§ MR. J. H. YOXALL (Nottingham, W.)I beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education, with regard to the dismissal of the mistress of the Bonder's End St. Matthew's School, (1) if, in view of the report of Her Majesty's Inspector that alterations in the registers had he considered been made to justify a statement against the mistress, he proposes to take steps to discover the real offender; and (2) if he can see his way to do anything to prevent the dismissal of the mistress in question, and thus to vindicate her character against an allegation of fraudulent registration which, in the words of Her Majesty's Inspector's Report, cannot be sustained against her?
§ THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL (Sir JOHN GORST,) Cambridge UniversityOn further examination of the register, the Inspector has withdrawn the statement referred to in the first paragraph of the Question. He 1029 has been directed to forward the registers to the Education Department, where they will be inspected. A further Report will be sent to the Managers after the inspection of the registers. The Committee of Council have no power to prevent the dismissal of the mistress in question.