§ MR. PICKERSGILL (Bethnal Green, S.W.)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, For what offence a convict, named Wright, confined in Portsmouth Prison, was in irons at the 1212 time when, as alleged, he recently assaulted Chief Warder George; upon how many occasions, and during what number of hours in the aggregate, has Wright been in irons since the 1st of January last; and, what other punishments (if any) have been inflicted on Wright since that date?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. MATTHEWS) (Birmingham, E.)This convict was in irons for having made a savage attack with a knife upon another convict. This is the only occasion on which he has been in irons since the 1st of January. He has been in irons since the 21st of March—that is, 42 days, or 1,008 hours. Since the same date he has been twice punished by dietary punishment, and once by close confinement for three days.