The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-27 00:00:00

SVfIUT OF THE PRESS.

Irish
Times thinks the tenacity of life exhibited by the
'tail Land Bill is exasperating. The House of Commons
WnniP be glad to be rid of it, the Government wishes it
°tit of the way, but we should be glad to believe that
We had even now heard the last words to be pronounced
°,l_ll it before it quits the Commons. Yesterday the
i„."")nee was taken up with the small concessions
by the Goverment. Mr. Gladstone and
Mr Fortescue seem to have thought it would be
Iswell to incorporate a few of the suggestions that
'a'd been made, and so they chose some possibly by lot.
one
of the most remarkable changes deals with the right
of distress, which Mr. Pim and Mr. Synan both wished
tin abolish. No doubt the privilege has made some Irish
alindlords reckless in their choice of tenants. Yester-
," Mr. Fortescue announced that the Government
d"iel'e already prepared to assent to the abolition of
traints under future tenancies, except where the
right was reserved by written agreement, and a
clause to this effect was added to the bill. The
''lightest reflection will show that this hasty legislation
cannot be maintained in its present form. The clause
41trechiced by Mr. Fortescue last night will no doubt be
rejected " in another place," and its rejection will be the
I°,re easy from the hasty way in which it has been thrown
11,1
e,"*e Parliament.
riche Standard declares that what is called the Fenian
War is nothing but burglary and systematic assassination,
'l4l to resist it is both a social and patriotic duty. They
mast not be allowed the rights of enemies. Every Fenian
laforfeits his life when he crosses the Canadian frontier
after the warning they have had, and if we take him in
:I.tas we should treat him as a man who breaks into
house with a revolver. The penalty attached to
.41eh attempts must in future be death irrespective of
ink or position. The invaders, who only come to rob
411(1 to
Marathon murder, deserve no better treatment than the
brigands, and the only humane, as well as
patriotic course to pursue is to hang every marauder
eanght in arms.
bi,The Post remarks that the Irish Land Bill is a tenant's
lto all intents and purposes, and hardly attempts to
deal with other interests. This is enough to satisfy us
the present, nowever, for we all know by experience
bi at to do one thing well at a time is as much as can be
tioallaged. The next thing will be to improve the condi-
as:l of the labourer. The Ministry have given us a full
relirance that their attempts to improve the condition of
1.44,4,11 d have not ended with the completion of the Irish
pr0;.‘413.. ill, but that they mean to persevere in the road of
va,,io Daily News declares that the second Fenian in-
ever nof Canada is an accomplished fact. It is, how-
akti. satisfactory to know that the prompt and decisive
to gin of the Dominion Government has been equal
hea, e emergency and that we may shortly expect to
We' the complete discomfiture of the invaders.
itlcliv!iave only to regret that some of these lawless
se ,Iduals who lead the misguided men were not captured,
ette`L;lat the example of their fate might have served as a
hh,‘"lc to their followers and others. No tolerance can be
414":',',11 to those who wantonly disturb the peace of a com-
q'tY for no available purpose that we can see.

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FORSTER'S AMENDMENTS TO THE
14 EDUCATION BILL.
t clause M.. Forster omits the definition of the
PoVestry, which allowed. persons acting " by virtue of
viB f l'arliament, prescription bo,ards
and pro-
de l c ect vestry," to elect the school
Nis t.hat
Bhioners shall have that such select v
power,estries
aansdarwebeelreecttbederbe3:ietnhoe
AI
iheeetvedtvestry the general body of parishioners shall be
Th" rY*
1, A e second amendment is to Clause. 7, and provides. that
ae-verY elementary school which is conducted in accord
re ant
with the following regulations shall be a public ele-
, cate,,, , ,
oee- -.Y school, and every public elementary school shall
viz.l'clucted in accordance with the following regulations,
htl,:, No child shall be e, as a condition of being
5.,--rtto
o + -.. into or continuing in the school, to attend or
ro:"aic. from attending any Sunday school or any place of
iw. Nvorsuip, or a . .
je hre
-%.ielle 1-• ny religious observance or any
'Pis'tuction in religious subcts in the sch.o.ol or e ew e .
is-4,,e_ till:Le or times during which any religious observance..
a,,,l'fa.ctised or instruction in reigious subjects is given at
431 r electing of the school shallb be, !either at the begin-
s'lining and the end of
uet °l' at the end, or at the
aDDroraeeting, and shall be inserted in a time table, to be
Pere, ved by the Education ro 4rieutly and conspicuously .
oek and to be kept
Department,
affixed in every school-
withdrawn by his
Dare : wod any scholar may be
feiti,4" from such observance or instruction without for-
s•tce-a any of the other benefits of the school.'" The
exaa„-:uneut also omits the permission to the inspectors to
many-414e thereligious instruction at the request of the
cit,iegero ; that ".it s.hall be no part o. f th. e
reli,4B °f such inspector to inquire into any instruction in
votis subjects."
clU,,:le,two new subdivisions proposed to. be inserted, and
thi-A"e,ct above, supersede the present third su di i
66he'e'llse ,• and a further provision is in in Clause
'lrav'Z that " no bye-law shall
with-
The:'etrUo (dingany child from any religious observance or in-
prevent the
.inlgis subjects.,,
Provieithlrd important amendment makes the following
l'a.rl4,•°B for the election of the school board by the
(18• Y i°llera in vestry :—" The poll shall. be held on a
hed by him, e‘.114(14 sraeiti by the chairman, and p
in commence at eight o'clockuPnlisthe
eight
oor,enlionegk,
ill the at such time, not earlier than
may.
fik. eTafterncon,
as the chairman of meetingthe
NYer he poll shall be taken by ballot,each rate-
°olltai deliring to the inspectors a folded paper
f whom he votes.
%101 l 1)114111g the names of the Persons torbeing previously
ePeaed Der shall be deposited, v
'call 1, r examined, in a balloting aad the closed at the time fixed for the close of the poll;
intgliegulass or box, which
Drcee e singed
shall forthwith meet
.together and
°lag ed
t° exami the said votes, and, if necessary,
cI4Y iee4tioue thene examination by adjournment froexm.
te Ptee clay, not exceeding two days
:aye been4til they have decided upon tl-t,em(pSaeukruseonaLwownho
ex-
to ari,_elected; the inspectors shall no
~tbe r4Arrson, except by order of some comdpaettentbtecopuortn.,
.c,aoh Zdler in which an person has vote
(4 tholtPaYer shall have cue vote only for each member
ket4e slal'ldeiciiideetse of
nanoneqtbuaelpiteyreoonf
t 0
00tbese
etlheeeteind:
4ehcoel3'Dellees of taking lotthePpoll shall be paid by
Dthee.
il,erth,,Ooard out of the school fund. The Education
not dent may from time to time prescribe regulations,
Thec,.g inconsistent with the provisionscfthis schedule,
riyhs'A'lg the taking of the poll."
elletae. treetinaining amendments are chiefly of a verbal

IMPER lAL PARLIAM ENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY.
This being Ascension Day their lordships did not
assemble.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY.
The Speaker took the chair at five minutes to four
o'clock.

THIRD READINGS.

The following bills were read a third time :—Belfast
Harbour Bill, Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway
Bill, Gaslight and Coke Company Bill, Halifax and Oven-
den Junction Railway Bill, Limerick and Ennis Railway
Bill, Limerick and Foynes Railway Bill, Limerick
Markets Bill, Preston Station Bill, Rotherham and Kim-
berworth Local Board of Health Bill, Skipton Water
Bill, Southwark and City Subway Bill.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.

Mr. VERNON HARCOURT gave notice of his intention on
an early day to ask for leave to introduce a bill to amend
the law relating to the registry of voters in England and
Wales.