The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-19 00:00:00

THE coNrwr RSTOLT AT CHATHAM.

CHATHAM, Moamar.
Only about 200 of the convicts belonging to the
establishment at St. Mary's have as yet been snowed to
leave that prison to resume their daily labours in the dock.
yard and on the other public works, the remaining 900
prisoners being rigidly confined to their cells. Order and
quietness have, however, been completely restored within
the prison, and no attempt has been made by the inmates
to repeat the riotous proceedings of but week.
Now that order haa been once more restored in the pence
the aumber of convicts sent out,to their daily labour will be
gradually increased each day, until the whole are permitted
to rosins) their work on full labour diet. and there is no
doubt that the lesson the convicts have bees taught from
pest event■ will not be without its effect upon them. By
direction of Sir Joshua Jebb a general onler issued by him
has been read to the whole of the convicts by Captain
Powell. Each convict is informed of the position in which
he has placed himself by his late mutinous conduct, the pri-
vileges hitherto enjoyed by them being entirely forfeited
and all their gratuities conflacated. Sir Joshua Jebb also
informs them that so inns diet will he nervesl out to them.
It is understool that some iniportaut change. are likely
to be effected in the interiorof tire prison. by the removal of
some of the officers whose nuiluct has remlend them ob-
noxious to the convicts, and with this view several of the
warden have already received notice that their are to be
'discharged. It now refiner. to be peel ty well understood
that the governor and deputy governor are not send with
sufficient authority in the management of the of and
their efforts being altogether cramped by the
L7r.reafficieut power. not being delegated them to carry
out the proper syateni which should be observed in the
prison. It is biped that meet events will show the higher
authorities the nereasity for giving greater power in the
management of the prises to Captain Powell or any other
Thathe °Deviate have no ground for complaint, either
en the some of the insufficiency or iaferiority of their food,
is evident, their diet being infinitely superior to that
afforded the inmates of our workhouses. The following
figures will show the amount of food given weekly to each
convict :—lft9 ounces of bread; 7 to of toilalLiinte of
soup ; 7 pinta of cocas or gruel ; 7 lbs. of ; 42
ounces of cooked meat, free from boos or fat,

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