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%ties b eta* elkat, le bit evintee, dtis Silt woidta set effectually the commies If it was found that the seas wet toe law, let theta be raised ; bet let it not therefore be said, that diet was an 'deuce which in any degree ought not to be punished with death. Might not. he would ask, mousy cases *rise iu the Instance of stealing in dwelling...houses, where it would be right to push theliw to its utmost extent 2 The aggravated case attenuant stealing from their master* would he es cuipied from capital puoishment by this Bill. It had beeti_cociended strongly that prosecutors were deterred frame prosecuting, by thesererity of p h. went. It should also be recollected, that there %vete isnot t eraistorested from offeuthi:g by the panne ce•sidanstlee. 'souther was certainly gr. at, thOusffr hits, use, it could not be soceitanied. The ebildif present Bill. it ahould be re -144 nut to get rid of the severityfa bat of the 'severity of denuncia d and Learned Friend pro , I sespeat the improvements which hail bred lately made ; yet, by Our Bill, he would ~ - - strut the system en which they were fouudrii. If the . sestrity of punishment *a* softened. not the hardened elliender, but the boy would be en eseraged to transgress; and the flouts should take tare hue they would place themselves in a siting tiou._by legislating now , the bad e ff ects of which could only be avoided by legitlsting again. Sr& Rowitte *aid, that after what had been already int ably nrked in defence of the Bill, he would not secupy much of their thole. The dist eussioa had branched into tan head—the one re. epectiug his opinions, the other tropecting the Bill Itself—to the letter he should chiefly apply him self, so that was properly the question before them. Isf the passing of the present Bell was to be mai dared as a taatterof personal favour to him. it might be rational enough tit throw it out its consequence of his °pillions, if they were objectionable ; but it was no matter of personal (aims., it was a matter in which they were all equally toncerned. He had not stated any intention, although it was imputed tit him of bringing fors - and any other measure*, in ease be should succeed iu this; bast supposing that he bed declared so, how could the success of this by possibility Moist him, unless from experience it .bed been found ee useful as to give encouragenteid to ether alterations ? One Hen. Gentleman seemed to apprehend that it was his intent lass to introduce' something of the French Police, while another seemed to dread an imitation of the French Rem- littlest ; really, he could assure them both, that he did not intend either, but merely wished for •an improvement of ocr own criminal code.— The quiratitio, he admitted , was, whether the Bell ems likely to prevent crime more effectually? It had been said, that he went eutirely upou theory ; the fact was, that he went entirely upon practice.. The fact bore him out in asserting, that the offeuce of stealing in dwelling-horses les much escreosed of late, in consequence of the severity of tbe pu sishilseet. • He deprecated rawly the idea of lesir. lag it its the power of an austere 'Worlds's' to deter mine, as was the case in some instances, whether the deader should he poosecisted capitally or otherwise. lint the severity of the law, as it at present stood, world Dot have the effe ct of endearing the punish moat of those aromas who stole from their mas ters, •• the contrary, it would insure their un ruly. Ito lean could bear 16 prosecute a ;siemens death. upon shoe. face he was in the daily holed of lashing • and for want of- a moderate punish- OM. the Offender would escape. Even June. thtstiselees saw diesetilt7 and doubt in many cases to wheels they did sot exist. for no other reason than this same severity. There was an instance. about •yeer ago. in the Old Bailey, of an old wonease who was tried for having stolen ■ WI. note ; this Dote the had taken in a boa of no value whatsoever, • sod the jury firelight her in guilty of gelding so the antoont of 396. They were in the habit of finding Sheets of the setae value, of duflerent values, at dif ferent times, in order to make the punishment ca pital or toot, according to etrettuistances. Nothilig 1•4 been said open this point, but he requested them to reflect upon the impropriety, if it deserved 90 coal • term. of thus encouraging the coin promise a conscience. and driving men into greeter guilt, from their huinamity. then those eulprits lead been s bruited with, upon whose fete they were to. decide. Ne,7nutent the south°. tity of Lord Chief Juortee Hale, is; contra diction to the eswertion of the Chaucellor of the Ex chequer. that those points were left to the di.cre. tern of the Judges, from the oldest times. He had never contended that the Judges should have no discretion, but that they should hare as little as esible. A Itight Honourable Friend of his (Mr. Windham) had ridiculed the notio n , th at the certainty of . punishment was more eliectuul trait the severity, but he should leave recol. lected, that the great authority upon which he had em largely drawn that night, Mr. Paley, set obit with that very principle as a fanisdation. Much bad been said of humanity, hot he had never put the question epos that grottod.it was upon a ground otjastice 'sad of policy thee he rested it. But it had been inferred, diet, because he did not cite the authority of the Judges, they were agoiost him. Nothing could be more iinfsir thsu omen Beason , iug ; the fact was, that he had communicat e d t o thealt Judges an idea of his i n tended Bill, and had los e i ve d no answer from any of them ; but he had the authority of all the Judge, with him, for tl.ev di./ not execute the law. Every person who }ayl beard the seuteuce of death pronounced, mint fe e l that it was axe of the most talcum of ceiruto ales ; but whoa they knew that moat of those si;.os whom it was pronounced were um to suf. 'fir. they west see, that, with respect to them. the words were oust' wasted, sad with rcei,ert to the others, that they amounted to little more than a solemn mockery.—They were hen) el! op with hopes to the hest. null then taken, as it wen-, be surprise. end launched iuto tternity. Such a %Istria was creel to the indiroJeal, mad uo benefit to the public. Strisugees were then exeluded, and the !louse di tided. Few cir c Remaly's wasition Agates, it Maj.rity On being re-ndasittrd, or found Sir S. Ro 1111.LT on its kgs, r►Rretting th. thin uttetidanre Willie Honer, arid expressing Lis hopcs. *at the r'atilfable Nnet Steeling i 3411 *iota at tm thob cided that night. Alter u few remarks from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Ryder, Mr. Brougham. and Mr. Wilberforce, strangers were •gain excluded.— They were not witeutte4l again ; but we understand that no division took place. Adjourned at HALF-PAST ONE. FOREIGN /AY h. LLIGLNCR. PARIS PAPERS. LEGISLATIVE BODY-SIT (NG OF THE TWENTY- FIRST OF AVItII.. At four o'clock M. Cotiut Regnstilt de Saint Jean D'Augely mounted the Tribune to commit nic ite a Decree of His Majesty, importing that the business for which the Legislative Body had been convened, being terminated, the closing of the Session of 1810 should twice place this day, the 21st of April. Count Regneult then pronounced a speech, in which he traced a picture of the great events whit.h took place since the opening of the Session. (For the substance of this speech, see THE BRI TISH Plit‘sll'of yesterday.) Count I,tegusalt having concluded, the most animated applause ensued. . The President then spoke as follows :—" Gentle men Orators of the Council of State, the proof of his satisfaction, which Ills Miriesty has been pleased to give ►o the Legislative 13orly, would be •lone sufficient to terminate gloriously u session al ready so strongly recommended by the nature of our laborers, by the sentiments exprtes d io it, and by the happy event of which we have felt the goodness and the glory. " If the Penal Code has impoced upon us a vi genus Ministry, laws full of humanity and of sni dest) have softened this painful duty. " Support has been secured to our temples, and that Holy Ministry, the source of all morality and virtue. Wise tneasures hare been adopted for the maintenance of hospitals. The state of a greet number of communes has been 'Meliorated. 4. The city of Puns has conceived projects worthy of its high destinies, and has received the means of executing them. The exploring of mines has been encouraged. Weise revived an industry too mach neglected among us, sod of which our late mis fortunes have Rustle us feel all the value. " The finances of the empire.. far fr3m requiring new arctified. have only promoted wise end useful torclifieatioisa. with the hope of seeing them still further ameliorated. " Finally. a law of the greatest interest. and which may be termed the completion of the Judi cial Order, has been adepted. " The Magistracy is going to resume that an cient dignity, the First Magistracy of the Laws. A jest independence will defend it from the excess of power. Such have been the works of this Ses sion. 4 , Rut what interest has been spread upon our Inbours? Three new pledges of peace. these glcr. ions nuptials. and their happy presages; what tong years of happiness and repose are presented to our hopes. May they multiply and render their anthors as dear to Europe as they are to this Empire. May this all anee. formed fur the happittem of so many nations. embellish the destinies of these Consorts. sod crown the expectations which' we love to enter tain." The President having concluded his speech. the meeting renewed ita applau•►. The President then declared the Session termi nated, and the Legi►lative Body separated accord ingly. . _ WEST I YD/ES. ■LtIADORI. MARCH 13. However • costrary opinion had been formed, it now appears that the inhabitants of Guadeloupe Nee as well disposed towards their new masters as those of Martinique, a no less conformable end orderly dis positiou bring as strongly manifested by the former, as that which has uniformly prevailed among the latter; both islands eviuciug • consciousness of, and gratitude for, the happy amelioration of their condition.-o-00 the 7th iostant, Sir George Beck with gave • grand dinner at Basseterre, Guade loupe, to all the principal naval, military, and civil characters of the island, including upwar ds of eighty persons of distinction ; among *horn were the Council and all the Public Functionaries. The dinner was given • Friuseoise, and served in great style, but the decorations of the room were truly British ; the wainscoting and ceiling being covered voila our triumphant flags, the Royal Standard con spicuously spread over the centre. The only town% given by Sir George were, sr The law." and '• Prosperity to the Island of Gaadalompi ?" and that .f the French visitors, ti The Central cad Ad miral." During dinner, the Band of the Royal York Rangers played occasionally; rod ,it eight o'clock the company separated, evidently made happy by their eutertainer. .114jor-General Carmichael, by the last accounts, u.is hourly expected at Guadeloupe; and, on his arrival, Major-General Hislup would immediately return to his Government at Trinities!, where his poesenee mast be much desired, as, we are sorry to Icvroo, that the leaven of old discoutents bats been forrhented in his absence. 1 lis Majesty's ship Petra, Captain Crofton. from Mla►tiaijtte, arrived at this ambers', on Sunday. LONDON, WEDNESDAY. MAT .11. We received, la.t night, Paris papers to the 24th of April. We have translated from them a part of the proceedings in the Legislative Body on the! Ist, the day on which its Session ended.—The substance of the s:reech delivered upon the °Celt. 'iota, in the nature of the itittra's*peech on clueing the British Parliament, was given in Tne BRITISH Pius of yesterday. The first of Sir SAMUEL ROlllEl.l°ll Bills. that on privately stealing in dAelling-houses, was lost, last night, by a majority of two, the division being 31 to , 33. The great firing on the French coast, lately heard at Dover, war, - we uuderstand, in honour of the .6000 marriages which took place in consequence of BonareaTa's decree for that purpose, io tumour of his own nuptials. The master of an American vessel who is arrived from France, states, that he was lately witness to the execution of several Spanish women at Si. Se bastian's, who were condemned to death fur having votive) ed provisions to some of their coutitrymen that were in arms against the French. lie also reports, that TVILIMAU. the French Minister to the United States, was recalled, and that • M. Mutiriatt had been appointed to succeed him. We a►e happy to hear that the favourable account of the state es: the war in the Spanish Prainsu la, coin municated by the Lisbon papers, is fully coutirined by private letters from flint quarter. The British troops employed iu the defence of Cadiz are di vided into two corps. One is stationed in the Isle St. Leon, under General STEWART. the other in the city of Cadiz. under General Gs 4111 AM. Gene rals Certain's and have conjoiotly inspected the works which are insprovisig or newly erecting for the defence of that city, and the moat perfect harmony sub.ista between these Generals, as also bet•veest the British Minis ter and rise Spanish Regency. The latter have removed for Deftly into Cadiz, the attack on which proceeds but slowly, in consequence of the frequent interruption from the British shipping. According fio letters from Paris, of the twill ult., General W MON. the late Commandant of Verdun, committed suicide on the •'receding slay. 'This Officer had been ordered to Paris, to 111111%Vief 110111 C charges of extoition and einhouletneut of their property, preferred against him by Capt. Sir Tuu- Its• Levis. and other British Pro.ossers at that depot. It appears, that Some days beton, he mad.: au application, through a third person. to Sir T. Levis, to soften the evidence agniust hun as much as possible, promising. on that cuessideretion, to rr. store the property purloined. The prisoners at Verdun, and the other depots, were in great spirits, is ronsequence of heating that Commissaries bad armed Irina England to sie4ociate au ',mintage of prisoners of ear. The Mester •tnl Wardens of the Bakers' Cute posy. seit«ti on she Lord Mayor, yesterd.iy, the :Ooze end Price of erred. Ma Lordship, after exam' g the Mealiceighers' Report, was pleased to continue it at the preient price. . . with Brigathe A rsGuneral Sir Charles Shipley and family. The Brigadier left Geadaloupe on the ath instant * and touched at Martinique on hia way here, that his Lady, &c. might accompany him. The French frigate that lately looked into Gus dalonpe, and so privately made off without being seen, after sending a boat ashore, it appears had on hoard the intended succeesur of the late Captain- General Eroouf, together with his Stati'a n a new Prefect, and '2OO troops for the garrison of that island. Bonaparte, appreciating the merits of this happy escape iu a due ratio with that of the valiant Jerome, whom he made a King, for defying us to catch him, will at least reward the diappoitament Captoin-General with the rank of Marshal, if not with a Dukedom. NEW 77IEA TRB-inYA COIENI•GARDEN. rosier the Patronage of hie Royal Highness the Prince of WALEg—For the BENEFIT ef tke FUN I) for the Re lief of AGED mid INFIRM ACTORS, and tbr WIDOWS nail CHILDREN of ACTORS DECEASED. Thu pi eseut WEDNESDAY, May it, latt, mill be acted, the Travels of DOUGLAS. • Norval, Mr. C. • Kcmble; Glenalvne,• Mr. Cooke; the Streary, Mr. Kimble; Lady Randolph, Mrs. Sideloaa. Einciii Act 11. Mr. Brahma will sing " Said a Smile to a Tear," 7lecosopaniett L. himself on the Piano forte) Esoi of Act It thoiong uf " Victory,' !from The Travelleva`:-- , End of Aet 111. Mad tme Catalans will sing " U yusuto l'esiisia;' Eud of the Poy, Mozart's celebrated Air " 0 dale* ems eelito," with ►arinl'oas, Aud the Comic tieing of " Sly Repined," by Mr Mandan. To which if ill be added, the Muaieal Farce, called LIK:K A N D KEY. Brummagem, Mr. llon.101; Caps. CheerlY, M►. Itwltdon, *ho t to that character, will intruder, the favourite knig..t . " The Bay of Biscay 0." Ralph, Mr. Fawcett Latta, 3114 Bolton; Fanny, Mrs. Liston. LYCEU V 77/Ed 7R E. Under the Special Ekren, of the Lord Chacribelisl". Grouted fur the pfeseut Season, to the joint appliestiou of all psities prieteipally tuterested Their Majesties' &winds will, this pr-sent W F.DN ESDA May lain, act (wealth tittle thieiscasoa) the revived Cowell) , of THE HYPOCRITE. Sir Join Lambe;rt,/11.i);;;ILT rector Cantwell, Mr. Huston, Colonel Lambert, Mr. Wreselt ; parsley, Mr. Holland Old Lady Lambert, Mrs. Sped's ; bitting Lady Lambert, Mrs. Urger ; Charlotte, Mrs. Edwin Alter which., • Piece is one Art, takes and altered from GerWmatith's Good Nodded Man, called CROAKING; Or, Heaves send we may be all alive this day three stestha ! The Characters by Mr. Mutts% Mr. Hallss4, Mr. Pea sow Mr. Pesky, Mr. Vaughan. Misr Buyer, Mies Tads aad Mrs. urger. To 'lab will be added, Abe Farce of HONEST THIEVES. Colonel Careless, ii;Tifoll;;l7.itu7 . aCe Day, Mr. Mad darks ; Abel, Mr. Markin; Obadiah, Mr. Moron ; Trager, (with the sow' of "The Tight Irish Bob") Mr. dolinatiras ; Mrs. Day, Mrs. Sparks. _ . e e • The praising of temporary matter obliges us I. postpone ear 3.loatitly Literary Catalogue Instil to-morrow. THE BRITISH PRESS. Cr?)' Yederder the Lord Mayer held a Court of , which 19 Aldmearm, the !taunter, Sheriffs, and were precut. The CeumaitSce appoiated to investigate by or seder w►at circumstances, some pereum weaseled by the military, trilbies the city, on preheated it Report, with the evidence of the sv they had heard ast the subject, •Itich was read, to be printed, previous to being" takes into rum' The Court auaaiasously voted their Thanks of Nara ieh, and the per. Cuil&ert Jahasna of ht. kre, fur their excellent sermons, preset Monday cud Tuesday last, at Christ Chum) at rect. The Courts of Couservattey for Surrey andMi appointed tor the 15th, !Hut fur rAlitir sad Keel of Jane next. Thee lect;oa of Rulers of the Watermen tad Company, and for Beadles of the Court of I apptouted to take place on the find Court is J u Precepts for holding a Coulon Hall. fur tl Sl.rries, Sc. ow Midsamoner.day twat, we r e em,. The Bithugegste duties eve seetlrd the sou.. as iasa )(4; Several bile sere diverted to he paid. PuUCR. .31I*RDER OF LIE( TENANT JoilN4nv. tiniOtt-kst.t., ••c 1. It will be recollected, that some time .Hier, Ltettitnlllit Johnson was (mind sanritered hi the limit road, I k e rhe Bells, and that several persons were at th. lithe :trio,. broiled nq sua l meiini, through the 'Ili:tall 4* and Gulf; but %il suthrient proof appeared at ilir hum, to nshtn their detention Cullinehourn, yesterday, received in. ''formatioti, that a man nod lie wife, mooed Rateman, rho re. aide in a court near Warreu.lline, Woolwich, and wh o get a liv Wit by occasionally carting coals and bricks, had twee seer. Lc aril to drop arverol suspicious rapeesslons In • quarrel whit h as we between them ; dnrine I he quarrel,ilse WlNitalt wu IseLt to soy to her husband," You villain, iron know yam made we drove the cart en, while ytm 1.1.1 Sta4lll . l tart oat and amedered poor Lieutruout Juhrewe." 1121.):1 trearin tho., bourn, aecimiliauicil by Gotr awl WUrStry t pioCerticd to I% , oplriels, sod took Bateinau and Ilia wife into sastud y, and laruht:ht them to the above yak*, where they unitenreat a 1.',,. They ❑re. ...unsalted for rc•etansioatiou op a future day. airta4l) a rummer as Maids:Qua gaidg us a amp nl fchn,y. lIIGUIVAYMAN. On Satordav evening. about eight o'clock, at otwe of the hoar belonging t o 11,......i reet thfic.. WHY tiding over t:lackheath. . n l lou his duty. lie heard a voice at some diitance, vallung 11 . Halloo,. pull up, your eyes, slop, ite." He rode towards the part where he heard the rime proceed front ; on her was, he met a mail who is. formed how, a pootchaiselt.id just been robbed by a highwayman. The patrol, followed the chime, and. am coining up with tt, found a rutleman, two ladies, mad a little girl. who hod b , rit stopped sod robbed by a highvisytnim; they informed 1,110 ilia road the highwayman had taken ; the parole pur. sued him, and came tip with a man 04 licraehick. whom he stopped, and took into co.ttaly; 43 searching him. and sot finding any thing nada whir. he was peisueded he had thrown soisiething era} ; it bring then very dark. it was iinpoinible to ascer tain the exact spot, omit the following morning; he therefore left his stick on it. amid couveyrd the highwayman to London. Early on the tolloaing morning, fie went to the place again. where he left his stick, sod found &war it a pistol. which was loaded, primed and cocked. On Monday ev g the highwayman uuderwent examination before Mr. RBA.. at the Public Office, Row -street, whim the driver of the chai.e at tende. 4 , and said. fie was dnving the (Anaemia and two Lodi.* to Dartford ; he was confident the Prisoner was the man who stopped the chaise, and rol.bed the pa...engers. The Primmr said his name was Chiseler Brown. He wits committed for further examination. The KING it expettedth town. this day, to hold a enurt lit the QUEEN'S Palace. The of Windsor are making great preptrat,unt inr rice celebrating' of Her MAJESTY'S thrth'ility, being the 19th inst.; her Mantes' hating honoured them with her pretence on the 35th October last. whet► they gamed their claim and right to a piece of ground. Monday moining His MAJESTY and Princes AUGUSTA and SOPHIA took their morning ailing in Windsor (treat Park; they were accompanied by Earl Witroe, Generals GWYWIIIt and Intuit, Colonel TAYLOR" and Lady TETTE E. Yesterday morning Iles 111s.irsrir, the Pats- Cease., &c. with the acme attendants, rode inWititi sor Great Park, till 14 o'clock. Htr MAJESTY and Princess ELISABETH tO3k an airing to Frog snore Lodge mud gardens. Yesterday the Duke of CLateace went to Du lox -College. Yestetday. Sir DAVID MINIMS held a public day at his office, in the Horse Guards, and pie audience, to a number of military °Seen.. The KING has bent pleased to grata to the Bight lion. Waite Baron Motsiastrt. tie office of Master-General of Hid MAJESTY'S Ordnance of the United litnigdom. The Kum has also been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Hots. CDARLIS I - oam , , Sir 11ICH ISO MILILESTOII, Bart. Vice-Aduiral of the Bed Sy' droll of His MAJESTY'S Fleet. Basta? Wants, E-q. JAMES MILLED. E-q, WILLIAM Dosts.r. Poo. Nice-Admiral dem. Blue S,p,:ol.tti of Ilit Nls.tatirv's fleet. koaeeT Mumma. h.q. and WILLIAM Low-ruatt. E.g. (column,' ..11.d Vit•consit I.ovvrass,) to he Hot MoStelv . 3C - Inimonot"l . 4 xt cutieg the office of M A L Alin• of the U,sited Kingdom of Great Britain as mite the dominiou& islands, and territorirt aereittito titttitigi tppiinted in Middlesex and Lotteov, 6-!oie spar night Hon. EDWARD Lord ELLENSO - 6H, 1... .1 Chid-Justice, &c. su and after Easter 'Fern), Istu:— M iddkirs. IR Tian. Mond', May 14 X stuidav IQ Kortrdity vb 1- Way Join: I Tuesday - 3 . _ Load*. Wedgiadry ..... Way 16 Moan ..... . . • tt Mothday - a Saturday roar. Wedoesetay All/11A4.F.. Oo Chor', Colonrlll.oker, of Ihr 141' 14:ht biacooos, to Milo J o rdan, o f tho p r owl, Ay dtn bum, kcut. LON O 4 PN :—Prassiegl b, C. VW 11'!1, CI, trvnt'• and r talliAll.d at the i We, 1N,., 15, Ma. k C.gr t'. Chore+, Stu no J, by J. llHlTl'.,•f•arc aer ix far ibi. P.per, seat t., the t)ifi.o. pv4 , Pa.. 1 ..• 11 ' dell soused to. [w. comp , 'I• wl Priut .11 ‘1..r1.41 1 141 re. 3 1 &m.l I I he , h n the V. B- r it It 'Zr.. Clqu ro.lto ril N.' n Th. Ix a the Cll pm!, Sir R Ju Fir J Fir l? Su I 110/111 I , vs vol n peril Tb 11 ob., • clog R~c4~ R. K lobe w. I) Mr 1 Jose? F.ll l , ud tr, d A C ki st; "ll o: st 71111r•rFc. : uts yikwAlt4 efeiv t, Y sere Lolled o r al,rul on the nth ult. SUM part ni stool ur.kr a d haltratiou to tits tlialutp 01 1 Itserg,,t es outdo 0 1 lithlkonott, su n it, ou tt, „ 4 the LighintaCtol I'. 'aril. Request•, was SW' ttar ant. flat at I elettiati Otter