Glasgow Courier. — 1864-06-09 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—THunspAi.  The House met at four o'clock. The report of the Belfast Improvement No. 2 Bill was received.  Lord STANLEY, in reply to Mr Dillwyn, said that the report of the royal commission on patent law was ready, and would be laid on the table in a few days. Mr CARDWELL, in reply to Mr Crawford, said that negotiations were going on between the Government and the Hudson's Bay Company, with a view to transfer a portion of its territory to the Crown. The Marquis of HARTINGTON, in reply to Sir M. Lopes, said that a full inquiry would be instituted into the accident at Plymouth, on Monday last, at artillery practice, and also with a view to regulate the practice in future.  Mr LAYARD, in reply to Sir J. Elphinstone, said that the Government had not yet received the decision of the United States Government on the verdict of the court martial on acting master Donovan, of the U.S. shin Vanderbilt, for the murder of Mr James Gray, mate of the barque Saxon.  On the motion of Sir G. GREY the orders of the (lay were postponed, in order to allow Mr ADDERLEY to bring forward his motion with respect to the minute of the Council of Education on the the Endowment of Schools. In the original minute the Committee of Council confiscated to their own use every kind of endowment, whether the gift of living donors, the bequest of deceased benefactors, or the subscriptions of the localities themselves to provide for the education of their poorer children. He complained that the new minute, so far from remedying the confiscation condemned by the House, evaded the wishes of the House in a most absurd and trifling manner. He moved that this House, hang considered the minute of Council of 11th March, 3864, on endowed schools, is of opinion that it does not meet the objections made to the minute of 19th May, 1863. Mr WALTER opposed the motion on the ground that he was opposed to the whole principles of these endowments being respected in the distribution of Government grants, whatever might be the amount.  Mr -H. BitucE defended the last minute, and urged that as the principle upon which State aid was granted to supply a need where it existed, the grant ought not to be made where the need did not exist.  The House divided—For the motion, 119; against, 111; majority, 8. The debate on the nomination of a select committee on the reports of her Majesty's inspectors of schools was resumed. It was originally proposed by Government that the committee should consist of 15 members, but Mr Clay having suggested that it should consist of 5 to be nominated by the committee of selection, Government abandoned their own proposal. The Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Bouverie, Sir H. Baring, and Mr Bright supported this view of the case, and Mr Disraeli opposed it, but although the House was cleared 'for a division it was agreed to without one, on the understanding that two members as assessors to conduct the inquiry should be appointed by the House. The Court of Chancery (Ireland) Bill, and the Court of Queen's Bench (Ireland) Bill were read a second time. The Rivers Pollution (Scotland) Bill was withdrawn. The other orders were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at 1.20 A.M.