exhibited no marks of repentance; but that any are reclaimed, calls for fervent gratitude. Not only in England, Scotland, and Ireland, but in different parts of the Continent, especially in Russia, Prussia, and Switzerland, a spirit of inquiry and exertion has been aroused by the successful experiment at Newgate.
Mrs. Fry, in the spirit of her benevolence, has visited Paris, and been gratified to find many ladies there, disposed to adopt her views, and inquire into the condition of the prisoner. Though the pioneer in this enterprise of charity, she speaks of herself as only the organ of others,—the instrument of societies or committees; being in reality a disciple of that disclaiming humility, which, when there is good to be done, worketh mightily, but when praise is awarded, hideth itself.
