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THE DEPARTURE OF MISS RYE. 263
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The Numerous Friends Who Have Heartily S...
¦ Mr . Monckton Milnes tlien asked Miss Rye what her wisL . es were in regard to tlie carrying on of the work during her absence ;
and Miss Rye replied to that and various other queries and remarks that had been put to her by those present . She said ,
she had early proved that it would be unwise to send out governesses only . She received an immense number of applications
from all classes . She could dispose of the servants by sending them to the commissioners in Park Street , but the great bulk of
the applicants "were persons who had not been in service , and could notthereforeobtain free emigration . She had , therefore , on her
own , responsibility , added a number of women who were not sufficiently educated to be teachersand she was sure she could
, thus send out any number who had been servants to their parents , though they had never taken a place for -wages . The society had
sent out by her means nearly 400 persons , including those to sail on the 3 rd , and among these she had only included forty governesses .
Miss Rye then expressed her wish that the work should proceed very slowly during her absence , until she had obtained colonial
information as to the best course to pursue . She left a fair balance in hand of £ 260 , and made a rule that every girl must pay
something , thinking that free emigration is generally unwise , and that a girl who could not bring £ 10 towards her fare had better not be
sent to the colonies . Mr . Chadwick asked what was the number of applicants from
Manchester , and whether the parochial authorities there had afforded any facilities ?
Miss Rye replied , that she had 2000 applications in one month : froni Manchester , but the parochial authorities there , instead of
assisting , had thrown every obstruction in the way . They said she wished to take away the best of the girls , who would soon be
wanted again for the factories . She considered it quite a mistake to suppose that the mill girls were a bad class of emigrants . They
were very intelligent , and knew much more than many girls of the labouring class in the South . The overlookers , too , in the factories ,
would make good emigrants . Mr . Kinnaird observed that the Duke of Newcastle had given
Miss Rye letters to the governors of the Australian colonies , and in moral support , the Government was giving her all the assistance
it could . At the close of this meeting Miss Rye ' s friends clustered about
her , making arrangements for the Monday ' s trip to Gravesend ; for on that day she was to embark for her long journey to the
Antipodes , never having even quitted the British Islands before . Since she is already far away from England , it may be permitted
to notice the dignified and gracious simplicity , with which she received and responded to the speeches and congratulations made
that evening . The presence of the reporters prevented many
ladies from saying _niore than the good wishes which they
The Departure Of Miss Rye. 263
THE DEPARTURE OF MISS RYE . 263
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1862, page 263, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121862/page/47/
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