The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-07-26 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

In reply to Mr. Horsruan,
Lord .1. Homo. said the French Government bad ;
communicated to that of Her Majesty the preliminaries
of the peace mudded with Austria, which were not ;
then in a state to bald before the Hone.; both. ;
would flu some day next week—probably Thursday— 1
when be would state to the House what the communica-
tion was.
Mr. Meuza called attention to the recent. appoint- ;
meat of justices of the peace for the borough of Great
Yarmouth, entering into detailed local politics, and in- I
quired whether it was intended to introduce any mea-
sure for regulating the appointment of justices of the
peace for boroughs in Medd and Wales.
Sir H. STILACITp=4I: oorinter-statement to that of
Mr. Mellor, tioin a kind of historical summary of
the struggles between two political parties for nume-
rical preponderance among the magistracy of Yar-
mouth.
Sir G. GRIT, in reply to Mr. Mellor's question, said k
was not the intention of the Oovernment to introduce any
measure to regulate the appointment of justices of the
peace. At the liale time, he thought nothing could be
more inconvenient than the attempt to balance parties
on the Bench without relined to numbers.
Mr. B. Coeflaxeg, in withdrawing a notice of
question be had intended to put to Lord J. Bakal on
I the subject of certain recent despatches between Lord
John, and Lord Cowley, and Sir J. Hudson, made some
reflections (to which the Home listened very unwillain glt
upon what he characterked es moat violent attack
upon this country in the Journal des Albers.
In reply to an inquiry by Mr. PIA.BI,
Lord PALMEILIITON said the formation of harboms of
refuge on our coasts was an object of great importance,
but it was calculated that the expense that would be
incurred thereby wovld be about £4,000,000, and oda-
patent authorities thought they ovoid not be completed
but at • much greeter oust; so Her Majesty's Govern-
ment lid no intention to propels a measure upon this
subject during the present session.
On the order for going into a Committee of Supply,
In reply to • question by Mr. 01111ITH,
Lord J. Rodeo, said be had understood from the
Emperor of the French that there is no provision or
understanding in the Treaty of Villafrouce that the late
dynasties of Tuscany, Modena, and Parma are to be
restored to thole possessions, if neoesion, by military
force.
Mr. MEN Nit4B/ called attention to the failure of mixed
education in Ireland, giving details of fads from which
he deduced the conclusion that the failure was as
apparent in the colleges as in the national schools, con-
Wading that the system of education in the national
schools tended to denationalise the children.
Mr. WHITIGNIDZ pointed out the causes which had
disappointed the initiations of those who had designed
the notional system of education in Ireland, and which,
he believed, would continue to frustrate the object, the
system of the National Board not being acceptable to
the people.
Mr. Bu trot( could not agree that the national system
had been a failure.
After some remarks by Mr. LONG/MD,
Mr. A DDRILET observed that, although the national
system had not failed in some respects, no one could
doubt that it had failed in its original programme. The
question, then, was how could it be patched up? The
fact must be recognized that it is a denominational sys-
tem, and it mud be so dealt with.
Mr. MONMELL said the national system had fundamen-
tally changed from its original principle. To leave it as
it was would be impossible; we must either go back to
what it was originally, or, if that could not be done, then
it must be altered altogether.
Mr. Lereox urged the importance of education to the
interests of Ireland. . .

Lord NAAS thought that the national system had con-
ferred • great benefit upon Ireland, and, if it were
touched at all, it should he touched with a delicate hand.
He had been anxious, he said, that the united system
should continue; but there was no use in denying ita
failure._ . . .

...1117.-CARDWIILL did not agree that the colleges had
been • failure; although they might not have fully IMO.
ceeded, their results suggested hope end encouragement.
As to the larger question, relating tothe national system
of education, if that system be compared with what ex-
isted before 1830, and looking at the number of schools
and of scholars, and its practical results in books, legal
schools, and admirable training, could it be said to be •
failure? The system of mixed education, in his opinion
had not failed 10 entirely as many supposed; but he did
not hold the primary principle of the national wrstem to
be that of a mixed education; the leading principle from
the beginning had been non-interference with the religi-
ons opinions of the people.
The Rouse than resolved itself into a Committee of
Supply upon the remaining Civil Service Estimates said
Civil Contingencies, when
Mr. Lows., in moving the Education vote, reviewed
the existing *demi/anal system, pointing out iii
and had its merits and drawbacks, and red
how fax it warn adapted to be permanent.
The vote, after a long and very interesting discussion,
was agreed to.
The Poor Law Boards (Payment of Debts) Dill was
referred to • Select
Mr. E. Janus moved en instruction to the General
Committee of Itleations, to suspend astir proceedings in

the matte el the petition ell electors of Norwich. Pro-
moted upon tire 17th of June, against the return of
Mr. 11. W. Schneider and Visioned; Bury, until thee
Examiner of Itcoognisances bad reported on three other
petitions, sobeeqiiently presented to the House, against
the return of Viscount Bury, and which subsequent
petitions relate to the mune eleetion as the petition pre-
sented against the return of Mr. Schneider and liniment
Bury on the 17th of June. He submitted that, accord-
ing to the proper construction of the statute, all the
petitions should be tried by the same smasuittes, other-
wise certain anomalies might arise.
Sir F. BAninn, the chairman, said the committee, is
the exercise of their discretion, and according to their
construction of the Act, had declined this application,
and he thought it the wisest courre for the House not to
' override the discretion of the committee in this matter.
Sir G. Clete considered that the House bad no power
to instruct the oounnittee acting under an Am of Par-
liament.
After a short discussion, the motion wag negatived.
Some further business was dispoeed of and the House
adjourned until half-past 1 o'clock until Monday.