The Press.
London, England, 1857-06-20 00:00:00

ORD'SANCE SURVEY.

The house proceedecitocOli;ide;" the next vote—
viz., 151,7441. for the education of the sciewitic
branch of the army (including the national survey by
the Ordnance Department).
Sir D. NOME TS proposed that it be'reduced by
36,000/., in order to compel the survey of Scotland to
be taken on the same scale as Ireland and the
northern portion of England had been taken—viz.,
on a scale of six inches to the mile, instead of the
larger scale of twenty-five inches to the mile, on
which the Scotch survey was being proceeded with,
mainly, as he said, to furnish the proprietor; of
estates in Scotland with maps thereof at the public
expense ;

JUNE 20, 1857.

The right hon. member for the University of Oxford
estimated that the 25-inch survey would entail upon the
country a charge of 4,000,0001. or 3,000,0001., adding that
lie doubted whether a tenth part of those who had voted on
the subject knew the extent of the expenditure into which
they were plunging the country. Atter such a statement
from so high an authority he thought he was justified in
utterly denying that the sense of the house had been
properly taken on the subject. He believed that no
country in the world possessed more beautiful maps than
those on the scale of six inches to the mile possessed by
parts of Scotland. The Irish maps bore no comparison to
them in point of clearness and of use. Theyshowed every
ditch, the smallest fence, every bridge, every stream,
marked out the garden walks in a gentleman's domains,
and actually gave the position of the pumps, and yet the
Scotch gentlemen were not satisfied with maps of this
accuracy and minuteness, but asked for others on a scale
of twenty-five inches. Now, he could conceive nothing
more monstrous than a proposition of this kind.
Lord DUNCAN defended the 25-inch scale. The
Earl of GIFFORD ridiculed it. Mr. HENLEY, Mr.
Loam, Captain BOLDERO, and Mr. ELLICE con-
demned the adoption of the large scale. Lord ELMO
and the Loan ADVOCATE supported the 25-inch scale.
Lord PALMERSTON said that the extraordinary diver-
sity of opinions upon this subject rendered it im-
possible for any Government to know what to do
except to stop the survey and to have no map for
Scotland at all. If we were to have a survey for a
country, he said, it should be sufficient for all pur-
poses, and a less scale than 25 inches to the mile
would not be sufficient. He hoped the house would
not agree to the motion.
Upon a division Sir D. Norreys' amendment was
carried by 172 to 162, the Government being thus
left in a minority of 10.
Mr. BLACKBURN then moved to strike out the
amount included in the vote for the English survey,
namely, 21,4301.; but this amendment was nega-
tived upcn a division by 290 to 22.
The remaining votes were agreed to.
The Ecclesiastical Corporations Bill and Ecclesi-
astical Commission, &T., Bill were read a second
time and ordered to be referred top select com-
mittee.

The Turnpike Trusts Arrangement Bill went
through committee.
The Insurance on Lives (Abatement of Income
Tax) Continuance Bill was read a second time.
The house adjournei at half-past one.

NOTICES OF MOTION.

MONDAY.

The Earl of DERBY—that on the motion for the second read-
ing of the Ministers Money (Ireland) Bill he should move that
it he read that day six months.
Colonel SYKES presented a petition form the Society of Arts,
stating the intention of the society to give a stimulus to adult
education by offering certificates on examination, and praying
for the assistance cf the house in carrying out that object The
hon. member gave notice of his intention on an early day to call
attention to the subject of the petition.
Mr. AYRTON—that on the 13th of July he should move for a
return relating to the case submitted to the law officer of the
Crown respecting the registration of newspapers.
Lord Naas—that on Tuesday week he should move for leave
to bring in a bill to repeal the 22nd second of the Superannua-
tion Act of lo