The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-11 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,---Among all your readers, I am, perhaps, the
one that is inost gratefully sensible of obligation to
you; for the perseverance with which you expose the
difficulty that must be encountered, and the expense of
time.and money that must be incurred, before legal,
redress can be obtained in this country for offences,
whether of a trifling or of an aggravated, character. In
the description of the following caserl indulge iii no
exag&eration, it needs none; I hazard not a word ex-
pressive of mortification ; let the makers and the admi-
nistrators of English law, blush for the discrepancy
between the avowed object, and -the unquestionable
effect, of many of the enactments of penal legislation.
I inake no comments on the case, but leave them to
your editorial, or any other pen, better qualified than
mine for.sucb a purpose.
If you think I attach'too much importance. to the
trouble and expense with which I have been compelled
to seek redress for a petty larcenous attack on my
property, I beg to tell you that I have recently arrived
from a dependency of the British Crown, whither I
repaired at too early a period of life to admit of my
becoming acquainted, in any intimate degree, with
either the good or bad qualities of English law ;
where the poor population preponderates in a vastly
greater degree than here, but where pilfering crimes are
much less frequent, because, as I believe, the road to
justice is there' much less intricate anti expensive.

a An itinerant beggar or thief, I imagine, as circum-
stances might advise, was seen to take, in the middle
of the (lay, a pot with a'amall plant growing in it,
from my green-house. He was seized with the pro;
perty upon him, before he had escaped from the pre-
mises, and, before I was made acquainted with the
circumstance, had been transferred to a constable and

lodged in the watch-house. The plant was an an-
nual one, approaching the last stage of decay, and of no
value; the pot might have cost sixpence. I desired,
ignorantly I suppose, that the man might be liberated,
but no further notice, as far as I was concerned, was
taken of the matter.

I had notice, however, that evening from a neigh-
bouring Magistrate, before whom the constable had
taken the offender, to appear, accompanied by all who
could give evidence on the subject, before his Worship
at.' eleven o'clock next morning. We all, five, viz.
three witnesses, the constable, and the culprit, attended
as directed, and after a long investigation, we were
told that there did not appear much doubt of the man's
guilt, but that the Justice did not like to take upon
himself the responsibility of committing in a felonious
case, without the advice and concurrence of his brother
Magistrates, who would meet in Petty, Sessions the
following day. I *now alleged the insignificance of
the article stolen, and: the trouble that must be in-
curred by myself and my servants if we should be
compelled to' prosecute, and I entreated that the man
might be dismissed with a reprimand. This request,
which I still think was reasonable, was replied to by a
lecture, of a sort of mock gravity character, on the duty
which we all owe to the public of prosecuting offenders
without regard to personal inconvenience- or expellee,
and as much importance was given to this most insignifi-
cant theft, as a Lord Chief Justice would feel himself
warranted in attaching to an attempt to upset 'the
Constitution, or to dethrone the Monarch. On the
following day we all appeared before a suburban Bench
of Justices, and, after a tedious three hours,; the cul-
prit was committed for trial, awl, the rest of -us were
bound over to prosecute or to give evidence. On the
ensuing- Sessions, we all attended till the evening 'of
the fifth day, when the trial came on. The thief was
defended by an able and zealous advocate, who did
not deny the crime which had been proved against his
client, but represented him. as a decent, respectable
mechanic, who was on his way from Portsmouth to
offer consolation to a dying parent- at Norwich, and
who had broken down at my door ; and me,
who had been ignorantly or compulsorily led
into 'every step I had taken in the business, he
describad as a pampered, hard-hearted sensualist, who
bad denied a morsel
.of bread, and even a draught of
water, to a fellow-creature who was sinking under the
fatigue of a most godlike errand that would dignify
human nature. I stood there, depicted, with great
earnestness and apparent sincerity of conviction, as one
whose unfeeling barbarity had driven the poor wretch
to the commission of a crime for which I had a dia-
bolical pleasure in prosecuting him,--and many, I
am sure, looked upon me with' undisguised abhor-
rence as beyond comparison the Older offender of
the two, The result was, that he was sentenced to a
fortnight's imprisonment, and I had, for the bill of a
solicitor, who was recommended to me by the Magis-
trate's clerk, and the transport and victualling of wit 7
nesscs seven days, upwards of 201. t() pay for this six-.
penny larceny. .• .
You will allow, Mr. Editor, that there is something
wrong in this ;• I blame no • one specifically ; I know
not whom to blame, you, may judge of two impres-
sions this affair had made on my mind, when I tell
you, that I have strictly charged my people to use
Jieir best endeavours to defend my property, but to
;ake pp one alive again who may attacit

Lola) By itoN.,(Frmn a Correspondent.)—ln
1814, Lord Byron re-visited Cambridge, when his
name was on every tongue, and his poetry in the
hearts and minds of ilmusands of his admiring coun-
trymen. It happened to be the tilerwhen 'the Uni-
versity confers its different degrees oil the students,
and, attracted by a kindred feeling, the Noble Bard,
accompanied by the late lamented Dr. Clarke, went
to the Senate Howse to be a spectator of a scene in
which he had formerly been an actor. He remained,
for a few minutes under the gallery, and then proceed-
ed t 9 the other end of the room to address the Vice-
Chancellor. , But he had only gone a few paces on
the marble ilf)or when he was recognised by the sans
of Alma Mater Above, and immediately a chorus of
voices repeated aloud, as If simultaneously, the two
well-known opening lines of the Bride of Allyilos,
q Know ye the hunt where the cypress and myrtle
Are embletto Af deeds that are done in their clime!"
Lordßyron stopped and smiled, hut the Vice-Chancel-
lor was somewhat incensed at this breach of decorum,
" I know not what possessed us," said my Rev. in-
torment, who was kioen
4 tSttident, of Trinity, " but it
was a sort of freemasonry feeling--yip rophl not re-
strain onrselves."

IT ALI A g WOMRII,--DO you wish to know the
character of the Italian women? not
As I should
like to be rude, I shall not"tell it you;. Pupal, how-
ever, la eminently right, when he says of Roman man-
nera--" La debauch, privea est Si granee, qu'on lte
commit ptint delianettepalique ; Pile West pas ne-
cessai,re ; --44 privaw dissoluteness it SO great, that
iiresaptilrepstiutz
alyinbk,,nowainvi;
i!td iistc,;;;:iiiecessary.
great part of Germany and 'Frame, wherietatilVi' Fin
creias
much less of public indecency, but much greater real
licentiousness, than in
I 414—Letter in Leeds
Mercury.

LETTER • PROM DR. RICHARDSON TO

A FRIEND.

Fort Franklin, Great Bear Lake, Feb. 1826.

After remaining as long at New York as our desire to
commence our journey would permit, we proceeded to
Lake Ontaria, crossed it to York, the capital of Upper
Canada, and from thence travelled by land and water, in
carts and boats, to Penetanguishene, a naval depot in
Lake Huron—here we embarked in two canoes, manned
by twenty-four Canadian voyageurs ; our party- previously
consisting of five officers and four marines. ; and, coast-
ing Lakes Huron and Superior, arrived at Fort William,
a post belonging to the Hudson Bay Company, on the
10th of May 1825. At this place the expedition em-
barked in four small canoes adapted for the navigation of
small rivers, and proceeding in two divisions-by the Lake
of the , Woods, Rainy . Lake, Lake Winifrey, and the
River Saskatchew, came to Cumberland 'House, where
the seamen. attached to it, and who had been sent out
with three boats, passed the winter. We arrived at
Cumberland House on the 14th of June, 12 days after
our seamen had resumed their voyage for this summer,
and losing' no time 'in following them, we overtook them
on the 29th of the same month, near the height of land
which separates the rivers flowing towards Hudson's Bay
from those which fall into the Arctic Sea ; our progress
after this was more slow from the accumulation of our
stores.and provisions, which we had been picking up at
the different trading posts on our route ; the different port-
ages detained us considerably, as the crews had to make
5 or 6, and when the boats were carried 7 or 8 trips across.
Methy, the longest portage on the mute, is about 13
miles statute in length, and occupied us seven days. We
arrived at the Lake of the, HillS on the 15th July, at Slave
Lake on the 26th, and entereg, Mackenzie's River on the
31st. On the 3d of August we arrived at Fort Simpson,
situated at the
,junction of the River of the Mountains with
the Mackenzie. On the 6th came to Fort Norman, ano-
ther of the Company's ports, situate on the Mackenzie
about 200 miles further down. On the 7th entered Bear
Lake River, and on the 10th arrived at this place, which
we have since named after our Commanding Officer. Mr.
Back arrived next day with the detachment of canoes under
his charge, captain Franklin and Mr. Kendall haVing de-
scended the river to the sea in a boat with six seamen and
an Esquimaux interpreter. 'They came to the mouth of
the river six days after leaving Fort Norman,having passed
the lust of the Company's posts about half way. From
Garry's Island, lying 28 or 30 miles to the seaward of the
river's mouth, they had a wide prospect of salt water free
from ice, and abounding in seals and white whales. This
was a cheering prospect : after remaining a day on the
island, to ascertain by astronomical observation its posi-
tion, and which they found to be lat. 62 deg. 29 min
North, lon*. 135 deg. 41 min. West, they re-ascended the
river, and joined us here on the 6th of September. The
expedition, up to this latter date, had travelled from New
York .5,160 miles, or from Penetanguishone, the outpost
of Canadian settlements, about 4,444 miles, from the 23d
April.

Captain Franklin was very desirous of opening a com-
munication with the Esquimaux at the mouth of Macken-
zie's river, but did not see any of them. He left, how-
ever, presents of iron work at several encampments, which
appeared to be of recent erection, and we have the satis-
faction since the commencement of winter, of learning,
through the medium of an adjoining tribe, that they re-
ceived them, and are desirous of evincing their gratitude
by receiving us kindly next season.

CAPTAIN PARRY'S NEW EXPEDITION.---A new
expedition is projecting for Captain Parry. It has for its object
to reach the Northern Pole, to make known to us what the in-
most point of the ice...bound Arctic Circle is. Captain Franklin
had offered himself to. undertake • a journey over the ice from
Spitsbergen to the Pole, and this has been adopted by Captain
Parry, who, in addition to hiS own ardent expectations of success,
procured the sanction of the Royal Society to the practicability of
the enterprise. The Heck' is to be prepared for Captain Parry
early in the ensuing spring, and in that•veseel he i*cto proceed to
" Cloven Cliff," in Spitsbergen, in lat. 79 deg. 52 min. (or about
600 miles from the Pole), which he is expected to reach towards

the end of May. From this point lie will depart with two vessels,
winch are capable of being used either as boats or sledges, as water
or ice is found ,to prevail. They are to_ be built of light, tough,
and flexible materials, with coverings of leather and oil cloth ; the
latter convertible into sails. Two officers and ten men are to lie
appointed to each, with provisions for 92 days, which, if they
only travelled on the average thirteen miles per day, and met with
no insurmountable obstacles, would be sufficient for their reaching
the long-desired Pole, and returning to the Heck at Cloven Cliff.
Dogs or rein-deer (the former preferable for drawing the sledges,
when necessary, but the latter better for food, in case of accident
or detention) are to be taken on the expedition. It is known that
the summer temperature is far from being severe ; there is per-
petual light, with the sun continually above the horizon, and he
knows, from experience, that the men on such occasions are al-
ways very healthy. During bis absence, the boats of the ihip are
to be engaged in exploring the eastern side of Spitzbergen ; and
the officers and men of science in making philosophical experi-
ments with the pendulum, on magnetism and meteorology, in na-
tural history, . &c. The reward of success, besides the personal
glory and general advantage attending the exploit, will be 5,000/. ;
and we earnestly hope theit by this day twelvemonths Captain
Parry and his gallant companions tray be safe in London to claim
and receive it.

A few days since, by a slight convulsion of nature,
(attributed to the dryness of the weather), the princi-
}►al wall which protects the island of Foulness from
the incursions of "the.sea, sunk in a manner to cause
some alarm among the cultivators of the excellent soil
with which the island abounds ; but from the circum-
stances of the tides being upon the decrease, and the
aptive measures imMediattily resorted to by the Com-
missio►►ers, all apprehensions have been removed. The
wailers have worked night and day to complete the em-
bunkment,Rs3o,T Horaidv

Mr. Boyce, a young gentleman residing near Dub-
lin, set out out last week on an aquatic excursion in
company with a large party, After sailing about in a
yacht for some time, they dropt anchor in the harbour
of Kingstown, for the purpose of dining. Whilst the
rest of the party were at dinner in the cabin, Mr. Boyce
got unperceived into a small punt belonging to the
yacht, intending to row himself ashore. tte was not
missed fur half au hour- after: This occurred on
Wednesday evening, and though diligent search was
made, no tidings of him were obtained until the fol.
lowing Sunday, when he was landed safely from a ship,
by which he was most
miles out at sea, off the Saltees rocks, The account
Mr. Boyce gives of himself is, that he was unable to
row against wind and tide, and was
providentially picked up 120
carried out to sea,
where he remained two days and two nights, tossing
about in his little bark, not eight feet in length. He I
says he was nearly famished when released from his
verilons situation.—Minintrgh Eve nink Courant. '
A FotmptiNG.-_-Bstween five and six o'clock on
Friday morning last 4 Male child, supposed to be eight
or teii clays old, and in good health, was found under
a laurel tree, in 010 Fiki4TAwry of Capt. Paynter, R.N.
at St. Colinub. Suspicion falling on a young wo-
man at St. Columb, search ,was made, and she was
discovered about two miles from the place where the
child was dePosited. She strongly denied any know-
ledge of it for a long time ; but on hearing the little
innocent Cry, her maternal feelings were so strongly
Acted, that she confessed she Was advised to drop
it. , She says h'he was delivered in a field, half a mile
from any house, and alone ; she walked to a house in
the parish of Breage, where she has since been se-
creted. The child, when found, was clean and well
dressed, and was wrapt in part of a flannel petticoat;
to keep it wow—West Briton,

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11, 1826

QUARTER'S REVENUE.

We are enabled this day to lay before our Readers,
the official Acconnt of the Net Produce of the Re-

venue of Great Britain, in the Years and Quarters
respectively ended on the 10th October, 1825, and
10th instant ; showing the increase or decrease on

each head thereof. By a perusal of this Account,

will be seen that the. amount of Revenue in the

Quarter which expired yesterday, fa short of the
amount in the corresponding Quarter in 1825, by
890,050/. This decrease arose by a diminution of the

receipts under the following beads :

Customs
Stamps
Post Office
Miscellaneous . . .

Making together . . . £974,106

but as an increase of '71,865/. arose in the Excise,

and 12,191/. in the Taxes, the total diminution of

1)a Quarter amounts to 890,0501., as above stated.
On an examination of the total Receipts in the year

ending on the 10th inst. a decrease, as compared with
the year ending on the 10th October, 1825, appears
to the' amount of 3,258,1101. This decrease arose as

follows :--.

Excise . • •

£3,796,887
585,774

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Stamps . • •