The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-28 00:00:00

IbIPFAIAL P.

HOUSE OF LORDB.—FaiDAY, MAT 27.
The LORD Ottumwa took his scat oa the woolsack at
II o'clock.
IEIDDLII-CLASI3 EDUCATION.

Lord BROUGHAM said that five years ago es many .
no petitions, signed by aneroid' of 15,000 persons, were
presented to their lordships house on tbeimportant subject
of middle-dm education. The complaint in 1859, which
was repeated in 1860, was that whilst great attention was
paid to the education of the higher dames in this country,
sad also to that of the lower cbgerei, no attention whatever
win paid to the education of a most important body, the
Middle classes. The complaint of theme petitioners was that
there were no inspectors appointed for these middleolam
schools, sad that oomesquently the condition of them
selloobi was most unsatisfactory. The appointment of in-
spectors wee urged upon the government, and him noble friend
opposite (Earl Granville) promised that the matter should
be taken Into consideration. H. now begged to ask his
noble friend whether the matter had been considered, and
if so, with what result.
Earl GRAN VILLE said that the subject which bad been
referred to by his noble and harped friend had very fre-
quently been under the consideration of the Mover:anent.
The result was that it had been found very difficult to adopt
any of the suggestions that were made at that time. Great
doubts were entertained as to whether parliament would
sanction • grant of public money in aid of schools which
were the subject of private enterprise.
Lord BKOUGHMIsaid he was very far from recom-
mending any application to parliament for a grant
of money for any of those purposes. His wish was
that there should be a government inspector appointed, who
might inspect noddle dm schools, but that this inspection
should be wholly voluntary.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMISSION.

Earl STANHOPE celled attention to the report of the
Public Schools Commissioe. He expressed his sense of the
value of its labours, and his gratificatioa at that part of
the report which maintained the superiority of classics and
mathematics as the foundation of a really comprehensive
system of education. He regretted, however, that at Eton
and miser great schools greater encouragement was not given
to English composition and modern languages, manic, and
drawing. He did not advocate the teaching of natural
science ; end he thought too much time wee expended on
the emu pos;•.,,u of Greek and Latin prom and verse. He
objected to the proposal of the commission, that councils
should be appointed to advise heal inuters of great schools.
lie asked the intentions of the government with respect to
the recommendations of the report.
The Earl of CLARENDON gave a sketch of the labours
of the Col3lolilllloo, and the (maims of their report, which
agreed with the statement of Earl Stanhope. The govern-
meet had considered the subject, but were unable to decide
on a geom.l measure for the present session ; but he pro-
posed to introduce a bill immediately to make the life iota.
rests of members of the governing bodies of schools which
might hereafter accrue subject to any alteration in the
system which the legislature might enact.
The subject then dropped.
Upon the motion of the Duke of Sounear the following
bills were read a second time :—Nual Prize Acta Repeal,
Naval Agency and Distribution, sad Naval Prize.
Upon the motion of the Earl of SHAITESBURT. the Chim-
ney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Bill was reed •
second time.
FISH TEINDS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bell passed through committee.
FISHERIES. - - - -

The Marquis of Ct.sismcnaon moved for copies of all
orders in council sod all orders, rule., bye lass. sod direc-
tions nude sod given by the Board of Trade since 22nd
August, 1:4:;, the date of the act for carping out the coo-
veotion coucorniug the fisheries in the seas betwese
the British islands and France in referrers to such
convention, sod in respect generally of the oyster fisheries
ri the British islands.
Agreed to.
Their lordships adjourned at a quarter•put 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY, MAI` 27.
The SPLAILLII took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read • third time :—Caledosisn
Railway 16 laagow Harbour Branches) Bill—new title ;
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill; Glasgow and Pais-
ley Joint Line of Railway Bill ; Loud. and South
Waters Railway (Additional Works) Bill ; London,
Bright., and South Coast Railway (New Lines in Batter-
s.) Bill ; Load., Brighton, sod South Coast Railway
((Stsonth oota) Bill ; Loudon, Chatham, end Dover Railway
No. 1)