The sun., 1873-08-23

. NhIe IN England visited the prisons at
Birmingham. Warwick aud BRISTOL. I was a
guest ut the house of Miss MARY Carpenter
while in llristo Nonc have done moro toward
asccrtainng the best method Of prison dis
ciplinc, or have been more indefaticable in their
efurts Ia accomplish this end than this esti-
mHhlc lady. She male me visit here a few
weeks ago. also visited Recorder llill. who has
given his life To the study of the subject II the
CriCN " III, vino was at one time prison Inspector
Of scotland. and who has written much upon
the subject. l went about To- all the prisons III
Sir Walter Crofton Is hcleadins HIGHT on this
subject. lie - the founder uf the present Irish
sNstcni, athnueh II originated with Capt. Ma
;unnchiC. M.rm We penal .etileuenl was
NIctS from New South Wales, 1t was AZ all times
guarded 10y strong force OF soldiers. Loaded
cannon were kept trained upon the conyicts,
and the keepers never went among them unless
accompanied 10y strong guard when Capt.
Ma u chic was appointed to this station he
In n d.dtely began Il thorough reform. He had
the cannon PUT out of sight and the soldiers
kept away from immediate contact with the
rrSoneTs. lie went among them unaTmed,
greatest interest IN their behalf. Mhile there
e established what are at present known n tho
Macunochic marks. They consist of three marks
for good behavior three for industry, aud three
for diligence ia study; They were ne founda.-
put into practice there 10y sir Walter CroftOn.
CLOSE CoNfINEMENf.
"ln the English prisons, until very recently,
they always put the prisoner IN close coniine-
to Mount JOY Prison at Dublin and kept in soli-
tsrl confncmcnt during his entire soiuurn IN
n"thins l,i , nnL ed ul.nL ia sl.ep ,uon' n box
.n i". r..,"; , anu VIII juN' rlUm.u Ill. ,'v.nl'G I'm & .y
s1ni,i,.ut 80 e,'.t1in H.. ana t,c, yerr 'hh,rJ
to tlu work Of the most iIouUtouDuS aud unite
"Th,r are %i.tt,d '\r,v d", hy The warden.
rh,rloin. rnd phSetr,an' and instructed as To-
what they intend To- do with them. Fhey are
b. t,,,u th,t A. , ,,,tst ,,'I,r.t .tnnd tl,,t what
tb.N arc t!,,lcr,,lii, T.. nIf6iu, trnr, than ih,
. resi uuuisnm,ut for having ,iOlatcd the laws II
/ their country. The rules u1 ing 10 SOLITARY
. ''uhh'iIthl are lrlhl'H 'l" uuNE Wv "a the
| ,eu-' rue prlsourts arg t"lI 'hNt l9f 50 tht
WI uH ''''',,"t ~ hN'i''d u, 'lN' u ''i', h''p
it Iulc~; "Hth tht f,i-.h hds ~ .'u ~ ah
another Prison at 'orN ltirb"t.
GtVING 4 NAN 4 CHANCg.
"Tberc lie goes int, the gr,,i,tiou of rlssses
to't @ A. mi i e 'y Sa.t a., 81 + e,rl,thy ttu ys
If H. b,r, MI tb. MARI. ,v ,,'.,
When A pr soncr mas earned a certain marx A
r ~ ni,,a ON ih, ,H,,ei ILL., a
nn l., tb LII, fnt t., ,,,,ih n.t,,S
VVs,ns ,"lu .,a' .l,t' & .s "n,."gt 'lan' aheau.
"Wr' m ''' t i'p ''' w w i s TI,I,',tu h ~ ~
iii .,tr H. In, ~ No., ,,, ' I'll 9 1r
I tiu .l.i.LS '..l'' "'.l'~ ,'' I"H'u' a. ''-
, '''' s =, ~, ,, Sl'1S y W
SANITY held nHt - INN. At ia-t ne guns cliss
t hist. Here the prs ncr becomes privileged
| ,ua'a'''I, ne 'vlN''' : u.,s j. 'ni"Nh eiu''
I Ii'H '' t. ~ ', ia , 4'Y -
rrisoper "a lI,hle A. Al, Tine thr',',,!n ui.,,n.
tu'' ~ nc Sent li 'ho way 'A'eN'" 10 MOUNT
/ JOY IL.
II the prisoner + u,cc',anr he i. ,rnt To- anoiL,r
/ llls "a M ~, ,thheld' IN me ei-e ~ p"rhn. II
PRISONERS. It = VERY .id, anG . perfect cuii-
osit\ u look ~. hui u the prisoner r. not a
/ II Duolin, where there are lAr-t farms, At
either ~ these pr.>un- th'> work together, and
now II WORKS.
"r ,,, ,,,. ,,r,,, o., t,..t d, ~. ,,.,-,..t,.
,l, 'Ii'u ''V '' W '' ,'>N me- u, & uIc wv
l. l,'.r . d. ~, ~ A' -
mtoylr. are ,nali ,I,n ,,ntS. wh,ch ars .'I II'Lrd
i at night. Although tie Luck arm has been IN
optrtti" 90 I. r twenty Nrtrt. stu during that poe
a-hih'' q lil-'nf thls ihtun"Hid'e stage Ia II
about year, although hN good behavior 'h,N
. 30 Il AWAY reduce 'iie term To eight OF nine
+ month
Nftrr having pa's ed from class 20 lass. q @
pri> u-r finally reaches the conditional liberia
lion -t,-c. or toe ~ tom g. iauthiarib known ~
the ticket l-lciNr. Here the ptt-'n,r j. hudtr
I the complete control cd the Inspector of re-
d tsed prisoners. lh"N must ~ where h" s,tN s,
Mid work At the places he -rlcc's t"rthem n
tn'ie agNeHrr t' ne hu-' '"r hrh' ''ins mat thr
pIlsvtsI s","s "S'iaH' Ia, 'i's u hSi a. nun
ryiAen e. 80 nls m' '"ndugt lac l. Int back 'o
lFi,on may he to tine -'"'Ary confinement AZ
b NluhU9N.
u' lt'' Mt ''r-Ail' Wi'' WIS mon IN ''ti -
toli Me- ~ as h.s. De- \prIl,h,. ~ r. Il d. ~
%
P iI"N tue '"HNltl,' ne 'I"''i'i l"I MY hil '@
dl'tu pi"th' h"l ".I"'Ht 'H'''~,+ ne o.
cane d's-u'trd AZ Ia-l ht r"hciht'd 4"
mount n,s Nr>'' "hd' Gl'lhE hHh
T'r rem, lyt MN 10 "htF,-"tNt' ne ""uld
""l u'rl '' i..N' 81 'I H"'tlih- @'ui'
. iu'r ~" % re t.s'Hu ul "a % OIL l'.
He i'l,rt. "n ''.'hu h'I'' "'N'u NV w ''itI''
'...' -, q. -. D. -. ." u, ~.
I."' r. @ A..H .,''.''''H ..'' ~. | |'', - ~, n 81
Ir,t.us mo ~ t. went ui, to tie miller
h ltt-r and saw nt> .vifr she hapuencd to i, o,
woman ~ "A VAIN heart. aud after cpn,iderih c
cu..etty she VS. .,Hr.ltdcd g. join him IN pt-
tmniu. the miller, consent. which th.v we're
dualiy successful ia d .inc. on the condition that
IL should not 10 know II that tile man he eml 10y
ed was a convict.
my To pt rp-.-rrn
anu.
! lhe lhSIe 't't r"tiIn'u 70 puhhh IN great
JOY, ana ENlh- ont o. we prisoners Nhum hr
H' S'i' ''d y'hd ! Inl4 'u"' il'h' WIN % 'uh'll
DIX NNN- over ll- u.hl'I'I llN' "a lr'.'rlr!. nee
,euI nlui on 10 'ne h'lli'' - II Wa a dreaming
e7t'hll.hnl"il. re bT,-"n"t went !" Wuih ava
tohiuti'd hlm-'ii - "tll mat his "nlpI"N'r
t soon Etp'stl 'IIAd' nee ~ MN hll i'. .Hiu'tcd
, count pl tNe hleh 'hlhs powder. Nlt"f t"tile
lrIlor 70 that loi IerrlNed' ana ne et'e
d h"l'e the' w h'-Il'I ""u'h not ,rc'cNe any
i''"I t"l NJ N",H tl' N,'h pt".Eht the hrNl
4 i'''h He pi"Ctu s"leI,'-H ia Tue toh'.ti b
u '''''' IN t.ltI' i''N .N' VI 'll'Y' N"lli %
me iH"'c1 .id Ilu hls si"I ne uutl.r -l'u
ait'u. a., e1 I.nl' u,I " ~, il,tcu in.i Wnch he