New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-06

For the Arst--the Commissioners appointed to IN.
quiro into the subject Of punishment by Transports
ZION and penal servlude have issued report OF Is
pages, recommending q return, on very consider
able scale, to both, and suggesting Western Aus
traia as the place OF deposit for our human sewer
age. Two acts Of Parliament, passed when tue
colonies objected TO receiving the IKE, necesstaed
the inquiry. The objections urged then hold good
now; the punishment is dubious, tne colon ~ W
averse. This "scoundrel-province OF REFORM as
CARLYLE calls IL, presents considerable dmcuty 40
letting il fairly under hatches." With him, most
peope are impatient Of prison-phlanthropy rightly
considering that 10 has been altogether over.
done. Our Jail chaplains declare tua'
almost all crimes against the persons, ~ eal''Ss
etc., are committed by ticket-ofleave men, WIZ
now possess a curious degree Of impunlty, az vac
police are forbidden to warn anybody OF ther an's
cedepts 40 long az they are not engaged IN the &c,
of violating the law. Thus, IL Inspector u oenolC
Bill Skies or Toby Crackit in the costume OF a Del
gravia footman airing himself at q West End door
way, he must blandy pass on, nor by WORD, grin, o.
wink excite suspicion ia the mind OF the Duter a.
to the possible insecurity Of the family plate Skies
might be o reformed BURGER, and ~ would DC oai
baous to deprive him Of al opportunity OF returnis
to honesty. To be sure this ignoring !ne srue. on
proyerb Of " once thief always thief errs 90
lie merciful side and something can be said ior III
but the question ia full of difficulty.
The drainage OF London, though an enormous jon
lin the honest sense of the world promises to be ei
tecfeG III due time. lou hhOW VIC ha'o "S.iN'"
using the Thames az q sewer no longer, and IN build
ing an immense one on either side OF 1t. On thi'
day week the Lords and Commons, or a. least up
ward Of 400 of them, went a-lunketing TO BARKING
Creek, Essex, IA miles below London Bridge, there
to witness the main drainage outtai VI our northern
beverage. There Mr.. Bazsigette, Engineer OF the
Board OF Works. explained all chat IS to be proposed eG
10 be DONE after which they unched, cheeriniiy and
,easonably. at a reservoir. The Jodc9s OF London,
pas. and present, might afford IA striking subject
Tor description MI That Of Paris in Victor Hugo
Les Miserables.
To-day the ministers eat a white-bat dinner al
Black wall-always sign Of the close OF the season
pproprlately end my letter with 1t.
The following is n list Of Americans reIstered 81
Guns American Agency, No. IL Charlotte street
Bedford square, London, England, Tor the week
ending July 18th:
Mr. James Duudss Mr. and Mrs Joshua Lippincot Nir J.
Duuda. Lippuco,t Mss Anna Dundas Lppinee.i. Ph'ds
pLis j. j. Walsh, Alahsbsd India; 3ir. aud AIs " NJ A
fmnci. Mn, Hodges and daughters, Mr. A. HODGES MI
Geo b. En.lish Nh aud Mrs. X. W. Cameron, Ne"'i orr
WIN ". McPher.cn, @. Andrews ~. Louis hi''ouiii l.
H. Laihrop Wahinstou, d. c. Geo. bgckham, new. or.
Mg. q odd Boston. Mls Geo w. Wright. hr. and Mrs a
after. kew.Yohi l.. A. Bis.low. Boston Nh and .lf'
Os9 A. Iiesrn, New-York l. d. "