 | Benjamin Love - 1839 - 296 pages
...the morality of this district will not be below that of the most primitive agricultural population. I have the authority of a high military officer, and...press here, I hope that my evidence may be recorded." And a recent writer in Blackwood, although wrong in many of his remarks with reference to Manchester,... | |
 | Benjamin Love - 1842 - 328 pages
...population of the half of our counties — can we be surprised that there is a great amount of immorality r But a great proportion of that immorality is committed...from a distant part of the country ; and as I see some of the press here, I hope that my evidence may be recorded." The dwelling-houses of the operatives... | |
 | Robert Vaughan - Cities and towns - 1843 - 396 pages
...the morality of this district will not be below that of the most primitive agricultural population. I have the authority of a high military officer, and...press here, I hope that my evidence may be recorded." Dr. Taylor reckons the necessitous of Manchester who seek refuge in the Asylum, at not more than one... | |
 | 1843 - 746 pages
...parish, containing at least 300,000 souls—more than the population of the half of our counties—can we be surprised that there is a great amount of immorality...and one coming from a distant part of the country.' The consideration of the religious tendencies of great cities is, of course, intimately connected with... | |
 | English literature - 1843 - 594 pages
...country supposed to be more innocent than our own ; ' and these are apparently added to the numbers of those who ' swell our police reports ; not so much...facilities in rearing them, as that they are apprehended ' by the superior vigilance of our police.' — (Tour, p. 19.) We shall only appeal to the testimony... | |
 | 1843 - 594 pages
...country supposed to be more innocent than our own ; ' and these are apparently added to the numbers of those who ' swell our police reports ; not so much...we hold out ' greater facilities in rearing them, a£ that they are apprehended ' by the superior vigilance of our police.' — (Tour, p. 19.) We shall... | |
 | Great Britain - 1864 - 974 pages
...the country, supposed to be more innocent than our own, and these are apparently added to the numbers of those who swell our police reports — not so much because we hold out facilities in rearing them, as that they are apprehended by the superior vigilance of onr police."... | |
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I have the authority of a high military officer, and also that of other persons, for saying that the streets of Manchester, at ten o'clock at night, are as retired as those of the most rural districts. When we look at the extent of this parish, containing... 