§ MR. ADDERLEYsaid, it was not his intention to bring forward that night his Motion upon the subject of reformatory schools, because he hoped that Her Majesty's Government would introduce a measure on the subject, and he had only given his notice because they had delayed to do so. But he should, as early as possible after the recess, introduce a Bill for the amendment of the Youthful Offenders Act of last Session. The amendment he should propose was nothing more than to facilitate the operation of one portion of that Act, which had not been effectually carried out—namely, the recovery from their parents of the cost of the maintenance of children at the reformatory schools. It was very important that the parents should not be relieved of the cost of maintaining their children, by their being sent 1370 there. The country was much indebted to the noble Lord at the head of the Government for the Youthful Offenders Act that was passed last year. Its provisions had been extensively acted upon, and there were now no less than twelve institutions, most of them county or other public institutions, already established, or in process of being established, under the powers of that Act of last Session. He only intended to propose two clauses, to render it more effectual; but if Her Majesty's Government would introduce a Bill, he would leave it in their hands.