The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-29 00:00:00

POWERS °MN TO ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
COMPANIES.

Vimetat 112,18111LD asked the Chairman of Wen and
Yeses if his stasstios bed been called to the extraordinary
pears which wee sought, and had been maimed by
Ovals bill consmittose to electric telegraph companies sad
east to lay down telegraphs, and erect poets sad wits
eloaigzada, streets, and footpaths in various parts of the
corm ; sad whether be would cell the attention of the
home the as on the istreductien the United Kingdom
Electric Telegraph Company bill into this house, should
such • bill peas the other house of parliament?
Mr. 11 kBBl3l' said the particular bill to which his noble
friend referred was now before the other house. Whenever
the bill came down. if it ousteined uy objectionable pro-
visions it would he his (Mr. Manny's) duty to cell attention
to them. Very extensive powers had been conferred es
them cornmaies by private bills ever since the yeer 18*
amdbeagrredthatpowerstodee! at short notice with streets,
highways, and thoroughfare', to take up reed; sad lay
down poets and wires along places of public resort, weenie
to be lightly granted. (Hear, bear.) In the event of say
tutees attempt being made by private speculators to obtain
mach posers be would go so fat as to say that he thought
it weak! be desirable for timbers, lather by standing order
cc by legimation, to isaposimerse esetrietioo.

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NZW WRIT.
On the motion of Colossi TAYLOR s writ arm ordered
to wails for the eleetios of rot somber fx the hormudi
of Praatoe. iu the room of R. A. Craw Eui., who had oc-
eeptoal the office of otowaai of tVObiboro floodTeds.

EXPENSES 01! PROILISCUTIONS.
Mr. 111, NT gave bogies Ad OM Tesed.y. the Ath of
April, be should mews fer a West erwaitt. s to impure
into the present openstiea ei the payment of exposes of
prosseubon ~ with a view b. MOM the house whether it
on desire )le that say shanties aboakt be made in the
system as to the tate 01 mum* sr as to the Nod out of
which au& perateeW shoeM he made.

THE FOREION AND !RATE-PAPER OFFICIZEI.
Mr. 00CHRANR wished tomb the First Comenimiemer
of Works what sem remained h hand at the present date of
the rm,oon/. already voted foe the New Foringmeeke, and
whether the additional vote of 16,0001. would be upended
within the premien year. He also wished to knew whether
it we. the int...l4km of the government to pull down the
State Paine ifllce, which had been built only 30 yam eme.
Mr. CoW PER said the an expended on the FOrdia-
office was 56,1551 f. • and he thought it easy probable that
the additional not; to which the bon. gentleman referred
would be repaired before the estimate of 1i,62 63 would be-
come am•lable. The State• Paper office would be pulled
down, as the home was informed last year.
PORTSMOUTH 111 A ItROl7 It.
On the Anedine of goreg into committee of supply.
Sir .1. ELPIIINSTONE wished to ask the Secretary to
the Admiralty what were the returns at the Royal Dock.
yard, Poi unienth, of the height of water on the bar of the
harbour Lhannel each tide on the 17th, 18th, 19th, awl 20th
of this month, March, 1862 ; also the dreg of water of bee
Majestic ship Warrior, and bow many dam in
each month she can ester cc leave that harbour.
In 16.'3 the depth of water in the shoal wail 18 feet. In
1724 the water had decreased 2 feet, owing to certain oh-
struetioas erected in the mouth of the harbour, which
altered the currant The decrease of water therefore wee
from Ito l bleb in the year. NOM that time to temp=
ego, when the government pet as a dredging vowel few the
purpose at deepening the water—a period of 124 jean—
there was a decresee of :10 Mau. Owing to the month=
of the dredging-boat the keetwer wee despised frous_l34 be
It t. Having sow breesbt the deaths, et the 'heel be
the petit at which it steed he 1714, they shasid haw sew
ti nued the &then therethe geese time longer, tat=
the shoal le the pethise which it stood in 1
at 18 feet.
Loot C. PAOST rid that if the hon. gentleman had
waited till neat menth be should have been oble to glee a
more complete answer to his question. With regard to the
depth of the water in the bar, it was correctly stated that,
on the Ilk, 18th, 19th, and 20th of this month, in the
morning, the height of water was 29 feet 311 teethe ; in the
alter rime, 94 feet 9 inches. With regard to the other
questim. die Warrior drew 5i feet of wat.v, awl. toning
• clear foot of Water under her bottom. she could go out
during lii dem WI February, sad during the present mos*
up to the Ilat, 15 thys.
TIRE BELGIAN TREATY.

Mr. InRSTER 'dallied to mak the First Lori! of the
Tresqury .1 WI could inform the house why the negotiatioa
of a commercial treaty with Belgium, for the purpose of
aernring that Fle..giiim should no longer impnee
differentiii &tier ou Itritish goods., tad been Irnsponrie+l.
Mr. it I.VGATE roh.irelerral that the commercial portion
el the icmetry were under the greate.t ohlicitions to the
lion. is •mher fer tharlfrall far hrinaing 411 I);, forwant.
Mr. Iir.‘I:MONT rid the eouutry had brunt with
ast.adelineent end Yawn the aseoaucernent of the Nuevo-
Ciao of ties or:parttime. sod he sincerely hared that the
I *a.lvt.,terratary would la• able to allas the Galin; of die-
a+ ru.nt Inch existed on the subject.
1•e"::...4 e** l
W. PAITEN c.,edirneed the etate d feeling which
'I represented to e.tet us tab subject Is Übe Ranh el

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1.'64.. 1;1Y APIS esid—Vilbia leo aseweved Lie boa. friend
the o'hec might Le was compelled to sae that the
ee11dial:o• sea easp.nde.l ; he woad one ace • less
Won; snrd, and rev there II 0. a pane* in the ne,:esietion.
The ri.etanotat estertained • hope that the Belgian
remeet would opus t+ke the matter iato their Dowd-
entles. and sot commit an usfrieadly an act t.warde her
Majesty'* ;erotism/I.i so to dewily* this couutry of elven.
tawee rotaewted to Kuria sad F'r•eee. 'and also he believed
to Turkey and Morocco. la this view Le hoped that the
aegoliatioos would be speedily renewed. (llee:, hear.)

SitiPLY.

The } ogee thee meet into committee of "apply pro fermi,
end immAuitely reported prover.
THE REVISED CODE OF F.DITATION.

7'he house hamg awn goes intooommittee, Mr. M Ulan
in the chair. • I
Mr. LOWE .sid-1 Issas to aah for a moment or two the
indulgence of the house in order to make s short statement
on behalf of the government. (Hear, bear.) The govern •
meat have, lin,e the hour* last met. taken into consolers.
tine the detail.• with which this house has been occupied
during the earlier part of the week. and they have noise to
the coo..luiion that it is their duty,es far se possible WTI •
*intently with their duty to the public, to meet tbe view.
expresatil 7..eneeally by hoe. gentlemen in the MUM, of
the debate. I Hear, bear. Bk, I wilt not trouble the bonne
with any langtlicovel remarks. I have only to
state that it w our w. to befog eontreverey to a settle-
ment, not that should give toy advocate 'limy particular
opinion a triumph over enother--(orke of " Hear, hear")—
but which should end in a maser satisfactory to the
roastry sad coeds ire to the eery great Interests of
'dimities which are lurched. (Hear.) I have aversion,

THE EtP'

air. to data to the hones that her Unjeety's goverment
Wow; taken into mosicheation the epithelia expressed by
se stay hon. gentlemen. that it is desirable that some per.
tine of t:ii. grint test on a footing of greater eer-
taioty time they COW4itier would be afforded by the
dual ease:ensile° of the children, are ready to comsat to
relaxation of their propceition—thear, haul—and that they
are rend.. ri. agree that a substantial portion of the grant
should 19 given es the general report of the inspector.
(Hear, hew.) They are for that purpose willing to meet
to the motion, mace of which has been given by the noble
lord the member for Middlesex (Lord Enfield), with a alight
anietalment with respect to the nature of the grant—substi-
totin4 that it shell Le iiveu ou the report of the inspector
instead of on the average attendance. In ceder to preclude
the apprehension —uot, I think, well founded, but which
seeros to be entertained in some quarters—that it
was intruded to make the grant iodepeadest of
the general report of the inspector, I have also
to state that the government think right, in de.
fresco to the opinions that have been expressed, to
couple that concession with another, and I bug of the house
to ausehler the two together, and not to moats the oat
hoes the other, because the one has a great bearing
the other. We bare found throughout the country
the recess, and we have heard duriog the debate, a
number of °pinkies 'gaited grouping. by age foe the purpose
of examination. Without eotenng into the abstract merits
of that proposition, the government are quite ready to am.
cede that pent also, and to give up the principle of pimples
children by age. I trust the house will accept that come►
eion also in the spirit in which it is made. ((Bear, hear.)
I must state to those gentlemen who we MAW to thigh
that enough is not conceded, that ea points given
up involve oe the put of the palate a dip onsidsralas
pep. isry adds% mad it is • harp eandmise to the
principle of awteady. Idm she to ads Mat Chen le
a third concession which the anyernreeet eme to
make, and it is with regard to the Bth resoledell_
by the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Walpole). That ansle.
Mon refers to the arrangements that have been oedema Into
with regard to the transition state which man mar be-
tween the abolition of the octant system el amend pants
and the full establishment cf the new geteside el • sepia-
turo rant. (Hear, hear.) The governerseet are esaleg to
reconsider the manner in which the pupil teachers who are
now engaged have been provided fur, and they are willing
to proper instead of the scheme contained in that resolu-
tion a scheme which, while it shall provide for bolding the
existing pupil teacher harmless, Mallet the same time leave
to the managers any surplus that may remain after pay.
meat of those pupil teachers—that is, if the grant falls
short of paying the pupil teachers the goversmeot shall
seeks good the difference ; sod if there be a surplus it
is to be the property of the managers. (Hear, hear.)
I have also to state, as has already been tothested by my
right hoe. friend near me (flirt). Grey), that the prvonsseot
are •illieg to concede the 10th toed llth maintain.
(Hear, hear.) loan only again express a hope that the
house will receive these COWASiOnS is the elicit in which
they are made. (Hear, hear.) We hare dine all in our
power to meet the views of hoe. ApaOlemen honestly and
sincerely, at some sacrifice of iodivided stavatioa. and I
trust the home will give us credit for a dears to bring the
discussion of this question to a speedy and atideekey ter-
mination. (Cheers.)
Mr. WALPOLE—We, I rise to admowlmdp the very
frank and generous manner In which the peveremeset have
endeavoured to meet the objections whisk Were raged to
their proposition, and should not dimilegge serial% nor
deselt my own feelings, if I did act to the shwa of
my power. so far as I arm commas& vast these
comessioes in the spirit in which they an nada (Hear,
bawl The concessions offered are in feat areandens on
the point of principle, for which I have steady sad
contended. No doubt my right hon. —so indeedcult
expressed in the last sentence of his speme—arm aside theme
oonetianons with some sacrifice of iodividual emniellica, bat
I sincerely hope that if they are carried Into effect he will
fled that the main object he has in view will be walnut. I
will make no mark upon the pealed& conommions to
which the right how gentleman bee sdu=yeaNP6
say that with redraw* to the first peat, stbe era-
clmioa that • paelses el the greet is to be bragedes
it
pesdeut upon the general report of the fropeceee. not
upon the Reams &Mesdames, that USW
to put it on. With osaildiqs" suoled—maNkia=
Mining the proposition that esamiaties it to
according to ag•—l believelt will be estitely for the
of the community. As to the pupil Meshed, I
Insl stroegly on that point, sad I am estremedrila
anissease stated by the right hon. panda= bas bed
seeds. (Hear, hear.) The other two proprieties my ref
her, Mood the Secretary of State egad to mead to en
the first discussion of this subject, sad I will met feeder
slide to them. The only other observation I have to
asks is, that I hold it to be most important the en a
ipmetion of this kind there should be, as there has lass, no
rezdtriumph one way or the other—(cheers)—bud that we
unite in doing our utmost for the public sondes and
gemeral pod of the country. (Hear, leer.) I laps the
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emegest that instead of gods undo eemmtttee
wlll dos peoposetions tonight, the home and the comalry
sheen Mow some little time be womMer these
propeddres &Maas), • and I believe Set the greatig
of se isitereal for that pinions will maim to the rade-
bowl, esoliorai of the question. (Chem)
rased an YIELD, who had a anesedesent on the
raper WWI hod been edetestielly depend by
fitgored-
is Ask ded ealeallaa, Übe in& el was deo
to a right rev. posher le the dam boom
Mr. DISKAILI add be themeda that the goreeneesed
had acted with peat wisdom and pregday is mans le
the impend opinion of both sides of the homes" end
under the eiremeannoes they °got to have the mit for
being animated by the least homodable rood's. Rs
hoped that the seppedion el Walpole, that ample
time should be given to the bane and the soseteri to
consider the modifications he the code which had Wee
anacassed, would be adopted, and that the further eft-
sidastion of the subject would be postponed, at hest
until after the Pieter noses.
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Sir d. I;BEY said is should proper to report program
new, and to Mt again on Moeda; week.
Mr. HENLEY said that the quarter sessions would be
sitting on that day, and it wear be aMy inconvenient
tiers to many members He thought that the code should
be reprinted before say day wee dud for its eorideratioo.
Mr. W. E. FoRSTER said he believed that if the plan
r sow proposed was earned out, a mat reform in the sys-
tem of education will have been effected, and that without
injury to ant which was valuable in the existing retain.
It laving been arranged that on Monday next the go-
verment would rate to what time the future discussion
would be adjourned, the house resumed.