The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-07-09 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS-FRIDAY.

Several public bills passed by the Cormuonswere presented
to their lordships for consideration.
Fate. Marquis of NORMANDY, in moving the third reading
of the Jamaica Enactments Bill, expressed his regret that
their lordships should have " withdrawn " from it that which
the government had deemed essential to the due working of
the measure ; but as it was, the government would take care
to give such instructions to the governor as he hoped, would
Le conciliatory to the House of Assembly.
The bill was then read the third time and passed.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY brought forward his se-
ries of resolutions regarding the proceedings of government
in the matter of '• national education." His grace emphati-
cally condemned the scheme which mingled all denominations
of religious teachers as calculated to promote scepticism or
indifference to religion; and he denounced the attempt to
proceed by resolutions of the House of Commons, instead of
by bill, as an interference of the deliberative functions of their
lordships' house. His grace concluded•with handing in the
iollowin•; resolutions :

" 1. That thi,ahonsP ha 4 had under its consideration the va-
rious documents Which haV6been presented lr,'"licr Majesty's
commands respecting public education, including those which
refer" to the application 'of public-money inforiar years in aid

of the building of school houses in connection with the Na-
tional Society and the British and Foreign Szhool Society; and
also the letters of the secretary of state and the president of
the council of the 4th, 6th, and 9th February respectively ;
the order in council of the 10th April appointing a committee
of council ; the minutes of proct- edings of that committee of
the 13th April ; and the report of the same committee of the
third of June.
" 1. That it appears, from the documents last mentioned,
that a committee of council has been appointed, consisting
exclusively of members of her Majesty's government, for the
purpose of considering all matters affecting the education of
the people, and of superintending the application of any sums
which may be voted by parliament tor that purpose.
2. That on the 13th of April lastit was proposed by such
committee to establish a model school, which might serve as
an example for other "schools, and d normal school, in which
a body of schoolmaiters might be formed competent to assume
the management of similar institutions in all parts of the
country,
" 3. It appears by the report of the committee, approved
by her Majesty in council on the 3d of June, that the com-
mittee is empowered to retain the right of inspection, in or-
der to secure a conformity with such regulations as they may
approve of for the management and discipline of all schools
to which aid may be granted ; and to make grants of public
money to any schools which may appear to them to requite
such aid, irrespectively to the religious doctrines which may
be inculcated in such schools.

" 4. That it appears to this house that the powers thus in-
trusted to the committee of council are so important in their
bearing upon the moral and religious education of the people
of this country, and upon the proper duties and functions of
the Established Church, and at the same time so capable of
progressive and indefinite extension, that they ought not to
be committed to any public authority without the consent of
parliament.
"5. That it appears to this house that the particular
scheme of education set forth in the minutes of the com-
mittee of the 13th April, is open to grave objection, with
reference to the arrangements made for the religious instruc-
tion of children, to the use within the school of any other
than the authorised version of the Scriptures, and to many
other important details ; and although it is stated in the re-
port of the committee of council of the 3d of June, that it is
not in the power of the committee to mature a plan for the
formation of a normal school .without further consideration,
and that they therefore postpone taking any steps for the pur-
pose until greaterconcurrence of opinion is found to prevail,
yet the report gives no assurance that the scheme approved
by the committee on the 13th of April may not be hereafter
carried into execution at the discretion of the committee.
" 6. That under these circumstances this house considers
itself bound by the obligations of public duty to present an
humble address to her Majesty, conveying to her Majesty
the resolutions into which it has entered, and humbly praying
that her Majesty will be graciously pleased to give directions
that no steps shall be taken with rrApect to thet establishment
or foundation of any plan for the general education of the
people of this country without giving to this house, as one
branch of the legislature, an opportunity of fully considering
a measure of such deep importance to the highest interests of
the community." (Cheers.)
The Marquis df LANSDOWNE followed, defending at great
length the measures of government, and maintaining that, in
proceeding by resolution, they had only followed the pre-
cedent that had been adopted in the previous grants.
The Bishop of Exeter, Earl Fitzwilliam, the Bishop of
London, Lord Brougham, the Duke of Wellington, Lord
Melbourne, &c., took part in the discussion that ensued.
Their lordships divided at three o'clock ; the numbers
were—Contents, 118 ; Non-contents, 229. Lost by the
majority of 111. This division took place on the " previous
question," moved by the Marquis of Lansdowne.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved to take the sense of
the house on some words in the second resolution •, but the
intention was not persevered in ; consequently all the resolu-
tions were carried.

On the motion of the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the
address was ordered to be presented to her Majesty by the
whole house.

Ordered that the lords, with white staves, do wait on her
Majesty to know her Majesty's pleasure when she would
receive the said address.—Adjourned at a quarter-past three.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY.

Mr. PATTON inquired, what progress had been made in the
committee on the small debts bill ?

Sir G. GREY said that he expected to present, the report
on Monday. . .

Sir W. MoLEswolrH gave notice of his intention to move,
on Thursday, on the question of going into committee on the
Canada bill, a resolution declaratory that it was consistent
with every principle of justice and humanity, to proceed
without delay to legislate for the permanent government of
the Canadas-

Mr. BAINES stated that, on Tuesday next, he should move
for papers, correspondence, &c., regarding what was termed
the Germanic commercial league.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excimatim said, in answer to
Sir R. Inglis, that he hesitated about any measure to carry
into effect improvements agreeably to the recommendation
of the metropolis improvement committee, as the city had
lately obtained the London-bridge approaches bill, which
gave a power to raise money that had wholly escaped him ;
and he, therefore, before he gave his sanction, must see that
the corporation had the funds requisite to carry on the pro-
jected uorks.
Colonel SIETHORP, it was arranged, might bring forward
his motion respecting the repeal of the duty on " Fire In-
surances," on the question of going into committee of ways
and means. _

Lord STANLEY presented a petition from paper-manufac-
turers against any monopoly of the manufacture of the pro-
posed stamped covers, in the event of the uniform penny-
postage plan being adopted.
Mr. Fox Ma.m.E, in answer to Sir E. Wilmot, said that
if the summary jurisdiction bill were not likely to pass, he
would agree to a short bill giving security to sheriffs on a
removal, happen to go out of the county, and to escape or
be rescued;
,the hon. baronet giving a curious instance of
danger, in consequence of the conduct and threats of the
Birmingham rioters,