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AEOPTION OF THE EARL OF CARNARVON'S

REPORT.

WINCHESTER, Monday.
The subject of prison discipline, which has excited so
much interest in this county, was again brought under dis-
cussion this day before a very full bench of magistrates.
Lord Eversley presided, and amongst the other magistrates
present were the Earl of Carnarvon,Lord H.Cholmondeley,
Lord Hey. tesbury. Lora Somerton, Sir W. Heathcote,M.P.,
Col. Humphry, M.P., Mr. Beach, M P., Sir H. Jervoi-et
M.P,, Mr. Carter, M.P., Mr. Sclater Booth, M.P., Admi-
ral Sir C. Curtis, Admiral Neville, Hon. J, D. Curzon, J.
W. Salt, Esq., H. J. Mulcock, Eel., F. J. Marks, Esq.,
W. C. D. Esdaile, Esq., H. C. Compton, Esq., Sir John
Simeon, the Rev. J. T. Maine, the Hon. J. T. Dutton, Sir
H. P. Gordon, and Raikes Currie, Esq.
Oa the motion of Sir W. HEA.THCOTE, seconded by Lord
H. CHOLMONDELEY, Dr. Butler was appointed surgeon to
the county prison, in the room of Dr. Lyford, resigned.
Lord H. CHOLMONDELEY then brought up the report of
the visiting justices, stating their disagreement to certain
parts of the report on prison discipline presented by the
Earl of Carnarvon at the Christmas Sessions,which he pro-
posed to submit to the Court inthe shape of an amendment.
The justices, although disagreeing with recommendations
to which the amendment would refer, expressed their
anxious wish to carry out such new duties as might be im-
posed upon them.
The Earl of CARNARVON then rose to move the following
resolution, of which he had given notice at the Christmas
sessions :—" That this Court do agree with the committee
on prison discipline in the recommendations contained in
their report, and that a committee, to consist of the
several justices of the county prison, be appointed—that
the said report be referred to them for their guidance, and
that they do from time to time report to the Court the
progress made in carrying the same into effect," The noble
earl said it was his anxious wish to meet the visiting
justices, and to smooth away any points of antagonism
which might enist. His noble friend had adopted a very
inconvenient and very unusual mode of proceeding in
framing his amendments on the motion, and retaining them
until the last moment, when it was impossible to give them
full consideration. On that ground, and also on the ground
that he had not had time to consult many gentlemen who
had served on the select committee by whom the report had
been prepared, he should be justified in declining to accept
the amendments, but he must go a step further and say,
that, having glanced at the amendments which had been
handed to him, he could not accept them, because their
adoption would practically put an end to the recommenda-
tions contained in the report. The committee had been
appointed to consider the whole subject, and had framed
what he considered a satisfactory scheme. Another com-
mittee suggested certain alterations in that scheme. Now
he thought it was not too much to ask that the system which
had been recommended should have a fair trial, and in the
event of its failure he should be perfectly ready to co-ope-
rate with his noble friend in obtaining enlarged powers for
the visiting justices, or in procuring a modification of any
of the principles laid down in the report. If the amend-
ments were few and trifling, as his noble frier .d appeared to
consider them, then they were superfluous ; but if they
materially affected the substance of the report he trusted
the Court would consider him right in pressing his motion
to a division. Before p: oceeding further he should be glad
to hear what his noble friend had to say in support of his
amendments, and would then endeavour to reply to him.
(Hear.) He might, however, be permitted to state that he
had received a letter from Lord Shaftesbury, who was pre-
vented by indisposition from taking part in the proceedings,
in which letter his noble friend expressed his anxiety to
support the views embodied in the report from the convic-
tions which he had arrived at dur:ng a long and arduous
attention to the evidence given before the committee of the
House of Lords. (Hear, hear.)
The motion haring been seconded and put from the chair,
Lord H. CHOLMONDELEY rose to propose his amend-
ments, the adoption of which he denied would be fatal to
the repbrt. They were as follows :—" That this Court do
agree with the committee on prison discipline in the recom-
mendations contained in their report, with the following
amendments thereto :-1. That in special cases, to be re-
ported by the chaplain to visiting justices and approved
of by them, secular books be allowed to prisoners in the Ist
and 2d classes. 2. That the visiting justices be instructed
to make such arrangements of the prisoners' time tis may in
their opinion be desirable for • carrying out the hard dabour
scale, and also to fix the hours for school instruction ; but
that they be recommended to consider, when making such
arrangements, whether the whole or any portion of such
school instruction may not be advantageously given in the
evening. 3. That as the introduction of guard or plank beds
must be considered simply as an experiment, the visiting
justices be instructed to order only a limited number of such
beds, not in the first instance to exceed 20, and that such
beds be used with or without mattresses, at the discretion
of the visiting justices, but that they be directed to report
from time to time to the court, stating whether, in their
opinion, it will be desirable to increase the number of beds,
and to adopt fully the suggestions of the select committee
with regard to the first and second classes of prisoners,
4. That, in the opinion of the Court, it is not desirable at
present to take any steps for the restoration of the stalls in
the chapel, but that the visiting justices be requested to
make such arrangements as they may judge expedient for
preventing more effectually all communication, but that
no alteration be made in the daily attendance of pri-
soners. 5. That the table in the appendix be re-arranged,
in order to meet the alterations now adopted by the Court.
With respect to the first resolution, the visiting justices
were of opinion that there were prisoners to whom it was
really necessary to give secular books, and all the justices
required was that they might have the power to grant such
books in special cases reported to them by the chaplain.
If the Court adopted that suggestion he could assure them
that the indulgence would not be abused. With respect to
the second amendment he was really at a loss to understand
how his noble friend could consider it fatal to the report.
The object in view was, that the hours of instruction
should be fixed ; but that would be taking out of the hands
of the justices a power which they ought to be allowed to
retain, He would not say whether it was good or bad to let
instructionbe given in the evening—but in his opinion the
arrangements ought to be left in the hands of the justices.
The third amendment referred to the experiment which
ought, in the first instance, to be tried on a small scale—
and he thought it would be extremely unwise to order 50 or
60 plank beds to begin with. All that the justices re-
quired was to be allowed to try the experiment on a
smaller scale than that recommended by his noble friend.
With regard to the fourth amendment he felt very
strongly, and was of opinion that the justices ought to be
allowed to make such arrangements as they deemed exp.>
dient for preventing more effectually the communication of
prisoners with each other. Whatever the Court might de-
termine upon the justices would endeavour to carry out to
the best of their ability. The most important part of the
proposition of his noble friend was that relating to hard
labour, and that the justices were fully prepared to carry
out. He doubted whether it would have the effect desired
by his noble friend, but if that should prove to be the case
he would be one :of the first to congratulate him on the
alteration. He doubted whether the change proposed would
have the effect of reducing the number of prisoners ; for on
looking over the Lords' report it was somewhat remarkable
that in those prisons where the labsur was most severe
there were the largest number of re-commitments. (Hear.)
The amendments were seconded by Mr. CHUTE.
Lord SOMERTON objected to the amendments, which, he
said, struck at the root of the whole matter, particularly
those relating to school instruction and separation in
the chapel. Those gentlemen who supported the
amendments ought to consider what the result of their op-
position might be. The opinions embodied in the report
were not only the opinions of the noble earl and his com-
mittee, but the opinions of the committee of the House of
Lords, the opinions of the Royal commission on penal servi-
tude, and the opinions of many of the judges of the land,
and especially of the Lord:Chief Justice. (Hear, hear.) He
had heard some objections stated as to the number of hours
proposed for labour. The number proposed was ten. Some
persons had gone so far as to say that such an amount of
labour would have a serious effect on the mind of the pri-