The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-03 00:00:00

TILE NEV EDUCATION BILL,

Sir J. Pakington and Mr. Cobden's bill to " promote
Education in Corporate Cities and Boroughs in England
and Wales," has been printed, prior to a second reading,
which it now awaits at the hands of the House of Com-
mons. One hundredth part of the persons assessed to the
poor-rate in any borough may require the mayor to take
the sense of the borough whether the act shall be adopted
or not. A majority of the ratepayers may decide the ques-
tion ; if in the negative, the decision will hold good for one
year. If the act be adopted; " a school committee" will be
elected, to consist of 12 persons in every borough in which
the population shall not exceed 50,000 ; of 18 where the
population shall be under 100,000 ; and of 24 persons, where
it shall exceed 100,000. The qualification for membership
is property of the rateable value of £2O a year, or real pro-
perty of the value of .£5OO. The electors will be those
assessed to the poor rates not in arrear. One third of the
school committee must retire annually, but the retiring
members will be re-eligible. The school committee will be
a body corporate. The committee will admit such schools
~;into union" as ate suitable withi❑ the borough, and where
some fee or remuneration is paid for every scholar, in addi-
tion to the payment to be made under this act. There is a pro-
viso for mixed and free schools. Except as regards certain
regulations, laid down at length, the committee may not
interfere with the management or constitution of any school
into union admitted. Parents may send their children to any
school that is in union with the committee. If all the
regulations be complied with, the school committee will pay
certain fees to the managers of such schools—for every boy
above seven years of age 31d. per week, and for every girl
above seven years of ago 31. per week ; for every infant
between four and seven 2d. ; ant in respect of free scholars,
6d, per week for boys, sd. for girls above seven years of age,
and for every infant 4d. A fourth part of these payments
will go for the purchase of books, Bcc., and three-fourths for
the payment of teachers. For raising the funds required, the
scl 00l committee may make orders of contribution on
overseers out of the poor rates, and enforce them as boards of
guardians.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—On Saturday, information was
received by the police of a most extensive robbery at Mr.
%V. D. Harrison's, Clift street, New North road, Hoxton,
London. A large quantity of silver plate, gold watches,
gold neck chains, twenty pounds in gold and silver, besides
other property to a considerable amount, were taken off.
A correspondence upon the subject of the expenses of
the Persian War between the East India Directors, the
Board of Control, the Foreign Office, and the Treasury,
was printed on Saturday. The Imperial Government
agrees to pay half the "extraordinary expenses" of the
expedition, defining that expression as "that portion of
the expense which is over the ordinary pay and allowances
of the troops, and the ordinary charge of the ships of the
East India Company employed.''
THE hum ASSIZES.—The only county in which the
judge presiding (Baron Ptnnefather) has considered it
necessary to refer to the heavy character of the calendar
is Longford. In Cork, however, there are a large number
of prisoners for trial charged with serious offences—
among the rest six convicts from Spike Island, accused of
being concerned is the murder of Denny, warder of the
prison. There are no less than seven other persons in
the county gaol awaiting their trial for murder. But on
the whole the.lrish spring assizes will be light,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.

COURT OF BANIZRUPTCY.—Yesterday.