The Sun.
London, England, 1815-12-15 00:00:00

LONDON PRISONS.

"'REPORT of the COMMITTEE of the HOUSE of COMMONS.

ECONOMY OF NEWGATE.

By- an 'Especial Court of Lord Mayor and Ai-
d •
Aethaen, held the 24th of June, 1814, it was or-
aered_...
That 14 ounces of Bread he delivered daily to the pri-
a"ners.
Two pounds.of Meat, without bone, weekly:
One sack of Coals for each fire-place weekly in the winter ;
and half a sack ditto in the summer.
All garnish is abolished. '
'"aelsig the coffin before condemned persons in the Chapel
at Service is to be discontinued.
That the Magistrate sitting in rotation at Guildhall do,
day in his week, visit the several prisons within the City,
gild report, shortly, his observations in a book to be kept at
each prison. And,
That three of the Magistrates on the rota at the Old Bailey
du likewise visit the several prisons during the Sessions, and
=lake their observations in the books to be kept fur that
purpose.
Divine Service is perforated regularly twice every Sundcry in
the Chapel, by the Rev. 11. S, Cotton,. the Chaplain, who
klse. visits the prison often in the week days, and has -a
School for young inmates. The attendance of the prisoners
Chapel is inure eimstant and regular than heretofore--;
&dons are admissible into the Master's side of Newgate, on_
the payment of half a crown per week ; or even on the State
on payment of rent for
.the lodging, and promising to
observe certain- separations. In April, 1815, the inmates of
IS'ewitate amounted to 537, viz: 164 men, and 14 women,
debtors ; and 2G4 men and 95 women; criminals. The sa-
fury of the Keeper (Mr. Newman) is fixed at 4501. per an.
luau, but the amount of his emoluments besides, arising
fa
eun fees and room rents, is from 6001. tot 1090}. per annum
~more.be
Of the fees, upwards of one-third are paid by dOtors.
e entrance fee on the State side, as taken by the peesent
Keeper, is two guineas.- On the Master's side it is Ids. 6d,
I..Qs. 6d. and the first week's rent. The supply yieldea by the
Sheriff's Fund
'is about 121. per.week; at an average. The
amount of this Fund is uncertain, as depending upon chari-
table Thr. greatest suns ever expended by the Keeper
fromit tin! Sheriffs Fund, was about 6001. and in the Sheriff-
Messrs. Blades and llov. The Fund originated in
that) °
of Alderman A. Smith and Sir Itichard Phillips. rise
xPenseoecasioned by'Newgate to the City of London,is ha,-
,"ve"l 11 and 12,0001. The emoluments of the last Ordinary
i
every )r• Ford) was 3001. per annum salary, and two freedomsrprarter, which would snake 5091. - The Sd-
• TYOI the SurgeonAlsol. and his hill for mecii,es he
30A. a-vear more. The bread bill for the'siiiipii (tithe
Prisoners, taking the nnartern loaf at ts., is about 23001. a
Year. Tlw supply of meat, taking it at 7J. per lb. amounts
to the cost of rono lbs. at an average. The expenses of cloth-
!ng and rugs are nearly 5001. per annum. Every female can-
‘iet coats about two guineas and a half on her removal for
transportation• Tile whole internal expense of Newgate is
Vtifl by the Prisoners themselves, eith.lr from the rents of the
,Ll,?olus, or froea fees on their entrance and discharge, with
the exception of the Keeper's salary, and the Surge,m's. and
Vsditiary's, and some allowance to sonic of the Pris'oners.
itt whole exuence of Newgate (i. e. the keeping and manage-
at of the
prison), is little more than 70001. a-year.