The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-09 00:00:00

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No. 16,787. LONDON, THURSDAY E V ra rim
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RIGHT'S TESTIMONIAL.
At a MEETING of GENTLEMEN of ROCHDALE, and
the neighbourhood, held at the Public Hall, Baillie-street, on Mon-
day, July 6th, 1846,

GEORGE ASHWORTH, Esq., in the chair;
Resolved—

' That this meeting, deeply impressed with the value of the inde-
fatigable and persevering exertions of John Bright, Esq., M.P., in
the arduous strni: gle for commercial freedom, hereby resolves to
commence a subscription for the purpose of presenting him with
a lasting testimonial of the admiration and gratitude of his coun-
trymen.

That the following gentlemen form the Committee, to carry the
above resolution into effect, with power to add to their number:—
George Ashworth, Rochdale
Robert Schofield, Rochdale
Henry Kelsall, Rochdale
Joseph Schofield, Littleborough
Samuel Taylor, Rochdale
John Hoyle, Rochdale
James Tweedale, Rochdale
William Heaton, Rochdale
John Holdsworth, Rochdale
George Prockter, Rochdale
Reward Briggs, Rochdale
John Petrie, Rochdale
Samuel Stott, Rochdale
William Hastings, Rochdale
Samuel Heape, Rochdale
James Gibson, Rochdale
James Petrie, Rochdale
Robert Leach Tweedale, London
Robert Tweedale, Broailey
Charles Walker, Rochdale
Oliver Ormerod, Rochdale
James Hoyle, Rochdale
William Petrie, Rochdale
Robert Kelsall, Rochdale
James Littlewood, Rochdale
Thomas Booth, Rochdale
James King, Rochdale
John Howard, Rochdale
Robert Pagan, Rochdale
Edward Greenwood Kay, Rochdale
Joseph Fenton, Crimble Hall
Joseph H. Moore, Rochdale
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Robert W. Barker, Rochdale
John Veveers, Todmorden.
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That John Petrie, Esq., be the Chairman of the Committee; Ro-
bert Schofield, Esq., Vice-Chairman ; George Ashworth, Esq., Trea-
surer ; ai.d Mr. Charles Walker, Secretary. All communications
addressed to the Secretary, Yorkshire-street, Rochdale.
GEORGE ASHWORTH, Chairman.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION,
A New and Interesting LECTURE, by Dr. Ryan, on the
PHENOMENA and EEFECTS of HEAT and COLD, at Half-past
Three daily, and on the Evenings of Monds, WednPs
gAldeMPle,Vi-'IIIIYECI/e/reirrr—irrin rrrimAriz— el.'expenments, daily.
MACINTOSH'S REVOLVING ENGINE, COLEMAN'S PATENT
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE for ascending and descending Inclined
Planes, FARRELL'S ARCHIMEDIAN RAILWAY, the ATMOS- I
PHERIC RAILWAY, all in action. PORTRAITS of Distill
guished Men in the GOVERNMENT and ARMY of LAHORE,
magnified by the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. The OXY-HYDROGEN
MICROSCOPE' exhibiting a fine Collection of Living Objects. A
beautiful Picture of the CHAPEL in the CONVENT of St. CA-
THERINE'S, Jerusalem, by air. Charles Smith, is one of the Series
of DISSOLVING VIEWS )ust introduced.
On Mondays and Fridays, at Four o'clock, a Solo on the Violin,
with Brooks's Patent Clavic Attachment.
Admission, le. ; Schools, Half-price.

BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL-MALL
The GALLERY, with a selection of PORTRAITS of EMINENT
PERSONS, is OPEN every Day from Ten till Six.

Admission, Is. • Catalogue Is.
WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper.

PUBLIC BREAKFAST and MORNING
CONCERT in CREMORNE GARDENS, Chelsea, in pre-
paration for WEDNESDAY, July 15, 1846. No pen can describe the
Grandeur of Scale on which this Entertainment is being got up.. Its
title is " Ranelagh Revived • or, One Hundred Years Ago."
Prospectuses may be obtained of every respectable musicsellcr and
confectioner In the metropolis.

PLEASURE EXCURSION to ROTTERDAM
vtA YARMOUTH.

A Special Train will leave the Shoreditch Station of the EASTERN
COUNTIES RAILWAY, on THURSDAY MORNING, the 16th instant,
at Five o'clock precisely, and will call at Cambridge. As soon as it
reaches Yarmouth, the new and rapid steamer Norfolk will start for
ROTTERDAM, reaching that port about Five P.M. She will return on
FRIDAY EVENING, the 17th instant, and upon her arrival at Yar-
mouth the passengers will be immediately forwarded to London.
Tickets (which may be had at Shoreditch Station, or at the Offices
of the Norfolk Railway Company, 19, Guildhall-buildings), for the
journey nnd back, from either London or Cambridge, including First
Class by Railway, 38s. As the number will be very limited, early
application must be made.
Offices, Shoreditch Station, July 8, 1846.

CONNOISSEURS OF CIGARS.
BICKNELL and Co., 388, Strand, corner of
Southampton-street, have in Stock, a parcel of very splendid
" CabanAs Emperors," at 325. per pound. A sample forwarded on
receipt of twelve pony stamps. A two-pound box free to any part
of the kingdom. •

CONVICTISCIPLINE.
REGULATIONS OF THE RA.TIONART ESTABLISHMENT

FOR FEMALE CONVIQN VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.
The following remulas of the Probationary Es-
tablishment for Female Gicts in Van Diemen's Land
have been approved by 'Excellency the Lieutenant-
Governor, and are to be ,ctly carried out by all per-
sons employed in this bra of the convict department.
M. F 04111,, Comptroller-General.
I. All female convicts sving in Van Diemen's Land
will be placed under pritionary restriction and dis-
cipline for at least six iiths previously to becoming
passholders.
2. In this stage of propon the attainment of two ob;
jects is contemplated, " lishment and reformation.
The first will be secured Ithe due application of coer-
cive labour and restrictivdiscipline ; the second, it is
hoped, will be attained byicans of religious and moral
influences, and by the. card inculcation of industry and
regularity.
3. The systematic emplenent of such means as in-
struments of reformation, , is expected, will prepare
the women for a gradual rtoration to freedom, with
benefit to themselves ancitdvantage to society ; but
they must understand th; until they have afforded
satisfactory evidence of anndment and improvement,
they will not be permitted t emerge from this stage of
probation into that of pa.siolders, in which they will
have an opportunity of ataining wages in private

service.
restrictive
ill;
ive impressed
discipline
they the
ae im
undergoing
that 4. The entire managemet of the establishment will
be guided in accordance "wit these principles, and it
conse-
quence of their misconduct . but that, at the same time,
their lasting benefit is the szlect iu view.
endergoin theg is the
coercive and
5. Discipline will be mut effectually enforced by
calmness and firmness on thi part of the various officers
of the establishment. liepnachful or harsh language
can never be attended with advantage, and must be
carefully avoided. Kind treatment and mild language
are perfectly compatible witb,,,,statiet and systepytth!_
ii"dirif.—Women Or-humbliT attainments and capacity
are not on that account to be more rigorously dealt with
than those of superior aoquirements ; but women of a
restless disposition will be placed at such description of
work as requires the closest and most unvarying atten-
tion, and be kept under the separate system, whenever
such can be enforced. _

7. No female convict, whilst under probationary re-
striction, will be entrusted with power or authority over
the others, nor be employed in any permanent situation
of ease or trust, on account of her ability or usefulness,
or from motives of expediency.
8. This regulation will not prevent the employment
of women, as hereafter pointed out, in the performance
of the daily duties of the establishment, or as ser-
vants to such officers of the establishment as are allowed
attendance.
9. All articles of indulgence, such as tea, tobactto,
&c., are strictly prohibited. Nothing in addition to the
rations and clothing supplied by the Government, which
are ample, will be allowed.
CLASSIFICATION.
10. The discipline of the establishment—the efficacy
of the system—and the present as well as the future
comfort of the women, depend much upon proper classi-
fication. To this object, therefore, the utmost attention
must be given by the superintendent and matron, who in
their arrangement into classes of the women when first
received into the establishment, will be greatly guided
by the reports made by the surgeon-superintendent, as
to the general character and conduct of each woman
whilst under his charge.
11. There will be three classes—the first will be
composed of the best conducted women who have been
ongest in the establishment, and who are, therefore,
nearest to emergence ; the second of those who, al-
though generally well conducted, are not so regular as
the women of the first class, and have not been so long
in the establishment ; and the third will consist of the
disobedient and intractable. The superintendent is
hereby ordered to follow this plan, and not on any ac-
count to classify by ships' companies.
12. Each class will be divided into messes of ten. The
women of the Ist and 2nd classes will be allowed to se-
lect their own mess associates. One woman of each of
the messes will have charge of its details, and will be
responsible for them to the warden in charge of the class.

EMPLOYMENT.
.13. As a general rule, the women will perform every
description of work for themselves and for the advantage
of the establishment, which they can accomplish. They
are to be kept in constant employment, and at such work
as may be from time to time provided. In its perform-
ance, the officers under whose superintendence the
women immediately are, will see that they are indus •
trious and pains-taking, and that no intermission of
work is allowed during the hours allotted for that pur-
pose.
14. The women employed in the daily duties of the
establishment, such as cleaning, washing, scrubbing, &e.,
which can_ be performed by the women generally, will
Jservants liMa ftt
store asszstants and wi e LatSnndants,
women as have been classed as passholders. In the
event of passholders not being found for such employ-
ment, women who have finished two-thirds of their term
of probation in the establishment, with uninterrupted
good conduct, and who are in the Ist class, may be em-
ployed.
15. Servants will not be allowed gratuitously to the
superintendent, matron, religious instructor, or medical
officer. A charge of 6d. a day will be made for such of
the women as they employ as servants. The other
officers will be allowed attendance, selected as already
directed, in the proportion of one female servant for
two officers.
16. The officers, however, will respectively be allowed
washing according to the scale appended ; the same
being performed by the women employed in that duty.
They will also be allowed to employ women at the
rate of Is. a day for each woman so employed.
17. Beyond this, the women are not to be employed in
any manner whatever for the profit or advantage of any
officer of the establishment, or of any other individual.
The entire proceeds of their labour will be for the ad-
vantage of the convict service alone ; and all money
received for work done for private indivividuals, accord-
ing to the scale annexed, will be paid monthly by the
superintendent to the assistant-comptroller.
18. The afternoon of Saturday will be devoted to a
careful inspection of the clothing of the women, and of
the messing utensils, and other articles of bedding and
furniture. The women will, besides, repair their clothing
and otherwise prepare for Sunday, so- that it may be
kept holy and as a day of rest.
19. All women who cannot read and write with
tolerable ease and accuracy, will attend the schools, as
will such others as may desire to do so. A cheerful
obedience to the school regulations will be required, and
great care will be taken that the iguorant are never so
employed as to prevent their receiving daily school in-
struction.
20. The women will go to bed at nine o'clock in sum-
mer, and eight o'clock in winter, getting up throughout
the year at sunrise.
SUPERINTENDENT AND MATRON.
21. The position of the superintendent and of the
matron of the probationary establishment for females is
one of very great responsibility and trust. The bene-
ficial effects of probation depend chiefly on their judicious
and careful management. Their whole time and atten-
tion, therefore, should be devoted to the duties of their
respective situations. The introduction and maintenance
among the women, and generally throughout the estab-
lishment, of habits of industry, cleanliness, order, and
obedience, require their zealous and unceasing care. In
the performance of their duties they have the aid of
able assistants, who must cheerfully obey and zealously
co-operate with them. .
22. The superintendent will receive his instructions
through the Comptroller-General. These aro to be
fully and fairly carried into effect. and no departure
from them will be allowed.
23. The superintendent and matron must not be
absent from the establishment during the night, and
should avoid being absent together during the day. In
the event, however, of necessity requiring them to be so
by day, their absence must not exceed three hours.
24. The superintendent will prevent any communica-
tion with the women by unauthorised persons. He will
also prevent letters or parcels being sent or received by
the women through any other medium than himself or
the matron.
25. In any unavoidable absence of the resident reli-
gious instructor, the superintendent or matron will read
morning and evening prayers.; but no minister or lay-
man, excepting the authorised religious_ instructors, will
be permitted to officiate, or to afford instruction without
women according to the form
special authority..
26. The superintendent and
.matron will visit the
school daily, and afford every assistance to the religious
instructors in conducting them. They will also, con-
jointly, make minute monthly reports of the conduct and
dispgreat attention is required to
Governor's infor-
on the part of the
27. Any misconduct . officers of the
b e paid.ost
annexed.
given by the superintendent on points
lon
properly settle, will b Lieutenanty him to the comp-
establishmeTonfot,etawheishhicpohofintththee superintendent cannot him-
selftroller-general, for the
oration.
discipline, and employment of the
In the journal of misconduct
28. All orders
of discipline and management are to be entered in his
daily order book ; and all matters of importance
matron may themselves deal
con-
nected with the health,
women, in his journal
also are to be entered daily all instances of minor mis-
illegally. These books will be
magistrate/ whenever he visits
mis-
conduct which he or the
with ; but the superintendent will be careful not to in-
flict any punishments
laid before the visiting
on te
the establishment, and an extract from them, and from
troller-
the magistrate's visiting book, will bgenerale forwarded
hby the
last
superintendent to the comp
day of each month.
29. The superintendent will specially request the at-
tention of the religious instructors and medical officer to
the case of any woman whose condition, msntal or bodily,
requires particular attention ; and, where the treatment
or discipline in any case is found by these officers to be
attended with injurious effects, it may be, modified, a re-
port being immediately made to the comptroller-general
and principal medical officer.
30. The superintendent or matron will visit once tat

leust every twenty-four hours, every ward, division,
separate apartment, and cell in the establishment, and
enter such visit in their respective journals. The super-
intendent will' also satisfy himself daily that the provi-
sions furnished for the use of the women are good in
quality and correct in quantity, immediately reporting
any deficiency in either to the commissariat.
31. The superintendent and matron will also fre-
quently visit the women. whilst at their meals, and
the provisions are of the full allowance, wholesome, and
well cooked.
32. The superintendent will ascertain that the several
branches of the establishment are securely locked up at
nine o'clock at night in summer, and at eight in winter,
and the keys deposited with him; and these are to remain
in his possession till sunrise the following morning.
33. During the night, in cases of emergency, ingress
to the women's wards is to be allowed to the med►cal
officer or religious instructors ; but on such occasions,
the matron, or one of her assistants, is to be present.
These visits, and'the circumstances rendering them ne-
cessary, will be recorded in the superintendent's journal

book.
34. The illness of any of the women is to be imme-
diately notified by the superintendent to the medical
officer, by whom daily lists of the sick will be furnished.
The superintendent's daily lists of women under separate
treatment, or in solitary confinement, will be furn
by the superintendent to the medical officer, as well as
to the religious instructors. In the event of the dan-
gerous illness or death of any woman, the superinten-
dent will make an immediate report to the principal me-
dical officer and comptroller-general, and if the death be
sudden, to the coroner of the district.
35. The superintendent will read and explain weekly
to the women under his charge, those parts of the regu-
lations which immediately affect their condition. He
will also have the orders suspended, printed in legible
characters, in each of the divisions and wards of the
establishment. Lists of passholders, and their respec-
tive classes, will also be suspended for the information
et the public. bedding, &c., are
a, - superintendent, and he
is responsible for the same. The immediate care of the
stores will rest, however, with one of the officers, to be
named by the superintendent.
37. The superintendent will afford every facility to
the officers of the Commissariat and Ordnance Depart-
ments when their duties lead them to visit the esta-
blishment. •

ASSISTANTS, TEACHERS, WARDERS, AND OTHER OFFICERS,
38. The assistants, teachers, warders and other officers
will strictly conform to the rules of the establishment,
obey the directions of the superintendent and matron,
and zealously assist them in maintaining order and disci-
pline. They are not to be absent without leave from the
superintendent, and then only during the day, and never
for more than four hours.
39. The general and special duties of each assistant and
other officer will be determined by the superintendent,
and will be entered in a book to be kept by each officer
for that purpose.
40. Written reports will be made by the assistants
and warders daily in a report book, with which they are
all provided, on such subjects as may be necessary to be
brought under the notice of the superintendent,- more
particularly as regards the conduct of the women imme-
diately under their charge. In cases of emergency,
verbal reports will be made, but these must be afterwards
recorded.