The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-17 00:00:00

AL'S MALIAN BILL.

Lord J. RUSSELL, in answer to a question from Sir
W. Molesworth, said that en answer had ke❑ sent by
Earl Grey to Sir W. Denman's dispatch, with respect to
two elective chambers in Australis, and in which the

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Honourable Baronet would find cogent and satisfatOri
reasons n for the Bill introduced by the Govern-

rnent.—(Laughter.)
EDUCATION BILL.
Mr. W. J. FOX moved the second readirg cf the

Eductition Bill,

Mr. A,. STAFFORD rose, pursuant to notice, to move
that the Bill be read a second time that day six
mouths. He believed that there was uo person in

that House, and few in the country, who '4
not acknowledge the importance of the subject I"' 0
in the Bill of the Honourable Member for Oldham; fel
would admit the ability with which the Bill was '
duced,.but it must be recollected that the Hous. ,
allowing the first reading, had not recognised the 1,
ciple upon which it was founded, but '6'
pledged itself to consider the merit of it'
the second reading of the Bill, the House was c",
upon to adopt the principle tnd to sanction it, gD ,
thelefore felt bound to come forward and record 111%
jection to the measure. In the parishes in his
ate neighbourhood the children were educated gent
at the expense of the landowners, but in the
turns to the House with respect to, " ~;(114
Lion in the country, no mention was wane tlt)
of the number of scholars, or of the parties who 115"
expense of their education. He mentioned that no
controvert the proposition of the Hon. Menl"B` 111
Oldham, that the state of education in England ,iOl
lamentably deficient, but to show that the /3 ill
was not in possession of full. information 00, I,;s,
subject. In considering the question a •
tion the House w ould have to be e3'",„ 01
not to violate tLe religious opinions of the pu•,
in the second place not to found a system of cenucg
tion in educating the people. The measure now
the House proposed to disregard the religious OP4
of a large section of the community, and in the to
place to form a system ot' centralization of the n"051
jecionable charecter. There was a strong feeling ,:t
country against merely secular education. to the ote't 4'o
of religious teaching combined with seculsreducation.
he believed that no Hon. Member in that House 7 101
stand np and contradict that assertion. Not 001 tbi
the National Society for Education against the Nlta
the: correspondence which had taken place upon the 001:
ject by the member's of the British and Foreign S'
Society tended to show that that society was oPI ,
to tee Bill of the Honourable Gentleman' :0,
looked upon the Bill as an invasion 0'
right ( f civil and religious liberty, because it pr°ll
to abandon the principle that prevailed in the ollnei Ir
that religion should form part of every system 0' t.i t
()alien; and thereby set at naught the religious feriall
of a large majority of the people of this country Hon. Gentleman, after making a moss searching )1.-
Ivsii of the provisions of the -Bill, for the POP! itie
of showing that it nail founded upon a Callan
principle, and upon incorrect details, concluded
moving that it be read a second time this dal
months.—(hear, hear.)
The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY secootru
amendment ;:mid loud•chcering. He believed tb.
man but an infidel would maintain that that edlic'
wrls the nest for man that was irrrsP° 00
of religion.--(dear, hear.) Ile was , 1330* 1
of a church that hqd always maintained that chic tie'
stwaid be accompanied and upheld by the tninistt
sbot
rellgien.—(ll.ear, hear.) All experience told thou fO,
secular education could not led to religion. Ile T4lO
be told that iu England religion was too firmly 6.1
to he in any way endangered by secular eduati;
but he believed that the iutroducton of a 1011
0: secular education alone would go tar to end*l3V ,
moral and religious feelings of the couivry.---(",7
(LEFT SPEAKING.)