Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-01-26
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| obtained through the kindness Of frieEd
o permit from the Sheriff of London to visit
Newgate. the chief prison for criminals In the
Old Baily. 1t was for years stignatised az
one OF the worst managed prisons in England,
bat through the exertions Of Howard, togeth-
er with the philanthropic Iabors of Mrs. Fry.
the discipline and management OF the prison
has greatly improved.-The number of COM
mitments average about 200 in O month
There are several inner courts for the purpose
of ventilation and to admit exercise for tbs
prisoners. It las a neat ei aNl where regular
service is held twice every Sabbath, and q
small library and school-master gives instruc-
tions every day to the boys. Most Of the
prisoners are kept employed picking oakum.-
In one room are the fetters and chains former
ly used, some of them of great weight on
the shelves of an adjoining room are the plas-
ter busts Of those who have been executed7-
All the executions take place in the street in
front Of the building. The culprit walks from
his cell through an iron door, which is never
opened except on such occasions, to the fatal
drop. 1t was in this prison that the Rev. DIR.
Dodd was confined for forging bond On his
Lord Chesterfield. The most unremttIng ef.
forts we're made to save him from the horror
and ignominy of public execution, petition
with $4,000 signatures was presented to the
king, praying his royal clemcncy the king re-
fused to pardon him, and the unhappy man
expiated his crime on the gallows.
The docks of London are on q scale Of
grandeur commensurate with its great CON-
merce. They cover q surface Of forty acrea
made of stone, and communicate with the
Thames by a canal. Without these inland
harbors, the river could not afford aecomods-
ton for the numerous shipping / noticed
several American vessels in front of the store
house
Among the wonders Of London are the
Wine Vaults. / visited the largest of these,
which covers ii acres. The ceiling rests on
strong stone pillars. It is laid out i'm avenues
about feet wide, intersecting each other ct
right angles. There is a railway % miles in
extent for slowing and removing the casks
1t will hold so, 900 pipes. Care is taken not
to ill up the whole space to the ceiling, which
Is covered with q thick mould This mould
has downy appearance, hanging from the
ceiling like lady's tippet it is never removed.
and visitors are requested not to touch it. /
had fortunately not only q seslHg but tasting
order, and can bear testimony not only TO the
civity of the propFietors, bat to theexeellence
OF the wine. As you grope yonr Hav, lamp
in hand, through these sQbterranean passage.
the rolling of carts is constantly heard over
head
Adjoining the wine vaults is the immense
tobacco warehouse belonging to the govern
ment 1t covers 4 acres of ground and viii
store 1900 hossheads- Coutraband tobacco
IS invariably harnt, large furnace with tai
chimney is erected in the yard for this purpose
Ii is called the Queens pipe
A prompt aad courteous answer to nv let
ter from Barclay, Perkins K Co, enabled me
to visit their celebrated brewery, the largest
in the world The buildings cover IL acres
| 400 sacks Of malt and tons Of hops are
used every day, and the consumption Of coal
exceeds 500 tons per month There are Ia
fermeuting squares which will hold 1900 bar
rels each, and cooling floors With $50 bar-
rels on each floor. The cleansing room con-
tains 2.2eo barrels: lis cisterns, holding
from 500 to 5000 barrels each ; l6 Of these
cisterns have each ) 800 barrels capacity-
They are 46 feet in the establishment 1000
barrels of beer are manufactured daily. The
capital invested is $35. .000, ,0O0, L. S, currea-
cy- Yours. j. q. G.