, 1879-02-01

Mr.. Hill had heard nf tho famous Gsrrfiy, of
Illinois, whose release In diving condition nnd
rrimprtaonncut within fow months Tor burg.
State for a time n tauRh[ng.atoek. But Hill
wroto long before (4ntrty's time. 1twna IA |
vortte part Of sir l1Ill's schen,c that ifc.ts1-
tcnees should By served In % separate ,f fnssnnft
ton; md this would be. no doubt. feature OF
good ssatcm Of prisons.
Hc refers III one place more directly TO t1ic
operation Of criminal 1nw IN The untcsl STATES,
s his xoE: s.a f9nsSy sy y own entnent
Prison Reforn,er: ''Thc wapt Of permanent TOY
ernors OF sur Iails #, II seems to nc at presGut
MI insuperas'tc bar to impr9se,,lent Ano'0ss
administration OF jlaticc. tl's part'ontna power
exercised hy Inferior officers, a,1 tlc
quasi pardoains po~cF ,sa saerc|ssa y your nrn
ns,ss' =. AeafE' pu. "sS @ for pro 70
commute tltr ofrenae Tor whirh q rti<oncr
IA committed to lesser one upon which, on
permitted plea Of rut!ty, le receives sentence.
one which calls for much restriction. have
observed, or think have observed. throughout
the administration Of Justice IL the Uni'ctl
states, degree Of laxlty reFs startling to those
The cnutinct Of legal affairs on. this side The
water, where wo full fur mill late years hatf
fallen) into tic enDos,te error Of pedsntry
alien to renson at1t' 1uhtiec' ~ ,,,,,,
work as q reformer+ lie was Nh ardent believer
In the efficacy Of cooperation 70 relieve labor,
anl wrote much in support Of II. Ills judicial
temperament saved him III this case, A. In tie
advocacy Of pr'son-retorm, from going H. &.
tremes "Thero4s abundance OF generosity 1t
thc wortd,'t he wrote, hit We mtlst wait for
lis spontaneous offerings and serFfces,
sn, not send tho pses;San's p;a;': after .s'.,nt. =,
from such of It's vo.ar1cs ns ch6osu
10 give, Socialism attempts to wrest from cash .i
Of IT, disciples BY eoEnnnt.i. hn hence ~ ia,i-
urc, Mr.. Hill was associated with a Maine
Law movement In England: md tl1uugn MS opil.
inns would be called moderate here, they wero
considered extreme there. 1t was a cardinal ar
reduction IN tie consumption Of aIseholie "
uors should be, founded on tic desires M q
largely prcponderating majority OF tln people.
England was not pseparcd, hc admitted, ior t1!e.
lial direction would ht!s to be deferred 70 =, =
distant future. Mr. }lill's arguments on this
subject were derived from the supposcT tMe,
cess Of MaInc-'av experiments III tue unHea e!
false premises did not encourage t!im to auoEt
violent or Irrational mcthols Of attack: Inc
,nost that he urged was lint the apparent snc-
of nrohory Laws fa ,,Sass,a Amerr" Gau' n Eu
Fland. He was not total bsLatner himself; !;
\ admitted Tint the medicinal value Of ALCOHOLIC
drinks was not fully known: and would haVo
without thc full consent OF tie people most
nearly concerned. His moderation In this
case. ~ IN tho Others. was Tho most consp'cu-
bus nlaltty Of hts reform work.
Mr.. Hill had tiue literary taste md critlcal
ability OF no mean order, as will appear from
nany Of his observations scattered through this
literary subjects. Iio bud read much tn poetry
uni fiction, ui,4 d!Hestcd II. veil, He was
close student Of Milton. and we DO not know
where d justcr compnrtsnn OF Fielding aIid
Smol1ctt is to be found than In bis words. 1lt
had wIdo ncoua!ntauce with literary men,
Broughsni, aud knowing well his eotcrie. For
many readers, The parts Of this volume touch,
tnK on literature will be tho most delightful OF
at; AMI Tor their teuetlt 1t seems we'll to say,
they form no small proportion n the whole.
In politics and religion Mr; ilill WIS Liberal.
He bad much to DO WITH Pa'l1anent9asy 1,s n9a slse
| vcry CANVASS. In Parliament he was ah adyo-
cate OF law-rcforM, md particularly of the giY-
Ing to counsct FOR lorsone accused Of telony thc
RIGHT to argument III their defense. Before Ills
time this right WIS denied. lie did much also
to procure the abolition Of the infamous prae-
ttec Of packing t.irtcs for ttae GoreFnmont IN
political 1in1s H. rem.'psd 10 an =. @ th
next election, alId never afterwards cousentiug
to stand. Hls religious llberaltty, above refer.
red to, was shown on more thah ono occasion
by biz protests sRalnRt interference with tue IN
nocept rccreaitops oi ,hc lower orders on Sun:
day. In letter from Paris, written tn tho fal
Of 1897, be remarked: "SundsY ought 10 be
turned to better account than J. IL In EnEland
uous efforts Of philanthropy to rcsce this aaJ
. Of leisure from the restraints which superatisfos
has affixed to its ehtoymtat,--IcstEanta, VII
venture to saT, not sanctioned og any pteGePt!
| to the Whole tenor Of the New Testament. II
! Is worthy Of remark that Jesus Christ mere
! n,ent'ous the Sabbath but to repIobate tho Sc
: Many Of hl. Hills addresses werc delivered
J in The form Of eharxca to tl!e Grand JuE!cs o
Birmingham. He was the ab!cst defender thu
orana Jury systsm syss had and ,dss - 10 H., se
! body tia. he addtuascd II Ct length On suel
t collected 10 volume under The tltle Of 9TH
I connection hia lame now chiefly rests: But b
. was great aud good In meDy other relations o
ltfe,-s learned and highly aucccssful lawyer.
J; vic Judge, Publls:p5s!rited citizen, sn!t
= husband and father. Tfle memoir under reyle'
). IL prepared by h!s two daughters. 1t IL .
excellent biography, written With such taste atl
J: knowledge or nc various subjects alladea !
F education which Mr.. Hill profeascd aud put !
u practice tn h!s own family. tt''rhe Recorder Q
u hirniuKham.'' 4 Memoir Of Matthew Dascnpol
l. Iill; With Selections fr0m Ills Cosr4sponuouc'
y By hIs daughters. Rosamuud mud F!ozene
Q Davenport uil. London: Macmillan d Go. IS
q u1sTonY AND USES OF COAL
10 Aseries Of popular lectures on coal lelycre
=, by the Professors ID tie Yorkshire College In,
!, been collected uutl printed together. The r
\ suit Ia m entertaining and exceedingly va1uab
it book. THO object Vt the lectures primarily vi
to Interest the middle and lower classes Of Yorl
= sllre IN scIencc. Coal was chosen for the then
!; because 1t was somcthlng NIL tho auditors kne
& about aul handled more or 1css in tlIctr orInR
sF | ..n,ntions IL VISA behaved that II Hnuld /