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of the benefit of religious training. That instruction
I ought to bc imparted even if there was no chance of fi-
' fishing it. He earnestly hoped that no disparagement
would be thrown on the national religion in carrying
out the improvements and extensions which the Privy
Council had adopted, for which he begged to thank them
most sincerely.
The Bishop St. ASAPFI had no objection to the so
lection of teachers from the lowest ranks of the
people; but he considered that a great evil would be in-
flicted on the country if they were all taken from those
ranks. The majority of the schoolmasters and school-
mistresses in England were taken from the rails of lit-
tle shopkeepers or small iarmers, who were but a step
above the labouring classes. Out of twenty he found
that only two had been in the national schools. He
considered that the teachers ought to be selected from
the middle classes. Such a class might be selected from
the old fashioned grammar schools.
The Earl of WINCIIILSEA ccnsidered that no sys-
tem would be efficient except it was based on the prin-
ciples of the Established religion of the country, and
under the control of the clergy, who, if they zealously
devoted themselves to the subject, might save the ex-
pense of the Government inspectors. Many of the
people were living in;a state of infidelity and heathenism,
and it was, therefore, the duty of the Government to
do all in their power to promote their spiritual welfare.
He approved of the plan submitted to their Lordships by
the Noble Marquis.
The ARCHBISHOP of CANTERBURY said his
views on the subject had been so well expressed by the
Right Reverend Prelate, who had just addressed their
Lordships, that he thought it unnecessary for him to
trespass on their time, beyond sincerely expressing his
thanks to the President of the Privy Council, for the
attention which he had p
he had before the House.
aid to the subject of education,
and fur bringing the plan
Several reports were then received and brought tip,
and forwarded a stage ; and their Lordships adjourned
at a Quarter-past Eight o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 5.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.
Earl GROSVENOR and Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR took
the oaths and their seats—the former for Chester, in
the place of his uncle, and the latter for Middlesex,
in the place of Mr. Byng, deceased,
SECOND READINGS.

The following Bills were read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed:— _ _ _

Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway and Aust

Ferry.
Direct London and Portsmouth and London, Brighton,
and South Coast Railways Amalgamation.
Doddingtou Rectory Division.
Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction Railway
(Cowlairs, Carmyle, Central Junction, and Coplaw-
hill Branches, and Montrose-street Terminus).
Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction Railway
(Cowlairs Branch).
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway, and
Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir Railway (No. 3).
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway, and Glasgow,
Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway (No. 2).
Kingcton• upon-Thames Small Tenements.
Liverpool. Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-T) ne Junc-
tion Railway.
London and North-Western Railway (Purchase of the
Earl of Ellesmere's interest in the Manchester South
Junction and Altrincham Railway).
Liskeard and Launceston Branch Railway.
Lynn and Ely Railway (Extension to Spalding and
Mil:teach).
Lynn and Ely Railway (Extension to Bury St. Edmund's).
Llynvi Iron Company.
Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway Deviation.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railways
(Louth and Horncastle and East Lincolnshire Junction
Branches).
Manchester Market. _ _ _

Nortollt rtailway (from Thetford to the Lowestoft Rail.
way near Retdham, with a Branch to llales worth)
North-Western Railway (Diversions at :iltipton, Caster-
ton, and Sedbergh).
Preston and Wyre Railway.
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway.
Wharf tale Railway (Skipton and Cayley Hall Dcvia-

tions).
Year Valley, Bishop Auckland, and Wvardale, Wear-
dale Ext.•nsion, and Wear and Dorwent Railways,
and Shildon Tunnel Amalgamation.
CAMBRIDGE AND THE I'FORD RAILWAY.
This Bill was read a first time.
LONDON IMPROVEMENTS BILL.
This Bill was brought up, and read a first time.
LONDON WATERWORKS.
This Bill was also ?wad a first time.
OXFORD-STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
This Bill was also read a first time.
STANDINII ORDERS.

It was reported from the Committee of Standing
Orders, that in the cases of the Bristol and Yeovil Rail-
way, and the Glasgow and Tregarthan Railway, the
standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.

Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from
certain inhabitants of the city of London against the
pu❑ishment of death.
POOR REMOVAL ACT.

Mr. W. 0. STANLEY presented petitions against
the Poor Removal Bill.
BREAD.

lt rJOtIsINof OL'ißmletrliEekN.
apnrdesuenlstoedfropinetittisioenesorfproomratitohne
inhaibi. an
of that place, praying that the bakers might be
com-
pelled to sell bread by weight.
TEN HOURS' BILL.
Mr. FERRAND presented several petitions from
places in the manufacturing districts in favour of a ten
hours' Bill.
LAW OF SETTLEMENT.
Mr. ETWALL presented a petition from Stockford,
in Rants, against the law of settlement, and stating that
their rates had been largely increased by it.
LIGHT-HOUSES AND BUOYS.
. Captain PECHELL presented a petition, numerously
signed, from the shipowners Of Sunderland, praying
that the cost of lighthouses and buoys shuuld be de-
frayed out of the Consolidated Fund.
POOR BLIND.
Lord JOHN MANNERS presented a petition. which
stated that the number of blind persons in the
several asylums of the country was upwards of nineteen
thousand, while there was only provision for the educa-
tion and religious instruction of two thousand.
REDUCTION OF THE DUTIES ON SPIRITS.
The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from
several places in Scotland against the proposed reduction
on ruin. and other foreign spirits. The petitioners stated
that this reduction would occasion a loss of 2,000,0001.
to the country.
TEN HOURS' BILL.
Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from Bulton in
favour of this Bill.
SECURITY OF TENURE.
Mr. S. CRAWFOitD presented a petition from
ting the
guardians of Broadhurst (as we understood), set
forth that insecurity of tenure, and the want ofenants
a law
compelling compensation for the outlay made by t
in improving the soil, were the great causes of e
. pre-
sent distress in Ireland, and that if the lands of that
country were properly cultivated remunerative
a emptloy-
nd hat
went would be given to the whole pe"Pleo
they would thereby be enabled to supportw. themselves
during similar calamities to the pre,ent i
from the Government, and prying the House to pass a
law to promote security of tenure.
MALT DUTY. .
Mr. WODEHOITSE presented a petitTn from Nor
folk, praying for the repeal of the malt d.at,ae)s. T ,
REDUCING TilE DUTIES ON SI I.RI. S, .
Mr. HUME presented a petition from distillers in
Forfarshire, praying that the propo,ed redaction of the
duties on spirits might not be carried out.
LAW OF SETTLEMENT.
Mr. PALMER presented a petition from the board
of guardians of the Abingdon Union, coiriplaintrig that
the law of settlement passed last session imposed great
burdens on the towns, and praying that it might be
amended ; that She support of the poor might be made a
national charge, and that all kinds of property might
be equally rated.
ENCLOSING COMMONS.
he should wove for leave
.. a Bill—notice of Mr. AGLIONBY gave notice that, on Thursday next,
_The account current of moneys which
which he gave last Cotosession facilitate the enclusure of
IBorilsh Exchequer.
Commons.
LOANS TO IRELAND.
between Great Britain and Ireland since
Loans contracte by the Irish Govern-
On the motion of Mr. BROWN the following reurns
progress h national debt
of the Iris
(the union)'
mthwhaete,vrneet
u,
passedonri
tlo
nen, rie ci
L:the
esneeeoninter.nset downcontracted
theto 1
until it was abolished, in 1817. How the debts
sfruobmsegintsentcolmorn
con-
tracted before and after the union were disposed of,
adthe sources from which. the interest was paid. Te nre-
venue and expenditure of Ireland, from the sth f
January 1841 to the e sth of January 1846, inclusive.
The taxes imposed in Great Britain and the taxes ins.
posed
in Ireland, and the amount of each tax • -
during the
last ten years.
WINDOW DUTY.
Captain PECHELL moved for a return of the amount
of window duty assessed for the year 1845 for the
twelve
of
towns paying the largest amount, with the net am
duty received fur the same on the sth day of Apr •
il 1846.
—Agreed to.
POOR.LAW COMMISSIONERS.
Captain PECHELL also moved, on behalf
Hon. Member for Weymouth, for copies of of the
all corre-
spondenee which had taken place between
law Commissioners and the board of guardians the Poor-
mouth.—Agreed to. for Wey-
DETENTION OF CORN,
Dr. BOWRING wished to call the attention
Palmerston to the detentiLti of corn and maize
of Lord
port of Ancona, bought for English account,maize in the
tended to be shipped for this country, and in•
what measures had been taken in cons' and
to inquire
Lard PALMERSTON stated that spec:pience.
!ions had been made to him on the subject,
represents
issued instructions to the Consul upon
tiliect, and he had
detention of the grain complained of did e subject. The
any act of His Holiness the p„pe not arise from
but from the kcal authorities of the' as
had been stated,
WRECK OF THE HlGport of Ancona.
Dr. BOWRING wished to know RFLYER,
moot had taken any steps in orderavhether the Govern-
truth of a rumour which had spread to ascertain the
and destruction by the natives of four as to the capture
supposed to have been cast ashore persons who were
Abyssinia?
1 Lord. PALMERSTON balk] that
Tunes to be matte upon the '
subject, on the coast of
ho had caused in-
,hieh 11,, 1:4,1 raci,,d
wus,
that
te.et, and the answer
investigation into the circumstances tne most minute
of the persons employed to makeeeths,eic wuritehse
that
tnitre
boat containing the four persons had bees overtaken by

a storm and lost ; and that they were not captured or
murdered by the inhabitants.