Treatise on penal discipline : depicting the various modes of treatment of criminals under penal sentences of courts of law / by N. L. Kentish

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Kentish, N. L. (Nathaniel Lipscomb), 1797-1867
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Melbourne : James J. Blundell, 1858
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TREATISE ON PENAL DISCIPLINE: 1
THIS PAPER ON PENAL DISCIPLINE; or, THE TREATMENT OF CONVICTS Undergoing Penal Sentences, Inflicted on them in due course of Law, 3
TO SIR WILLIAM FOSTER STAWELL, KNIGHT, CHIEF JUSTICE OP THE COLONY OP VICTORIA, &C, &C, &C. 3
PREFACE. 5
To the Hon. John Hood, Chairman, and to the Committee of the Honorable the Legislative Council, now sitting on Enquiry into the System of Penal-Discipline at present in use, in Melbourne, and in the Colony of Victoria:— 9
ADDENDA.—JANUARY 23, 1857. 21
FURTHER ADDENDUM.—APRIL 10, 1857. 25
From the “Argus,” of June 3rd, 1857, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND PENAL DISCIPLINE. 35
TO THE HONORABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE COLONY OF VICTORIA, IN AUSTRALIA. 36
PETITIONS AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. 37
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. 38
Extract from a recent pamphlet by Sir Eardley Wilmot, Bart., addressed to the Right Hon. Lord Brougham, as President of the “Law Reform Association." 41
following Correspondence which appeared in the Melbourne Newspapers on the subjects under consideration, are so much to the purpose, that they are allowed to speak for themselves;— “THE DEVIL’S REGIMENTS.” 43
CUE PENAL ESTABLISHMENTS. 44
OUR PENAL ESTABLISHMENTS. 45
REPORT OF THE MINORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PENAL DISCIPLINE. 47
Melbourne "Age" Leading Article, September 15th, 1857. 50
PENAL DISCIPLINE. 52
“IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND."-BY Chas. Reade, 1857. 52
CONVICTS TO BE ASSIGNED TO PRIVATE SERVICE; OR, TO BE WITHDRAWN AND EMPLOYED EXCLUSIVELY BY GOVERNMENT? 57
From the Sydney Times of January 20, 1838. 60
ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM. 65
CONVICT LABOUR AND FREE LABOUR. 67
“THE PRINCIPLE” ON WHICH IMMIGRATION MUST BE CONDUCTED, IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF, INSTEAD OF THE DEMAND FOR LABOUR. 69
TRANSPORTATION AND IMMIGRATION. 72
RIDER. CROWN LANDS BILL. 75

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Kentish, N. L & Lang, John Dunmore. (1858). Treatise on penal discipline : depicting the various modes of treatment of criminals under penal sentences of courts of law Retrieved April 20, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2409846204

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Kentish, N. L and Lang, John Dunmore. Treatise on penal discipline : depicting the various modes of treatment of criminals under penal sentences of courts of law Melbourne: James J. Blundell, 1858. Web. 20 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2409846204>

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Kentish, N. L & Lang, John Dunmore. 1858, Treatise on penal discipline : depicting the various modes of treatment of criminals under penal sentences of courts of law James J. Blundell, Melbourne viewed 20 April 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2409846204

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