The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1848,

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whole seem of proalise, since the paming of that sot, was
directly against sub eppliaation ?Wu it—as my Lord Den.
man emphatically *AM in another ease of late occurrence
—was it that there were no" Sons of Belial" in those days. as
well as in these, who take so much delight in such cases, and
are ever forward to prosecute them ? Ationtedly not. There
was a Bishop of Baer in than days as well in theme,
h who
and
was equally willing to have 'Banned both
Wesley—if he could. There was likewise a Bev. Rector in
London—Sellon by none—who did prosecute two gestlemen
for preaching in his parish without his leave ; but as nen as
they qualified under the act, this reverend tiger was obliged
to let go his grasp, and thus two men continued to officiate
without molestation ever after.—Nesocartle Guardian.
ISLE OF MAN.
THE SOLDIER, charged with the murder of a com-
rade, at Castletewn, was put upon his trial on Tuesday.
The jury found him gui.ty of manslaughter only, and he was
sentenced to transportation for life.
Tim Loss ON THE PAID-1:P CAPITAL of the Isle of
Man Commercial Bink is not likely to exceed 10s. per share.
It is proposed to resume the business, on the promise of an
immediate Icon from the City of Glasgow Bank, with the
ultimate intention of an upion with that bank. The late
manager has resigned, and Mr. J. 8. Jackson, formerly
general manager of the Blanchester and Liverpool District
Bank, has been appointed in his place.

LITERATURE.
Prison Discipline is America. By FRANCIS C. GRAY.
Fcw departments of the great and complex scion°e
of social life have engaged so large a share of the at-
tention of statesmen and pnblicists in America, during
recent years, as that of criminal legislation and pri.on
discipline. Indeed that country has fairly taken the
lead in these branches of inquiry—and European
writers, generally little disposed to defer to transat-
lantic opinions, have almost universally accepted and
adopted one or other of the prevailing theories—
which have been practically applied in that country—
respecting the origin of the criminal disposition and
the methods of treating it successfully. The various
merits and demerits of the Auburn and Philadel-
phian systems—generally speaking, synonymous with
the congregate and separate have been, and
still continue to be, constantly under discussion by
European penal reformers. Most of the great powers
have at various periods sent over special commis-
sioners into that country, to inspect the prisons oces-,
ducted according to the two great normal and rival,
theories, and to report thereon. These proceedings
have endowed them with still greater interest; and
li
the reports contain much valuable information, not
only upon their particular subjects, but upon
penal jurisprudence and prison discipline gene-
rally. Unfortunately, however, although the
commissions were sent to examine instita.
dons far too young—of too limited experience— I
to afford data for anything more than a temporary'
opinion—their reports were made the basis of larel
and costly experiments, the issue of some of which is,
of very doubtful character. These investigations
were also made a number of years ago—before the
different systems had been fairly and fully tried—the
first apparent results of which have been entirely
negatived and set aside by further experience, and
the development of the novel effects of the changes of
discipline ; effects which either did not present them-
selves, or were entirely overlooked donne the first
few years. It is now ten years since the last report
of the late Mr. Crawford was made ; a leng period of
time in itself, and of incalculable importance in the ex-
perience of this particular subject ! Considering the an-
archy of opinion which prevails inthiscountry amongst
statesmen, journalists, judges, governors,andchaplains
of prisons, and indeed amongst the grest body of the
community, respecting the most efficacious treatment
of criminal offenders—we think that a competent
commission of inquiry into the results of the now
long-continued experiments in the United States of
Anglo-America, will be of considerable service to the
cause of penal science, and probably save the nation
from the cost and loss of many useless experiments.
In the meantime it may not be altogether uninterest-
ing to note some of the principal phases which the
work of criminal reform has assumed in the trans-
atlantic Saxon-land.
The first persevering and efficient effort to reform
the prison discipline of America was made in
1787, when " The Philadelphia Society for
relieving the miseries of Public Prisons' was
established. The subject had been prominently
mooted in England in 1774 by the illustrious
philanthropist Howard, and the interest excited by
his labours probably roused the spirit of inquiry is
the young republic. The condition of the public prison
of Philadelphia was at that period worse, if possible,
than those of England. One almost shudders to read
the description of it even now. It is represented as a
scene a universal riot and debauchery. There was
no labour. The tried and the untried—the debtor
and the atrocious murderer—young and old—male
and female—black and white, were all huddled
promiscuously together, lying about on the same floor,
most of them without anything like bed or bedding.
Intercourse was unrestricted. Intoxicating liquors
were sold by the jailor at the bar, and the custom of
garnish, that is, of stripping every new corner of his
outer clothing to Bell for drink, was an established
and unquestioned usage. Of course, no kind of instruc-
tion was offered to these poor wretches, and no
religious service performed of any sort. Such are the
naked facts, divested of all colouring. With this date
of things the society undertook to deal.
Their labours soon found a response in public
opinion. In 1790, the legislature of Pennsylvania—
at the suggestion of the society—passed an act which
revolutionised the whole system. The two great
aegis's of correction then recommended were labour
aai solitude. The provisions of the new act were
excessively stringent. Cells were made, partisl
separation, and a rade sort of classification—" so ht
as the convenience of the building would admit "
were adopted. The convicts were clothed uniformly
in coarse materials. The males had their beards
and heads shaved weekly. All were kept on the
coarsest food, and held to labour of the hardest
and most servile character. In addition to this
severe discipline, moral and religions instruction
were provided. Bibles were introduced, and divine
service was performed once a week by a clergyman
of the neighbourhood. Some subsequent enactments
slightly modified and improved this system, but did
not effect its fundamental character and principles.
The idea of solitude was, however, practically aban-
doned ; but labour was rigorously enforced. Hard
and constant work was, in fact, the soul of the
system.
For some time it appeared to work wonderfully
well. Those who had known the state of the old pri-
sons, were unbounded in their admiration of it. Crime
appeared rapidly to decrease. Philadelphia for-
merly so infested with robbers that it was dangerous
to be out in the evening—became a very Arcadia for
innocence. Publicists declared that the criminals
had either been reformed or had decamped into other
states of the union—preferring "to run the risk of
being hanged in other states, rather than the cer-
tainty of being confined in the peniten-
tiary cells of this." • From 1789 to 1793 the
number of convictions actually decreased from 131 in
the year to 45. This seemed decisive. The hats
could not be doubted. All America was enraptured
at the result. Europe, too, was soon infected with its
I, success—and so complete and unquestionable did this
I appear, that no attempt was made to analyse the va-
lue of the system as a general method of prison treat-
ment, or to explain the reason for the diminution of
offences in the fortunate city, otherwise than by re-
ference to the virtues of the new system. Other
cities and districts moon adopted the same ideas ; and
prisons were built on similar principles at New York,
Richmond, Charlestown, Windsor, Baltimore, and
many other places. Bat, by and bye, unex-
pected results appeared. The system did not con-
tinue to work so well as it appeared to do at
its commencement. This first appeared in the in-
creased number of convictions. In 1793 the minimum
was reached. In 1796—when the system began to
spread, and the discipline of other prisons became
more rigoroes—the number reached 145. And from
that time to 1807 the convictions augmented quite as
fast as the population—and thenceforward in a man-
ner perfectly alarming. All went wrong. The model
prison was represented as " a seminary for every
vice"—approximating in character to the worst
European gaols—and the experiment, the first results
of which had been so hastily accepted and acted upon
by many states—was pronounced a failure. The so-
ciety then recollected that it had, originally, two ele-
ments of correction or punishment in its plan—Weer
and solitude. The latter had been overlooked in the
period of their short-lived, but much vaunted, suc-
cess: and to this they now bad recourse. The dis-
cipline and whole arrangements of the penitentiary
were reorganised on this idea, and the system popu-
larly known as the Philadelphian—the separate or
solitary—became for the time established.

• Lower as Pod lAw• of Pmghadi4 1714.

Another course of experiments, with not uninstrue-
tive results, was carried on contemporaneously in the
state of New York. On the report of a deputation
which had been sent to Philadelphia to examine the
new system, the legislature established a gaol on the
same principle. For a short time it " realised all the
most sanguine hopes of its humane projectors," the
labour of the prisoners producing, within a trifling
amount, the whole cost of their maintenance. Bat
this desirable state soon passed away. Convictions
augmented at a fearful rate ; the penitentiary became
embarrassed ; the process of corruption went on
in the prison ; and, finally, fires and formi-
dable insurrections become frequent Every means
was adopted to produce a favourable result. Enor-
moue sums were expended in order to establish a
darling theory, but without success. Committees
were appointed to investigate the subject, and report
to the government. Their opinions decided a change.
They declared that, "so far as reformation is con-
cerned, the system had entirely failed ; and not only
so, but that it operates with alarming efficacy to
increase, diffuse, and extend the love of vice, and a
knowledge of the arts and practices of criminality."
Of course they recommended its instant abandon-
ment, and the establishment of a new system. Taught
by costly experience, they wisely distrusted mere
theorisings ; and, in counselling a new plan of disci-
oline and punishment, abstained from enunciating
any fixed principles " of human nature, or the nature
of things "—declaring that they only sought to com-
mence a reformation which future legislation, as time
and experience should dictate, must render perfect.
The alterations consisted in the abandonment of
labour as an engine of punishment, and the substitu-
tion of confinement in cells—with solitude, silence,
darkness, and stinted food, coarse quality. This wall
severity with a vengeance. Anything more rigorous
than this discipline could hardly be conceived. The
effect upon the minds of the convicts was tremendous.
The wildest were soon tamed down, or driven raving
mad. Many became insane. Some dashed themselves
against the walls, and others committed suicide in
various ways. Although uninfected with the ultra-
humane notions of the present day, we can conceive
of no terms too strong in which to express our abhor-
rence of such a species of punishment as this. Society
may have a right to take life, but it can have no
iniadiction over reason.

put Ws.
FRENCH AND ENGLItilf CARICATCREB.—The recent
events in France, and the government propositions in this
country for increased taxation, have called forth a series of
caricatures, in which Louis Philippe fiaures in a variety of
absurd rather than amusing postures, and her Majesty's
ministers ars drawn u only 11. B. or the artists employed on '
punch can manage to pourtray them. There is a very great
difference between the Paris and the London produce. Un-
like the writs which the revolution of 1830 gave rise to, the
French caricatures, on this occasion, are poor dull jokes, in-
differently told and badly drawn. In one we see the ex-
monarch in his blouse—in another, Quzen Victoria's as.
tonishment at seeing him in his blouse—a third represents
him as a beggar soliciting alms—a fourth, making his escape
on foot— • fifth hurrying into his brougham, and &sixth in a
barbs r's shop having his whiskers shaved off. The beet of all
represents him kneeling before a chair on which his hat and
umbrella are placed, and this inscription beneath
ma (into! c'est ma tante! c'est ma tres-grande faute !" The
expression, however, is very poor—very unlke what Gillray,
or George Cruikahank, or the two Doyle., or the French
themselves in less stirring times, would succeed in giving.
' The English caricatures to which we have referred are by
the elder Doyle, and form Nos. 895 to 898 of the celebrated
series by H. B. One is called " Rowing in the same boat,"
exhibiting her Majesty's ministers, steered by Sir Robert
Peel, and might have borne this motto from Butler :
For whatsoe'er we perpetrate,
we do but row, were stored by fate.
A second represents "An old Coast-guard looking-out,"
and a "Frightened Gentleman" standing by his side. The
old coast-guard (the Duke of Wellington) remarks, with
iron composure, " I don't like the cut of her jib,"
while the frightened gentleman exclaims, his attitude beto-
kening his fear, " Good gracious, we shall all be murdered
in our beds." We need hardly add that the frightened
gentleman is the excell'tnt Earl of Ellesmere, so capitally
nick-named by our witty contemporary as the Earl of
Elsewhere. A third is entitled " Common Sense versus
I Precedent," and represents Lord John Russell sheltering
himself behind the statue of Pitt, while Mr. F. Bluing, as
Common Sense, exclaims, " What! taking refuge there
lapin ; " and John Bull is encouraging him on with a
" Well done Frank." But the best is the fourth, called " The
old Donk, y grown restive at last," representing John
Bull as • donkey, held by Lord John Russell, while the
Chancellor of the Exchequer endeavours to place Russell
and Co.'s burden of 2 per Cent. on • back already
laden with the National Debt, and Peel and Co.'s
burden of 3 per Cent. Lord John is exclaiming
"There clap it on him at once." to which the Chancellor re-
plies truly enough, "He won't let me." The humour and
drawing of these English caricatures are immeasurably su-
perior to what Paris has produced front better materials and
a more fruitful ooession.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
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NAVAL
PORTSBOVTII, APRIL 12.—The Pluto (at.) went out of
harbour this niorning and endowed at Spitbead, and is ordered to
proceed to Coek.—The Dee at. came Into harbour this morning.
ADRIBALTT, APRIL 12.—PRouuTioNS : W. M. Dowell,
to be lieutenant ; A. H. Law, A. C. P. limeade, D. G. Davkleosi, and
A. Broadhead, to be midehipmen.Arroimaerrs: Chief ETIOUSIT
W. O. Written, to Spitfire—Clerk : A. T. tl. Roberts, to Beatings—
Master's Ambient : P. P. Parka, to San Joecf—Boatewains : C. Sulli-
van, confirmed to Collingwood ; J. White, confirmed to Juno—
Gunner : J. Brown, to ilastings—Carpenter ; J. R. Gage, to
Powerful.
To be retired commanders under the regulations of :J. Dodd,
G. 11. DUCTS, M. !WNW; J. Waterman, J. Pram?, J. Atkins, U.
Com, and T. Dram

MILITARY.
PowismourH, APRIL 12.—The pensioners, Dockyard and
Clarsoos-yard bananas, have all been dismissed to their usual avo-
cations, having been relieved by the trnops, who are no longer re-
quired foe special service. The 82nd Kent. is to form part of the gar-
rison of thls place.

MEDICAL.
ROYAL COLLEGE or Mu go gorsii.—Yeatarday, the follow-
ing ambers of the college, haying undergone the nearer, exami-
nations. were admitted fellows of this institution. —Meagre. I. B.
V.I. Oaford.moare, diploma dated June 19, 1834 ;C. Timins, H.
M.l. Company'. service, Madras Establishment, Aug. 10, 10S i and
W. 0. Carpenter, West-atreet, Finsbury, March 27, MAO.

SPORIING.
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETlNG—Memnon:my.
HANDICAP SWZAPSTAKES of 20 son. each, and only & R.
U declared, for 3-ynolds, ko. Cambridgeshire course. (7 subs., 2
of whom paid 5 soca. cacti to the owner of the second horse.)
Duke of Bedford's Pelham (Pettit) I
Baron R. lialteahn's Armin. (3. Marl 2
Lord CUMen's Mantilla (Treen 3
Mr. Roles The CUT (ff.. Edwards 4
Mr. Shelley's Bayonet (Pearl •
apt 'Wang, and 3to 2 each apt the Cm and Armin. The
Cur took the lead at starting, and made ramble at a good pace
to the turn of the lands, where he was pealed by Pisdima, Mantilla,
and Armin, the former leading. Half way between the Duke's Stand
and home Pietlano wad Armin jolted lame and min a head-and-bed
race to the cords, where the horse pre way, and the mare ran home
• clever winner by a length. Mantilla • bad third. Run in 2 minutes
8 seconds. This race came od immediately after a heavy storm of
hail and rain.
SWEEPSTAKES of 100 son. each, hft ; 3-yr old., Sit 7lb
each. D.M. (2 mln.)
Cot. Aeon's Backbiter
Lord Ratter's Swordplayer (Bartholomew) 2
Cul. Peel's 801011triA (Nat) 3
Lord Olsagow's Clerk of the Council (Emma) 4
Even en Swear* and 3to 4 asst Backbiter. Backbiter made all
the running, and won cleverly by halls length ; Semstris • bad third.
Run in 1 min. 42 secs.
Ad &rot, 150 nova., 50 ft. A.F.

Duke of Bedford's Saddle
Sir J. Ilawley's Cecilia (Nat)
9 to 4 on Saddle, who waited Into the cords,tand woo very meily by
half • length. Run In 2 mina 22 sea.
COLUMN STAILINI Of 50 ROTS. each, h ft; for 3.yr olds;
cons, Est 71b; and Mlles, Oat 41b. R.M. (26 auk)
Mr. Adams's Ellerslie (Wardell 2
1
Col. Arson's Comic-an (P. Butler
Duke of Richmond's Hornpipe (Moreau 5
The following also started bat were not placed: Swordplayer,
Jest, Jenny Lind, Teetotum. Even on Corsican, 5 to 1 apt Sl-
imly, S to 1 apt Jest, and 6to I *gat Teetotunz This raoe admits
of very little in the shape of description, Ellerslie baring mode all
the tUnollig, and winning ~ery coolly by a length; Hornpipe a good
third, and Swordplayer fourth. Rua is 1 min. 47 secs.
MATCH, 200, h ft., A.T., Lord Glasgow's Conspiracy apt
Mr. Grevilles Geraldine, off by_ ocomenL
SUBSCRIPTION PLATE of 501. T.Y.C.
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;abo Entelligence.
EQUITY COURTS. 21
Before the Lord Chancellor. 11
IN RE ROBSON &ND AINSLIZ.—IN Trls Cann 07 11
MONCKTON v. TnitArrOaleST-GaNßltal..—The proceedings
in this matter have been so frequently laid before the public,
11
that it is only necessary now to remind our readers that Mrs. le
Robson and Mn. Ainslie, two old ladies now between 72 and
76 years of age have been for more than twenty years trying ;
to prove that they are the next of kin of Samuel Troutbeck,
who died at Madras in 1785, and whose residuary estate, now .1
amounting to about 400,0001., was in 1794 seised into the
hands of the Crown for want of heirs or next of kin to the
deceased. After failing in their appeal to the House of Lords 5
in 1843 (tee 10 " Clerk & Fin," 471), they presented a pet',
don of right to the Queen ; and, in consequence of her Ma-
5
jesty'a direction thereon, to "let right be done," a commie
lion wee issued out of this court to certain commissioners, be-
fore whom and a jury the petitioners made out a case esta-
blishing all the material facts stated in their petition, so
much to the satisfaction of the commissioners and jury, that
they found a verdict in their favour. Their counsel, Mr. M.
D. Hill Mr. Ansley, and Mr. J. Adams, applied to the Lord I
Chancellor before the last short vacation to confirm the find- 1
lags of the jury, and allow judgment to be entered on the
verdict. The Attorney-General, Mr. Turner, and Mr.
Wray (with whom were the Solicitor-General, Sir F. Thesi-
ger, Mr. Twin, and Mr. Waddington, on behalf of
the crown), opposed that application, and moved for an in- I
junction to restrain the petitioners from proceeding Nether
on the verdict found for them, submitting that as there were
other persons claiming to be next of kin to the deceased, the
proper course for the petitioners was to file a bill in this
court and make the other claimants as well as_ the crown
parties thereto. The reply on behalf of the crown remained
to he beard when the court adjourned for the holidays. Mr.
Turner was now heard in reply.—The Lord Chancellor de-
aired the necessary papers and a list of the authorities that
were cited, to be furnished to him, for the purpose of his
judgment.

Beton BSee C"),•,oellor Wlgram.
GREEN O. BRIOOB.—LIABILITT OF iREIGHT AND SHIP'S
EARNINGS TO EXPENSES INCURRED we Bnir's HUSBAND
IN PREPARING THE Sale FOR THE VOTAOE.—His Honour
delivered his judgment upon this case, which was noticed in
this journal at the conclusion of the argument in November
last. The facts were shortly as follow The plaintiff was
the registered owner of one.eighth of the ship Thames ; the
defendants were Messrs. Briggs, Thorburn, and Co., the
mortgagees of the other seven-eighths, and the asignees in
bankruptcy of the mortgagors, Messrs. Anemia and Co.. of
Bristol. who had become bankrupt since the mortgage. The
plaintiff wu also ship's husband, or managing owner
of the ship, and in that character, in the year
1841, before the skip sailed, had incurred considerable
liabilities for repairs to enable her to proceed on her voyage. ,
The amount remaining unpaid of these liabils ens
17,0001. The vessel after pertorming a voyage to the But
Indies and to China, returned to London in September,
1843, and was then broken up and sold. The earnings of
the ship had been transmitted to this country by the slap
agents m India; and seven-eighth parts thereof b=2l4
residue (amounting to 6.9000, after deducting the
eighth, had been paid into the Bank to abide the remelt a
the present proceedings. The question in the canoe wth
whether the plaintiff, who, in censequence of the beak.
riaptcy of his co-owners, had become personally liable to
the payment of the whole expense of the repairs, was en-
titled, as sgaiut the mortgagees, to this sum, towards pay-
ment of the seven-eighths of the expenses, to which
his co-owners, Meson. Acraman and Co, would have
been liable, had they not become bankrupt ; or
whether the mortgagees Messrs. Briggs and Co., were en-
titled to the fund without deduction in respect of the ex-
penses. His Honour said that the mortgagees were In exactly
the same position with reference to that quation as the part-
owners would have been from whom they had taken the mort-
gage. The question, therefore, was in fact, whether the'
owners of the seven-eighths of the ship would have been en-
titled to the grow freight them in hand, or only to the net
freight after payment of the expenses of earning it. Hid
the Thames been employed, not in earning freight, but on a
whaling voyage, and the mosey in the bank bad r
vented the cargo, the cases of " Rolderneme v. Shecejr;
(8 Barnwell and Cromwell's Reports), and "Ex parte Hill"
(1 Maddock's Reports), were authorities, showing that
the cans would 'have been governed by the general
law of partnership. That law would dearly have entitled
the plaintiff to have the groom earnings applied in fragment
of the expenses before any divinon amongst the part owners.
The Amnon i, therefore, which then occurred was whither
any ' • n could be drawn between freight and cargo or