Star.
London, England, 1827-09-21 00:00:00

PARLIAMEN cARY PAPER.

The Seventh Report of the Own:ulnae of the Soekty for the Im-
provement of Primo Dtselplistei„aod for the Refermation of
Juvenile Offenders.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

NAOL •AD MOIL or

1821.

No matelial alteration has tables plass at this prison
since the date of the last Report; but it is stated to be in
contemplation to form two or more additional classes
in the women's department. The prisoners are now
divided into ten classes. The only employment for
male prisoners is in grinding corn at the tread-mill;
(the particulars of which were stated in the last Report;)
and in raising water for the service of the prison. The
number of prisoners at present employed is 29 males
and 11 females. The latter are never employed at the
tread-wheel.

Every prisoner who is at bard tabour is allowed daily
Slbs. of bread and one pia of small beer, the weekly
cost of which is about three shillings per head.
The hours of labour are twelve in summer and seven
in winter; the prisoners are allowed two hours at meal
times.

Prisoners not at hard labour receive I*lb. of bread
per day each. Many of the unttied prisoners have ex-
pressed a desire to be allowed to work at the tread
wheel, in order that they may receive the extra diet.
The amount of earnings during the year was about 651.
The chaplain attends daily at the prison t service is
performed twice, and a sermon is delivered once on
Sundays. The salary of the chaplain has been increased
from 1001. so 1501. per ann.
The keeper receives a salary of 2001. a year ; and the
matron's salary is 201. a year, The surgeon receives 401.
a year, besides being paid for medicines and other ar-
ticles furnished to sick prisoners. The superintendent
of the treadmill receives 11. 2s. per week. There are
two turnkeys, but only one is paid by the county (16s. a
week,) the other is paid by the keeper.
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Clothing is furnished to prisoners only when they
come in without decent apparel, or when their own
clothes are worn out. .

The number of offenders committed during the last
year was 540. The number of re-committals during
the same period was 22.
The greatest number of prisoners at one time in the
year was 87. The numbers in confinement at the pre-
sent time are 54 males and three females..

This prison contains 70 separate sleeping-cells.
_Town GAOL, APRIL 1826.

It was stated in the last 'Report, that this prison bad
been presented by the Grand Jery, in consequence of
which a bill was brought into Parliament, in 1825, for
building a new Gaol; but this measure has for some
cause been abandoned.

No alteration whatever has taken place in the con•
struction or discipline of this confined prison. It is now
in a very unsafe state, and incapable of affording the
means of classing the prisoners. There is no separate
apartment for the sick. Last year the gaol-fever was
in the prison, and four prisoners were suffering under it.
There is only 'one aputment for the women, with a
small bed room, in which there is no window nor aper-
ture for the admission of air. rive women and two
children are stated to have slept in this room for three
months together.
"In one of the rooms for the male felons, od the
ground floor, the privy is only five feet from the fire-
place: this must be a shocking-nuisance, especially in
hot weather.

At present there are only eight persons in confine-
ment, but there hare been as many as thirty-three pri-
soners at one time. The whole number of prisoners
during the year was 172.
(To be continued.)

COURT- OF (e*. COUNCIL
The LORD MAYOR held a Court. of OommOu Council
yesterday, at Guildhall, for the dispatch of general busi-
ness. After (he proceedings of the last Coat t had been
read, the Lord Mayor reported that a racancy had oc-
curred in the situation of one of the Judges of the She:
riffs' Court, by the decease of the late John Valliant;
Esq. His Lordship also laid before the Cosi, t • letter
from Mr. Heawood, resignidk his office of one of the
Attornies of the Sheriffs Court, which was read, and
1 the resignation accepted, and the next Coat was api
pointed for the election to both offices.
The Court, on a Report from the New Loncron Bridge
Committee, sealed a deed of security to the Treasury for
the advance of further monies for the purposes of the
new Bridge.
A petition from several Citizens and others, in thii
neighbourhood of the new Fleet Market, in respect of
the measures carrying on there, and praying that Stone:
cutter•street and part of Shoe-lane, adjoining the new
market, may be made of the width of 50 feet, Or of
similar width• es described in the plan, was pteir:nted and .
referred to the Improvement Committee, to consider and
report upon forthWlth.
A notice from the Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn,
for the Corporation to procure them a burial ground,
under the provisions of the Act for the new Flak
Market, was laid before the Court, and referred to the
Improvement Committee-
The Court, on the motion of Mr. FAttrzjgreed to
a report of the Finance Committee for sundry *ulations
respecting the City's Cash, which had been presented in
May last. The same Committee ptesented a report on
the subject of Law Expenses, which was agreed to ; and
the LORD MAYOR requested to make a communication
to the next Court of Aldermen upon the.subject..Sevetal -
Reports for Leases were lead and agreed to.
The Committee appointed in relation to the Nightly
Watch of this City delivered in a Report; with sundry
recommendations for the better conducting the Watch,
by adopting an uniformity of system as to theit coming
on and off duty; by early and late patrolling; by tips
pointing vigilant inspectors; defining the various beats
changing the stations of the watchmen nightly; having
one uniform pay; and sundry other regulations, so as
to render that branch of the police establishment as
efficient as possible ; and also for the City Day Patrol
to come earlier on duty than at present, and remain
later. The Report, upon the motion of Mr. Alderman
VINABLRS, a as ordered to be printed previous to being
taken into consideration.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Ada, Captain FaliND from Dementia to London, Ind
spoken with on the t9th uldmo,; in lat. 50. loos. 511. by the Fut.
tune, Captain GULIT, arrived at Havre from Gsadaloape. The
passengers and crew of the Ada were all well.
The Cato, Wistuss, from Archangel to London, was wrecked
oo the Kentish Knuck on Wednesday 1 crew and part of the mate-
rials saved.
The Bainbridge was on shore at kliramiehl on the Ist instant,
with her Mast/ Cat away.
FALKOIMip Sire. 19.-. Wind N.—Arrived the Meador, 'mis-
time, from St. Petershurgh; and Magnet packet, Postmen, from
Gibraltar. Sailed the Gipsey, Boa., for Antwerp; and Roselle,
Moaani, for Valparaiso and Lima.
Psvoovirn, Sen. 19.—Wind W.—Arrived the Novel, P 1514
MINTON, from MirantickL The Bainbridge was on Shore on AU.
sin Bosh* Bar, Miramleld, with all bet masts cut away, bat es.
petted to be got off,
POSMIOOTII, Styr. 110.—Wind H.N.W. to N.N.B.—Sailed the
VAleyfield, Jonsson, foe Bombay.
Dam., Sarr.lo.—Wind S.R. by 8.--The bomeward-bound have
sailed for the River. The Dryad, Kmucc, has sailed foe the Cape.