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At a meeting of the Marylebone Vestry, on Saturday, a committee was appointed to consider and report upon the expediency oF applying to the Privy Council for a charter of incorporation for the borough of Ma rylebone.
Mr. Hawes, M.P., called the attention of the Sorry Magistrates, assembled in Quarter-sessions on Wednesday, to the subject of prison discipline. Ire was himself in favour of the Separate system, and wished it to be tried in a model prison.
Mr. Barclay, Mr. Briscoe, and Lord King approved of the sugges- tion. Mr. Wilson was unwilling to entail upon the county the enor- mous expense of building a new prison.
The following resolution was carried, with only one dissentient voice, and directed to be sent to the Home Office- " That it is the opinion of the Court, that the erection of a Model Prison upon the Separate system, at the puLlic expense, would be of great general benefit, inasmuch as it would enable the Local Magistracy to determine the comparative merits of the systems of prison diA!ipline now dividing public opi- nion, told thereby prevent, as well in this county as elsewhere, all useless expenditure of the county-rate either in continuing the present system of classification in gaols or for the adoption of the Silent system, (which in two large prisons has now been submitted to the test of experienet.,) until some authentic and practical knowledge of the Separate system is obtained under the direction and responsibility of Government."
A considerable number of Irishmen in London have been enrolled in Mr. O'Connell's Precursor Society.
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