The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-04-01 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY.—The Poor Law Relief (Ireland) Bill was
considered in Committee and several clauses being agreed
to, the obairman reported progress Some other Irish Bills
were forwarded a stage, and Mr. Baines gave notice of
a series of resolutions as an amendment to those that were
to be submitted the folio win&, night by Mr. Walpole on
the Revised Code.

TOZBDAT.—The chief feature wes of course the dis-
cussion of the Walpole resolutions on the Revised Code,
which was adjourned till Tuesday evening.

WIIIDNUIDAT. —On the House going into Committee
the Whipping Bill, Mr. Stanley, with a view of abolishing
the use of the cat, moved, in clause 1, the addition of
the winds "and only with a birch rod."—The amend-
ment %as agreed to, and the bill passed through nom-
mittee.—The Law of Property Amendment Bill was
• read a second time, upon the understanding that the
discussion upon its merits should be taken in com-
mittee.

TdUREMAY.—In consequeime of the illness of the
Premier, Sir G. Bowyer's motion on the state of Italy
was postponed. The adjourned debate on the Revised
Code was resumed. Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Diddle, and
Sir John Pakington supported Mr. Walpole's resolution.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Baines, Mr.
Gower, and Mr. B. Osborne spoke in favour of going
into committee on the Revised Code. The last named
gentleman said the Vice-President of the Council was
entitled to gratitude for the moral oourage and industry
with which he grappled with the costly, cumbrous, and
endless systeui which successive minutes had rendered
unintelligible to the many and puzzling to the few. He
was not surprised at the violent outcry with which the
right bon, gentleman had been met, for it was only •
natural that when Government sought to check an
artifieial system they were met by violent opposition
from those who were created by it. He was therefore
not surprised that the religious gentlemen who hated
one another for the love of God in other things united
with such wonderful unanimity to stum the Treasury.
—Mr. Low, in the conrse of his remarks, said that the
resolutions of Mr. Walpole would neither secure effi-
ciency nor economy. They relaxed the former and dis-
regarded the latter. He urged examinations so strongly
because they must keep up an incessant stimulus in the
strife against ignorance, and lie believed they could
only secure efficiency and economy by banding over the
schools to the control of the local managers. There
might be hardships and irregularities, but that was the
fault of the system, and there must be a general fixed
rule, unless the central office was to become • den of
corruption. A standard was admitted to be necessary.
It Intuit be uniform, and he believed they had adopted
a simple, clear, and decisive one. He explained at
length the effect of the New Code upon the master and
pupil teachers, contending that they would be placed
in a better position, and expressed his gratification
at finding that the main objects of the scheme were an
generally admitted. He trusted that the House would
now go into committee.—Mr. Walpole having briefly
replied, the House resolved itself into committee, but
only formally.

Fainev.—Mr. Lowe, on the part of the Government,
stated several concessionm they were prepared to lecho
to the opponents of the Revised Code. These conces-
sions are numerous and important, mid Mr. Walpole,
Mr. Disraeli, and Lord Enfield, complimented Govern-
ment highly in having made them. It is likely the
storm is now over.