Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1827-01-20

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ciples il they were Interested to he
amount Of few hundred nillidns
or would they with true Jaskee spiri,
keep fast.hold Of tn main chance and
let conscience take care ofherself
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with. and 20 long aa our people know
that it cannot avail them any thing, il
had better be permitted to rest.
Massachusetts State Prison. The
Commissioners appointed March 3,
1926, On the subjectof the discipline
Of the prisoners, &c. in the State Pris-
on in Charlestown, have made their re-
port to the Legislature, accompanied
BY an act, which contemplases impor-
tant changes 10 the prison discipline /;
proposes so reduce tho number OF off.
GERS defines their respective duties
and provides that all the officers of the
prison, excepting the inspectors and
physician, shall reside within its limits.
The warden is made answerable for the
whole internal concerns Of the prison,
and accountable for the conduct of all
officars under him, who are 70 be ap-
pointed on his nomination. subject TO
the appreciation efthe inspector. who
are empowered 10 make by-laws. that
the power Of the Warden may not bs
too ample.
II is proposed in the sct.to elect an
nnally a board ofinspectors, one from
each branch sfthe Legislature, and to
constitute the Lieutenant Governor"
chairman of the board. The propos-
ed organization, similar to thas Of Au-
burn, New York prison, will render
tho Offices of commissary and clerk,
keeper and turnkey, unnecessary. One
oxerseer including those who act as
guard. is deemed sufficient. for twenty
convicts; and is order to Command the
services ofmen qualified for the le,pon
sible Office Of overseer, it is proposed
TO iasrease the salary to eve hundred
dollars The commissioners also re-
commend The appointment. Of an able
and faithful chaplain, who shall reside
ia the prison with salary Of five hun
dred dollars.
The .consicts, on leaving the prisoE'
are to be furnished with decent suit
Of clothes and five dollars in money and
in case any one has not this suGn ofhis
own, and also the means to purchase
the. clothing, he 10 to be detained in
prison, ut labour. until he has earned
the requisite sum.
Some serious and ia al disasters have
occurred on the southern coast within
the past fortnight, produced by the Sc
verify Of DE weather. The schooner
Gratitude arrived at Norfolk on the Cd
inst, from fNewbsrn, in distress, having
lost one Of her crew, Charles Chace,
who froze TO death on the passage.
Another Of the crew was badly frost
bitten. Avsrbal report reached Nor
folk on the 4th or 9th instant, that oil
hands on board vessels shore between
Smiths Island and the Saod Shoals had
frozen to death The vessel is de-
scribed as . two topmsst schooner Of
seventy-Evs or eighty tons, painted
black.