The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-02 00:00:00

APPIRENTICIIIO PAUPER CRILDREN.

For some time halt a negotiation has been pend-
ing between some of the large cotton manninetarers
Burnley end other places in Lanranbire aad the guardleas
of several of the 'metropolitan parishes, for the purpose of
inineing them te Annie tae apprenticeship al pauper
itektrise.

have waited on the various boards of
with this object. Upon application being made
the authorities of St. Pancras, the off ere of the manatee-
Sneers were so fair, and the statements of the advantage, to
the children were so t, that the board of directors
felt very much dis to entertain the proposal, the
only doubt being whether they could come within the
set of parliament, which might he applicable to Liver-
pool,
' hc. because they were within the prescribed die-
d arty elites by the act of psrldment. The
hoard went so far as to have josh-nen:es of ap.
prenticethip prepared, but it was then suggested
that It would be proper before finally concluding such
arrangement to take the ophdon of counsel. A case was
drawn, and the opinion of Mr. Le Breton, a barrister, was
taken, sad upon being received was found to be adverse to
the right to apprentice children at so great a distance from
their parish as Burnley. The opinion. together with a oopy
of the proposed indenture, was forward.' to the Poor-law
Heard, who, at the last meeting of the &lector% forwarded
the following reply :
" Poor-taw Board, Whitehall, March .51, 11,31.—5tr,-1
am directed by the Poor-law Board to acknowledge the re-
°SS of your letter of the 15th Met., in which you furnish
them with the information applied for in their letter ci
the 2lat ultimo' with reference to the children whom the
directors of the poor of the pariah of St. Pancras are
desirous of binding as apprentices to certain manufae-
taren at Burnley. You also state that the directors have
obtained the opinion of counsel as to the legality of bind-
ing their children u apprestiese to persons who reside
beyond the distance limited by the Ist section of the 56th
Geo. 111., cap. 139—a copy of which opinion, as well
as 41 the proposed indenture of apprenticeship. is trans-
mitted with your letter. The board have carefully perused
the opinion of the learned counsel who has been consulted
in this case, had concur in thinking that the objection which
he has pointed out, as regards the distance of the places at
which the proposed masters reside from the places to which
the children belong, is valid. Under these circumstances
the board regret to state that, in their opinion, the arrange-
ments for apprenticing the children in question must be
abandoned. —I sin, sir, your obedient servant, W. G.
assistant secretary."
The Poor-law Board are therefore in accord with the
opinion of Mr. Le Breton, and it will consequently he
illegal for the metropolitan perishes to apprentice their
pauper children to manufacturers m far away as Imaaashira

lIIPROVIMENTS IN KIIUMNOTON-43/111IDINS. —Yes-
terday being Easter Monday, the alerted vestry of Ken-
sington held their ordinary fortnightly meeting for the
purpose of electing the parish oaken for the ensuing year;
the Venerable Archdeacon Sinclair in the chair. In the
coons of the proceediugs Mr. Ball rose in support of the
following notice of motion :—" To propose • vote of thanks
to the Right Hon. W. Cowper, Fint Commissioner of her
Majesty. s Works, Re., for his consideration and kindness in
eseeplytag with the request of the vestry and inhabitant.
of Kesisingtoe, by removing the dead wan in Kensingtoo-
pidgins shutting on the high road." It nay be stated that
the wall is question has been a great eye-sun to the entrance
into Kensington, sad many attempts have been made by
Mr. Ball mad other inhabitants to obtain its removal, and
to plane in it. stead an iron railing in continuation from the
other part at Kensington-gate. Great improvements have
been effected in the gardens at this point by the removal of
the old meshy banacke, and converting its site into tower
beds, he., and it only required the pulling down of the old
wall in front oif the Pala -e to make them ccooplete. During
the past few days workmen have been engaged in demolish.
lag the wall as far as the summer-house, and it is intended
to wry the iron railing right along to that point. The
beautiful Palace of Kensington-gardens is now visible from
the high road, and the removal of the wall will effect a great
improvement Rothe locality. After some remarks from Mr.
&R, the resoletion, which was seconded by the Rev. J.
Bakewell, was carried.

ItUY AL INSTITUTION 01 GRIAT BRITAIN.
00111111111 =oat* meeting, Monday, April 1 ; William Pole,
Sq., WA., F. .M., Treasurer and N iew.Presideol—Wm.
Ilulherford Ancrum, Esq., Stephen Jenninp Goodfellow,
M.D., William Newroarch, FAq., were elected members of
the Segal Institution ; Itev. Charles Tooter, G, M. De
ugggy, Rev. A. Denny, and W. E. M. Tomlinson,
Keq., were admitted memheni of the Royal Instituting'. The
=received since the last meeting were laid ce the
the thanks of the members returned for the sane.