23 MAY 1903, Page 3

The House of Commons during the week has been chiefly

occupied with the Education Bill. On Tuesday Sir William Anson explained the changes in the representation of the Borough Councils on the Education Committee which the Government had finally decided on. The County Council would under the amended scheme have forty-two members, the City one, and the grouped Boroughs eleven in all. Thus, even counting the twenty-five outsiders to be added, the County Council would have a clear majority. On Wednes- day a division was taken on Mr. Whiteley's Motion to eliminate the Borough Council representation altogether. This amendment was only rejected by a majority of 41 votes (195 to 154).