The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-29 00:00:00

THE DISCIPLINE AND MANAGEMENT OP

MILITARY PitLOTv.i

This morning was issued a report by Mr. G. V.
R. Dauber on the discipline sad management of the maitery
prisons in 1862. The number of such prisons in operation
is 19, of which 10 are in the United Kingdom and 9at
different foreign stations, the whole being capable of emu.
modeling about 1,800 prisoners. It is satisfactory to Isere
that crime in the army has not been on the intrigue during
the year. There has been a considerable decree's in the
number of convictions and of cues of desertiu. Absence
without leave, drunkenness, and desertioe, age the pre-
veiling crimes leading to re-committals. Druakesiness is
apparently the meet fertile source of military crime, and
the number of committals for this offence has increased
in each year. The,bealth of the prisoners was satisfactory,
sod the adoption of an improved scale of diet has con-
siderably diminished the average toss of weight. The pro-
portion of numbers treated for sicklier to the total
numbers in confinement in 1854 wan nearly 21 per
cent., whereas in 1861 sad 1862 it warn about 12 per cent.
Of the 863 prisoners treated in the prisons at bocce
during 1862, the greater part were not even placed in the
sick ward ; they were prisoners who came forward with
alight same:de, for which the medical officer treated them
without relieving them from the ordinary labour of the
per•
la 1843 the number of soldiers imprisoned at any one
time under sentence by court. martial. in civil prisons, ex-
clusive of those who might be in confinement by order of
commanding oaken, was in the ratio of 20 in 1,000, and at
the same time the number of corporal punishments amounted
to annually about 5-2, making 25/ per 1,000. In the three
years from 1851 to 1854 the number of imprisonments was
reduced to 1.1 per 1,000, and in the four years from 1850 to
1854 the average number of corporal punishments had been
reduced to 2'5 per 1,000, being a little more than one-half
in both cages, and making s total of 135 an compared with
252. Daring the year 1862 the average number under-
going imprisonment at any one time in the military prisons
and barrack rolls amounted to 13.7, and the total augural
pusishmente is these years amounted to I'B, making a total
of 13-5 per 1,000 as compared with 251 in 1843.

THE LATE RIGHT HON. EDWARD ELLICE. —MT.
Ellice died intestate, leaving only • memorandum desiring
that he might be buried at the least possible expense near
the place where he might happen to die ; and no levitation
to attend the funeral were issued except to those home&
their connected with the family. —1 orcreess Courier.
DREADFUL COLLISION ON THE LONDON •ND
NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. —Yesterday afteruorea, *boot
four o'clock, a dreeiful collision occurred war the Gersten
Railway Station between •trmenger true aid &luggage train.
The passenger trio was running from Runcorn Gap Station
with pawners from Manchester, Warrington, St Helen's,
Re., and was going at • pretty good speed mood the
curve between the bridge and the station ; and the
luggage train was running en the main line after shunting
some waggons, when the collision took ploos, completely
smashing both mimed, which were modern sad very fine
arid powerful. Many of the passeogen were injured, but
happily now were killed. One lady had several teeth
knocked out, sod a boy was very much Gut and bruised
about the head and face. Several others were bleeding
from wounds and bruiser, and many were carried from the
train in • fainting condition. Altogether about a dozen
were more or less injured.
PROPOSED REMONSTRANCE WITH TEE FEDERAL%
—The following reply the been received from Lord Rummell,
to • memorial of the Manchester Southern Club:—
" Fothignollio• Sept. 25, ls6l.—Sir ,—1 am directed by
Earl Russell to acknowledge the receipt of the
dated the 15th just, of the executive committee of the Mao-
chador Southern Club, is which they urge the propriety of her
Majesty's ministeratWashiegtoo being instructed to presents
remocatrance to the United States government respecting
the unreleatiog sod exterminating character which the war
to North Ameriee bad assumed. lam to state to you in
reply that Lord Russell fears that no representation of her
Majesty's government will do good, but that hie lordship
will instruct her Majesty's minister at Washington to report
me the etatemeote made in your memorial. —I am, sir, Sc.,
E. H 4111110 K D. —Richard Besaley, Eaq.,ldiuichester Southern
Club."

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