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of London, built to accommodate seven hundredprisoners, and each lodged in a room seven by ninefeet. If this is a fact, I should be much gratified byhaving some account of it. My friend WilliamAllen, some time since, wrote me that it was propo-sed to build a prison solely for lads under eighteenyears of age, to be called a Reformatory, but I havenot heard if this has been completed. Our Society for the Prevention of Pauperism, has appointed a committee to consider of the presentstate of our prisons, &;c. The committee will pro-bably report in a few weeks, when a copy shall besent to your society. I am very sensible of the favour conferred on meby your society, in electing me an honorary member,and beg leave to return them my sincere thanks for thismark of their respect. I shall, with much pleasure,forward any publications on the subject of prisons,&;c. that may appear to me likely to be interesting toyour society. I am, with much esteemThy assured friend, THOMAS EDDY.To SAMUEL HOARE, junr. Chairman of the Committeefor the Improvement of Prison Discipline. Albany, 21st November, 1820. MY WORTHY OLD FRIEND, As you assured me you would write our mutualfriend, Robert Troup, Esq., of Geneva, as to yourrecollection about the old Canal affair, and his con-formity to the letter I left for you in New York—andas Troup writes me of the 17th instant, he had notread it, and his pamphlet is suspended, waiting toreceive it; he is anxious on the subject, and wishedme to say to you, he apprehends you have wroteby some private person, and that the letter has mis-carried. lie will thank you to take the trouble tosend him a duplicate, by mail, not doubting from