The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-17 00:00:00

ROUSE OF LORDS.—MoNDAy.

•
Thel Lord Chancellor ico': his seat on the woolsack at
k.

EDUCATION.
t Lord STRATHEDEN called the attention of their lordships
° subject of appropriating a portion of the rates
14-,,,,)ciroughs for the support of existing schools. The
bible lord then moved for leave to bring in a
on the subject, and said he was induced to ask leave
o°l* the introduction of the measure in consequence of the
vernment bill not providing for that which he thought
the highest importance in order to secure the snccess
the
measure, viz., that the education should be compul-
mon,
and supported by the rates.
ai_e4ve Was given to bring in the bill, which was after-
read a first time.

PRIMARY EDUCATION (IRELAND).
kissi RUSSELL asked when the report of the Royal Com-
jah °ll on Primary Education in Ireland, appointed in
ea;loarY, 1868, would be produced, as the subject of edu-
tlll
.vas
now before the country, and it was desirable
:at all the information it
as possible to collect bearing
11Plis question, should be in the possession of Parliament.
th 4.414 GRANVILLE said he had every reason to hope
4' the report would be ready before the Ist of June.

THE RITUAL COMMISSION.
The
th earl of SHAFTESBURY asked when it was expected
1,4 t the Ritual Commissioners would make their report.
the gaper
GRANVILLE'S answer could scarcely be heard •in
lire gallery, but he was understood to say that it
7ld be produced as soon as possible.
heof the Commissionhad
b iishop INCHESTER
keen. alost careful in their inquiry, and he had the satis-
'netfiL" of saying that their final report would be presented
111, 7° course of a few days. That report, he believed,
13:114 be highly satisfactory, as the greatest care had
tvoeulli taken that nothin; should be omitted. There
,i0:(1r be but two or three more meetings of the commis-
k before the result of their labours would be made

OYSTER AND MUSSEL FISHERIES (No. 2)
This . BILL.
18 bill passed through committee, and was reported,
Ivithout
amendment.
Theirßla lordships then adjourned at twenty minutes to
o'clock.

'MUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY,
p ~T~k''Peaker took the chair at five minutes before four
- etock.

THE IRISH LAND BILL.
31.1; lie nouse then went into committee on the Irish Land
'l' and proceeded to consider the third part of the
t-C6llre, clause 39, which provides that sums payable by
hVandlord for compensation to an outgoing tenant, who
bqlll4 been disturbed by the landlord, may be advanced
° the 130ard, and charged upon the holding as an annuity
I;o, Per cent, of the amount, limited in favour of the
ard,
tw and declared to be payable for a term of twenty-
Years,
five r.
moved that the amount of the annuity be
Per cent. of the amount, and repaid in thirty-five
in " but inasmuch as the same question was involved
an clause, the amendment was withdrawn for the
other clause,
and the clause was agreed to.
tie 'Anse 40 provides that the board May, upon approved
not to
advance money to landlords for improvement of
e lands, or where waste land is sold, may advance
04;t more than one-half of the purchases on joint security
a,veador and purchaser, the repayment to be made by
bi.,,411.11.,11itY, on terms similar to those mentioned in the
ce
ing section.
6111: clause was agreed to after some discussion.
hoi i7lise 41 provides that where a tenant purchases his
thrteln! the board may advance to him not more than
ki,e;t°llrtlas of the purchase money, to be repaid by an
%etu;4t37 terms similar to those specified in the foregoing
-:4ln, the purchaser being prohibited from alienating,
sub-dividinc, or sub-letting the holding, while
3r Part of the annuity remains unpaid.
Mr. c.
satin, ORTESCUE moved an amendment, "If they are
si "d with the security." In the course of the discus-
on which
ensued on the proposition, the Chief Secretary
to‘airreland said the committee might be assured that the
Tilde
amendment
not be easily satisfied.
ounENs was adopted.
T
apply proposed that the clause should only
where the value of the holding was not less than
The
amendment was eventually withdrawn.