The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-01 00:00:00

LAYING THE FOIZINDA.TION BY PRINCE ALBERT:

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This institution, established for the reformation of
juvenile offenders. bas been for many years located In St.
=tids, Southwark, bat last spring it was deter-
t should be transferred to a country situation,
whore the boys maid be employed and trained in farm
biome es_d_peeing, and be brought op in a plainer and
win ltsen system than is pewit& in a London setablish-
sent, sad their sesdition as to food, clothing, &c. be more
lingengblyanimilated to that of the ordinary labowiag
slam W the greater put of them beleag, and to raise
thenralime end*. while bahlseled le rehrmatsey disciplias
flw disk heft end ndedomeassens, would he WeiM objec-
tionable.
In , a fans of 133 asses has been taken at
liehrhise, , I. the immediate vialsity of lb* Zed Hill
sod Ifaiggits Midis ea the Brighten ad Is Imam
Hamm middy fres In peetherly laslMhl red awn&
ble *Widen, the varied ellainiest of MI, the Ageism
et emeellsat water and useful timber apeMss gni the intent
of the eamenmedstion affirded by the dwalling-honst, fans

house, to gas, and ilarm-baildinp lately wetted ea it by
the propneter, wean to be a moet eligible site,
The bandies' to be erected in the ant instance are a
chapel, a schoolecom, and two bootee eapahle of inentaiaise
60 boys etch. The tart posse now on the farm will MOM-
misdate, with a slight addition, about 60 more ; sad the in-
stitution will be thus suilleient to receive 180 boys by the let
of August ; but it is ezposted, by public support, and the
summed working of the school, in • very few years to in-
IMMO the number to 500 boys.
Two important soodAses of the society's peassnt sys-
tem will be introduced ; the Arm that of the divides of the
boys la separate families, oath living ins aspirate par, and
leach family to comist of 'bent 60 boys.
The other setaat alteration in the proud gams of
the PhilaaWn”k will be in the agrisalemrel punegleand
other mere employments cesseeted with soantry 11111, with
ea eagesial veterans, to their going mat m sedgmate, eat
providing foe themselves in the colonies, width maid
mush more advantageous to the.., and to the t at
lane, than the system of bringing the lads up as
and tailors, and appreatishig Qom to masters in Landon and
vicinity.
The farm, It is believed, may be made to yield produce
enough to almost, if not wholly, maintain the boys and their
instructors. Bat looked at in reference to the ultimate die-
Foal of the boy,, and to their going out (O least in the
great majority gems) m emigrants to the Cape solosy or
Australia, melt turd trainizrwil twimest valuable.
Sir Harry Susi the present governor at
I the Cape of Good ope, in a letter le thie school,
says: " So impeeseed ens I with the convic
tion tithe value of
the system proposed for the farm asitool, that ray best
endearoon shall be mod to promote its interests and
welfare."

Yettetday having he= dud by H.R.H. Prins Albert for
the important ceressony of laying the foundatien-stone of
the chapel, he., great preparations were mad* by the South
Rasters Railway Company is the du:ovation of the state
ealoon god the Bricklayer'. Arms station for the due recep-
tion of his royal highness and suite, and also at the tempo-
eery station conditions to the farm school at Redstone,
which the company hue, at considerable expense, specially
erected for the occenion, at which it was arranged that all
the
the day. ordinary trains, both up and down, should all daring
Precisely at a quarter past two o'clock his Royal Highness,
attended by Calomel Seywhar, Colonel Boriverie, and suite.
arrived at the Bricklayers' Arms *tattoo, and was received
by J. M'Oregor, Req., chairman, T. Renshaw, Beq., de-
Ety chairman, several of the directors, and 0. S. Hubert.
g.. of the South Eastern Company. The special
train,sitacodreer 'Ze charge of Mr. Finnigan, and driven by Mr.
Cuadreth, the locomotive superintendent, errived at the
Redstone temporary station at three o'clock, when the royal
standard was immediately hoisted, and the bad of the royal
artillerystatic up "God save the Queen," the hum=
awmblsse from the sununding neighbourhood, es well as
thole from the metropolis, drawn thither by the exceedingly
prepitious weather, expunging their appeobation by laud
cheers and the waving of Ws, <to.
His Royal Higiumies was »seised by his Grace the Duke
of Richmond, the Feeble= of the testitatiee, sad=
Marquis of Westminster, the Earl of KINFINAFJ, the
of Winchester, the Bishop of Norwich., the Seri of Mee-
mete. the Lard Mnyor, Mr. Aldermen sad Sheriff limb,
Mr. Sheriff Gosdhart, Sir W. H. Jaffe,
_Bart., hideout=
Sir G. Carroll, W. E. Gladstone, Reg, sod oaten
and friends of the iamitnties, who teemed lele peeseedea,
with the committee, the boys now in the ethed, the dew
of this and adjacent districts, including the Rev. Sidney
Turner, the chaplain, Ire., by whom his royal highness was
conducted to " the Kale," placed beneath a large pavilion,
in which were about 600 ladies and gentlemen The sr
attest, W. R. Moffatt, E.T, of Spring-pule= bore
the plans ; the trowel, coins, subscription-plate, the au=
with wine, urn, he., being carried by the priacipal odious.
The coin* of the prevent reign, counting of a sou , a
half.tovereignta crown, a haU-orown, a shilling, a szpsnoe,
a four peony puree, • penny, and a half-penny, were ended
in a glass vessel closely stoppered, which, together with the
molls, plans, be., were placed in the deposit= • upon which
was of • plats bearing the following inscription: " This
foundation stone of the Philanthropic goer e Farm
School, Redstone Hill, Reigate, was Lid by H R.H. Prince
Albert, K.G. on Monday, April the 30th, 1849."
The stone having been lowered and dilated by his royal
highness to be and, the Lord Bishop of Winchester, the
diocesan bishop, offered up an appropriate prayer, when the
youths who have left the limitation presented the following
address, which was road by one of the youths named Henry
Waters :

"May it please your Royal Highness
" In the name of the youths who have been Inmates of the
Philanthropic in former years we humbly ask permission to
address our earnest and most respeetrui thanks for your
Royal Highness's gracious condescension in laying the lira
stone of the society's farm school. We have ourselves, may
it pines your Royal Highness, experienced the benefits of
the religious and bedastral training which the Philanthropic
gives its objects. We ounelves have suffered in early life
from the want and ignorance and error from which it seeks
to rescue them ; and fervently do we trust that the work
which your Royal Highness hes this day sanctioned may be
blessed and prospered for years to come ; and that. by means
of the farm school this day founded, many thousands
of our young and &talents and erring fellow-coun-
trymen may be saved from ruin and be trained up
in piety to God, loyalty to ear Queen, and
usefulasas to oar nanny. That your Royal Highness may
receive the fulness of Divine blessing, and may long live to
be the friend of the fatherless end helpless, is the most
bumble prayer of, may it please your Royal Highness, your
Royal Highness's most humble and loyal servants."
His RoraL lhonxise, Ina brief but impressive address,
complimented the youths on the advantages they had gained
by their connexion with the institution, and expressed a
hope for the sucoses of that about to be established on the
new principle, and the foundation of which, by the
desire of the president and officers, he had that day sedated
in laying.
At the conclusion, his Royal Righting was loudly cheered;
and " God Save the Questa " having been sung by a select
choir, under the direction of Mr. Limps', the proces-
sion was re-formed and his royal highness conducted to the
station, and, with his suits, returned immediately to town by
the special train' mallet the loud cheers of the vast mem-
blsge. Similar demonstration were also evinced at the
various stations, &c., as his royal highness proceeded to and
returned from Redstone.
The rest of the distinguished visitors and officers, in-
cluding a large number of elmantly.attired ladies, amongst
whom were the Countess of Ellesmere, Lady Brodie, Lady
Ashley, the Lay Mayoress, de. &c., repaired to the mag-
nificent tent, and partook of a most elegant repast, prepared
by Mr. Rafe, of the White Hart Hotel, Reigate.
The Duke of RICHMOND presided, and on the removal
of the cloth proposed " The health of her Majesty the
Queen," which was most enthusiastically received, and fol-
lowed by the National Anthem. . .

MS daAOl next proposed " His Royal flightier Prince
Albert," and in so dmng said that he and every sincere
friend of the Philanthropic Society felt deeply indebted to
his royal highness for having condescended to honour them
with his presence that day to lay the first stone. He took
great delight in hie royal highness for thus going about and
aiding various institutions, wholly irrespective of political
opinions. (Hear, hear.)
This having been drunk with all honours, followed by
The health of the Queen Dowager,"
His Gases proposed " the health of the Bishop of Win-
chester and the clergy who had accompanied him," and
expressed a hops that his lordship would frequently visit
the institution, and examine the unfortunate, or, he would
rather say, fortunate, children received within those walls,
although, under the supervision of their excellent chaplain
he felt assured that none would quit those walls worse than
when they entered. (Hear, hear.)
The bishop of WINCHESTER, in returning thanks,
said that it had been found that the old institution had not
been adopted to the times -Intrthis institution had thought
fit to remove such objections, and adopt plans which would
tend to the reformieg, if not reclaiming, the youths, and
make them good subjects of the Queen, u well es good
Christians. He would most assuredly visit the institution
from time to time, and take every interest La the Farm
School. (Cheers.)
The "Army and Navy " having been drank and re-
sponded to by Capt. WILLIAMS (inspector of prisons) and
Capt. GLAnwroten, R.N.,
His Gamin rose and propose " Prosperity to the Phi-
lanthropic Socimy's_Farm School." He said the institution
had been established about 80 years, originally as Hackney,
but for these last SO years it had been in St. George's Fields,
in the same county (Surrey), but now it was found desir-
able to remove the children to that healthy district with a
view to its establishment upon a principle which in Francs
had met with the greatest possible success. The object was
to promote emigration of the boys, and 38 had already been
sent to Algoa Bay. He was informed that the reformadon
had previously been 70 out of 100, but they ought
to persevere if they could only induce 5 per cent. to reform.
His Grace coupled the Meet with the name of the Bari of
Rarrowby, which having been drunk with due honours,
The Marl of HARROWBY, in an elegant speech, as
the compliment.
The amusements of the day were enlivened by the vocal
efforts of Mrs. R. Limps's, and a choir of youths ander the
direction of Mr. R. Linspos.
" The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, ice.," having hese given
and responded to, was followed by the usual courtesy to his
Grace the Chairman, when the company broke up.
The children from the various Sunday and national schools
in the locality, and those from the Reigate Union, who had
been on the ground during the day, were subsequently re-
galed with substantial fare.