ittees being formed in most of the other countries
moving in the enterprise. To prepare work for the congress and secure
its objects, a circular was addressed to the various States containing
thirty prominent questions on imprisoning and its connected points, for
answer. On assembling, this body found itself composed of delegates duly
commissioned from twenty-two different governments, Russia and Turkey
included, all the States of Europe represented but Portugal, delegates
present from India, Victoria and other British colonies, South America,
and eighteen of our United States, then representatives from various
penitentiaries, benevolent societies for giving aid to released
prisoners, magistracies, &c., &c., 298 in number, a gathering the like
of which, in some respects, had never been held. Here were judges,
professors of criminal law, prison managers, philanthropists, and
various gentlemen skilled in the working of criminal jurisprudence.

Here the commissioned dignitaries from kings and emperors found
themselves met with delegates from voluntary associations and democratic
institutions. How could they, in justice to their dignity, submit to
this? But the matter was amicably adjusted, and all came upon a
democratic level and acted in the greatest harmony,--an important gain
to manhood. The meeting was held at a Hall of the Middle Temple; at the
opening, Earl Carnarvon presiding and making the inaugural address,
giving welcome to the foreign delegates and making numerous important
suggestions. At the next session Dr. Wines presided, and gave an address
full of information as to the purpose of calling this congress and the
objects to be gained,--a universal harmony in prison managing, which
managing should have certain broad principles underlying, permeating and
vivifying it.

At a soiree given by the English committee to foreign visitors, the
Prince of Wales and suit attended, thus showing the sanction of the
English government to the congress. This sanction was also expressed by
the attendance at one session of the Home Secretary of State, Right Hon.
Austin H. Bruce, giving an official welcome to the gathering, and
expressing a hope of being materially profited by the deliberations. The
meeting, on the whole, was an important affair, of high interest from
beginning to end. Its transactions are published in a volume of 796
pages, to be had of Rev. Dr. Wines, New York. Then one of the
commissioners from New Hampshire,