The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-10 00:00:00

SCIENCE AND ART.

Mr. BLAKE called the attention of the house to the
injudicious course pursued by the Departments of Science
and Art, in diminishing, in some instances, the allow-
ance to provincial schools, before art instruction had be-
come sufficiently appreciated in such localities as to ren•
der the schools independent of Government aid for their
maintenance.
Mr. ADDERLEY said it would have been better if
the hon. member had waited till the first vote of supply
was before the house which bad reference to the question.
The large grant of money to the metropolis was for the
country through the metropolis, in providing travelling
museums, instructions, kc. He was surprised at an
Irish member complaining on this head, for Ireland de-
rived greater benefits from the grants than the rest of
the empire.
After a few words from Mr. CONT:MUM,
The subject dropped.
SUPPLY---SCHOOLS OF DESIGN.

The house then went into committee of supply.
On the vote of 73,730/. for the Department of Science
and Art,
Mr. B. HOPE complained of the manner in which
our museums for the promotion of science and art were
conducted, and urged that, if the School of Design was
to flourish, the department should be more centrally
situated than at South Kensington.
Mr. BLAKE moved that 52,330/. of the vote be die-
allowed.
After considerasle discussion the hon. member with-
drew his amendment, and the vote was not agreed to
when
The house suspended its sittings.
The house resumed at 6 o'clock.
THE SUPERANNUATION BILL.
Mr. WILSON said that in consequence of a statement
which had been made by the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, he begged to give notice that at the proper time he
would move an amendment in the Superannuation Bill,
with the view of including within it officers and la-
bourer,' in dockyards ; and other amendments, to carry
out the recommendations of the Royal Commissioners,
and generally to place the whole of the civil servants of
the Crown on a perfect equality as to superannuation.
THE LEVIATHAN AND THE ATLANTIC
TELEGRA PH.
Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer whether the Government might not properly
take into consideration the expediency of making use of
the Leviathan in order to lay down the Atlantic Tele-
graph cable
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
Government had not at present taken the subject into
consideration ; and in fact his hon. friend only eugge.ted
that they should do so. He could therefore only add
that anything which fell from his hon. friend would be
duly attended to by the Government. (Laughter.)
HA.R,BOURS OF REFUGE.

Mr. LINDSAY asked Mr. Wilson whether, in pur-
suance of a resolution of the Committee on Harbours of
Refuge, it was his intention, as chairman of that commit-
tee, to bring the subject under the notice of the house,
and if co, when ?
Mr. WILSON said the committee of which he was
chairman certainly did, at the conclu-ion of their labours,
add a resolution to the report that he ought to bring the
matter before the house before the end of the session.
But that report had only been before the house teu days
or a fortnight, and he had thought it not consistent with
his duty to bring a matter of such great importance for-
ward until hon. members had had an opportunity of
reading the report. He was unwilling to bring the sub-
ject forward upon going into committee of supply, or
whilst there was so much pressing business before the
house. For this reason he had thought it better to defer
the matter, but he hoped to bring it on in a few days.
THE GARRISON IN THE MAURITIUS.
Sir DE L. EVANS asked the Secretary for War w •
ther the troops sent from the Mauritius to India at the
commencement of the late mutiny, coniiBting of nearly
the whole garrison, had been replaced, or whether orders
had been given to that effect ?
Gen, PEEL aaid that troops were now under orders to