The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-03 00:00:00

THE EPUCATIOII7 GRANT.

The vote about to be taken for public education in Great
Britain during the current year (X 812,119) is the largest
ever granted ; and the vote for Ireland will raise the entire
grant this year to more than £1,100,000. The estimate- i 9
framed according to the old code, and every school ad-
mitted to aid before July next will receive its next grant
as if the sy stem had remained unchanged ; but schools ad-
mitted to aid after July will fall under the revised code,
and it is fair to add that this causes a charge of £13,600
which would, under the old code, have belonged to next
year, because while the grants to pupil-teachers were not
payable at the time of their admission, the new grants ob -
tainable for the examination of the scholars in reading,
writing, and arithmetic will have to be paid at once for the
year ending at the date of inspection. In Great Britain.
in 1861 the grants for building amounted to £99,506 to meet
£207,043 voluntarily subscribed, and additional ochool
accommodation was provided for 47,103 children. The
pupil-teachers increased from 15,535 to 16,277, and the stnai
of £301,826 was paid to them, or for their being taught—EL
sum which brings the expenditure upon them since 1859 up
to more than £2,000,000. The capitation grants, from 3s, to
6s. on children attending school 176 days, amounted in
1861 to £77,239, and the vote now to be taken is to be
£86,000 ; the payment was made on 316,226 children, being
42.75 per cent. of the children attending 5,199 schools—an
increase of 54,220 children that year. The sum of £1,177
was paid in respect of 5,656 scholars above 12 years old
attending night schools (connected with day schools under
inspection) on 50 nights. The number of . certificated
teachers in charge of schools at the end of 1861 was 8,698,
an increase of 987 over the previous year; nearly £130,000
was paid in direct augmentation of their salaries, and the
vote proposed this year is £142,000. The number of
students in training colleges increased 21, and was 2,847 at
the end of the year; the vote is £lOO,OOO, as before.
Small grants are made (X 1,600 will now be voted) for in-
dustrial departments of common elementary schools having
land, kitchens, laundries, or work rooms attached to them.
Uncertified ragged schools are also aided, but the grant
is to be reduced to £2,500. The total number at
elementary day schools visited by her Majesty's in-
spectors in 1861 was 7,705, and school-rooms under sepa-
rate teachers 10,900; and there were present 1,028,690
children—an increase of 65,758 over 1860. Adding 32,481
children inspired in 442 Poor Law schools, and 5,226 in
67 of industrial schools, the total number of children was
1,066,207. Of the £813,441 expended from the public pue:s
upon the schools of Great Britain in 1861, £195,471 went.
to schools connected with the Church of England, £7B 358
to those connected with the British and Foreign School So-
ciety, £37,775 to Wesleyan scilools, £32,787 to Roman Ca-
tholic schools in England and Wales, and £2,408 in Scot-
land, which latter country also received £53,398 for schools
connected with its Established Church, £Z8,829 for Free
Church schools, and £6,052 for Episcopal Church schools.
The establishment in London and the inspection tost,
£67,185.

COUNIBY MA RA", AS.

WAKEFIELD-MAY 2

The wheat trade is very dull, and although a decline of
is per quarter from the prices of last Friday would be con-
ceded, millers buy very sparingly. Barley in favour of the
buyer. Beans, oats, and shelling fully as dear.