Report of the Committee of the Society for the Improvement of Prison Discipline, and for the Reformation of Juvenile Offenders, Volumes 6-7 |
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... appear to have been exaggerated . But as op- pression generally re - acts on those by whom it is ex- ercised , the ... appears to have been founded on veneration on veneration for his character rather than interest in his labours ; and ...
... appear to have been exaggerated . But as op- pression generally re - acts on those by whom it is ex- ercised , the ... appears to have been founded on veneration on veneration for his character rather than interest in his labours ; and ...
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... appears to be about the average of such counties as are chiefly agricultural ; Norfolk , being one in 1006 ; Suffolk , one in 950 , & c . In Wales , the number of criminal commitments is considerably smaller , the mean proportion of all ...
... appears to be about the average of such counties as are chiefly agricultural ; Norfolk , being one in 1006 ; Suffolk , one in 950 , & c . In Wales , the number of criminal commitments is considerably smaller , the mean proportion of all ...
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... appears to be in Downshire , where the proportion is as one to 1580. It is also worthy of notice , that in the particular districts where the greatest " Remarks on the Administration of Criminal Justice in Scotland ; and the changes ...
... appears to be in Downshire , where the proportion is as one to 1580. It is also worthy of notice , that in the particular districts where the greatest " Remarks on the Administration of Criminal Justice in Scotland ; and the changes ...
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... appears that many boys have derived great benefit . Considerable atten- tion is paid to religious instruction . The employments are similar to those described in former Reports . The earnings in the last year amounted to £ 940 . Two ...
... appears that many boys have derived great benefit . Considerable atten- tion is paid to religious instruction . The employments are similar to those described in former Reports . The earnings in the last year amounted to £ 940 . Two ...
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... exception to this gratifying fact . But the extraor- dinary indifference with which the state of the county prison at Exeter appears to be regarded , year after year , renders the exposure of its defects an imperative duty . 32.
... exception to this gratifying fact . But the extraor- dinary indifference with which the state of the county prison at Exeter appears to be regarded , year after year , renders the exposure of its defects an imperative duty . 32.
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Page 118 - Of law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world ; all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power...
Page 118 - ... her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world : all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power : both Angels and men and creatures of what condition soever, though each in different sort and manner, yet all with uniform consent, admiring her as the mother of their peace and joy.
Page 72 - Act, the Justices shall adopt such Plans as shall afford the most effectual Means for the Security, Classification, Health, Inspection, Employment and Religious and Moral Instruction of the Prisoners ; the Building shall be so constructed or applied, and the Keepers
Page 28 - ... behaviour, and condition of the prisoners, the means of setting them to work, the amount of their earnings, and the expenses attending the prison, and...
Page 295 - Esquires, and others their fellows, justices of our said Lord the King, assigned to keep the peace in the county aforesaid, and also to hear and determine divers felonies, trespasses, and other misdemeanors committed in the same county.
Page 292 - I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the Right Honourable the Governor.
Page 102 - In the preamble it states, in a beautiful and simple strain of eloquence, that " Nothing is more godly, more sure, more to be wished and desired betwixt a prince, the supreme head and ruler, and the subjects whose governor and head he is, than on the prince's part great clemency and indulgency, and rather too much forgiveness and remission of his royal power and just punishment, than exact severity and justice to be showed; and, on the subjects...
Page 295 - Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Fourth by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom...
Page 104 - Crescente malitia, crescere debuit et pcena;" yet neither will the King exceed the usual punishment of law, nor invent any new torture or torment for them*, but is graciously pleased to afford them as well an ordinary course of trial as an ordinary punishment, much inferior to their offence.
Page 313 - Nine of those poor outcasts from society, 3 boys and 6 girls, clothed in rags, with squalid countenances,were brought in from the police office, and placed before the audience. An address appropriate to so novel an occasion was made by a member of the board, and not an individual, it may safely be affirmed, was present, whose warmest feelings did not vibrate in unison with the philanthropic views which led to the foundation of this house of refuge.