The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-01 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIOENC,E4

The FIOLDERNCSS HUNT STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25
added ; for 3-yr-olds and upwards, winners extra. Gen-
tlemen riders. Professionals extra Two miles.
Mr. C. Barton's The Surveyor, 5 yrs, llstl2lb (G. Arran) 1
Mr.J. Speculation, svr-s, list (D.Bowman) 2
Mr. Freeman's Misst.:hance. 4yrs, (h b), 10st 71b (Matson) 3
Mr. Tilbury's Tomboy, aged, 12st 216, carried 12st 81b,
(Mr. Welfitt) 0
Betting-5 to 4on Surveyor, 3to 1 apt Tomboy; sto 1
agst Speculation. Won in a canter by three lengths. A
n,,ck between second and third. Tomboy did not pass the
chair.
The SCURRY STAKES (Handicap) of 3 sovs each, with 20
added. Thres quarters of a mile. 14 subs.
Mr. C Peck's The Puritan, 5 yrs, Bst 61b (Charlion),„ 1
Mr. J. Osborn,'2 Merrybird, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Ashmall)" 2
Mr. Masterman's St. Mark, 2 yrs, sst Blb (J.Waddington) 3
Capt. Boynton's Spider, 5 yrs, Bst 91b...(51. C. Boynton) 4
The following also ran :—D. 0., Wildgoose, Wave,
Rudston, Cardsharper, Sanctity, f by Anchor—Cuba,
Little Brownie, Tom-Tit, and Atherstone.
Betting-7 to 2 apt St. Mark, 4to 1 agst Spider, sto 1
agst Puritan, 10 tip I agst Wave, 12 to 1 eget any other.
Won by a length. A head between the second and third;
same between third and fourth.

The STAND STAKES of 5 BOYS each, with 25 added, for
three-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling allowances,
&O. One mile.
Mr. J. Dunn's Whitelock, 4 yrs (20/.1. sst 111 b (Mepon) 1
Mr. H. Lister's Hotchpot, 3yrs (201.), sst Illb (Snowdon) 2
Mr. Gibbs's Penitent, 3 yrs (2(1.), tht 21b (Withington) 3
Captain Reynard's Vinaigrette, 4 yrs, (201.), 7st 6lb _ _

(Kend 4
The WESTWOOD STAKES of 1 soy. each, with 10 added,all) for
three-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling allowances,
kc. Second to save his stake.. One mile.
Mr. Green's Wave, 3 yrs (15/.) ........................ (Siffert) 1
Mr. Cowan's Angelo, 6 yrs (15/.) ............... (W. Manson) 2
Mr. J. Marson's Lily, 5 yrs (1.5/4 (F. Marion) 3
Six ethers ran. Won by half a length.

WINCHESTER RACES.—FRIDAY.
Second year of the THIRD WINCHESTER TRIENNIAL
STAKES of 10 sovs each, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b;
fillies, Bst 51b. Certain penalties and allowances. One
mile and a half. Eight subs.
Lord Bruce's Bribery, Bst 51b (Flatman)
Mr. Snewing's Dan Cupid (allowed 3lbs), Bst 71b (A. Day) 2
Betting-5 to lon Bribery. After walking a short dis-
tance, Bribery went off with the lead, which she held
throughout, winning in it common canter by eight lengths.
Last year Bribery walked over for the stakes.
HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 guineas, three-yr-olds, 7st
71b ; four 9st ; five, 9st 61b ; sir and aged, 9st 91b. Two
miles.
Mr. T. Parr's Rataplan, 4 yrs, 9st (Flatman) 1
Mr. Barber's Cobnut, 4 yrs, 9st (Abrahams) 2
Mr. R. E. Cooper's Woodcote, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Wells) 3
Betting--4 to lon Rataplan, 9to 2 &gat Cobnut, 10 to
1, and wnilst running, 20 to 1 agst Woodcote. Cobnut
went off with•the lead, Woodcote taking second place;
but they had proceeded only a short distance, when the
latter was passed by Rataplan, waited until they were
within a quarter of a mile of, 'home, when he went up,
deprived Cobnut of the lead, anti galloped in an easy win-
ner by a length and a half. Bad third.
The GRANGE PARK STAKES of 10 Fov Oh, with ice
added for two-Yr-olds ; colts, Bst 7iu ; fillies and geld-
ings, Bst 31b. Certain winners eat:a. The second to
save his stake. T.Y.C. 20 subs.
Mr. Greville's c by. Red Hart—Refraction, Bst 711? _

(Flatman) 1
Mr. J. Arnold's Saucebox, Bst 71b (A. Day) 2
Mr. Woolcott's Lady Alicia, Bst 71b (Thick) 3
Mr. J, Aokins's Titorznus, Bst 111 b. - (Preece) 4
The following also ran :—The Libel, Splitrote, Orlando,
Muffatee, Mary.
Betting-5 to 2 apt Alicia and Mary, 4to 1 aget Sauce•
box§ sto agst Retraction colt. Sancebox, followed by
Ti:ormus and Mary, made the running to the top of the
hill, where Titormus went in front, Saucebox and Refrac-
tion colt lying second and third. At the distance Sauce.
box resumed the lead, closely attended by Refraction colt,
who went in advance when half way up, and at list won
very cleverly by half a length. Four lengths between
second and third, and a neck uetween third and fourth.

The ORIGINAL HAMPSHIRE STAKES of 10 sous each, 5
ft, and only 3 if declared, &c., with 50 added by the
embers for the Northern Division of the County, and
50 from the fund. Two miles and a distance. 24 subs,
9 of whom declared.
Lord Brace's Bribery, 3 yrs, Gat 71b (Harding) 1
Mr. Saxon's CleveNutt, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b (Wells) 2
Mr. R. E. Cooper's Lascelles, 4 yrs, Sit 41n (Whitehouse) 3
The following also ran :—Stonehenge, Victor.
Betting-2 to 1 each agst Bribery and Cleveland, sto 1
agst Lascelles. -Victor and Stonehenge made the running
alternately for about a mile and a quarter. Cleveland
then went to the front and maintained his position to the
half distance, when Bribery went up followed by Lascelles.
At the stand Bribery obtained the advantage, and at, last
won by a good head. Three lengths between the second
and third.

THE CITY MEMBERS' PLATE of 50 sovs, for three-yr-olds
and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. One mile
and a quarter. 3 subs.
Mr. Greville's Mandries.rdo, 3 yrs (301.), Gst 7lh (Harding) 1
Ur. W. Dawson's Tke I.lriga.dier, 3 yrs (301.), Gst 71b.

(J. floater) 2
Mr. W. Johnson's Cardinal Wiseman, G yrs (301.), Bst 31b
(Wells) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Mandricardo, 2to l'agst Cardinal
Wiseman. The favourite made all the running, and won
easily by a length. Half a length between the second and
third. The winner was afterwards bought in fo 43i.
SWEEPSTASIS of 5 anus each, with 30 added, for two•yr-
olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, Arc. T. Y.C.
5 subs.
Mr. J. Shrimpton's Michaelmas Maid, 4 yrs (301.), 7st 101 b

(Wells) 1
Mr. J. Lowe's Speed, 2 yrs (30L), sst 21b (H. Bray) 2
Mr. R. E. Cooper's c by Orlando, out of Muffattee, 2 yrs,
(30i.), sst 51b
Mr. Greville's Gerald, 2 yrs (301.), sst 41b (Lewcock) bolted.
Betting-6 to 4on Michaelmas Maid, 4to 1 agat Gerald.
Won by three lengths—bad third. The winner was after-
wards sold by auction for 150 guineas.
Notwithstanding a violent storm of rain, whioh com-
menced immediately after the race for the Queen's Guineas,
and lasted for nearly half an hour, this meeting was a very
pleasant sequel to the two days at Stockbridge. The sport
was much better than bad been seen on " Worthy Down"
for some years past, and satisfactory proof was afforded,
that by confining it to one day, and exercising a spirit of
liberality, the secretary, who has the chief management of
the affair, had acted very judiciously.
We were glad to find that since last year some improve.
ments had been made with respect to the telegraph and
betting enclosure, and that a determination exists to pro-
ceed further in the "right direction."
The meeting next year will be under the stewardship of
of Lord ➢ruce.

LATEST BETTING
LIVERPOOL CUP.
5 to 1 agst Hungerford
6 to 1 apt Heapy.
Warrior (taken).
D STAKES.
1150 to
Go
aaGggoss
tto
DuTwhu
Joe
bolrni
edi Indian
(taken).
Dalr.r
' 10 to lon the field.
13 to 1 agst Muscovite.
14 to 1 agst Tros.
ST. LEGER.
3 to 1 agst Dervish.
7 to 2 apt King Torn.
6 to 1 agst Trapper.
12 to 1 agst Ivan (taken).
s.—Mateh, 100, h ft. T.Y.C. Mr.
Duke'sSr° e KS
Ba
un eDbaoEx' , 188.3-)t 71b, ugst Mr. J. M. Stanley's Conten-
tion, Bsl 21b.
WOLVERIUMPTON STAlCES.—Cleveland is scratched.

ISLE OF SHEPPY RACES, JULY 19.
WEIGHTS for the ISLE OF SHEPPY HANDICAP. One mile
and a half. Forfeits to be declared on or before the Bth
of July.

Age st lb Age st lb
Merry Peal 6B 10 Lady Blanche
Odiham
_Baronet's Daughter 4 7 2
Honesty 6 8 0 Nerva 4 7 2
Massaroni
Mock Modesty
Marchioness

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)

MANCHESTER, June 30.—That upward tendency in
prices which a more general demand for yarns and goods
gave rise to in the early part of this month, and which
was very sensibly felt last week, may be said to have pro-
ceeded somewhat further in the present week. Spinner°
and manufacturers are generally asking rather more than
before for their productions, but it is evident that buyers
are rendered more cautious by the rise. Although buyers
find the market remarkably free from the stocks of the
medium and lower counts of yarns, and spinners are
mostly well supplied with orders, yet they begin to hesi-
tate about paying an advance which is now id. told, and
in some kinds Id. per lb. upon the late lowest prices ;
and there is a similar tardiness in agreeing to a corre-
sponding addition to the quotations for printing cloths,
shirtings, and domestics • but, as there is evidently a
growing demand, manufacturers exhibit the greatest

2D.—Wools—The.:itintgy pinners here act
w
firmnesg. .
caJnnutioe np, and the itrices sought übeing beelyT)lnigditnhgeirleaancdh
of s
ißthßulDouFs°llllaDl'
The superior classes of wools grown
are completely Leglected, Southdown and low qualities
in Australian being substituted. Yczi•nd—The business
isthe very
con:lesaugmree'rs. the
doing presents no e.itered feature. since our last. Tho
shippers are buying very little, and that chiefly in carded
Y prices are steady, at very low rates.
Piecesarns ; nP
iT ile( n)°nls autil of June will close with a greater
amount of business done than in May, and with au
amount of jobs pressing on Vie market by no means
numerous. The stocks in the manufacturers' lunds are
exceedingly limited, ns also in the merchants and
dyers, and with no disposition on the part of the
producers to augment the quantity making for the
Part'e' who, at the close of their mousseline de laine
season fur the spring, have usually turned to Coburgs
for the Bradford trade for the autumn, have this year
substituted cotton goods. So that there is no prospect
but a small supply for the approaching autumn trade,
and no further depression in prices. lu all-wool goods
the trade is exceediogli profitless.

BEVERLEY RACES—THURSDAY.
The EAST RIDING HANBICAP STAKES of 5 BOVX. esoh.
with 40 added ; winners extra. One mile aid a
quarter.
Mr. Wilson's Ann Eliza, 4 yrs, 7st (Ashman) I
Mr. J. Shepherd's Cardsharper, 3 yrs, sst
..... (Wood) 2
Mr. Picketing's Westwood, 5 yrs, 6st 61b (Kendall) 3
Mr. Gibb's Monitnia, 3 yrs, sst 41b (Bates) bolted
Betting-3 to 4 agst Mouimia, 6to 4 agst Ann Eliza, 3
to 1 agst Westwood, 5 to 1 apt Cardsharper. Won by half
a length. Monimia bolted at the bottom turn.
The HULL STARES of 10 sous. each, h ft, with 25 added.
Two-yr olds, Est 71b ; three, 3st 71b: Allowances for
fillies and geldings ; winners extra. About three-quar-
ters of a mile. 9 subs.
Mr. Edwards' Sylvia, 2 yrs, Gst 41b (J. Waddington) I.
Mr. John Osborne's Lord Alfred, 2 yrs, Gst 121 b (Carroll) 2
Mr. J. J. Henderson's Rylstoue, 2 yrs, Gat 71b (J. Hall) 3
Mr. A. Mills's Maud Mary, 3 yrs, Bat 41b ......... (Pearl) 4
Betting-3 to lon Lord Alfred, 4to 1 agst Sylvia. Won
by a neck; bad third.

MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

minute of 1846, various plans were suggested for the im-
provement of the
wasqualitythoe qualifications
aneodauteiates anongdiven.
talents The
hoef
great point looked to. .
sinichpoorolvmiansgte
trsheasned:
grschoolmistresses , h
a dand
eNnVitbhetshtoewV!edwoonf
creating efficient instead of inefficient assistants. Instead
of the monitors who formed part of the systems both of
Bell and Lancaster, there had been adopted a system of
pupil teachers, who had been found exceedingly well.qua-
, lified for their duties. Of late years their number had
greatly increased. Where, in 1850, there were 1,717
schools, with 4,600 Pupil teachers, this number had in-
creased, in 1851, to 2,066 schools, and 5,607 apprentices ;
1852, 2,277 schools and 6,180 apprentices ; 1853, 2,546
schools and 6,912 apprentices. It might be. reckoned that
these 6,912 pupil teachers represented 280,000 children
under this mode of instruction. The benefit to be derived
from pupil teachers was not confined merely to the im-
provement of the character of the schools and the quality of
instruction. The poorer classes had, in many instances,
derived very great benefit from their eons receiving an
income which he (Lord John Russell) believed was '
generally about 18/. a year for their merit and their
time. The parents had considered themselves raised by this
to a better position in the world, and had thought that
their children were making a progress in the world which
would be a credit to themselves. The vote upon this head
was of a considerable sum, the amount for the annual sti-
pends of pupil teachers, and gratuities to schoolmasters and
schoolmistresses, being this year 130,00J1. It was not ne-
cessary to say much in respect to sums of money which were
to be granted under the heads which had formerly prevailed
in the estimates. By a minute of last year a large propor-
tion of the cost of building a school might be contributed
in cases where the poverty of the district required it.
There was an increase of 5001. in the item for books and
maps. Another important item was that for training
schools. A few years age there wes only one training
school at Battersea, and that was a very incomplete esta-
blishment. Lately both the Church of England and other
denominations had exerted themselves for the establish-
ment of these institutionsi in which young men and women
were educated to be schoolmasters and schoolmistresses at
an average expense of 401. per head per annum. These
schools were 29 in number, and their annual expenditure
might be reckoned at 60,0601., of which there was contri-
buted from the Government funds nearly 20,0001., or about
one-third. He had a few words to say about the establish-
ment at Kneller-hall, where it had originally been intended
to establish a training-school, and at the same time a mo-
del-school for convicts. There had been various difficulties
in the way of establishing that model school ; but commu-
nicating the other day with his noble friend the Secretary
of State for the Home Department, he had learned that it
was his opinion that it was desirable that a penal school
should be established, and that it should be attached
in some way to Kneller-hall, in order that those who
were being educated there as schoolmasters might have
the advantages which such an establishment would
offer. Plans for this establishment had not been adopted,
and no vote for the purpose would now be proposed. He
had only further to state that, as the Government did
not propose in the present year to alter in any way the
system which had been approved by the house, he would
not enter at all into the questions that had been matter of
controversy ,in former years. He should hope that before
any very long time elapsed there would be greater concur-
rence of opinion than now prevailed with respect to the
important subject of education. For although it was
shown by the census of education which had lately appeared,
as far as statistical tables wont, that there had been very
great progress made in the quantity of education given in
the country, and that whilst in the year 1818 there was but
one in seventeen cf the population receiving instruction-
the proportion had now increased to one in eight, or one in
HOUSE OF CO ‘4ll. ONS—(YESTERDAY.) eight or nine; yet our general knowledge and experience of
• co.,
The SPEAKER took tiie,e4ax at four o'clock. particular localities, and especially of those districts which
PRIVekeBUSI NESS. were most populous, only too clearly proved that a less fa-
The Lards' amendments' to the Hertford and Welwyn
statistical returns, giving general averages, would lead them
Junction Railway Bill, and the Stockton and Darlington to infer. (dear, hear.) Whether they took the. case of
Railway Bill, were considered and 'egreed to. London, or any of the large and populous towns through-
The following bills were read a third time and passed : out the country, or whether, again, they took the rural
Royal Conical Flour Mill -Company ; Tees Conservancy ; parishes, they would find that there were a very great
Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston, and Eastern Junction number of young children who were not receiving instruc-
Railway ; Eastern Counties Railway (Purchase of Rail- tion' and also a great number of persons who had grown
ways, &c.) ; Westminster Terminus Railway. up to be adults without possessing the commonest elements
SUPPLY—COMMITTEE. of education. This could' only be regarded as a very un-
On the order of the day for going into committee of satisfactory state of this question. The evil was one which
Supply,
was no doubt diminished by the amount of voluntary con-
• Sir J. PAKINGTON asked why the grant of 6001. tributions and voluntary efforts that had been made ; yet
a-year for the Bishop of New Zealand had been with-
he e feared it presented' a state of things which could not
drawn from the estimates. If he had had the honour to
be wholly reached by voluntary exertions, unsupported by
ee retnin the seals of the Colonial Office, nothing should have assistance from the State. (Hear, hear.) At the same
induced him to withdraw that allowance in the manner time, he must confess that unless there was a prospect of
and at the. time that it had been stopped. Without any a greater concurrence of opinion on the subject of educe-
warning ' or notice the Bishop of. New Zealand had received tion, and more especially on those religious points which
notice in a. private letter from the Colonial Office, intimat- created warm differences, ho thought it would be
' lug the cessation of his salary. He (Sir J. Pakington) useless attempting to bring forward in that hens.: any
thereupon instituted inquiries, and he now held in. his general plan of national education. If the Government
- hand'a written communication from a friend, of the Bishop were prematurely to introduce a
proposal for establishing
a of Neii Zealand, stating that the salary had attays been such a general system of education, and they failed in
paid through the Colonial Treasury, and though the vote carrying it, such a result would only be calculated to ex-
did not appear in the estimates of last year, the bishop re- asperate the differences to which he had alluded, and pro-
ceived it as usual; and he now wanted to know why the bably defer to a later period the adoption of any compre-
salary was stopped in 1853, and he wanted to know why hensive scheme on the subject. Therefore he would not
no notice had been sent tolhe bishop of the intention to now enter into the discussion of any plan of general edu-
withdraw his salary. cation, bet simply content himself with saying that the
Sir G. GREY said this was a case which must be treated
Government were, he believed, now doing a considerable
amount of good, although he admitted that they
on general rules. Heread a despatch from Governor Grey did not
received three years ago, from the suggestions of which accomplish so much as wield he desired. They endeavoured
the ecclesiastical peyments from this country to New Zea- where persons voluntarily united to establish schools' and
land were abolished-_,He regretted that the salary should gave education, to assist their efforts by contributing a
'be stopped, but it was -unavoidable under the oircum- sum to reduce the amount of subscriptions they were
stances. called upon to make, but to a far greater extent, by means
The subject then dropped. of the inspectors and the system of pupil-teachers, to im-
prove the quality of the education imparted. Without
TREA.TY OF ADRIANOPLE. the aid afforded in this way by the Government the con-
On the motion of Mr. LAYARD an address was agreed ductors of these schools would be ignorant of the improve-
to for a copy of a despatch addressed by the Earl of Aber- meats made in other places, and the general tone of educe-
dean to Lord Heytesbury, her Majesty's ambassador at tion would not be so high as in all the better free schools
St. Petersburg, on the subject of the treaty of Adrianople. he was happy to say it was. With these observations, he
MILITIA. DEPOTS.
Colonel GILPIN begged to ask the Secretary-at-War would now prophet the vote which was in the chairman's
what heads. steps had been taken by her Majesty's Government hear.)
ir J. (Hear,
PAKINGTON had listened to the statement of
to secure militia depots from the payment of local taxation, the noble lord with feelings of great disappointment, and
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT said that he had understood
very much akin to those with which he had observed the
from the legal authorities that militia depots or stores
whole course adopted by the present Government frow its
should be on the same footing as barracks, and were, first formation on the interesting and important subject of
therefore, under the existing law, exempt from taxation. national education. At the outset of the dministrati on
Colonel DUNNE said that at Chatham several officers the
noble lord had recognised that questiona as—what it in barracks had been called upon to pay local rates. He l! was—one of th reae most ressin uestioes of the re-
trusted the right hon. gentleman would direct his atten• sett lay, and accordingly phe last cisession• laid on lithe
tion to the relief of these officers,
table of that house a bill proposing some very important,
THE MILITIA IN SCOTLAND. changes in the system of education adopted in this coun-
Colonel BLAIR. wished to ask the noble lerd the Secre- try. That measure had, however, been abandoned, and
tary of State for the Home Department whether it was the had not been reintroduced this session. Oa the con
intention of the Government to introduce into Parliament trary, the noble lord refrained from proposing any legisla-
a Scotch Militia Bill, and also whether it'was their inten-tion whatever on this great subject, which attracted so
thin to embody the militia during the autumn, as such a much public attention ; but after maintaining studied
course would, with regard to the Scdtch harvest, occasion silence upon it till -the and of the session, he now came
much inconvenience? down to the house, and, in laying down these estimates
Lord PALMERSTON replied that a bill was now being on the table, merely told the house that Government re-
prepared and would be introduced into Parliament to adapt garded the quality of the education as of more consequence
the Scotch militia to the improved system which prevailed than the increase of its quantity, and stated that the re-
in England. When that bill passed steps would be ligious difficulties of the question were so great that he
taken to enrol the men; but whether or not they would despaired of obtaining the assent of Parliament to any
be called out for training during the autumn would depend measure for establishing "a more extended system.
entirely upon considerations connected with the conve-
nience of the several counties. It could not be the wish of Lord J. RUSSELL explained that he did not entertain
• the Government to interfere with the rural 'pursuits and feelings of despair on the subject.
occupations in Scotland. - Sir J. PAKINGTON did hot wish to misrepresent the
THE POLICE BILL. • noble lord; but if he desired to meet the views of the
Mr. MASSEY begged to ask the noble lord the Home country on this great question, and if his professions with
Secretary whether it was his intention to proceed with the regale' to it were sincere, as no doubt they were, why did
Police Bill ? he not being his measure of last session to a second reading,
Lord PALMERSTON said that when the order for the and afford the house an opportunity of expressing an opinion
second reading of this bill was read, it was his intention on the subjects? He believed that in many parts of the
' to move to discharge it, in order that leetneigleti,Withdraw country the proportion of the population receiving instruc-
this bill. At the same time it was his intention to ask tion was much leas than one in eight or one in nine, and
leave to bring in another bill, the provisions of which would oven if they had actually attained such a result as those
be confined to the county police. (Hear.) He believed that giireswould
or the
it would afford no reason why the
the objections which had been raised to his original bill by Governmentie
causehf ParliamentL should relax in its exer-
tions inproportion IntheU United etdh
eSptaotpeus 1 ofa-
many bOroughs were not well founded. His opinion was America din the free states} the
that such boroughs would practically become the resort of tion receiving‘ educationa es)
high as one in six. He
offenders from the counties. • He had already had repro- might remind the house thwaataaatil on the subject of educe-
sentations from the inhabitants of several boroughs, stating tion—called the Manchesterj scheme—was brought in by an
that they did not agree with the opinions expressed by hon. friend of his (Sir. J. rittekingtrs) and creased on the
u ddric.st pledge himself to
their town councils, but-that, of course, was a matter which attention of the ho
the councils and the inhabitants must settle between them- the detailsof that bill; he bwelLve ,in its main principles
selves. If the inhabitants found that their council did not and substa it might have been adopted with advantage
avail itself of the means which the present law afforded of by the Governmentncas the groundwork of a system of edu-
uniting with the county, they had only to select other cation for the country at large. Yet the noble lord had councillors who would better attend to the interests of the fused to assist or hold outany encouragement to its re-borough ; and if the evil was such as he apprehended it meters, who, he must say, h_ad taken. up and persevered
pro-
'would
be, he had no doubt that they would have recourse with the scheme in a spirit that did them great honour.
to the remedy offered by the present law. He was sorry, therefore, to see the noble lord take such a
THE ACCOMMODATION FOR MEMBERS IN THE desponding view of this great subject, and he believed that
' HOUSE OF LORDS. if the Government addressed themselves to its considera.'
Lord DUDLEY STUART wished to take this opportu- tion in a bolder spirit, they would be met in a spirit of
of calling the attention of the house to the accommoda- fairness and moderation by the house that would afford
Lion, or rather the want of accommodation, for members some hope that the stain would be wiped away from this
of that house, in what he believed was to be described in country caused by the existence of so much ignorance
parliamenee-ery •ph e 127 as " another place." (Hear, among our dense town and country population. If the
awnotida belaudgi4.44ll:yroans--snre that many hon. members Government allowed another session of, Parliament to pass
ence which was felt°t agree with him as to the inconveni- in the same inactivity and indifference upon this question,
by hon. members when they were pre- he believed they would be guilty in a greater degree of the
sent to hear what:p -
occasion, when eirkl tinge).7l.ll.—there,a3, upon a recent same practical neglect which had hitherto marked their
European im ' a""*1 given upon a subject of conduct with reference to it. (Hear.)
modatien of mewleers, sZerr were galleries for the aceoms Mr. MIALL thought that the educational question had
was understood that they migalcz...before the bar where it hitherto been brought under the consideration of the house
accommodation was so linarteaTs, their places, but this in a most inconvenient form, and that while all the other
which he referred he was as mot on the occasion to estimates were presented in such a shape as to ensure their
been in going into a theatre, or in .
tutted as he had ever proper examination and acceptance by the house, the edu-
There were certainly admitted a great mad in the street. cational vote, which of all others was the most interesting
who were not members of that house tea ''')l.6 persons and important, was brought forward under circumstances
(Hear, hear.) At the same time that hon;4 .'f4o were so. that rendered its passing a matter of mere accident. Ho
sustaining this inconvenience the galleries wore hoped that that system would be continued no longer, and
understood to be appropriated to foreigo,,r;':;'flrte? were trusted that the presence in that house of the noble lord
were empty. Now, as the peers were admittsertl2, the President of the Council might be taken as a guarantee
gallery to which the Speaker admitted foreigners ti 3
a. 17, that a more satisfactory mode of dealing with this
tinction in that house, he thougt it was but fair that of
ii;'.. question would be adopted for the future. The esti-
same accommodation should be afforded to hon. m ber; matey for educational purposes last year amounted to
in the "other place'? to which he had referred. At ri ''''o,ooo/ , whilst that for the present year had been in-
rate, he should hope that if a representation was maul eZtilesl io no less than 333,873/. ; and he could not but
either by the Speaker'or by his right. hon. friend the first wet that the noble lord had not seen the propriety
Commission©r of Works (Sir Wm. Molesworth) in the had
watching with
proper quarter, some measures might be adopted which -oa't,,ari"„,P.to call for so vast an angmentation in this
.4°lo4lllin clearly to the house the acre arty that
would remedy what was considered a,great evil, and one
nv4wl; -oattei:tho
which interfered with members in doing what might s rad
ilex-kits of the cause of education, would
H. (Mr. Mall) hoped that the popularity and
almost be considered a part of their parliamentary duties. h tubers as to prevent their
Jc es of on. me
_
(Hear, hear.) ith •steadily
increasine lea cal the application of those
Lord _R. GROSVENOR concurred with the noble manag -,,, -1"", and taking- care that their control anti
'lord in his description of the want of accommodation in a sible Leamndsat wer° not committed to despotic and irrespon-
place which he was able by a stretch of his imagination to siPribsentFirst Lord of the Admiralty,
and also the late e
recognise; and said that, on the occasion referred to, he scribed the edu t'-r
0 IlVbert Peel some years ago, had de-
hid listened to the explanation of a distinguished states- whom these fucaucit'l -
~, eolximittee of the Privy douncil, to
man upon his knees. At the same time, he felt that anT with arbitrary and-11"er confided, as a body clothed
treaty which was made upon this subject ought to be one great statesman lindoutrolled power ; and the latter
of reciprocity, and he could not but feel that the accommo- especially had thof those who supposed the rown ridicule on the idea
dation provided in that house for noble personages was, cil to be responsible to Parli Committee of the Privy Coun-
having regard to the greater attraction which the proceed- devised for carrying on education when the measures they
ins of that house were supposed to possess, still more cutest without the consent 'of Pal:were prepared and Qxe-
limited than was the accommodation for hon. members in i considered that there was much I:I-aeon:lent
and Re (Mr. Miall)
another place. I presentation of the matter, and could not it3ruth in this re-
SUPPLY—THE EDUCATIONAL ESTIMATES. I unconstitutional character of the State but object to the
The house having resolved itself into a committee of 1 which education in this country was- conduraredilincry by
supply, same time, he wished it to be distinctly understoodc. At the
as not
Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented the estimates for edu- casting the slightest imputation upon the honour and
eatignal purposes. In doing so lie proposed to address a tegrity of those who administered the educational grants- itu; short explanation to the house, but as the principle anal the 1 His strictures were applicable to the system itself, anHo,
heads of the expenditure were unchanged, he should not , thought they were expounding a system unsound in itself,
think it necessary to make many observations. The whole and he wished to have some inquiry into the educational
amount proposed to be voted was 261,0)01. ; but as there ' results that had been produced. He had looked over the
were balances from the two previous years, the sum pro- 1 reports of various inspectors that haul been laid upon the
poeed to be expended by the :list March of next year , table, and had compared them ono with auothee. Ile
amounted in the whole to 344,578/. The principlJ upon could not for a moment pretend that these reports were
which these estimates haul for Many years been founded was , unfavourable to the system, on the contrary, he thought
not that of providing generally for, the education of the ' it might be fairly expected that these gentlemen would
i
people at large,
but rather of assisting voluntary givy direct testimony in favour of a system in which
efforts made by individuals fur that purpose. In they felt they were directly interested; but if they
adopting that pi inciple, and providinm only a small gleaned these reports, and went ever them with a
portion of funds for each school, the Government could jealous eye, they would be able to pick out passages
not pretend to dictate as to the education which should which throw more light incidentally on the subject of
be given, but was bound to leave that to the founders ' education, both in populous places and in rural parishes,
of the schools. In 1839 it was decided that greater advan- than they could gather from any of the direct testimony
tago was likely to resules,from improving the quality of which they contained. There were two or three results
education rather than its quantity. Education had up to which he Worrell from the facts that were stated in these
that time increased in quantity, but without a corres- ' reports. He inferred, first of all, that the system must
ponding increase in character, and the education given fail in this respect, that it had given money largely where
in the schools for the poor was of a very low and insuffi- money was not wanting, and it had not given money for
dent kind. By the proposal of 1839, d
an dill more by the the promotion of education whore money was wanting.

HOUSE OF LORDS--(YESTERDAY.)

The LORD CdANCELLOR took his seat oa the woolsack
at five o'clock.
The Norfolk Railway Bill, the Mallow and Fermoy
Railway Bill, the York, Newcastle and Berwick (Con-
struction of Docks, etc.) Bill, the Bradford, Wakefield,
and Leeds Railway Bill, the Leeds, Bradford, and Hall.
far Junction Railway Bill, and the Oxford, Worcester,
and Wolverhampton (Chipping Norton Branch) Bill, were
read a third time and passed.
SALARIES OF JUDICIAL FUNCTIONARIES.
Lord CAMPBELL inquired whether it was true, as he
was informed, that it was in the contemplation of the Go-
vernment to place the successors of the present Masters of
the Courts of Common Law, who were appointed under
act of Parliament, under which they received their salaries
during good behaviour, upon the vote of the House of
Commons ? He could hardly suppose anything more atro-
cious than making such high judicial functionaries depen-
dent upon an annual vote, instead of being secured in their
salary for their life-time.
Lord ST. LEONARDS put a similar question with re-
gard to the Masters in Chancery in Ireland.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said the Consolidated
Fund Bill to which the noble and let.rned lord referred
made an exception in favour of the present masters in
Chancery, and also in favour of all who performed judicial
functions. It would be a question whether the masters in
Chancery came under the designation of, judicial func-
tionaries.
Lord MONTEAGLE condemned the practice of making
the salaries of persons performing the duties of a judge
dependent on the annual estimates.
Lord BROUGHAM considered that all persons perform•
ing judicial functions should be independent of the Crown,
ou the one hand, and the Commons and the people, on the
other.

The Earl of MALMESBURY gave notice that on Mon-
day he would ask what the intentions of the Government
were with respect to the new department of war, and cer-
tain other public offices.
Lord BERNERS presented a petition from the rate-
payers of 74 metropolitan parishes, praying that the laws
of settlement and poor removals might be abolished, the
poor entitled to receive relief in the place of their residence,
irrespective of any question of settlement, and that all
rateable property might be made to bear its fair share of
the expense incurred by the relief and maintenance of the

DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL.
On the motion that their lordships should go into com-
mittee on this bill,

Lord REDESDALE gave notice that, either upon the
report or on the third reading, he should move the omission
of all the clauses relating to divorces a vinculo.
A lengthened discussion took place before their lordships
went into committee, mainly upon the constitution of the
now court of divorce, the propriety of compensation being
paid out of the suitors' fund in the Court of Chancery, and
on the policy of relaxing existing restrictions upon appli-
cation for dissolving marriage.
In committee all the clauses wire agreed to, after one

division.
The Gaming Houses Bill passed through committee.
The Encumbered Estates (West Indies) Bill passed
through committee.
The Legislative Council (Canada) Bill was read the third
time and passed.
Adjoin ned.

I~`i

(Hear, hear.) He could also refer to the reports to show
that the utmost 'restlessness of spirit had been produced
amongst the pupil teachers ; that expectations had been
raised in their minds by the promises of the Government,
' which were never likely to be fulfilled, and that results
were thereby produced which were exciting the utmost
alarm in the minds of the inspectors. (Hear, hear.) The
inducement to scholars to remain longer at school than
they had previously done was another of the objects which
were contemplated at the time of the institution of the
Committee of Privy Council ; but he gathered from the
reports that that objectlikewisehadnot been accomplishel,
that the scholars do not new remain longer in the schools
than they had been accustomed to remain, and that no
improvement had taken place in that respect. (Hear.)
It appeared that, as regarded the teachers, they had not
raised the status or increased the average of salaries ; and
with regard, to the pupils, they had not afforded sufficient
inducements to keep them together in large numbers for a
greater number of years. (Hear, hear.) These were the
inferences which he drew from the reports, but his icon-
'elusions might be unwarranted by the real state of the
facts if they were impartially examined. He did' not pro-
pose to stop the action of the machinery now employed,
but he proposed that they should not further expand it
until they ascertained, by the inquiry of a committee, the
results that had been actually produced. He proposed,
therefore that the vote should be limited this year to what
it was last year, 260,0001., including the balance of 80,0001.
now'stated to be in hand ; the effect of the amendment
being to reduce the amount of the sum proposed to be
voted by taking from it the sum of 80,000/.
Mr. HENLEY, while approving of the purposes to which
the vote was to be applied, said that the Church of Eng-
land had great reason to complain of the conditions upon
which the grants were made. He thought it would be
advisable to have an inquiry into the working of the sys-
tem in the next session of Parliament.

Lord J. RUSSELL said he would not object to such an
inquiry, and expressed a hope that Mr. Miall would not
persevere with his amendment, as it would deprive pupil
teachers and other parties of the allowances they had a
right to anticipate.
Mr. W. J. FOX thought inquiry was essentially neces-
sary, with a view to getting rid of anomalies. On paper
it appeared that a large proportion of the population was
receiving education ; but when they read returns, show-
ing how few people comparatively could write their names,
they must come to the conclusion, from the little progress
made, that the system was a failure.
Lord SEYMOUR, agreed with Lord John Russell in
thinking that any large and comprehensive system of edu-
cation could not at present be hoped for, owing to the
great variety of opinions on the subject prevailing, not
only in the house, but in the country. Still the existing
system would admit of improvement, and it ought -to be
carried out.

Mr. E. BALL did not think the unfavourable results
should cause them to lessen the vote, for the greater the
deficiency of education the greater should be the exertion
to meet the evil.

Mr. JOHN M'GREGOR believed that the money
which the committee were called upon to vote would be
well spent, and that it would contribute greatly to the im-
provement of the rising generation. So far as regarded a
general scheme of national education, he confessed that,
after the defeat of that admirable bill brought in by the Lord
Advocate with respect to Scotland, he felred the time was
not near when they could carry such a bill in this house, in
the face of what he regretted to call, not only religious
differences, but unchristian intolerance. Looking at the
educational position of other countries, the state of igno-
rance existing among our own population was a disgrace
to us, and, imam.' of diminishing, he would rather greatly
augment the vote.
Mr. BIGGS, and Mr. MILES spoke against the amen I-
ment.

Mr. COBDEN thought that Lord J. Russell had been
letting down this question ; that the house, too, was going
back upon it; but he could not acquit the nob!e lord of
being in some degree the cause, there having been so much
that was indefensible in principle in his proceedings, and
such a backwardness on his part in bringing forward until
now the subject for discussiou. The house must make
up its mind, he thought, that there must be a local rate
for educational purposes. It was not necessary to dic-
tate to parishes or corporations what form of instruc-
tion they should have. He suggested to Lord John to see
if he could not devise a permissive bill, giving to localities
the power to levy rates for the purposes cf education, leav-
ing to them to decide upon what plan. If it were insisted
that in all schools religion should be taught, then he asked,
what religion ? The only plan was to set sside a particular
time when creeds and catechisms could be taught. He be-
lieved the religious difficulty was a mere bugbear, and he
was sorry to see this question touched by Lord J. Russell
with such a feeble and timid hand. The great objection to
the present scheme of education was, that it was not reach-
ing the mass of the people, especially the unskilled la-
bourers. Quantity was more required than quality, and
this object was not to be gained by religious denomina-
tional education. At all events, let this matter be dis-
cussed in the House of Commons until it was disposed of.
He should vote against the amendment.

Lord J. RUSSELL—I can hardly resist, after the speech
we have just heard from the hon. gentleman, from endea-
vouring to set the committee right with regard to what 1
really said a short time ago, and the representation I really
made in proposing this vote. The hon. gentleman says,
that although his charity is very large, he could agree to
carry it so far as to feel at all satisfied with the representa-
tions I have made to the house, and the language I have
held. But then, I must say he has not carried his charity'
very far ; for he has not carried it so far as to state cor-
rectly what I did say, and he has been obliged to allege
something quite different from what I have said. (Hear.)
I said that, in my opinion, it was very desirable, in the
'present state of education in this country., to improve the
quality of it. I said that the plan of distributing grants
by the Committee of Privy Council was not equivalent to
a system of education ; that it.was not a system ; and that,
therefore, the good to be effected by it was not, I thought,
to be accomplised so much byan extension of the quantity,
as by an lune ovement in the quality. I said in a subsequent
part of my speech, that 'I thought there was not at present
that concurrence of opinion, especially with regard to the
religious part et' the subject, that would authorise and justfy
the Government in bringing a plan forward this session; but
I never said, and I never dreamt of saying, that the quality
of the education to be imparted was the only thing to be
looked to, or that a general measure was not to be hoped
for when a greater concurrence of opinion prevailad. Now,
although the hon. gentleman has pointed out., as lie con-
ceived, that this is a question which is not surrounded with
so many difficulties as may be supposed, yet in every step
he has gone through he has only shown how great are its
difficulties Ho hardly made a single proposition to which,
in a few minutes afterwards, he did not show how great
were the obstacles to its adoutioh. (Hear.) The hon. gen-
tleman says, " Let there be the reading of the Bible, let
there be even the learning of the Catechism in those
parishes where the population belong to the Church of Eng-
land ;" but he went on to say some time afterwards that the
voluntaries objected to any teaching of religion by the State.
Yet you are to pass an act of Parliament which would
authorise those parishes to which he refers to teach the
Bible and to teach the Catechism. But let us recollect that
there are not so many parishes as the hon. gentleman sup-
poses which are composed entirely of Churchmen ; at all
events, there are a considerable number of parishes where,
although Churchmen may be in a great majority, there are
some sor 10 dissenting families. When these parishes are
authorised to levy a local rate, and when these Dissenter s
are told by the vote of the great majority- that that local
rate should be applied to the parish schools, in which the
Bible and the Catechism should be taught, would not those
who were voluntaries protest against the rate ? Would
there not be some danger of the objection made by the
right hon. gentleman the member for. Midhurst iu 1852
(Mr. Walpole) taking effect, that a school rate levied under
such circumstances would in fact be raising a new church
rate question ? (Hear, hear.) Does not the hon. gentle-
man who proposes this scheme see that this is only one of
the difficulties of the plan he desires to propose. (Hear,
hear.) But these questions are not new either to Parlia-
ment or to the country ; the whole subject is a navigation
something like the navigation of the Danube as described
a few months ago in this house, impeded lid wrecks on
each side of the channel. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Whitbread
attempted to introduce a system of national education.
Mr. Brougham, many years afterwards, brought forward
with his usual ability a great plan of national education. He
was defeated chiefly by the Protestant dissenters. In the year
1839 I proposed, not a system of national education, but a nor-
mal school, which was thought to beso threatening by many
members of the Established Church, that I was obl;ged to
withdraw it without even coming to a vote. My right hon.
friend who sits near me (Sir J. Graham) a few years after-
wards brought forward a plan of education with regard to
factories. I gave him what support I could on that occa-
sion. I said I hoped the measure would not be opposed ;
but the dissenting body throughout the country raised such
an opposition that my right hon. friend was obliged to
withdraw the plan he had produced with so much care. But
what has happened'of late years ? A noble friend and rela-
tive of mine, Lord Melbourne, brought forward a bill rela-
tive to this subject, exactly the same as that which the hon.
member suggests. He proposed, and I thought it a very
good bill myself, that every parish in Scotland should have
the power of levying rates, and of settling all the terms and
conditions upon which the rate should be applied to the
particular schools. He said, and. said, I think, very fairly
—" The people of Scotland are a religious people ; you
must leave it to them to establish their owe forms of teach-
ing religion in schools, and you ought to leave it entirely
to their discretion in what manner they should make the
division of the rate." But, although the members of
the Government of that day voted for the bill, it was de-
feated. And what did we see- only the other day? The
Lord Advocate brought forward a bill, the provisions of
which he explained and supported with great eloquence
and ability. It appeared to me that this bill was a most
excellent measure, and I think it was a great misfortune
that it was lost ; but it envoi ntered the opposition of reli-
gious bodies of various kinds, and it was defeated. It
was in favour of religious teaching ; but it (lid not admit
that which the voluntaries of Scotland specially require—
that, so far as any religions teaching is concerned, it
should bo paid for by a separate payment from the children
who are taught. It did not Contain that provision ; it
enacted broadly and stringently that there should be re-
ligious teaching in the schools. The voluntaries opposed
it, the Established Church opposed it, and the bill was de-
feated. Yet, after these attempts, and after many failures,
only a few of which I have recounted; the honourable
gentleman comes forward and represents me as the only
obstacle to the establishment of a general system of
education, and he attacks me for what I have done
upon this subject. What I have done has been done
tentatively, as it is called. In the year 1832 a grant
of public money was proposed for the purposes of
education ; and, in 1839, the Government to which
I belonged—that of Lord Melbourne—upon a proposition
made by me to Lord Lausdowne—who then held the office
which I have now the honour tofill—proposed the formation
of a Committee of the Privy Council to regulate the distri-
bution of the grants, and to endeavour to improve education
throughout the country. The vote upon that subject was
carried in a very full house, by a majority of two. That re-
sult, at all events, show° 1 that there was some difficulty
upon the subject. A year or two afterwards—l believe in
the followingyear —the heads of the Church, the Archbishop ,
Lord L
otfvee.sl:e mi.y and the Archbishop of York, at a meeting with
ausdowne and myself , concurred in the terms on which
we should act in concurrence with the National Society.
1846 w tel p" el tie (Iv aa f tuhr et
lin egr overot
io motion in t thato ex t
ewna, yi landu
nthec r ye
sa
er
the grant for edircetior. 1 believe that a great deal of good
has been done by the course which has been taken upon the
question. I believe that if we tad attempted in 1839, or iu
1847, a great nationals ystem of education, we should probe-
bl7 have failed; but Ibelieve that, by proceeding in the 1
gwraoyu
nud• e
floi
rave,
the we
adoption
ve, to a certain
bc lee aarcecde p theted
by the nation at largleo.nMoyf My-belief, eslyi eft,e however, e‘%v'ever, is, with regard
to any general or national system that may be adopted,
you must not omit the consideration of, and careful regard
che
Sa(
Wesleyancioi
it yw, rh theSociety,
religion. Britisho r I
to, those denominational societies whether the National
anyarude n
other
e Foreign
which Schoolhav e cSooncni Se,
do re
(tit!
tuber seeing a pamphlet—l do
not know whether it was written by a working man—in the
form of a " letter," said to be written by a working man,