because the Duke of Marlborough is about as fit to
be a is right, we think, in objecting to the appointment of any one to the bead of our Educational institutions as an average Sunday- Vienna who is entirely unable to speak German. It is said that school teacher, — and partly because the House of Lords seems to be profoundly apathetic on this great question. Lord Russell made a poor and embarrassed speech, to which the recall of Mr. Motley was, however, one of the least creditable acts Duke of Marlborough replied in a poorer, but unembar- I of a discreditable Administration. The tittle-tattle on which Mr. rassed, not to say pert address, declaring that the present Seward's insulting letter was founded was of a kind of which no Denominational system was the right one, and only needed . Government with any dignity would have taken the slightest
Lord Russell's resolutions on Education, in the House of Lords on Monday, were a sad fiasco,—partly, perhaps, be- cause Lord Russell himself did not do them justice,—partly ting educated very nearly as fast, and as thoroughly as they have any right to expect. And then the subject dropped, and the House adjourned !—as if the noble Lords had been talking idle gossip, of which they were more or less ashamed. And so goes the last chance of impressing on the Government that the country looks for a great deal more in the Government Bill than Mr. Disraeli or the Duke of Marlborough has intimated any disposition to grant. Evidently the Peers are not ambitious of public influence.
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