, 1874-12-27

HAAHls
IN Sunday mornings, a boy stands st the
door. distributing advertisements OF tho 1nstitu-
t1ou. Through this medium you are informed.
ii, terms of the choicest slang that Harr1s Is the
best place in the world for clothing ano furnisn,
iug goods OF every description. However, mind
you' this advertisement ID no; composed of tho
ordinary slang terms that nasY be. heard every
day III the streets of of,London; but the 'IhleVes
Dictionary " aud the Whiteohapel dialect have
been carefully studied for this emergency. In
several districts Of East London, and more es-
pecia}ly at Eillingssate, the great tltl~market,
and in Whitochapel, there is q language spoken,
composed of bad English and local slang, that ls
about as lntel1igible to stranger as Heorow
would he to Modoc. From this beautiful Jar.
gan Harris has culled the sweets. copyrighted
lis achievement, and now kindly gives the world
the benefit OF his researches. Tho late cele-
brated e!ocutionist, DR.. Below, considered 1t
masterpiece III it's way, and copied it, believe.
III one OF his writings. In QUO paragraph .i,S .he
be made to seedy swells, muEhroom-faki1s [um-
brella-menders], counter-jun,pers. qulll-dr'yers,
tea-kettle-pursers, and hunkeys out OF Collar
[situation]."
Passing along Whitechapel Road wo find the
majority OF thu shops open. anu dong gooa
business and, wore it not for the want OF trathc
IN the streets, We would hardly think that it vas
Sunday. -
A little farther down. ut tho corner Of Lensn
street, stands q public-house that 8 hundred
years AEO MAS u AlOu6st LouA4A@ AHa' A~~~~3
under glass case, you are shown
THE SKULL OF ONE OF DICK TCKP1Ss MEN, >,
who was killed while resisting arrest by tue
officers. The highwaymen in those halcyon DAYS
had it pretty much their own way in tho out
skirts OF London. Hampstead Heath was former
" agreat resort for foot-pads and, at tue time
Of Queen Elizabeth, the road running from
Westminster to Temple Bar, the present Strand,
was never safe after nightfau
But let US look at tue other side of this pic
TA a,tti
tho Young to road of Dick TuEpin's celobrnted
ride from London to York, distance Of 200
miles, in eight hours, after having committed
bold robbery at the former place; and how, has-
ing been arrested, he was discharged because ne
proved having been seen IL York so soon attef
the crime had been committed Nevertheless,
he had successfully carried out the rob-
bery. as well Us he throw of detec-
ton. with the mid OF his faithful mare.
Black Dess. Jack Sheppari's numerous aud
often successful attempts to escape from prison
threw halo around the career OF criminal.
that too often gained for him the sympathy OF
honest people, while their eyes we're blinded to
tho real crime.
remember OF reading. once, while in London.
OF three boys,-tle eldest not over 10 Years OF
age, who were arrested one night, while carrying
OF small quantity Of goods from the shop OF
the employer of one OF them. At the Police
Court, in the morning, they confessed that they
had the idea and intention Of becoming highway-
IL,
tolls and daggers, and the key to all this mis-
chief, viz: numerous copies Of the Claude Duyal
novels
This result is the natural outgrowth Of the
dishonesty and crime to be seen in too many
parts of London; and the novelist who portrays
in powerful language robber as man actuated
BY noble principles, polished gentEaenlan, often
taking from the rich aud giving to tho poor, -ep-
resents that which he knows to be untrue, and
also seems to forget the evil his works may
effect upon the minds OF the Young.
CLERKESWELL PRISON
Being acquainted with the engineer of the
Prison Of Cold Bath Fields. in Clerkeuwel, OBJ
tanned from him passes, and one Saturday after
uoon visited the place in company with three
friends had often passed by it before, but
had never observed it closely. The prison covers
d space OF ground aslarge, probably, as two bust
uess-blocks in Chicago. This is surrounded by
wall some 10 feet high. on the top OF which
are numerous iron Spikes Natt!ng the knocker
at door by the side of the main gate, wicket
WAS opened, and the Warden, having ascertalned
that We were visitors, let us into small Office,
where We registered our names.
The prison-buildinE covors about one-half Of
the ground within the wall. AS We we're about
to be- admitted to the building, the main gate
was thrown open, and wa we're requested to wait
for few moments, IS the doors Of the prison
and the gates we're never allowed to be open At
the same time.
The prison-van from the Police Court now
C3IDB III auu OGpus!tG4 LA46G kAkSOAcAo- hAtCA
tho van had COMO out and tue gates were closed,
we were escorted into the main office
who, after having. given their names
and the crime or offense for which they
were committed. we're taken to cells, and j
Warden was detailed to chow US through the cs-
tablishment. This prison does not receive con-
yicts for longer terms than two years, and from
that down to three days. Those for longer
terms are sent principally TO Portland, on tho
III. u
Prisons, in London. Arthur OrtoD, the cele-
brated
cLA1,1Asr OF TIE r1cunoRSE ESTATES,
ia at the latter place. The old custom Of send
ing convicts to Australia is now discontinued.
The C1erkenwell Prison is fine building in
every respect, and, had it not been place whero
the inmates sto deprived OF liberty, might have
seenlEI cheerful.
Our guide escorted us through the long cor
ridora. explaining the various arrangements,
among which remember dial that the night
watchman had to turn every fifteen minutes
the time it took to make his Touud.-and Which
te1egrnphed to the Superintendent!s Office By
this means it was known whether dr not he did
his duty, or went to sleep during the night.
Escape from this place seemed impossible,
aud was certainly an improbability- Each cell
is, of course, locked securely: and, at the end
of every corridor. there either gratings or
doors. Then the main door to the prison inter-
vpneB before convict would reach the yard,
than before.
We we're conducted through the various work.
shops where tile men were seated at the benches,
each room being under the charge Of keeper.
II 3 prisoner, upon bis arrival, has
trade, he is put to work ut it; if
not, lie is set to picking oakum. Each man
il glyen few pounds OF tarred rope and must
complete his task before night, otherwise he is
punished. For slight ofense, such as q failure
to perform the amount Of work given. the pun
ishment consists in not giving certain fayors or
| articles Of food. One thing had nearly for
gotten OF course*a great many of the prison.
ers are not sentenced to hard labor, especially
those whose terms arc short. All others are
| put, for the first three months,
ON THE TRf:ADa11LL.
Tue old prison system ofhaying convicts do hard
labor for no purpose, go powerfully described in
s'Never Too Lato to Mend,'' has been quite
abolished in England. The room containing the
| treadmill was about 100 feet long and 20 feet
| wide. In the centre WAS four-mill. the tread
wheel running from either side to tho ends of
the room. This wheel was about 30 feet in
diameter, having steps some IA inches apart.
| The men working it are in two detachments.
each one being on ten muufes. and then resting
| the next ten. When the time is up, the officer
| in charge calls out through 4 .speaking-trumpet