The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-25 00:00:00

GROUP LIP.

MIDLAND, BURTON—ON—TRENT TO IVO°
EATON, AND BRANCH.
The Committee assembled at twelve o'clock this morning,
ceeded with the further investigation of this scheme.
The Bill was opposed by Mr. Kenning, a landed proprietor en the
line.and Pr."

Mr. Woodhouse, the engineer to the line, was the first witness
examined. He deposed as to the general route and estimated %),.
penses of the railway. The proposed length of the line wits 23 Inutil
and 2 furlongs. The total length of the branches would be about
10 miles. The gradients on the line were generally favourable, A"„
the ;smallest radius of a curve consisted of 36 chains in Shaelcer
line. The total amount of the estimated expenses of the construc-
tion__ of the line was 656 0001. An assistant engine would be neces-
sary eau on a plane near the Wooden Box branch. There wouldZ
three tunnels n the line, which would have to be bored through red
sandstone, and with that exception, there were no peculiar ellgin'--
ing difficulties on the line.

THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL.4NP
ITS APPRENTICES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
read with extreme delight your very feeling ael„
just remarks in The Sun of Tuesday last, on the case of cruel
treatment, in which a poor friendless boy was the sufferer
by the hands of a cruel and tyrannical master, with whom
he is unfortunately placed, and quite agree with you that the
managers of that wealthy charity ought to step forward and
rescue the lad from a repetition of such barbarous treatment.
I have not perceived that any public notice has been taken
of your remarks by that respectable body, but, as you know,
ail "large bodies move slowly," you need not despair of
seeing the fruit of your labours even yet.
Being officially connected with another institution of a some-
what similar character, though not for foundlings, I venture
to address you, because I know, and sometimes painfully feel,
the difficulty in which committees are placed in
relation to this very subject of apprenticeship. lii
the first place, there is a great difficulty in finding
suitable situations for boys and girls brought up in theses
institutions, for this reason—many of the children are so,,
absolutely friendless that their masters or mistresses Inns'
not only teach them for their term of apprenticeship, but
clothe them also; this circumstance occasions frequently
heartburnings and strife between the master and apprenti,
when other things go on fairly. The second difficult,' .„15_.
that arising from the premium given with the apprentice. In
many cases needy and dishonest persons are tempted to tar
boys for the money, 5/. or 10/., as the case may be. The
indenture is no ouner executed than the trial begins, and
• frequently it is the case that the commencement is cruelty's
and the end criminality; true or false the charge is wader
sometimes believed, and the victim of injustice suffers punish
ment.
The following case will afford an illustration :—A poor
of weak intellects, brought up in the Orphan Working
School, City-road, was, at the age of fourteen years, will
his time had expired there, about to be hanut,
over to his parish, as no person was willing
take him from that institution as an apprentiCe•
On the usual application being made to the parish officer*
they offered to find th boy a master if the charity would give
a premium of 5/. with him, and thus save him from the
workhouse. The committee consented, the boy was bound,
and then commenced his misfortunes. On leaving the boy
had two good suits of clothes and under clothing with him.
Frequent complaints were made respecting the boy, until
shortly before the period when it is usual for the charity to
give a money reward for good conduct to apprentices; at this
period the master sent a written character commending hits
very highly, consequently he was presented with ss. Shortly
afterwards it was discovered that the boy could not learn bis
trade—his sight was bad—he was'imbecile, disobedient, &e-r
and on these grounds an application was made to cancel the
indenture. The magistrate saw this letter of the master cow"
mending the boy, heard him read, and saw him write-06'61
tioned him closely, and told the assembly he had been we"
taught at school, and was in every way fitted for the eitulr
Lion—his master must keep him.
A few months afterwards the secretary was informed tbht
the master has most cruelly beaten the boy; he recommenu.r
his friends to take the master before a magistate. They did
not do it, and the next he heard of the boy was that be or.
d
ran away from his master, And for so doing he had been cows
mitted for three weeks to the ,-louse of Correction. Again.:
new charge was made very soon, ciz., that of rape, upon :f:
daughter of the master. It was sworil, to, but no proof
vary:
positive character was given of the ofti,
$
questioned by the magistrate and police, and one word wT.c_Ll
he dropped was taken to be an admission, which
sent
Tice. The boy ..ef
for trial at the Old Bailey. The Committee of khe ?rP the
Working School, to its lasting honour be it spoken,tosN',ettp,et
case and paid all costs, believing the charge to be made ek...41..
rid of the boy; the master offered to abandon it if the "'rid,
ture was cancelled. He was defended by Mr. Clarkson, "
an
that
stantly acquitted by the jury. It was proved
this man has had several apprentices--one Iru
Shoreditch workhouse, with 51. ,premium. This
bob
was charged with robbing him, and was sent to the Iso, _
of Wight—the case referred to he gotfourth Tel
another lad was takes away by his friends; a Thi,,
mained only until this fellow could get a situation
Sir, is profitable work; besides
he never found the boy an arm
apprentice. He
one of two suits from him to clothe anotheruit
tie
had
worn the
appeared at the Police-court
_t
tt
e
best part of two years
apprentice. article of clothing, should b but ramenth.srti°toned'ok
d too much upon your columns, but
I fear I have trespassed as a swcitiohlaar, and two years as an
t is not done b
y a foundling
the work of mercy and of chart y
• -titution when thechildleaves the school;
or an orphan inn
these statements will prove to. you and to yOW readers that
eol
, and encourag
rrives at
and protected too, untilhea manhood. This, Sir, 11
what the public must insist
. ,t.ipon being done, and you stand
watchman to guide. Ihe public cry aloud "Slgliirre
as a
he must be cared for, and watched over,
not," and the friend of the friendless will aid you in r*--
benevolent work.
May 25, 1846. Tiff': ORPHANS' FRIEAP•

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HOW THE GREAT PROTECTIONIST MEETING WAS °IT nr.—The secretary of the Wilts Protection Society positivelY 5t
letters to the tenant farmers, inviting them to attend the meeting at
iVillis's rooms, St. James's, on Thursday last, and promising the
21. 10s. each for their expenses.—
yWdeerybedgeteteoticbba,uetxiocueist theby witts&dependent.
sovereign of the present reig
they
Felicien Davidd:th, arioßY
good. Some execution of which is rent
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sad
of them are struck
ties Herald.
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and beau
Ibrahim Pacha ma be h 1
tifltl young Englishwoman, who fell in love with the cool
poser on merely hearing " The Desert."—Paris paper. la
weight
ttoor silver,
bse againstnm and
daa.for stronglygeC
1 ghh:i half
y s ort y exptc e tu g
country, his Highness having signified his intention of VIS- °
London on his departure from Paris.— Observer. pa. an
RURAL SIMPLICITY.—An unsophisticated
the rlriftieidddlatOnainaTh
who never travAlcd a great many miles from his home in the lor.n.
of Dean, reading In his " folio of four pages" of the debate on
tigter-
troduction of Papal buds, went to the neighbour, and put these°
~a,
rogatories, " I s•ty, David, what sort of bulls be these ? 3
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Devous, Herefords, or short-horns ? Dost think they would tUri jou"
good cross with our mountain breed ?" The questioned was To .
to resolve the puzzle of the questioner, bul the latter, wio. since
thirst tor knowledge, notwithstanding his sequestered life, 1,,?',,e.
obtained an " explanation" upon the point. —Gloucestershire Cltrw" A
POPULATI. N OF THE AUSTRIAN DOMINION&
pulls-
statistical return, lately published at Vienna, gives the total P,L,_ „,
tion of the Austrlt,n monarchy at 37,491,120. Of this Ilunf.9`ig ;
12,273,717 ; Bohemia 4,249,669 ; the Kingdom of Venice, 2,-."'
and Lombardy, 2,588,426.
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JoHN lIAMPDEN.—We hear that there V)
_, be June
public me tng and dinner at Chalgrove Field, on the 18th ui ed
next, being the anniversary of the death of this difitingr—
patriot. —.Aylesbury News. • ..... Mr.
A Cuitloos BIRD'S NEST.—A few days sinuf..„A a
John Hubbard. landlord of the Wheat Sheaf, Burton Joyce, .1_,701
tomtit's nest, containing several young ones, in an old hat 'Lowy-
a stick in his gardens.—Nottinghom Journal.
TRUSSIA.—Wethat of c 1
WITH understand ,nt
accounts from St. Petersburgh state that the Russian aovuniln '
—.W We"'
has made a reduction in the port charges at that city. The. alters'
tion was to take effect on the opening of the navigation.
GrUtirdiffff.
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