The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 24. 1861.

rt:HLIC belt6ol.B.
Mr. t.. DUFF asked the Seentary of ?itt.te for the Home
Department if it was intended to grant aa tagnvy into the
state, dioipline, studies, and retinues ~f the public
schools :Awl etidowol schools, in. which the (;reek and
Laths laugusges were taught ?
Sir C. C. LEWIS mid parliament bad already recognised
a difference of principle between places of education which
posoessed okl eielownieuts of private property, and schools
whbh did not tso,ess such endowments. Places of the
former lord had boeu treated as subject to the supervision
of pailianoini, or of tbo 4.,verrauvat, ntder the autho-
rity of acts of parliament passed is former years.
A total commission was thus issued to inquire •
ion) the Universities of Oxford awl Cambridge, and there
was subsequent legislatiou upon then . The minor class of
etsdoweil schools hail been referred to the Chanty Commis.
none's. Cutler these circutnstioicee goverunteut could not
refuse to reccgnise the public schools of England as a fitting
subject fur public inquiry. (freer. new.) But there was a
10,1410 :IA to the nest convenient ultkllll4.r of conducting
that inquiry, whether by a royal commission, or in
some other manner, under an act to be passed for that
porpise. Before corning to any conclusion about this, the
governineut were desirous of cominueb.sting with the heads
and managers of the prima's' public schiads, for such an
inquiry ought to be conducted in a nicet amicable spirit
with respect to those great foundations. 1k would there-
fore ask the hon. gentleman to postpone for a short time
the hiotioU of which he bail gives notice, for an address
praying her Majesty to appoint a royal commission of in-
quiry into Eton, Winchester. WeAtminster. Barrow, Rugby,
the Charter Howie and ('heist's Hunan], and other en-
dowed public schools.
Sir W. E.IIIICOTE eektel if the right ion. gentleman
was aware that Winchester ('ollege had already been made
the subject isf inquiry by a royal commiosuou. and that the
heads of that college wen sow engaged in altering and re-
Rotating its statutes so as to carry out the recommendations
of that ? Would not the right hon. gentleman,
therefore,
uibrye disposed to steep( Winchester front the pro-
, posed inq
Wa G. C. LEWLS said be was partly aware of the fact re-
fined toy but oec of the objects would no to ascertain ex-
actly the nature of the regulations adopted at Winchester,
ss as to know whether it would be desirable to 111:11L0 any
spa:id otreptions, either in the ease of Winchester or any
ether enalowtd school, which had already been wade the
subject of an approved scheme.
Mr. or..%yr DUFF consented to postpone his motion.

THE HAVELOCK STATUE.

Yr. C. BENTINCK asked the (Inc( Commissioner of
Work. if the statue of Sir H. Havelock had been erected
with his consent, or the design submitted to his inspection'
Nr. I,Y tW PER replied that a cooseut to allow the statue
to be erected was given at the end of the year and the
model of the statue and pedestal approved by his prods-
C•ObOr in the beginning of pedestal
All he could my for him-
self was, that when he wan asked to give orders about it, he
itioe4ly objected to the form of the pedestal ; which was
mot IPMffil ; he thought it much too high, so that the statue
°mkt not le well seen, sad also that the pedestal and
Males, seen from before, would diminish the proportions of
the Notional Urinary, which was quite low enough. 11r.
Debase, the sculptor, and the committee, did not agree
with him, but were perfectly well satisfied with the pedestal,
and they said the late Chief Commissioner of Works had
required that it should conform in all respects with that of
Sir Charlie Napier. He (Yb. Cowper) himself bad no part
in the erection of the sinter.
THE FAMINE IN INDIA.

Mr. H. BA ILLIE asked the aseretary of State for India
if say steps had been taken ►y the government of India
towards meeting the diner caused by the (manioc ; if there
had been any general orgauiratiou of the means at the dis-
posal of thegovernineat ; arid if the government had stimu-
lated subscriptions by offering to contribute a stun equal to
the amount which should be suh.Mbed

Sir C. WOOL) said the attention of the government of
India was called loos ago to the Kebob'e effects of the
drught, and measures had Leen taken ou their part to
obviate the evils resulting therefrom. Work had been
provided, and in some diebicts the government were
offeriag contributions, in addition to the subscriptions that
Lad been raised. Bat be bad no information as to the
=nod. in which the means at the disposal of the
government bad been organized, though he knew
that 0/00/01reS 00 a very large scale were adopted, in sonie
shape or other, because the expenditure for that object was
saturated at a vary considerable sum.

prmonal liberty as should make Ler content to remain
umkr the rule of the King of Hunissay. He had interfered
le so way whatever in the affair, of Hungary, bit only with
was drat tl. desired constitution might be obtained ; but it
wee a totally different thing to collect arms in a neigh-
bouring country for the purpose of disturbing the
dominions of the Emperor of Austria. When the
sultan found that his dominion was to be made
• depot for arms collected for such porpoises, and that Aus-
tria became aware of the fact, both sovereigns became
very much dissatisfied. He could not find fault with them
for that. He did not think that any sovereign was hound
to foment, or even to permit, an Insurrectios in his domi-
nions, but no the contrary, that he should resist it to the
utmost. The interference of this government had consisted
is telling Prince Count—whose political existence depended
on the treaties of 1836 and the conventions connected with
those treaties—that it was his duty to the Sultan to send
away those arms. Prince emus said he was willing to send
away the arms ; that it was against his wish they
had ham introduced, and inimical to the interests of his
country. He did not know, howeverl how the urns were
to be conveyed away, until at last Sir Henry Bulwer
ap-
plied to her Majesty's government, stating that be had been
asked by the Sultan and Prince Count to convey the arms to
Constantiouple en route to Genoa. The hen. member
neared to think that the Seltan and Prince Count ought
not only to have permitted preparations to be made within
their dominions against the Emperor of Austria, but ought to
have given encouragement to such preparations. Being
anxious to preserve the peace of Europe he (Lord J. Rumen)
did not think it was neoesinry to produce all the correspon-
dence in connexion with these transactions ; besides which he
might iueution that the Foreign-oflice was completely over-
whelmed with business in consequence of the quantity of
papers it wee constantly called on to produce.

Mr. DUN(X)MBE maintained that the Danubian Princi-
palities had made no objection to theme arms passing
through. They were seized at the mouths of the Danube,
and confiscated by Prince Count. No doubt they were
intended for Hungary, whose people were arming against
Arisen*, and there were only two ways by which they
could receive them; one was the coast of Dalmatia,
and the other the mouths of the Danube. The noble lord
guarded the Dalmatian comet with his great fleet and the
SOO guns at Corfu, which he supposed explained the in-
terests which the noble-lord had stated England had to
guard in the Adriatic. The noble lord was not carrying
out, with regard to Hungary, the principle he had professed
in the came of Italy, but protected Austria on the ground
that she was to serve as a counterpoise to France. We
wanted no counterpoise to France, but an intimate alliance
with that country, and free intercourse founded
on commercial treaties. In the case of Hungary
the principle of non-intervention had been violated,
not only in this matter, hut in the we of the
Kossuth notes. The noble lord bad even gone so far as to
tell Sir James Hudson to keep an eye on Kossuth. The
noble lord at one tune forgot that he had done so, but now
he remembered.
Lord J. RUSSELL—No, Ido not. (Laughter.)

Mr. DUNCOMBE—Another miserable attack on Koseuth
was the refusal to let him be director of a railway, lest be
might thus get means for fomenting a revolution in Hun-
pry. After one or two further observations the hon. mem-
ber coecluded by declaring that he should divide the house.
Mr. B. COCHRANE denied that the noble lord had
shown any predilection for the interests of Austria in Italy.
The house then divided, when the numbers were :
For the motion 33
Against rt U9-86
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Mr. W. EWART moved that the number of members
constituting select committees be reduced—except where it
shall seem peel to the hones to extend their number--to
seven, or nine members ; and that they be named by the
cowl's* of selection, who shall choose such members on
account of their acquaintance with the subject submitted to
their consideration. and shall adopt measures for insuring,
as far as possible, the constant attentlanoe of such members
in the several committees.
Sir G. C. LEWIS said he entertained some doubt as to
the policy of the principle upon which his hoc. friend had
founded his motion. It appeared to him that his hon. friend
had with the best intentions confounded two subjects en-
tirely opposed to each other, viz., the constitution of public
and private committees. For these reasons lie was unwill-
ing to agree to the proposal.
Mr. CROSSLEY thought that if the committee of
ideation had the appointment of members to serve upon
public committees, it would prevent that squabbling and
acrimony which occasionally went on in the house as to
whether one member should be struck off and another
substituted.

After a few words from Mr. Ewan is reply, the motion
was negatived without a division. •
DOCKYARD MANAGEMENT.•. MO
Sir F. SMITH called attention to the report of the coin-
ndssiooers appointed to inquire into the control and
entnegement of the dockyards. The hon. and gallant gen-
tleman was proceeding to quote some passages, when the
holm was counted, and as there were but 36 members
mend, the house adjourned et • quarter pest 8.

CoNSBCRATION Or ST. SYLPHEN'a CHURCH, 8013TH
Latierrit —Yesterday moaning the Btelecip of Winchester
consecrated a beentihol church, designed by Mr. John
Barnett, which has been erected in South Lambeth, for a
new district which has been lamed out of that exteusive
and &needy }Populated wish, The particular portico of
the parish which has been moped to St. Stephen's is that
et St. Michael's, Stockwell, which is thus now divided into
manageable district'. The Bev. Charles Kimble, new
rector of Bath, who was for many years incumbent of St.
Michael's Church, Stockwell, hes emoted the thumb at his
sole expenee —the coat being upwards of 15,000 f. The
church has been erected on a site at the back of Albert-
square, to the north of the Claplumproad, the gift of
Mr. T. W. Williamson, who is the oopyholder, and
enfranchieeil by the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury.
The plan of the church is to some extent cruciform, fermi-
eating with transepts, small chancel, and ?May outwards.
It is built of Kentish rag, with Bath stone dressings. The
roof is supported by six arched principals springing from •
simple column of red Mansfield stone, corbelled from walls
in each side of the church, and the transepts are arranged
on similar principle". The body of the church is calculated
to seat LOU° persons, and there is no difference betweeo the
free seats and those intended for renting. The gallery,
which is designed :or 400, la be occupied exclusively by
children. The cepa, • may good one, was built by Hill
and Sou, of the Imatoes-road.

ST. ANN'S RAGGED SCHOOL, OLD KEIIT-20AD.---
A public meeting of the friends and supporters of the Ann-
street Ragged School and Mission Station wee held yester-
day evening in the Birkbeck School-rooms, Old Kent-road.
Much interest was excited by the presence of his Grace the
Duke of Argyll as chairman, and the room wee mowdad.
His grace was supported by Colonel Pitcairn, Captain Wil-
braham Taylor. Captain Hawes, the Rev. J. Cole, Mr. J. H.
Machina, Mr. W. A. Shields, Ste. Letters of apology were
read from Lord Radstock, the Rev. Dr. Guthrie, of Edin-
burgh, and Dr. Hamilton. The secretary read a report de-
tailing the progress of the Institution ono" the commence-
ment. The number of children at the day schools was 80,
and the Sunday /choler' were 100. The income during the
two years had hem :MOl. ; the expenditure hid boa 115 L,
besides another 100/. spent la erecting &hugs room. The re-
port concluded with an urgeat appeal for fends. After an
' eloquent address from the arable chairman, who urged the
skim of the institution to increased support, the report
was, on the motion of Mr. Sheriff Lush, adopted ; and after
reams speakers had addressed the meeting, • cordial vote
at thanks was given to the duke for presiding.

CHYNAL PALACH SCHOOL 07 Art' SCIENCIL AND
lataltia&—The Committee of Dimelore lately arrived at
:ILlrant decision in reaped of the admission fee to the
• course* of scientific lectures which have lately
been given by Dr. Dresser and Dr. Lankester in the Private
Lecture Theatre of this school. The fee has been reduced to
a Wails= ; nod with the unrivaled educational facilities
peemesed in the oullection• of the Feb.., when used by
sash talented men as thole whole names appear athe
announcements, these lectures will beams not only an im-
portant adjunct to the various clam*, hat a recognised
element in public education. For Use remainder of the term,
which clams in July, Dr. Dresser is announced to give a
summer course of Botany, the lectures to be illustrated from
the great collections of growing plants belonging to the cam-
puny as well as from the Technological Museum. He is also
to instruct in the dissection of flowers, and to give demon-
stratiorer on the commons round London. Such advantages
in these are not powseed. we believe, in any Wier botankal
school in the kingdom. The fee for the course is to only
10s. 6d.

DECAY OT THE STONE WORK OT THE BANK 01
EXCLAIM—The stone employed in the building of the ex-
terior of the Bank of England has manifested evidence of •
rapid decay, of • similar character to that which hu TIM
neatly become so apparont in the stone used in the erection
of the new Howes of Parliament. With a view to arrest
the insidious progress of the decomposition, • coating of •
newly•invented composition is now, by way of experiment,
in course of being applied to the surface of that portion of
the building in Threadneedle-street fronting the Royal
Exchange, where the principal entrance is situated. The
buildings of the establishment of the Bank of England were
erected in 1732, enlarged in 1771, improved in 1798, sad
partly rebuilt in 1824.

OUTILAO3 IN THE COUNTY OP WMPINUEATIL—A
violent outrage was perpetrated on Sunday in the *sick-
lloarhood of Cutletowndelvin. Mr. lewrence Meeagisan,
of Coxtown, bad just left his home, with Mrs. Mowagban,
for the purpose of attending divine service, which takes
place at 12 o'clock, iu the neighbouring town, when three
men, who had been lying in ambush rushed urrirskidaa
before be had left his own lawn. One of disc
pistol, but fortunately missed his aim. Failing in this ob-
*t, the three ruffians availed Mr. Monaghan with blud-
geons ; and, after mercilessly besting their victim, they
denamped. The unfortunate gentleman las received seven
injuries on the head.

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FI:()If LA. T NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

BANKRUPTS.
o=mor Tnieftrirr, Great Winehester,treet, City, metal mer-
chant, to surrender May 2 and June 4, at 11, at iiairtt
hall.atreet. Bola., Sewell and Co., Gresham-home, Old s
greet : off. assts., Johnson, Biudnghallalreet.
JOHN Nunes. Aylettam, Norfolk. miller. May 3 at 1, and
Jane 4at 121, at Basiaghall,treet. 40L, Treberue. Graham-
street off. malls., Bell, Coleman.street.buildiugs
Davin iii3titt !Mrs?, Porneroy.place, New-cross, omnibus
proprietor, May 3 at 111, and June 4at 12, at Biuringhell-
street. *ll., Sole ;ill.l Altiernialibury off. aseig. Bell,
Colernanstreet-buildiu
Jsuks &limn 0000 The liertabstreet, Islington, timber mer-
chant, May 3 at 11. and May 31 at 1, at /MAMMAII-stmt.
5i,.,0 Brawn and Godwin, Fitubury.place ; off. swig , Whit-
more, Basinghallstreet.
Heinle Jamie Noarom Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, builder.
May 3 at 12, and June 7 at 11, at Basinghallstmet. King's-road,bola.
Storey, itedfordrow, and Chamberlain, Great
Yarmouth ; off. wag , Canaan, Baalnithall4dreet.
WILLIAM Dtl.Lgy, lidetropolitan.markek Islington, licensed
victualler, May Sat 2, and June 7at 1, at Baslnghall-street.
Sots., Laurence and Cu.. Bread-street, Cheapside, and Ham.
mend, ifitniivarshin, Holborn : off. amis., Whitmore, Bs-
siughall street.
RicilAßD Hu cLimor.e. Peterborough, Northamptonshire, faker,
May 10 at 111. and June 7at 12, at itasinghall.street. Sole.,
Deacon and Taylor, King-street, Finshurysquare, and Peter-
borough ; off. asslg., BasinghaU.street.
YAREI ANDREW:4, Desbarough.place, Paddington. butcher, May
7at 1, and May 20 at 12, at klasinghallatreer Sole., iltopher,
o.leman.street. City, and /lecke, Northampton ; off. 'mfg.,
Graham Coleman-street.
Timm= Brosia, Diglieth. Staffordshire, licensed victualler,
May 8 and May 25, at It, at Birmingham Court, Sots.,
Mama Wright, Birmingham; off. assig., Whitmore, BB-
' =lngham.
SAXtr.l. HILL, [lanky. Staffordshire, furniture dealer, May 3
and May it, at 11, at Birmingham Court. Bola, Sale and
Co.. Manchester, and liodsson and Allen, Birmingham ; off.
lode., Whitmore, Birmingham.
MIZAKAN 31,058, Wednesintry, Staffordshire, chemist. May
and June 3, at 11, at Birmingham Court. Sots., Siestas.
Whitehouse, Wolverhampton, and James and Knight, Bir-
mingham ; off. aaelg., Kinnear. Birmingham.
newts TRKIILLIT, Upton Bellow, Devonshire, miller, Yy 8
and May 22, at 12, at Exeter Court. Sots., langdon, en-
=ton, and Fryer, Exeter; off. male., flirtzel, Exeter.
lIaMDd WlStar HANDY Want, Leeds, Yorkshire, wine and
spirit merchant, May 6 and June 10, at 11, at Leeds Court.
Bola, Neal and Martin, Liverpool, and Cuba and Cudworth,
Ueda ; off. wig.. Hope, Leeds.
WIIJJAX Biro°, Bakewell, Derbrahlte. baker, May 4 and June
16, at 10, at Leeds Court held at Sheffield. Sob., Allenby,
Birmiang, ham,
eand Bond and Barwick, Leeds ; off. amag.,
Brend Sheffild.
Smog% Ilitartur, Cheeterfield, Derbyshire, chemist, May A and
June 16, at 10, at Leeds Court held at Sheffield. Sole.,
Clayton, Chesterfield, amen Smith and Burdeltin, Sheffield ;
off. seek Brewin, Sheffield.
GROWS HiNtiroll KIRKPATRICK, Lleerpool, draper, May 3 and
My 2T at 11, at Liverpool Court. Sot, Husband, Liverpool;
off. swig., Turner, Liverpool.
013510 GANDY, Leeswood, near Mold, Flintsldre, ironmaater,
May 7 and May 22, at 11. at Liverpool Court. Sots., Bag-
skew and Son, Manchester, and Fletcher and Heil, Liverpool ;
cd. male., Turner, Liverpool.
Thom= (=cores, Holyhead, Anglesey, baker, May 7 and May 29,
at 11, at Liverpool Court. Sol., Eyton, Flint; off. ',sig.,
Morgan, Liverpool.
GBORGI Meese, Portmxxl, Cheshire, cotton manufacturer,
May Wand May 31, at 12, at Manchester Court. Sot, Ather-
ton, Manchester : off. mule., Hemmen, Manchester.
Thomas Sour and Roamer Wiorst.t, Manchester, coal mer-
chants, May 3 and May 21, at 12, at Manchester Court, Sobs.,
Cothett and Wheeler, Manchester ; off. wig., Fraser, Man-
cheater.
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS, AT PORTUGADSTREET.
RII,OIIIICRIIP COMRINIIONER LAW.
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llny 8. J. Austin, Ht. Paul's-road. Ellnhbury. clerk In the War-
otdoe—t. L. Oltmanns, Clty.terrsce, City.road. and Water-lane.
Tower-street, merchant—l. Paxton, Stanleyntreet, Brampton,
landing-waiter In her linfestra

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE

....
George Burt, the driver of one of the Omen! Omnibus
Company's ommibems, plying between the Flower Pot
and Kinplandlate was brought before Aldernian Sir
H. Muggeridge, who sat for the Lord Mayor, upon the
charge of causing the death of a labouriog wan named
William Taro, by driving over him.
It appeared teem the evidence of two City police con-
stables, named Roswell and Turner, that on Monday night,
about half-peat 10 o'clock the defendant was driv-
ieg his vehicle along Bishopmate-street, when the
deceased man, who was leading a child, and who
appeased to be suffering under some bodily infir-
mite, attempted to cross the road. There were several
vehicles passing at the time, and just as he came nu to the
defendant's omnibus hie attention appeared to be attracted
to another vehicle, and the near side horse knocked him
down and before the defendant could pull up, both the fore
and hind wheel of the vehicle went over his body. He wan
picked up quite dead, his neck being broken, besides other
very severe internal injuries.
Sir H. lidogg•eridge, who inquired very carefully into all
the circumstances connected with the melancholy transac-
tion, io order to ascertain whether any criminal negligence
could fairly be attributed to the prisoner, put some ques-
tions to the witnesses, in answer to which they stated that
he was perfectly sober, and he was not driving at a greater
pace than from four to five miles, an hour at the time the
accident happened.
Several gentlemen who were riding upon the omnibus,
and who had kindly come forward to state what they
knew upon the subject, said they were willing to give evi-
dence to the effect that the sad affair was solely the result
of accident, and that the prisoner was not at all to blame.
Sir H. Muggeridge said he had no doubt that this was
the fact, and be observed that he did not think it necessary
to go into any further evidence at present, but the gentle.
men who woe in attendance would do the prisoner a ser-
vice if they stated what they knew of the transaction be-
fore the coroner. There did not appear to have been any
criminal negligence on the part of the prisoner, and he
should therefore allow him to go at large upon finding two
sureties in 201. each for his appearance on a future day.
The required bail was at once provided, and the prisoner,
who exhibited great sorrow at what had occurred, was dis-
charged from custody.