The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-13 00:00:00

THE IRISH EDUCATION QUESTION.

(From the Londonderry Standard.)
On Monday, the 20th February, an important
preliminary meeting was bold at the Provout's house, 'Tn. I
nity College, Dublin, the Lord Bishop of Derry is the 1
chair, when the following resolution was manimosly
adopted, viz.:—" Resolved,—That inasmuch as it has '
been lately asserted that the members of the United '
Chureh of England and Ireland are generally agreed in
desiring the introduction of a denominational system of
education, it is of the utmost importance to give robin
expression at the present time to the opinion of those who
are in favour of the maintenance in Ireland
of the system of united secular Instruction."
In pursuance of this resolution, the subjoined decla-
ration wee drawn up, signed by the noblemen and gentle-
Ines presoak and transmitted to influential parties con-
nected with the Established Church in Ireland for me-
current signature, via. :—" We the undersigned members of
the United Church of England and Ireland desire to ex-
press our earnest hope that the principle of united mauler
education, as opposed to the denominational system, may
be maintained in Ireland. Without pledging ourselves to
an approval of the national system in all respects, we en-
tirely admit the justice and policy of the rule which two-
tents scholars from isterference with their religious prin-
ciples, and thus enables the members of different denomi-
nations to receive together, to harmony and wee, the be-
nefits of a good education." The ancetaties to the meeting
were Lord Oxmantown, the Very Rev. Jobe C. Mac Do-
n Dean of Cashel, John H. Ulan., F.T.C.D., and Fran-
cis La Tourshe, J.P. Amongst the signatures attained to the
declaration ere those of the Lord Primate of all Imbued,
the Lord Bishops of Derry, Dora and Connor, Limerick,
Killaloe, and Kilmer., the Earls of Oranard, Arm, Cherie-
moat, Anneeley, and Ross*, Lords Poweeseourt,
Clonbrock, °reamers and Browns, Hon. Judges Blaek-
burn*, Reatinge, Hayes, Longfleld, and Berwick, the Pre•
vat of Trinity Collet; the Vim-Provost do., Biz James
Emerson Tennent, Sir Richard Musgrave, Bart., the Deem
of St. Patrick's, Ferns, Cork, Olonfert, Minna*, Emir.
&a, Mr. Achim Lyle, Mr. R. P. Dawson. ALP., ho.
This declaration is both seasonable and neoeasery, in
consequence of the repeated assertiom of Ullmann-
tiudeni that the Established Church porky, meaning the
" Church Education" section, are favourable to the es.
tablishment of denominational education, in lien of the
present national system ; and, some years. ago, there was
certainly a little sequetting of this description in various
quieter.. The "Church Edneation" party, we believe,
have now had their eyes opened to the ooneequenaes of this
fatal policy, and episcopalism', we doubt not, whenever the
moment for anted action shall arrive, will be found ema-
ciated with preebyterlans, and evangelical nonconformists
generally, in resisting the aggremion now openly meditated.
The earreepondente between her Majesty's government and
Dr. Cullen, Dr. Mao Hale, ho., has revealed the length and
breadth of theenormonsdemiulsputforward,and while emery
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just claim will be fairly satieite‘m a matter both of social
equity and of sound police, a determined opposition must
be maintained spinet the introduction of a prbmtly abso-
lutism, older state sanction, which absolutism no Roman
eatholle goveremsot in Europe would tolerate at the pra-
se.* day. The friends of united education have bees fro.
quently indebted to the Lord Bishop of Derry—the Right
Rev. Dr. Higgin—for many valuable servioes on former oc-
casions, and the excellent declaration above quoted, with
its influential array of signatures. is a movemest of incal-
culable importance at the right moment of the educational
crisis now pending.

PARLIAMENTARY °ATMS BILL—Mr. Disraeli gave
Oaka bat night of his intention to propose the following
form of oath in substitutiou of that proposed by the govern-
meet :—" I, A B, do swear that I will be faithful
sad bear true allegiance to her Majesty Qssen
Victoria, her heirs and successors. And 1 do
faithfully promise to maintain, support, and defend
the succession to the crown as the same sten& I
limited and settled by an set passed in the reign of
King Willian4llL, intitaled ' An Act for the fill thee Lind-
tation of the Grown, and for the securing the Rights and
Liberties of the Subject.' And I do further solemnly de-
clare that her Majesty is the only supreme governor of this
realm, and that no foreign prime, prelate, state, or poten-
tate has any jurisdiction co authority in this country. do
help me God."
TIM FORTHCOMING Eutersolc COMMITS/H..—
These committees, which will commence their pining. this
day week, will mot, as has been moray supposed, be
obliged to sit during the Faster reeves, as formerly was the
case if the inquiries bad tot terminated before the ad-
journment of the hones. B recent act of peas- I
meet it is enacted, that if at the adjeurument of the com-
mittee, the house should be adjourned for more than 2t
hours, the committee are then to adjourn to the day fol-
lowing that appointed for the meeting of the house, and if
the house shall meet for the &minded of bushier on that
day, then to the day following that on which the bones
shall so meet. The house may also order the committee to
adjourn for • reasonable period to consider any application
made by them. It is understood that the following are the
only election petitions that will be tried before Beater, viz.:
—Great Yarmouth, Nottingham, Bridgnorth, Toth* and
I Boston.

MXTROPOLITAN Boa= OP WOREII.---An abstract
of receipt end expenditure urea this head, from the 26th
March, 1864, to the 25th March, 1865, has been published.
The amount of neeipts for the year was 1,905,9411.,whieh,
with cash Wawa is hand on the 26th Marsh, 1864,
amounting to 338,7421., gives • total of 2,244,183/. The
total amount of expendlturednring the year was 1,780.2124,
leaving a beanoe in hand of 463,9701. The eintraes en-
tered into by the board during the year were as follows :
Mr. William Dethick, for the construction of one mile
4,470 feet of brick sewers, of various dimensions, with
works in wont eon therewith, 20,9 W., with 2,0004 provided
for extras, making the total 21,9401. ; Mr. William
Webster, for the construction of four miles 4,856
feet of brier sewers, of venous direensioss, with works
in connexion therewith, 214,0001., with 15,000/. pro-
vided for extras, making the total 229,000!. and
Messrs. Rothwell and Co., for making, ereetisLiaed oats-
pleting eight double-acting beam pumping es, atk
boilers, pumps, vacuous vessels. air vessels, other ap
paste thereto, 54,5701., thus making the total amount
for entracte, 306,5101. The total arrears of rem and
other moneys owing to the board amount to 158,7011. ; and
the total amount of mortgages and special liabilities owin
by the board is 206,0391., which, with • sum of 61,218 f. for
oared liabilities, makes the total liabilities *meat 40
267,2571. The Thames Embankment (North) forms a lant•
item in the receipts, viz., 773,7261.; whilst the amount of rs
cape on account of the Metropolitan Main Drainage was
403,6821., and the receipts on the petal amount foe
sewerage sod drainage, metropolis improvement, general
purposes and fees under gas acts, were 413,213/. The
largest items I. the expenditure were—Themes laherala
meet (North), 606,5141. ; Metropolis Main
412,5871. ; and payments on the pneral account, 41a6,M1,
RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS IN PARLIAMERT.—.
In the Marquis of Sligo's committee in the Hasa
of Lords yesterday, the consideration of the Whitehaven
and Furness Junction, and White:saver, Cle•tor, and
Fgremont Railway was adjourned. In the Marquis of
Bath's committee the Talecre Pier and Harbour Railway
was unopposed, and their lordships again adjouroed the
Ardriehaig end Loch Awe Railway. In room U committee
the Newry and Armagh Railway petition was withdrawn.
The Cork sad Fetishist Railway sad the Midland Great
Western Railway (of Ireland) were adjourned until to-day.
The following bills were unopposed : --Gaited Ireland Rail-
ways ; Doweled*, Dundrum, and Newmark Railway ;
Dublin and Kingstown Railway (lease) ; Dublin Trunk Con.
fleeting Railway ; and Great Southern and Western Rail.
way. In the committee sitting in room H, the Thames
Subway petition was withdraws ; sad the following bills
were adjourned :—Brighton West Pier ; Clevedon and
Portishead Railway ; Harwich Harbour Estate and Land
Improvement Company ; International Oocommicatiori be-
tween England and the Continent ; sad the Letterkeney
and Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railways. In the
Hone of Commons, in Group 2, Mr. Merewether, Q.C.
(with him Mr. Millard, Q.C., and Mr. Byron) timed the
promoters' MO of the Mham Valley Railway Bill, and
evidence in support was taken. Mr. Itodwell, Q.C., and
Mr. Wilkinson oppose for the South Eastern ; Mr. Burke,
Q.C., and Mr. Somerset for the Londe, Chatham, and
Dover Company ; and Mr. Davidson and Mr. Round for
other parties. In Group 4, the London and South Wes-
tern Railway (Poole and Bournemouth Junctions), the
Ode Railway, and the Senningdele and Cambridge Town
Railway petitions were withdrawn. In the mime commit-
tee Mr. Somerset opened the promoters' ease of the Up-
avon and Andover Railway, after which the com-
mittee adjourned. Mr. Phinn, Q.C., and others e-
pee the bill. In Group 9, the Buckley Railway
(additional powers) and the Cheshire Lines petition'
were withdrawn. The committee then considered the
case of the Hoylake Railway, and reserved its decision
until after some other bills in the group bad been heard.
In Group 11 the following petitions were withdrawn :
North Eastern Railway (Durham new lines, ka.) ; North
Eastern Railway (Leeds and Wetherby branch) ; and the
North Eastern Railway (Yeekshire new lines, do.). The
Septa' end Wheelie* Railway wee taken out of the list.
Mr. Frere declared the standing orders to have been com-
plied with in the unopposed postponed petition of the
Tema, Kit-hill, and Callington Railway. The opposed
petition of the Metropolitan and Richmond Railway was
spin adjourned to the 22nd instant