The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-26 00:00:00

CAPII AL PUNISHMENTS.

In reply to several correspondents, we give the follow-
ing list of all'the crimes declared capital by Act of Par-
liament. It is taken chiefly from an excellent work,
now in course of publication by Charles Knight, of
Ludgate-street, entitled Political Dictionary, which
forms a work of universal reference, both constitutional
and legal:—
"I. Treason.—This includes a number of offences, and
among others, 'compassing the death of the Sovereign, or
his Queen, or son or heir, or their eldest son or heir ; violating
the King's companion (wife) during coverture, or the King's
eldest daughter unmarried, or the wife of the King's eldest
son and heir; levying war against the King in his realm in
older to compel him to change his measures or his counsels,
or in order to overawe the Parliament; bringing into the
realm Papal bulls, or other writings or instruments from the
See of Rome, or publishing such documents.
" 9. Destroying ships of war, or her Majesty's arsenals,,
military, or victualling stores, or other
ad
no
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rtit naval,ofwa &c. (12 Geo. 111., c. 24, s. 1.)
"3. Murder. (9 Geo. 111., c. 31, s. 3.)
"4. Unnatural offences. (9 Geo. IV., c. 31, s. 15.)
"5. Attempts to murder by administering poison, or by
wounding, or by any other means where bodily injury dan-
gerous to life is caused. (7 Wm. IV., and 1 Vict. c. 85, D. 2.)
"6. Burglary, aggravated by striking an inmate. (7 Win.
IV., and I Viet., c. 86, s. 2.)
" 7. Robbery, aggravated by wounding the person robbed.
7 Win. IV., and 1 Vict., c. 87, s. 2.)
"8. Piracy, aggravated by endangering the life of any
person on board the vessel in respect of which the piracy is
committed. (7 Wm. IV., and 1 Vict., c. 88, s. 4.)
" 9. Setting fire to a dwelling house, any person being
therein. (7 Wm. IV., and I Viet., c. 89, s. 2.)
" 10. Destroying vessels with intent to murder, or whereby
human life is endangered. (7 Wm. IV., and 1 Viet., c. 89,
s. 4.)_

" 11. Exhibiting false lights, &c., with intent to bring
ships into danger, or unlawfully doing anything tending to
the destruction of ships in distress. (7 Wm., and 1 Vict., c.
89, s. 5.)

THE NEW SCOTCH POOR-LAW.
The Court of Session have passed an act of sederunt,
applications to the sheriff by poor persons
parochial relief—an outline of which we now
torgiefvues7d regulate__
1. The application may be made either verbally or in
writing, and without the intervention of an agent.
2. The sheriff may, on eqnsideration of the facts
ststed, at once refuse the application.
3. But if of opinion that the person is entitled to re-
lief, he shall order the inspector to afford interim relief,
and to lodge before a certain day a statement in writing
with the sheriff-clerk, showing the reasons of refusal.
4. The sheriff-clerk shall transmit through the Post-
office a certified copy of the order, and enter in the
minute book the date of transmission.
5. If the statement is not lodged within the time ap-
pointed, the sheriff shall find the applicant entitled to re-
lief.

6. Where the statement is lodged, the shekiff shall
order it to be answered, and, if required, name an agent
for the applicant, and proceed, :as in a process, to in-
vestigate the facts and pronounce judgment.
7. The sheriff, during the dependence, may order the
interim support to be continued or withdrawn.
8. The applicant shall be free of fees, but if ulti-
mately found entitled to expenses, such fees shall be
allowed, and he may be found liable in expenses to the
inspector.

SCIENTIFIC DiscovErty.—The Frank fort Gazette des
Postes states that an unpublished work of Linnmus has befit
discovered in Sweden, after having been long sought in vain.
It is entitled the Nemesis Divina. In this labour of the last
years of his life the great naturalist recorded, for the in-
struction of his son, a number of observations and facts, de-
duced, in a great measure, from the private life of the persons
with whom he was acquainted, in order to demonstrate that
Divine justice punishes and rewards even in this world. The
manuscript is composed of 203 sheets. In a short preface,
clued at the head of the work, -the author recommends in
the most formal manner that it should never be published.
It was this recommendation which, no doubt, caused- the
manuscript to be laid aside and fogotten. The University of
,Upsala purchased it a short time since, at the sale of the
library of a physician, whose father was employed to arrange
the papers of Linnmus. At present, when the persons re-
ferred to in the work have ceased to exist, there remains no
objection to print extracts from it, which M. Fries, a Swedish
botanist, has been appointed by the Academy to prepare fir
publication.