Tag Archives: canal
It’s elementary – education.
Aug 16, 2013
Posted by on A recent post reminded me of a 1930 case before The Court of Criminal Appeal that was lodged by a canal boatman convicted of failing to send his children to school. In ruling on the appeal, The Lord Chief justice said:
“This case is simple but important. The appellant is a married man, having three children residing with him on a pair of barges whilst navigating the Grand Union Canal. He was summoned by the Education Authority of the County of Middlesex for failing to send his children to a school for their elementary education, and for which he was committed”. Read more of this post
REX v. BLOGGS
Aug 13, 2013
Posted by on WHAT IS EDUCATION?
The Court of Criminal Appeal gave judgement in this case today, which arose out of the conviction of a canal boatman for failing to send his children to school.
The Lord Chief Justice: This case is simple but important. The appellant, Samuel Bloggs, is a boatman owning and navigating a pair of monkey-boats (erroneously described by Sir Ethelred Rutt as barges) on the Grand Union Canal. Mr. Bloggs is a married man and has three children, who reside with their father and mother on the two boats, which are loyally entitled George and Mary. Mr. Bloggs was summoned by the Education Authority of the County of Middlesex for failing to send his children to a school for the purpose of receiving elementary education, and he was committed. Read more of this post