The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-26 00:00:00

THE PROPOSED NEW PRISON FOR MIDDLESE'

The November adjourned general session for the
county of Middlesex was held at the Sessions-hoese,
Clerkenwall-green, yesterday. There was a very
large attendance of magistrates, great interest beilig
felt in the proposition which was to come before the
court to erect a new county prison at ilighberY"
vale. Mr. POW ALL presided.
The Clerk of the Peace read a report from the
special committee appointed to inquire when and O
what terms a site suitable for the erection of a ne,
prison thereon may be obtained. The report stated
that the committee, as they were empowered to do
by the resolution of the Court, on the 16th Jllll'
had entered into a provisional contract for the Putt
chase of a site containing 121 acres, situate
Highbury-vale, for the sum of £12,2k0, and this
committee recommended that the Clerk of the rea:o
shall, with as little delay as possible, obtain t%
sanction of the Secretary of State for the 1-I°n/
Department to the purchase.

The Report having been read,
The CLERK of the PEACE read memorials ;rOlll
the Clerkenwell Vestry and from a meeting of rate•
payers of the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, Prof
testing against the proposed expenditure

£130,000 for the new prison.
Mr. WYATT moved that the site in question igt
suitable and eligible site. Notice of an amendinell„
had been given ; but after all, what did the
sition on behalf of the ratepayers amount to? °°lii's
two parishes had memorialised against it. At ttv
moment they bad 570 prisoners in different conns'a
gaol; and in most cases the authorities of shoat
gaols would only accept them on the condition t.° e.
they might return them on three months' 13(41:6
They paid for these prisoners at the rate of V'
the
year each, and the conveyance to and fromin
prisons cost about £2 additional ; whereas
as
Coldbath-fields the cost of the prisoners
'l' ng
only a little more than £l6 a head, after dedneof
the value of their earnings, so that the e°3tier,
farming the prisoners out was no slight inat`ri,
Then they had to pay to these various county b) ei
sons for a certain number of prisoners whether tays
were there or not ; and, in fact, they were 311:11ei
paying for from 60 to 80 prisoners more than ',v.
had. If the new gaol were built on the site pile
posed it would be within 20 minute,' drive " ivg
gesions house, which would be an immense 33 sof
of time and trouble. There were about 12/ Bcread
land, close to the common sewer and within g 36
water supply.

Mr. TURIsiEE seconded the motion. ime
Mr. Sergeant PAYNE moved, as an atuca"—nti
" That the building of a new prison for this co the
having been strongly objected to by some of s
local boards, not only on account of the enor"-0,
expense which it will bring upon the ratePaYri,
against their consent, but also because the ini.Peg
sonment of old offenders who have been mall ti—ej
convicted has altogether failed to produce all gotbe
effect, and is a great and useless burden uP°ll) etas
honest inhabitants of the county, this court u;enottl
it right to withhold its approval of the previ67l to
contract which the committee were authorise at
'
enter into, subject to the approval of the court
the present session."
Mr. FREWEN seconded the amendment. g eiit
Sir SYDNEY WATERLOW said they bad at Pr";.bir
from 550 to 600 prisoners farmed out, an' .Teci
should not this system continue? It was app° re•
by the Home Secretary. By a parliameuttr,ls it
turn, which was made up to the 30th Sept., 1' the
appeared appeared that there was accommodatiou il
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various prisons of the south of England f°'
male prisoners more than they already eouti3:,r'esoa
and he was informed by Colonel 1-100u-oS
that the number of prisoners now in o°.and
probably smaller than it was at that tilde' ioo
the authorities would be very glad to enter order
arrangements to take Middlesex prisoners in oe
to ease them of a portion of the expense' large
tendency of criminals was to centre in the sere
towns, and the prisons in the rural districts
000
comparatively empty. The cost of each Pristbel
in Coldbath-fields was £2l lls. 3d., arti% the
could farm them out for £22 a head, which W-„stiog
more economical mode, taking the cost of ere-000
the prison into consideration. It would be 01'
o
than unjust, it would be wicked, to refuse t 0,
lice the buildings already in existence, and tpoote'
pend the money of the ratepayers in erectiog 0 43
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The CHAIRMAN put the amendment, :ocl
it
hands were held up for it, and 35 against it,
-
wasconsequently declared carried. he COin'
Sir S. WATERLOW then suggested that t: coop
mittee be instructed to place themselves is
crest
munication with the authorities of the d.
gaols. that
Mr. GLOSSOP said they were already de'r'' Dtlo'
the Court then proceeded with the °tber
ness.

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Lieut.-Col. Breudon ILA. of a daughter•
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Friday, November 2e, 188?•