The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-07-30 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

THE ALLEGED TREATY BETWEEN
FRANCE AND ERUSAM
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In the House of Lords, July 25, Lord Stratford de Rod
ditto, referring to the announcement of the project of a
treaty bi The Times of this morning, asked the Government
whether they had information hearing on the p Int, for it
might be satisfactory to the country to have a Mlniaterial
Statement on the aubject.
Earl Granville: My noble friend has only given me notice
of tide question since I have been in the House; but 1 m
, bound to say that even if he had glver. me notice, my tense of
duty would prevent too giving more than a short answer. I
ain not I forined whence mime the document which appeared
In The Times of thismorning, which lam not surprised that
my noble friend should have descrined as a very Important
0110. I can only state the conviction other Majesty's Govern-
ment that, after the announcement of the alleged existence
of such a draft treaty, the Governments of both Fran, and
Pnissia will be induced immediately
MI, spontaneously to
explain to Europe all that concerns this matter.
Ihe Duke of Argyll postponed until Thursday his state-
fluent 011 the l; names of India.

Lord De Grey, in moving the second reading of the Elemen-
tary Education Bill, sketched the history arid operations of the
E..ucatton Department of the Privy C ouch and contrasted
the present amount of school accommodation and attend-
ance, and the quality of the education given in the Govern-
ment schools, with the actual requirements of the country.
Ile did not t ffer the bill as a perfes, system of national
education- jut it w, uld preserve what was good and
supply What was wanting in the pseseht system, atet would
seem a that the means of elementary education be brought
within the reul It of every shill in the e.matry.
The Duke of Marlhovough believed that the action of
Parliament was required so supplemen I the existing deficiency
of education, and congratulated the G. vernment upon having
brought in a n &mire which he tett trdttt as upon the whole
of a saVslartory character. It hot been bet ught in at a
favourable juncture. and lie trmte.l it would, with some
amendments, contiibute greatly to the prosperi.y and
happino as of the country.
_

The Bishop of Giocester said that Churchmen were coiled
upon by tide bhl to acquiesce in niauy things which were
very distasteful to their feeliaus.
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,
—Lord Shalesbury, adverting to the late period at which the
bill came up from the other flute, acquitted the Government
of blame for the delay, and said that it had been caused by
the tedious and nunecensary donates in the Commons.
With all ita in p.rbctions, the bill was the beat which
Cite Government could have carted against the ambination
of Secularists and political Dissenters Concurring in the
eulogy paved by Lord de Grey and the Duke of Marlborough
upon the Vice-President of the Committee of Council, he
especially praised Mr. Forster for the courage and manliness
with which h, had recognized and adopted what had been
done by the Church and other denominations.
tool Howard of Glossop thought that the Government
bad met a great difficulty with boldness and success; but
some emendations would be necessary in (Aimee* to the
Roman Catholic body, to which he belonged. If their
children took advantage of the Conscience Clause they
would receive no religious education at all, and if they did
not t.,ke advantage viii they would receive religious instruc-
tion of which they disapproved._. _ .

A Uer remarks from the Duke of Richmond, Lord Ilarrowhy,
Lord Forteseue, and the Duke of Rutland,
Lord De Grey gratefully acknowledged the general sup-
port which the hill had received Dom both sides of the
House. Be briefly replied to the 01 jectious raised luring
the debate, and said he sin. uld propose logo iota Committee
on Friday Lest.
The bill was then read a seculd time.