1810.] 
nity of this compter, and its confined 
situation from being entirely surrounded 
by private residences, that the present 
scite is a very improper and insecure 
Situation for a prison, and that the same 
ought to be erected in a more open and 
unconnected space, as we found no less 
than three notoriously bad characters 
had lately effected their escape from this 
prison. 
That we, your Sub-committee, upon 
a review of all the circumstances, are 
deeply impressed with the absolute ne- 
cessity that exists of a new prison being 
provided in lieu of the present Poultry 
Compter; and after the most mature 
consideration, are unanimously of opinion, 
that the said prison should be erected on 
a much larger space than the present 
compter occupies, and in a situation 
more unconnected with buildings, and 
that the same should be solely appro- 
priated to the confinement of debtors 
under proper regulations, allotting dif 
ferent spaces in the same for the different 
descriptions of debtors; for the county 
debtors who are now confined in New- 
gate; for the city debtors who are con- 
fined in the Giltspur-street Compter; 
and fer those debtors who are usually 
confined in Ludgate; by which means 
Newgate will be relieved from a large 
portion of prisoners, and may be rendered 
fully adequate to the purposes required, 
with some internal alteration only, and 
without any further enlargement; and 
the keeper will probably be then enabled 
to make that separation of the prisoners 
confided to his care which justice and 
humanity so loudly calls for; Giltspur- 
street Compter, with the addition of the 
present Ludygate prison, and by removing 
the Sheriffs’ offices to the new prison, 
will be thereby rendered fully adequate 
to all the purposes of the confinement of 
persons (committed to take their trial) 
previous to the goal delivery at each 
Sessions of Oyer and Terminer, for pri- 
soners committed to the Quarter Sessions, 
and for nigh: charges and vagrants, with 
very littie internal alteration and expence. 
And we are of opinion, that in the Comp- 
ter where prisoners are confined only 
previously to taking their trial, or com- 
mitted some for offences at the Quarter 
Sessions, the same regulations with re. 
spect to irons might be adopted.as above 
recommended for persons committed to 
Newgate. 
That having duly considered the cir- 
cumstance of fees being taken by the_ 
different keepers of the prisons wathin 
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this city, we are of opinion the same 
should be abolished ; and that the keepers 
and their assistants should receive fixed 
salaries in lieu thereof, so that no par- 
tiality should be shewn to any description 
of prisoner; but should this worshipful 
Committee or the Court of Common 
Council differ with us in this opinion, we 
think it should be strongly recommended 
to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor 
and Court of Aldermen, to take inte 
their imnsediate and serious consideration 
the present fées, and make such suitable 
alterations therein, as to them shall seem 
advisable. 
Thomas Bell. J. R. Mander. 
Edward Wigan. W. Pritchard. 
Wm. John Reeves. John Ord. 
J. Jacks. 
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For the Monthlu Magazine. 
LYCAUM OF ANCIENT LITERA- 
TURE.—No. XXXL. 
Amatery Poets. —catuLLus. 
L NDER this comprehensive title 
we shall include the three Romaa 
poets, Catullus, Propertius, and Tibui- 
lus. It is obvious that any observations 
upon this species of composition, where 
the imagination is indulged beyond the 
boundaries of reason, and often of 
decency, are altogether unnecessary. 
We shall therefore proceed at once to our 
account of Catullus. 
Caius, or Quintus Valerius Catullus, 
for the prenomen appears to have been 
a subject of nuch controversy, was born 
in the peninsula of Sirmio, formed by the 
Jake Benacus, in the territory of Verona. 
Eusebius supposes Verona itself to have 
been the place of his birth.* It took 
place in the 2d year of the 178d Olymp. 
A.U.C. 667, in the consulate of Luc. 
Cornelius Cinna, and ef Cn. Octavius, 
about 85 B.C. He was thus a contem- 
porary with Varro, Sallust, and even 
Virgil. His parents do not appear to 
have been remarkable, either for illuse 
trious birth or opulence. But his father 
was attached to Cesar, who frequently 
visited at his house ¢ At avery early 
age, he was sent to Rome, and consigned 
to the patronage of Manlius Torquatus, 
a patrician belonging to a well-known 
fainily, and whose marriage with Julia 
Aurunculeia, the poet has celebrated 
* This is probably the better opinion, and 
$eems to be corroborated by the testimony 
of Ovid, Pliny the elder, Martial, Ausonius, 
and M.crobius. . 
+ Sueton. in jul. ¢, 73. 
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