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LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7.

SOME few days ago a meeting wu held at Bir-
mingham, under the auspices of the Birmingham
Association for the Removal of Obstacles to
Education, at which the subject of Educational

Training for grunt and Destitute Children was
discussed. It seems that between some members of
the Society and Sir STAFFORD NORTUCOTE there
existed some difference of opinion, and that one of
the objects of the meeting was to ascertain whether
an agreement could be come to by mutual concession.
It is not our purpose at present to enter upon any
explanation of the schemes of these gentlemen, but
we; note the fact of such a meeting as this as one
proof amongst many that the due treatment of
Vagrant and Destitute Children is one of the
leading social topics of the day. It is a topic that
loudly calls for legislative interference, and accord-
ingly we are glad to observe that Sir S. Nownt-
COTE has given notice of a motion on the subject in
the House of Commons.

If we consider the whole of our lowest
juvenile population, it is obvious that they may
be divided into tbree classes. There arc the children
who have actually committed some proved offence
against the laws i there are those who are paupers
either within or without the walla of a workhouse,—
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and there is, thirdly, the vagabond class, which has
no visible means of subsistence, and is being trained
for a life of crime. Besides these, there aro of
coarse the children of poor independent parents.
The criminals, it is admitted. must be
fed, clothed, and educated. The pauper children
amount to some 300,000, of which 250,000 receive
relief out of doors, and 50,000 are in work-
hews. These in-door paupers are, no doubt, edu-
cated after a fashion; but, except where there are
District Schools in which the children are separated
from the adult paupers, their education is only an
education in vice. We will not dwell on this point
now, became we have often before pointed out the
monstrosity of the system. If any children arc to be
cared for, surely time 50,000 demand our first efforts.
They are thrown upon Is by necessity, we cannot
avoid the.. The Government hes nothing to plead
in mese he neglecting these poor victims. Their
neglect is criminal apathy. District schools ought
to be erected to socammodate these 50,000 at !cost.
Their keep is already a charge on the rates. The only
additional cost would be foe building and a staff of
teachers. This would form the nucleus of a sound
system of Pauper education. To these ought to be
added the 250,000 who are already a blades on the
ratepayers, but whose allocation is totally neglected.
This is obviously the second clam which demands
the care of the State. They are already fed—they
are already paupers. They only need education.
The third clam consists of the children who are

vagrants and destitute. These are the present sub-
jects of Ragged Schools and the proposed subjects
of the extended system of Reformatories. It is obvious
that so long as it is kft to charitable patrons to ascertain
that a child who assumes to be a vagrant is in reality
a vagrant, no hum can result from any mistake being
committed, for the money wasted on the urchin must
be the money et the charitabk dupe. But if these
Reformatories and Ragged Schools are to receive
State assistance, and the money is the money of the
public, the question sesames a new aspect. If it is
to be a grant from the Consolidated Fund, the whole
cheek imposed by the local principle of taxation of
the New Poor-law ceases. Moreover, unless the test
of vagrancy and destitution is very strictly applied,
the obrirms result will be, that children will assume
to be vagrant and destitute who arc neither one nor
the ether. Parents finding that they can get their
children fed, clothed, and lodged for wailing wM
alone= theirparcatalinothelsoloposittbitehildres
in them schools as theymesiteepomit *Ohm at the
PonnMieg Hospital, and. in Shot. all tie ammManns
evils set doemealising elleb et Me alilltspirs
will be mini Is • new shape. Bat it Se maw,
lashed at mods, out of the. Consolidated Pent, b to
ism an d the rata, the guardians of the pear and
the Poor-law Board avast have the goimmenat of
Bases vagrant children. In other week doe
migrant and isslitate shakes mast rink mak es
Wow pauper shildrom In dist ease, theyronst dksr
be sent to the workhouse sakiseb, which aa at pewit
mmented are worm then n• Rebook at all, air the
00141111•11 d oast take Noe mesas to improve Oa
warlike. wheels, by erecting Orr diet rat mho*
whisk law been se often recommsmisi The pis
which seem to he,. hand mot hew at So Dir.
nimb= smiths sehisehiallyambedinthsesviews.
It apposts that Iminstriel end Midst Schools
awl& miter impedes by the eahesi impooke, be
(Miami by the Secretary of State as 'shah to