Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . oid of mean-ing ; and they, with the Roman Catholics, havejoined to seek a modification of the law, com-pelling the state to make grants for their denom-inational schools. The Liberal party seek topass a bill maintaining the basis but enlargingand strengthening the provisions of the presentlaw. The Government purposes the passage ofa measure which shall conciliate all parties. The question of religious instruction enteredlargely into the discussions on the bill for theestablishment of a rew university at Amster-dam,
Appletons' annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . oid of mean-ing ; and they, with the Roman Catholics, havejoined to seek a modification of the law, com-pelling the state to make grants for their denom-inational schools. The Liberal party seek topass a bill maintaining the basis but enlargingand strengthening the provisions of the presentlaw. The Government purposes the passage ofa measure which shall conciliate all parties. The question of religious instruction enteredlargely into the discussions on the bill for theestablishment of a rew university at Amster-dam, which passed the Second Chamber April8th, by a large majority. The debate had con-tinued twenty-three days, during which timeseven hundred speeches were made. The Gov-ernment sought to have the provision for atheological faculty struck out, and expectedin this to be supported by the Clericals and amajority of the Liberals; but only the extremeparty voted with them. The clause providingfor the theological faculty was indeed oncestruck out, but was immediately inserted again. QVAT OF THE GRAIX-MAHKET, TVITH ST. BAVOX S CHURCH, HAARLEM. in another shape. According to this bill, anyone may impart higher instruction without be-ing subject to supervision by the state, whichreserves only the jus promotendi. The attemptwas made while the bill was in the Chamber tosubject private instruction to the supervisionof the state, but Heer Heemskerk threatenedto withdraw the bill if higher instruction wasnot left perfectly free. On the 1st of November the great ship-canal connecting Amsterdam directly with theNorth Sea was opened by the King in the only route from the sea to Am-sterdam for vessels of more than five feetdraft was the North Holland Canal, connect-ing Amsterdam with the Helder, or Nieuwe-diep. It was constructed in the reign of 584 NETHERLANDS, THE. NEVADA. William I., is fifty-one miles long, very tortuousand narrow, and was only available for vesselsdrawing s
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