The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-06-21 00:00:00

TORT FRAIL OF EDUCATION.

In the Roues of Lords, on Friday, Lord Norton
brought forward his threatened motion against Schedule
4 of the Education Code—condemning the teaching of
everything save the "three Ws " in schools receiving aid
from the state. His lordship contended that neither the
State nor the local taxpayer should be burthened for the
rtUrPOSO of giving "higher " education (that is, instruction
In geography, grammar, or the history of England). The
edict of his proposal would also be to drive every child
out of national or board schools on reaching the age of IL
The Bishop of Exeter seconded the motion. The Duke of
Argyll said he had listened to the two spuilters with profound
astonishment He pointed is the advantages which Scot-
land had derived from her parish schools, in all of which
' mathematics, Latin, Greek, and modern languages were
taught to the children of the working classes, and urged
that the Government were only seeking to give England
what Scotland had enjoyed for 300 years. After some
further discussion, the Duke of Richmond said he and
his colleagues intended to support the motion, as they
thought children should be removed from italicise] schools
at the age ef 14, and should tiot be taught unnecessary
subjects. The motion, on a division, was carrie
votes against 30.

LOCAL gniox.

In the evening Sir WilfriaL;sno—U brought forward his
Load Option resolution. Mr. Mason seconded, but dis-
approved of closing publichouses artless fair compensation
was given. Mr. Gladstone said the Government intended
to use no praetors either way ; he should himself walk into
the opposite lobby. Re trusted, however, that the day
was not distant when the Government would be able to
deal with the anomalies of the licensing laws. After •
long discussion, the Rouse divided, when the resolution
was carried by a majority of 999 votes against 903.
In the House of Commons, in the morning, Ur.
Gladstone rebuked a new Tory member, Mr. Bartlett, for
the offensive manner In which he is accustomed to put
questions It was the intention of the Gevernment, in
dealing the Eastern Question, to act with perfect
im ty as between Russia and Turkey, Mussulman
an Christian, in regard to the provisions of the Treaty of
Berlin. On the motion for going into Committee on the
Irish Distress Bill, the Home Rulers reiterated their
former complaint, that the aid offered was insuMclant,
and that the money oo&t not to be drawn from the Irish
Church Fund. Mr. Gladstone observed the .itting had
bees wasted. In justice to Ragland and Scotland he
could net Arent to the demands of the Irish members.
I Ultimately the bill was committed przTi
Mr. Gladstone moved the second of the Savings'
Banks Rill, which in to provide for the ency In the
funds available to meet the demands of old banks Re
Clintto mate an annuity for 95 Mare, and to redoes
est paid to the banks from 3; to 3 per cent, which
would prevent further loss. The bill alanooed to
raise the limit of LllOO, now imposed on savings' banks
investments, to £3OO, and the yearly limit from £3O
to £lOO, whilst power was intended to be given to
the trustees and to the Post-office to invest money
In the funds for depositors if requested so to do. Mr. W.
Fowler moved • resolution condemning the proposed
extension of the limits of deposits, as • diaeouragsmeat of
private enterprise The banking interest continued the
dimension until the time of adjournment

THE CONFERENCE OF BAPTIST CHI:MORE&
This was continued at Yeovil last week.
name= WIFE'S IMMO& BILL

Rev. J. HARDIN, in accordance with notios, proposed
" That this seesciatiou believes that marriage with the
sister of a deceased wife to be not repugnant to, but in
accordance with, the teaching of Holy Scripttue that
such marriages are often most convenient and advantage-
ous on fszwty and other grounds, and that therefore Due
law forbidding them ought to be repealed." He felt very
pleased with the prugysss which the bill had made.
Nearly all the blahope used to say It was unscriptural,
but after the Prince of Wales presented • Petition in its
favour the bishops found that Scripture neither coo-
demawl nor advised such marriages. (Laughter.)
Mx. Mimi& of Dorchester, in seconding the motion,
said he married his daosairsd wife's sister, and no man
could have had two better wives. (Cheers and laughter.)
His•daughter said, "If you marry anybody but aunt. /
will not live with you Daughter); and he hoped
would be carried, so that he should nog want to alter his
will. (Loud laughter and arelateta