The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-08

exciting lauGhtsr-a capital cure, In fast, for hypo
ch0ndriass and thS blue devils. We have no doubt
that tbeFe arc many, many moro Of great merit.
these which, on the WHOLE arc the best in Christ
mas market; and they will bear comparison, we
think, with those OF any previous season within our
recollection.
For the last two years our leading philanthropsts
have become fully aware Of the absolute necessity Of
DOH z something among the young to stop the ca
ree1 Of juvenile prohigacy; and the authorities OF
Alb rdeen have already clearly shown by their own
example, that judfciOus refOrmat0ry and educa-
tousl system cxercf es q most salutary and unques
toDable effect in depressing the bad propcnsites Of
the young, having already brought down almost to
zero the number Of youthful criminals and misde.
n,es PANTS In that city. The subject has now been
grayey, and, trust, effectively, taken in hand by
great number of our most distinguished champions
for the reformation of the lower elaseessuch as the
Ears Of Harrowby and shaftesbury I'D Cstsorre
Hill, (the Recorder Of Birmingham,) G.F. Muntz,
NJ. p, c. b. Adderiy, NJ. p, Monckton Mills, NJ p,
Mr. Joseph Surge, and many others-and on Tues.
day there was such gathering OF the enlightened
friends Of humanity in Birmingham, that we venture
to predict the accomplishment OF some great and
comprt hensive measures for reforming those wretch
ed little creatures whose crimes result from parental
neglect and bad example, or the apathy of the world
at large to their condition, ather than to any fault
Of their own. There can be no doubt, indeed-as il
il very justly stated by the Select Committee Of the
House OF Commons-that large proportion Of the
present aggregate Of crime might be prevented,
r,esent system, have no prospect before them but
ca,eer n, wickedness and vice, might be converted
into yirtucus, hon. and industrious citizens If due
care were taken to reso~e neglected. oestltute ana
criminal children from the dans~rs anu temptations
incident TO their position and the couSry imperi'
ously calls for legislative sanction to enc0urnse re
atory schools for children convicted Of crime or
babtua vagrancy; schools that should be supported
.I, sk,>va frNr,
aud it Is to be hoped that, in the ensuing session,
powers will be given for raising the necessary 10 cal
rates. AT the same time, however, 1t seems heces-
sary-in order to prevent giving any announcement
to parental negligence-that some portion OF every
childs' cost at reformaiory school should he re-
coveIable from the parents. These principles being
established, we think, with the promoters Of this
conference, that all schools for this purpose that ale
ALREADY in existence, founded and supported by
voluntary charity, as those OF Mr. Matthew Hill, Mr..
Joseph Surge and Miss Carpe inter- three long tried
practical philanthr0psts should as much as possible
he encouraged; and until larger institutions OF the
kind can be set 10 operation the government and local
authorities should be empowered to contract with
the directors of such schools for the maintenance and
education Of criminal children, suoh schools to be
subject to government inspection And there Is one
other point insisted upon OF the conference, to which
We would call particular notice-that means should
be provided, in the case OF deserving boys, to ap-
prentice them, or provide for them in such way on
leaving the refoImatOry schools that they shall be
enabled, as 1t were, TO begin life afIesb as honest,
industrious lads promising to be worthy and reputable
citizens. We have the emDodes OF the principal SUBJ
jects discussed, and discussed they were with q
Sc rous earnesness that argues well for the OF
the measures proposed; and we really saDgunely
hope and almost expect that, as in New York and
Philadelphia such schools succeeded in reforming
three fourths OF the criminal children sent to them,
We too shall ere long be able to reduce fys to
tens and tens to zero of the little vagrants and
thieves who are now pest and curse to Great
han oil fhp nd md
penal settlements that were ever invented to punish
ignorance Is crime.
The mode Of artiicialy propagating fish was, we
believe first practised by the French but it appears
that the Scotch people are applying themselves to it
with their usual earnestDess of purpose, IN the
hopes Of improving the salmon fisheries Of the Tsy,
in which for some years previously there had been
lamentable deficiencies, much to the regret of the
lords and tenants Of those shefies This is effected
by NEAR of boxes, in which the impiegnsted ova
are deposited and kept, when they come to life, till
such time as they are able to provide for their own
safety against the trouts and waerouzels, which
ordiI ariy destroy and swallow eighty or ninety per
cent Of all the ova that are impregnated. About
100000 ova have thus been rescued from destruction
by this ingenious process below one single ford at
tie mouth Of the river Almond, in Perthshire; and
what we ask would be the produce Of the fisheries
in two or three years il the thus preserved
| till they became healthy welto do young salmons,
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transatlantic friends, rather think, are not quite
ignorant Of these processes; but possibly their fresh
virgin strea require those schemes Of REID
that luise the pscatorial rivers
Of uasf used up Old England.
In the theatrical world-though the houses are
nearly all cloeed-all is life, hustle and activity CIV
ing note OF preparation Of forthcoming psntmimes.
Great things are expected Of the Haymarket-Buck-
stone lessec-and the Olympic-Wigan lessee; and
he assured that will, per Tuesday nights post give
you fnll, detailed account Of the boxing nights
doings ut all the houses On that afternoon dine
with my frater and some literary celebrities, under
the understanding that we separate Immediately
after dessert in order each to visit theatre After
wards, we meet again at supper, each to prepare .
criticism to be rendered as an offering to
! DoN CESAR.