The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-12 00:00:00

REFORMATORY AIVD REFUGE

The first annual meeting
,of this union took
,place yes
terday afternoon, at Willis's Rooms—the Earl of Shaftee.
Wry in the chair.
There 'was a large attendance of gentlemen interested
in reformatory aed industrial schools.
Mr. R. HANIURY, jun. (the hon. secretary) then rea
the report, tef which the following is abrief summary :
On the occasion of the first meeting held at the Man-
sion-housa last April, a fund was collected from which
the committee made a grant of 1,600/. to all Metropoli-
tan reformatories and refuges, and, enceurago by the
successes of the industrial exhibition. held last year at
Willis's-rooms, they had attempted a more permanent
exhibition at the Crystal Palace, , Syderham. The
union had given prizes tor four essays- oe the practical
management of -reformateiies' with regard to " food,
labour, and rest," and, aided by the information in those
essays, the committee hoped to publish statistical infor-
mation for the-establishment of reformatories. A. regis-
ter was kept at the office of _applicants for situations as
reformatory masters, and those teachers only would be
selected who were men of piety, as well as of tact, dis-
dretion, ability,,and good temper. A ship reformatory
was to be established in the Thames, and persons
were to be appointed in the colonies to carry forward
the good work. Arrangements had been made for
providing lectures to be given to the.inmates of reforma
tories, and their friends, on secular thinis and Bible
truths, six of which lectures bad alreadY been delivered.
A bill for removing vagrants from the streets twould be
brought before the Legislature. Grants of books had
been made to form' libraries in several institutions. in
Great Britain and Ireland. The committee bad turned
their attention with good result towards, assisting insti-
tutions to effect interchanges of their insnateea.and had
kept up, with mutual advantage, correspendence with
persons connected with all existing or proposed reforma-
tories. Independently of Ale large collection in behalf
'of the metropolitan institutions the public had placed at
the disposal of the union no less a sum than 1,0811. •
Sir STAiIORD NORTHCOTE moved the adoption of the
report.
Mr. Taos. CHAMBERS, M.P. (the Common Sergeant
of London) seconded the resolution. •
The resolution was then carried.
Mr. RUSSELL GURNEY (the Recorder of ,London)
moved the second resolution : " That as it is high;y
important for the well-being of reformatories and refuges
that State assistance should be so administered as not to
check the voluntary efforts of Christian philanthropists,
this meeting commends the judicious manner in which
encouragement has recently been given to the reforma-
tory work by the Government, and approves of the reso-
lution of the committee of the union to bring immedi-
ately before the Legislature a bill to empower the autho-
rities to save young children from a vagrant life, and to
deter and punish those by whose neglect they are tx-
P4eed to such an evil course.'
The,resolntion was-carried: '
Thanks were given' to the Chairman, and the meeting
separated. • • • •
. .

1855, due METROPOLITAN IMPO
RVER
yesterday from tEhl4
METROP
eTIS:-- Board'A roeftOw.rno
rtkos,Psatraltiea
Parlia-
ment, s-
alt, issued
the Consolidated Fund to
2d. has been advanced out of
Majesty's Works, unde
that in. all 1,129,3971
.the, Commissioners of her
Vic., o. 18. The balancer.prnviaons of the act 16
the
on the 31St Dec.,. to the Consolidated Fund
paymeEts iu '56 amounted to
57.5,7821, 3s. Bd. The re-
a balance due to the Conned? 144,8531. 19s. Od., leaving
~ 2d. i,d ated Fund, on 31st Dec.,
1856, of 430,9281.4
RUINS OF CARTIIAGR.Accnt
ounce that-Mr. Davis, a gentlemanou u s from Tunis an-
nounce
obtains,' from the Bey permiseil!n t " t xpl ho,
a few
monthsore the
ruins of Carthage under certain coudilit o
been engaged during the last few iMnit.h:' and who has
that I,cality under the auspices of -the lbe.r"*ing in
t:
Isla Govet *-
tent and the Museum, has made cone valuable
dis-
coveries. An Arab. having found a, piece of elegant
saic, Mr. Davis was induced to push his ex c a vatio ms
io -
that spot, and his labours were rewarded by the d
iscoilvern
of the rerrains of an ancient temple, 1,-,,Lich is .believZ
to be that of Dirlo. After cutting through two,la.yets of.
flooring, which must have been la down at lengthened
intervals; m
he canoe on a most splendid piece of mosaic of
many square yard;inarea, and in Which were
be those of
e delineated
two heads, each three feet high, supposed to
Dido and Juno, besides several graceful Eastern figures,
and a timber of highly elegant devices and ornaments,
equal:it is alleged, to the most beautiful specimens of
the art yet brought to light. Mr. Davis has taken
every precaution to guard the mosaic from the influence
of the weather. It is supposed that the British Go-
vi_ern.ment will despatch ft vessel to convey it to Eng-
'_,a.no, as well as other objects of interest which he Lite
wacoveiid, '.:1: . , ..•..i..:.:3 ..3.,; -,..1 , 0,., i'.;