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instance in Holland—the most commercial
State in Europe." -Yet what human hecatombs
have been offered up for the offence in this.
country ! The heart recoils at the recollection of
the promiscuous massacres which used to take
place in the front of Newgate, on Bank of Eng-
land prosecutions for forging one-pound notes !
We observe with pain and regret that there
never is any amelioration of the criminal law
introduced into the Upper House of Parlia-
ment that there are not some of the Judges of
the land, in their capacity of Law Lords, found
ever ready to come forward in support of the
sanguinary system. We respect the Judges in
their proper situation ; but the influence of the
system under which they have been educated has
generally disqualified them from being compe-
tent legislators on the laws which they daily ad-
minister;—they learn to respect the very errors
of those laws of which they are the oracles. It
is therefore that our greatest constitutional
writers express their admiration of that theo-
retic principle cf our Constitution which se-
parates the legislative from the judicial func-
tions, and places them in different hands. It is
a theory which, like some other of our consti-
tutional doctrines, has been sadly violated in
practice. Blackstone says, "In the distinct and
separate existence of the judicial power in a
peculiar body of men, nominated, indeed, but
not removable at pleasure, by the Crown, con-
sists one main preservative of the public liberty,
which cannot subsist long in any State, unless
the administration of common justice be in some
degree separated both from the legislative and
also from the executive power." And again,
" Nothing is more to he avoided in a free Con-
stitution than uniting the provinces of a Judge
and a Minister of State." Yet this salutary
maxim is continually violated. Even the exe-
cution of Druitt, the other day, which produced
such a general sensation of disgust, was as much
the work of certain Law Lords as of any lay ad-
visers of the Crown. Judges who administer
the law with the greatest uprightness and purity
may have their reason so warped, and their feel-
ings so indurated, by the system to which they
are accustomed, as to be the last persons that
ought to be consulted in criminal legislation.—
Morning Herald.
An evening contemporary, alluding to our
observations on the murderous attack upon our
gracious Sovereign, supposes that we may have
some remembrance of a former Sovereign upon
whom Margaret Nicholson made a desperate
assault. Our contemporary is perfectly correct,
in his supposition ; we have a perfect recollec-
tion of it, His Majesty George 111., on getting
out of his carriage at the Palace of St. James's,
was approached by a decidedly frantic female
who aimed a harmless knife at him, it being
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with perfect calmness and benignity, turned to-
wards the wretched woman, and seeing her in
the close custody of the Yeomen of the Guards,
thus addressed the latter—" Be careful, my
Guards, that you do not hurt that poor
woman ; she is clearly mad, and due attention
must be paid to her safety." His Majesty's
opinion was fully borne out by the medical
establishment of Bethlem Hospital, where
she was ordered an asylum for the re-
mainder of her life. And now we would ask

our contemporary whether he considers there is
anything like a parallel case in the act of a poor
imbecile woman, unarmed with any means of
doing mischief, not entertaining the remotest
ideas of politics, and that of a murderous ruffian,
who, with all his senses about him, and at a
time when the idea of physical force had been
made familiar to the minds of the people, aims
a deliberate and deadly blow at the life of his
Sovereign ? But there are some other acts of
this description to which our contemporary has
failed to call our attention. The first was the
attempt made upon the life of his Majesty
King George 111., when on his way to meet his
Parliament, for the purpose of giving sanction
to the measures of his Ministers for the sup-
pressio❑ of dangerous societies and assem-
blages held for the express purpose of over-
throwing the Constitution. This, we believe,
will be considered a case not altogether in
point. On this occasion George 111. displayed
an undaunted courage never surpassed in the
history of this or any other country, and by his
majestic equanimity and deportment actually
struck terror into the minds of the misled mob.

It were unnecessary, perhaps, to allude particu-
lady to the circumstance of the same Monarch
having been fired at while entering the stage box
of Drury-lane Theatre. But it may be as well
to relate in a few words what we witnessed on

that occasion. His Majesty went to the theatre,
attended by his family. With his usual dignified
step he entered the box, but had not proceeded
more than two steps when, amidst the enthusi-
astic greetings of the audience, he found a pistol
shot directed towards him. His halt was only
for a moment, and looking towards his assailant
in the pit (who continued to stand upright), he
advanced to the front, most majestically returned
the loyal greetings bestowed upon him, and then,
as was his custom, took out his glass and calmly
surveyed the audience around. The offender
was instantly taken into custody, but he proved
to be rankly mad ; and consequently there can
be no similarny between his case and that of the
deliberate assassin whose attempt now excites so
much attention.—Morning Post.
There is to be a meeting this evening of cer-
tain inhabitants of the new borough of Lambeth,
at the Horns Tavern, and there have been meet-
ings, or meetings are about to be held, in Fins-
bury, in the Tower Hamlets, and in other new
boroughs, for the purpose, we presume, of de-
termining on the pledges to be exacted from can-
didates at the new election, judging of their fit-
ness for the office of legislators, and- concerting
generally such measures as may appear to be ne-
cessary for insuring a satisfactory representation
of these respective boroughs. Having from the
beginning counselled the adoption of this line
of conduct, it is one which we feel bound to
eulogize, as at once creditable to the spirit and
prudence of the inhabitants, and calculated to
benefit the country generally, by adding to the
efficiency of its representation. But it
is inquired of us, and not without reason,
by whom these meetings arc called—whe-
ther they are for special or for general
purposes—for accomplishing the patriotic end
of giving efficient Members to the new
boroughs, or for that only of insuring the elec-
tion of some favourite of a parish junto ? To
these very pertinent and proper questions we can
give no satisfactory answer ; but it augurs ill
for the fair intentions of the parties concerned in
morethese
pub
meetings, that they do not render them
hat they do not state by whom
they are called, and for what special purposes_
that they appear to consist of a few only of
the inhabitants of the different districts, and not
to be intended to embrace the opinions of the
whole. These things, we say, form just grounds

of suspicion, that under the specious plea of
giving effect to the Reform Bill, the parties con-
cerned in getting up these meetings are only
anxious to promote the interests of particular
individuals ; and if what has been stated to
us by our numerous correspondents be cor-
rect, such is actually the fact in more
than one instance. In the Tower Ham-
lets especially, if we are not misinformed,
the genius of intrigue is hard at work to
procure, without a fair canvass, the return of
certain individuals, whose merits would not
stand the test of a fair and open trial of strength ;
and it may be, though we know nothing on the
subj ect, that similar proceedings are taking
place in Lambeth. We think it, therefore, high
time to call upon the inhabitants of the new
boroughs to be upon their guard—to watch
carefully the proceedings of all meetings which
may be held in their name, by whomsoever
called, or of whomsoever they may consist—and
to decline pledging themselves to vote for any
candidate, however fair his claims may be, until
it shall be seen whether a better and more
efEient one may not present himself. This is
the only mode by which the intrigues of inte-
rested persons, and the plots of Tory par-
tisans, can be successfully and surely de-
feated—an efficient and creditable repre-
sentation be given to the country,—and
those great reforms in Church and State
accomplished of which the country stands
so much in need, and the denial of which has
brought it so nearly to the verge of ruin and
revolution. In ordinary times, when neither the
peace of the country is likely to be disturbed—
nor a faction to be destroyed—nor great and ne-
cessary reforms to be accomplished which are
certain to be opposed with all the virulence and
malignity of party spirit—something may, per-
haps, be safely given up to personal partiality,
and party connexion ; but the present times are
by no means of that complexion, and the path
of public duty must, therefore, be sternly pur-
sued by every friend to the welfare of the coun-
try. The next Parliament will be the most im-
portant for good, or for evil, that ever was as 7
sembled in this, or in any other country—impor,
tant on account of its reformed character—impor-
tant on account of the measures on which it will
have to decide, and important also for the tone and
character which it may give to the spirit of the
times. Let us have, therefore, no underhand
dealing—no intriguing—no sacrifice of the pub-
lic good to private partialities. If we cannot be
of the same mind in all things, let us at least be
of one mind in taking integrity for our guide—
the public good for our object—and the rejection
of unworthy or only indifferent candidates as the
only means of accomplishing it. The hour is
auspicious—the wind and the tide are favour-.:
able, and though the ocean be somewhat stormy,-
yet with a strong and hearty pull, and a pull
altogether, we shall easily gain the haven of our
long-cherished hopes and ardent expectations.—
Morning Advertiser.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

A man named Thor►as Arunn was charged with
stealing a suit of clothes. On Saturday evening
the apprentice of Mr. Lloyd, tailor, residing in
Conduit-street, Bond-street, was sent with a suit of

clothes to Mr. Pontifex, of Holloway. The lad
was watched from his master's house ; for, on bis
arrival in Regent-circus, he was accosted by a
man, who asked him if he had Not come from Mr.
Lloyd's. On the boy answering in the affirmative,
the fellow observed that he had formerly lived in
that gentleman's service, and made inquiries about
the men then engaged in the establishment. During
the conversation the stranger ascertained the name of
the boy, and also that of the gentleman to whom he
was to deliver the clothes. He then gave the lad some
pence, told him to bea good boy, and make haste on his
errand. The groundwork of an intended robbery hav-
ing been adjusted, the man disappeared, and the lad
hastened towards his place of destination; but on ar-
riving in the New-road another man came up to him
apparently in a great passion, and said " You young
rascal, why don't you make haste, Mr. Pontifex is
waiting for his clothes." The boy immediately
hurried on ; but previous to reaching the above-
named gentleman's residence, a third man accosted
him with " What a dine you have been coming, you
rascal, when you knew Mr. Pontifex was waiting
for his clothes—give them to me instantly, and go
back and tell your master to come on Monday for
further orders." So specious was the manner of
the robber, that the lad instantly gave him the suit
of clothes, which was valued at ten guineas. Be-
tween eleven and twelve o'clock on the same even-

ing, a young man named Myers, residing at 37,
Princes-street, Soho, while standing at his own
door, observed the prisoner and another man talking
together, and heard the prisoner say to his com-
panion, " You go and beef (a flash phrase to look
out) while Igo in and lumber (pawn) them." The
prisoner then went into a pawnbroker's with a bundle,
when Myers followed, and believing from the con-
versation he had heard that a robbery had taken
place, he took the prisoner into custody just as he
was about pledging a pair of trousers. His com-
panion escaped. The prisoner was conveyed to
this office on Monday, but was ultimately dis-
charged, a woman coming forward and swearing the
gt rnoi un sge ra belonged
on,
A . Lloyd t o
had
her husband.ascertained
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the
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of
it s
clothes had never reached Mr. Pontifex, and infor-
mation was given to the police. Hobbs and Far-
rant, two constables of the C division, made the ne-
cessaiy inquiries, and ascertained that a man was in
custody on suspicion of stealing a pair of trousers,
but before they could reach this office the prisoner
had been discharged. They, however, pursued
him, and after some trouble, succeeded in finding
him out. The trousers were found at the house of
the woman who swore they belonged to her hus-
band, and identified as the pair made for Mr. Pon-
tifex. The prisoner was also identified by the ap-
prentice as the man who first accosted him. After
a long examination, the prisoner was remanded, in
order that inquiries might be instituted after the re-
maining property; and the woman, whose name is
Stroud, was held to hail.
On Wednesday W. Parkin, a master-builder, of
Queen-street, Soho-square, was charged with inter-
marrying with Jane Symonds, his first wife being
still living.
Jane Symonds, a smart-looking young woman,
statedted that
to
months
wasa
widower,ago t e prisonera
nd
they r repre-
sented
after a month's courtship.
The parish clerk of St. James's, Westminster,
i
said a person of the same name as the prisoner was
married in April, 1829, to Alice Satchfield.se lier three
tlat he
A female here said that her name was Elizabeth
Satchfield, and that the prisoner was her husband,
Mrs. Dily said she had always known her as such.
The first wife said that she had been christened
Alice, but she had always been called Elizabeth.
To meet this difficulty, the Magistrate suggested
that she should be described with an alias.
The prisoner said he had never been married to
Alice Satchfield, and that he had come forward vo-
luntarily to meet the charge.
Mr. DYER said, after the evidence he had heard,
it was his duty to commit him for trial.
HATT ON-GARDEN.

On Wednesday Thomas. Reilly, who stands charged
with the murder of his wife, Catherine Reilly, was
brought from the New Prison, Clerkenwell, for re-
examination. He was attired in the prison dress,
and appeared more calm than on the previous ex-
amination.

Ire, Pulley, whose evidence hai already ap-