The Education Debate was resumed yesterday week by Mr. Ver-
non Harcourt, in a speech of considerable acerbity on the secularist side, asserting that the "bed of nettles," referred to by Mr. Lowe in his speech of last week, as exercising so wonderful a fascination over a flock of cattle which might have found the richest grazing in other parts of the Bill, had at least been deliberately fostered by the herdsman, and anticipating that the election of School Boards would be accompanied by such placards as "Vote for Jones and the Thirty-Nine Articles!" "Vote for Smith and No Creed!" "Vote for Robinson and down with the Bishops !" Mr. Mundella, M.P. for Sheffield, strongly supported the Bill, while urging some concession to the Dissenting views. Mr. Richard, on behalf of the Nonconformists of Wales, Mr. Fawcett, and Sir C. Dilke supported the amendment.
