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hi m ra conclusion diametrically opposite to that .of the lion. It hen speaking of authority, it was well to refer to ditGen .ffi opi ti n eT a ' o f gentlemen of his own pmfession, the bar, and as far a the sense of that body. he would say that the bar Roan es be od d , 4 with 14h him.As f .r as he could form an opinion of the li f the !knell, the. a was unfavourable to the vie ws o f fr. 1110:. G e ntleman. Whilst lie observed this , he unhesitatingly declared that the House was not bound by any authority; but view. ogia as a pract n , n teal ueson, lie did not think the proposed altera tion would be productive of good. The lion. Gentleman seemed to think that he (the A torney.General) should advocate the pro. et measure, became he refused to assent to • Bill foe depriving r e m er..Teg on trial for mirderteinore from having the assistance of ' I ilis (the .Itturney-General's) obeervation in that case I 'u , n t .se lts; where a rooms' was of doubtful polity, the if 011tlt ought 7:' ' „ race ed with caution; and the argument applied to the present f ast, for if the proposal was bad, it would be found utterly int ble for Parliament to retrace its steps. There was no such P r e7 * ee ' as abridging, in critliimil eases, a practice which had ami been hr ite n •to • ilist in viewing the lion. Gentleman's proposl. e • um • on, it was impossible not to consider the manner in which justice we nee administered. Those he had the honour of addressing had -"lbsen present is Courts of Justice, and observed the manner in .. . r , c h it was administered. With confidence, therefore, he ep ee,i ed to lion. ( gentlemen whether justice was not adminietered interminal cases. with • temper, enelness, and collate-tine's, which hit no ientg to wish for. True, the Counsel for the Crown made a Sl3te,l' • fir the prisoner, but if he orentepped the bonnds t•flt pt .1 the Judge interfered and brought the Counsel to his • right canoe. In mnre than one instance he (the Attorney-General) had eb•rval that when the zeal of an advocate urged him to .beyond !he simple (nets, the Judge interfered, reprehended :he Comet, and confined him to lai proper course. (Hear.) Ile g J not mean to say that on no occasion did Counsel fur the Crown ioerstep the line, bat it rarely occurred, and scarcely ever in nit experience . Pr Tie statement of the Crown Counsel had no effect, 'there( are, but to prepare the jury for the evidence. After the dry i ntement was made, the evidence for the prosecution was heard aully and without any er.eiteinent. Then the prioner submittal his evidence, and then the Judge. who was neither Counsel for the romp-anon nor for the prisoner, calmly and dispassionately 'v iewed the whole me, and mihmitted it to the Jury to decide mom Orson(' og Innocence of the prisoner._ He called upon the regalia tan of Hob. Gentlemen whether any course better than this could be devised for the impartial administration of justice. What was now proposer( to be substituted for this jowly-admired system ? lie thoualit tioe which would only have the effect of exciting a contest between ethane Counsel, and rousing all that warmth and excite. Tent which was sure to appear between Counsel when opposed to etch °thee. He had often heard it regretted that iu the Court of King's Bench, which mak Cognizance of criminal cases of a certain schatecter, the Name zeal and the same desire for victory was mani festo' by Counsel as where only civil rights were at Issue. lie could ILK toe thet any real advantages would result from the pro. posed change. Certainly no advantages which would warrant the Hoare in hoarding that system which was now found to work so well. upo:t the Imaginary and speculative opinion that there might be bencr. In hb: opinion, by ass .sting to the proposed alteration the House would hazard an excellent system, perhaps for one much worse; and if the present system was departed from, one could never Lain recur to it. in viewing this question, he did not resort to Sir Enter or Justice Blacknione, but consulted his own under. recline. If he con consineed that hie opinion was essentially errorecios, he would forego 'hit opinions and support the motion ; upon principle. however, he thought it objectionsble. It would be admitted that it was essential there should be no obstruction to the admission of evidence on the one side or the other. (Jn this prin. ciple he rated his argument. fie contended that there would be an oestmetion to the admission of evidence, if Counsel for the pri. inner was allowed to mitten.% the Jury. Of course the ion. Gent. meant to propose that the Counsel for the prisoner, in cases of fe lony. should be subject to the same rules and limitations as Counsel fur the prisoner in other cases. This the lion. Gent. must mean, if he did not intend to introduce a glaring anomaly. The consequence of an address from the t'ouneel for the person seemed, was a reply for the prosecution, in all cases where witnesses were called for the defence. It often happened that the witneenes called f o r the prisoner were most material to his defence, and the Counsel for the prisoner hail then a moat anxious duty ; for by calling wit. name he was aware that Counsel for the pro/notion would have the power to reply —or, in other words, that they would have an op. prertunity of making the last Impression on the minds of the Jury, se well as the fint. Ile had often beard his [lon. Friend the 'Mem ber or Peterborough (air. Scarlett) complain that the Counsel had no equality when conducting a case for the prosecution and for the prisoner, the reply was so great an advantage to the prosecution : it gave Counsel for the prosecution an opportunity of cmnmenting • upon those little discrepancies which arose in the evidence, and which Counsel for the prisoner had no opportunity of explaining. The able reply of the Counsel for the prosecution was certainly calculated to excite the feelings of the Jury against the person ac. cased. By adopting the proposed alteration the Crown would hate the power o f replying in all cues; and this he (the Attorney. General) contended would hare the effect of obstructing the admission of evidence. It was infinitely better that the whole case should be left, as it was at present, to the comments of the Judge. who was bound to decide impartially between both parties. He had before observed that the Judge was not Counsel for the prisoner, but it was of infinite importance that the Judge should not be considered as opposed to the prisoner. Sup. you a Ceunsel for the prisoner thought proper to sacrifice the evi dence for his client, in order to give himself a greater latitude in addressing the Jury, what would be the consequence ? The Judge presiding must then feel it his duty to correct the observations of the Counsel for the prisoner. and set the Jury on their guard against the line of defence taken. Judges were but men, and ih pet-arming this duty, they might overstep the proper bounds. When exposing the (Wades of others, we were apt to go too far ; and in such • case the impression would be, that the Judge pressed hard on the prisoner, slid that the conviction was owing to his ob. servations. This consideration was one of considerable weight and after disposing of it, he came back to the question, was there any thing materially detective in the present system ? It might be true that at present there were occasionally improper convictions. No human system was perfect, but might there not be as many, or more, improper convictions if the proposition of the Hon. Gentle man was adopted ? Why should it not be supposed that innocent persons might be found guilty when the Counsel for the prosecution had the opportunity of a powerful reply. The lion. Gentleman's argument, that innocent persons were occasionally convicted under the present system, was not entitled to much weight, unless be could prove that such an evil could not occur if his proposition waa agreed to. In his opinion, the administration of cats& tail justice in this country was not perfect, but it was more perfect than In any other country. No other cotter. try was equal to this in the manner in which criminal justice was administered. This was the opinion of all foreigners acquainted with our criminal Courts. and he was therefore unwilling to sanction an alteration which all allowed would be productive of important consequences. He would not consent to hazard what experience proved to be good, for a fancied good which might never result. As • lawyer he might be full of prejudices. lie knew that many things had been defended by able anti good men from prejudice. Formerly there was no Counsel at all allowed in cases of felony. Then felons were allowed Counsel to argue points of law which might arise on the trials but this was granted with Imitation+. and at length we came to the present position. He ad. mined dust these alterations had been advantageous. Formerly too,the Ili:meets for the defence were not examined upon oath, and in esti mating thelrevidenceagsinet that of the WWII:I9Ore, the prosecution, the absence of this obligation was always pointed out by the Judge. Theo were amongst the obsolete absurdities of former days, and recollecang them, he examined the present question, knowing that he was liable to prejudice. His dehlienue opinion, however, wee, that the proposed change would be productive of much inconve nience. He knew others, whose opinions he respected, differed from him, but if the House was satisfied that the present system leaked well, and that the proposed alteration would produce im portant tionscuumees, lion. Gentlemen ought to pause before they Riveted to the motion. He was opposed tort on principle. He felt it would be impossible to repeal the law if it were once passed, and mono these circumstances he opposed the Bill at this early stage. 31r. J. W ILLIA3IS complimented the Hon. Gentleman (the Atternry.(leneral)upoo the temper in which 6* had discussed the Prepositions. But whilst the lion. Gentleman confessed that many obsolete absurdities bad prevailed, which were now repealed with. qui u. W consequences; whilst he also recollected that his la mented Friend, the love Sir Samuel Itnmiliy, had in vain pressed sonic improvement, session after session, the utility of which was now universally acknowledged ; and whilst he bore them things in mind, he must he excused if lie thought it just possible that there might still be a great and palpable defect in the administration of criminal justice. A defect might now exist, which at no distant time might become exploded like•those just eeferred to by the Ilona cable and Learned Gentleman (the Attorney• General), Hia Honourable Friend (the Honourable Mr. Lamb) made his Proposal upon the ground that the present system was good, but that it might be improved. He wished to render the system more perfect, and to abolish a palpable error. The Honourable Mein. ber for Peterborough (Mr. Smitten) had been alluded to. That Honourable Gentleman was engaged o shoo time ago, at Man. cheater, in the prosecution of a man named Evans, fur murder. He was interr u pted by the J u d ge , b ut i t was not gond nor tare to interrupt his Honourable Friend the Member for Peterborough. to laugh.) In short h e persevered,:and was opposed, with all - his dexterity and eloquence, to a man unaccustomed to speaking, and whose life was at stake. This unfortunate man had to reply to the able and eloquent advocate. Did this seem fair and satietictory to the bystanders? On one side there was preparation and talent,and oil the tither all the necessity for assistance, whilst assistance was denied. When he should be tried fur a felony (which God knew bow goon it might be his case) there were two things he should anxiously wish not to happen—the first was, that he might not be his own counsel ; sad the next, that he might not have the Judge who tried him fur his C0121511e1. This he should be extremely disinclined to hare; he would much rather prefer his Hon. and Learned Friend (the )Atoroey-General), provided he were not ex-n IFri° against him. Indeed, rather than be either his own counsel or have the advocacy of the Judge, he should infinitely prefer the ordinary and average choice of counsel who practised at the bar, supposing his ease to be one where fair and"even.handed junta was only sought after on both sides, and it was not • question of policy wliethet he should be sequined or condemned. The Attorney-General had said that if this privilege should be conceded to the prisoner, there would be • fertnitisble exercise of digeretinn on the part of the counsel far the prisoner, and a conflicting kind of feeling between his private sentiments and the sense of duty entertained by Mtn m counsel, as to how far he should give material evidence, or sup. p_ress it, rather than render himself open to rep l y ; but when h i s Hon. and Learned Friend said this, he mum allow him (Mr. John Wiblasna) to say, that it appeared to be speaking rather in too com- Primitidoly strata of the members of their common profession. They. was one and only one point of view in which (as it appeared to him) the Attorney-General had contemplated this question de. fectively. lie had uniformly too much considered it with the eye of a lawyer, and had by no means taken in view the feelings of the people of England, and the satirfaction or disratiefiict too which the present system gare them. That was a point of view in which his lion. and Learned Friend had totally omitted to state the case. Ile had weighed it on one side and on the other, exclusively, as to the propriety or impropriety of admitting counsel; but in arguing the question, he had not, from first to last, ever taken into considera tion whether satisfaction obtained among the people, not merely nominally but really. as to whether there was a fair equality ofjus. tice between the prosecutor, on the one side, and the party accused nn the other. But this was the main question to be considered, fur it was not sufficient to ray that suletantiat justice was done to the accused. There should be, in order to the perfection of the admi nistration of public justice, an impression on the minds of the pro. pie that such was in reality the case. lie (Mr. J. Williams) there fore could not approve of this omission on the part of the Attorney General ; still less could he coincide with the observation made by him, that, supposing legislation should be thought necessary, and the Hill now proposed should pass into a law, then, if its practical operation should he found inconvenient, the steps taken by Parlia ment could not be retraced ; but that the very instant the privilege should he obtained by criminals, it would be impossible afterwards to repeal it, whatever disadvantage. might be found to result from it. For his own part, he ( Mr. J. Williams) could not discover that any such difficOlty would exist. If the result should be found disappointing to the hopes of his Hon. and hemmed Friend and to the country—he said the hopes of the country, because it was ad. mined that a very consid enable interest WWI felt by the people on the subject—if the result should, he repeated, pence disappoint. lug, and inconvenience should arise, then, just fur the very same reason that the amendments of the present system now took place. by this measure might they return to what he would then allow would be a titter, because proved to be the best practice. His lion. and Learned Friend preferred the present system, as being more convenient and satisfactory to hint as a lawyer, and had argued the question in that way only, but had altogether refrained from alluding to the opinion entertained by the public upon it, and which was the most pressing and mos; material point of ail. For the question was not merely whether the party ehoald or should not have a better alms of escape than the present spoon afforded 111111, but it was whether there should be an anon/mica as well as an inten. don. of perfect equality of justice administered by she Judges of the land, as well to one party as to the other. That this was not die case at present he for one would most unhesitatingly assert, and which assertion lie was prepared to maintain by the most ineiis. potable facts. Nothing was more unsatisfactory to the people of Eviginad than the unequal amp the accused person was con. 'Mutiny exhibiting—nothing more forlorn than the impotent and wild attempts to save himself—frothing more desperate than the plunges he made when he found his life at stake, and that he had no hope left—no help afforded him. He had often witnessed, with extreme pain, scenes like these, where the very attempts to save himself had only served to Injure, and render worse the situation of the unfortunate &rented. Ile believed the adoption of the mo tion of his lion. Friend (Mr. G. Lamb) would remove this incon venience and apparent want of fairness, end if it did, one great reason for adopting the measure was the satisfaction which it would convey to the public mind. (Hear, hear.) 31r. Secretary PEEL observed, that this was a question entirely free front all detail. When his attention was first called to it by the debate which took place in this House abut two years since, anti introduced by the Hon. Gentleman who had again brought it forward, the speech of the Hon. Gentleman on that occasion In sup. poet of his proposition, and the other speeches that were made in the course of that debate, entered fully min the question. and the debate appeared to him to be conducted with great ability. It might be a confession of weakness, but he must make it, that his judgment oscillated between the speeches that were made on that occasion. His opinion was at that time very doubtful upon the [median ; and not being able to come to any positive conclusion upon it, he gave the benefit of that doubt to the 'present order of things, Haying subsequently teflected mach upon the subject, and considered it with the deepest attention he was capable of, he must say, that although he was not even yet.perhap% fully competent to decide upon so great and important a question, his judgment tended to confirm the opinion he on the former occasion entertained. ((►ear.) It was painful to him personally not to be able to associate himself with his lion. Friend (Ale. G. Lamb) in his endeavour to do any thing which might appear to him to meliorate and im prove the system of our criminal jurisprudence ; but as he enter tained an opinion that the course recommended would not have that effect, he was quite sure he should only lower himself in his lion. Freend's esteem if he were to baulk his judgment by supporting a measure contrary to his own conviction. As he was not competent to enter info the discussion of this question with the talent and ex perience of a professional man, he should content himself with stating what were the arguments which had made the most impres. Sio7l mu his mina. He must in the first place claim an entire ab sence from all prejudice. He stood inde'ed in a situation in which he might manifestly be supposed to wish some such measure to be adopted, in order to rid himself of that most painful of all duties—the remiesion of the sentences of the Courts of Jun. lice upon criminals who had been capitally convicted. But he would now address himself more immediately to the pmpo sition of the Hon. Gentleman. In the first place, then, he did not feel any objection to the proposition on account (gin having • ten. denry to upset a practice which came recommended to mem by !unities been followed for a long series of years. For, as it had been observed by an Hon. and learned Friend, In the course of the debate, several other tootles of practice of equally long standing with this had been recently removed from the law of England ; he was therefore not inclined to defend the present practice on the ground of prescription ; neither wits he inclined to advocate and uphold it on the principle of authority, for he was so pressed by on equiponderance.of argument and reading, that, as Lord Bacon said coryfasentiant si qutrruns, the current of opinion oft the one sit,e was as strong as on the other, that it would have a tendency to make his mind remain stationary, and to suspend his judgment alto. getlier. If the proposition would have the erect of promoting theends of justice, as it was argued on the other aide; that wan, if it would tend to the acquittal of innocence and the conviction of the guilty, then his opposition would immediately cease; for whatever tended to those results he should consider to be a material improvement in the administration of criminal justice in this country. There was another consideration, not very material certainly, but still one that he was not disposed entirely to overlook ; he meant the ex. pence which the adoption of this proposition would entail upon the country, and the additional time that would be required in adminis. tering justice. Should the proposition be carried into effect, Par. liament most make an alteration in the mode of transacting the criminal business of the country. He was quite sure that if the proposition was right in Itself, no consideration of ixsense ought to be made an obstacle to its adoption, nor any delay in the despatch of business that it might occasion. But he could not refrain from observing, that, if a law should be passed which entitled every prisoner to be defended by counsel, it would be absolutely necessary to make arrangements fur lengthening the period of the Assizes. That, however, was a subordinate consi deration, if the proposition was consistent with strict justice ; or rather, if It was inconsistent with strict justice, to reject it. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman who spoke last had addressed himself to the main question, anti if what he had said were true, then he would it once relinquish all opposition to the measure. (Hear, hear.) That Hon. and Learned Gentitman had said that the administration of justice, as at present conducted, was not so. tisfactory to the people, He (Mr. Secretary Peel) admitted that it WAS not only necessary that justice should be equally administered, but that there should also be a prevuiling opinion throughout the laud that it was so. Therefore, if the Hon. and Learned Gentle man would convince him that no such opinion did exist, that the people were not satisfied, but that there was a prevalent impression throughout England that thp party accused had not a just means of defence, he (31r. Secretary Peel) would agree that the system was defective, and that it ought to be amended. But it was because his experience led him to an opposite conclusion; it was because he telt there did prevail a general opinion that justice was fairly administered, and that the people were satisfied with the mode now pursued, that he differed in conclusion front time Honourable and Learned Gentleman. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear, hear.") The instances which had been quoted in support of the motion were of rather an extraordinary nature. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman (Mr. J. Williams) had said that when Thurtell and Berenger made their defence, however a'ssurd and wild were then observations, yet the Judges listened to them with the utmost agentioti, and left the question impartially to the Jury. But, said the Honourable and Learned Gentleman, I know a case In which the Judge did interfere, and in which he prevented the prisoner from continuing his defence by saying, " Come prisoner, M us have none of your flourishes." But who, he would ask, was that man? Why, he was a lawyer (hear), and when the Judge found that he was going into matter altogether irrelevant, he could not patiently listen to a person of the law, even in the pri. goner's situation, but ioterfered with him. But supposing a lawyer did not stand in the situation of this man, but was in the situation of counsel, how could he (:Hr. Peel) answer tOr the conduct of a Judge whose sense of right was so strong that he could not even hear a prisoner, who was 'supposed to be ac quainted with the law, violate its rules 2 How could he (31r. Peel) answer for it, but that the Judge should not only object to the counsel's address, but should, when he came to sum up the evidence to the jury, be unable to divest himself of the feelings of an advocate, so far as to disabuse the minds of the jury of any improper remarks of the prisoner's counsel, by which means the jury might in turn be unduly biassed against the prisoner? Ile did not know how the Judge could draw a line between the MAMAS of Counsel ant! what was due to the prisoner. Ohl not Gentlemen know, in point of fact, what was the administration of criminal justice in Fiance? Many instances must have been seen by Hon. Gentlemen, In which they must have found the Judge was rather betrayed to show his acuteness in addressing the Jury, than his impartiality and desire for justice. The case of Evans, who was tried lately at the Lancaster Assizes, for murder, had also been quitted. There the Honourable and Learned Gentleman (3lr. Scarlett) thought it better to make a new statement of the facts to the jury, contrary to the intimation of the Jud ge . This appeared to him (Mr. Peel) perfectly consistent with justice. But notwithstanding the openieg speech against him, that man was acquitted. Now, could the lion, and Learned Gentleman (Mr. J. Williams) show that if Evans had had a Counsel fur his defence, and the Attorney-General for Lancaster (Mr. Scarlett) had been allowed to make a speech in reply, that that man would not have been convicted—(hear, hear)—convicted, if you pleased upon the merits of the case. Ile thought these two cases, that of file. Spencer Copwer, the lawyer, and Events:by no means afforded an argument in favour of the motion before the Huose. Agreeing, as he did, that the allotment" were, in point of theory, with the Hon. Gentleman, he should give a reluc:nnt refusal to the proposition, which came rerointnended to them by the plausibility of argument in infavour, and certainly by the very fair and temperate manner In which it had been brought forward and supported. (Hear, ( bear.) Mr. H. TWISS spoke in support of the proposition, and de. clnred that he could not concur in 'boas general term% of admiration which had been expressed of the preteen( mode of administering criminal justice in this country, by which the peinmer was allowed to have ;_lonnsel to assist him in' every way except that which was most essential to him— When eases of eireurrestanlial et/ideate were taken into considera tion, the equity of changing the pre s ent l aw was most manifest; the counsel fur the prosecution were used in thoae caeca to pain; out circumstances In detail which ware availmble to their arg u ment; and if such a course were advantageous to the prosecution, it was hard to say why it was not equally useful to the defence. It bad been urged that the imaginations of the jurors ought not to he disturbed; but it appeared to him that very sensitive imaginations were not often to be found among the traileamen and barbers who eonetinited common juries. Counsel, through the love of victory, or (rota the heat and eagerness of conflict, often became involved in interlocutory disputes, in which a greater ardour was developed than was aCCOMMOdated to the 'nth of dispassionate jedgrnent ; but the eater policy would be to give room at once to D legitimate opposition, rather than to wait for oc casional explosions ; and if, as is had been said, speeches fur the defence were hurtful to the party, why had they been allowed in trials for treason ? ((fear.) The defence at Counsel was permitted in treason, which was the highest crime; and it wan permitted in misdemeanor, which was the lowest; hut the intermediate degree of guilt or felony was excluded from the same rulvatitage, and no sufficient reason could be assigned for such distinction. Often it was a matter of doubt whether a case was one of felony or misdemeanor, and the doubt, of course, extended to the right of defence. Cases might occur which might be considered as eases of treason, of felony, or of misdemeanor, minion at the option of Government. If, fur instance, a mob were to assemble to procure the repeal of an obnoxious Statute, and after the Riot Act being read with the re. quisite formality, some indistiluals were to remain for more than an hour, they might then be arraigned as traitors for levying War against his Majesty, as had been done in Lord George Gor don's rebellion, or they might be tried merely for the misdemeanor ; or by introducing the clause that they remained one hour after read. ing the Riot Act, they might be indicted for the capital offence. Other instances might be cited of the narrow digtinetiart between felony and offences which admit defence by counsel ; but it was said, if a speech in defence were allowed, it would then be neces sary to admit a reply. That was. indeed, a necessary course. quence: it was always done in civil eases, and it' such a course were disadvantageous to the client In civil cases, why was it not taken away ? If the rennin of this anomaly in the criminal law of England were demanded by a stranger, it would be hard to give him a satisfactory answer. It Inul also been said that the 'Teethes in defence would occupy too much time of the Court; but when the country had time to inflict punish ment. it was strange that it should not find time to hear the defence. On threw grounds of broad justice and plain reason, he thought that equal means ought to be given to those who were arraigned for their lives, to urge their defence, as was allowed to the prosecution. Mr. A. MARTIN said, that he had endeavoured three times to procure a hearing in the House fur a similar Bill, and could never succeed. He congratulated the country on the display of elorpience which the discussion of that night had elicited ; it showed that he was not unwise in encouraging his Hon. Friend (the Member for Dungarvon) to take the matter into his own hands ; the result would be thatbe would give his other Bills into thesame hawk (Laughter.) The Hon. Member then cited several instances to show that the judges were not always disposed to be the prisoner's counsel, or to treat hem with indulgence. In a case tried at Croydon, the prisoner applied to Lord Kenyon to postpone his trial from II o'clock till 4. The Judge asked him on what grounds he sought the postponement? He replied, that he expected a witness who would give him a good character. Well then, said Lord Kenyon, I will give you credit s for a good character, and will try your cave. The other cases were of a similar tendency, and reported without any reprobation. When he( Mr. M.) brought forward this measure, he could find no one who would take it up, except his Honourable Friend the Mem. her for;Nottingham, who had promised to lend his support to it. He had been charged with petty legislation, but he had been the author of some of the most important Acts. The Coroners of Ire land Bill, which gave so mechsecnrity to property, had been intro. slimed by him, and another to regulate the service of writs in Ire land, the earlier introduction of which would have saved Lord Dillon 8,00111., which he expended ins suit for lin4l/. Mr. TYNDALE thought that the change would be pregnant with mischief. At present the accused hod the benefit of Counsel in arranging his ease and every part of the trial, and only wanted his aid in addressing the Jury ; but the speech, if it were permit ted, ought to be a plain unadorned speck, otherwise it would be soon interrupted by the Judge. According to the present system, the minds of the Juries were intent on the evidence, and unem barrassed by any specious declamations. They received a plain statement from the Judge. That mode of investigating the truth was as likely to reach the truth as any mode that could be devised. The alteration proposed was to make the defence in cases of felony similar to those in cases of misdemeanor and treason. The first consequence appeared to be, that the Counsel for the prosecution could no longer feel as an officer of justice, but rather as a party. Comael were never so chary as was supposed, or SO averse from art to support their case ; but under the present mode. the Counsel for the peonteution would mover thielt of withholding a witness ; but how we could be sure that if he expected professional opposi. titan he might not resort to art to secure the victory ? The Counsel too employed In criminal courts were generally younger and leas eminent men ; and in few cased eruid the accused affimi to employ the moat experienced men, so that the alteration would give new arms of defence to the prisoners, but give twofold force to the prosecution. In. aid of his practical observations he could adduce the testimony of an ingenious foreigner (Monsieur Cottu) who had great experience in the French law, anti who was sent over here by the French Government to examine our administration of criminal justice. The Hon. and Learned aMember then read an extract from the Treatise of filonsieur Ciotti, in which he warmly eulogises the mode of conducting criminal trial., in this coun try. With respect to the argument that the civil and criminal trials be assimilated, it might be answered that civil cases had in general much complexity ; while criminal cases were confined to the examination of n simple fact, of which the Jury were competent judges. Again, If either party were dissatisfied in a civil case, re. course might be had to a new trial, which would be impossible in criminal caeca. As to the argument of anomaly, it ought to he remembered that it was an anomaly arising from experience of its utility. If the House were to proceed to alter all the anomalies of the law, there would be no end of the changes. Unanimous Juries, and appeals to the House of Lords, might be considered as anomalies. The practice of foreign countries had also been made an argument ; but he would ask the advocates of the measure, whe ther they meant to assimilate our criminal trials with those in France, anti to give the Counsel for the prosecution an insight into the prisoner's defence. Ile hoped the House would pause before it gave its assent to a change which would ultimately alter the tone, temper, and high character of the administration oe public justice throughout the kingdom. Lord ALTHORN supported the motion. Ile could not see how it could operate to the disadvantage of prisoners, as had been stated by the Honourable and Learned Gentleman who had just sat down; but if it should hereafter be found to be disadvantageous, it might be changed at a future time. Mr. S - CAHLETT said he felt, in common with his Hon. and Learned Friend, that the change would be disadvantageous to the country, without being called for by circumstances. At the same time, he was disposed to mistrust an opinion founded merely on his own sentiments, knowing his liability to be biassed by profes sional hahits. Mr. SCA RLETT said that he had formerly some doubts as to the advantages likely to arise from allowing persons on their trial the use of Counsel ; but a more full and deliberate consider. ation of the subject had removed those doubts. Ills opinions were not founded upon theory, but open experience. His lion. Friend (Mr. Tyndale) heal said that the present practice was free from passion '.ut why not apply that doctrine to civil cases, where truth is as maai the object as in criminal cases ? His Honourable Friend had contended that truth would be elicited as well by em. playing one Counsel es by having two; but unless he was prepared to conclude that the whole of the civil as well as the criminal pro. ceedings should be conducted by one Counsel, the argument fell to the ground. The cases In •hich Counsel are most wanted are circumstantial cases. There were frequent instances of the escape of guilty persons from the want of Counsel to reply and explain, and on the o•her hand there were many instances of persons suffering great difficulties for want of such assistance. The tendency of the mind was to receive the first facts with a degree of complacency, and unless the accused party had an opportunity of preparing his statement in such a way as would explain the cir cumstances, it might be fatal to him. The St tI,'.CITOR.GENERAL would prefer taking away the privilege of making an opening speech from the Counsel for the prosecution, to admitting tile party accused to have the liberty of making a speech. lie would have no objection to such an alteration as would confine Counsel to the examination of witnesses and to the discussion of a pointof law. It had been said that dissatisfaction pre vailed in the country with respect to the present administration ofjus. lice. lie did not think that such was the fact; he did not believe there was any public dissatisfaction on the subject. The public did not call fur any alteration, neither was It called for by the Report of the Committee on the state of the Criminal Law ; nor did he see say such opinions put forth in any publication. Tile great object was the attainment of truth, and that might be arrived at without the speeches of Counsel. Mr. BROUGHAM said that he did not mean to detain the House at any length, but he wished to state as shortly as possible the reasons which induced him to vote in support of the motion of his ilonourable Friend. lie was free to acknowledge that he formerly bad felt some doubts on the propriety of the measure, but never saw the difficulties attending it in so formidable a light as some had done ; and now, having examined those difficulties, he had come to a conclusion favourable to the introduction of the Bill. With re spect to what had fallen from the Right Honourable Gentleman, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, that the country were satisfied with the present state of the law as regarded the question before the House, because among the various statements received by hint in his official capacity, from the friends of persons who had been convicted, he had never received one application for merry on the ground now urged—that of the prisoner not having bent fit of Counsel—he (Mr. Brougham) would say, that that cir cumstance arose from the naiure of the law, for they never could think of makingthat an argument for mercy in individualeases,which applied to all. The ground of application for mercy must arise on the presumption that there was peculiarity in the case, for which that mercy was solicited. Even Counsel themselves had darkened the doors of the Home Department, by applying for men to he let off. on the around that they had nor dode all that they ought to have done it. their defence. It was Impossible to say that Zia l laprrogi. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. This Evening, WEDNESDAY, April 26, will be performed the Tragedy of VIRGINIUS. Virginiu4 Mr. Macready ; Slcciuv Dentatne, Mr. Bennettl Icillus , Mr. Wallack. Virginia, Mime Foote. After which the Romantic Opera of DER FREISCIIUTZ. . . • . _ Adolph. Mr. T. Cooke; Caspar,ii;.l4;;;;Bernhard, Mr. Bedford; Kilian, Mr. Fitzwilliam; Zarniel, Mr. O. Smith. Linda, Mina Graddun; Raw, Puvey. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. This Evening, WEDNESDAY, April 201, will be performed the Grand Romantic and Fairy Opera of OBERON; or, THE ELF-KING'S OATH. Tho principal Characters by We nn. Brabant, Cooper, Demist, C. Bland, J. 1431:1C9, and Baker; !Misses Paton, 11. CIRSE j Madame Fee. trio, Mrs. Vining, and Mrs. Davenport. To conclude with the Comedy of WATS AND MEANS. Sir David Dunder, Mr. W. Farren ; Randow. Mr. Cooper ; Scruple, Mr. Raker; Tiptoe, Mr. Farley; Paul Peery, Mr. Evans. Lady Douder, Mrs. Davenport ; Harriet, Mivi J. Scott ; Kitty, Miss Howard. NEXT WEDNESDAY, SIX PRIZESOI42I,W, &c., BEING THE LAST LOTTERY BUT ONE THAT WILL EVER EE DRAWN IN ENGLAND. The 8R1T1941 Panes commenced pubhahing yesterday morning. at five o'clock. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL iG, 1846. At a very late hour this morning, we received the Cal cutta Extraordinary Ga%ctie of the 31st of December, from which we have extracted the following details of the opera tions of Sir A. CAMPBELL on both banks of the Irrawuddy, down to the Gth of December. CatarrA, DECEMBER 30. The following Copies of Despatches received from Major-Genera► Sir Archibald Campbell, K.C.B. and K.C.T.S. are herewith pub lished for general information. To George Swinton, Secretary to Government, Secret and Political Department, &c. &e. &c. Fort William. Sir—The enemy, in closing in upon our front, has been unre mitting in his endeavours to intercept our communication with Rangoon. Large bodies of troaps for this service have lately passed our flanks on both sides of the Irrawudtly, and the state of that river, covered, as It has lately been, with large and valuable convoys of stores and treasure, has necessarily caused me much anxiety, and retarded my moving forward. Shudoun-Mew and the Surranddy districts have been overrun by these itinerant bands, and I have been under the necessity of de taching Lieutenant-Colonel Godwin, with a strong detachment, for the purpose of driving the enemy from Shoudoun, and if possible, of surprising any parties he nigh have in that neighbourhood.— On the night of the 24th, the Lieutenant-Colonel marched to Shoudoun, but the enemy receiving intelligence of his approach, tied to the interior, and the detachment returned to quarters, after clearing the left bank of the river for tiftean miles below Prome. On the western bank 1 deemed it of importance to retain pos session of Padoun-Maw, and for that purpose stationed one hun. dred men of his hlajesty's Royal Regiment, and one hundred of the '26th Madras Native Infantry, at that place, under the com mand of Captain Deane, of the Royals, and supported on the river by a division of the flotilla, under Lieutenant pellet, of the navy. This party was repeatedly attacked by the enemy in great force. Two divisions of his Majesty's 87th regiment, with the treasure boats, have now arrived, and I purpose marching nut to attack the enemy to-morrow, the consequence of which will, I trust, be felt by all the dependent corps which have so long annoyed us. I have, &c. (Signedi E, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL , Major.Oen. Head Quarters, tome, 30th Nov. 1825. On the River. near Prom., Nov. 26, lea To Lieut—eol. Tidy, C.B. Dep. Adj. Gen. St*,-T have the honour to state, for the information of Major- General Sir Archib tit! Ca.npbvil, commanding the Forcas, that on ' the morning of the 25'h instant. while in progress to this station with three companies of his Majesty's 87th Regiment wider rn..T . command, I was suddenly nnacked from 4 steep Covered with jungle, by the Burmese, near the village of 'fliescomhine, when aher a smart skirmish, they retreated in great confusion ; their loss I could not ascrtnin, at they carried off their killed and woundel. f hare, &c. (Signed) W. S. 6' utt.r, 1114. Comg. (True Cony.) (Signed) P. S. Tiny, G;eur.-Col. DI A. G. Return of killed, wounded, and missing in a detachment under the (mint:mil of Major Gully, 11. M. 87:11 Regiment, in action with the enemy near Theacornhine, on the 24'h Nov. LIU& )lajesty 117th regiment.—Kilkd-2 rank and file; wounded —I Captain. Name of the Officer wounded—Captain James Bowes, slightly. (Signed) F. S. TIDY, Licut..Col. D. A. 0 Tt Geroge Swinton, Esq. Secretary to Government, Secret and )Political Department, &e. &c. etc. Fort Witham. last letters woull apprise the Right Hon. the Orlt vernor.Oeneral In Council, that the main Burnt - toe army, amount. ing to between .50 and 60.000 met% had taken post in the immediate vicinity of Prome, and I have been for the lest ten days noxio u sly awaiting an attack upon the strong position we had with much labour cleared and prepared for giving full effect to the movernene, andoperations of our columns, and every possible enoouragement hag been held out to induce the enemy to meet us once on open ground. Finding him, however, much ton wary to be drawn from his strong holds in the jungle, and suffering much annoyance and inconve nience from his marauding parties and want of forage, I, on the 30th alt, took measures for making a general attack upon every accessible wart of his line, extending on the East Bank of the Ir rawaddy. from a commanding ridge of hills Kim the river, to th,e village of Simbike and Sembeh, upon the left, distant from Prome II miles in a north.east direction. The enemy's army was divided into three corps. The left corns, commanded by Malta Nerniow ' an ' old and experienced general, who had b een sent down tr ain Ara l to introduce a oew system of conducting the war, sls ausekaded in the jungles at Simbike and Hyalay, upon the Ns wine River, and this corps amounted to fifteen thousand men, line. mese, Shams, and Cassayerv, of which seven hundred: were cavalry. The centre, under the immediate 'orders of the Kea-%Vuonghes s arts strongly entrenched yptri the bill, of Napadet, inaccessible, rept no one side by a narrow path.wsy, commanded by seven piece* of artillery, and on the river side the MI rigation was commanded by batteries of heavy ordnance. Tttfe corps eonsistedof thirty thousand, men, and the space between the left and centreemps, a thick an.,l extensive forest, was mere') oecupled by a line of poets. The enemy's right, under the orders of Suddoorroon, occupied the wets bank of the Irrawaddy, strongly stockaded abd Wended by artillery. _ . - _ Leaiing foar regiments of Native Infantry in t' works U Prome, on the morning of the lit inst., marched upon the Sim. bike, with the rest of the force, to dislodge the carps at Main Nw miow, from its petition on the Nawine River—and as previously concerted, his Exzellcncy Commodore Sir James Brisbane, rtlift the' flotilla, and the 26th 111 Ares Native Infantry, acting in cn-operad lion on the bank of the River, shortly after day-light, comoiencte a heavy cannonade on the enemy's centre, and continued nearly two hours to attract his chief attentism to that point. On reaching the Nawine river, at the village of 7,e-ouke, the force was divided Into, wd columns. the right column under the command of Brigadier-General Cotton, continuing to advent, along the left bank of the river, 'Mk with the other column r crossed at the ford of Ze-ouke and rotranced upon Simbike and Gombek, in a direction nearly parallel eith the Brigadier-Oenoral'a divisiotr. We had to contend with thery disadvantage of a difficult nrld enclosed country, nor did our ffiformation upon the pasitioa ecru. pied by the enemy enable me to make any previous fixod arrangement for intercepting the retreat of an enemy to whom every foot path in the jungle wait familiar, end whose irregu lar flight would, I was aware, be mode by every path that promised Rarely at the moment. 31y object, hnwever, was. that whichever column should have the good fortune to fall in with the enemy first, should attack Idin vigorously in front; while the other should endeavour to occupy such positions as would snahle it to cut in upon him, when driven from his defences The route fol lowed by Brigadier-G.tneml Cotton brought him In front of the stockaded position at Sinibike, which he at once assaulted ; and when his fire find °petted, the column under my own direction was about a mile and a half distant to his left and rear. I, in corm sequence, detatched Brigadier Elringfon to guard the fort at Ze-oulte,and the main road leading to Ncoun-beoxick, and the position of the Kee Woonghee; while with the rest of the column I pushed on towards Sage& in the hope of falling in with the enemy retiring upon Viattygoon. Brigs dier-General Cotton and his gallant division did not allow me time for completing this movement 7n leas than ten minute* every stockade was carried. the enemy completely routed, and 1 had only an opportunity of cannonading his panic-struck masses as they rushed fast through the openings of the jungle in my front. The attack upon Sinibike was most handsomely led by Ideut, Cdlottel Godwin, of his Majesty's 41st regiment, with the adverted guard of the right column, consisting of the light companies of his Majesty's Royals, 41st and 89th regiments, and the light companies the 18th and 28th regiments of Madras Native Infantry, and his Majesty's 41st regiment, under Major Chambers, stormed at another point, with the banal intrepidity of that gallant corps. The enemy left three hundred dead upon the ground, ilith the whole of his comenhisariat and otherstorts, guns, from four to live hundred inns. kets, and upwards of one hundred Casray hones. The body of the old Co mender Maha Nemiow, 'l5 years of age, was also found among the dead. The enemy's left corps thus disposed of, and finding, from the testimony of ail the prisoners, that 3leesday had been fixed upon as the point upon which to reunite In the event of any die. aster, I at once determined upon marching back to Ze-ouke, for the purpose of attacking the centre, under the Kee-Woonghee, on the following morning. At six in the evening the whole force was again assembled at Ze-onke, where it bivouacked for the right. after a harassing march of about twenty miles, which the troops underwent with the greatest cheerfulness and spirit. At day-light in the morning tit the 9d, we were again in motino. It was niy intention to have cut in upon the river so as to divide the Kee-Woonghee's force; but the impassable mitre of the inter vening country prevented my reaching Pagaon, the point I had selected for breaking through his line, and the only road that could be discovered led to the front of the fortifiLd ridge of Napadee, already alluded to, which, from Its inaccessi b ility on three sides, could only be attacked by a limited number of men in front. Ratty in the morning I detathed Brigadier-General Cotton's division, with 'ardent to endeavour to push Tumid to the right, and gain the enemy's flank by every path that could be diecovered,butafter greet exertion die effort was abandoned as wholly impracticable. Our or tillery being placed in position, opened with great effect. while his Excellency Commodore Sir James Brisbane moved fro ward and cannonaded the heights from the River. I, at the same time. directed Brigadier Elrington to fall in through the jungle to the right, where tile Brigadier inform, me the enemy opposed hint with great gallantry and resolution, defending every tree and breast. work with determined obstinacy. To the Brigadier's left I directed Six Companies of his Majesty's filth Regiment, under Major Gully, to advance and drive in the enemy's posts to the bottom of the ridge. This service was performed with much spirit, and the enemy wag driven DOM all his defences in the valley, retreating to his principal works upon the hills. The appearance of these works MRS sufficiently formidable, and the hills I have already mentioned could only be ascended by a narrow roadr commanded by Artillery, and defended by numeroos stockades and breast-works filed with men apparently all armed with muskets. As soon am the illery and rockets, under Capt.. Lumsdaine and Graham. directed by Lieut-Col.llepliinson. had made an impression upon the enemra works, and silenced several of his guns. I ordered the troops to ad vanes to the assault. The Ist Bengt' Brigade commanded by Lieut.- Colonel Sale, anti consisting of his Majesty's 13th and 38th regi ments, under Majors Thornhill and Frith, was directed to advance by the breach and storm the heights in front, and the six companies of his Majesty's 87th regiment. advanced through the jungle to the right, and drove every thing before them on that side; nothing could surpass the steadiness and courage displayed in this attack. Scarcely a shot was fired in return to the enemy's continued volliee. Ills Ithjeaty's 38th regiment, which led, first entered the enemy's entrenchments on the heights, driving him from hill to hill, over precipices which could only be ascended by a narrow stair, until the whole of the formidable position, nearly three miles in extent, was in our possession. During the attack his Excellency Commodore Sir James Britt bane afforded me the must able co.operstion ; and I do myself the honour to enclose his Excellency's report of the good conduct of the officers and men of the Hon. Company's service, serving on board the flotilla; and 1 much regret to observe the tame of Captain Dawson, of his Majesty's ship Arachne, who was con spicuously for*ard is the attack, amongst the list of killed. Lieutenants Underwood, Commandmg Engineer, and Abbott. of the Bengal Engineers, who had . 10444 reconnoitered rho enemy's position, both volunteered to leave the columns, and were, I ant sorry to say, both wounded on that service. I have also to regret the loss of many promising young officers and brave soldiers ; but 1 ant happy to observe that our loss. con sidering the extent anti strength of the enemy's positions and grog numerical superiority, has oot been great, and I owe it to the troops to say, that the impression of their own steadiness and in. tremdity upon the minds of the enemy, could alone have secured to them the brilliant successes of the Ist and 2d, with so few casualties as will be found in the returns 1 have the honour here with to transmit. _ _ .._.... ..... The defeat of the enemy on the east bank of the Irrawaddy has been most complete. Ile has been driven from all his strong posi tions in this neighbourhood, with the loss of all his artillery, greet quantities of ammunition and warlike stores; and although it is impossible, from the natute of the ground, to calculate the extent of his loss in killed and wounded, I am satisfied be has sullitrel most severely ; and 1 am much mistaken if the Burmese Com mander again assembles a force within many thousands of the number lately in our front. The right corps of the enemy's army, under Sudds Woos, ap pears still to occupy some high ground on the west bank of the Irrawaddy. Measures are now in progras tor attacking that divi sion, and I have nu doubt it will be dislodged from its defences to morrow morning. On the 6th I purpose marching upon Illeeaday by the Neoun. benzick road, with the Ist division of the army.. Itrigadier.Oisterai Cotton, with the 2d division. will remain a few days linger to ace In cooperation with the flotilla, in the event of the enemy having rallied in his defences on the ricer between I'rome said Neoumben sick. I have no certain information upon his next tallying point. 3leeaday, on the east, and hlaloune on the west ba of the river. are both fortified, and are furnished with artillery. They are beta named as the probable points of re-anion, and I shall lose no time in appearing before whichever they, have chosen for that purpose; THE BRITISH PRESS there Wall a man living but must see the fearful odds against' a primmer when he had a Conned against him and none to speak In his favour ; and where his defence was 89 It were got in by a aide wind. The eases which had beet. de scribed by his Learned Friend the Member for Pvcrhorctigh (Mr. Starlets) proved that the impression upon the mind of the multitude, from what they saw, must be that justice weir not hilly administered, so long as the law denied the prisoner the lull ndvan tage allowed to the prosecution. He would appeal to the experi ence of lion. Gentlemen whether criminal justice should not orly he administered purely, hut that the law should be met formed, and the practice of it so understood, as to give !satisfaction to the people. 'lt had been said by his Honourable and Leirnel Friend (Mr. Tyndale) that the effect of the Bill would be to de atroylthat calmness which was necessary to the insentigation of criminal justice, and by giving the prinoner a Counsel they would occasion a scene of contention between the parties; however wan convinced that such would not be the case. At present there were points of law every day raised, which, though addressed to the Judge, it was well known were intended alone for the Jury. With respect to the case whict had been cited by his lion. and Learned Friend, the Member for Wooten Ileasett (Mr. Twigs) if he might be permitted to call him so, and whose luminous speech bad thrown much light au the subject, lie (Mr. Brougham) would say that that proceeding would not have been admitted on another circuit ; and one evil wan that of the difference which was felt on the same auhiect by diffesent Judges. It was unfortunate thut the case should depend upon such sad such a Judge whether one view of the law or another was to be taken. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman concluded by stating it to be his opinion that the Bill ought to he suffered to be tried. Mr. Secretary CANNING said he was anxious to expire/al the reason which actuated him in the vote he should give cm the ques tion before the House. He had attended on this as well an on a former occasion when the subject was debated ; and he must say it had been done with much ability,and more candour than generally was the case. if the lion. and [gamed Gentleman who spoke last (Mr. Brougham) bud entertained some doubts, auto the Hon. and Learned Member fur Peterborough (11r. Searle:4 had enter tained still greeter doubta,on the propriety of the measures, he (Mr. Canning) would take the benefit of their example. As an unlearned man, without the benefit of that practical experience which attached to the professional gentleman. and sulungly attached to the ancient institutions of the country, he must beg to say that at pren.nt he was prepared to become a convert to their opinions. It had been said that the natural course of proceeding would be to vote fur the bringing in the BM, and afterwards to dinettes the principle; but to that he (Mr. Canring) must object, because if that were done it would imply that the circumstances on which it was founded were a d m it te d. I n the state of doubt in which the case was left, it was his (Mr. Secretary Canning's) intention to op. pose the bringing In the Bill; but if it should be brought in here atter, and his opinion should be shaken, he might come to alike conclusion with the Honourable and Learned Gentleman. Every man was bound to argue the question only according to his own experience, and as far as his went, he had not met with any general complaint out of the House on the Subject. lie was perfectly ready to admit that the ques tion wan not whether the guilty was acquitted, of otherwise, but for the arrival at the truth. If the present state of convictions did not lead to practical injustice, then there could be no pressing necessity for the measure. From the effect of the argument on his mind as to the contentious mode which the-Bilr would inhillibly.induce Mtn criminal justice..he would prefer leaving the thing as it at present stood, if injustice had not been made. lie considered that the principle was not in favour of justice, but much the other way. On the whole, he (Mr. Canning) considered that there was no reason to suppose that the country was at all dissatis fied with justice as at present administered, and therefore he should wish the law to remain in its present state until a more general call was made for its alteration, and therefore he should vote against the introduction of the Honourable Gentleman's Bill. The ques tion had been very properly, however, brought forward, and, of courne, the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Lamb) would have an opportunity of bringing it forward again at any future time, when the question would meet with the attention to which it was entitled. Mr. DENMAN strongly supported the motion, taking credit to himself for two converts to his view of the question. Every Mem ber was allowed to use his own discretion. He thought that when a man's life was in danger he should not be deprived of a privilege which would not be denied him if it was a tenement of 61. a year which was at stake. The gallery was then cleared fora division; when there ap reared— • For the Motion, 36; against it, 105.—Majority against the Motion, 69. _ PETTY LARCENY BILL. Mr. PEEL moved that the Petty Larceny Bill be read again that day three months—Agreed to. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Two o'CcocK. COURSE OF EXCH. 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