[191] There is a brief account of Newgate about this period in the ‘Memoirs of Casanova,’ who saw the interior of the prison while awaiting bail for an assault. Casanova was committed in ball dress, and received with hisses, which increased to furious abuse when they found he did not answer their questions, being ignorant of English. He felt as if he was in one of the most horrible circles of Dante’s hell. He saw, “Des figures fauves, des regards de vipères, des sinistres sourires tous les caractères de l’envie de la rage, du désespoir; c’était un spectacle épouvantable.”--‘Mémoires,’ vi. 48. [192] Some notion of the density of the prison population in Newgate in those times will be obtained by comparing it with modern ideas on this subject. The following figures give the acreage and average population of three comparatively new prisons. Prison Acreage Average prison population. Warwick 9A. 3R. 2P. 300 St. Albans 4 2 1 100 Lincoln 16 0 15 180 [193] See last chapter. [194] Lord George Gordon was the son of Cosmo, Duke of Gordon, and was born in 1750. He entered the navy as a midshipman, but left the service in consequence of a dispute with Lord Sandwich. He sat in Parliament for Ludgershall, and was a bitter opponent of the ministry. [195] Pennant’s ‘London.’ [196] ‘Barnaby Rudge.’ [197] Lord Mansfield’s impartiality at the trial was the subject of general admiration. “He never shewed the slightest tinge of resentment or bias.” Yet with his house were destroyed not only much valuable property, but a mass of private journals and letters, which he had been collecting to form the basis of memoirs of his own times, and the loss of which was quite irreparable. [198] This position may well be questioned. _Vide_ vol. ii. cap. i. [199] The Right Honourable Charles Jenkinson was created Lord Hawkesbury in 1787, and made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, as well as President of the Board of Trade. He was an authority in all mercantile and commercial affairs. * * * * * Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber: letter of congratulaton=> letter of congratulation {pg 70} Various fancy sketches exists=> Various fancy sketches exist {pg 295} evidently a stout whig=> evidently a stout Whig {pg 312} be embarked from France for Scotland=> he embarked from France for Scotland {pg 315} with the sessions papers already mentioned=> with the sessions’ papers already mentioned {pg 320} his capture and fame in Newgate=> His capture and fame in Newgate {pg 375} but by the black interpreters=> but by the black interpreter {pg 386} one of the prisoners were rescued by the mob=> one of the prisoners was rescued by the mob {pg 394} odium of Lord Somers and Orford=> odium of Lords Somers and Orford {pg 419} who ruled the roast=> who ruled the roost {pg 427} with such accommodaton=> with such accommodation {pg 451}