The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-11 00:00:00

EDUCATION.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from
a dissenting Baptist place of worship in Oxfordshire,
against any system of education which should favour any
one particular doctrine. The petitioners expressed their
disapprobation of a statement that had gone forth, of a
desire on the part of those representing the Church of
England, wishing to have the exclusive education of the
children. Tne Noble and Learned Lord felt that he
should render a service to the great, question of
education, and to the country at large, by
abstaining no longer from bringing forward his
Bill upon this subject. He should, therefore,
bring forward the' same Bill he introduced last
Session with an additional clause to it. The introduc-
tion of that measure would afford ample scope to the
discussion of the whole of this question. He should
therefore to-morrow, or in a day or two afterwards, pre-
sent that Bill, with a view to having it reprinted, and
have the discussion upon it upon next Thursday week.
The Bishop of LONDON said that, for his own
part, he disclaimed all intention of ever having had a
notion of the Church of England taking upon itself the
exclusive education of children, but the claim the clergy
put forward was to the right of the exclusive education
of the persons connected with the Church of England.
The Right Rev. Prelate presented a petition from
Derby against any system of education contrary (as we
understood) to thesystem agreed to in the Privy Council.
Ths Marquis of L ANSDOWNE was quite satisfied
that the clergy had never put forward a claim so wild
and so absurd as that which had been just adverted to.
Yet in addresses and in resolutions moved out of that
House, the plan for a partial education of schoolmasters
had been objected to by persons in high authority and
connected with the Church of England, upon grounds
utterly untenable except that monopoly which had just
been disclaimed.

Lord ZETLAND presented petitions from Biggles-
wade and a variety of other places, praying for the
adoption of a penny postage.
Lord MELBOURNE presented petitions from the
Beer-sellers in Derby, Lewes, and one or two other
places, against any alteration in the Beer Laws.
The NOBLE VISCOUNT presented a petition in favour
of a penny postage.
The Marquis of WINCHILSEA presented peti-
tions from places in the counties of Bucks, Lincoln,
Southampton, and Kent, against the proposed system of
national education.

The NOBLE LORD presented a petition from the Arch-
deaconry of Sudbury against the Church Discipline
Bill, and a petition praying their Lordships to take into
consideration the state of the Church in Canada.
The Marquis of NORMAN BI" laid on the table
copies, extracts, and correspondence relative to the
affairs of Canada ; also returns relative to establish-
trien4.s for Religious Instruction in the Colonies, and
likewise returns in reference to the emancipation of
slaves in the Colonies. The Noble Marquis would
take this opportunity, in relation to the last return, of
informing the Noble and Learned Lord that although
he had not received an official despatch from the Mau-
ritius, yet that a newspaper had been this day put
into his hands, from which it appeared that the
Order in Council for the emancipation of the slaves
there had been received, and that the emancipation
of the slaves was proclaimed to take place on the
31st of March.

Lord BROUGHAM was extremely glad to hear
that statement, although he must say it was an ex-
tremely cruel thing that in that part of the world where
half of the slaves at least, were there by the felony of
others, that they should have been six months later in
obtaining their emancipation than the slaves in any
other part of the British Colonies.

The Bishop of EXETER presented petitions from
several Deaneries against the Church Discipline Bill.
The Right Rev. Prelate would take this opportunity of
saying that his habit had been, when any great measure
affecting the Church was introduced into Parliament,
to write to his Clergy through the Archdeacon, request-
ing to know their opinions upon the subject. In the pre-
sent instance he had authorised a letter from himself to
be addressed to his Clergy on the subject by way of ascer-
taining their opinions. Since the Clergy had not an
opportunity now of meeting in Convocation, he consi-
dered this a very proper course to be adopted on
the part of the Bishops, because he knew very well that
the clergy of this country were able to give very sound
and important information upon spiritual affairs, even to
that House.

CHURCH DISCIPLINE BILL.
Upou the motion of the Archbishop of CANTER-
BURY, the House did not resolve itself into a Com-
mittee upon the Church Discipline Bill, but the Bill
was referred to a Select Committee up stairs.
The Bishop of EXETER concurred most warmly in
this proposition. He considered the subject one infi-
nitely more calculated for cool deliberation up stairs, than
for the heated debate of that House.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. Java io.
The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
Mr. ALCOCK took the oaths and his seat for
Ludlow.

The Tyne Dock Bill was reported.
On the motion of Sir M. WOOD, the Bethlem
Hospital Estate Bill was read a second time, and ordered
to be committed.

The Bury Small Debts Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed.

The Report on the Peterborough Gaol was brought up.
Captain PEC HELL brought up the Report on the
Brighton Cemetery Bill.
On the motion of Sir E. WILMOT Mills's Estate
Bill was read a third time and passed.

On the motion of Mr. W. PATTEN Hulme's
Estate Bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. INGHAM moved that the Report of the Com-
mittee on the Birmingham and Manchester Extension
Railway Bill be ordered to be brought up on the 24th
June.

Mr. BROTHERTON brought up the Report of
the Committee on the Bradford Improvement Bill.
The Rmport of the Committee on the Croydon, Mer-
sham, and Godstone Iron Railway was brought up.
On the motion of Mr. EDWARD ELLICE, the
Saw-mill Ford Bridge and Road Bill was read a third
time.

Mr. HURST presented several petitions in favour of
an uniform rate of penny postage, and also in favour of
the Government system of national education.
Sir F. TRENCH presented a petition in favour of
a uniform system of penny postage.
Mr. BROADLEY presented several petitions from
various pieces in Yorkshire against the Government
plan of education.

Mr. PLUMPTRE presented petitions against any
grant to the College of Maynooth.
Mr. LASCELLES presented petitions from the
West Riding of Yorkshire, against any business being
done at the Post-office on Sundays.
Mr. BAINES presented a petition from Leeds, in
favour of a uniform penny post.
Sir E. CODRINGTON presented a petition from
certain Seamen, complaining of being taxed for the sup.
port of Greenwich Hospital.
Mr. E WART presented a petition from the Borough
of Wigan, complaining of the conduct that had been
pursued at the last election towards certain electors of
that borough. The first case to which the petitioners
adverted was that of John Riley, who had been
taken to Liverpool, confined up stairs there, and
not allowed to go out until after the close of the
poll on Saturday afternoon, when ho was put down
in a stupitleci state in the streets, about mid-
night. The next case was that of Thomas Riley,
who had been similarly used and wounded with a knife.