The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-31 00:00:00

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The Karl of Thirst:l. took toe oath's and his seat,
A person from ::ts India Company, presented the annual 'ac-
count of re.:olutions, wo—ards. &c. grsttng salaries, pensions, or an-
nuities, puma int to sot of parliament.
The \4ll to provide for the eusiody of his Majesty's person was read
a third time. passA. and ordered to be snt to the Commons, by two
of the Judges.—Adj4u.lied to Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, JAN. 25.
CRIMINAL LAW.

Time Sheriffs of Landon appeared at the bar, and presented
a petition from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, end Common
Count'il of Lamamatmn, preying the house to Lake into it.4l ensi Iro-
nton the state er the law respecting the punishment of offen-
ders. . .

Mr. Alderman WOOD, fa rising I. move that this petition
should Ile open the table, observed, that he was sore the sub.
jeet to which it referred must appear to the lonise so he high.
ly important. (Ater, Iseur,) Many learned and eminent iiien
higi during the last SU years contended, that our critnrial code
was nimecessarily severe, and that Imprisonment and hard la-
bour might its many easel be properly .1111.1[1,mi-a lot the
pithishinent of death. lie hail visl'ed Newgate the day before.
soil hail seen ,1,0 persons lister sentence of death, not one at
whom had any apprehensions of being executed. 'the ra:citi
titian was, he believed, that not more than 1 to In anti,. d ;
and this constant extension et mercy, arising from the rigour
of the Is w. prof., thly operated to euciiitraize lite commii•lon of
atenees. %Vith there few rental ks he begged leave to move.
lit the petition now presented do lie ispOn the
Sir. Aldo. Mari WAITIIMATI observed, but he rove fur the
purpose of seconding the motion of the lion. Alilermor. lee
had nu inter oat, hoopoe*, to titter tutu a dismission on the
generol niernA of the piertion, hem:, .iies ely desirous el callia4
the attenneu of the house, on this occasion, to a few of tile
leading faet• contained in the petition. II oppeated by this
statement, that trrnam hail unmanned to 411 olaruirme degree
within the laid tea year.. Th.. Mini wrist' privoilees was nearly
quadrupled, having riseu front -1,041,1 ca 1.1,0110. Ile could state
trout his own information, that, at the persons hefur.
the inagi•irate. in Lomb's. a much larger number escaped
with invilUity than fornseily, front the iliffientty of sending
then to prisons already minded, and of bringing them Mts.
motel; to jostler tinder the present severity of the penal Code.
He held apa pet let hi. hood, hy whirls it appeared, that 6.1.1
of the prisons (-maimed in Newirate hag the i•st yea+ Wet,
tinder 21 yeast or .I;te ; vulvas far as the arcomit eould
made out cotreetly by the ktreper, die toted of those
and cull 11'• under that age ainuonted to anent 1.000. !ii
had no wish to trespass longer on the time of the house, Ann
dwald conclude, (lint efore, ov expressing a hope, that the tot •
parlance of this snuject would draw the attention not only
of the lonise, but el his Majesty's Government, with the siaw
of providing some remedy far this alarming and increasing
evil. (hear, hear. )
Mr. 11. IlltrocitsT agreed, that it was very desirable that
this cpiesti should lie folly considered; the fart War, Ihi t
inere.a‘e in the metiropalis was net in so large a proportion a,
in oilier places. A new I.ractiee bad indeed spiting up, 01
dries noel more artful offer tiers employing children as the in.
aleinsent, sf their depreda,iens, probably in the hope, nail
sins of remaining theinselvas concealed, but that the youth o
the tither culprit, %timid exempt them (runt iucurtiug the full
punishment of the law.
The petition was then ordered to lie on the table, and to be
printed.

CONVICT SHIPS.
Mr. BZNIVIST stated, that lie held it. his hand a petition f. not
Dr. O'Halloran, compleitting •fe 'malty in the treatineut vrkieh
lie had exp.. loured dormg his iinprisonment, moth heft,' e 40,1
after its trial, and inure 11410..0er of Mt sonorities on 11/..arq
the trausport in whom lie is l been pieced in older to o.• cos
weird to New South W01..6. Accnrtlinnao the
of this petition, tie had been removed from prison and pot n..
board the Baring transport in a fit of severe sickness. lie %v.,.
taken into a small ea hat, whets. lie we. left without nom
anent or ossistatire of toy kind for 19 hours, when a soil°
sootily aloud was broil:lit to nisi. Ile was afiesweirls th. ow ..
with 19 others, into asort °limit. or dungeon, winch Ire (
Bennet ) had linaself measured, and which was exactly t w•i•e
feet square. ( hoar, hear.) The cribs were six feet and a had*
in length, gad in accts of these were six hnomei batons shooed,
I o tit. put pose of taking their rest. Tim consequeuce was,
foie the most disgusting scram took place,ood an abominable
and simmer's' vice was 01 two frequent *eminence. Ha would
amens them with only one word more. 'The ship Sally, which
'414.1 test year with 240 convicts, loot 40 of them nature she
4.r.ve.1 at the place of destination. He did out mile these
et dements for the pluastiro of (hiding fault ; hut where the
peualties of 14W was intl.eted, it was desirable that the sulkier
motild experience every alleviation of his misery which hit-
mainly could dictate.
Mr. BRAGOE RATHURsT /lOW fur humanity, aa the hon. gen-
tieumil had antieiila led ; but he would readied Om house of the
and dutio• the which diat prisms had to perform. lie must
PO al..i ved to doubt the cot me (loess of the hon. gr olletnetea
111011114,100 on this Atiojeet. Indeed the gre.tter port Of Ms
eomplaint• mond 10 lie ag.itot teausportAtion. (No, ,eo,.feem
fletmet.) It. order to ...1111111 Col reCt illiosioation oil the
atl,9l3et the iii11)10 lord fled sell! 1140,11 toe person ss a.. Oa/ in.
1111.1.11P1i 141111 the soporintewlence.of the hulks, will who de-
served Me Ii is charactes whieli lie posseosed. The person
had reported that it was impossinie t i•• represetti est
o Di. HallurAn conld aver have *cent real. The object of
Lt. fialtorati awl the hon. gent, seemed to ae, to prevent
that man frond undergoing the sentenee in the. law.
A Mamma' whose mane we could moll !emu, said ;hat be
eon.d hints. it bear wittier% lo ilie 1111CoMfoi1111,10 insulter its
which ships, employed to transport rue..ticts were fitted up.
11.1. house would imastdcr this I.IIIPI isegligence as more un-
pariltnloole. when tip., were amine./ that the ttaitspui nog of
C 4 1C011•10 C11•.1i 101.

IVESDAt ,

The CHANCELLOR 01 the ExclikAtit.R roae to give notice,
that the motion re;attve so the Wtoulsor estehlith,ornt and
care of the 14.10i'• perm wouli be subuilltoti Ike Mauer

on Tenn.:J.ly sr ii 1!, And that for tn.: aponninacon
finance committee on Friday se'smight.

COMMIrILE OF SUPPLY.

The t'ti sticet.t.ott of the ExcitE.loce moved that the
Howe do ri s I:re itself into a comoniAee of .npidy.
The house iloviue gone into a committee of so-ply. Mr.
Brogden WAS Citilld to the chair upon the mstion of ihe Chain•
cellor of the Exchequer, the supi:!3? WA% voted of course, and
the Hou•:e resumed. The rt port was ordered to be takes
ato consideration 'f horsday.
DR. HALLORAN AND CONVICT SNIPS.

Sir T. tl. NiAItTIS felt anxious to comiteract the impression
made by an lion. Gentleman 1;1,4 night. if there was any
blame imputable, it ought not I.t to 41;4C:wli it/ the noble,
lord at the head of the Home Department: it omit to bia
ransferreil to the bowl over which he ban the hooter tea
preside. On the 9th is' imolai lie had made a calculatien
noon lice proportion of deaths in coo ,iet and lie fount
it 10 tic a 3 in 6i4Ott—that ib, lin about (12. Tin-
tleniau liaU stated that they had been ciuwcled so horribly
hi.it it Wai sickening to Ate them. tie hail said, lil4l File Ye
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t e.n had been crowtied into the space of Its rect. This ha
Ilan-rlt' denied. They lied AS great a space 're e•I rieni ass
is Blilish saddled 4 as great as he hail h.. I 0.1 boa d a man of
war, atni ins sun. had now. No.:c ()elite soldiers were allowed
'Hale than t t inches. to.. Hon. Gentleman then read the
I. tolllA 1:1!• 9 !hip., aria waig the notiolier of convicts orbicla
ea. h r lrried, nod the number dim died. the Kari E. the
ery now in (petition, Ltd foraierlv carried to Botany
II iy 3041 t, midis, of whims oit:4 one died ; she h tlire the
.ante 01h1.0r as master, and tin' same as now. ftiere
. giver was an in4tance of grealcr kilidne44 d tonna nht
:he surgeon had ahuwn to under 1,t4 c •.c. lie
oleic existed not an abler or a more curios Rs
had been recotinuelided li) Sir Richard Inineipa lot
:us skill and lininvitity (name, name.) It was Dr, Reid.,
BE NET said, that no to the intuitivr of persons, NI hail
kited two ships, in one were 391 convi, i I ...iataer 447;
is the Baring Ile found 20, he might sly 21 ~er•an.; rue Mr.
Eyelets', who had spent a considerable fortune, was crowded
tin 164 paFsace, into the sante rosin. He wont thence below
sad sat upon a boa. He was much hocked with the scene
4teli crib was feet by five and a half. He 44W three
at lag iii ens of them, and how nue), lay there, he was

tliat six the other thr;P, i trite-

It ttely presented themselves. It might be tli.si the orders
••• so the Admiralty were th.t only font ,hmi I • • • ils:
He might have asked the noisier to acroinpany Mtn. But Le
Cepirelletlie'd to the mailer, with Isom., for stele of pima
VlClla. His repiy was. •• For ii id'. i •., .
iglu Bic impression that the convicts atone . • -
into my raisin, look into the soisliers'epertment, e 4 •
ail rnitally crowded." So fer was Ile 11.111$ droyiug it, a •
only &jai 'vested the reoreseistioa made to huts. The -1411
Gentlernsus had esimosi id ric •itustior of . .-5 4.1
of 1.'1114..15. LI sol4leo• weir es oelly treated, tlisit was Isra
justification far noel tie,itinent to convicts : but of the
sunlirrc one-third wcre nit deck during the night. rs," he
know from his own caperieore. But all the convicts were
shut up diuinq the night. But lie .she Iced st ...•i• s is: any
One of the Gentleman opposite would ha s uf.lSed if Ile welit
twit to see these coovicts. The Bigot Hon. G.
said, fiat he had ssci.ri iir.r.t that Dr. k
.Iyell ill. Nut been ill! He core on his coon, ga the
,rout; altos dints, too strong in be nii,tal.eit. 11:.• Is i I neves
seen man so changed Sari testimony was snore harts to he
tine titan the testimosiv relied stn by the Rich' H.,. imiee:
nest. It should 1w recollected t 0.., mit 111, Surly, witirit
rhrried 209 convicts, ef whom 50 diet. boil sailed at this very'
'moon ; and that the ri-asun state.; sty the :1041d I'm int: mot--
saltily was, the season of the year. lie cared not
ur soldiers had as •a/1411 a space assicned io !bent
nos., disused to a sea life must Mid mach confine or..t hor-
rible beyond ell conception. The smell, too, whirls he loud
sot inesittaned, wsis surely • terriule aggiavatien. lie could
'hell re-assert, that it was a great act et cruelty to routine
own is such a shoat* fur a number of hours, at night, nod
under the line. Even in the abhorred slave.trade earls slave
had one font and a half. Considesing these foils, he was

'sot surprised to find, by the trials he had sees repurte,l 'II/ the
~,wspisuers, that those wretches, kowled i.y evt ty kind of
ritiz, clime rather to pet :sh iu battle than not t,a ,attempt
fleet their escape. to ttriogieg tho‘e el oel
,tlet the attention of the !louse, Got no •.% 111,1 he had no

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o'ljeci hot to r..reoe In+ rellow-ereahero. rront sorrel .ng
Nosiece...n., and crud aggravation of their ptini•losent.
God keew that he had never proposed any oilier °hie .t tor
his +netting.. tlian t• dintinieb the of bout . cry.
The Criasee.t.t.oe of the I.:sett the dojout
sent of the House —Adjourned.
EI)N EDS Y.
A variety of e‘tionetes fur the public service ef •he 3 ear
verse 1411t1 on lie table. .

Mr. CALvEnT pot stilted • petiiion Jr.n 1 ( ItrICS
Tow mem', complaining of an uudar oetur .
t letuwurlk. It was ordried to be taken i i .1., I bijou
u 'lnc StaA, the thli sl blatell.—Atournett.