certain.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL has given notice of his intention to move a grant of 30,000/. for the purposes of National Education. The Tories are so indiscreet as to raise a clamour against it, on the pretence that Infidels, Papists, and Socinians, will alone derive ally benefit from the plan, which it is intended to set on Mot with this money. As far as we can discover, the only ground for this absurd outcry, is the fact that the Church clergy are not to have the ex- clusive control of the fund. The Tories, with all their cunning, are perpetually committing gross blunders. It would be difficult to point out any way in which Ministers could be so effectually assisted at the present time, as by railing at a proposition gratifying to all their supporters. A very strong reason with many persons for keeping out the Tories, is their ridiculous and bigoted oppo. sition to the education of the whole people. They proclaim that all instruction is dangerous if not conducted on Church principles, and yet the Church either cannot or will not give the commonest schooling to a tithe of those who need it. Mr. ABERCROMBY formally resigned the Speakership on Wedees. day, in a brief and appropriate address to the House of' Commons The election of his successor will take place on Monday week; to. which day both Houses have adjourned. Mr. GouLnenx is announced as the candidate of' the Tories,—put forward, probably, to prevent any awkwardness in opposing Mr. SHAW LI:FEVRE in the next Par. Effluent. Mr. LErsvan will unite the votes of all the Anti. Tories ; and We presume his election OH the present occasion is
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