The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EV,ENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1847.

tions to be prepared for the management of the normal
school, and of the practising schools as connected with it,
as well as for the pauper school of industry and the penal
school. _ _

That an area of at least ten acres is desirable for the
normal school, ten acres for the pauper school, and ten
for the penal school, in order that training in gardening
and the management of a cottage farm may be success-
fully pursued.
That the following general estimate of outlay on the
buildings and of annual expenditure, be approved :--
BUILDINGS.
The buildings of the Normal School ... £lO,OOO
The buildings of the Pauper School ... 5,000
The buildings of the Penal School ... 5,000
Annual charge of Normal School, 3,5001.
That it be referred to the Lord President and Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department to direct the se-
lection of the buildings required for the temporary ma-
nagement of the normal school, and to determine the
number of officers which may be required during the
gradual growth of the establishment.
That the qualifications of the candidates for the offices
of teachers in these schools be subjected to a careful ex-
amination, under the direction of the:Lord President ;
and that the several schools be from time to time in
spected by her Majesty's inspectors, and a report thereon
submitted to the Committee of Council, and transmitted
by their Lordships to the Secretary of State for the
Home Department.
MINUTE ON THE ADMIX/STRATTON OP THE GRANTS
FOR THE SALARIES OF MASTERS AND MISTRESSES
OF SCHOOLS FOR PAUPER CHILDREN.
The Lord President brought under the consideration
of their Lordship a letter received from the Secretary
of State for the Home department, dated November 18,
1846, calling their attention to the fact that 15,0001. was
granted in the late session of Parliament towards defray-
ing the expense of salaries of masters and mistresses of
pauper schools, and to the importance of rendering
grants for this purpose in future years conducive to the
increased efficiency of such schools.
The Lord President also communicated to their Lord-
ships a paper, prepared at the request of Sir George
Grey, on the administration of these grants.
From these documents it appeared that there were
upwards of 700 workhouse schools, and that little
progress had hitherto been made in the establish-
ment of schools of industry for districts of unions,
owing to the limitation of the radius of such dis-
tricts in the Act of Parliament authorising their creation
and also to the limitation of the expense for which the
rate-payers under this Act might be rated towards
the erection of the requisite buildings. Their Lordships
were of opinion that it was expedient to employ inspec-
tors for the examination of workhouse schools, in order
that by their suggestions to the guardians, and upon
their reports, measures might be adopted in the adminis-
tration of these grants to procure the improvement of
these schoals.

Resolved—That it is desirable to train the pauper
children now in workhouses in habits of industry.
That with this view, for the purpose of improving
workhouse schools, four inspectors be appointed, with
authority to examine the condition of schools for the
educatio❑ of pauper children ; and to ascertain the cha-
racter and qualifications of the persons employed as
schoolmasters and mistresses, in order that unfit and
incompetent persons may no longer be employed in that
capacity, and that measures may be taken for awarding
salaries, according to the qualifications of the masters or
mistresses, and the extent of the duties they have to
perform.

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That instructions be prepared for the guidance of
such inspectors.

PETITION S ON PRIVATE BILLS.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
(Room 22, before Mr. Examiner Smrru.)
UNOPPOSED LIST.
In the following cases the customary formal proofs were
completed :
Ilolme Reservoirs.
Inverness Gas and Water Company.
The opposed cases were adjourned until Monday.
(Room 23, before Mr. Examiner MAY.)
In the following cases the standing orders were complied
with :
London and South-Western Railway Acts Amendment
(Lines from Andover to join the Bishopstoke and Salisbury
Branch of the London and South-Western Railway at
Michaelmarsh, and from the same Branch at Romsey to join
the Southampton and Dorchester Railway at Redbridge).
Cheltenham and Oxford Railway (Proposed Railway from
the Great Western Railway at Cheltenham to join the Ox-
ford and Rugby Rail way, near Oxford, with power of sale, Sze.)
Etherow Reservoirs.
Aberdeen Harbour Improvement.
OPPOSED CASE.
CORNWALL AND DEVON CENTRAL.
Several points connected with the opposition to this peti-
tion ware mutually referrod.
The other opposed cases were adjourned till Monday.