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II. Discussion respecting the birth-day of the subject of these memorials, III. Notices of the Earl of Peterborough, and of Dean Berkeley, IV. Reference to the debates in Parliament in which Oglethorpe took a part, V. Prison-visiting Committee, VI. Release of insolvent debtors, VII. Sir Thomas Lombe's mill for winding silk, VIII. Case of Captain Porteous, IX. Trustees for settling Georgia,
This step drew public attention still more to the matter and prison-visiting and prison reform became the order of the day. As public attention had been aroused, and public sympathy had been gained for the cause, it is not wonderful that beneficial legislative measures were at last carried. Meanwhile the ladies continued their good work.
She extended these journeys, at different times, into Scotland and Ireland, examining into the condition of prisons and prisoners with the deepest interest. It was her usual custom to form ladies' prison-visiting societies, wherever practicable, and to communicate to the authorities subsequently her views and suggestions in letters, dealing with these matters in detail.
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