CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.
[To ram Exam or sus SPECTATOR."] Ssa,—Will you kindly permit us to bring before your readers the claims of the work in which we are engaged in the London Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ? The following facts speak for themselves. In our three years' history,. since our founding at the Mansion House in Silly, 1884, we have dealt with 762 more or less cruel people, for the most part by moral influence. In the 132 worst cases, many almost incredible, we have had resort to the law, and have obtained 120 convictions. Of the total number of 762 cases, we find that 333 were cases of injuries inflicted by assault, 81 of starvation (some of these of farmed-out babies and children insured), 130 of dangerous neglect, 32 of desertion, 70 of cruel exposure to excite sympathy in the streets, and 116 of other wrongs.
Our efforts have not been confined to London, but have extended to many parts of the country. We do not interfere with mere parental indiscretion, but only with deeds of cruelty which render child-life unendurable, 25 cases having ended in the victim's death. When punishment is inflicted, it is always followed with indirect but real supervision.
At this child-season of the year, we feel that our work must appeal very powerfully to all generous hearts. The following ladies will be glad to receive subscriptions The Countess of Iddesleigh, 23 Manchester Square ; Lady Henderson, 4 Gledhow Gardens ; Lady Whittaker-Ellis, Buccleuch House, Richmond. At the office also subscriptions will be gratefully received.—We BENJAMIN WAUGH, Hon. See.
Office of the Society, 7 Harpur Street, Bloomsbury, W.O.
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