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London, England, 1861-07-04 00:00:00

annually increasing amount of the educational estimator
and to the principle upon which such votes should IA
given; and moved, "That, in the opinion of this hour e,
votes in aid of educational establishments should, so 1 ar

ps may be consistent with existing arrangements, t,
limited to those in which elementary instruction alor e
is given, and to those for the training of schoolmasters.' "
He was aware of the strong feeling that prevailed in th a
house in favour of the extension of education amongst th a
humbler classes, and he was not in the slightest degree les 8
desirous of that object than any other hon. member. H B
considered that the tendency was to over-educate the lowe r
classes, and therefore k was necessary that the greater ,
vigilance should be exercised in reference to these edue .
tional rotes. During the last 20 years the votes fr r
public schools had risen from £30,000 to the amount in t b e
present estimates of no less than over £803,000, while Dm
schools of science and art it was now proposed to grant
£111,489. The whole amount proposed for educational pur-
poses was £915,278. He should not object to that am aunt,
if he was sure that it realised the benefit that .;Lt was
considered likely to effect, bet the fact was that the educa-
tion given in Government schools was not only defective in
que.iity as regarded the higher branches, but failed to sup-
Ply education of a class suited to the stition in life of the
Parties who were the recipients of it. The hon. member
then proceeded to point out what he considered the other
defects of the existing system.
Sir G. C. LEWIS considered that the question should
be brought forward at a later period of the estimates, when
the particular votes in question were under consideration.
VOLUNTEER INSPECTION IN THE PARKS.
Mr. B. OSBORNE begged to draw the attention of the,
First Commissioner of the Board of Works to a circum,
stance that, in his opinion, was of some importanoe.
The volunteers were in the habit of being inspected in the
park at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, when there was a large
number of equestrians and persons driving in the parks.
The firing commenced about half-past 6 o'clock, and con-
tinued till 7 o'clock, much to the inconvenience of stout
gentlemen on horseback, and to the fright of ladies in car-
riages. There was an order at the Horse Guards by the late
Duke of Wellington that there should be no firing by the
soldiers except at a certain distance from the main road,
and he thought the same regulation should be enforced
with respect to the volunteers.
Mr. COWPER said that the subject would be considered,
and instructions would be given to prevent the annoyance
complained of being repeated.
TETUAN AND MOROCCO.
Sir R. PEEL asked the question of which he had given.
notice in the early part of the evening.
Lord J. RUSSELL stated that, in consequence of Coe
Moorish Government having stated to the Spanish Govern-
ment that they would not carry out the treaty, arrange-
ments had been made by the latter Government, but they
were opea to any overtures from the Moorish Government
that would lead to an amicable arrangement.
PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES.
Mr. SCULLY moved for a select committee to inquire
into the best mode of securing authorised or accurate re-
ports of the debates of the house. The hon. and learned
gentleman then proceeded, in a speech replete with humour,
to point out the practice that prevailed with news-
papers in reporting speeches according to their respective
interests.. He read a letter hich he had received from
some anonymous writer, which commenced, " My dear
Scully,—Pray, do not make such an ass of yourself.
(Laughter.) We are all laughing at your absurd speech
here, and the only excuse we can make for you is, that you
are not right in your head." (Great laughter.) He did not
know whether the opinion of the writer was that of the
house, but it .certainly was not his own. (Increased
laughter.)

[LEFT SITTING.]

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

BEGGING-LETTER 1 ESTS.—GioValllli Mazzini and Flo-
rence Mazzini, the latter evidently an Irish woman, were
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt as follows :
Butcher, 137 C, said—Yesterday afternoon, about two
o'clock, I was in a post-office in Vigo-street, when the
female prisoner came in and asked the young woman in
the shop to write a letter for her, but she refused, and
after same time the woman left the shop. The young
woman then told me that her sister had written a letter for
the same woman the previous day, but that, as she believed
it to be a begging-letter, she would write no more. I then
went after the female prisoner, who was accompanied by
the male prisoner, and I watched them into a shop
in Regent-street, whore the female prisoner asked
a man to write a letter, but, on his refusal, she
asked to be relieved. They then came out and went to Mr.
Baldwin's, hosier's, 49, Great Portland-street, where at the
female prisoner's dictation a letter was written. I then
took them into custody.

(The letter was here handed to Mr. Tyrwhitt addressed
To the Right Hon. Lord Talbot de Malahide.")
Mr. Tyrwhitt—l shall take the liberty of opening the
Letter.

Mr. Tyrwhitt having read the letter said it was asking
assistance of his lordship to take them to Sheffield.
On being asked what they had got to say, the female pri-
soner began, assuming a foreign accent, with, " Well, my
lord—"

Mr. ryrwhitt—Ah, you are trying that on, are you.
You might as well talk to a wall as talk like that to me.
You are about as Italian as I am.

Female prisoner—Well, your worship, my husband came
with Lord Fitzgerald from Provence to Dublin, and his
lordship gave us means to come to England, thinking we
might better our condition.
Male prisoner—The Hon. Richard Talbot came to see
me while I was ill, and told me to go to the hospital.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—The whole thing is whether the offence of
begging —the offence with which you are charged—has been
committed, but it :is as near begging as cin be. I shall
discharge you this time, but you had better not come here
s gain.