the common seal of the company,toLe t : o h be made per sons as the Commissioners of the 'Treasury shall person or order, of the property and undertaking of such company, and of all tolls and sums of money to accrue to such company and provision shall be ma de b y such assi g nment for the re of the principal monies thereby secured at the eiido such period as shall be appointed by the Commissioners of the Treasury, not being less than 30 years from the time when the railway shall be certified by the Commissioners of railways to be in operation, and such security shall be made subject to such conditions for insuring the due application of the monies advanced and to be advanced as the Commis sioners of the Treasury shall think fit. Provided always, that it shall be lawful fur the Commissioners of the Treasury from time to time, upon the r ecommendation, of the Commis sioners of Railways, to postpone the period of repayment, and to substitute, in lieu thereof, such longer period or pe:iods for the repayment of the said principal monies, or any part thereof, as they shall think fit, in which case the said secu rity, and all other securities under this Act, shall continue to be valid and effectual in every respect for the postponed period or periods appointed by the Commissioners. Provided also, that •it shall be lawful for the company, if they shall think fit, to repay the whole or any part of the said principal monies at any time or times sooner than the time appointed by the said security. INTEREST PAYABLE ON MORTGAGES TO COVER INTEREST OF GOVERNMENT LOANS AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. 27. And be it enacted, that the interest on the advances to be made under this Act shall commence from the date of such advances, and shall be payable half-yearly, on such days as the Commiesioners of the Treasury shall direct, and E3IPOWERING THE TREASURY TO RAISE TIY LOANS NOT EXCEEDING 16,000,0001. 8. And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Com missioners of the Treasury, if and when they shall so think tit, to raise from time to time such sum or sums of money as shall be required for any advance to be made under the pro. visions of this Act, or for the repayment of any such advance as , hall have been m a d e , as a f oresa id , out of the Consolidated Fund, or of any such Exchequer-bills as shall have been issued is aforesaid, under the provisions of this Act, and to grant, as the consideration for such sum or sums of money, redeem able perpetual annuities, or annuities for terms of years (which said annuities, respectively, shall be transferable and payable at the Bank of England), upon such terms and con ditions, and under such regulations as to ,the time or times of paying the said sums of money agreed to be raisen, as may be determined upon by the said Commissioners of the Tree. sure, not exceeding, in the whole, the sum of 16,000,000/. Provided, nevertheless, that the rate of interest at which the said sums of money shall be from time to time raised shall be regulated and governed by the price of the respective re deemable perpetual annuities or annuities for terms of years, on the day preceding (or on the nearest preceding day, if it shall so happen that there shall be no price of such said annuities respectively on the day immediately preceding) the day of giving notice of raising such sum or sums of money, and that the rate of interest to be allowed to the contribu tors for such sum or sums of money shall in no case exceed five shillings per centum per annum above the current rate of interest produced by the market price of any such re deemable perpetual annuities or annuities for terms of years existing at the time, and in which such contracts s,iall be made. PROVISIONS AS TO MODE OF RAISING THE SUMS REQUIRED BY LOANS OR BY COMMISSIONERS FOR REDUCTION OF NATIONAL DEBT. 9. Provided always, and be it further enacted, that before raising any such sum or sums by redeemable perpetual annuities, or annuities for terms of years (unless the sam e shall be subscribed or cont r ib u t e d as hereinafter mentioned by the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt), the said Commissioners of the Treasury are hereby required to give public notice of the intention to raise such sum, or such part thereof as shall not be subscribed or con tributed as aforesaid, through the Governor or Deputy- Governor of the Bank of England, of their desire to receive biddings for anv such annuities, which said biddings and the mode of raising such annuities shall be conducted in such and the like manner as has usually been practised with respect to the raising of money by way of annuities for the service of the public. Provided also that no con tract or agreement for raising any sum or sums of money by annuities as aforesaid shall be entered into, except during the sitting of Parliament ; and when the same should have been entered into all proceedings, tenders, and contracts respecting the same shall be forthwith laid before Parliament. 10. And be it furth-r enacted, that whatever redeem tble annuities, or annuities for any term of years, which shall be created from time to time by the sums of money raised by virtue of this Act, which said redeemable annuities, and annuities for terms of years so created, shall be of the like description of some redeemable annuities, or annuities for terms of years existing at the time of raising such sum or sums of money shall be deemed and taken to be redeem able annuities, or annuities for terms of years, of the like description then existing, in which such sum or sums shall be agreed to be raised. 11. And be it further enacted, that all the several redeem able annuities and annuities for terms of years, which shall be created from time to time, by virtue of this Act, shall be deemed and taken to he and shall be added to and form part of the like redeemable annuities or annuities for terms of years, in which such sums of money shall be raised, and shall be subject to all the clauses, conditions, provisions, directions, regulations, and periods of payment; as fully and effectually, to all intents and purposes, except .as altered and varied by virtue of this Act, as if the said clauses, conditions, provisions, directions, regulations, and periods of payment were severally repeatel and re-enacted in this 12. And be it enacted, that the- , et;mmiasioners for the Re duction of the National Debt mafsubscribe and contribute from time to time towards the raising any sum or sums of money to be raised under the provisions of this Act, any part of the monies which shall be at 4ny time standing in their names in the books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, under and by . -gvirtue of an Act passed in the 9th year of the reign of King&eorge IV., and intituled " An ACt to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Savings Banks," and of another! Act passed in the 10th y amend the Laws re ge IV., intituled, ?" e A ar n Aofct the e o r c e o ig n n solid or ate K a ing nd . m lath g to Friendly - Societies," and also to sell and dispose of the Bank Annuities and Exchequer-bills or any part thereof which may be now standing, or may hereafter stand in their names in the books of the said bank, in pursuance of the said respective Acts, and with the proceeds thereof, may subscribe and contribute such monies from time to time, or any part thereof, towards the raising the sums of money which may be required from time to time under the provisions of this Act. be l r 3 a . i s A e d fr b o e m i t t e h n u a e c t t e o d t , i t m h e a t b a 3 l_l s a sums aforesa d, un d er the provisions of this Act, shall be paid into the Bank o f E ngland, to the account of the Commissioners of the T reasury, under the title of the Irish Railway Loan le Account, and th e cashiers of the Benk of England are hereby ofof mone y such annuities which shall ; required to receive all such sums of money, and to place the same from time to time to the said account ; and the Com missioners of the Treasury shall, from time to time, cause to be transferred from the said Irish Railway Loan Account to the Bank of Ireland, to the said Railway Advances and Re. payment Account, such stuns as shall be required for the purposes of this Act. 14. And be it enacted, that the cashier and cashiers of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, who shall have received, or shall receive, any part of any cuntribution towards any sum or sums of money, to be raised by annuities as aforesaid, under the provisions of this Act, shall give a receipt or receipts in writing to every such contributor for all such sums, and that the said receipts so to be given shall be assignable at any time for and during such period as shall and may be determined upon by the said Commissioners of the Treasury, and the said receipts shall be in such form and words, and under such regulations as shall be approved of by the said Commissioners of the Treasury, Proviled always, that in case any such contributors, who have already depo sited with or shall hereafter pay to the said cashier or ca shiers any sum or sums of money, at the time and in the manner specified in the proposals of the several loans, in part of any sum or sums so by them respectively subscribed, or their respective executors, administrators, successors, or as signs, shall not advance or pay to the said cashier or cashiers the residue of the sum or sums so subscribed, at the times andin cas th e e s t o na m n u n e e h r stated in r in esp tl e i e e ti p v r e op su o m sal o s, r t s h u e n u is a s n o d su it . t bs e r l- b e e r3 such :;!tall vd -11 b-eu actually paid in p ar t th ereo f t o the said cashier or shall be forf e it e d f or th e b enef i t of th'; public, andto redeemable annuities rigut orthe title or annuities for terms of years in respect thereof shall be e ORDINARY REMEDIES OF MORTGAGEES TO I3E EXERCISED UNDER THE SECURITIES. 28. And be it enacted that the person or persons to whom any such security as aforesaid shall be made shall and may have and exercise, under the direction of the Commissioners of the Treasury, all such rights and remedies for enforcing the payment of the principal and interest due on such secu rities as the mortgagees of the company by whom such securities were given would have had under the Companies' Clauses Consolidation Act, 1815, in case such company were subject to the last •mentioned Act, and the securities had been made under the provisions of such Act, and the mortgagees under such mortgages had been empowered to enforce the payment of the arrears of principal and interest due on such mortgages by the appointment of a receiver, and such rights and remedies shall be in addition to the rights and remedies hereby expressly given. PROVISION FOR PROTECTION or ratort MORTGAGEES. 29. And be it enacted, that the security to be given by any railway company for advances to be made to them under the authority of this Act shall be made subject and without prejudice to any mortgage or other security previously given by such company to any person who may have lent them money under the authority of the Act relating to such com pany, and the interest upon such last mentioned securities shall be paid in preference to the interest upon any security given under the authority of this Act. Provided always, that it shall be lawful for the parties holding any securities, to which such priority is given as aforesaid, to give notice to and require such company to pay off the monies due thereon, and such company shall, and they are hereby required, within after the receipt of such notice, to pay off such monies accordingly, and it shall be lawful for them to appropriate any part of the monies which may have been or may be advanced to them under the au thority of this Act for such purpose : Provided also, that the Commissioners of the Treasury shall have all the same powers of paying off the monies due upon any security to which such priority is given as aforesaid as may be vested in the railway company to whom such advance shall be made. AFTER SECURITY MADE UNDER THE ACT, POWERS or BOR ROWING NOT TO BE EXERCISED BY THE COMPANY WITH THE CONSENT OF THE COMMISSIONERS. 30. And be it enacted, that after any security shall have been made under the provisions of this Act, and until the whole of the money thereby secured shall have been dis charged, no power of borrowing money, which by the Act incorporating such company, or otherwise shall be vested in such company, shall be exercised without the consent of the Commissioners of she Treasury ; and it -hall be lawful for such company, with the consent of the Csmmissioners of the Treasury, to borrow, on mortgage or bond, in such manner as a company may borrow under the said Companies' Clauses Consolidatiun Act, 1845 (where authorised by the special Act to borrow money on mortgage or bond), such snms of money as may be necessary to pay off the monies owing on the security to be made under this Act, or with such consent as aforesaid to raise such sums of money by creating new shares of the company, according to the pro visions of the said Companies' Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, with respect to the conversion of borrowed money into capital. EMPOWERING THE COMMISSIONER S OF TREASURY, IN CASE OF INABILITY OF COMPANY TO COMPLETE WORKS, TO TAKE TO THEM ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC, AND TO COM PIIETE THE WORKS, AND SELL THE UNDERTAKING ; AND UNTIL SALE, TO LEASE THE RAILWAY, OR LET THE TOLLS. 31. And be it enacted, that where, after an advance shall have been made t o a com p any under the authority oftliis Act, the Commi ss i oners o f R a il ways shall certify to the Com missioners of the Treasury that the work s of such have been suspend e d, or cease d to be effectually p r c o o s m e c p u a t n e y d , for a period of not less than six months, a or whered o default shall have been m a d e b y t h e company for less than three mo n th s a f ter d emand shall hasi-eeTeenntsan:;et in writing, in payment of any interest due on such advance, or in repayment of the p r i nc i pa l thereof, or ofany part thereof, at the time and in th e manner by this Actandby the said assignment of mortgage required, i t s h a ll be lawfulfor the Commissioners of the Treasury, if they shall think fit, by notice, to be published in two successive weeks in the Dublin Gazette, to declare their intention to cause the under taking and works of the company to be vested in trustees on behalf of her Majesty, as from such time as in such adver tisement shall be mentioned, and when such notice shall have been given, from and immediately after the time in such notice mentioned in this behalf all the railways of such company, and all the works made by or for the use of such company, and all lands, hereditamenta, easements, rights, powers, and privileges whatsoever, and the benefit of all contracts, agreements, and proceedings, and all personal estate and effects, and all debts and monies which the said company may have been seised and possessed of, or entitled to, at law or in equity, immediately before the time mere tioned in such notice as aforesaid, shall be vested in and belong to such person or persons as the Commissioners of the Treasury, by any deed by them executed, shall declare, in trust for her Majesty, without any further or other con veyance or assurance, subject only to the payment and per formance of all debts and contracts which may have been lawfully contracted by such company before such notice, and to such provisions as are hereinafter contained for the benefit of the shareholders of such company; and the person or persons in whom such undertaking and works shall be vested in trust for her Majesty, as aforesaid, shall have the same powers for the making and maintaining such railway and works, and all powers of taking land and other powers auxiliary or in any wise in relation to such undertaking, as were vested in such company. 32. And be it enacted, that where the railway and works of any company shall have become vested in trustees in trust for her Majesty as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the Com missioners of the Treasury, if the completion cf such rail way and works shall be recommended by the Commissioners of Railways, to cause the same to be completed, under the direction of the Commissioners of Railways, and to advance for that purpose such monies as may be ne cessary out of the monies which may be disposable under this Act, or out of other monies which may be placed at • heir disposal by Parliament for this purpose; and when such railway and works shall have been completed as afore said, it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the Trea sury to sell and dispose of such railway and works, and the undertaking thereof, for such price and subject to such con ditions as the Commissioners of the Treasury may think ad viseable, to any company or persons, and by deed of assign ment to vest in the purchasers all such railways and works, and all property, real and personal, connected therewith, and all rights, powers, lead privileges in anywise in relation thereto, which might have been exercised by the company authorised to make and maintain the same in case the same had not been vested in trust for her Majesty as aforesaid, and subject to such and the like restrictions and lia bilities in all respects as such last mentioned com pany would have been subject to in case they hadFon tinued entitled to such railway, works, and underta mg; and the purchase-money for such railway, works , and under taking_a .. shall be applied in payment and satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, if any, which shall be payable and in repayment to the said Commissioners ofallatdvances made by them in respect thereof, together with all arr ears of interest thereon, and if any surplus shall remain, it s hall be paid and distributed pro r a t a among the shareholders of the last mentioned company. 33. And be it enacted, that until such railway an d works shall have been dispo se d o f as a f oresa id, it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the Treasury to lease the same in man m r provided by the R a il ways Cl aus es C o usolidatio 1845, with respect t o l eas i ng t h e ra ilway, and such n Act, lease shall have like effect, and shall vest in the lessee, his officers and servants, the sam e p owers an d privileges, and subjectsubject such lessees, his officers and servants, to the same res thesameres- trictions and regul a ti ons as if the Act by company for making s uc h ra il wa y wa s incorporatedY hmadpaanuy thorised the company to lease the same to any or person in the manner by the said Railways Con solidationcon- Act, 1845, provided, and suchcoinPsCal3a'uhese4.Boa.' tinued possessed of such railway and works, and had made s of the such lease; or it shall be lawful for the Cotnmissiron such Treasury , to let or lease the tolls and rates payable railway or works, or to make and enter into any contractorking and agreement with any company or persons for wsiderations, or using such railway and works for such rents or con c? and re and with or without covenants for the maintenance re other pair of the railway and works, and subject covenants and conditions as the CommissioneTtaaqvctahyesTutreaay sury, with the advice of the Commissioners of IC 11 f and any clear think fit and agree with the lessees annual rent or profit which shall accrutehteore()thlee'acsoensonrto:iii from the railway or works, under any such n all advances ° trTt s , shall be applied in payment of interest made by the commisssioners in respect of suacPh°fraaitlwioanys,-, witoariltsys: or undertaking, and of all lawful debts or affecting the some, and in accumulating sUbchjga ttihtneesamte,h he share surplus, sminekuitngotfutnhde as shall ba sufficient to provide for the rep 3) or times and principal moneys of such advances at tile in the manner appointed in the security for surplus, if any, shall be divided, pro rata al 1 . ! ng holders of the company authorised to makethcerailway and works. PROVIDING FOR REPAYMENT OF MONIES RECOVERED UNDER ANY SECURITIES. hich re. 34. And be it enacted, that ealulnder the monies .a, provisi s ons hall of be this pa id under any a h b purchaser Act, and all m nies underwhic shall be ps, lessees, and ot hers upon aid any y sale, or in respect of any lease, letting, or con tract the provisions of this Act, shall be paid into the Bank of Ireland to the said " Railway Ad vances or oßepayment Account," and such mo n i es , or so mu ch th.rel shall not under the provisions hereinbefore as conta i ne d be payable to the shareholders of th e coin pany, shall from tim e to time be carried to and form part of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. RE CEIPTS OF T , Ey COMHARG ESMISSIONERS TO AR SUF FICIENT DISC. 35. And be it enacttede, that in the event of a ny such sale or lease as aforesaid the r eceipt of the Commi ss i oners of the a v alidibstenhdsheaffllebcteupaal paid (di is b c y ha W rg a3 e , o for p a all Treasury shall be monies therein specifie and the purchaser or lessee such monies, or be chase money or rent,applicationorotn.shall not anyon-application thereof; be bound to see to the answerable for the misapplication surplus 1 and in the event of any . sum ,ayin g to be paid lserembetore contained under the provisions , to the share holders.lyan3., the Commissionersrail of the se the same o e dividedal to the ' Treasury m ay cau , . t shall be he whom I.pro rata among the company, s the company for the tim b • the shareholders of . t of the e eing entitled to the same, and the receipdirectorsr shall be a valid he co and effectual discharge of the t. mmissiones, who shall not be bound to see to the applica ion of the sum or sum any part s therein specified to be received, or . a lic t . thereof, and shall not be answerable for the is pp a ion or non -application thereof or of any part thereof SECURITIES, &c., axEstrx FROM STAMp DUTY. 36. And be it enacted, that no security given d un er this Act, and no conveyance , lease, certificate, or other inst ment made under this Act shall be chargeable ' ru with any stamp duty. E s .TERPRETATION CLAUSE. 37. And be it that for the p urposes of this Act, that sh a ll h ave the several e nacte d d ' the following words an d to them, un less there b e some thing in the context repugnant to such construction ; that is "Commissioners of the Freasury " shall ' to say, the words mearithe Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britrin and Ireland for the time being, or any United three or Kinmore of them. or the Lord High Treasurer of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the time being; the word "person" shall mean and include any body corporate, aggregate, or sole, as well as an individual; any word importing the singular number only shall extend to and include several persons or things as well as one person or thing; and any word importing the plural number shall extend to and include one person or thing, as well as several persons or things respectively; and any word importing the masculine gender only a include a female as well as a male. shall mean an ACT MAY BE REPEALED OR ALTERED IN THIS SESSION. 38. And be it enacted, that this Act may be repealed or altered in the present session, Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial Office for the Governor of Gibraltar. GENERAL PRELIMINARY CONDITIONS. Upon application being made to their Lordships from the trustees or managers of any school under inspection, requesting that one or more of the most proficient scho lars be selected to be apprenticed to the master or mis tress, the application will be referred to the inspector, and will be entertained, if he report— That the master or mistress of the school is compe tent to conduct the apprentice through the course of in struction to be required. That the school is well furnished and well supplied with books and apparatus. That it is divided into classes ; and that the instruc tion is skilful, and is graduated according to the age of the children and the time they have been at school, so as to show that equal care has been bestowed on each class. That the discipline is mild and firm, and conducive to good order. That there is a fair prospect that the salary of the master and mistress, and the ordinary expenses of the school, will be provided for during the period of appren ticeship. GENERAL RULE. The qualifications to be required of candidates, and of pupil teachers in each year of their apprenticeship, will be regulated by the following rules, in which the minimum of proficiency to be attained is precisely de fined, in order to prevent partiality. But their Lord ships reserve to themselves the power to reward superior merit, by shortening the term of the apprenticeship, or by awarding the higher stipends of the later years of he apprenticeship to pupil teachers whose attainments enable them to pass the examination of one of the lacer years at an earlier period. PUPIL TEACIIERS.-QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES. The following qualifications will be required from can didates for apprenticeship. They must be at least 13 years of age, and must not be subject to any bodily infirmity likely to impair their usefulness as pupil teachers. In schools connected with the Church of England the clergyman and managers, and in other schools the ma nagers, must certify that the moral character of the can didates and of their families justify an expectation that the instruction and training of the school will be seconded by their own efforts and the example of their parents. If this cannot be certified of the family, the apprentice will be required to board in some approved household. Candidates will also be required 1. To read with fluency, ease, and expression. 2. To write in a nest hand, with correct spelling and punctuation, a simple prose narrative slowly read to them. 3. To write from dictation sums in the fir,t four rules of arithmetic, simple and compound ; to work them correctly, and to know tho tables of weights and measures. 4. To point out the parts of speech in a simple sentenco, 5. To have an elementary knowledge of geography. 6. In schools connected with the Church of England they will be required to repeat the catechism, and to show that they understand its meaning, and are ac quainted with the outline of Scripture history. The parochial clergyman will assist in this part of the ex amination. In other schools the state of the religious knowledge will be certified by the managers. 7. To teach a junior class to the satisfaction of the inspector. Girls should also be able to sew neatly, and to knit. QUALIFICATIONS OF PUPIL TEACHERS IN EACH YEAR OF THEIR APPRENTICESHIP. At the end of the first yeas pupil teachers will be ex amined by the inspector 1. In writing from memory the substance of a more difficult narrative. 2. In arithmetic, the rules of " practice" and " simple proportion.," and in the that rules of mental arithmetic. 3. In grammar, in the construction of sentences, and in syntax. 4. In the geography of Great Britai❑ and Palestine. 5. In the Holy Scriptures and in the Catechism, with illustrations by passages from Holy Writ, in Church of England schools—the parochial clergyman assisting in the examination. The managers will in other schools certify in this and in the succeeding years of the apprenticeship, that they are satisfied with the state of the religious knowledge of the pupil teachers. 6. In their ability to give a class a reading lesson, and to examine it on the meaning of what has been read. 7. In the elements of vocal music, in this and in suc ceeding years, whe❑ taught flow notes. 8. In their ability to dr►ll* a class in marching and exercises ; and to conduct it through the class wove meats required fur preserving order. 9. Girls should Aso be able to instruct the younger scholars in sewing and knitting. At the end of the second year pupil teachers will be examined by the inspector. 1. In composition, by writing the* abstract of a lesson, or a school repo► t. 2. In decimal arithmetic,* and the higher rules o► mental arithmetic. Girls will not be required to proceed beyond the rule of compound proportion in this year. 3. In syntax and etymology*. 4. In the geography of Great Britain, of Europe, the British empire,* and Palestine. 5. In the Holy Scriptures, liturgy, and cat/This: the'n Church of England schools more fully than in the pre ceding year—the parochial clergyman assisting examination. 6. In their ability to examine a class in reading, in the rudiments of grammar and arithmetic; and during the examination to ktep the class attentive,in order, and in activity, without undue noise. At the end of the third year pupil teachers will be examined by the inspector 1. In the composition of the notes of a lesson on a sub ject sected b the inspector. 2. In the elements mechanics* or in book keeping. 3. In syntax, etymology, and prosody.* 4. In the geography of the four quarters of the globe. Girls, in the geography of the British empire. 5. In the outlines of English hietory. 6. More fully in th e Holy Scriptures, liturgy, and catechism, in Church of England schools—the parochial clergyman assisting in the examination. 7. In their skill in managing and examining the second class in grammar, geography, and mental arithmetic. 8. The girls should have acquired greater skill as teachers of sewing, knitting, &c. At the end of the fourth year pupil teachers will be examined by the inspector :- 1. In the composition of an account of the organiza tion of the school and of the methods of instruction used. 2. In the first steps in mensuration,* with practical illustrations ; and in the i-letucitt; of lam: surveying* and ievt 3. In syntax, etymology, and prosody.* 4. In the *geography of Great Britain, as connected GENERAL RULES. In the subjects marked with an asterisk, girls need not be examined, but in every year they will be expected to show increased skill as aempstresses, and teachers of sewing, knitting, &c. In the examinations, the inspector will, in each 'ear, observe the degree of attention paid by the pupil teachers to a perfect articulation in reading, and to a right modulation of the voice in teaching a class. A knowledge of vocal music and of drawing. (especially from models), though not absolutely required, because the means of teaching it may not exist in every .chool, will be much encouraged. Every pupil teacher will he required to to clean in person and dress. The number of pupil-teachers apprenticed in any cool will nor exceed one to every twenty •five scholars ordinarily attending. CERTIFICATE. Every pupil-teacher who has passed all the ft - Iregoing examinations, and has presented the required testi monials in each year, will be entitled to a certificate declaring that he has successfully completed his ap prenticeship. STIPENDIARY MONITORS. The inspectors may, for some time, find in the rural districts schools in which all the general conditions re quired for the apprenticeship of a pupil teacher may be satisfied, but the master or mistress of which may be unable to conduct an apprentice even through the fore going course of instruction. Their Lordships being de sirous so to adapt their regulations to the condition of such schools, as by their improvement to enable them hereafter to provide for the training of pupil-teachers, are disposed, for a few years, to encourage the mana gers to retain their monitors, by small stipends, to the age of 17, without apprenticeship, but under a form of agreement with the parents, on condition that the master give each monitor extra daily instruction. For such an arrangement all the general rules and preliminary conditions previously enumerated will be required, and the following qualifications for candidates for such stipends:— STIPENDIARY ➢IONITORS.-QUALIFICATIONS OF CAN- DIDATES. Candidates must be 13 years of age, and they will be required-- 1. To read with fluency. 2. To write a neat hand. 3. To write from dictation SUMS in the first four simple rules of arithmetic, and to work them correctly. 4. To point out the parts of speech in a simple sentence. 5. In Church of England schools, to repeat the cate chism, and show a knowledge of its meaning—the paro chial clergyman assisting in the religious examination. In other schools the managers will certify that they are satisfied with the state of their religious knowledge. 6. Girls to sew neatly and to knit. QUALIFICATIONS OF STIPENDIARY MONITORS IN EACH YEAR. The stipendiary monitors will be examined at the end of each year of service. and will be required— At the end of the first year 1. To read with fluency, ease, and expression. 2. To write in a neat h,nd, with correct spelling and punctuation, a simple prose narrative, slowly read to them. 3. To write from dictation sums in the first tour com pound rules of arithmetic, to work them correctly, and to know the tables of weights and measures. 4. .fo point out the parts of speech in a simple sen tence, and to give the rules of its construction. 5. To have an elementary knowledge of geography. I. In Church of England schoi , ls to show a general acquaintance with the Scriptures—the parochial el rg) - man, in this and the succeeding years, assisting in the religious examination. In other schools, the managers will certify, in this and succeeding years, that the religious knowledge of the stipendiary monitors is satisfactory to them. 7. In schools where vocal music is taught, he should have commenced instruction from notes, and should give proof of improvement in each succeeding year. 8. Girls to teach sewing and knitting in this and suc ceeding years. At the end of the second year 1. To write from memory, with correct spelling and punctuation, the substance of a simple prose narrative, read carefully to them two or three times. 2. In arithmetic, to write from dictation sums in prac tice, and to work them correctly. 3. In grammar, to parse more difficult sentences, and give the rules of their construction. 4. To know the geography of Great Britain and Pa lestine. 5. In Church of England schools, to give illustrations of Catechism from the Bible, and to show a mere com plete acquaintance with the Scriptures. 6. To give a class a reading lesson, and examine it on the meaning of what has been read. 7. Girls to be able to cut out clothes. At the end of the third year— ]. To write from memory the substance of a longer and more difficult prose narrative, and to show greater skill in composition. _ • 2. In arithmetic, to write from dictation sums in sim• ple proportion and simple interest, and to work them correctly. 3. In - gramEnar, to be able to parse sentences, with a thorough knowledge of the rules of syntax. 4. To know the geography of Great Britain, Europe, and Palestine, and that of the outlines of the four quar ters of the globe. 5. In ChUrch of England schools, to possess a more extensive knowledge of the Holy Scriptures and of the liturgy and catechism. 6. To examine a class in the rudiments of grammar, geopraphy, and arithmetic. - At the end of the fourth year 1. To prepare the notes of an oral lesson, on a subject selected by the inspector. 2. To work correctly sums in decimal arithmetic, and to show an acquaintance with the simple rules of mental arithmetic. 3. In grammar, to be examined in etymology. 4. To know the geography of the four quarters of the world. and especially of the British empire. 5. To have a general knowledge of the outlines of English history. . . 6: In Church of England schools, to show a more per fect knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, catechism, and liturgy. 7. To examine the first or second class in grammar, geography, and arithmetic, and to give it an oral les vn, keeping the class attentive, in order, and in activity, without undue noise. CERTIFICATES OF CHARACTER AND CONDUCT TO DE ANNUALLY REQUIRED FROM PUPIL TEACHERS AND STIPENDIARY MONITORS. At the close of each year pupil teachers, or stipendiary. monitors, will be required to present certificates of good conduct from the managers of the school, and of puitctu• ality, diligence, obedience, aed attetition to their dun,., from the master or mistress. In Church of England schools the parochial - man, and in other schools the managers, will also car tity that the pupil teachers or stipendiary mot - mom hav«• been attentive to their religious duties. SALARIES 01 PUPIL TEACHERS AND STIPENDIARY MONITORS. If ;hese certificates be presented, and if the inspector certify, at the close of each year, that he is satisfied with the oral examination and the examination papers of the pupil teachers or stipendiary monitors, and if those papers be satisfactory to their Lord hips, the foilowmg stipends will be paid irrespectively of any sum that may be received from the school or from any other source : For a Pupil For a Stipendiary' Teacher. Monitor. X 6. d. k 6. d. At the enctof the Ist year... 10 0 0 ... 5 0 0 91 2d ... 12 10 0 ... 710 0 tt 3d ... 15 0 0 ... 10 0 0 ), 4th ... 17 10 0 ... 12 10 0 01 sth ... 20 0 0 ... - REMUNERATION ♦ND DUTIES OF SCHOOLNASTERS AND MISTRESSES. At the close of each of these years, if the pupil teachers have receivi d a certificate of good character and of satisfactory progress, the master or mistress by whom they have been instructed and trained shall be paid the sum of 51. for one, of 91. for two. of 12/. for three pupil teachers, and 31. per annum more for every additional apprentice ; and on the like conditions, 2/. los. for one stipendiary monitor, 41. for two, 61 for three, 11. los. in addition, in each year, for every additional stipendiary monitor. In addition to the foregoing subjects of instruction, if the pupil teachers be skilfully trained by the master in the culture of a garden, or in some mechanical arts suit able to a school of industry, or the female pupil teachers be instructed by the mistress in cutting out clothes, and in cooking, baking, or washing, as well as in the more usual arts of sewing and knitting, and the inspector certify that the pupil teachers are thereby in a satisfac tory course of training for the management of a school of industry ; the master or mistress will receive an ad ditional gratuity, proportioned to the degree of skill and care displayed. . _ _ In consideration of the foregoing gratuity, and of the assistance obtained from the pupil teachers and stipen diary monitors in the instruction and management of the school, the master will give them instruction in the prescribed subjects, during one hour and a half at least, during five days in the week, either before or after the usual hours of school-keeping. The stipends will be liable to be withdrawn by their Lordships, on the report of their inspector, on proof of the continued ill•health of the pupil teachers or stipen diary monitors, or of misconduct, want of punctuality, diligence, or skill, or failure in their examination, or in default of tlw rPquirt d e rtifieatos. SUPPORT OF NORMAL SCHOOLS. EDUCATION OF SCHOOLMASTERS AND MISTRESSES AND . . GRANTS IN AID OF THEIR SALARIES. ElEhibltloHB on behalf of successful pupil teacher to Nor S U N V, \ IL*ll-1tl: mel Schools—Employment of certain o e public service—Grants in aid of expens Schools, and of the salaries of maste rs ane, ` educated therein. The Committee of Council on Education had under their consideration their Lordship's minutes as to the ap prenticeship of pupil teachers in elementary schools. It appeared further expedient to their .Lordships, that the Lord President should authorise one or more of her Majesty's inspectors, together with the principal of a Normal school under inspection, to submit to his Lord ship from among the pupil teachers who had successfully terminated their apprenticeship, a certain number of those who, upon competition in a public examination, to be annually held by such inspectors and principal in each inspector's district, might be found more proficient in their studies and skilful in the art of teaching, and con cerning whose character and zeal for the office of teachers the inspector of the district could gite the most favourable report. That the Committee of Council on Education, on com parison of the testimonials and examination papers of these apprentices, should award, tor as many as he might think St, an exhibition of 201 or 251. to one of the Nor mal Sea ols under the inspection of her Majesty's in spectors. That the pupil teachers to whom such exhibitions should he awarded sh übi b, thenceforth denominated " Que. n's sea Jars." That the exhibition should he liable to be withdrawn, ;f the principal Ht the training school should be dissatis -6-0 with the co 'duct, attainments, or skill of the " Queen's scholar." Trieir Lor knip, were also of' opinion that it might be useful to offer further incentives to exertion and good conduct am , nl.4 the pupil !eachers., by opening to such of them a, might not di , play the highest qualifications for the office of schoolmaster, but whose conduct and attain men.ts acre satis , actory, an opportunity of obt.aining em ployment in the public service wider such regulations as may be hereafter adopted. Their Lordships hope that tfe grant or an exhibition of 201. or 251. to the moot proficient pupil teachers, to enable them to enter a Normal School, may diminish the difficulty expetienced by the trustees and managers of su h institutions of maintaining them in efficiency. In order still further to reduce the burden of such estab lishments, their Lordships will award to every Normal School subject to irspection a grant for every student trained therein, concerning whose character and conduct the principal shall give a favourable report, and con• cerning whose attainments, skill in teaching, and general aptitude for the vocation of a schoolmaster, it shall appear to the Lord President, at the close of each of three years of training, from the report of one or more of her Majesty's inspectors, and from the examination papers, that a certain standard of merit has been attained. Such grants shall be 20/. at the close of the first year, 25/. at the close of the second, and 30/. at the close of the third year's course of instruction. This standard of acquirement shall not be so ordered as to interfere with the studies pursued in any Normal School, but shall be adapted to those studies, so, however, as to apply impartially to all such Normal Schools an equal incentive to exertion, by requiring efficiency in a sufficient number of the studies pursued in them. Their Lordships will further grant, in aid of the salary of every schoolmaster appointed to a school under their inspection, and who has had one year's training in a Normal School under their inspection, 151. or 201. per annum; and in aid of the salary of every such school master who has had two years of such training, 201. or 251. per annum; and of every such schoolmaster who bail had three years of such training, 251. or 301. per annum; provided he has upon examination obtained the proper certificate of merit in each year, on the following con ditions:— 1. That the trustees and managers of the school pro vide the master with a house, rent free, and a further salary equal at least to twice the amount of this grant. 2. That the trustees and managers annually certify that his character, conduct, and attention to his duties are satisfactory. 3. That the inspector report that his school is efficient in its organisation, discipline, and instruction. On the same conditions their Lordships will grant in aid of the salaries of schoolmistresses appointed to schools under their inspection, who obtain similar certi ficates in a normal school, two thirds of the sums to be awarded to schoolmasters for each year's certificate of merit: RETIRING PENSIONS TO SCHOOLMASTERS AND MIS TRESSES FOR LONG AND EFFICIENT SERVICES. That a re king pension m a y las granted by the Com mittee of Council to any schoolmaster or schoolmistress who shall be tendered incapable by age or infirmity of ct.nt!titting to reach a schooi efficiently. Provids-d th at no sub pension shall b. granted to any schoolmaster or schoolmistress who shall not have con ducted a normal or elementary school for 15 years, during seven at least of which such school shall have been un der inspi ction. That in all ca-es of application for pensions, a report shall be ' , limed from the inspector and from the trus tees and managers of the schools, as to the c haracter ar.d condu c t o f t h e a ppli cants , an d t h e manner in which the education of the pupils under their charge has been carried on. The amount of the pension shall be determined ac cording to such report, but shall in no ca-e exceed two thirds of the average amount of the salvy and emolu ments annually received by the applicant during the period that the school has been under inspection. A minwe of the grant of every such pension, and of the grounds on which it has been awarded, shall be pub lithrd in their Lordships' minutes. GRANTS IN AID OF DAY-SCHOOLS OF INDUSTRY. Their Lordships bad under their consideration reports published in their minutes on schools of industry. Resolved—That when the managers of schools apply for aid to enable them to hire a field-garden for the in struction of the scholars ; or to erect workshops in which handicrafts may be taught ; or to provide a ,chool-washbouse or kitchen for the instructions of girls in domestic economy ; their Lordships will be disposed, on the following conditions, to grant assistance towards the promotion of these objects :- 1 SCHOOL FIELD GARDENS. If their Lordships are satisfied with the position of the field in relation to the school ; With the rent ; With the regulations for the management of the garden ; And with the competency of the master to superin tend the work and give the requisite instruction ; Their Lordships will consider whether it may be ex pedient to make an annual grant not exceeding one-half the rent, so long as the inspector may report that the field is skilfully and industriously cultivated ; To make a grant towards the purchase of tools in the first year ; and To grant a gratuity to the master in each year in which the instruction in industry is successful. 2. WORKSHOPS 70R TRADES. In schools situate in the denser parts of great cities, and intended to attract from the streets vagrant youths who are there trained in criminal pursuits, or accustomed to begging and vagrancy, if their Lordships are satis fied— With the site, plan, and specifications ; And with the regulations for the management of the workshops, especially as respects the character of the persons selected as master workmen ; the share the scholars have in the produce of their labour ; and the disposal of their work ; They will, in the case of each application, consider the propriety of making grants for the erection of work shops. They will also be disposed to contribute towards the purchase of tools in the first year. In cases in which it may be desirable, in the first instance, to avoid the outlay required for the erection of workshops, their Lordships will entertain applications for assistance toward, the hiring of a suitable building on the foregoing cotitiitioos, so long as the in s pector ,hall rYport that the nunclierafti are successfully taught thyreitt. They will also consider the propriety of granting * grouity to the master, , or every boy who, in conse queo( e of the skill a ,- quired in the worksh: p, shall have b• Borne a workman or assist Ant in any trade or craft, whereby he is earping his bvedhoo4l. 3. SCHOOL KITCHENS AND WASH HOUSES. If their Lordships are satisfied With the site, plan. and specifications ; With the conip,teney of the senoolmistress to give the requisite in.truction ; And wilt) the regulations for the management of the school of industry ; They will be di-posed to make a grant towards the erection of the se buildings. They will also consider the propriety of granting a gratuity to the mistress, in every year in which the in• speetors may report that the girls are successfully in structed in domestic economy. In all cases of applications for grants to establish schools of industry, it will be requited that the schools shall be subject to inspection, and that the general sys tem of nis:ruction shall be found to be in conformity with the minutes by which the distribution of the Par. liamentary grant towards the erection of school build ings has hitherto been regulated. NORMAL r Bca s ° scf, s o SCHOOLS. Their WORE. ROUSE RPEN M A L A T S B C L Their Lordships had furth e r under their con sideration 0u111,,0x.s FOR AND TRAINING O the measures required to carry into execution the sug gestions of the Secretary of State for the Home De partment, for the eetabli•hinent of normal and model schools to be conducted under his direction, for the training of masters of schools for pauper and for children.crimi nal a buildin g b e erecte d for the normal es o Resolved,—That school, providing accommodation for a principal, vice principal, two masters, and for one hundred candidate tea T ch ha er t s. it be referred to the Lord President and Secre tary of State for the Home Department to cause plans to be prepared for this purpose. That, as t wo years must elapse before this building can be re a dy f or occupation, premises be in the mean time - procured, in which the normal school may be tem porarily conducted; and that these premises be situated, if possible, near some workhouse or other school, which may serve as a practising school during the interval. That, in connexion with the normal school, a model school of industry be erected for the pauper children of some of the London unions, who may be received into this school, either on contract by a steward with t h e unions, or by letting the building to a district of unions for the reception of children, under the direction of a board of management, according to the provisions of 7 and 8 Victoria, c. 101. That in connexion with this normal school, bat dis tinct and separate from the school for pauper children, a school be erected for criminal children ; and that plans of building for the school of industry for pauper chil dren, and for this separate penal school, be prepared and submitted to the Secretary of State for the Home De. par. .m. it. That it be referred to the Lord President and &ere. tart' of State for the Home Department to cause regula- 1 ge 3r. pd the , 0 , #.1 4 at; ii If