States and Countries of which they are Natives. 8 British Provinces in N. Amer Maine, Crimes of those in Prison, sentenced to confinement dur Of those in Prison, 17 are Negroes and 9 are Mulattoes. Of this Number, 4 Negroes and 4 Mulattoes were received the past year. Of the 114 Convicts received the past year, 25 have been previously confined in this Institution. The following Table gives their Names, Ages, the Number of times they have been confined here, the State or Country in which they were Born, where they were last Convicted, and of what Crime. Of those received the last year, 36 were convicted at Boston; 12 at Concord; 3 at Cambridge; 4 at Lowell; 5 at Salem; 7 at Ipswich; 16 at Worcester; 2 at Northampton; 3 at Springfield; 2 at Greenfield; 4 at Lenox; 4 at Plymouth; 4 at New Bedford; 4 at Taunton; 6 at Dedham; and 2 at Nantucket. It is with feelings of gratitude to the Author of all good, that we are permitted to report a continuance of the usual good order, obedience and industry which have so long prevailed in this establishment. It is believed, that no year of its history will show a better state of things in this respect. But few cases of violent outbreaking of ungoverned passions have taken place; and, in general, the convicts seem to have felt, that their own comfort and happiness were best promoted by an uniform observance of the Rules and Regulations established for the government and discipline of the institution. By reference to the schedule, at the close of this report, exhibiting the amount of disbursement and income, it will appear, that the profits arising from the operations in the stone and the labor departments, and from other sources, have been sufficient to meet all the expenditures for the support of the institution, including the charges for repairs of real estate. The result is more favorable than had been anticipated, on taking into consideration the depressed state of building operations in the country generally, together with the increased expenses for rations and salaries, compared with years when great profits had been real ized. There has not been so much difficulty experienced during the past year, in obtaining the means of employment for the convicts, as in securing contracts for the more profitable kinds of work. Orders for stone were not so readily at command, as to afford an opportunity for choice or preference. But keeping in view the necessity of having every able-bodied man constantly at work, it became obviously a duty of the first importance, |