The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-19 00:00:00

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.

A general meeting d the magistracy of Middlesex
wee held as Cleekeawell yesteeday for the consideration of
the business of the county. Xt. POW NALL presided.
Oa the repeat of the Lamm sad postal purposes row
mine*, as order was made is the county trimness for the
request of bills, salaries. sad &made to the mount of
13J901. Os. 9d. ; sad the ordiaary rates were mad*.

TREATMENT OF MESSRS. STRAHAN, PAUL. AND
BATES IN THE HOUSE OF DETENTION.—
SUSPENSION OF THE GOVERNOR.
Alter the anal report from the Visiting Jastiees of the
House of Detention had been read and disposed of,
Mr. WOODWARD, the charms of the committee, reed
the following report :—" To her Majesty's Justices, Bce.
Special Report of the Visiting Justices of the Home of
Detention.—lt having some to the knowledge of the visiting
jades" that certain priesson committed on a charge of
sdellemsanour had not bees subjected to the ordinary regu-
lations if the prison, a searching investigatim and inquiry
into all the circumstances wee at once instituted, and the
Visiting Jostles", at the conclusion of their investigatior,
were sarprieed to find from the admiseiona and statements
of the envious officers examined in the mane of the inquiry,
that aseely all the rules laid down by the court foe the
gemnsmeat of the prison, and sanctioned and confirmed, as
usgsbni by law, by the Secretary of State for the Home
Deneetemat, bad been deliberately violated by the governor
red des by several officers, in seine instances by ha impress
IL. is. The Visitiog Junkets are of opinion that the
mesdient tif the governor buboes highly reprehensible, and
they (*slit I. be their duty to lay the whole of the evidence
before the court fur their dasisios.—Cuu. WooDwinD,

insas."

_ or Dirraintow, JOLT 30.
John Sims, deploy governor, says—The governor is
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leave of abeam Just previous to his leaving he told me to
nest the three prisoners, Swahili, Paul, and Bytes, in the
same way in all respects as up to that time they had been
treated. I knew what that,treatmeat was. Visitors to them
wen aindtted at all times of the d.y without being ques-
demeil their names Inure net mended. Os the day after
the pithemen same 1 Or the governor take visitors to their
thee. I have newer taken visitors to their rooms myself.
ham men them admitted, sad I ham mien warders take
OhYw to those prisoners' rooms. I have known the pri-
' One Seabee to he takes tato the governor's house by the
itingilela to see his (Strohm's) wife. The chaplaitt told me
he was going to take Straka* into the house. He said be
bed authority to do so. It was ea let Saterday week. I
have ems either of the penmen go is at say other
time. The three prisoners writhe together; they did so
bears the governor left. They enemies is the governor's
serden, before 12 o'clock. Oa the menios before alluded
ta, Mrs. Straban earns early in the day, and was taken to
Os powereor's house, where she remained with her husband
awl 7in the evening, when guy both went to his
ea, sod she remained there till ten at night. She
this Waned to the governor's house, when she
remalasii all night. That was ow Saturday, and
.h• did not leave until the Suodm evening.
She beesk6ste4 with him in his eell about half_
past 8, and remained all day with him, except while he
was at chapel. She also went to shape), but sat in the
governor's pew. The cell doers of the three prisoners are
left open all day by the goveraor's order. There ars no water-
closets or urinals in the cellsia which they an. 1 have not seen
the other two prisoners la the governor's house. TM
friends of Bates have remained as late as half-past Bat
eight. The p number of visitors daily has been about
four to each primmer. The provisions have been of the
ordinary kind. They have wine. I have taken the three
up to Bow-street for examination. The prism I then left
with )the senior warder. The cab hire is charged to the
ease. The governor told me to pay it. He said he bed
set made out his bill yet. The letters of the three prisoners
mat out and also those sent in to them are not examined.
I asked the governor whether I was to open their letters.
He said No. I, seeing the governor take down visitors,
aid that the prisoners were nested differently, did not in.
lerfete. When I spoke to warder Forth about allowing
the three prisenen to exercise together, and converse toga
thee, he said he bud the governor's order for it.
asthma's! P. Forth says—l am a warder. The prisoner
Bates came In on the 20th of Jane, and went into the
lafirmary, where he was under the charge of infirmary
warder Keel,. Straltan ems es the 21st of Jane, and was
gives over to me, and I pat him in No. 16 ordinary cell.
Two hone after Mr. Sims told me to put him in No. 6 room,
by order of the governor, and I did so. On the 22nd of
Jane Sir John Dean Paul cams is. The governor ordered
him to No. 3 room. Mr. Sian told me they were to be
itemised in the yard separately, sad watched, and they
were for several days, till the governor took Strahan into
his garden. Mr. Strains used to some nand from the
governor's garden, and get into the yard when Sir Jobs D.
Feel was. The door is open between the two; it was
mocked, mad had been for years. I reported their being
together to Mr. Sims. He told me to go to the governor.
I went and told him they wen together ; he told me to take
no notice. I reported also to the governor that Mr.
&rebus had goes into Sir John D. Paul's room. He told
me to take se notice of that. From that dens they mil-
itantly went into one asother's room, and took their
meals together. Visitors have bean in the cells at meal
times—Mrs. Beretta, Mrs. Bates, and Mn. Batse's nurse.
Vitali and Merrick are my slabs. Bates is still in the
octagon reem—the infirmary. He was not treated by the
surges& Wins they visited each other they went from ems
floor to smother. The wordage did sot lateens. I know
that Mrs. Strohm was in the tell at diem time, and a
gentleman visitor also. I took • bottle of wine from Mr.
Stratton's room, No. 6. It was in a portmanteau. Mr.
Sims ordered me to search the portmanteau and mil. I
pat it beck in the portmanteau, locked that, sad kept the
key. I reported it to Mr. Sims. When he sum bask I
gave the km to Filail. I found a box is my aton. I
szaatthed it, end famed sae fall bottle of wine and tort of a
bottle. Mr. Sims Meat the box away, wine and aIL It was
masked es the frost from • Meet& shop. The governor told
me the visitee sad friends were to be passed fa sad allowed
to go fate their calls.
Freund' FHA says—l am a sib-warder. fidahaa and
Bane have bees sailer my ears. I found Strokes la Non 6,
sod Bates is the Wintery. Fer the first week &alai/when
warder had charge of Hetes. Afterwards I bed *err of
him in the galley. Os the aid of Jane adobes meld me
eedef him • beetle of altorff. I mid I mead
_speak se
the governor, whisk I did. Re add. pun It Is sill ettit. wad
he said at the same time semeiltisit Mem the issier. bet I
cannot say seemly what it was. I seared a hatchof wise,
and took it to ankles i.e... 1 drew the clerk. end hit
the bet* and a wise glos is the nos. I meshed to