The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-16 00:00:00

then•eau the sacrifice of tins valuable pa aperty be jostifiedi
which m :51 be consigovil to rot in our harbours, if the de-
structive views of tisc Select Committee be cat ried into
exc-
cutiun► besidts the hiss whith its employment created for
British- tabour and Manufactures, certainly equal to any in-
crease to our expiwts that eau be reasonably. 4001.,91 law, by
Ovine; tip this valuable branch of trade entirely to Norway
and Sweden? Moog willt-thi, quantity of shippoq,coust he
thrown out of employment at least -five or six.tliinisaiAl
seamen, many of whims, probably, have fought iinrbittles,
and many of whom we have seen very lately- perishing in.tic
streets; and although I hey cannot iltl included arilimeticaily,
in the-calculation (AI the loss which is likely tai arise from the
completion of the.projects of the Seleci Committee, I will di)
that CoMmittee the ;justice to believe that they, as well as
every other Member of the Legiattore, will girt- the int et ests
and welfare of those valuable men their fullest coosidt eat ion
and, their due weight in the decision of this important
•questlOP•
I flatter myself, that, from the facts which I have stati'd,
and front what I bare yet to offer, it will he Manifest-that the
perntanent interests and general prosperity of the4impire,:as
involved !..1:e interests of our Colonies, of amNanufae-
ittrers, of bur Ship-owneiS and Seamen, will be.- best pro.
mated by contifitiing the Timber Trade on.its 4..resi•iit lott-
ing, with
_perhaps-a slight alteration td favimr I iitiiL labour
rather•than foreign, in sawing deals.
" However true therefore in the abstract, as arraxiorn of
eciiiianay, that the interests of et-otiose:tee ere best
print-tited by .petting the hest article in the cheapest utarket,
,rficaeticallyOrsisvletreral proposition, perhans ft Cannot 4s' ap-
i -plied with wisdom, but to societies in theiviafaney: soil) the •
particularlirticle.of timber, the laws of tfi' ft 11,4 e Ott. regard
lb it cannot be regulated to the best advantage of Ibe

try, without.viewing the %Omit, hearings tir the
all the other important interests jib which it is cioloretfr,d ;
and above all, by the consideration, that. if try rtrly ir:,puiiilc
and onitatitral. conduct towards. the Colonies, we withdraw
the encouragement from our own marine, and give the
northern nations of Europe a' reonOrpoly.of the supply. they
will, if not ininiediately, at no distant period, attain the
price in the countries of its giowth. They would also, in
that case, prohably carry off a considerable sum in specie,
both. tor wood and freightage, and which, in - the event of a
bad harvest, night ,materially interfere with the arghtle-
meats, of the P,ank in resuming cash payments."
We shall defer until to-morrow the concinsion
of these excellent observations,whichp-roceedJo
shew the interest that the Mother Country h.as
in promoting the welfare and prosperity of the
King's North American Colonies. • •

l'o I.t, «Inclmied.]

A SINGULAR DISCOVERY.

MANSION-ROUSE.-Yesterday Mr. litiNcA'll
CAMPBELL, who is well known at theTolice-
offices for his careftil observance of Acts. of Par.,
liament,,appeared against a Jew boy named Enter-
nuel Allen, and charged him with a robbery. In
the course of the investigation a fact of consider,.
able importance came out. The case was as
follows.

Mr. Campbell said, that on Saturday, as he was going along
Houndsditeh before five o'clock,, the prisoner snatched his
gold watch:chain and seals front his fob, and ran utt
ness followed the, prisoner, who was tolteri into custody. in: a
very short time, and %situ had in. running never got out of Mr.
Cinipbell's sight.•
The officer who
,apprehended the boy, searched • hirriA but
did not End any thing upon leis person.' The're were near
m.r..calophell, it appeared, at the tint,; of the rubbery, some
Other boys of suspicions appearance, whom he suspected to
be accomplices in the robbery. The' boy said outbill.g.- Mr.
-Caestpbelt rattled the watch at 201.
The evidence being of this direct and incontrorertMe na-
'tyre. the chief clerk drew tip a reeognizonee in the ”seal
manner, hinding Mr. Campbell to apr ear at the Old Balky,
to prosecute and give evidence against the prisZiner. •
Mr. Campbell said tic had no objection to give evidence
32,:iiost the person who robbed him, but he begged to know
by what-authority lie was ealled.npon to prosecute. Ile had
made tip his mina ;not to be the prosecutor, for. be coulttnot,
in his (Onion. be legally a prosecutor in a criminal case.

The &my MAvonsitici the Act of PArliament remi.red it

imperative upon the person robbed to prosecute tit, person
against whom evidence could be ;adduced lihely talead to .a
conviction.. Its the event of refusal to enter into...-sfrcc-
niiatiCe to that effect, his Lordship apprehended the person
robbed must himself go to priion, a place whicb he should lie
rely sorry to Sc, his hiend Zir. Campbell select.
Mr. Canietsol said, his Lordship was certainly right ilt
obliging persuhs who stood in the situation in which he stood,

to act up to the letter of the statute, by appearing .to give
evidence against a thief ; but there was, he believed, .no Act
which tairopelled a man to prosecute a 'thief. King
was the prosecutor, and be (Mr (amp'hell) should not pre-
sume to take t tic responsibility out of stick powerful hands.
The City Sail vibe was sent fur, and upon being yreltioped
by'the Lord Mayor: upon the liability of Campbell., the
event of his refusal to prosecute, hat gerrtientait raid rxi:hout
beiitatioo,d hat it tefusal omit be followed by the consequznices
stated by the Lori 3 Mayor, and hoped• Mr. Campsell.would
adopt the alternative.
Mr. Campbell said be was determined to act up to the let-
ter of the Act of !'arliament upon the subject. tie defied th,e.
City Solicitor to produce an act which could compei Lien to
inogeettte. He repealed that Ve was ready and wilt;Og,
give evidence 5,, convict Ihr prisoner. o,tid he hop. e 1 that.-be-
fore cxti entities were proceeded With, the Act on which he
seas to be committed would he'shbwn to ttio,,
, The t;uti Sotautyou immediately referred toThe Ise and 21

of Philip and Nt•try, cap. 13, eutitied "-A .act toc,chin4 the
Balfrueut of Pet,on, bat, upon reading the ch .pter, he
friuml that n,,t one word. wat t,iid upon th4:sulij!ct
;telling any person to prosecute. The Learircd Oentlalan
then admitted that there existed an error in the iniuraer of
bindibr, over p irtics to prosecute. The Act merely te.rpiire:d
t ttst, pet sons should be bound over to' g;ve ev,:dence; and of
coorse Mr. Campbell was it) the rit,:ttit„
word pro,t'Ciae was then, bjt;ttC4,,vt of the trc,gui-
zancei and Mr. Campbell sgrted the. bond rt gait ing lint
merely to give evidence:
As soon its the boy was ordered to he commit led,: NT r: Camp-

bell s:tid he should tale car' th:it should he 'dem,—
" I'll ortl,e his Alje,ty's c.rney-t3:ttri.d.l,7 saii.l•be,'" pry-
sec.ute the prisoner."
. . . _ . .

The Loan-Jtat•ntt observed, that the Le,islature rustlst
iu-
tcrfere in the ensuing. Fe lion to remote the impektiipictit.thus
presented to the COlnfe of it'Sfic'..

Tcstelda,y, at-cite o'clock, as Litres, Jeffreys,
aati S,..•ccail, three of the patrole belonging ,to
Bow--street Office, were on duty in the Strand,
they observed a. gang of thieves attempting to rOb
several persons,' particularly a'NaVal :Otiicer and
an -elderly :Gentleman, wen 'one of the gang
pulled up the sleeve of his cuat,Jor the .yugose
of tiling the*Gentleinati's‘ poiket ; but the Albers
of the gang observing.the-patrole -watchh'ig!pierti,
made signals to' that effect, on which. Ote robber
left off' his 'attack,- and *all the' thieves- ran
The 'patrolonow :porsued,- secured Ahe, Pala
who 'attacked the !thliter and 'the.Gentleirian,
brought him 'to the." Office, m`here•- -he .was
identified as a very old .Olfer.der. his
name. as. IT'illkoir CP') y'tOir 6, but -Has-been ik-tiawn.
ettlit%r- names. su iipotid. to he about 6U
years of age,--dtd• is oirather zirespeiabte
-pearitnee. 'On :the -et7idence 'being read to'hirn,
he pi-etellde'd to-be' deaf ; cu h:';L3 eitig• a sjc.:
Ted a 'queStiOultralow tone.of c.T;'-.tofe4
very- readily: tie was tf;el-AO-
Act, as "a reputed ttsief,'to neltt 1%"48,t•-
rninstert-loris.