The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-01-02 00:00:00

all that he goys on the subject of lodise polities for papal. We giro a part of his elaborate reply in this day's Paper. This genial Marcois appears to seed too mach jostflkotion. Spain is in a miserable state. In spite of all the 1 1 efforts of the Nested Government of Feaomama, ' sad the prying police of the logaisition, disorder, doubt, and etismsy every where prevails. The let. tors from Madrid and Cadit are, the first to the 111th, and the last to the 11th ult. In the former, complaints are still made of the bad state of the police of the cowry, sod of the Prevalence of large troops of banditti. The Mail from Madrid to Cadiz wee always escorted by 80 •r 80 dragoons Ihr/sigh the mountains of Andslasi,. Efforts are spoken of on the port of the Spanish Government to reorganise the police, and to make it. In fact, • military body. Animists from Iron state, that FIRDIX4IIID II obliged to drew his garrisons from Navarre, to make heed against the rubbers of LS Mancha and the Sierra Morena. Ono., two leagues from Aranjees, and Toledo, enly 14 leagues from lb* capital, an to be garrisooed, in elder to protect the country near them from the sansiters and deserters. They still talk of the forward progress to which the Cadis espedition has at last arrived, end that it sill sail in February. Yager search is making in Madrid by the blood heateds of the Unholy Inquisition to find some Copies of the Coostitetional Work of Signnr EITILADA, which, it sees., have found their way into the capital, ootwithstanding the vigilance of the Ojeers at the sea.ports and the frontiers. That accursed Institution, which formerly used to coulee its diabolical barbarities to what the redline employed its it chose to nil offewess against religion, has now coestitsted itself a jedge of political works cod crises; and we sincerely hope, that It will march with sub rapid grides In its caner of quinsy that in ledignant .4 initiated People will set long be able to bear its oppression, and their own degrade. lion; but will sweep for ever from the earth this system of barbarous despntirro, and will establish in its stead a mild Constitution, founded on piinciples of pore and wimps' liberty. From Cadiz we find, that the Cabinet of Madrid had caefided to the Junta, or Corporate Body of Cadis, the task of providing transports for the coin. pktian of the loritialkerl esrliiion. They hid proceeded sccordragly to take ntitree for the hie. of 4 'mewls ofdifferent sizes, sod an Agent bad b. en di.- ptcked is rreautto raise, if possible, 6,000 tons of skipping. Should ha not seared a* Buordeasi, or at any otberirritscipal port, tige Manse Agent is to pro. . abed to England, to snake arrangements to @nom. • gush bio objma *IA ship-estates io Londe*, Bristol, Liserpool, and other posts of the United Kingdom. It Is reported that a large mercantile boost in LOs• don, aatleipatlng this eiseoissioney, has diapescherl a Gentleasea to Cadiz, with poster to contract for sny quantity of abipplog that may be respired, as there WS many vessels applicable to such a per pow, swam. played in the Weer Thames. May is still spoken of as the date *beta the (mid armament is to be reedy for w ; bet the letters add, at the same time, a fact, skids renders it more improbable, that bosh the mili tary sad naval eqrsipmests are to be coadderably larger than has bees hitherto supposed. %onion, Dtc.3l.—Toresday morning the Dochoss of GLOCCUTZII, accompanied by her Royal Sister, the Princess AUGUSTA, went in ber carriage and boar hem Ow Castle to be residence in Bagshot-park, to view the repsirs, alterations, and impro►easents which halo brim Epilog on for sense time pmts.— Thair Royal Highnesses reamed to Om Castle to dinner. Pliny, Ltoror.o left Cohere, on the 3d alt. for Sate.Weiuser, to meet the Emma, of Rusin. The ships Buckinghamshire anti Earl of 1141 sailed from Bombay the 21st of June, aod arrived as Pointe of Wiles Nand the 13th of Joty. They were to proceed en their voyage to Mug, rig hlalacca,on the 18th of July. Oa Wednesday. Ike ?3J at Dee•mher, died, at Larerpord, the Right llonoorable Lady Cetera.— The amain§ mere interred on Teesday the 29th, in the family smelt at Barthomley, our Crere-hall, Cheshire. Who' the Emperor N4POLLON visited the marbles In the moseam of the Louvre, along with Mr. Was; be *Nerved, on looking at the bust of Hammett., that he was the greatest man of all antiqeiry—and tensing brirkipr added, that Genus' WIIIIIIXOTOS mos the pettiest of 1b moderns! . . . . The coolest for the Oct of Orgenist In the coltish of St. Masten hp the West, terminated yesterday, when the election was declared to base fillet. on Mr. Wootattoar; s it has been one of the wormiest coolest, ever is the parish. At the Clo4e of the poll dm numbers mere—for Mr. IVOW/1110RM I l ; for Mr. Linn, Ib6 ; and for Mr. RICHARDS, 47. A scrutiny bee been demanded ou the part of Mr• LING. Dova Y-LA 7 , 1 a TUCATRY.—FIodden Field, the new melo.drame, was repeated last night with the degree of success which its pretensions deserted ; it was listened to, bet as It is not capable of eliciting decided gratification, it was merely listened to.— Some of the lenges,* is prosaic and some poeti cs' ; ►ome palpably belong• to the Author of the Melo- Drew, cod some (sores its micelleoce to th. author 'tribe Poem ; but neither Ito prose nor its poetry are filled for the stage. Some of the scenery of this piece is showy, bet we did not see any that struck as is new. The music is of the order gene. rally applied to tech things, and to those wtr think that the strength of the hoe'. ran dilate lay thi n g else strong, we have the gratification to announce that in one charecter or other they will see all the female tragedians of the ceepeey, sad we belittle, all t►e male, but KEAN. THE STATESMAN THE CRIMINAL CODE. TO SAMUEL FAVELL, ESQ. Stn,—The whole country, but especially the Moral and religious part of the Community, might to feel sad express their obligations to yes, for your excellent, argumentative Speech, in the Common Council of the City of London, upon the motion unanimously adopted, for petitioning the Legislature to ►wise the Criminal Code. It is to be greatly regretted, that tiro importance of this subject is rot more deeply felt —that the influence of the present Criminal Laws upon the increase of crime is not sufficiently on derstood. If the sacredness of an oath—if regard in integrity of prioeiple—•if the onsollierl honour of Jerymon— if the pmention of crime—if moral and religious p►inciples, are important and essential to the happi. nest of men, to the peace and good or.'er of Society —U tile proper fulfilment of defy by the lower ranks. Ikea the present state of our Criminal Law is a dis grace to our country, and to the mild, merciful re. ligion. 'vocalised by the State—and calls aloud for the attention of every patriotic, benevolent, and feel. ing mind. Permit me, Sir. earnestly In recommend the publicsiion of your Speeeh, in the form of a cheap Pamphlet, that it may he extensively circulated. If oar fellow.ciiisens, and tl.e country at large, feel the importance of the subject as it &seises, they will meet in their parishes, towns, and countiea, and with one voice petition the Legislature, to grunt the prayer of the Petition, to be founded span the es cellent and comprehensive Resolutions passed in Cow. mon Council, end which I recommend to be printed with your Speech. I am. Sir, with high esteem, Your obedient humble Servant, Loa/au, Dee. IS, IBM Ox ram CRIMINAL LAIV. O.? *Wel ratio bor. tanteadoot at pear" Wimple. Qui trwer.vi easte4alerui frrgrris bores. Li qui aactsraus Diatom' sacra leserif.—Hom. lib. 1. Sal. 3. Ilrettem rot ar'er ailsist the crimes elk,. Ts seal• ca66ege, aid for rib a Church. Instead of extending constructions upon laws that are plain and deer, it would be better to amend such as are glaringly defective, as in the ease of crimes committed on the high seas, for instance. Now it may happen, for it has happened, that • person sc. closed of murder is guilty of mearleughler in the , most aggravated sense of it, and yet the Jury will be bound to argait him ; for, if there is no proof of malice aforethought, there can be no murder ; anti of any leas atrocious denomination of killing on the high seas, the law rats take no cognisance, brew, there is no tett..fit of Clergy snowed to those who are guilty of crimes on the high sees. In ear erleininees criminal catalogs* there are many capital offences, not deserving more than car. porsi punishment. Omitting the isnot inkinitoes, there are such° as to pick a pocket la the rater of twelve ponce ratibitig, ike.-Bth Elia. c. 4.-4 lisle's r. C. The de,crirtion of dxelliog-hoftees is ridiesloos. _ . To break ion one of a particular description is a capital crime; to break into one of another &scrip. lion it not to. To fore► one's hand through a pone of ghiss of be► o'clock in the oftetnnen, in winter, to Peke out any thing that UPI in the window, it a burglary, even if nothing be tarn nut, although to break open a house at four n'elnck in the mot oo ioo g in summer, is only s asesdemenno ter. n sisal fruit ready gathered is s felony, hn. In gather it youraelf (by +MA you may Art it freaky') snil steel it, is only a trespass. 13. inst. 109. Yett. 31. Ceiniug is punished with death ; and who Is mfr., when ►e is liable to conviction if reiniog instruments an found in Lis closet, which may be convey►d there , by the malice of • servant ? Of forgery nothing triere seed be said, esrept that a frwery has toyer yet been mode, in general terms, a felony, but first une species and then smother, and the fo►ger must he indicted nn the particelsr Stater►. Tn what gond end, ■nd for whet purpose, certain of these Acts have beep passed, is W. II knri.n. A dreadful defect in the administration of justice, i.the fiequissiry of oaths, and the slovenly, Irff•TP• rent, and indecent way in which they are ailininis. tere.l, which bay been well exposed by Aisstey--; "So help you a shilling." The snultiplica.l lion of oaths, Ike moltip/icatien of 11111.9, has lied the most pink-lona effect spots the morals of thy People. The greatest csi• should be taken to check every thing that liss the least tendenry In familiarise' perjury, or lessen tts• reverence of an oath. Against filar witnesses, barked by perjury, this liTe, honour. and listen , of the most innocent ate insecure. See ing the fallible Isidore of evidence, evoo in its :wit, how few are the trials terminating in a verdict of guilty. which a hominy and just mass can read with 'NA a dealing of wipsantnew at the fireflies as. tieing the storiout defects of the Criminal laws them. selm, it is impossible not to observe one greet error in the administraiinn of them, namely, rho indecent dispatch with which this part of the public bovines% is too frequently performed. If delay in civil cases is censorable, dispatch in criminal cases is sorely something worse. In vain does the Legislator• e•de•eeer to deter oQ►nders by adding fresh circumstances of feet in or dinary punishments; these from enge lose their terror. The legal eiessecies inhibited to • thought. l►ss meltitelleothen the prisons of the metropolis are emptied into the grate, may melt the hemline into corenmsion, bet they deter not the wicked from gvittl . If the hazard of life could present the corn. missies of silences, so amity miserable wretches world not fall victims to trilling temptations, that beer •e proportion In the consequences of detection. Indeed they freqeently n►glect the most obvious means of concealing their guilt —The highwayman •oeld net, far instance, let the person he has robber, remaio an evidence against him, if he recollected that by adding 'warder to robbery he would be •s. poser) bet to the mire ponishment, with a greater chance of escaping detection; but he has sparks of ridge yet enestinguished, and they should 'plcsil in mitigation of the severest punishment of the law.— there is, in truth, something in the nature of man, that disdrina to be terrified, and therefore severe psi. niahmessis hese never been found effectual for the pre. ventiest of any sort of crime. Where the punish. meat is by no means meted to the guilt, pity for the sufferings of the man, usurps the place of resentment against his crimes. "The severest punishment ender a mild Govern. meet," says the Csurina in her Instroctions, p. 86, " would be to convince the offender that he has cos. mittl. • diegeseefol crime;' and she adds, " all pat s nishdsoole *weld flow walwrolly from • s. Tiros thieves sod Aigharsemen should be penis Ills bars ! were end herd fore, becomes the, guilty thrdegh idleness and trzary." Mit how kit with us? The penalty of death has bees introduced to meet such a rarkts of off•sees. Is atop the hand of the murderer, or to present thexpm. wield*, of easy (reeds, that crimes very different in &melte, are held deserving of an equal severity of isonfehment ; and a principal nose of 'Beanies, will be loondiuthese disproportionate penishments, desth IrE Illtit lb. coseequence of a rubbery committed b bolf.fealsherk wretch, who, to relieve the d of a starving family, robs a miler of half... creme, sod of a bloody 'elan, who, from wanton crtaelly, tills or maims the unresisting plundered pus. sower. " It is the triumph of libelty." says Men. T MU, 41 when theCtiminal Laws proportion pa is to the parilcolar watery of each offence;" ielleie we aro told that it is as great • crime to forge a benk.notr, as to commit murder, nature sad reason retell at the leelltifeee propo.itioo. _ . GROSS READINGS. The A►re I.enese .61 the AIIi.I G►►rri•m we hope still Wadi ors ileNale.,f i•lpgttert. rwr .nen are on, on d. The Prinrr Ilrgeni mitt oprn by • grnriess Sperch lo - A nenrms. n( Pl.c.nrra and Prad•.+.r.. The Lord Cba•cellar ha. ►ignified Ins Iale•lie• In reigps die grollt—.in. TM Lord Osier Jr‘lier of Ow King's Resat yraerday ..ong if 1411 k Par/nine Ifeolt-licht in it 1.1,1, of :idsairable humour. Ilk It. D. tbe Prue ttrieat ha. c.a.-reed the bawwir of Knighthood 011--Mr. Tow iwbeed, she distinguished Dow-sweet O~iar. WANT• AND WANTED. Wasted. the nest l'rewaratieri re a Urine. where tbere is goad hoWirs •nd 00,in z . and no other d.ll required. A Lady. in tM prime of ?if.-, •ticiia a enowforlatile satitatma as-- A .liepriez Parreer • irk no eiderly GeatPena lei in mullsb.hed 'll he swami sser,ry will be nts wre.-4. %%awed • quantify wf she Ris%•l infallible Rat Pawl. r gem addriefr.ed ...I hi. Males/is Strrirc. In ike it crelary of she Treasury., tt Waived rnt She Imprri.o Theatre, Yalu.e yard. as paper'. eared La CerrA.r. olsis has Mom aseassowd so web ra'w stems —lle laao he swell rirearinswersded for kone.l oeSrt.iv. nail in she el re•iiiiin or la- tins v. Apply personally to Georgie War render. Inq. as she Admorally Academy. llariaccrees, es sr befogs be ISM of Jismeary. The Regan Army consists of 880,000 men 360,000 infantry 5K,000 register civility. N 6.000 Cossack., 49,500 artillerymen, 76,000 seamen, 100,0 W of the army of reserve belonging to the 6rst line, 50,00 f) men telunging to the second line, and 75 000 veteran troops. Accounts from Batavia state, the Jaws, • 1.100 tons ship, to have lost her Captain end several of therm* by the fever, which !aged to • dreadful ex tent among the inhabitants op the country. Trade is uncommonly 4101 at Ostend, and likely to be still more so, in consequence of the British ports being shut against she importation of wheat into this country.—A heavy tonnage duty is also to be imposed on British vessels every voyage. Mr. PeiRMAX, late of the En:,lish Opera, Mr. Foote. and Mr. Csi sPM %v. are in the list of per- formers engaged by Mr. Dr CAMP for the opening of tb• Newastlo Theatre. SCRNILY THEATltt.—This highly entertaining establishment, ander the direction or Mr. T. Din •pppers this emignn to rise in attractio n •boee Iha ordinary tidiere of what are called Minor Thea tre., and presents • variety of interesting novelty, embelti.hrd with scenery. decoration', and dresses, . tell in a sryle tint inferior to those of the Gag and Magog of the lc:Morale drama, Oid Diary and Cogent-gulden, from one former of which several performer.' of celyhtity ate engaged. Mr. T. Drams has long io PO before the Public as a man of talent, and gas writer of the most plea..ingdramaticientertaine mends his pieces are always agreeably interspersed with a litely and sententious morality that never fails to elicit a genuise feeling in the hearts of a British aerfiency. On lb. 17th ult. es the veston of Genie;llgate, a village our Alston., in Cumberland, was opening • grave in the Cheich.yerd for °needle parishioners, he discovered • large coin at the bettors of the grave, which so alighted the peer fellow, that he ran eat of the church-yard, end took Wage in ere ale-house adjoining. After his alarm had sebsided, he told what he had discovered, when several persons through cariosity gent to the place, and ■fter ing the gravel from the top of the can, they look of the lid, and 'Sand the remains of • very stout man, who bed been buried in his clothes. He was d r din a large cocked hat, with a bread ribbend and buckle ll it, visite entire; a dot k coat lined with black, and a black silk waistcoat ; a tartan plaid knotted over hi. shoulder, and his hair clebbed behind in the military fashion. It iv sepposed the body mast have lain there since the Rebellion of 1745, es the oldest inhebitants of the place rennet remember of any such person being boded in their lime. A number of vagrants who wee, last week corn. milted to Shepton Mallet Jail, had in their posses sion unc hum& ed and fill! pommels! Two of them, in particular, had in their possession 29 guineas geld, 17 hslf•guinea., one 7v. piece, and • geld ring, one 401. Bank of England note, two 101. three 51. end one 11. ditto, • silver watch, chain, key, sod seal, and a certificate of Greenwich Hos pital, at 141. per •noon. Owe of the 101. motes was sowed io a coat collar. A Had doe rare Cara (Orr, it is laspos...ihic.” sat. Itl• rk. ilkow." shot In the Itsh smalisry It eiiald ryes , hove been madr a twisiiirt crime to break dews the nomad a a tish-pond. or cur MONO a cherry tree in as orchard." The late Sir Sassari toasill.y. whits helm, swore to arm to ►live Oar Crinsiovl Codes hat sore rhos " Inv wowed fire" still lives in his aaars," sad his oak? Crow the awaits as,oy les be lonewal 10.- 0a rhh•sb}erl, he km by his Hitt left the o add a lenity of love and clarity, Which aUI by recetyi I a ,sh evoisingle) ve.ses. NAVAL !Nil , ' LUGA(' Fe Dr.lL, /RV I.—CIRle thMO (rota tl. MOM' John Shand, Rees, for Jeri aiCl.—itensein di. V lium Pitt, Graham, for St. Helena ; Fiance R•R•• Clifford ; and Catharine S Forbes, Lamb, for ILI • bay. Pottrasorrn, JAN. I.—Went nut of harboor Lion cotter, for Spithearl. PrAwouvit, Dsc. 31.—Came in his Mei". ship Spartan, from a cruise.—Sailed the t).••• Remington, for London ; Fountain. Mills, for f don ; Nassau, for Landau ; and Aleaandir, for terdam. PERIM'S, Dsc. 30.—The French brig UFA by pelting a 'par-deck into her, wus pat off night's tide, and brought into this Pier, with bee . anal sternpost gone, and bottom march damaged, Two of the Indiamen, as reported yesterday tr oil bete, are gone into Scilly. CORK. DEC. %L—Arrived the Defame transpoi with troops, from Portamoeib. Lrirtnectot., Dcc. 31.-11vrlet'd the Mary, nett, from Lonalooderty. mery leaky, baling on shore on West Hoyle. IIor.THEAD, Dcc. 31.—The Hercules. C , pounded in moving down this harbour, anal her bilge, and before she righted. made seen erl It is !opposed ►ome pert of the cargo learnt in side has been damsoal, and it is thought she wee..! return to Liverpool to be overhauled. She now Waits for a rudder to be made. Wavuovtil, Dsc. 31.—Pot in hero lb* Ant, Owen, f•om Antwerp, with wheat, and discharged •a part of her cargo, and will sail again tiamorre* i.•r Drogheda. DEC. 49.-1:•qe in the Elise, Ilunt, 'from 1341 3 'i' lot Itnifefilant. W I -Arent), Daa.. '.s.— • f • be raise of Orr Sarah, of Workington, stranded here, is all ova, sad there Is a hope of genius the eesiel of. Ptitil LIS M. 111Atcw•etawlun.—The great match lrefereen flail end Martin Mar ratified co Thurklay night, at 'Aura ' s, in Wlndmill.atreet, o'er a go , ll dinner.— A Noble Lard, the petc.•n of Randall. swede I{oo.l 701. ter his adopter, phenomenon, spies! 301. eesda ( "IA by hlcriin't trbedr ; ass the herb. will be IGO. to !UM. ••td not ni:hin 2') miles of Laudon. A I previous betting war oft, Irew an alteration in tie v lighting. The *etch was originally made for fi ; :ht to Is ke place t'helasiTarsd.y iu Apritoeas. but as that day occurs in th► Crittre iiiretint at Nee soar hrt, the backer, of rich, consented to defer she marsh another Meek; and new 'articles sets titian up fur Tue , tley the 4th of May, DU •hich slay the 114111 16111 take place. There was merit bet ting epode after the articles were ItaLl, at in &WWI of thirteen to eight ripen itaedell. ',boos barker pepported his options of h.e prototypes present, by betting the easiernity of Mr odds. 'Neale LEACH, Kw ,..e .1 the Ps4le Meg:. strain at tie Hatton-gird** Offioe, who had sent in his resignation, and was to have been succeeded by WILLIAM LellAaCit Reseal, Eisq• of Goildford sotto, one of the Sitting Magistretes at dm Lam beth-street Office, Whitechapel, presided issi Wed nesday last es Sitting M mistral/tat Hatton-garden.— At half-past ewe o'clock be left the office, and en tered his carriage, occonspeniml by a young Lady, his niece, on his retorts bore In his seat at bleswett bill. Ots entering Kentish Town, Ctitintel Viet ors, who bid been formerly Messenger et she Po lice-Office, Hatton-garden, but who now fills an other situation, rode op to the carriage to speak to Isis old mister, bet receiving no answer, sad seeing Mr. Itscis leaning back In his centime, he thought he was asleep, and was en the point of tidies sway, when the young Lady called oat to hies, " For Goo's sake. Cu %aces, don't leave me thea; I fesr he is dying." ,'inch immediately opened the car liege door, *hen by found Mr. Latest speechless and insensible; in this state he was carried Into the Kee. dish Town Assembly-rooms. Dr. Conti, s 1 Gealer. street, end Mr. Dam, a surgeon, was end for, and shortly arrived; Mr. LIACH was pet to bed, he was bled in both arms end copped, awl Peery possi ble remedy uss hail recourse to, hot in vein ; he diet, at eleven o'clock use Theriday night. He was lie his nil year. rOaTltQyaaaLAMD 110111 SE.—The report is entree that this ancient edifice is to be polled doom. Greit repairs are to take place; and the wotkotito have 'heady mode considerable proves,. both in the interior and exterior. The arrangement is comple respecting that pert of Scotland-yard in line with the Thames. Government hese mode an exchange of land, the Doke abandowine certain freehold property in another district. The projected itoprnvesnents nee 1, 9 b. upon a vast stile, particularly in the state spilt. eienH, and the fames' befiqee.log-rcom, one site or • ilieh is occupied by that cetlifirated pieta', of Ttris s , the Car airs Faxedy:which the proud bagel SOPIEIt. err estimated on highly. The portraits ire pronounced to be the finest specimens of spirited character in ea faience; the Duke of Montane purchased the picture of the very individuals therein rem fed. T:"• transfer created gent dissatisfaction i e*e grid to contrail it the party represented the ey had wily sold the copy. The lawn and pleasant rounds are to disposed In the same style of ancient grandeur as IM budding Itself, after the taste of the Henries ; the plans taken from tke models of Norfolk and Arse del flosses, which, when they floerlihied, emended frees the Strand to the II ster.shle. A terser than of Northumberland let the land, atm recovered, at a rental of only SOUL The Committee a ppolotaht by Ile Performers of lb. Theatre Francois to consider the claims of TAUS have sent hint a note, coached In the moat troorteorm and affectionate laeglage, bet rant 'lingo threat that unless be accedes to terms, whack they keels horoal,l reject, they wank! prosecute him within 44 beam—. This sort of politeneii is like I: ibb. lin the Beaus .S . tratagens :—'• 11) t Lidy, do not be elem. • ; I hive the grunts, regard for you, Madam ; bet pietist to hind me those jewels, or I • iit blew your brains not." lAEA t, at least, seems to have under• stood their show of affection in this *my, for he mat it with a metely verbal so6wer, eapttstite of rto f,Joad contempt. / _ \ . r 4. . 3. r the ..try 1..'11 • Ufa. Rote- -1 I ..r. r lerl to• be 'port, Dan- t:re.k • I Cobb, ay on ✓alor. m thmt. 111. - 1