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lower. Very different calculations have also been made. In France M. Bcrenger calculates the Auburn cell at 500, and M. Aylies reckons it at 600 francs. D:r Julius states the expense of the Philadelphian cell at the Prussian house of correction Insterburg, at 387 Prussian Dollars (677 R:dr 12 sk. B:co), while the French architect Blouet, who was sent to America, states, the Auburn cell, in his proposition, at 1,165 Francs 50 c. (560 R:dr 29 sk. B:co) but the Philadelphian at 2,136 Francs 75 c. (1,027 R:dr 37 sk.). In old buildings which are arranged for the cell system, the expense will, of course, be much less; at the palace of S:t Germain, not far from Paris, where a military house of correction on a great scale is now being erected, each cell is reckoned at 650 Francs; the cells are to be 7 feet long, 5 feet broad and 8 feet high.
With regard to the expense of watching, tbe Philadelphian system offers an opportunity for considerable saving. According to the Auburn discipline, a keeper is necessary for every 19 prisoners, while according to the solitary system, one for 30 is sufficient. At the house of correction at Långholmen there is a keeper or soldier to every 5 or 6 prisoners.
In the next chapter, on the possible application of the Penitentiary system in Sweden, this important part of the question will be more particularly entered into.
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