The Express. — 1848-07-14 (London, England)

PRISON REBORTS.—The reports from the county prisons received the toast. I think I should be acting contrary to were read. The visiting justices of the Coldbath-fiela House the rules of the society if I were to detain you by a long of Correction officially announced to the court the murder of speech. I have, therefore, merely to repeat to you how Woodhouse, the turnkey, by Hewson, now condemned grateful I am, and how gratified I feel, for the kindness to death for that crime, and that the county solicitors you have shown me on this occa,ion. (Cheers.) bad been ordered to defend an action brought against Col. The PRESIDENT rose and said--Gentlemen, I dare say ' Chesterton, the governor, by a prisoner named Pollett, who most of thou present are aware that it has been the wish of was committed by the judge of the Whitechapel County the council of the Royal Agricultural Society that this Court; also that Mrs. Woodhouse, the wife of the murdered meeting should not be merely convivial, but that there warder, had presented a memorial to them, praying for pc- should be some practical information obtained by the aseuniary assistance, but they haring no funds from which to sembling together of two or three hundred gentlemen in a make any such grant, they had referred the matter to the room like this. And it has occurred to the members of the Secretary of State, thinking that as government had paid council that as a lecture has been delivered this day, which I the expense of the prosecution, they would afford her some regret that I could not attend in consequence of other enassistance. The report from Westminster Britlewell reconi. gagements, and having to attend his Royal Highness Prince mended the appointment of an assistant chaplain at a salary Albert in inspecting the stock in the cattle yard—that lecture of 2001. a year. This recommendation was made a notice being upon the subject of calving, the council have thought of motion for the next court. This report stated that the it would be an advantage to the society and to the farmers rate of sickness amongst the female prisoners was 5i generally, if a discussion were to take place on that subject, per cent.; amongst the males, 34 per cent. There had especially as what is said here is generally spread among a been several cases of fever, arising from the admission of great number of the farmers of England. They have, thereIrish vagrants.—The Rouse of Detention report announced fore, thought that it would be an advantage to have the the suicide of a prisoner there confined c'st remand, the facts opinion of practical men as to the best way of rearing cattle , of which have already appeared in this paper. The prison from the time that they are dropped to their being a year 1 ennt.ined 77 male 29 female prisoners. old. But `tang farmers (especially those who are fond of The committee appoinced to Consider a resentrei grand jury ant 9I the fox-hunting) knew that if you would have sport you must that this 80!f0/111 Houle IMP a nuisisnee ow me then, gentlemen, to ask Mr. 61,enfirt thfoari.a;purertseof justice, repo.. • and I first find a oz. • discussion upon this interesting that they did not - Thompson W kftm connt there was any need 0. a new house.—A I subject