The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-18 00:00:00

-IMFERIAL PARLIAMENT.

MOUSE OF LORDS.—Tmessav, Masai 17.
itt the Dora of LORDS, yesterday, Earl STAN-
Bone gave notice of his intention on the 26th
ivt. to move for a select committee to inquire into
toe operation of the Ecclesiastical Titles Act.
reply to Lord STANLEY of ALDERL EY,
Marl ?minors said the Irish Church Commission
had already collected a great deal of evidence.
The house adjourned at half past 5 o'clock.
ItOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tu RSDAT, MARCH 17.
'IN the HOUSE of CONSIONB, yesterday, nearly two
h-ours were occupied in an adjourned debate on a
Motion by Mr. Doosos, the Chairman of Commit-
tees,that a new standing order be made in reference
to private bill legislation, and to substitute a new
aanding order that a court of referees, inquiring
into bills referred by the committee of selection,
shall consist of four, of whom not less than two
shall be members of the house. Ultimately,
• Mr. DOD:4ON withdrew his motion, and an
amendment by Lord Harrow, that the committee
shall consist of four members and a referee, became
the original motion, and to this an amendment
was moved by Mr. M. GissoN, that the number
of members should be five, but on a division the
amendment was negatived, and the motion carried
by 162 to 159. Notice had been given of other
amendments, but the further discussion was post-
poned.
The Earl of MAYO gave notice that on Thursday
next ho would bring in a bill to amend the repre-
sentation of the people of Ireland.
Mr. H. A. Bares obtained leave to bring in a
bill to provide for elementary education in Eng-
land and Wales. The bill, he said, differed so far
from the bill he introduced last year that instead
of being permissive it contained provisions to
secure its enforcement. It provided that one-
tenth in number or value of the ratepayers
might call on the Educational Committee of Privy
Council to institute an inquiry into the state of
education in any district or plea, and if they found
that sufficient means for education were not pro-
vided, the act should be brought into operation,
and under it the municipal council, or the com-
missioners under any local act, might levy rates for
the support of the school.
Bills were also introduced by the Earl of Mayo
to amend the law relating to reformatory schools
in Ireland, and by Sir JOHN PAKINGTON to amend
the Contagions Diseases Act, 1866.
• The house then went into committee of supply,
and two votes were taken to make up the excess of
expenditure in the army and navy estimates.
The Sea Fisheries Bill and the Fairs (Ireland)
passed through committee.
The County Conde (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Bill
was read a second time.

The house adjourned at five minutes past eight
o'clock.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

A Court of Aldermen was hold yesterday at
11(thldhell, the LORD MAYOR (Aldermen Allan) predding.

szaarrys' *mar.

Alderman aad Sheriff &tom handed in the report on
the rrisoas, from which it appeared that there were in
Newgate 117 ; to the Debton' Prima, White.
-s crowheet, 1 ; aad in the City Prima, Holloway, 368.

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.

•
Alderman Sir Wliziam Rose called attention to the
mrot ofn the
,Ebsil,ucation said toCre meiretneLeirjrisdttne gilt' is
oe-
pattl, with its rideable endowments, should be reduced to
five dapachools. Ile cum:civet' that nothing could be
Mora prejudicial to the interests of the institution than
each a course, and be therefore hoped that his brother
aldermen would attend at the meeting of the governors of
the hospital, to his held to-tuoirow (this day), when the
'sport would be considered.
Alderman and Sheriff STONK also condemned the report
us one which would transfer the benefit., of the school from
those who enjoyed them under the existing system to
the children of • wealthier class of the community. If
carried into effect it would be a most impolitic breaking up
of one of the most valuable institutions this country poe
seasad.
Alderman SIMIEY SSW he bad no objection to the invi-
tation to attend the meeting. As to the report, he agreed
*at it interfered with the tattnanage of the governors, but
ithother it was for the public geed was a matter to be die
mussed, and he therefore thought the aldermen should cot
go the meeting with their minds closed against anything
like argument. The eonriniasioners, in their report, de
vented Christ's Hospital as not having made that
which • wheal with revenues amounting to progress
rie,noot. and 60,000/. ought to have done, and he himself
knew of • young man who was going out to the Cape of
Good Hope who hsul to be soot to be re-educated otter having
been fifteen years in the hospital. There was no doubt
the quality of the education in that institution might be
greatly improved. The real objects of the institution
would he answered if they went on the same plan as
George Herriot's. He was soenamoured of Christ's Hospi-
tal, that he left his lands to endow a similar inatatution,
and anybody soiug to Edinburgh would field that George
lleniet's schools were multiplied to five or six large insti-
tuitions. Why should not Chiist's Hospital be so multi-
plied! Re believed the anumut of good done, if not infi-
nitesimally small acoording to its means, was at least
eapable of great expansion.
Ahli•rman Wii.sex said the school was founded by
Hilwerd VI. for the education of poor children alone, and
different times motions had been made to do away
with the blue dress for the purpo.,e of ge ting in the chit.
then of persons of more opn'ence, but those attempts had
hitherto been resisted There was no place where a
hotter commercial education was obtained, and to make
it a competitive exande Aiwa school aud stuff • boy's
head with Latin, Greek, Algebra, and all that sort of
110•11181180, was not what was intended by the founder. If
this report was acted on, the Merchant Taylors' and every
school of a similar kind would ultimately be treated in the
AIMS way.
Alderman Sir Wir. 'NNE hoped Alderman Sidney's
opinion would not go abroad, as believed the school did
give a good education.
Alderman Stoner mid ha bad simply reiterated the
statement of the commissioners, adding a fact within his
own knowledge. The great defect in Christ's Hospital
was the favouritism observed of some of the boys. There
wore a few pets of the master's who were trained for the
colleges, and called " Grecians " or " Deputy-Orecisna."
Notwithstanding the excellence of the institution there
were defects to be remedied, and he therefore asked them
simply to dim:seethe matter with unprejudieed minds.
The discussion then terminated, and.there being-no other
boatmen, the court adjourned.

EQUALISATION OF POOl EATZIL—Lest night si
crowded meeting of the inhabitants et the Holborn Union
was held in the ball of the workhouse, Little Gray'sine-
lane, to consider the question of an equalisation of poor
rates in the metropolis. Mr. T. Burr, chairman of the
Piitochial Association, who occupied the chair, said the
act-of last session admitted nine-tenths of the principle of
equalisation, and it only needed a very little pressure to
get it extended. A one-and-fourpenny rate would
then he sufficient for the whole of London, while
under a system of equality it would be italics-
Lible for wealthy proprietors to avoid payment of
their fair share, or institutions like the Bank of England
or the Temple to escape the rates altogether, as they now
do. Mr. Walker proposed a resolution to the effect that
the Poor-law Board be requated to int:odium • bill for
the purpose the meeting had in view, and thus put an end
to the !resent unequal and admitted unfair mode of taxa-
tion for the support of the poor. Mr. Burton, in seconding
the remlution, mentioned, as an illustration of the in-
justice of the enuring law, that while the rich north and
western perishes, with an aggregate valuation of :4,738,0001.,
ooly contributed 101,403/. for the relief of the poor, the
southern and eastern poverty-stricken wishes, with a
valuation of only 1,132,9481., paid 138,3781. a year. The
state of things which bad been witnessed winter after
winter in the east end could not be permitted to continue,
with Paddington paying only sd. in the proud, and Bt.
George's-in-the Past be. Mr.Galbristh moved ea an amend-
ment to substitute the members for Finsbury for the
Peer-law Board in the resolution. Mr. Osborn, in second-
ing this, took occasion to censure the members for their
absence, and reminded what he called tie " shopocrsey"
that the next election for Finsbury would not rest with
them' but with the working men. The Chairmen said
both Mr. Torn= and Alderman Lusk had declared their
intention to be present, if their parliamentary duties
would allow of it. The amendment was sot pressed, and
the resolution was unanimously mused as it stood. A
petition to the Home of Commons, based upon it, was also
agreed to, and a resolution adopted requesting the borough
members to present it and support its prayer.

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EXPC.II7II Or 81171811 COAL.—The ezporte of
coal from the memo/ poets of Groat BritAin to different
foreign countries and the British colonies during last
mouth amosuited to 581,887 tons, being • decrease as com-
pared with February, 1867, of 29,780 tons. According to
Messrs. Higginson and Co.'s Circular, published in lAverpeol
yesterday, the total exports from this Mersey daring
Jemmy sad February last amounted to 1,178,138 toes,
as increase of 49,111 lone as compared with the some.
Rending period of 1867.

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The Tea Duty being reduced, Hornirnan's Pure
Tea le sold Bd. per pound dn0.p...0. This tntereetin: feet will,
when fully known. wren further increase the derna for these
choke teas The) are sot seed louse, bet os
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