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Grand Soiree OF the Philanthropists ut
the Middle Temple Hall.
LONDON, July II, 1872.
On Tuesday the fifth meeting of the Congress was
held in the hall OF the Middle Temple, Mr. Daniel
Haines New Jersey in the chair, Before the regu-
lar business OF the day was proceeded with DR..
Wines read a series OF twenty-five propositions,
which he laid before the Executive Committee, and
which he desired to lay before the Congress- not for
discussion, but for the opinions Of the members.
These propositions we're to be referred back to the
Executive Committee, who would take such action
upon them az they deemed best The propositions
were to be printed and circulated among the mem.
berS.
AID TO DISCHARGED PRISONERS.
Mr. Murray Browne then opened the regular busi-
ness of the day by reading paper on 'What is the
Best Mode of Giving Aid to Discharged Prisoners ~
There were thirty four Prisoners Aid Societies
in this country, and the total number Of prisoners
who were yearly aided by them was about five
thousand five hundred These associations
were voluntary, but they were recog-
nized by the State and received old
were sent to sea, or employment found for them
in the neighborhood of their homes. Emigration
was not resorted to as o means OF aiding dis
charged prisoners on account Of its expense.
With regard to female prisoners he thought It
necessary to place them in a refuge for some time
in the first instance.
Mr.. A. NJ. POWELL New York; was Of opinion
that it was necessary to find cooperative employ
ment for prisoners on their discharge, If they were
to be kept from reapsing into crime
Mr.. ALINGE (SaXony) said that prisoners aid
societies had been founded by King John in Sax
ony; they were worked by ladies and gentleman,
and were productive OF much good.
M. ROBIN FRANKE wished to convey to the Con-
gress the sympathy OF the French Protestant Synod
now sitting In Paris. He considered that moral in
structon and industrial training should be made
the basis OF reformation, and that the training
DR.. GUILLAUME (Switzeriand expressed similar
view
Mr. RANKEN, Honorary Secretary to the Dis
charged Prisoners Aid Society said that his society
had, since its foundation in 1857, aided III pris-
oners, Of whom e,52s were males and 5s3 females.
aided prisoners, especially from the females
The good they did had been recognized by Captain
Du Cane.
THE REHABILITATION OF DISCHARGED PRIsoNBRs
The next question dealt with by the Congress
was:-"What are the best means of securing the
ton was raised by NJ STEVENS BelgiumJ, who
stated that, in his opinion, rehabilitation must be
tion was given to prisoners by clerRymen OF the
same religion as the prisoner, which he believed
was not the case IN England. When prisoners were
discharged they should be entirely free from the
supervision Of the police. In dealing with persons
out Of prisons males should deal with their own
sex and females with theirs.
Mr.. HASTINGS remarked that Roman Catholic
prisoners no longer obliged to receive the re.
ligious instruction of Protestant cergymen or none
at ell.
Sir J. PAKrNaToN, M. p, observed that the law of
England was at present permissve but there was
bll beiore parament ior making It obligatory to
bill had passed the House OF Lords, and when 1t
came before the House Of Commons he should sup
Sir W. CRorToN said that after sixteen years ex-
perience Of police supervision In ireland he never
ound it to operate badly y . lie never found it to
Mrs. JULIA WARD HOWE, of New York, said that
when she saw criminals being conveyed to prison
would be very much for the good of the prisoners If
society recognized the TACT. With regard TO the
word, and that was that she could wish the tecni.
cal and unjust phrase, fallen wOman,u should be
struck out of the deliberations of such body the
Congress. All who had sinned might be considered
"iallen,n but she must beg them to remember that
every woman who was 80 stigmatized and spoken Of
was lot, az she was, liable to be held up to human
scorn. ,. ,..
wines (Ncw York; also addressed the Congress
on this subject
REPRESSION OF CRIMINAL CAPITALISTS.
Mr.. d. HILL introduced the Hext question
'What are the best means Of REFRESHING crimipal
capitalistsr' He said that crime on a. large scale
had become craft, In which capital and labor
PLAYED their respective parts. Were 1t not for cer
tain "crimlnal capitalists" the active depredators
would be unable to carry on their criminal prac-
tees He therefore advocated the principle OF
compelling the withdrawal Of the supporting
capital.
on the bench by giving the receiver Of stolen prop
erty double the punishment which he gave the thief
himself
Colonel RATcLIrr doubted the efficacy of the
mode of dealing with the question suggested by
Mr. HILL
Mr.. AspIyALL uivcrpooD hoped the Congress
would, before its separation, direct It's attention to
the keepers OF bad houses The receivers Of stolen
property were bad enough and he had nothing to
say on their behalf, but they were innocent In COM
parison with those vllo persons who trafncked In
the souls and bodies OF their sisters and whose
cepton houses were visited by the most respect
able portion OF society.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Mr.. TOIa fHOliandl introduced the cubicct--