The Press.
London, England, 1855-07-07 00:00:00

SERVICE.

The Earl of ELLINBOROUGH, on Thursday, raised
some objections to the Government plan of increasing
the pay of the army. There would be many appli-
cants for it who were not on the field of battle;
the expense would be very great; and unless it was
paid into the soldiers' hands it would be little likely
to tempt recruits. He would have preferred a relaxa-
tion of the strict rules of the medical examination of
recruits, and of the conditions of obtaining pensions.
Lord PANDIURE answered that he had already de-
cided on modifying his measure so far as to allow
the soldier to receive at once sixpence out of the
shilling additional pay as a field allowance, permit-
ting him, as in the navy, to allot any portion of it to
his family, if he thought proper. lie did mot intend

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to reduce the bounty now paid, which bad only been
once increased, and which would under the old
system have been increased two or three times. As
for the restrictions, they were only enforced when it
was for the manifest good of the service.
Some further conversation followed, and the
subject dropped.
NAVAL CADETS.
The Earl of HARDWICKE, on Thursday, complained
of the inefficiency of the system of naval education
on board ship, and urgently recommended the estab-
lishment of naval schools at which the boys migli;
be instructed before they were sent to sea, where their
duties materially interfered with their lessons.
After Lord COLCHESTER 1114 supported this opinion,
Earl GRANVILLE said that the education on board
ship was by no means so deficient as bad been
stated, though he admitted that in time of wox it was
not so easy to find opportunities for study. Jje pro-
mised that the subject should receive proper
attention.

THE POLICE IN HYDE-PARE.
The discussion of the conduct of the polies pro-
duced something like a scene in the Commons op
Thursday. Mr. Roebuck began by presenting a
petition from a person who had been quietly seated
in a tobacconist's shop, when an inspector entered,
and made some insolent remark. He was answered
with the same insolence, whereupon he struck right
and left, and wounded the petitioner, who had bees
unable to obtain redress from the commissioners.
Sir G. Grey said that he would make inquiry, sad
remove any obstruction to justice, if snob were put
in the way by the commissioners. Mr. J. G. Philli-
more then asked if any special inquiry was to be
instituted on the conduct of the police last Sunday,
Sir G. Grey replying in the negative. Mr. T. Dun-
combe rose to present several petitions from persons
who had been injured, and proceeded to comment
upon them, alleging that the forms of the house
permitted his doing so on petitioners "praying for
immediate redress." This brought on a question of
order; and, though the Speaker decided against him,
Mr. Duncombe persisted in making his speech on a
motion for adjourning the house. He gave several
instances of gross brutality, said that the police lia4
acted like ruffians, and that, though the Sunday Bill
was withdrawn, the people would not be satisfied
without redress. There was a threat held out that
unless some notice was taken of these complaints
they would again muster in Hyde-park on Sunday,
and if interfered with would go armed the neat time.
The best thing the Government could do peat
Sunday would be to close the park. Sir 0. Grey
complained of the sweeping nature of the charges,
and that no policeman was identified in them. He
believed the threat just held out to be a gross wrong
on the temper and character of the people of the
metropolis. If, however, they went to Hyde park to
molest the peaceable inhabitants, it would be the
duty of the Government and the police to see that
these last were properly protected.
Mr. Duncombe laid his petitions on table, hoping
they might be printed for the benefit of the Govern-
ment.

SUNDAY TRADING VILL.
This bill was withdrawn by Lord R. GROSVENVE
on Monday, who said that he did not like to be
mobbed and bullied out of his bill, of which the
intention was to provide as unrestricted a holiday
as possible for the hardworked thousands of the me-
tropolis. As, however, the entire object of his hill
had been misconceived—that it was a measure pecu-
liarly liable to misrepresenlation and ridicule—con-
sidering likewise the lateness of the session, he
thought that it, would not be right to keep up the
existing irritation upon the bare chance of passing
the bill.
This brought on a charge against Sir G. Grey, for
improper orders to the police on the preceding day.
The Hoax SECRETARY defended himself by saying
that, while no man more entirely approved of the
recreation of the people on Sundays, it was not his
duty to allow that recreation to be interfered with
by monster meetings.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE made some strong observations
on the conduct of the police, which he said was
shameful, and brought on • most unseemly conflict
between them and some soldiers, who interposed on
behalf of women they were ill-using.
Mr. WILKINSON and Mr. W. J. Fox confirmed this
statement of the misconduct of the police, who, how-
ever, found a defender in Mr. G. 'VERNON, who was,
an eyewitness, be said, for two hours, and felt bound
to say that nothing could be more good-humoured
than these general conflicts.
Before the discussion closed, Mr. RoKeucs pointed
out the impolicy of the house entering upon a line
of conduct which could be thus thrust aside by an
ebullition of popular feeling.
EDUCATION BILLS.
On Monday night, or rather on Tuesday morning,
the promoters of th 3 three education bills withdrew
them one after another. Sir J. PAKINoToN began,
saying that he trusted the subject would receive very
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that the principle on which he had founded his
measure was the only one on which the question
could be settled. He then went into some defence
of his statements, which had been accused of
exaggeration.

Lord J. RUSSELL followed, saying that he had not
found fault with the right hon. gentleman's state-
ments, but with his conclusions. He thought that
the spirit which animated the education of this
country more useful to it than the fettered education
of the Continent, and instanced Russia, where
Southey's ballad of " The Old Woman of Berkeley "
had been prohibited, lest ti.e children should be
frightened at it. He thought that the President of
the Committee of Council should be a Privy Coun-
cillor, representing in that house the views of the
Government on the subject of education. The
Government were anxiously considering the matter,
and would be prepared with a scheme for establish•
ing a Govein,i ent iiepartment of education.
Mr. M. GIBSON, on behalf of the third bill, said
that if any system supported by rates was adopted
it must be a secular one. He hoped that his
measure would hereafter receive a dispassionate