The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-01 00:00:00

REVISED EDUCATIONAL CODE.

Mr. WALPOLE gaol that, if the noble viscount would
state an the portal the government that they would be pre-
pared to go Into a committee of the whole house on Tues-
day, March Z, instead of us a future day, it would be more
eoodueive to the smovenieuce of the house, cod he would
lay his resolutions on the table at least a fortnight before
that date. (Hest' hear. )
Lord PALMERSTON —I do not apprehend there will be
oily objection to the course which the right boo. gentleman
proposes. If I understuml him be will lay his resolutions
es the table a fortnight before the 25th March. (Hear.)
The subject then .tripped.
TRU:GRAPHIC et )MMUNICATION WITH
AMERICA.

Sir W. GALLWEI gulled the President of the Board of
Trade whether her Majesty's government, recognising the
ONFOreIIOOD d telegraphic communication with America,
had entered into any negotiation with partite iu the coun-
try, or considered offers of cooperation from foreign govern-
IMMO foe the polars° of laying down such communication!
Mc X. GIBtION was nut aware that her Ma-
jesty e povennweet had entered into say negotiations with
us this ivouo relating to telegraphic communieatios
patties
England and AseeriaL The American government
had impressed in general terms a wish to the English govern-
ment that by 000111 IBMS or soother telegraphic minimum-
Latina should he esbablished between the two countries, but
no distinct prepaid bad been made on the subject; there-
to* we wegetiaikes with that view bad taken place with any
fors* peermeest.

NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND-ROMAN

CATHOLIC INSPECTORS.

11101NROBY rose to call attention to a eonspetrtive
emseninedion, to be madness.' by the Civil Service Commis-
einem fora sub-inspectombip of schools connected with the
national board in Ireland. at which examination all midi-
dates are excluded ex,ropt members of one religious deeomi•
nation ; and to make a motion on the subject. He moved':
—" That this house is of opinion that the efficiency
of the system of competitive examination for
the civil service would be endangered by the intro-
duction of sectarian distinctions, and that the
recent mumuceentent made by the Commisemers of
National Education a Ireland, to the effect that a vacant
appointment under the tuitional board is to be filled up by
means of a competitive examination, to be conducted under
the direction of the Civ.l Service Commissioners, but at
exiumustion sowe but members of the Roman

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cutholic church we eligible to competition, is inexpedient
cud unwise."

s;r K. PEEL—I thick the hoe. gentleman who has made
this motion ha' entirely misunderstood the usual course of
proceeding oa the part of the National Board of Education,
because the boa. gentleman said that thin is the first lime
that teeteriaa influences hare been introduced in the ap-
pointment of inspectors.
HENNEbcY I beg pardon. What I said wee, into
she civil servisethaminthioo.
tier K PEEL—What I was going to observe was that it
has Alms bees the system, though. perhaps, not acknow-
ledged before 1 when the 04 board was squally divided be-
tween protestant' on the one side and Romeo catholic' on
the other. The board was then increased from 15 to 20,
ten of whom are protestante and ten Roman catholics. But
it has always been the practice, as much as poesible' I will
not say to conciliate, but, iu the matter of national educe-
ties) in Ireland, to divide the patronage between the various
religious damminuations. Bre have uue Roman catholic
secretary and one protestant secretary of the Lusird ; one
chief inspector who la a Roman catholic, and one who is a
pruteeteat; soil I LW told by the Borneo catholic members of
that beard that the system has worked well, and that they
did act wish tosee it changed, and amities protestants arealso
perfectly minified. I have nothing further to itald on the
abject, except that when the pruteetants and Komati
catbohca ou the board are couvioced the; the system works
well, and that the Homan catholic" especially desire no
change, it would not in my opinion be expedient that there
should be any alteration.
Kr. NEW DEGATE mid he quite understood the un-
maims@ of the boo. member for King's County. He feared
that a religious qualification should be introduced into the
civil service exanimatious. The hon, member had expressed
himself in favour of a deorrininational system, but how

could they hose a deuominatiosal qualification without en
exawieetion ? then how could the hon. gentleman reconcile
his anxiety for a denunimational system with LIB present
obits:tam to O. via) reasonable advertisement of the board?
In England parliament bad admitted the Roman catholic
poor schools to participate in the great, and what had been
the result! Why, that out of three inspectors of Roman
catholic schools tiny Lad the report of only one ; the other
two reports had been suppressed as unfit, in the opinion of
the vice-president of the Educate)* Committee, for the
inspection of that house, while in the ono report that had
been published, the sccounta were rendered iu such a manner
all to be perfectly unintelligible to the house. He thought
that these feet, were Aron reasons against the establieb.
meat of the denominatioaal system. He must say that the
proceedings of the Educational Board in Ireland ap-
pestat to be perfectly reasoaable and consistent with
the uuderetandiug on which the grant was made. It wee
lasendod to be a mixed system; cod be must my that the
isbjectiou to the advertisement by the Lou. gentleman war
exceedingly captious.
Ile V. SCILLY mid he would not call the objection
captious ; bat he could sot understood why the hon. gentle-
min should have brought this matter before the house,
except for the purpose of bothering the Chid Secretary for
lrslaud, who was sufficiently bothered already. It seemed
to him strange that a Roman catholic member should make
euelthaobjectioa. Iledenied that thisailvertisement hail given
seam to any Roman catholic iu helmet, except the hon.
member himself. He should nut express any opinion now
upon the system of education in Ireland ; but they
knew that a strong infusion of the protestant element had
bees introduced, owl it we. but right met fair that that
should be countertaleuced by a free isfusion of the Roman
catholic element. For his part, he should like to make it
pried to introduce the word protestant or catholic in that
Douse ; km( he should like the hon. member for Dublin to
put down protestant ascendancy and all other kind, of
ascendancy is Ireland.
Nr. VANCE said the boo. member seemed to have an
uabouscial einesior aof his power in Ireland. He could not
put lows proteetaet ascendancy in Ireland, if it ex•
toted, bat In fact it did not exist. AU he wanted was
fair play, sad ea that tiruuod he supported the motion of
the hoe. asember fur Katie County.
Mr. HENNE•USY said be was willing to withdraw Ids
notice, sad the metior wee then by leave withdrawn.
THE REVISED CODE.

Lonl R. CWLL asked the Vice•Preeident of the Council
whether orders were not issued shortly after the prow ul
taion of the re►ieed code that We portion of it which
coooerned the coraditious under which pupil teachers were
to he reamed should be acted upou forthwith, without
weitiou for the .audios of parliament ; and whether forum
of examination, riving notice to that effect, wear, sot
printed, uotwithstandiug a pomade dart year that Nrr, trod*
woolu not come into operatioo till May of thirst.
SCLATER:RO!rTH melted whether the t.ttedodbn

of sew principle of iodivilual ezaraieaties would wow
skate say lemmas in the number or isleries of the peeneet
staff of i
thr 11.1;rirMaar sod Mr. Moamar Meted seal a
ease is vrbiolt the revised code had hew brought into
epreatlos.
Mr. LOWE eiplaioad that what bad been done was
oily a soma of the conditions on which the great scold be
applied (or to parliamost this year, sad the saw code weal
sot come isle opsratioe until after thesapiestlea of the per
seat esseetal yew.. The Privy Ceased hada:led towardethe
pupil timbers hitherto as if the minute bad sever existed.
Thwe was se intention to withdraw the worked cads from
the cesidmMies of the house. There sea so moon to
believe that any additional inspectors would be appointed
before the sad of the tiefeacial year 1063.