The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-25 00:00:00

taken plan ea the bill of the boa. means tee Dented& he
wee Lordly iodised to think that the none i to
the mend reeding nth, penmen bill. (I•l7osririllit
regard to the establishment of indifirialr anode, •Ite
was perfectly reedy to admit that. film •Plinialti WI/
to some rant good; but whatVt "had get to
look to WAS whether the bill -son niece°.
deal application of it as task* it a anal
menses of legislation. Now, in'the first plus, if this pen.
ciple ISM adopted, why limit it to nun industrial
schools ? The greatest number of Juvenile offieders were
committed in our large towns sad cities, while hie hen
friend proposed to throw the whole reformatory esits en
the county rates. (line, hoar.) It might be ezpet aad
necessary, bat it was merely permissive, sad haul net think
that in the preeent state of tZsettse juatione weal& /wad
very anxious to add to the of the leant, este. He
quite agreed with hie hoe. Mead in his enleoism on the phi-
lanthropic institution of Belgian, but his admired= did not
extend to making him wish to en a similar one in this
country supported out of the county rate. There were
already establishments in this country supported by print.
I charity, of which government ()nationally availed then
selves, peybag for the criminals seat, whenever the
report of the prison inaptetor oa any particular
cam Wand them to thick snob a 111WW0TO ex-
pedient. He must say that in his *aloe the proper way
would be to lean this matter is the ends of government,
at making it compulsory or general night discourage
parents from bringing up their children morally,
an the hope that on becoming juvenile offenders they
might get • good education at the expense of the state.
(Heir, hear.) But, independently of the objections he had
stated, there was another reason why he would dimmed,
the house from consenting to its seined reading, which was,
that a committee was then sitting on prison discipline, of
which the hon. menthir himself was a member, and he
thought that the house ought to wait for its decision before
it adopted say regulation on the subject. Ueda all the
circumstances, he trusted that his non. friend would not
pates the essead reading unless be was fully persuaded of
the beneficial character nth* measure, and that it would be
a practical improvement la the law. (Hear )
Sir G. STRICKLAND stored, as an amendment, that the
bill be reed amend time that day six months. He had many
objections to the bill, butte right hon. baronet who had jest
at down India his weal completely exhausted the subject.
I Mr. 8. CRAWFORD winced the amendment.

Mr. MILNIIB explained tliat he had stated his object was
to alter the first clause to adapt it to the circumstances of
sonimary ecievictirn.
Mr. BIMEON reopened the bill, the principle of which
Rest meet the approbation of every roan who had gives
his atteedmi to the subject of Juvenile criminals, whatever
doubts there sight be se to the practicability of some of
its clauses.

Mr. HEADLAM mid with regard to the broad principles
bivalved iu the bill, he hays theta his medial support.
Sit J. PAKINOTON• was sot a party to the bill, and
was awry to my he did not thiak it possible for the house to
accept it la its present shape. He gave fall credit to the
hos. gondolas& (Mr. Milan) for good intentions, but
he behoved the 'airman wield be wholly inoperative for
good.
Col. THOMPSON had sees the reports of Mettray, and
in no part of them did he see any reference to corporal
panishment—(hoar, hear)—sad it wee to be regretted that
as we were abolishing corporal pmaishmeat in the army
sad navy we wore introduciag it into the civil service.
Mr. TRELAWNY supported the bill, the principle of
which he approved of, but not the details.
Mr. RICE hoped his hoo. friend would withdraw jhe
bill, which he feared never could be so altered in committee
as to make it practicable.

Mr. MILNES rase to repay, bat the Speaker decided
that baying spoken sine. the amendment wan propoved, he
had no right to a reply. The hon. gentleman then iati-
mated that it was his intention to withdraw the bill, but
there being a call for a division, the original motion was pat
and negatived, and the bill was ordered to be rend a second
time that day six months.