Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-29 00:00:00

ing of to-morrow; but he would state to the house the
principal, changes which it was propased to make.
At present all officers were examined previously to being •
declared qualified to receive commissions, but it was • pro-
posed -that the examination should in future be much
less severe. The examinations were to be held quarterly.
in London, under the direction of the Council of Educe-
cation, but conducted by civil an& military examiners,
recommended by the Committee-of Cderncil, and appointed -
by the-Commander-in-Chitf with the sanction of the
Secretary of State. This new system would come into
operation.in..Tanuary 1858. The candidates for commis- •
sions would undergo a medical examination, and would
have to provide certificates of religious instruction. The
subjects of examination would be volun'ary as well as
compulsory. The compulsory subjects would consist of
mathematics, algebra, up to simple equations, the first four
books- of Euclid,.English corarosition, French history, and
geography;. the voluntry subjects would include drawing,
physical and elementary science, higher class history and
ge-graphy, and Latin and Greek. It was thought expenent
that the study of Latin and Greek literature should, as
far we possible., be encouraged, and in that view as great
a number of mike would be given for Greek and Latin. as
for all the other subjects together. For the army it was
considered that nothing was aequired but a good literal
education, to which the professional knowledge was to be
added, and the government were anxious to draw
for the army from the great public schools in
the country, which produced a manly tone, and •
formed. the best preparatory for a military
career. It was proposed to throw staff appointments
open to competition, and that upon examination certificates
of enalification should be graned. With regard to the
ordnance, it was proposed else that, competitive examination
should take place, with the additional advantage that a
certaianumber of the greatest excellence should have the
option of taking commissions in the line. This wee the
scheme which he hoped next session would be before the
Rouse in all its detail 4, and he anticipated that it would so
far meet the wishes of the honourable and gallant officer,
;Sir, Do Liey Evans, as to induce him to withdraw. his
motion.

Lord Stanley, Sir W. Codrington, Colonel Sykes, and
ethers generally concurred in the scheme, and ultianwely
Sir De Lacy Evans agreed to modify his resolution by
omitting the words from "By adopting" to " Ordnance
corps " and from " And by appoint went" to the, end in
that form. It was put and agreed to.

TriE GALly,a ELECTION.

Colonel French moved t!'e issue of a new writ for
Galway in the room of Mr. O'Flaherty.
Mr Clive moved, as an amendment, that this House do
p-ay her litsjesty to cause an inquiry to be made into the
existence of corrupt practices daring the last es.well as
former elections for the county and town of G Away.
The Attorney-General for Ireland, in reply to a question
pat by Colonel French, stated that the committed had sub-
s antially complied wi•h the ri.quirements of the Corrupt
Practices Act, though, perhaps, in point of form there
might be an objection to their report. Upn the main
question, he said that it had been the practice to support
the suggestion of the chairmin of the committee ; and he
would gave his vote, therefore, for the amendment.
L )rdliovaine defended the course taken by the com-
mittee.

Mr. Haifield wanted to know whit possible goo I was
expacted to result from the proposed inquiry.
Lord Claude Hamilton deprecated the disfranchisement
of the Borough.
The motion was than negatived without a division, and
the amendment was agreed to.