The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-12 00:00:00

CASE OF SERGEANT LILLEY.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY gave notice that on
Monday neat he should ask her Majesty's Secretary of
State for War whether it was the intention of the Govern-
ment to institute any further inquiry into the conduct of
Lieut.-Colonel Crawley.
VACCINATION (IRELAND) BILL.

The report of amendments to this bill was brought up
and received.

BAKEHOUSES REGULATION BILL.

On the motion of Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, this bill
was read a third time and passed.

POLAND.

The Earl of CARNARVON asked whether the Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs could add any further in-
formation respecting the nature and provisions of the recent
convention concluded between the Governments of Russia
and Prussia beyond that contained in the correspondence
respecting the insurrection in Poland already laid before
Parliament. He did not put the question with any desire
to embarrass the Government, but as he felt the greatest
sympathy with Poland, he was anxious to possess
all the information. He thought the conduct of Prussia on
this question most reprehensible. If she chose to abolish
her Parliament and suppress the press, against that he had
not a word to say, she was the mistress of her own affairs,
and, therefore, liable to all the consequences. But when
her policy carried her beyond those limits, and it affected
other countries, he considered it was the duty of those
countries to speak out. It was well known that a conven-
tion had been entered into between Russia and Prussia,
by the provisions of which, when the Russian troops
were beaten by the Poles, they might take refuge
on the Prussian frontiers, where they could be recruited
and tthen sent forth in renewed strength. On the other
hand, if the Polish insurgents entered the territories of
of Prussia they were at once captured and handed over to
Russia. As to the convention itself, Prussia said it was
proposed by Russia, whilst Russia seemed less eager to en-
force its powers than Prussia. The noble earl then
i pro-
ceeded to condemn the action of Prussia, and said t ap-
peared the chief motive of that Government was to crush
every attempt made to obtain constitutional liberty in that
part of the world. He pat the question merely because he
thought further time should not pass by without some at-
tempt to obtain further information.
Earl RUSSELL said the noble earl had very judiciously
avoided all reference to the negotiations now going on with
reference to the Poles. At the present moment it was not
in his (Earl Russell's) power to add anything to the infor-
mation to be derived from the papers now before Par-
liament.
Lord BROUGHAM condemned the conduct of Prussia
for entering into such a convention.
The Earl of CARNARVON asked the noble earl
whether he would give any information relative to the
secret article which was alluded to in the convention.
Earl RUSSELL said he would not.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening.
The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.

NEW MEMBER.

Mr. TOTTENHAM took the oaths and his seat for New
Ross. The hon. member was introduced by Col. Taylor
and Col. Dunne.
THIRD READINGS.
The following bills were read a third time .—Belfast,
Holywood, and Bangor Railway—Hastings Harbour—Mil-
ford Haven Dock and Railway—Portadown, Dungannon,
and Omagh Junction Railway—West Shropshire Mineral
Railway—and Worcester, Dean Forest and Monmouth
Railway.

SIR J. S. LILLIE.
On the motion of Sir DE LACY EVANS an address
for a copy of a despatch, dated 1860, from the Portuguese
Ambassador to Earl Russell, conveying a strong recom-
mendation from the Queen of Portugal of Sir J. S. Lillie,
late a Major-General in the Portuguese army, on account of
his eminent services in several battles while in command of
the Anglo-Portuguese regiment was agreed to.
THE SLAVE TRADE IN AMERICA.
Mr. CONINGHAM asked the First Lord of the
Treasury, whether the efforts which bad been made
hitherto by the British nation, for the suppression of the
African slave trade, might not with advantage be extended
to the continent of America, and whether the time had not
at length arrived when it became the duty of her Majesty's
Government to enter into friendly negotiations with the
Federal Government of the United States, for the purpose
of concerting measures for the gradual but total suppres-
sion of the slave trade in the Confederate States.
Lord PALMERSTON replied that the hon. member was,
no doubt, aware that the Federal Government had entered
into a treaty with her Majesty's Government, giving both
equal right of search for the purpose of suppressing the
slave trade under the protection of the Federal flag. The
Confederate States had passed a law which made the slave
trade penal ; but they had no relations to the Federal States
except one of war. Perhaps in the course of a few months
circumstances might permit the entering into such nego-
tiations as those indicated by the hon. member. (Hear.)
As her Majesty's Government could not yet acknowledge
the independence of the Southern Suites, no diplomatic
communication could take place. In the course
of time, should things alter—should the Confederate
States suceeed in establishing their independence,
Government could only hope that the Confederate States
would enter into an arrangement similar to the one entered
into by the Federal Government. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. CONINGHAM, adverting to the latter part of his
motion, asked if communication could not be entered into
with the Federal Government with a view to the suppres-
sion of the traffic.
Lord PALMERSTON replied that he considered he had
replied to that part of the question. (Hear, hear.) The
Federal Government had no relation with the South except
one of war, and, therefore, could enter into no negociations
with them of the ordinary nature.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS REFRESHMENT
ROOM.
Mr. 11. SEYMOUR asked Colonel French, the chair-
man of the Kitchen and Refreshment Rooms Committee,
what steps they were about to take to improve
the state of the refreshment rooms, with a view to the next
Session of Parliament. (Hear, hear.)
Col. FRENCH replied that the accommodation at pre-
sent afforded was exceedingly defective. (Hear, hear.) Mr.
Barry had furnished a plan and submitted it to the Chief
Commissioner of Works for the improvement of the rooms,
which would cost about £4,000, and the committee had
reported that its adoption and execution were absolutely
necessary. (Hear, hear.) He trusted the house would
press upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer the propriety
of proposing a vote to meet the indispensable improvements
pointed out. (Hear.)
THE HOUItS OF LABOUR OF CHILDREN.
Mr. FERRAND asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether he intended to bring in a
bill this session to limit the hours of labour for children
employed in potteries and paper tube factories
Sir G. GREY replied in the neg Alva. He had, however,
directed the recent report of the Children's Employment
Commission to be laid on the table. He bad not received
any si.ecial report with respect to children employed in

paper tube factories.
SMALL PDX PATIENTS IN PUBLIC CONVEY,
S.

Sir A. ACNE C 57 asked the Attorney-General whether
officials of railway and steamboat companies might lawfully
remove from carriages or vessels under their supervision
Persons who were obviously labouring under small-pox ;
and. whether individuals thus wilfully travelling from place
to Plate at the risk of spreading so dreadiul a scourge
through a whole community, were subject to any penalty
o conviclion before a magistrate ?
The
A-TT ORNEN-GENERAL said these were not

questions that tould be
of the c
rown. conveniently put to the law officers
his power. At common law
he w ,uid give the best reply in
officials indicated emir it did not appear to him that the
Thera was no act of parliament passengers so afflicted.
on the subject. The second
question he answered in the negative—magistrates had no
such power. (Hear, hear.)
THE ARGENTINE
In reply to Mr. LAT, GOVERNMENT.
Mr. LAYARD sail that the facts recited
true. The Commissioners had refusedto were perfectly
principle of the former claims that had acknowledge the
presiintations bad been made to the Argentineeen settled. Re-
Govern-
ment to the effect that the course the Commissioners
adopting were contrary to national usage, and het were
ttwre.orD that the sittings would be suspended. ntsted
BRlTisll C9LUMBIA.
In reply to Mr. FITZIVILLIAM,
Mr. -'OI3.TESCUE said that the Secretary of State for
the Colonies shortly intended to introduce a bill into the
other house with respect to the two colonies, when he
would enter upon a statement with respect to them.
THE RECENT FI N
R MME I THE HOUSE OF
COOIN,TS.

In reply to Mr. HUNT,
Mr. COOPER explained that the fire in one of the cor-
ridors arose from a deposit for years of soot ekensequ.nce
of some bricks having been left out by mis for one of
the iron arches of the roof and not subsequently filled up
as it should have been. The flue from which the deposiL
had been made, and which became ignited, was ink connec-
tion with the kitchen. He had given directions have
all the flues carefully examined. The nearest stand cock
reported all right three months ago, was found
too stiff to work. The next one which was in good 'order
aboutwhich vz:linntes after the discovery. These cocks, of
12,e00 ..e were 37, communicate with a tank containing
gallons of water, There was a constant attendance

of police, whose duty it was to visit every part of the house
every half hour. :Means had been taken to prevent the
possibility of any similar occurrence in the futur

ROYAL PATRIO TIC ASYLUM.

In reply to a question from Mr. W. FonsTE
it J. PAKINGTON entered into a len statement,
and admitted the assumptions in the ques Sceps had
been taken to replace the number of ladies w haci retired.
He wished to state that the wives of the officer's referred to
were completely independent. (Laughter.)
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

In reply to a question from Mr. HEYGATE,
Sir G. GREY explained the course he bad adopted. The
collection of these statistics would includw an outlay of
£15,000 a year, and the benefit to be secured would not, in
his opinion, warrant so large an expenditure.
THE GREAT EXHIBITION—POLAND.

Mr. GREGORY said as the paper was very heavy on
Monday, it would be very convenient if the noble lord
would postpone his proposition until this day week.
Lord PALMERSTON replied that he could not post-
pone the notice he had given for Monday.
Mr. HENNESSY expressed his determination to bring
on his motion with respect to Poland on Monday.

Mr. CRAWFORD gave notice that he should to-morrow
ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the offer of
£BO,OOO to Messrs. Lucas for the building was in writing,
and if there would be any objection to lay all the correspon-
dence on the table,
MEETING OF THE HOUSE TO-MORROW.

After a short discussion on the practice of the house, the
proposed meeting of the house at 12 on Tuesday, and the
count, out on Monday, the motion for the meeting
to-morrow at 12 to take the Salmon Fisheries Bill was
left intact on the paper, though Mr. Batt, in order to create
a discussion on the practice of the house, had moved that
the order be diecharged, a motion which he subsequently
withdrew.

ENDOWED CHARITIES.
Mr. G. DUFF then rose to call attention to the abases
e3isting in many endowed charities, with especial reference
to the bearing upon the amount of the ' ote for elementary
education. The hon. member divided the charities into six
classes, and dwelt upon the vices which had crept into the
management of them. His object in calling attention to
the abuses of those charities was not with a view to their
taxation, but their reformation. Taking the report of Mr.
Cumin for their guide, and making allowance for the in-
crease since 1818, the amount of income possessed by these
particular charities could not be far short of £1,500,000. He
fully believed that if the income of the several endowed

schools was judiciously administered it would be amply suffi-
cient for the purposes of education without requiring any
vote from Parliament. It was not for him to go into the de-
tails of the measure suitable for remedying the vices which

existed in th se charities; but he thought one great step
towards it would be gained by reconstituting the Committee

of Council on Education, and making it a committee of edu-

cation and charities.

EDUCATIONAL REPORTS.
Mr. W. E. FORSTER, desired to ask the Vice-President
of the Committee upon what conditions he intended to allow
the publication of the reports of the inspectors of schools. It
appeared, according to the minute which had been recently
issued by the department, that no report was to be published
_ _ .

which contained matter of which the heads of the depart-

merit disapproved. If a report contained any controversial

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matter it was to be sent back to the inspector, who was thus
made his own censor, in order that such matter might be
eliminated, and then, if the inspector was unwilling to make
the amendment, the report was not published. Now, it

seemed to him that that regulation prevented the inspectors
from fulfilling their very first duties—that of informing the

House of Commons, in the most complete manner, as to the
progress of the educational system, as only one side of
the question was thus made public. (Hear, hear.) The

report of Mr. Watkins, one of the oldest of the inspectors,
was not published last year, merely because it contained
something which the right hon. gentleman did not like.
The question was one not between the inspectors and the
office, but between the office and the House of Commons.

:Hear, hear.)
Mr LO WE was afraid he could not give a very satisfac

tory answer to the hon. member. The minute to which
the hon. member made reference declared that the reports

of inspectors ought to be confined to the state of schools,
and to practical suggestions, and it was accompanied by a

statement that if a report did not conform to that injunction
that it would be sent back to the inspector to have it amended.
Well, that in reality was no minute, but simply a conclusion

drawn from an examination of a great number of previous
minutes. He at once admitted that he did not think it was

proper to make public reports containing animadversions,
on the part of subordinates, as to the policy of the heads
of a department, and that it was the duty of a depart-

went, if it was anxious to fulfil its functions, to prevent
its subordinates from entering into controversies with
tnose who were directly responsible to Parliament for

the conduct of its business. As to the question raised by
the hon. member for Elgin (Mr. t.i. Duff), he did not think
that the proposal of the hon. member ought to be
adopted. He saw no necessity for disturbing the existing
arrangements with respect to the Charity Commission. He
had no hesitation in saying that a more excellent tribunal

did not exist, and that the commissioners were working im-
mense improvements. No case had been made out against
them, and he muse say that he considered the department
with which he was connected utterly unfitted for the
exercise of judicial functions. However, he thought
it would be very desirable to allow the commiesioners

to intervene in the affairs of a charity, although they
were not called upon to do so by tha inhabitants of
the district, as the law now required. Then, again,

in the case of the charities over £5O he thought the com-
missioners ought to be allowed to interfere without their
being appealed to by a majority of the trustees; and that
the power of the majority of the trustees to dismiss
a schoolmaster should be extended to the masters
of grammar schools. Hitherto the Commissioners of Edu-
cation in making grants did so without any respect to the
existing endowmemts, but a minute had been recently issued
by which endowments were made in all cases to come in aid
of the grant.
Mr. WALTER admired the courage more than the dis,
cretion of the right hon. gentleman in justifying the minute
with respect to the reports of inspectors. It seemed to him
that the publication of the reports in their present shape was
only calculated to mislead members, and he therefore hoped
the house would express itself in the strongest terms against
all tampering with the reports for the future. (Hear.)
Mr. ADDERLEY confessed that long before he held the
office of Vice Tresident of the Committee of Education he
was of opinion that the inspectors very much departed from

,heir proper sphere in introducing irrevalent topics into

their reports. He therefore when in office attempted to cor-
rect that abuse by laying dawn a rule that reports should
be drawn up under five heads, and although he subsequently
abandoned it, he adhered to the right of striking out from

the reports all matter wholly irrelevant. It was material
perhaps that men of the highest mental calibre—such as the
inspectors were—could not avoid the temptation of entering
into controversial disquisitions. But it was undoubtedly the
duty of the heads of the department to prevent the conse-
quences of such an abuse being made public.
Lord R. CECIL said the complaint was that vice-presi-
dents of the Committee of Education should constitute
themselves—or the officers under them—censors, for the
pur pose of striking out of a report anything that might
happen to be disagreeable to the Minister of the day. The
right hon. gentleman had talked of loyalty in office, but
there was one thing more important than loyalty in office,
and that was loyalty to the House of Commons ; and it
seemed to him that the recent arrangement was nothing
better than a conspiracy to keep the truth from the House
of Commons,
Mr. CHILDERS should regret very much if a return
were made to the inordinate length of the old reports. He
must say that, so far as the convenience of members was
concern,- d, the returns of the last few years were in a greatly
more convenient shape He had the highest respect for
Mr. Watkins, but he could not help observing that, in re-
gard to the length of his reports, that gentleman was a spe-
cial offender. At the same time he hoped that all succinct
recommendations of the inspectors would not be excluded
frotu the reports
Mr. FERRAND denounced the Charity Commission as
a gloss Whig job, and said he believed it was the notorious
political bias of that commission which ceused most of the
evils coropl tined ot. He believed every member of the board
and every important functionary of th it body were Whigs.
How could their proceedings be satisfactory to the country
while the board was so constituted ?
Mr. HENNESSY. suppt.rted the views of the hon. mem-
ber who brought forward the question, and mentioned as
a curious circumstance that whenever an article upon the
subject of education appeared in the Quarterly or any other
of the bulky periodicals of that character, it was sure to be
reprinted in the report of the inspectors. It was also re-
markable that the san-,e articles were continually reproduced
ad nauseam.
Mr. NEWDEGATE said that by the present practice
information was only furnished upon one side of the ques-
tion. They had better have no information at all than that
the vice-president should have power to give only such por-
tions of the reports as DAT( cated his own opinions.
THE DEBATE ON THE IRISH CHURCH.

The O'DON 0 G HUE wished to know when the aijourned
debate on this ques iun would be taken. He thought upon
a subject of such importance it was the duty of the Go-
vernment to appoint a day.
Mr. B. OSBORNE said he would bring the question for-
ward as soon as the forms of thi house would permit; but
he thought it would only be courteous to Irish members if
the Government were to name a day for its discussion.
Lord PALMERSTON could not agree that it was their
duty to find days tor:the discussion of questions brought for-
ward by private members. The Government had but two
days of the week, and private members must arrange
amongst themselves for the disposal of the other three.:
After some brief remarks from Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Blake,
Sir M. Farquhar, Major O'Reilly, Mr, Cogan, Mr. Mousell,
that the Government
afforded no fact-
chiefly complaining
lities for the discussion of the question.
The house went into committee of supply.
SUPPLY.

Upon the vote of £28,914 for lighthouses abroad (which
was under discussion when the house was counted out on
Monday night),
Mr. CHILDERS, for the reasons he gave on the pre-

vious occasion. moved that the vote be reduced by £B,OOO,

the estimate fora lighthouse off the Little Basses Rocks
near Ceylon. At all events, he hoped that item of the vote
would be postponed till next year, so that the total estimate
(which would be .much more than £8,000) might be laid be-
tore the house. There had been already over £60,000 spent
in ten years upon the lighthouse, for which the original
estimate wag but £4,500, and to this day no lighthouse had
been built.

Mr. A. SMITH supported the vote.
After some remarks from Mr. W. WILLIAMS and Lord

R. MONTAGU,
Mr. M. GIBSON said two years ago the house sanc-
tioned this light by voting £B,OOO for that purpose. A light
ship was built by the Bombay authorities instead of the
Trinity Board. The light ship had been built, and was at
Ceylon, and do doubt was in use. This vote was to pay for
works that had been in accordance with a vote of the house.
It was a disputed question whether a light ship was the
best mode of lighting those rocks, and the Government in-
tended to test it before building other light ships. The
work had been done for which this vote was asked for, and
must be paid. The light ship ,was recommended by com-
petent naval officers and others, and any document relating
to it was in the Colonial-office.
The amendment was withdrawn.
On the vote being put,

Mr. A. SMITH called attention to the charge for the
lighthouse at the Bahamas, and asked for explanation. If
built of stone it would cost £35,000. The sum of £9,ot 0
asked for was a re-vote, and there was no total of the coat
appended to the vote. There were already seven lighthouses
in the Bahamas, and his contention was that at least the
Bahamas should maintain them after they were built by
this country. He asked why the light charges had not be n
enforced against the shipping interest. He moved the re-
duction of the vote by £9,000.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS objected to the expenditure for a
lighthouse for the loniin Islands, now that they were about
to be surrendered to the kingdom of Greece.

Mr. M. GIBSON said at present there was no change,
and so long as that was the case England would have to pay
her share of the maintenance of the lighthouses at Corigo.
With regard to the Bahamas, England was the only Power
who could place lighthouses there. The arrangement was
that England and America should divide the expenses by
maintaining a certain number of lighthouses on each side
of the straits. It was impossible to enforce a rate on the
people of the Bahamas, or the shipping frequenting them.
The lighthouses were for the protection of our shipping,
and it was a duty we owed to the commerce of the world
and humanity to maintain them. The £9,000 would cover
the cost of the two lighthouses proposed to be built.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS protested against any more money
being spent on the lonian Islands for the present.
The amendment was negatived without a division, and
the vote was agreed to.
The vote of £6,000 for sheriffs' court-houses, Scotland,
was agreed to.
On the vote of £27,000 for contributions in aid of local
assessments for the relief of the poor in respect of certain
descriptions of Government property,
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS called attention to the
petitions presented to the house from Deptford and
Woolwich, complaining of the mode hitherto adopted in the
distribution of the sum voted in aid of rates for Govern-
ment property, and praying for an amended distribution.
The present rule (which was very unjust) was, that the
Government should not make any contribution to parish
rates except the Government property was equal to one-
sixth of the whole of the parish in which it was situated.
Gwvernment property ought to pay the same as private pro-
perty. The people of Deptford would be very glad to get
rid of the Government establishments; and have substituted
shipbuilding• yards, which would afford employment to the
poor of the district. He complained that the petition for-
warded to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on this subject
had not been answered. One-half of the parish of St.
Nicholas, Deptford, was Government property, equal to
one• third of the value of the parish.
Mr. M‘MATION objected to the Government being called
upon to pay rates where the local property was enhanced in
value by its proximity to large Government establishments.
He moved the omission of the vote.

Mr. W. MARTIN said Government held property which
otherwise would pay rat.-s, and he saw no reason why, from
the circumstance of its being Government property, it
should be exempted from rates, and the whole burthen
thrown on the other portion of the parish.
Mr. J. Powell, Mr. Doniton, and Mr. I. Butt spoke in
favour of rating public property in all instances, and called
upon the Government to rescind the arbitrary rule they had
laid down in respect to this subject.
Mr. F. PEEL said that if the proposal were to be
adopted, it would be impossible to imagine to what ex-
tent the vote would be increased. The Government
maintained the principle of exemption from local rating,
but they gave voluntary contributions to certain parishes
with reference—first, to the proportion of the Government
property to other local rateable property, and secondly, in
reference to the money levied in the parish for the main-
tenance and support of the poor. Ile did not think the
tendency of Government establishments was to increase
pauperism in the districts where they were situated, and he
instanced Somerset House as a case in point. The officers
in the Government establishments were pensioned on retire-
ment, and they were not likely to fall upon the rates for
support. The contribution was considered more in the
shape of a gift to the local charities than a payment towards

the local rates. Ho thought if they paid the poor rate it
was as much as could be expected. They had to reconcile
conflicting interests, and he thought they did so by contri-
buting the portion they did to the rates.
Sir F. BARING thought that when the principle was
once admitted it was impossible to understand why the
Government should draw the distinction between the poor
rates and the other rates.

Mr. AYRT ON said that the question was one of few
contributions to the public disbursements. With regard to
Deptford, the rule adopted by Government acted very
harshly. In Deptford, the poor rates last year were Bs. 3d.
in the pound. Now when they remember that a great
grievance was made of the rates in Lancashire rising to the
monstrous sum of 3s. in the pound, they should exhibit
more consideration towards Deptford, and places similarly
circumstanced.

Mr. ANGERSTEIN opposed the course adopted by the
Government, and expressed a hope that a more liberal and
generous policy would be adopted next year.
Mr. M'MAHON regretted that there were not more
country members present to support the Government
Against the pressure which was brought to bear upon it
by the borough and local members Wherever Govern-
ment works were established, the value of property was
largely increased. It the works of Deptford were re-
moved to Cork, for example, did they suppose that the
people of Cork would n t willingly pay all Vie rates,a❑d ask
no contribution from the Government, being well satisfied
with thi advantages which the locality would derive from
the Government works?
Mr. PULLER said this was a question which should not
be left in the hands of metropolitan members only, but
should be dealt with in the spirit of justice and equity. The
Government should not claim exemption from paying thei'
fair share towards the public taxes in every parish where
they had property, when railway companies and all other
public institutions were allowed no such exemption.
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS said that the exemption
claimed for the Government property in Woolwich and
Deptford had created much discon•ent in those parishes,
and he hoped her Majesty's Government would reconsider
the matter.
Mr. W. MARTIN said if the Government establishments
were removed from Woolwich, the value of the land would
be doubled.
The vote was then agreed to.
THE VOTE FOR EDUCATION.

Mr. LOWE said it would not be necessary,on the present
occasion, to occupy the committee at any length atter the
debate which had recently taken place on the subject. The
estimate for the present year was £Bo4,ooo,which was about
£36,000 less than the estimate for last year. The estimate
was not framed from very accurate data, but he had reason
to believe that it would not be exceeded. It was made upon
the calculation that half the year would be under the for-
mer code and half under the revised code, which would
come into operation on the 30th of this month. The
estimate for last year had been £774,743. The number of
children in the schools was 1,057,426,and there was school
accommodation for 1,378,000, which was very satisfactory,
as the commissioners reportedthat 1,500,000 would be the
most they would have to provide for for many years.
The principal matter he had to state was the minute
they had made with reference to the only experiment
they had been able to try under the revised code, which ap-
plied to the new schools which came into existence. They
hat? examined 14 such schools under the revised code. The
average a, tendance, taking the whole of the schools as one,
was 729; out of the 729, 512 were presented for exatnina•
tion. Unlike the practice in the universities, each child had
to pass three times—in reading, writing, and arithmetic.
Out of the first 512, 375 passed in reading, 308 in writing,
and 243 in aritl'mettc, The result was that the schools
earned by the examination Bs. 3d. per child. The minute
they had made with regard to the training colleges was one
which he hoped would be found to protect the interests of
the public, while at the same time maintaining the colleges.
The minute was principally framed with the view of reme-
dying, as far as practicable, three evils, which they found
existing in those training colleges. One evil was that they
had almost ceased to be voluntary institutions. Many of
them were receiving as much as 99 per cent., but the ave-
rage receipt from Government was 80 per cent., while the
managers only paid 20. Another great evil was, that while
the colleges provided an excellent education for the teachers,
there was no security that the persons so taught would de-
vote themselves to the profession. But under this minute
no payment would be made on account of any person until
he obtained his certificate and was two years employed as
teacher and well reported of. Another evil was that under
the former system the responsibility was thrown upon the
Owovhenxmthenet: adaptingeam the supply of teachers to the de-
mend
; but under the new minute the responsibility would
be thrown upon the training colleges • and henceforth they
five years hence, ilth° fullel?erati..ont
would be obliged to adapt the suPplv to the demand.
be about.
receive more than 76
mi-
nute with regard per,cenet They would not
training colleges
ada
to the inspector ell had alsoblelen ale luded
which would