provement, and remarks as follows:--"Thousands of our
fellow-creatures would be raised from depravity and wretchedness to a
state of comfort; the private property of individuals be much more
secure, and the public materially benefited."

Instead of putting into practice measures for their improvement, and the
State taking hold of them by the hand as children belonging to us, and
with us, and for whom our first care ought to have been, we have said in
anger--

"'Heathen dog!
Begone, begone! you shall have nothing here.'
The Indian turned; then facing Collingrew,
In accents low and musical, he said:
'But I am very hungry; it is long
Since I have eaten. Only give me a crust,
A bone, to cheer me on my weary way.'
Then answered he, with fury and a frown:
'Go! Get you gone! you red-skinned heathen hound!
I've nothing for you. Get you gone, I say!'"

HARRIS, "Wayside Pictures."

During the summer of 1814, Mr. John Hoyland, of Sheffield, set to work in
earnest to try to improve the condition of the Gipsies, and for that
purpose he visited, in conjuction with Mr. Allen, solicitor at Higham
Ferners, many parts of Northamptonshire and neighbouring counties; and he
also sent out a circular to most of the sheriffs in England with a number
of questions upon it relating to their numbers, condition, &c., and the
following are a few of the answers sent in reply:--1. All Gipsies suppose
the first of them came from Egypt. 2. They cannot form any idea of the
number in England. 5. The more common names are Smith, Cooper, Draper,
Taylor, Boswell, Lee, Lovell, Leversedge, Allen, Mansfield, Glover,
Williams, Carew, Martin, Stanley, Buckley, Plunkett, and Corrie. 6 and
7. The gangs in different towns have not any connection or organisation.
8. In the county of Herts it is computed there may be sixty families,
having many children. Whether they are quite so numerous in
Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Northamptonshire the answers are not
sufficiently definite to determine. In Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire,
Warwickshire, Wiltshire, and Dorsetshire, greater numbers are calculated
upon. 9. More than half their numbers follow no business; others are
dealers in horses and asses, &c., &c. 10. Children are brought up in the
habits of their parents, particular to music and dancing, and are of
dissolute conduct. 11. The women mostly carry bask