The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-05 00:00:00

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.

In reply to Mr. HANBURT,
Sir G. C. LEWIS said that the bill for amending the
Industrial Schools Act had been deferred until Government
had received a report of the Commission on Education.
TELEGRAPHIC CABLE BETWEEN ALVER-
STOKE AND RYDE, AND MALTA AND ALEX-
ANDRIA.

Mr. LIDDELL asked the Secretary to the Admiralty
why no answer had been given to a report sent in by Mr.
Piggott to the Board of Admiralty cf the result of a trial
of his telegraphic cable laid down between Alverstoke and
Ryde on the 20th of June last ?
Mr. CONINGHAM asked for some information relative
to the telegraphic communication between Malta and Alex-
andria.
Lord C. PAGET said that the Admiralty had nothing
whatever to do with the subject to which the last question
referred. With reference to the other question, he would
state what had occurred. Mr. Pigott, in April last,
applied to the Admiralty for permission to lay down the
line of his proposed telegraphic communication. The Ad-
miralty objected to his carrying such line across the harbour
be-
of Portsmouth, but consented to its being laid down.
tween Alverstoke and Ryde. A letter had been since
received from Mr. Pigott, stating that the undertaking
had had been completely successful; but the B ar
ralty had nothing whatever to doe its
respe.ctto.to that com-
munication, except to acknowledge its receip
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Sir J. PAKINGTON asked whether it was not the fact
that the Acorn had been sent out only that morning
Lord C. PAGET said that information had been received
which induced him to believe that the Narcissus had been
delayed, and there was every prospect that they would be
able to cut Sir Baldwin Walker off. (Laughter.)
MASTERS AND OPERATIVES.
Mr. MACK INNON obtained leave to bring in a bill for
establishing equitable councils of conciliation between
masters and operatives.
COLONIAL MILITARY EXPENDITURE.
Mr. A. MILLS moved for a select committee on colonial
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military expenditure, to inquire and report whether any,
and what, alterations might be adventageously. adopted n
regard to the defence of the British dependencies, and the
proportions of cost of such defence as now defrayed
from iml:erial and colonial funds respectively. fr
member, in a speech of some length, condemned the policy
pursued by this country in reference to the subject,which
he contrasted unfavourably with other European States.
He contended that instead of this country being requested
to expend millions annually in providing for the defence of
our forcing possessions, these colonies should be induced to

become self-reliant and independent as far as defences were
concerned.

Mr. MARSH seconded the motion, as he considered a
committee would be desirable in investigating many details
in connection with this subject.
Mr. C. FORTESCITE said that the motion of his
hon. friend (Mr. Mills) was not regarded by the
Government in a hostile light. On the contrary,
as far as he was concerned, he highly approved
of the result arrived at by the motion of the honourable
member, but he differed with him as to the measures of
attaining it. He referred to the reports of the Depart-
mental Commission instituted by the desire of General
Peel during the administration of the late Government,
which were an utter failure, so far as affording Go
vernment any means of practically dealing with this
question. The essence of these reports was that the
defence of the colonies should depend on local corps without
any assistance from the Imperial country. But the fact
was that the presence of British troops was desirable in our
dependencies in maintaining a good feeling with the natives,
and affording them a greater sense of security. The dis-
cipline and the esprit de corps of a local army were
necessarily inferior to those of imperial troops.
As regarded the argument of fostering a feeling of
self-reliance on the part of the colonists, he had no doubt
that that feeling would manifest itself in momenta of dan-
ger. He referred to Australia, and other English colonies,
to show that in cases of emergency they would supply the
necessary means of self-defence.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]