6. Are female criminals put
in irons P
7. Is the fa te o f criminals
condemned to hard labour ever
mitigated in cafe o f reformation
f Do they wear any badge
o f infamy, and is it taken aw,ay
upon good behaviour, P
'8. Are there fixed times
. and places in the feveral pro-
*|S liquors, and that for two rea-
“ Tons. Eirft, hecaufe fpiritu-
“ ous liquors can only be fold
“ by thofe who farm the right
“ .of vending them from the
“ crown. Secondly, what is
“ very extraordinary, there
“ are no jailers* to any of the
iff prifons, although the laws
“ make mention o f them.
“ 6. The laws are iilent upon
“ thishead. So that whenever
“ this cuftom is pradtifed, it
“ muft be reckoned among
“ thofe innumerable abufes,
“ which ought to be abolilh-
M edd.
7 . Griminalscondemned
“ to publick labour are tranf-
‘ ‘ .ported: for murder they are
“ branded in the face with an
-“ hot iron,&c.fomear.echain-
“ ed, others have their nof-
“ trilstorn; andunlefs,upona
“ general or particular am-
“ nefty, they , receive no mi-
w tigation.
“ 8. The lawsfettled indeed
“ certain times for this pur-
* T h e prifoners are gua rded b y foldiers.
+ T h e o r igina l pa ifog e , which is in the French lan gu ag e , does n o t admit o f a "lite ra l
¿ ran fla tio n .
‘ L e s io ix paflent fous filence ce p o in t ; ainfi ce .qui pou rroît fe faire cet cg a rd
¡e u t ê t re comp té j a rm i- l’ ir.Embrable.quantité des-abus. ..Ces abus font pou r la p lu p a r t
autant de Cioux qu il fau t tirer du corps politique de l ’e ta t où on it s t ro u v e .^
pinces for the trial o f crimi- “ pofe ; but, as agreat quantity C»VAP-
nals y “ 0 f ’d ifférent affairs and trials *— s—
“ were decided in ■ the fame
“ tribunal, the courts o f eri--
“■minai juftice were very di-
“ latory in their proceedings.»
“ Seethemanifeftoof 1775,
“ at the head o f the Regular
“ tions #, &G.
M New plan for the Ruffian prifons, to be introduced into.
“ each government.
“ I . To divide the prifons into civil and criminal.’
“ 2. The criminal prifon lhall be diftributed into three'
“ parts. The firff, for criminals before and during trial ; .
“ the fécond,’ for perfonsfentenced to confinement fór afta ted’
“ time; and the third, for felons capitally convidled, con-
“ demned to perpetual imprifonment orto the publick works.'
“ 3. Each part lhall.be feparated, ,one for the men, the
“ other for the women.
“ 4. There ihall he an infirmary for fick prifoners.
“ 5. The prifon ill all be conftrudted without the town in 1
“ an airy lituation, .and near the water."''
It cannot be otherwife than a fubjedl o f pleafing refledtioru
to the reader, that this great princefs thus condefcends to •
contemplate and alleviate the fufferings o f even the wretchedl-
vidtims to publick juftice ; but) how much more will the.
veneration for her memory be increafed, when he confiderà'»
her as eredting the- glorious fuperftrudture o f national hap—-
pinefs on the firm bails o f equal legiilation ? 1
The emprefs at her acceffion found- the Ruffian code o f f
laws a rude and indigefted-chaos ; and faw the immediate.
* 'Règlements dc fa M a j, Im p . pou r i ’adminiftxatipn des G ou v e rn em en ts , & c . -
neceffity>