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Anderson, one of her Majesty's Com
of Police.
Mr.. James Gibbons, who has recently
entered on the position of Chairman of
the Prison Board of Ireland, is also at
the congress, and the interest taken in
its proceedings by him and by Mr..
Ruggles- Brise is of good augury for the
important spheres Of influence upon
which they have just entered. Mr..
Bell, of the Scotch Prisons Board, also
appears on the congress list of delegates.
Mr.. Ruggles-Brise has contributed
to the congress valuable paper on
aid to Discharged Prisoners. in
which he dwells on the desirability of
having in connection with every prison
for women a committee of ladies will
ing to help them upon their discharge.
He rather favors the establishment
also of industrial homes for discharged
male prisoners, such as that formerly
existing at Wakefield and several
which still continue in other places.
Apart from the official delegates
there are very few representatives from
the United Kingdom at the congress.
These, however, include Mr.. Spearman,
the writer of an interesting article on
French prisons in recent English re-
view. Mr.. Baker, of Gloucester, and
Mr.. William Tallack, the secretary of
the Howard Association. Another
active member of that body, Mr.. Wears,
was expected at the congress later on.
Mr.. Tallack's paper on 'Habitual
| Offenders" was accorded the first place
in the printed selection for discussion
by Section l. ION Penal Legislation) at
the commencement Of the consideration
of the documents awaiting attention
by the congress.
The American delegation at this
gathering is numerous and very intiuen-
tial. 1t is headed by the veteran Gen
eral Brinkerhoff, the president of the
National Prison Association of the
United States, than whom perhaps nc
one in the Western Hemisphere has
labored more successfully for the organ
ization of efforts for penal reform
He is accompanied by his valued col
leagues, Mr.. w. NJ. F. Round and Mr.
C. c. Lewis, the chief moving spirits OF
the New York Prison Association, anC
by Mr.. C. c. Randall, OF Michigan, wh(
, has largely rendered that state mode
, one in the diminution of pauperisn
and crime by means of a very wisely
J administered system of bOardingou
{ and by kindred measures of reform
atory and preventive character, ap
piled especially to neglected and desti
l tute children. Major McClaughry, O
/ Illinois, Mr.. Philip Ayers and Mr.. L
3 Poland, of the Cincinnati Charities
. Mr.. Heyman, of New Orleans, MI
l Barrows, of Boston, Mr.. Ranney, o
I Ohio, and General NOrrish, of Mime
: sofa. are other Well-knOwn American
: here present. The absence is great
Q regretted of Mr.. John Milligan, secre
e tary of the United States Prison AssC
j. citation, and of DR.. F. H. Wines. the az
r complished statlstician and penologis
t of Illinois, both of whom had been ez
O pected.
J. Belgium, country which has take
t so honorable position in prison RI
Il form, is ably represented by NJ. de
v Tour, chief director of prisons, \
d Stevens, the governor of the splendi
l. prison of st. GILES at Brussels, an
S. formerly of that of Louvain, with othe
L. gentlemen. M. Stevens, on Monda
IS in Section II, prison Discipline
y eloquently advocated useful industri
If occupation, but with separation of tt
e workers from other criminals, as
universal feature in the discipline {
IS offenders. He is veteran survivor
ID the school of penal reformers VIII
is under the leadership of the late
ar Ducpetiaux, revolutioniZed for goo
a. the whole system of Belgian penal a
Of ministration.
le Another interesting person presel
s. is M. Wieselgren, director of Swedi
10 prisons, and nephew of the late De;
I'd Wieselgren, the well-known temperan
rt apostle of the North. He, with