The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-07 00:00:00

mitts* of Inquiry, on his conduct, as applied to that
gentleman. Neither is it our intention now to enter
into that personal discussion, as report says that the
question is to be brought before the House of Com-
mons at an early period : but as an attempt is made by
the Morning Chronicle of this day to mislead the public,
by withdrawing from notice the true cause of the change
at the Stamp board, and assigning it to motives of
personal pique against Mr. SEDGEWICK, for certain
transactions connected with Scotch Jobs, we feel
ourselves bound to declare, that we conceive it to be
totally impossible that any man can read the evidence
attached to the Report of Enquiry, and not decline
that the whole systeM under which the business of the
Board of Stamps was executed, was radically had ;
and that any Chairman of a public Board, who al-
lows the business of the Department confided to
his superintendence to be so misconducted, is unfit to
fill a station of such importance. The true cause of
the removal of certain members of the late Board of
Stamps, is their neglect or inefficient conduct; and
let us therefore hear no more of insinuations of corrupt
motives for their removal, when the evidence is so con-
clusive of the disgraceful manner in which the business
at the Board itself was conducted by the members who
have been displaced.

That public censor, Johnson the Wormer, Ns
been again busy in his notorious calling,
as will be
seen by reference to our Marylebone Police report.
It appears that he laid informations en masse, 4,0'1'4 1
the proprietors of coffee-shops, for keeping irregular
hours, and he succeeded in all his attempts except one,
in which respectable witnesses contradicted the evidencs
of this " arch spy." But there was one case in which the
person convicted was unable to pay the penalty, anti 11'
said that he must take the consequences of his poverty
The Magistrate observed that " the law must take its
course," and the poor man would no doubt have been
sent to the House of Correction, to work out his
• ~
penalty at the tread-mill, had not the flinty heart 0t
JOHNSON melted at his case, and he begged the M.
gistrate's permission to withdraw the information, frog
motives of pure generosity no doubt, for he would 0 .•
I
like to take his half of the penalty for the conviction :
at the tread-mill. The Magistrate, who, the moment 1'
before, had said that the law must take its course, now:
caught the relenting spirit of Mr. JOHNSON, and emu. •••
'mended the informer for his generosity in withdrawing .!
the information (after the man was convicted),
the prisoner was set at liberty.
Now, here is a precious specimen of the manner io -:,•
which the law works. A common informer haythis '•
power not only of dragging men up to justice at 0t!
Police offices, but of discharging them after coin
tion, although the Magistrate had special doh°
ly
edv°-
that the law must take its course. Are are no •
cater for severe punishment, but the door
should not be left at the savage discretion of 41.'1' i
former, who would never see it wiled but wit :er
golden key. But the prosecutor had no furtller pl
la
after conviction. What would aJ II dir A118:0161 Rigi-
the Old Bailey to a prosecutor who 1'i1,,',1;„-- that he
goner for the sake of the penalty, and unul *th-
could get no money for a convictiOn,fould t° with-
could
dip he"
draw the charge ? He would, undoubte . .6,
landnitrak.
lodged the offender in Newgate—and the M• tread'
yew."
should have committed the informer to the . ait.
mill, to take his share of the penslty for ins 0/0.
interested interference, amounting almost to a e
fool
pounding of felony. 'But this is another • P 49
of the, ,6 glorious uncertainty. in which, our 1.1
or
are administered. Country Magistrates are more the
less influenced if not governed in their decisions oy
05,
serious opinion of their Clerks in office, nutl l'eedy
of mei:lei!.
ear
daily proves, our police worthies lend
.a 4r
sod
ear to the thievish whispers of their long toles, ~,,a
stabio,
watchmen,very worth
opfuvbelri
veritable
asbelrentnts-- memory, t 1 t rap n , con
1_ co
any two advishon lon
swear a man to the foot of the gallows, an
cm.", kyight.
his character for life, if they cannot hang him
v e '
As to informers, however necessary they,in-J or
detecting impositions, and attempts to evade or h
ate
grass tghreealtawdists,
i:uyestt,thbeeircaeuvseidethnecye oactiglinit
tetor bsetedroeni::tlhoo
penalties consequent on conviction, and It ese
,oces-
doubted that they will, for want of legal eh; done
sionally poach without scruple where it or
with impunity. se en in
And such cases frequently occur, beolt° iiifortnea
former is believed on his oath, the pers°:" ewer to
against is not, and be may not have it ill
l'ls,it!, it titiC
produce witnesses ; besides, an informe,r,
,v 5,.,, why,
sportsman, is accompanied by :a brace of wrs , to cAtCh
like true blood-hounds, will stick 'at 11`;,""sbnell.gn`u'
their prey. If society is to be protect.° 4 • ockev•
11 ot their P
dians, it behoves the public to look we

THE FUNDS•

' This morning
ast6BB2l, and settledrdl—al7Bl-12,openb:yderas,t
somel and
Exchequer Bills, 20 2 pm. In the Foreigo F.`it,,
rice business has been done in Mexican Itonds at rather 1''...!
ei4
priers, 64 5 ; they are since quoted Colombian hTSsT,
seems stationary, without any demand, at 381 9; (311145 lit
but o usiness.
Tk per Cent. Consols, 811 i ; Ditto for Acrou° 0,
0 1;
Intill 4 per Cent. Bonds, S 6 S pin. ; Exchequer Bills, RO i !), 4;
Fottittott FUNDS..—Zraziljan, 64k 5; Buenos Ayres, tfi rer
Ch;liall, 361 71; Colombian, 1824, 361 9 ; ge%icss „t; i;
;ent-s 531 41; Ditto 6 per Cent., 64 1 Peruvisor 'llll,
ftiorCll:2:,:uhisitrive[is:iledriaduoC.loolleticiliii;o:l:l:
Portuguese, 75 6 ; Greek, is 14 ; Russian, 05 1 ; SP/Will'', 1
MINES.—Angla Mexican, 371 2/ die. ; ' United Aftsi'''
11i die. ; Pasco Peruvian, 1 2 per Share ; Beal del ?sl: t'e; • '
70 Pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 40 SO pm. -; Brazilian, " la-g I'll:
Bolivar, par, 2 pm. ; Colombian, 81 91 pm. ; Cestelloi , -14‘dis,
Suanxs.—Australiao, 6 8 pm.; Provincial Irish Ila"l''° h,
1'
w 4) daii‘csetP
Console maintain their price of 89, burs; 4 P"r 10'1-
ye
(1826) 961; Bank Stock, 2021 ; India Stock, 2461 1, ; 'Ol
can Bonds have advanced to 651 ; and Colombian have OP'O
to 391; Spanish are quoted at 11 1.
Consols far Account, 82, bruyllelirs. I'
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FOUR- o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICF'.
Consols 82 Danish tiontis 60134,
Do. for Ac. 821 ' Greek Do. 1€425 r.l .695
Brazilian Bonds Mexican Do. 13P,
Buenos Ayres Do. 62 Peruvian Da. 31.
C 4 Russian Do. B:;hilian Do. 3
Columbian, 18'24, 881 Spanish Do. 11