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receiving neglected and homeless children. Thl
proceedings then terminated.

PRISON DISCIPLINE SYSTEM or INDIA.
In the upper room business was commenced with
the reading by DIR. MoUAT OF an exhaustive paper
ON ''rhe Prison Discipline System OF India, an6
More Especially OF the Bengal Province" Of which,
Dr. Mouat was Tor several years Inspector General
Ihe average number OF prisoners was about fifteen
thousand and the average cost about five pounds
labor was the basis OF the
cent OF the cost OF maintenance was paid for out OF
the prisoners labor. The classification Of prisoners
was ADOPTED as ar as possible, and while In prison
some useful handlcraft was taught them. One Of
the pecuarities Of the Indian system was that
prison discipline, so that In India they had resolved
the qnestlon,Q,ns c,.stodiet tpsos custodes AS
Mr.. THORNTON, Secretary to the PunIanb govern
ment, described the system Of prison discipline
and labor one. fhey tried to Introduce the cal.
lular system, but the government opposed it ON
fully in the neighboring territory OF Bawuiporea
The speaker gave several interesting details Of
the system as carried out in the Punlanb.
DR.. GRAY, Inspector General OF Prisons in the
Punjaub followed. He said that the system was
Industrial. There We're no treadmlls. TO great
tary. Some prisoners had killed as many az fftN
or sixty persons, and when he spoke to them Of
their crimes and asked them II they were nod
fifty or sixty quails 20
PENTrENTIARY PRISONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
ernor OF the Penitentlary Prison In Albany, N r,
gave an account Of the prison which he super
Intended. The Albany Prison was intended for
the reception OF prisoners who committed minor
Ofences There were 003 yearly committas. The
prisoners were treated partly on the separate and
mitted with the majority OF the Congress, that the
moral welfare OF the prisoner should be the main
object OF prison discipline but the financial part Of
the question was not to be neglected. His plan
was to spend the surplus derived from prison labor
for the benefit OF the prisoners. There were three
was not able to speak highly Of them. because
they were managed politically. Dr. Wines said
1ne general OF the United States had
the individual States, which amounted to about
forty. There were three state prisons in New
York-sing Sing, Auburn and Clinton. The great
difficulty they had to contend with was that the
appointments were all political but that was abous
No ne s an act which Sn wod invest the
power OF appointing ofiicers for ten years. There
were institutions Of an intermediate character
wnlcn were not lied prisons at all, but which re-
R. Chander tpennsyvania said that 'i in the
the principle OF labor discipline carried to sucn
an extent that the prisoners actually looked upon
hundred prisoners ia that prson and their health.
was excellent. 1t was conducted on the strictly
separate principle and there were now landho;c.,rs
and propretors OF the. soil in the West who had
been jailbirds in the prison OF which he was speak
ing.
Mr.. MELLI6AN (Pennsylvania) also addressed the
section. The latter differed from Mr.. Chandler az
to the value of the separate system. Ia
an address, from Captain DU CANE on The system
OF convict discipline In England. |,
CommemoratfOn Banquet I'm the Hall OF
tho Middle Temple.
Last night there was grand banquet In the Halt
of the Middle Temple, In commemoration Of tho
proceedings Of the International Prison Congress,
which have now been carried on for several days,
and win probably close to-day. There were pres
ent:-sir J. Pakington, who presided; the Greek
Minister, Baron Won Holzend0rf, Count de Fo-
resta, Baron Mackay, Hon. D. Haines, General
Pilsbury DR.. and Mrs. Wines, Mrs. Howe, MISC
Carpenter, Miss Faithful, Mr.. r. N Fowler, M. p.
". crofion Mr. dickinson. M p. Sir Il. vernc;, N.
p; Mr. Morrison, N. p; Count sollohub, General
AnnenEo Hon Judge Msu Lsay lit he Won and
ter OF the Temples DR.. Mofrat, Mr.. G. W. Hastings,
DR.. waddllove, Captain Du cane, Mr.. Baker, Mr..
Stevens, Or. Culllaume, &c. \
On the cloth being removed the Chairman pro-
he did under rather peculiar circumstances. THAT
toast was usually drunk by and In the presence OF
Her Malesty's subjects, but on that occasion
OF Her Majesty, but the representatives Of
almost every. monarchy in Europe, and Of
the republics OF Switzerland and the United States
of America-that great and rising empire beyond
the Atlantic, OF which he was glad to say there were
not ess an sixty a ne
sentatiyes OF monarchies and repubics-w0uld cor
daily drink the toast OF Her Majesty. The toast
In giving the toast Of e Prince ana Princess OF
Wales and the Other Members OF the Royal Faniy,o
the Chairman alluded to the reception on tho
Thanksgiving Day as proof OF the loyalty Of the
English people, and to the recent visit OF the Prince
In that hall as proof OF his desire to cultivate
friendly relations with foreign nations, and to aid
In promoting such measures as were calculated to-
restore the fallen. This toast was also cordially
drunk.
The CHAIRMAN next gave 'srhe Foreigners Pres
ent," coupling with 1t the name OF the Greek Minis
The toast OF the evening that or ''The Progress
and Prosperity OF the Congress- followed. Having
bid the foreigners who had assembled in London
from so many distant parts OF the world welcome,
he hoped the results Of their deliberations might bo
satisfactory. There was desire 90 come to somo
formal resolutions with respect to these delbera-
that whatever resolution the Congress might come
to at any given hour OF the day 1t might he reversed
clear, that whatever was the position OF England
as compared with other nations in regard TO the.
great reforms. I'm five years. ending 1850 there
were 5000 sentences passed for the graver kind OF
offences, while In 1871 that number OF crimes had
been reduced to $780, reduction or forty per cent.
With respect to crimes OF less grievous kind there
had been dfmnution OF from 1880 to 10000. Tho
weakest and the worst part OF the English system
was that OF repeated short sentences. they must
not trust to punishment alone they must teach re-
ligion, they must have industrial labor and ABOVE
all they must strike at the root OF the evll. He
hoped that the foreign members enjoyed their resi-
dence in London, and that they would have q
Mr.. HASTINGS, the chairman or the Executive
Committee, acknowledged the toast In an admra-
BILE speech.
The ''LadIes Who Attended Congress- was pro-
posed by the Hon. Mr.. Chandler, and responded to
by Miss Carpenter. The other toasts were-.'Sir
Thomas Chambers the Treasurer OF the Middle
Temple; "The Chairman" proposed by Baron Mac.
Kay, and the Secretary, Mr.. Pears" In the course
of the evening selection OF music was performed,
under the direction OF Mr. W. II. Monk, by Miss Dial.
maine, Mr.. W. Rees, Miss Randall and Miss Hub
bard