The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-22 00:00:00

SEOOND READINGS.

The Naval Fria; Acts Repeal med the Bankiag Copartner-
ships Bills sere severally reed a secoild time.
MUTINY IN A BOYISH REFORMATORY.

Lord BERBERS rose to inquire if herLr Majesty's govern-
meat had received of late any reports of the diraphse and
management now in practice at the Hernial' reformatory, I
Mount St. Bernard's. LeiceMenhire, and of the particulars
and tames of the mutiny last week of the 180 inmates, again
requiring the assistance of the county police force to main-
tain order in the institution, end to protect the
lives and property of the inhabitants of the die.
trict, and whether the government were prepared to with-
draw the licence from that reformatory.
Earl GRANVILLE was understood to say be felt sorry
that his noble friend had found it impossible not to secede
to the suggestion which he had made to postpone
this discussiou until the paws which had been moved for
should be placed raft the table of the hones and is their
lordship's bands, as it would have been much more satis-
factory to discuss the matter with the returns before them.
He would, however, shortly state the substance of what
bad taken place at this reformatory. A year ago the state i
of the reformatory was disgraceful, and his right hoc. friend
the Horne Secretary threatened to take away the license
if an improvement did not take place. After that there wie•
change in the system of management. Mr. Ryden Tame the
Inspector of Reformatories, had frequently visited the plate
during the list year, and he had reported that he was much
surprised at the order and tranquillity of the boys ; but be
stated that a great many of the boys at present coefirad
bad been spoilt by the Levity which previously prevailed In
the management, and that it had been a difficult matter for
the present managers to improve their habste and character.
The recent outbreak had bow acormosted for as arising from
an Irish impulse, owing to the boys having beard of similar
outbreaks in other reformatories. Mr. Sydney Turner
was sent down to examies into the whole nutter, sad he
blamed the authorities for not exhibitieg greater
decision in calling on the police ; but the managers
excused themselves by the plea that the outbreak took them
by 'mono% He (Earl Granville) would not my that the
licence should be takes away, hut his right hog. friend bad
prohibited the admission of any new buys into the refor-
matory. (Hear, bear.)
Lord ARDNDELL of WARDOUR referred to an out-
break which bad take,' place is the reformatory at Castle
Howard, and said that he thought it was unfair to charge
the present managers of the reformatory at St. Bar-
Lard's with having allowed the recent outbreak.
The prevent managers lead not had a fair trial. They under-
took the management of the reformatory at a time when the
boys were is a bad state of discipline, and when the public
mind was prejudiced against the iostitutioe. The noble
lord was mistakes in supposing that it was a morratic
institution, for it was partly ley and partly clerical. They
ought to have all the papers before them before any ration
was taken to the prejudice of the reformatory.
The Earl of DERBY said be could not agree with the noble
lord who had just spokes that this case had been selected
for complaint against the set of reformatories,
for he thought the management o all reformatories ought
to be looked after in a perfectly impartial manner by the go-
vernment He had listened to the noble lord's statement
of the outbreak at Castle Howard. but he shoukl remember
that two nemitivee did not make ea affirmative and there-
fore because there bad been ea oetbreek Caitle Howard
it was no reason why one should take place at St. Bernard's.
Looking at what had taken place in the managameat of this
reformatory, he thought his noble friend had been
put in perasesion at sufficient information to jus-
tify him in bringing the matter forward before
their lerkbips, for there could he no doubt that
these reputed outbreaks caused • great deal of alarm
throughout the coratry. It was stated that this inetitutioe
was not pureed by monks, and he was glad to hear it, for
be thought that the management of such a place should not
be left in the Mods of those who bed shown themselves to
be sot qualified to manage reforn.atories. He would just
ehy that he thought it would have been more earialestery if