The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-14 00:00:00

JOINT STOCK 00NPANIES.

In reply to Mr. Alderman SALomoirs,
Mr. M. GIBBON announced that it was the intention of
the Solicitor-General to submit to the boase a bill for the
consolidation and amendment of the law relating to joint
stuck companies.
THE WARRIOR.

fir J. PAKINOTON wished to ark the Secretary to the
Admiralty if there was any truth m the statemente which
bad appeared in the newspaper, as to the bad qualities at
sea of her Majesty's ship Warrior; and whether he would
state to the hots. the enters of any official report which
had bees received at the Admiralty as to the performances
of that ship during the heavy gala to which she hes lately
bees exposed.
Lord C. PAGET—In answer to the question of the right
bun. gentleman, I have to elate that we have received no
official report whatever from the Warrior. She arrived at
Lisbon, and the osly intelligence we base is contained in •
letter from Caplan' Cochrane to the Comptroller of the
Navy. He saye—" You will be glad to hear that we have
had • continua= of gales of wind. (Laughter.) The ship
behaved Tory well—nothing strained—no accident. We
found the mainpaid slightly sprung, but we fished it at
sea with iron fishes, and it is now as strong as ever." He
adds, at the end of the letter, "The spring is the yard I do
not consider has anything to do with the straining or work-
ing of the ship " That report, it will be seen, is very
favoundd and ship
been in the Warrior myself, and mu
my that I believe her to be a lint rate sea-going ship.
INDIA STOCKS 'TRANSFER BILL.
This bill was raid • second time.
EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL.

This ball was med • second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted on that day week.
EDUCATION.-IRE REVISED CODE.

Mr. LOWE. In promoting papers connected with the
Revised Code of Mardatemis of the Committee of Privy
Council on Edocateon, and In moving that they be
laid on the table, mule • statement to the house
with reference to the alterations made in the
*Meting code. The Committee of Council, he said,
had paid the moat respectful attention to the views
and orthicon whisk had been ventilated upon the subject,
sad had emethenend to make the revised regulations con-
feree, as be es their seam of duty permitted, to those views
eel ispeises. In order to fix the suet limits of the con.
= be explained the object of the Committee of
be
was to promote education among the chil-
dren of the labouring poor by greats of money wider
iserteln thoditions, and the mods in which the grants were
sedniosteged. He then stated the reasons which buttoned
was the department the question whether the code should
be ahead to as it stood or be amended, aid the comedies-
liews vWt bad weighed with the Privy Council Commit-
tee be adept the alterations is the revised *ode, which did
eat slaw Ino pees:nit system in its fundanseatal principle",
but would, in their opinion. carry out the object iu new
with greater efficiency. Mr. Lowe proceeded to detail and
eluci.L.e by figured statements what be regarded as faults
of U., esistio•• system, iu which, he rentarkod,a government
department ad taco-operate with voluntary agency, sod to
obtain information from patties interested in placing the
tact. is nospeiot of view. The system was, be observed,
see of an important 'utie° of that
rileme,l n
iali ovoid not exercise • full control over the ex.
Calmrof the funds without a unuilderable alteration of
e :leery of the system, and some guarantee for the
proper applies- tine of the funds and for the results 111 the
quality awl quantity of the education afforded in the schools.
From the report of the commissioners there was a gua-
rantee only for the qualifications of the master, but nut for
the efficiency of the testrurtion given to the children ; and
with regard to the latter point the commissioners differed ,
from the inspectors, and be believed the opinion formed by
the commiseumers, which was unfavourable to the exist-
ing system, wee the nisei correct. With respect to the
application of the grants, he referred to oases in which
he considered there bad leen a wasteful expenditure ; be
thought the Committee of Privy Council should not have to
pity the whole salary of the pupdteachers, and that the
amount they contributed as augmentation to masters was
extravagant. The present mode of administering the public
Igrant, he observed, hail lend to expectations and to feelings
of disappointment, which were very deplorable, though
unreasonable. The Committee of Council had to deal with
the managers of schools, who bed subscribed their money
relying upon • certain amount of government support, and
the pupil-teachers conceived they bad their grounds of com-
plaint. Such a system. he thought, was dangerous, and in
Justin to all puttee it was necessary to deal with the matter
as soon as ponsible, and to put an end to a system
which would sheen the educational grant from its legitimate
purpues, and muse an increasing drain upon the public
exchequer. Agreeinx with the commissioners that it would
ant be right to interfere with the foundation of the exist-
Mg mode of administering the grant, the Committee of
Council had none to the conclusion that the system of ap-
propriated grants should he abolished, twit replaced by •
simpler system—that of capitation grants. After
explaining the details of this change, he pro-
ceeded to state the qualifications which the com-
mittee reposed. in order to meet objections to the
revised code. It was not intended that it should
at present apply to Scotland. It was proposed that
h.fauts under six years of age should be entitled to
the capitation without examination. With r
to the training colleges, he thought the e=
subject required re-consideration, and it was proposed
that, with • few exceptions, they should reams
for the ;assent subatantially as they were. After
explaining the details of the other niodifications,
I Mr. Lose noticed and replied, at considerable
len,;th, to the objections which had been urged
against the• revised cede, observing that he could
Dot promise that it would be en economical system.
I but, if not ecooonneal, it would be efficient ; the present
system was neither efficient nor economical. He entered
very fully into the questiou of the claims of the school-
, mestere. which, in their integrity, he eimutained, had no
foundation iii principle or justice ; but be stated the extent
to which the 6.oVVlLtueut were prepared to go, under the
circunedauces, to meet those claims. He could not lay be-
fore the hove, be said, ft scheme free from objections ; he
edulitted that hie scheme was not perfect, but it was au
improvement upon the present scheme, and, in conclusion,
h. pointed out its advantages.
Mr. Instil ELI —Sir, after the ample exposition of the
right hon. gentleman I wish to recall the house to the due
atel proper selatiou which it bears to this statement, and
! the course which ought to be taken in consequence of its
being made. Sir, this statement is one which ought to
have preceded the iutreduction of the revised code. If it
. had, what would base been the course for parliament to
. have followed He apprehended it would have followed
the course it always pursues alien • minister of the crown
makes an important statement in respect to his department,
sled does not feel it convenient on that occasion immedi-
, stets to discus, its merits. It is obvious, under any einem-
duces that a subject of this kid-• involving principles so
important ad detail, so multifarious—requires a due and
ample consideration. lam therefore somewhat surprised,
considering the peculiar circumstances under which the
revised cads was arrested in its progress, that
the right hoeourable gentleman did not intimate to
us when he intends to call upon the house for an opinion on
the project of the goveremeut But the right boo. gentle•
man says that the present case diden from the usual course
of affair., because the house and the country have been is
possession for ammo considerable period of the scheme. Let
I us see if there is any justice in that othereatioe. In the
I first plae.? the house has • right always to receive a personal
explanation tram a minister of any scheme before them.
Although I think that a suificietit reason why en iuterval
should elapse before the house give as opining as a Achim*,