The Sun.
London, England, 1817-06-11 00:00:00

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Q. iTow is England governed?--rl. 13y her Law;
Q. What is the cnigin of that Law Solar part of it
has been banded down from immemorial time, and the etliar
part of it was enacted by her Legislature.
Q. have either the traditional or the enacted tarts of the
Law been altered?---.t. Frequently:

Q. Dy what power ?-4%. By the Legislature.
Q, Wes the -alteration illegal ?-7A. No; every thing is
legal that is done by the Legislature.
Q. 11 anF pa4'of the Law unalterable ?—A. It is not.
Q. Whether is the Law a Single institution, or composed
St several periods of several ordinances ?—A. The latter.
Q. Does the alteration of any one of its Ordinances alter
the others ?—A. It does nut.
Q. Does the entire Law' depend On any of its parts ?
A. No.

Q. What is the test of right?—A. The Law.
Q. On what duth it depend ?--A. On the Legislature.
Q. Are there any privileges which the Legislature cannot
snsperid or abolish ?—A. None.
Q. Are there any acts which it cannot prohibit or coup-
mand?—None.
Q. Where then is the boundary of its power ?—A. No-
n here.
Q. Can this power be exercised by any part or parts of the
Legislatu-re without all i—A. It cannot.
Q. Why has the concurrent Legislature this unlimited
power ?—A. Because no man bath either privilege or ex-
emption by his individual right, but as a member ut the
Nation; nor for his individual advantage, but fur the wt.
tioual good.
Q. Where do we recognise the nation?—A: In the Legis-
lature only.
Q. Why not In the People also?—A. Because the double
power would destroy the bal►nce of the Constitution.
Q. Whose Act then do we reclton the Act of the Legisla-
ture?--A. The Act of the Nation.

Q. Can the Nation suffer injustice hem its own act ?—A.
It Catlaiit..

Q. When W3ll the privilege termed the 11/111EAS Coarus
ereittedl.-41. lu 1879.

Q. liad we a Constitution before that period ?--A. We
44.
CI, Is ibea that privilege indispensibly esseutial to the
filisience of the Colistitutiun which existed before it?--A.
_ _ .

Q. Was its exercise ever prohibited or suspended ?—A.
ore thul
Q. Ity what power?--.A. By the Lesisluture only.
Q, Cum then such prohibition or suspension be an injus-
tice t 7-47. They cannot.
Q. 1g ibitra any mischief, to the punishment whereof the
existinclaws are Unequal I—it. hardly.
Q. h there any mischief, to the pcceentitai whereof the ex.
isting laws ars nneval ?—A. There may be.
Q. Where is that point to be ascertained I—A. In the Le.
itislature.
Q. Dots punishment remedy the past mischief I—A.
Never.

, Q. •What can alone attain the remedy ?--A.Compensation.
Q. Can that be given to the State !—A. No. A private
injury may l e coinpensated ; a public one cannot.
Q. Dan the perpetration of a crime ever bring its own
imptinity ?—A. Sometimes. In cases of Tecusun; very pro-
bably.
(.1. Punishment then may become useless ?—A. It may.
Q. And perhaps impossible ?--A. Still more
Q. Is there no-other mode of n34:611114 crime ?—A. There
is Prevention. •• • • •• ••

Q. lint must not that be exercised before the crime is
?roved?—A. Cqtainly = beconse it is exercised before the
crime is on/ milted.

Q. &fled then, prevention cannot Proceed upon proy;
upon what grounds Lutist it act ?—A. Upon suspiciim.
Q. And bow is that suspicion to be ascertained ?—A. By
the discretion of thatauthurity to which the Legislature con-
fides it.

Q. And can there be no severity in prevention 1-11.
None. , For it supersedes punishment.

Q. Which theu is better—punishutent, or prerentioni—
A. Prevention, certainly. Siuce it nut only hinders the
*rime, but saves the criminal.

Q. h then the preventive law an injustice?—A. No.
Q. What is the first elutyof the Law General justice.
Q. 1F hat is its SECOliti duty ?—A. Particular mercy.
Q. What is its principal object?—A. Justice and mercy
combined, each to promote the other. , '

Q. Is this attained by prevention ?—A. It is.
Q. can any other means attain it ?—A. None.
Q. But when a man is prevented from doing wrong► is Jut
not deprived of his liberty ?—A. Nu. Fur the liberty of
doing wrong Lelungs to no nwt.
Q. In what then dues liberty consist;--A. In the general
security from individual wrong.
Q. And how is that security most effectually attained ?
A. By the prevention of the wrung.
Q. Is it nut then the duty of the Legislature to enact the
preventing law It is.
Q. Aid is nut the Sovereign bound to recommend such '4
law to its consideration ?—A. He is.

And vetoild his Ministers fulfil their duty, if they fon:-
bore to advise hie recousakeodiog it?--3. TiIEY
NOT.

OttnitaTtott.—On Monday last, after an excel.
lent and apprOpriate Sermon, by the Rev. Profes-
sor Giso. PAXTON, of Edinburgh, from Acts x.
the Rey. Witmitis BnosnFoor, from Kirkwall,
Orkney, was admitted, according to the forms
observed in Seotlinid, Colleague to the Rev. Dr.
GRORGE JIMMENT, in the Scotch (Autiburglteo
Church, Osenden-street, liaymarket.—The Rev.
Professor also offered up the admission prayer, and
delivered a most impressive and suitable address
to both the Ministers' and the Llougregation on
the occasion, ,
An Inquisition was taken last night at the
Spread Eagle, Millbank, before Mon 'Awls,
`Coroner, ou view of the bodies of Sophia
Carter and ThOM3S StuitL. t WO of the five persons
who were unfortunately drowned on Sunday even-
ing last, by the wpsetting of a pleasure boat, which
they had hired of Mr. SOH yin, boat-builder,
The Jeif, lehich consisted of 24
nelsons, returned a verdict of '" Accidentally
Drownedi", and added, that 'it teas their united
request thlit the Humane' Society would provide
some place on the Bank for the restoration of
drowned r mous, as accidents so frequently occur.