the gaol.

In the winter season the hours of labour are from nine in the morning until four in the afternoon; and in the summer, from nine in the morning until six in the evening; allowing one hour for dinner and exercise.

and preached once, at each of the prisons, on | spinning, knitting, and sewing, and are likewise Sundays, and read a portion of the scriptures employed in sweeping, washing, and cleaning and prayers selected from the Liturgy on the week-day mornings; and that on these occasions the prisoners have in general behaved with great propriety, joined in the responsive parts of the church service, and paid attention during the time of prayers being read, or sermons addressed to them; that he has distributed New Testaments, Prayer-books, and tracts, amongst such prisoners as have expressed a wish to possess them; that he has twice or thrice weekly offered to catechise and instruct in reading the scriptures those who might be willing to receive instruction, and that several of them have attended for the purpose; and that the condition of some of the prisoners, in respect to religion and morals, has been improved.

The rules regarding classification, and the prisoners' sleeping, have been complied with as far as practicable under the present state of the gaol, which is intended to be altered, agreeable. to plans already prepared and approved, so that the act may be fully complied with; and in the house of correction they have been strictly put in force; and those prisoners under sentence of hard labour have been employed on the treadmill in grinding corn.'

The amount of earnings of the prisoners cannot be correctly stated, not more than five or six pounds having yet been received from the produce thereof, and the remainder of the produce being still on hand in the keeper's possession, unsold; so far as the money which has been received, a proportionate distribution of the same has been paid to the prisoners upon their discharge.

From the very limited number of cells, and the inconvenient arrangement of the gaol, it is impossible to class the prisoners further than keeping the tried from the untried, and the males and females separate.

There is one tried male felon ward, and one tried female ward; one untried male felon ward, and one untried female felon ward; and one ward for persons confined for misdemeanors; one debtors' large day-room, seven sleepingrooms for debtors, and one large airing yard for debtors.

The prisoners have been provided with Bibles, Prayer-books, and other religious tracts; and the service of the church of England has been regularly performed by the chaplain once every Sunday; he has also visited those in solitary confinement, and the sick, on other days in the week, when required.

The surgeon visits the gaol weekly, and at all other times when required so to do; but there are no sick-rooms, or any infirmary in the gaol.

Town of Kingston-upon-Hull, and County of the same Town.-General Report of the State and Condition of the Common Gaol of and for the said Town and County, founded on the Report of the Visiting Justices, the Chaplain, and the Certificate of the Keeper of the said Gaol, and submitted to, and approved by, the Justices of our Lord the King, assembled at their General Quarter- There have been 47 cases of sickness in the sessions of the Peace, held at the Guildhall, in year; 17 the greatest number who have been and for the said Town and County, on the sick at one time; and there have been no deaths. 21st day of October, 1824, and from thence Upon the whole, the prisoners appear to have continued by adjournment to the Guildhall conducted themselves in a very quiet and or aforesaid, to the 5th day of November follow-derly manner, except in one instance, where an ing, as follows; (that is to say),

The total number of prisoners committed to the said gaol in the course of the year ending the 9th day of October last, has been 111; the greatest number in the gaol at one time 39, of which have been for debt 8, for misdemeanors 10, and for felony 18.

The weekly allowance to the prisoners per head has been 3s. 6d., out of which they provide themselves with bread, milk, potatoes, oatmeal, and half a pound of flesh meat two days in the week; and the allowance for clothing and bedding has been 7s. 6d. each prisoner.

The labour of the male prisoners who have been held to hard labour has been beating cement, or pounding broken tiles, also in teazing oakum; and the females have been employed in

attempt was made by six of the prisoners to escape out of a day-room; they were foiled in the attempt, and some of them were afterwards punished by the visiting magistrates with solitary confinement in irons.

It appears from the visiting magistrates' report, that the prison is in a tolerable state of repair, and kept clean, and that the management of the prison, as well as the general state of the prisoners as to morals and discipline, is as satisfactory as can be expected from the confined and limited means in the power of the keeper.

The gaol is under the jurisdiction and superintendence of the sheriff of the town and county of the town of Kingston-upon-Hull, and two visiting magistrates of the same town and county; and there is one gaoler or keeper ap

pointed by the sheriff, and a deputy or turnkey | every Sunday by different gentlemen, who also appointed by the gaoler. address the prisoners.

Given under my hand, this 5th day of November, 1824,

GEO. COBB, common clerk. (Signed) W. W.BOLTON, mayor and chairman.

A surgeon visits the prisoners when sick, but no separate apartments are provided for them. There have been 25 cases of sickness during the year; and four the greatest number who have been sick at one time; and there has been one death.

From the report of the visiting justices, it appears that the prison is in a tolerable state of repair, and is kept clean; and the management of the prison, as well as the general state of the

be upon the whole as satisfactory as can be expected from the confined and limited means in the power of the keeper.

Town of Kingston-upon-Hull,) General Report and of the State and County of the same Town. Condition of the House of Correction of and for the said Town and County, founded on the Reports of the Visiting Justices, the Chaplain, and the Cer-prisoners as to morals and discipline, appears to tificate of the Keeper of the said Prison, and submitted to and approved by the Justices of our Lord the King, assembled at their General Quarter-Sessions of the Peace, held at the Guildhall in and for the said Town and County, on the 21st day of October, 1824, and from thence continued by Adjournment to the Guildhall aforesaid, to the 5th day of November following, as follows; (that is to say),

The total number of prisoners committed to the said house of correction in the course of the year ending the 9th day of October last, has been 309, of which 89 have been for debt, 167 for misdemeanors, and 53 for vagrancy; and the greatest number in the prison at one time has been 26, which includes those taken over-night by constables and watchmen, but not committed by the magistrates.

The poor debtors are allowed sixpence per day, and the vagrants sixpence per day, out of which they provide themselves with bread, milk, potatoes, and sometimes meat, and the allowance for clothing and bedding has been about 201.

The prisoners being seldom committed for a long time, so that little clothing is wanted, and they are supplied therewith when in want.

The labour of the male prisoners who have been held to hard labour has been beating cement, and the females in washing and spinning.

In the summer season, the hours of labour are from eight in the morning until five in the afternoon; and in winter, from nine in the morning until four in the afternoon.

The prisoners have four-pence per bushel for beating cement, which is paid them on discharge, and the remainder is applied in maintaining the prisoners.

Owing to the confined state of the prison, classification cannot be attended to; a new united gaol and house of correction is now building to remedy this defect.

The house of correction is under the juris diction and superintendence of the magistrates of the town and county of the town of Kings. ton-upon-Hull, and two visiting magistrates are appointed for the more particular superintend ence of the same; and there is one keeper appointed by the magistrates.

Given under my hand, this 5th day of November, 1824,

GEO. COBB, common clerk. (Signed)W.W. BOLTON, mayor and chairman. No. 62.-LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool Michaelmas Sessions, 1824. General Report relative to the Borough Gaol of Liverpool, prepared by the Clerk of the Peace, under the 4th Geo. IV. c. 64, s. 24.

From the reports of the visiting justices, and the several entries made by the chaplain in the book provided for that purpose, it appears that the rules and regulations of the said gaol have been adhered to, and the gaol itself is in good repair and condition.

(Signed) J. B. HOLLINGSHEAD, mayor.

No. 63.-NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. The General Report, prepared by John Clayton, Clerk of the Peace for the Town and County of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and submitted by him to his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said Town and County, assembled at the Michaelmas General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, holden in and for the said Town and County, at the Guildhall in the said Town, on Wednesday, the 20th day of October, 1824, for the approval of the said Justices, and by such Justices approved of st such Sessions, and signed by the Chairman at such Sessions.

Whereas by the 24th section of an act of parThere is one day-room for male prisoners of liament made and passed in the 4th year of the all descriptions, except debtors; two day-rooms reign of his present majesty king George IV., and one sleeping-room for debtors; one day-room intituled, " An act for consolidating and amendfor female prisoners; nine sleeping cells, and no "ing the laws relating to the building, repairairing-yards. "ing, and regulating of certain gaols and houses There is no chaplain appointed for the house" of correction in England and Wales,” the of correction, but there are Testaments in all several clerks of the peace are directed to prepare the rooms, and religious tracts are distributed a general report of the state and condition ef

That it appears from the return made by John Scott, the keeper of the said house of correction, that there are 25 prisoners confined therein,

the several prisons within their respective coun- | prisoners therein who have been tried; that ties, founded on the report of the visiting justices, there is no airing-yard to the said last-mentioned on the report of the chaplain or chaplains, and prison, nor any place set apart for exercise. on the certificates of the keepers of the several prisons, and submit the same to the justices assembled at every Michaelmas quarter sessions; and when approved by the said justices in ses-viz. seven males and three females, convicted of sions, the said report is to be signed by the chairman of such sessions. Now, in compliance with the directions of the said act, the said clerk of the peace has prepared the following report: That in the said town and county there are two temporary prisons, which are now used instead of the common gaol of the said town and county, (lately pulled down) viz. the ancient tower or keep of the castle of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for the confinement of debtors, and the prison of the new Moot Hall, at Newcastle aforesaid, for the confinement of all prisoners who have been usually confined in the common gaol in the said town and county (except debtors); and that there is, and has been for several years past, one house of correction and bridewell in and for the said town and county; and that a new gaol and a new house of correction are now building, in and for the said town and county.

felony, and undergoing punishment; 10 males
and five females, convicted of misdemeanors,
and undergoing punishment (the greater part
of whom have been convicted by justices out of
sessions, for offences in the nature of misde.
meanors); that a tread-mill has been erected in
such house of correction, the power of which is
applied in crushing corn and sand; and that
there is no airing-yard in the said house of cor
rection, neither is there any place for exercise.
(Signed) H. CRAMSINGTON,
Mayor, chairman.

NO. 64. NOTTINGHAM.

Town and County of the Town of Nottingham.— At the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, held at the Guildhall, in and for the said Town, on Thursday, the 21st Day of October, 1824, the following General Report of the State and Condition of the Gaol, and of the House of Correction, of the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham, founded on the Report of the Visiting Justices, on the Report of the Chaplain, and on the Certificates of the Keepers of the said Prisons, was prepared and submitted by the Clerk of the Peace to the Justices assembled at the said Sessions, pursuant to the Statute of 4 Geo. IV. c. 64, s. 24, and which said general Report was approved by the said Justices at such Sessions.

That the gaol and house of correction of the said town have been found clean and healthy :

That the daily services of religion have had a good effect upon the general conduct of the prisoners, particularly upon those whose imprisonment has been protracted:

That the rules of the prison have been observed:

That there are two chaplains, who officiate at the temporary prison for debtors; one of whom attends and reads prayers twice a week, and preaches a sermon once a month; and that they respectively perform such duty each alternate month; that such chaplains, before the pulling down of the late common gaol, performed the said duty only on the debtors' side of that prison; that no religious instruction is afforded to the prisoners in the other temporary prison, or in the said house of correction, save that the prisoners in both are furnished with Bibles, Testaments, and Prayer-books, by the respective keepers; that the said chaplains were nominated at the last Michaelmas sessions, to officiate at all the said three prisons; and an arrangement with the said chaplains is now in progress to secure the performance of duty at the said three prisons, by a proportionate increase of salaries of the said chaplains; that the said chaplains have not made any report in writing, nor has any report been made by the visiting justices appointed during the last year. The said two temporary prisons, and the said house of correction, do not contain a sufficient number of rooms to render the classification required by the afore-ing, which, when finished, will contain two said act practicable, though the male are separated from the female prisoners. It appears by the returns made by Robert Gee, the gaoler or keeper of the said two temporary prisons, that in that used for debtors there are 14 debtors, viz. 13 males and one female; that there is no airing-yard, but the roof of the prison is set apart for airing and exercise during the day; that in the other temporary prison there are 10 prisoners, viz. nine males and one female, and that two of them are charged with felony, and eight with misdemeanors, and that there are no

That two spacious day-rooms, and a yard to each, with bed-rooms and infirmary over the same for male prisoners, are in the course of erection at the house of correction:

That on the female side of the prison, at the house of correction, a new wing is now erect

spacious day-rooms, two yards and work-rooms, and a chapel over the same, about 60 feet long and 18 feet wide:

That proper discipline has been observed in both prisons: And,

That employment has been provided for the prisoners in the house of correction.

(Signed) SAMUEL DEVERILL, chairman.

NO. 65. PORTSMOUTHI.
Borough of Portsmouth.-General Report of the
Justices of the Peace in and for the Borough

of Portsmouth, at the Michaelmas Sessions, those clergymen in the neighbourhood who have

on Friday, the 22d Day of October, 1824, concerning the Gaol of the said Borough. Since the passing of the act of the last session of parliament, for amending the act of the preceding session, relating to gaols, the justices have caused a survey to be made of the lands and buildings adjoining the gaol, and plans to be prepared of the necessary alterations and additions thereto, in order to the classification of the prisoners according to the acts; and such plans have been taken into consideration, but no determination has yet taken place thereon. It is of great importance that the plan to be adopted should be calculated to carry into effect the be-| neficial purposes of the legislature, and at the same time should be as little burthensome to the inhabitants as possible. To accomplish these objects upon the site which must be necessarily appropriated to the purpose, requires that the measures in contemplation should be deliberately and fully considered.

Although the classification required by the gaol acts has hitherto been impracticable, from the gaol in its present form admitting of four divisions only, yet the provisions of the acts have in other respects been carried into execution, and strictly observed. The appointment of a chaplain has not yet been made, from the office not being compatible with the duties of

been nominated for the purpose, and who have on that account declined the situation.

The average number per annum for 20 years (to Michaelmas 1823) of prisoners committed for trial at the borough sessions for felony, amounted to 66, of convictions to 42, of misdemeanors on the sessions calendar to 118, of committals to the county gaol for capital offences, &c. to 11. During the present year, the committals for trial at the borough sessions for felony have amounted to 71, of convictions to 42, of misdemeanors on the sessions calendar to 63, of committals to the county gaol to 18.

The greatest number of prisoners in the gaol at one time during the present year has been 61, and the number has generally been under 50. The whole number of prisoners of every descrip. tion who have been committed in the course of the year amounted to 410. Offenders under seventeen years of age have not exceeded 13.

The prison has been generally in a healthy state, and the cases which have required medical attention have, with few exceptions, been slight cases.

The prisoners subject to be put to hard labour have been mostly employed in the beating of old rope, and picking it into oakum.

JAMES CARTER, mayor.