The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-17 00:00:00

OLD I.I.IILEY, FRIDAY. JULY 16.

The Seseiotni closed this nnnr ' g at the Old
Briley, and the Court was usliotornetl till %Verlliest-
tlay, the 15th September. Sentence of Orals was
pa+4etl by the 11-cortler on the following persom:—
Julio Lever, co,.tict.d of burglary; Benjamin N /hie,
Mary 11(01,111e, John Railer, Witham Henry Ityrue, Sarah
Bing, henry Phillip•. of *sealing goads in a 'dwelling-house ;
Sirals Lyon, Heather Levi, of ste.theig goods its a shop ; Sarah
Wilhite, and Thomas Alai/J*ler, of breaking into a house In
the day time.

The followinz, convicted of various stwcies of
felony, were vetsteneetl to transportation fur the term
of Iheir 'Mural lives:—

Thom is Johnson, (}rar=e [Airs*, John Milton, (kiner
James Wells, John Ward, Isaac Greenslath., %Valliant
Phillips, violin Wilson, Michael %Volta's, James [loon, John
Duziraii, Michael Nlacarthy. James White, and Patrit k Julio
Sullivan, the last tiro were young lads.

The following, convicted of similar Uffences of an
inferior degree, were rrnti•uced to transportation fur
the terns of 14 years:—
James Radcliffe, Miry Dale,Jantes Francis, heron,
Owen Ryan, and David Austin ;
untl the under-sfientioniell Inc seven years _

William William., John Sharpe. Gen. Fawcett, Wm. ROI,
Janes Howard; William, Clinch-a, Robert, and Richard
Smith; John Hagan, Robert (take's, Janie., Lacy,
Wright, R. Mason, Patrick Bromley, Sarah Mitchell, ftenja.
min Hindi'', Henry Jones, Jos Duckbill, Jas. Smith, Anise
Fairaide, Ja. Somer., Rich. Johnson, Jas. Grace, Anise Dly,
Patrick Miller, Charles Harris, Daniel Dim'lle, Anthony
Punsouhy,Thirmai Carter, Palm Anderson, Rich. Thompson,
Thomas Butler, James Clarke, William Jones, John Turner,
George Dudley, Julio Taylor, Jame* Mason, Thnniaa Stich.
bourne, William Crouch, Charles Emery, W. Henry .1e...11,
Henry Browne, Sarah Freeman, Mary Ryan, John Jones,
Elizabeth Green, Ann Hall, Win. Beach, Richard Drigin-
'haw, James Cole, Henry Cooper, Anne Lewis, Thomas
Hawkins, William Macey, J. Dimling, and Robert INKlses.
Hannah Fon en, Robert Wills, and Charles Polley, found
guilty of felony, were sentenced In one year'. coonueniesit in
the Home of Correction anal hard labour ; Mary Carver and
Anne Ryan to she letter punishment and nine months con-
finement.

Eighteen prisoners, convicted of various felonious offences,
were sentenced to be confined six months in Ibe !louse ~f
Correction, lept to hard labour, and well whipped in gaol ;
others to three, two, or tine monlli s confinement in the same
place. A few be be discharged after being well whipped in
gaol ; and two or three after paying a fine of one shilling.

A few minutes after the Court rose, a ',nor
wretch, who appeared lame, and to have one of his
arms either broken or otherwise severely injured, slid
to be labouring under extreme bodily debility, was
brought into the Court-yard of the prison, and had
inflicted on his back aixtc•.lour lushes. The miser-
able culptit groaned and roared under the applica-
tion of the lash, and among the surrounding crowd
all other sentiments seemed to be merged in those
of horror at the exhibition, and pity for the unfor-
tunate sufferer.

We are well aware of the utility of such ex-
amples, if judiciously made, and we should be the
last to attempt to diminish, in the slightest possible
degree, the reverence with which the judgment% of
the law, or the discretion of those to whom the ad-
ministration of it is intrusted, should, in every well
regulated society, be held. But we cannot forbear
expressing our doubts of the expediency of select-
ing prisons apparently the victims of disea►e and
misery as objects of such severe public punishment,
while numbers of robust, sturdy, and impudent
offenders receive their castigation in private. It
strikes us that a system exactly the reverse would
better tend to inspire respect for the justice mad
mercy of the law, as well as aversion and dread of
crime.