28 SEPTEMBER 1861, Page 2

The agitation against the Revised Code of Education has com-

pelled Government partially to give way. The code is postponed until Parliament can come to a decision. This concession is only fair, and we hope that, after debate, the pecuniary clauses will be re- modelled, but the principle of examination is all important. The religious question has been disposed of by the Bishop of Lichfield. The manager, i.e. the clergy, can still fine the tutor one-half his grant for deficient religious instruction.