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London, England, 1865-06-07 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE Z.

ALTHOUGH it is somewhat difficult to treat with
ordinary respect the reams which the Committee
of the Notions& Society have put forward against
the equitable arrangement known es the " con-
" science clause," still as the opinion of
that Committee exercise considerable influence
upon the clergy throughout the country, it is im-
portant that the point at issue between them and
the Committee of Council should be clearly under-
stood. The practical effects of the controversy are
readily illostrated. According to a return which
has just been obtained by Mr. HUBBARD, it ap-
pears that between the let of January, 1861, and
the 31st of December, 1864, there have been 71
cases in which the Privy Council has objected
to make any grant towards building a No-
tional or Church of England School, on
the ground that the children of Dis-
senters might be excluded from such schooL
Many members of the Church of England consider
it a serious grievance that any such objection
_ _ .

should be tam, although it is probable that a
still larger number of Churchmen agree with the
Privy Council in thinking that to make grants of
public money without providing for the religious
rights of Dissenters would be a violation of ditty an
the part of the Privy CoonciL
Consider for a moment the point is dispute. It
hu been pointed out by the Education Commis-
sioners that in places too small for the establish-

moot of two aChoole the children of Dissenter,

might be exposed to a violation of their religions
rights. For suppose that the manner of the
single school in the district—erected by the aid of
the public money—were to exclude all children who
declined to be taught the Church catechism and

to attend the Church services—what would
be the result 1 The children of Dissenters would

be not only excluded from that school but deprived
of the means of education. Take, as an illtistrstioo,
the case of Loughton, Books. The population is
388, of whom 77 are Dissenters. It is obvious that
so small a population would not supply a sufficient
number of school children for two schools. Under
those circumstances to erect one Church of England

.shoot in Longhton would be to exclude the 77
Dieeenters from any share in the public money.

Or, take the case of Merthyr Cynog, Brecon, with
a population of 441, of whom more than
300 are Dissenters. This place would
certainly not support two schools, and
therefore, if the Privy Council had helped to
establish a Church of England school, the majority
of the population would have been excluded from
the only school in the place. Now, it is one of
the fundamental doctrines of the Privy Council

system that the religious denomination of the fami-
lies in the district is to be considered before any
grant is made. From this it seems to follow that
for the Privy Council to grant aid in such cases
would have been to violate their own principles.
But in addition to this, as we have already pointed
out, the Education Commissioners declared that
some remedy ought to be devised to meet such
cases of injustice.
Of course the Education Committee could not
ignore such cases. They were compelled to deal
with them ; and the principle which they adopted
may be stated thus—lt is admitted that the
system upon which parliamentary grants are made
is the denominational system. Therefore, when-
ever there is room in a district for more than one
school an application for • grant from any deno-
mination—be it Church of England, or Roman
Catholic, or Presbyterian—to which a sufficient
number of scholars belong, is always entertained.
But if there is room for only one school,
or if an application is made to assist in
building • school large enough to accommodate all
the children in the pariah, some of whom are dis-
senters, then the Privy Council must impose
certain restrictions. In such cases the school room
demanded cannot be filled until the children of Dis-
senters are brought in, and such children, if they
attend the school, must be allowed to do so at dis-
cretion. They have rights of conscience. They
ought not to be compelled to learn the catechism or
to attend church uuless their parents choose to
allow them. These privileges must be reserved,
and they are reserved by the insertion of the con-
science clause in the trust deed of the achooL
It would be difficult to put the case more tersely
than it has been put by Mr. Lumen in his corre-
spondence with the Secretary of the National
Society. Speaking of the many parishes " where
" one school only can be maintained, and where •
" part of the labouring population consists of
" Dissenters," be says, "To help with public
" money to build • national school large enough
" for the whole population of such • parish leaves
" the Dissenters exposed to a violation of their
" religious rights, and to help to build such • school
" large enough far the Church people only of such
ft ;aria L•wes Lite Dissenters without education.
II Church school v,;:th a 00011611100. clause 011104111111
" both harms of this Conclusive as
this argument appears to !In 11hue not convinced

GENERAL

BTANTON.

The review of General Sheeman's troops took
place in Washington 011 the 23rd ult. The weather
was favourable, and the affair is described as most
imposing. More troops paraded than on the pre-
vious day when the army of the Potomac was re-
viewed. The total number of men reviewed on the
two days is stated at over 160,000, of whom Sher-
man's army embaseed about 86,000. The greatest
enthuaisam was manifested for General Sherman,
who was almost incessantly cheered by his men.
Comparisons have been instituted by the press be-
tween the army of the Potomac and Sherman's
army, and the eastern troops are said to have
manifested the better discipline, but to have pre-
sented an inferior physique to the western troops,
whose tall forms and hardy appearance were the
subject of general admiration. The troops are to
be paid off at once, and then mustered out of in-
vite at the capitals of their respective states.
The following letter from General Sherman hall
been published :
Clamp Beer Alexandria, Virgials, May 19.
Dear Bowmaa,—l are Just arrived. /II sty array will he
hi to-day. I have bees lost to the world In the woods for
some time, yet ea swirls( at the " settlements " foucfi I
have male quits a stir swag the people at home, sad tkell
the meet Meister motive. hare bees emitted Is mu'
I have made fro:mat official reports of my elliefal
&Woe la all grab& matter., and all of them Am
bees carefully @Renewed, whilst the mast slaw
We wawa" has besa most industriously spread Weed
through all the sewspaperv. you Wow
what kowtow I attach to wit withers, wad that r have
been too ley fightiog with reel rebels with wakens la
their bands to be soared by mere soseembateats, no matter
how high their civil not or station. It is aniastag to
observe bow brave sad firm some men become when all 11
dearer in wt. I noticed on the fields of battle Wye
men never Walt the captured or =utasts the dead ; but
cowards and laggards always do. I *asset now resell the
act, bet fihskspeare records how poor Falstaff, the
prince el cowards sod wits, thing frem a limed dos*
stabbed win the dead Percy and eart:ed the
swear aloft in triumph to preys hie valor. Be sow,
what the rebellion in oar lead is deed, way Metes
appear to brandish the ',Meson of their valour aid seek to
Iris applause, end to appropriate homers far deeds that
sever were date. As to myself, I ark no popularity, so
rawsrd ; bat I dare the War Depourtment to publish my
offlaiel letters sad reports. I assert that my aisle reports
have bees purposely suppressed, while all the power of the
prase km hose inaligasally tuned against me. Ido ewe
woe cod peoarity, sad the return to law sad Pieties hem
Maine to the Rio Grinds ; sod if it does not exist sow sale-
It is for slots resew beyond my oomprelteasios.
It may be thought strange that one who has so fame hat se a
soldier should have bees so careful to try to restore the civil
power of the governmeet sod the ;woeful jurisdiotiort of
the Federal courts ; but it is (Miceli to discover Is that
fart say just muse of offence to es enlightesed sad free
people. Bat when men chomps to skaffa( sad injure others,
they can easily baveat the fads tot the purpose what the
proposed victim is far away, mimed in pubis service el
their owe bidding. But there is consolation is knowing
that though truth lies in the bottom of a well, the Yoakum'
have persevesswe eacrogh to get to that bottom—Yours
truly, W. T. SEMILLS.

(aziress's vicianans.)
THE CORPS LEGISLLTIF.
PARIS, Jose 7.

After the 'peaches delivered by 14H. Thiers and
Vuitry yesterday in the Corps Legislatif. IL
Bouher addressed the house. He reproduced the
same financial arguments as those made use of in
preceding years.
The general debate upon the budget was then
closed.

WREST.
ACONSTANTINOPLZ, KAY 31.
Nessim Pacha has been dismissed from the
Ministry of Marine, and is succeeded by Hall
Pacha. the Grand Master of Artillery, who re-
tains the latter post.
Sir Henry Bulwer bad an audience of the Sultan,
on the occasion of his return from Egypt.
His reception was most cordial.

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