The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-28 00:00:00

swabs, of embolus in the Nicole of Slio,

1 with the tees Mwd he twsi oat
712 Whelk hoeing PAO toddies; sal di sessesisa with
the third thmemiwaties, the willed priebytiekme. he feud
only 61 wheel% with 1.607 aeheian: With these Armes
before Ida. bey *aid he vas for the deetruedea ef the
national system t The toluenes al the pmethial school.
wan evident hem the admigion d Imes eatbeds children
penny with protesteats, and from the het that the teachers
were directed not to pews upon them my Isotrestioa to which
their priests or their parents might eldest This was the very
arrangement which he wanted te Mee introduced in
England, for the purpose of rameanadagag religious dIG
bream.. The affect of passing this bill would be to Greats
long struggles between its national skated and the free
church, and he could not se* how asses were likely to Con-
duce to tho good education of the seastry. Thera were
certain parte of this bill which he thought adapted to im-
prove Scottish education. From all he bed heard, he be
Hived it to be imperatively Deemer, to extend education in
the populous towns sod districts of Scotland, and as the bill
aimed atthe promotion of that object, he regretted that he
could not give it his support, on account of his objection to
other parts. Fur Englund, he bad provided that sup-
plementary schools 0130,1 be established, including 's-
carily for a religious charatter its accordance with the reli-
gious belief of the locality ; and he would ascent to s similar
proposal for Scotland. Believing that the bill, as a whole,
would be injurious to the cause of education in Scotland,
he should, though most reluctantly, vote against the second

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reading.
The LORD ADVOCATE said, notwithstanding the re-
marks of the right hon. gentleman who had jut sat down,
he saw no reason to alter the measure, and he was satisfied
that a little more knowledge of the real divisions of Seettel
society, and a little more acquaintance with the habits sad
temper of the people, would have led the right hon. gentle.:
man to different conclusion. The bill comprised ANC
objects—to reform the pari.h schools, to ascertain the Ulna
cational wants of the people, and to supply those Walden
they arose. Of th. se objects the two last were by far the
most important. Important and necessary as it was to Ite•
farm the pari.h schools, by far the most important part of
the bill was that which provided fur the ascertaining of the
educational wants of the country from year to year. (Hear.)
He (the Lord Advocate) contended that the government
had paid the greatest respect to the perish schools, and
instead of trying to ueset them, as they hod been accused of
doing, had appth d the very smallest measure of reform to
them. Something had aen said of • compromise ; but if
such impediments were always to be raised in the way of
tin education of the people, if the keeled proprietors and
the church were deaf to the voice of public opinion, and
would make no concession, hut use their infiaenes only to
obstruct, the time might come when it would be the duty of
those who were charged with the task of educational reform
entirely to remodel the omitting system. No partial cure
wou:d remedy the evils of popular ignorance. The
voluntary and denominational agencies had failed ;
there must be one systematic and uniform ma-
chinery to ascertain where new schools were wanted,
and to bring them Into esisteace. The objections
mode by the right hon. baronet (Sir J. Pskington) would
have a good deal in them if this bill were legislatioa for
England. But it was designed for a country where the
influence of the religious bodies was so strong, that nothing
but a religious' education would be tolerated there ; and
if he (the Lord Advocate) did not know the to-
mtit of this bill would be this : that in every
seltoel the Catechism of the Church of Scotland and the
Bible would be taught, just as they now were—he should
not think of proposing this bill; nor would any man
acquainted with Scotland propose it. Rematking the for-
wardens of many gentlemen opposite,who did not belong to
the church of Scotland, to advocate its asceadancy, the Lord
Advocate said he wondered at the presbyteries garrison
being so strangely garrisoned by foreign troops, and that
they were, in fact, endeavouring to exclude the men, who
were the real and primitive presbyterial's. That the parish
schools bad done a very great deal for Scotland he allowed,
but it was in spite of their inahadministretion, of their it
adequate provision and la: discipline, and it was an example.
after all, of the great advantages of a national system
of education. What, thee, old the government pro-
pose to do with those schools ? Firstly, to in:reue
the salaries of the schoolmasters; then to give •
reedy mode of getting rid of an improper school-
master ; thirdly, to place the schools under inspectioa
which the General Aerembly had recommended, and the
benefits of which were shown by toe excellent condition of
the school• founded under the Dick bequest ; then, se for
the management and juii diction, it was not proposed to
bike them out of the hands of thou who mansged them
now ; the miois'er and heritors would still have to elect the
schoolmaster ; but they would henceforth be enabled to
elect the be,t whom they could find, whether he wore •
member of the established church or not; the teat
was to be abolished, because any sub tents might
be dishonestly taken, end were no proof what-
ever of the qualification of the person taking them.
The only other thing in which the parish sea ols were to be
altered was in the a unineatiott of the schoolmaster. He
proposed to abolish the present system, and in its place to
introduce an examination by an inspector in the presence
of the beerier sod the minister. No doubt this would
enable the heri:or and minister to select a free church or
a presbyterian schoolmaster at their option, and he thought
that it was only just that this should be so. It was not
right that in a free church district there should
he a presbyterian schoolmaster (hear)—any mom
that it would be just for the schoolmaster of a presbyteries
district to be • free churchmen. It had been said that the
established church of Seetland was still influential. It might
be still more a.., but in soy case nothing could be more don-
germ's to in the present circumstances of its coalition,
than to assume the attributes of a power tt e reality of which
it did not possess. (Hear, hear.) To hie mind nothing
could he more advantageous to the established church of
Scotiand than the peening of this bill. With regard to other
denominations, more esoecielly the Roman catholic, which
in some districts embraced a vast proportion of the
population, he considered that their case ought specially to
be dealt with by the Privy Council. Such were the object.'
of the bill before the house. if it were rejected, he trusted
the day would yet come when snore furtuteate bands than
his might carry it through. But it the measure should re-
gene the approbation of the House of Commors, then a
victory would be gained over ignorance, the common enemy
of all—a victory without regrets for the past, without danger
as without fear for the future. (Chum)
For the second reading 2lO
Against it l7l-39
Mr. C. BRUCE gave notice that be would move an
instruction to the committee to divide the bill into two
bills, according to Mr. Welpole's suggestion.
The committee was then flied for the 10. h May.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL.

This bia as amended was considered in committee, and
~me verbal alterations having been agreed to,
Mr. SC HOLEFIELD moved to leave out the proviso.
Mr. J.WILSON opposed the amendment, as calculated to
injure the revenue.
After a short discussion the committee divided—
For the clause
For the amendment 26-11
The clause was then ordered to stand part of the bill, es
were the remaining clauses.
Lord EBRINGTON moved to add a clause providies
' that no man by reason of his enrolment or *mice in the
militia abroad shall on that ground forfeit any right or in.
tweet he may pawls in any friendly society, but that such
seeleties shall be protected from loss arising from the in-
creased risk of deaths in tropical and other foreign climates
by increasing the monthly payments.
Mr. COWPER considered the clause museeammy, and
observed that the risk et death was V._.,ligg. ben la
these climates in which the militia would be NUM spa
serve than in Beglend.
Mr. ATHERTON objected that the clause would later
fere with the right of self•eontrol enjoyed by these societies.
Mr. SPOONER suggested that that right was interfered,
with by parliament having insisted that members of friendly
societies should not forfeit their tight noteithstandiog ash
vice in the militia abroad, arid the clause would merely
restore to them the right of making rules to meet that be.
le:forme.
After a few words from Mr. Sotherae, Sir G. Grey, Lei
Pslmereton, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Mowbray, the chines WM
withdrawn, Lord Ebrington stating that he would bike
it forward on the report.
The house then resumed.
INCOME TAX BILL.
The committee nn this bill was postponed until Monday.
STAMP DUTIES (DRAFTS ON BANKERS) BILL.
The second reading of this bill was postponed until
Friday.
Sir A. CAMPBELL obtained leave to bring in a bill re-
lating to the erection of piers and harbours in Seotland.
SPIRIT OF WINE.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER a return was ordered of the reports on the supply
of spirits of wins, free from duty, for use in the arts sod
manufactures, addressed to the Board of Inland Revenue in
1854 and 1855.
The house adjourned at a few minutes before 2 o'clock.

EDUCATION (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The LORD ADVOCATE presented a number of petio
tins in favour of Rio bill from all parts of Scotland, and
some gala* the bill of the hon. member for Perthshire.
Lora DUNCAN also presestsd a batch of Widow in
favour of the inn.
Mr. C. BRUCE presented seven' against it.
Mr. Crauftud, Mr. H. Sallie, Mr. Laing, Mr. Cowan,
Mr. Lockhart, Mr. A. Hattie, Mr. Wortley, and other mem-
bers, also peessatol petitions for and against the bill.
The LOAD ADVOCATE having moved the ariond read-
ing of the bill,
Mr. BLACKBURN moved that it should be read a w-
ooed time that day 8 months.
Mr. DUNLOP, Mr. BLITZR, and Lord DUNCAN, defended
the bill; Mr. H BAILLII, Mr. JOWNSTONI, and Mr.
Watrowe, opposed it.
Sir J. PARINI/TON said this proposition had bten dis-
cussed will& so mach ability, that he ilia not wish to detain
the house opal it; but in consequence of the measure w hich
he had brought forward fur Eugland, he had been so ap- ALLEGED RESIGNATION OF LORD PARMORL—Wei
pealed to, that he felt it to be impossible to give a vote on (Herald, second edition,) have just been informed,
this question without at the same time giving eons
explanation of the grounds on which he should vote against upon excellent authority, that Lord Panmure has
it. He was bound to say, after giving the best attention he
positively given in his resignation as Minister of
could to the measure, he could not find in it anytning which
gave to hoe. members who supported it any jeitilication in War.appealing to him to support it. On the contrary, he could THE WAR.—The Herald asp, in a second edition,
net help thinking, if hoe. gentlemen would de him the „ learn from rieb . I the 25th that the
justice to examine dipanionstely the arguments he bad astopo on
advan.ed, and the propositions be had made for England, bombardment continued, but the amault was poet-
sad compared them with this bill, they would find that this potted until reinforcements arrived."
bill was, in many of its most important principle., is direct
opposition to the propositions which he made for England.
Om PARIS Boonsz.—At the Paris Bourse yester-
Om of his own proposals with regard to England was, that %edgy the Rents fell 30e. from the previous day's 41041
every school in the country should have a distinct religiose giatatiow, closing at mfr. 40e.
character, eanbised with the most complete toleradon.
MADLLE. DOUDET. The Imperial Court gave
Scotland a system whisk answered to this description was to
be esperseded and destroyed. aid be found la the bill se *lenient at Paris yesterday musing, on Ilene. Doudet's
Raavestse that the new schools would have a religious appeal. She is sentenced to Ave years' Inspriseement instead
character. Ia order to secure that object. he Pro Poled I ref the two years awarded by the Tribunal sf Correetiosal
the ease of Ragland that the teacher of every school shosl4
Pollee.
belong to the same denomination of Christiana as the school
to which he was attached. Is the bill he Nand no security Mr. ChM. Mathews has accepted a "starring",
for the religion of the teethe& The existing test was done eugspatent at the City of London Theatre.