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WI ~ . ,ea (ii . „. ..),,,, Ati , gy -- '-i 4*-- e - A -.--- • • . , . . . . . . .. . I .. i, ..... . . • : ......••,..,.......:, . i :A .:1 t i t O ct 1 , ~...... + . . _: _ • ____ ________________________•_____„___ ~_. NOusgst 5877. -• • LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 'lB2l. .i, -~ b- .••• , •. , Vfl"f' i• • w • . , • r•• .I. e I - lie of 811 I , y s Ly (. ! 1 .- 1 l• , ' • , • d lie 14- !e :0 'es is- I:is it, he • le- it- ity CR' • I rd 4 114. en is of ce of' of sir • g if 7 111:11utul 4 i":1 06 Pities id. THRArseg.storAL, DRURY-LANK. TO -MORROW , SATURDAY, October 6, his alijesles /fermata will perform the Comedy of THE DRAMATIST. Vapid (with the oritiaal Epilogue), Mr. EMMA,: Lord itcrateh, Mr. Hattie; Harry Neva*, Mr. leeward; Eassei, Mr. Harley; Florisrille, Mr. Rowell; Willoughby. Mr. Thompson. Lady Waitfo►t, Mrs. Harlowe; Lessem Costn er', Min Slelii6olls Maritsa*, Mrs. Sarno. After which THE CORONATION. The Processiter emuraesees from Weatmiaster Hull.— The Spewed Reeser, the Interior of the Abloro.-11116, Third, sod Introdoctory Scene, in which Mr. Knight will ilieralilpee a wee Comic Song, emitted. " The Cat arid she Cormaatioe, Jld Reeled sod the pouptet....The Fourth theme, the HO, I. the coarse of which the Growl Retire of the ppeopies. To wicks& with MA time) a new three, rabid • MONSIEUR TONION. Thu Priocipal CADassecsers fry Messrs. Cooper, Barnard. route, Gettig., W. H. Williams, Meredith, Mn.. Knight, Miss imitirsoo, and Mrs. Blood. The Doors to be ()petted at Sit o'Cleak, and the Pm lbratatsees to begin at Serra. Boxes, 7s ; Second Price, 3s. ed.—Pit, 3e. dd.; Second Prim, !a.—Gallery, Ss.; Second Price, Is.-41pper Gal lery, la.; lecood Price, Id. A new Comedy la in rehearsal. HOUSELESS POOR SUBSCRIPTION. THE SECOND REPORT fr om th e CON HITTER for Managing the shove SUBSCRIP TION being in the coarse of delivery, these Individuals who have satiscribeil Anotaymnua'y are requested to call at the Committee Room nu MONDAY, TUESDAY, or WEDNESDAY, in the next Week, when Copies may be procured hetwees•the hours cif Ten and Two. (Signed) W. H. BODKIN, Hon. See. Committee Room, 27, Poultry, October 2, 1811. • he cannot enjoy the benefits of those religions rev' vices to which he mat► have been •eeostoated, and which might enable him to withstand temptation. The peculiarity of • prisoner's therefore, redders him an especial object of religious care: ' and he has. beside•, the *trailer claims which vice, misery, and destitution', ever have nit the sacred offices of the Christina Minister. In the daily per• forinance of public service, in the establishment of schools for the instruction of the adult as welras juvenile priaoners, is. providing suitable books for their moral improvement—in such important do.. ties the Chaplain's exertions will be necessarily engaged.. Bat the Borough Compeer, have continued to de* themselves to the improvement of the female f" sonerN in a spirit worthy of their enlightened ei and Christiau chewy. The beneficial 'frets , their exertion. hate been evinced hy the pr gressive dec r ea se i n th e num b er o f female ;amino,. recommitted, which has diminished, 'Mee ri.i visit. of the Ladies to Newgate, no less thou 44 per cent. Such lahours cannot hi. to. highly oi l precisted ; bet those who have only eitnete. el the unremitting care, sod judicious as rangeonotna of the Association within the gaol, can loom hut n . inadequate conception of the extent and assirtui , of the exertions of these Ladies. Female cur wic embesekingfor New South Wales are f urn ish e d I. the Ladies ' - Associetion with the angina of empler. went, and of moral end religious insteuction (.!* the voyage ; and such a system has been tst blished, as is hest celculated to promote get order daring the possoge. Not a vessel 11 w d• parts for New South Wales with female confect. but carries to that distant shore abundant mark, of the unwearied efforts of thrse Lodies to r , form the character, end alleviate the miseries, of t female criminal. Nor are their attentions cosifin. to those antler sentence of the law. Female. • are discharged from Newgate, destitute. but di. posed to return to the paths of virtue, are also t! objects of their kind .olicitud-. It is pleasing find, that the admirable example of thew Ladies hes been successfully followed, not in this coact wily, but on the Continent. At Bedford, Ply. mouth, Lancaster ' Chester, and York, siatilar a s sociations hav e been formed; and at Paris, St. P tershurgh, Geneva. Berne, and Turin, Ladies of (hi bow:Wird meek have engaged with ardour in thi interesting work. In Wales the subject has attracted much at, teution, and active measures are adopting for the amendment of the prisons. Owing to the inde fatigable exertions of a highly respectable Magi tote, Mr. Leach, of Milford, to whom the county of Pembroke has been, iu a great measure. in debted for an improved prison, a mill has been. erected for the employment of the prisoners, and the result of hard-labour has been already evinced by the reduction in the number of offenders com mitted. The active interest which this Gentleman has taken in the reform of prison discipline is likely to prove singularly beneficial in that part of the country. This day is published, la two vols. limo. prier Its. eIOSPATRICK OF RAYMONDSHOLM : • Westland Tale. By the Author of " Redmond the Rebel," " M. Kathleen, or the Rork of Denaismoyle," lee. Printed for A. K. Newman and Co. Leadealiall street. Where may he had, sew Editioas of the following Works : RICERS, by Sophia Lee, three vols. Sixth Edition, MAID of the HAMLET, by N.M. Rothe, two vols. Third Edition, 10.- A WIRT, or the Wilds of Strathnavern, by Mrs. Helme, four role. Second Edition, IL ASTONISHMENT! a Romance, by Francis Whom, three vols. Second Edifies, lbs. BRAVO of BOHEMIA, or the Black Forest, a Romance, fiver vol. Second Edition IL PENITENTS of GOOSTOW, by Mrs. Helme, three vela. Secood &lithos, lbs. MEMOIRS of an AMERICAN LADY, two vols. Third Editlos. Its. ere the of ' . valnahle as appointed roams.. pleb. lie instroction, there are other oMees irf • no less interesting but more retired character, which the Chaplain of • prison will feel it hit duty to fulfil. He will trace the histories, end ascertain the charac ters and dispositions, of the objects of his tire. He will prove his devotion to their welfare, by nets of kindness daring their cou6nement, and by assisting them on their discharge. He will intercede with their families, and exert himself in the various other ways in which the influence of a Clergyman may be appropriately directed. His comperaionate la bours may be yet mare beneficially employed. lie will confer, in private, with hie prisoners, not with the cold formality of the official instructor, but with the warm.liearted affection of the friend. He will be the instigator of their wants, the depository of their cares, and the renovator of their hopes. There are seasons in the lives of even the most guilty when the mind is awakened to reflection, and the heart overwhelmed with sorrow. How un. sprakably importeut ere these intervals of sensibi. lity ; sud how highly may they he improved by the judicious counsels of a pious Miuister, in alarming the thoughtless, convincing the misguided, and comforting the •ffilicted On these occasions, the warnings, the promises, and the consolations of the Gospel come home to the conscience. with re doubled force. If this transient life be but the infancy of existence—if there be not, on earth, tt • gem so previous as the human soul"—if the final happiness of man depend on the cultivation of his immortal interests—if Christiaiiity proclaim it ao imperative duty to convert the sinner from the error of his ways—if there be moments peculiarly favour able to !penitence, and for acceptance with that Being who devises not the sighing of the contrite heart—if those opportunities be neglected. while the guilty are cut off from other means, by which instruction might be imparted. and repentance cherished ; how momentous are the consenneuces, THEATRE-ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, October 5, will ►e performed the Ploy of This day is published , in four vols. Ihnso. priee 11. 4s. T HE FARMER'S THREE DAUGH TERS: a Novel. Printed for A. K. Newman and Co. Leailenhall.street. The following will appear this %Isles: GOOD NATURE, or /sensibility, and other Tales; by Miss A isnwell, 3 vols. TALES OF TON (Third and lAA Resits); by Mina 11I'Leod, cootaiaing " Tale of she Heart"—" The Hat and Feathers"—" Education and Nu Edsicatioo"—•" Caprice," kr. 4 vols. THE STRANGER. TM Ittrasiger, Mr. Yocum; Comet Winters's, Mr. Cam woe • Baron !briefed, Mr. Egerton; Tobias, Mr. Papoose; folOrees, Mr. Emery; Prier, Mr. Meadows. Mn. 'hart, by • yoseg Lady; Cashless Magenta, Mrs. Fisica ; An nette. Mrs. Lisbon; Claedine, Miss Braeinotit ; Charlotte, Mrs. Gibbs. Atter •hirh tie Growl Drawntic Bowline, of BLUE BEARD; Or, FEMALE CURIOSITY. Abeamliqnc, Mr. Egerton ; Ibrahim, Mr. Blanchard; Se Mr. Doinset ; Shacobar, Mr. Falsetto Fatima, Mir Lowe; Irene, Min Hallande; Beds, Mrs. Liston. PUZZLED AND PLEASED, or tbe Too Old Soldiers; by Frames Lotions, 3 vulg. GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY, or a Lessors for Has. beads; by Anae of Swansea, 6 vols. SINGULARITY: a Novel, by Jane Harvey, ♦ vas. THE BLUE MOUNTAINS: a West 'silks Tale; by the Author of " My Old Cowie," Re. 4 vols. THE ACCOMPLISHED HYPOCRITE; se boas Glit. lees sore this Gold, testa. A Private Roe may be had fur the memo, or sightly, of It. Blandon, at the Box•Olfier. 711.; Second Prier. 39.11.1.—Pit, 3e. 411.1.; &coed "we. St.—Gallery, le.; Snead Price, la.—Upper Gal lery, le.; Snood Price, ed. The Doors will be oesed at Half past Six o'Cloek, aid !he Play beets as Styes. Plaers for the Boxes to be takes of Mr. Braude., at the Beweiee, Hart-street, fres Tea till Fear. TUESDAY, 30th OF THIS MONTH, THE GRAND MONEY LOTTERY BEGINS. CARROLL, the Contractor, reminds his Friends sod the Psblie of the approach of the Drawing. The Scheme has received the most decided approbation ; it contains THREE 31,0001.! !! THIRTY OTHER CAPITALS, sod Not Two Blanks to a Prise. There are No Maws, sad every Prise Is Sterllsg Morley. CARROLL'■ °Mem No. 19, Corshill, and N 0.26, furd.sireet, have always beta remarkable for the Sale o 0 Ca pitol Prises. The very last 30,0501. Prise ever draw.. also No. 46, • 21,0061. Prow and essay satr ire litals is the Sid fawn, west all 04411 •slid self If Oa Monday, Hawlet—with (Udine, or Ma Spirit of the *stem NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, October 59 will be pe►formed she Comedy of THE HEIR AT LAW. Daniel Duisslas (alias Lora Dube,ly), Mr. Williams; Dick Donlan, Mr. Lacy; Doctor Pasiglos, Mr. Terry; Heavy Morlinrd, Mr. Baker; Steelfast, Mr. Younger; Zekiel Home. spas, Mr.! litossall. Deborah Doulas (atlas LadrDniser ly), Mrs. Pearce; Carolina Dormer, Mrs. Young; Cicely Homespun, Mrs. Baker. MATCH-MAKING. After which, 26th lime, a mew Cowie Piece, I. one ad, called PRISON DISCIPLINE. The Principal Cbsrs --- ciers --- bybiesars :Baker, o:berry, De emer, Terry, and Mrs. Cbsiterley. To conclude wisb a Farce, in Iwo sets, called A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Ile Mark Clime, Mr. Williams; Alfred Hiibflyer, Mr. J)•csep; Mr. Selborne, Mr. Ilsktr ; Fixtere, Mr. Ham mond; Gamekeeper, Mr. Ebsworlb. Mrs. Selhorae. Mrs. Garrick; Maria Dialogist', Mrs. Baker; Mrs. Fixture, Mrs. Junes. Doors to be opeord at Half past Six o'Cloek—the Play to begin at Seven. Boxes, 54.—Pir, 3s.—First Gallery, 2s.—SecoaJ hey, Is. Placa, for the Boars to be takes of Kr. Nassiagbase, at tba Theatre. _ _ . . . ti1.8..--Private Boxes may be had sightly, by application at the Bu:-uffice. Tomorrow, The Marriage of Figaro, with Match-breaking. NATIONAL TESTIMONIAL. AT a numerous and most respreioNle MEET.. ING of the SUBSCRIBERS to the FUND fur oesealosr a LASTING TESTIMONIAL to commemorate His MAJESTY'S gracious* VISIT' to IRELAND, held ibis day, Siptember I, at the Royal Exchange; The Right Hoc the LORD MAYOR is the Chair: Reaulved—Tilt it would be at present premature to ester Into any discussion as to what the Testimonial may be, as that must, in a areal , be determined by the amunot of the &description, and tbut we rely on the loyal and grateful feelings ad oar Countrymen fur the speedy production of such • Fund, as shall be Lilly adequate either to erect a suitable Palace, or, al all events, to complete a design suitable to the iinportaut cunt, the memory of which it is intended to per petuate. Resolve,)—That in roller to facilitate and expedite as much as pivsible the collertiou of Subscriptions, a Comm. miller be appointed to conduct the Collection, and invest the mousy in public Securities, to consist of sixty Noblemen and Gentlemen—that thisly two of these be, the High She stir, nr in his room nor Nobleman or Gentleman from each county—that we of them be the Chief Magistrate, or is Isis some, one Gentleman uf r•isk and consideration front each of the cities of Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Londonderry, and Belfast, and that the remainiug twenty-three be NM appointed. Beaulred—That the following Robinette and Gentlemen be appended t►e renaduing tweedy-three Members of the Cusintittee for comlactiag the collective : Right Hue. the Lord Mayor Thomas Ellis, Esq. M.P. Right Hue. the Lord Chao- I Benjamin Hall tenor Lyaduis Rulien Arclihi,hop of Detain Richard Cane Arelitiii bop of Team Thumnv Crnatboaite Meat Rev. Dr. Money I Thomas Finlay Earl of Mende St e pl.rn Grrhao lord Restraints 6 Alilrrman James The Proved Willis Homptireys Governor of the Rank John David Latuuche Sir Robert Shaw, Bart. MP. Edward Moore C. S. Hawdouse, Esq. Daniiil O'Connell, Esqrv. Remilved—That the Hon. and Rev. Jobs Pumerey and Thomas kl.Domiell, Esq. be appended joint Secretaries. That t►e Bank of Ireland be appointed Treasurers le the Food. That the Lord Mayor he requested to transmit to the High Sheriff of each County, and the Chief Magistrates of the Cities of Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Looduoderry. and lirlfast, copies if our Resolutious. reqsrestiog them to lay the store before their respective Grand Juries, or to take such oiler means as may Mitm hest calculated to expedite the ashocriptions and increase their mouse. Resolved—That the Chairman be requested to write to marls ladiviilual residing in Esiglasid or elecehere, poesemilig loaded property in !related, 'actuates a copy of the Resole. I mow adapted this day, that he amy have as opportiseity of aliening t►e jokiest ►e must feel foe Ireland on this glorious occasion. ABRAHAM BRADLEY KING, Ckakinon. THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTER OF THE SOCIRTY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PRISON DISCIPLINE, AND PON ?Rs REFORMATION OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS. (Continued film err Papa , e perterdey,) At the Millbank Penitentiary, a mill has been erected for grinding corn consumed in the esta blishment ; also a machine for raising water; and another mill, with a similar machine, is to be erected for, the employment of other prisoners, in a distinct part of the building. The amount of the prisoner►' earnings, during the last year, was 4,0471. 44. _ _ _ - - At Shrew*ltry, a mill has been erected, which employ► eighteen men at one time, and the pri soners change this labour three times • day ; the re maining prisoners are employed in weaving laces, making list shoes, &c. The female prisoners are employed in baking, washing, spinning. knitting stockings and glover, also making the sheets and wearing-apparel consumed in the gaol. At Stafford, all the prisoners. excepting those be fore trial, are employed in dressing flax, spinning. weaving cloth for prison clothing, rugs, blankets, knitting major. heading pins fur the Birming ham manufacturers, shoemaking, tailoring,. and grinding corn. At Lewes house of correction. the prisoners are emplu}ed in deeming flax and beating hemp. In the house of correction at Warwick, work appears to be curried ou with much spirit and in dustry. The mill for grinding corn employs twenty men or upwards, mud from s bakehouse ad joining supplies of excellent bread are regularly cotpveyed to this and the county gaol, and the saving to the county from this •lone is estimated at some hundreds of pounds per 8111111111. Wire drawing is also cerriell on, and the 'prisoners per form the whole process. They are also employed in a woollen manufacture, which is very successful. Hugs, blankets, horse-cloths, carnets, girth., and other coarse articles, are alpo merle. The females are chiefly employed i i spinning and carding wool. At Devizes, some of the plisimerm. in their work ing -cells, are employed 111 knitting their own stock ing., milking gloves, shoes, straw hats, weaving shirting, blanketing, and cloth. Another class of prisoners is employed et various kinds of work for the use of the prison—tailoring, shoemaking, &c. There is a coru-mill, at which sixteen men work at one time. _ . ...._ ........ At Worcester count• gaol, the system of employ. meta is admirable. Every article of dress worn by the prisoners here is made from the raw material ; sacking and bags are the only articles made for sale. Much coin is ground tier!; and so excellent 'save been the effects of the will, that the Maga. trate. are about to erect another. . . . At Wakefield and Beverley. the prisoners have been Wily employed on the extensive works cur►ied nu in the new houses of correction at these places. At Ninthle.cli. Gusvint, Huntingdon. and Louth, mills have becu erected fur the purpose of employ. -s ing.tbe prisoners. although not on the tread-wheel system. It is with great satisfaction the Committee State, that further experience has fully confirmed the hope. entertained of the effect of the tread-mill, described in the Satiety's last Report, as haring been invented by Mr. Cubitt. of Ipswich. To shew the berretts of this description of labirur on the moral conduct of the prisoners. the Com mittee heg to quote the following extract of • letter, which they have received from a very active and intelligent Magistrate of the county of Hert ford : " I feel the greatest satisfaction in being able to assure yen. from own observation, that very comidera Worms t has already taken place. Formerly, permits of all description.. and of all ages, were iudoscriniinutetp usized•together, there bring but one ya r d, a id one day-room. Not having labour of any kind. the time of the pri soners ass by necessity spent in idleness, no re source bring left them but the miserable one of forming plans for future mischief, and instruct ing the less depraved though unhappily will ing learners, in the ways of wickedness and vice. Quarrels also among them were very ire. (pent. All is now changed. The prisoners are divided into four classes. Each class works by itself. nor can any communication between the classes take place. The men. instead of being riotous sod noisy, are (generally speaking) well-behaved. orderly, and quiet. That they go to their daily labour with reluctance must be con fessed, for they have • horror of the mill, and would sooner undergo, as they all declare, any fatigue, or suffer any deprivation, than return to the house of correction when once released. As a proof of the truth of this, I have known only one instance of • recommitment since the Ist of last August, when the mill ass set to work. Previous to this, the recommitment of vagrants, as well as of others, was • common thong. Hard labour has, however, effected the cure; and I shall be griev ously mistaken if more than a very few ever return, after one month's trial in our present bridewell." This gentleman adds—" It is gratifying to me to be able to report two cases of notorious poachers. as well as bad men, who were committed for three months for not prying the penalty after conviction ; but who, in consequence of extreme contrition and good conduct, were. at the intercession of the cler gyman of the parish, released before the expiration of their term of punishment; and upon leaving the house of correction they declared that they had been completely brought to their senses ; spoke with gratitude of the benefit they had derived from the advice of the chaplain ; and promised, upon their return to their perisholims •shey would go to their minister, express their thanks for his Interceding for them ; and moreover, that they would for the future attend their duty regularly at church." It is pleasing to add that these promises have been faithfully performed. The mill at Bury gaol has continued to produce the best effects. The calendar in the last year was very light; and this reduction of the commitments has been attributed to the introduction of hard la- . boor into the prison. The prisoners dread the work. Shortly after the erection of the mill, • man was committed, in default of the payment of a pe nalty : lie had not been in confinement many days, before he told the Governor that if he was to be put to the mill he might as well pay the money. as he could but work hard out of prison ; he accordingly applied to his friends to assist him, paid the money, and was discharged. But classification, however extended, and em ployment, however constant, cannot alone be ex• pected to reclaim the guilty. As reformation of character must be grounded on religious principle, so no system of prison discipline can be efficacious, in which religious instruction does not form a pro minent part. If the diffusion of relieious knowledge be inclis. pensable to the well.being of society, how much is its importance inc►eased iu • gaol, where the mo tires to good conduct are less powerful ; " where the awe of the public eye is lost, and the power of the law is spent ?" The necessity of an essential change in this branch of prison management will be at once evident, by referring to the defective nature of the existing arrangements. In some pri- P9lO, particularly iu gaols under corporate juris dictions, uo divine service whatever is performed ; in many, the labours of the clergyman are confined to the performance of service once on the Sunday ; and even in the best-regulated prisons, will' few exceptions, prayers are read but occasionally during the week. CID such limited services be expected to make a deep irnpre•sion on characters, merry of whom are of the most hardened dispositions, and de void of all previous instruction P There are few stations more eminently useful than that of a Chaplain to a prison. His duties are numerous. They require the entire application of his talents, and surrender of his time. There is one indispensable qualification for the office : he must not only feel deeply concerned for the welfare of his charge, but be able to convince them that his earnest arid zealous efforts are devoted to their best inte►ests. This is indeed the grand secret by which the affections of the vicious may be gained : coer cion may often he necessary to restrain the violent, firmness mina be employed to subdue the obdu rate; but there are occasions when all other means will prove inefficient, and when the mild offices of benevolence will alone prevail. Kindness will then be found to act as • moral talisman—" the key that open the wicket to the human heart." The ties which usually subsist between • pastor and his flock are much more strong and binding in a prison community. Here the Chaplain alone is the representative of religiuu, the sole herald of truth, consolation, and peace. Neglected by him, what other means has the prisoner of deriving instruc tion P Thar deprivation is particularly felt by the minified and possibly innocent, end by hiss who is committed fur his first offence ; for whilst his ias prisooment necessarily places him iu corrupt society, how awful the responsibility ! And, how effeclios is the consideration riot the prisons of Great Bra. tam are *Schist is religious iseeretetiew to so ex tent that is deeply injurious to the best interests of human nature, mad most disgraceful to the profess lion of a Christian country. The Committee find that, in France, this subject has excited much attention among the friends to prison discipline; end the views which are stated in the Report of the Prison Society of Paris upon this subject, will be read with much interest, in the Appendix. They justly observe, that it is contrary to common sense, that the chaplain of a gaol should only perform the offices of religion two or three times a week ; and that if the prisoner has no oppor tunity of learning end valuing the character of his Minister, and of observing the effects of religion in his life, it can scarcely be expected that he can re gard casual instruction with interest, or respect the observance of the duties which he enjoins. They recommend, also, that Ministers of different de nominations of Christians should be 'admitted into the prisons, with full liberty to communicate in struction, in order that every prironer may have en opportunity of learning the way of amendment. The Committee cannot refrain from extracting from the Report of the Paris Society, the interesting anecdote of the excellent Pe►e Jutarsony, who being sent by the Consul at Algiers to minister to the slaves, fixed his residence in their prison ; and, during a period of thirty yews, never (pitied his port. Being compelled to repair to France for a short periud, he returued again to the prison, and at length resigned his breath in the midst of those for whose interests he had laboured, and who were dearer to him than life. In offering these observations, the Committee beg that they may not be understood to convey the slightest reflection on any Gentleman who may now fill the office of Prison Chaplain. The evils of which the Committee complain are well known to arise from defect of legislation ; the remu neration authorised by law being so inadequate as to reader it iiecessary that the Chaplain should undertake other professional duties. The Prison Bill now before Parliament has, however, provided in some degree, a remedy, as will be seen in • sub. sequent part of this Report, by authorising such allowances as will enable the Chaplain to de vote his whole time and attention, exclusively, to the duties of the prison to which be is ap pointed. In many prisons, the instruction of the pri soners in reeding and writing has been attended with exce lent effects. Schools have been form ed at Bedford, Durham, Chelmsford, Winches ter, Hereford, Maidstone, Leicester House of Correction, Shrewsbury, Warwick, Worcester, &c. Much valuable assistance l.aa been derived in this department from the labours of respectable indivi duals, especially females, acting under the sanc tion of the Magistrates, and direction of the chaplain. There are indeed many matters, in which the interests of the prisoner are nearly con nected, which, although incapable of being made the subject of direct legislation, are of consider able importance—works of usefulness, in which the Magistrates, Chaplain, or Governor cannot be ex pected to engage; but in the performance of which • Visiting Association might be rendered highly beneficial. No one will dispute the benefit of such labours, who has witnessed the admirable exertions of Mrs. Fry and her benevolent associates. The Ladies' Committees visiting Newgate, and In Scotland but little change has taken place during the past year in the geoeral condition u( the prisons. Many of the buildings are old and defective, and the iniudicioue construction of others precludes the introduction of a salutary "stew of prison discipline. There is reason to hope, from communicating, which have been received, that a society for dif. fusing information on the subject in that part of the kingdom, will, at no distant period, be formed rt. Edinburgh ; a measure which is essentially needed. and could not fail to be productive of much good. The judicious system of employment carried on it the bridewell at Glasgow is particularly deoerving of notice. During the last three years, the profits arising from the labour of the prisoners have so nearly defrayed all the charges of the estahlt.h meat, that the annual expense of each prisoner has not exceeded ten shillings. The particulars aro inserted to the Appendix. The Committee have much pleasure in stating. that a warm interest oo the subject of prison dis. cipline has been ezcited in the sister kingdom, nod principally by the indef a ti ga bl e l a b ours o t! the Dublin Association for the improvement of prisons. • society which was formed in the year 1818, unw der the patronage of the Right Honourable Charles Grant, whose enlightened zeal in promot ing this object entitles him to the gratitude of his country. In obtaining information on the state of th• gaols, the Committee of this Association have been much indebted to the members of the Irish bar, who have given Reports of the various prisons in their circuits ; and from answers to a series of quer.- tions which have been circulated, the Association have, within the short space of two years, procured accounts of the couditioo of uearly every gaol in Ireland. This investigation has given publicity to many scenes of suffering. Of one gaol, the Committee write, •• We found some of the prisoners lying on straw. In one cell, 75 feet by 7 feet, three nun slept every night. In every part the dirt was mo•t disgusting. The want of classification is horrible in its effects. The worst felons are seised with those guilty, and even accused only of petty misdemeanors. Great numbers must have passed through this gaol within the last few years; cosh ma►► forced into temporary contact with •ice, in its most abandoned form, and then sent house to spread tip pollution through his family and neigh bourhood." Of another prison they say, " It is scarcely t,o - aible to conceive a combination of comics less c.,1,•t.- lated to correct, and more liable to corrupt holy and mind, than that *Melt this ga..l eslutut . Committal to it inflicts an immediate a. d a ticaty I punishment, which, through disease, may amount to actual privation of life." Adverting to another gaol, it is remarked. " Be yond locking up the prisoners in their sleeping cella, no means of separation err affordtd fur either males or females. debtors or felons, old or young, tried or untried ; and the melancholy effects use daily visible in corrupting the innocent, and harden ing the criminal. Instances are by no means rate, of persons committed for venial misdemeanors. when turned out, becoming confirmed ritiroden.." To these accounts the Committee might add others equally revolting, but it is unnecessary to du so ; they will, therefore, submit a few of the many improvements which have taken place is the pri,oos of Ireland, and which have, is several instances, been effected principally by the medium of Visiting Committees. (For contiosiotien no last p.m) LI