The Gaol Act (4 Geo. 4. c. 64), sometimes called the Gaol Act 1823, the Gaols Act 1823, the Gaols, etc. (England) Act 1823, the Prison Act 1823, or the...

couple of rooms in a cellar. Before the Gaols Act 1823 (4 Geo. 4. c. 64), then the Prisons Act 1835 and the Prison Act 1877, they were administered by the...

1824, 54 prisons had adopted this means of discipline. Robert Peel's Gaols Act 1823 (4 Geo. 4. c. 64) attempted to impose uniformity in the country but...

has been called the "Angel of Prisons". She was instrumental in the 1823 Gaols Act which mandated sex-segregation of prisons and female warders for female...

Act 1807 (47 Geo. 3 Sess. 1. c. 47) Prize Act 1808 (48 Geo. 3. c. 100) Registering of Vessels Act 1823 (4 Geo. 4. c. 41) Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Act...

Peel's Acts. He reformed the gaol system, introducing payment for gaolers and education for the inmates in the Gaols Act 1823 (4 Geo. 4. c. 64). In 1827...

1824, 54 prisons had adopted this means of discipline. Robert Peel's Gaols Act 1823 (4 Geo. 4. c. 64) attempted to impose uniformity in the country but...

convicts transported to the colonies to be employed on public works and the Gaols Act of July 10 begins the process of prison reform based on the campaign of...

significant development of prison education in England was Robert Peel's Gaols Act 1823 (4 Geo. 4. c. 64), which called for reading and writing classes in all...

Act 1825 (6 Geo. 4. c. 16) allowed the indebted to bring proceedings to have their debts discharged, without permission from the creditors. The Gaols...

Section 4 of the act provided that the act did not affect the powers conferred by Prisons Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 38) or Gaols Act 1823 (4 Geo. 4. c....

legislation following the Restoration in 1660. The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts are cited using this number, preceded...

Section 4 of the act provided that the act did not affect the powers conferred by Prisons Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 38) or Gaols Act 1823 (4 Geo. 4. c....

committee on gaols in 1819 was positive about the initiative, but pointed to a lack of religious instruction. Under the Gaols Act 1823, prisons were...

4 July – Transportation Act allows convicts transported to the colonies to be employed on public works. 10 July – Gaols Act passed by Parliament, begins...

The Consolidation Act 1749 or the Navy Act 1748 (22 Geo. 2. c. 33) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1749 to reorganise the Royal...

stone for the new building was laid by the mayor, Robert Bell, on 4 June 1823. It was designed by John Dobson in the Fortress Gothic Revival Style, built...

House of Commons (1821). Contribution to the debate leading up to the Gaols Act 1823. Vindication of the General Penitentiary at Millbank (1822), reply to...

The Treason Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 51) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was passed early in the reign...

beam was placed for each hanging (a common design, used in other Victorian gaols at Ararat, Geelong, Beechworth, Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Melbourne...

(43 Geo.. 3. c. 25) Merchant Seamen, etc. Act 1823 (4 Geo.. 4. c. 25) Countervening Duties of Excise Act 1823 (4 Geo.. 4. c. 30) In 1833, eleven customs...

prison system in Britain. Many gaols were operated by local authorities, to a varying degree of quality. The Prison Act 1865 had increased central controls...

County Asylums Act opened at Northampton in 1811. By 1827 however only nine county asylums had opened and many patients were still in gaol as prisoners...

(1836). "Report on the Gaols of the City of Dublin". Third Report, Appendix (C), Part II. pp. 11b–12b. "5 & 6 Vict. c.95 : An Act for consolidating the...

Estates Act 1823 (4 Geo. 4. c. 15) Sir Samuel Romilly's Infant Sons' Estate Act 1823 (4 Geo. 4. c. 22) Bishop of London's (Paddington) Estate Act 1795 (35...

session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in...

the Prison Act 1898. America adopted the treadwheel in 1822, installing one in Bellevue Hospital in New York City. A second was erected in 1823 for the cost...

session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in...

The Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 98) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which repealed for Ireland statutes...

session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in...