The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-12 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Fos. 11.
The election movement. in various parts of Ireland
are et this moment exciting some interest. The Hoe. G.
O'Callaghan, one of the candidates for the county of Tipper-
racy, has published a parting addrme, declaring his intention
to retire (non the field; the cause of this atop being, as it is
supposed, the precarioutt health of hie father, the venerable
Lord Lismore, who le at present in his 82nd year. Mr.
. W. Mosey, the other candidate, will probably find another
competitor to cannot the wet with him.
In Cleaned the approaching struggle has produced great
excitement, Mr. Murray, the liberal candidate, bee the non-
electors on his side, and MASSES of the people crowd
the streets shouting for him; but title is of little avail,
while his antagonist, Mr. Bagwell, has such men
as the Very Rev. Dr. Burke, the principal Roman catholic
clergyman of the town, and others of the same class, to ac-
company him on his movie's. Mr. Bagwell belongs to an
old protestant family, who always professed extreme tory
principkro, but his own recent liberal professions have gained
over to him a most Important section of his former oppo-
nents, and hie return would appear, under the circumstrumes,
to be almost certain. Friday bad been fixed fur the non&
nation.
Several small wiles took place yesterday in the Enc
bared Estates Court, the gems produce being about 36,0004
The Attorney-Deneral hair appointed Henry Devitt. Eq.,
Bupmnumerary Counsel for the ceramics of Wicklow
and Wextrad, in the room of l'eter Barlow, Esq., resigned.

NATIONAL REFORMATORY AND
REFUGE UNION.

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The first annual meeting of the subscribers and
supporters of the National Refureuitory and 'totter Union
was held yesterday at Willis's Room& King-street, St.
James's; the Earl of SHAFTVostiVitY in the chair.
The meeting was mod numerously attended, and amongst
th.seon the platform were—The Earl of Durk, li on. and Itev.
J. Pelham, Hon. A. Kinnaird, Sir Stafford Northeete, Bart.,
Ml'.. T. Chambers, Esq., M.P. S. Whitbread, Esq., M.P.,
Russell Gurney, Esq. (the Km-keret London), Rev. Canon
Gurney, the Earl of Chichester, Lord Einnaird, Lord li.
Cholmondeley, Lord Charles Russell, Henry Poems* Req.,
It. Banbury, jun., Req., Josse4 Payne Esq., John
Sperling, Esi., W. J. Mamall, :, Thee. 'Gurney. Req. ,•
Rev. Masan. W. H. Robinson, eene W. Tyler, Edward
Auriul, Knight, Tate, and Dr. Conitenay.
Letters of apology from the Bishop of London, the Marquis
of Westminster, and others, were read.
Mr. R. lIAN Mt la, jun., then reed the rert.
friz eraffeiD NOUTACOTI papairna the first rassintiano—
. That the report now pr anted be received and adopted ;
end that this meeting, feeling assured of the necessity end
advantage of well-directed efforts to reclaim the dewiest sad
to prevent young persons from bevoinieg erimina regards
the principles of this union, se those of true patriotism and
Cwistianity, and &wires cordially to encourage the committee
to renewed and extended efforts, hooking for continued success
to the blessing of Almighty God."
Mr. THOMAS CIIAMIIV.IO, M.P., in emending the resolu-
tion, mid that although the publie mind won now fully
awake to the neceseity of those institutions, yet the liefor-
=story and Refuge L nion must expect to through some
yeah of doubtful, if not unfriendly, on the part of the
public. The work in which they were enpiged was in the
strictest sewn of the term, an expenmental one, and then-
fore it would not be a fair argument against them, if any
criminal taken in fur the purpose of reform, should turn out
so as to diaappoint their expectation. There was soother
evil to be guarded ageinet—that the impression should not
get bold of the public that they bestowed un a criminal' a
degree of care and expense which the hound portion of the
people did not receive.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
The Recommit proposed the second resolution :—" flint,
an it is highly important for the well-being of reformatories
and refugee that state assistance should be so administered
as not to cheek the voluntary efforts of Christian philan-
thropists, this meeting commends the judicious manner in
which encouragement has recently been given to the re-
fornudory work by the government ; and this meeting ap-
roves of the resolution of the ememittee of the union to
p bring immediately before the legislature a bill to empower
the authorities to save young children from a vagrant life,
and to deter and punish than by whose neglect they aro ex-
posed to such an evil course." As to the tit out pert of the
reeolalion although he tally recognised the advantage of the
I aid they had received from government, and although be
I felt how necessary. it was that assistance should be afforded,
yet, if ever theme institutions paired under government con-
trol, their ueefulneee would be cut irely at an end. It was re-
quisite that the management should be in the hands. not of a
government officer, but of a volunteer. If the master were A
government officer, he could not be removed wiltess in cue of
proved inefficiency or misconduct. Yet ho need not tell thou
there were many COWS in which it would be desimble to re-
move • master, although such a disqualification could nee be
moved against him. The second portion of the rue-
lotion involved the coneidenttion of tho means un-
to be taken to increase the efficiency of
=riary punishment. Since the abolition of trans-
portation. they could no longer pooh out and get rid
of their criminals, but were obliged to consider the mesas of
reforming, and that which bid always been a moral duty
wsic now become a paNntl necessity'. The number of
juvenile criminals had of late much increased. He bad
some time duce to preside at • general gee' delivery ; the
calendar contained c 2 ds=soners—one woo a stuld of
.
eight, for b r a boy of ten, for twee°.
' breaking. burglary
lbws ebildren were guilty of en offents
' in the eye of thetas, end deserved to be punished; but there
was a greater criminal Miliftd—the parent who had induced
the them to commit ties sloes; and he, so far bolo being
Punished, was resseeded, inasmuch as he woo relieved from
necessity of summating them. lie thought it mom ad-
Madam that therm* should be obliged to contribute to the
Morsel ei his MK In the reformatory an foment as littlhate
Min filaybit its child would coat him at home, so as t
la maid low a direct interest in keeping the child from
ilreil asearkfissoff.
The His. A. KINSAIRDIP2,OIIdOd the resolution.
'lbis resolution was also carried.
and
Lord
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The nut of Deem !imposed,
aseonded, the third resolution :—" That in presenting to the
Earl of Shaftesbury their hearty thanks for residing on this
oecssion, this meeting &wires to remember with gratitude his
long-continued and surd cesful efforts in the muse of virtue and
benevoletwe, end they rejoice to see around him men andwomen of piety and influents cordially united in Inhuming to
:
reclaim the outcasts and criminals of this country."
The meointion was carried by aochtmation.
The Noble CiIIMAN briefly expressed kin aelmowledg-
menu, and the proceedings terminated.

TwE GLASGOW CRIMEAN TROPUIThe rans
presented to Glasgow by government have now amved ;
each of them weighs more than three tons.—Ediaburgli
Deily Szpreas.
NEW ENCLOStRE BlLL.—Yestertby a
`meatgovern-
bill is the UMW of Commas was printed to =ekes
2d places