Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-01 00:00:00

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December 31, 1.858

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LIVERPOOL REFORMATORY;
The annual meeting of the Liverpool Reformatory Com-
mittee was held in the Council-chamber, Town Hall; at
M
o'clock yesterday. Among those present were—The
Xtayor, Rev. Mr. Cartel, Rev. Mr. Moore, T. D. Ander-
son, Alfred Castellaine, J. R. Brougham, Wm. Brown,
Adam Hodgson, S. W. Cropper, George Holt,
Robert Rankin, L. S. A. Steinthal, Rev. Rector
Campbell, H. Banner, J. Woodruff, &c.,
The Mayor, in a few words, introduced the business of
the meeting,
and expressed the gratification he felt at
Seeing that so much interest was taken in the objects of
the society.
Mr. Brougham, hon. sec., read the

• REPORT.
The committee of the Liverpool Juvenile Reforma-
tdoersTre Association, in presenting their fourth animal report,
to express their continued conviction of the
suitableness of such an agency for the reformation of
juvenile offenders.
t: " The subject of juvenile delinquency and its reforma-
ion has been so recently discussed in Liverpool, at the
12ieeting of the Association for the Promotion of Social
6cience, and the conclusions arrived at being so very
much in favour of the methods at present pursued, that
ri would seem unnecessary to enlarge on the necessity for
a.derrnatories, which is admitted by all, or. the. peculiar
t.ation of such institutions for accomplishing the end
iu new,
ha" In the year ending the 31st of December, 1858, there
v
e been committed to reformatory institutions from
Liverpool 101 juveniles.
"During the meetings of the Social Science Associa-
tion, a large number of its members availed themselves
of the opportunity afforded to them of visiting the Akbar,
and, although seen to much disadvantage, owing to the
crowd of visitors, and consequent excitement among the
Ys, yet much satisfaction was expressed with their
appearance, and their prompt obedience to orders, as well
as their activity aloft and in the boats. Nothing has
occurred on board during the year calling for special
remark. Under Captain Fenwick's admirable superin-
tendence, the whole machinery has been working well ;
good order and discipline, with plenty of work, and a
spirit of cheerfulness throughout all, has prevailed.
" Through the liberality of the treasurer the committee
have been enabled to secure the services of a gentleman
as chaplain, an office which they feel assured will be
productive of much good in the spiritual welfare of the
Dogs.

" Towards the continuance •of this office a fund has
been established, and a separate account opened. The
committee have to thank the ladies of Rock Ferry for
.£227 7s the proceeds of a bazaar held there during the
last summer for this purpose. And the committee eannot
but esteem it as an evidence of the good conduct of the
boys that those who have had such frequent opportunities
of seeing, them on shore should have taken so lively an
interest in their welfare.

"Admissions, 4-e., to the 21kbar, for the year ending

"Number of Inmates.—ln the school, 31st December,
1857, under detention, 122 ; free, 9. Admitted in 1858,
Under detention, 54 ; free, 3. Discharged in 1858,
under detention, 27 ; free, 6. In the school, 31st
December, 1858, under detention, 149 ; free, 6. Average
number during the year, 1431.

"Ages and Character.—Between 9 and 11—free, 1 ;
between 11 and 13—under detention, 3, free, 2 ; between
13 and 15 —under detention, 23, free, 2; between 15 and
17—under detention, 27. Previous convictions.: Under
detention —One, 16 : two, 8 ; three, 6 ; four, 2 ; five
times and upwards, 3.
"Particulars of Discharge.—Emigrated to Canada,
under detention, 3 ; free, 2. Transferred under
detention 2. Placd out in England :—ln service,
under detention, 1. Enlisted, under detention, 4. Seat
to sea, under detention, 17 ; free, 2. Sent to friends,
free, 1.

" Number absconded during the year and recovered, 2.
"Since the date to which the foregoing table has
been made up, five more boys have been enlisted, and.
,r others are desirous to do so, making a large propor-
tion who have volunteered into the army. Some of these
have been lads who are unsuited for a seafaring life ;
others have enlisted from the difficulty during the
latter part of the year in procuring ships for boys ready
to be discharged, and for whom it was necessary to find.
!Nue occupation. The committee earnestly trust that ship-
ntwiroo ers
,will, during the coming year, aid them in this the
1,0:t miportant part of their work, not merely in taking
8 into their employment, but that both shipowners
and camains will exercise such a careful supervision over
these 13-
°S s will prevent, through the revival of old
ttrations, their lapsing again into crime. The com-
,tee feel convinced that the farther and more entirely
capanions,
co 2 boys and girls are removed from old haunts and
Permanent. the more likely is their reformation to be

-Account of Boys Received into the Akbar since Com-
tnencement and how disposed of.—Number received, 237 ;
!lumber
ted on board, Dec 1, 1858, 155 ; sent to sea, 52;
, 4 ; sent home to
refparents, 6; placed in service,
"
emigrated, 5; absconded, 1; died, 1; sent to other
tefarmatories 11.
-.Account of Boys discharged from the Akbar since the
dconzmencentent, viz., 69.—Favourably reported, 31 ; (since
oZ) 5); fairly reported, 6; badly reported, 5 ; relapsed
, crime, 1; left their ships without cause, 7; not yet
neard of, 19.
1.. Of those deserted from their ships five were well and
againy spoken of and are known to have gone to sea
in other vessels. The desertions are by no
means in excess of the average of ordinary apprentices
sent to sea.
s, As the industrial employment is chiefly that of in-
Lrlicting the boys in their a seamen, it is
anedessartly of an nnremunerative nature; but they make
ye led all their own clothes and shoes. During the
97a6r ebays have made upwards of three tons of oakum,
pair Pieces of clothing., 180 pairs of new shoes, and 267
p4t ocn f repaired, mut made eighte.en
.sea chests—waat
upwards
the whole to the institution or up r
°f £lOO.
" The Liverpool Reformatory School, ]fount Vernon
Green.

du,." :The girls' school has made satisfactory progress
con'Tif the year. The number of girls has increased
built era* A new wash-house and laundry have been
thI"; and, as the accommodation and appliances in this
lartinent are now complete, and amply sufficient to get
ree° ppBtYlls a large amount of work, it is hoped that the
from this source, as well as from the needlework
ecunctsiddr:rsasbmitil, may be, during the coming year, very
he work has hitherto been so well done
case t° give entire satisfaction; and, in the hope that it will
wontinue
to be as efficiently performed, the committee
the ti venture to solicit a larger amount of support from
quipublic in this department.
tee conduct of the girls throughout the year has been
Llesna hs
good as could have been expected ; and although
e hav •
Ls ha e been discharged, yet there are several who it
lied will very soon be recommended for situations.
are J:0 the superintendent, Mrs. Wilson, the committee
in blpe If b.
uindeb eteinstid fotutir honer unwearied zeal and exertions
"f th.
'The
the Rev committee, beg to express their grateful sense of
at tbr, ti• Moore's services in his attention to the girls
them-- se"01, and for the accommodation provided for
In St. Stephen the Martyr's Church.

".44"11AsiTi8 (fc to the Liverpool Girls' Reformatory
4 je4°°l, fo. r the year ending Dec. 31, 1858.
underteteliti° lnber of Inmates. —ln the school, Dec. 31, 1857,
detention, 19 ; free, 1. Admitted in 1858, under
1; free 1n 25, absconded in 1857 and recovered in 1858,
.
In the school, Dec. 31, 1858, under deten-
-3111 1.45!; free, 2. Average number during the year,

" -ages and Character. —Between 11 and 13, under
ufeit;enrtion, 2 ; between 1 between 13 and 15, under detention,
free, 1 ; l6 and 17, under detention, 12.
rrevious convictions : Under detention —One, 1; three,
2 ; four, 1.

6, • " The Liverpool Farm School at Newton.
4_01.11 accordance with the original scheme of the
that
elation, the committee are glad to be able to announce
t they have completed arrangements for establishing a
arin School.
" A farm house, and about 80 acres of good land, have
1-,Jrn taken on a lease of ten years. It is situated at
virtcm, close to the railway station. The house,
th very little alteration, is capable of accommodating
400u.t 80 boys. A superintendent has been appointed,
and it is expected that the school will be certified within
a taw weeks.
" The committee propose working the land principally
aBa market garden, and the ready access afforded by the
railway to the markets of Wigan, Bolton, Liverpool, and
Manchester, lead the committee to hope that after the
i"Denses of first year have been paid,. a considerable
but,
may be derived from this source in future years ;
14) however, much they may be able to reduce the
,current expenses of these schools, yet the funds required
Ibe 0 defray the cost of disposal of the inmates must. always
large, and as years ~mo on, and an increasing number
these entitled to be discharged, so much the mo re will
tv,e'e expanses increase. The committee therefore hope
;I!at the public will continue to show the same liberality
la their contributions as they have done in former years.
.Mr. Anderson read the statement of accounts, from
,:lch it appeared that there was a balance due to the
nkers ot .010 13s 4d, against which, however, was to
b.e !et off the amount which the committee had to
receive from Government, and were expecting every day, the maintenance of prisoners, 4523 4s 4d, which

would leave a balance) to the credit of the institution, of

Omit £3OO

The Rev. Red& Campbell moved the first resotaii&n,
which was that the report be adopted, printedi and circu-
lated. He aid the report must recommend itself to the
acceptance of the meeting, and he hoped it would be
satisfactory to the public to know that the committee
had not been idle. They were endeavouring to extend
the benefits of the institution by taking a farm near
N,ewton. He hoped that that and similar institutions for
the reformation of juvenile offenders would, by God's
blessing, be permitted to attain the end for which they
were instituted. 'He could wish—a vain wish, he.
feared —that it were possible, by some legislative enact-
ment, to compel those juvenile vagabonds who infested
their streets, and who were brought up to the perpetra-
tion of crime, to enter the ragged schools. (Hear, hear.)
Such a measure, he feared, would not be considered
consistent with the liberty of the subject in this free
country ; and therefore; as he had said before, he feared
it was but a vain wish. It was to be hoped, however,
that the attention of the public would be directed—in
order that as much as possible might be done to bring
that worst part of the population under the influence of
education and religion.

Mr. Castellaine —seconded the motion, and mentioned
that in a recent instance two boys taken from the Akbar,
and placed on board a ship with which he was connected,
had, according to the report of the captain, turned out
very well. He had, also, a letter from Mr Hutchison,
who was himself unable to attend that meeting, stating
that he had had two boys from the Akbar placed on
board a ship, and that they turned out to be two of the
best who were ever there.

The motion was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Brown proposed a motion appointing a committee
and officers for the year. He mentioned that he had had
a letter from Mr. Walker, of Manchester, stating that a
reformatory for adults was much wanted, and that he
(Mr. Walker) would take upon himself the responsibility
of furnishing a place of the kind, and which he thought
he could nearly make self-supporting. The members for
the city of Manchester, the members for the county, and
some gentlemen of the Roman Catholic persuasion, were
also parties to that undertaking.
Mr. Adam Hodgson, seconded the motion, which was
also carried.

The proceedings then closed with the customary vote of
thanks to the Mayor.

LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE BUILDINGS.

Yesterday, at noon, the annual general meeting of the
Proprietors of the Exchange Buildings was held in the
Cotton Sales-room ; Mr. J. H. Macrae in the chair.

The Chairman said he would just make a few observa-
tions for the purpose of putting the meeting in a better
position to understand the accounts, and•to show the
position in which they were in last year. It would be
in the recollection of those present that, besides the usual
dividend, there was a balance in hand of £l,OlB.
This amount it was thought, by the committee
at that time, wise to hold over, believing that
the close of 1857, and the commencement of 1858, might
find the commercial world in some little difficulties, and
that the receipts might not be so large as the previous
year; but he was happy to say that they were agreeably
disappointed, for not only had they realised the same
amount, but a little extra over the previous year. They
had from last year a sum 'of £1,034, making now a
balance to the credit of the proprietors.of £2,052, out of
which sum the committee recommended a dividend of one
guinea a share extra. The whole sum was divisible, if
the proprietors thought fit, but the committee did not
recommend it, but thought it wise that the balance of
£l,OlB should be still held over.

The Secretary then read the statement of accounts, of
which the following is an abstract :

Dr. £ s. d.
To dividend for 1857 on 800 shares at £9 9s per share 7,560 0 0
To amount paid in lieu of the right of nomination to
the News Room for 1858 on 800 shares, at £3 3s per
share , . .....
To disbursements on account of the News Room .. 3,462 9 2
To amount paid on account of the building . 1,089 11 7
To Parliamentary expenses .. 1,450 18 11
To balance..

£25,941 13 5

Contingent Fund invested in the New 3 per Cents.. £5,765 5 1

E s. d.
8,578 0 0

By balance of account for 1857

By amount of subscriptions to News Room, &c..... 8,821 9 11
By rental of the building, from the 31st December,
1857, to the 31st December, 1853 .
By Contingent Fund for extraordinary expenses .... 1,450 18 11

£25,941 13 5

By balance brought down
D3ductamount to be transferred. to the Contingent
. . . .

9,858 13 9

246 13 9

Disposable balance .
Errors exce :ted.) '

JouN H. YOUNGHUSBAND, Secretary and Treasurer
Liverpool. Dec. 31, 1858.

The Chairman remarked that, it would be observed,
they had been put to some extraordinary expenses in
obtaining an Aot of Parliament. The amount was
£1,4.50 18s 11d, which had been deducted from the
contingent fund, which was strictly applicable for this
purpose.

Mr. J. H. Turner thought 'it seemed a very large
item.

Several other gentlemen expressed their opinion that it
was a very reasonable amount in the obtaining of an Act
of Parliament.

Mr. Turner then moved that the accounts be proved,
passed and printod ; and that a copy be sent to each of
the proprietors.
Mr. Bateson seconded the motion, which was then
passed unanimously.
Mr. Myers moved that two and a-half per cent., or the
sum of £246 13s 9d, be reserved for the contingent fund.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Dickinson, and
carried. '

Mr. William Titherington then moved that a dividend
of £lO lOs per share be paid to the proprietors on and
after the 7th February, and also the further sum of £3
3s per share, in lieu of the right of nomination to the
news room.