The New York herald., 1868-06-28
ENGLAND.
The Public School Systenl-Business OF Par.
linment-Irish RefOrm-Napier's Dispatches
Of Merit and Rewarded Newspaper Libel

The Public school System-Dusiness Of Par.
inment-Irish Reform-Napier's Dispatches
Of Merit md Reward-A Newspaper Libel
Case.
In the House Of Lords, June 15 Lord Stanhope
raised discussion In reference to the public schools
of Great Britain His object, he said, was to have
an inquiry into the course Of education at these
institutions. The bill now before Parliament he
approves OF, but it only deals with the government
Of the schools He s anxious to have less Greek and
Latin In the course OF study and more OF mathemat
other peers opposed any further inquiry ut present.
and the matter dropped.
bring the Parliamentary session to q close. June Is
he obtained the consent OF the House OF Commons to
proposal that from the lst July government should
have Tuesdays given to 1t for Official business Fur
ther he obtained the sanction Of the House for morn
ing stings after the fashion Of those introduced last
year. when the House met at two O'Clock, sat till
seven and then resumed at nine. The intention Of
the government as to the measures which are to be
pressed through was not quite clear. The Irish Re-
form bill and the Registration bill seemed to be the
only other measures upon which they will insist.
In the House Of Commons, June 49, the Irish Re
form bill being In committee on the clause which
likes the qualification in boroughs at being rated at
more than "a being read. Mr.. Lawson moved an
amendment to make the qualification rating at "a
ment on the ground that 1t would disturb the rating
arrangements Of the country, and, on division, Mr..
Lawson was defeated by 1853 votes to III. Govern
ment abandoned another Of its vital principles.
There is to be no boundary commission for Ireland;
but In the boroughs the municipal and parliamen-
a
long discussion in reference to the payment Of the
expense Of conveying voters to the poll. The clause
exceptions were made In favor OF certain borOughs
and counties. All the clauses those which were
postponed were agreed to-
Nottingham that 1t ia not his intention to Qner him
self as q candidate for the representation Of the
borough He is unwilling to Bisk dividing the liberal
interest which was nearly happening at tie last cleo
ton, when he had least expected 1t.
subject OF war dispatches written BY General
Non lar In hvOo oUo 0nh p<1oA fhn
ment, but which are now missing excited consider
able feeling in Parliament 1t seems that Sir Robert
Ing the fan OF Magdala, but adding that he should
send further despatch by Colonel Fraser, in which
he would name the individual officers and men
rived and left letters at the house Of Sir STAFFORD
NorthcOte. The expected despatch, however, was
not among these letters, and In the House OF CON-
MONS June 15 Sir Stafford Northcote could only sug-
gest that perhaps 1t was at the Horse Guards"
The hearing OF the charge against Madame Rachel
before Mr. Knox, at Marlborough street Police Court
London. The court was densely crowded Lord
seem to be altogether satisfied with the arrange
ments for her defence; she had wished she said to
have the services Of Sergeant Balantine, and, for
that purpose, she had placed nifty guneas In the
hands OF her solicitor who, however failed to obtain
Mr. Ballantine's aid She had also been disappoint-
ed by person who told her that II she paid certain
sum OF money the charge would be set aside. When
Madame Rachel had stated her difficulties to the
magistrate the examination OF Mrs. Borradaile went
on. Mrs. Borradaie, after creating some amusement
BY stating that on one occasion she had received
from Madame Rachel love token in the
came from Lord Ranelagh, created no less surprise
by declaring that to the best Of her belief the Lord
Ranelagh she saw in court and the gentleman who
was introduced to her by that title in 1860 one
and the same person. On the other hand, one James
Mnton, an auctioneer's clerk, depOsed to having
been employed TO write letters to Mrs. Borrodae al
Madame Rachels dictaton. Lord Raneiagh once
more declared that he had nothing whatever to do
with the affair and the case was adjourned Madame
Rachel bppp again rp0uirpd N hpa hail nf
two suretes in 1000 each and herself in f2, 600.
somewhat extraordinary action-Risk Allah vs..
Whitehurst and others-in which the damages were
laid at f20, 900, was commenced In the Court Of
Queens Bench, London. The defendants con-
nected with the London Telegraph newspaper. The
piaintin IL the syrian gentleman whose trial In Brus
sells for the double crime Of murder and Of
forgery excited 80 much interest throughout
Europe towards the close OF the year 1866.
a young gentleman named Ready, a connection Of
his deceased wife, in whose death he was supposed
to have had some pecuniary interest, and who was
found shot through the head in the bedroom OF a
hotel at Brussels In which he and Risk Allah lodged.
After trial which lasted some days, Risk Allah was
acquitted. His complaint against the London TeIe-
graph Is that that journal all along assumed that he
was guilty both IN It's correspondence from Brussels
written during the trial, and in the leading article
that followed his acquttal The imputations in
volved the Brussels charges are the only ones
nom which Risk Allah has had to clear his charac-
ter he was at one time suspected, though it appears
without reason, OF having poisoned his wife,
and at another, an action was brought
against him in reference 10 some share
transactions from which some offensive
drawn at the termination OF the trial. The Iele-
grCsph's mode OF dealing with these imputations
forms OF the subjects OF the action. Mr.. Sereant
Parry detailed all these circumstances AT great length
III his opening address for the plaintir and read
numerous extracts from the article and letters COM
planned OF. The trial ended IN verdict OF e9od
damages against the newspaper, a. reprinted in the
HSRALD's cable telegram from London the other
day.