The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-09 00:00:00

EDUCATION BILL.

Lord J. RUSSELL—Sir, I rise to move for leave to bring
in a bill on the subject of education. Ido not. wish to enter
into any explanation of the bill, or any statement with refer-
ence to its provisions. It is of importance, however, that the
bill should be brought before the house, in order that it should
be printed, and then that people in the country may see the
objects it proposes to attain. I shall, therefore, only move
that the bill be now brought in.
Leave was then given to bring in the bill.
Mr TAXATION OF MINES (IRELAND.)
J. FITZGERALD obtained leave to bring in a bill to
asaballate the
Cue law to lave for the taxation of mines in Ireland with
Sir J. YOutri.
land from local ~said this was a bill to exempt mines in Ire-
had been so ex.ttrion, on the ground that mines in England
doubtful question whe
jhrona time immemorial. It was a very
BUSIZthisTHIS DAY.
principle could be assented to.
Mr. WILSON gave leak?
tiiat he should this day move that
the house resolve itself inadtoixammittee of ways and means.
On the motion for the
Zeayof the house,
Colonel SIBTHORP said he
present state of public yeZtio Vetted that in the
to ,:ne house such as the motion of which Ittuld be
that the ho proposed
tle_:_an had given notice—viz.,
those
lisFht hon, gen.
till Friday the lath inst. Ho was very well that,,,,,t..uladiourn
gentlemen opposite felt very uncomfortablein their a
wished for time for re-election a. nd repenta.nee. (Rseaartsand
Ile did not think this country would ' hear,
submit
and laughter.)
to such au indiscreet postponement under the exciting el
they
cumstances in which they , were placed. He thought .
ought all to offer their thanksto
the hon. and learned mem-
beri
for Sheffield for the 'ar he had promised to bring n tiff
for-
ward, and of the result of Which there could be no doubt what-
ever.
f. ilors co7nposing our army
Ho wished the Government had a little more considera-
ea for the brave soldiers and
hart I .st nie•ht, to his deep
than they appeared to have. ire , '-
regret, seen upon the Treasury benches sullies that he, thought
most unbecoming, unfeeling, and intlecent laugh) "1
had not the house been in the state in which it was, he shouldhave risen in his place and directed its attention to the .•ab-
;c.d. (Laughter.) Now, when every
hour was of importance
all the house had to look to was a shabby Ministry in a state
of disgrace, who, he regretted to say, had not beesi iinal'y ex
cluded from office. He had, he hoped, the feelings of a sol-
dier ; and with such feelings he begged to ask in what state
our array now was ? Do let them know what was to be done
--do let them be up and stirring • this sort of disgraceful
apathy had already lasted far too long, and ought to be put
a stop to. They were getting nothing done, and this motion
for adjournment was only a shuffling pretext to shelter a
Ministry who had been guilty of ignorance, who did not know
where they were, nor what they should do; but he trusted
the time was not far distant when the house would send thein
•troutver to return. (Laughter.)
Mr. 0- BUTT wished to call the attention of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer to a statement ho had made in the house on a
recent ocvaaion, which had very much cheered the people of