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GUILDHALL

Mary Williams and Awn Gorden, OwlNW44ll;l;es—
red
cyprians, were brought Wore the riding Aid. man, charged
by Mr. Kernott, a master clustoey-sweepi r, of Haggis-
lane, with robbing him of four 'overripe and some silver.
The Prosecutor was walking up Skiasser-sireet, Snow-bill,
last night, when the Prisoner Cordon asked him to treat
her and the other Prisoner, whom she culled her sister, with
something to drink, nod upon his refusal they boil, p
their anus round his waist, 'and with an air of urgent en-
treaty, persisted in accompanyiag hiss as far as the Old
Bailey, when they crossed towards News aie and lilt hiss.
The moment they were Ville he discovered that he had hers
robbed; out of six sovereigns and a quantity of change
is silver which he had In his pocket, two sovereigns and six-
pence being all that was left Iwo. He immediately followed
the fair spoilers, and most ungallantly insisted upon lodging
them is the Canister. Os his arrival there, being admitted
isle the lodge, he was informed that the Pi isomers could not
be received irks custody unless an satyr attended to give
them ill charge, mod be accordingly west and procured the
attendance of Pearrsan, a constable of the Ward, and on
returning with him to the Compter the Prisoners were
searched.

Joseph Pearneas, the constable, said he accompanied the
Prosecutor to the Compter, where he saw the two Prisoners,
whoa be proceeded to search. Upon Gordon be foiled no-
thing. In owe of Williams's gloves he found a country
bask Mile, which site said was a V. note, and had been given
to her by a Gentleman whom she met in Chespside, and
who had promised to see her again this evening, and gi►e
her a sovereign in exchange for it. The nose, however,
which was est in halves, proved, upon examination, to he a
101. note of the Rye Bank, payable, at M . Percival.;
and on the Boor near the ire-place, "these she Prisoners
had been standing in the lodge, en, sovereign was finned,
but Me, boot was discovered of the rest or the properly.
The Prosecutor swore positively that the mosey Mr before
swallow( was Is. ►is pocket at the time when the Prisoners
first look hold of him, sad that it could not have loam taken
out by any ether person.
The Primmer, were reasoned till fleffeadift
Join F leas charged with ewesereli Are liap`a Mr.
Johnson, aboesmaker, I Aldersgalcolreel, and stealing
therein owe pair of oboes.
Joseph Pearenatt, the constable, saw the Primmer larking
shunt the shop window yesterday evemag, mad watched him
till about nine o'clock, whew be saw his go into t►e shop
sad take two pair of shoes, one of which he dropped as ►e
was consiag mil of the shop, and the other was fooled on
his when apprehended as bavisig the shop.
The Prisoner said he picked up the shoes is &midden, by
the sheep-pros.
He was committed for trial.
Henry Jones, a young man apparently about 4l years of
age, was brought op no a charge of breaking open the box
of Jo►a Marriott, his fellow ledger, in Printer...ker., Black-
friars, and stealing a It. note, two sovereigns, and a black
silk handkerchief.

The Priaouer slept in the same room with the Prosecutor.
He entered upon the lodgings on Saturday last, representing
himself to have been the steward of au Indianian lately paid
off, of which, he mid, his eerie was the Coniumader.
Woodsy morning the rubbery was committed, and about two
o'clock on Tuesday inorring the Primmer retnimed to his
lodgings, sod was about to get into bed, as if nothing had
happened, wheal the Proem woe got up stud seised him, and
gave him its charge of the watchman.
Joseph Putter, the constable who received the Prisoner in
custody at the watch-house, tutted no him a card of a Mr.
Dittman. elothewalestuau, Mo■mouth street, sad urns in-
quiry learned that the Prisower haul purchased some clothes
there, for which he had paid with a IL sole, and upon corn-
ninnicatiug the circumstance to the Prosecutor, was told by
the latter that the tune stokes from him was marked
" 11. H." which proved upon eaamisatisr to be the case
pith the note paid by the Prisoner to Mr. Dunes..
Mr..lokei Demme, jun. of 79, Monmouth street, mid,
that the Primmer purchased of him hitteera four afoul five
o'clock yesterday (Toteedai) afternoon a pair of second-hand
white trousers, foe which he paid 4.. 6d. in silver. He af-
terwards porchased a pair of stockings, for which he paid •
It. note, and received is chug* ltts. in silver. Mr. Duncan
sow produced the sole, which was ident.fied by the Prose.
color. and also by Mr. Fleury Hood, jun. of Earl-street,
Blackfriars, the sus of the Prosecutor's employer, who bad
marked it with his tallish H. H. on paying it to the Prose-
cutor.

The Prisoner did sot say any thing is ►is defence, sad was
fully committed fur Iris'.

Irate on Tuesday evening a young man, of the most gen-
tlemanly manners and appearance, was brought to this orifice,
and underwent an examination before Sir 'Urban! Siren.,
the sitting Magistrate, charged with obtaining by false pre.
tessera. from Wm. Shear'', of Nottingham-row, New Kent.
road, Surrey, aurgeon, the sum of 2001.
011 the Prisoner bring placed at the bar, lie solicited that
the investigation might be private; but this, of costae, was
nut ser• tied to.

Mr. Sheerly stated, that in April last be answered as ad.
vertisensrat which appeared in a newspaper, of an advaa.
lege to any prison who could command • certain sum of
money, and in • few days received a letter from • Mr.
Hedgau•, of Gray's lan•agnare, referring him to Mr. Benja-
min Blousefield, of No. 32, Lincoln's Nu-fields. The preced-
ing day She Prisoaer called on witness, and stated that his
same was Blousefield, and be came in consequence of his an-
swering the advertisement, to inquire as to the respectabi-
lity of the person be had to treat with; witness informed
him who and what be was, and he expressed that be was
quite satisfied. He then Sold wit•ess that it was • marcher's
astratiois is the Custom House, worth 5001. per annum,
and he represeated to witness that be could procure the situ-
idiom tbronsgh the interest of Mr Benjamin Mameleld, to
whom be was related; be added, that he should sit only do
it through that damsel, but that he bad collateral interest
which headed with that of Lord Liverpool and the Marquis
of Heedfort. The Prisoner at Aril proposed the sum of
0001. should be adimmed to him for procuring the situation,
hut that was disseateJ from by witness, sad an agreement
was afterwards catered into that the witness skald pay dawn
the sus of 2001. es a hood of the Prisoner's and • Mr. Dun-
bar, who it appears is a colleague. Witness directly put

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ibisrh Ike 41•e1. the Oriesseek assured Miss ibet lee skintd-
ben the inteation is Hie coarse of two sueethe. %Yenisei/hoe
repesiedly called se Lido steal but testa ekes+ Are bus, he
Ibreehne procured si Inman@ 11.1111111 Mt him, nest, ilia It eFest
deal of ism/We, isieersileil is 'petticoats's Ida.
Mr. Horsier, She fislieilor for the prtiretitios; slid kr.
Adolph e% as Comma fee the Ptisosier, had *Me rissiverim-
tiea sa to ellasitting die Ptisuser to hail, Abseil was devilled
by Me R. Birebr, *be seggeslesl Alt if lie Prises/es. /meld
peseste sebstestial eetetsea, bisiniellf Is 460/. sad hie sure-
ties is 2901. eseb, lie email sake them Priest.** was iin-
Mile to lad smell torches, and was accordingly cosaidsittelt
for re-canonisation us. friday nett (to.seorrow).
itist,iiiisouss rase+
Yesterday the aelelsrated Xis) Dickson, so well kita•ii
amount the Nobility, was brought up by a 1.4..1111., HI the
custody of Clements she Where, and exaistined kiefisie Ii
Dyer, on a charge prefer', I against her by a Fieueliiw,
named Laeore,residisig is Pulaushstreet.
The complamant said hr was a fancy sionff.lies soaker, ao
having been acquainted with Albs Dickson, wise., sloe ',ln
the English Hotel, nesr the Tuileries, in Paris, hr Wits.
n 1 hew wish seventy-eight 111111Mboxes, gold mounted, of rll4
asderable valor, slse having premised to diaper* sr
amongst her friends is. Lund,,,,, upon she use., asesmission
but he could out get citiser the muuey or she bones Rom
since, sod be was compelled to adopt this coarse.
Miss Diekton, in reply, entered into a lung detail of the
tricks played upon her its Paris by the Prisoner• Si.. pi...
raised so promote her interest by ietreduciog friends 10
her house, drew sips.., her, and contrived by various ...Is
to estangle her to such diffieselties, that she wog iill.-
mately cast into prison, and left destitute, without a fri.•.ia
in the world. At last the thitish Ambassador, land
bogies, I.ont Stewart, and other Noblemen who fr.,..1-
ed her house, interceded, and *dram-eel two ilsoinsiid froiwa
for her release, which sem was paid to Alt.
cosivetted it to hi. Imm use. The Governor of Ike cool
wherein she was coutined advanced 1.000 francs fur hr.,
and she succeeded in obtaining her liberty souse time airier
She battle of Waterloo. She met Mr. '[score on the Con ii•
vent, and he then offered her only six francs and a bottle of
wine, which she declined to accept. When she came 1.•
London she found hint in the utmost distress, and he
begged of her to dispose of a few boxes for him. 1., con-
sequence of Ike kitsch/es* she experwneed from stir French
pee& whilst in prison,she soak doze., so a friend's
1.011%. in the Strand, but he articles would not sant, and they
remained opus; Mir Istosels. She brought them to she other,
and would willingly give them up if be remunerated her.
Thr Magistrate ordered her to leave the boxes is charge
of the officer, sod as she had a claim against M. Lacore he
would postpone Ilse rase din a feature day, in order to enable
thi as So settle the matter in the mean noir.

Three urchins, of 12, 13, and 14 years of age, were
charged with atiacknse Ike child of Mr. Wright, •,hook.
seller in Bliamsbary, aged four years, and robbiug her of
• coral necklace.
The young d. Etiquette*, it sppeareJ, were apprehendr.l by
a constable who saw the felony coininitted. The hiller of
the child proved the necklace to be his property, utd that
the infant was playing in his shop live minstra before the
rotatable brought the child I. his arms, with She stolen pro-
perty. The infant, it appeared, had been Bedewed from the
door of her parents by the youngest boy, as hardened iu
•ice as the miail can conceive, and be in company will, the
other. committed She robbery. Daring the examination,
wisest the other two Poisoners were shedding tears, or a elect-
lug do so, She young our, in diabolical language nut ue-
ceasary to be repealed, desired them to desist. The whole
were committed for trial.
A DANCING-MASTER AND A MUSICAL I.ADY.
An affair of caul. eon. came upou inquiry. The daucing-
master described himself.. living upon good terms with his
wife, at ea obscure village in Buckinghamshire, and out
Saturday last be accompanied her to witnesit an exhibition of
strulliug players in ■ barn. The husbaud left his frail rib
to see Pharos, whilst he took a glass of comfort with a
neighbouriog farrier, and he did not return home till the
play was ; and, lobe brief, the musical lady had Income
enamoured with the performance of Rolla, and she eloped
with him I. a steighboor's Audio-cart. The husband disco.
vered She ►etreat of the fugitives at Somers Town, but the
wife refused to leave fella, sod the former assiglit advice
how to make her. The wily answer given was, by as action
for criminal cooversation. .• What said the husband with
mock emphasis, " as Relicts against a 'trellis( player !!"

TOWS-HALL, SOUTHWARK.
Joins Lauber?, the nufortunate young wan who stands
eissamitted for killing and slaying James Attlee!, am, hi.
farker-is-law, at Horskydoma, was yesorday brought up
before Alderama J. J. Smith. to orsdergo a Meal examonatiou.
On ibis occasion he was decently dressed in mourning, ant'
whisk he mare a brown sorloat real, and appeared very
much dejected.
Mr. Shelton, the Cormier, attended, and held a long private
twaversalion with the Megistiate, justifying the smitires
which induced him to issue a full euainiiiinent against the
Prisoner agreeably to the verdict of the Jury.
Mr. Alderman Smith observed, that his rentariding rpm-
witaiesit soperseded every other, and he thought lie hail a
right to have the wan brought before him ; but after sore
farther conversalitta it was agreed that he should stand I um.
witted oa the Cormier's warrant.

Several Geodesists who bad sat on the Coroner's Jwry
the* addreiseil the Alderman, requesting to know whether
bail could not be lakeu for the Prisoner% appearance at th►
Assizes. II was most imelaaehely that he Omskd lay in
prison until neat March to the utter ruin of his family ; and
they trusted that as this was a ease partakiag but little of
Minimally his %tiesship would see the propriety of arca-ding
to their request.

The worthy Aldermau said, he had ever cmat;dered tl,e
trim. of inamitaaghter as nee or great magailudr, witt
staring as experiesicr of twenty years, had sever take.
in such • ease, sae did he sow feel diapaseet to derail from
that rule; bet the parties might apply to a hedge at cham•
hen, who would very likely grant the Woo required.
The geollesnea thea withdrew.
Before the Prisoner was removed from the bar, he vehe-
mently requested to be emsfrouted with Waller, the wiine.".
who swore that he saw him push thifdeetased from him with
both hoods; hot the Magistrate tog him the man bad given
his evieleace Da oath, and it was not for hiss (the Alaterrnat.)
to question Ilse truth of the mambos, more than the pro-
priety of the verdict of the Jury.
The Primmer appeared much dissatisfied, sad shed tears
as he passed by his wife is the passage, headiag M She strong
room.

•
Janes Retitle, lately apprebenekel as being con-
cerned in the late affray between a Forty of smug-
glers and the Preventive Service, afar Margate, has,
it seems, given information against other person•,
one of whom, named lingingeon, late been appre-
belidtd near Bathes, and conveyed under a
escort to the barracks near Canterbury. 1:,..!1.;
it ts stated, has been conveyed under a
escort, to the county gaol, Maidstone, to which he
was committed by the Justices at Margate : this is
the second offender in this iransectirio who has bet ,•,
taken and fully committed EU, trial at the t✓.zt
Asaizev.
lu the garden of Mr. HOARE. matter, at Caen
Misrenden, there is now :Ammon tree u► full bloom
—0 circumstance of rare occurrence.
On Thursday last the pier of Kuspenrimi lately
erected at Trinity, near Newhavo, was loured, by
the weight of twenty-one torts being placed between
the different points of surpensiosi. Although that
was the extreme weisent up to which Caplaen
BaowN, the contractor, was br dto prove it.
such was the confidence of the contractor, as well
as of the proprietors, in the strength 'ambito-
of the structure, that the pas►engers by the e.tilut:o
steam vessels which frequent it were allowed
to pas,
during the o➢eration. so that at one lime there Mats
a weight equal to that of 500 persons u the
at the same time.

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TIOWARD and GIBBS'S BANKRUP7er.
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At one clocktlirs iiilowssuus addressed the
Criramissiouers in support of Mr. Carroll's claim of-
-13,2071. 9c, against which a petition hitd.l iti Ore-
settled in the Court of Chancery; -14141. nerds
'ground of usury iu the dealing! .ont.ssr..lis ,11.1101
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chain hail arisen. .1 1; 1:12 4,1 ,
Mr. TansLova interrupted Mr. Morstarseot
statement, mid said that the regular course *NW
be, its the first instance, to hear Mr. Carroll in
support of his present claim.
That tannic was adopted, mad Mr. Carroll being
sworn, said in his examination, that the debt he
taw claimed consisted of three bills of exchange;
i he Ist doted October 415,1820. for 3;7504, drawn'by
tam, and accepted try Howard and (,ditta, *On the
1.50 September Mr. 'Gibbs applied th him for a
loan of 3,750/., fhr some pressing occasion Which
11.! hid. Alter much cistreaty snit tome refusal, wits
ars) ultimately advistsced hint the money, he.(Gibb.)
%comic at ille time, it wits but for a few days. He
ge:e him a check on his hankers, Curtis and to.
for ,he timpani. Afirr a few days (about 21 days)
hail elapsed, lie pressed Mr. Gibbs fur the friary-
ineut of the loan, and the bitter begged 14 kilo to
eirto at ',even dityk date, and I.iil that the bill
sttnuld be intuetundy IMO, TltreV wits no money
account In any. way connected whh that bill at
itiesirot pending between him anti Howard and
Gable.. There were two other tills to make up the
whale issautint of the debt. 1

NI,. Tiost.ove then pressed Mr. Carroll to stale
whether there was not at that time an acconat of
money dialing. subsisting between Mr. Carroll mud
the bankrupt., rolled "a loan account."
Mr. MoNTAGUE was about to object, but Mr.
Carroll replied. that there way such an account, but
he crone there to give information its proof import
three 1)1116 of exchange. and not to answer upon
other matters usicourwcted therewith.
111 r. TRESLoTE.—Were there not two accounts
between you and the bankrupts—one a loan, and
the tither a discount account ?
Mr. MONTAGUE here objected to this question,
oral said it woo quite clear that in this great coin-
meicial city a creditor coming to prove a debt was
COI bound to answer interrogutories respecting other
iransactions not connected with the particular sub.
jeer at issue. Admitting, merely for the sake of ar-
gument, and for that sake alone, that other traits-
&serious were polluted, as the law stood ha Money-
',ruing!' (how lung it would stung so was another
que.tion). how could that circumstance govern
necounts gone of a distinct character ?
Mr. TRESI.OTE dewed that lie was travelling into
a distinct transaction. He wanted merely to show
that there were two sebsistino accounts between Me
pa roil's, trot a post one. and another unconnected
with the account on which the claim had arisen.
Mr. Pot.Eocu, at the aline side. contended that
00•t/doling accounts were open to examination,
whatever might be the case respecting urcotints past.
ancJ settled. It was of the essence of justice that
al; the arc° ttttt e now sm-ettled between the parties
-anould be open to examination.
Mr. MONTAGUE contended, that unless the sr-
vourds were in • ttttt e degree blended together in the
%dealings between the parties, it Mad quite impossible
'to °pro them here, to throw a light epos) distinct
transactions; such a course worth' he quite irregular.
The Commissioners overruled the objection, and
thought the question as put by Mr. Tredove ought
to be answered.
Mr. Carroll, on the question being repeated. said
tat certainly there had been an old us count,
amt another desiguated the " temporary loan ac-
count." The old account he did 1).,t gn into; hut
&wither of the accounts were soiled, the first bill
remaining unpaid : hail that bill been paid, the
temporary loan acconot would have becu settled.
OA the 13th of September. 1820. the 10,11 lectifint
by the advance of 3,751)/. in cash to Mr.
(; bb., co his promise of rep .ymetit hi it few dup.
The other bills were our above 5.000/. awl another
fur 3.910/.: the three constitut.sl what be 'rimed
tho " temporary loan accome." There was no
loan account, •toi discoicit ?termini, besides
what he 'crowd the temporary loss, accouirt. It
airs true there was an old accomit subsoning which
had nothing to do a ith the present.
Mr. TRESLOYE-..Wliess was that account last
ba:auced ?
Mr. MONTAGUE objected to that question on
the grotto(' that it had no reference to the ineserit
claim.
The Commissioners overruled the objection, and
the goes:ion was again put to Mr. Carroll, who re-
plied. that lie wished to be nnderstood as coining
(here expressly to prove upou three Mantic' bills of
exclorogr, the lull value for whirl, he had "elven.
free. from any usurious tractile:Mu, and totally en-
connected with any other matter whatever': he
therefore respectfully submitted that hr was fully
estrilled to prove these hills, oithont going nit°
nay other trinesactio:i be might have had old) the
'parties. Ti'heri lie submittal' any tither claim. he
should then be folly prepared to sootier auy other
questions which might be too to him.
Mr. MONTAGUE salmi addressed the Commis..
siociers inonisport of his original objection against
61r.'rresleve'si examination of distinct accounts from
that upon which the creditor now attended to prove.
The Commissioners said. that Mr. Carroll must
answer proper qoestibns. or else the inevitable you-
setinence would lee be could not prove his debt.
Mr. Carroll—l did not suite here prepared to
- mover such question.. nar•ciOrl now, without the
of Counsel. I have been advised. I can
tender my proof uptiu these bills dist zt from any'
other transaction; and 1 thought nn a former day
had so ruled is) matters of bills of exchange.
tures: been already here for five days to prove this debt.
&Jr. Carroll was here advised by Mr. !MONTAGUE
▪ answ.:.r the question. which was again put to him,
and lie repi:ell, he really had no means at present of
rrearcii„g Lis; time wisest that old accouut was
balanced—probas..lv he might ascertain by reference
to his books and pup, rs—but he repeated that such
✓ecounts were not mixes..l up with the present trans-
aeon'''. lie did not come there, he must repeat,
prepared to answer Aloof 1101. unconnected with
these which lie now tendered and Pas ready to prove.
The Cutinnisitionera said. that as Mr. Carroll was
not prepared to *tower without • reference to his
accounts, or advisiog with tits Commie', his claim
must stand over until the neat meeting otiSaturdoy.
Au sijourusuent mail that time Atm look place.

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ACCIDENT.—Ou Tuesday evening r tine boy, iu
crossing the road near Wea ' obtev Abbey. cause
in contact with a chaise that wu■ going at a quick
pace. which instantly knocked lean dawn. The
gentleman that was driving endeavoured to stop the
chaise, but not before the wheel had pawed over
the little sufferer, and the hone bucking roused it a
second time to go over him. The poor hay was
takes to steighlsooring surgeon's in ■ deplorable
canditieu. The sentletuaa left lie address.

PRISON DiS IPLINE. the re-comenjttalsisinount •:to •Ilire,e,-Anyc4- ; and -
' l:' at Vile litt, whieli is defective, forti,jpritsgthe
TSTIFISIIIIII9.RT
„,0 , t ...4 i.l Those are but a few of matv.isistunce. *hi
• op' meg tiolpi444,Volp?;iirs lottirleipibi ~ might be *lids les the, Noah ,tif cDntorrissin h 4
Tna IYIPRttYPIENT 9F.I)I4IBOK,DISCIPLIN P"Prii Ote.t7lll-IPfertl!: yet they formal' arguments
•-• • - ..r to favour of rhe principles of the Society, winds no
s. ~t C sat ..fisi .i.),d': AND sowititill.'' .141.". ! •usisrepresentation. COO refute, and must convitice
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NE".- 111, 9F Jv 'IMO." wrrso."Dglia, ' ; 'very. unprejudiced mind that the objections to
~.._... • • Jilt
which the Committee , advert, are entirely Jests-
At the entmakocement of this Society 'i
s labour., - •'
lute of foundistion.
when but u slight acquaintance with the state of the . With .
sincere pleasure the rotimittee report.
Ont. induced the Committee to persevere in their
suquirier, they felt assured that the subject of prison that daring the last year improvemews in the con.
affliction and menagernent of gaols have beef' too-
discipline had not obtained that share of public at-
gressive, .ridthat the Magistrates throughout the
tention to which it wasjustly entitled. Tim en.
kingdom evince an eartiert desire to amend those
lightened seal of the phil janthropic HowARD had
indeed laid open the secrets of the prison-house, ~ within their jorisilietions. In the construction of
places or coutineonelit, the great advantages of in-
and the disclosure had exhibited many affecting
/WORM, of humus, misery; but the researches of 11P,rcii°" b"°ll3e more and muse justly uPPrecia-
that eminent man had been chiefly directed to the '''' In most of the golds erecting, ow about to be
erecteel, portood
has object
beellll obtaine d con-
, removal of disease, and the alleviation of bodily
sideration thist im
saff,,iisic , the moral crib of im,„•1,0 111 l rilt—its so. prosision alio n made for an
enlarged scale of closstlit..ation, nod suitable ac-
avoidable tendency to corrupt, and the means by
countiodation provided fur the iniroeluction of Ira-
. which it might be rendered instruments! to re-
riot's brmiches of labour. In several iustances, 00claim—were views which hail not become the sob-
the implication of the Migistracy, the Committee
ject of direct iiivestigetion, mid in which public
feeling hid been but partially interested. The have prepared plans, and suggested improvements
in deirivis shout to be adopted; and they have had
' ed with criminal jurisprudence have of late secure
general attention, however, which subjects connect-
the satisfaiction to tied, that their views Fare met
d
with the concurrence of those who have favoured
in this country, is very striking. Into the causes
which have produced !twee results it is not now or. them with their commitnicutions.
cessary to inquire. The actual tendency of punish- lii many prisons, is, x hid) no written regulations
meats; rise true end. to which they ought alone-to have hitherto been in force, rules, selected from
be directed; the most efficacious plans of. itulutery those observed in the most approved pot., have
restraint end moral discipline; these impoitent been adopted, sod there prevails a strong feeling sir
. branelies of domestic policy have been ably ex- I favour of the introduction of employment. Light
asnineol. Facts have been collected, and opinions tool voluntary employments are proper fur the un-
submitted to their lest. The claims of humanity, triiii, oliom the law considers innocent instil proved
to be guilty ; hut a broad and marked distinction
' terms in her most debased and guilty forms, have
been investigated and ulloweJ. Principles, hereto. should be observed in the treatment of the convict.
fore outthought of, or disputed, hive been rectig- rot, on whom, ill most, if not in all, cases against
' nised and incorporated with the public institutions property, the personal penalties of hard labour and
of the country. Erroneous systems, which time rigid discipline ought to be enforced. To inflict
had esurtioneri, and custom reconciled, have yield. them, in the same degree, on all descriptions of
ed to the force of discussiou, and the power of offenders, would be impolitic and unjust ; but both
truth; and few are now disposed to deny that the may, without difficulty, he adapted to the several
reformation of the creationl is a duty dictated by eliisses of prisoiwrs, from the temporary correction
humanity, enjoined by religion, end urged by of the idle apprentice to a severity secondary only
every motive which regard fur the public welfare to capital punishment. The efficacy of such a sys-
can suggest. tem of listol labour on the mind and habits of an
Before the Committee proceed to relate the pro. offender has not, even yet, teen generally tried, or
grease of their labours, during the past year, they fully appreciated, in this country ; but where the
would beg to state, that the objecia and views 0r t experiment has been fenny made, the benefits have
, its member. have Isar' strangely mistaken amid ans. been most striking. Few who have been subjected
represented : thy efficacy of prison discipline, in to this species of punishment regard imprisonment
reforming the offender, has been tint only disputed, without tenor ; and the Committee cennot too
but the measures recommended for this purpose strongly express their opinion, that the law which
have been obj•eteit to, as having a tendency to now inflicts it only on (vital' classes of offender.,
render prisons habitations of comfort—acid confine- - should he extruded to other cases, to which it might
meta on object rather of desire times of dread• be as justly applicable.
The Committee, is reply, would observe, that In the former Report, the Committee mime.
the practicability of reclai 11l ing the minim,' is rat. d several trades, which were suited to the ems
proved, nut, by fauciful 'scones, fougeoled, as is ul- itloyment of imminent. On this subject great dif-
leged, on Mistaken notions of bensvulei.ce, butt by liculties impede the wishes of the warmest friends
the powerful and irresistible widener of Cwt..— to prison dinciplitie. In the 'election of a trade,
Whether, indeed, the noun of the tiffiNitler be Profit, however desirable, must not be regarded us
really impressed with the turpitude of his guilt ; esst.tillols the omeloluteut of the prisoner is the
whether he avoid the further perpei ration of crime., object to be a:osted at, and if this can be attained,
from hatred of vier, or f the dread of punish- even at a pecuniary loes, it is wise policy to ptosne
ment, the Committee pre,end not to determine; it. In support of this opinion, the Committee
but one thin.; is perfectly clear, stud admits of de. have muds pleasure in quoting the valuable testi-
mointiative proof, that, in a greet monber or in- mony of that experienced magistrate, Sir John
staisce.. offenders, even the most hardened, wholtave Aelaud, who, in his evidence before the Gaol Cont.
for a rearonable time been subjec.ed to a null-regn- inittee of the Rouse of Commons, observes,
listed system of discipline, do ithstainfrom she far- ~ Poison labour is the ground-work of all improve-
d/ea riubdicat of the low, and hare, in a variety of anent, of genesal tranquillity, and hope of refor-
eases, been known to abandon their criminal par- nation is, a prisoseer's habits of life and disposition
rails. To this imp oirtent truth. the testimony of or mind. Give a prisolier action by labour will cm-
the most extiriienced Magistrates affords abundant pleyineid, and it will give him a deter 11l i l led dirty-
evitletice. Numbers who, oar entering confiiirineilt, lion toward* a better system of hie: industrious
were debased by nearly every vice that can degrade habit* must be crested, be the expense what it
human nature, whose ter ;list] of had formerly I may, and the moral effects produced will conipen.
eceasioneol their frequent committal to the saute I sate fur all numerical loss that may be eustanied."
veil, have not, sitter the esialdishinent of li, silk! The spirit with which exertions have been made
and improves! divelplisie, beets found ii sill within to isillOultlee labour into 1111*01IS ha. been highly
its wall.; and, oil lotillay', it has beesi :ocean.' lied gratifplig ; such in the manufacturing counties,
that lheY have illithuj thelo"lvt's to li.i.it, ~1* he- wheve there are lesser difficulties in this respect than
mist industry. That such indeed is the worst te.. in teher districts, the employment of prisoners has
suit of a besieficiel system of prison mniliegrinetit, list-it e..rried cm at a con sidernhle profit. The lol-
a 01, upon con.ideritituu, appear obvious. A good looing particulars will furnish the reader with a
prison is a atialoi of moral discipline, whcie Ins ges,mll idea of the trades amid ccrupatitnis at which
criitives to vicious propensity are re-moved ; %here pri 1111 l ers have been employed ; further detail re-
driiiikentiesto, gsuililing, and di..sii,,,iinii, are sop, r. Niel:1111g which is given in the Appendix.
stoled by abstinence, cutler, and restraint ; Where,
by intik' Chili.itiC4l.oll, the evils resulting font considerable
the new house of cormetion at Bedford very
coosiderable alterations and additions are making,
contamination me prevented; cohere eI.TV the refs .
are
„inked by
pw..l,ll.oeat.
antithe idle
cote-milioite
el.i,:ri,pieli,gn-pteli(im.lleids.buiiiilds:iigp,i
~,: a
telietclahstsehes.prils:nteirsie
pelted to labour moil industry becomes a Whit.— comity gaol n 1.9,, employtuent is provided by the
'filet! are 11,e le:tante, leo.sores of a salutary 5y.t,..,,,
esid ) 1 (1 "rut u4f a will.
of gaol nwiliMgl.llleill ; and it seems wisely oidt~.ml,
that this discipline should them at ounce the medium
very various aad cumin:let:dile. viz. weaving of *twi-
n& reformation, and the instrumeot of piiiiislieurtit.
That e w,,ii.,eguliiird .3,mlem or prim., discipline
,Ira, Polk. and cotton en-ticks, blankets, and drug-
represses crime, is proved by the best possible eve-
gets; tailorivg, shoemskitie, joint-ring, loons-
oinking, coopering, whitewashing. painting, moil-
deuce. l'o 'shut desetiptiiiii of orison does the Of bricklaysteg, maseury, black mitt's' work,
fender inure commonly return ? 1, it to a gaol,
where hard labonr, spare dirt. aunt vigilant evltteNints I straw-mtittreso, sod chip-lint making. At this
. '
are steadily enforced ;orto a prison, where. no efr .rt prison the met rarities', from 9511 i December,
is made to insult, t, employ, or re'dsim ?. !ft is ub- 1820, t 025.11 March. 1821 (for %%Inch period the
average' number in cioninement amounted to 10
surd to suppose, bleCUtlllle a prism' sirs longs,. ofrirds
doily). were 196/, 7.. 701., the cult of food
the means of rimier gratilicipion, that therefore it
ICA !Os. 3.1., tieing a (less profit to the county,
is more c•ingenial to the owlinations of the ole-
beyond the cost of food, of 281. as. 4d.
proved. To what but to the dread of prison doeci-
: spline elm we justly attribute the fact, that few pri- At Boilmin, the eumloyuiecits of the prisoners
*osiers, idler their discharge from is good gaol, re- are, thitis!:i,g and grinding corn, sawing and polish-
tuns to it, whale the 1 iiiii iber of tr-coontottiis to a log *toots he chimney-pieces, flooring, tombstones,
, bad promo is generally considerable ? l'isi, num. I Re. ; elsii inskilig clothing, elloev, and blaiiheta,
bar Invariably dimiiiislie! its prop°, tion to Ake good The females are employed in spiniiiiig end knitting.
.management of the prison, • snaking anti mending, and washing clothes for
The re-committals to inferior goods vary from I throw-Ives mid the nsele primmele.
fifteen to fifty per cent... while the 1'0110%61T is the The county house of correction at Eseler,
average of te-committals to prisons oli.iiiigai.lird although deficient in space for accommodation,
fur their good 'management :—Prestoin, hoar per oiesents a gratifying scene of systematic industry.
rent.; Wakefield, four per cent. ; Bury. five per The pri.oliers are employed in sawing, grinding,
cent.; Devizes. the general average alwut three per I smoothing, and polishing fallible. Vases are turts.
cent. and fur felons* toady one per arta.; Knutelorol, en, and to moiled specimens of chimney-pieces
two per cent. ; Buda iiiiii three per cent.; Ipswich, I executed. The flits mstiulactory also in this prison
three per cent.; Lewes, six per cent.; and even et I is well managed, and carried on from the first pro-
Gloucester, *lure the prison is.partieulurly crowded, costs of dressing the dried vegetable to that of wear-
wily seven iler cent. Worcester tonteine two pn- rig it. T. this manufacture those poisoners are
suns—the county gaol is admirably conducted, son placed who are committed for long periods of coil--
here the return of prisoner., of all desctiptiems, is finement : those for shorter terms are employed at
' oveniged at inn per cent., of felons may our and a dressing hemp. This process is canied on by
bail per cent.; whale the timber seocommitted to means of a bruising-mill, which is worked by the
the city prison, which is extremely delicieut in its ananuttl labour of twelve men in a set. Vagrants
aystesu of moungetiscid, is no less than twenty per are also kept at bard labour. The women are fully
cent. At Lekesscr, also, there are two prisons, the employed in washing, tuakiug, and mending. the
house of correctioo, and the primes belonging to the I prisms clothing.
avrough. At the former, which is well mansged, t At Dlidillin gaol, weaving, spinning, beating

Li and/Makii g dolitatos ttre..t general rm -
ployusents.
At CbOusford. cotton house of correction, a
musrtr:weaterls eniPlayedl4 the county, to teach
some of the prisqueis to weave coarse hussy% A
earn-mill has been erected, at which the prisoners
work in companies of 20 et a time. Shoemaking,
spin and weaving, have also been introduced.
At Gloucester, a mill has also recently been
erected, and there is a forcing-pump, worked by a
tread-wheel. The prisoners weave and maritif4c-
tore cloth, sacking, saddle-girths, towels, and
stockings.

At Winchester house of correction, two corn-
mills a►e in daily operation, which employ 99 m—
at one time. The convicts' dresses and 'bor. 4. -
made iu the prison ; and the women card and sp:..,
and make the clothing.
At Hereford penitentiary a corn-mill has berg
built ; and the prisoners are employed in makii,g
clothing, shoes, bedding, and iii the instaulierure
of bags, for sale, from the raw material.
At ' Lancaster Castle, from thirty-eight to fif:y
pieces of Manchester cottons are worked off ;kr
week. The amount of earnings for the last year is
stated to he $6O/.

At the Manchester New Bailey, weaving is the
general employment of the prison. The mount of
earnings, up to July 1820, for one year, amounted
to 2,056/. 6.. 10d.

Preston house of correction is justly diptiognished
by the indastry which prevails to a remarkable ex-
tent. Here an idle Itund is rarely to be foini..l.
There were lately 150 looms at full work, front
each of which the average weekly earnings are .3 .
About 150 pieces of cotton goods are worked oft per
week. A considerable proportion of the looms are
of time prisoners' own manufacture. In one nioorli
au inexperieuetd workman will he able to earn tie
cost of his gaol-allowance of food.
these advantages over other pinion labour; the
of the shuttle prevents conversation, and the pry,.
gross of the work constantly requires the eye. The
recounts of this ,irisciti, contained in the Appendix.
deserve particular attention, as there appears to be
a balance of clear profit to the county, frrnsi the l.m.
bour of the prisoners, tmi the year, of 1,3981. gr. Id.
This ruin was earned by weaving and cleaning col.
too only, the prisoners being besides employed in
tailoring, wlntewashiug, flagging, slating, paiiititig,
carpenteriag, sod labourers' work ; the earnings at
which are Out included in the above accuumit.
At Leicester county house of correction, the em-
ploy meats are griuding corn, carding wool, Tennis%
mops. sod a stocking manufactory.
At 80n0.,, the prisoners are amployed in the
manufacture of worsted, and the grindiug of corn.

(7b be continued.)