11.--Indiscriminate Association of Prisoners--Transportation, and the Cause of its Failure--A Gunsmith 119 12.--How Rebels against Society are made--I am Removed to a Small Room, amongst Murderers--The "Highflyer" again--How a Young Gentleman was made a Warning to Others 131 13.--The Act of 1864--Classification of Prisoners--The Mark System: Its Defects--The True Criminal Law of Restitution--The only Method by which Confirmed Criminals may be Reclaimed--Workhouses 144 14.--The New Arrangements as to Remissions--Artificial Legs--Another Interview with the Visiting Director--Compose Verses--Hospital once more--Fenians--Prisoners' Letters 158 15.--A very bad Case--A self-taught Artist--A Clergyman also a Convict--The Clergyman is taught Tailoring--How we Punish Violation of the Seventh Commandment and the Eighth 169 16.--Quackery--Food--A Chatham Prisoner eats Snails and Frogs--Sir Joshua Jebb's System and its Defects 181 17.--A new Governor--Bread-and-Water Jack--Severe Punishments--Directors again--A Herb Doctor--Extraordinary Story 193 18.--In Prison again--I see the Prison Director for the last time--Gentleman Prisoners--A Will Forger--A "Warning to Others"--Fenians--Treatment of Political Prisoners--Another Jail Bird 207 19.--Prisoners' Conversations--Larry and Tim get into Chokey--Big Croppy--What Pat gets "in for"--Malicious Gambling--Pat's Patent for getting a New Coat--Dick's Exploits--Ned's Adventures and Escapes--A New Screw arrives--A Prisoner empties the Wine Cup at the Altar--Ned, Dick, and Pat's Opinions about Badges, Classification, Head Blokes, Prisoners' Aid Society and the Irish System 220 20.--Capital Punishments--I receive my License--Strange Bed-fellows--My Liberation 236 * * * * APPENDIX. Letters received by the Author-- From the French Consul General in London iii From M. Rouher, Ministre de l'Agriculture, du Commerce et des Travaux Public iv From the Committee of Privy Council for Trade v Orders of License to a Convict vi SIX YEARS IN THE PRISONS OF ENGLAND. CHAPTER I. MY COMMERCIAL ANTECEDENTS--HOW I GOT INTO PRISON.