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41 11 14 ittOb 4 t 11 0 AU fx : - ; 1 1 4 40r . I.p- THUItSDAY. MAY 19, 'SOS. NU MUER 16640 PRICE SIX-PENCE. THRATRR-ROYA DRCRY-LAN E. THIS PRESENT EVENING, Muy In, ISOS, Their Majesties' Servants will perform, 2:,(1 time, a New Comedy, is five arts, THE r at'ORLI)! The Characters be Mr. Ellistun, Mr. Bannister, Mr. Wrongliton, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Palmer, Mr. De Cline, Mr. Ray, Mr. Wkwitaer, Mr. Peuley ; Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Powell, Miss Boyce. Tu which will be added, 3Mit time, the last new Melo- Drama, in tee acts, of ELLA ROSENBERG. With new Music, Scenery, and Dreams. The Overture and Music coniposed by M. P. King. . The Characters by Mr. Rammintl, Mr. De Camp, ‘fr. Putnam, Mr. Bannister, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Ray, Mr. Dig tom Mr. Gibbon, Mr. Smith, Mr. Miller, Mr Cooke, Mr. 9 Male, Mr. Fit3.lllllloiiii Mrs. 11. Milduns, MO. Ray, rs- Sparks. With a Deere, composed by Mr. D'Egville. To-morrow, the New Comic Opern of Kais ; or, Love In the Deserts; to which will be added, the New Ballet of (k -rattarna.-0a Saturday, the Gamily oaf The Inconstant; with The Mayor of Garrett. IEAfRE.ROYAL, COVENT-GAtebEN• FOR THE BENEFIT 01 MR. PorE. ON SATURDAY. May .21, will be performed, 1"s T.mtlr of • 4 14i4E4 ekrig The part of Tanga, by Mr Iit:MALE. In the course of the evenita(, a great 7 arkit of Srmrs, by Mr, Dwicons, Mr. Maiden, Mr. liellawy, Elver), and Mt. t.istuu. To which will be added the IWO of t 0% E' A-LA-AIODE. Sir Arelsy Mlar , .kain, Mr. Cooke ,• Sir Calla:hen 0' Aral lagitse, (for the find time, rad for that night only) Mr. Pope. Tickets and ptacce for the lelys to be lied of 11 r Brandon, at the Iles.allier of the Theatre; sad of Mr. Pope, No. 14, tined-curet. TH EATIt E-ROY A COVENT-G.IM: Mr. R. JONES'S firNEEIT. ON. FRIDAY, May 27, trill be acted thr Comedy of THE WAY TO tiET MARRIED. Tanecut, Mr. Junes ; Julia ' , outpour, Miss &Mai. Ead of the Pis), favourite Sags, by Mr. lecletlow, Emery, Mr. Luton Mr. Taylor, and Mrs. Dirkoas. A Variety of Diluents:, by the Mimes Aditiob. To which will be added, (by particular device) THE BLIND ROY. Tickets to be hod of Mr. Joon, it, Chspel-rtrust, Gros venor-perm. - WESTMINSTER ELECTION. IlnilfE F I HST ANNIVE R SARY of the 1 TRIUMPH of WESTMINSTER, and PURITY if ELECTION, will be celebrated at the Crown and A.sclain Taves, in Strew %on MON DAY, the 2arl 5,4 rft.tiscis Idt:RDIiTT to the Chair. STEW • 0. 09. I'm The Committee wbo corrineted the Election "I Tickets, 1911. lid each, to be had of Mr. Samuel Broaks, no, Strand; Mr 14 atm A6lnix, 73, at bu-strett, to; Mr. George Pullen ' 29, Lan-Acre awl at the bar of his Crown and Ascher Tavern. CR ICU ET. 4 GRAND MATCH will he played in Lord's A Cricket Growled, St. Maryila-boiree, on MONDAY, May at, DIOS, MO the Etlkoring day, between 'lra Gentle- Til•11 of the Mary-laiboonte Clah, with Hampton, against Li.vra atke Coast; of Middlesex. f.i Five Hundred Giti lita2 a Side. The Wickets to be pitched ut Elena **Cluck. Merl..la4pdaric. Lord P. ratadre - 1c Ilya. G. B:glo Cita Betla t Ilun. A. trEmo T. Squids, Ea 4. G. Lneester, Usq. 'apt land T. Mellndi, Esq. Ntpcnn, Esq. Gen. th.shw PLATS/LS !Median. IMt liadd Mr Bull Mr. Pale )'r. Pontifas Mr. Lori Stouts H. E. .t.lar 3. lierdlty ••••• It nne r Webb Skackell .0 Doge sdauttet—Xrirtiet —.4 Marquee - to Lit, will bold Hampton Admittance, Six-pence —: Bats, IBells, and Maw pg goad 100 Persons. rpHE GRAND STATE ) ITERV , trlnrh JL begins Drawitoc .11'1 gol, if the ouly Lotter/ ilia^ `WC, Fatlllailied MX. PitlZ ES of o.n ,01.0 ' SCHEME: 6 .. Prim 0f... L.eu,on 9 ....... •• . If,( 5."..0 7 gn lit 1 ,olfra a,nun ItS,uou Tick'''. L.i5.1,,V0 ere .. .. L.l 2nmees 4, , A01 ~ ~~~, :orio 100 22 100 0 0 Aosio N.tlf 1.1 J,".113 2,000 tin;um NCI FIXED rear.. Tickets and Shares are avant at all the Lkfnised Offices ill Londim, sad by their Agents to tbr Country. Pieria Prices—Ticket flit te o Half L. to is to I Lighth L it 6 Hoarier .. A- a 11 , 1 . -- M MEETING the Pt IST-ASTERS T of the ME.TR(iPtiLIS and the parts adjacent, held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, foe the pur pose of considering the pretent critkal situation of the Trade, on Aluniley, May i i, tells; Resolved, That in eionmon with other tradesmen the Puttinast,:r lionesses a right to a fair degree of pro fi t f ur his labonr atid fur his capital employed. Rcro.leed, hat misrelate to the known maxims of belt and commerce white trot numbers of persons ere engaged in any line of bantam. the consequent variety of opinion will ever prevent the est;blishing too high a price fee the la hour performed. Resolved, That the price of oats and beans (the primary articles of the Postansitcrs' expenditure) esceeding tour snowily the proportion titer 'humid bear to other grim, being not generally felt by the public, is in a great measure an knows to then., Lot dint it falls with peculiar wei;ht ea ind-viduals .110 luppro onfortnnately to he engaged in any business where 1/1:111y horses are employed. Resolved, That the rapid daily advance of corn, the dearness of has, and the high prices uf horse., (hushes, and harness, rectum.- so immediate and very considerable advance its the price of Posting Resulted, That whatever respect this meeting may hear personally to those Noblemen and Graf:emelt whose names have appeared as forming a Sucirty at the St. Alqua's Ta vern, fur reducing the price of Posting, they t atinot hut cone.* the proceeding as unjust, from their endrayouiing to prejudice the public, sod einsiketning the Postina.ters unheard. Rerrilved, That a Committee be appoluted to draw up a statement of facts, in orate to undeceive the public ; and that these Resolutions, signed by tha Chairman, be ierted to The British Press, lietiing Pest, %turning A:I n. vertner, Morn ing Chronicle, Travelkr, Timm, and Statesousa. Resolved, That t h e Thanks of tla.s 'ileetieg he given to the chairman, fur his conduct on this as on retry other rice mitts where the fatatest oy the Iced. has bee., concerned. EDWARD irk/11E, (bums° COMPANION. A LADY trim has ribicateil, and is of a ch •erfol d'Arittr.itiort, siah. q to engage brraelf as CO MPA N lON to • Lady: sod, if required, would Au pi 'intend the household Milos t tera aot:resorit to M A., at Mr. Mrotls's bookseller, Duke street, I'oll.llBllot Chapel, Trill he iitanterately atteuded to TO PRINTERS. 4YOUNG :‘I.IN, o 1 rniti,•ctuhle Connertions, Iwho Las serrcd an Appreutice.hip to the Prinliug itositwss, wi.hcs I.r a Situitiun im an Office in uc near Lonchnt. 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Author of " the ; or, 'Al),:enutss Nepalis tiou "—.l New Yerlition of Tbt, nist-i.very is also published. This day is pubhshcd, is OfICYOII3IIIC, UtediUtlliVe• Peke L.I. iu boards, ATILIATISE oil the ANATOMY, PA- TtioLocy, and SURGICAL TREATMr..NT of A NEI' It with Ergrari lige. Ply Antonio Nearpa. Professor of Auatousy suit Practiral Surgery in the Univer sity of Pavia; Member of the National Institute or the Itsiise Republic, of the Royal Academy of Perlin, of the Royal Society d Loodun, a:ill of the !Helical Societies of Paris, Cdinlittr:Th. ice. Translated from the Italian, adl r. Notes. Hy JOHN HENRY WiSHART. Fellow of the Royal Colley of SOITV4.I4kI, tint Member of the Royal Medical and hirurgical Societies of Edinburgh. Edinhargh : Priuted for Mundell, Ding and Sternums ; Juba Marray, and Criadock sa t Joy, (Soc.:emote to the late T. Ustell,) Leaden; and H. Colbert, I)ublia. tirwhirLit IiARLI;OIEST. HOUSE OF LURK—WcoscsDAY, MiY Is. After besting 11r. Clarke OZ4III, to reply, in the Row. bittgh Appeal Cause, the further preceediuye were post poned till to-inurrow et bell past one o'ctusk Several private bills were latJuelit Up from the Moose of Colliding:., skids were laid ure the Leine, :oat sontrally teed a first time. Witness** were ewerniced by 'Mr. Harrison, and er , ,,s-ev mined by Mr Muntaree fur Mrs. Mend, on the tiLud birorettilltd,s lieu the fortler prorectlitiz , .tu.r postpuded till Monday west., A Vest nominee( prirste hills were read a sec .116 d Adjourned. IfotsE OF coIIMONII. Mr. I.r.rtiallinG b.,rnAiit up 16 , minutes of evideace. widstee4 before du* e, w 3lr. James V.‘karsis Petition.—anlered to he bud oa the Tisale . The mune flunuarable Gentleman asuesd, " That there be Wad before the House an at evuut of the Per Centage thus to lir. Palmer, upon Use lts‘enue u( the Knit-udice, heyuod 24u,turd. from the sib of April, .bus, to the present penal, deducting the amount attic :ausattics of ..1)oul. and all other MOW pftis 10 biol." Sa J. It‘Cb>ttt objected to the word " due" in tits motion 'fhe SfEARI• informed the Hun. Beruuet, the House ba4 resutrr4 it its," rib, tnotinti thru.l4reed to. Gases* raaLt:ro , icresettte4 a Prtiriatn *ore th.e Mayor sad treeireamo uf the t , .* u Lirrrpooh *barb, a■ we wider stood, wao4a Strour of tho Report of the COM- mitten. A Minima was shoe presented *um certain persons le the euwaty of !..tulltrik, and another trues ll.c Lord Provost and Magistrates of the city orGbtscow, the purport of winch we could not correctly kora, from the inaudible moonier in which they were re.prctively reed ivy the Ciert of thc Howse. CWAICCLLOR of the Er:cargoes, gave notice of his Intention, on to-timenrw, to move, l• That tls.• House shoeld resolve Haeir irt. • Committee of the w I:01e flouts, to consider .of certain Acts, with respect to the oup..,ition 'Admit., on articles of tra de, tiierctl.loal LSI', .ou roods no. ported tato Great lititaia and behold, winch bliilZ then siesulsersoa. were wheeler/04 eartad''_ • RieJois• New rein 10.0111 i ," th; papers preient et on the patt of the Liana Itoind of Ireland should be petaled." Mr- Rose gave notice of a motion for to-morrow, with respect to the regolatiou of the wages of cotton iriatial.n. torero. ALTERATION IN THE CRIMINAL LAW. Sir SAMUEL itunittv rose, in pusuance of the notice he bail given, to ruhin.t to the I-louse the alterations wiled) he proposed to make 111 the Cri minal Law of the country, Ile was well aware that a person suggesting any muterial in the established laws and customs of a country, stood iu a very distirlvanta. s .risrds and unpleasant predicaineat ; but lie knew that in submittiu4 any mew plan to the adoption of the Utilise, lie would have die advantage ...lilac °pin iiiii s of many Learned Gentlemen of the legal profession, and by whose opinions his couituet might be italluenced. By these Learned Gentlemen perhaps it might he ex petted. that there should be some upolt,iy utfe;cvl, and a valid excuse given', for the adoption of oily alteration he should propose. The apolo4y he had to offer was, that hid measure wan not the result of a partial or inadequate consideration, but one which arose from loug and mature reflection. Ili bringing it this day before the [douse, be thought it necessary rather to apologise to them for having delayed a subject of such iniportanisiso long, than for now sub aaaaa tiug it fur their cousitlonition. It was so natural that we should in attached to that form of Government and system of leas to which we had for many ages been acenstomeil, that it was no wonder that many were averse from' inooratimis, and that those persons who proialsed alterations, were not listened to with favour. The 014 4u.:4.- tie'', however. iu such eases, was. whether the ex pedience of the measure, or its absolute necessity, rentlerea alterations necessary ? In the criminal law of this country. lie had always considered it as a great and important ti.ut capital punish. melds were so frequent—lie locust Unit frequency which existed by the appointment of the law, al houi4h he could not say, that eapitil punishments were actually iudicted fo.• all the offences enumer ated in the Statutes.—There was a ;re at variety of offences therein 'listed. which, although in cluded amongst those for 'mint:a punishments, attually, on account of the PM% erity of punish ment. went without any pimishment at all. lie thought there W.I. tin aunt that mnteri ally the happinew and good roller of man kind and tivilir sl society the cevtuility of •Ainients bciii t t inflicted fur o;feneesconitniited. it was the doctrine of a celelnute.t It dian author upon this subject, tile I.llu-dui. dti Leecaria, that the certainty, rather than the eeterity of the pu nishment, tended to pieta cit t' e of all admnnitian which. lell h0'.1;:l It Ir, l heel& almost univrr ally adopted to r hail hitherto aa.,ait••: ia this one. The het vet retina -e I etc t.: as be fore that a c-is u•i: i •.1.•• tof erV ail to otter L.ui,11.,n. It .0 . • tLc - re t rpm most severe. ..Id, at the same time, the very le verse of certainty. This was a feet ao antorions, that it VS MS only uecessary, in order to illustrate it, tit to refer to a short utateineut he had made out from the Secretary . of State's office, from which it al:- peered. quit in the year 1805, the number of per sons capitally convicted in Loudon and Middlesex, and upon all the circuits in Eaglaud, awousetp.; to 350; while the number actually executed amonnted to 63, being less than our-filth of the persons actually so convicted. Lu 1806, the nuul- • ber of capital conviction* was 325, mad the min.- her executed was 57, being nearly our-sir th part of those convicted. Amongst these he includes! those convicted for murders and highway robberies, and if these were deducted, the remainder would be tumid to be. arms of simple larceny, which, by certain old Statutes. were tucluded amongst the capital opts nces. Tirese, on account of tile s v rity of the laws making them capital felonies, leer., he believed, in 'lout of e 0 eases pardoned hi:M.. geher, instead of being submitted to it milder pu nishment. 1: rein this be' inferred, that the lass it' goacsal, in tact eases, were only esirting in the.- orb and nut in practice ; and that they have alunet been totally abrogated by the astuteness ofJudgets, the mercy of Juries, or the clemency of ttle Crown. It aa. not, however, his present Inc - pose to bring before the House any more than ouc 141ISS of offences which the law bud rendered capital, but which it could not be the meaning of the legis lature of the present day to punish with such severity. He meant those cases where the capital part of the charge depended entirely upon the amount of the property stolen. By the Statute of William and Mary, the stealing iu a shop wit deiregs house,to the amount of 51. value. was teaderesl capital. By a Statute of Queen Ann the *web to the amount of .101. although nut ac patlacd by may aggravated circumstances, was alsetitatie a capital offeuce; and by tie Bth of Warn Elisa beth, the stesliug . to the small ausount of tirade', peace, under certain circumstances, and iu egrets, places, excluded the criminals from the beuelit of Clergy. Such beiiig the preseut state of the law, it entirely depended upon the clemency of the Judge. the mercy of the Jury, and iu some casts of the Crown. Whether or not these Statates were to i.e carried into strut execution. Since these Stu mites were emoted, so much time had expired, slid so much iuroovenieriee and hardships had been experienced, that it was matter of mach astowv.e meat that the law of the country should have remained in force. That_aoooithinent was out so much occasioned by reflecting %ion the severity of 40•0 persons who enacted them, when the chalges of times, and the value of property were conaiderred and compared, as because theca ciiiinges of circumstances had not produced changes and alterations in these criminal laws. lac could not, upon this occasiou, irate ea opinioe inure app osite and appropriate to the subject, titaa that of Lord bonu s to slew that time was the greatest of all innovators. His Lordahip's opinion was , thetas. owasioastly th tt servo, ear articles became dearer. that the lite of mans 11.:(1 become cheaper. lie thought that nothing was more true than that observation; for there were uiany more mirchievous effects produced by such Statutes remaining in their original force, than what immediately struck the observation of every one; ere-.tell not so much by such laws being enacted, as because they could not now be executed.— The Judges of the country were placed in a most panda' situation, having a duty im posed iipcia them, by • the Uovertunent under which they exist; and another duty which they conceived much superior, hieing the duty of nature dictates of humanity. Juries, actuated by the same feelings, were &leo induced, against tl e plainest citiknce, to tired things to be of • value tar inferior to what even ocular inspection *hewed them to be. This, in the Commentaiies of Judge Blackstone, was what was denominated a kited of plums perjury. it was a custom in men to trifle with their consciences, from their conviction that the law ought not to remain in its present state. The experieuce of every day made the alterations he was now suggesting become more and more pressing til.on the legislature of the ouuntry, wbru they observed the uncertaiute of punishment created by thole Statutes that aetermined au of. fence to i.e. capital by the amount of property.--- The fait was, that a much smaller winner of of fenders were convicted than there ought- to be, as the Jury were induced to be merciful, from the seve nty of such laws. Was it proper or consistent with justice, that on account of ancient Statutes having appointed too severe a punishment in many cases. that no punishments should be at all inflicted Or was it proper or consistent with the leniency and be. nignity of our good constitution. that an unforto. nate individual. who had been guilty of stealing to the amount of one shilling, should suffer death t The consequence of the existence of' such rigorous laws waa, not ouly what he had already stated, but it hi a great degree deprived the Crown of its pre. rogative of *hewing mercy. The true state of the case was, not that the Crown extended its mercy to many of the capitally convicted criminals, but that it had imposed upon it the disagreeable and pain ful duty of selecting from amongst the number of persons, so convicted under the law, thaw who should suffer the punishment of' death.-- Tnat duty, which was thus executed by Coto P• In regard to capital convictions in L and Mid (llexes, w a s, throughout the rest of the kingdom, performed by the Judges themselves. This duty was felt isv Air Judges as by far the most painful one inflicted lapses thrum. Alter having performed the 1141.01.4 ms amd urititoes duties of the Assizes, hey ler then the irksome 310 painful tads of re from ansers;it 'hose who had beci, capitally • a. t cd„ t hose w i a were t• be capi; ade I m esh e d. Tii..y were .-ell aware brat Oust which 1:t the tHilate was int re v titre : v, a•.,1 not IA jog thej ~el e ,A taut to to it, ip