The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-07 00:00:00

virE NATIONAL REGISTER

BUOVAPARTE.

(CONCLUSION OF TUC CORRESPONDENCIL)
St. Helena, May 7.
Sir,--I am directed by Lientenant.Gencral Sir Hudson
Lowe to acquaint you, that having taken into consideration
the inconvenience that might possibly arise, if Napoleon
(loun,►parte persevered in the nuforeseen and extraordinary
resolution it is said by you and others lie has 'alter', of nut
having remorse to your medical advice, though living under
the same roof With him, and attending other persons of his
family, iu Consequence of the unauthorised communication
you addressed to Count Sertrand•ou the 12th of April, hewnl
dispense with the observanee of the rules contained in the
iu.trnctiot► transmitted to you try me, dated the 10th of the
same month, from which the iinerences contained in your
letter to Count Bertrand, so purposely calculated, as it appears,
to mislead and embarrass, were drawn.

You will, tlserefore,i he permitted to continue the exercise
of your medical duties in thesuine manner as yonhave hitherto
Ilerforlued them, until the, instructions or Goveroment may
be received respe chug yen ; colitintaing to be considered, as
you always have been, pursuant to your own °vigilant stipula-
tion, au °dicer employed and paid by the British Govern-
ment, and subject couseqttently 'to the Governor's authority
and control iii every point Obit guards your communication
with Napolrou Buonapai te, or the persons tletaitieditoder his
custody as prisoners of war, on whom you are attending, ex.
cept what relates to the plain and simple exerrise of your
medical tunctions towards them ; being not permitted to act
for or to be employed by them, or to act of yourself, or
through others, in auy matter whatsoever that regards them,
in any other capacity, without a special authority irons the
Governor to that acct.
If, however, an itccasion iltotild arise for calling in the aid
of any outer medical person unknown to the Governor (ex-
cept in cane of some sudden accidetat); itt con-equence of
your absence, (which it will be proper to provide against,
by acqintititing the orderly officer w here you ate to be found
. whenyou doquit Lein:wood); tir,tkat yon shall break through,
or to attempt t.i elude or evade, any- of the regulations esta-
blished on this island ; or by word or deed you are found to
be in any case acting in opposition• to the ;tame, the Governor
will feel himself called upon to take such measures as the cir.
cumstaners of your proceeding may appear to render it ne.
cesvary for bins to employ, in order to enforce a due uh.
servance of the several- regulatious established.
To obviate any step of sit( It nature with respect to you,
the Governor di-sites your careful perusal of the several pro-
clamations which have been published in this island (to which
you have been so It (-fluently retet red both by letter and ver-
bally), an exact copy of which you w ill find at the :loon
Major's office, stud only write out f• the same; as also of
those parts of my letter of the 19th of Jaiiiiaty List, which
refer to the sole ease in which yon use supposed to have
partial exemption from their west strict observance, viz.
" That you had not his authority for coo iiiiiii tit ming with
Napoleosi litionaparty or the persons of ins family, ou any
other subject than your tundital duties ; that he did not order
yon not to reply on other points ; bat where yen did so, the
r.sponsibility most rest atputs yunrselt, nyirr;ag you to tlie
euntations in all other cases.

He desires also the recurrence of your particular attention
to the letter directed to be written to you by•Lieutenant-
(:olonel Wynyard, on the 3d instant, in referring to lilt bail-
ing points in whirls you nave acted counter to the above, and
to other poiuts of instruction conveyed to yen, as well us to
Abe neutral rules contained in-the proclamatio'.
He further directs me to remind you of the injunctions
contained in a letter transmitted to yuu, proceeding liOni the
-Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, against publishing
any information that may be obtained by urine ofliciany em-
ployed in this island; and to say, that viewing the peculiar
delicacy nt your situation, commented upon by yourselt
with so much sterns in your letter to the Governor on the
6th of Augnat, 1816, and taking into consideration the pledges
into which you have entered with Napoleon litionaparte, of
not repeating any thin; which may pass in canveisatiou be-
tween hint and you (the sole point of what may tend to his
escape excepted), and that you can only repeat. unless by a
breach of private loo,uur, what it is his desire or intention,
or that of his followers, you should ; and the Gus eritor
not choosing to tonsil to the discretion of persons situated as
!bey are, iu•such point, onto yours, 1•e shall regard the relic.
tition iu anyway whatsoever, whether on the I,ltillCl itself or
elsewhere, of any information you may have obtained, m-
oney obtain, or of any conversation you may hare had at Long-
wood, except where you twee had the sanction of the Go-
vernor's authority fur it, as n breach in pi inciple of their
Lordships' instrueslons, and t.f leis orders, and will report
your conduct or art upon it seem dingly.
In emiclnsion. the shore points bring artfully understood, it is
the Guvernoo's desire not to uppuse to any manner what ap-
pears to be the wish of Najwieon Brionapuite, that you
should .be co..sidered, wttii,t 'tat remain in this island, or
until the orders of Government may be received respecting
sou, as -a surgeon attached solely to his person and family, in
fart, as his rioinestic surgeon, and in the exercise of your duty
as such you will not be obliged to follow the advice or opinion
of any medical or oilier peeson whatsoever, but be allowed
tar act entirely upon your own judgment, where other miedical
advice is not called for, only toeing prepared to give soils in-
formation as may be requiren hone )uo, 'Duetting the state of
health of Napoleon Buoptspartr, through such channels, pro-
fessional or 011ierOilte, US the 0010Ctillif Islay vriall to-ob-
tain.

Yeti will please to acknowledge the receipt of this letter
by the beat er.

I ant, Sir, your obetlirnt servant,
(Signed) T. BEADE, Lieut.-CW.4X A.G.
Barry O'Aluara, Ecq. Lute wood.

The Beth Herald-an— I,4st week a I:Ay going over Lams-
down nit* ....rig:ski/41 by a large ILK, -which hat:left two men
that wile irarvilitig the same ionsi with a horse and cart, 4tid
tolitiMeal by Cie aoinial far ',Wow ; the a
PliiiraVOtil ts. tn.tl.e her smostisie of boon:thing, uy Woking
is her face, 1111.14 hi mile behind. Volims
is, soojeci, 'sex; pLieell tailor:l.a° completely in new ill
the olojeo t nt his io pi runs her proeueiliog
(alines, still her •It..11.:AII) no her Nee, 'Die bid)
brtauu•iAllier.llArl'seJ inn j.1.1g log, from the •r of the
dog, who did not appint tallow., float throe was aims
about los r wl.i. It Co; idi; ol bit. atithlimt, milieu lit.
sirs as owl I 110.4 i vier lace shawl vs's., gone. •The nog.
prreesrieu that (it Wtti at Ishcols owl. ea. I,
thrheii 11.4 uk ; tu.• tire full,mial I • ;
s: he 1111
lu the dimt wheir hc.. dikdkVi lay, /Whir &mein.: bite:, 'in to.
ra.ssi„ Maher taikosot ii up, au.( sevlsicirolA uti her pt. ...ni,
uhr interesting criadiiiped sit tartly rail Glint fall staged utter
his :'seater ocracently much delighted 1

SEPT 7

Front the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Sept. I

BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED.
ABIOTT S. New•tourt, St. Swithin's-lane, merchant, from Sept. I,
to Ott. 20.
Litz R. Great Winchestcr-strect, underwriter, from Sept. 1, to
'Oct. 16.

BANKRUPTS.
MActENNat J. W. K. Old Souttursea-house. merchant, Sept. 5, 14,
Oct. 13, at Guildhall. Au. Mr. Richardson, Clement's-Jule,
Lombard-street.
S7'c/stir 'l'. South Blyth. Northumberland. ship-owner. Sept. IL
23, Oct. 13, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Att. Mr. Flexney, Griefs
Inn-square.
SAUNDEES E. Peverskrun, Kent, grocer, Sept. 8, 29, Oct. IS, at
Guildhall. Atts. Noy and Co. Bell-court,
STErit ENS T. 'rorkington Cheshire. dealer, Sept. 14, 19, Oct. 11.
at 51anchester. Ails. LOngdill and Co. Gray's Inn.
Coos W. Chapel-street, New-road, grocer. Sept. 12, 19. Oct. 111,
at GuildhalL Attie Fielder and Co. Luke-street. GroilVerlOr-

square.
DavmsoN AV. Little St. Thomas's Apostle, wholesale stationer.
Sept. 12, 19, Oct. 1:, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. James, Bucklec.-
bury.
Titoman R. Northumberland-street, Strand. dealer. Sept. It 19.
Oct. t 3, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Taylor. !•'eatherstone-buildings,
Holborn.

DIVIDENDS.
W. Ilev:ins, Hinckley, Leicestershire, mercer, Sept. 15.
.1. Saint, Lyiniagton, Southampton, iron-founder, Sep!. i 5.
-d. Kirkpatrick, Liverpool, dealer, Slit. AS.
• .1. Simpson, Kingston-upon-lin:1. oil-merchant, Oct. Y.
.1. Richardson, -Kirkby-Kendal, Westmorland. house-critter,
Oct. 19.
C. Bishop, High-street, Borough, linen..!raper, Sept. 22.
Penny, NVaniford-tsnirt, Tnrogmoiton-street, cnerciiant. Oct. 50
W. Lowe. Macclesfield, druggist, Sept. 26.
A. Keating. Stranil. silversmith, Sept. 17.
W. Stanley. Warwickshire, liquor-merchant, Sept. 24.
A. Barzie.i, Cirencester. Gloccstershire, linen-draper, Sept. 22.

CERTIFICATES—SerT.22.

Coring. Little lie-street. Coadman's-fields. upholder....
Murton, 01t1 Bond—street, coach.maker.—B. Southall. Lamers.
I !ado d 'hire. fa riner.—J . II orley. Gosport. Southampton. 4ap.
manufacturer.

COURT OF REQUESTS, SOUTH WA RK, SEPT. E.
DENAPPZ V. JOIMSTONE.

The plaintiff in this came was an apothecary, and in hie
emu-at:ince, reminded Its strongly of our Winton/if Poet!.
Mantuan Compounder of Drugs and Simples,—“ Sharp mi.
sere appeared to have worn hint to the bone." But it seemed
rather to ,the misery of disease than of poverty. lie now
sought by his appeal to timsCoinutiissioners, to ret over 14s. Gd.
the amount of his bill for drugs, and advice furnished to the
defendant's sere ant. 'fhu delivery of the physic aml the fair.
ness of the eharge.s were admitted by the dear/dant, a jolly
looking son of Neptune, whose couinenance proclaimed to
.11 around his sentiment—" Throw physic to the dogs;
none of it."—and be now resisted the plaintiff's demautl, en
the ground that he had already paid it once, and that in hia
opinion was once too often to pay for inch stuff. About four
months ago, he said, this servant wastaken ill. and Mr. De.
nappe vas employed-to Make her right and tight again. As
soon as she was well,alte sent her to thesDoctor tor her bill,
and gave her the money. to pay it. Shortly alter, Dr. Deuappe
(pitted their neighbourhood, without • calling on defeerla lit to
say where he was goir; arid in about a month, subsequent to
that period, delentlantliaving a siiropieitm that Sally was pot
honest, her mistress having missed several pieces of ices, and
uthergeer,lre paid her her wages and sliselotrgcd her. About ten
days ago lie was surprised by a -visit from the Doctor, and a
demand fur payment of his bill, arbieli it now appeared Sally
had not discharged. He submitted, 4owt vet, that be was not
liable to tile payment a seeond time, since, but for the Doctor's
neglect, in nut calling heroic he (retied the neighbourhood,
he might have been paid hung ago.

'Me-Commissioners folly agreed in this opinion.—The plain-
tiff's loss arose out of his own neglect, .far isieich it-would be
bard, indeed, to make the drtond•uet suffix. His octl seinedy
would now we against the girl herself, of let could find her.
The plaintiff appeared gi eatly dissatisfied with the decision,
declaring, on 41 in• tiug the Covet, that the COMlllibsioners had
gives) hun arpia, more bitter to swallow, and harder of digestion
thaw any h.• had administered to a patient iu the whole.coorse
of his practice.

GREEN FRUIT IN WINTER.—Let cherries, straviherrics,
raspbeties, "plaiuhs, p•eacbes, or •any other stiecident fruit
whatever, be put into a•vessel, somewhat l►ke that used by
common confectioners for freezing ice creams, around
put salt and esuctly as they do: the fit:it will soon he
Gown, when it should he carried to the ice-house, and plueod
in 4 hole dug out in the centre of the ice, and uses the top
cf the little* quantity of powdered charcoal xhiitad he placed,
seemed by a common aateli-coat blanket. When the winter
season arrives, the containing vessel may be opened, and the
fruit taken out in its fi °zeta state ; then place. it in cold
• water to thaw, and it a ill he fotind as delirious as when tirst
gathered. %Viten salt and ice, iu the manner smiiiiryed by
confectioners in geurraii shall be found inatlequatelit (reere
some fruits busdenuughi.tha inivtare Ern ittothicitig fib' intense
cold, as spoken of by Chuptal, the relent-ward ohymist, of
salt, sattpct:•e, and Climb' salts,• a ill effectually freeze it
very lurid.
One of the Manchester collectors. fur lime body of turn-oat
spinners called at a respectable public-house in "Dale Street
la,t week and asked relief of the landlady, alien she gave
3s. which he seemed to enter as such in Ins hook. On going
out, the landlord, who was not in at the time, diet hill', and
inquiled if he had got something.; he isarswered in the attir-
mative ; the hulloed asked him to go in again, and he should
have a gill of• ale, upon which he set down, and the landlord
gut his book. wishing to know how he succeeded, •• hen to his
astonishment lie found the honest oullector had mitt led hint as
having given 3tl. llegave luu►a reprimand, and ordered hire
ta call no more.

A ito ',melody occurrence took place at Greenwich on
Monday tate' noon. As a young man, named Pried, of that
place, aas amsoing himself, a-td a young lady named kattcr
(to whom he was about to be martied,) by sntlimz t►n it
Una Ines in a malt o:ott, tbe wind rose, acid the limit 1,..C11111l10;
1.10/1,103,ted ble, it t' is Us esitti lira. Mr. P. and the young
tray were precipitated tutu the .Witter. Two or thre • boats
tmntedia►l:l) set tltst.rolll I lie %%titer side, but hi fore they at riv-
e 1 Ike panic's had sunk. The budieb were dragged for, but
wets 01.1 f I.

et: is sow shown to IliP curious is tile viciiittv af
Tiverton, %riiiela to JO loaded 161111 fro:t as to rcquita titirt!'
props to support its weighed down loutighs. ft is cateol,,-t
tient the owner will stake at least file liuzabe.oio o: ••t,:er 4,3•
this mingle tree.

SEPT. 7

.CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS.

The ease Of West, who suffered on Monday last at Horse. '
Monger-Imm, has eseited eonsiderable interest ; and hopes
Were at one -time entertalised that his life would have beers
splint!. This unfortunate person was tried at the last As-
sizes at Guildford for having uttered rune 11. Bank of Eng-
land notes, knowing them to be forged. It is customary for
-the 'Bank to select from their prisoners cases for capital in•
dictment, and to allow (littera to plead guilty to their minor
char/e, which is that of having hi their possession forged
notes. T..e punishment of the lesser offence is transports-
• titbit for I I year:. 'lids benefit was, however,denied toWest,
tilthengli there was reason to• believe that the peculiar
count:laces of tale case %%multi hese eutitled him to the indul.
genet!. lie was teat in hi, 24th year ; his :liar:icier, which
WWI irreploachable, has beet' attested by erseral persons of
respectability. -Even admitth:g that lie knew of the motes
Arcing forged, it•was toitlent he was unpractised in skirl/nal
traffic : anal he parted with them in his own neigh boos hood.
and to these who could at any time apprehend him. Urn
passing them, he attempted no concealment or deception; he
gave his real. :same and &multi midi errs
West was •sonie years since in the senlee of a respectable
realtster, at !"I)e piton', -vim has given luau an excelleut elm
t 3 .1 ter. It VP., at this period that he contracted au intimacy
with a fellow-workman named Lausthown, who quitted his
employment, and went to sea. 'lbis person shoofly returned ;
at, being in distress, applied to West, wise generously re
Iteved him. About two years ago, West lift Deptford, and
entered Into the emp!oymeet of Mr. Milker, a inaltster, re-
siding at Brentford, wills whom he continued until May last,
when the malting-season being over, lee was discharged. Mr.
Barker ftal:e :wended to empioy him again. He says
Ciat %Vett adways proved himself a steady and trustworthy
servant ; and that he is certain the man is quite innocent of
any transactions relative to forged notes, while engaged in,
and on quitting, his service. Mr. Harker has also owed,
that West is as a yelltl, man of a very weak mind, anal at a
disposition liable to be led astray ; and he ha. expressed kis
full conviction, that this unfortnuate individual has Items the
ittatrtintent of the designed vtlistiny, and that (if guilty) the
presets was his first offence. It also appeals, that the pour
te.:ow bad Insured himself it p, under the apprehension that he
abotild hare been allowed to plead guilty to the minor ob
fenre ; ors whirh arena:it, he was not prepared upon his trial
to bring forsvard witnesses in his favour, who otherwise
worthd have heen,called. The reader is requested to recol-
lect, that it wet in the month of May last that West coined
Nr. Barker's service. 'mane, 'he accidentally met Laos.
down at Barnet,. Lausdown appeared to have-seeeral Bank-
votes in kis possession. 1k requested Westto procure taint
111 l e silver, as he was going to:lreland, anti delivered two
IL notes foe this purpose. -West obtained the change, of er
which lie went to the Coach and Horses public-house at
names, and spent settle time there with several of his fellow
workmen. At this time a tVOlll74le, whom West had aerie in
the company of Latisai.wn. entered the public-house, and in-
timating to West the danger of his situation, advised bins to
quit the place instantls- he did so, but had scarcely left it,
when a constable followed red apprehended him. On his
examination before the Magistrate, West admitted that be
had passed the notes in question, but denied any knowledge
of their beingitorgert; they were, in-fact, the mutes which lie
cad reetsived 'from Larisdown. During his examination, a
person belonging to the neighbourhood produced a packet of
other forged notes, which he stated to have found tinder the
gateway of the publiclionse where West had been appre
basted. West di Hared that he knew nothing whales er of
the notes. It is supposed that they had been dropped by the
woman, who was evidently the eoheague of Lansdown. This
circinnetance operated greatly against West, slid was proba-
bly the reason of his not being able to plead guilty to that
mime: count.

In relit.% ing the circumstances which have led to the con-
viction of West, it is far from being our wish to reflect on the
jury who tried him, ur on the Judge who Prolloitee4 the
waret sentence of the law. It iv a fart beyond all doubt,
teat West did not pass the mites in question ; but it is clear
to those who have investigated the case, that lie was the dupe
it others who were extensively engaged in this practice, and
who have on this neeaSloll eluded justice. As to the guilt or
fiumeence of th.s young man, little need now be said. His
fate is derided; he is sent to the hilninal of his Maker; and
are trust that he has fonad•the judgment-seat of the Most
Irligh covered aids melee.
We are not as are oldie rule which reettletrstliellsr4iin se„
leeting cases for capital indictment ; and We confess•that the
bare yet to learn upon what prinriples of the Bliti,ll consti..
ttit!on the Bank of England ass ttttt es, at its discretion, the
',ewer of dripensing merry. Any selection thus made cannot
fail to inspire oifentleie at large with the hope of impnnity,
sod to excite among the vorferers swung feelings of anxiety
sad iudignatinte In the evidence enntained in the Police
Report, recently pa blislietl, the Hey. Dlr. Culton,l hp ordinary
of Netvgate, rex ervex,—" 3n eases of dorgery 1 find a good
" deal of atig.T in the people against the pulled •nt which
• is unnexed b!. law; and in eases of forged Bank notes they
6. are always diacontented milli the xelect imi which they cull-
~ ecive the Batik has made of them as individuals. 'lke man
• new about to lie executed told Ille that it vas complete 'nor-
'' der; and alien I rensonett vithtltina, saying, that others had
• iefleted tot it, atid in a late instance, mentioning the case
" of Ward, fur ahem so notch intercession was made, he sitiJ,
• that was murder alto." Mr. Uaiser, a gentleman who from
sandier* of benevolence has, define the last three years,• vi-
saed the contlenteed eonsiets in Neweate, 511)1, its his tx.
mination latiore the stone ronniiittee, "There is a material
•' ditletenee of feeling existing :itittnig the priSmiere with re-
▪ glad to lot ging Bank limes, anti tittering them. Those who
" utter 1101 ts think themselves oft-nders in a lesser de-
" tree; and, in general, I find !ha• they are esalartets who
" have been drawn tutu tee commission of mime by the emit
•' and sattnilly of others, prtitc Apathy youth." Ile ail s," One of
" the young men miller utda rs tit. eserotion told me that the
•' prrsuu alio stainet it him aas in toe haw of passing at least
" 400 mites in a milk, and that of his venni° knowledge ;
• that he was 111t1 pet sot aho supplied Finney, Spicer, and
" Kelly, Willi times to a rnnsuicaable amount, and that this
•• is as known to Mr. W....tweed, the Batik solicitor; end
• natw ithstaittlina that, lie to plend to the minor
• eh:tip." 11 t• au: thy of rttinti that a coositleralde
noinbrr of those selected as ohj..ets or v•oigeallee appear to
Wm. beets Noting pot ons.whili• the instances are compuratively
rare in which ;ninetieth hail! :mailed.
The .her mos....idiom. et the late Assizes thronghout
The yummy tot int. ring forget, 1.3.1t0k u 1 Elig;iioil limes has
been vets :MO t•sretls, nr belitsr, ill itturettent.
I.4r•litlie• with obi. h tats tilleilci• has hero t ommitteti,
Lent the leinfitalion, which it oilers, pile ti.Oileir to the young
• unwary, ore WC 0 trrirOlS w t tlittire a e:naleill. 11111 pmhlic

THE N:i.TIOI

may judge of the extent of the evil in the metropolis alone,
when it is know) that there are et this time in Nrwgate only,
neat lyforty persons on charges of this withal., awniting their
ti int at the approaelling sessions. is there a reflecting mind
that can contemplate the present condition, anti possible rate,
of these unhappy persons, without feelings of painful sofici-
tude ; without fearfully antieipaileg the reesirreume of those
scenes, when fresh victim; Rhtalt he sacrisced th the mis-
taken policy of tonal; and without astonishment Ow, in a
Christian count, y, human elsoeld be estimated so cheaply,
and its destruction regarded with siteledisgraceful inseusi.
bility.
That thelmnialtment of death bas completely failed in re.
straining the crime of forgery was rec. tidy admitted front the
Bench. The lenvned Jndge who intely presided on the
Crown side at the assizes eit Lancaster, in adilmessing seven
prisoner* who had been ;nifty of this crime, itAer stating
that, on a turner orensiun. he had the same pa ill fill 11111 y in
p 1.1•1.0! In on other prisoners eons icted of the same offence, and
who had since atoned, with their blood, foe the injury which
they hod dune to society, added, " but I do oat pere,.;ee that
this example hoe been :trended With any miss:flare, nr that
it bas produced any diminution in the nnothet of t.d7imilers of
this description, the of committed Ly the peseta pri-
soners being all sebsetinent to the last assize."
A strong end decided teettng is now tepidly advancing
throngliont the Lingdotn, on the injnstire, cruelty, anti in
efficiency of continning to visit the crime of forgery with the
punishment of death. Of many of tile evils which affect
society the remedies are uncertain. parti.d, 11111
Happily, this is not the ease with the subject to which our
attention is row directed. Remedial measures are within
our reach, and Sinful will de the responsiltitity of the Legisia•
tore if those measures are neglected. Experience has clearly
dei 111111111111 l in other countries the beneficial effect of sub-
stituting a salutary system of primin discipline for the depri
nation ant liftman life. The criminal may be altogether se
eludrd from ao'iety, it his crimes require it, and his life yet
be spared ; and the testimony of those who are moot compe-
tent to judge upon the subject incontestibly pluses, that its
prisounieut for a lengthened t»rin of years, combined with
habitual hard labour, in dreaded kfissitely more by every
description of offenders, than either transportation or the
pnntshmeur of death
A citing. has, in fact, become absolutely necessary, and
must soon take place. The public voice earnestly demands
it. It is impossible to reconcile our feelings to laws whirls
inflict with indiscriminate vengeance the same penalties WI
crimes widely differing in magnitude. The unfortunate 1.1
dividstal West, whose character until the present occasion
stood tinimpeacheil, shares the same imnisliment with the
murderer Hassey! In no other country in &trope, we believe,
do anch incongruous enactments exist: and it is a tweets
reflection on her national superiority, that England should
hesitate to follow the example of those states that have pre•
red d her in the improvement of critnival jurispindence.—
A revisal of the penal code would be as beta ficial to her
interests as it would contribute to her fame. The laws would
no longer he at variance with the kind feelings of those who
seek, and those wise administer, justice ; but mitigated by
the suggestions of enlightened policy, and tempered by the
benevolence of Christian principles, they would be cherished
by every good subject with veneration, attachment and sup.
port.

Mr. Thomas Dalton. of Sllll4l Thames, was on Tuesday
Cued 20s. and costs before the Surrey Magistrates for suffer.
ing his waggon to remain • longer tar in the public road
than wasnecessary.for the loading or unloading of the same.

A Washington paper. correcting an erroneous account ofa
man's death, says, " We are happy to say Major John Ander:
son is not dead, he is only married."
A singe vine, growing against the front of the hotel at
Tenhury, in Worcestershire, has produced a crop of grapes
this year, which are calculated to be worth till. at the present
market-price.
Tuesday, as Captain Stannet, of the ship Boston, lying et
Chamberlin's Wharf, was giving instructions to one of the
clerks at Union Hall to make out a warrant against a person
for a misdemeanour, he had his pocket picked of a silk
handkerchief.

A letter ti om Veryiers (situated in the Low Countries) con-
tains the following curious detail r—A rich batchelor, whose
social habits bail rendered him very popular in that city, and
who appeared to live in the enjoyment of all the blessings of
life, waited on his notary, with whom he had an interview of
an hour, and on his retorts home destroyed himself with a
pistol. 'The mains( declared, that he had been dictating his
testament in due form, aud had left four millions of. liyres to
Napoleon and his heirs.
Illegal fishiug, for the furtherance of a curious purpose. has
lately been discovered on the Thames. Regular fishermen
and taree• bodies of poachers sweep the Thames, night and
day, of all the white fish, for the sake of their scales merely ;
these are sold to Jews, for manufacturing beads ill Imitation
of pearls : roach stales are sold at 21e. per quart, dace 245: ;
whilst for bleak, font guineas a quart is the present market
price in Duke's Place ! The PCitlell are torn off them as fast
as they are eatight, and thus, often dreadfully taangled, they
, are tossed back its° the water to linger and die in torture.
'rite Prince Regent's gamekeeper, T. Lemon shot a wood
cork in fine condition, a few (lays ago.near Oakliampton.
A male sea unicorn, alive. about 2U feet long, has been
brought ft um Circ.:Mandolin' is now to Newcastle npunTyne.
Ilie failure of the crop of potatoes its the southern parts of
the kingdom, will, it seems, be happily compensated for by
the uncorni 11111 l ly abundant produce of tam valuxklevegetable
in Scotland, where those of the tioe•t quality arc at this time
selling at half a crown the boucles d seight,orfrnyawed, tea
shillings the ton, which quantity is now worth, in Covent Oar.
den market. sixteen Alois, but will probably be reduced to
about cute quarter of that . price, on the arrival of the cargoes
preparing to be shipped fronithe North for Ike River 'flimsies.
The StsSimis for Middlesex rb •uce at the Sessions
House, Ctrs kenw ell-green, to-morrow.
The Stamford paper says —" Immediately after n thunder
storm in July lasi, at Haddenhani, in the isle of Ely, sever I
living cieeping creatures were picked up from ell the
htah-
wa) by tine in•aan ins of the neighbourho(d, and is itlCintieli
astoni.liment laid 'refute the Rev, Al r, Pritchard. the Dissent-
ing Minis:er of that place, who instantly primooneed them to
be lull grown locusts, eaeli measuring six inches iii lengths, and
in no wise differing from those which he had :Well lit Egypt
and other distant countries, the native homes of those devout -
ing insects."
At seven o'clock on Monday morning, Jae). Martin, the
baker, alias the pugilist, bloated from the null, ill Kant Sheen,
to run to lie Clay ton As los, etas too Street, Netilliligtoll
a distance of eight Indus mei a halt, for a wager of JO 10'!t)
gnilllcA., to pet form it in an hour; which he act:4,1)10.44d in
six initiates t‘llltlll the govt:is