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ter states with sanguine hopes of success. Sol-
itary confinement at night, after a day of si-
lence and labour, is most painful to those with-
out mental resources; more especially when the
mind is destitute of the recollection of any ac-
tions but those of wickedness.

Should the legislature approve of the expe-
riment being made, a sufficient number of
small cells could be provided, by means to be
derived from the Penitentiary itself.

We would further recommend to the Gene-
ral Assembly the propriety of so amending
the law, as to increase the punishment in all
cases of second convictions, and that some
other punishment than confinement in the Peni-
tentiary be provided for a third, and every
other subsequent offence.

By virtue of the act entitled "A supplement
to the act entitled an act to establish state
Warehouses for the inspection of tobacco in
the city of Baltimore," which authorised and
directed us "to contract upon the best terms for
building a fire proot warehouse or houses for
the inspection of tobacco in the city of Balti-
more, or to purchase, and build the same,
whichever we, in our opinion, should deem
most conducive to the public convenience and
interest," &c. we caused notice to be given of
the provisions of the said act, and invited pro-
posals for the sale of warehouses and suitable
lots on which to trect them. And having recei-
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