Towns > Edinburgh > 1838-1846 - Post-Office annual directory and calendar > 1843-44

^1 [testimonials continued.]
►^ Copif of a Besolution of the Commissioners for the Government of the
4i Pcntonville Prison,
i
7iJ At a meeting of tlie Commissioners for tlic government of tlie Pentonville Prison
Jk^ held at tlie Prison, Saturday, 4tli March 1843.
^ Present LORD 'WIIARNCLIFrE, in the Chair.
^ THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
% Sir B. BRODIE, Bart.
■M MAJOR JEBB, Royal Engineers.
^ Mr CRAAVFORD.
'^ Mr RUSSELL.
4^ Resolved, —
'^ 1st, " That the results of the experiments on the "Warming and Ventilation of the
^^ Cells, wliich have been conducted under the Superintendance of Dr Owen Rees, be
3^ communicated to Messrs Haden.
Vg 2d, " That it be intimated to Messrs Haden that the Commissioners for the govern-
-^ ment of the Pentonville Prison, consider that these objects, so essential to the health
^ of tlie Prisoners, have been most successfully accomplished by them, and that all the
-fS arrangements which have been made for effecting the same are highly satisfactory."
-b (Signed) WHARNCLIFFE, Chairman.
1:
Extract from the Report of the Commissioners for the Government of
Pentonville Prison, presented to Parliament, March 1843.
Pentonville Prison, 4«A March 1843.
The construction and general arrangements of the Prison have been found most con-
venient in facilitating and promoting the administratiou of the discipline in all its
branches. The perfect Ventilation of the Cells, and the means of maintaining equal
and proper Temperature, have been most successfully accomplished, and cannot fail to
have a beneficial effect on the health of the Prisoners.
The system of Ventilation and Warming adopted in this Prison is so effective and
economical* that we cannot too strongly recommend its adoption in the Prisons
throughout this Countrv.
WHARNCLIFFE.
RICHMOND.
DEVON.
CHICHESTER.
J. RUSSELL.
CHARLES SHAW LE FEVRE.
B. C. BRODIE.
ROBERT FERGUSON.
J. JEBB.
WM. CRAWFORD.
WHITWORTH RUSSELL.
* In the coldest ■weather, of the present -winter the required degree of Temperature
and Ventilation was maintained at a cost of less than one half-penny per Cell, for 24
hours, although the cost of fuel was at London prices.
fef«-
U^
[Or