The Sun.
London, England, 1819-01-28 00:00:00

THEATRICAL REGISTER.
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THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT ?

LONDON,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1819.

Last night and this morning we,received the
Paris Papers of Sunday and Monday last. The
following are Extracts :

" ROYAL OItDONNANCES.

" Lours, &c.

" The Sieur Pepin de Belisle, PrefeCt of La
Dordogne, is appointed Prefect of La Sarthe ;
the Sic'''. Sers, Sub-Prefect at IVei,semberg, is
appointed Prefect of "hut Rhin ; the Count de
Casteja, Prefect of Ilaut Rhin, is appoin'ted Pre-
fect of Haut Vienne; ;be Sieur Paulze d'lvoy,
Master of Req,l,sts, is appointed Prefect of
l'Ardecbe; the C,unt d'Esturrnel, Prefect of La
Sarthe, is appointed Prefect of Lure /and Loire.
(Signed) " LOUIS.
" PARIS, JAN. 25.—There was a brilliant Court
yesterday at the Thuilleries.

" On the occasion of the Anniversary of the
21st January, his Majesty has pardoned seven
individuals detained at Paris on different convic-
tions, of which five were for seditious expressions.
" It is said that General Maison is appointed
Governor of the Ist Military Division, in the
room of Marshal Perignon, deceased.
" General Excelmans is arrived at Paris.

" The Doke of Gloucester yesterday visit

Monsieur, and in the evening was at a party at
the residence of the Duke tie Duras, the King's
first Gentleman of the Chamber.

" The report, in one of the Journals, of the
illness of the Countess of Gott'lind (Queen of
Sweden) is unfounded.

FIVE PER CENTS.
Saturday CV GO c.

DEFERRED STOCK
Of the 22d March, 1817, RI f. me.
22d Sept. 1817, 79f. 10c.
22d March, 1819, 77f. 10c.
42d Sept. 1818, 75 1. 20 c.

" MADRID, JAN. 12.--Letters from Va-
lencia state, that a Conspiracy having been
formed there against General Elio, the Go-
vernor of the Province, be went with a force
to arrest the Conspirators, amongst whom
were some Officers, when one of them drew a
poigniard, and striking at the General, wounded
him in the arm ; the General ran his assailant
through the body with his sword, who expired on
the spot.

" The General of Cordeliers, the Reverend
Father Cyrille, has received orders to quit the ca-
pital. He came from Brazil at the same time as
the late Queen. There are several conjectures as
to the causes of his disgrace. There are upwards
of 20,000 Monks, of whom he is nearly the abso-
lute Chief.

Several Monks are stated to have joined the
armed bands in the Sierra Morena.

" It is said that Don Pedro Cevallos will, for the
sixth or seventh time, be recalled to the Ministry
for Foreign Affairs."

Halifax Papers to the 17th Dec. arrived in

town this morning :

(From the Halifax Paper of the 16th)
On the 26th and 27th ult. a tremendous hurri-
cane was experienced at the Bahaina Islands,
which proved very destructive to the wreckers on
the coast. During the gale on the 27th, the
Spanish schooner Yabelato, with 100 slaves on
board, from the Coast of Africa, was stranded in
the Bahamas, and all bands perished, except the
Captain, one seaman, and 18 slaves. There were
several other vessels cast away on the same day ;
the wrecks of them were seen floating about the
Islands for upwards of four or five days. Pre-
vious to the 4th inst. a Providence wrecker ar-
rived as that place, and reported that the above-
mentioned gale was very severely felt at Nassau
(New Providence), and that considerable damage
had been sustained along the Coast.

As we wish to render our Paper amusing and
nsttuctive to every class of our Readers, We do

not think it proper at any time to overload it
merely with Politics, though certainly the most
important subject at the present period, when pt-
temp•s are daily making to destroy our Establish-
ment in Church and State. For this reason we
shall only give to-day a portion of a very impor-
tant Document issued by the American Govern-
ment, which embraces the case of Messrs. AR-
BUTHNOT and AMBRISTER, according to the view
which that Government has taken of an :,flair so
interesting to humanity, the Law of Nations, and
the dignity of the British Empire. But we shall
resume the subject to-morrow, and endeavour to
present the remainder of this American Mani-
festo. not losing sight of that variety which may
well be expected, and indeed demanded, by our
Readers in general.

TUE FUNDS.—A depression of one-half per
Cent, has taken place in the price of the Funds.
This has arisen from the scarcity of Cash, %which
has compelled the Jews to I,ring large quantities
of the pawned Stock to Market. Aluch business
has been done this day, and from the immense
quantity of Stock poured into the House, the
Commissioners were yesterday served with the
whole of their demand in one lump, by a respect-
able Broker, at 79 reduced. This morning they
gave 79 for reduced, and were served generally
by the Jobbers.

It is shocking to find that the town of Man-
chester, which had been restored to tranquillity,
should again have been thrown into confusion by
a Jacobinical miscreant and a few of his myrmi-
dons. We were going to say, that the Public
will be surprized to hear that HUNT has accused
the Earl of UXBRIDGE, Capt. FRAZER, and other
Officers of the 7th Hussars, of " Riot, assault,
and robbe• y," and has offered a reward of fifty
guineas on the conviction of one of them, who
is accused of haring stolen a diamond brooch, and
of having attempted to steal a watch. But no—
the Public will not be surprised sit any folly,
extravagance, and Outrage of which Jacobinical
Ruffians may be guilty.---We shall say no more on.
the affair at present, as it is likely to come before
the public in a legal shape ; but we may observe,
that there is no great risk in the offer of fifty
guineas fur a conviction on charges that appear so
ridiculous.

FOR THE SUN.

MODERN REFORNI.

Mn. Epiror,---It' has been said of us by some
Foreigner, that '' our Kings live in Hospitals, but
our Poor in Palaces," and I am happy to find
that our Prisoners and Convicts are soon likely to
be as well off ; an infallible mode of clearing► the
most noted purlieus of the Afetropolis ; for, give
me leave to ask you, Mr. Editor, nay, Sir, I
would ask you if you were even an Alderman !
what Lady or Gentleman will reside at a crowded
hotel in Chick-lane of St. Giles's, when " com-
fortable" apartments may be had in Newgate for
nothing , when solitary cells shall be reformed
into Boudoirs, and whistling shops shall be li-
censed by Act of Common Council ? Some time
ago, Sir, a great deal was said or sung in The
Morning Chronicle, about Spartan virtue.
think, Sir, we now equal the liberal Spartans, per-
haps surpass them ; for they only encouraged their
youths to steal by praise alone, whilst we are
in a fair way of adding to praise not only pity,
but much more potent encouragements.

What mode the Spartans had, before the happy
invention of Newspapers, of recording the abili-
ties of their youth, I know not ; but certainly not
equal to ours, wheme the whole town, nay the
whole empire, nay the whole world, are told of a
" young man fashionably dressed, with much the
appearance of a Gentleman," being brought up
for putting his hand, whilst in a crowd, into a
wrong pocket ; or of 'tan interesting female,"
from Dover-street, or some other street, who has
given a black eye to her fair friend, or perhaps
made a slight mistake in visiting her uncle

But our Convict Ships! Why, Sir, they are really
inconvenient to Gentlemen visiting distant climes
for the good of their country ! But, Sir, I have a
remedy for that. I have in my eye a model for a
convict ship which I am certain cannot be found
fault with by any member of any Corporation.
Go, Sir, to Hatchett's, in Piccadilly ; take a place
in a Brentford stage ; get out at Kew-firidge ;
turn to the left, towards Strand on the Green ;
and there, Sir, you will see a barge worthy of
carrying Cleopatra on the Cydnus, with glass
windows from one end to the other, seats and
tables, bottles and glasses, and a comfortable
cook-room. If that won't please, why then, Sir,
the

D-L'S IN 'T.

The Marquis of BATH, it is said, is to be ap-
pointed Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, vice Lord
POULETT, deceased. As the Marquis does not
reside in Somerset, and LON GLASTONBURY not
only lives in that County, but is a great favourite
there, it was hoped, sus a Correspondent, that
the latter Nublernau Would have the

PARLIA NIENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, JANUARY 27:

The House sat in its Judicial capacity the first
time this Session, and a meeting accordingly
took place at the usual hour in the `tore noon.
Counsel were heard on the Sews cause " Geddes
v. Stuarts."—To proceed again on Friday.
Viscount Arbuthnot, one of the sixteen Scots
Peers, took the-oaths and his seat.

Viscount SIDMOUTH presented a copy of the
Report made to the Prince Regent by the Sur-
veyor-Gneral of the Board of Works, relative to
the employment of substitute or other means
for the cleansing of chimnies, instead of the usua
mode of climbing boys—which was ordered to be
printed.

INCREASE OF CRIME.—LONDON PETITION.
Lord HoLLaszo presented a Petition from the
Lord Mayor, Aldermen, sze. of the City of Lon-
don, relative to the alarming increase of crimes,
and the inadequacy, or injurious tendency of the
present system of punishment (similar to that
presented to the other House of Parliament).
The subject was one, his Lordship observed,
which imperiously called for the best and speedy
attention of the Legislature. The present Peti-
tioners were far front being a set of ignorant or
visionary men, but men who, from their station
in life, and opportunities of intelligence and infor-
mation, many of them being at the head of the
Magistracy of the Metropolis, were well calcu-
lated to form correct opinions on the subject of
the Petition. The Petition stated, and he re-
gretted to say with too much foundation, the
great increase of crime which prevailed of late
years ; and further, that such increase was in
proportion to the increased severity of allotted
punishment, more especially as far as the capital
punishment for death was prescribed. He could
not help remarking on this occasion with respect
to a circumstance which' was withM his own
knowledge, and the fact he deemed a striking one,
namely, that in a neighbouring country, France,
‘rhere before the Revolution the punishment of
death was attached to a multitude of 'ilium of-
fences, petty thefts particularly, the commission of
these offences was inconceivably common. In fact,
at that period the property of no man in that
country was safe ; so great was the prevalence
of offences committed -by individuals in various
shapes. But after that great event, when those
parts of the law were altered, either by the
National or the Legislative Assembly, the raking
off those capital punishments, and allotting otbers-
more consonant to the nature of the offences,
more especially, when these ameliorations were
established by the Code Napoleon, the diminution
of those offences was inconeeivanle, and through
the certainty of adequate punishment following
the commission of the offence, those were in a
great measure done away. In this country, he
was decidedly of opinion, the like result would
attend similar regulations. Nothing more loudly
called for the decisive interposition of the Lcgis-
!attire than those parts of our Criminal Code com-
plained of in the Petition ; their Lordships could
scarce possibly be aware of the alarming extent
to which the commission of crime had spread un-
der the existing system. It was riot at present
his intention to submit any proposition to the
House on the subject. Ile trusted the investiga-
tion, and the suggestiOn of remedies, would fall
into abler hands. At present, he should merely
move that the Petition'he laid upon the table.—
He trusted the subject would be speedily and se-
riously taken up by Parliament. The united opi-
nions of some of the greatest individuals that ever
adorned this country were decidedly in favour of
a general and efficient review of the Criminal Code,
for the purpose of rendering it more just, com-
mensurate, and efficacious, most particularly as
it referred to the punishments at present allotted
to minor offences. lie then presented the .Peti-
tion, which was read at length by the Clerk. It
was the counterpart of that recently presented to
the other House of Parliament ; and the effect of
its detail and prayer was what had been stated
by the Noble Lord in his introductory observe.
Lions.

On the question for its lying on the table,
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, bt:, rose by no
means to offer any opposition to the Noble Lord's
motion, or yet to enter into any discussion of the
important topics to which the Petition referred,
as other opportunities would arise for that pur-
pose—but chiefly to advert to a cons►deration
connected with it, which was rather a matter of
fact than of opinion. That there was a great

increase as to the commission of various offences,
was undoubted ; but it was important to consider
how far such arose out of the peculiar state of the
country, proceeding chiefly from the transition
from a state of war to one of peace. This was
a material consideration, and it naturally led to
a view of the state of. the country in such re-
spects, at former periods of a similar nature.—
_

This state in a great measure arose from the
reductions which necessat ily took place in
our Naval and Military Establishments, and which
in the present instance were great, far beyond
any former example. A comparative reference to
the accounts of former periods would tend to
show the degree, or how tar what was lamented
at the present period was attributable to such a

cause. Formerly, however, it was 110 t Slid to
lay such documents before Parliament. There
was, he believed, no regular presentation of ac-
counts previous to the time he had had the bo-

nonr to fill the office of Secretary for the Home
Department, when, in 1805, there were returns
made regularly twice a-year of the number of ca-
pital offences, executions, &c. particularly such
as occurred periodically in London and Mid-
dlesex, and these had since been regularly
delivered in. If these returns of late years,
comparing the number of convictions which
took place in periods of war with those which
took place at periods of transition from a state
of war to that of peace, were examined, it
would clearly appear, that the numbers were per-
haps inconceivably greater on the latter occasions.
The Noble Minister then entered into some de-
tail of comparison, as to the number of capital con.
v ictions, executions, &c. in several yeat s preceding
and succeeding the American war, beginning with
the year 1777, and ending with 1785, the former
annointment. 1 tear 111- I,T•