The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1851.

DEPORTATION OF PAUPER CHILDREN TO

IRELAND.

BERRUDA.-OE-FICIAL INVESTIGATION.
Yesterday an official investigation was opened
before Richard Hill, Esq , the Metropolitan Poor Law
Inspector, into the circumstances attendant on the recent
deportation of pauper children from the Parish of S..
Pancras to Bermuda. The inquiry took place in the new
vestry rooms adjoieing the workhorse, and searly every
member of the board of guardians was present.
Mr. Donald Fraser, the senior churchwarden, having been
called to the chair, the proceedings were eemmenced ey the
reading of • protest from Mr. Dyke, one of the guardians,
" snidest them proceedings, or acknowledging the right of the
poor law °moonset...sere to interfere with the arrangement or
management of the poor of St. Pancras." Mr. Hail waived
the queetion of and the evidence was proceeded with.
Mr. Churchwarden Baker said, in October, 1849, he
received a note trona Mr. Gray, in Burton crescent, offering
to take eat children to Bermuda, where they would be well
provided for. He called upon Mr. Gray, inquired onneerniag
his kaowledge of person. at Bermuda, and satisfied himself
that he vessel person of respectability. Mr. Gray rants netts
day audaeleet,d five bey..
Mr. Healey e nfirmid the foregoing statement.
Dr. Bermingham mentioned the names of a number of
gentlemen to whom references bed been mode as to the
probable pro-loco of the children if sent to Bermuda. He
read • letter in which a Mr. Osmond Jones informed him
that the climate was fine, and that the inhabitants, with
whom the @lateen were placed, were of a more respectable
elms than could be found to take such teiddren in Ragland.
Persona engaging children had first to satisfy the authorities
of the 'eland ut their respectability.
Mr. Potter, mater of the industrial school, said that no
boy, were met out without the consent of their parents, and
massy more could have gone if they had been allowed. A
basis of agreement between the children and their future
masters was estebashed before the young people left Bag.
lead. Etch boy had • Deposes bag with as outfit, and they
went on board the brig Jones, then lying is St. lietherine's
Dock. I west on board with the boys, and Mr. Raton, the
master, with them also. I saw the accommodation, and am
acquainted with it, as I have travelled • great deal by sea.
I have been to the United States, Meeker, South America,
Spate, and Holland. I thought the bedding was very good
There were nice little berths made for thee' i• the aft deck.
I said to the master, coming away, I have had to pay
201. for worse accommodation than they had. I left the
boys on board, and they seemed quite happy, and gave
three cheers on the master of the workhouse and myself
leaving the dock.
Mr. John Bator, roaster of St. Pancras Workhouse, said—
When 1 took the boys on board the James, I examined the
beds on board. I was quite satisfied with the dietary they
were to receive. I believe there wee some farm of agree-
most sent here as between the masters in Bermuda and the I
boys. On the first occasion it was stated to me that the boys
were to go out as domestic servants, to be bound until they
were eighteen years of age, and to be treated as one of the
family; and that is what I told the boys.
S l letters were here had from the boys, and from
the adult, Percival Mann, the latter stating that he wee
receiving 16s. 4d. per week, his lodging. and hie rations free.
On last Raster Monday he had 6i. in his pocket, which
very few tradesmen could say in L nidon. They further
stated that they had no regret at haying gone out to Berl
muds. The letter also expressed a strong wish that some of
their companions might by mot out, as Wen were plenty of
places to be got, and that the masters and mistresses were
most kind and considerate. These 'Ater" were all placed
into the hands of the l'oor Law Inspector.
Mr. Churchwarden Baker also read a letter from Captain
Burroughous, containing the list of the persons who were
prepared to take the children into their service on their
immediate snivel in Bermuda.

DIELTN, JAIL 29.
The general meeting of protestant,, promoted by
the Dublin Protestant Association, " for the purpose
of addressing her Majery and of petioiming parlia-
ment upon the subject of the recent papal aggrt 'slots."
was held yesterday in the round room of the Rotund°.
The attendance was very numerous, and on the plat-
form were, among others, Earl of Roden, Earl of Ban-
don, Earl of Mayo, Earl Ciancarty, Lord Dansacy,
Earl of Enniskillen, Viscount Naas M.P., Lord Cae-
tlemaine, Lord Cloebrock, Lord Bernard, M.P., H.
Hamilton, M.P., George A. Hamilton, M.P., the
Hon. If. Cole, M.P., Joseph Napier, M.P.,Mr.
Grogan, M.P., the High Sheriffs of Dublin
and Long-
ford, the Rey. Sidney Smith, D.D., lien. Archdeacon
Irwin, Dean of Ardagh ; Rev. W. H. Krause, Henry
Birob, Esq., Anthony Lefroy, Esq., W. P. Smyth,
Esq., D.L. ; Captain Bateson, S. If. Johnston, Esq.,
Hon. Captain Jocelyn, Colonel Lewis, Rev. W. Le
Burgh, Rev. W. Percival, Colonel Hall, C.B. • Rev.
I. N. Griffin, R. Bramston Smith, Esq., Rev. R.
J. H. *Ghee, Major Crawford, Rev. Hugh Prior,
the Rev, T. D. Gregg, the Rev. Dr. French, &c. &c.
A number of banners were to be seen through the
room bearing the following mottos :—An open Bible
—The Reformation—God says the Queen—No Sur-
render—No Peaoe with Rome —Our Protestant
Queen Scriptural Education—No Paseyism—No
Popery—Remember 1688—No Compromise—Church
and State. Letters of apology were read from Lords
Glengall, Dawnshire, Lortoo, Dansandle, O'Neil,
Crofton, Erne, and Clsnmorris, who were unable to
attend the meeting, but who expressed their con-
current's in its objects. A brief note was also read
from the Primate, simply expressing that it would
not be in his Grace's power to attend. Letters were''
also read from Mr. Whiteside, Q.C.; M. P. Persse,
J.P.; Sir 0. Aylmer, Sir Robert Gore Booth, Sir W.
V , and several others to the lame effect.

Oa the motion of the Earl of ENNIRIILLIN the chair
was taken by Mr. Claionme H P.
Mr. TRONA' WALLACI raw amid loud cheers end pro-
paid the following resolution:—" Tiat the attempt of the
Pope of Rome to divide England into districts, and estab-
lish therein a papal hierarchy, is a usurpation et the pre
manes of our most gracious Queen, a violation of the
rights of the united church, and an inession of the inde-
pendence of the United Kingdom"
The Earl of CLANCARTY, in coming forward to second
the motion, woe received with loud applause. Ti. noble
lord said that he was at an times:un•illing to obtrude himself
on the notice of the public ; but be felt that the present
wee a time when it was the duty of every friend of the
established church to come forward in defence of
protestantism. (Cheers) He thought that the recent
aggressions of the Pope were in a greet measure to be
ascribed to the encourageffient given by the government to
the spread of Roman catholic principles in this country.
It was said that the letter of Lord John Russell, which
bed been instrumental in arousing the protestant feeling of
England, was mot the spontaneous production of the
Premier himself, but emanated from the suggestion of
the protestant Oaten herself. (Cheers.) It this were
tree, i: ought to be an incitement to the people of Ire-
lend—it ought to make the prostestanui of this country ate-
termined to show that they fully participsted in her Ma-
jesty's feelings. (" Hear, hear," and cheers). The noble
lord then went on to condemn the present system of national
education, the Maynooth grant, the styling of the Roam
catholic hierarchy by the tities of archbishops and bishops,
and the consulting of Roman catholic prelates by her Ma-
jesty's;Viearoy in Ireland.
the Rev. Titanium D. onto° then presented himself,
sad was received with prolonged roiled. of the Kentish
fire. He expressed his pride and gratification at series
strati an mmemblage collected for such a purpose. He entered
at once on the subject of tee legal union entice he said ex
fitted between the protestant churches of England and Ire-
land. He teemed the govarnMeut not to victimise the
latter. He said, let the government give up the union, and
restore to Ireland and to Irish proteetants their own parlia-
ment, and they would aeon right themselves. (Cheers.) If
they were in that position, they need not be contending for
their rights—for their lives—in the very jaws of danger.
(Cheers.)
Tne resolution having been carried,
' Mr. NAVIIItt 41 C., M.P., in moving the second resolu-
tion, dwelt on the mal administration of sacceseive govern•
meets with reference to this country, end denounced the
policy that had left Irelaad the great ministerial difficulty
to this day. The hon. and learned gentleman proceeded to
comment on the effecta which, he u.erted, had followed the
weak and unjustifiable concessions that had been made,
recognising and supporting the erring doctrine, of papacy
in Ireland. He repudiated all disposition on his part to
entertain ill feeling towards his catholic fellow•countrymeta
—he warred with the error. of papacy, not with his
fellow-men. The hon. and learned gentleman Le the course
of has address entered into the question of the titles sought
to be taken by the catholic hierarchy, and denounced them
as illegal.
Tne Rev. MORTIS'S O'SULLIVAN In seconding the veto-
lueion, weaned to the evils width, he said, had en-
sued from the concessions rashly, timidly, or corruptly
yielded to the overweening ambition of popery. He cow
pounced the grant to Maynooth, and the national education
system, which, he asserted, had banished the ecriptutes. He
mauled the conduct of Lord Clarendon in recognising the
rank of popish prelates. He denounced the Bynk4 ot Thurles
as • daring sod audacious invasion of the rigot of the throne
of thew realms. The rev. speaker in conclmion invoked the
spirit of no surrender, and called upon all to resist this
threatened invasion on the existence of protestant mem-
darey. The speech was frequ.ntly interrupted by peals of
the Kentish fire.

Mr. Eaton's examinattoo continued—The boys were to be
continued on board as cabin passengers, and were to have •
punod of sear, a p mind of bread, with tea, cocoa, eto., each
day, and butter in the morning. 61. was paid for cacti boy,
and 91. for eech a..ult. The second baton were sent Oct
on the 5h of June, 1850. They consisted of fifteen children
and five adults. The board decided to send them on the
21st of May, IMO. The second batch was selected in the
same way es the first. They were all volunteer.. Thirty-
three boys vi.liusteered to go, bat only the fifteen were
selected. The five adults were men. The number of girl.
who voluntweprd were ten or twelve, out of which ■umber
bat three were selected, and two of them had brother' gofng
Oct. A committee of the board was appointed to select from
the volunteers. All that had went., and the pima!, could
be found, were nut sent without the concurrence al the
relations. Most of then. were orphans.
The Inspector—What I g►ther from you it that where
there was any relative woo refined consent, the ebild was
not sect.

--lii.Batew—Preeisely so.
The lespeetor—There were some who did refuse. Were
they sent ?
Mr. liatoa—They wore not.
The Cosnaisuoner—What wes the outfit of the girls ?

Mr. Baton—They had lour frocks each, Aar ch;mises, six
pair of stockings, three pair of skews, three Rennet petticoats,
two upper y.ettecoate, two pair of stays, two bonne,e, one
w.sollen shawl, four towels, three pocket handkerchiefs, one
neckerchief, blush and comb each, on pound of marine
soap, half a crown each, a Bible and Prayer Back, three
coloured apron., needles, thread, Re, pens, ink, and paper.
Tin brie had a canvas snit, blue cloth pilot monkey
jacket and trowesra, cord jacket, waistcoat and trowsers, Of
three suits, seven pair of stockings, three psir of boots and
shoes, are shirts, two Dicke-echo's, three pocket handker-
chiefs, two caps, one south wester far wet weather, a Inge
clasp knife, one pound marine soap. small tooth comb, a
large comb and brush, Bole, Prayer Book, half a crown
Oren, with needles and thread, and darning cotton to mend
their stockings. I saw them on b •ard on this occasion. I
went in charge of the boys, and the matron in charge of the
three girls. I saw them on board the James at °ravened.
I saw their berths, their bedding, and a private water closet
whit► I bad arranged should be put up for these three girls
going out. I was shown the quality of the food to be gives
to boys, girls, and adults, as well as fruit and Main for
puddings, for the boys and girls, three times a week,
as else some 'marmalade for the three girls. The girls were
plead under the charge of a female. I ascertained Iron
Captain Richardson, the then captain of the James, that he
was taki,.g out a native passeuger to Bermuda, half ante.
I interested her on behalf of these children, and made her •
present. Ste was about 26 or 27 years of age, and had been
living in London in service, and was leaving England on
amount of sot liking the climate.

The resolution was then put from the chair and passed.
Lord Horan then came forward, amidst vehement cheering
and volleys of Yentieh fire, to propose the nt :a resolution.
The noble lord thought it bud taco to detain the meeting at
that advanced hour, but he could not be altogether silent on
such an occasion. He congratulated the protestant, of Ire
land on the demonstration, and proceeded to denounce the
aggression of papal power which they had met to oppose.
He commented on the obligations of the coronation oath, sod
detailed illustrative anecdotes, chewing the adhesion of Geo.
111. and Wm. IV. to protestant principles. He called upon
the protestant, to demand from the Queen that she should
act determinedly in the vindication of her prerogative and
the rights of the church. The noble bed was greets i
during his speech with loud cheering and rounds of Kentish
fire, shouting, &c.
Lord SVIILDALI seconded the resolution in a rather quiet
and temperate speech. He said he bore a name which had
been once identified with the cone ission of emancipation
to his catholic countrymen; but, though be desired that
all should enjoy religious liberty, no protestant would per-
mit the Pope to trample on the necks of the subjects of this
realm. _ _

Captain ThomaiWa. Barrowes examined—l am now
captain of the brig James. I went out with this second batch
of chit Iren as mate on board. The children were very happy,
and frequently spoke of the kind treatment of the directors.
There was only one slight case of skknewiduring the voyage,
but they all ariived well and hearty at Bermuda. Ws were
34 days on the Torus. The woman referred to paid great
attention to the girls. There was never the slightest Impro-
priety on board. The girls were in a dirinet place by them-
selves, and the boys also. They only met occasionally on
deck, and on Sunday they read their bibles and prayer books.
The girls had their meal, in the aft cabin with the captain
and myself, and the boys with the adult pusengers in the
tore cabin. I have seen several of the children since they
arrived at Bermuda, and they are all satiatled. The parties
who wanted the children were ready to receive them on their
arrival. The children were ali engaged before I left Ber-
muda to come here. I have 60 applicants now for children
who can be proved to be the 111011: respectable inhabitants of
B rands. _

The resole•ion was then pat and passed.
Lard CABTLIMAIN/ moved the adoption of the address,
which w.s read.

The bitten of application were here produced and handed
to t►e poor-law laspecter.
Captain Burrow,. continued—lt is children that are re-
quired from the see of 12 to 14 and two adult,. The captain
here described the pleases of the third batch of children, two
adult girl., ten oriels, and nine boys. They faded on the 16th
of October, and were treated in the yams way as the previous
►atch, and the children were happy sad comfortable.
Mr. Leonard Stuart examined—l am the son of the pre-
sent Solicitor-General of Bermuda, and am -

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Colonel LENT', seconded the motion, which was carried
amidst the wool demonstration.

Anoth. r meeting was held in the evening, the Earl of
Mayo in the chair, when resolutions similar to the above
were adopted.
Mr. John O'Connell's inteneerl meeting of Irish
Roman catbolio members, which was to have taken
place yesterday, turned out to be what in this country
is termed a " blind nut." Not one kept the appoint-
ment, and the hon. gentleman himself, like the
corporal of the Donegal Militia, stood alone, the sole
representative of the whole body. It is only fair to
Mr. A. O'Flaherty, Mr. T. Meagher, and Mr. Ouseley
Higgins, to say that these gentlemen sect letters of
apology, a formality which was quite forgotten by
the others. Mr. O'Connell offers some explanation in
the morning papers of to-day, attributing the failure
to the non-appearance of an advertisemen% and
suggesting that as it is now too late to make another
appointment in Dublin before the opening of parlia-
ment, his proposed meeting should take place imme-
diately after the delivery of the Queen's Speech, to
determine what amendment they should propose to
the address; and if nobody else is prepared with an
amendment, he himself will come forward with one,
should the speech contain any allusion to penal
laws.

_ penon-al ly
acquainted fib matey of the parties who have taken thee.
children. Oat of the eleven names here upon this list I
know seven personally. They are for the moot part mer-
chants and persons in that station of lite. I should describe
them aa belonging to the middle and upper walks of society.
Several of them are members of the Assembly. I should
say that the condition of the children in Bermuda as
Somalis servants would be tar superior to the position of the
same clue of p, ruins in England.
The Inspector—Then you consider that the island being
what is called "a penal colony," would not affect the
children in soy way T-011, no; there is no such thing se
tickets of leave there. They live In hulks, and cam. on
shore under the escort of a military guard to work upon the
government works as they do at Woolwich.
Further evidence all of the same tendency was given, and
the inquiry ended. The comnaimioner then went over the
workhouse, and expreseed hie satisfaction with its arrange.
menu.

POST, OPTICS MOSSY OADERB.—The under-men-
Could offices ere during nee: month to be opened es minor
money order offices, vie. : Aberford, Yorkehire; Beecham,
Lancashire ; Hrooglron M. Furness, Lane isto ire ; Bedlisgtou
Northumberland ; Bobwltb, Yorkshire; Bacot% Lanes-
shir. ; Btogley, Yorkshire; Bildesoon Suffolk; Bourne-
mouth Dorwsbire; Borford, Suffolk; Burrs, Suffolk;
Clay/row Derbysh.re; Carmel, Lancashire; cantleford.
Yorkshire; Distington, Cumberland; Duffield Derbyshire;
Timeliest, Cumberland; Hatwood, Nottinghamshire;
Foley, Yorkshire; Gagne., Yorkshire; Haltwisorle,
Northumberland; Hedon, Yorkshire; Helmsley, York.
shire; Kirby Stephen, Westmoreland; Kirkham,
Leven, Yorkshire; Lytham, Lancashire; Lamaism,
Suffolk; Loddoe, Norklk; Marsden, Lanembire ; Masham
Yorkshire; Middleton, Lancashire: North Sunderland,
Northumberland; New Buckinham, Norfolk; Na land,
Saffolk •, Oelthreeke, Derbyshire; Paisley Bridge, York
shim • PaMington. Yorkshire; Baden, Yorkshire; Booth,Yorkshire; Rabin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire; St. Bee's,
Cumberland; Sedgeheld, Hartman; &moth, Yorkshire;
Stanhope, Dartiam Stow in the Wold, Gloucestershire;
Southwold. Suffolk ; Tiekhill, Yorkshire ; Whalley, Lemma-
skin • Whickham Durham; Wohminghase, Durham;
WatiOe, Norfolk; Wicakam Market, Suffolk; Charlbary,
Onfordshim • Yarmouth, Isle of Wight ; Hampton, Onbrd-
shire • arise. liampalre; Mere, Wiltshire; Tomos,
unPskire; Kentehurch. Herefordshire; Poulton, &user:
',tenon; York Tows, Barley; Womanly, Herefordshire;
Surcross, Devoashim; Bardieley, Hertfordshire; Woking,
Surrey; Holmium, Somemetshire ; Kidwelly, Cermet-
thenskire ; Walton on Thome., Berm; Ashton, Lance.
shire; Montle, Denligkeltire ; Haswell, tionseremehire ;
&wealth, Merionethshire; Bala, Merioankshire ; Ha-
ws/dirk Cheshire; Llanfyllin, Plontgcmeryshirei; Helper,
Cheshire; Norton, Cheshire; Mentos, Lancashire; West
Darby, Lancashire; L'ughor, Glamorgenshire ; Shier',
Sunny; Colytoc, Devonshire • Mumbles, Glaniorgenskize ;
Hadley, Kent; Bruton, SoMersetabire ; Wrotham, Kent;
Peanierd, flounnetahirs; Dowstai, Wiltadize Marta*,
lamesetsbire.

_
Yesterday the Lord Mayor entertained 400 of the
weans employed in his extensive brewery at a sub-
stantial and cheerful dinner. The entertainment took
place in the Ring's Room, at the Mansion Rouse, the
scene of the recent civic banquet; the Lord Mayor
himself presided, and the proceedings exhibited alto-
gether a most gratifying display of the good feelings
which exist between employers and the employed.
A meeting was held in Dublin yesterday to petition
against the impost of ministers' money.
A deputation from the petty sessions clerks of Ire-
land had an interview with Sir William Somerville
for the purpose of urging the government to adopt
some alterations in the bill of last session relating to
tho,e officials,should that measure be again introduced
in the present session.

THE FLAX MOYENEKT.—CoIoneI Wyndham, one or
the ingest proprietors in the county of Clare, has issued a
Circular to his tenantry, offering to furaiah fin seed to a
hundred of then for half an acre to each farm, and stating
that, on delivering the produce of then half acres in its nw
state (the occupier being required surely to pull it, and
when dry to deliver it), each tenant shall receive 61. By this
means the poor tonna will be free from risk in the steeping
sod preparation of the crop, or in the &faculty of Eluding
mutat.

A \YARNING TO BTRAM BOAT PROPRlffrose.—A
steam boat proprietor epos the Mersey bee been convicted In
the mitigated penalty of 101 for Mehl, es owner, allowed
sae of his 'male to proseei to era without hewing trans-
mitted to the Board of Trade the declarations of the sue-
cient7 of the condition of the hull and machinery sad
received a eertifleete thereof. The prosecution wee institatbd
by the cutoma.