The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-27 00:00:00

THE LONDON REFORMATORY.

A special public meeting of the friends of this
reformatory—the first established in England, sod the only
refuge for adult male criminals—Was held yesterday at the
Lecture-room of the Young Men's Christian Society,
Aldengate-street ; the Earl of SHAYITSBCRT in the chair.
The Rev. C. HUMS, having opened the meeting with
prayer, reed the report of the committee, in the absence of
the hou. secretary, Mr. Clabon. It stated that the number
of inmates on the let of April, 1859, was 36; and between
that period and the 31st of March, 1860, there had been 156
ap cants for achniasion. Of these, three were too old,
e t too young ; ineligible from medical and other causes,
1 . There had pee away of their own accord 19.
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Admitted during the year 111, of whom 16 left
during probation ' • after probation, at their own
request 16, absconded 16, dismissed 13, emigrated 32,
and 14 who had been found employment here; leaving in
the institution, on the Lit April, 1860 38. During the
period of the society'. operations, aro adult criminals bad
been reclaimed, of whom 269 emigrated, and 191 found em-
ployment in this country. The report further stated there
was accommodation in the institution for SO, but owing to
want of funds only 50 could be retained there, although the
expenses of management would be the same for both
numbers.

The Noble CHAIRMAN then addressed the meeting. He
had heard it said that the society obtained funds
from the people of this country that they might
clear out our prisons and throw criminals in masses
on the United States. Ho would say that the men
the society sent out were men whom be would like to retain
in this country ; but they were aware it was advisable that
reclaimed criminals should go into a new sphere of activity,
where they would be unshackled by their antecedents, and
start at once as new men. He thought it would be most
ungenerous to throw our criminals on the United States.
He knew one instance of a man who had been sent out
to the United States by the society with nothing but a
guinea and his tools, and who had lately returned to
this country, and had paid a visit to the reformatory.
He was now the proprietor of a large hotel in the Southern
States, sod had on his return hero to bring out his father
found him in prison. The Home-ottice most kindly, at his
(Lord Shaftesbury's) intercession, remitted the father's sen-
tence, and he had now gone out to end his days with his
reclanual son, in comfort and luxury. In the improved
system they had introduced this benetcial change, that the
men at first went through a course of education for
twelve mouths ; but now when they were spe-
cially recommended for good conduct the course was
limited to eight months, aril on no one ocanfion
had they cause to regret this. The average of those who
I had been reformed at the institution was 45 per cent.
His lordship concluded by saying that the object of the
society, and he trusted of the meeting, was that in this
world and the next—both for the present time and eternity
—they would seek to save their fellow-men. (Loud ap-
plause.)
Letters of apology for non-attendance were received from
the Bishop. of London and Carlisle, the Duke of Argyll,
and the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel.
Resolutions favourable to the objects of the association
having been adopted, the proceedings terminated with •
vote of thanks to the noble chaimuin.

BRITISH ASYLUM YOH DRAT AND DUMBFEMALIN.
—We are requested by the secretary of this institution to
correct a statement made by ono of the speakers at the
meeting of the Association in Ahl of the Berland Dumb, on
Thursday, to the effect that that association was the only
one in Loudon to which au adult deaf and dumb person
could turn for assistance." The British Asylum for Deaf
and Dumb Females has been established, we are assured,
nearly nine years forthe aid, assistance, and educational and
industrial training of adult female mutes.
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