The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-23 00:00:00

TEE EXPRESS. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1857.

othw mastets), who brought me back into the school. I did
sot use say lamempw tearoom to him. Kr. May them mid
ma to oars to him and he would outs me. I mat to him,
sal Its acrd as Es did not my aoythlog, nor did I. He
mood me ao my thighs. It took about tea minutes. I 'skid
• loitegiseste. held, "Forgive mo-1 did mot mesa to
do It ,'. ha hwit ea ark, sm. I mat to Elvis,. I
saw eflormals list my Somme had a hole bi them from
the effects of the mos. I stayed at the school shout three-
snorters of as how; sad them weatholas. I felt • little M-
ashy is going hems. I saw my mother, who atomism' ma
mad arbor s desks.
Cecamemadaed by Mr. Hobler—l saw my mother WHO
the liarpeodsood. It is es follows I have bat
mq am at Meat for a fisw Isom, nimpthisr him particularly.—
/ff. °Amami's. Dumber IS, 1867." 1 had ham area-
plaload at it from school. My neater did not tell
ma to ham the ads—my, mother mat me with the mots. I
told my wear that my mother told am ko go loess. There
was a doodle MMus Mr. Cattinsola sad ma when he
stopmel ma. Odra brooks up al Wiest bar. I don't
'mow bow Mr. tlattsemolo got straok salsas ft woo with the
Mad I had with me.

sots Hrs. Onsmaith, the mother of the boy, said-1 mot a
bpsy sea mariday, and bin give It to his =stir,
sod Wog teak kb boob es lows. ab
late. I lad forgot to
maks is the acts hr ldra to aim ham, and so I mint
then ms a memo by my son. I saw hint whin he mom
bons. He bad his had formed, and be guacross
ths bar to me and big= to cry. I sad, " I have
tem ptuddad." He was very pallid. lie the hi-
nter with him from Mr. May T OTICI•
mar Deo. 16, 1867. 81r,-1 have iimlintly Goa-
tfrd your me being hats in his attandenes at school.
Itays talls me it has not beta his holt. He tills ms so
soli twday fie ling hie both smovilog mid shintoon,
mssUn ray a uotwithstioding rsmonstrimees to
Ms. I momdmod as ems at the mart last Friday,
rinaianyruriti=tulti oci,a to
ed
pponhhng very 'Mkt in toeing._
register shows hia rowan akerenos7a
shame, ao soon is he came, &wawa to go boas opts ea
mama that his mother told 'him to do ao ; oats set
with Ma being thus : have kept my som at horns
floe a few hours, requiring him pertioulaiy.-11.
01011811ITH: And in DO way making minden of his
man. On my showing Meath's and tolling him to go to his
irises and work, he no off to get my and would not 00100
back when called, and when Mr. Catparmole, the moster, was
asked to fetch him he Maack and Utica hlm, for all which
Y has been severely caned, is I cannot for *as soomeat
allow sack dagrost dhobodismoo. Had I thought
W amok his master iotestkmally Y *NAM have
ham whited with tar move severs pradolumat I must DM
arda request his regular and punctual attaidame, othostrim
Mit more have requested me to being It odkdally before
thdr salon sad 1 shall not fan to do is. This result win
altogether your own init.—l big to rasa* dr, yours
obadirdy, " ED. Jxo. MAT, M.A., HIM Muter.
"To Oromnith."

The witaZ bore st.atal that the boy, who was a delicate
child, bed been before punished by the under master.
Mr. Illiquerks, a licentiate of the Apothem:tee Company,
reellent in Jewry-street, eaid—l eras called to examine
Jobs Oreeerrdth between six sod amen o'clock in the
evening of Friday. He came hobbling in, evidently suffering
tram esmethig which prevented hi. walking Annibt.
1 ezemind kis hge, end counted about twenty meet men
contasime ens elmint threegli the din. I directed that he
should go te bed Aurally end keep perfectly unlit. The
blows sword to bar boa ray severe. Then would Gave
been Ii opprconise If be bid been • crosier boy. The
storks nay be whine a week or ten days to come.
Ccursscrineol by Mr. Holder—The marks we on the
tarjar nor, the buttocks. 1t is not the rad .
Nobler—lb boy, my lord, he. been aou featly stay-
bg away, and he has been constantly in the habit of be-
having in the rudest manner to the er.hool.
The Lord Mayor—But 1 do not consider this (panting to
• long and rather thick cane which we. exhibited) a fit in-
strument for the punishment of a boy of the age of 10 years
end • half.

Mr. Hobler said there were present the fathers ef several
of the boys who were nader instruction in the echos!, and
they and their boys, manyy of whom were in attendeace, were
reedy to prove that the defendant wee admired and respected
for his judgment and humanity. The general candid tithe
boy,_ too, would be described.
71se Lord Mayor—l really would rather leave it to another
court to dseide whether a man le justified in miss such an
instrument in punishing a child. I saw the boy's person
whale the 111111111110= was applied for, and =fifthly criminals
who have been flogged US Newgate have sot shown such
evidence of pahment. I observed, too, that the
pemialuseat bad not been inflicted ma (ho part
to which it is usually applied in the owe of hop. I believe
that a groat deal owe can be done In schools by the exercise
of another sett of authority. Others are ef a different
bat corporal musiehment
appears to me to b...= irsObiseekeable except In the of
vice. The question here la whether unnemessry violates
Ye base used, and as the character of the school is eon-
anted, I would wish the case to be taken to the weeks& I
eon pddset'y aware of the respectability of Mr. May, and
the on in which he is hal 1, and I dare say he hem
no
objection to go before soother tribunal.
Mr. May—Certalnly not, my lord ; but I wish to way aim
words. The the been simply an es ports statement, mad I
wish to say sonsethieg on the opposite side. Your lordship
has not heard anything of the gross insolenoe of that boy to
me beforehand. I will merely state that here are • number
of the boys pressed who withered the whele trannection, ex-
cepting the kicking and striking Mr. Cattarmok, which took
plate in the weep. Mr. Cattermoles face still bears the
marks of the boy's violeses. Here are joresent a number of
the When of the boys to testify as to their opinion of the
system pursued, and a number of older boys who have hit the
school, and to give their opinion ao to whether I am cruel or
kind to the boys.
The Lord Mayor—lce the practice of caning the boys laze-
firmed by the authorities?
Mr. May—Certainly.
Mr. Gristmills said he waa perfectly satisfied with what
bad hike from the Lord Ma • upon the subject and had no
desire to premed any thethsr In the matter. He would ,
therefore willingly drop the pressentios if Mr. May would
make • theses of to the Want of elpressiug his roe et for
the severity oldie infliction.
Mr. May said he wad not for a moment th)-th of making
any apology for the course he had pursued.
The Lord Mayor—l am son that it I. better to take the
ease to the quarter stestesa, and I shall he glad to have the
reeponebility taken off my shoulders.
The Rev. Mr. May wee then bound over in hie own meg-
dances to the amount of 101. to appose at the next quarter
meow to answer the aceurtion, and Mr. Orommith was '
bound over to prosecute.
The Lord Mayor requested that the prom would acknow-
ledge his receipt of lOC from the Mercers' Company for the
poor box.