The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-07-19 00:00:00

. 4 16 Woihkiack i asil those parts or COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. —os— PPINIS of matter compelled us to postpone the insertion of the following till to-dap.l Mai day night e'osed the season of this meritorious es- a tablialirn mt. Fiegfaius was gut, the play. and Mr. MACREAPY . . %twitter inure energetic ur elective thou on ibis occasion. Rtll in its present gate. un ..sing of the 4111111;. The iffianeing his daughter to Jodi's; the scene In which tin queleionlbr the Thli g • the plot again* her honour is resealed to him and his ap- ow Statitta Labour Bill, , The liark of LA onapaLa addressed their logykkisg. at some length. The measure, in its present shape, he could nut but regard u an invasion of private pro perty. He then referred to some of its leading pro visions, which he impugned in unqualified terms, and concluded by moving that the Bill be re-committed. The Duke of Most-moss vindicated the measure, and the principle on which it proceeded, which, du his mind, was one of clear and ohs ious justice. The city of Glasgow, their Lordships would recollect, had, within the last 311 or 40 years, increased in extent al most incredible, and the former means of supplying the city with what the Bill went to provide, had ne cessarily become inadequate, and in the way of remedy the present measure was produced. The Earl of ROSSLTN seemed generally to support the objections of the Noble Earl, but he adverted to certain modifications which, if adopted, he should be induced to acquiesce in. Lord ItEinsuALL argued briefly in support of what fell from the Noble Duke. The Earl of LAU urn D tLr suggested an amendment on the occasion of the third reading. A division took place, the precise numbers upon which we were unable satisfactorily to collect; but we understand the third reading of the Bill, as ori ginally proposed, was carried by a considerable ma jority. On the question of the second reading of the Addi tional Postage Bill, The Earl of Lsenerzn tut observed, that there was littlll. important information touching the subject of this Bill, which it was his intention to move for, as necessary to II:r due nederstanding of the measure. lie alluded, among other points, to the estimates VI Bich were furnished respecting the expenses of the plats, the per centage to he allowed, and the agreement ion eluded with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The plan would girt. a facility to the practice of jobbing, on the part of rival mercantile I ses. He could also wish to have laid before the Muse copies of the cur respondence between certain merchants of Leeds and of Halifax and his Majesty's Postmaster-General, rela tive to the mischiefs that would ensue from the extent of rival speculation, to which the measure would give "Sr. among the most splendid specimens of anise that have ever adorned this or any other stage. Mr. MACRERDY will come before the public in smother season under must powerhilly interesting circumstances. The wreath he has acquired. in stead of fading, will gmw fresher to the imagination by the tins which elapses; and doubtless, the studleus habitswhich are soribeted to this gentleman, and which indeed he must possess, will have stored his mind with new beauties, and have Oren It fresh flowers to add to the garland. Ills perfornssoce of Macbeth alone &nerved every portion of the high popularity he has attained. He has comparatively played but few of 8 terly style in which those few have been represented. must oPfessarfly render the public most anxious to witness the performance of the rest. There is one particular in Mr. Macaw soy's readings ofSut tic Esess e which we have always pheed to the account of his good sense. We mean his reli gloes adherence to the author's text. We hope he will con tinue to preserve it. despite the host of editors, commenta tors. annotators, and other self-constituted geniuses, many of whom have no other reason for their alterations of our im mortal 'bard, than the sere plaits and intelligible fact, that tPsey do not understand him. The new readings and concep tions which Mr. Alscnr sus has elicited. hese always dis pinyed strung and refined powers of mind, and have never failed to carry instantaneous conviction of their truth and loathes,. Yet, who would have dared to say three years ago. that the principle scenes of JoNN Krwat.r's Macbeth were erroneously coureis ed. or that a converse mean ing was eontcmplated by the author, to that which the lodgment of thnt great actor dictated. Such an instanee, however• spissies to be presented in an undeniable shape, in flee banquet scene of this play. These are phenomena. re from the collision of gen'tts. not to be espinined. It is difficult to satisfy ourselse4 that such n man as Nfr. KLM throorti a life of study, should have been so far wrong un 4.0 important a point ; and yet to see Mr. NI %rite ray's rerformance is to see the feet rendered self-evident. The performance of I i►e•iNine has. perhaps. raised Mr. .l se er styli higher in the estimation of the mai o mits of the play going public than any of his other efforts. It had the st t•sction of bring new : and we behest. it was the first new thsracter in the regular C111:41 of the tragic drama that he Led ever sustained. MnsKIMPPARL'S characters have been made the stepping stones of eandidates, aspirants, and p►e tenders. until they are no longer attractive, unless in the Irsieds of genies• equal to cope with their stupendous mag nitude. Thus it was that keel's/ himself played in them uanoticed for a csmsiderablo period. al.aca►ans most en poet the same obstacles ; but they are all surmountable by the force of genius. His reeeption, and the thundering plsodits which shook the house at many parts of his per t. rmance on Monday night, were sufficiently convincing that hi: efforts of this season will obtain fur him a sieseere welcome t.n his appearance lo the nest. Mtn' the Aft a:the certain. Mr. FRIRCRTT MRe forward to deliver the usual farewell Address, and spoke as follow : 1.111111, A%DGEN LL 22 The Earl of Livaerool. observed generally, that he hail nu objection to afford c(ery proper or • ecessary information on the subject in his power. With re spect to a bargain duly entered into on the (occasion, nothing of the kind had taken place. The real gees- I tion for their Lordships to consider was, whether it was fit to entertain this measure ": As to the rheum-' stances, the fact was, that a large body of individuals connected with Liverpool and tilasgow represented I. the Treasury a project fur faciittatiag and the intercourse between these towns &sof Uneaten, which they alleged may be performed in half the usual time. On inquiry, it was deemed that the plan was practicirbic, but to what degree of success remained to be tried; and it was thought by the Hoard desirable that the eeperiment should be made, but on one road only, that to Manchester and Liverpool. If the pro ject should he attended with success, the plan may be extended, and one effect would be, that the Post, which heretofore was received in London on a Friday, would he, under the new plan, received on the Wednesday. The question, therefore, was, whether they should pass the present as an experimental Kill. With r♦ specs to the proper illustrative inforitiation, It should be got ready as soon as practicable, and added, that it was proposed to extend to the extraordinary Pest those facilities and privileges a hide were long held by the ordinary Poo. Lord fixneanste. in reference to the exemption from turnpike tolls enjoyed by the mails, nor& some •• This being the last night of the season, the pleasing du.y del olses to we of returning our sincere thanks for the kild patronage and support with which you have honoured t',f+ establishment. • Your Undue's.; his given popularity to most of our pro tlu"'iona and wliere our exertion 4 hate fallen short of our int.' lion.; to pleaee • you have gruerouvly extended your forearanee and iudulgener. For this we estmot but be gtstaful. and shall ever feel it a disty to bow to pour de cisions. •• Vaunting pmmises are 14 unnecessary as they would be absurd. We alway s have done. and *titan continue to du. .11 that lies in our power to leaks this Theatre worthy of a sortrupolis. • All the performers return you thanks for the fairour yen base uniformly extended to them. and auw we most respect f•dly bid you farewell, until bloods). the eleventh of next September.•' ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. _ . observations respecting the heavy burdens which these went to impose, particularly in certain quarters, so much that, in certain parishes, the auditing these rates were equal to what was paid for their income tax.— Some of these turnpike establishments were (insider. ably in debt, and they would be able to redoes these incumbramees, were it not for the exemptions la flavour of the Post-offwe establishment. The Karl of Ltvaneoot, thought what was sag nested by his Noble and Learned Friend may he meatier I of fair coatideration on a future day. At present, however, while the law continued in these respects, it would be better to exempt these conveyances from the tolls altogether. But the sole coasidemties at present was, whether or not it was 6t to peas the SMI ea now offered to the House. The Bill was then read a second time. On the motion of the earl of Learensee, imeialter a few words from his Lordship respecting the mem% the Irish Lunatic Asylum Bill uas read the sqcoad time. COMMUTATION OF CAPITAL #UNISH MENT.—On the motifs% of the Marquis of Lasts- Down the adjourned debate on the above Dui was re sumed. The Lotto CaseciLion, in the course of Well ob. I serrations oa the subject, referred to certain provisions of the Act of the 16th of the late King, racreetiag of fenders who attempted to disguise their Awes by blacking, or other mesas, which provisions be I should be left untouched by any thing in the Z im be- d fore their Lordships. The Marquis of Csesnown signified hit acqui escence in the proposition of the Noble sad Learned Lord; and the Bill, after receiving a awreireadeat amendment, was read a third time and paused. Oa the question for the third reading allot Capital Felonies Repeal Bill, a discussion of some length took plate. The LOAD CIIANCILLOR expressed cumaidevable doubts as to the effect of passing the Bill in its present shape. The Noble and very Learned Lard then re ferred to provisions in various Statutes, which he was eertain it wended he essential to the due mieelaiatration of jestice shoold be left untouched. He else Halmos, with respect to the elect of those Statatei, it Watt, would be proper nothing should he dope wail they had the opinion of the Judges upon the siabl-ct ; -wow— ft FORD. Th?se Assists were held on Wednesday last, before the Judges Hess- and Rtenanneox, when the following prisoners were eapitally convicted:— R. Smith, for sheep stealing at Ryrot; J. Jarvis and J. Ji fiasco, for uttering forged notes; E. Husby, R. baton, and J. Chilton, fora burglary at Atterbnry_: T. Gardner, for stealing in a dwelling-house; and W. Gn•ling, for burglary. IV. llallaway, alias Huckiu, for stealing wheat at Chaillington, was sentenced to seven years ; and J. Hands, for receiving the same, to fourteen Yi ars' transportation ; Mary Bromidge, alias Spittle, was also convicted of stealing two IL notes at Did dington, and ordered to be transported for seven years. BERK 3. The Anises for this county began at Abingdon on Monday last. Twelve prisoners received sentence of death, : James Bayliss, R. Hall, and R. Macartry, for robbing dwellieg-hunses; S. Blatkhsll, and R. Leach, for sheep steeling ; Henry Brew, John Smart, and John Holton, fur robbing a dwelling-bense at Greenhane ; Gabriel Parker, for sheep-stealing; ft. Brown and J. Reaves, for robbieg a dwelling-home at Abingdon; and Thomas ' Smith, for highway robbery, near Oreenhani. Henry Wen is 101 l for maceitien. TORN. Yong. Juan 17.—The nnitiber of prisoners for trial is 41, exclusive of 23, who are charged with High Tres .nn. Against the lance it is understood bills will he preferred before the Grand Jury, and if found, the na-1 tomeeme men will be Immediately furnished with the lists of Jurors, witnesses, Ike. regained by law; and eitheit•the Coot will adjourn, or a Special Comuissimi will he opened for their trial in about three weeks from the immunities of the prosiest Amities. lkth.tlw Judges attended Ohine Service this morning at the Cathedral. The Amiss Seamy was preached by the High Sheriff's Chapia4n, the Rev. Mr. Matlar lane, I Peter As fres, and not wing your liberty for a dealt of maliciousness." Herb business is anticipated In the Nisi Pries Court; upwards of lUD venires are already returned. The Committee of the House of Lords on the subject of Foreign Trade, arm it ie. usidorsestosi, directing their attention totem& the &vilifies offered by t►e different divisiess"! the South American Geotinvot, for extend- Use the culonwree of this soontry, and several neer cheats of ensiseare connected with that portion of the globe hare already been examined before them. discussion. The leading provisions of the Bill was to change or commute the punishment for the offences enumerated in the Bill, now liable to the indiction of death, to the punishment of transportation for not less than seven years. The Bari of Ltvearrsot. wished to offer one single idea to the consideration of the House. Let their Lordships consider what the fact of transportation for life or for a term of years really was—it was, in point of fact, upon the whole regarded as no punishment. The great defective point in all the Criminal Law System of this conntry was, that there was no se condary punishment therein. When that of transporta tion was first enacted, perhaps it was considered as an infliction little short of death. The convicts were sent to the burning shores of Africa, or sent to the back settlements of America, where they were sold as ser vants, and placed perhaps in a worse sitnation than in the other place; in short, transportation was then looked upon as worse than death. In the present flay the thing was widely different ; for his own part, he w•as officially beset with applications from individuals to got out to New South Wales. The punishment of death, in many points of view, it may be well to hold out is terrorem. He merely threw out those ideas for the eventual consideration of the House, nut meaning to offer any thing founded thereon on the present oc casion. The LORD CRANCELLOR expressed his full concur rence in the suggestion of his Noble Friend. The want of some secondary punishment was the treat de fect in our Criminal Code. Transrrtation, he also thought, was not now regarded as a punishment ; on the contrary, he believed many offences were committed in the hope of being adjndged to transportation. The Learned Judges were generally impressed with these 84.0in:ems, and they felt notch difficulty in acting to their own satisfaction under that defect in the Code. Such parts of the prevent Hill as went to increase the evil alluded to, onght nut, hr thought, to he enacted. Lord Reorstiate said, that persons were often pre vented from bringing tiffettilers to justice, not from any feeling that the law was unnecessarily severe, but because they did not wish to be at the expence of the prosecution. Such expense purist to tail not upon the individual but upon the pnblie. lie bad kis* un a case of extreme hardship to a per•oa it Ito hail prose cuted a culprit. The expeller amounted to I 511/. more than lie was allowed, anti hail nut 11 %II har 6 pilllll heen math- fur him by his neighbours he would lave been utterly ruined, being a wan in straitened circum stances. One peculiar advantage resulted from the law as it now stood ; it was this—that persons even with the determination of cormarittiog crimes were in duced to abstain from those brutal acts of sioleuee which disgraced other essuntriess, under the impression Ithat even abould they be etrufficted the Royal mercy might be extended to theta. It was peculiar to the . policy of Aar jurisprudence to describe crimes under general terms, and to apportion the punishments to the highest aggravation of them. In cases not marked with any particular feature of more heinous delin quency. the prerogative of mercy was very properly exercised in favour of the person convicted, while it was as justly denied when the facts did not warrant a mitigation of punishment. It had upon tone occasion , become his painful ditty to pass sentence of death upon a woman 76 years old, who had been in the practice of horse stealing fur forty or fifty years before. Their Lordships woald see that this was a case where the Royal clemency ought not to be extended, yet the Bill now before their Lordships took away capital punish ment from all cases of a similar description. Bari Barstuasv bad strung doubts whether OMNl portation could ever prove a good secondary punish ment. Punishment ought not only to be severe upon the individual, but it ought to be of such a nature as to produce a salutary effect by its example. The persons seat out upon the Commission to New South Wales, bad with this view been directed to ascertain whether any more severe punishment might not be indicted on offenders in that colony in order that those at home might be deterred in the progress of their delinquency. There yeas another point which their Lordships ought to sonsider in reference to this subject; it was the eery greet expense attending the secondary punishment of transportatio n,wh ich was Isecouse a serious burden upon the coantry. The Marquis of Lamm:sown said, that neither this Bill nor any of the other two Bills professed to do away capital punishment in cases where personal vielense was offered, and that the effect of them would be to render the punishment of death more certain, where the crime was of such a nature as to demand the feefeltere of life. The Lome COUNCILLOR then proposed that so much as relates to the 9th flee. 111. eh. 6, to the 3td (leo. IL, to the Bth (ism. 11., ch. 17, and ch. 19,4, and 9, should be emitted in the Bill, which being agreed to, the Bill was read a third time and passed. THE NAVY.—The Earl •f Daturt.ev said, that before the ether Orders of the Day were proceeded with, be wished to call their Lordships' attention to • subject of greet Werra; bet one upon which be feared that nothing that he could say, in the present agitated ewe of the politic mind, would hare any great weight. He wicked to knew from the Noble Lord at the heed of the Admiralty, what was the pre sent state of tie Navy, with respect to preparation for say war that might break out? He intended to. seen foe a return of the member of ships of the lies and frigates wow actually tit for service ; and also ter an account of the aseeher ordered to be built. He felt it the more necessary to peas this sahru s a , the attention of their Lordships, bases. othse so mad . America in particular, were milking greet elute to rival oar naval power. It appeared se far as he, costa tears from his fie fairies, that die ishipetnow or dered to be built were either too large, or to. email. We had no Alp of the line, with two d esks; aloes than 2 4-resdan upon the mart dealt, and the Wails gnus, hoe ft_ for woke was 110 C ead.tho Meek camber of that craft ealered le he bat was ooly ipsvalPea. Now of which' were new 111 flat set °timing befit.' li.time impossible that the British frigates, as they Were now 'I ---% could cope with those of America, which w e i o much a larger scale. He regretted tha t so f the line had been ordered t o b e built a* 7$ guns; nor had any been built of 50 p oi 24-pounders, that were in any respret A contend with American vessels. He though shipi the beili constructed that admitted the 1 • force within the least possible compass,compass, N e 4 express Isia regret that the Noble Lord u thshme it the Admiralty had not done all that might have I N done in giving efficiency to the Navy. The N i ii i Earl then entered into a comparative statement 4(4 expense fur building ships, from which it a pp that there was an increase in the present, a‘co ssNy with the preceding year, of 721,933 t, while the whi t expense of the Navy amounted to 4,:,00,000/ Tit object he had in view in bringing this subject's*, their Lordships' consideration was, that every p m % retrenchment should be made. It was quite • • ble fur the country to go on with an increased ri m y diture, and a diminished income. He trusted that f k i Noble Lord opposite would see the necessity of stow, ing to economy and retrenchment in eyrry e rsearm of the Navy. Not, however, by lopping 4 A did., place, or resorting to other ineffectual espggh i a the panic description. His Majesty's llidgw o o t to set their shoulders to the wheel, am! red s ., d iem , establishments that might admit of reductissomiw i , without injury to the defence of the countexivasA t i manifest advantage to its resources. I lard Meavtu.u, after a few preliminary oilier, lions, saidoeint he did not object to the proposise of the \oble Earl, which went to shoe, as he We. stood him, that iu proportion as our bevy advaucell wards a state of efficienev, oar expeons ought Mit reduced. But their Lordships would consider, that it was Out only on the number of our ships that wet's& to rely for protection, hut on their strength aid din bility. Other powers constructed nips for a craw, or for some such temporary purpose; but Eaglas4 was the only country whose ships contiumed at as tar years together, and were calculated t , i go through set vire such as those of no natiou in the whole world could perform. 'ibis would he a sufficient answer Is the Noble Earl's argument, with respect to the "intim of expense in building our ships. it had been card before their Lordships' Committee on Foreign True. that at the time we were excluded from the IlWat, ire were obliged to build ships from materials winch has tened to rapid decay. However, from the can that bad been subsequently taken to bring our eery te a state of efficiency, this evil was in a great degree pt over. His reply to the argument of the Noble Sul against building large vessels, was this, that we was necessarily obliged to do so, as other nations did Ile same. Those nations set us the example, and we as obliged to follow it. The first class of ships meg all the powers, except America, was rated at SO has. It had been found, that to repair the vessels If de sect. nd class was less expensive than to headmen,. It was our policy to get forward and equip such ship as could be rendered dt for service, rather Chas le bars or destroy than' mad therefore it was, that so kir see vessels elf the Waned elms were o4rsed is be Wb. It was certainly true, that the American frigatevren constructed un a larger scale than ours; but that the different powers of Europe had adopted as Wear stale to that of America, and it was necessary fee u to follow the example. The interests of nada relabel that we should always have a number of small Tess* dispersed over the seas in various directions, for it in not to be expected that a few large ships amid aid the necessary protection to our commerce. air tamed that a British vessel of equal weight wealth a match for say ship in the universe. With usq to the statement as to the difference of expellee, building ships, between this year and the last, it at certainly correct as to the amount; but It was 11. D accounted for is imasequesce of the estimate sal., lug been made according to the usual form. The Earl of Uses Lev explained. jiffs L.d made no motion on the subject. DARRIAOK AM.—Lord ELLt/411110111111 sak he should move that their Lordship' be swedisosi for to-morrow to consider a chum is iii Lett sat also that the Order of the Bey for their lasiehlyi going into a Committee on the Irish ChameW ria lr ys tr 'idiom Bill, which stood for to-morrow, be After a short conversation oaths su b ject, is Ala Lord itanaanst.s, the Late Cm/freewill, sag iar i HOLLAND, took part, it was agreed, en the sargeetka of the latter Noble Lord, that the Oder of the Bs/ tor going into a Committee should ha warred to alai for to-sorrow, as already Axed, and thee he farther postponed If ascsseary. AWRY 81LL..--Lord 9anwoora, in rising * mon the Order of the Day for the NOM' readier it this Bill, said, it was now unnecessary for hiss te ab vert to the undoubted tight which appertained te el prerogatin of the Crown, not only to seise feeeigon oat of this kingdom at pleasure. but also Si rob. tbem from entering it. The Bill prepaid 1. 11111 did little more than dam and neelerate the meow in which the prerogative of the Crows was is heads' upon. It would be for their Leirdahips to coat , whether, since the Bill of I/118 was passed, ail Tuneable alteration had takes place is dse stances of this country or of Barepe, to reader* measure less necessary now that at that mist regretted, however, to state, that, is his IWO, wash ihnueside champ had occurred, Waists 011 ° csalsily, lie Bill appeared to him now to bees. kailly and impassively called for than et ds• deg first proposed. He wished their taalkira tronsider what were the Fasciae's, of the Nig to alias. Their Lordships mule pander were so modilind es to give us feesigusse possible indulgence roustabout with *dee regard objects which the seams itself coatemplated. Abe leading of ea alim he was to report his his age, his proistodos, and ether portintists, asII! Ihilootors of 800 Customs. who was to give wed saitritiddr. oo prothodve It would made hIS it smoilissid hops - pin of dio 1011111 Au' grant he hid shows that this right of diswidili s ; reigsoftfrove the livid.uq aid obis It. weerill= _urieta lo 0105 4 1 0 411 big Nei bass shunt '! this sea spas !Ira whet bedt issaftre tad Owl Wig 01 assumed tjr a t i okill tajwit ._ A a foe want of part that else net oirm•- ,H.A-. r ,_ ~,,i,. „ 1 pk, 40110kosestion; he theft itrr•Xei;t, eon .s 0 upon so 0 • 411 1 1hig to m ar t a , I , io rve the Bill re-eotnsnieteg. e h atquis of Lori:Down had no decided objee- ships of t The Puri of Fislarwteur presented a ratios from 1 ties-to the course proposalllllk NAM Loyd nlllrie class of 7 . Mr. Thomas Prendergast, ageiut the Irish Chancery 1 Woolsack; and he bad or 014(.01 to the leaving out carrying ; iill in its pres e nt date. 1 those parts of the Bill adverted to, in order to their to content] . _ fl I I Ii FA