The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-12 00:00:00

ABOLITION OF THE lIOME CIRCUIT.

SIIIPPG.

information
;,petting thet
.ng the last
of the ship-
ports was
',266 tons
re foreign,
id 29.5 per
of foreign
it few years
'n 1868 the
;21, and of
being 69.8
. _ .
The gross total of shipping has risen in
from 0,417,556 tons to 29,324,676 tons.
'able that in no other country except Nor-
zoportion of native shipping so high. In
_ States the native is 43.9 per cent and the
56.1 per cent. of the whole. In France the
only 36.1, and the foreign 63.9. The
' seamen employed in British vessels has
141,937 in 1851 to 197,502 in 1868. The
of foreigners employed has increased.
7 were 5793 in number, and in 1868,

;crest has been caused by the announce-,
intention of the Government to do away
ome Circuit. A rather strong feeling is
by magistrates and others of the Ilome
against this measure. The proposal
result of a recommendation of the
-e Commission," which sat for the con-
of various subjects connected with the
icn of justice in England. It is believed
of the criminal business of the assizes of
Kent, and Surrey, will be done away
Inding the power of the Courts of Quar-
and enabling them to try offence3 of a
character than they could formerly.
will bp rerkoyed
.to_the

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, bre" MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
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~-; .. THE COURT.
The Queen is still indisposed. her Majesty %; es
- Anaable to visit the Prince and the Princess of Wales
, on Thursday, the anniversary of their wedding,
`..t,..". , •:,; - nor could she join the Royal family at dinner the
'.. -:. ' , same evening. The report that Mr. Charles Dickens is
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likely to receive some mark of honour from her
- ,;.- Majesty is incorrect. Air. Dickens has visited the
e ' . . _ Queen, but only that the Sovereign might make the
s. ri - acquaintance of a writer whose works she greatly
-st . admires.
THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY AND THE BIM
Colonel Wilson Patten's speech is generally N.
r; .-.. . girded as a declaration of Conservative policy
touching the Land Bill. The Times says that the
speech was marked by characteristic candour and
s -,- . •
_1 •,.. -, - 'fairness. The Standard says much more. Colonel
.• . Wilson Patten, it remarks, is a typical Conserve,-
4ss ,• , tive-a representative of that class of country
ges2tlemen who are the strength and sines,/
.-- 1.5..,';.. of resistocracy in this country-the untitled
.‘.
•,:!. so, -4 ' • Dohilitysof England, rather than of the order of pro-
.
fessional statesmen and keen partisans from which
.1-. :--- the leaders of parties are selected. "His speech of
, • sss, Thursday night was the utterance of feelings enter-
s: Se: _ -so" tanned by hundreds who lacked the power or the
i4;'. - courage to express them so clearly. Nearly all Con-
:- ss ss ssrvatives, and a large number of Liberals, support
the second reading of the bill exactly in the spirit of
that speech ; they do not like it, they do
- . . not . approve it; it violates the principles
of legislation to which they are accustomed,
..s. the rules of economic science in which they
' ' believe the rights of property in which they are
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; c • deeply interested and on the sanctity of which they
- • - °lnsider the foundations of social order to rest ; but
' •.. •. : they dare not, in the present state of Ireland, take the
responsibility of opposing the only plan that has been
ss. , s, advanced, or that at present can be advanced with
! '',, .f • any hope of success, of settling the land question."
"After such a declaration, it is clear that the debate on
, the second reading can have been only an instalment
of tke discussion which will take place in com-
mittee.
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-. THE EDUCATION BILL.
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The vestries and district boards of the inetropelis
avanststossether to have their fling at Mr. Forster's
bill. Amongst the resolutions passed the opinion
was expressed that the selection of the
• hoards of managers of metropolitan district
j33hools was open to the disadvantage of a
f ;;,. connection between education and pauperism. Tho
~,s, same position is demanded for metropolitan vestries
as will be granted by the bill to the corporate boroughs
in the provinces. The meeting agreed with compul-
sory attendance, but not with a permissive power
by which school boards could introduce .the
,Jeaching of any religious creed or dogma.
-llie education should be purely secular. The ex-
penses of national education should be met by con-
tributions from the common fund. In the course of
the discussion remarks were made condemning what
, _ . was called the misappropriation by the rich of the
education intended for the poor.
NONCONFORMISTS AND EDUCATION.
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correspondence has taken place between Mr.
In Walter, M.P., one of the proprietors of the
1.
es, and Mr. E. Shalders, of Newbury, on two
omts of the education measure—its solution of the
religious difficulty_ " and its " permissive com
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ulsion" clause. r. Shalders says that when the
,
onconformists begin to understand the principles
f the measure, they will raise an outcry against it.
r. Forster has not untied the religious knot ; he has
ut it. He has thrown the difficulty ou local
eards, and the adherents of the Established Church
•ng in the majority in the country, they will,
re fore, carry the vote of the vestry, and intro-
`e the religious teaching most agreeable to the
• • gyrnan of the parish. With regard to the
i
'misery power being left to the local authorities,
a result will be that in those very districts where
if most needed it will fail to be carried out. Mr.
it
is
.4 Tatter, in his reply, differs on the main points from
Shalders, but thinks that a compromise may be
between Churchmen and Dissenters by ex-
the principles of the Conscience Clause
urther, and withdrawing the chief obstacle
•o-operation, which is the use of the Church
.m. It might well be dispensed with as a
exercise for children. Mr. Walter, from his
experience in agricultural districts, has not
-ed at the conclusion that, as a rule, parents.are
card in taking advantage of the means of edu-
-1 for their children.
PRESENTATIONS TO BENEFICES.
411 has been brought forward by Mr. Cross,
unt Sandon, and others to render void the sale
a next presentation to a benefice. The beginning
is the period at which, if passed, it will come
1 orce. It renders void in law any sale of next
ntation by grant, demand, or contrivance, for
`eason of any reward of money, profit, or advant-
. 5..0 the bishop shall collate to or bestow the
Le.;,,for that one turn only. A saving clause
'7: :-.. / . ctiouch purchases which have been already
is- ••- .-
rs''S-'. 4e-ss .sinide. .
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• COMMUNICATION WITH PRANCE.
':',l''- .- . The Board of Trade has presented to the House of
s' -.'s Commons a report upon two bills relating to the
''s.S..or
incorporation of two companies for the purpose of
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„,,t establishing steam vessels of great power to ply
" s, between Dover and the Continent. Thu "Continental
Ss. Communication Company " seeks authority to remove
' many portions of the existing works at Dover; to
- excavate an extension of the harbour; to construct
piers, quays, and railways in communication with the
,
harbour and the new works ; and to deepen and
sS: ..s improve the bed of the present tidal har-
'l:sts hour. The powers requested by the " International
s..'-' Communication Company " do not vary much in
.* extent" or nature from those of the other corn-
Steamers of " great power, speed, and bur-
are to be established between Dover and
Continent, and sea walls, breakwaters,
other works are to be undertaken
e former place. Seven years is fixed
oe period for the completion of the works. The
companies, if sanction is given:to the scheme,
erry railway trains. across the Channel in yes-
-45011. long, and 801 t. broad. It is, however,
it to be a question whether larger accommoda-
• ould not meet the purposes of improvement,
, at trains being carried over the sea.
THE BRISTOL CONTEST.
is gratifying to learn that the Liberals of Bris-
• ave decided to "suspend operations" until after
Berkeley's funeral. The sign of repentance is
ising ; but it is not the electioneering after the
. limber% death, but the electioneering whilst he
ying that is so disgusting. It is too late to
ice
the indecency now ; but it may be hoped
seve shall have no more of this haste to get an
.nember killed off and put out of the way. It is
y that when the truce comes to an end, the re-
. of hostilities will be sufficiently vigorous to
:up for all lost time. The feeling between the
:ans of the various Liberal candidates is be-
"ng exceedingly bitter.
• SHREWSBURY.
is currently reported that Mr. Clement, the
:1 member for Shrewsbury, is about to retire.
,s been representative for the borough since
1865.; but he is now in a very delicate state of
. Among the candidates spoken of, one is Mr.
issioner Kerr, who has been once or twice invited
- town with the view of his being returned, and
ns a section of the local Liberal Association
lromised those support. Another portion of
era! party seem in favour of Mr. C. C. Cotes,
nty gentleman. Tho Conservatives are
d to choose Mr. Douglas Straight, who was a
ate, though not for Shrewsbury, at the last
I election.
ESS OF THE BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPPLWr.
cries of tables published for the information
liament give abundant statistics respecting the
•ss of our merchant shipping during the last
years. In 1838 the total tonnage of the ship-
entered and cle tred at British ports was
,556. Of this amount 4,522,266 tone
British, and 1,8)5,296 tons were foreign,
oportions being respectively 70.5 and 29.5 per
During the-years 1850-63 the ratio of foreign
eatly increased ; but during the last few years
.d proportion has been restored. In 1868 the
of English vessels was 20,474,621, and of
.ships 8,850,055 ; the proportions being 69.8
.2. The gross total of shipping has risen in
years from 6,417,556 tons to 29,324,676 tons.
servable that in no other country except Nor-
lie proportion of native shipping so high. In
ted States the native is 43.9 per cent and the
56.1 per cent. of the whole. In France the
• only 36.1, and the foreign 63.9. The
f seamen employed in British vessels has
141,937 in 1851 to 197,502 in 1868. The
• of foreigners employed has increased.
hey were 5793 in number, and in 1868,
"7"D ABOLITION OF THE HOME. CIRCUIT.
crest has been caused by the announce-,
e intention of the Government to do away
Lome Circuit. A rather strong feeling is
by magistrates and others of tlio Ilorne
against this measure. The proposal
result of a recommendation of the
,ure Commission," which sat for the con-
n of various subjects connected with the
raticn of justice in England. It is believed
sh of the criminal business of the assizes of
• rts, Kent, and Surrey, will be done away
extending the power of the Courts of guar-
s, and enabling them to try offences of a
'us character than they could formerly.
•'. 4.0,g.__0&S will bp removed
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