The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-29 00:00:00

WELSH INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION.'

. Lord Spencer and Sir Lyon Playfair has received e
deputation of Welsh members to discuss the lines
which the proposed Welsh Intermediate Educatioo
Bill should be drawn. In opening the proceedive.
Lord Spencer said he believed they were all agreed 5:
to the desirability of passing the bill for intermedi9b6,
education in Wales, but there were certain points °`
great importance on which they heard there was sol
difference of opinion amongst Welsh members, all
they wanted to discuss this question. The Gove;
ment were anxious to promote a bill of this sort, so"
they had pledged themselves to promote intermediate
education in Wales, to which they attached great la.
pbrtance, not only because they thought it would
prove education generally, but because they knew OP'
it was very much desired in the Principality. After
a long discussion, in which nearly every member tooU
part, Lord Spencer said it would have been impossible
to have dealt with this subject up to the present time'
Whether the Government would be able to do a°
within the next three months still remained a que';
tion for grave consideration. They all knew 1143" t
absorbing one subject was at the presett,
moment, and unless circumstances changed 'red
much there would be very considerable di--
culty in introducing any bill of this importaol
in the present House of Commons. He was afrai
that there would be a difference of opinion, not poll
in the House of Commons, but in the House of Lordee'
on this measure, and the deputation must trust
Government as to whether it was expedient to brim'
forward a measure or not. Coming to the points dir
cussed, Lord Spencer said there appeared to be prettf
general disapproval as to the formation of CouritY,
Boards for dealing with this question; but that V 1951
matter which they would reconsider. It certail
seemed to the Government desirable that there show,
be, if possible, some representatives of the voluntes
schools upon these Boards. Then as to rating. Theo
was not any very serious objection to it. . There /lot
no precedent for giving money out of the rates or o 0
of public funds voted by Parliament to interraedia!„
education. A majority of the deputation seemed rit
be in favour of a separate Commission for Wales be
lieu of the Charity Commission. For hinv‘eir " .ti
thought an elective body should report to the Char,,,
Commission, and as the matter would have to
before Parliament no great injustice would be dOl,O.
However, if there was a strong objection to his
posal, the Government were not wedded to it to sudir
an extent as to jeopardise the passing of the bill.
Lyon Playfair having spoken, was agreed tbZiop
further conference should take place on the cities
of a separate Commission for'jWales.

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found her stuffing all sorts of eatables into ;
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and she replied meekly, "Packing provisione,beOwill
I have just read in the paper that six weeks
elapse between the first and second acts."

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