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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAI , MAY 19, 1870.

be rendered liable by any unpleasant contretemps to
actual imprisonment with hard labour for just doing
what everybody else does—why, that is altogether
preposterous and intolerable !
Nevertheless we have advanced somewhat in the
path of progress, for the malcontents, however hear-
tily they mutter anathemas on indiscreet reformers,
are compelled to hold their peace. England has at
latt lost patience with the vices of her electoral system,
and the new " Bill to amend the law relating to pro-
cedure at Parliamentary elections, and for other pure
poses," -is the sign of a vigorous determination to put
them down. The principal features of the bill are
already familiar to the public. It provides that the
returning officer of every county or borough shall at
every contested election provide a sufficient number
of ballot papers for the use of voters, each paper having
a number, letter, or other distinguishing mark, with a
counterfoil having the same mark. Each paper is to
contain the names and addresses of all the candidates
with the figure of a square printed opposite to each.
Every voter shall receive a ballot paper on applica-
tion and the presiding officer shall enter the number
of the voter on the register, and mark the copy of the
register with a cross, showing that the voter has
received a paper. The voter meanwhile proceeds into
the secret compartment and places a cross in the
square opposite the name of the chosen candidate. At
the close of the poll the presiding officer
sball in the presence of the agents of the candi-
dates seal up the counterfoils of the ballot papers
and send them to the Clerk of the Crown iu Chan-
cery. Any ballot paper on which a cross is put oppo-
site to more than the right number of names, or
which is in any other way improperly marked, will
be void. There are sundry provisions as to polling'
places, and the rules and regulations to be observed
respecting them. Afterwards come the penalties,
which are formidable enough, ranking as a misde-
meanour, punishable by two years' imprisonment,
even the minor offence of receiving a voting
paper, and not using it! On this and some other
points the bill is susceptible of modification, since
susth au offence is certainly very different in degree
to forging a ballot piper, or taking a ballot paper out
of the booth, or voting under the name of another
person.

Still, whatever its capacities for improvement
the Bill is, in principle, a sound one, since it
deals resolutely with an evil so great that
half-hearted, temporising measures are perfectly
futile in regard to it. How wide-spread the corrup-
tion is who can say ? Who can point to any one
particular borough and feel convinced that there
neither influence, nor intimidation, nor money, nor
any other external agency is really represented by
the gentleman who sits in Parliament ? If we could
go into St. Stephen's itself on some great field night,
whe❑ the electoral system is the order of the day, and
in the midst of all the sturdy denunciations of bri-
bery, the just indignation at oppression, the dignified
uprightness of the experienced senator, and the vir-
tuous enthusiasm of the youth fresh from the
hustings, could, by the wand of an en-
chanter, convert
,_Sir CHARLES BARRY'S structure
into Madame DE GENLIS'S Palace of Truth, what
very awkward revelations we should get ! It is
better for our national credit that we have
no such mischievous power, but that we
are forced to content ourselves with Lord HARTING-
TON'S Bill,J OHN BULL, being this time—as our
friend Punch reminds us—very thoroughly in earnest
in the matter !

THE report upon the Education Bill presented by
the Committee whom the Lower House of the Con-
vocation of Canterbury appointed deserves
consideration. The committee consisted of
thirteen deans, archdeacons, canons, and
beneficed clergy, and though the fact that the
Archdeacon of Taunton was chairman might lead to
the expectation of a thoroughly partisan report, his col-
leagues were chosen from each of the three schools
in the Church, and constituted a fairly represen-
tative body. The report sets out with certain pre-
liminary resolutions to the effect that the State-
aided schools should be denominational rather than
secular; that while a conscience clause is not to be
approved, it may, under existing circumstances be
accepted ; that the compulsory attendance clause is
open to grave objections ; that a school-rate is to be
deprecated and the denominational inspection by her
Majesty's inspectors should be maintained. The main
body of the Report consists of inquiries with regard
to six special points : the amount of educational des-
titution; the duty of providing for it; the mainte-
nance and extension of the present denominational
education; the nature of the secular, or so-called un-
sectarian system; the rights of conscience of all
parties concerned; and the Government Bill of 1870
with respect to the above points.
The first of these points is clear. There is con-
siderable educational destitution. It is a lamentable
fact that in England and Wales more than one-third
of the children above 10 years of age fail to pass
completely in Standards 4,5, and O. Moreover,
62 out of every 100 children, even in inspected
schools, are not at the same school for two
whole years. The second fact, no doubt,
largely explains the first. Either the children are
moved rapidly from one school to another,
or, which too often happens, they have less than two
years' schooling of any kind. The result is
such imperfect training that it, to a large
extent, destroys the value of the seemingly
satisfactory figures which the committee supply
with respect to the increase of education. It
sounds well to say that while there ware in
1854 only 3,147 inspected schools, and 410,904 child-
ren present at inspection ; in 1868 the figures were
8,051 and 1,332,533; or to say that in 1831 there was
one scholar in national and parochial church schools
out of every 36.7 of the population, and in 1867 one
out of every 13; but the failure under the test ex-
amination shews that the education is very im-
perfect. It is manifest that this considera-
tion will have to be taken into account
so soon as the school census proposed by Mr. Forster's
bill is taken. There must be not merely the school
building, the teachers, and the scholars, but also
adequate teaching, before it can be said that the
educational needs of a locality are supplied.
The liberality of the clergy in supplying
funds cannot be too highly praised. During the
year 1868, for instance, the income for the support of
Church of England schools in England and Wales
was £664,270, of which no less a sum than £308,311
was contributed by voluntary subscriptions. The
proportion contributed by the clergy may be
gathered from the statistics of the Duke of
Newcastle's commission in 1861, which shewed
that the clergy were contributing £lO 10s.
each, while the landowners were giving only £5 Os.,
and ordinary householders £1 15s. 6d. The clergy,
therefore, ought to be the first to wish for a tho-
roughly efficient education, for a good return on
their outlay. It must be confessed that if this report
is any fair representation of their views, complete-
ness of teaching is less in their minds than
the keeping of the teaching in their own hands. They
admit that there is a class of the community

too poor to pay for the education of their children,
and yet they condemn compulsory education and its
inevitable accompaniment, school-rates. The school-
rate means a school board elected by a parish, and
therefore, having a voice in the religious teach-
ing of the children. That voice the clergy suspect
will not always be given for them ; so they are willing
to apply compulsion to the children of paupers,
vagrants, and criminals, for in these cases the
State would teach the children, and the State
religious teaching would, of course, be in accordance
with the doctrine of the State Church. But when it
comes to the children of the poor labourers who, so
far from being able to pay the school pence, need the
pence which their children can earn, the Committee
of Convocation plead for consideration in their behalf.
The appeal is somewhat vague, but if it means
anything it means hat b ecause the parents
are very poor, they shall ba treats itontd
gently, and indulgence shall take the form of
permissive ignorance for the children ; in other
words, the committee would condemn the children
to the same low social and intellectual status as the
parents occupy, condemn them to the same life-long
poverty without a chance of bettering themselves.
In dealing with the religious difficulty the com-
mittee have been more reasonable. The conscience
clause is conceded, and very wisely conceded. As a
matter of fact we do not believe that the religious
difficulty exists at all except in certain newspapers
and in the brains of certain Secularist or
'strongly anti-Church M.P's., like Mr. Winterbotham.
The parents unfortunately do not care
enough about religion to take exception
to any particular form of religious teaching.
The same story is told over and over again by
teacher's and by school inspectors; and the Com-
mittee, in quoting the evidence of a master who had
taught 20,000 children, and who had had only four
cases of objection, shew that the clergy in making
the concessions with regard to the conscience clause
aro really surrendering very little in fast though a
great deal in principle. For that very reason
the secularists and the political dissenters are
anxious to make religious teaching more diffi-
cult. Knowing well that unless they put obstacles
in the way of such teaching, the clergy will, as a
matter of course, have the instructing of the great
majority of children on the week days, the anti-
clericals would make religion an extra, hoping that
the natural wish of all children to learn as
little as possible will induce them to avoid
tlie religious lesson. The clergy, thoroughly
understanding the tactics of their opponents, wish to
defeat them by retaining denominational inspection
by the Government inspectors. This Mr. Forster's
bill abolishes. We do not see how it could do
otherwise. Henceforth school-boards are to
decade if religion shall or shall not be taught
in the schools which they establish. It is con-
cei able that in many cases the decision
will he in the negative. This being so, how is it
possible that proficiency in religious knowledge can
be made a preliminary condition of receiving the
Government grant ? And if it is not to be so, to
what purpose is the inspector to inquire into this
branch of education ? Except as a matter of tactique
there is really no necessity for discussing this matter.
It will be easy enough for each religious body to
secure inspection by its own ethoers. In fact, diocesan
inspectors already exist.

A middle course between the Conrocation Com-
mittee and the League, has been taken by the
Government. Denominational schools are not for-
bidden ; existing Denominational schools, where suf-
ficient to supply the educational needs of the country,
will be accepted on the condition of the conscience
clause being introduced. Where the voluntary system
fails to supply such schools, schools supported by
rates will be established, and the ratepayers will be
allowed to decide for themselves what religious
teaching shall be given. Convocation would have
religious teaching compulsory—the League would
have it forbidden. The first course would open the
door to endless disputes; the second would be tyran-
nical. The righteous, as well as the politic, plan,
is to leave those who pay for the schools to decide
upon the mode of instruction. Judging from past
experience there seems to be no reason why the
religious party need fear the result of a race run on
equal terms. Those who value religious teaching
have au incentive to providing instruction for the
ignorant, which the non-religious do not possess. It will
be strange, indeed, and contrary to all experience, if
the first of these should allow themselves to be beaten
br the last.

SOME very foolish things are now and then-done
in the name of the law ; but rarely have we heard of
anything more foolish than the prosecution of a
Bayswater tobacconist for selling tobacco on a Sun-
day. He was fined five shillings and costs. Selling
smoking materials on Sunday is certainly not a
proceeding to be encouraged. Tobacco and cigars
are not perishable; they can be kept over from
one day to another. But what is the use of assailing
a single tradesman, when hundreds and thousands
of such shops are kept open all over the country, and
the vast majority are never interfered with ? ➢lore-
over, these prosecutions are raised under an old and
obsolete Act, passed in the reign of Charles 11. ; and
it is not consistent with the spirit of jurisprudence
to inflict penalties by means of measures which exist
as it were by accident, and which are
rarely enforced. Further, the administration of
that Act is unequal, for whereas the Bayswater
tradesman had to pay altogether seven shillings,
another offender was let off with one penny. Some-
times it is a necessary and wise procedure to punish
one culprit in order to terrify the rest. But this
resource is only adopted when the bulk of
the law-breakers are not to be discovered.
aue briber, for instance, may be imprisoned,
though many others go scot-free. But every tobacco-
nist, or nearly so, who keeps his shop open on a
Sunday may be made answerable ; and it would
certainly appear desirable that the law, if it
be enforced at all, should be carried out
with equity and fairness. The system of
dropping down upon one tradesman with a
seven shillings fine, and upon another with a penny
is not tolerated generally. If many murders were
committed in open day, and the capture of
all the criminals were assured, what would
be thought of the administration of justice if
one murderer were hanged, another imprisoned,
and the rest permitted to escape ? This, however, is
our style of dealing with the Sunday-trading ques-
tion. The whole system is in a disgraceful condition,
and, until it is satisfactorily remedied, we may as
well confess our inferiority. Isolated prosecutions,
without method of any kind, look more like
explosions of spite than vindications of justice.
When the time arrives for a settlement of the law
respecting Sunday-trading, the cigar shops will be in
serious jeopardy. It is now generally recognised
that Sunday legislation on matters involv-
ing conscience is inadvisable hence the
failure of the attempt to prohibit the
" Sunday evenings for the people ;." but where un-
necessary labour is incurred, the State has a right to
insist that the principle of resting one day out of
seven shall be respected. Such a general rule will
dispose of the cigar shops, together with other places
of trade that are so well known as to need no
enumeration,

ST. GILES AND THE GREEN FIELDS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SUN."

Six,—Mindful of your kind courtesy in the past, I ven-
ture to beg permission to occupy a small space in your
columns to plead the claims of some 500 poor children
attending our schools in King-street, St. Giles. These
neglected little ones have, for the most part, just passed
through a season of unusual wretchedness and misery.
The past winter, although, perhaps, not quite so severe
in temperature as in some former years, has been both
long and trying. I cannot remember a season in which the
poor of St. Giles's have suffered so much. This is to be
accounted for partly from the long-continued stagnation in
trade, the failure of the hop harvest in the autumn, and the
consequent ravages of " famine fever" and sickness of all
kinds, brought on through evident lack of nourishing food.
Now that the•spring time is upon us, we are most anxious to
take these poor children from their fever dens for a few
hours' relaxation in the green fields outside our smoky city.
Few of your readers can imagine with what unbounded joy
this annual treat is looked forward to by these gutter child-
ren of St. Giles, many of whom only enjoy the luxury of
fresh air and sweet smelling flowers once a year on this
their festive day. Permit me to bog a helping hand from
your numerous kind-hearted readers in assisting to raise
the necessary £4O, or thereabouts, that will be required to
meet the nesessary expenses of the day. Subscriptions
may be sent to me as under, or to the bankers, Messrs.
Twining; 215, Strand.—l am, Sir, yours sincerely,
GEO. HATTOv,
Minister of King-street Baptist Church,
St. Giles's.
12, Ampton-place, Regent-square, W.C.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT BARKING.—An in-
quest was opened yesterday, by Mr. Lewis, the coroner
for East Berks, into the circumstances attending the
death of the five men, John Brook, Daniel Mansfield,
John Phillips, Richard Williams, and John Wailing,
who lost their lives on Monday, through descending
into a well connected with the gasworks at Barking.
John Layton, the man who escaped, was the prin-
cipal witness. He stated that he and Phillips
were descending the well together to see how high
the water had risen while the engines were stopped.
When half way down the ladder Phillips fell into the
water below, and witness, who thought he had taken a fit,
ran for assistance. The witness said they had never en-
countered foul air before in the wells. Dr. John Vance,
of Plaistow, stated that he was called to the men who had
been brought up from the well, Two of them recovered.
The other five died from inhaling carbonic acid gas. The
inquiry was adjourned to enable the jury to pay a visit to
the wells.

RAILWAYS IN THE EAST.—Negotiations are now
taking place for the establishment of a communication
between the Hungarian and Roumanian railways. The
Roumanian Government has expressed its willingness to
accept Count Beust's proposal for making the pass of
Ojtoza one of the points of connection, provided the
Austrian Government will consent to the formation of
other connecting lines through Orsova and the Vulcan
pass. The latter line, being the shortest road from the
Hungarian coal mines to the Danube, will probably be
accepted; but the former has met with much opposition, as
it offers no advantage for Hungarian interests. As for
the long-pending question of the connection of the rail-
ways of Turkey and Servia, it has at last been settled in
conformity with the desire of the Servian regency. A
line is to be constructed from Belgrade to Salonica, in
communication with another from Pesth to Belgrade, via
Kikinda. This will ultimately be the shortest road for goods
conveyed from Western Europe to India via Suez, and
Pesth and Belgrade are to be made the central depots for
such goods. A convention has been concluded between
Austria, Russia, and Roumania, in reference to the river
Pruth. Under this convention the navigation of the river
is to be perfectly free along its whole course, and no flag
is to be allowed special advantages from a commercial
point of view. A toll is to be levied on all vessels enter-
ing the river ; the produce of this toll will be applied in
making improvements, so as to facilitate the traffic as
much as possible. A permanent commission, consisting
of representatives of Austria, Russia, and Roumania, will
be appointed for this purpose.—Eastern Bucket.

FRACAS OUTSIDE THE REFORM CLUB.
A fracas, in connection with which the names of Sir
Patrick O'Brien, M.P., and Mr. O'Dwyer are prominently
mentioned, is stated to have taken place outside the
Reform Club last night. The cause of quarrel is at pre:
sent unknown, but the disputants both received persona"'
injuries, and were with some difficulty induced to retire
inside the building by the officials of the club.

BANQUET AT THE INNER TEMPLE HALE'
A grand banquet to the Prince of Wales was given in
their new hall by the members of the Inner Temple last
night. Invitations were sent to the various London
daily papers, but when
,they arrived at the
scene of festivity the reporters found that the
only accommodation provided for them was standing
room in the gallery gt the extreme end of Not
Hall, and behind the ladies who were sitting there. I're
only were they excluded from the tables, but they wer,e
placed in a position where the speakers could not loNe
been heard. They were told that after the guests had left
the hall they could come there and have a glass of -wine'
The whole body of reporters at once left the house.
[The extraordinary discourtesy thus evidenced toward!
the press by the authorities of the Inner Temple, is
striking contrast to the course pursued by the benchers
the Middle Temple, when, in the grand old hall of that
ancient of Inn of Court, the Bar of England gar
their historical banquet of welcome and homage to the
great French advocate, the late M. Berryer. There the
representatives of the press were not merely participatora
in the festivities, but were provided with accommodation,
not down at the bottom of the hall among the students, but
at one of the centre tables, close to the dais, and there-
fore in easy hearing of the principal speakers'
including among others, besides the illustrious. Guest
of the Evening, the chairman on that memorable 003.
sion, our English batonnier, as he might be called,
Sir Roundell Palmer, the venerable ex-chaw
cellor, Lord Brougham, the Lord Chief Justice of Eng-
land, and other orators of particular distinction. The
curiously contrasting indignity which has but just now,
been most wantonly inflicted upon the representatives of
the Press by the authorities of the Inner Temple is °II.°
we cannot but think requiring instant and emPhatic
deprecation.—Ed. " SUN."]

(From a privileged Report of the Times.)

The Treasurer and Benchers of the Inner Temple yester.
day entertained with much magnificence his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales, his Royal Highness the Prince
t hristian, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Granville, Lord
Derby, Lord Westbury, Lord Chelmsford, the Speaker 0f
the House of Commons, tho Lord Chief Justice of England'
the Judges in Equity and at Common Law, the Queen S
Counsel, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Cardwell,
Mr Goschen, Mr Corry, Dr Lushington, Sir David
Dundas, and a very distinguished company, to celebrate the
inauguration of the new Hall, which had been formally
opened by her Royal Highness the Princess Louise on
Saturday last.
Tho guests began to assemble at about half-past 5 o'cloclrt
but it was nearly 7 before the company sat down, the tW
Royal visitors sitting at the right and left hand of the
Treasurer, Mr. Percival Pickering. Grace was said by the
Master of the Temple, Dr. Vaughan. After due justice
had been done to the dinner, which formed, both in itself
and in the wines which were served with it, a most got'
ful contrast to ordinary public dinners, the Treasurer, in
a speech in which he humorously described the strange
scenes which had been enacted in the old Hall, which
had been removed to make room for the present magi:du;
cent structure, proposed " The Health of the Queen,"
was received with loyal enthusiasm.
That of "The Prince of Wales and the other members of
the Royal Family" followed, and was felicitously acknosr;
ledged by the Prince of Wales. The Archbishop of York
returned thanks for the Church, Sir William Codringin°
for the Army, and the Colonel of the "Devil's Own" for the
Volunteers.
The TREASURER then gave " The Judges," for whom the
LORD CHANCELLOR responded; and then followed " Her
Majesty's Ministers," with whom the Treasurer coupled tb°
name of Me. Gladstone. It was most warmly received,
and, in returning thanks, the PREMIER explained holi
indefinite was the distinction by which the members of the
Cabinet were separated frum the ordinary members of the
Privy Council, and yet how greatly the burden cast upon
them differed. For himself and his colleagues he claimed
credit, at least, for the assiduity with which their duties
were performed and for the profusion with which they had
loaded the table of the House of Commons with materials
for legislation.
The Duke of RICHMOND, who represented the House of
Peers, regr tted that Mr. Gladstone had not been equally
liberal in his provision for the Upper House, but looked
forward with interest to the groat measure it might soon
expect to have presented to it He took credit to the Peer-
age for the ready welcome that House had always extend°
to the great lawyers who had increased its numbers and
adorned its deliberations, and promised that it would ever
discharge the duty it owed to Parliament and to the countrYi
amending when necessary the faulty legislation
the Lower House, but never opposing itaelf to the well-
considered opinion of the nation.
The SPEAXER returned thanks for the House of Con/-
mons ; and Lord DERBY, who remarked that late in 0°
evening if brevity were not the soul of wit, it was at least
equally acceptable, represented " The Guests."
Mr GLADSTONS then proposed " The Health of the Trea-
surer," who replied in very felicitous terms.
"The Health of the Architect," Mr. Smirke, concluded
the proceedings; and the principal portion of the con:Wall
then adjourned to the drawing-room, where not only vvt46
coffee served but—strange novelty in such an assemblage"'
cigars were introduced. We are bound to add that the
novation did not seem unwelcome.

It was past 11 o'clock before the party broke up.

CABINET COUNCIL. —Summonses were issued YeB;
terday for a Cabinet Council at Mr. Gladstone's oftict
residence in Downing-street, on Saturday afternoon? "
half -paft two o'clock.

THE FEMALE FRANCHISE.—Next week the elegy'
tions of vestrymen will take place in the metropolis, and
St. Pancras has been informed that male and female " rot?,
join or vote," provided the parties are qualified as to NED"
deuce and payment of taxes.
METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.—The anniver-
sary festival of this excellent institution took place at thS
London Tavern last night, under the presidency of Lor
G. Hamilton.- This institution is peculiarly valuable to the
east end of London, it being stated that at least four fifths
of those relieved belong to that locality. There were
large number of gentlemen of the Jewish community Pre;
sent, and to their exertions it is owing that the hospital oyes
its high position. Among the visitors present were the tivf
sons of the Prince Nawab of Nazim—Prince Ali Kni
and Prince Soloman Kudr. Among other supporter_ ..5 °
the hospital present were :—Lord W. P. Lennox, Inf.
R. N. Fowler, M.P. ; Mr. Alderman Dakin, M. de Bap
Consul-General of Russia • Mr. J. Gurney Fry, Mr. -0.•
Chapman, Mr. J. Fry, Mr. R. Burley, &c. As a proof
of the utility of the institution, the report states that tb(;
attendance of patients during the past year had amounted
to 80,433. In the course of the evening, subscriptions
were announced to the amount of £3,700.
KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.-110 anniversarY,
festival of the friends of King's College Hospital was held
last night at Willis's Rooms, under the presidency of H. R;
the Duke of Cambridge, the patron of the institution.
Upwards of 200 gentlemen were present ; among wh°,lll
were the Marquis of Downshire Sir W. Fergusson,
Mr. Birley, M.P., General Daubeney, C.B. Colonel
donald, C. 8., Captain Salt, M.P.,Mr. W, H.
M.P., Mr. R. Cheere (treasurer), ev. Dr. Barry (Prilv
cipal of King's College) Mr. E. F. Moon, Mr. R. Pryor,
J Colonel Johnson, Mr. J. G. Stillwall, Captain Walter,
Mr. R. Twining. In response to the appeal of the chalr;
man, upwards of £3,000 were subscribed. During ,tri.
evening a selection of music was played by the Grenaw,e,
band, under the leadership of Mr. D. Godfrey. Mr.
Goodchild was the toastmaster.
At
FUNERAL OF MR. HEULIN AND MRS. Boss.--,
half-past nine yesterday morning the funerals of the Be';
Mr. Heulin and of Mrs. Boss took place at the BromPO„
Cemetery. The body of Mr. Heulin was followed to thv
grave by Messrs. Elias and Edward Heulin, his two nephews'
his friend Mr. Carter, of the Vale, Chelsea ; and his solicito,
Mr. Wright. The mourners for Mrs. Boss were her tor°
sisters and her brother-in-law. The service was read bi
the Rev. Dr. Wilson, who had been an intimate friend dal!,
unfortunate gentleman ; and the ct-remony was witnessed
by some fifty or sixty persons. One of the sisters of his.
Boss fainted during the service, and the utmost sympathy
was evinced by the spectators with the relatives of
victims.

SPEECH IS SILVER AND SILENCE IS GOLDEN.;
Senator Brownlow has sent home to his constituents WO,
we cannot help considering as a most unnecessary apel°o:,
He says that a reference to the record will shew that he
has " always been right and has always voted for extract,
Radical measures," but he adds, " I make no speecheos',
not appearing, the modest man, to suspect that such 2.4.
cence is the very crown and glory of his senatorial eareeP
He makes no speeches, for the simple reason that he
lost his voice ;" but he spoils everything by adding, .
I had not lost my voice, it is likely I would be talk
too." Suppose all the senators had lost their voices bet
fore the beginning of the endless Georgia debate—w"
would have been the loss to the country ? Howe
veL'
Mr. Brownlow has the good sense to say, " We bse
quite too much talking in both Houses ;" and never c_aln,A7
truer remark from him in pulpit or in forum.—New r°'
Tribune.

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