The Sun. — London, England, 1816-08-28 00:00:00

- rewttriVem, where it is mit expedient that they should have it front Ile (hies not 01 , S , 2rve in piacticei that there be reivard for the conviction of perSOIIS Con)- *miffing small offences, makes it the interest of The polite to pay little attention to the detection 'of suet) offenders. He has not the least idea that any person whom he has seen employed in the police had the speculation of let dug:offenders con tinue in the career of small crimes in which they sire engaged till they commit t osne felony by which the officers, or persons connected with the police, can take their share of the 401. settled by the sta tute on their conviction. _ fie Ito heard it said, that " an offender was not yet ripe for detection",--that " he does not Nveigh 40/. yet," but has .no knowledge of it in practice ; and never knoV any individual em ployed in the detection of offenders neglect to take t hem, where there Was evidence to be found against them, upon such a SPetalatiOn. 'lie pecuniary rewards offered 'by individuals certainly are great stimulants to the exertions of officers. The officer would rather employ his time where he could gain, than where he could 'nut ; and therefore a lkeward for detecting small 'oirences- would operate. Certainly the officer would rather be employed ; in detecting offenders where he could be gaining Money, than where he gained nothing. • I. Wbtild be an improvement of the present es iablislinent Of the police to allow the Magistrates t o g i ve r,o t all . re‘ x A ril; fur the detection of persons gnilty infesior otfences; picking cif p9cket3,&c. but it ‘vuuld, be a great burden on the public ac- Count. . The "persons described ita the statutes as objects of rewards (receiving what is technically called "blood-money „ ), are persons not employed by the Magistrates in the capacity of police officers ; it is the party prosecuting or detecting, and fre ireotly nut a police officer. If the party injured is extremely poor and in rapable of carrying on leis prosecution, the magis trate will, and frequently does, at his own private expence, direct a constable to carry on pro secution, and in sonie itistkmees even to maintain the party lijured, till the time of the trial : lie had kilo .v that in many instances. As to the ordinary costs of n common criminal prosecution,•if the prosecutor has to muint;nu w:tnesses during the time of the filar (which at the Old Bailey often requires an attendance of 6 or 7 dAys), which be is not bootul to do, but wit neoes • are not willing to stand at the door of a Obtol oflaustice 8 or 10 hours in a day, for days s oue ther, 'without receiving refreshment, which will frequently cost the plosectitor 4 or 51. ; and if- he employs eimosel and an attorney, Which is seldom absolutely necessary, it will cost him more than double that sum ; he should say from 101. to 121. Front 41. to 41• is the fa/air/non of the ex pence, if the witnesses are to he maintained, and are long in attendance, but that is not cot»pul sive ; and the necessaly expence would only be die indictment and a fQe for swearing the wit nesses, and these expenses are allowed by the. Court, and also-loss of time to poor witnesses, if a`pplied for. lit this view the necessary costs of a prosecutor in Idnny is nothing., The charge npon the comity of Middlesex, for tlie alloWanCes pit tike more than 4,0001. a year. It is Whether the ends of justice would be promoted, suppbsing the offtvvrs, who nose re ceive a guinea rt Week, were to he ,allowed a larger sum by the public, and to be allowed their ex pellees, at the discretion of the Magistrates, for going into the conittly, not being permitted to take any reward . from individuals ? Sir Nathaniel an swers, whatever facilitated the demand for polite officers, especially to a distance, would require the number of police ()Meth) to be greatly increas ed ; and he mudh doubts whether the advantage to the public would he adequate to the expellee. There, is nowya discretionary power vested in the Magistrates, as to whether those officers should oe should not.be employed, for the Magistrates never stop a moment in case of a serious-offence to the public if a person at the farthest end of the neighboui ing counties gave notice of a 'minter, or any atrocious offence being committed, one, two, or three officers would be hnmediately sent to the spot tor information , and others sent in all directions, to search out the Ofrenders, and no patty would ever, be applied to for the expellee. In every case in which the assistance of a llow-st reet officer is de manded, the Magistrates always grant it, When it Is near at hand ; but where much expence is to be i ncu rred, they hold a discretion over the applica. tinn, and the applicatit is told it, must be at his own expenee, the case not being sufficiently a public concern to incur large expen‘ces. All the expettees the Magistrates cOuntinance are th officer's journey backwards and forwards by the stage coach, and perhaps a guinea a day for his other expences and trouble. The Magistrates would be guided a good deal, in giving the assistance of a Bow-Street Officer, 'by the dispbsizion of the party to pay the ex lienees ; but to the poor, or in cases purely of a public nature, no charge is ever countaaanced by the. Magistrates. - • The ptovieloh ortire office in Itow-street, ap. pliedbie to the distant objects, is eight constables or police officers, and three Magittriites,, always idpou the s pot, tt> use their best endedvottrs for the furtherance of the ptihilo 3ccitrity : their 14,4 Rowers are confined to the tounty of Middlesex and neighbourhood of the Metropolis ; but they cxtenti their endeavoliri towards the preserVation of the public peace, and the apprehending of ft'. lons, to every part of the hiugdotti, 'srlienever it is found ilesiriNe. The Magistratt s Bow-street have communi. cations with tie sevett police offices, and with the city establishments of police, upon all west octasions, but not as to lesser offences; or by „ ati 4 y regular system. ,„ lie maces all act huh :l) cm'. ently of etch oilier, except where special circum stances may 'call for general co-operation, Sir Nathaniel personally communicates with the 6ebt.etary of State evely clay; and indeed all the prdice offices commtmicate to the Secretary of 4tatp ail matters of deep public interet. If it were confined to object 3 of great atrocity or great importance, it would be well to have one central police ettahlishment, which might be the orgau to the Government, and under «hich considered to be, hy tile:in.; there world Ire formed a iregolar system'ot,conimanication ;ton, all the different infe ior, police u,tabrsliniait the triett9polis directed to one Object ; hot it evei v soli QI olienc4 that 15 tit .And btougist to the ofiicei were sent over to :A cent rid point, the lesser offences talthough perhaps felonies) would be infinitely the greater number, and there coniti be no practical benefit frOm their being commu nicated from one end of the town to the tidier ; and it would throw a cloud - over the whole trans- action, anti the few important cases would be ob scured by the nuin4er of indefinite coniinutticii. dons. cro be continued.) PARIS, AUGUST '22. rFrom a Morning Paper.] We approach the moment of the. crisis : it is expected that the Duke of Richelieu, Caze, and Lain 6, will, immediately after the 'Late, of St. Louis, make a last attempt to engage the King to renewone-fifth of the Chamber; or, if he will not consent to that, to dissolve the Chamber altoge, ther, and call a new one. Such a step would be so extremely unpopular, that, if it were. adopted. before tie 16(e, it would cast a decided gloom on the festivities of the day : it is not, however, ex pected that hip Nlajesty will accede to this' desire of his Al ildSterS ; he has resisted so long, that it is hardly likely he should now yeld.. 'lf they suc ceed, they were long in doubt , , how thay should convoke the Electoral Colleges; but those who 'now govern the State under the name of the Duke of Richelieu., and who dint together every Thurs day at the house of the Minister of Police, have decided, that as there ara no Electoral Colleges legally formed, they must for this time by com posed of every one who is susceptible of being an elector. I repeat, however, that Ido not expect any new clsction as yet; though 1 . think that, if the Chamber prove as indocile to the voice of Ministry as the real friends of the King and of the :\fonarehy hope and expect, the Ministry may, in a lit of desperation, try the effect, of a dissolution before thir resign. There is it considerahle cloud, thrown over the Ditkeoaf Feltre, both from the various nomina tions be has lately made, and front the dream stance of a great many debts contracted by the War Department during the hundred days, mid consequently on the faith of the Usurper, having been 4 paid by the Duke of Feltre in specie; al thou4b it had been provided' by a law, that all arrears should' be liquidated in inscriptioncim the Grand Livre ;: and certainly debts oi that sort were by no means entitled to any preference. It is reported that the majority of the Ministry have come to an explanation•with the Duke, request ing him either to promise to support them cor dially when the MClMellt of struggle arrives, or to 0 oat now. Lie, it is said, accepted the first proposition : lam sorry for it. 1 think he has made it very bad calculation tor himself ; butt as liiere is a great 'teal of honour in the Duke of Feltre's charactki, I hay's no doubt but he will keep this engagement, it indeed he have,entered into it. 1 forgot to say, that the sums paid in specie by the Watt - Dept - 11111+CM ainotiilt ttt leasl, to 40 mil [loos of flitucS, sou►e say 18, A private Letter from Paris contains the pa ragraph' for which it states the Quutic benne was suppressed. It is as folloyvs g' BALI;, Auo, 16. I " [Extract of a. Private Letter.) " Several petty Stakes have given importance to the preach.. Ings of Madame de Kribiener, by prohibiting them, and by employing the public force to disperse the numerous auditors attracted by them. Some German Papers have not faile4 to make cf them au object of political conjectures—they have even said, in positive teem', that Madame de Krodener was the Missionary of a political pact. Nothing is more false. This Lady, known for more than ten years as the author of a romance full of delicate and tender sentiments, has often been plated in the highest circles, so as to be able to satisfy the most exalted ambition if she had possessed it. But, sincerely devoted to her pious meditations, she has never endeavoured to exererse any inthrence over the Counsels of Monarchs who, charmed by her wit, .delighted in frequenting her assemblies. It cannot he denied that, withimt thinking of it, she gave rise to that celebrated Compact called the Christia►► and 13•rtterua l Mance, to which all the Kings in Europe , have become con• tructing parties. •" I t is'not by flattering Sovereigns—it is, on the contrary, by addressing to them the severest sermons, that she gave the first idea of that Holy Alliance. She never ceased to repre sent the usurpation and victories of litionaparte as a punish merit which Providence inflicted upon the ancient dynasties of Europe, fur having suffered thenssetrei to be drawn into wars of ambition anti politics. Madams Kruilener has again' exercised her moral and religious influence in an astonish ing manner upon the-personal affections of a great Sovereign: This Prince, who in many respects resembles Henry IV. and Louis XIV., bait found a Gabrielle- , -a Lavalliere---:Madame sic Krtuielier, by her Sermons, was able to extinguish in two hearts the warmest passion, and, more extraordinary still, to replace lora by pure and virtuous friendship. After this moral miracle, it would not be difficult for Madame Kruile ner to create herself art empire in a powerful Conn, but she ptefarred traversing in bad weather. in rainy reasons, the mountains 6f Switzerland and Suabia, preaching evangelical morality to a:crowd of persons whom curiosity had made her, folloWers, but who do not by any means form a new sect." An old manuscript chronicle, written by seve ral cititrus, of Perth, records the iollowint; facts : July 23. 1597 ► there was a great eartlignake in suu►try plarea and parts of this realm. Angtot 1, 1597, the pest was iu Leith and Edinburgh_. 't he terrible eclipse of the sun Was on Saturday, Feb. 25; 1597.8, called Mirk Saturday, at half an hour to tee in the morning. 'Alt/Alter wther in the statue chronicle says :a-There was a terrible eclipse of the sun, at ten bodes of the day, and dates it February 28, 1597-8. From ithe Mo#iileur ot: Sunday, the 2301, - %re cx. tract the hdlotrittg: tireottat of the telebhtion o, the live of the 1:6 . e obf St. Louis Pais, AUG. 24 ;---This day the Capita) pie, sent'ed the aspect of tbq finest festival i it was Ow of our august Monarch ; and Paris has had che happiness of becoming the interpreter tif the wishes and expressions of gratitude and affection, which have at the sae moment escaped trout all French hearts, and burst forth on all points of the kingdom, Magistrates, warriors, poets, artists, citizens of all ranks and ages, were anxious to discharge a debt so precious, and present to their King the homage of feelings which his virtues have excited, and which he daily renders more unanimous. At one o'clock, after mass, his Majesty, sur rounded by the Princes of his family and the Great Officers of his Household, received in the Hall at the Throne the homage and respectful felicita tions of the General Staff, and the corps of Offi cers at the National Guards of Paris, who were presented to hitn by the Marshal Duke of Reggio, their Commander-in-Chief. , This corps consisted of nearly 2000 Officers, in the finest and most ex act uniform, who assembled in the great gallery of the Museum : they clefiled before his Majesty in two lines brortler of legions, battalions, and coin panics. His Majesty honoured the,m With, the most touching and paternal reception, and was pleased repeatedly to express the satisfaction with which he saw the chiefs of a corps, whose zeal, services, and honourable devotedness he appre ciates. The General Staff -and, the. Corps of Offie . ers of the different regiments of the Royal Guards, who were also assembled in the gallery of ; the Museum, were in like manner presented 'to his Majesty, and adMitted to the honour of defiling before him. At two o'clock all the Theatres were opened gratis, and were filled by crowds. Every where such new pieces were represented as, oti this happy occasion, were dictated by talents, divers indeed, but all animated by the same sentiment. ,These expressinr►s of the heart were received with an enthusiasm &would be inipossible to 'describe. The greater part of.the.pleasant couplets of which they consisted. were encored %vitt' shouts, and even. when tl►e curtain fell, amidst repeated cries of Vice le Roi, Vivent les Bourbons Towards six o'clock•an immense crowd flocked :from all parts of the capital to the garden of the Tuileries, and pat ticularly under the windows of his ;Majesty's apartment, where all Paris seem ed to have met. Nuuierous•groupes, preceded by white flags, with difficnlty made their way through the close ranks of the multitude, who replied to their shout's of Vile lc Roi His Majesty wus pleased to make an affectionate return to this un , t• nitrous zeal : he often showed liinpielf to the mul titude, to kv otu his presence is alwap the must agreeable reward. The most lively acclamations were raised and repeated even .to the extremities of the garden. . At eight o'clock, the musicians, the drums, and trumpets of all the legions.of the National Guards executed successively various pieces of music under the windows of the King, those of Monsieur, and of the Duchess tl'Angoulen►e. At nine a very fine concert was performed on the terrace of • the Pa lace. A part of the garden was illuminated. The usual hour of its being shut was thus prolonged amidst the joyous movements of an immense po pulation, who at last returnett.to their respective homes, like a numerous family who separate after having paid to an adored father the tribute of their love and veneration. The above article from the llioniteur relates only to what the French call the Eve orthe Fête ; but the following letter furnishes some particulars of what occurred on Sunday the ‘2sth, being the day of the Fête of St. Louis : ' The illuminations on Sunday evening were very general ; the public buildings were particu larly brilliant ; but amongst the priyate.botels, that of the Prince of Benevento was most conspi cuous. The Champ de Mars and Bois de Bon log,ne were crowded all day with the lower orders, as every species of public amusement was given gratin. Madame Blanchard ascended at six o'clock in a balloon; and at nine some Very brilliant fire-, works were . dil i played. The streets at nigh t were crowded, and with the exception of some insult ing observations, directed, againit the English from the military who were parading in parties, 1 saw no - syniptoms' of disorder, but every expression of Itttachmelit to the Bourhnns. " A disgraceful scene occurred, however, at the entrance gates of the Tuileries. Cards- bad ,been issued by order of the Ring to admit a cer tain number of persons to the Palace on Sunday, to see his Majesty. and the Royal Family at dinner; and the greater proportion of these tickets had been issued to strangers. Whether :this had in cettsrd the military and the police, I know not, but about t 4 , 0 hundred Engl sh , furnished with cartis,'were kept waiting in the open rein opposite the iron gate, from .5 twill o'clock, exposed to co ono va l insults trotn the Militiny and police agents. Many ladles laud their clothes torn front their hacks, and lost their, ewels ; several tree*_ se riously hurt : at seven the iron gate was opened, to at h nit them all into the lower court, bin it was mei:eV - ter tell, them they were too lute, as . Ike %nig had risen from table, o that they might all return -home. I to it secret agency that appeara et work to thwart the good wishes of the King; awl to throw discredit tipon What ever lie does., Piquet guards were matched through the middle of the crowd of persons Wait ing for admission ; and all the military who bad tickets ,were admitted with their Ladies, while others who were waiting for the 40mc object te.. monstrattd in vain." tRECeIVED Tn!s ik!oltNtsG. Tao Sw thin. flitin•of Bavaria *as also invited tb the Wet +. , iewat Carlsiulie, bat did not Conte, and Merely sent an apology by lily Aid-tle-Cattip, Count Whitenberg-Rotli. 'Dot his Majesty, on his return,:bad a conference with Abe King of WurteMburg, has been mentioned before. That these confeieuc t es i . elaib to kite at~ lair df the Diet etiti hardly be doubted. Actual negociations, however; have not been set on foot, neither fi sts any person yet appeared on the part of the Grand Duchy Of Hesse. STotituOttt, Aud. 9.-46 give more indepen.:- deuce to the trade of our country; the merchanti here have established a society of Maritime la' surance, whose funds amount to 300,000 dollars Banco. COPENHAGEN, AUG. 13.--Nothing further is determined respectiug.the journey of his Majesty -to Sleswick and Lonenburg. Rear-Admiral Loevenoern has received from big Majesty the King of France the Order of Military Merit, accompanied with a letter from Mr. Du bouchage, Minister of the Marine, stating that this distinction is conferred on him, as well for his honourable conduct in the Maritime IVA'. of 1778, as for the advantages which the Depot of Charts of the French Marine has derived front the charts published by the Admiral. ' WARSAW, AUG. B.—Our Prefect, Mr. Nab wask has announced that he has. received from the Be nevolent Society at London the sum of .- 300 putmds .sterling, for the relief of the inhabitants of Modlio, who suffered during the siege in the year 1813. By accounts from St. Petetsburgh our onarelt may be expected here about the 27th of Septoo'f, her. He will visit Kiow, and then proceed to' Moscow. 'lt is said to have been proposed that the public officers in the kingdom of Poland shall wear tilti old Polls') dress instead of the French flow iu use. This Polish costume is now , .seldom seen,. except by persons in years, and the' country people. For this iveek past %ye have had continual rain' which is very injurious to the harvest. The ado' rainy weather prevailed at Dantzic. VIENNA', Au 6. 10:—The • widows of Marshals Bessieres and Duroc are still here, but, it seen° very unlikely that they will tittala the object their journey, which is stated 6, Mate to c laims in the Mont Napoleon, ou account of futmer du" Cation. • ~• Some French Officers have been arrestc4 Austria,:who spread the most strange reports. BREMiN, AUG, I 6 . .......5ever 8 1 officers from the Electorate . of Ile,sc have lately passed tho u g h berg,. going to the United States of Awili" 7 where they think to enter the service; TbeY l' u l /e that the honourable reputation which the He"' slims formerly acquired in thi►t country will favniq their views. A Prussian Officer lately embarked for South America, where he intends- to join ttte Independents. Elie brother is gone to the.,Court: of Hayti. FRANKFORT, AUG. 14 --The accession otW ur " ternhuri to t h e German. COllfedCkfttioll is n osy decided and beyond all doubt. We learn that Mr. Von lloenleiO is frail) his post as Minister to the Diet. This v o tl naturally caus e some d e l ay i n t h e opening of the Diet.--With respect to the quarrel in a publ ic " house at Mentz between s ome A ustr i a n and l i r a "' Sian soldiers, the most exaggerate d r eports bs been circulated, such a s , t h at t h e c annon 10 ' 1 . been placed in the stre e t s ; th at t h e killed s ad wounded on both sid e s amo u nte d to some ha" dreds, &c. The truth'i s , t h at t h ree per sons we t° wounded, and that all i s per f ect l y tpriet tit M" " ' BERLIN, AUG. 18. , --Our embassy .to the Piet " has suddenly chan g ed ;M r 1-loenlien has cviveti , another destination , . and Count G'olz, for'n eli " Cabinet ?Minister, goes to Frankfort. Ile is o( '` v at Toeplitz, from which place be is expected shortly. for DlL ::t cs lo izi l a t in i c a g' l e i i t ‘ : ln'G l r ti i° e 9 e l. l —cl a r n nr t i f il since the last Host tiNt . small e, ?: vd tanstililce tyo te ftcodrany hefot c beenhas 4 sold. Th e rtli has e weather is now favour a bl e to th Y :l s t t a el r i :e 3 Y st: III : CAULSBAD, AUG. 12.--His njesty the King t l Prussia had not Only declined all kinds of ce rf* monies for his reception, but even the Au strian guard of honour. Onthe !• Gener:d riel.l lla r shal Count "Von Kleben hoP 7th he gave private audienc e to 1.4101'." and Culotte' O'Donnel, Who came tocongrit"l'd6, him on his art ival. c; „ r Coma Pappeuheim has given up to the of Prussia, for a large sum of money, the indent. uity ofd a population of 9000 souls, assigned bi t "' by the Act of Congress in the former DeP of the Saar. tattoo;