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there was no law to prohibit the doom, the greed of wealth must go on,
and the hallowed spot of many a fond recollection, endeared to many
a memory, should be utterly obliterated and be no more seen.
It appears strange—stranger than fiction—that Government should
issue orders, and in Council too, having no more power or authority than
a piece of waste paper. It would thus appear that some special A.ct of
the Legislature can alone prevent a similar occurrence.
In a sanitary point there is no cause for alarm—no room for fear or
apprehension—all organic matter has long since been resolved into its
ultimate elements, and eliminated throughout boundless space; the inorganic
residue has passed through successive changes peculiar to it, and
has long since assumed its crustaceous form and commingled with its
fellow-earth. In a social aspect, however, the prominent features of the
case stand out in bold relief upon the canvas, and the picture, in all its
barefaced deformity, exhibits in glaring colours and defined outline an
outrage upon the finer feelings of our nature.
THE WORKSHOPS ACT.
This Act of Parliament came into operation during the present year,
and provides for the better regulation of Workshops, and the lessening of
the hours of labour of children. Placards have been issued and extensively
distributed over the Parish, and many of the Workshops visited.
In a Parish like this, to carry out the provisions of this Act in their
entirety, would entail a vast amount of work upon all concerned, and
therefore, at present, educating, as it were, towards more efficient operations,
is as much as we can expect to attain just now.
SANITARY MISCELLANEA.
The Reports of the three Sanitary Inspectors—Mr. Chmstie, Mr.
Ruerows, and Mr. W. W. Buhkows—give the following results
Houses Inspected 7097
Notices Served , 2673
Compulsory Notices Served 566