The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-28 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CRIMINAL
_LAW OF ENGLAND.
BY A COUNTY MAGISTRArg.

London: Thirst, 1836.
work,
We think highly of the merits of this littlC
and still more highly of the plan of it, which we hopPopero-
to see generally adopted. We have ca 3 det cal pan
ductions on every possible subject except the law ;
upon this most generally important of all subjects, we Ilaa
no work calculated to make our youth familiar with the
civil and crimina! jurisdiction of the country. Black-
stone, Dc Lane, Thompson, and the host of ex-
pounders, explicators, and interpreters of Magna
Charta and the Bill of Rights, whose works may be
referred to as guides for those who desire to make
themselves acquainted with the genius of British jo:
risprudence, are only intelligible to men of cultivatcli
minds and great natural capacity. Now we want book s_
which shall teach the rising generation something a
the laws of their own country, instead of cram-
ming them with rigmarole notions about the
Government of China, and the social institutic.ns
of the Laplanders. There is the greatest aillietY
manifested to teach children what is all but useles3
when acquired ; and an equally great indifference re"
specting' a knowledge of those things which every 01311
ought to be as well acquainted with as he is with the
alphabet. To be wholly ignorant of the laws under,
which we live—to know nothing of the Constitution of
our own country—is a million times more disgraceful
.`
than to have never heard that there were such Val..
'lances as the laws of the Twelve Tables.
We have but one very slight objection to offer t°
this little work—an objection foreseen by the, author'
and one for which he has offered an apology, VIZ
the multiplicity of the notes. The author says this Os
unavoidable in a work where so many references via!
absolutely necessary. We are of quite a contrary or
nion. Much of what is thrown into notes might hale
been easily interwoven with the text. There Was'
our opinion, no necessity whatever for putting more
than the name of the author's authority, the etlitl:
and the number of the page in the notes. We tha
him, however, for what he has done, and trust that il,";,
example will be followed by professional men Walls
intelligent, and equally happy in their Mode of comsat"
nicating their knowledge of the laws of England.

THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY)*

COVENT GARI
There was a very good supply ti
was somewhat dull at nearly last N

DEN MARKET. tra'3B
to this day's market, and the ,
week's prices : o'
g. ‘1,,, to I) 6
Spinach (half-sieve) 0 4 5 °
Apples 1 6 0 °
Pears
Cabbage Lettuces I 0 6
Onions 1 6 )0
Sweet Oranges (100) ~ 4 0 15 0
Seville Oranges 8 0 16
Lemons 5 0 0
Asparagus
Walnuts
French Beans 0 9 5 0
vi,
Span. Chesnuts (peck) 3 ti 4 "
French ditto
Spanish Hazlenuts
French Walnuts '..! !4 4 li
Brazilian Nuts 2 0 I .
Sea Kail (punnet) 0 4 1 6
Mushrooms 0 V 0 ;
Small Salad
Cos Lettuces (per score) 1 0,------

• s. d. to s. g
Potat,es (cwt ) 2 6 4 6
Cahbages, White (12) 1 0 1 6
Ditto Red 0 0 0 0,
Ditto Savoy
Endive 0 9 1 3
Horse Radish (bundle) 2 0 2 6
Rhubarb 0 4 010
3 rocoli 0 6 1 01
Celery 0 9 1 0
Carrots 012 bunches) 3 6 5 0
Turnips
Young Onions
Coleworts or Greens 2 6 3 01
Leeks 1 0 1 3
For. Grapes (per lb.)._ 0 8 2 0
English, Forced 8 0 12 0
Filberts
Pine Apples (lb.)
New Potatoes 0 4 1 0
Raddishes (12 hands) 0 . 0 3

HAY MARKETS.—(A
CUMBE 0 10
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay ..C3 SL" j -
New Meadow Hay 0 0 I)
Useful Old Ditto 3 10 4 ,
Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay
Clover H
4 5 1
Oat Straw £1 12 to £1 14 1 Wheat Straw 1 16
SMITHFIELD.
X 3 6
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay "...3 D t.' 0 0,
New Meadow Hay 0 0 sla
Useful Old Ditto
...... 3 10 4 4
Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay
....... 4 0 4 I
Clover Hay (extra fine t 5 5 Generally
..
,_. ~„ 4 0 116
Oat Straw .. -t 1 10 to .1:1 12 1 Wheat Straw ' 1 II
11 1./ N GERFORP,.

A per Load of 36 Trustea.)
,RLAND.

ee 10
Coarse Meadow Hay
New Meadow Hay ••••••
Useful Old Ditto
1l 4 2
Fine Upland Meadow and ttyc.grass Hay - r t 1
Clover flay
4 0 J .t
I is Old Straw ..t:l 12 to XI l4' Wheat Straw