The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-16 00:00:00

ASYLUM FOR DISCHARGER

PRISONERS. „
A public meeting was held on Saturday at Wil"sef
Rooms, King-street, St. James's, fur the purpose
considering of an appeal to Parliament to carry %,
the humane object of establishing national houses of occur
pation and shelter for persons discharged frern ceeo
tody." The meeting was fixed to take place et "or
o'clock, but for a cons dereble period after that h°lo,
there were not more than a dozen persons in the r°°a.
Mr. Sheriff LAURIE having taken the chair, the
,O'd
cretary said he had received several letters of el::"'
from gentlemen who were unable to attend.
The CHAIRMAN then a klrewed the meeting. 0e.4
it was really dgplorable the state of persons dische •
from prisons. He found, by documents he held inodel
hand, that there was 20,0001. a year paid foramtiet,
I prison, but it tailed to effect any good object. n the
he knew of nothing that existed calculated to 11161. el
crying evil— the suppression of crime committed
of
persons discharged from prison, who had no Placwal
refuge. He unuerstood that the Government vres
ing to listen to any useful suggestion that would reinboor
the evil. He had heard it argued that providing hi ;
for criminals would interfere with honest men's Te3eti•
but he would ask, would it not be better to giv`lette
minals employment outside than pay for their 011601
ance in a prison ? There was a benevolent Chtleve
in Manchester, a Mr. Wright, who ought to
a monument eree.ed to his memory; that !hat
tleman had actually reclaimed ninety-six 0` four
he called the gaol peculation, and milt .desl
of them had returned to crime. Now, if an intlivido
could do that, he would ask why should not the State so,
so? He for one would say it was their duty to eod to
and he trusted that no effort would be left untrie re.
effect so desirable as object. Ile was glad to see Pres
sent at the m entre se raze a dignitary of the Chcnacl
as the Lord Bishop of London, and the Noble Lord
(Lord Kent aird). He would now conclude and boo
place to the Right Rev. Prelate who would we"
first resolution. t te
The BLhop of LoenoN then proposed the &serest
solution. In cluing so he said he thought that the
deal of credit was due' to Mr. Sheriff Laurie, ineio
exertions he had made in the cause of humanity., ay
was a subj et in which he (the Bishop) took a d'7olll
terest, as did also the clergy generally ; but the yell
of. their avocations did not enable them take the
active part in it. He had long been impressed wl abot
necessity of providing for those poor creatures, fae
when discharged from prison, had no place of re,,,,000
whatever. He had no doubt but that Government- 6 be,
take this subject in hand; but even if they did Ile"
telt confident that charitable individuals would beoverte
to so so themselves. But it was the duty of the Gsbeoli
went to do it, and tae consideration of the expense 'ter PI
net weigh for a mo:nent, because it would be be rasp
extend large sums in the reclamation of criminal: 0e t°
in keeping up large p-isons at an enormous e
fq,
the country. There could be no doubt that oir9 b
back the effect of the penal sentences upon prise° risbif
hed any but a useful result, for the convict in't`f
.
came. out infected with the moral pestilence o
oteeo6
society of the gaol. He had attended at the rent
Prison, and he had the satisfaction of there
able to :ay that the result of the systexi
ssible
enforced hid been attended with the best P:o
results ; an 3 the same observations applieumestdrd
..
Parkhur4 Juvenile Prison. But it would berogo
sirable to have some institution fer the „'-d EP;
persons who had committed but one offence, :7011)
when discharged, might easily be reclaimed if weci al
in time ; but he did not mean to say that those frieve,'
offended more than once should not also have t'rrecli°o
hand he 2 out to save them from u:timate des-tioe
He would also be desirous to see a si oiler instiitu bet
the reception of people discharge dfr +in hospitals' SVI;e.
sufficiently recovered to return t their lah°tTarst
these observations he would readily proposet
obi
solution.
the 11404
Mr. NIONCRTON MILNES, M. P., seconded in
time He should have long taken an interest entire
subjeca but had been repePel from taking' elleret°Per
public part in is by rest, n of what he had bias 541
•• All
consieeted the many difficulties by which 1' ter ere.
round, d. Bet he would not now throw cold vfliby Pied
the benevolent exertions of Mr. Sheriff Let-1;1:002 beord
tioning them, but whatever they were, ever.
ewes et/.
society should 1 nil his aid to remove the diffiZlison;•of
remedy the evil. He had heard of very Use
erica' eeir
tions in Beston, and other parts of ekw`sne o'4 •
the replamation of discharged crirniealst
results had been most sneers ful, for v etrooltbe
unfortunate creatures had been rescued in ti,.19,110i0 013
fearful abyss of crime into which many
.ha d I erbstl
country, for want of similar i istitutions. then r
contend for it, that the prover ti in of crime• ra.,ery
tali b
its punishment, should be the first object of To esti/ 'ieet
and, therefore, the state should riot hesitate b., esce" of
such institutions as wouel eff et that sicred anoterftect
ebject ; and he had no doubt bit the LegAl,, sue)tot
which he was a member, would take tIP t:11 his
warmly, and nothing slit uld be wanting 11P
to aid the object by every means in his powereme any
Lord KINNAIRD moved the next resolni esp. 0
little to
said he found he had bet n left very 11 pre ,ts
upon, by reason of the observatons made b 9 to le'be
speakers. There was one point on which he which 5d
an observation, namely, the sour, e freTre was Pilo"'
funds were to be derived for this object. Deed to
to say, as an Englishman, that it only reqet_res,ity.e,e.
the English public the usefulness and ne ?.ervearcl,,yi.e,
great public work to induce them to cow ivvis ree
dily and liberally with aid to carry it ottt A. bea bets
• tame tnav
ship concluded by stating an ins who liedlati
under his own observation of a crimineeeme 050 the
evlde
reformed, and who now kept a school. Ur •
to tpl the Government t f
funds suggested
tha
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY seconded thee()
taco:10107e,
t institutihoZirdesPlutioo: e to
said he greatly deplored the state of n
the Pres° tisticro°
which prisoners were subjected by
tom cis ste „el
in r ere
tern of prison discipline. He then read stco,„s
tables to show the decrease of crime
es wi,
the etee
tb
were reformed.
prisoners were taken up and put in clue vest
effect that oleo' ove
resolution, which was to the f the Pct Mr. D. W. WIRE, Under Sheri proP'see-eetonl/ene
t
Sir DE LACY EvANS, M.P.. said this earl asw ,a
should he formed to carry out the object._eas sulicifore,i,,
which he had acquired no informatiob,e 1113.
would be idle for him to make any ohs.
bee
ore
But it had his entire concurrence, an.d.n "
sews
the
ei.,00
Mr. B. B. CABBELL proposed a reso 1.! ta_nthe
to see it t,ken up by the City aut
that subscriptions be entered into to deli* tied
101)
of printing, advee &c.
reso oes
Mr. JAMES ANDERTON seconded „, pr
for form
sheet
spoke of the necessity that existed be
horiitiets.o
fer the ventilation of the houses of tacer
to
A vote of thanks was then pass
Laurie, and the meeting separated.

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE _The Caledonia h: lelceiCi;
()orders to exercise with blank cartridge once eeryolot hi
Oa Monday last she astonished the natives at Tor Pro, 004
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Su roUel 0 st fr,ar-, Anna Sir
ntA7llotol.ie seamen in ordinary were on to 1.0 coo
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manoeuvring of the men.—Plymouth Journal. fiche
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on board to inspect, and expressed great satisfaction
Tln.; FISHERY.--During die past week the onie
even,6"-
of Penzance, Ne :lvn, and 3louaehole, have lead 6and et
catches of cod and ling. On Saturdav fie
.40 0
ing our market was abundantly supplied with 00? "
a ready sale at fair priees..--reuzanct Gazette.

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