The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-03 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1856.

I was asked for. (Heal, bear.) That was the wee in his
own district. (Hear, hear.)
The Rev. J. Hinvon said that Mr. Mall, M.P., bad born
in the Hall, and he regretted that he had lett without
giving the meeting an opportunity of hearing him. (Haw,
bear.) He then read the petition, and in a speech which
mated mach merriment, criticised the attempt to make
ululation compalsoty. He concluded by moving the dep.
don of the petition he had read.
Mr. Murmur wended the resolution, and remarked that
the result of the last two years cleirly showed that what
they wanted was lam government. (Hear, hear.) He
confessed the conviction lowed itself on his mind that im-
pure personal motives awaited nine•tentiu of those vibe
governed this country. (Hear, hear) An Westration of
that might be footed in the "take care of my nephew," in-
troduced into an important despatch by Lord Penman.
Above all things, in the marer of eduestien it was im-
portant that they should not give the control to the go-
vernment. (Hear, beer.) He did not think that truth
always resided with majorities, and he should always
straggle, eves with a small minority, for what he wandered
to be right. (Hear.)
The resolution was curried, as was a vote of thanks to the
eitatrimaa. whist ',laminated the rseentinme.

THE ROCHDALE BOARD OF GUARDIANS AND
THE PRIVY COUNCIL. DISMISSAL OF AN
INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS FROM THB WORK-
HOUSE.

In the year 1854, Feb. 21, Mr. Browne, inspector
of Schools, visited the Spelled workhonso. On Feb. 2he
visited Hollingworth workhouse, sad on April 13 he visited
the Morena workhouse. The rip eta which he then made
pm einem to the saardians, beaus, se they stated, he
misrepresented the condition and civemstences of the
children in those workhouse. The guardians have made it
• practice, as f sews can leant, to send all settled pauper
children to the Swint°, steals ; but when any children
have bun idiotic, or too young, or receiving temporary
real, gush children have beep kept in the Ruttish work-
In the sus of thou receiving temporey tells ,
41111" law bean gent to a neighbouring school. And it hat
diet lbanpened that the chinless have not remained in the
Weelikines more than s week; but in some eases they have
UMW" three, four, and more Mat. Mr. Browne
beis posndically cone down to Rochdale to import the
eimmise of them Ultima. After his visits is 1864, he re-
pave/ the state of 'dustless of the Udine whom be tend
there es follows Holliagworth Workhouse: In attend-
sees—Boy, 1 ; girls, 6. Present—Gire, 6; intent. nose.
The children hem did not go to school at the date oilmen.
lien. One girl could read hilly, but all were exceedingly
ignorant. Maned Workhouse : In attendance—Boys, 3;
girls, 3; Wants, none. Preent—Boys, 3; 3. Ow
girl here bad been fairly inerected before she same into the
workhouse. The otter children were ignorant. Spotlaud
In attendance—Boys, 8; glee, 4 ; infante, none. Present--
Boys, 6 ; girl, 1. Two boys who go oat to school could
read fairly, and had made sons progress. The other chil-
dren present, es It was stated, receive no ednoatiss. Then
is no proper alassitutien el elutes In an el ifs Roads!.
workbouser." The Imedele guardians Ali my mesh an.
noyed at this meth et eporttag, beaus I weenie, es
they eenesived, sad wee isiteknal to
cost a enigma ore ties. In this viewit= were
farthereotfirmed by ea entry mu in tles week.
house books, for on his visit in Ilk Ile mein sewing
therein The duty ineweebnat en the guelliees m ear
tete the pauper children et this Mile is wok incluirged by
seeding a few to Swintoa.'• In ARANYa of themselves,
therefore, they ordered Sheltie& In bee up the folio wing
statement as a muster repeeeettowliellingworth workhous
—Jane Matthews, 14, an filist Gem birth • James Stott, 16,
ditto; James Conolly, 14 ; Elisabeth Com:illy, 10 ; Rcisannak
Coeolly, 7; Michael Conolly, 4. These children formed
part of an Irish family which became destitute, adthe
gamines, having an objection to send relief toiodging-
houses, ordered these children to the workhouse, but it was
not expiated that they would stay long there. They had
only bees in the house seven weeks, and left it foss weeks
after Mr. Browne's visit. Mulsed workhouse : Richard Lord,
6; Ann Diggle,lB, partial Idiot, bad been in the bow six
...he. Wary Mon, ; Johanna Mush, 10; John Mach,
8; Nathan Mesh, 7. This family bad not been in the
home beg, and were not inputted to remain. They were
sent in seasequence of the husband's abuses, who took
them out as soon as he retuned. The eldest girl, Mary,
left the house two days after Mr. Browae's visit. Spelsed
workhouse: Jcseph lirierley, 8; Von's Lord, 8. These
are the two boys that could read fairly. Mary Aus Ker-
shaw, 13, had been is the beam one week. Jaws Ash-
worth, 2, idiot from birth; John Clegg, 12, ditto; Wm.
Chadwick, 12, ditto; Mary Orady, 16 This girl was re-
turned from Swinton Schools becalm of her defective eye-
sight. Thomas Wm. Mills, 2; Hannah Sutcliffe, 2; Mary
Howarth, 3; Sunk Ann Taylor, 4; John Robert Taylor.
1." The above analytical' report was mimed to be printed
by the guardians on the 81st of September, 1855, hue-
diately;,efter Mr. Brown's report was published, and
a 'ropy of it was sent to the Privy Council, slug
with • letter telling their attention to It. No
esplanatioa or reply wee received by the gumless, either
from the Privy Conseil or from Mr. /nowise himself ; and
therefore the guardians, it appears, still estartain the
opinion that they have been unfairly used. The following
letter was received by the clerk a few days ago:
"Privy Council Omer, Whitehall,liarch 16, 1866.
" Sir,—l beg bete to Worm you that I Mead to visit
the Spoliate! 'Workhouse on March 31 next, at 2 o'clock
p.m., for the purpose of examining the children, in accord-
ion with the circular of the Poor-law Board of March 31,
NA end I request that you will lay this letter before the
bawd of suedes, widen:en them that 'should be much
geallied if the visiting or school committee sad say other
el le guardians could dome the favour to meet me. I he p•
she he have an opportunity of conferring with the chaplain,
end I beg that you will have the goodness to acquaint the
eslassimeter and mistress of my intention---I have the ho-
mier lobe, sir, your obedient servant,
‘' T. B. Stowe; lespeetor of Schools."
This letter was laid before the guardians by the clerk, °a
the nth of March, and a resolution was agreed upon that
Mr. Browse should be refused admission until they bad
' received as explanation either from Mr. Browne or the
Privy Council, as to what they considered the inaccuracy in
his printed report, relies he meld show them some autho-
rity superior to theirs by white be mild demand slimiest=
into the workhouse. A committee was appointed, consist-
big of T. Limey, J. Orandidge, A. Stewart, H. Smith, sad
R. Taylor, to sany out this veselutioa sad to meet Mr.
Browse. This they did on Monday last, sad we sent •
reporter to take notes of what trepanned, but, ufortlautelY,
they east before two o'clock, the hour updated, sad our
reporter only strived is time to see Mr. Browse tbs.
workhouse in • high state of suitinest awl 'rein,
tine, In consequence of the committee of guedieee
h
nrefussd him admission. As far se we emlears the
committee
laced Mr. Browne with makiag en unfair
report, which, if relied upon, se inset government boats
were, as furnishing correct damn* witless, wish be pm-
judicial to them. Mr. Browse denied that it was my
of hi* duty to glee sea a statement as that by
the guardians, sad mated that he had done neither sae
nor less than his duty. The committee replied that, in
that eve, em they had ne emanates *galas* future an-
repreentatioe, Mr. Browne haves the command et the
blue book, sad they being excluded—the only way left
open for them se a menu of self-defenes was to refuse
hem admission. • long diesiusion took plus, consistlig of
not the eboicest cemplUtsate. Ultimately. Mr. Browne
made the following entry In the workhouse books, sad them
left :
"As the guardians preseet have refused to allow the
children to be examined, I am unable to make say report
on the state of education in this union.
" T. B. Blows=,
"March 81, 1856." Inspector of lithools."
Thus did the Rochdale gamines dismiss a privy mull
dicer, as a suitar, from the doors.