The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-04 00:00:00

BERMUDA.

Yesterday tho Board of Directors of St. Pancras
Parish met in the vestry room, King's road, Camden.tuwu,
Mr, Churchwarden P111114:14 in the chair.
The following letter, addressed to the clerk of the board,
was laid before the directors, ou the subject of pauper
emigration:—
" Poor-law Board, Somerset-house, 29th May, lttsl.
Sir,—l am directed, by the Poor-law Board, to state
that their attention has been directed to a paragraph (of
which I.forward a copy) in the Glade newspaper of yester-
day, wherein it is stated that the directors of the poor of
the parish of St. Pancras contemplate sending out some
other young children from their workhouse to Bermuda.
If the statement is this paragraph is accurate, it appears
to be considered by the directors that it is merely necessary
that the consent of a magistrate should he obtaiiied to this
proceeding. The board, therefore, think it necessary to
remind the directors that the 4th and fith Win. IV.,
e. 76, sec. 62, and the 7th and Bth Vic., c. 101,
ace. 29, as well as the subsequent statutes which
authorise the emigration of pour persons at the
coat of the poor rate, require that the order and regulations
of this board should precede that emigration, and that it
cannot otherwise he legal. The bean! have moreover to
state that several applications have been recently made to
them to sanction the emieration of young persons to thu
island of Bermuda, and as the colony is one of very limited
extent, and emigration has not hitherto been frequent, the
board have thought it advisable to consult her Majesty's
Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners as to the
proper course to be pursued in reference to this subject. The
directors will doubtless perceive than an extensive and uncon-
nected emigration of young persons from different parts of
England to so small a colony might possibly lead to much mis-
chief, and produce injure, instead of benefit, to those whose
welfare it is the principal object of the directors to promote.
The board, therefore, deem it right to request that farther
proceedings in this matter may be suspended until they can
communicate again with the directors upon the proposal.
They will lose no time in doing this, as soon as they- ore in
possession of the requisite information from the Colonial
Land and Emigration Commissioners—l am, sir, your obe-
dient servant, Cue RTE NAY, Secretary."
The letter, upon the motion of Mr. STOCKTON, seconded
by Mr. Teases, ass ordered to be entered upon the
minutes.
Mr. BRETTINGIIAM expressed his surprise that any
steps should he taken in selecting children for emigration
without giving previous notice to the board. It was in his
opinion monstrous to incur expense to the parish by sending
children to one of our most expensive colonies ; if this was
proceeded with there would soon be an increase of the led.
rate.

After further remarks from Mr. Billet, Mr. Stockton,
and Mr Smith,
Mr. BILLET moved, " That before the board comes to
any resolution relative to the emigration of any persons
from the hou.e, notice shall be given of the same."
Mr. STOCKTON seconded the resolution, which was put
and carried; and, after the transaction of other routine
businese, the board separated.

THE BOROUGH op SUNDERLAND. —We have
authority to contradict, in the moat emphatic terms, the
Moe, that it is the intention of Sir It. Williamson to retire
from the representation of the borough of
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