The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-16 00:00:00

REIORMATION OP JCI*RNILE CRIMINALS.

A public meeting was held yesterday afternoon, at
the Logsdon Taw rn, tor the purpose of supporting an insti.
tution recently established for the reformation of juveuite
erimin els, by suoj,rting them to twelve month.' voluntary
dis.ipliue, and afterwar is providinz them with Pitua.ines at
Lome or with the means of emigrating. The Earl of
Flt aerfenvile, who took the chair, said that he rejliced in
the foundation of this Lstitution, as it was another instal-
ment of that great debt which wet due from society to those
unfortunate note ists who bit beemrearcel in the practice of
crime. The institution was by no means intended to act as
an iceadive to vice, by offering to the criminal the comforts
era home and the onortunity of bettering himself is
auoth:r hind, for before a criminal could enter the refuge
to must, of necessity, undergo a long term of
punishment at the hands of the law. Before being
admitted to the institu'im, applicants were Pull
jetted to 7 (iiys' confinement on llb. of bread
por Jicm, and it they withstood this they had before
them the prospect of 12 months' hard work, meatre fare,
accompanied by strict direinline, which must, of necessity,
deter Ikon whose desire of reformation was not sincere.
It was painful to think that a criminal, however he might
wish to reform, was prevented by the imposeibi:ity of get-
ting employment, and was, as he knew personally, driven
from sheer want to recommence that career which he de-

aired to quit.
The Rev. Ilr. Kennedy read the interim report : B. boys
bad already applied for admission, or had been Pent to the
institution. Of these 71 had been admitted on trial; 3G or
them had quitted within a month, and 1G within a week of
their admission. There were 30 young criminals, from the
ate of 10 to 17 years, in the institution, and these were
occupied in the manufacture of pnrket•books, desks, dress•
&e., in russia and morocco leather.
Resolutions, pledging the meeting to support the institu-
tion, and carry forward the work which had been com-
menced, were agreed to, and the meeting separated after
thanking the chairman.

LONDON, DRIGIITOY, AND SOCTII COAST

RAILWAY.

An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders was
held yesterday et the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge,
Mr. LA !NO, M.P., in the chair, in the terms of the notice,
t. for the purpose of considering a bill now pending in parlia-
ment, iatituled A Bill to enable the London, Brighton,
nod South Coast Railway Company to enlarge their station
at London-bridge and their goods station at Brighton, and
to make a branch railway to the Crystal Palace, and for
converting the debenture debt of the London, Brighton,
sad South Coast Rodney Company into stock or shares, and
for other purposes," and u( agreeing to such resolutions
thereon as the meeting may deem expedient."
The CSAIKM&N moved a resolution confirmatory of the
bill.

Mr. SCIII:STRR, a director, seconded the resolution.
Mr. 1/ERAVATM wished to be informed whether any
alteration had been made in the arrangements with the Crys-
tal Palace Company.
The CHAIRMAN said the only alteration that was made
wea this—by the original agreement the outlay of capital on
their part, on which they were to have a preferential divi-
dend, was bud at 50,0001., with an understanding that the
amount might be increased to 75,0001., or 100,0001. As the
works proceeded, the plan had expanded, and the agree-
ment so far meddled, that the outlay was in fact to be ex-
tended to 150,0001., on which the London and Brighton
Company were to have a 4 per cent. preference dividend
out of the joint earnings.
The resolution was then carried unanimously, and the
meeting separated.

OFFENCES By POLICEMEN.—Frotn a return knit
published, it appears that in the hut 4 years 22 police
officers were sent by the commissioners, for offences, before
the magistrates, and 262 et the instance of individuals.
The number convicted was 64 belonging to the Metropolitan

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OPERATIONS OF THE CITY AND METROPOLITAN
Potica.—According to a return lately lasted, the Metro-
politan Polies took lost year 73,267 into custody, and the
City Police 4,439. 01 the former 14,608 were convicted on
trial, and of the latter MI
Sr.Lecr CommirrEns.—Yesterday a parliamentary
return, obtained by Mr. Ewart, waa printed, showing that
in t►e ammo° of 1802 the number of memben who served
on select committees was 230, and the number of members
who served on no select committees was 424.

GErrIND READY FOR TUE CEAE.—Everybody
suui read of the sham bridges, streets, and spires, which
roteirukin ran up to make a sham of prosperity before the
Empress Catherine, on progress through her dominions.
The same illusions are practised now in the Russian states
as we read in the Journal de Francfort: " According to
the accounts which reach us from Wbrsaw it appears pro-
bable that the Emperor will shortly visit that capital, as
messuros have been adopted within the last few days which
usually precede the arrival of the monarch. AU beggars
and poorly dreamed persons have been arrested, and taken
by the police to a place in the neighbourhood of Warsaw,
where they are lodged and fed at the 'swine of the city
until aßer the departure of the sovereign. The owners of
property situated in the principal streets have also received
orders from the polies, to clean the fronts of their houses,
and to make other necessary repairs on pain of having those
repairs made by the police at their cost."
MAGDALENA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—
Testerdsy a special general meeting of this company was
held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, to consider
the propriety of reducing the value of the shares, and au-
thorising the directors to borrow 30,0001. Mr. J. U. Fowles
occupied the chair, and explained that having taken the
opinion of counsel, the directors could not see any ground
upon which they were likely to be authorised by the regis-
trar of Joint Stock Companies to reduce the amount of the
shares of the company, but every accommodation would be
given to the shareholders in paying up calls. A report had
been received from the engineers, recommending them not
to prosecute that part of their plan which proposed a direct
communication with Carthagena, but giving the most fa-
vourable opinion of the prospects of the company. The two
first boats of the company would be sent out in September,
and in the following month they would doubtless he earning
freights. A third and a fourth would be despatched at in-
tervals of three months, and he (the chairman) bad no
doubt that within twelve months they would be in the re-
ceipt of a dividend. After a brief discussion, a resolution
• was passed, authorising the directors to borrow 30,000/. on
mortgage or debentures, as required by the business of the
company. It was also resolved that the directors should
issue the 3,330 shares remaining in their hands as soon as
they could:conveniently do so, at or above par. Thanks
were then voted to the chairman, and the business termi-
nated.
SOGTII YORKSTIIRE RAILWAY. Yesterday a
special general meeting of this company (adjourned from a
previous day) took:place at tho• London Tavern, Bishopgate-
street, in order that the directors might lay before the
shareholders the result of the proceedings in the Court of
Exchequer, relative to the validity of the agreement between
this company and the Great Northern Company. The
judges, however, having postponed their decision until the
Gill July, the meeting was further adjourned until the 19th
of that month.

WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS HAILWAY.—Yeater-
Osy a special general meeting of this company was held at
the offices, Guildhall-chambers, to take into consideration a
bill proposed to be introduced into the House of Lords to
enable the company to make branch lines, and for other
purposes. Lord Lonsdale in the chair. The bill having
been read, the chairman stated that the measure wee neces-
sary, in order that the directors might be impowered to ef-
fect a communication with Whitchaven Harbour, and to
nix odditional capital. He moved that the bill be ap-
proved by the shareholders. Mr. Till:veconded the motion,
which was opposed by one of the shareholders, who ob-
served that the enranny had already incurred rsufficient
amp. use its the construction of these lines. The resolution
was carried unanimously, the opposing shareholder de-
elinioa to vote.

LONDON AND SOUTIT WESTERN RAILWAY:
&mount of triage for the week eliding June 11,18.53:—Per
12,. 21. 3114.; g00d5,.2,8161. Total,
757141.1' Iles. 31C