The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-17 00:00:00

REFORMATORY ESTABLISHMENTS.

WORCESTER, MONDAY Nos?.

The Quarter Sessions for the county of Worcester
were opened to day before the Right Hon. Sir J. S. Peking-
too, But, M.P., and an unusually large muter of the aegis-
Mates, among whom were Lord Lyttelton, lord lieutenant
of the county, Berl Beauchamp, and near 70 other magi.
strata. In the come of the county business, a question
same before the court as to the propriety of rsappoiating a
committee appointed at the Michaelmas Session lest year to
cansider the provisions of the act for the better emu and
reformation of youthful offenders.
The Right Hon. Caatamax said the committee had no
mot to make, but he would email himself of that oppeeta-
aity of stating the view which he took of this loterestiss
sad important subject, which was, that at this mozseat ft
we hardly desirable for the county of Worcester to move la
des matter. In the presser state of the law, it was porfesdy
eiseridist they must move, if they moved at all, on the
voluntary principle. Thu plan had been attempted
in soma counties, end was now being tried in the
adjacent county of Werwiek. This was aa experi-
ment in which he felt the deepest interest, but
he mast say that he did not feel sanguine of the
success of the voluntary principle when applied to matten
of this magnitude; and, therefore, he thought before they
took any steps themselves they should watch the result of
the ezperiment in Warwickshire. They had collected in
Warwickshire a sum of 1,6001., which was a very large sue
to call upon as coact, 6i ctntributs by voluntary beau°
lanes. They bad the advantage in Warwickshire, too, of
the establishment of a reformatetrymlicol at &salty, near

Birmingham ; hot Ise undentood 'there was a diffsr.ence rat
opinion existing as to whether they should anthem them-
selves with the Sahley establishment, or set up another more
genteelly situated. He was not aware whether the large
sum of 1,6001, which had been thatributed is War-
wick/hire, would be sufficient for the portico, but
he had been told by some personal friends that, fere-

'poetise of the cost of the' establi-hment of a 'refer-
amatory, the sum granted by the government woe not
enough by 71. per heed for the support of the prironaia
coefiried in these establishments. Teenier' private bee(
release would bars to be tied, not only for the amount
nrcessary for starting the Institatioe, bat also to the ex-
tent of 71. per bead annually for matatenance. It would
a's* be a question for c usideration whether they might not
take advantage of the establishment of reformatory schools In
adjacent counties for seeding their cffenders to. He was vs:,
anxious to see them establishments car►ied out ; and there
was one remarkable case for trim( at them meows which

showed the necessity for such establishments. Ho alluded
to the cam of a boy aged 11 years, who was *barged with
Innesebreakiog, sad who bad before the alleged offense been
a boy of vary abandoned habits. The right hon. baronet, in
coaclusion, repeated his doubts of the SIMON of ths volua-
tary system; and before be was ;rammed to originate a
movement in the county for the establishment of a reforma-
tory, ha was disposed to wait the result of the efforts made
in other counties. .

Bev. T. Paktum' observed that Worcestershire was one
of the few coaches of Baglead that bad no reformatory.
He dwelt oa the importance of checking early disunities
to crime, said be was convinced of the necessity of adopting
soesethieg of the sort, and impressed a hope that the right
boa. chairman sad the lord lieutesant of the county would
take up the matter.
Bee. J. Psameos ezprased a similar desire to that of his
father, the last speaker. He regretted to hear what had
fells. hom W right hos. chairman, and still hoped be
would originate • reformatory iutitutios for the musty.
No doubt the government oessidered rice voluntary pria-
ciple the best for the end, and he thought the gummiest
woe is the right.
Lord Lrerarros (lord lieutitarit) said be did not wish
to throw any dmcouregement on what had been does in
Warwiclobire, bat be was humid to say that he c odd not I
quite Gellert, from what passed at the recent meeting there,
what was intended to be dose. The Bettley institution had
been is ezistence souse time, and the proposition was to
enlarge the existing building there, and make it a meaty
imitation. That propcittos he understood had bus
acquiesced in es the part of the whole of the magistracy of
the county, but he hued the other day that doubts
bad arisen is the minds cf 11011211 of the magistrates,
sad that the ',hole question was throws open now, whether
they should have a sew establisinnest in tbe mambo of the
comity, or whether they should enlarge that at Batley. Oa
the rural question he would say that he was very analoss
that something should be dour, but he was very mach of
madam that there would be so peat value in the reappoist•
meat of the committee at these sessions, because that court
had so power to deal with the rates for supporting as Usti-
tutios; and as there was in may counties in England
'something defog by private efforts, he thacght that would
indium muliusest to Mee It to private efforts, sad not to
give power to Quarter Boehm to deal with the eatery
rates la support of these establishments. But if say move-
meat should be laws in the ettuntir be should be happy to
Jul. it. He believed the sista paid by the goverment still
left a considerable rem to be Mad, op to support these huff
Miens. Hs refereed to the Wilts mettieg lately hold, at
which it was proposed to establish as Ustitstaca as the
model of the ase set os foot at Hardwick', near Gloomier,
by Mr. Barwick Baker, sad one or two other magisicatee,
sad which he believed was nearly aeltsupporting.
alfter • short seattersetket the matter dropped. The
committee wee net rtreppoisted.

Nzw fizzaners.—Messes. John Scott and Sc..,
Gehosock, bays 'awed late a oostraot with govoniumt to
Wig als suabosia of about 90 Net keel sea. They ate te
bo of Iliplzels, ere expeesed es be reedy seat spring,
obwals,
fiat. ALACIL—Notarn at .Al..illsion for six
Gaye sashes °oohs: 13. Seabee asheitted, issisaims
seem tletet hoiden, 26,211. /mesa* rsesived Ise sip
odwiene, 1.1671. l s. 64.
01117NRAL PAULO& SWILLIW6 DIM OM. 16.
Maisslara ea earnest, 3,961 ; ditto by sews Zeiss*,
11711.—T0ut.6,219. Oeseseperiteg 4ey less y*843,716.