The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-28 00:00:00

THE RELIGIOUS EDUCAIION OF THE

POOR.

Alluding to the Count-out on Thurslay night,
the Times says :

The Cattle Market Bill was not the only piece
of important business interfered with by the
Count-out of Thursday night. The consideration
of the Poor Relief Bill was to have been resumed
in Committee, and clauses of some importance
would have been discussed. On Monday night
the Committee entered on the clauses of the bill,
which ale designed to secure greater religious
liberty to the inmates of workhouses, and, not-
withstanding a somewhat vehement opposition,
the principle of these clauses was affirmed, and the
first three or four of them were passed. As far as
relates to adult inmates, the improvements pro-
posed by the bill are probably secured. A subse-
quent clause, however, is intended to protect the
religious rights of children, and will probably re-
quire some watchfulness on the part of the friends
of religious equality. A good deal of resistance
has. been offered to similar provisions on some
recent occasions, and it may be worth while to
give a brief account of the fadts of the case.
It may be remembered that some time ago Arch-
bishop Manning, in one of his addresses, drew a
pathetic picture of the number of Roman Catholic
children who were forced to abandon their parents'
faith and were educated as Protestants. We ac-
knowledged that such a complaint was just in
principle, but we expressed a certain scepticism as
to the facts alleged. We confess we could not
easily believe that any body of mea would find it
worth their while to create such a grievance.
Guardians of the poor do strange things occasion-
ally, but that they should deliberately transform
little Papist paupers into Protestants was a charge
which seemed to require some confirmation. We
are bound to acknowledge that this confirmation
has been furnished, and that Dr. Manning has
distinctly made out his case. A Parliamentary
return obtained last year shows that within the
previous seven years as many as 10,000 Roman
Catholic children have been received into the
Metropolitan workhouses. Of these about 8,000
have been discharged, but the remaining 2,000—
to quote round numbers—had been transferred to
district schools. These children, although known
to be Roman Catholic, and so returned in answer
to Parliamentary inquiries, are systematically edu-
cated as Protestants. It is probable that abput
1,000 of these children are in the district schools
at a given moment, and the Guardians are, there-
fore, exercising the proselytizing powers of Poor-
Law administration upon a thousand children in
the metropolis alone, This is one of those facts
which cannot be evaded. In the debate on Mon-
day several gentlemen laboured to show that the
present law gave all the facilities necessAry for
perfect religious freedom. It was no doubt de-
signed to do so ; but it may fail in practice, and
Mr. Villiers properly observed that " as a matter
of fact" Roman Catholic children are educated
as Protestants. The returns we have quoted
show that the law does fail; and the Roman Ca-
tholics suffer unquestionably under a material

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TATTERSALLS'—TWs Evening.

STEWARDS' CUP.
9to 1 agst Skipper (offered)
100 to 8 agst Mercury (offered)

GOODWOOD STAKES.

4to 1-agst Tabouret (taken and offered)
11 to 2 az;st Kidderminster (taken and offered)
6to 1 agst Gomera (taken and offered)
7to 1 agst Fidelia (offered;
10 to 1 agst Ecarte (taken)
13 to 1 agst Cannon Ball (taken)
100 to 6 agst Tynedale (taken and offered)
150 to 100 on Gomem v. Tynedale —bast of 1,2, 3

CHESTERFIELD CUP.
10 to 1 agst Seville (taken)

GOODWOOD CUP.
8 to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (offered)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
40 to 1 agst Eastley (taken and wanted)

PROGRAMME OF GOODWOOD RACE 3.

WEDNESDAY

The Goodwood stakes (handicap) of 25 sovs each sub-
scription, 15 ft, and only 5 if declarel to Messrs.
Weatherby, at their office in London, on or before the
seconil Tuesday after Ascot, 1868 (June 23), with 100
sovs added. Two miles and a half.

Bliukhoolie

Goodwood ...
Tynedale
Honesty
Lucifer
Gomera
Taraban

Age at lb
... 4 9 9

... 4 paid
... 4 8 7
... 4 8 7
... 5 8 6
... 6 8 6
4 8 4

Miss Havelock ... 5 7 13

Romping Girl ... 4 7 9
Frederic Charles ... 4 7 7
Salpinctes ... 6 7 7
Cannon Ball ... 4 7 7

Y. Rapid ... ... a paid
Fitz-Ivan ... ... 4 7 2
Leases ... ... 4 7 0
Kidderminster ... 4 7 0
Minster Bell ... I 6 12

Age st lb
Eye-sore ... 4 6 6
The Spy ... 3 6 2
France ... 3 6 0
Po wderha ... 6 paid
Glengarnock ... 4 6 0
Venom .. 4 6 0
Lady Blanche filly 3 6 0
Ilium ... 3 5 13
Ecarte ... 3 5 12
The Returned ... 3 510
Pest ... 3 5 10
Fidelia ... 3 5 7
Ouse Tete... ... 3 5 7
Wellow ... 3 5 7
Tabouret ... 3 5 7
Choral 3 5 7
Elmira ... ... 3 5 7
Our Mary Ann 3 5 7
Papillon ~.3 5 7

Stratagem.—
Stradbroke

4 paid
... 4 6 6

Usurper ...

... 4 paid

A Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap), for two year olds and up-
wards. T.Y.C.

A Plate of 100 sous (Handicap), for three year olds and

upwards. Craven Course.

The Cowdray Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added;
two year olds 7st, three Bst 131 b, four and upwards 9st
71b; mares allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 150
sovs, if demanded, &c. T.Y.C.
The Findon Stakes of 10 sovs each, for two year olds ;
colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b, winners of 100 sovs previous

to starting 31b, of 500 51b extra. T.Y.C. 50 subs.

Ch f by Stockwell out of Bribery, b c by Caractacus out
of intimidation, oh f by Stockwell out of Vergiss mein
Nicht, Thor, Tarquin, Robespierre, Brother to Chattan-
ooga, Brother to Cambuscan, Candidate, Honeydew colt,
Mrs Wolfe, Black Jimmy, Reform, Clara, Master Whiffler,
Wild Oats, Chatelhero.ult, Arbaces, Lady Cecilia, Sala-
manca colt, Diamond, Traducer, br f by The Ranger out
of Indigestion's dam, Benefactor, Ca►ita, Pretender colt,
b f by Newminster out of Lady Melbourne, Boulogne,
Blanche, Le Saphir, b f Melody by Macaroni, Martyrdom
(late Martyr), Wild Roe, Lord of the Isles out of Lady
Lurewell, Crocus, Glen Stuart, Martyr, Tenedos, f by
Y. Melbourne out of La ly Hawthorn, Border Knight,
Saga; Tom Oliver, Becky Sharp, Walmer, Lambert,
Table Ronde, c by Kettledrum out of Amethyst, f by
Dundee out of Her Highness, Lytteltou colt, f by Y.
Melbourne out of Lady Evelyn.

The Drawing Room Stakes of 25 soya each, 10 ft, with
100 added, for three year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies
Bst 61b; the winner of either Derby or Oaks 101 b extra,
all other winners of the value of 600 sovs 51b extra.
Craven Course. 33 subs.

Franchise (dead), Pic-nic, Pleasurii Boat, Oraclo, Tym-
panum, Grandee, Cad, Moslem, Brother to Adel, Capsi-
cum, Brother to Strafford (paid), Innerdale, Lanark,
Boreas, The Earl, Pace, Piper, Lady Hope, Phaeton,
Cymbal, Formosa, Nelusko, Cawdor, Lady Morgan, Head
Centre, Wild Blood, Samson, Cork acket, Thunderstorm,
Yale Royal, Inheritor, Helvellyn, and Socrates.

A Sweepstakes of 300 sovs each, h ft, for three year old
fillies ; Bst 101 b each ; the winner of the Derby 101 b, of
the Oaks, Two Thousand Guineas, or One Thousand
Guineas 71b extra. Craven Course. Each subscriber
to name two fillies, one to the post. 10 subs.

Bab at the j3owster filly, Lady Grace, Merry and Wise,
Booty, Maid of .Masham filly, Sister to General Peel,
Clemence, Leonie, Athena, Grand Duchess, Cerise, Chic,
Corinne, Casso Tete, Miracle, The Sphynx, Autonina,
Queen of Beauty, Aunt Sofer, and Lady Seymour.
Sweepstakes of 300 sovs each, h ft, for three year old
colts; Bst 101 b each ; the winner of the Derby 101 b, of
the Two Thousand Guineas 51b extra. Craven Course.

Each subscriber to name two colts, one to the post. 10