stated times, except in very particular cases.

"3. They must depend on their friends for neither food nor clothing, but
have a sufficiency allowed them of both.

"4. That employment should be a part of their punishment, and be
provided for them by Government. The earnings of work to be partly laid
by, partly laid out in small extra indulgences, and, if enough, part to
go towards their support.

"5. To work and have their meals together, but sleep separate at night,
being classed, with monitors at the head of each class.

"Religious instruction. The kind attention we have had paid us.

"Great disadvantages arise from dependence upon the uncertainty and
fluctuations of the Sheriff's funds; neither soap nor clothing being
allowed without its aid, and the occasional help of charitable people."

Two extracts from the civic records prove how warmly the authorities
received these suggestions, and in what esteem they held Mrs. Fry and
her coadjutors.

SATURDAY, May 3, 1817.

Committee of Aldermen to consider all matters relating to the jails
of this city.

Present--The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and several
Aldermen.