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AI . . pirmrisPr -0' . f . - - . . • .- . . -- - - --", .--...,,..--- .„ ..... • -. ~ . ~t ! . • a t - . • l::: 00 .4: 7 '14 \ IF - „...,... 1 ..... 1 . a Or, Iliiit ~......1;:e - • •!••;/ -) i 0 . ... -...- 1.. , . -‘4l l, • • • • ( ifj . <1 lki . Vitt fe -4) • i ..-.,.., 1v ..., r t k„,,_:,.....,,,„., .. •. . •: I '7l k . - I. , - ors: ;,,,,,• . . ~ • fr i ,41 • 1 \ ~...,' 4 . .- . .. . .. . .. . . ._-- . . . . - LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1820. NUM HER 5437. Pant 9d. TUN ATRR.ROY AL, DRURY-LAN R. THIS EVENING, WEDNESDAY, May 10, his Majesty's Servants will perform the Tragedy of KING LEAR. KIT, Lear, Mr. !EMI ; Duke of llorgoody, Mr. McKeon; 1:), kt of Cornwall, Mr. Peaky; Duke of Albsay, Mr. Thompeor ; Earl of Glo'sler, Mr. Holland ; Earl of Kees, Me. Pope ; Edgar, Mr. Rae; Edmund, Mr. Barnard. Goneril, Mrs. Glover; Regan, Mrs. Egerton ; Cordele., Mrs. W. W,ll. After which Ow Farce of HIGH NOTIONS. Sir Frederick Itigssitis Pssesni, Mr. blondes; Brisk, 111r,Bisgeil; Mr. Fraukley, Mr. T. Cooke; Timothy, Mr. Knight. Charlone, Miss Cskitt ; Martha, Mrs. Omer, The Doors Mill Iw opened at Hair past Six o'Clock; the Performance will commrnre precisely at Seven. The Box Office will he (yam from Eleven till Five o'Clock o—Plaers to be token of Mr. Rudwell, Box Book-keeper. KING LEAR envy Evening until further Notice. TII .1 - rve-norA COVENT-6 A NUNN. T's - EVENING, WED N ESDAY, May 10. will be acted, 14th iimue,„a new Musical Drama, called IVANHOE; Or. THE KNIGHT TEMPLAR. limbo', Mr. C. Kesible ; Sir Reginald Front de Berta (Knight Tcoiniar), Mr. Maeready; Sir Brian de Bois Gull hen, Mr. (honor; Sir Maurice de Scary, Mr. Hu nt ; Sir Lu cas Beastshandir, Mr. Charisma; Cedric of Itotherwood, Mr. Egertow; vra.tur, Mr. Liston; Friar Tuck, Mr. Emery; lgatie (the Jcw of York), Mr. W. Farces. Rowena (a Saxon Princess). Miss M. Tree; Elgitba, Mrs. Liston; Ulric', Mrs. Finset, ; Rebecca (the Jew's Daughter), Miss Foote. After which, the Marietta of MIDAS. Jupiter. Mr. J. Isaac.; Pill, 31r. Emery; Apollo, Mr. nursed (his first appearance in that character); Midas, Mr. Liston ; 9ileuo. Mr. Toy:or. Alyais, Mrs. Liston; Daphne, sirs. Sterlint : Nysa, Miss 31. Tier (her lint appearance iu thu charades). A Private Llox may be livfl for ilia season, or niybtly, of Me Bramlos, at the Box office. Tu-nonmia. Heusi Masdre, or Paris in lb. Olden Time. MIL MUNDENV BENEFIT. r ATR E. ROYAL, Dnu KY- LANE. Mikii.:,l,,,CoNisrihEeNperizerethatfttililsir, stritF.t.iNtiEniFnitrs will take Om, ..n WEDNESDAY, May 31.1, 1820, on which Etriting will tie revived • Ceased, (*sit meted these tweuty tire years) est 4.1 FAsHIONABI.E LEVITIES; Or, LOVE WILL PREVAIL. A ?vest vsiirty of original COMIC SONGS, and other ENTERTAINMENTS, as will be expressed in future Ad. _ _ 13 lora 7..; Pit *Ad. ; Low. Gallery Ts.; Upp. Gallery ls. Tickets and Plum to be bad of Mr. Standen, N 0.4, Ber nar.l.atreet, Rrwell•squa►e; and of Mr. Rodwell, at the Box Office. RICHARDSON'S COPPEE.HOUSE AND TAVERN, PIAZZA, COVEbiT.DARDEN. CRICHARDSON sod SON brit to inform • Noblemen. Gent leusea,tbrie Friends, and Ilse Public that they THIS DAY dress • remarkably fine TURTLE, ra.ly in Jars to be sent In any part of Town or Country. Caumiam lahipa Rai Miser Deottlruseta isaview soy amass. tits of Lire Turtle to eliaptise .4 will find a ready market. N B.—Haunch a Venison dressed this day. HOTEL, COFFEEHOUSE, AND TAVERN. MO RE - LET n wrll.ut-rusutntrd Mill repelled COFFEE HOUSE, desirably situated in a leading Street in the City, containing a spacious Ceiffro.room, large Mill room, Dinieng-rommr, and most convenient apartments fi.r Gentlemen Amu the country, sufficient Cue twenty heels. trot 1111 l in will he very 'moderate. The Fixtures will lit 5.0114411 kt! In Ibr !Inure. Application to be made by letter only (post-paid) to Mt.torpheme, Lower Rivok.."llo"l44hutevenor.square. BRITISH PLATE GLASS COMPANY. &tab lay Ad of Parliament, 1773. 1 he Trade :tad the Public arc respectfully informed, that a virry large amoriment of CAM* PLATE GLASS conti nues on sale by Mr. James Retaking*, Secretary to the Com. pane. at II rir Warehouse. Albion-place, Blatkfriars. Waage; and also by Mr. William Porter, at their Mann. factory at Itivrahead, near Prevent, Lancashire, at either of • lids placis Orders fur the Country may be est cated. The Conway lake leave to state, that their Stork is of a superior quality std brilliancy, and consists of an elegant a...whited of Pier and Chimney Cl • , from 6 to 142 tucke r in le,igtts , and from 4 to SO inches in width, also Curare: anal Concave Mirrors, from 12 So 36 inches Jaime. ; sail Plates of various dimensions for Windows, Sky light.. Coaches, Ship-eavhes, Lanterns for Halls, I.ight Hurowo, kr.; and that, io consequence of the late mime o4 * boy, the Company have reduced their prices TWO SHILLING% AND NINE' PENCE pre foot superficial. From the eery greet improvements that have taken plate in this Manniaelory, since the Incorporation of the Cum. pas, is the year 1773, it is acknowledged that the Com pany', Plates are far superior to any others manufactured in Europe. UENItrS CALCINED MAGNESIA con -111.1 banes to be prepared with the most scrupulous care and atteniton, by Messrs. TIMM AS sod WILLIAM I'ILN KY, M iitufatiariug Chemists, Manchester. It is sold in bottler, pi ,re 2s. 9d. or with glass stoppers at 4s. 6d. stamp incluiteil, with fell directions fur its use, by their various Agents in the Metropolis, sod throughout the Coated Klllglilllllll 5 but it taiimit he gruNiue melees their mimes are engraved un the Government Stamp, which is tised over the cork or stopper uf each bottle. Of must of the Venders of the Magnesia may he hail, an tbentiested Le • similar Stamp, HENRY'S AROMATIC SPIRIT of VINEGAR, the luventiou of Mr. HENRY, mei the only gassiest Preparative of that Article. THURSDAY, 181 b MAY, Is the Second Day of Ilrnoine.—The Wheel contains FOUR Priaea of £40,000, Two of £lO,OOO, and Seventy-two other Capitals. AZA liD and CO. the CON I ItACTO!tS, rigs 4 !KK to acquaint the Pnblic, th..i, although 5,000 Tok..is w. re draw• the First thy, the %Vl.cel still cuestains the toituoin4 Grand List of Prises, viz.- 4 of t 30,000 ansuls .... £120,000 2 4 4 400 Consols In 14 . 2OO Money 30 Resides the. proportion of 1001. 501. and 161. Prizes. The Two First Prizes on the 18th of May, will receive 10,0001. Consols each. Warranted Undrawn Tickets and Moires arrow Rale at the old-established and fortunate Offices of HAZARD and Co. the Contractors, Royal Exelstenee-gate 211, Cornball, mod 324, Oalarit-strett, newer w 1 Swallbw-tirret. Loialoo; who shored sad sold, in ase last Lottery Cabinet. 7,370 sad 6 .660.20,0811. nett, sad la a rectal Lottery ALL the Primo of 341,0001.!!! HAZARD sod Co. Warfel sad sold FITS tel She Capital Priam *Bell the Fir* Day, 27 th Aril' IMPERIAL Pei RLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Tutu)Al . , MAT 9. Their Lordships fat at foot o'clock. The Earls of Chat. ham, thirroood, Nistivers, limbo, and Lord Suffield took the oaths sod their seats. PA I'ERS. Mr. Bradtvev, from Ike Miut, presented Papers relative to the Mai ket Prier of Silver. On One motion of Lurd Kum° they were ordered to be printed. FOREIGN MISSIONS. The Marquis of LAMIDOWN gave notice that he would on Friday neat inure fur ati Arcuuut of the Number of Furriest Missions for the last tat years, and he moved that their Lord ships'. humid be sansniuned fur that dly..—Ordered. Adjuurred. THE CHEVALIER ISA BEY has nearly ensopleird his Arrangements fur OPENING the EXHIBITION of his Ins COLLECTION of WORKS of ART at the Gallery, No. 61, fall-mall. On MONDAY NEXT he invites the Lasers of the Fine Arts to his (Vire lion of Historical Designs, Portraits, soil Wrier-Colour Dicoincs. The Portraits are of some of the mum Peratnonces in Europe, and the must celebrated Beauties a the Continent. THE ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CH A RITI ES, UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE RIGHT REV. DR. POYNTER. The Right Hon. Lord CLIFFORD. PRESIDENT. THE ANNIVERSARY DINNER of these CHARITIES will take place at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queensstreel, ow MONDAY NEXT, May IS, 1820 ; The Right Hon. Lord STOURTON is the Chair. VICE !RESIDENTS: The Duke of Norfolk, Lord Prtre, The Earl of Surrey, Lord Arundel% The Earl of Sltreirabery, Hoe. Mr. Clifford, The FAA of Nessbargb, Hon. Edward Prtre, VISCOUIIi liunaird, Sir G. Jerningham, Bsrt. Iretwgftnit: Hon. Charles Clifford, Rev. William Morris, Sir Henry EngleAeld, Bart. Rev. Thomas Percy, Sir Edward Blount, Met. ReV. Jul's,a Picquot, • Robert Berkeley, jou. Esq. Patrick Power, Esq. Richard Butler, Esq. ' Jobn Remain, Esq. Rev. Lewis Havant, I Mulyneux Serl, Esq. G. B. Hodges, Esq. Thomas Stunor, jun. Esq. Rev. John Junes, Colonel Stonur, Simon Kelly, Esq. ; M. W. Troy, Esq. Rev. John Law. Thomas Tacker, Esq. A o Louglinan, jou. Esq. I John Wright, Esq. Di lIIIPT at Five o'Cloek. Tickets, 17s. Wine included, to be bad of the Stewards; of Mr. Booker, G I Secretary, 61, New Bond•street ; of Mr. Yu..., Serie-street, LineoWslon•fields, and Mr. Sum merogill, Cisre•strect, ditto, Assistant•So aviaries ; mid at the Bar of the Tavetp. Shortly will be published, Imadonmely printed in 3 vols. Bvo with a Map of 11e Route, A JOURNAL of Two Succe•atve TOURS KIR upon the CONTINENT, perforintd in the Years 1816, 1817, and 1818; containing au Account of the pin ci pal Places in the South of France, of the great Roads over the Alps, and of the chief Cities and must interesting pa. is of lolly, accompanied with uccasimial Remarks, Ilastoroal and Critical. _ Ey JAMES WILSON, Esq. Printed for T. Cadet' and W. Davies, Strand ; and W. Blackwood, Edinburgh. This day is publiOsetl, prier 141. T HE WHA It lillOk E LEGEND: a Title of the Dead, in 2 Vols. " But wises her Tales the Bt.'dame 'pa impart." BEATTIL. London: Printed for Ogle, Duncan, and Cu. 37, Pater uoster•row, and 295, lielhurii; of whom may be had, price 180. FORMAN, a Tak, in 3 •o!s. by the same Anchor. DObIN'S ACCENTED CATALOGUE (W PLANTS. Thy jaW•l 3, jajeri umaijiatistatio svu. ft iCe 1.0. W. Timed., a netitaftien of lIORTUS CANTA BRIGIENSIS ; or, on ACCENTED CATALOGUE of PLANTS, INDI GENOUS said EXOTIC, cultivated in the Cambridge Botanic Garden. By the tile JAMES DONN, Curator, Fellow of the Lisinsean and Hortimiltiorol Societies. Ninth Edition, improved and augmented, with references to figures of Plants, by FREDERICK PUIiSH, of the Flora of North America." London : Printed fur F. C. mill J. Ri•inguro; Lo n gman, Hurst, Kees, Osone, and Brown; J. Illawinan ; Baldwin, Craduck, and Joy; Sherwood, Neely, and Junes; and T. Hamilton, and R. Newhy, Cambridge. HOUSE OF COM MONS, TUICSDAY, MAY 9. Several new Members took the oaths and their seals. OUTSTANDING EXCHEQUER BILLS. Mr. MAREttLY gave unlace that on Thursday next he would submit a monon to the House respecting outstand ing Exchequer Bills, and the Interest due therein.. Oa the motions of Sir JOHN NEWPORT seems:rill were Or dered of the (Arial value of Blankets, iVraoliens, and other articles of British M snufseture imported tutu Iceland from Great Britain daring the last seven years. Mr. Covnrax*Y presented a Palatial' from the House holders of kgeter,on the stitaject of the site of Exeter Market. This Petition was laid on the table. ELECTION PETITIONS. The following Eh clamp Petitions was presented,—Two from St. lees, complatnto of the return for that Borough, at the last Election—l heve Petitions were ordered to he taken into cunsiderar on Thursday the Sib June. One coin plainisig of the return fur Penrytt—to be taken into COll. sideration un Woduesday the 13th Juue. One from Ipswich —to be considered on the same day. Oar from Berwia k upon-Tweed—to be taken into cousideratiou on Thursday the J;oth June next; and true from Lioneriek—oto be coo. sidereal on the same day. TAX ON FOREIGN WOOL. Lord MILTON imptired when the lteport ou the operation of the Tax respecting the Inspurtattoots of Foreign Wool would he printed? 1 Ise CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was under revision, and would soon be ready. Mr. Roatusow explained that the Papers alluded to dial not constitute a Report strictly, bat were composed or th e Minutes of Evidence taken In tore the Board of Trade. Ou the motion sit Lord Mtt.Tox, a copy of these Minutes was orolereal to be laid ors the table. In mower to a question from the !Collie Lord, the CHAN. CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER salt' that the ropy should be prepared m quick as possible. AGRICULTURAL PETITIONS. Mr. GOOLH prrsented a Peanuts from a very large number of rropectulile permits in the county of Suffolk, many of whom Were of the lint COON* &tattoo, against the importation of foreign want. The Hum Member prtictited a another Peti• lion from forty Gentlemen who had served on two aimlessly, Grand Juries. - He also presented a Pr. tition to the same effect lIIMS • large number of the iuhshitw►t• of the town of fisswirli. The Hon. Member observed th.t thee! people were hostile to the Co►n Bill; and would, at the time it was passed, almost have broken his head ; though now they were decidedly in favoor of some protecting measure 111) ,, I1 seeing the great increase of the agvicultural digrese. Sir W. Ltrote presented a Petition from the Owners *mil Occupiers of Lend in the county of Cornwall, preying that the distresses of the cultural interests may be referred to • Committee. Mr. 011ie presented a Petition fA►m certain parishes in the county of Norfolk, fir a similar purpose. Sir It. WILLIAMS presented • Petition froM the Owners and Occupier's+ band in the county of Caritarvon, praying. sissiltae isignity„ Mr. Hohwe SUMNER ',repeated • Platititin from the Landowners of the county of Sofrey, corn. plaining of the great depression of the Agricultural Ilitivrests. This depression was so notorious, and as he knew a great number of Members hod similar Pe -1 Illicit's to present, he would not enterinto a prem. lure consideration of that great subject. He en treated that other Gentlemen would adopt a similar course at the present moment, and reserve them• selves for a general discussion of the subject, for which he w ou ld now fix a day. The Hon. Member then said, that on Thursday, the 25th, he would move that these Petitions be referred to a Select Committee, to enable the Petitioners to prove their allegations, and also for the purpose of pressing upon the Legislature the adoption of whatever measures should appear best calculated to remove or mitigate the distresses of the agricultural lute rests.—.(llene, hear.) General GASCOYNE thought that no more im portant measure than the Cove Bill could be brought before Parliament in the present state of the country. He should, therefore, implore the [louse to pause before they entered into so mo mentous a subject, one which, when entered upon, was calculated to excite public oessuitions, that, once roused, it would be difficult to-suppress. He cer tainly should oppose the object of the Petitioners, and could only consent to vote for going into a C inittee for the purpose of repealing its tom the whole provisions of the present Corn Bill.—(Hear, hear.) _ _ _ Mr. 110tate Sum Nca then altered the notice he had given, and fixed it fur Tuei.day,lite 30th filay next. The above Petitions were laid *oche table and ordered to be printed. COMMERCIAL DISTRESS. Sir G volt° a C LEKK presented a Petition frem the AlliCi4lllllB and Shipowner* of Leith, stating, as commercial men, the greardifficulties under which they laboured. They stilted that they were fully aware of the great delicacy of the subject, but they kill entreated the House to take it into its comitieration, with a view of inquiring whether any remedy could be devised to meet the evil. The Hon. Member stated, that - he entirely concurred in the view taken of the commercial distreoes of the country by the Hun. Member for Taunton (Mr. Baring), in his able F iercli last night. The Petition was laid on the table, and ordered to he pribted. CATHOLIC QUESTION. Sir HENRY PARNELL stated, that he had receiv ed a letter from his Ittglit Hon. Friend (Mr. Grat tan), lamenting that indisposition would prevent his bring able to bring forward his motion upon the Catholic Question on the day for which the notice had been tixed, but lie hoped its about a month he would have it in his power to attend in his place in Parliament, and bring that important quegion un der the consideration of Parliament. The Hon. Hartriwt therefore, in the absence of his Right Hon. Friend, postponed his notice on the Catholic Ques tion from the 16th to the 25th of the present muuth. FOUR AND A HALF PER CENTS. Mr. BENNETT moved, that en humble Address be presented to his Majesty. praying that he would be graciously pleased to order that there be laid before the House copies of all Acts of the Leg 4. Wive Assembly at ifirbadoes, or of any pa of the British Legislation, enabling the Crown or l'Jrliatnent to apply the 4i per Cents., or any part thereof, to any other purpose than that of colonial services. The Hon. Member observed, that he knew the answer which the rooms would give to the purpose of his inquiry. He only wanted to sites', that a number of the Ladies and Gentlemen who had quartered themselves upon that property had too right whatever to pot their hands into it. Mr. GOULBVRN had no objection to the pro. duction of the returns moved for. They were accordingly ordered. STATE OF THE CRI HINAL LAW. Sir JAIILS .MACKINT9SII ruse, iu pursuance of the notice lie had given, to submit to the House certain propositions touching the present state of the criminal law, which were founded on the Report of the Committee appointed last Sesrioli to consider so much of the criminal law as referred to capital punishment. Has motion embraced two points. Ile would first move the re-appointment of a Com mitter, for a similar porpoise at that which had made a Report in the last Parliament ; and sec Ily lie would move fur leave to bring no six Bills to amend various ports of the criminal law, according to the recuininendution of the Report of the former Committee. 4. he understood there was no to teution to oppose his motion, at least in the present stage, he would not enter at large into the general and important !spis to which his motion had refer ence, but still lit would beg the indulgence of the House while be stated as briefly and generally as lie could to those Gentlemen who were not in the last Par!lenient, and who could hot con' requently have beeir acquainted with the laa Hours of the last Committee, the outline of his plan. The main object of ilia last Commit' . tee appointed on this subject was to inquire tutu the effect of the present list of capital pooi.hosents, sod to merits's:, by the test of enperieure, whr tlter them present sevesoy slid not in men) , instances counteract 'lw,r owls purpose, and di•soade proses coots, witnesses, jorors, and even JiolLt•s, trotll giving effect in the excessive extremity ul the law— ■nd in doing so, whether they were not often un der die necessity of suffering those criminals to escape, who, if the punishment were more com mensurate with the earner, "mold meet the just penalty which their offence mer.ted ? For the MP. sideration of that brooch of t h e epiestion. the lust Committee had "diligently deliberated during the last Session. Many argument• had from time to time been urged against the indiscriminate *eves mil of capital punishments; the oldest argument was founded nit that great principle of humanity which held PO extraordinary tenderness for the life of man—a tenderness which every wise lawgiver would cherish as being one of the bro.- isfeguards of cisil society. The arguments upon this general principle were, however, obeli left in a state of great vagueness and uncertainty. There have been perseos in all times who, with vigorous ideas and stern uudersiandings, were so formed as to look with equal sternness at the severity of the criminal code, and to adhere with .teatimes to its extreme provisions ; their opiniosia upon such a subject became front a variety of circumstances habitual and rivetted. Boat there were others who, with equal anxiety to support the ascendancy of the law, and with equal eagerness to punish its transgres sors, were struck with the perplexity of the circum stance that the law should impose by its letter so many capital punishments, while in reality and by comparison it inflicted so few. The English law presented this singular spectacle, that it im. posed a wide range of capital punishments, inflicted comparatively few of them, nerd even in some of its inflictions proceeded, or appeared to proceed, upon very irreconcilable priliciples.—(Hear.)-s-Much of the integrity of this old system of action had been broken in upon in modern times. The change arose, in broth, out of a sort of contest during the last century, between the Legislature who were multiplying laws, and the growing humanity of the stational temper, which was bent upon altering the Gothic swot, of the criminal code. lonovators, indeed, some were called. who wished to mitigate the wanton severity of capital punishments. Inno vation was often the passion of singularity; it was trot confined to one set of melt, it otters appertained to many ; paradoxical as innovation wea,the paradox was as often found at the side of old establish. melts, as on that of those whit wished for a reforma tion .or them. Dr. Paley, one of the most (vie. brated and distill:- try, had argued , with great ingeni those prevailing - quoted notions til such enlightened dened by the existing age. but not, us some thought, wholly unaccountable. When establishments became abandoned by the growing intelligence of II future age to that in which they originated—when public opinion was brought ably and successfully to bear upon theta, the attack upon them, by being general, became so common, that there was neither interest nor honour to be acquired by joining in the attack ; so some persons changed their route and took a different path to (sine, •iid gratified their passion for lingo lardy in soother sort of manner, they all at ouce taxed their ingenuity to support old opinion., old principles, sod old institutions. They did this, not fur time purpose of distinguishing themselves from the vulgar, but from the enlightened ; they be ciine the advocates of abuses, because every body else cried out against them. It is true that this course of obliquity was generally taken by persons of second-rate talents. Dr. Paley took it, though in the first walk of distinction. In. deed they had all perhaps swell another instance of this strange direction of great powers. in the case of an individual whom lie (Sir James) always looked up to with reverence and of mean t th e late Mr. Windham. and the strange and anomalous nature of some of that great roan's opinions were undoulttedlv to be traced to his passion for vingu. larity—to his desire to seek distinction by a chi valrous defence of those particular principles which had been abandoned by all their former advocates. —rilear.j—The efforts of such individuals often roused the energies of those whit differed from them into a more active display of their powers. It was, perhaps, Dr. Paley's work which more immediately induced the late Sir Saatuel ttornilly to examine into the state of the ernoinal code. The name of 'Ludly could two _ I re rased by pane gyric, or lowered by censure.—( I fear, hear, from both sides of the flowse.)-i:.4%11 who knew his name in the whole coril.zeil world, load also heard his great character.—( Ilear. heur.)—Tilat great ruins examined this question upon entainvliit of • new footing. Of all men whom lie (Sir J. Mackintosh) had ever known. Sir Simnel Monody retained in the compositions of his mind the moist susceptible, or, if he might use such an expression, the most shriuking humanity. But though that exquisite feeling belonged to lila temper, and was an lintel'. ble part of his charaeter, he, in ,unkin d ; his it,quiry intothe state of capital 1 1%11)1.11,1mm., sOletoced the strong ferbags of his nature. sod hooked at the question abstracted from his ow ls be w itmlitirs, amid with a calm reference to the raising state of so- City, and a direct rag srd to it. general Outerests: he looked at it with a calon consideration of what was best calculated to StlpilleSil erlllle, awl roust condo. Stile to the geoseral welfare awl safety of the cont. i nullity. Anil the result of all that consideratitr, l and reaso g was this—a demonstration, deduced rmot Ilse general proweiples of human swore. that 'the effect of rot undue severity of punishment wad nut to lender that punishment more efficacisiue, but to rub it of its efficacy.—( !liar. hear.)—Kuck was 'kis reasouing, and such hits cosooclossouoso.. Theft was Still, however, in some quarters, that species of tbs. I" Most, which, before it minute piltscipitsi requires ' the test of experience. This distrust could r.i,t but in seine degree be considered natural ; it war in fact the best security against improper innovation or precipitate change. T. conteud with ott would bore been to exhibit the puerile folly of op „posing one of the fixed principles of human nature— So.satiofy it became a duty, and leborious inquiry ,_teas the means of furnishing that satislaction. 'f ie sgisteuce of the evil was first to he considered, ri. ! Ita be kaudled with care. lie remembered .Sbrouglia breach of privilege (we 'Ul'lllll4le by beiii,g vss auditor in the gaiter,) having had the good for. tune to hea r aw expression from Mr. Fosolte value of which forcibly struck him. It was, Übe rerolfeci.-it right, whets some question about appellant istriati I •• 410 ii came under the consideration of the Hou.e. Mr. Fox than said, that "appelliint jurisdiction Gilded ou the great philosophical principle =el.!of human infirmity." Jim he (Sir No is shy present ease, the revisal of ilia Grimiest code was necessary to repair what bad es-1 • dose by human infirmity in lees enlightened d ,, }- The practical demonstration of the insufficiency tit' Mae of the criminal punislimeuts as they were, ap plied, was proved nut of the mouths of prose cutors, of jurors, of witnesses, and of such Judge-4' as could without impropriety be called upon frr their opinions by the Cotatnittee. There was there fore the test of experience as well as the result f theory, as must always be the case when the thenr, was sound and the experience properly conducted. The Committee of last Session having conclu.ivey established to their own satisfaction the tiletfienc:. of many of those capital punishments as at present applied, proposed, ur rather recommended to they Report, several remedial measurer, which unt. now there had not been sufficient time to p re . pare in a detailA form. The first proposinuti which he should make was for the tr.mppo,sit. meut of a similar Committee to the lasi, tia ing the same objects in view, of ascertainnig prat ticilly the state of the evil, and giving an experi mental answer to the only objection yet made to their view of the case. Jim principal objection he alluded to was list which urged that all their in quiries had hitherto been cinifiued to the uccurreirces to the metropolis', and that no inconvenieuce !i n d been felt elsewhere from the operation of the law. Without meaning to say that this. observation should nut hare an exiieriniental answer. le would simply ,say this—that the occurrence. _of the capital, in his mituiou, fully fortified the ;4 , omit .argument,, bicallee where executions wet.. frequent and geae4l.. the public, under who,l eyes they pass, are best calculated to judge of their effects, and not those who, as iti small and distolit wit 'hat . to there ,310- ...sing, a.. prii Aides . What occurred so rarely in di.tant parts of ::1• country. was scarcely perceptible on the spot ; that which passed in such rapid succession w had a very different effect. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman then stated the nature of the six Bills which he meant to bring in. The 1-t was to repeal so much of the 12ih of gloms) Allow, C. 7, as made privately stealing to a dwelling to the value of 40s. a copilot offence. 'lnc gel was to repeal that part of the loth and 11th of William the Third, winch made stealing iu a slop to toe value of ss. a capital offence. The ad was to re. peal such parts of the 24th George H. c. 25. as rte. dered it a capital offence to steal to the value of 4th. on a navigable river, or in a port of entry and dis charge. He could not here but observe upon 11,e caprice which marked this system of legislation. Iu the year 1751, the Legislature enacted this ca. pital felony for stealing 011 a navigable 11111-f ; but I few years afterwards the Duke of Bridgewater commenced that stupendolis work (the Bridgeable, canal) which had in its result added so largely to the wealth of the great interests of this country; and yet, though obviously stealing on the canal, was an offence more likely to be visited with seve rity by the Legislature. from the facility of its commission, no one had attempted to exits's! w t canal the penalty imposed upon all CiiClSee 011 tie navigable river. There were pots of • trAa wty of other Acts which be would propose to repeal, snit leaving the offence, where it was • hetuotts liable to the penally incurred by it before tile pate. ing of the Act. He would also propose the tepeil of penalties for some very severe offences, such. fur instauce. as the folios/mg :—tie would i.roitose to repeal the first tied second of Philip 40 ,; which made it capital for Egyptians (volts) to remain here fur one snoiata--(4 Ifittith)- 0160 to repeal the 18th Charles 11. for punishing what were called " notorious thseve." to Northuniberlaud and Norfolk; the 9iti George I. c. 29, which wade that singular felony crow, of being disguised within the mint; also the lith si George 11. which made it a capital felony to in. jure Westminster-bridge. He admitted that to injure such a structure was an aggravated ()deuce but he would leave it to the Legislature to consi der whether, et this time of day, it ought to be rest. tiered a capital oue. He meant also to propose the repeal of the capital part of I other Statutes; such. fur sustance, as the 31st of Elizabeth, for the offence of taking away a man's wit:ow or wife for the sake of obtaining her fortune. Tilts penalty to he ffir or equitable, ought not surely to be coufined to the alsioctiou of au heiress; the poor. who are Nina in the rye of the law, ought, without doubt. to bare an equal protection, it the penalty was to remain on the statute book ; but he really thought the paucity remained a dead letter, for the offence at which it was levelled was one so foreign to the. 1114111 We and habits of the people of this country. SO impracticable also in the presto condition of. society and operation of its incautious, that it weir gate uuneensary to be preyrded spinet among a people so sober and phlegmatic as the English. He knew indeed that in another part of the empire iguiahed writers of this age and coon- parb of the country, only occasionally and 11 on the side of estaldishments, and remote intervals of time have an opportunity of w ;enuily too, against the force of greasing such spectacle.—(Near, Bestir.` —WI opinions which meat tat:refriews.osillit; occurs ie y n capital vas the - cryliii tin:Newt upon capital punishments. ftrftwd omen hlt " gement ;it established, cud only ill, advocates for points almost aban- could the complete opportuinty be found of es ist jog age, was whimsical enough, blishing, all the principles for which be contends 4 . 1 .