The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-11 00:00:00

LOWER HOUSE.

After the session had leenlene4,Arehdeaeon BICKER-
/arra presided is Prolocutor, and some formal business wss
disposed of.
THE airreiro =ern!, ON EDUCATION.

The Archdeacon of TAUNTON (Denison) ruse to submit to
the house a motion in reference to the revised minutes on
education. issued by the Committee of Council on Education
in July, 1861, which was that a committee should be ap.
pointed to address both houses of parliament in opposition
to the adoption of these revised rules on education, and went
on to say, that the country almost universally condemned
these propositions as being contrary to the true spirit of the
church of England.
Professor BSOWNIS imbed an objection to their proceeding
upon this matter, contending that they were not at liberty
to make a gravamen upon a question which had not the
force of law, the new rules being only a proposition by the
Committeeof Council on Education, and bad not been acted
upon.
Thia objection led to a long dieceenioa, istleiticontended
that if such were to be the rule of their op, Con.
vocation would not be at liberty to lamas any da
which might threaten the church of England, until that
danger had actually been given effect to and had the force
of law.

—ThelEtev. PaoLocums reed the laws regulating their dis.
curious, from which it appeared that they were at perfect
liberty to discuss wash question..
The question was then put, when there appeared—
For proceeding with the diacturion 25
Against it

Majority 4
Aroluiesoon DWISON then proceeded with his addras,
and condemned so forward a step as was taken by the Com-
mittee of Council in applvin government aid to secular
education with a total dreagaru to religious education. This
proposition had been received with rm throughout the
kingdom, and it was their duty to OXILMIDO the grounds
upon which these minutes had been issued. The rev. gen.
tleman was proceeding with his address, and the house wee
left sitting.

MR. MILNER GIBSON AT ASHTON.

ABHTON-llNDiit-LYNE, MONDAY Ntorr.

This evening the President of the Board of Trade
delivered his annual wither to his oonstituents in the town.
ball. Several Omura persons were present. Mr. Kmee
worm', the mayor, presided.
Mr. GIBBON was received with peat enthusiasm, a end-
derable portion of the right hon. gentleman's speech, which
lasted nearly an hour, was devoted to illustrations of the
beneficial effect of the commercial policy with which he
and others had been associated for the lest 20 years. Great
as bad been the pressure on trade during the past year,
as shown by the demeans of exports, it did not appear to
have been so severe as was the pressure from the autumn of
1857 to the autumn of 1858. The total value of our et pot*,
from the United Kingdom in 1861 was 125,116,0001. against
135,891,0001. in 1880; the decrease in the twelve
months from Nov., 1857, to October 1858, was
about 15,000,0001. In the year just ended the
percentage decrease of our exports had been heavier
upon lines. and ken than upon cotton, whilst in coal,
machinery, and pig iron the exports showed an increase.
Our exporte to the United States had decreased by 12+
millions sterling, or 42 per cent. Our exports to Fran*,
exclusive of oora, had been 7,944,7241. in 1861,
spinet 5,244,7001. In 1860. But if the Mermaid ex-
port to Francs for the whole year had been in the same
ratio as it was from September to December, 1861, dace the
new treaty had been in operation, the year's total would
have been over tea erillioas. (Chews.) Comparing the last
four months of 1861 with the same period of 1860, the ex•
port. to France had Mermaid by 81 per cent. The imports
tram France in 1861 had been nearly 1.4 millions sterling.
against 12,784000 in 1860. The emporia to Italy during
1861 had been 5,780,9801. spinal 4,514,2871. in 1860, the
chief increase being to Napier and Sicily. (Applause.)
After expreming his satisfaction at the repeal of the paper
duty, Mr. Gibson referred to the civil war in America. He
looked upon the severance of the United States as e.
calamity for the world ; but he spoke strongly in behalf of
strict neutrality as the duty of England. (Cheees.) He
thought our government had done its duty in the Trent
dispute—(applause)—and he was very sorry to hear
Lord Derby express his regret that the new rule
was being adjusted by England of not taking our
enemy's goods from the ship of our friend. In the course
of his speech Mr. Gibson referred to a letter written to him
on behalf of the Church Defence Association, and declared
that he held it to be not inconsistent with his position as a
member of the church of England to believe is the greet
protestant principle of the right of private judgment and ce
religious equality. Mr. Gibson concluded his speech amid
great cheering.
Subsequently the meeting, which was extremely crowded,
terminated in disorder on the apparent opening of a discus-
goo by some risible= of the Church Association, which led
to a rush on the *third', and the mayor declared the pa
ceedings closed.