Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-04-27

some OF his young friends might desire to
emigrate at The expense Of the Govern
menl but not after the manner in which
culprits usually leave the mother country.
He accordingly put the question to one OF
them. the answer was, i should jump at il F!
Thus encouraged, he made further inquiry
among his wicked associates, and shortly
afterward, 10 use the words OF the City
Mission Magazine for this month (Novem-
ber) MIR Jackson was sent for by mum
Der of thieves lodging in court adjacent
TO the district called Blue Anchor Yard
He went, and they expressed themselves ex-
tremeIy DESTROYS to know whether any hope
could be held out OF their obtaining an hon
est livelihood, however humble, in our Col
onies. instead Of continuing to pursue their
presen; criminal course in this country,
from which they found it now almost an i'm
possibility to extricate themselves. at
would" said they, 'be capital thing for
chaps like us."'
"Of course the matter was seriously dis
cussed, and we ask any thinking man,
whether scene more interesting can be
imagined than that wherein the moral and
religious champion stood, surrounded BY
The lawless gang Of castaways, the miscre-
ants, whose hands or fingers we're against
every body, and al whom every mans (par-
ticularly every policeman's) hand or hnger
was dlrecledl We can believe IN The
Beggar's Opera, and Peachum, Lockett,
and Fitch are to us living characters but
there is something in this truth far more
strange than fiction. To proceed Mr.
Jackson informed his audience that Lord
Ashley was about TO honor him with visit,
aud he would have much pleasure in intro
duciug them TO his lordship. The Irish
Free School was fixed on as the place Of
meeting, and on the evening OF Thursday,
July 81, 1s4S, the convicted felons, va
grants, and known thieves, assembled to-
gelher 10 the number OF two hundred and
seven, for the purpose Of consulting Lord
Ashley as TO the best means OF lettering
their condition Two hundred and seven
thieves Even Mr. Jackson was not pre-
| pared for this. II was meeting that had
never taken place since Spartan boys had
ceased TO congregale Two hundred and
seven proiessed thieves surrounding hall
dozen honest men was sight worthy OF all
the metropolitan magistrates and the entire
police force. Had Persons devil taken "a
walk that night, what would he have SAID
or done in passing the Irish Free School
But we must not pause 10 moralize. The
City Mission Magazine says, with becom-
ing candor, GOODNESS and gravity-'several
oil the oesf RnDoh ana most experienced
tnieoes were stationed a. 'ne ooo,, 10 pre-
een' 'ne au",ss'on VI any out 'n'e'e-
Souie 'ou, o' i've '"u'''uss's, VINO "e'e "O
az grst NHo'o"' were su'leo'eu ~ "o,'
Puo"o eN .u';n a"u p"'y an'"su ~ 70
man" ." '"e. s.di'ns ~Ho '"ey ~e's, an'
oe ,esk4'. - 49, -, " ."s "'SiS
20 s,"y '"a Ss'os sa "ess
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5 " '.hs,h! Pa, wv sp;" ~ 80,
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, oi "'oi" ci"srs c"'t'tai"cu urabis Hs y
who he was. The object of this care was
az so many of the,n we're in danger of nei
= 70 " "'J ~ $3.50" 49, -, ""SN' " So
ting into trouble, as they call it, or in othe
vords of heinz tak on IN for ihair critnes
. wo,us' " us"g 'aNen up io' ,"e'' o'''"e'
should betray them were present
o ar, -, :.
Il 10" wiz II De supposed that the mee'
~ inc was opcned Why with a HYMN an
III na,I., - :"
/ ~" P"ie'' ""u VIC "'ne' =" e'e W az
present, shrewdly says, What was the re,
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A state VI inc hearts VI 'hose Pfeseht, Whii
these devotional exercises were proceeding
:, /, !. If course ;,noss;hIe for anv man ,
" ~, 49,
: say. VINO, inueed, snail iatnom the neal
, of mani
81 u. :,
81 hn auu'e'' was "eA' ieau '" LUZ As'
IA ley, setting iorth the nature aud object
: the meeting, aud the characters Of thos
!. who attended il, together with the result
!, the readers previous exeriions in the caus
!" Of reformation. From that il appeared th
rehesrsals or trials had previously take
2 Mace. and when thew met onIy one hundre
u and thirty eight ayowed thieves were mr.
= sent. We extract from table the result
!" of inquiries made on that occasion
u Number Of individuals present. 1
= How many. ofyou have been in pri.Onl I
lave all Of you been II prison S , men =,
- drink ''S's
'e How many Of you are abandoned by your friends,
y How 1p many o Of Top have friends who cannot help
u ..youi
How many o. you nave r renas ~a nay, wg"u eP
u Are You willing to give up thieving and go to
- work