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London, England, 1864-05-13 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 13.

commit-

THE long-expected and
tee on the subject of the School Inspectors was
moved fez last night and carried by the Govern-
ment. The subject of debate was somewhat
dreary, and it must be confessed that the speakers
did little to brighten its dreariness. Sir Gsogos
Gm' was short and business-like—Sir JOHN
PAKINOTON was tedious and doll. Indeed, the only
incident which enlivened the discussion was the
supercilious ill-nature of Lord ROBY= CECIL and
the sharp sallies of Mr. Bsamat Osmass. The
ground for the appointment of • committee wee
clear. A charge of fraud had been made against
a department of the Government. The officials
of the Committee of Council had been accused of
mutilating the reports of the inspectors, and of
withholding information from the House of Com-
mons. This accusation, notwithstanding the
solemn denial of its truth by the VICB-
PRESIDENT, was affirmed by a vote; and
it was ascertained that the vote had
been carried by Lord ROBERT Cerra. and others
using documents surreptitiously obtained from the
archives of the department. Lord Roam Cacu.
admitted that he had obtained hie information
through official sources, but so conscious was be
that the persons who had given him the informa-
tion had violated official confidence that he did not
venture to give their names. The documents,
however, upon which the charge was founded were
privately handed round the benches of the House,
and there was no doubt that they had been ob-
tained from the hands of some of the inspectors.
It is obvious that this is not the sort of conduct
which can be tolerated in • public department.
Official subordinates have no right to conspire
against their chiefs, much less to organize an
attack upon their chiefs in Parliament. No
public inspector or government clerk can be
allowed to inspire motions of want of confidence
or votes of censure on the ministers whom they
serve. it can scarcely be supposed that all
inspectors should so far have forgotten
their duty as to lend themselves to such
a conspiracy. But it is essential for the pub-
lic service that the loyal should be separated from
the disloyal—the contented from the dimontented
—the sheep from the goats. And the only means
of attaining this object is by a select committee.
It was scarcely disputed that the committee
proposed by the Government ought to be ap-
pointed. This was distinctly admitted, both by
Sir JOHN PAKINOTON and Lord ROBERT CECIL.
It might, perhaps, have been supposed that after
the explanation of Mr. Lows the resolution which
was carried, charging the Education-office with
mutilating the reports, might have been rescinded;
and, indeed, Mr. BLANAL °mamas reproached Sir
Gapaos Garr for not having pursued this course.
But as matters now stand a vote of oeosure remains
recorded on the journals of Parliament. And
although those who originated the charge of mu-
tilation have withdrawn "allimputationsagainst the
" personal honour "of those accused; still they did
not hesitate last night to repeat the charge of muti-
lation against other public ministers and officials,
and to demand an inquiry. Lord Roarer CECIL
distinctly asserted that he adhered to the charge
which be originally made, and insisted that upon
evidence in his possession—the evidence of the
ex-inspector, Mr. Mows —he charged some of
the officers in the department with falsehood and 'I
fraud. These are imputations to which it is im-
possible that any minister c►n quietly submit. The
slight modification of the vote of censure passed at
the instance of Lord ROBERT CEML has been with-
drawn, and the officials of the Privy Council are
now practically upon their triad.
A feeble attempt was made by Sir Joux
Paraworox and others to show that the motion as
proposed by the Government was too narrow.
They insisted that it was not sufficient to inquire
into the practice of the Committee on Education
as to the Reports of the Inspectors, but that the
inquiry ought to embrace the constitution of that
Committee. It is obvious that if any such inquiry
is to be made, it ought to form the subject of •
separate investigation. It is neither fit nor fair that
the particular charges of mutilation and deceit
brought against the department should be mixed up
with any general investigation into the character
and constitution of that department. The object,
however, of the proposed extension is sufficiently
obvious. Lord ROBERT CECIL is perfectly aware
that in his eagerness to damage the late Vice-
President, he has rashly involved his own friends.
He feels that there is no defence for • person in
an official position communicating to himoonfidential
documents, and therefore he is driven to assume
the offensive, and to assail the whole conduct of
the department. It may be that the inspectors
have been treated in • manner so intolerable that
they have been driven into rebellion—that they
have been subjected to treatment to which no
officials are subjected in any other of the public
offices. But until he can establish this case, the
difficulties in the way of defending his friends will
be almost insuperable. He may adopt another
course. He may be attempting the policy of re-
venge. He may perhaps suspect that his case
is hopeless, and that the only means be
has of protecting his friends is by opening a brisk
fire upon the Permanent Secretary, and attempting
to involve him in the ruin which be will probably
bring upon his own friends. He may believe that
it is better to ruin both than to ruin one, and that
the Government may be driven rather to save
both than to expose their own officials to danger.
It is pretended, indeed, that within the terms of

the motion, as it is now fralaii,4l
mittee will find it difficult to • • • the. •
vidual who is to be
the alleged delinquency oiathe
This is not so. The 00. l ve
thority to ascertain who is responable for the
practice which up to the present time has prevailed
in the Education Department. The question upon
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trait Governmen
mmmittest demrewh."th to obtain
er theßo the op
porbofini
them
'inspectors have been really mutilated. Thorium., as
we have already said, has been distinctly denied.
The Government have now challenged Lord
RODER? Caen, to prove it. No possible benefit
would be obtained by overlaying this sim-
ple issue by an inquiry into the general constitution
of the Education Department. The only result
of such an inquiry would be delay and contagion.
The Government were quite entitled to insist that
the two 'subjects of inquiry should be kept per-
fectly distinct, and the majority of 43 proves eon-
claire], that the Hone of Commons concurs in
this opinion.

Tux Conference met again yesterday, and hay-
ing in its previous sitting disposed of the prelimi-
nary question of a cessation of hostilities, sp-
proeched that of the political future of the
Duchies. The diacumions which took place, how-
ever, did scarcely more than make more evident
the immense divergence of the views of the revs
ral Powers, and the difficulties which would attend
the arrangement of aceeptable terms of pesos.
After a sitting that lasted three hours the Code-
rence adjourned until Tuesday next.

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WLIDSOR CASTLE. 11AT 12.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Lonnie,
arrived at Windsor Castle lad eves* soca atter mils
o'clock, attended by lady Aerate Shaky, the Hos. Ma.
Brace, Lad Alfred Park aad Glade Sir W. Baia
Princea Waimea and the latest PEOWW Alberta or-
shed yesterday afiIIOCCII ea a vide I.
bar
Tile Qom, eacespanal by the Priam, Lades, walked
ad drove in the pounds this acersiog.
The Indus Advocate-General had as audience it the
Qua.
Princess Helena aceoropealed the Prince aod Massa et
Wales, at the Mae Concert ea Weiner* Peas& and
wore a dries of rich Oak milk handsomely trimmed with
lace sod rename of crape. Mad Lea. Nooks and rows.
Dimmed animists.

Her Majesty west on Wednesday to Baron Merothetti's
studio to we the Ward Athos at the Prises Ooroit is
program for °berm, es ws 1 so Woe works cd the
Sir Edwin Leadeser had at the same time the Dower
of saboaithisis his !model al the mimed lion on which he is
espied for Tratalsar•equare.

The Prima of Wales rode on horseback mien:lay, at-
tended by Major Teesdale.
The Primer of Wake took a earriap dzt,s attended by
the Hoe. Mre. W. Grey.

Primus Ildeas sad Prisms Tomes vidid its Primus
a/ Wass ia tbs forsasoa.

Tin Prime aad Mimeo of Walas Meowed Earl Gran-
ville wit► their preemies at the main party Ow at the
Beath Beasiagtea Zama. _ _ _

ma no 7 a Highsesses were attended by th. Hie. Wm
W. Orey arid Major Teesdale

Omernamier Glover had s Warrior with the Right Hoe.
Edward Cardwell, at the Colonial-aloe, yesterday.
Despatches were reoeived yonenlay at the Oolosialmeke
from the Common d Batik Columbia sad Vancouver's
Ward. Despatches were emit to the Gomm, of Chard&

KtzL GRANVILLeI RZClPTlON.—Yesterday even-
ing Uri Grenvdle wee bow=ed with the company of
their Royal H•igbaemm the Prince land Priem= of
Wales and the Prinsese Mary of Cambridge, at the
South liseedegtoe Mama= Upwards of twelve hundred
of the nobility, members of both Houses of Parliament,
and persons distinguished is likeness, sad art, were
invited to meet their royal highnesses, and the party
generally wee one of the meet brilliant ad crowded
of the mason. The whole of the courts, Winding the new 06-
eetal eoart,the deoondioas of which have been lust completed
by Mr. Owes Ames, ware braliantly lighted, decoested with
exotica, and thrown apse for the reception of the company-
The beads el the Royal Artillery and of the West Middle-
sex Engineer. were la attendance, sad ►layed a selection
of meek in the nouns of the evening. The mai party
wen received in the entrance court, which had been ar-
ranged as a reeeptioe chamber by Pori Graarille, and his
lordship bad subsequently the boomer of escorting her
Royal Higbee.' the Primer of Wale. through the various
courts. Her Royal Highs.= the Primer Mar► of Oambeidge,
escorted by hie Royal Highness the Prises= Wales, followed.
sad after as inspection of the apartments which he= most
rocas* been opened, Lard Granville and his illustrious
guests preceded to the competition mart. which bad hem
splendidly fitted lip as a royal cleawingroom fur this special
occasion. Their royal highs's.= remaised here card poet
1 o'cleck, when, having witnessed the =genie= system of
illundnatiag the doer* they wars "sported to the "steams
by their sob= host, sad the party broke up.
The Wick papers state authoritatively that the
Primes sad Prince's of Wales are expected to visit the Duke
and Duchess of Sutherland at DunrobinCastle in September.
1. ambeipation of a !WWI, before their royal highnesses, the
Sutherland vokuiteers are very busy at drill.

Her Majesty's paddle-YachtVictoria and Albert,
Captaia the ?rise( Waimea, was takes oat ed
Portessoath barbellr yesterday, aad tested her elegises sad
bee sew boilers. fibs is exported to proceed to Antwerp to
brim( over to Eagiaad the Prises sod Primers Leah oilier,
se e visit to her Majesty.. _ _ _

The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough gave a
road satartalaimat last swami, at iiillit =maim is Si.

isams•'requare to the Gnu! Dab aad Desbas e( Yeet

lenbaridattrelks. The follow* were Muffed to reset
their royal bighorns :—His Excellency the Austrias Am-
bassador sad the Coaster Apponyi, ha Exadissey the
Saxon Minister, the Marquis and Marobionses of Beth. the
Marquis of °mom* the Marquis of Biarteerd, the Le
and Counter of Tank'smile, Viscooet Oesterhsly, bird
Minimills, the Right Him. Sr Hamilton sad Lady Seymour.
General sad Lady Alias Pell. Leter in the Gisela( her
ince had as emembly.

A marriage is arranged to take place between WM
deaghtee et the le le ilicktilee.Heery Pitney, died
Ries to Beres Lieeel de Belbaceild, sad Sir °vette Troller
Lindsay.

According to the Temps, K Meierbeer has left a
%Maas estimated 1410,030.0001 r.

Mr. Alderman Salonioas will bring forward a
bill to faelOkie the traffic of the meolie by improving
the aeausaakatioe same t►e river Tb i., ea the 31A.

On going into committee of supply, on Yr.
Liedeafe motion for reeogehism the Coafecterate States of
America, is the Sell of seat swath, Yr. Baxter will yam
the previous gaieties.

Attar Wiiteantide, Mr. J. Powell inteotli to
more that an bumble address le pressated to leer Majesty.
praying that her Majesty will be graciously *seed to bane
a oosunisios to *awe into the moot mode et adrands.
terias the law is &slaw/ ; and abatises the ashniaiskatiea

el tit; kw masa* be improved sad made mare oprody. ma
solokal, sad effective. Tim same hoc. mamba, kiss& I.
brims forward a bill tor the praysatios of Masker aad
matinee/tins is the gawk, stark at remotes kw.

On going into committee of supply, Mr. Ayrton
win mare, " That tar gnat to the Kin of Groom of so
sosuity el OWL est ol amiss issieogin to the Cossoli-
datod Fowl, without the inaction of parlisiossit is •
'Whams ol the pririisess el tits Hams of Coototoos."
Ths mow seethe's, os gobs late eownsities es Zkotka
limitless Bill, proposes to mows that s sabot osouseliter be
appoistsd to 'squire into the espadrillesq et werrollog the
laws seising to elastics petitions, sod to bemire bb
=noel mottoes at sisetioas. _

On Wednesday last the Rev. James William
Csinp64l vu listitated to the rector) of Pairtere.
as the pesieetedis d Sir lined Cuomo LIMBOS, op
Herserea. Hirt. Oa th► same do,. the Rev. Wining Hay
Chapiesa. IL A.. woe liesseed to the porpoise/ tiersor
tioffelk, ow the presestattoe of the Res. Ed-
moad Relhink Beshall Lah is tau IMMO esal7.