The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-27 00:00:00

PRISON DISCIPLINE.

A letter from Stockholm states that the six cellular (soli-
tary confinement) prisons, built by order of the Government
in different parts of the kingdom, have just been terminated.
These prisons can contain from four to eight hundred pri-
soners. They will be occupied during the course of next
month. The following are the prominent features of the re-
gulations of these prisons. The prisoners are not to be al-
lowed to speak to each other. Even while taking
their only exercise, in an enclosure, strict silence is to be
observed. This exercise is to be allowed them daily, and is
to last half an hour; a longer time may be conceded to sick
prisoners, on the demand of the doctor, and with the sanc-
•
Lon of the governor of the prison. If a prisoner wishes to
make a complaint, he can only do so during the time of
exercise. He must then step forward and raise his
hand; upon this one of the guardians will listen to
what he has to say. The prisoners are to receive the
daily visit either of the clergyman, the doctor, or some
special person appointed for the purpose. These visits are
never to exceed twenty minutes. The prisoner in his con-
versations with the functionaries of the prison, who are the
only persons he is allowed to converse with, must always
speak in an undertone. Each cell is to be provided with a
book on religioN, and is furnished with a bell, so as to
enable the prisoner to call for help in case of illness, Di-
vine service is to be performed in the corridors. During
the service the door of each cell is to be opened two or
three inches, so as to enable the prisoners to see and hear
the clergyman without seeing each other. The cells are
not to be lighted; nevertheless, prisoners worthy of leni-
ence may in exceptional cases, and at their own expense
receive permission from the governor to have a light in their
cell. (In Sweden during the short days it is scarcely day-
light before 9}A in the morning.) Those prisoners who are
not sentenced to hard labour or to complete idleness (punish-
ments which must be expressly denoted in the sentence)
may obtain the permission to work on their own account.
In this case the prison authorities will endeavour to procure
them work. The punishimmts to which the
‘prisoners are
subject, are-1. Privation of their walk in the enclosure. 2.
Diminution of their rations of food, the diminution not to
exceed one-third. 3. Locking up in the black-hole for a
period not exceeding eight days. The latter punishment is
only applicable to prisoners who have made use of violence.

fiftEAT LEAGUE PlCTURE.—Notwithstanding
the shortness 4114 tlie darkness of the days, and the difficulty
of obtaining a regular spepsion of sitters, Mr. Herbert has
made gl•eat progress with his painting of the Council of the
Le.,gue,—a picture which will sustain the high reputation he
hag so deservedly acquired. The likenesses are admirable,
and the grouping is entirely free from the stiffuess which cha-
racterises so many of the attempts to pourtray the corona-
tions, and baptisms, and Duke's dinners, where the person-
ages seem to sit or stand without any other object than to
have their portraits taken. Mr. Cobden, standing and ad-
dressing the chairman, is the centre figure of Mr. Herbert's
pieture, and it is a living and speaking likeness. On his left
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spectator, are Mr. Rawson, the treasurer of the League, Mr.
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Mr. William Evan.i, fi r. Lees, Mr, 11, Rawson, and Mr.
W, Bickham. The only poitraits fiehind them, as yet, are
Mr. 1,4143,11 en, the late Lord Provost of Gl4?gow, and Mr.
Dinon, the late .dayor of Carlisle. Mr. George Wilson oc-
cupies the chap. 4 e
#y the pi sed dais behind him are Lord
Rinnaird, Arr. John Whitaireb of !float, and Mr. Duncan
Maclaren, of Edinburgh, Mr. W. fligga, fete Mayor of
Leicester, and Mr. James Margiali, of Leed3. T4e picture
is intended, we believe, to contain about fifty portraits. The
place of meeting represented is the Leagtte emincil-room in
front whence the proceedings of the
powerful association were directed ; and the view front the
window will embrace a front of Market-street. The whole
will form a great national picture, illustrativeniti
e etof
designson of thosewere
orFglneted and matured for the emaiii-Apettini pr tzltn-
deliberative meetings at which. nin
merce, not only of England, but of the whole world,—E-a„..
elleoter Times.
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No. 2, BUCXLEIIISHURY, CIIEAPSIDE.—V44iIiP3 whose
consumption is large, and study economy, will derive
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form price is affixed, by which the purchaser of a single
pound can obtain it on the same terms as the trade.
Black Tea ...2s. Bd., :;s., 3s. 4d, 33, 6d , 45., 4s. 4d., ss.
Green 3s. 4(1., 38. 6d., 45., 4s, 4d., 55., 68.,
nod., is., is. 2d., is. 4d.,
One pound sent free env part of town. Orders from t,n
Is. 6d., Is. Sd.
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and when the
tho p4untry forwarded the same ;,
,quantity Glb. weight (tea only), the carriage
paid to any part of England.—MINSELL and Co.,
wholesale tea dealers, 2, fiucklersbury, Cheapside.
ItounEay IN A BANKING—HOUSE.IIIOIIaiIy in-
formation was received by the police, that on the 23d inst.,
Mr. Petty, of Knight's Hill,.Norwood, was robbed of a 201.
No. 56,4:01 Bank of England note, whilst standing at the
counter in the banking.house of Messrs. Glyn and Co., Iron?-
bard-street, supposed by a man, about thirty years of age, ,
creased is a black Treat coat watt black flit.