The National Register.
London, England, 1816-02-26 00:00:00

FFR. 22.

Mr. LOCXIOART bre-malt, in a bill to regulate the pales of
Fanuintf Storl..--I:4•Kd a foot time. _ . .

Mr. Gotten presented a petition from one of the handreits
of Sianlk, signed by a thousand persons, rompl: ' ' g of agri-
euiltural digresses, asking the relief of partimm lir, and parti-
cularly pointing out the hardship of the moult duty, and the
formers horse - 01ifered to lie 011 the table.

PILLORY A1;011'110%.

Mr. I. A. TAYLOR tholltht it most occur to evilly _-rntic-
man, that, in Ruitrmitting this mutt ss 1,, he nerd say very little af-
ter the unanimom, von• of last session. 'I lie bill was ilidaed
to e miter :.oust by the indkuusition of the noble lord Oil the
suroalsaek. Some persons wished the continuance of the pil-
lu•ry for the punishment of fraud and perjury; but he slifiribl
suffer his bill in the sante state as lie haul done before. this
punishment was left wholly to the caprice of the nit:1610(1e.
snot ought not to remain on the statute-books. Certain horrible
eritnes were punished Ly the pillory, yet public decency shrunk
train such rrluuitiuus. Ult.., in tile to at tits patty, and
with a desire to pull dow n a 'Moister, were found guilty of a
libel, were punished in the saint• manlier us a wretch whose
pm:jury might have atletted the Ide of his fellow-ere:dune.
Could any man approve of this? 'flue num who 1111 l
violent outrage on motility inight be hailed by a mob? and
the political libeller, owing to party feelings, might be almost
pelted to di Atli. K e had never heard any body say that the
its ought not to Le resist d, and in most carts rho pun:should
The difference id opinion was iteneraily as to the
e steed of the aiteratiolis that were desiu able. Some WOO i:1
contitie it to f trio' y ; others high in the law, would go fur-
tLer but yet they tutu not stated th:•u arguments iii a Luigi-
Me shape. Iu ploptising the total abolition, lu stio,ild ni•le to
snbstitutc, its silia.l cast*, fine aunt ; until I o higher
cast's tram,' to iaiion,par,iciitirl.s for certain detestable ulli aces.
He then moved far 1, aye to brmg in his bill.
Sir It. HrtlOs meant to oiler an amendment to the bill, but
should wit press it,if it pp.-grist' against the PeD.E Oil ht. lOWA'.
Certain utlences haul of late notch tocreiged, ant!, he feared,
owing too much to the prevailing Olihrnl.As and ind Witmer.
All who :Mewled the :12,?,1*/.4.$ 1111134 ►nun how dlchtsUlt It is to
convict capitally °Henslers of this nature. itlence t•uuld ge-
nerally be got only by the su•pieluus testimony of an wee
plies.. Coasts:tit:Hs were chiefly for assaults with an intent.
As to transporting these periwig, it might sir bject others time,.
ported to punishments woise than what the law inflicted. If
such (Tittles were effectually checktd in upper life it would
e a great (II el IL lie' disordet eil wretch, who stood in lit-
Le fear of imps isiunnient, pillory, o• death, might perhaps be
affected by the tenor of perpetual disgrace and scorn.
Lcave was given to bring in the hill.
• I.OIIIIT uF SIiS•ION.
Sir joins New uoitT called the acts:ohm' of the House to a
T1011.4:ol. re..lloCe With two orders ;made in the last session of
Parka,: era, fin a rrtnrn of fees taken in the 0111111 iti :14:101.
iu Sl'o,lolll. Au Address been %men to the Prince Regent
on the Atli of April, for the production of these accounts, uua
affl;l/1,1" Oil of #lay ; and yet, although the !louse run: