, 1873-02-23

tho long report from Italy, look invain 10. IN
comments upon the fr1ghtful practice so cor
mon there, Of long terms OF Imprisonment bt
fore trial BY ono Of the articles in the Italia
Code, father has tho power Of placi1'
on son md in Of tho .apps aSpss S Ct cG5ss Ire:
until be reach his majority! For this pnrpos
he need only present himself before tho Pres
| dent of the Civil Tribunal. wllose duty it is t
| provide him With tho order requested, and, b
to tho institution to which his father c.n, with
out any forma1itiea, Withdraw him Whenever
| 60 p}eases.
| THE NETHERLANDS
| administration notes as = cause Of crime " th
| influence often perricious, Of seco i msr
riage of thair parents, which not unfrequently
| By embittering tho position OF the children q
tue first marriage, deprives tholn Of the ealutar,
| induence Of family life"
NORWAY.
Corporal punishment is ''applied - in Norway
RUSSIA
is between two systems, radical reforms havins
begun: Not long ago, each landed proprietor
had the right of Furnishing Lis serps as he
pleased. The cellular system is not used in Rus.
sia. Charity towards prisoners is exercised on al
forth an insult; !" but tie scarold which covers
the pillory is often covered with corn" 1nstruc-
tion in prisons is only just commencing in Rus
eia. The cause Of crimes in Russia (:ccording
to the President of the Committee for Poniten-
tary Reform in that country arises from q
certain Oriental fatalisn, which is the founda-
tion Of the character OF the people THIS fatal
i'm results in kind OF slothfulness, which iB
frequently overcome by the temptations to
drunkenness and its consequences.
SWITZERLAND.
The death-pennlty ia abolished in the Swiss
Cantons OF Neufchatel, Zurich, and Thurgoyia
Geneva, and Tesain, and, in the majority Of the
other Cantous, this punishment is abolished
de jacto, if it is not by law. Corporal punish
ments arc passing away, and in their place q
douche-bath." may remark here, that Switzer-
land expends each year, as well for its primary
rs for itssecondary and higher schools, tie sum
Of IL, SOC, 600 francs. Tho expenditures for edu:
cation form one-eleVenth Of the total budget Of
the Confederation and Cantona.
TIE LATEST SCANDAL.
In the Bhop-wiudows, this week, are photo
graphic :portraits Of d young, pensivc-looking
girl, fair in complexion and thoughtful il
exprassion,-a quiet, modest face. This, You
are told, is Lady Wentworth, wife Of the Oldest
surviving son Of .'Ada, Lord Byron's only child.
There is generally potent reason for the sud-
den appearance in the shops OF the portrait Of
particular lady. She has become, or is presently
to become. famous on some account or other.
Not long ago, Lord Wentworth advertised that
he would not be responsible for her Lady
slip's debts, and the advertisement gave great
pain to all who hated to see the inheritors Of a
great name tho subjects of public scandal.
There is something odd in Lord Byron's grand
children. You know how curio,lsly The eldest
son, Lord OcEham, behaved his departure from
houe, lis strange marriage, his life as work
inguaan. To this day, believe. his widow has
not assumed the title OF Lady ockham, although
there is no reason whatever to doubt he: mar
riage. Lord Wentworth, now 33 years old, is
said to be under delusion With regard to the
virtue OF his wife, who was gentle, pleasant
dispositicned girl, The daughter Of . clergyman
d: Observation-Disclosures. But this, il is said,
trial for divorce is to decide. In the meantime.
the following strange communication has been
cent by Lord Weutworth's solicitors to the news
papers: AS the accouchement Of Lady Went
worth is expected worry shortly, VIC IRE instructed
in any way implying that he is its f::,l=r az Lady
Wentworth has for sorac time l:yed apart from
bis Lordsh1p." What . pity it u! is !