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      OLYMPIC THEATRE . . K vi « little ' pi «* S in one act called Tht AB-fi ^^ roduced ' attKlstteatreVinrMobday W *»* . ~^ - fcrojriyj received .-It is « udto S ^ liSanecdote in the life ;< rf ; tbe ; pj , e « befbn «« Iefl -ry jias the appearance of being of French Ca © *^^ , ) et nas returned from his long eiile ori . P ? - v , fn povertv and proscription at a hotel sn ^ ^ ttrmaster of which has given him la London , *_ attended bya feilbfol female slave , * elter # i , P las brought from ; the Inffies ; and who * i ; Cfroin . al ) solutiewanrtyassumii ) g . ( unbibwii sites D "" _ j ; -nn ? BP . nf a pitana . and nlsvincr nn

      to -L-at night in the streets -and , public places . * f »" ::,, fciog , in Ms nocturnal r amble * , liad ; seen K ? 2 \ to & >*¦* & & ™ occaPation > and has become ^ Mffed of her charms . Having traced her to f *! osjdence , he comes , in the character of a - mili-¦ a « ffi * r to ingjiire for the celebrated gitana who w / aeatcd such a sensation in the city , Theh . * t ifnis that such a person lives there , and Grdselda 2 who is instantly recognised by the disguised f ^ llsi denies her identity "with the gitana , saving 5 gt she is only a poor slave girl , and tbatthere- ^ Ljntmg * o Canaoens who enters—is . her master , fhe tin ? thus baffled , departs 4 but orders the house * ( , be guarded to prevent any one from leaving it . ¦ yeanwhile , a tender scene takes place between C&noens and Griselda , in / which their . long , snp-« reuei feelings towards each other become apparent .

      • pie host rushes in terrified , announcing that the louse is beset by soldiers , and urging Camoens to escape by a door leading to the river . When the Hog again enters , he finds only Griselda , to whom j » makes passionate love , and atlensthdec'ares liiinselfto betheking ; Griselda makes an eloquent appeal to his principles ¦ - and feelings , discloses the « eeret of the poet's concealment , rand is so successful ^ nwraane the voung sovereign ' s better nature , that . tan Camoens ' is brought back , ' in ^ The custody :: of the soldiers , who have intercepted , his flight , the fcfogreceive him with the honourdueto the great i ™ fm « Tt of his country , expresses his sorrow for the fjSte ^ received and finaHy bestews ^ pon ^ t heW of GnseMa . !

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      BOYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . '; . •' The Directors , ever anxious to cater for the public instruction and amusement , have engaged Sir H . B . Bishop to deliver a course of lectures on the Millar music of Engbnd ; the first commenced on Mondav lait . The lecturer , after proving the advantages to he derived by music being a part and parcel of general education in all classes , as it wonld oeenpy very many hours in a pleasing if not profitable manner , and thereby rescue thousands 3 rom much ill-spent time and idleness . The lecturer traced the progress of English music from the times of Purcell , Lock , Arne , Ac ., to the present day . ThesvleofPnrcellyArne , and Storace were

      illustrated by selections from their , works : — " / Where the bee sucks ; " "In infancy our hopesandfears ;" "TvTien -with village maids I itray ; " the ballad of ¦ * 'Auld Bobin Gray , " Ac . The second lecture deliwed by this gentleman waa on the composers of Germany , commencing with Gluck , who be considered the father of the German school , being" the fist to combine the German and Italian together , which produced that beautiful and highly dramatic expression into , the opera which previously they had been deficient . Mozart , Sir "Henry said , had certainly founded his style on Gliick , in which , in after . years , he so eminently succeeded , many of them surpassing all hitherto produced in ancient or modem times . ~ ~

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      : ; :: ;; : ' ^ l ^ QSp ^ ii ^ raufr ' sS ; - ¦ : ?¦< J HOUSE , OFp ) RDS . -EccMIU 8 iIcAi ; ' }_____ siojT Bn ^ The-Ecclesiastical . Commission ; Bill ww , considered in" committee . ¦ Their lordships divided on tw > amendments , ; both pf whiclfwere carried Dyj ™? gorities of , five , and two respectively : The one , movedsby Earl Powig , / referred to clause 12 , which , as it originally stood , , would , the noble earl contended , have prevented the creation of future bishoprics ; the other , moved by the Bishop of SALiSBUBi . respected the income of certain of the deaneries . , The government also assented to clauses

      proposed by . the Bishop of Oxford , relating to tithes in certain large districts diverted to lay appointments ; , and £ 0 benefices held in commmdamty some of / . the ; "bishops . The . third reading was appointed for ThuirsdaJY and their lordships then adjourned , •; ' .. ' . ' .. , ' HOUSE OF COMMOXS . —Mr . 3 L Gibson presented a petition from Manchester , in favour of a repeal of taxes on Knowledge . ; The JSiaipsih Lisb Scheme . —Sir B . . Hail gave notice that oii Friday he should present a petition from certain allottees of the National land Scheme eomplaininir ' of the conduct of its chief promoter , and praying that their case might be taken into consideration . . ... ' ¦ .. ¦ ' ¦ . ' in

      The " Infidel" . CoEf . —Major Behesford - qnired whether the . issue of the new florin coins had been countermanded ; and if so , why ? t ; . Mr- S hkil replied that the whole number of coins struck had been duly issued . Since the die was fabricated , . however , ; the discovery was made by some microscopical observers , that certain letters were omitted from . the inscription . As to the fact there' could ; be no question but that a sovereign endoWed-with" so many virtues as her present jlnjestv , was the gracious gift of heaven , and it was gqually certain that the monarch was the head of the Protestant , church in this country . But the omission of the words Lei Gratia and Fidei Defensor was intended merely to prevent overcrowding the face of the coins . For his own part he was responsible only fer the manufacture ; of the money , he had no control over its issue , or the design for the dies ¦¦ ¦¦ ., . .

      GOVEBXMEXT BUSINESS—Th £ FDfA 5 CI 1 L ; StATEmekt . —lord J . Russell said that it was the intention of the government to proceed with the navy estimates on Monday next , and on . the following Monday to take some of the principal votes on the army estimates ; and on an early any—he trusted on the' loth'proximo—the Chancellor of the Exchequer would make the financal statements of the year . ( Hear , hear . ) .-,.. : i : "; . ¦¦ * . Pabuambotabx Toters , Ac . ( IbblaxdJ ^ Ll .- ^ On the motion for going into committee on . this bill , Mr . Disraeli complained that the bill ha'd Jjeen pressed on too rapidly , considering that it ' was' a measure of such importance ,, tending ^ to create an artificial suffrage ; and also that the Irish ; assizes were beginning to-morrow At no-time was the

      presence of Irish members more needed than at the present . He trusted the government would not proceed with this bill to-night , " and -he did so on broadand valid grounds—in the same groundsof validity which had been fully acknowledged by the right hon ., gentleman , the Secretary for Ireland , in reference to : another Irish measure , introduced a few years ago ; and which applied on the present occasion with tenfold force . ( Hear , hear . ) It appeared to him very preposterous that the government shodd purpose / going into committee en a bill of such great interest . and importance , . when it was notorious that nearly every -gentleman connected with Ireland was absent . He hoped , therefore , the soveramentTwould postpone the measure ' until the termination of ' the Irish assizes .

      Mr . IIume said , a large portion of the members attended the house at great inconvenience to themselves , and he did not think it would be' a good practice to establish to postpone a measure of such importance simply to suit the convenience of a few Irish members . . .. . . . -. lord Castmbeaoh observed that the consideration of bills was often postponed in order to suit the convenience pf English members when they had to attend their county sessions , and be could not see wh y the reeonimeiidatibn ~ of"thB hon . gentleman could not be acceded to . . ¦ . - ¦ . Colonel BiwnoN said ; the hill was precisely the same as the one of last year ; and , considering the rapidity with which the Habeas Corpus Suspension Bill , which suspended 1 the entire' constitution of Ireland , was- passed , he thonght ^ 'the * house ought not to delay tbb bill , which Ireland had been wanting for the last nine years . ; . ' 1 •'

      Lord Ciaude Hamilton said if the bill was exactly the same as that of last year , of course there would be no objection to going on with it at oiice ; but be very much doubted whether government would give an assurance of that sort . The bill ,: in- fact , was almost new'from beginning- to end , and he could not consent to the proposal of government until he had had an opportunity of consulting his constituents on the subject . . ' T Mr . Retnolds wasglad to hear the hon . member for Buckinghamshire say that lie T » a » ( Ksposed to look upon any proposition affecting the Irish franchise with liberality ; but the hon : ' member had used a phrase which he ( Mr . Reynolds ) should like to have translated . He should be glad to be

      informed what the hon . member meant by " artificial suflrage . " " The-noble-viscount the member for Down ( Lord Castlereagh ) had asked the house to postpone this question until after the Irish assizes . He wondered the Speaker himself was not asked to adjourn . the house for asimilar reason . ( Laughter . ) The noble viscount appeared to forget that on the recent division on the motion of . tho hon . member for Buckinghamshire seventy Irish members recorded their votes in his favour . ' Now , . he ( Mr . Reynolds ) should like to know at what period of their parliamentary existence , unless eome great iob was to be perpetrated , there had been a greater

      muster of Irish' members . ' ( Laughter . ) This bill , or at least something like it , had now been three years before the ' house ; and he trusted that his right hon . friend ( Sir TF . Somerville ) would resist the present application for postponement . ! ¦ Sir . "W . SoMERvniE responded to this bill by movingthatthe Speaker leave the chair in order to go mto committee . ; ' .. Afiirther debate ensued for upwards of an hour , in the course of which Mr . Hmre , Mr . NiPiEK ; Lord J : Massers , ( who moved an amendment ) , Colonel Dojwe , and Mr . Gbattan , objected to the immediate discussion . of the measure ; and Sir George Gret , Mr . SadlieBj Mri ' Fox , and Mr . Scrait , supported the motion . •"' - ' I .

      The house then divided , when there appeared— : For Lord . John Manners ' s amendment 115 - Against it ... ... ... ... 185 Majority for going into committee —70 Mr . Dis ~ bai : u thought the division which had'just taken place fully justified the course which he and his honourable friends had adopted , ' and he hoped the noble lord at the head of the government would still consider the propriety of acceding to their suggestion . ( Hear , hear . } For himself , he could say he had not entered into the merits of the bill , but he bad not heard a single observation to meet the objections made at his Bide of the house . It could not be denied that they were bringing forward a measure of importance , hot only to Ireland

      but to the United Kingdom , at a moment when a great number of the representatives of Ireland must necessarily be absent . ( Cries of "No , iioi" ) It might be that so many members from Ireland were not . so anxious to do their duty as he gave them credit for , and he took it for granted that some of them would be absent j but still it . must be admitted that not forty-eight hours ago was there a'hy idea of taking this « pnrse . ( Hear . ) There was another matter for which , on that evening ); the government Ltd almost ostentatiously solicited the attention of the housfr-- ( hear , hear)—the' Question of . colonial government ' , which not only solicited , but agitated

      public opinion . ( Hear , hear . ) As they all Knew very well , Friday night was so languid—there was so little attention , excited—that about ten o'clock , when the noble lord came down to make an elaborate statement on an : important branch of the administration , which was suspected of great misgoverament / he merely made a few declaratoiy observations and sent them , about their business . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) He ( Mr . Diraeli ) admitted'that he remained in the house not quite so long ' aa the noble lord , but he went away under the impression that this bill would not be committed until after the Irishassizes . ;

      Lord John Russell : It was stated at the end : of the night that it wonldbe taken this evening . ( Hear , hear . ) : , . Mr . DisBAEu : It was stated- at the end of the , . ' night , when thirty members were present , and when twenty five out of . the thirty we ' re asleep . ( Laughter . ) A very considerable minority had justified the course which he ( Mr . Disraeli ) and hia hon . friends had taken . It was not a course , he admitted , that it : was agreeable to sanction , but it was sometimes their . duty not onlvto sanction but

      to persist on it . ( Loud cries of "Hear , hear . " ) Th > . noble lord could not deny that , at the . coin-^ cejnect of the Irish assizes , he bad proposed a b 5 % ?? $ **• entirely , with one exception , consisted of Irish measures . ( Hear , hear . ) He trusted the noble lord would well consider their suggestion ( Hear , heari ) It waB not quite agreeable to them to , oppose , any ^ gove rnment under those circumstanees ^' but" they " should feel it their'doty ; if the noble lord would not assent to the suggestion they had thrown but , to resist the motion for the Speaker leaving the chair . ( Hear , hear . )

      Lord John Bussbix . —I could hardly believe that the honourable gentlemen who proposed that we should not go into committee were serious , the main ground put forward , and a most insufficient ground for postponing any considerable parliamenary measure being that the assizes are going on in IreiMd . ( Hear . ) : The nohle lord has moved that the bitt be . postponed for three weeks , but that would be just the time for thewmmeBCementof

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      the . > OorJ ^» n ««?^ and ^ lmti ! eing- ^! e ^^ thatthe excuse . of the assizes ^ wasjnerely , meant to po ' stponetfiis DilLfor ^ yef f obn ' siderable time ; and ifit were postponed fprji considerable time , andjif we should 06 , then , into , committee ,. it . would be interfered with , ' . ' by ^ ther' measures , '" ; and it Vould be very ; dLfficultttf . dispose o ' f it " . t ( Hear . ) " "TKe ' JMll hks been ; before " the"housd twotsessibns / anil , t ) ie , iFi * h peppjje j hii d ^ . a ' . full ^ opportunity of . ^ considering '/ tfio principal . pfb y isions bt that hill . '; The \ , hon . ' arid learned genftemau , , stated that .. we were supposed not to be m earnest with this biil , ' because it-wiis not pressed forward last year- ; - and )' therefore , that no great consideration was ' giyen ' tq the provisions ofIt'in Ireland . ; but if we how '^ osVndned the ! bill

      untilaffcrjlaster , and if it , were then intei'fered witK by other . ' measures , [ theh ' dnpurable and learned gentleiiian could say so still more truiy , a ¥ d tell is for ever that there was not sufficient attention paid " to the provisions of the bill in Ireland . ( Hear , hear . ) it appears to me thata bill of this nature , of which the main proyislonshave been for-a long time before the house , aiid have lieon cpnsideiGd in Ii-elond , may be considcrea now in comniittee :. ( Hear ,, 'hear . ) I don't know , the use of . bringing fdi-warcl . a . bill in one session and postponing' ii to anotheri unless ^ be that you obtain this advantage , that is ' an entirely new measure ,, or give ' further time for its consideration'before going into committee . ( Hear * hear . ) I am , ' sorry the honourable gentleman means to prevent us , from going 'into committed

      Ue has been told'elsewhere that it is his duty to obstruct . ' ( Hear , hear . ) This is tho word , I well remember as used , as descri ptive of part of tho duty of members of Parliament not ih office —( Hear , hear)—and I ' suppose , the honourable gentleman being taught that lesson will do his utmost to obstruct this biil , which is intended to extend the franchises and g ive further rights to the people of Ireland . ( Hear , hear . ) "Whatever that obstruction may be , I shall think it my duty to insist upon going into committee . ( Hear , hear . ) ; After , observations . from . Mr ., Reynolds , Lord Castlereaoii , ' , and Mr . GouLuounK , the house divided . . . ; . ' . " . j , v ¦' . [' ., > . ... "{' . .,.,- } ' ¦ For the motion for going into com-. , ! % . ' . mittee ' " ¦ ¦' . ' ... ..: " ... ... ., 193 I

      Against it - ..... . ... ... . ' .. ¦ 93 , . Majority for going into committee ' . —100 ' " The house , then went'intocommittee . Beforethe first clause \ yas proposed ,, . ,. ! ' Mrl Disrjleli said . —The noblelord ^ seems to blame very ' much the ' eourse we have ; taken , and accuses me of . obstructing public business ! The noble lord has referred to a passage still recellected in this house when , that word was used , the phrase said that "he tKopght ithis duty to be ready to obstruct all measures injurious to the constitution and to tlie country . " . ( Hear , hear . ) Now , in ray opinion , that was a very legitimate description of the : uutie 3 of a member of Parliament . ( Hear , hear . ) iYhat - is

      the obstruction we have on this becasjpn ; ipres , umiBd to . suggest ? The noble lord and thegovernnieiit tells us that this bill j s the , bill brought injast yearj . and therefore we ought to be fully acquainted with it ; , and it appears that . one reason whya Whig administration introduces measures . without any intentipnof carrying them , is to give honourable gentlemen an opportunity in . the . nexfc . year of being masteraof the subject . ^( Hefir ^ hear . ) . That shows a ' confidence in the . duration of the Cabinet which ' a AVhig ministry , can ' alone entertain ., ( Hear , hear , aiid laughter . ) The , noble lord has been also pleased to say I , received instructions elsewherenot a very constitutional , or a very courteous niode : of expression . ( Hear , hear . ) I understand ,

      indeed , that - the noble lord , in the course , of his career , has received his instructions how to conduct himself in Parliament from many persons , and from many places , hut : the-noble lord cannot say ' of myself , or my friends , that . we . have xec ^ iyed inspiration , how to conduct . ' affairs in this house by consulting seditious clubs . ( Cheers . ) ' The noble lord to-night , in a manner quite unworthy him has not . only charged us with obstructing the business of the house ,, but has . charged us with obstructing the business in an unwarrantable , manner ^ and insinuated that we were guilty ' of factious proceedings . . THe noble lord is the . last ' personj , by . whom , I . would expect such a charge could be made-r ^ the noble lord who , brought forward a pfopbsition in ' this house on whiph he

      made the fate of an administration depend—the appropriation * clause—and when he . upset , 'the Government by means of ] that ' factious amendment , arid took office , he had . neither-the conscience nor the courage to carry his policy . into effect ; ( Loud cheers , ) . For my part , . sir , although I would have listened with every respect to any . suggestion , from any' individual in the position of the noble lord , I shall not be deterred from the course I consider it my duty by the speech , he . has recently made ( Cheers . ) ' This is a measure of . immense importance-j ( hear , hear)—and if , it . be a measure of im : portance , ought it to be . shuffled through the house 1 ( Hear , hear . ) The government ougho not to answer

      our appeal by saying that . we , can . get information from another measure that they brought forward last year , not wiih ' theintention of carrying it —a measure similar , but not exactly similar . to themeasure now brought before us ,- ; ( Hear , hear . ) In my opinion there never , was an appeal more constitutional , or more fair in spirit , than the appeal we made to-night ; but it has been met in : , spirit of haughty- insolence . ¦ ( Cheers . ) I shall avail myself of every , form the house permits ; and therefore I move , sir , that you report progress , and ask leave to sit again . - ( Cheers , and cries of "divide . " ) ¦ : ¦ The committee divided— - ¦

      For the motion for reporting progress ... 81 - Against it ... .... ... 191 ; Majority ... , „ HO ; Mr . Forbbs again moved that Mr . Bernal do ndvr leave the chair .- This led to another " talk ; " on ! a division the numbers were— ¦ ¦

      ' "A yes ... ... ... ... ... ... 70 ; 'Koes ... ... ... ' ... ... ... 146 ; . . Majority ... ; .. ... . ___ 76-; Mr . Grooajj immediately moved again that the Chairman should report progress . . ' ' ¦ ¦ Mr . Kapieb suggested a compromise , by taking a few clauses that night ahdpostponing the next . ' ' Lord . 'J . Jl * JssEiii was-willing , to adopt any conciliatory ; course , but believed that the first and most important clause , determining the county franchise ^ ought to be proceeded-with at once . :: . ' Mr . B . Osbobnb said that the noble member for Tyrone ( Lord C . Hamilton J had told the house that he and other honourablefriehds hud come down to the house with prepared speeches : on the Australian

      colonies ; he ' would therefore r : suggest 1 to'thds ' e honourable menibers whohad taken an early hour for dinner—( a laugh ) -rfor ; the purpose of oppps | rig this bill , that it would be " as , well to introduce some new , matter , in "the . present debate , and to make those speeches which' they intended for the Australian colonies in this debate ^ laughterj ^ for" he was surei :: that as the only object of the ' opposition was to delayand obstruct the measure —( hear , hear ) —a few speeches on . the Australian colonies would be quite as apposite as the remarks which : had already proceeded from that ( tho Protectionist ) side of the house .- ( Hear . ) ' 'The , noble lord the member for Tyrone said / that he hadhad ' nd ' cbmmunieatioh ' w ' ith his ' ebristituents on the subject of this bill . iKowhe

      ( Mr . B / Qsborne ) , although he had had no communication with the constituents of the noble lord , still knew that his constituents amounted to just 1 , 360 oiit of the eriqrmous population which' he represented , and thatihisbrll , if carried . into effect , would , place upon ; the ^ -register of the county for Tyrone at least 14 , 000 voters . ( Hear , hear ) He was one of those who rejoiced at the delay which nondurable members opposite had given , to the . progross of this bill ; , as it would show to the people of Ireland the real character of the opposition . ( Hear , hear . ) . ! There had been great apathy prevailing in Ireland fronvvarious causes , and he was much mistaken if these proceedings did riot open , the' eyes of the people of Ireland as to who were their .. ; real

      friends . ( Cries of " . ph ,, oh , Irom tno Jfrotectionists ) . . It was the cloven foot of . protectidn that . was seen peeping through this factious , opposition . ( Cheen , and cries of "Oh , oh" ) . It wUsnot by , throwing but bribes or lures of high prices to the farmers that they would be able : ; to gain _ any . support for that party which began the . session with better prospects than they now had . ( Hear , hear . ) The noble lord who was the leader of this ; oppbsitibh was at-the' head of an organised hypocrisy ^ ( cries of" Oh , oh" )—h > wasat this moment at ^ he , head—and h e ( JMr . Osborhe ) Stated it ; before the country and to his face-. of an organised hypocrisy - ( cheers , and cries of "¦ Ob , 'oh ' ) -when he : pretended that he was anxious to delay the bill moi-der he sub

      to obtainthe opinion of his con ' stituonts , on t - ject . ' Every , person knew , ' that honourable members opposite were perfectly satisfied with the uconstituencies of Ireland as they then stood . He knew of no worse jury for considering the -extension of we rights of the people of Ireland'than the TJniversity of Dublin , which . had always : shown itself opposed to the extension Of the suffrage -in Ireland . ( Hear hear . ) ' He hoped the noble lord at the head ; ot . tne government would go on as veil as heihad ^ mmenced ; he ( Mn Osborne ) would beperfectly ready to give him his support , and wouldsit there to any hour in tjie ' morning to support him against the plans-of the party opposite ., By perseyer ing ^ n , bu course , the 4 ble lord would show the peog » . oj Ireland who was their true friend , and that he was not prepared to hand over the government of that country to the tender mereies of a haughty , and , ue would say , insolent faction . ( Cheers . ) Uail . . Another division wasthen taken , and resulted m .

      For reporting progress " * 155 Against . •••¦ gg Mt . ^ aSbt complained of the ' tyannieal course pursued by the government ^ and moreo . w * i > the chairman should leave the chair . . Col . SiBiHOBP said the government wishea to override theicountry .: - . : " :.:, ... ' , . J , i' <; i _ , Mr . - akwoibs" wisiied there ; to heap-delay v giving Ireland a fair conrtituency . The honouraDie

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      ^ fLhw- ^ v ^ dderley ^ M-anMOUS'to- ^ iv ^ diji-^^ iffiSp » a 3 fe - t ^ Sl' ? . ' ' - 3 f ! : i Sfi ' *^ ¦ ¦>" ' ' - ¦ ¦ W : io >» - < -i « XjMt . w » . "M ] r-l j ordiGLAupB HAuaTONrtrjepeatedrhiSi . argumentS in . favour of delay ; it .- j . -u . i . i % \ i v . l ) "jlwn ° ^ ,, } t ; i Mr . Disraeli said the government were- disingenuous , unb ^ sin-ggsiige saffa ' altogether blameable in forcing on so importantiv measureiagainst all the entreaties and arguments for delay whioh had been urged against them . ' He thought no one could complain of their acting factiouslyi in persisting to stop the progress of the bill . - : ¦ * - ¦¦ :: ::... ; 1 ¦ . !¦? - ¦' . ' : ¦"• Mr . adderlet again > spoKe , principally relative to Australia , m ? reply to ; Mr . Reynolds ' a observation

      uponnisconduct'inroferenccto that colony .- i Lord J . iRussELt , for the third time , ! replied ' and explained ; ' < It wasa fair rinferenoej hessuggested ; from'the , obstinate opposition to proceed " ' with ! the cortsideratiott of thd bill , that the opposition' members felt some lrreMstable antipathy to ani extension of the franbhise in lreland ; ' The < story would tell much bettor in ^ that country if the debate and divisions turned upon the ' pi-inaiples of the bill , instead of stopping the way with'mure motions to gaintime .- . ¦ ¦; ;¦ .. ¦ ¦•• ,. ^ -, i ; ¦; ,:.:, ¦ . ¦ _ ¦ ¦< .- ; ¦ : . ; j Mr . W . MiLEs ^ ngain demandedra ^ postponement ; adducing precedents set in . the dcbates upon the TCefovin Bill . The present measure was , in iact . ia Reform Bill for Ireland . . ^ . v ; .: ;

      A sixth division took place at- ; teh o'clock , five hours having been expended inrevblyinglround tho question without efifecting one step in advance . The numbers now stood— ^ , > ' ¦¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦•'¦• ¦ ' . ' ¦ ' ¦ For reporting progress ... ... J . 70 ; ; Against- ¦ - .- ... ' . ... ,.. ¦ ... 184 I . " ' ' Majority . ... ; : - . ; . ' - ¦ ... • —114 Capt .- Tayloii moved that the chairman report no progress and nsk leave t ' o ' sit again . ' . ; I On a seventh division there appeared— : '" Avea ... ... .. !' . ; . - . ¦¦ • ... •' ¦ •• . ; . ¦ ¦ .: ' -70 - ' ' i Noes ... ¦ ¦¦ „ . . ' ¦ . ' ... .. ; ; . v . ¦ 185 ^ 1 '' ' Against ' ;; . ' • ... : ; ; . ;¦ ¦ . —115 ; ' . Sir John Walsh characterised' this -as ¦ a struggle to protect the rights of'the ' minority in that house . He disclaimed the " antipathy" with " wliich his party had been charged by Lord John Russell , but refused to take the country by surprise by hurrying tile bill forward- ' without dne' discussitih' , As this

      was Hot the 24 thof February , but the : 25 thj > and therefore not the anniversary of a revolution ; ' he hoped to defeat the coup d ' etat ^ meditated by Lord John Bussell . ( Murmurs . ) -He moved 'that the chairman leave the chair . ^ ' ¦ ' ¦ '' ¦¦ " ¦ ' ' ' ¦ ' ! \ . Several other spoak ' ers havingaddressed the house amidst much impatience , ' ' r > ' ¦ ' ' . ¦ i [" . ' Mr / SpNFbBD spokeiencrgetically in favour of the delay , but'the ' house / after six hours of w ' aBte'd ' 'debating , had become unruly / arid the ' hon ; membo ' r was nearly inaudible ; : . ! ' " ? : - Sir Joshua Walmsley congratulated the Opposition upon the new tone of liberality which'had been adopted b y it ; It was something , hovel to hear popular rights ' and the- duty ' onconsulting , the people advocated so ' energetically on that' side jof the house . . ¦' ¦ " •¦' ¦ '•¦<¦ - ' . - -. " »!' - '' : ' '' : The house then divided , thenumbers being— I

      For the motion ... ... - . •' ... 75 ' " r Against ' ¦¦ v .. .. ; . ; . :.. ' a 94 ; " ' ¦¦ ' ¦ ' : ¦'¦ Majority against .,. - ¦ ^ i' / ' ^—^ llO ! , It being half-piist eleven ) Lord "John Rtjss ' eluoo- ' serving that' it was' too'late to" make' any progress wivh the bill- ; tKatj'night , 'moved 1 that the : chairman do report prbgress , which fwa ' s '! agreed ' tb ; iand : thp house :. resumed . The committee on the bill was ordered tbstand first on the erder listfor Friday , i J 'After some' formal business , ' the" Commons Inclqsure Bill went through' committee . '¦ "• ¦ : - ¦ • : ¦! ; . The house adjourned at twelve o ' clooki : ¦ i : .: ; : ' •'• ¦ TUESDAYi pEBRUA nTS 6 . ' , ' : "' " TiOUS ] B OF LORpS . ^ The ^ Earl # f ^ lmsbhr y called the attbntion ! of the'yoverhm ' ent ' tq a riotous assemblage that'h'Hd occurred In a Wiltshire . parish , where a body of agi ^ iculturaj laliburers'had met to resistaicohtenipjatedi'eductibn oftheirwages ; | . The' Marquis of-LANSDOWJiiE " s'tated that he had received no information on the . subieet .. : , . ' . ' ' .,

      On the motion of Lord , Mo }?| ka 9 i . f ,, ; a Tesol « tion was agreed . to , that a deposit of the balance ; sheets anil btlier finance ' a ' ccb ' unts of bvery railway " cqmpany ' se ekirig ah extension"branch ; br amalgamaT tipn bill , should . be made ' with the clerk of the pa ' r-Iiamenftehday 8 at least prior to tho second reading of such bill . " v " " "" ; ; TheEarlofMoBNTCAsiiEL moved for some returns relative to the appointment of surgeons to emigrant ships . - - His" lordship ,-idded some ; stateme " nts of the . neglect and inefficiency of 'some of the medie . il officers in vessels ¦ bearing the poorer classes' of emigrants . : ..: ;• , ¦ ¦ ¦ .: :. ; ,, Earl Gkkt , in consenting-to produce the returns , observed'that out ' of a vast massif emigrationinstances' of misconduct- ' ¦ or incompetence were ; > ex ^ tremely rare , and every effort was made to prevent or punish them ; ; . - . ¦ ' ' -Their lordships adjourned at a quarter-past seven O ' clOCl ? .- ' ¦'¦ :: ' - - : ' ; " : ; ' ¦ ¦ - ¦' " ¦¦¦ ¦ " ¦ ' ' : ' 1

      • HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Mb . XFearous O'Con-? OB . —Mr .- TnoBNELY ¦ brought : up and" preseti ted i a r&jidirh ¥ rom the ' " printing ; committee ; ' which 'whs read Dy . tlie clerk at- 'tlie-table /^' In'this report tlie committee stated that Mrl'IIenley , brio of the hb ' n . members' for- ' Oxfordshire , had mentioned to'the chairman'that be had presented a petition to the house on the 14 th ult ., wliichy although orde ' i'eil to lie upon the table , had not been reported' upon . The committed had , : iri consequence , directed 'inquiries to be made into the matter , and found that the said petition had been taken : from -the table of the . house-by Mr . F . 'O ' Connor , pne of-the hon . members for Nottingham . ' -1 Tho petition in question would be" brought up ' at the sitting of the house ,-and reported : upon to-morrow . ' lie ( Mr . ' Thornely ) understood that ; at a late ' hbur ^ last iiight , it was restored to the table' of the house by the hon . ' member for' Nottingham ' ( Mr . : O'Connor ); -after being absent eleven diiyV . ' - ' * ; . ' «' - ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦; . ' .

      ¦ Mr ' . 'F . O'Conkor said -he could plead in extenuation his thorough ignorance of theforui 8 and practice of the house with regard to petitions . ( " Ohj " and hear . ) A ' petitiori had certainly'been presented by the hon . memDer ; for ' OxfordsHire ; : ; which- he did not know until'after its presentation contained very extensive abuse of himself ; Ile'thought that , under tho circumstances , the best thing -he 5 could do was to give it the widest' circulation' throughout the country ;' and he accordingly : took 11 , and : sent' it to his own office , where he had it printed and published in his newspaper . 'In a few days' afte ^ its publication 1 the hoh ^ gentleman ( Mr . 'Henley )' reminded him of it , and hetiie ' n told his secretary' to go to the offloe and get it . ' The secretary went and brought

      it down on Thursday evening last ; but left tho house with itat half-past seven o ' clockiauppbsing that he ( Mr . -O'Connor ) -would- not come that ' night . On Friday evening , at an early hour , and not , as the hori ; member fori-Wolvcl'hamptoh - had ' stated , ' at a late hour last iiipht , he came * down 'to . thehousp ; brought the petition with him , and'gave it' to the clerk ; and if ^ in taking it iway , -1 he'had violated any of the rules or- orders ; ol the' house / he begged , through' 'the' right- honourable gentleman , the Speaker , to apologise .- ( Hear , hear . ); 'He was not a \ vare . that he was doing anything contrary to the rules or orders ' . He believed there' were' very few , hbh ' .-members pl'es ' ent'Who would'oirdiilate ; as-he had ' done } ¦ the gross abuse of himself which this petition' contained ; and he begged'toadd that if he

      were ' going to present a petition whioh reflected' on theoharaotei bf ' theihonjmemberfor" Oxfordshire , he wouldgiv ' e that lioni . gentlemari hotico of Iris intention , arid of its' contents ; before ; - 'h ' e' presented it . "( Ilear , hoar . ) ' Now ; the hon ' . member ' 'for Marylebono' had" very ; pr 6 p > rly- giyeri' him notice that ho was ' going to prcsent a' petition or two 1 on Friday night which reflected onhis charaoter ; and this was the courseof proceeding which honourable members ought always to adopt in cases of . the kind . He ( Mr . " -O G 6 nnorV * should be ashamed to pursue any other -course ' . ! ¦! ' He could only say , as ho had said before , that he-vegretted he had so far violated tlie rules of the House . as , to take ; , the petition away , hut he had brought ; it back in tho same stateas when it was taken .,: ( Hear . ); . ' Mr . ' . HKNLETsaid thb petition- in question hiid emanate ' dfrom anumber of parties . in the county of Oxford , and that it appeared to express the opinions

      of , thepetitionGrs ,. nga | nst tho . Land scheme of . the hon . niember , for Nottingham , ; and ; not personally Rgainstthehon . memberihimself . In fact , all : the inquiries . which had . been instituted : had pointed to tlie scheme , anil not to the hon . gentleman personally . riad that petition . been ; of ; a different character , he would have , given the hon . gentleman notice ; but , as ; it was , he . had . privately ; . explained to him the natuipjp / jhp petition on the very day he presented it . ( liear , tiearT ) This was all ho had to say . ' •'!; • • - : •; ; Tho report was ordered to lie on the table . •' > . Affairs op-GBEKCE .- ^ In ^ answer to Mrj ANsTEY , LordPalmersio ' n stated ^ that ' tho'operations ' of Admiral Parker ' s squadron'' ih Greece did' riot amount to 1 a ^ blockado . ¦ "•' 'So ' 'interference with the general ; commerce ' of . ihat country wa s designed , but ' Bbme Greek' vessels-had been *' stopped ' - and re ^ taitied in tKo character of pledges , fir'the due obr sofvane e of the rights of-British subjects by the government of King Otho . ; ¦ '

      ; At . 'torijeys Licenses . —A multitudo of petitions were presented' from all parts of the cou » try , praying for the 'rep - sal of the solicitors' ' certificate duty ; a bill to effect which was afterwards riibved by Lord Eobert Grosvenor . The amount of this impost his lordshi p stated at £ 88 , 000 a year in England / and £ 83 , 000 in Ireland and Scotland , and he enforced its repeal on tho ground that it ' weig h ' ed unjustly upon a classj and ' although unfeltby the wealthy practitioner , was a severe tax upon ; the young and struggling members of the legal : pro ? fession . ° , .,

      The motion having been seconded , ' ¦ Mr . Hattbr ( Seeretary to' the Treasury ) opposed the measure oh ' the erotlnd that it ^ 'inyolvea the whole question of the 'licensing systeni / under which a reventie of one million 5 and ' a . half ' was aniiually raised . ' He proposed ¦ aaMourm ' ng ' th ^ lowi . Biderjfttioij ; of the bill until after the diaitiSaion oh the budget .

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      ^ % MBMi « fB ,- twbile : b 9 lievinfftbair . the ' measure ^ 'JS ^ J ^ ™ Wfl ^/ . ^ SPUwelin-recommending p 5 v j ) ostrionemen , t , which was . agreed > to " by-Lord Robert 6 R 0 SYKN 0 R , and ; the ; i » U Tras , ; ngjouFnedr to , the , 2 pn . d of , Matroh ,. after a . fevr . ^ remarks . from Mr Gbogan , Col . ¦ , C . HAiiBRioN , and SirlDJs-LAOx EyAssJi ' . National EDUCATio » . 7-Air . iW ; i J . 'Fox moved'for ileaye . to bring : in a bill to ., promote the secular 'administration of , the people . ' ; After remarking ; thai it was no longeiinecessary'tocontondLfor thei a'dvnhtage of education , and that it was considered-the duty of ' governmeptto see thatthe people educated themselves , he : said that the difficulty . 1 now was 1 not caused by indifference , but by zeal . - ; Tho ¦ * ' Church had exerted , a magnificent decree of erieriry / the

      Dissenters had shown themselves the-. true friends of education , and the Privy Council had sought ; with great honesty , , to combjno p . Kisting efforts , ' and yet all parties were in collision , and comparatively little was r . done . There was now an educational movement imvarious parts of the cquntry / asit was felt . tlmt the nation , as compared with other countriea ^ was not supporting its hi gh character . '' One in . tbirteen ( all k'nds ; of schools : beingJ included' in the calculation ) was the English average of education , , while that education as- now . sadministered , . had . - . little , influence upon the progress / of -crimp . Religious instruction was the most important that could be received ,- yet , to make that available , a certain amount of secular instruction must be

      combined with it , or it became Minere-words : " and he showed , from gaol statistics , ' " that . 'the .. majority of criminals hadreceivedtheir nominal education of which the repetition of the " Lord's Prayer" was tlio : test . ; . Aftergiving various statistical andzither authorities to prove the ' necessity of the measure , the hon . member saidi t'jero was a class whose cooporiltion it -was . of the utmost importance they shouldengago in'ihis niatter- ^ he meant the ' working people whose children were to be 1 ; 'trained : ( Hear ,- hear . ) -Unless they coincided with ' those pkns , and looked upon them as privileges M- their children , they would not have the effect that if was devoutly wished they might have . ' The intelligence of that class was , ho feared ; very much' -underrated

      by those who had not the oppprtunitiesof personally knowing them , ¦ Ambng : these classes there' wag a sturdy intolligoiice , a moral' sense , ¦ ivhich 'would recoil from charity ; which generatfe . d ' 8 Uflpicion , sometimes ' not unwarranted , ' and' sometimes ^ yery unwarrantable , 'of their' superib ' rS , 'that 'indisposed them to' ' read books writ ten ; by their J betters in society , : for tho sake 'of-a' particular ' actibn upon their minds . They rebelled against this—and'howevcrruhreasonablcthey might think sjich ' a feeling , sti 11 that sturdiness' of intellect , wfiich was the cbnsnquence of self-cultur ' o without the ' , 'possession ; of great external ' ad vantages , was ehtifled to' res iject ' . ' ( Hear , hear ;) Those people were'indisposed to send their children to schools which they' though't ' . 'were founded as . charities , oi ^ whicli were'mejint"to proselytize their children to this or that

      religious'denomination . -The following was'the view taken of this point by nn * asaociati on of working men ¦ formed' in London for promoting education : —" ¦ We' caniiol consent that our childron shbuld'be'dppbitioWd among the . religious sects —that ' their / plastic minds and nascent' judgments should be' subjected to ' air external pressure which would give them a permanent-bins' towards peduliar notions ; This " appears to . us to be the very w .-iy to" foment and cherish those theological ¦ distinctions' which ¦ already so unhappily divide"mankind ; Religion ; is intended to preparo men 'foi " Hea . vep , ' wherej . the society of the blessed will be united in peace and love . Why should it be made on earth the pretext for cutting-up the community into sections ; and separating them from one ¦ another by unpronbuncable shibboleths ? ; We have now for' several

      years been . spectators ; of the dispute going' on between the denominations on the subject of popular education . » We 'hare " noticed that ' they ! all agree as to its urgent and 'imperative ' necessity ; each party hasvied ^ with tho others in eloquent descriptions of the frightful condition of the workiiig classes . ! We have > been called ' a multitude' of untutored ; savages / and tho places whefo wodwoll havo been designated as ¦ : great : and" terrible ^ wildernesses . ' ; Wc have sat still " expecting " that the religious denominations in holy charity and pity for our sufferings , would for once lay by'their ¦ peiculiaritios , nvhicli they themselves confess are n ' 6 'feessontililto'salvatibn , and iigree upon sbrae'plan' by whioh the resources of the ' state rniirht be ' emnlovbd

      to rescue : iis 'from oiir awful ¦ condition . "B u £ '; we have waited inivain ; the controversy . has ¦ Avaved hotter and more ' . furious ; bur little pries have ' been forgotten in the fray , land their golden ' moments have beerifallowed ; to run irrecoverably tp - ' wiiste . " Hoi believed ^ tho ? e-to be the' genuind' opinions' of working men ) andit was of importance that' they should be attended to if this scheme ' w ' as intended to prove successful . ( Hear . ) It would be expected that he should saysomething of the cost of thebxperiment he proposed . It would be the "heiffh ' t of affectation'to produce i figures on such a ' subject ; but the first impression on' their minds' was' likely tolead to : a-highly ' overrated estimate of tlieoutlay that would' be needful . The association for eauc a-

      ' tiqiyin the county of-Xancnster ' had ¦ made'the cal ' culation " , tRat to supply schools for tho entire edudation- of the country ata rate of 42 d . in the pound would : suffice , ' and that those schools which they proposed- ^ a scries of schools from infant" upward to adult schools—could be carrisd on'for a'r . atepf Gd . iin tho pound . ( Hear ; hear . ) ' But he would ask whether ; 'when the expense of pauperism-arid crW minality was considered , the' scheme he proposed was not likely very much to diminish in those respeotsHhe ! public expenditure . ( Hearjhear . ) He merely referred to these as circunistancos' likely to diminish the expense to which the country-would on the whole be put ; but it woiild be " ^ bsiird to attempt to calculate tho cost of the scheme with ¦

      any degree of accuracy . He relied much on the , teachers for the success of the plan , and' he was warranted in doing so by some very sound ob . servaT tions that fell from the noble lord at the head of the government , in that house three years ago ,, when he said ' , that they would never effectually raise education in this country till they ' raised the professi 9 n and the prospects of the schoolmasters ! ( : Hear . ) Afterreferringto the case of the Isle of Man as affording a good illustration of tho yibws . he entertained upon this'point , the hon . gentleman proceeded to say that the professsion of the school ^ master in this country had sunk into discredit ! because there had not been given that encouragement which would lead people to devote themselves ,

      heart and soul , tojthe occupation . ( Hear , hear . ) As of the poet , so it might be said' of'thc'Schoolmaster , " wase&wr , non Jit . " ( Hear . ) There were tendencies in some minds that led them to sympathise' - 'with childrert ^ -to feel the difficulties' of children , to conciliate their peryei'seness , ' and to train them up ; 'for the want of which no amount of learning could ever compensate ; ( Hear , ' hear . ) , 11 b would throw the competition for masters perfectly open ; and would make 'their qualifications , ' aiid especially their aptitude for teaching ,: the great test of each , - arid would roward them accordingly . ( Hea ' y . heav . ) Their functions were in'reality such as might ' well be deemed sacred , and they deserved the best honours that the state could bestow .

      ( Hear , ' hear . ) , 'His great object was to-obtain'leave from the'house'to lay his bill on the'table , and have it printed , and most glad would he be to find other parties brought' into competition 1 with him with plans better adapted lor the accomplishment of the great-object-hc ' had . in ' -view . ¦ He' thought of the ' condition of thousands upon thousands of- childrpn in this country ;; and'that alone led-him to intrude upon the attention of- the house . 'He though't' of the crimes which had thriven upoh soils from from whiclrthey ' had- hoped 'they were entiiely banished , and that soil occupied-by- 'better things , lie would pray tliO'housbto'think of tlioso localities that-woro-oontinually-sendingforth hordes of untutored savages on society , . . w . ho . seemed to derive' from ' civilisation ' only , greater facilities for ber coming themselves m < jre unwholesome nuisances to tho state . ( Heav . ) lie would havethemthinkon

      their crowded gaols and hulks , and on . their reluctant ; colonies ; he would have them think on the peace , and good order , and security that might be spread abroad amongst homes that were well disposed'by the general training- and moral conduct of the people ; he would hiive themio . ok to yet higher : hio , tives—to ' cpiisider that the : natural and moral lustre ; of our country had ever-been . 1 glory superior to tlintevoniof . its iupremaoy in arts and nrms ; he would have them look to those yet higher objects which , when the purposes of civil society should be accompHsbed f : wbu l ( l remain to be ' realised . ih thb individual , ' . who , by the means which they could afford hi ' m . ' would ' teconio qualified to . fulfilthogreat purposes for which : he was formed by his beneficent Creator . " ( Cheer . . ) ' The ; lion . " ^ fentlemari then nioved for-lesive'to bring in a : bill to promote the sedulaV- ' educition , of tuo people in England ! and Wales . ' .: .,-. ' ,: ¦ ¦ ' . . : : ¦ :: !

      ; Mn Slankt believed that the hon . gentleman had rather understated than overstated his easel .- ' Aftier ii full examination of the subject by a coirimittoeiof that house ; the conclusion arrived at was ; that it was , absolutely necessary that adequate education should be provided for one in eight of the" population ; but tho average , instead of . beiiigonq , iri eight , was one in twenty-six br'tw ' e' ^ y-seyenjOfr ' tne population . Great ; exertion hadpbdbubt since been made to promote edwoatibn ; but tho population had

      increased in so-rapid'a ratio , that lie' beliBved the education of the Avorkibg classes was scarcely better provided for now than it was then , ' , ' ( Hoar . ) The subject wasa difflcult . orie , and the hon . member was desei'virigoftheithanksof , the house for . the temperate and eloquent manner in which he had brought it forward . > j ' ' ' Sir'R . IWf . isand Lord J . Russsu . rose together ; but the nptile lord directly gave way ,. and the hon . ibarbnetVTO 3 proceeding to say , that wheni the htm . memberifor : Oldham had concludelhis speech ^ the Sniper ' -andi ability of ^ which he willingl j ' acBiowledged ,, he R aited in . respeotful ; silence . iUi . tne exffiifanitii&iiiimmmhw ol her ifMajesty , b

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      g"bWnmenl ^ Upon ! whiohi : I . hJ « ¦ 70 ) : !' .. ¦ •;! . ¦; ! . '•< ¦;; ¦ . 'U ' .-v ^ ;; :- .. ? . .-. .. ; Lord J . Russell again :. rosei-amidbt : cheer 8 and laughter ; and tho ! Jion :: baroneti who appeared to bo sbmewhatndisconcertea , ; resumed : hi 8 ' 8 eat , 'leaving thenoblblordin'possessionJiiTlie hoblo . 'lordlsaid , he hoped-that leave would ; bevgiven tovbriugln the bill . .: i ; Headmittedthat there was much to be dono in theiway bt' education , and- the attention . which Mr . Fox had given to the subject was quite enough to justify the bill being received , though its propositions would be matter of consideration upon , which lie thought it would bo better not to enter now . ; He declined to , give any opinion upon tho'details of the bill ; but was inclined' to think thatthe efforts of the various religious : bodies to educate had : heen moro successful' than Mr . Fox had stated ; Ho

      thanked Mr : Fox for . the : spirit in which he had brought in his bill . . -. . ¦¦ . . ;• ¦; .- , - Sir R . H . ilKOLis , after complimenting Mr . Fox upon the temper , and ability of his speech , could not admit the principle he advocated . His ( Sir'Robert ' s ) idea' of .-education ... was . a - ' traiuiug ' -which had reference to man ' s eternal destinies ., Ho did not think Mr . -Fox' figures ! would bear a critical scrutiny . -,-Jn all ' the . National Society ' s schools there was coincident secular teaching , : » But he wished to obtain from ¦ government , in all cases when lay members brought forward plans , an nnnouncementas to the course it would take . For himself / he should not oppeso the bill in its present stage . : ¦ : Mr . ; Mo \ CKToN , Mii . NE 8 supported the bill , and h « ped that the house would consider the matter in a humane , philanthropic , and Christian spirit .

      Mr . Hume answered Sir R . II . Inghs , and expressed his satisfaction with Lord Joim Russell ' s concurrence in the principle that more education was needed . -. : Mi . Plujiptre opposed the bill . ' He protested against taxing the people to support schools in which there was to be no-religious education . .. . Mi . B . ! Obborne a < n'Gi > d with the noble lord at tlie head of her Majesty ' s government that they would best do 1 their duty , by the bill on the present occasion by not enteriog generally into ! its details . ¦ ¦¦ In fac ' t , ! the bill : was ; soinisrcpresented and ; so misundcrstood , which , he doubted not , was the' cause of thomisrepresentation , that they : were not in a position to discuss it . However , he could not sit still

      without paying his tribute of gratitude—humble as thatstribute might-ber ^ totbe . hon . member-for . Oldbam , for the manner , tho able and : statcsman-liko manner in which lio addressed himself to the question that evening . ( Hear , hear . ) : ; If had seldom been his ( MriOsborne ' s ) pleasure to have listened to a speech , that gave him such unmitigated ssitisfaction—a speech which he doubted not would have a most telling'effect not alone upon that house , but on the country . in general ; -, ¦( Ilear , hear . ) He ( Mr Osborne ) would be sorry to add a ^ word of bitterness to mar the effect of » that speech , otherwise he might advert to the . course adopted ; towards him- by the hon . ' memberfor the Universityof Oxford , when he ( Mr . Osbprne ) cried " oh" atan assertion :

      thatcertainly should notjhave been made by a scholar , and one so conversant with historical literature as that hon ; . member undoubtedly , was ; ( Hear ,- hear . ) vThat hon . member , drew a paralleljbetween England and Prussia .- However , he took , care not to tell the house what was the state of Prussia . The state of Prussia was this . There was a- highly ; educated people without a representative government ; and the progress ofithat education was to upset-that state of things ,- which . might be : tcalled taxation without . representation . ( Hear , hear . ) The hon . baronet went further , for-he reproduced the joke of the 10 th of April , for which day he . believed : there was to be found in the pages of history—rather in the pages of story books—but one parallel , namely ,

      Grizzle s rebellion ln . Tom Thumb . ( Great Laughter . ) In his opinion the hon . member ( Mr .. Fox ) had fully proved the necessity for a" universal system of education : ; because , referring again'to the . ever-memorable 10 th of April , it was found that the people of Middlesex ,. who were admittedly the most generally , educated , were . amongst the- firmest supporters , of lawj . anil order on . that .. very day . ( Hear , bear . ) He ( Mr . Osbprne ) did not attach much , importance-to University careers / If ; there was ajperiod of his life whichhe could wish to have blotted from his recollection . .. it . was ; thef > period spout by : himnt : Caniuridgei where , vba should say , he learnt more vice than in his previous . or subsequent life : ( Laughter . ) He supported . the . present

      measure , because . it approximated much ; to the national system of education ¦ which prevailed in Irelandi > ( Hear , hear . ) . Andheshouldsay . inconclusion , that : he much / suspected the philanthropy of gentlemen who deuied education to the . masses , unless that systoin of education afforded them the means of instilling' 'their own' views , and princplesinto ' the '' minds of those masses , ' howeyer widely and conscientiously they differed from them in / opinion . ; ( Hear , hear . ) ' After : sonic remarks from Mr . iKAKEU , r Mr . CocKBURtf protested against the proposed measure being considered , as the' right hon . baronet the' member tor the University of Oxford had misrepresented it , as simply a plan of education which

      had regard only to this ' world and to this life , and havihgno rererence to a future state of existence , ¦ The hon . 'member for Oldham appeared to bens much impressed as anyone in ' . or out of the house with the importance of a religious education . Ho folly concurred in the-desirability of uniting , as-far as possible secular with religious education . But looking at the vast number and infinite varieties into which religious-opinion in the country' was divided , it was perfectly impossible to combine secular and religious' education , as . 1 state measure , into one system of education . It could not be done . What' would the right bon . baronet the member for the University of Oxford adopt as a system of religious state ' education ? Of course his plan would

      be that of having the religion of the state inculcated as a part of education ; But that system would exclude all that numerous body of persons who did not adopt the religion of the state as their religion . That would at once prevent and preclude the possibility . of having a measure of national education which should adopt the statcTeligion ¦ as a portion Pf-education . And if the religious vie ^ rs of the Dissenters were to ba-iueulcatedin the -schools , ' those persons who' , 'belonged to the Established Church would not allow their children to be sent to schoels of ! that : kind '; '' great portion of ; the influential classes , and above all' the ' - ' clergy ' of'the country , would set their faces against such a system , ; and'it could not be expected that tbe state would establish any such system as that . What then remained to

      be dono ? They could not by possibility have ' a system' of state education into which religion could enter , and if they wished to have a system of state education at all , they- must adopt secular education as'the basis of it , and confine it simply to that , -It was said that religious education was far more important than secular . He fully conceded that point , but if they could not be taught religion'by the state that-was ho reason why they should not be taught reading , ' writing , and arithmetic , which would enable them to promote their interests in this world atlea 8 t : ( Hear . ) By establishing a system of state secular education , they would not' interfere in the least with any of the establishments supported

      by private contributibng , or prevent the continuance of those efforts : which' were at' present made for the ' religious instruction of the rising generation . ( Hear , hear . ) ' : - -- ' - ; ' Some further discussion followed , after which ¦ Mr . Fox replied—He said that ; the statistics of his measure wbiild be easily-collected : ¦ The' only way to . solve the educational-problem'seemed that whiph he had suggested ;! and-he : believed > : in reference to the'theological objections raised , thnt real relis ; ion was prompted by , tho spread of other truth of all-kinds . . >' ehaa a , " splendid . monarchy ,, and superb ¦ ¦ fleets" and . armies ; ' and . " should ,-it be said thatwe ; werbtpbegarly . t ' p tqach , ourchildren ? ' Leave was then ' ffiveii tb'bring the bill . "

      County Courts . —Mr . Fitzroy moved' for leave to bring in a . bill tor , extending , the jurisdiction of county court s' from & 20 to £ 50 . The cxpcrimenJi of cheap justice had been made , and found most successful , and a million of Actions had been tried in the . cbuhty courts during the llist' three years , whicli , as compared to the trials in ¦ Westminister Hall , was a propoi'tipn of four to one : He expected opposition from the"lawyers , ' , whose gainu would be decreased by the change he . prbpbsctj , but did hot think their ' interes'ts ought to . be placed in successful ' opposition ' to those of the" mass of creditors in'Ehgland . " lie went into statements to show

      the hardships of the i ) iesent system , and described it as a denial of , justice .. ' The great merit of the county cburtj' in addition , to cheapness and expedition , was its giving the Judge power to allow a defendant tb pay a debt by sm ^ ll instalmonts , s power not possessed by tho . superipr courts ' . . The' AuroKKEY-GENKnAt' said he . should oifer no qpppsitipn'to thbinlr ' oductibn . ipf ^ h ^ hill , . althougfa He entertained many objections ., ' to extending the powers of the county courts ; serious objections attended the : working - pf / those courts ,. and it was a dangei'busexii eriment'to ' s ive them jurisdiction over larfire-sums ., ; ¦ . . v .., - ¦ - ¦¦* ,-. - .- - - -- .- / , Sir ' ; J . ' VEciidLi believed tho mdasiire was , much called for . .. . :. !;¦¦¦ - > . i-.,. , - •¦ i ¦ ..:. -., exteninthe

      Mr'Henlet' considered' ^ hat , by , dg prihcipleto £ 50 they would . endanger ' . th ' eBuccessrf the experimont how inprogreas m regard to debts " Sir G OhKt agreed ' with tho Atiprney-Qeneral that'it was doubtful whether the principle of the county cbuVts opuid be extended' to : £ 50 ; biit" they would be much better able to discuss that question at the . s ' econd reading . " Very much would , depend upou tiie nature of the appeal Jo ; be ' , provide ' d--ifft were , on appeal to the . superior courts , . tlie whole valueof the hieasw'e ' aslrega ^ dedtecbnomy and speedy adiadjeation ^^^ wouia b . 0 ftaptiBcea . , .. Lord' DudiiBy ; Stuart supported the , measure ; but b eliey . e ' d : ' that even . ' . iif the ; ' . county ^ ourts , justi » was not made sufficiently ' cheap . anam ^ eesafBiI . , Mr . ' m B ? BittKtIbpooseia ; . tie ; M \ % * $ p i . J ' Mi ^ NO 8 ,. AVa ! yetiredJegalpracUwne / . i ^ PPblrto ^ eijlau ^ jng ' . tH ^^ asif ^' iw ^ , it «^' ^ p ] Mtf # , iw ** . »

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      STANDARD THEATRE . A new domestic drama , entitled , 755 * Season , written by T . P . Tajlor , Esq . ; has been the principal feature in the' performances at this theatre , and has been received every night , since its production with well merited applause , by overflowing aud ; - ences . The aim of the author seems to have been to illustrate the comparison between the seasons of the year * nd the seasons of life . But to give an outline of the chief incidents of the piece . , Two farmers , brothers . -Hobert Blootnfield ( Mr . C . Roby , ) andCfcailss BkromfieH- ( Mr . Basil Potter , ) give a merrymaking to their friends , and all are happy and jocund .. The last mentioned of these has formed an attachment to his cousip , Maria ( Mrs . IL Atkinson ' , )

      while Peter Jones , the cow-boy , ( Mr . H . Lewis . ) is overhead and ears in lave with Lilly While , the servant girl , ( Miss Eliza Terry , ) who by the way does not reciprocate Peter ' s addresses in a manner at all pleasing to him . The assemblage is graced rift the presence of -Sir John Portleigh . ( Mr . John Gates , ) a county M . P . of the old school , who hts gone to the country fqr recreation , accompanied'bv his nephew , H . P . Y < Tdeut , Esq . ( Mr . R . Honner , ) a gendeman of ver yt ccentric habitf , while the presiding genius of the scene is Simon Grey ( Mr . Lyon , ) . 'Jtbe oldest inhabitant , ' who makes his remarks on what he sees and hears in the genuine 'Old Proverb * fiijJe . . To complete the festive scene , Brambles , a

      gipsy ( Mr . J . W . Doughty , ) and Fog , his companion ( Mr . Dolphin , ) who goes under the appellation of Brambles and Co . / wiih May , the merry gipsj girl ( mm . JL Honner , ) and Daniel Moore ( Mr . E . B . Caston ) against whom old Simon Grey seems to have imbibed an intense hatred , are introduced . Moore , who appears to be a hanger on about the gipsy camp , and styles himself 'A man of mind / finds out that the two farmers have a well-furnished cash-box , but not willing to risk himself in the enterprise of obtaining possession of ir , prevails on * Brambles and Co . * to do so for him . They make the attempt , but are frustrated in it by May , the gipsy girl , who watches their movements , and gives

      the alarm . Among those who come to the rescue is Moore , who shows himself to be a man or mind hy knocking down Mis protege , Brambles , in ! order 1 o screen himself from , suspicion . - For this Act of dece't Brambles swears against bim eternal hatred . We then come to summer , with its blooming corn fields , and harvest with its merry reapers , A letter is handed by Moore to Charles Bloorofield , purporting to be an intimation that an uncle . 'had died in India , leaving bim ten thousand pounds , and desiring him to instantly proceed to London respecting it . He resolves to leave his home and go , arid Mcore resolves on meeting him there , and settling an old grudge he had against him arid bis . brother ,

      by ruining bin ) by means of gambling . The unsuspected farmer leaves his home , not , however , without being warned of the . designs against him both by old Simon Grey , and May the gipsy girl . The two latter finding their warnings unheeded , follow him , Simon to wreak his vengeance on Moore , arid the gipsy to protect Charles . Brambles also fellows them on the same errand , as did Simon , and Peter Jones having fallen out with his faithless Lilly , likewise resolves on trying his fortune in London j and happens to be engaged in the identical club-house where the tragedy -was to be enacted . Not to detail the inciderts—and they were laughable ones * uich befel Peter—the result of the matter was .

      that Brambles having got secreted in Moore's ' bedroom , stabbed him ,, and the young farmer having thus been rescued from the trap laid for him , all return to the country , leaving Hoore as they thought dead . ' Last scene of all , the cottage of old Simon Grey was wrapped in snow , and the wintry winds moaned piteously around it . " lit is approached by a poor forlorn wretch , who , starved , wiih cold , and plnehed with hunger , touches the latch * - -andI implores the old man for succour . Simon , whose Var was ever open to the cry . of distress , opens the door , when whom does he see in the wretch before him tnt the object of W 3 long-cherished revenge , Moore . It comes out that Simon many years before took Moore into his hocse a poor * friendless orphar .

      He educated and brought him np ; when , as a recompense for his kindness , Moore eloped wiih his wife , who took with her an only child , and the old mm had never since seen or heard of either . As to his wife . Moore now tells him that she was long since dead , but he could tell nought of the < laugt | ter , and having expressed " grest contrition , for the , wrong he had dene . him , the forgiving old man gives him the shelter of his cottage . Soon after another cry of dutress u heard at Simon ' s door . It u that o ^ May , the gipsy , whom Bram . ties is dragging away with him , and upon rescuing whom the old man finds out , from bints idven him by her tormentor , to be his long-lort daughter . Brambles -then accuses her . of having murdered Moore in the club-hoHse in London , but as Simon

      causes the murdered , man to appear in Vindication Of her innocence , her acal r is secured and disaj .-pesn . The rest is alljay and happiness ; so much ^* s there of the latter ingredient that Lilly White w » afraid ' the wessel would sink with it . * The « ld mangeb his daughter Restored , Charles- is nanied to Maria , and Peter Jones and Lilly White ^ 0 agree to sail in the same boat . The Simon «« y of Mr . Lyon , and the gipsy girlrof Mrs . Hi aonner , were admirable pieces of acting , and eji-^ M fr ^ pent and enthnsiastic applense , while « r . Lewis and Miss El za Teny , in their respective Pjrt ? , kept the audience in a roar . The rest of the ^^ ctets were well sustained . The piece has teen -SMMed ^ derjhe direction x ) f Mr . R . r Honner , « a 11 eplendidlf pnt npon the stage . The scenery r » * roointment » are moat exquisite , md the whole r ** M 8 B » tiaedit to the mimgement . Tfce ^ X ^' M efe ; represeBting i room ifl aLondon 'r ^ -ioaie / elnted iBJoewe iipptaie .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 2, 1850, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1563/page/7/