Star.
London, England, 1825-10-19 00:00:00

SURREY SLSSIOAI

KINGSTON, OCT. re.
The General Quarter Sessions far the C
~.:.•.t,
Sut;ey commenced liere-..this•-day,i,dfdtets_\44...:.
BARNARD, Esq. the Chaiiinan, and a full 13..!i:t1i.
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Mr. PALIIRR, in reference to a Report that had ,
presented to the Court, by a Committee to 1 '
v i ial
had been referred to inquire into the expedie..l.
discontinuing the further tr:e of the above pii,or.,-1,
that it appeared by the evidei,ce ajdoced b„.
the Committee, that the "tr.tal experse of ;It t vi,
amounted to the annual sum of something ,bc.,ied cb,,,
and he was of opinion, that as this sum did not elt.
half a farthing in the pound on the county rates, it:
below the consideration of any Gentleman in the ce%,.
who was disposed to make any sacrifice f.r public c.
venience. It economy was the object that had prom I.
the abolition of this place of punishment, it wa, ~,..
surprising that it had not been thought of brtute
much money had been expended in thelrepeirs, a,
before a sum exceeding, he believed, 50 ow
Laid out in building and altering the other 11,itiseq
Condition belonging to the county. Another V
worthy of mature attention was, that it was the or,
prison in Surrey where the system of voluntary 'Ana'.
had been introduced, and all who had at all terche4
its influence in improving the condition of the inmate
of a gaol, would acknowledge the great beadt, r,,,,,
had resulted from this species of labour pact that .1
compulsory employment. Under these circumstari;r:,
he had not the slightest he,itation in givin4 lii oil,.
currence to the suggestion the Committee had no‘,.
in their Report, of continui,ig in the this old etaliii,:;,i
place of punishment.

Mr. Cliats FAiD said, tbe idea of removing the r.
sorters from this town arose horn the circumstance,
£2OO being w anted for repairs. The questi n
raised whe.her the prisoners usually sent to this PL
could not be provided for in the other Houses of C.
rection in the t.ounty ? The subject was referred to
Committee, for them to inquire Into ; but as he cr
ceived the matter had not yet h ea fully look. d into,
would move, as an amendment, that it be again retell..
to a Committee, for further investigation.
Mr. BRISCOE supported the It 'poi t, principally on t!
ground that the Kingston Gaol was the only psis n
the country where the system of voloniary labour ter
pursued, and by which a man, though net commas.,
to hard labour, might, if he chose, employ himself, an:
at the expiration of his punishment receive ( :
the products of his labour. He thought it was due t
the dignity of the County Magistrates that tbey slnt!!
not forsake this place, after they had at different but,
voted large sums of money for its repairs.
Mr. HoLME SUMNER said, the object in discontinuitn•.
the use of the prison was to s.,ve about 3101. a year
the county for its standing expemes, a•td also at. anntui
increasing ex.:cid:tore for repairs. The average nuns
her of prisoners confined in this jail did not ezcee
seventeen, and he could see no objection to the removal
of the prisoners on the supposition that they could nix
he classified with so much propriel ehewhele as is
this place. This had been started as a great difficulty,
but he could readily imagine that an attatiKeenew,
could be made in any other House r Correct uI HI
keeping those prisoners who were not committed t.
bard labour distilict from others who were sentenreht
compulsory employment. lie saw no reason why the
Kingston House of Correction was to remain a bu:cei
to the county.
Mr. DENISON voted in favour of the Report. If the pr.ior,'•
said, was to be rebuilt, he would vote against doing so; betas
was not the case, and it WAS considered as a convenience to then .
rounding country, he hoped to see the Report confirmed.
Mr. KENRICK supported the amendment, conceiving that furtier
inquiry was necessary before any decision on a question of si
much importance was determined on.
After some further couversatioo, the sense of the Court W. 4
takesi, when it appeared that there were seventt•en :1/41.igistre.,
favour of continuing the prison, and tea for the amentimar. Lu
further inquiry.

Mrs. Green, the wife of the Gsvernor of Brixton Ilotscr of C.r.
rection. was unanimously elected Matron of the Priio:l, there bri:i
no candidate to oppose her.

The Freedom of the Guild of Merchartv was en
Monday unanimously voted, by grace especial, to M.ijor
Brigade-Major to the garrison, its recognition of the eitimatioa
which be is held by the Citizens of Dublin—not only for the
character he has maintained since his residence amongst them, :Lt
alto for his long and :Talons services in the Army.
Charleston Papers to the '2oth ult. have arrived, but
they contain no intelligence of any interest.
Accounts from Mexico to the 21st July, ore the
the fever was raging very severely at Alvarado, and
that many of the crews t,f the vessels arriving nom
thence were dead or dying. With this exception aloe
letters contain no intelligence of moment.
A New Orleans circular cf the '2sth ofJuly, essi•
mates the whole growth of cotton in the United Slitt;
in 182.5, for the supply of 1826, at 690,000 bal-t, $92-
posing the crop to be a full one. The .tame
estimates the growth of 1824,f0r the supply of the pit•
sent, at 571,000 bales.

Three packets are now daily expected to arrive flora
Brazil; the first is the regular packet that left d)
Janeiro about the 19th. August, to touch at Bahia aid
Pernambuco on her way home, and the others ape two
extra ones, which left Falmouth unexpectedly, with
dispatches, reaci:ed Rio about the 17th of the same
month, and are now expected home direct.
DARING AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—On Sunday
evening last, the shop of Mr. HENRY Keusukao,
watchmaker and jeweller, in Manchester, was for•
cibly e Iteresl, and watches and jewellery, amoun ing
in value to between two and three thousand pound,'
stolen 6ereout.—Mandreater Advertiser, Oct. 18.
THE MURDER NEAR RUBY.—ANOTHER MAN All'ltE•
HENDED.—On Sunday evening, Ralph Weston, a cones
Ispinner at the factory of Messrs. KNIGHT and Company,
near Keighley, was apprehended and conveyeno Bury.
It is said that he does not deny his in!imacy with Dige,
and adnfts that he was with him for several dayslbe•
fore, and until three o'clock of tie day on which the
'horrid murder was committed, but says that he did not
see him afterwards. As yet he has not undergone as
examination. The only evidence against him is the
declaration of Diggle.
The Surrey Magistrates have expressed their deter•
mination to proceed with the utmost rigour against
persons who offend the law and violate decency, by
exhibiting those infamous placards in the public streets,
which are disgraceful to the metr3polis.
Monday morning, between -two and three o'clock, 2
fire broke out in Mr.Jowett's factory, at Ashton-un:ct-
Lyne, but, by the exertion of the firemen, the confla•
gration was confined to two rooms above the
where it first commenced. As these, however, t ontainel
a large quantity of raw cotton, the daUllii&C WAS PIC3f
considerable.