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LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 21.

GovEaNmi.xy is very much behind the times on
the (lineation question. It may not seem pressings
fur the current
.year; there is no fear of its leading'
to a close division, or menacing a ministerial crisis ;
and therefore it sinks vastly in importance before
the gravity of a vote upon Lord TORRINGION'S
virtues. And therefore Sir GEOlaiE GREY saw no
necessity for being prepared with more than com-
mon-places. Wind the honourable Secretary of
State said, literally amounted to nothing ; whilst
the rather narrow and retrograde speech of the
new SOLICITOR-GENEIM amounted to far worse than
nothing. The country is progressing on this ques-
tion, parliament is standing still. but the whigs, if we
um to judge from the ministerial speeches, are de-
cidedly going backwards.
This, however, we have the satisfaction of know-
ing, cannot long remain to be the case. Not only
are the demands and the netessitieslor extended
,
cuueution so great and so felt in large towns, that
some more active and universal agent than voluntary ism
must, ere lung, be brought to bear; but government
itself will be impelled by the very machinery
which itself has originated and set in motion. In a
few years' time the C tee of Education will
have raised a body of from six to seven thousand
teachers, fully understanding their profession and
anxious to exercise it. Even if the two-thirds of
them which belong to the church of England and
were reared in the national schools find schools and
scholars, the remaining third must waste their'
experience in the desert air, fur the very population
fur whom they were destined would not employ
them.

The schools in which such teachers ought to be employed,
(says Mr. Fletcher), do not exist, and if they did, would
not be supported by merely voluntary exertions; for such
of the capitalist leaders of the industry of their districts as
care about the million, provide their own schools, the
insufficient number and character of which are known.
The middle chins will subscribe fur and work only in the
Sunday schools. And the labouring claws are quite un-
prepared to take the matter into their own hands, and will
not even send their children to the day school, until urged
from without by a missionary seal in the cause of Christian
education, and then in an entirely misgiving spirit; although
in such times as the present, all parties could well Adroit'
pecuniarily to du their duty in the work.
That the existing government plan, however well-
working at first, has become more and more unfit tar
the purpose of distributing aid towatxls education is
palpable to everyone. It now gives government
money to those who least want it. Whilst for the
indigent masses of the population, for whom nobody
cares, the government cares less, and of course suffers
them to grow up in ignorance and in destitution.
The government scheme has, in fact, dwindled
'in practice into a mere system of rural educa-
tion,—a teaching a knowledge of the Scriptures
to the peasantry. This, no doubt, is a very desirable
object. But there so palpably exists a sufficiency of
funds, and of persons, and of edifices for the
religious education of the peasantry, that parlia-
ment most certainly, had it foreseen the use to
which the fund was likely to be turned, would
not have voted even 123,000/. a year in aid of
the squires and the village rectors. The very argu-
ment employed on Thursday night by the speakers
of the country party fully admits their view
and knowledge of what education ought to
be and is. The peasant's child can go but
for a short time of the year, and but for a very few
years, to school. The little time he has is not more
than enough to instil into him the elements of his
religion, which he has no chance of imbibing later.
Consequently, let them no longer talk of secular edu-
cation for the peasant. An education, that will
enable him to say his prayers, but that will trouble
Ihim with no increased proficiency or skill, is all that
is wanting.
We must confess to be quite thunderstruck at
hearing the SOLICITOR-GENERAL chiming in with
such retrograde nonsense as this, which the very
Jesuits, whom he combats, would not condescend to.
If there is ono change in the times more evident
than another, it is that the agriculturist must rise in
skill, and thought, and habits, more to a level with the
artisan. Clodhopping will not pay. And if there
be a class in the country more likely than another
to derive benefit from that secular education which
opens a door to the acquirement and circulation of
knowledge, it is precisely the agricultural class.
Condemn them to ignorance amidst the full I
self-acquired information of the artisan and lower
classes, and the result, we fear, will prove both phy-
sically and morally dangerous.
But notwithstanding the present one-sidedness
and insufficiency of the general plan of education, as
far as the distribution of funds goes, and the supply

THE questions relative to the affitirs of the Cape
colony, which Mr. AtmEttlJA- addressed last night
to the Premier, appear to us to have deserved a more
candid and straightforward answer than they re-
ceived. An intelligible explanation of the mysteries
upon which they were intended to throw light would
have been at once welcome and valuable. A plain,
blunt declaration that ministers would rather throw
no light on the subject at present would have been
honest, and therefore creditable to the respondent.
But such bush-fighting work us first to evade the
1 inquiry by reproaches for not having minutely
studied the description of certain papers in the votes,
and next to affect inability to understand the ques-
tion, evinces a want of candour, and excites suspi-
cions that there is something behind which is felt to
require concealment.
The state of affairs at the Cape, as far as it is known
to the public, is nearly ns follows : Some time ago it
was resolved to give that colony an elective legisla-
ture. The governor was authorised to nominate a
council to take into consideration the droll of the
new constitution, and to appoint to that council a
certain number of gentlemen who should receive the
greatest number of votes from the different munici-
palities and district boards. Sir HARRY SMITH in-
fringed upon the understanding between him and the
colonists by nominating to the council one gentle-
man who had received fewer votes than some who
were excluded. When the council met, Sir HARRY
called upon it to vote the estimates in the same waves
former councils had been accustomed to vote them. '(he
elected members (with the exception of the nominee
above referred to) demurred. They were appointed,
they said, merely as a constituent assembly: to vote
money enough to meet current and urgent require-
ments they had no objections; but part of the
estimates embraced provision 1 for so wide a future,
that it ought in their opinion to be reserved for the
first elective assembly. Sir llama insisted upon
having his own way, and the representative mem-
bers of council resigned. Nu estimates have been
voted in acconlanee even with the old nominee con-
stitution of the colony. Sir HARRY SMITH must be
raising money by 110111 c unconstitutional means. It has
been rumoured that the home government is helping
hint by advances front the home treasury on the
credit of some contingent future revenue. *The colo-
nists have a right to know by what means their Gover-
nor is raising the wind to carry ou an unconstitu-
tional administration. The home public have a
right to know whether advances are being made
out of their revenue for the repayment of which an
elective Cape legislit um may hereafter refuse to hold
themselves responsible. Parliament is the natural
and proper place to demand explanations on this
bead. so far as England is concerned ; and it is the
only place where there is any chance of extorting
such explanations for the information of the cults-
nists, until the Cape shall receive a eon-1
stitut ion. Mr. A mffiut.siv's question relating
to the monetary transactions of Sir IlAttla
SMITH was entitled to a distinct answer, or, at the.
very least, to a frank eenfes,:ion that the answer was
only withheld btyausc, in existing eireumelaums, ex-
planations would embarrass government.

One reason for declining to give the required in-
fornmtion was insinuated, rather than expressed, by
Lord Jolts RUSSELL. He hinted that the explana-
tions required might embarrass Sir HARM' SMITH
in his Kaifrurian operations. Lord JOll5 knows
right well that government do not dream of calling
upon the colony to re-imburse the expenditure
of the Kaffir war. That war has begun
in a district outside of the colonial boun-
dary, and governed by an executive unconnected
with and uncontrolled by the colony. It has arisen
out of a system of internal policy in British /Calm-
ria with which the Cape Colony had nothing to do.
The war is a C4',lonial-office war, and its expense (we
cannot help ourselves) will full on the home public.
The terms of Mr. AnniiiittA's question showed
dearly that it had no reference to Sir HARRY SMITIeS
military expenditure in Katfraria. Lord JonN's
talk about the embarrassments of the High Commis-
sioner of British Kalfraria was a disingenuous at-
tempt to present Mr. Anomii.r.v's question in an
odious light, fur which there were no just grounds.
But since Lord JonN has thought tit to broach
the question of the Kaffir war and its cost, it may be
observed that it is high time that the nation and par-
liament knew something about what is going on in
Kaffirland, what is likely to be the expense of the
war. Sir HARM' SMITHs taken ut the outset by
surprise., was at the date of the last ntlvices still held
in check by the insurgent Kaffirs. Fresh troops an
being sent out to him; but not more in number than
the Duke of Wi.o.isurox declared at the first would
be required. And as he appears to be doing nothing,
two sub-commissioners arc to be sent out to help

him. The locul commander-in chief and the home
government appear to be equally irresolute, equally
inactive. And hesitation and inaction arc in such
cases the surest cause; of extineugunt expenditure.
It IS to be hoped that the question which was not
put last night, though Lord Jonx insinuated it was,
may won be asked.

MR. O'CONNOR'S LAND CoMPANY.--IPcsterday tho
committee upon this bill to di.solre the National Land
Company, dipne of it, land. and property, and wind up
the undertaking, met for the lint time, Sir H. Verner
chairman, Sir I'. Egerton, Mr. Piggott, Mr. Herbert and
Mr. Holland being the members. Mr. Maenantara and
Mr. Walmisley appeared for the promoters of the hill, and
Mr. Coates as counsel for tho alluttees or shareholders.

Mr. Feargus O'Connor was pm sent during the proceedings
with several "Chartist co-operatives." 31r. Macnamara
opened the case. The society, he stated, was formed in
181.1 to purchase land on which to locate its members, to
erect buildings and allot them to subscribers upon such
terms as should enable them, by moderate industry, to live
in comparative comfort and independence. The capital wss
to be 130,0001., with 60,000 subscribers, and 100,000 shams of
11. Go. each. The capital was afterwards raised to 194,0001.
The deed of settlement could not be completely registered,
and the Court of Queen's Bench had decided that it was
not established for any commercial purpose or fur any pur-
pose of profit, or for the purpose of assurance or insurance
within the meaning of the Joint Stock Registration Act.
Many shares had been taken, and subscriptions
paid scud expended on the purchase of estates in
the name of Feargus O'Connor. A National and Labour
Bank, under the management of Mr. O'Connor had been
established in New Oxford-street, in connexion with the
society, but doubts under 7 and S Victoria had arisen as to
the legality of the banking business. There were 80,000
depositors, and the property of the company was to be their
security. Doubts had also arisen as to the legality of the
society, and the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and
the committee of the House of Commons had refused to
grant the company complete registration. Proceedings had
been taken by the subscribers against Fcargus O'Connor
to recover back their deposits. Mr. O'Connor now came
before the committee to divest himself of all title to the
land and all trust under the estate, sad the present bill
war to dissolve the company, and refer it to the tribunal of
the Masters in Chancery in order that it might be wound
up. After considerable discussion, on the suggestion of
Mr. Coates, the committee decided on adjourning, to give
an opportunity to the parties, the promoters and the share-
holders, to ensue to some arrangement that might obviate•
protracted or expensive inquiry. The schedule to the bill
set forth the names and description of twenty-three estates
in various counties throughout England, alleged to have
been purchased on behalf of the company at a oast of
48,6101., and representing a total of 1,220 sane.

,
of that needful material of education to the districts ! MONEY MARKET.
and the classes which most need it, it is still startling'
to propose an altogether new scheme, the admitted . THIS DAY.
i effect of which would be, not to make use of, hut ; Two o'Ciocx.
to abrogate and do away with all that The dealers in the English stock market continue
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has been dono by voluntaryism or by any to show
much confidence, and a further rise of 4 has
other principle in behalf of education. That this morning taken place. The speculative business it
is so startling that, whatever be the real merit of unimportant, but the operations which are usually
the principle, it will be long working its way through noticed at this period antecedent to the shutting of
; both houses of our parliament ; and it may so come the transfer books, have for a day or two formed no
to resemble the old efforts of Baorctixo and of small feature in the aggregate transactions. Thu
I Itomn'cii, so promising in their day, and so zealously favourable movement which is taking place in tho
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supported,
yet, notwithstanding this, long she's-
d Bank's stock of bullion is looked upon with much
and laid up amongst the archives of the amiably an , satisfaction in many quarters in which the previoui
the righteously impossible. state of affairs induced an unusual degree of caution.
From the opening price, of 97::' to 1 for cash, Corti What Lancashire takes in hand, however, Lama-
' shire is best able to carry out. Should the Manchester sole have improved to 971 to 1, whilst for the 10th of
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' churchmen's scheme have really failed, owing to the June the quotation rules at 97.1. The official list
impracticability of the Roman catholic priesthood, iof transactions embraces:—Three per Cent. Consols;
this will prove a great reinforcement to the secular 971, , I ; do. for account, 971, 1; Three per Cceitti
education principle. For the Irish population in' Reduced, 997,, 97 ; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
ILancashire must be educated if the existence of two 981, 98, 1; Long Annuities, 1860, 7 5-16. India
5, 261.
races, a barbarous, a helot, a dominant and an ignoran Stock, 29
one, is to be avoided. And when protestant voluntary- . '; -
Exchequer Bills are quiet at yesterday's slightly-
ism in that and neighbouringeountiesbegins to perceive improved rate of 425. to 459. prem. ; but the advers
1 that voluntaryism, if persisted in, goes tar to make an timed bills mark only 41s. and 445. prem.
I Ireland of Lancashire, they will surely turn their There is no large amount of business in the foreign
attention to sonic such scheme of education as that stock market, but prices arc firni, and Spanish Ac-
which Mr. Fox is so strenuously struggling to roll tives, Russian Four-and-a-Half 'per Cents.. and Pe-
up the hill of religious prejudices. ruvian have improved. One or two large purchases
I have been made in the latter stock by
parties believed to be acting upon private advice.
received by the Severn. To-day a business list re-
ports transactions in the undermentioned &scrip.
tions, viz.:--Brazilian Old Five per Cents., small
bonds, 90. Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., 571. It .11
Dutch Four per Cent. Certs., 891. Mexican itonde,
for account 30th Mar, 35. l'eruvian Five per Coats.,
1849,/42,81 i 83; ditto-Deferred, 39, 314. Russian Four-
and-a-Half per Cents., 1001, 1, Spanish Active per
Cents., for account, 20; ; do. Three per Cents., 401.
E 91014811 FUNDS.—Tnto Oat.
Bank Stock. 211 12 Lose Mundtiet.T 5.11
3par Ct. Bakst-v.l. MIST hells St. e1t.2.3.0 0
3 per Ct. C.ouola. 914 I Ditto Doses, 40 52
3/ per Ct. Cotte.l.l, te * I Eseleguar lade. e2a. to 4": e.
Ceuta. for the eat , o 7:
FOItEIG
4! per Ct. Flelitmt, 91 3
S per Ct. Wartime. $3 v)
Ito. Neu, SY 6
6 per 1:t. Boos. Arm, 57 9
d tor It Chillaa. lei a
3 PLY it. Chills,.
3 per et.'lleolc.tt 76 8
21 per Ct. Dutch, 5.1 4
11e Ct Neck /191 90
Equator, 314
I per Ct. lireerals. 14`17i

; FUNTIA.
ptr IY. Mesfeska. 34' ,
4114 T et. Peru.lan. +1 3
Pitt Peferre 1.3, 6
3 Per et. l'erlikruev. ittl 50
S pa. Ituolap, 11113
44 per et. Rue.hn, 1..4 I
per et. SpsuPP. Aep re. 0)1
3 rel Strusl.h. 3't{'
Pa...1)..5t el
_1 per Vepet.tela. 3 a
W. lkferred. 13 13

RAIL WA Y.S.
THIS DAY.

Two oTtoot.
The share market continues buoyant, with a fair
share of business offering. and prices generally have
experienced a further decided improvement. 11 lth the
removal of the disturbing influence exercised by the
operations arising out of the Liverpool cotton specula-
' tams, the firmness of the market becomes apparent.
The traffic returns are now looked at more hope-
fully; this week's aggregate returns show a very
sensible increase over last week's total. and this as
taken to be the commencement of a decided upward
mm e, as the effects of the Exhibition will now show
themselves more unmistakeably with the reduction
in the charge of admission that takes place next
week. reference to the list of sales given below
will show a very sensible rise on yesterday's prices,
amounting in the eases of SOUIC of the larger stocks
to as much as 2/. per share.
The following are this day's sales:

ORDI.%AItY ;4ItAItF.S.

.....
Aberdeen, 12 1 ; Amberg., Nuttiata., Bostn., and East
June., 41 ; Caledonian, 131 a 14j ; Chester and Holyhead,
2°l ; Eastern Counties, 61 f ; Kist Lancanhiee, LI: 4 ;
El inhurah and Olangow. 32] ; (in.at Northern, IN' ; ditto
Halves, IS, 6 per Cent., 12]; Omat Westerit, 931 ; ditto
171., 13]; Laneaster and Carlisle Thirds, 10; Laneanhiro
and Yorkshire, 57 6: 1: ditto Fifths, 41 ; lards and Think,
151 1; London and Black wall, 8 London, Brighton, and
Sth. Coma, 9nl ; Lon. &N. Went., 123 4 ditto l jrs., 203 3 ;
ditto Fifths, 16; ditto 101., 3! ; Lon. and S. Western, 815 ;
Manchester, Buxton, and Mathwk. 2; Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, 27] ; Midland, 531 6] ; ditto 501.
nhares, 19 181 ; Newmarket, 81 ; Newry and Enninkillen,
21 ; Norfolk, 23; North Britinh,l44 1; North Stalfordshire,
101 1; Scuttinli Midland, New, 71 ; Shrewnbury and Bir-
mingham, Clans A, 54 ; Class it, I ; South
Devon, 13; South-Eastern, 211 1; York, Neweastle, and
Illerwick, 201 1 1; ditto 'intension, 1. ; York and North
IMidland, 231 3 3.

LIBLN LFARED AT FIRED RESTA LS.

Birmingham and Othinl JUllCtion, without a guarantee,
27 ; East Lincolnshire, guaranteed 6 per cent., 33, 4i ;
null and Selby Baler% ; Preston and Wyre, 13 ; Roys-
ton and Ilitchin, H.

Pit EVERY:Mt Rictus.
Caledonian, 101., ; Chester and Mayhew', 181 ;
Eastern Counties New 6 per Cent. Stock, 111 ; Great
Northern. sper Cent., 131 A ; London, BriEhton, and
south CIXIM, New Guaranteed 6 per Cent., 13, ; Midland
Conwaidated Bristol and Birtuinahant 6 per Cent., 1321 ;
Shrewsbury and Cheshire (Nor. W. Min.) riper Cent, L.

FIDHERriN SHAKEN.

Boulogne and AntivnA, ; Central of Franco, 17;
Northern of France, I 11.

WEEKLY SUMMARY OF TIIE PRODUCE
__ MARKETS.

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MINCING-LANE, SATURDAY MORNING.
The transactions in produce this week have hen restricted,
owing to the holiday,. that were observed, at the same Caw
the sales effected have been small, and at reduced ram
The Samar market has heroine very Hat, and price. ntu.t he
quoted down fully 6d. per cwt. ; while, even at thin redo,
tion, there in. very little inclination to operate. Collee con-
tinuen very heavy mile, and in again about In. to In. lid. per
cwt. low, r. Cocoa aloe !Dia ?well Neill at a reduction of fully
SA. per cwt. The line sorts of Saltpetre have declined G.
to Is. per cwt. The Tea market in Hat, and sales are diffi-
cult to make even at the late reduced rates.