The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-03 00:00:00

THE EWERS POLLUTION (800TLAND) BILL.

In replying to a cpwatios from Sir W. &err.
The LORD•ADVOCATE dated that he lied mese to Um
onsolusion that the provieioss of the bill was sot ealealated
to carry oat the obis:* eastemplabld, mid sosimseatly it
would sot be promeded with.

PERCUSSION CAPS FOR MILITARY PRACTICE.
Mr. W. MORRISON wished to know whether the atten-
tive of the War-office had bees called to the character and
quality of the permed= caps issued for practice to the
army.
The Marquis of HARTINGTON mid it was true that
complaints had beau made by volunteers of the caps sup-
plied to them, but no complaints had yet been received from
Me army. A short time ago an improved kind of percussion
cap bad been submitted for experiment ; the invention was
I now undergoiag trial, and a report bad been called for by the
Hone Guards as to the quality of those now in use.

EDUCATION.
The orders of the day were postponed until after the
notice of Mr. Adderley on the education minute had been
disposed of.
ADDERLEY then moved a resolution to the effect
that the bones having 000sktered the Minute of Council of
the 11th of March,lB64, on endowed schools, was of opinion
that it did not meet the objections made to the minute on
the 19th of May, 1863. The right hoe. gentleman obis/reed
that the principal of theme objections was that the latter
minute would have swept the endowment. of all
schools into the Treasury, and that this proposal, being
contrary to the feelings of the house, the late
Vice-President of the Conceit of Education was
obliged to change his tiestios and best a retreat. A new
meat* was accordingly issued oo the 19th of May, and ha
trusted the house would condemn that as unanimously as
they had the other. That minute proposed to exempt from
general and indiscriminate confiscation the small rural
school of the country, defined as schools of 1,200 square
feet ; but • proviso was added that eves in the case of them
small iostitutiona, though they were not to have their sr
dowmeots wholly confiniated, they should be so far takes
from them that the government grant and endowments to-
gether should not exceed 15e. • head for the pupils. He
submitted that this proposition was opposed to the former
decision of the house, and met at naught its authority.
Mr. WALTER opposed the motion upon the ground that
he objected to the whole principle of these endowments
being respected in the distribution of the governmeet gaunt,
whether the amount VIII small or large.
Mr. H. BRUCE defended the minute of May, sod urged
that, as the contribution of the state was given to supply a
seed where it existed, the grant ought not to be made where
such need did not exist. He did not deny that there might
be abuses under the present system, and that some schools
received money that were not entitled to it, end this was
• matter to which the committee of council were directing
their attention. It was of mat importance that the public
money should not bosquan&rei, and he believed that on
the whole the new minute, so far from blunting the edge
of voluutaryeffort, would rather elicpen it.
Upon • division, the motion was negatived by 119 to 111.
The debate on the nomination of • select committee on
the reports of the inspectors of education (adjoarned from
Tuesday night) was then resumed, the point at issue being
whether the committee should consist of 15 members,
which was the original proposition of the government, or
of five members, to be nominated by the general committee
of elections, aa proposed by Mr. Clay, and to favour of
which ministers had abandoned their own propose!.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Bouvelie, and Sir
F. Baring supported the amendment of Mr. Clay, which I
was opposed by Mr. Disraeli.
Mr. BRIGHT said ha understood that neither the noble
lord the member for Stamford, nor the hoc. member
for Bradford, intended to oast any imputation
on the right hon. gentleman the member for
Cans ; and be believed the impression made
upon the house by the right. hon gentleman's explanation
wee such that every member, without exception, wished
that the resolution bad not been passed. He thought that
the right hon. gentleman bad been badly treated by the
government. Five or six weeks had passed sine this un-
fortunate matter occurred. The proper course for • power-
ful minister defending a colleague whom be believed to be
innocent would have been to ask the house to rescind its
resolution. (Hear, hear.) The government had not taken
that course; and now that the question bad dragged on for
weeks, the question arose what kind of commies.", should
be formed. He had had no communication with the right
hon. gentleman the member for ; bet he had beard
from those who were likely to know his views that he
thought the case in which lue reputation and character were
involved would be tried more satisfactorily to himself and
to all who took an interest in him, by five members than by
fifteen, and he would put it to hon. gentlemen opposite
whether, if they were placed in a similar position, they would
not feel that they had • right to have their wishes consulted
is such a matter. He believed there was no necessity for a
committee at all, but if them was to be one he should support
I the motion of the hon. member for Hull.
The question was then put, and the house cleared for •
division, but the amendment of Mr. Clay was afterwards
adopted without • division having taken place.
On the question being formally put that the committee
should consist of live persons,
Lord R. CECIL mid that after the appeal made by the
• hon. member for Birmiogbani he thought it would be hardly
fair to the right hon. member for Caine to refuse to him the
kind of committee which he wished to have appointed. He
I should observe, however, that as the amendment woe origin-
; ally proposed it contained no suggestion of the appointment
of smossors.
Mr. CLAY said that be had contemplated the appoint-
, meet of armors, as had been done in preceding oases of the
some kind. although be had made no proposal to that effect
He took it for granted that on. of the assessors would be •
; gentleman who was most interested in the attack, ad the
, other the Vice-President of the Committee of Council.
'rho motioo was then agreed to.
Mr. 800 VERI E next moved that, as in the case of Mr.
Stoner tee peen moo, two other members of the homes
should be named by the relleral committee of selection, sad
appointed to serve on the committee, with power to •Za•
Wilke wiener, but without the right of voting.