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is beset with more difficulties. There is the pecu-
niary difficulty. The parents can ill afford to lose
the shilling earned by the child when their own
earnings only amount to twelve or fifteen.
Then comes the expense of the schooling. Who
is to pay for it ? The ratepayers are already
overburdened, and any attempt to add to their
burdens would be most unpopular. There is the
interference with parental authority by the Go-
vernment, always unwelcome in England. There
is the religious difficulty. We cannot educate the
children without any religion, and the denomina-
tional interests clash. But the greatest difficulty
of all, as most practical experience will testify, is
the indifference of the p ►rents. We need not
wonder at this so much when we see the igno-
rance of the mothers. A woman who cannot sign
her own name is not likely to c.►re much for her
children's schooling. We cannot reasonably sup-
pose that such parents can care much about the
denominational instruction of their children either.
The alternate system of dividing a child's time
between work and school seems to be the best
solution of one part of the problem, for we know
that if a child is to learn its work properly
it should begin early, while the same
thing is doubly true of school learning.
Whether the alternate principle is best car-
ried out by dividing the week or by divid-
ing the year, as in some parts of Scotland, is a matter
for consideration. It is less easy to settle the other
parts of the question, but the notion of a rate for
the support of schools would be most unpopular.
Mr. FAWCETT'S bill, though excellent in principle,
is open to many objections on points of detail. The
hon. gentleman himself was satisfied with the senti-
ments which he elicited and withdrew his bill. The
necessity of extending to agricultural districts the
same principle as has been effected with such suc-
cess to manufacturing districts is generally admitted,
and indeed the time is passing by when any
ignorant man could do agricultural work. The
great improvements in scientific agriculture require
something more than the mere exercise of brute
force, and the farmers will soon perceive that it is
more profitable to them to have an educated labourer
than an ignorant one. The natural effect of this
will be a rise in the labourer's wages, which will be
of itself a substantial good. The question of national
education presses for settlement, but we shall lose
rather than gam time if we legislate partially or
rashly.

second son of King Louis of Bavaria and the Princess
Theresa of Saxe Heldbourghausen. H• was born
on the Ist of June, 1815, at Salzbourg, and in
consequence of a convention between the protective
Powers he mounted the Throne of Greece on the
6th of February, 1833. He was married in 1834 to
the Princess of Oldenbourg. The royal pair had
no children. On the 24th of October, 1862, he
left Greece in consequence of a revolution, and
retired to Bamberg, where, as I have already stated,
he died on the 24th of July.
The weather has been dry and sultry to-day, with
evident indications of a coming tempest.
The Viceroy of Egypt has left Paris for Vichy,
to take the celebrated, waters, accompanied by his
Prime Minister, Nubar Paella, who always went
with him on his excursions in 'Paris.

The first visit paid by the Empress on her return
to Paris was to the Exhibition, where her Majesty
stayed a considerable time, and made several pur-
chases.

The Epoque has recently been conducted by a new
editor, who seems to desire to obtain celebrity for
news by contradicting the official announcements of
the Moniteur.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

ITALY.

FLORENCE, July 31, Evening.

In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
;he Bill on the Royal Civil List was passed, and
he amount fixed at 121 millions of lire annually.

HUN GARY.

PESTH, July 31.

The Sultan arrived here to-day. To-morrow his
Majesty will receive a delmtation. of Ilonveds, who
will express to him their thanks for the asylum
offered by Turkey in 184? to the Hungarian
Refugees.

SPAIN.

11ADRID, July 31.
Great preparations are being made at La Granja
for the reception of the King of Portugal.
The Chilian vessel, Alice Ward, and her cargo
have been declared lawful prize.

FRANCE.

PARIS, August 1.

CORREBPOItiDENCE FAUN PARIS.

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PARIS, Wednesday Evening.

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