Star.
London, England, 1819-03-12 00:00:00

GAOL REPORTS.
Mr. FAVELL presented a Report from the Com-
mittee on the several Gaols. The Report set forth,
the great inconvenience to which the City was put
by the increased expenditure incurred in the mainte-
nance of the Middlesex prisoners, and the Convicts
in the Gaol of Newgate; and also the evils arising
from the impracticability of any classification of the
prisoners, in consequence of the present crowded,
state of the Gaols. The Report recommended a Pe-
tition to Parliament on the subject. Mr. Favell, in
moving that this Report ani the Petition founded'
upon it be agreed to, recapitulated many of the in-
conveniencies to which the evils it complained °fled.
Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the Motion. The very
crowded itate of the Gaols was, he observed, the
cause why no classification of the prisoners, so neces-
sary to their moral improvement, could take place.
There were not less than one hundred women under
sentence of transportation confined in Newgate for
eleven months—The Motion was carried in the affir-
mative, and the Petition agreed to.
Mr. FAvett, in presenting the Report of the (rol
Expense Committee, wished to call the attention of
the Court to one subject, which he had Omitted to
notice in presenting the former Report. He had
seen in the Morning Papers, that.a question was
asked last night (Wednesday night) in the House of
Commons, respecting the delay of the Report on the
Convicts under Sentence of Death in Newgate.—
From that it appeared that fifty-four of those unfor
tunate individuals were under sentence of death, and
confined in ,fifteen smell cells. The answer to this
question was, that the Recorder's Report was not
ready. Now he conceived that the City, in justice
to itself, ought to make Some inquiry into the sub-
ject. An imputotion seemed to be thrown upon one
of its Officers. He therefore wished to be informed
how the case stood.

The Baconian felt much obliged to the Gentle-
man for having given him an opportunity olexplain..
ing this matter.. The Court were aware how much
his time was occupied—how many places he had to
attend to, and that while- attending at those places
he could not go oa with the Report. It was impos-
sible for him to work miracles, to make bricks with-
out straw, He did every thing in his power to have
this Report ready. He and his Clerk were employed
at it every moment which he, could spare. There
were, he knew, attacks made upon him behind his
back; but no man durst attack him to his face, be-
cause no man could accuse him of having for a MO.-
ment neglected his duty. Besides, it should be re-
collected, that these Reports were very volumk
nous, and that it was necessary to enter into the par-
ticulars of every ease, for the omission of even a
slight matter might give the case a different turn,
which might be prejudicial to the prisoners them-
selves. It was therefore of consequence that the
business should not be done in a hurry.
Mr. FA VELE. expressed himself satisfied, and the
Court adjourned.

Colryters.—Last night, between seven and eight
o'clock, 25 convicts were placed in an open caravan,
in front of Nevrgate, for the purpose of being sent to
the hulks. • Hundreds of persons were collected in
the Old Bailey, notwithstanding the darkness of the
evening, amongst whom, of course, were several
friends and relations of the convicts. The latter gave
three cheers. Throughout the lengthened space be-
mien Bridge-street and the Obelisk in St., tSeorge's
fields, the road-side was crowded with spectators.—
A detachment of
.lancers had previci,isly been sta-I
tioncd on Blackfriars Bridge, who guarded.the con-
victs to their destined place—Sheerness was their
destination. They gave termed cheers while ring
along Blackfriars Bridge, and seemed not its the least
affected by the chilliness of the night, or the.prospect
of travelling iu their melancholy plight throughout
the whale of it.