The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-24 00:00:00

Industrial Pilsen Labour.

Last evening a meeting was hold at the Lambeth Baths
to promote an extension of remunerative prison labour in
lieu of the present non-productive system. There was a
numerous attendance notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather. On the platform were several gentlemen
officially connected with the Management of criminals,
amongst whom were Mr. Young, Superintendent of Con-
victs for the Perth District of Western Australia, and Mr.
Chas. Measor, late Deputy-Governor of Chatham Convict
Prison.

Mr. MURPHY proposed the following resolution, which
was carried unanimously;—" That it is highly important
to render our prisons more definitely reformatory and per-
manently corrective than they are at present, and that this
is mainly to be effected by encouraging habits of useful in-
dustry, calculated to be practically available by the inmates
after their discharge." Mr. Murphy gave some interesting
particulars to show that most criminals are rendered
such by their gross ignorance, their neglected training,
and severe temptations. Less than 5 per cent. of them are
able to read and write well ; and it is found that the groat
bulk of our prisoners are from the labouring classes,
domestic servants, the destitute, paupers, and vagrants. It
is not enough that we shut up criminals safely when they
commit offences, but we should take into special account
what will be likely to happen when they are set at liberty
again, as, sooner or later, they must be. For this liberty
they must be better qualified than heretofore. Lot them
be taught some useful trade, some practical occupation by
which they can really
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Mr. W. TALLACK, secretary to the Howard Asso-
ciation, 5, Bishopsgate-street-witkout, described the suc-
cessful operation of the industrial treatment of prisoners
in Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, France, and America,
where, in general, they were given " task-work" or
"piece-work," and allowed to have from one-tenth to one-
sixth part of their earnings for their support at discharge,
or for their families. It was found that each training
greatly lessened expenses, and also the number of re-com-
mittals, by the removal of temptations to relapse into crime.
Mr. Tallack spoke highly of the humanity and assiduity of
many of the prison grovernors and visiting magistrates of
this country; but he considered that there must neverthe-
less bo a radical error in our criminal treatment when it
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Several other addresses followed, and the meeting ended
with the usual vote of thanks.

D KSTRUCTION OF AN OBSERVATORY.—On Sunday
apparently in
last the observatory connected with St. Gregory's College,
Downside, near Bath, was totally destroyed by fire. It
originated. the heating apparatus, which
kindled the joists of the ground floor ; the flames, which
caught some stuffed birds and other natural history speci-
mens in the museum kept in the lower room, were rapidly
communicated to the equatorial room above, in which was
a magnificent refracting telescope of 15 inches diameter
and 20 foet focal length. The observing stages formed
capital fuel for the fire, and in less than au hour the whole
was ono mass of flame, leaving no possibility of rescuing
anything. The loss of the glass and astronomical plant
attached to the telescope is the more unfortunate as the
observatory had only just been placed in full working
or-
der. The loss to the college of the antiquities, curiosities,
and natural history collections in the museum cannot be
estimated, for they contained many unique and invaluable
specimens, and were the result of 50 years' accumulation.
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LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms
of the past year (1818) the National Lifebsat In-
stitution, by its lifeboats and other means, contributed to
the saving of 913 persons from different wrecks on our
coasts. Tne Institution also expended £31,430 in the same
period on its lifeboat establishments, in addition to granting
£2,173 as rewards.
The Committee of the Institution earnestly 'A ?PEAL to
continued for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the
heavy demands on the 172 lifeboat Stations of the
Institution.
Contributions are received by the London and country
bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the
Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphl, London.

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THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING, Colmsn's Comedy of JOLLN BULL.
Mr. Phelps; Messrs T. Swinbourne, E. Phelps, Barrett ;
.51etuamts Hermann 'Vezin, Isab,±l Adams, 11. Vaiidenholr.
To conclude wth the Pantomime. cntiticd NUNIBE it
NI I' ; or Harlequin and the Gnome-Mug of the Giant
M untaim

Cornmetce at a Quarter to Seven,

rq LUEATRE ROVA L, lIAYIIAiIKET,
LcESce and Atana4er, Mr. Becitsr_one,
TO-NIG lIT. A I.E iSON LIFF. Iriesrs. Foth.2rn,
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Wright, &c.
Alter which, THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Messrs. Buck-
stone, Howe, Farrell, Vincent, &c. ; Mesdames Chippendale,
More, Burke, Hill, Sidney, &c.
Commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.-
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. rechter.
THIS EVENING, ROUGE EP NOIR. Maurice D'Arbel
(a Gambler), Mr. Fechter ; Messrs. Emery, Evans, Moreland,
Fitzpatrica, Dalton, Reynolds, Lom,4 s, Newbounii, Andrews,
Anderson, Vivian, Bennett. and Edward Price; Miss lieu-
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Leclercq.
Preceded by THE TWO POLTS. Mr. H. Widdicomb.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and .Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
TrilS EVENING, DELICATE GROUND. Mr. Vining,
Mr. J. G. Shore, and Miss Katherine itadgers.
Followed by, at 8 o'clock, THE STREETS OF LONDON.
Mrs. li. Marston, Miss Montagu, Miss Katherine Rodgers
Messrs. F. Villiers. J. G. Shore, Calhaem, H. Forrester, and
Mr. Vining as Badger.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
New Management.
Sole Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Manager, Mr. 11. V% ',yin.
Tt,IS EVENING, LONDON ASSURANCE. Messrs.
Horace Wit;an, H. Neville, G. Vincent, Addison, D. Murray,
and Mr. Charles Mathews; 3liss Palmer, Miss E.
Farren, and Mrs. Charles Mathews.
After whith, the successful Burlesque of FAUST AND
MARGUERITE. Mesdames E. Fairer), Sheridan, and
Stephens ; Messrs. G. Vincent, W. IL Ebume, D. Murray,

dm.
Doors open at half-past Six ; commence at Seven.

lIOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL.
Sole rroprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry.
THIS EVENING, a new Farce, MY TURN NEXT. Mr.
Belmore, Miss Foote, Miss Lennox.
After which, Boucicault's drama of FLYING SCUD.
Messrs. Neville, Belmore, Blake, Garden,Vollaire ; Mesdames
F. Josephs, C. Saunders, B. Foote, Raymond.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
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THIS EVENING, Jan. 24, at Seven, A SISTER'S
PENANCE. Miss Kate Terry, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily
Pict ; Messrs. H. Veziu, Billington, Ashley, Eburne, Romer,
aad Stephenson.
To conclude with the New Grand Burlesque of TUE
MOUNTAIN DIRT ; or, THE KNIGHT, THE LADY,
AND THE LAKE. Messrs. J. L. Toole. Paul Bedford,
Ashley, It. Romer, and C. J. Smith ; Mrs. Allied Mellon,
Miss Furtado, Miss Hughes, Miss Emily Pitt, Afc.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, NEIGHBOURS. Messrs. Porsche,
Belford, and G. Murray ; Misses bwanborough, Johnstone,
and Hughes.
After which, will be produced a Grand Burlesque, entitled
GUY FAIVIi ES : Messrs. lhorne, J ames, Robson, and
Fenton ; Mesdames Swanborough, haynham, Johnstone,
Hughes, Newton, &
To conclude with A.',.SUIT OF TWEED.
Commence at Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL, ASTLEY'S.
Under the Sole Management of Mr. W. 11. C. Nation.
The Great NATION-AL PANTOMIME continues to be
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