The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-29 00:00:00

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95. Will you give the Committee your ideas of the
which prisoners should be treated. ?

A. Treated ! I'd treat 'em, bless 'em. Shady side of a
deuced good bamboo's the place for them. Confound them!
Why, if a fellow's sent to jail, stands to reason he's a
scoundrel, and if he's a scoundrel treat him as such. It's
an insult to an honest man to leave a rogue with a whole
bone in his skin. My way's short. Thrash a rascal when-
ever you happen to be near him, and have a stick handy,
which I take care generally to have ; but a poker will do,
or a crowbar, if you're in a hurry. The object of punish-
ment is to prevent the offence being repeated, and dash my
buttons but a fellow will think twice before he commits an
offence that gets him under my hands a second time. Boys!
Why boys are worse than men. A man steals, perhaps to
feed his family ; but what does a blessed boy steal for ? To
buy tarts and gin, and go to the penny theatre. I take it out
of 'em, though. First I thrash 'em till there is'nt a bit of
their system that can be called strictly comfortable. Next,
I starve 'em till they're as weak as rats. Then I give 'em
work to do which they could hardly do if they were in the
strongest health, and if they drop down at it I lick 'em till
they get up again, and I refresh their minds with pails of
cold water into the bargain. That's the right system.
Ever kill them ? Well, not often. Sometimes they die out
of spite, for these boys are very malicious and revengeful,
and will do anything to get an officer into trouble ; but I
find the magistrates baffle their malignity by taking no no-
tice, and all goes on well. As for insubordination, by Jove,
they don't often try it with me, but an iron collar, and a
chain to hold it to the wall, a taste of the cat o' nine tails
after Morning and Evening Service, a sound kick whenever
a jailor happens to pass, and food placed before the rascal,
but just out of his reach, for a few days, do wonders

496. If a prisoner were very rebellious, would you

Witness (in a dreadful rage). Whip him, Sir! No,
Sir! 'Whipping's too good for him, Sir ! I'd—l'd—l'd—
skin him alive, Sir—that's what I'd do with him, Sir.

[The witness, in his excitement, knocked over the short-
hand writer with a violent back-kinder, and rushed out.
—Punch.

LANDORE POWDER MAGAZIN7/1.--The dangerous
I state of the powder magazine at Landore, near
as often aroused pnblic attention ; and at length it
roved from its present place to a more suitable spot.
Phis magazine, which has contained a store of six tons of gun-
powder, has been allowed to stand within a few yards of the
South Wales Railway, and was nightly passdd by workmen
with lights and combustibles. It was also in immediate prox-
imity to dwelling-houses and manufactories. The new maga-
zine has been erected on Crumlin Burrows, and is now ready
for occupation. A committee of the Swansea Town-council
was appointed to effect the removal.

Swansea,

PEACE CONFERENCE IN EDINBURGH.—The prepara-
tions for this important conference are proceeding most satis-
factorily. Mr. Cobden, Mr. Miall, M.P., Mr. Bright, M.P..
Mr. George 'Wilson, of Manchester, and other eminent and in-
fluental persons have signified their intention of being present.
A large number of friends of peace from the south of England,
and a still larger number from the north, are making their ar-
rangements with a view to attend. Public bodies in Scotland
have commenced the appointment of their representatives, and
so numerous is the attendance likely to prove that it has be-
n object of official anxiety to procure places sufficiently
re to accommodate the sittings of the conference.

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