ARE WE WORSE THAN HEATHEN

North Otago Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 775, 18 July 1890, Page 4

ARE WE WORSE THAN HEATHEN

Giving evidenoe before the Victorian Charities Commission in Melbourne Dr Noild said be wt>« distinctly in favor of establishing a foundling hospital in view of tbe large amoun' of infantio'de prevailing. He bad himee!f m»de post morlem examinations on ob'ut 500 children, the majority of whom had been killm), moat immediately oft or birth, and others by starvat'on. Tbe number formed but a Binal! [lero^ntHgß of the whole number of infantioideo. In connection with the murdering of these infants, at least three persona woro concerned — the mother, and probably, at least, two other persona —ho that in the oates be t>ad dealt with there must be 1500 women who wero walking about wiib murder on their souls, and they did j not feel any compunction or remorse iin the matter. He considered the immorality of ohild murder was much more serious fcbnn that of illegitimacy ; and oven if the latter were increased, it wero better to have a few moic illegitimate births than so much in fantio'flo; but he was quite sure if a foundling hospital wero established i< would do away with a great deal of infanticide. Dr bingleton on the other hand (Jopreoafcs the creation of such an institution as a direot enoouragomont to immorality. Dean Macartney raisea his voice, for the same reason, against a bill now oefore the Victorian .Parliament t; Irgitimipo ohildron born out of wodloc'* *ho«e parents aro aftorwurd married. He admits that tbut ia the law \u Scotland, but thinks "so much thu svorse lor Soot land."