On the efficacy of the laws relating to capital punishment, 1864
Examples of letters written in response to an enquiry from the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment. These examples give the opinions of Judges Martin and Willes, and the chief officers of Millbank prison, London.
Included in a portfolio issued to John Bright MP, from the archives of the Howard League for Penal Reform; document reference: MSS.16A/6/1