The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21 00:00:00

SCHOOL BOARDS AND JUVENILE
CRIMINALS.

The Rev F. E Lloyd Jones, MA., .Ordinary of the
London Newgate, in his report for 1870, makes some
very interesting remarks on the tendency of the "Ele-
mentary Education Act" to diminish the number of
juvenile offenders. He states that, of 88 children sent
to the prison during 1870,37 were in utter ignorance. 50
could read and write imperfectly, and only 1 well. Mr.
Jones finds thatthose who had received little or noeducw
tionbekinged mainly to the class who are t be seen in the
streets Felling cigar-lights, newspapers, etc. The major
portion of there have no homer, and throng the low lodg-
ing-houses, which are the hotbeds of immorality and
crime; and Mr. Jones argues that, were the coin-
pulsory clauses of the Education Act put into force,
these coteries of juvenile criminals broken up, and the
children educated, a double benefit would accrue to
the public, the strength of wickedness being materially
hind< red by the enforced separation of would-be
" ne'er-do-weels," and the power of doing good applied
in such a way as to offer a reasonableness of consider-
able success.
The 'habitual Criminals Act" is also referred to.
While it is necessary that pn jov should be made
for keeping habitual criminals ander proper supervi• '
sion, he contends that there is a possibility of so
stretching the provisions of the Act as to preclude
those who would return to the paths of rectitude from
doing so. He considers it was never contemplated
that a man who had committed some plight offence for
the first time should be photographed, and minutely
described to the police, for future surveillance ; and,
quoting instances where this indiscriminate proscripe
Lion of persons who have been in prison has led to
great injustice and evil, he urges that judgment should
be exercised in appll log the Act. As regards old
offenders, he would make some provision by which
they might have a chance of reformation on release
from control, and suggests industrial homer, emigra-
tion, Ac.

SIR W. MANSFIELD ON MILITARY - • _
ORGANIZATION; THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE
On Saturday evening the annual ceremony of die. O'DONOGHUE.
tributing to the successful members of the Linden
In the London Court of Bankruptcy an adjourned
Scottish Volunteer Corps the prizes won in the course
of the year WM held in Westuainster.hall. This is examination sitting has taken place under the bank.
alwape among the most interesting of the Volunteer euptcy of Daniel The O'Donoghue, M.P. for Inlets,
gatherings, partly owing to the fact that the anniver-
sary has acquired the character of a national reunion. who is described in the proceciings as of 3, St. James's.
i street, Pall.mall, member of Parlieuneat, of no occupt.
In the present inetance there was this additional i tion. Adjudication woe made in July last, on the
feature of public interest, that General Sir Williem ! petition of Mr. Wolfinger, gentleman, of Brussels, late
Matotield, who lately held high military rank in of Carendon•road. Bayswater, who had obtained
India, and who at present commands in chief in judgment against The 01Mnoghue for £lB4 180 7d.,
Ireland, was to distribute the prizes, and some quasi. the act of bankruptcy being the non-payment of the
official utterance was expected from him which would amount claimed under a debtor's summons. The total
shadow forth the military measures believed to be debts are estimated at about £22,000. Since the lon
under the consideration of the Government. Sheerly bitting, held on the 19th of November, it appears that
after seven o'elock Sir William and Leidy Mansfield a resolution has been passed, miler the 28th section of
arrived, and took up their poisition upon the dais, where the at of 1869, whereby the Cr, ditors accepted a cum-
in addition to Lord Dohs and other ulcers of the regi. position of Bs. in the pound offered by the bankrupt,
meet, there were present Lord Vernon, Mr. Wan, on condition that the order of adjudication made
M.P., the Hon. A. Martens, ,ke. In the body of the against him should be annulled, provided the e
also a large composi.
n there weir tiou were paid on or before the 14,11 of January Met.,
hall and in the reserved see
' being the day appointed for the present sitting.
number of spectators.
Echo, Mr. Finlay Knight, who appeared for the trustee,
After some introductory remarks from Lord
expressive of his aatiefaci ion with the state of the •
sail that some difficulty had occurred in getting out
Lady
the prizss, which would have been girea bY
TERRIBLE VOYAGE IN THE AIR. 1 regiment,
, Echo, hod indisposition not prevented her lady.the notices to ere Chore in sufficient time, and the
arrangement above referred to had not yet been ear rissl
out. He was inetructed to consent to a further
The following is from Mr. Glaisherhs new book of ship from beinc present, were then distributed by Sir
a_u,joumment of isix weeks or two months, when it was
" Travelx in the Air ":—The voyage (September 5, W. Mansfield, and at the close of the ceremony,
1862) had been delayed owing to unfavourable weather. Sir W. Mansfield offered his congratulations to the corps hoped the arrangement would be concludel
111 r Valiance, in representing The O'Doneghue, said
With Mr. Cox well as director of the balloon, Mr. upon the etficiency which it had attained under its noble and
there.
Glaieher left the earth at Wolverhampton at lh. ffin. fianitratitcworhy.obimelicteerinslpneettne course of
.111E011111er, was every reason to believe that he would be
he able to c out the arrangement. The bankrupt was
p.m. The height of two miles was reached at 111. 22m was able, without flattery, to say that he had nev'er gone confident of his ability to do so' and the creditors were
p.m., the earth being visible in occasional patch's be. down the ranks , fan), regimset exhibiting a more stalwart favourably disposed towards him. Of course The
neath the clouds. For the first half hour no difficulty body of men, of healthier phys4pie, or showing gloater 1/Donoghue would render himself liable to the penal.
was experienced by Mr. Gfaieher in making observai edlciebey in every e Idierly particular. Itemicoberlng that
such ern :loony could not be attained vritnout great lebour
tins or breathing; Mr. Cexwell, however, owing to ties attaching to these proceeding unless they were
his exertions, had breathed with difficulty for some nd niost careful attention to minute details, and that all aroltufe.,:.
their attention was given in the midst of other and His Honour granted a farther adjournment until
time. But as they ascended higher the aspirator be. swasosspes occupations as a labour of love and without fee the 18th of March.
came troublesome to work, and there w.s a difficulty or reward bowed that springing frun a tense of perform-
in seeing clearly. A terrible time was in store for both once et duty, the results achieved must command in
gentlemen—a time of peril so extreme that, reading no ordinary manner the tiptoes of the country. Ile had an
Mr. Glafeher'e narrative, one cannot but be struck with rialgoitif
and
year
.oLveisitiMetuneit ewiicamtop,Te7t
the
the heroism displayed, and the unbending will which organisation of our miliary establishments' in .v7rioues
could successfully oveicdne all obstacles: - Urals, he must sey that no camp he had ever visited
"At lh 51m. (nays Mr i i 'alsherj the barometer read exhibited greater regularity or more exact conformity to the
,10 filn A h nit 111. S:UO. or later, I read the dry-bulb thermo. military requirementa of an assemblage upon such a scale.
meter as minus 5 deg ; after this I coold no; see the column Sty lord cootinued General Mansfield you have challenged
of mercury in the wet bulb thermometer. nor the hinds of me to give an opini in upon the aiiiitary organisation of
the watch, nee the nne divisions on any Instrument I this country. I need not NV that auy opinion I may liter
sated Mr. Cox well to allow me to read the instruments. In in this hall Is simply a pert mai opinion, at the same time
clusequence, however, uf the iotatory motion of the balkion, that lit. one which is well gown to all my intimate friends
wli.c•l had continued with nit ceasing since leering the earth, It Is some years now since I ventured to call the attention of
the valve line had become entangled, and he had to leave persons in authority. and also of ft (certain portion of the
the ear and mount into the ring to readjust it. I then looked public, to our military system At that time there was
at the barometer ,and found Its reading to he filln., stillde- Lot mtich to canes anxiety, eiLher in our relations with
creasing fan, Implying a henht exceeding 29,000 ft. Shortly_ foreign Powers or In our domestic condition; still, what I
altos 1 Mkt my arm upon the table), posammed ot IP; lull then °UMW sa to what la called tno milliary organisation