the aid of Government, although the applications may not come from either of the two mentioned Societies. "The Committee are of opinion that the most useful application of any sums voted by Parliament would consist in the employment of those moneys in the establishment of a Normal School, under the direction of the State, and not placed under the management of a voluntary Society. The Committee, however, experience so much difficulty in reconciling conflicting views respecting the provisions which they are desirous to make in furtherance of your Majesty's wish that the children and teachers instructed in this School should be duly trained in the principles of the Christian religion, while the rights of conscience should be respected, that it is not in the power of the Committee to mature a plan for the accomplishment of this design without further consideration; and they therefore postpone taking any steps for this purpose until greater concurrence of opinion is found to prevail. "The Committee recommend that no further Grant be made, now or hereafter, for the establishment or support of Normal Schools, or of any other Schools, unless the right of inspection be retained, in order to secure a conformity to the regulations and discipline established in the several Schools, with such improvements as may from time to time be suggested by the Committee. A part of any Grant voted in the present year may be usefully applied to the purposes of inspection, and to the means of acquiring a complete knowledge of the present state of Education in England and Wales." Her Majesty, having taken the said Report into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to approve thereof. Order in Council. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, 10th of August, 1840. THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. WHEREAS there was this day read at the Board a Report from the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education dated the 15th July ultimo, in the words following, viz. : "We, the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education," beg leave humbly to recommend to your Majesty that the following arrangements be made for the inspection of such Schools as are in connexion with the National School Society, or with the Church of England. 66 1.—That before we recommend to your Majesty any person to be appointed to inspect Schools receiving aid from the public, the promoters of which state themselves to be in connexion with the National Society or the Church of England, we should be authorized to consult the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, each with regard to his own province, and that the Archbishops should be at liberty to suggest to us any person or persons for the office of Inspector, and that without their concurrence we should recommend no person to your Majesty for such appointment. We further beg leave to recommend to your Majesty that if either of the Archbishops should at any time, with regard to his own province, withdraw his concurrence in our recommendation of such appointment, your Majesty would be graciously pleased to permit us to advise your Majesty to issue your Order in Council, revoking the appointment of the said Inspector, and making an appointment in lieu thereof. 'We further beg leave humbly to recommend to your Majesty to direct that such portions of the Instructions to these Inspectors as relate to religious teaching shall be framed by the Archbishops, and form part of the general instructions issued by us to the In spectors of such Schools, and that the general instructions shall be communicated to the Archbishops before they are finally tioned by us. "We are further of opinion that each of the said Inspectors, at the same time that he presents any Report relating to such Schools to the Committee of the Privy Council, should be directed to transmit a duplicate thereof to the Archbishop of the Province, and should also send a copy to the Bishop of the Diocese in which the school is situate, for his information. "We are further of opinion that the grants of money which we may recommend to your Majesty should be in proportion to the number of children educated and the amount of money raised by private contribution, with the power of making exceptions in certain cases, the grounds of which will be stated in the annual Returns to Parliament." Her Majesty, having taken the said Report into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to approve thereof; and the Lord President of the Council is to take the necessary steps herein accordingly. Order in Council. Council Chamber, Whitehall, By the Right Honourable the LORDS of the COMMITTEE of COUNCIL on EDUCATION. The Committee of Council have before them the Orders in Council, dated the 3rd day of June, 1839, and the 10th of August, 1840, together with their Minutes of the 24th of September, 1839, and 3rd December, 1839, and also a Supplementary Minute of December, 1840. Their Lordships having considered the objects to which the grants made by Parliament for the promotion of education in Great Britain are applicable under these Orders and Minutes, are of opinion that, without departing from the principles upon which they are framed, other modes of distribution may be adopted so as further to promote the improvement and extension of Elementary Education. SCHOOLMASTERS' HOUSES. Their Lordships will make grants towards the providing or enlarging of houses of Schoolmasters and Schoolmistresses where Schoolrooms have been erected (either with aid from the Parliamentary Grant, or otherwise); but where no house has been built, or no sufficient dwelling been provided, for the Master or Mistress, upon the following conditions: 1. That the School for which such house or dwelling is to be built or enlarged, has been conveyed to Trustees for the Education of the Children of the Poor. 2. That their Lordships are satisfied, by the Report of their Inspector, that the School is efficiently conducted. 3. That the right of inspection of the School is secured by the deed of trust, or by an endorsement thereon. 4. That the site and premises are to be conveyed to Trustees, as a residence for the Master or Mistress. 5. That their Lordships are satisfied, by the report of their Architect, that the proposed building will be substantial in structure and sufficient in size, the Subscribers or Trustees being otherwise at liberty to select their own plans. 6. That their Lordships are satisfied with the amount of local contributions to the new building. APPARATUS FOR SCHOOL-ROOMS. The Committee of Council will also make grants towards enabling the Trustees or Managers of any School to provide the School-room suitably with furniture and apparatus which may be necessary, in the first instance, to enable them to commence teaching in the School; and that not only in the case of new Schools but where it is proposed to establish a Day School where a Sunday School only has previously been kept. TRAINING-SCHOOLS. The Committee have further considered the mode in which they can assist in the establishment of Normal Schools for the training of Masters and Mistresses; and in future, if, upon consideration of any application for aid to such Schools which may be brought before them, they shall think fit to accede to that application, they will confine their grant to a proportion of the original expense of the building, and will not, in any case, make an annual grant towards the maintenance of such School. The Committee will require that, in future, all applications for aid to Normal Schools shall be conveyed to them through the Committee of the National Society, or that of the British and Foreign School Society. The Committee will also require that the inspection of the Normal School receiving such aid shall be secured by the deed of trust; and also, that the site and premises of such School shall be conveyed to Trustees, for the training of Masters and Mis tresses. |