The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-07 00:00:00

OF ELGIN.

The LORD CHANCELLOR read a read a message from
her Majesty recommending the House of Lords to confer
with a view of enabling her to grant, as a special mark of
her favour, the sum of £20,000 to Sir Rowland Hill.
Earl GRANVILLE moved that her Majesty's message
be taken into consideration on Friday next.
The LORD CHANCELLOR next read a message from
her Majesty recommending their lorships to confer, with a
view of enabling her to grant to Mary Louisa, the Dowager
Countess of Elgin and Kincardine, £l,OOO per annum for
her natural life.

Edrl GRANVILLE moved that her Majesty's message
be also taken into consideration on Friday next.

The motions were agreed to.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a second time : New•
castle-upon .Tyne and North Shields Roads Dublin,
Wicklow, and Wexford Railway—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire Railway and Tendring Hundreds Rail-
way—Scottish North Eastern and Alyth Railway Company
—Mytholm Itoyd Bridge and Blackstone Edge Road—
Scottish North Eastern and Perth Almond Valley and
Methven Railways—Ribblesdale Railway, Aberystwith
and Welsh Coast Railway—and Edinburgh and Glasgow
and Alva Railway.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Much Wenlock and Severn Junction and Wenlock Rail-
way Companies, Stirling Water, Wrexham Water, West
Riding and Grimsby Railway, London and South-Western
Railway (Chester Extension), Witney Railway, Salisbury
and Yeovil Railway, Ely, Haddesham, and Sutton Rail-
way, Watford and Edgware Junction Railway, Great
Northern Railway (No. 1) (Barnet Branch), West Norfolk
Junction, and South Staffordshire Water.
THE REV. F. ANDERSON.

Lord STRATHEDEN reeved that an address be pre-
sented to her Majesty, for copies of any correspondence
which had taken place between her Majesty's Government
and the Cabinet'of St. Petersburg, on the imprisonment, in
Grodno, of the Rev. Fortescue Anderson, a British subject,
during the autumn of 1563; anti also for copies of any cor
respondence which had taken place between her Majesty's
Government and the Rev. Mr. Anderson on his impri,on-
ment,

Earl RUSSELL said Mr. Anderson's cam was very
simple. He had visited Poland when the people were in a
state of insurrection, and had been appre.hended on ear,-
picion of having supplied arms and ammunition to the Poles
The case was investigated, and as there was not sufficient
evidence the rev. gentleman was set at liberty, on condition
that he left Russia. Her Majesty's Government did not
think it was a case in which the circumstances justified any
interference on their part with a view of procuring a
pecuniary compensation.

• Lord CLA.R.ENDON moved the second reading of the
Public Schools Bill. The object of the measure is to pro-
vide that any person accepting office in a public school shall
do eo subject to any future legislation by Parliament.
Lord LYTTELTON, referring to the remarks of Lord
Stanhope in the tormer debate, dciended the recommenda-
tions off,the commissioners, asserting that on the evidence
adduced they could scarcely have done less. After what
had been done with the universities it was quite impossible
the public schools should escape inquiry, or be left to their
own action to make the reforms required.
Lord DE B.OS denied several of the allegations made as
to defects in the system pursued at Eton, and contended it
would be &engerous to interfere too much with what had
given satisfaction for so long a period.

Lord CAIINA.It.VON would not oppose the bill, but
thought tome alterations would be required in committee.
Injustice might be done in certain cases if the bill were
made operative from the date of its introduction. He also
pointed out several objections to the changes proposed by
commissioners in the course of studies.

Lord WODE HOU SE admitted that the Eton system had
many good points, but agreed with the commissioners that
it required some aheration. He hoped the good sense of the
masters would induce them to adopt voluntarily such of the
recommendations as would remedy evils of which the ex-
istence had been proved.

Lord CLARENDON explained why the bill had been
made operative from the date of its introduction, but if tiie
should be an objection he would propose it should, take
effect only from the date of its passing.

Lord BROUGHAM thought all the fricne.d of education
were deeply indebted to the commiesioner d for the sugges-
tions they had made.

Lord HARROWEY approved r
Joat of the changes pro-
posed, and anticipated great benefit from them.

The Bishop of LONDON said there was every disposi-
tion on the part of the, masters of the public schools to
accept the suggested ',mproveruents. It would he necessary
to do away with e,ome of the present restrictions in the
choice of masters, and give those appointed to the office
more liberty of action. The best methods of instruction
would then be adcpted.
Lord DEL.BY thought many of the defects charged
against public schools were really due to the very imperfect
instruction given in private schools and by private teachers.
Unless this evil were remedied all the subsequent labour in
the public school must be thrown. away,
Lord CLARENDON explained that this defect had
been met by the suggestion of an examination before ad-
mission to a public school.

The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said the Commis-
sioners had drawn up a most valuable report, and approved
their recommendation of the study of foreign languages as
a part of the regular course of instruction. Hitherto this
had not been the case, and the attempt to teach French
and German had therefore failed. 'The public schools
were very valuable institutions, but they were capable of
improvement.

After some further discussion on points of detail,
The bill was read a second time, and their lordships ad-
journed at five minutes past 9.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening.
The STEAM took the chair at 4 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Belfast and Northern Counties Railway—Bristol and
South Wales Union Railway—Exmouth and Budleigh
Salterton Water— London and North Western Railway
(Traffic Arrangements)-oswestry and Newtown Railway
and other Companies (Arrangements)—and Wokingtoit
Harbour.