The National Register.
London, England, 1819-02-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

had several !lines born braised before Pat!lament, but not
with a view to obtain its abolition. The proceedin by ppeal,
in eaves of murder, and other Ninnies, wyv very ancient, and
proceeded from a want of eiviliration. In some in t4IICPS it
hail been carried hitt, iqt., et, contrary to all instiec. The
Appal for Murder was of this desoription; Iterative no wait
ought to be put noon his trial again. alter having been ac-
quitted by a competent tribunal. 'flue earliest alteration
made in this Appeal way by Magna Chat ta, in which no
woman can Appe tl, except the widow of ilia 1111 l Merril man.
The next alteration w ;is. that a man acor due(' of twirler,
might be Appealed within a year and 4 flay after; anti with
this manifest absurdity, that a 111.111 flied for 11111111 U, and eon.
vieted of nwtnlau¢hte•r, could plead that ronviction, in bsr
fir an Appeal of the mot tier. So that an A opeo Ito the Trial
by Rattle, it in many instance: the only 'node in which a man
may pre% rot himself front bring invite a sacs' fire, by being
cx(nwed to a ..•rood trial. The trial by Wager of Rattle for
Xt•on, or Itobberv, was, in modern times, never re.orte•d to.
%wither re ism( for the repent of this hat harionv custom was,
that if a 111411 were convicted, the KM.: Mad no power s• pardon
him ; the appellor alone being able in do so; and it rested on
his forgiving or .indicative spirit to determine the fate of his
adversary. lie then moved for leave to toting in a Still to
abolish trial by and Appeals tin !Stotler.

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Mr. DeNata,i entirely concurred in esery observation that
had bean made. It W 44 alnrist imposs:lde sead 41114• to
trial a second time before and impreilitliced Jury. Hu busted
the spirit of retinal wiiithl loilnw this ap with other alter-
ations which were erin,dly necessary.
Che nankin waa then agreed to.
Toe It-purt of the C nominee of Ways and Means wa
bronchi no and agreed to.

Ai • • Th., Telt EV-Gsaattat. bronglit np the Trial by 'Battle
V•rdition Rill, wine': was read a first time, and ordered to be
read a second tints on Friday nest, and to tie priuted.

WEDNESDAY.
USURY LAW I.

Mr. Serjeant Osil.ow, purtnant to hie notice, moved for
leave to loriug in a Kill to repeal the laws at present ex istine,
for regulating and restraining the rate of interest to be paid
fur the use of money. Having on repeated occasions, for.
merly brought this subject before the House, be slionid not
at present enter snatch at length into his former arguments.
He was happy to find, that his opinions on the Finlike were
those which prevailed now, nut only in the most eulightened
countries in Europe, but also in America. He was certain
those whe firs! proposed our present Usury Laws, were Ly
no nteatis friends to good policy. He believed they had their
origin in a perversi••n of a text of Scripture, which stated
that ail juiciest was unlawful. The Horton' able and Learned
Menilitr then proceeded to enter, as formers, into a re-
view of the laws npnn the sehject of interest, (ruin the time
of Henry VIII. to the present tine ; and entitled to the
opinion of Mr. &wham on this subject, who considerei: the
Usury Laws as Isjttiens ; to which upiuiun, lie said, Or.
Adam Smith latterly declared himself a convert. A Com-
mittee had formerly been appointed to ennithe into the effect
of the Usury Laws ; and it :appeared brim( that Committee,
that to avoid the laws whist Usury, annuities had hi some
instances been granted for firm lives, at the rate of 13, 1 Land
13 per cent. interest. The lion. Jleutbcr concluded by
moving for lease to bring in his fill.
',M. limp, seconded the mien', which be considered as
one which would be productive of great public benefit. He
etrold um but consider it a must extraordivary ciicnitestauce,
that whilserie individual was at liberty to employ his moues
in the purchase of land or houses, and to make all the profit
lie could upon it, another individual having money, shosald
not he allowed to make the best interest he could at his pro.
pet iy.
Laave was given to bring in the fill, which was bron;ht
up, read a Wit time, and ordered to be read a second tone
or Monday next.
Mu. Alderman Woof) moved for a Return of the Annual
Expense of the transport of Cons its to Nev South Wales,
and of the total AKIWAI Lispence of those Colonies some. 1815.
—Ordered.

xttros brought in a Bill for raising 20,000,0001.
by Exchequer Bilk, towards the service of the present year.
—Read r first, and ordered to be read a second lime to•mur-
row —atljout lied.