The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-04 00:00:00

REFORMA TOR AND INPUSTIZIAZ

SCHOOLS.

The twelfth report of Mr. Sydney Turner, the inspector
appointed to visit the certified reformatory and industrial,
schools of Great Britain, has just been presented to Par
ment. The number of these schools on December 31..
1868, was 64, no changes nor additions having occurred
during the year. Of these there were—ln England, for
boys, ; for girls, 14. In Scotland, for boys, 8; for
girls, 6. Six of the English schools and two of the Scotch
receive Roman Catholic offenders only ; two of the
English schools for boys receive both Roman Catholics
and Protestants ; the others are for Protestants only.
The inspector states that another school will shortly be
opened near Liverpool for Roman Catholic girls. Steps
are being taken also for the establishment of another
school in Lancashire for Roman Catholic boys. The
number of offenders under detention in these schools on
December 31 last was 6,248, composed of 5,072 boys anal
1,170 girls. They were distributed as follows :—Protes-
taut schools, England—boys, 2,067 ; girls, 694. Scotland
—boys, 781 ; girls, 187. Roman Catholic schools,
England—boys, 1,052 ; girls, 186. Scotland—boys, 272;
girls, 109. The number of Roman Catholic boys in the
North-Eastern Reformatory was 36, and in the
Glamorganshire Reformatory 7. Of the 5,072 boys,
749 were out on license with employers, preparatory
to discharge ; 11 were in prison ; 78 had absconded, and
had not been recovered during the year. The number
actually in the schools under detention and chargeable to
the Treasury was 4,234. Of the 1,176 girls, 78 were on
license, 3 in prison, 9 absconded and not yet recovered;
the number actually in the schools being 1,086. Comparing
these figures with those given in Mr. Turner's last report
for the 3-ear 1867, it appears that the number of actual
inmates increased during 1868 by 210 (170 boys and 40
girls) ; and that there were 185 more (boys 163, girls 22)
on license, and one more (a girl) in prison. 011
the other band, the number absconded and nel"
recovered was less by 28 (23 boys and 5 girls).
It is satisfactory to note the increased nure.
ber placed out on license ; there is no better
security for the well-doing and employment of those dis-
charged than this preparatory trial ; and the inspector
hopes to see it much more generally resorted to. Tile
decrease in the number deserted and not recovered is also
a favourable evidence of the increasing care and vigilance
with which the schools are managed. The increase in the
number of inmates is partly due to the longer period
during which the young offenders committed to reforms'
tories have to be detained, in consequence of the lover
ages at which the majority have of late Years
been so sentenced. The admissions for the Year
were 1,649, being 31 less than those for the year
Previous. Of this number 908 boys and 260 girls
were sent to Protestant schools, and 321 boys and 70 glr's
to Roman Catholic schools. The statistics of ages were":
Under 10 years of age—boys, 17; girls, 2. Between
and 12—boys, 207 ; girls, 50. Between 12 and 14 —beYs'
518 ; girls, 129. Between 14 and 16—boys, 577 ; girls';
149. Their criminal status, as tested by their previ°
convictions, were as follows :—Not before convicted;
boys, 644 ; girls, 225. Once before—boys, 453 ; girls, 0"
Twice before—boys, 140 ; girls, 10. Three times before'
boys, 54 ; girls, 5. Four times and upwards—boY,
22 ; girls, 1. These figures skew a considerable chat/gel°
the system. on which juvenile crime is dealt with, and .
rr
the criminal condition of the mass of these young offender.
sent to reformatories, when contrasted wills the correcf
ponding figures of 1858, in which year the principle °.
reformatory action may be said to have been fully rec4r
nised and brought into active operation. The numb:,
admitted to reformatory schools in that year was I,Cklig
and comparing the returns of their previous commitulen
with that for 1868, it is found that the proportion of tll°,°f
not before committed has increased by nearly one-b 5",
while the proportion of those committed twice before I'l,
decreased by above one-third, of those thrice counnitteii
by one-half, and of those committed four times ei',
upwards by above three-fourths. The dischargs
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for the year amounted to 1,278—viz., 11;5'
1,014 ; girls, 264. Of these 62S boys and ''e
girls were placed in service or emplattle
from the school, or by means of their relatives, 102 1)1°3/
emigrated, 163 went to sea, 16 enlisted, 13 boys aricle
girls were discharged on account of disease, 32 boYe
girls died, 4 boys were sentenced to penal servitud..,o
boys and 4 girls were discharged as incorrigible, 54 °cJe,
and 9 gills were discharged by expiration of senteri_j,
having absconded in previous years and notbeen recovei4
The total amount expended for the year was £121,697/;8
lid„ and the total received, £122,267 14s. lid.
ric,
average total cost per head fur English boys' refornint°ig
was £lB lOs. 10d. ; the average industrial earnicis,
amounted to £1 15s. 4d. per head. In English Woo
reformatories the figures stood respectively at £l6
£3 7s. 6d. In conclusion, Mr. Turner expresses ri
opinion that the working and results of the reforms
schools will stand the test of the closest investigation-

Five soldiers, belonging to the 51st Begiiricl:l;
stationed at Weymouth, have been drowned 11

upsetting of a boat.
THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. t the ine°til's
of the Wesleyan Conference, on Tuesday, a letter sett
read from Sir F. Lycett, offering to subscribe £3C.'oYet:f
for the maintenance of two Wesleyan ministers in or Serf
for
the metropolis, to labour in districts where at Presvel
there is no 'Wesleyan chapel. A searching inquil
made into the foundation for a newspaper statement
o
tf
a Wesleyan minister had been concerned in the Ci'rcil
abduction case, and a hope was expressed that the ril
which proved to be unfounded, would be corrected.
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GROG SHOES IN MALTA. Temperance °/1111,i
morality are outraged by the great number of dram :Da
grog shops that are now visible in Valletta, FloriO3' tag
the Three Cities ; and we are sure that our good re°,"i`hief
will be surprised to learn that, according to the
are
Secretary's able statement made in Council, there ji
1,424 dwelling-houses, and 353 licenses had been All
granted for wines and spirits, so that there is one .b;.1,4
shop to every four dwelling-houses in Valletta and I°rl3fise4
In the Three Cities there are 2,408 houses and 261 licich-ree
granted ; therefore in -Valletta, Floriana, and the rif"-atia
Cities there is a grog shop to every sixth house.--I°

Observer,itol7.Al Julyls.
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. 011 'l'lel°,l
'ay the ordinary general meeting of shareholders w3slielt
at the institution, the Rev. J. B. Owen in the chllit', of
appeared from the directors' report that the Ind3ilciethe
revenue account was unusually high, which enable the
directors to recommend a dividend of 5 per cent* ft`lof the
half-year, free of income tax, and to write off V-49,;,,,- t P
credit of profit and loss account during the ba".4..aerfil ,
The educational report, read by Mr. Tobin, the secre",-;pg
was also of a highly satisfactory character. Tile 'Wcirni e 0
of the induction coil was remunerative, and the Pre —t°(l,
returned a satisfactory rental. The reports were ad°la-epa
and votes of thanks were passed on the cbairn33l/ in
directors, and on Professor Pepper for the inl'ller
which he conducted the institution. , ,tveg
EXTINCT FAMILIES.—Robert Stephenson .1e d
heno fraemmialiynbedehainwdidhoimw.er,
Isis
w thati fetdh
English engineer,irect
ieedd.many years age
Stephenson, the eminent
James Watt, the noted British inventor, le It u° ~,": • Al
dants. It appears that the men noted fox' ruee'ficce
genius, like many of those famous in literature, 5c.: t;
and government in Great Britain, leave no eldiavre-oo•
perpetuate their names. Shakspere, Milton, •`-63,c010
Newton, Harvey, Pope, Mansfield, Pitt, 1-°%'-ritnue'
Bishop,Cowper Butler, Locke,
LThocoirnces,oiniobGbosl,lAsmdiathm, CsoLgtirle:i3e'etc—tbeiajcole:
iinehfasronadrigilae:egic:eil
Davy, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir Thomas ii°lcrdie ill
Byron, Lord Clyde, and others well known t° ;.',",irip
British annals, have no lineal representatives nu'l •j- ill
t a'tf
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THE PUBLIC Ilnlyrir. —The rate of nion,--1 tijo
London last week was 27 per 1,000, and in. thirteen ° In
large towns in the United Kingdom the rate vos 2.8; 00
Hull the death-rate was 17, while in Manchester ,d lb
as high as 37. The mortality from diarrhoea 811en'irctile;
most - ato
further increase upon recent weeks in
English towns. In the metropolis 2,142 slipbittha
1,646 deaths were registered. The latter were, by 46
below the estimated number, but exceeclea frota
deaths
cost
those of the previous week. The
zymotic diseases were 717, the corrected r,,,c, :33
number being 670. Four persons died from sinnbl)-" GI
from measles, 88 from scarlet fever, 3 from
from whooping cough, 18 from typhus {ever, 1() oe
enteric fever, and 10 from simple continued fever'r,4, Ad
number of children who died from diarrhea w3s 3'0.144
of adults 20, while 27 children and 3 adults were
during the
off by simple cholera. The mean temperature Jut
week was 64 degrees, or P 9 above the average. . bieill
A HUNT FOR HOT WEATHER.—It is 11P1°/30t °
ind these summer weeks to keep our houses cool
_410%
• &knit one to solve, but it is hard to imbue F.oloe ly
loors he'd,
with the solution. The general rule is to throw c „osel}
windows open ; the rigl.t thing is to keep theta 0 ~00
shut. Exclude the hot air • the summer 0:, itt
as rigidly in
_,,ts earl.' 3
do the cold air in •
winter. Open all your cascmu,.
_neon /
the morning, as nearly at sunrise es your uprisings,!'co tho
di p th e_rlitr,oo
for that is the coldest time of the whole day; but s'ilit,ry 0
morning warms shut them up tightly, and be ns,c,u,(lol'
possible of opening them again during the heat 01 '_. obils
A house well closed will keep cool for many loin: otoli
the external heat is unbearable. The secret is, t got it,
the cold air when y.in can, and when you flave..ing ti,°
keep it jealously. If the outer air grows cold du' dell,
day, and your rooms are warmer at the tiuri'dooeLl'
windows and get a cooling ; but otherwise keep 3 Cooll9°l
Generally observe this maxim (a couple of , ‘,00)':
thermometers, one indoors, the other out, will 1?1,1113:titrol
Warmer out than in, keep shut ;:c01aci790.q4,.1! =
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