Is it illegal to send the pauper children of London
to Lancashire and apprentice them to the cotton manufacturers ? The latter, it seems, have for some time been endeavouring to get a supply of pauper children as apprentices. Deputations have waited on the various boards of guardians with this object. Upon application being made to the authorities of St. Pancras, the offers of the manufacturers were so fair, and the statements of the advantages to the children were so apparent, that the board of directors felt very much disposed tQ entertain the proposal, the only doubt being whether they could come within the Act of Parliament, which might be applicable to Liverpool, &c., because they were within the prescribed distance of fifty miles by the Act of Parliament. The board went so far as to have indentures of apprenticeship prepared, but it was then suggested that it would be proper, before finally concluding such arrangement, to take the opinion of counsel.' This proved to be adverse. The Poor Law Board have also signified their opinion that the proposed whole- sale deportation is illegal, and the scheme must therefore be aban- doned.
It appears that the Yelverton affair is still to be kept before the public, the major having lodged an appeal, which is to be argued before the twelve judges next term. Exceptions, we understand, were taken to portions of the judge's charge, as well as to some points connected with the reception. of evidence, so that nearly the entire of the case will be gone over again before the Court of Appeal. Some heavy damages have been awarded to persons injured by accidents on the North-Western Railway. A Mr. Crowther, manager of machine works at Oldham, obtained 550/, as some compensation for injuries which rendered him unfit for business ; and a Mr. Fried= lender, severely knocked about in an accident at Roby,. obtained 30001., just two years' profits of a business he will`probably, In never able to attend to again.
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