Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-22

Cu6SL6T ueuV0rOu III hluTeSS luSI evening
to the Educational Aid Society of his Dio-
cese on the education bill, approving gen.
orally of the new bill pending in Parlia-
ment, but hoped an amendment would be
adopted, making education compulsory.
Diplomatic TicIkIers.
The Committee of Commons on the in
vestigation Of the diplomatic service of
Great Britain, were to-day informed by
Lord Clarendon that the government had
reason to believe that the United State in
tended to raise its mission to England to
one of first rank, and this must be recipro-
Gated by establishing an Embassy at Wash
ington in lieu of the present mission.
The Netos says the Canadian agent on
his way to London for the purpose of crea-
ting Ill feeling against the United States
government on account of the late FeniaR
raid, is on FOOLS errand.
Railroad Disaster-Thirtcen Per-
sons Killed and Forty Injured.
A terrible disaster occurred this after
noon on the Great Northern Railway. A
large excursion train was run into by a
freight train. Several cars were thrown
from the track, and demolished. Thirteen
persons were killed, and thirty to forty in
jured, some fatally.
Christian Unity.
A meeting was held last night to pro-
mote Christian unity. Lord Elliot occu-
pied the chair. Speeches urging harmony
among religious sects were made, and sp-.
propriate resolutions adopted. =.
parliamentary = TcIcgraphic- The
ScnOOI Question.
T., tha uouoa Of Commons IocS niobf Aha
Postmaster General promised an early in
crease in the facilities for telegraphic COM
munication with Ireland. Additional ca
bles are to be laid, and improved oonnec-
ton will be established.
Mr.. Foster, in reply to question of Mr..
Playfair, said that school accommodation
would be provided as soon as the Educa-
tional bill was passed.
The House then went into Committee on
the Compulsory Education bill.
Mr.. Mail opposed the clauses which
dealt with religion.
Mr. McAuthur reprobated the granting
of public money for UNCONVENTIONAL
| schools.
MIR. Richards, G. W., Dilkes, seconded
the amendment to strike out ''making
grants for d Nominational schools.
Messrs Richards and Dilks maintained
that while attendance on schools should be
made compulsory the funds for their sup
port sheuld come from local and voluntary
sources and not from public. The argu-
ment for the maintenance of tho authority
of the Church became general, Messrs.
Beersford, Hope and Sir J. Packington
supporting the amendment.
Mr.. Foster objected to the amendment
as imposing without making compensation.
The value and vitality of the measure,
as the bill stood now, the cause of educa-
ton was likely to be sacrificed, for one
sect might snatch advantage from another.
At the close of MIR. Fosters speech the
House adjourned.
To Get Rid of the Bishops.
Coming out of Committee, Mr.. Beau
mont moved for leave to bring in O
bill relieving the bishops from attendance
in parliament Mr. Beaumont thought
the presence of bishops there useless and
unpopular Mr.. Locke King seconded the
motion,
Gladstone said the Government could not
assent to the introduction of such meas
ures. He considered it an ill-advised and
cratuitous attack on the constitution. The
House divided, and leave TO introduce
was refused by 132 to 151.
Cotton Factory Burned.
A lively sensation was caused in the
Lower House this afternoon by false
alarm of fire.
Williams extensive cotton factory, in
Bolton, was totally destroyed by fire to-
night. A large number of hands wero
thrown out of employment.