qualified for the life they will have to live there? Is it true that a man has only to go abroad and find employment that will enable him to get rid of poverty and the misery that accompanies it? In the colonies, as here, there is a struggle for the means of existence; there, as here, the law holds good of the "survival of the fittest;" there, as here, the men adapted for the work required get on; there, as here, those unfitted by their training to do the work that has to be done fail. The law gave power to Boards of Guardians to raise money in aid of emigration since the reign of William IV. In the present reign that power has been largely increased, and large numbers have been sent out. But the influx continues, and more persons come into our large towns than are taken away. From Scotland, Ireland, and the provinces, there is a continuous influx into London, the population of which is nearly as large as that of Scotland, and keeps increasing; and there is no doubt something must be done to check the increase, or arrange in a different manner for the multitude so closely packed together.

The subject is one of great importance, and will require thoughtful management, so long as the Metropolis continues to develop, and it is as well that Boards of Guardians should have the power to help at their discretion fit and capable persons able and willing to emigrate, but without the funds to do so. Since the reign of Elizabeth it has been held a duty for the State "to feed a man if he cannot support himself," and no man would object to help in such cases of need. It is said that the Factory Act, Employers' Liability Bill, the Education Act, State aid of emigration, are all based upon the same principle of "helping those who cannot help themselves."