The Sun.
London, England, 1814-06-17 00:00:00

GLOUCESTER JAIL.

Lot d S'ANHOPE lose to present .a• Petition,
which he said-einitained a complaint of the grossest
•and most scand.ilons oppression -practised by; the
Jailor of Gloucester upon the i'etitioner, John
Perryn, This Jailor, whose name is Cunning-
ham, thought proper to. prevent the Petitioner,
who was confined for debt, front receiving or
sending out any letter without his (the Jailor's) re-
vision. Such, initeed, was the jailor's practice
towards ~dl. the other. prisoners. 13ut in one
instance the Jailor, prevented the Petitioner from
sending Out a letter ad:tressed to him (Lord Stan-
hope), with regard to a Petition to that llw:se.
In consequence of this prevention, the Petitioner
complained, and the Jailor punished the com-
plainant by committing him to solitary confine-
ment, opon met, bread and water. The Petition
dt.scribed the. system of rigour practised towards
ali the prisoners at Gloucester, and the terror in-
spired to prevent any redunotrance or complaint ;
those %Ow complained never meeting any redress
from the Magistrates, while their sulferiogs were
aggravated by the
;Jailor tor daring. to complain.
Among other grievances, the Petitioner stated
that his own attorney,Would not be admitted to
visit him, :and this statement, the NOble Lord said,
was . cOnfirined by a letter which he had received
flout the Attorney himself, who was one of the
Inost•resPectable Solicitors in Gloucester. It was
also stated in the Petition that the Petitioner was
for some time Confined. in the.saute
.place with
tilttacrs of base .coin, and other infaMous.pri-

soners.
Tile LORD CHANCELLOR said, that he under-
stood the Jail of Gloucester was peculiarly well
conducted by the Magistrates, and that the Jaitor
was a goolpflicer.
I
• Earl STAN r HOPE quoted a letter which he had
received from one. of the most respectable Ma-
gistrates at Gloucester, conveying an opposite
impression to, that stated by the Learned Lord.
This Magistr.ate, indeed, in vain advised the Jailor
to let the Petitioner's letter to him (Lord S.) be
sent without examinativn or interruption. It was
also to be observed; that there was no rule or au-
- .thority from the Magistrates relative to the open-
ing or inter,oeption of letters to or from prisoners.
.F.) fact," no such rule could be legal. Therefore
the. Jailor' did that which was contrary to law,
and which the Magistrates never sanctioned.
The Petition_was- ordered to lie on the table;
after %%Lich the House adjourned,.

HOUSE OF CONIMO:VS.

atTonnts of Fees -(whirli Katt been *tiered) were
hr..n.,:ht tr(;:li the tilX Clerks' Mice, the Ctirsitor's °thee,
Vt.: Petty (Mice, and the other. 01!ices in, CLaneeri.
't'he heeds Attestati9n Bill Was read a second time. Com-
mitted to-:nt-rnw.
Lora I.;I•Ark.:SON GOWER presented •• a Petition against
the ,Poor Bill.
'Two Petitions were preSented against the alteration of the
(,urn Laws.

C NEWPOR.T said,-that the orders-of the House
lad now been. complied with by every person except the
King's Remembrance". in the Court of Exchequer; be should
ove to-morrow for his attendance at the Bar of the. ilonse.
The Loan Bill was read a. second tune. Committed to-
rt +rrow.
Mr. BROGDEN brought up the Reports of the Committees
of liupply and of Ways and Means.
The Hi:Oil:nu! [toad Bill was postponed till to-morrow.
Mr. WILBEItFOBCP: moved for an Account of Goods, &c.
j.nported from tit. Domi rgo for the last five -cars, distinguish-
ing tixtictes of British manufacture.
• POOR SFiTI'LEMENT BILL. •
Sir EGEETON BuYnons mooed the further con-
sideration of the Poor Settlement Bill.
Mr. LEE said, the Bill had only been dis-7
tributed that morning; and as it would effect a
fundamental change in the law of iettlement, he,
thoughtit should be delayed till the magistrates and
persons acquainted with the subject, might have
an opportunity of, examining it. The first clause
strnck hint as particularly objectionable, as it
would injure the agricultural interest. He should
therefore, unless the Hon. Gentleman would post-
pone it to next •Session, move that it be read,this •
clay three months. •
Mr. TnomPsoN defended the Bill, and thought
it particularly beneficial to agricultural labourers.
A iNIEMBLR (whose name We conld not learn)
proposed a postponement, in order ..that the ob-
jectionablti 'oats of the Bill might be separated
from those which were really useful.
Mr. ATKTNS.WEiGHT and 'Mr., DAv ENrOnT were
for- delay.
Mr. Jotni Sztti-n was at Friend to the Bill, -but
thought some, farther amt. longer deliberation was
necessary.

Id r. SHAW LEr'Evtue. too ht the Hon. Mover
,
tseated• the tiouse rather hardily in pressing his
•which had only been printed this morning.
Sir S. RomiLiA- thought the House owed its''
gratitude to the Hon. Mover for a. Bill Which
Ivould,effeet the -r;reatest 'improvement of which
the Settleipent Law was capable. He particularly
coutaiended those clauses which provided for the

tettlibfary relief of the Chritgeabie do
removal, and iwhich directed the bestowing of
medical assistance. lie hoped the Honooi:.4 hie
'Gentleman would not postpone his moLoa till
iit-xt Session.

Mr, -STUART WCtILITLEY Said, ninny of the
clauses, particularly those just mentioned) were
highly beneficial, btit others required great cwt.,
sideration.

Lord MILTON went over the same ground as
Sir S. Romilly.
Mr. WHITBREAD spoke in terms of the highest
praise of the Bill, but recommend4d a separation
of those clauses which had been -objected to front
those which seemed universally approved of..
Mr. Buo.lnutiusT was against the Bill.
Mr. W. SMITH suggested the propriety of se-
parating the clauses.
Sir E. BuYnacs said, he was - almost over-
whelmed with the opposition to his Bill ; still- he
was cheered with the delightful approbation of the
two Hon.:Gentlemen_on the other side. He was
'not anxious about any of the clauses of the Bill,
except the two which he was pleased to find were
approved of by the 'Hon. and Learned Gentlemen.
He should 'defer to the opinion of the House, and
act as they directed. At the same time lie would
never, give up the measure, which.. he believed
would) be so highly beneficial to the labothing-
P,,,,r.

The House- then went into a Cominittee, when'
after a long and de,;ultOly- conversation on the
part of dilierent Members respecting the diiferent
clanses and proposed amendments, the report, was
hrotyht up, and ordered to-he taken into further
consideration on Tinirsdav ne\t.
.
'lr. pre,ented -a Petition front Wap-
ping against the Bill, which Was ordered to lie•
on the table. .•