Annual Census of the Philadelphia County Prison.—Total number received during the past year, 19,846, being an increase of 4,933 over the number the year previous. Of this number 19,822 were discharged—446 to the convict side of the house; 4,604 having served out their time; 25 have died, 3 been pardoned, and one committed suicide. The rest have been released by magistrates, or acquitted by courts.
The number of prisoners received during the months of the year were:
| January, | 1,444 | Discharged, | 1,379 |
| February, | 1,359 | „ | 1,439 |
| March, | 1,708 | „ | 1,623 |
| April, | 1,531 | „ | 1,566 |
| May, | 1,611 | „ | 1,581 |
| June, | 1,712 | „ | 1,782 |
| July, | 1,922 | „ | 1,891 |
| August, | 1,931 | „ | 1,959 |
| September, | 1,679 | „ | 1,601 |
| October, | 1,685 | „ | 1,705 |
| November, | 1,764 | „ | 1,739 |
| December, | 1,500 | „ | 1,557 |
| 19,846 | 19,822 |
December 31, there remained in confinement 777 prisoners of various grades.
A Quarter’s Police Work in New York.—The police force of New York numbers 1,699, and the district embraces the counties of New York, Kings, Richmond, and West Chester. The expense of the police for the year is stated to be $1,167,336, or an average of $700 for each officer. The operations of the last quarter are as follows: Total number of arrests, 23,971, and of these 16,701 were males, and 7,220 females. For the same quarter last year there were 21,022 arrests, showing an increase of 2,949. Four-fifths of the persons arrested were of foreign birth. Of the offences committed 17,077 were against the person, and only 3894 against property. Two thirds of the offences were committed under the influence of intoxicating liquors; 15,917 of the offenders could read and write; 6,783 had no education whatever; 1,273 cases were not determined; 12,039 were married; 10,659 unmarried; 1,073 cases not reported.
Alabama State Prison.—The Governor’s Message states, that there are 216 convicts in the Penitentiary, of whom six are females. He recommends the separate system, to be applied to them. The male convicts are let out to a contractor, who agrees to board them, and pay the State $1,550 per annum for their labor. A poor bargain in any event.