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Ceneml ion/ AYI.Ml'K, K. C. li. GoVKKNOIl i\ Cinn'. PRESIDENT The llunonihlc and Rioht Reverend C H A K L VS J > M KS Sn,\V A HI, D. D. Lo/'(/ Jiiskop of Quelnc. VI ri: P RSI DENTS, Wii.i.ixM Smith Sr.wi li , llsqnire, Sheriff of the I)is(ri,:t of Quehec ; The Jlonoral/le Sir John Cald- vvKi.L, Baronet. TREASURER Mr. U. Haudan. SECRETARY Henry D. Sewell, M. A. COMMITTEE. MESSRS. Harkncss, Rev. Dr. Hudson, Rev. Jos. Jones, Jos. Lockhart, Rev. S. J, McCallum, D. Mountain, Archdeacon, Patton, W. Peniston, R. Primrose, Hon. F. W. Sevvell, W. S. Sewc'il, Rev. I]. Sewcll, Homy D, Symes, Robert Anderson, W. Aylwin.T. C. Brown, Rev. J, Rurtun, S. J. Caldwell, Sir. J. Clu^ston, Rev. J. Cocltran, Hon. A. Ccffin, John j Colfm, Jatncs Fihiier, J. C. Frost, Majnr Haddait, Ic Hale, Jeirury liamiltun, Jumcu W. ;f THE FOURTH ANNUAL REPOllT OP THE «&ucljcc Sail ii3£jociatiott. The Committee of Manai^cment of the Qucl)ec Jail Association in submittiiiiV i'>f ])Ui)lic information the follovvini^ Kcjiort of their fourth year's proceedings, have tlie satisfaction of stating that the original oljjcct of tlie Association, viz : " The promoting education, '* industry and moral improvement among the pri- " soners in the Jail of this District," lias been steadiy adhered to, and has, they trust, been productive of good results. The Committee in the anxious desire of promoting tlieir original intention, have in addition to the two schools, which have been regularly maintained, em- j)loyed Mr. Campbell, for the purpose of reading and expounding tlie Holy Scriptures to such prisoners as are willing to listen to the word of Life, and of using his influence by conversing with them to effect a moral and religious change in their habits and characters. — And the Committee have great satisfaction in stating that the results have already been so favourable as to warrant the expectation, by God's permission, of the most favourable issue to their endeavours. From IVIr, Campbell's Journal, it appears that some prisoners who at the first scoffed at, and derided his attempts, arc now extremely anxious for his conversation, listen with attention to such portion of Scripture as he may select, and show gratitude for Ids instruction. 'J'he Commit- tee moreover think it due to Mr. Campbell, to state it as their opinion, that he was mainly instrumental under Gotl, by regular attendance and tlie most ])erseveriiig philanthropy, in calming the fears of a poor penitent lately deceased in the House of Correction, and pre- ]»ariiig her for eternity. The books provided by the Association for the use of the prisoners have been put under Mr. Caiiijibeirs charge, with a view to their more regular dijtribution and preservation. Tl»c Coiimiiuce li.ivc toiiiiiiu'jil to su})j)ly lo liio jMlsoncrs in tlio Hduso of Corrcciion, the lucaiis of voluntary work, and they trust, that the IxMulicial results already observed to arise from the means of em|)loymcnt thus olTered to those who would otherwise liave !)een totally idle, or engaged in the formation iind invention of schemes of wickedness, have not been wantini^ during the past year; the peculiar dillicuUies under which the Association labour in the furtherance of this part of their scheme, arising from the imperfect construction of the Jail of this district, and their very limited funds unfortunately still exist, and render the annual appeal to the benevolence of a charitable jjublic again necessary. Tbo ill success which the Association have already experienced in calling the attention of the Provincial Legislature, to the utter inadequacy of the present Jail to the purpose for which it is intended, whether the mere security of the prisoners, or the means of effecting a change in their moral character be looked to, renders it almost a hopeless task to enter on this now trite subject. — But the Association cannot allow this opportunity to pass by without calling on the public in general, and the members for the County and City of Quebec in particular, both as individuals and as Members of a Christian Community, to co-operate with the Association, in again petitioning the l^rovin- cial Legislature, either for tiie erection of a Penitentijiry, on the plan of Auburn and Sing Sing, in the neigh- bouring state of New York, or the conversion of the present prison to such a pur[)ose. The Committee have further to state that not only is the present Jail, inadecpiate, standing as it does on four streets in the heart of a populous City, as a place of security, or from its internal division into small sleeping cells communi- cating with large wards, where 15 or 1(> persons, young and old, convicted and inUried, the hardened in viiliany and the uninitiated in crime, unite to con- tamindte each other and to make a boast of crime, but ■ IS (lisproportidiiod by the smallncss of its size to the number of prisoners conlined in it, and this defect, the Coniniittee understand has been presented by tiic last Grand Jury. It is painful and heart-rending to the (Christian and the Philanthropist to enter the Jail of tins District, feeling convinced, as he must, tlmt so far from being calculated to have n beneficial effect in producing a moral change in the character of the pri- soners, its construction is such, that no individual can bo connnittetl to it, however innocent of crime, and leave it unpolluted and untaught in wickedness. 'J'his remark applies with peculiar force to Juvenile offenders, who, committed to the .lail for some petty misde- meanour and contaminated while there by the society and conversation of men worse than themselves, go out from its walls ripe for any villany. That this is not the case in the Penitentiaries of Auburn and Sing Sine:, is manifested by the small number of recommittals which appear on the books of those prisons. The Committee have great regret in stating, thai another object in which they interested themselves during the year just past, aud which they cannot but ersuade themselves would have proved highly bene- ficial to the Community at large, viz : the establishment *' of a House of Industry, as a place of shelter for " discharged prisoners, especcially females who may *' have showii a disposition to return to habits of *' industry, and good conduct, and with the more " general object of supplying work and means '' of support to the poor who are destitute of *' employment, and of thus gradually putting down " the practice of street beggings and the waste of *' individual charity" — seems unhapj)ily to have fal- len to the ground, the Committee appointed at a j)ublic meeting, fur the purpose of collecting sub- scriptions, and otherwise promoting this so desirable object, not having yet with the knowledge of this Commitlec made any report of progress. The Com- mittee cannot but hope that some further steps will be taken by the public to release the community at 8 large, from the system of iiidlscrimiiiato tiLus- ^iviiiL; wliich usually exists to fo groat extent in this city (luring the winter season. in further proof of the necessity of some place of refuge, where discharged prisoners who have evinced a disposition to alter their course of life, may be employed until their character is in gome measure re-es- tablished, the Committee luive to state that an attempt they made during the last winter, to obtain situations in the ICastern Townships, for female penitents, has proved unsuccessful, from tho very prevalent reluctance of the inliabitants to take into their families persons who have once been polluted by the air of a Jail. The condition of the children of prisoners, continues to engage the anxious attention of the Committee, but they regret that the smallness of their funds will not allovv'them to do as much for them as they might wish ; convinced of the imperative duty of removing the innocent offspring of offenders from the corru|)t precincts of a Jail, they have, as occasion offered, provided for them such means of support and instruc- tion, in the new settlements in the neighbourhood of Quebec, as their limited means afforded; while they regret that no public asylum exists in this city, for these poor children, the Committee cannot but remark, that such an asylum might with great advantage be connected with a House of Industry. By a continuance of the weekly visits to the Jail, by two of their Members, the Committee have been enabled to make themselves acquainted with the wants, complaints and grievances of the prisoners, and have in many instances extended to them such relief and assistance as the necessity of their cases might require. The Committee seek not to magnify their exertions, nor do they look for praise where none is due, but if in the opinion of a benevolent public, any good has resulted from their exertions, they liopc and tiiul ihiil this appeal to their charity will not prove unavailiiiL^ . much still remains to he done, but the means ot doin*- it are wamint;-; to the pecuniary assistance and much inore to the active co-operation and su|)port of the citizens of Quebec, the Committee look for the means ot prosecuti.j.;- the course, in which, humble as it is, they are endeavouriiiij to benefit their fellow creatures. Hy order of the Committee. IlENRV D. SEWELL, Secy. Quebec, 1833, LISTOFDONATIOXS AND ANNUA LSUIJSCRIPTIONS TO THE QUEBEC JAIL ASSOCIATION. For the year ending May, 1833. £ s. His Excellency Lord Ay liner, Donution, 5 Atkinson, Henry Donation i 5 Audette, J. P,. Donation t Anderson, Amliony Anderson, William Antrobus, E. R. Bergeron. M. Donation, Bell, Hon. M. do. Bnrnet, David do. Bedard, E. do. 10 Bennett, Benson do, 5 Buird, Ebenezar 5 Brown, Rev. J. 5 Brown, John 5 Burragp. Rev. R. R. 5 Black, James 5 Black, Henrv 5 Bignell, John 5 Burton, Sam. Judge 5 Black, James 5 Caldwell, Sir John DonatioUf Clearihne, James do. CoUer, Charles do. Carter & Muckle, do. Cochrane, Hon. A. W. do. do 10 Campbell, Archibald 5 (Jampbe!!, Charles 5 n ( iivli, Donullon, Lasli, d. 6 G n G c s. d. 2 9 2 2 1 2 2 I 1 8 9 3 G G 3 3 6 5 5 5 5 o 5 Cash, Donation, Cash, do. C. B. do. Cash, do. Cash, do. Cash, do. Cash, do. Cash, do. Cash, small Kiims, do, Desbarats, George Donation, Douglas, John Dnchesnuy, Charles Dorion, Pierre Delagrave, Louis Deverry, Richard DuretJe, Francis l^aly, Dominick Eckart,J. R. Donation, Friend, A Donation, Ferguson, Archibald Freer, Noah Forj,yth, Jas. B. Fisher, J. Charlton Fraser, John Fisher, John Fletcher, John do. do. 10 Frost, Town M:»jor 5 Goldsworthy, II. Donation^ Gore, Lt. Col. do. (ioweii, n. do. Glass, John do. Gore, Maniy Gibb, Thomas (iingras, E. A. Ginger, William 5 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 Hacker. Frederick Douatinn, 6 6 do. if (' Male, 11(1). J. do. do. 2 6 h 'y 5 5 f) {> 5 5 2 10 (i 9 3 6 li 3 3 6 6 2 6 5 'y ly 3 .") 5 iy 2 11 Hamilton, J.R. Donation. Ilale, Jeffery llarkriesii, Jas. D. D. Hawkins, Alfred Hamilton, James Iluut, James Henderson, George Jones, Nathaniel Jones, J. Jr. Donation, Irvine, J. G. do. Idale, Wm. (h. Kerr, Hon. Justice Donation, Kerr, James }|. Kitid, Lawrence & Co. Le Me sillier, H. Leaycrat't, Jeremiah I^ang, Rev. Matthew Donation, £ s. d Levy, W. H. do. Laurie, A, do. Langevin, Jean do. Lane, E. do. Latham, R. do. L. S. D. do, Leekes, Charles do. Mountain, Ven. Arch- deacon Donation^ Mountain^ Miss ]McMahon,Rev. P. M. Donation, McPhee, J. do. Murray, Hugh do, McNider, John McLeod, John McDonald, Ronald McCallum, D. Musson, John Montizamhert, Mrs. Massue, Louis Methot, F. X. Noad, John Neilson, John Ogden, Chs R. JhnaHon, O'lVell. P. & H. do. i'ovv.r, W, Donation, 2 5 5 f) 5 5 5 5 6 2 2 5 5 5 5 (i G 6 ( 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 5 5 5 5 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 a 5 10 2 5 Pozer, Georiio Donationj Pozer, Mrs. do, Penn, Richard do. Pelletier, Pierre do. Panet, Mr. Hon. do. Farraut, A. A. do. Panet, Louis do. Painchaud, Mad. do. Pezet, do. Petry, Frederick Pattou, William Petry, William Phillips, William Pr^;e, William Pemherton, George Primrose, Hon. F. W, Kyland, Hon. H. W. Ridley, Ralph Racey, J. Donation^ Robinson, James do. Richardson. Rt. do. Sewell, Hon. Chief Justice Donation, Sewell, Mr. Sheriff u'o. Symes, Robert do. Seymour, R. B. do. 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