The Sun. — 1824-09-07 (London, England)

EXPERIMENTAL REFUGE.—Our Readout, we believe, have heard of an experiment—in the nature of a Refuge for juvenile offenders—conducted by a Committee, of whom Lady Carnegy and Mrs. Fletcher are leading members. It was commenced at Water of Leith, and has now been continued, with better prospects, at a little to the westward and southward of Coates Crescent. The immediate superintendent of the boys—six in number—is a shoemaker. Their residence with him is entirely voluntary. They have plain fOod—plain clothes—and are carel for every way, rather in the hornliest manner for children of working tradesmen. Their master instructs them in his own trade of shoemaking, and they are also taught reading, writing and accounts. One boy has been 15 months in the Refuge, and has made considerable proficiency. Other two have been eight months, and they are not less promising. Another has been about seven, and the other two about tett weeks. In writing, in particular, they are all making wind. derable progress ; they are not complained of as inclined to idleness ; and two of them can already make shoes in a tolerably neat manner. There is a bit of garden ground connected with the house, which they assist in cultivating, ilnd which is also usefulm ,aahivnolleeeuyl neinbnnap‘ ~atyaila:nssrfixtt,io)or siandtgoc ot rme I...rlayetct dttti cobdrai.,.l athbieeiyyt st,titinabude se ena lt ernsel yes do the garden without touching the buri when each be f rgoerts 'i himself.all 7p,1 j7,,tiTolu(r)f eldestt: a »cad eachn be tirtaurstt:eldshf:n.,,ioralgtaigolittelt:::irnii ep:rutlflowerrbiaelojwaeueevvicts. iiiewrnrkitogayo;t, utonlietrlrgthi ee,ira neighbourhood.arofeallowedrb gettoralonyldlit)eriods or their residence, two of rant e ofd, but they returnedoe rtuoififttblleertionsrt7ocis.wl ty:ntaltlty,gicy: (H ofdp, ihaneritoti:c;e: and it is really wonderful that, without any compulsory authority , is soor means obedient, wo fe cinataneseadtiszimel tariaikedenl hardly , s suchstly todfega cotftrinecgoaveterimngrcelstatorarecdterto—sooferieletyyi.ngstige) tion goodgvii vecew:nt ideuebttLy boys touni boys who have been in this Charity have already been provided far; and tVom what we have just seen, we can have no doubt that the experiment, on a larger scale, which has been contem• plated for some time past, will, it' properly conducted, provv eminently successful. I,et us hope, therefore, that the larger eexopuer.riwnitic,nstciltil.l2.l))e made, without much delay,.....(Ediinb„rth  On Saturday night, a man who resided in ISt. Enocies-lane committed suicide by hanging himself. Hie wife had some time since been obliged to leave him on account of the irregularity of his conduct, and he occupied a small garretroom by himself. About 7 o'clock he was observed going hat° the house in a shameful state of intoxication, and he was never afterwards seen alive : on Monday night and Tuesday the neighbours were very much disturbed and alarmed by the incessant squalling of a cat which was confined in the house. The wife of the deceased was sent for to set the animal at liberty, anti on entering the house, she observed her ill-fated husband pended by the neck with a small cord attached to a joist, with such appearances as left no doubt of his having been dead sure Saturday night...( Glasgow Chronkir.) sus.