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184 THE LEADER. [No. 361, Saturday;
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.THE HOGGED SCHOOL UOTON. Twelve years a...
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THE MOYE OF PARTIES. The debate on Mr. L...
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A FINANCIAL AMENDE. We have to account f...
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The CoAiAvmrr-Mia of the Pout ov Lomoon....
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Tailors' Bills. Scarcely A Week Passes W...
" Cross-examined by Mr . James : I knew all London tradesmen are prohibited from entering the college . I tried it once . I -vras not turned out . " Mr . Fhopert did not stand alone ; there are many young men in this predicament ; and there are many persons , -we conceive , in the position of Mr . Wottlfe , some of them , perhaps , not quite so candid and straightforward as he showed himself to be in court .
How can any law against hells or racing b & enforced in a case like this ? It ia no question of thimble-rig . Many of these excessive debts are in the first instance honestly incurred , so far as the tradesman is concerned-There are young men who frequent tradesmen ' s shops , and who can spend their hundreds and thousands in dress ; and should a tradesman offend a customer , dressed as well , speaking as confidently , by asking if he can really pay for the goods sold ? No , thetailox relies upon th e law ; If , indeed , lie were to be fined for neglecting to make due inquiries , and if the fine were precisely the amount of his hill , the tailor would be cautions .
184 The Leader. [No. 361, Saturday;
184 THE LEADER . [ No . 361 , Saturday ;
.The Hogged School Uoton. Twelve Years A...
. THE HOGGED SCHOOL UOTON . Twelve years ago it was estimated that there were 30 , 000 children in London devoid of any reasonable hope of obtaining even that amount of education which mignt enable them to earn an honest livelihood by personal industry . This appalling consequence of an extremely artificial state of society attracted the attention and excited the active sympathy of many thoughtful and benevolent individuals . It would have been somewhat
strange if the name of Lord Sbaftesbtjby had not been connected with the attempt that was then made to remove , or at least to mitigate , a social evil of such alarming dimensions , A considerable sum of money was accordingly collected , and various means adopted for the purpose of converting into useful citizens the ignorant , and . therefore vicious , children who infest the poor neighbourhoods of the metropolis . The results of these truly wise and philanthropic labours
may loe thus summarized . In 150 [ Ragged School Institutions there are 128 Sunday Schools , attended by 16 , 937 scholars ; 98 Day Schools , with 13 , 057 scholars ; 117 Evening Schools , with 8085 scholars ; and 84 Industrial Schools , with 3224 scholars The Day Schools employ 163 paid instructors , the Week Night Schools 126 , and the Befxige and Industrial Institutions 43 ; besides 2139 voluntary teachers . The Hefuges are sixteen in number , and furnish food , clothing , beds , and education to 500 inmates . A like
number of boys and girls have been enabled to proceed to the colonies , with every prospect of doing good for themselves , and of adding to the wealth both of their adopted and their mother country . That even those who are content to toil and labour at home have been taught a proper self-respect , is evinced by the fact that in the montli of March , 185 G , prizes were distributed to no fewer than 360 young persons , of either sex , who had remained in their situations upwards of twelve months . And who is there that would not say a good word for that
ho-usehold brigade , the Shoeblacks ? While other countries boast of their tricolorod flag , London alone can plume itself ; on its welldisciplined tricolored Brigade . Instead of that ear-torturing burdon , " The Hed , White nnd Blue , " who would not rather lift up his voice , and shout for the Ued , Blue , and Yellow—especially in dirty weather ? Unhappily , there ia ako a dark side to this pleasant picture . The expenditure is necessarily increasing , while the income declines with waning enthuaiaam . So long aa this excellont movement possessed the charm of novelty , funds were not wanting . The living
and the dying alike co-operated , and as late as the month of May , 1854—in consequence of two legacies—the Society had a balance at the bankers' 54001 . But during the intervening period this very respectable sum has dwindled down to 75 OZ ., an amount scarcely sufficient to maintain the schools for three more months . Among other disastrous influences may be mentioned the late war , which touched too many chords of personal feeling to allow full scope for charity in the abstract . The high price of provisions has also affected the Society ' s funds to a very serious extent . It has likewise been observed
that Reformatories for criminals and Refuges for outcasts have diverted into other channels much , of the public sympathy that , for a while , was concentrated on "Bagged Schools . Ear be it from us to derogate from the merits and claims of the former , but there is no reason why they should be allowed to obliterate or supersede those of the latter . All of these institutions are much needed , though it is possible that the former might be less requisite if the latter were worked to their lull
proportions . The one thing needful is money . It is in the most destitute parts of the metropolis that these schools exercise the most beneficial effect , and it is precisely from those districts that no aid can be expected . To the wealthy , the benevolent , and the truly patriotic , the Society looks for the means to carry out its wise antf generous schemes of moral and social reform . There can be little doubt as to the success of this appeal to a really charitable and munificent public , but it should ever be remembered that the value of a gift is greatly enhanced by promptitude and despatch . *
.The Hogged School Uoton. Twelve Years A...
* Donations are received by Mr . Joseph <* . Gent , tljfi Secretary , 1 , Exoter Hall , Strand ,
The Moye Of Parties. The Debate On Mr. L...
THE MOYE OF PARTIES . The debate on Mr . Locke Kin g ' s motion for extending the 10 Z . franchise to counties as well as boroughs , brought out some remarkable results . Sir James G-baham gave marked emphasis to his epitaph on the political exploits of Lord John Hussell ; Lord John JJijssell and the Premier took opposite sides ; the county gentlemen scarcely knew how to vote . But , although the Government obtained a majority , it has been sensibly wounded by the discussion . That alliance of which so much was said before the opening of Parliament , between Lord Pa . imeb . ston and the Whigs of Woburn Abbey , has not been sustained ; the Bedford connexion stands apart from the Cabinet . Mr . Sidne y Herbert , under cover of declining to support Mr . Locke Kikg , threw a hand-grenade of stinging sympathy at the Treasury Bench . Evidently , Lord Palmerstok is on uncertain ground ; every day of the Session adds to the insecurity of his position .
While Mr . Gladstone seems disposed to coalesce , for special objects , with Mr . Dis-EAELi , Sir James Graham announces himself in harmony , on general principles , with Lord John Russell . His assent to the declarations of the Whig statesman was far more cordial and distinct than Mr . Gladstone ' s recognition of the Tory leader . Unless , therefore , the political heirs of SirEoiiERT Peel are divided among themselves , the Tory and Peelite coalition is of a temporary , not of a permanent , character , and wo may expect the friends of Lord Aberdeen to unite with tho
friends of Lord John Hussell ; and in that case , what becomes of Lord Paxmehston ? The Tories believe that he came into office through a stratagem , by which , when the Aberdeen Administration was dissolved , ho succeeded in foiling Lord Deiuiy . And , now , after last night's debate , ho stands in
antagonism to his former colleagues among the Whigs , on the question of representative reform . To which party will he attach himself , or will lie become an " independent ? ' * It is not more singular to find Mr . Cobdjn and Lord Derby bringing forward , simultaneously , identical motions in the Lords and Commons , than to find Lord John Rttsseli ; and Lord Palmerston , formerly Premier and Foreign Secretary in the same Cabinet engaging in hostilities on the field of Parliamentary Reform .
That Mr . Locke King lost his motion is matter of no surprise—of little consequence indeed . A moribund House of Commons ' cannot be expected to entertain the question . Par more important is the move of parties that is taking place , the wandering of the Tories in search of coadjutors , Mr . Glad . stone ' s friends taking part , now with the Opposition , now with the Whigs out of office but steadily and systematically against the
Government , the partial adhesion of the Manchester party to Sir John Pakington ' s educational measures , the generally suspicious view taken by Parliament of Lord Palmerston' a foreign and domestic policy . Whatever majorities the Government may obtain on separate questions , we cannot fail to perceive that it does not possess the confidence of the Legislature or of the nation . Within a few days it has suffered from repeated shocks . Whether , then , the financial debates close
upon a defeat or a victory , we do not believe in the stability of the Cabinet , or in the continuance of the relations actually existing between the several parties in the Houses of Lords and Commons .
A Financial Amende. We Have To Account F...
A FINANCIAL AMENDE . We have to account for a mistake which occurred in our last week ' s impression . At a late hour on Friday night we received from , our reporter in the gallery of the House of Commons a , precis of the statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer , in which it was stated that a tax of 9 d . in the pound was to "be levied on all incomes of more than 150 Z . a year . There seemed no reason to doubt the accuracy of this report , upon which our observations were based , and it was not until too late that a more correct account was received . A portion of our remarks , however , must have surprised and puzzled our readers . We can assure them that we had no desire to reproach SirConNEwall Lewis unfairly . Our interest in-the reduction of the Income-tax is not less than that of our fellow-countrymen who are not journalists . But we were not bound to suspect the accuracy" of a report from a hand which has supplied us with our Parliamentary summary on JFriday nights for several years . Hence the error in our report and in our article—neither departments of journalism being exempt from the possibility of inaccuracy . It is better , however , to blame , and be deceived , than to praise and be disappointed ; so that while offering the conscience-money of recantation to Sir Cornewall Lewis , we must express the gratification we feel in not having to announce that he has proposed to retain any portion of the obnoxious war ninopence .
The Coaiavmrr-Mia Of The Pout Ov Lomoon....
The CoAiAvmrr-Mia of the Pout ov Lomoon . — A . deputation of coalwhippora of the port of Lon don , accompanied by Lord Robert Groavonor , M . P ., Lord Goderich , M . P ., and se-veral clergy men , had an interview on Wednesday with Lord Stanley of Alderloy , the president of the Board of Trade , for the purpose of making known to tho Government the sorious grievances unaor which they now labour , arising from the withdrawal or the bill which protected them from tho old public-houao truck system . Lord Stanley said ho -would cause inquiry to bo made . Madame Ioa Pmciffkk has arrived at Capo To \ vn ° fl her way to tho Mauritius ond Madagascar .
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 21, 1857, page 16, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21021857/page/16/
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