New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-26
sELF-REFoRM IN TIE SWELL MOB.


An extraordinary meeting has lately been held in
Lordon. The Swellmob has met in convention to re-
fcim iiself AT the last accounts the "mora d,igo'
was in favor and "kenobes' were taking sero-comic
measures to come out son the square" The meeting
took place al the White Lion Tavern Spitali Ids, and
about one hundred Of the dangerous class'cracks-
men, mobsmen, fences fakes-al "kenobes' and
"tptop sawyeIs" moving in the the best society aud
doir 2 heavy business--were in attendance.
Mr Henry Mayhew, who had called the meeting
with the view of taking the of his free and easy
friends to the working of an institution designed to
help the awakened and those hose minds were eXer-
cised 10 come out on the square,, opened business
with highly complimentary address, in which he as
suTed hs anOencc that In his estimation honor among
thieves" was not a myth, nor merely an old saw bit
a great principle capable Of being operated upon for
i,s own advantage, and even trusted with money 10
reform itself with. lie had occasion y discovered
exalted virtues among "the dangerous classes, ant
he believed that their germs Of night feeling were not
10 rare commonly assumed. lie bad pre-.
sented the of such persons to benevolent people
and had found many gentlemen ready 10 pro1rr their
sss,taDce toward betterng the condition OF the we'll
disposed among them-indeed he had already
been promised funds to large amount. 1t re-
nain,d with themselves to close with such
offers aud honestly to strive 10 redeem
their character, and be upright in all their
q, alpgs Enghshmen and good citizens ought to be
lCh,esl 1hose who felt iucned TO choose the better
Ou.d be treated, not wild ANNA requiring
cage yet children, to be kept in cadog stings,
hut full grown thinking men, who might be trusted
(ur he knew there were many Of them not nsensible
Il feeling Of honor, and who capable of appre
CiGiiug sympathy and confidence. lAppiausel Tley
must, however, steadily bear in mind that if any trick
cry deception practiced by them toward such
asccety, II must soon come to an end, that il be-
bOoved them each TO act monitor to hc other aud
prevent any imposition upon the funds of institution,
thai creTy ef them should regard kiS Mr..
Mayhew then related how he had once trusted thief
at public meeting with sovereign 10 get it changed
pIonsing the that IL he Chose to steal IT, nobody
shOud prosecute him. But The thief brought back the
silver, which was credGble to his heart as TO Mr..
Mayhews head
Mr. Mayhem was followed by q choice variety Of
speakers with vrtuans resolves; well dressed Young
man Of the "kenObe" class. who found his present
vocation precGnOus, and thought 1t would pay 10
reform; returncd convict, who aernatcd cracking"
viii working in the docks; another returned convict
a tailor, who would fall bsck upon his hooes' trade #
Is subseribed 70 set him up, gentleman present
met this Cfcr with the money, aud rewarded With
thTee rouI ds Of applause; very earnest aud appar
eutly well disposed man who would rather work for
three shngs than steal fos five, and who considered
ale and bDlks great mistake militia tailor who had
b en- nsnited by policeman; another who had been
sim LARRY aggnleved, who, making formal complaint,
wss threatened by an Inspector with expulsion from
the ho, wake Of life; old had been
az ,bie, from bis pnafOre," and who had begua by
-hb;ns ;Ss gTandfather-after that if he saw any
"tbipc tha$ wanted moving, be moved it'-st last ne
Gas ssnt to oenuda and there learned the carpenters
,,sdesnce his return " be had been bones, when be
could afford az bo be had found the difficulties con