The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-16 00:00:00

EDUCATION-MANAGING CLAUSES.

Lord STANLEY asked if the adoption of the manag-
ing clauses proposed by the Privy Council as the condi-
tion of receiving aid from the State was applicable to
existing schools, or only to schools hereafter to be
erected? If only to schools hereafter to be erected, the
extent of the injustice complained of by the Church
would be greatly diminished.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that there was
no rule adopted Which debarred the Committee of the
Privy Council from considering fairly any application
which might be made to the few existing schools fur an
annual allowance.

ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND).
The Earl of GLENGALL moved for a return from
the Commissioners of the Court of Encumbered Estates,
Ireland, stating the number of petitions lodged in their
court to this date; the name of each matter, the rental
of the property in each case proposed to be sold, and the
gross amount of encumbrances stated to be chargeable
thereon. Property to the value of nearly two millions
had been already brought under the jurisdiction of the
Encumbered Estates Court, which had been described
as a court neither of equity or law, and those estates
had been ordered to be sold, and would be
sold, it was said, if the court could obtain
seven years' purchase for them. This was
a course of procee ling which would bo entirely ruinous
to the owners of these encumbered estates.—(" Hear,
hear," from the Earl of Mountcashel.) It was clear that
such a course must be most unjust, and he he hoped the
Government would not peanit those sales to go on. He
not press the subject at present; but perhaps next week
the Noble Marquis would give him some infermation on
the subject.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE believed that the
Commissioners had taken the greatest possible precau-
tions to prevent an improper sacrifice of property. He
had no objection to grant the returns if the Noble Earl
would consent to a verbal alteration in his motion.
The Earl of GLENGALL thought that Government
was bound to take every possible precaution to protect
the property of the gentlemen of Ireland.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE assured the Noble
Earl that there was no desire whatever to depreciate the
value of landed property in Ireland.
Lord BEAUMONT feared that the motion of the
Noble Earl would produce the evil which he
deprecated, because the publication ef these returns
would encourage the opinion that an enormous quantity
of land was at once to be thrown upon the market,
and this would keep down buildings. He could
never suppose that the Court would ever throw into the
market more land than would create proper competi-
tion. If they were to -do so some steps ought to be
taken to prevent them from proceeding in a course
unjust alike t ) the landlord and his creditor. Ile firmly
believed that the value cf land would very soon be
raised to nearly its former amount in Ireland as well as
in England, and he did not doubt but that the Court
would defer sales to that period.
Lord CAMPBELL hoped the observations of his
Noble Friend would go forth to the world, and ho
did not doubt but that they could raise the
price cf mortgaged land in Ireland to a high rate. Ile
believed the Commissioners had exercised their discre-
tion. in a manner not only creditable to themselves, but
advent Lgeons to the owners of encumbered estates, and
to their mortgagees.
After a few words from the Earl of GLENGALL and
the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, the motion was agreed to,
and their Lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 15.
The ' SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before
Four o'clock.
EDINBURGH AND ABERDEEN RAILWAY.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from the Edin-
burgh and Aberdeen Railway Company. praying that
the period for the second reading of the Bill may be ex-
tended.
SUNDAY LABOUR IN TIIE POST-OFFICE.
Mr. MACDONALD presented a petition from Bali-
nasloe praying f)r the cessation of Sunday labour in the
Post-office. Several other similar petitions from places
in Scotland were presented.
ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATES.
Mr. HENRY presented a petition from attorneys'
in Bury, praying for a repeal of the duty on attorneys'
certificates.
AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION.
Mr. CUMMING BRUCE presented a petition from
Ross in favour (If agricultural protection.
PRIVATE BILLS.—SECOND READINGS.
The tollowing private Bills were read a second time,
and ordered to be committed:—
Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Railway Junction.
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway (Deviations,
Enlargement of Station, &c.)
Liverpool Docks.
Newcastle upon Tyne Improvement, Amendment of
Acts, and New Streets.
York and North Midland Railway.
MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S
SISTER.

Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from Kelso
against the Bill for legalizing marriage with a deceased
wife's sister; also petitions from places in Surrey, Whit-
burn, in the county of Durham, and Middlesex, praying
for the cessation of labour on Sundays in the Post-office.
KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION.

A petition was presented from Kidderminster, com-
plaining of the return to the writ for the last election for
Kidderminstor.
COUNTY FINANCIAL BOARDS.
Mr. BROWN presented a petition from Ormskirk
praying for the establishment of county financial boards.
MINISTERS' MONEY IN IRELAND. .

Mr. MONSELL presented a petition from Limerick
complaining of the impost called ministers money.
MALT DUTY.

Mr. SOTHERON presented a petition from Middle-
sex praying for the repeal of the malt duty.
RETURNS FROM THE BOARD OF TRADE.
Mr. DISRAELI rose to ask a question of the Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade of which he had yesterday
given notice. It related to the returns of the department
over which he presided, and he wished for some explana-
tion of the reason of the delay of the publication of the
monthly returns. At the present moment, in the middle
of the month of February, the returns for the month of
December were not yet published. There was also
another point which, if the Right Hon. Gentleman had
been in his place yesterday, he should have asked him,
and that was why the delay had taken place in the cir-
culation of the summary, as it WU called. There was
also another point on which be wished for some satis-
factory explanations. He spoke of the digested re-
turns of the Board of Trade, which were called tables
relating to the revenue and commerce of the country.
The returns which had been presented to the House re-
specting the trade and commerce of the country only
went up to the year 1847, and he wished to know
whether the Government could adopt any means by
which returns of such great importance could be brought
up to a more recent period. Returns of the number of
spirit-shops in Dublin, of the number of temperance
coffee-shops
in London, and a series of returns of the
number of brothels in Bristol, Manchester, and other
cities had been given, and he wished to know whether
the Government thought these of more importance than
the returns he had mentioned.
Mr. LABOUCIIERE said the lion. Member was
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under a misapprehension in sup osoiegeetbattbatinieusesurael-.
turns had been presented at a later
period
exception, beer.
n,
Ever since 1335 they had, with only n
laid on the table of the House on the 10thxc
besides, did net February.dp
The presentation of the returns,
entirely upon the Board of Trade, because they had to
wait until the different departments sent in the neces-
saryt information to make them up. To prove that there
was no unnecessary delay at the Board of Trade, he
might mention that it was only yesterday (the 14th)
that the Excise returns, which were comprised in the
paper he had just laid on the table, were received at the
Board of Trade. The lion. Gentleman proceeded to
t why *..W Thy the digezt account of the Board of Trade
taivrHoorn to the end cf the year 1847. It was
quite Un- e'llaat it only came down to the end of 1847, but
inforatition, which had now been presented to the
H.. °II o•c9mmons fur a great many yelra before
therstututteab department of the Board of Trade was in
ire
see • in existence lad always been one year more in arrear

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than it was now.—(Hear, hear.) The statistical
department of the Board of Trade, therefore, had suc-
ceeded in abridging the period at which this return was
forthcoming by one year. The Hon. Gentleman was pro-
bably aware that this return was divided into two parts,
being comprised under the heads of section A and section
B. The latter had already been delivered ; the other, which
related to the trade and finance of the country, would be
ready id a short time, perhaps it would be on the table
of the House in a fortnight, and it would bring that por-
tion of the account down to the end of the year 1848.
The Customs and every other department of the
country had always evinced an anxious desire
to furnish these important statistics to the House
at the earliest possible moment, and the Honour-
able Gentleman and the House might rely upon the
Board of Trade delivering them in immediately after
they had had an opportunity of testing their correctness.
CONTRACTS OF SUPPLIES FOR TETF,
COLONIES.

Mr. SCOTT wished to inquire of the Under-Secretary
of the Treasury whether any contracts had been entered
into by the Government for the supply of the colonies,
and whether any dispatches, had been received with re-
spect to such contracts ?
Mr. HAYTER said that no such contracts had been
entered into, and that no dispatches had been received,
but that as soon as they came to hand, if such dispatches
were received, they should be laid upon the table.