The National Register.
London, England, 1819-03-08 00:00:00

Ti! NATIONAL artarrrst

mieded with sicital steps, and in parallel linos and they also
complained of the deficient 'ednostion of children. The
Committee who formed .only a single branch of Mott vast
entpuit y winch 19:311 to be sent to one Committee by the Nub le
Lord. occupied two years before they could come to any
soecifictlecirion, or recammend inky precise measure. Another
defect in tie Nubh Lurire,plau ems, that no probable remedy
w.ts named; the evil wee poisled out, but about remedy
nothing was caid.—He would not darcno.callor rarliament
to 'enquire if he could not ahow that some remedy would be
the pi Arable result. —(Heue, licarl)--f-fe should not content
himself with enumerating the ,increase of clime—with an
illustration of what the Noble Lord .called the "golden age
of crimes," (a laugh)—he wes.for enquiry, to see where a-
timid went conlo be introduced. lie was nut about to propose
new criminal .code; he desired nothing of the kind; he
was 001 anxion,to disturb what might be nieritio ions. He
was desirous that laws should be more ceitain ; that the re•
mission of punishment should lie the caccuption, Mid not the
general ride. (Hear, hear t 4 He wished to.restore eunfislonee
in the laws, and to enciease respect for the administratore
of them. As to the state of crime, lie speed that there was
no increase of atrocity in offences 11111.41 as to affect -the
aneimit moral character of .the country.. flit increase of
crime wes partly owing to dive disti mace of the times, and
partly to the law and mote of exectstin4 it. Among the °I
enumeration of esimes, they might not to forget what resulted
from erroneous principles of Legislation, Midi as the gitune
laws, and the regulations regarding contraband needs.—'fete
ouacLors and sniagglers greatly increased utieuders ; nail it
was indeed herd. that four .yeals after peace not bac pro-
lisliittoly regulation lied been repea!ed.—(lfertr..)—With his
iospressions, however, it would be ampardonnhle to omit,
noticing, that the another of offesices•had Mt:teased since the
year lOW —and that war the fear when the large Bank
paper isanrs co nmenced—.issires.th4t in tact tended to lessen
one third iu attioont the wages of the puor.ooTouching the
severity of the 14w, 08 the) stood 00 the Stitto:e 1400 k, up-
wards of two hundred °treaters were made poletilitthie With
death, but not above incest) -!ive of 'ere eitte,ced
to tile lever. Since the Revulutioc of 1688, .citeu
Country (id been blessed with what lie would rut; si Parlia-
ment 6rr eminent, there had been nulertutiately too great
a facility ail leenlation. Meinbers who lied Leen cites tie to do
any the had procured a law making a Itiolly it:10.11
beneilt 01 clergy ; ant! to eilell a state had crinitit4l laws ar-
rimed, that for half a century judges, Juries, all parties had
" conspired" to counteract the uperetiu4 01 their minecessary
sevetity,o-(Hear.)—(l!nglit Jilt It a state orlaw to exist ? The
non-enforcement of punishment dad out proceed on any lei:ti-
ler principle.; many of the laws (eight or Mot) were enforced
newly to the letter.; while others were rarely carried into
execution, very many of them not all. Many of them, not
being enforced, ought to be expuuged, us giving a Caligiulhary
character to our Co innual Code. Citittsig a hop-bine.: appear-
ing disguised, according 40 the Block Act—breakieg the
head du fi.h pout, wait severally punishable with death.
Those Acts imimsing the punishment of death, which had trot
been enforced for the last 70 yearsori:ht ta be erased from
the statute hooks: lie trusted ate one would say that can-
of laws which acre never etilm ced when violated,
was not mischievous and --(tdear.)—the was Sloe
fur imposing a general rule of law taking awns all ‘4l4cretion,
In nothing would be inure unjust.—.(llear..)—die concluded
with movingfor a Committee.
Lard Cavemisit EAten upposed the inotioo, maintaining, that
(after the decision of the !louse the previous ',Veiling) it was
unnecessary; that the Committee already oersted could and
would ;Hustle the desired onquirys and he therefore moved
the previous lifiehliOn.
Mr. F. Bosuns strongly snpported the original motion.
Mr. COUItraNAV, in an argumentative *perch, stated his
reasons for not acceding to the motion of his Himourable and
Leitrim" Fr,etil (Str J. Mackintosh).
Mr. Lawson spoke against the mutioo of Sir J.. Mack-
i otorh.
Sir C. AIOIIDINSIT sail, be should most decidedly vote fur
the proposition of the Honourable att.! !aortic(' Gentleman
(Sit J. Mackintosh).
Mr. J. SMITH doEliiftql, that he shott!cl cute fur the motion
of his Honourable anil Learned it tend (til' J..Nl4ckautoah).
Mr. LITTLETON supported the motion.
Mr. Pituntenon spoke in forum of the motion.
Mr. WILMOT OINIEINtd, that if Ministers nail not compre-
hended the *object in their Committee, he should have voted
fur the Rollout elate and Learned (Gentleman's istotioo.
Mr. WtimaitgloaCit, in an elanimilt and tinpreasi v e speech,,
sn ppurted air motion.
Mr. CANNING warmly eulogised the manner in which the
motion had been brought lomat d, but saw nu reason ter the
appoialment of a Committee.
Mr. Scaol.kri• and Mr. Aiderinen lVoou supported the
motion.

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The ATTORNEY GENCRAL spoke at tome length against
the Motion, and CUOCIUtte:I by supporting toe preveutt, gliVa•
lion.
tin• J. MACKINTOSII replied, and rrall the naniut of the fol-
lowing Members, whom, if hit mown succeetleJ, be should
propose to form the Committee
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Mr. Bathurst,
Mr. Searle%
The Attorney Gener•al,
Mr. Wilber±orce,
Lord Althorp,
Lurd Nugent,
The Saliet.or General,
Mr. Abercrombie,

Alderman Wood.
NIT. 'Scarlet.

Mr Finlay,

Mr. liroug.larn.
Mr. Boma,
Mr. Philonore.
Mr. W. Wvun,
Mr. Macdonald.
Mt. 11 owarth.

Mr. Courtenay,
Mr. Vernon.
Tie (motion was then pill, istrangets were ordered to
withdraw, and A division taking, place, the uunilbers were,
For SinJ. Maskilitoste, inutton 147
.Agates it 124
:llinitters
When tLe uu•ubers were alai:winced, a letul el:teeter WA!
heard from the Opposition.
The ether ()gints of the Day were then disposed of, and
the Hattie etljout ned.

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Wr..)NESD AY.
Sir I. COFFIN prescnteu various Pet.tiens frame Afferent
Parishes in Monvouniiiiihire, !it ay ii.g, that nu alteration might
tithe place Ae Alteliuttea tin Cools and Cahn carried coast-
M Ina.
The SPEAILISIt acquainted the House, that ihe Right Hen.
D. B. Daly had nut entered into reeuccizatices to priwenute
the Cialway Eteetitu in contieiiiience of which fhe
order fur the Cwitinittue un that Llection wan th%cliare. A.
Colonel l'at.Nen ercsecti.d x 1'010.911 (lOW Bath apin:t the
Insolvent Debtor*. Att,
kind ion tht table.