The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-12-08 (London, England)

INQUEST IN THE PENITENTIARY. • Aninquisition was on Tuesday afternoon taken before Thaorth Higgs. li.sq..at the Penitentiary, Milbank. on the body of Lewis •Ahrahems, she was convicted, in January last at the Old Aide). .elTtlealiug a box containing a quantity of trinkets, and to seven years' transportation, which rentenee was afterwatthasewie muted to five years' imprisonment in that establishment . The Jura having been sworn pmceeded to view the body Of the deceased, and inf.° doing had to pass the cells of ,numerems of the other prisoners' who, it may rot be uninteresting to many of our leaden to be informed, are each of these confhiesf in separass ceUs of about 12 f,-et square, is Which they ate einoloyed at setae trade or other doting the day, and at night, the working apparatus being placed on nee side, &hammock is slung in which they sleep. The r meals are hroegh ft° them in their cells, which they are not allowirl to quit unless for necessary purposes, enceptiorat stated :Werra:, during the day, when they are exercised in the Court-yard attachol to the division in which they Islay have been placed. in one or , these cells the body of the deceased was lying, and in which it appeared he had committed suicide by suspending himself to tse beam of the ham at which he worked. . . • On the moon- of the Jury to the Inquest-room, evils= was . givento show that the dammed had for some days past appeared I. be in a dull and desponding state of mind. On Sunday last, ahliough of the Jewish persuasion, he •hed consented touttead service in the prison chapel, with a view, es was surasised,.et' Isarding soma excitement to his:mind; 'Faith had become jaded 1 the solitude in which the far greater part of, his time was spent. t the evening of that day, after taking the accustomed exercise. iris conveyed hack to his cell and locked up antitho fellowine irmimg he was found quits deed, stispefrom the top of hi 4 lam. , •• •. - • .. . .. . I, Is auswerto an inquiry from this Coroner, the gaoler stated dist be did not speak to the decaased while conveying ham to the cell. Coroner—Did you not bid him paid night on leteking him in ? t : Otriaten.4do z' -we are nor aboard to speak with the,priEoners. Addeversaden craved, is the course of which same of the Jur7 p~ sat• art .opinion, that. the seclusion in which the Proper; ware kept was rather too severe, and had possibly Mereated the teridthey to irsanity, under the inthentee of which they werestnawhisesaa.desiaring the-dome& to bay savnteitted the fatal act,  A dreadinl monster, narissenian form—an assassin who had no- fewer than nine rums*, proved .agsinst him, besides numerous robberies, willateli hung and citittrreMed ire ' The fisVarinah; after nearly c.icaping condign puniihrnent, thrinaph the pihteetion hernefsoltik among- persons of big!t 'rink and influence, by mein: of triniten-no doubt. wbtclt !Awn in his power to d*ribure amprig.thoseon whom hi, tifutenct defended. lie: yip! conderunpd .the• tour , ihrce times. and as often he talleviect: to 'aprlll !idiatith he ttasr tried and condemned byikltiouitanartimi 111betii Wig tentelice ivnittitiftethintsPtstieistion. ' 'his is th, t4llitt•efir saminidered i 11.• oienio 041 *p dare c. 3 •  ' .•. tit ?Cf. 'HI  arts at  I England. • Detachments belongitur to the 13th RI : goons, the 12th, 12th, 18th, '2.7th, 28th, 40th, filet, 44th, 45th, 47th, 48th, 5341, 601 I 96th Regiments at Foot, and the Royal ti the 25th ult. under the command of "Staff ; Dublifi, for England. The 40th (2d domersetshire) Regiment : its angmentatien establishment. The sdth (West Biteel Regiment of migurentatiotreitekalllNOW . •