The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-04-11 00:00:00

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CHESHIRE SESSIONS

ollowing quarterly report from the worthy
.ester Castle, to the Chairman and magistra
,ounty of Chest2r, was read at the Quarter Se
at Knutsford yesterday:—
In presenting this my quarterly report, I am t:
ful to say, that under the Divine blessing, many ch
stances of a pleasing and encouraging nature have I
pired which I feel it my duty to narrate.
" Since the last sessions held here in January, /84
prisoners have been discharged, many of them I hav
son to believe are reformed characters. Two juveni:
fenders have been sent to the Philanthropic Instal
London. In a letter which I received from the ch,l
of that institution, he says,—' Cosbett has behaved
well since he came, and seems a very nice sort al
You'r boys are all very well, particularly Frazer. I
to send both Cosbett and Frazer to .Western. dust
several of our lads are going. The governor of the e
has promised to make such arrangements for them r
ensure protection and empl‘s-

,oy ment.' Among
prisoners which were discharged during the lasi
J. N—m says,—' I have derived much good tc
since I have been here, and hope I shall be abl
tice it, now I am leaving.' J. N
came to prison I was very careless and ver,
tended any place of worship. I hope now to at.
larly on the means of grace, as I have derived vt
benefit by the ministry in this place.' J. C. s
have been a great drinker, and spent most of m 3
in the jerry shops. I have often been reminder

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past conduct when you were preaching,
a very different life.' Several others have mach, .
promises : I hope most of them are Nformed char
Most of the prisoners are now taught writing. I
right to encourage them in writing to me, and m:
them have done so. A few extracts from some
female prisoners m.y not be uninteresting ; I theref
give them. M. F. writes,—` I feel great ha
being allowed to write to you, and return r
thanks for the instruction I have received
God, that the advice I 1

the instruction you please to allow
be a blessing to my soul hereafter

I thank yot
,nd I hope it

M. F. wr

return you my most sincere thanks for the opportui
you have allowed me of learning, also the great inte:
you take in the welfare of my soul and body, and. I
iestly pray that God of his great mercy wilt make it n b.
'ng to me both here and hereafter.' Not one, of ti
- "ould write when they came to this prison:.
verel other interesting letters, but will. not trouble
court with any further extracts.
The number of prisoners registered in my book fi
November 29, 1845, to March 29, 1848Js 454. Out
this number, I find that 46 earned from 101. to 123.
week, 161 from 13s. to 16s. per week, 95 from 17s. to
per week, 31 from 21s. to 30s. per week, 12 from 31s
40s. per week, and one GOs. per week. The remair,
are soldiers, women, and paupers. From this it will
seen that crime in this country has not been occasioned
distress, or owing to the hardness of the times. My
conviction is that it is brought on through drunkenly
and as I observed in my former report, I again rep
that until those abominable jerry shops are put do
little good can be expected from our working populaC
These small public-houses arc the dens of crime and wi
s edness.

" I am thankful to say, all things hero seem to be we
ing together for good. I receive the cordial co-operati
of the governor, the schoolmaster, and all the officers
this castle.
" During the quarter tl
The governor
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c sacrarncnt

with prisoners, were present.
" In conclusion, I beg to say that
much relieved in consequence of the resoh
the last sessions at Knutsford, viz.—""
"sd prisoners as are supposed to

meters, be recommended by ti
the clergyman of the parish to

some comity
This has alread

HEN!

'astle, April 10th,

THEFT OF TEN BARRELS OF PORI,
court yesterday, two men, apparently labourers
names we did not obtain), were charged with
yesterday week, 10 barrels of pork from the qua;
north end of the town, and which was traced by
officer Lloyd from Banastre-street, to Coal-abb
Dublin. Both prisoners were committed for trim
further evidence is being inquired for against them..
pork had been sold to a party in Dublin (who appea
fnr 91.

t the Poii

CIIARTIST MEETING

An open air meetin
chartists ofLiverpool was heldl
for the

ists, wiiich is nC

uinerously

at 6,000

but it is to be of

victuals present ;
gratifying to all lovers of peace and order—that

le man of long standing is society, in the r

est degree connected v

Watchful to preserve the phone
worthy precaution to station a fore
police—well armed with sabres
close adjoining; but we are happ3

was un
turban(

cessary, as them

of ani. k

hour, a spr

Ma) wi
were to take a part in the proceedings,
gentlemen of the press entered, and
Pletts was called on to preside, and
was moved by Mr. Thomas Jones, and
Reynolds. It

tog et he

Lt, merely pteydgeu
hue of policy adopted b the cony..
ment of the people's charter. The silt_
characterised by any violent language. Alit—
ceedings, the assemblage separated quietly to *
spectivc homes. It was announced that A.."
and useless "demonstration" will be 111
evening.; but as such displays tend to aavance tte.
utopian views of these misguided then, nor th welfat,,-st
the town, • it is to be hoped that we have seen the last_ 4.X.-
Libition Of the kind exhibited ia

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