The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-11
FEMALE HELP FROM ENGLAND.

One of the leading philanthropists in
Europe, the Rev. J. Nugent Of liverpool
has for years past been engaged in the
work of sending emigrants to Canada and
the States. Three years ago the rev. gen.
tleman travelled through America for the
purpose of judging for himself the best
. market for labor, and has devoted his
special attention to the emigration of
young women, knowing we'll the innumera-
bic temptations to which they are exposed
in the overcrowded cities of England, while
the labor market is glutted. OF the success
of past endeavors the few following OK
tracts from the English and American press
speak for themselves.
The Liverpool Porcupino says -
"It is gratifying to find that efforts for
clearing our town of those who would
otherwise 60 to increase our large pauper
and criminal population are not being
confined to any particular section OF the
community, but are put forward by those
whose co-religionists form the bnik of the
neglected classes. On Wednesday evening
last, Father Nugent reopened his emigra-
ton scheme at meeting specially con-
vened for the purpose in the Circus,
William Brown-street. Not less than three
thousand women, culled from the poorer
not but congratulate the reverend philan-
thropist on the decorous behavior and good
order that prevailed. All branches of
female labor were represented, from the
trim milliner, arrayed in puny imitation Of
fashion, to the bare armed basket girl,
bedecked in colors Us radiant as her ruddy
checks. Amongst the grotesque groups
there were faces and forms that would
grace o Court, or serve as studies for a
modern Vandyke or Vatican. The object
of the gathering was to give tongue to
what already has been accomplished, and
to solicit aid to carry on the work. From
the report read to the meeting, Father
Nugent may gather comfort. 1t appears
that the forty one girls sent to Canada in
June last were all doing we'll. They have
found comfortable homes, with fail
prospect of amasaing, even as servants,
little competency. The lady in whose
charge the girls were placed ls Miss
Fletcher, and from the tone of her report
she is evidently fitted for the work en-
trusted to her. If, instead of forty one thii
demand would have still been in excess o.
the supply. But let it be well borne IL
mind that in Canada it is not professions
OF refined servants that are wanted. !he
demand is for rough and-ready helps, te
use tho Canadian phrase, girls able either
to milk a cow, or take turn at q dolly
81 tub-in short, girls willing to make them
selves useful in the kitchen or in the dairy
e AS Father Nugent has not made creed
4 password in this emigration movement, We
& trust all classes of the community VII
n snpport him in his endeavors to find new
homes for these young girls who, if they
should remain in the already overero wdee
labor-market here, will only too probably
swell our criminal list and increase tn'
ratio of pauperism and taxation: C"uIt
not Father Nugent gather round him
committee of ladies and gentlemen wlLlint
to assist in the work. Surely LiVeFPoo
movement a fair trial, and if it is, and WI
doubt not, as bright as painted by the re
port, we confess that Father Nugent VII
have added another link to his chain o
philanthrophy, and have much benefited HI
fellowtownspeopFe."
The Liverpool Post wrtes:-
Last evening, Miss Fletcher, lad
who has taken out number of girls froI
liverpool as emigrants to America, wa