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tau II ts i'll aIyeIeity that he shows 10
the least advantage. And ~ to legislation he
Las finely kept To Lis promises. The two
great qu"s:tons already glanced At demanded
'--tn resolution. Long, weatino1ne nights Of
t'iecasrioi' Intricate fensss of snepdnents,
be driven though: Not infrequeply . statcs-
man Of less faith and power would have
ihsovn up the taek EveI. nov va n1e prom.
iord Struggle with the Laeds- The old
siHs ats OIL either side aye heara, and the eky
looks dark.
TIE EpgcAzloS ceszRovEnsT.
M!. for~ter, Who introduced the Education
lill III tl.r HOUSE Of Commons, has di4ap-
io'n, esi tho Radicals by not proviaing for {
iutcl. seetl:ar System; and fancy his own
u,iN,pis III surh natte1A arc not mute
what they were. Though tho son of a
Y 11e1, hs was. nntil his marriage With d
daughter Of the late Dr.. Arnold, au Unita1ian,
ln, iIo now has host Of church connections,
aud the avcrarc Ensfirh politician who can rc.
sirs even Premier, often succutnt.s to matri-
nonr. Mr.. Forster, III Introducing his lneas-
IRE. gave it 4 clerical tinsc. For years std
EaaEs the party to which },e l,olnnHa has been
calling for grrat Hchtu1e OF national educa-
ton. They have la1arntesa tho gtoes Ignorance
OF the natees Of the people, and haye lnayed
Parliament would te strong enough
mar instruction. pJE drst coutltiou
in their owl minds no daub, wAs,
.lat sneh scheme mant bo Heruiat to be
national; lut Als- Furoter proposed method
By which, i'll tho rate-Bupported srlloola, the
creed u the majofity might 10 taught. Every
Literal foEcsaw tllat with eucf, All arrangement,
tectaIIsn bitterness Hu1li be kept ult in tue
latEe sowus. aud tliat the election Of lie sail
sellool boards would be 4 constaa: theological
dEht. Nr- Forster rank in popular esiilna-
tion, and, even in Lis own constituency at
bradford. te WAS told that ths confidence III
him WAS shaEcn. The clergy coiored Ill
his oliuions- Il looked ~ though the moa.ure
n,uni l~ dsoppol an1a a splendid opportunity
tc }oet. At tiia juncture Mr.. Glad
st.a4c stepped forward Tic Isah Land
Lii war "ut Of The Lover House, and the
coast in tie Commons w.s, for the uomeut,
clear. Mr. tiisistone's hpur had come. IN
the mi.i-t II the confusion Of tongues, the
pubic meetings., the newspaper articles, tho
|eiitiulsH, the host OF correspondence, Hr.
Gladstone rosc to take tllc lead. He first IL
tered TIE ill. anai allowed the public TO think
ever the amendments for four dlys. and then
lie >@ @l'ut his foot iown." The friouds Of pure
IL REGULAR education had the courage to mett
linn on the Threshold, hut they we1o Iemen-
,lously worstel, and at the time ] write it
et.tllls ptobah1e that tho education ill, as il
lr3v4r tile Hotre of Commons (if it meets
With no fatality. will allow tho H.
hIc 10 he tcad and explained in The
rate supported schools, but wilt permit nc
crecls or denominaional foEmulAties 10 bt
taught The eemi-voluutasy schools will cou
tt,ae TO receive public money, though rossib}!
eonlc check will he nut on thcif sectarianisms
This il not the hest POSSIBLE result, but it i.
something. and the effect oil the compulsor,
experiment will te interesting. MI. Gladstont
la- the t<'hcme as his oHlt. 4lr. Forstcr step
back for tue moment The occasion needs a''
al ia
strong enough To his private friends Nj
Gladstone talks NJ though lie should lsimHel
greatly prefer purely secular scheme, but th'
i. conservative t..aunt-r. ....a Il .~1t a.e
grca1 gain IT, ID ,he public schools. health,
practical, religious teaching ~ distinct froi
tho ''isu,s ID provided.
TIE LATE kAn1. or cLARExpoS.
The death Ut tho Eal1 Of Claroudon thrns
the government in some confusion. Tor thi
experienced statcsmsn possc.sed cnnAdelab
influence over the conservative feers. We
often lis couusc1s prevailed over th.lse uf the
own number lie ir only party loss.
gave the foreign policy of England no dtstinc
ire character. and could not he depended {
to asist the Liberal cauec out Of his own cou
try. Violent men like the Marquis Of 5ah
bury will now possess more SWAN aud coll
e.ou with the Commons be rendered MOI
probable.
PARLIAMENTARY REron7Nd.
Members Of Doth 1foutcs OF Legislature Al
cut OF patience with the press. They dee1s,
tl,e naI,uts are not half 80 interesting AZ tht
1l-ed 10 lie. The complaint il of the charact.
It the reports Of Parliamentary proceeding
In the old unlet. wlen tho morning ju,lrn1
circulated scarcely AZ 1nauy Auuiretis as the
n"w circulate thousands, each paper had fl
r'aa Of reporters. who, during tho session, Il
cared each night, nearly verbatim, reports
tlir Speeches. The newspapers often show,
t':'IE a Hin lite Of general tiews. and perhal
c''r leading article; all tho rest was Parlt
tuettary dchate. 1t WAS tho tradition to give Il
rlts cles at that length, and no journal had Il
courage to attempt to do othcraisc- Thcs to-
prid.' III 1t, and tho editors conntsd the ii,
columns each day TO secif tbs proper prope
tiv1. was maintaincd. What weary DAYS (
newspaper readers! The man who plodd
through thoee lc.dru pages was to he N
With only here ard there; tho rest Of inankil
merely looked At them III respect Tie Tin
CONNECTION, which enabled it to gire suppl
tncnts. snI 30 to 'lave better supply Of {
ttinarS News than it's contt tmporaries; but Il
Debates we're the:c Ii well. At last tho pap
duty Was taken away. and the penny pre-
canae into being. To the amAzsmeut
the older stasers these ncw sheet
While protesting to report Parliament, like Il
rert, only gave the nt,importsnt speechoa
abstract. They cut down the reports, on l.
average. to = fourth Of what tho rest wero Il
ing. 1idicule followed araazefnent. 1t y
absurd to suppose the audacious e1perime
could succeed. don't know whether some
the orthodox school did not hint that it n
OF the House OF Commons ought to interfe
to stop it. But the new presa went on
csc.aing in circulation. People got dots
which thcF cared about- They had ceased
care fig for tho opinions of the honor1l
member for G.imsoy, or the merits Of
~, ut HH Al
the worthy. representative Of Bore
on decimal coinage had ceased
rossess any novelty The lie beat;
around: the events Of Yesterday, he i
court. tho police, the horse taco. the let
from abroad, tho court bai1,-these, and
hundred other things were positively prefer
hy the million to more dense matter; and
las, the example epre4d until it happens t
al the 1,rcscnt moment the 7in.fs and anot
paper. the Standard, are the only touz1
left Which eire reports on tho scalo which
kept up before the penny press c1ue INTO
istence- This il Grcvlous trial to tho lcSl
tors who think their avn speeches the !
he~6Ia{ers, siI, they tell you. - are going
the dogs" Meanwhile the sale is larger t
ever,
Al the same time, better record ougl
s+ kept Of tue debates. i stupid theory
nobody is present continues to be acted W
'.HA AAt&e - w Autuu1zG4 AE0Qunt X au.
HASsAhn.
Though the Ttuey and the Standard p
l"iiE reports, they, Of course, make their
lrttIons. SDIne men are given IN the
lerr"sl: othezs III the third. Ihn choic
often caIHicious ard determined by con.idt
tlon1 of space. A file Of either Of Il
a{efs would te m imperfect authp,
tlut. then there ie Hansarl. Well.
Haneard," Which is the terror Of tom,
ttAteFraen, is little better than hnmbug.
L. a Representation of what member wsu
hafe il Aau3M they raid, rather
Transcript at what they dill say. !
sAfu, A. You know, ia the name OF 4 prin
ntm. WHO hare , contract for pr;nting
iafHa1lentaEy work For long period
naSe ALSO nophssed in volumes record OF
debates- nc practice which used TO he
lowed "aa shus: The c7iitor Of Hausar,]
together the morning pancrs. tha 7Ymss
Morning Iaronscit, The Doiiy .N,7cs, thu
aid. and the Posi-, md from the-n NV, wv
the uausard rclsort- Via, ons o-,
WAS generally surpli<d by snottor ~
tf,u-, no doubt, tolerably far srrnnn,
obtained. But \ proof Of caeh Enee.h
sent TO the member who delivered Il snd
emendations were, for tho most part, Aecc
IIansa.d's Debates are purely ptivato
speculation, and II ron w1nt to get subrc,
YOU mrrt please people; Hansafd, there
though always appealed to II N author
to what member said on = particular
zion, has nover seemed to mo fair or n1f
Geucc: and nov 1t Is less 60. Hans1r
not the game variety Of reports to Gull
and be falls hack on the practice Q
ting ~ many members "A he q
send reEcrta Of their speeches. Whist
Of eseaI,e for tho nerTouA and pnoratn
How eIpducut1y now can FfGcount Milton