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ef Clime, and been imprisoneii for three 

 separate offences. Sentence of death has 

 twice been passed on liini. 



C. U. ajed 10 years. He was commit- 

 ted to prison in the month of April, 1815, 

 bavins; been sentenced to seven years ini- 

 piisonnient for pickinj^ pockets. His nio- 

 tlier only is liviii<;, but he does not know 

 wliere slie resides. He has a very gocjd 

 capacity, but cannot read. Wlien first 

 visiied, he discovered mucli anxiety about 

 his situation ; but eveiy favourable impres- 

 sion was effaced shortly after his contine- 

 ment in prison. 



E. F. a!:ed 8 years. His mother only is 

 livin«;, and she is a very immoral cliaracier. 

 This boy lias been in the hahit of stealing 

 for upwards of two yeai s. In Covent-Gar- 

 den Market there is a party of between 

 thirty and forty boys, who sleep every niijiht 

 Milder the sheds and baskets. These piti- 

 able objects, when they arise in the moru- 

 inj;, have no other means of prcciniuj; sub- 

 iistence, but by the commission of crime. 

 ■J'his child was one of the number; and it 

 appears, that he has been brought up to 

 the several police offices upon eighteen 

 separate charges. He has been twice con- 

 fined in the House of Correction, and three 

 times in Bridewell. He is very ignorant, 

 but of a good capacity. 



G. H. aged 15 years. During the time 

 that li€ should have been receivinsjinstiuc- 

 tion at school, liis parents suffered him to 

 range the public streets. He tlieie mixed 

 promiscuously w ith boys of bad character. 

 He entered into their schemes, and con- 

 tinued in connexion with them until he 

 had committed a capital offence, for which 

 he was tried, and ri'ceived the sentence of 

 death. Thus situated, he attracted the 

 attention of the Committee. Intercession 

 was made for him. His life was spared, 

 and he is now in a situation where he is re- 

 ceiviuj; tite benefitof instruction, whilst he 

 is training up in habits of indu>Try. 



1. 1". aged I'j years. Can neither read 

 nor write. His father is a soldier, and his 

 mother is deceased. This lad, with a 

 yoiniger brother, was sent to a workhouse," 

 where it appears that he expeiienced 

 liarsh treatment, which induced him to el- 

 fect his escape. When at liberty, he en- 

 gaged himself to a chimney-sweepei , with 

 vvhoni he remained al>out a week. Diirinj 

 ^his period, be states, that he suffered 

 inuch from hunger wid oppression. Eaily 

 one nioiuing he decamped with his mas- 

 ter's watch ; he wa'>, however, soon appre- 

 liended and cominiited to prison. 



K. L. a:r'd la years. Cannotread. His 



Earcnts are living. Associating and gani- 

 ''m» with some boys in the streets, he was 

 led in time to join them in committing de- 

 predations. He was committed for stcnl- 

 iaii sjome property placed at the outside of 



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a shop door. He w^as convicted, and sen- 

 tenced to befioiiged and discharged. 



M. N. aged 16 years. Cannot read, but 

 is of good capacity. His parents are botli 

 livnisr, but in great distress. He has been 

 in vicious habits for three years, and occa- 

 sionally the leader of a gang of depredators. 

 He has committed many thefts, but was 

 never in confinement. Instruction ami 

 employment have been piovided for this 

 lad, by the Coniinitlfe, since whi< h he has 

 been very steady, and has abandoned lii« 

 former connexions. 



O. P. aged 14 years. He can only rea^ 

 his letters, but is of a good capacity. Not 

 having been kept at school, and being una- 

 ble to procure euiployirient, he contracted 

 ac(|iiaintance with a gang of boys in hi» 

 ucii:hboiirhood, who allured him to steal. 



Q. K. aged 12 years. He has had no 

 education : bas a inotlier who encourages 

 the victs of her son, and subsists by his de- 

 predations. She turns him into the street 

 every morning, and chastises liini severely 

 when he returns in the evening without 

 some article of value. 



S. T. aged 17 years. Has a father and 

 niotlier in very low circumstances: has re- 

 ceived no education. About two years 

 since ho lost his situation as an errand boy. 

 From that period he has been out of «u- 

 ployment. He first became iuiUated inta 

 vice by forming an acquamtance with ba'l 

 characters in the streets, and gambling witii 

 them. They soon led him "into ciimii-al 

 practices, and he now. subsists by depre- 

 dations, 



V. U. aged 12 years. He has received 

 no cdiicat:on, which has prevented hi;n 

 from obtaining employment. He is of a 

 wild disposition : has been about twelve 

 months in the commission of crime, during 

 which period he has been in the coaitant 

 liabiu of gambling and violating lite Sal)- 

 bath. He has been in confinement a week- 



VV. X. aged \-Z years. Has a father onlir 

 living, his mother having been dejid abou't 

 a twelvemonth ; since wliicli this lad ha.s 

 been cngiigcd in bad practices, his fallier 

 being very often from home. He became 

 acquainted with a gang of depredators 

 and began with them to pick pockets'! 

 'Jhe father has been in the habit of chasl 

 tising this boy with cruelty, which has had 

 a tendency to harden him. He now com- 

 mits deprcdarions for a subsistence, 



P. S. The Committee li;ive great pleasure 

 in stating, that, in Newgate, the boys are 

 now coidiiied apart from ihe other prisoners 

 and are receiving the benefit of daily m-' 

 stnictioii; and the public will leawi, wiiU 

 satisfaction, that, within a few da>s, an an* 

 rangement has bi en made at ti,e House (rf 

 Correction, Cold-i}alh I'ields, by wlurh 

 the youths in that 4)risou have betu »« b;». 

 rated Irom the adults. 



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