The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-15 00:00:00

EDUCATION-MANAGING CLAUSES.

Lord STANLEY asked if the adoption of the manag-
ing clauses proposed by the Privy Council si 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, th,,
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 tha
Privy Council from considering fairly any application
which might be made to the few ezisting schools for an
annual allowance.

ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL.
The Earl of GLENGALL moved for a return from
the Commissioners of the Court of Incumbered Estates,
Ireland, stating the number of petitions lodged in their
court to this date; the names of each matter, the rent
of the property in each ease proposed to be sold, and the
gross amount of incumbrances stated to be chargeable
thereon. Property to the value of nearly two millions
lvid 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
bad 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 proceeding which would be entirely ruinous
to the owners of these encumbered estates.—(Hear,
hear, from the Earl of Monntcashel.) It was clear that
such a course must be most unjust, and he he hoped the
Government would not permit those sales to go on. He
not rnss the subject at present; but perhaps next week
the Noble Marquis would give him some information 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 abjection 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 LANSDOVVIN.IE 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, beeause the publication of 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 sup ose that the Court would ever throw into the
market more land than would create proper competi-
tion. If they were to do 30 some steps ought to be
taken to prevent them from proceeding in a course
unjust alike to the landlord and his creditor. He firmly
believed that the value of 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 he
did not doubt but that they could raise the
price of mortgaged land in Ireland to a high rate. He
believed the Commissioners had exercised their discre-
tion in a manner not only creditable to themselves, but
advant.geous to 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.
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 THE POST-OFFICE.
Mr. MACDONALD presented a petition from Belli-
nasloe praying for the cessation of Sunday labour in the
Post-office. Several other similar petitions from places
in Scotland were presented.

ATTORNEYS' CERTIFICATES.
Mr. BENItY 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 of agricultural protection.
PRIVATE BILLS.—SECOND READINGS.
The ;ollowing 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
Kidderminster.