, 1877-07-04

When the COOrC was III possession OI q
certificate that one hundred and fifty
pounds had been actually paid a barriSter
in Barbados as q "retainer. The retu-
sal has given rise to much comment, and o
Memorial, drawn up by the Press Defence
Committee, for presentation to the Secre-
tary of State, is now in course OF sigma
ture and will shortly be presented"
We notice that q Commission has
been appointed to report upon the present
state of the %juvepile population, the way
in which parents provide for the educa-
ton and support Of their children, and
other points bearing on the subject OF
juvenile vagrancy. which is evidently an
increasing evil in the island. This Com
mission is composed of the Chief Justice,
the Attorney General, Archdeacon Camp
bell, a Baptist Minister REV. D.. j. Easi),
and DR.. Philippe. Some very remarkable
evidence was given by those persons
examined before the Commission, among
whom were the Rector Of st. Georges, q
Physician, a Police Magistrate, the Reliey-
ing Officer, the Clerk OF the Union Poor
House, and the City Inspector (Mr, E. Gold
sony The evidence of he last named gives
this remarkable view of the prevailing des-
%titution and vagrancy in the City of
Kingston "There were many skilled
workmen who could not get employment,
such as carpenters, bricklayers, shoemakers,
and blacksmiths. Recently plenty OF work
men from other parishes came into Kingston,
and many Of the unemployed workmrn
charged too high for their labour, more
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TaiIors suffered from the introduction Of the
sewing machine. A numerous class Of
females were willing to work but could
get no employment, There were many
cases of deserted women and children +;
there were many able-bOdied men who
lived by gambling alone, which goes ON
regularly, and was known to the police,
but which it was difficult to bring to pun.
ishment, as the law required the parties
should be detected in the act this gam
bling was carried on in little coOk-shops
about the city and in respectable houses
also, known to the constables, but they
dared not attempt to enter them as q per-
son was always on the watch. There wero
thousands of children roaming about the
streets, who may be divided into four class
SEES: lst> Children who don't care about
their parents 2nd. Children whose parents
don't care about them 9rd. Children who
have neither mother nor father; 4th.
Children who run away from their parents.
There was a large amount Of petty pilfering
among them; they went to no school and
attended no place of worship. He consid'
cred it would be o blessing if these children
were put to agricultural employment. as
the trades in the town would not be suffi'
Gent to employ the whole of them"
Most of those who were examined urged
strongly that education be made compul-
sorry, and that industrial schools be estab'
lished under Government supervision.
We are glad TO learn that Rev. G. E. Yeo'
we'll kno wn before his Ordination to peo-
Die in St. Croix as Caiechist in St. Johns
Church, who has been on a visit to his native
island, Jamaica, is returning to his Rec
tory in ST. Kitts'with renewed health.
The alias has just left Kingston for
New York, with the following exports be-
sides gar, specie, and lead:
1916 punches Bananas PA brls. Coffee ;
81 brls. Ginger; 76 bags Pimento; 90
Lakewood Spars; 5 cas&s Orange Juice
2A8 brls. Flour; IL brls. Oranges ; Al
ditto Lines : 9 bales Sarssparilla s kegs
Peppers, aud 8 pkgs. Coffee Hullers."
IL it absolutely impossible to grow any
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