The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-10 00:00:00

eons Rent to them would he treated without reference t°
their past lives. It some men could procure guarantee'
from their own friends, so much the better ; but if no
the society would guarantee the employers to a cell
lila amount. As a ruse, however,' the men wait'
not be placed in situations of trust and therefoll'
of temptation, so that few guarantees would be re'
qeired. If, however, there were any men who from
their former habits were not disposed to settle down t°,
regular work, arrangements would be made to eau'
such charactere out as street-sellers.. For those, on the
other hand, who wanted to emigrate, an opening woe:1;
!be made and a passage obtained. It was also prropeW
to. connect an indu4rial seh.,ol with the establishment
so as to teach trades to such as wish to learn them. ',dD
the lodgieghouse it was intended that the inmates Wei
make their own lawii and- regulate their' Own- affair°.
They would; be treated as if they really desired to elevate'
themselves, and every credit,hw. given them for virtuou'
resolves, while all reasonable con ideration • would be
shown for their peculiar circumstances. (Cheers.)
In conclusion, a ticket-of-leave man, whose languelli
proved him to belapers3n of superior eduCatieS, teet°",
that for some time p'a!,t; he had been "on . the equar%
that is, "he hail ielinonislied his fernier courses, s°
lived honestly.". He thotight that all should' not b°,
condemned indiseriminattly, andth-at every man shoe':
have a fair chance. When persons, like himself,
who could gain their five peninde,a week regularly, b,/
":ringing- the Clianges". (;t mode of passing bad move!'
were detemined to see if they -could not earn 30s. !)I
honest industry,. it was. the best poesib'e•proof of pro
c'ple. It showed that they preferred a permanent lir
nefit to the precarious, thoygh deceitful, pleasures of „° •
‘agabndlife. He bad befell a' thief and`was now :
•tionest•inan ; and having himself been extricated by 0"
of the gentlemen present, he wished to encourage other°'
They saw present " kenobes" who -were evidently abet;
want—why did they come there t It was because tbeq
were endeaYouring to work out a_ principle. It was
very, well for- hungry, destitutemen to=proftes a dell
for reformation ; but when a man with a pound in b'j
pocket wished to_ reform, that was another matter; 0
that was what he wanted to see, fnr then it was not Or
cessity; but good resolve's that induced it. It was err
couraging to ;see the:' big:wt4",interested on--their
half ; but, after all, the real spring of actio.,,,murq
from thernselvee. Might god and good reason Pr'
'them. • (Applause )' - '
The CHAlRlitai having begged theth to disperse in 0
-orderly manner, the proceedings terMinated. ,
It is but light to add that while Amne of the pereo"'
present 'were peiinted put by the' others "as being 01
anitrous to "square it," and who they knew to be w`;
ling to work, others, un.the. contrary, were spoke 1 of
being "incorrrgible," though, frem the frai k aid, ores
honest expre,ision of manyand
,of those young men (tor the,
Weremo,itly between 3O) it would have been
cult to have ree ;gnisedthem as habitual thieves. A f0"1,
ndeed, candidly slated " they didn't seem "to cereab°0
reforming, themsel yes, but they would . gladly assist 01
of their body who wasdesireus' of so doing.
At;the conclusion a good'-looking boT was introdui"
-who wee in the habit-of gaining a few pence hy
Oba
scenes from Shakspeare public-house parlours.
"then said it was' a pity' something could not be.done I,
the ponr -they•believed him to be honest and CP„
and.they feared, if tint re'scued, fr-om his preset'
courses, he would sooner or later become one of theol'