The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-30 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL JUVENILE REFORMATORI

ASSOCIATION,

A meeting of the Juvenile Reformatory Association
was held in tho Council-chambers, Town-hall, at twelve

o'clock yestc

y, for the purpose of receiving the repor

of the executive committee, appointing a committee fo,
the present year. and other business. Among the gentle
men present, were Messrs. William Brown, M.P., Josepl
C. Ewart, M.P., John Stewart, Mayor, the Rev. Recto
Campbell, William Rathbone, J. D. Anderson, J. .13
Brougham, James A. Tobin, Samuel Holme, Hilton Hal
head, Rev. Francis Bishop, John S. Mansfield, J. Wood
ruff, Francis Clint, Hugh Hornby, Ven. Archdeacoi
Jones, J. Pemberton Heywood, Harmnod Banner, Davi,
Hodgson, Major Greig, Adam Hodgson, William Bennett
Rev. Mr. Carter, John Cropper, John Drinkwater, San"
Martin, E Jones, Charles Langton, Captain Schonberg

J. Clarke, John Clint, R. E. Harvey, &c., &

was occupied by Mr. John Stewart, Esq., Mayor
The Chairman briefly opened the proceedings

servin7, that it was the first meeting of the Li

Juvenile Reformatory Institution, and that in c r

with one of its resolutions, he, as the Mayor for t

bPinq, F

resided on the occasion

ten stated ti

had received letters from J. B. }Torsion

the Recorder, Gilbert Henderson, Esq., regret
being absent from town, they could not be press

meeting, but expressing the warmest wishes 1

cess of ti

institution,

Mr. Brougham then read the following

REPORT

oe of the JuvPnile RM.()

following report of t

proceedings during the past year

•
In the early part of the year a pros-ectus wag
up and issued by the committee, in wit4.h they propose
establishing a r,,formatory, embracinz three institui
viz. : lst—A reformatory ship in which boys should 1
trained for the navy or merchant service. 2nd—A ref
mstory on shore, where, in addition to the ordinal
industrial employment of mechanical trades, thy mi'2/
be employed in agricultural labour. And 3rd—An List
tution for the reformation of girls.

The commute immediately applied to the Lords of tt
Admirality for a supernumary frigate, and after !Lye
delay, owing in part to the change in her Maje-
Government, their application was granted, and in .I'll
last her Majesty's frigate Akbar was placed at the di,
posal of this committee until she should again he require
for her Majesty's service. The committee believed the
she is admirably adapted for their purpose, and she
capable of accommodating at least five hundred boys.
The committee have been fully and diligently oceupie
in making the requisite alterations and arrangements
board the ship, and also in the preparation of the rule
which have been printed and circulated, and a copy
which is herewith laid before the association. A. superit
tendent and other officers have been appointed.
In the alterations and fitting-up more than 1.000/.
already been expended. The ship is now ready for tl
reception of boys, and has been certified by her Majesty
Secretary of State for the Home Department as a reflo!
matory within the meaning of the "Act f.;r the betti
care and reformation of youthful offenders." (17 and I
Vie. c. 86.) Already some boys have been committed 1
prison by the magistrates, and are thereafter to be so
on board the Akbar for a term of years.
Application was made to the Dock Committee for lea'
to moor the Akbar in the Birkenhead Float, which apPl
cation was kindly acceded to, and at present she is lyir
near the Messrs. Laird's building-yard, in the Gres
Float; but it is probable the committee may find it m°l
desirable to have her -moored in the river, where,
would be brought more conspicuously before the public.
The necessity for juvenile reformatories is admitted t
all, and associations for their establishment are beir
rapidly formed throughout the country ; but Liverpool
the first to try the experiment of a reformatory seta
ship, for the purpose of training boys for the navy
merchant service, a profession, it is thougnt, peculiar'
adapted to the unsettled habits of many of these juveol
criminals and dangerously destitute boys ; and LiverPO4
with its large amount of shipping and great demand fi
sailors, affords in an especial manner a ready outlet a
removing such lads from the influence of their old haull
and associates.