The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-29 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday in the
Aldermen's Chamber, Guildhall. The Right Hon,
the Lord Mayor presided.
The Sheriffs' report on the condition of prisons
stated the number of prisoners in Newgate to be
137, in the debtors' prison 94, and the City Prison
at Holloway 437.
Sir J. Musor,AvE said, in reference to the number
of prisoners set forth in the report as being at pre
sent confined in IfolloWay Prison, heshould besorry
if any misconstruction should arise, and the public
should imagine that the accommodation was not
such as was desirable. The prison, it was well
known, was constructed to hold 400 prisoners,
whereas there was now 437 confined there, and some
were obliged to be confined with the others. He
thought the cause of so large a number should be
made known, and he thought a return might be
made, and laid before the Court at their next meet-.
ing, of the number of prisoners last year in compa-
rison with the present, and their sentences, and the
offences for which they were imprisoned. He thought
the increase was in a great measure caused by the
difference in the severity of the punishment of the
prisoners, as, where formerly they used to be sen-
tenced to six and nine months' imprisonment, they
are now sentenced to 12, 18 months, and two years
for the same offence. Then, again, acts of Parlia-
ment were continually passing which enable magis-
trates to send parties to prison in default of penalties
for various offences for the term of one, two, three
months, as the case might be ; and he thought the
public should see by what means the number of pri-
soners was augmented, and before any large sum
was expended in increasing the accommodation it
should he ascertained whether these severe penalties
were likely to be continued. He concluded by
moving that a return be made, and laid before the
Court, of the number of prisoners confined in Hollo-
way Prison in the corresponding part of last and the
preceding year, in comparison with the present
with the terms of sentence and the character of
their offences.

The motion was seconded by Mr. Alderman
CARTER.

Some brokers were allowed, and, after some
routine business had been gone through, the Court
adjourned.

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