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THE GALLERY will be OPENED -on MONDAY next, the 21st instant, with a COLLECTION of the WORKS of the ANCIENT MASTERS. .Mr. WEST'S '''TeRE of •‘ CHRIST HEALING the SICK," will also he placed in the Gallery, With a Proof to chew the advanced Da t e of th e Pl ate , an d w hi c h Mr. HEATH has assured the irectors shall be completed before the Ist of July next. - By Order, JOHN YOUNG, Keeper. CITY OF LONDON NATIONAL SCHOOLS.—On.- SUNDAY NEXT, May 9.n, TWO SERMONS will be preached in BEHALF of this INSTITU TION, at the United Parishes of ST. MARY WOOLNOTEI and ST. MARY WOOLCHURCH HAW, Lombard street; that in the Morning by the Rev. lIFNRY GODFREY, A.M. President of Queen's College, Cambrike ; and that in the Evening by the Rev. JOSIAH PRATT, 8.D., F.A.I , Minis ter of Whe-ler Chapel, Spital-square, Lecturer at St. Mary d ° "lmith and St. Mary NVoolchutch I-law, and Lady Ca/la irs Wednesday Evening Lecturer at St. Lawrence,Jewry. — ivine Service will commence at. Eleven o:Cloch. ROBERT HESKETH, M.A., Secretar ROYAL FREEMASONS' CHARITY FOR FEMALE CHILDREN. .111 IE GOVERNORS of this INSTITU TION are respectfully informed, that a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT will be holden on THURSDAY, the `7lSt Nlay Instant, at the SCHOOL HOUSE, at Twelve n'Clock precisely, for the purpose of ELECTING a COL LECTOR to the CHARITY, in the place of Mr. G. PAR hEkt, resigned. Candidates for that Office are requested to apply to the House Committee at the School House, on Thursday, the 24th inst. at Eleven o'Clock, when they will hr apprised of the Termsand Conditions required from them. By order of the Committee, JOHN HAIR, Secretary. CONTRACTS FOR COALS AND CANDLEti. Commissariat Department, Treasury •Chamhers, 14th May, 1821. SUCH PERSONS as are desirous of con tr.cting with the Agent for Commissariat Supplies, to runtish for Twelve Months, -trout the 24th June next, such Quantities of Coals and Candles as may from time to time he required, for the under-mentioned Barracks, may receive P articulars of the Contracts 4:1 applying at this Office be tween 't tie hours of Ten and Four ; to Deputy Conimissary- General Yonng at. Edinburgh ; and to the respective Bar rack Masters in the Islands,of Guernsey, Jersey, and Alder u"Y. and deliver their Tenders at this Office, as follows, viz. Tenders for supplying Coals, scaled up, and marked Tender for Coals," until Twelve o'Clocii on Tuesday, the Stli June. 'lenders for supplying Candles, sealed np, 'and marked " Tender tot Candles," until Twelve o'Clock on Thursday the 7th June ; but no proposal, either for Coals or Candles, will he noticed, unless made on or annexed to A printed Particu 14r, and the Prices inserted in words at knoll ; Our unless ;1 letter be subjoined to such proposal from Two Persons of known property, engaging to become hound with the party tendering in the sum expressed in the Particulars, for the :due performance of the Contract.. If Tenders are,stnt by Post, the Postage must be paid. Each of th e following,Connties. to be "tenderea for•sepa ‘-ttlY, ad all the Baontract,n rracks i (except the each of thes ßarrackse Comitiesin tPorto be ~t ' Plilied u nder one C;- 2 4- tlreet and the Regent's Park, which are to be supplied COOS under a separate Contract), viz. Bet ks, Devon, . -I.. ” e xs Ha . nts, Kent, Middlesex, Sussex, and the Isle of Vvight. S" ••eparate Tenders and Contracts to he made and entered sr to fr each. of tire Barracks at the following Places, viz. ec im o , Chester, Macclesfield, .Stockport, Pendennis, sr uro,"(Candles only, Carlisle, Dorchester. (bandies , % 'eYrrlnlith, Sunderland, Stapleton, Isle of Man. Manchester, . 4 laclibu rn and Bolton,. Burnley, Rochdale, Norwich, Yar n? ith, Ne wcastle-npon-Tyne, Northampton, Nottingham, Vilford, Taunton, Ipswich. Landgnard Fort, Croydon, Kew, i rmitigham, Coventry. Hull, and Leeds and Halifax, Hud dersfield, Sheffield, Xork, and Scarhorongh. The 13arracks in Nort h Britain at which Newcastle or Sun derland Coals are used, to be tendered for together; and the other B arr acks in North Britain in which Scotch Coals are U ‘e- 11 , to be in like manner tendered fur and supplied under one Contract. - All the U4rrarhs in the three Islands of Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney, to be suppind under one Can►tract. • TO BE SOLD BY Arcnay. BY Mr SOTHEBY, at his Eloise, %Vellington-Street, Wa terloo-Bridge, Strand, on THURSL?:IY, Nlay 23, 1821, 4 "ti Twelve foliuwing Days (titinday excepted), at Twelve VClock, PART I. of rrnE Extensive LIBRARY of his Excel . 'ern? the CARDINAL FESCH, particularly rich in .Ibbatial and Local Ecclesiastical History; Royal and Noble (.:"ealogics ; Versions of the Scriptures; Sacred Philology ; ~,, , 1 " elIs; Works of the Fathers; Theohyty; Canon and Ci yrt Ancient History and Biography; together with Early Printed Rooks and Chronicles. 2 : 4 ," be viewed on M o nd a y. Mav 9.1, and Catalogues (price I , ' ) To he now had atthe Place of Sale ; of Mr. Parki!r, Ox- E, Mr. Thorne, Cambridge; Messrs Constable and Co., N ) stuifttittrgh ; and Messrs. Hn4 es and M'Arthur, llublint SUSSEX AND HANTS. I° be SOLD 'he AUCTION, 'by Mr. WELLER, (in Twelve • Lots,) by the direction of the Assignees, and with the con sent of the Mortgagees of Mr. Edward Tollervey, on MONDAY, the 21st of May, 181, at the GEORGE INN, Polusmouni, at Twelve o'Clock, the folluwilig VA LUABLE 'ESTATES A Most truly desirable PROPERTY called 11 LUMLEY-IC . LT., almost dust' to the (anal . -of Ems *:""h. admirably s it ua t e d f or th e H ome , C oa it cog , an d Fo '"gn Commerce, in the heart of a rich Corn Country; a trade 01 considerable magnitude has - been corrduCted on this spot .fur near a century : it is a Stream Mill of uncommon and amost unceasin g p ower : w ill gr i n d 50 l oa d o f w h e a t per . e ek ; capacious Stores, a very extensive Malthouse, Threshing Machine, Biscuit Manufactory, Ovens and Stores, t o is attached, a very capital Residence, with delight lul pleasure grounds, a large walled garden, conservatory, ' ,*h 'erYs orchards, planted with the most choice carriage shvuse, stables, pigg er i es , a detached • biscuit bakery, with even and a quarter acres of exce ll en t wa t er mea d ow . Th e seite of the Mansion, Mill, Pleasure Grounds and Meadow, 18 acres 1 pole. Lumley Mill is half a mile from Emsworth, •7 from Chichester, •2 from Havant, ;tnd 1 I front Portsmouth. Also Adjoining, 22i Acres of Excellent Water Meadow. A FREEHOLD ESTATE adjoining, .with Agricultural Buildings Brick kil n s, Piggery and 57.1 acres of excellent Arable -and Meadow - Land. A COPPICE and FURZE FIELD, ilacres. A Brick and Tiled RESIDENCE, With a -coruplete Fell-. .monger's yard. An excellent MEADOW, two Cottages and Gardens, two, Wtarfs, w i t h W orkshops, Dwelling House, &c. k r FREEHOLD ES FATE, called OLD PARK, in the F°- rest of Here o untaining 100 Statut e A cres , w i t h Agr i eu lt u i a l oings. I:BEEHOLD COPSE, about 7 Acres. ~,_%ixeled Particul ars may h e had at the George, Portsmouth; Con,ort; Red Lion. Fareharn; Bugle..Titelifield ; 'ins, Sou t ham p t ; King's Arms, Godahning ; White ^T r ildford Libraries Brighton, Worthing, • and Bog nor• . A0:.,,N,1.e..5.q5. Sewell and Hearne, Solicitors, Isle of Might ;. r and Messrs. Kirkman, Solicitors, London ; .C!achtster tu n and- Fuller, Solicitors; and of Mr. 11'elter, • CU'T'TING TICKETS for the SECOND DAY of DRAWING of the THIRDJ,OTTERY for the Year 1830. LOTTERY-OFFICE, SOMERSET-PLACE, May 12, 1821. THE MANAGERS and DIRECTORS of the LOTTERIES do hereby give Notice, That Nurn berg of Tickets and 'Air:ties thereof in all 'preceding Lotteries may be examined at this Office every day, (Sundays exeepted3 between the hours of Ten and Three, with their Registers of Benefits and Blanks. And the said Managers and Directors do hereby give further Notice, that the♦ will cut off the Benefit Tickets to be drawn un the second day of drawing of the Third of those Lotteries for the year 1820, on Thursday, the 7th day of June next, into Box B. at Eleven o'Clook in the morning. And the said Managers Hud Directors do hereby also give further Notice, that they will attend arid oversee the Drawing of the said Second Dav of the said Third Lottery for 1820, on Th►►rsday, the 14th day of June next, ai.Coopere Hall, in Basinghall-street, within the City of London. W EST INDIA DOCKS.—Whereas various v•V PARCELS of GOODS. impored prior to the 31st De cember, 1318, are now lcinr in the AVest India Docks. the, charges on which have not been paid; 'the Court. of Directors iherefore hereby `ice Notice, thatotolcssthe tales andeharges tine upon the said Goods are paid up within two months from this date, they will be brought to Public Sale to defray the • same.' By order of the Court, H. LONGLANDS, Sec. West India Dock-house, May 4, 1821. PUBLICATIONS. This Day was published, Quarto, lOs. 6d. THE NORTH GEORGIA GAZETTE an d WINTER CHRONICLE, a Newspaper that was esta blished on board the Ships employed in the. Discovery of a North West Passage, edit, d By Captain EDWARD SABINE-. - R. A. Printed for John Murray, Albemarle-street. • This Day was published , in fools ca p.'s vo . pr i ce 7s . T HE GARDEN of FLORENCE; and Other Poems. By JOHN HAMILTON: London Printed for Job n Warren, Old Bond street. This Day was published, in Bro. price 14s. OLIVER - CROMWELL and HIS TIMES. By THOMAS CROMWELL. With a Portrait, from an Original Painting in the Author's possession a Fac-Simile of Cromwell's Signature and Seal to the Warrant for Beheading Charles I.; Original Memoirs of his Desc'endants'; Letters, and other interesting Do cuments. Printed for John Warren, Old Bond-street. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. SONS OF THE CLERGY. The Anniversary Meeting of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy took place yesterday at St. Paul's Cathedral ; and scarcely ever did we see a more numerous and highly re spectable an assemblage. This Society was formed in the year 1749; the establishment happily increasing as became more generally known, has now attained a considerable degree of prosperity ;- and a spacious and healthy mansion has, within the last few years, been erected in the neighbourhood of the Re gent's Park, for the reception of more than one hundred and sixty poor orphans of Clergymen, till of age to be put ap prentice, and where they are clothed, maintained, and educated. The Society since its institution has received into its schools more than 600 children of both sexes, most of whom have been apprenticed out to useful employments. The number at pre sent on the establishment, owing to the inadequacy of the funds, does not exceed 100. - At an early hour St. Paul's Church-yard was filled with car riages, and notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the wea ther, a great number were pressing to the Cathedral, and be fore twelve o'clock it was excessivly crowded, and numbers of respectable individuals were necessitated to crowd into the side ailes. The choir was admirably arranged, and at an early period the gentlemen consisting of the musical department took their various' stations. _ At twelve o'clock the Right Min. the Lord Mayor, accom panied by several of the Aldermen, the Sheriffs, &c. attended by the City Marshals, Marshelmen, &c. ...rived in full state, and was met at his entrance by the Stewards, Bishops, and the Prebendaries •of the Church. His Royal - Highness the Duke of Gloucester followed, accompanied by his Aides-de- Camp. His Royal Highness looked remarkably well.; he was dressed in uniform, and decorated with various orders.— On his entrance he was received with due honours and re spect by all connected with the proceedings of th e d a y, an d was conducted in the following order to the stall prepared for him :- City Marshals, in full uniform ; Marshalmen, two and two ; Sword-bearer ; Mace-bearer ; the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, his train supported ; his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester ; ,several. 'Bishops in their robes, two and two ; Clergymen, two and ; the Sheriffs ; other ofticerS, and the Pre bendaries of the Church. His Royal Highness and•his Aides de-Camp were conducted to a stall on the right, and the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs opposite, on the left side, the Bishops, &c. •in the pews on each side. The stalls and galleries were crowded with rank and beauty. On their being seated, the music commenced with the Det— tingen Te •Deum, and was executed in a style .of superior skill and excellence. The various parts were 'sung by Messrs. Clarke, Goulden, Vaughan, Hawes, &c. and• 'had a won derful effect. The Jubilate, and an anthem by Handel, were afterwards executed in a masterly manner, and were suc ceeded by an anthem 'composed •for the occasion by Doctor Boyce. The whole of the .music concluded with Handel's grand Coronation Anthem and chorus. The trumpet was exe cuted by Mr. Harper with such skill and taste, that it excited a feeling bordering on electricity. After the church service was over, his Royal Highness the'. Duke Of Gloucester, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, &c. &c. were conducted from their stalls with the same ceremony as they were introduced. The throng in the Cathedral was so very great that many ladies fainted, but every care their state required was immedi ately given them. The collection at the doors amounted to £236 is. 6d. THE DINNER.—The company proceeded from the Cathe dral to Merchant Taylors' -Hall, where a dinner was provided` for them. At five o'clock. about 150 persons sat down to par:.; take of a sumptuous - entertainment ; the Lord Mayor in -the; Chair, supported on the right by his Royal Highness the Duke; of -Gloucester, and on•the - left by the Archbishop of Canter-' bury. We also noticed amongst the company the following per- ; ,sonages:--Lord Erskine, Lord Somers, -the - Archbishop of; Canterbury, Bishops of London, Ely, Salisbury, Witlches-: ter, Landaff, Chester, Lincoln, Bangor, Worcester, St. Asaph, Gloucester, and Sodor and ;Ilan, Sir James Saumarez, the Re corder, the Chamberlain, Mr. Justice Park, Sir Thomas 'Tyr whist, and Aldermen Hunter, Rothwe]l, -and .Sir Charles- Flower. On the cloth being removed, " Non Nobis•Dmnine"; was sung by Messrs. Hawes, Taylor, Barclay, Goulden, Tetts, &c. . The-usual toasts were then •giv - ..). On the health of the Duke of Gloucester being drank, he rose and returned thanks, and assured the company that.he was - anxious for the welfare of the Institution, which deserved support and patronage above• all-others. The • heaths of the Lord Mayor, Archbishop oft' Canterbury, Bishop of London, &c. &c. -were- drunk, and: speeches of thanks-were delivered in return. The professional; Gentlemen - entertained the company with some delightful har..! mony, and at a seasonable hour the company separated,•after: having contributed towards the support-of the Charity. BRITISH AND .tiCIIOOL SOCIETY. The SiAteenth - Anniversary Meeting Of this truly patriotic . Society, and its fiienrls and supporters, was held yesterday in Freemasons' 114, Great Queen-street. The hall and all the galleries were at an early hour crowded to excess, and a consid. erable number Of persons were unable to obtain admission.— The six rows of seats immediately in front of the platform were exclusively filled by Ladies, among whom were recognized many of. rank, and distinguished for their uniform supp ort Benevolent Institutions. At little before one o'clock his Royal. Highness the Duke of SUSSEX entered, aecompa - lied by his Highness the Prince of Madagascar, who was attended by his Secretary and Interpre ter. The Royal Duke was greeted with considerable appiause.. On taking the Chair his. Royal Highness explained the objects of the Institution, and read a letter of apology from his Grace the Duke of Bedford, who was unabla to be present at the meeting business of importance having compelled him to leave London yesterday morning. The letter contained an inclosure of 1001. tlie•ainount of his Grace's annual subscription. The report was then read by the Rev. Mr. CLAYTON, Se-. cretary, and gave a very long and detailed account of the one rations of the Society in almost an 'parts of the world The `bl - is an abstract In London, during the last year, additional Schools have been established on the plan recommended by- the Society, and a considerable. augmentation 'has also taken place in the num ber of ;Schools throughout the kingdom. In Ireland upwards of 600 Schools are established on the plait of mutual instruc tion, and the number of pupils amoltat, at present, to more than 60,000. The same mode of education is extensively followed in Scotland. The number of Schools increases withiiirprising rapidity in France, through the judicious zeal of the " Society for the Improvement of Elethental Instruction at Paris," and' are liberally cherished by the. civil authorities. According to the last Annual Report of the Society of Paris, nearly 1500 Schools have been established in that country, and cons in wards of 160,000 pupils. In Germany, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark, the number of Schools on the British and Foreign system are annually increasing, as also in various parts of Italy, in Spain, and Portugal. Several gratifying , communications from the United States were also read. In that country nearly all the Public Schools are on the plan 'of the Society. From Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video, the Committee -hare received most pleasing intelligence. Through the indefatigable labours of their agent, Mr. Thompson, the Society's plan of education was become very popular, and numbers of Schools had adopted it. In the . East Indies, the South Sea Islands, and even along the co a sts of Java and China, Schools were established on this plan. The Report, which was very voluminous, stated many other pleasing and important facts. - • The Rev. GEORGE BENDER moved that the Report be re ceived, printed, and circulated, under the direction of the Com mittee, which was seconded by Mr. Harrington, recently-ar rived rom the East Indies, and unanimously agreed to. The Rev. Ro wt. AN D HILL proposed the second ResOlution, which was one of thanks to his Majesty for his liberal patron age of the Institution, and for his munificent annual donation. This Resolution was seconded by Mr. Allan, of the Society of Friends, and carried with considerable applause. The Rev. Mr WAULYN, Chaplain to the King of Sweden, in an impressive address, moved the thanks of the meeting to their Royal 'Highnesses the Duke of Sussex, and Prince Leo pold. The Vice-President of the Jewish Schools seconded the motion, which was carried with acclamation. _ _ _ • The Duke of StSSEX, in the name of his relative, Prince Leopold, and in his own, begged leave to return their sincere thanks for the manner in which the meeting had received the vote just passed. He believed that no person had the interest of the Society so much at heart as his illustrious relative, who, he observed, was anxious to support this and every other Institution of interest to the cause of Charity, from his sense of the obligations that he was under to this country, from his own feelings, and from conscientious motives of what his lamented Consort would have done had she been alive.—(Applause..)—For himself, he had been brought up in the principles of general toleration, and there fore supported those principles which had ,placed his family on the throne.—(Cheers.)—ln respect to Societies like the pre sent, there would be difF.erent opinions; but in the main part all must agree.--(Applause.)—He never fesred any danger; but when he saw. it, he grappled with it, relying on Providence. —(Cheers.)--So• long as this was England, toleration must exist; and nothing but the subversion .of the present order of things could prevent it.—(Cheers.)-.—His Royal Highness then adverted, in proof r of what he said, to the presence of Prince Ratafe. He believed education on a limited scale was bad, .and assigned his reason for not supporting the " Na tional Schools," and observed, that he supported the Irish and Jewish Schools from conscientious motives.—(Loud cheers.) — After making some other general observations, his Royal High ness concluded by expressing his fear that he had trespassed too long on the attention of the meting. The Royal Chairman then sat down, amidst loud and repeated applause. A Reverend Gentleman moved the thanks of the meeting to Prince Ratafe, for honouring the meeting with his presence. The motion, on being seconded, was carried with acclamations.. Prince RATAFE, through the medium of his Interpreter, re turned thanks. Several other Gentlemen then addressed the meeting, which did not separate till near five o'clock.—A collection was made at the doors. • THE DINNER.—In the evenir. - - there was a dinner at the Freemasons' Tavern. The company consisted principally of the Committee and Mlle of. he active friends of the Institution. After the cloth had been .removed, the Chairman, Dr. Cot.- LIER, rose, and after a few observations expressive of the gra titude they owed his Majesty for the countenance and support Which he afforded the Institution, proposed—" The King ;" drank With applause. The next toast was—" The Queen and Royal Family. '—The CHAIRMAN said, lie was sure the com pany would be happy to drink the health of three personages, who were worthy of being associated—The Du chess of Kent, the Duke of Sussex, and Prince Leopold. In the course of the evening some useful suggestions were thrown out by several'of the Gen tlemen present, particularly with' regard to Monthly Reports, which would bring the Institution more frequently before the public; and the Chairman said, he 'had no doubt when its merits were fully known, the Society would receive more ex tensive support. He regretted to state, that at present there was a deficiency in their funds, but he was sure it would not long exist if Gentlemen present would exert themselves to in crease the subscription list. The company separated at an early hour. HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY. The second:Annual Meeting of the above Institution was :held at the City.of London Tavern on Monday last, Thomas Wilson,.Esq. in the Chair. Previous to the .commencem;nt of business, the great room in whiCh the 3leiting• was to be held was so thronged, while numbers were still advancing lowards it, that* was thought expedient to open the largest room on the first floor for the accommodation of those who could not be received above; _Robert Humphrey Marten, Esq., presided.— The Report was read in both room's, :i . na various resolutions were passed by the Meeting, congratulating the .tiociety.on_its .progress, and pledging themselves to increased exertions on.its -behalf. Several Gentlemen addressed the Meeting.* The col lection, including life and annual subscriptions, amounted to about £240, anrding the meet gratifying evidence of the lively interest which the Meeting felt in the objects of the society. NATIONAL EDUCATION. Wednesday - the Annual Examination of 'the National So ciety's Central Schools, Baldwin's-gardens, took place in pre sence of the Archbishop of Canterbury (in the Chair), and a numerous and highly respectable attendance of spectators, among whom we.noticed the following •. • Bishops of. London, Bangor, Salisbury and.family,St.Asaph and family, 'Exeter, Gloucester, and Worcester ; Lord Kenyon and family, and Lord Bolton ; Sir laine.S Langion, . Mr. and Mrs. Round, .Mrs. F..-Marriott, and :Mr-Joshua. Watson and family; Drs. Gray, Moore, Shepherd, •Burrower, Prosser and family, Bell, Niralnisley, and the lion. and .Rev. G. Neville, Head of Magdalen'College, Cambridge. Besides the children of the National .School, there were— boys , knd girls from the Clergy Orphan School, accompanied by Miss lroods, and' the Rev. Mr. Wharton; boys from the Welsh School ; `;•ids, Mrs. .frarwood ; 'boys. from the:National , Free School, Hackney ; ditto 'lslington National School ; .ditto Poplar National Free School; ditto St. Clement's Danes Na. tional School; the whole of the Adult Orphan InStitution, panied by Miss Williams ; boys from the Greenwich School boys and girls from St. Andrew's, llolborn ; boys from St. Martin's National School ; ditto St. Pancras National School. Several 'classes of boys and girls.were examined, , eralin g , with the highest class, of each school. It was comluctt: by his Grace' the Archbishop of .Canterbury chiefly, aided, .accoraing to the' principles of tire natiobal System, by the teacher and aiSistrint; Child of each class. The upper 'class of boys was examined inj a strikingly . impressive.manner by. the Ilev...Dr. Shepherd, City Incumbent. 1 • T . ,•, • 410 FOR THE SUN. ON PRISONS.--(No. IV.) MR. EDlTOR— Classifi cation and inspection being admitted as the basis of prison discipline, I shall proceed to detail my ideas on Gaol police, but the requisite regulations under this denomina tion are so multifarious, that my letter may be ex tended beyond its usual limits, in which case I request your indulgence for a little more space in your interesting publication. A competent person being selected as Gaoler, the next object is to engage assistants of humane but firm dispositions, individuals we ll reconi- mended as sober, honest, steady, and if possible of some education ; they ought not to be under twenty-five, or above forty years of age at, the time .of engaging, except in very rare instances. Their salary should be liberal, but not profuse, 'enough to keep them above bribery or meanness, enough to make . them value their situation, but not sufficient to elevate them beyond their sphere : the County being thus provided will, through the visiting Justices, communicate a system of, prison government or police to the gaoler, who, if he understands his duty, will diligently adhere to, the rules. for his direction, never venturing an opinion unless desired by his superiors to do so ; hithertoit has been the misfortune of the country , (with few exceptions) to app o i n t i m p ro p er per sons to this important service, and therefore it behoves the Magistracy to be exceedingly c:lre ful not to leave discretionary power in the hands of their servants; the gaoler should act to the letter his instructions ; a good ser- . vant will not require more, a bad one is not to be trusted : supposing the prison_ building secure,. the next step is the preservation of the prisoners' health. It must be remembered that disease sel dom originates in well conducted gaols, and that much of the illness which rages there is intro duced by new corners ; but this may be effectually prevented, if prejudice will give way to humanity. I am aware that some cersons think it cruel t o take the dress from a man cominitted for trial;and oblige him to wear prison clothing ; it is called depredation before guilt be established; but surely such sophistry will vanish if we reflect that there is so much presumption of guilt as to confine the person, that in the event of honourable acquittal he has his remedy against the prosecutor, that his prison dress is different from that worn by con victed prisoners, that4fis wearing the county clothes is the means of preventing his fellows receiving contagious disease, that if acquitted he will, on his return to society, have his own cloath ing without injury, and .consequently that his pri vation has been reduced as much as possible con sistent with the public good ! Surely, Sir, such reasons are sufficient. to warrant the coun- ty clress being invariably used in. the , Com mon wards of our gaols, without fear of censure from the thinking part of the commu nity. I say nothing about prison dress preventing escape, vigilance being the best antidote in this particular : on the entrance of a prisoner he should be admitted to a reception-cell, be ex amined by the Surgeon, clothed and passed into his class, where he mill soon he informed that the mode of treatment is ,in proportion to con duct. The day after admission the prisoner should be put to moderate work (all persons in custody with the exception of those committed on a charge of mitqler ought to labour), and his conduct be strictly watched, so as to enable the assistants to discover .his disposition, and report accordingly to -the Gaoler, who should enter such remarks in the character-book. These suggestions do not apply to debtors or other , prisoners than those in the common :cards qi the gaol; to the former, or the unfortunate gen tleman on a criminal charge, far other treatment is necessary ; as moderate labour in this instance is not proposed as punishment, but as the best re gulator of the mind of the lower orders, which will be further, explained in my_letter on that subject. It should be an invariable rule that every ling in the gaol be regulated by the hell, hat the cells be opened at s,un-rise not earlier hats a certain hour, and locked at sun-set, not later than a given time ; this regulation will afford the prisoner leisure for reflection, and introduce him to habits of regularity, which will produce cheerful industry. It is not my intention to dilate on the duties of the Surgeon •or Chaplain; suffice that the first should attend every day, and •the other as .fre quently aspossible,not so'much to read service and then leave the prison, as to confer with the pri- s•oners i❑ 'private, gain their confidence, and be come (if 1. .may use the expression) their friend ! As to prisoners receiving visits, I would recom mend .that .previous to trial stated hours should be fixed for the purpose, with the exception of their .Solicitors, who ought to be admitted . at any .reasonable time; but convicted ..pri soners ought to be entirely cut off from .all external communication, unless dangerous ill ness, certified by the.surgeon, warrantsdifferent treatment. This is The law of the land*, but has in many.instanceS been suffered .to remain a .dead letter ; it cannot . .be expected that ,gaols Will be . places of terror if The convicted felon, or other offender, .be permitted to pass his hour of dalliance when his honest neighbour cannot afford time .for such enjoyment. Fetters - ought-MA:to be used ,except in .case.of attempt to escape, or very. disorderly cotiduct, and even then the gaoler should make an entry in his journal, and report the circumstance to a Magistrate .for his .sanction or rebuke ; the diet for prisoners has .cauSed much .couiroversn, perhapS :the habits o'f (different ..coutitiei .do not • c. 170. PRICE SEVENPENCF. admit a general rule in this particular, but local circumstances will guide a judicious Magistracy ; prisoners should have sufficient plain wholesome food, and the best criterion for the. description is that commonly used by the lower .Orders of their ' neighbourhood; before trial they may receive extra food, but after conviction ought to subsist on the gaol 'allowance, yet, in no case except sickness ought they to be permitted any other beverage than water ; this suggestion, if followed, Will produce a regularity of demeanour not to be Cal culated upon except by those who experience the effect. Swearing should be punished by limit ed solitude ; most of the lower. class, utter oaths because they are impressed with an idea that they are more readily believed if they swear to an as sertion, and I assure you it is - not difficult to convince them of their error. .It should be the rule of a Gaoler never to pardoa au offence, but the punishment ought to be in proportion to the clime.- I understand that there are advocates for empowering the keeper to whip his prisoners,but I trust that such authority will never be sanctioned in this country; hard labour, degradation from One class to,another, distinction of dress, by the introduction of a habit for the purpose of mark ing disorderly individuals, limited restriction of food, - so as not to injure health,. and solitary confinement, are surely sufficient weapons in his hand ; if he requires an auxiliary on particular occaslmis, let him apply to the Magistrates, ,who have very properly a discretion of more coercive means. The Gaoler ought not to be the busy body of his prison ; he should 'obServe the conduct of his 'assistants, 'and receive their •repo - rt .on the va rious subjects of the establishment: it is essen tial that - he should be upheld in his office, and the prisOners should be taught to - ;consider him as one very mtich above the situation of turnkey; but he is to be responsible fOrevery thing within the prispii and ought not to shrink from his trust. It he knows how to draw the line of being sfrict witbont severity, - he will be feared and respected by those under" his charg e , and ultimately have . the gratification .of reclaiming many a wanderer from ruin ; his example ~c ill cause a change far beyond thecontemplation of thoseunacquainted with his situation. Every well regulated prison ought to have its watchman, who should be admitted subsequently . to locking up, and leave the- gaol previous to opening the cells, so that he should neither see or converse with any of the prisoners; be should have access to a bell connected with the Gaoler's chamber, where the alarm-pull ought to be fixed. All ashes, filth, and dirt, ought to be removed from the prison every n:orning—neither ash-pits nor dust-holes should he allowed. . • The above, Sir, are the outlines of prison po lice, the which, if assisted by labour, cannot fait to produce that regularity which must diminish crime, improve the morals of the lOWer order of society, and contribute to the prosperity of the country ; - but prison labour is of such vast im portance, and so intimately connected with gaol discipline, that in my next letter I shall address you upon that subject.---I ain, &c. May 17, 1321. CLAVIGER. •, R " We have been induced by the intereking and important subject of these Letters, to insert them with all convenient speed; and we hope the humane, candid, arid intelligent Writer will publish them in a collected form, when he has concluded them, as they cannot but •be highly conduire to the peace and good order of the country. • CAUTION. TO THE HEAD-MASTERS OF Punic Scnoois.—We sincerely congratulatesthe Public on the vigilance and success i%ith which the So- ciety for the Suppression of Vice," have, at the last Quarter Sessions for Bucti, iteld at Ayles bury, prosecuted to conviction a profligate wretch of the name of Bianchi, an - Italia'', who, under pretence of selling knives, pencils, &c. intro duced among the pupils of one of our Public Schools, snuff-boxes of the most obscene and offensive description. SACIiLLEGE.-Wednesday night, or early yes :e rday tnorning,.soine villains, by ineans of break- ing open one.of the back windows of St. George's German Church, in Little •A,liel.street, C oad man's-fields, entered it, and forced their way into the vestry-room, where they broke open a large iron .chest, which was treble locked, but fortunately contained nothing except .some.pa pers, which they strewed about the floor ; they also burst :open the poor box, which is suppose Ci - have .contained a good .sum of. Money, as ithad not been .opened. since Easter week, s.nd ripped the gold lace from off the beadle's' bat, which, together with the cot - Wet - Its of the Poor ',box, :they carried off. The sehurclywas:entered about four weeks before, it is.supposed bys-the same ip4.rty, and .robbed of:a .large.c arpet ; ,a hearth-rugoable coyer, three plated candlesticks,-a box .of .mould candles, and many other articleF. Tuesday afternoon, at four , o'clocic, a heavy • hower of rain 411, ..which, froth the .of the :hail-stones; hasAont :much inischief to:the ,Mass in ,the garden - near .town. The 'shower was ifol loiVed by li vid lightning and Amid :thunder. .rriela : np . holy :orcuruence ,tn:Sa .turday raor L uing last, ~:rt :the EroWn Inn, kray don,..Surrejc,. 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