The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-10 00:00:00

CRIMINAL LAWS.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL mhved the Order of the Day fati
going into a Committee on the Bill fur Amending the Criminal
Ltrtv \This bill was not, though a Most importwit, au insulated mea-
sure. It wag bile of tn4i bills which had been intrialuced into the other
House by a Right Hon. Friend of his, who had paid a great deal
Of attenthih to the administration of . justice, and who deserved,
and, he believed, received, the thanks of the country for his un-
wearied exertions
.in this department of the public service. The
other Biltlielated to all critaws. against property, and it had beat
thought necesiary, in osierto make it more, comprehensive,
to postpone it till the next Sea'sion. The Bill then before their
Lordships was lit the Improvement of CriMinal Justice iA
England, and embraced several important points. His Lordship
then shortly described the Bill, and said he should have some
verbal amendments to propose, but none that in uuy manner al-
tered the principle of the Bill. IleforoFbneludiug, he would short.,
ly advert to three facts, which resulted from the i4orts now
annually submitted to their Lordships. The fast, and it was ae
melancholy tiact, was, there was in this country a great in.;
crease of creme during the last seven years, as compared with
the precedin4 slrven. years. The, second fact, and it might in
some degree console their. Lordships 11,r the great. increase of
crime, was, that the number of heinous .criics was not so great
as formerly. The third fact, and it was a most material onei
however strange it might seemt. tVat.i, that the increase of
was nothiti; nol.r so great in, this metropolis z.si!‘l itt beighbour4
ltoOdi as the country et large.. This, was
.contrtiry .to all sup.;
position--`o all that might have been expected 'to arise froM the
luxuries and dissipation of a great city. There was no reasoning,l.
no theory, which taught their Lordships' to expect the result he
had just stated; and the fact was directly contrary to expectation:,
If any inference could be drawn,froni the returns,
.it would seem
also that there we; a'letsa inFt4ie of crime hr the manufacturing
than in the agricullural distinct& Ile did not know hOW to ac-
count for this, unless that system alums (the Game Laws). which
had been already alluded to, had a very considerable influence on
the morals of the peasantry. The fact was of tome importance,
and deserved the' attentive consideration of the Country Gen-
demon.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said a feiv words relative to dui
verbal Atnendinents which it would be neeessarx to introduce intd
the Bill ; and then, their Lordships resolved theiuStliki in& it
Committee.

The Howe then moaned, the Report was brotaght,up, cud or-
deied to be pritttvd.—Adjourvell. ,

ITOU'SE 9} COMMONS.
MISCELLANHOUs:

Mr. \V. WIT' It AItA At presented a Petitine fro 6 the Justices(
of the Peace of the. County Palatine of Lancaster, in which they
stated, that the present Game Laws required considerahle alte-
ration,and praying the House to .inspect thetti.—Ordered to be
printed.

•
'Mr. S. Pict presented k Petition horn the Gatti)lice of Lei;
trim, praying for Catholic Emancipation.-Orderisi to he printed.
Mr. Brun gave notice of his intention to move on Thursday
next for leave td bring in a Bipto allow machi►►ery to he exported
from this country, and thus plitee it on it footing with other mer-
chandize:

The Hon. Mr:awn also moved fora return of all Gentlemen
who had been appointed to first commission° in the different regi-
ments of Cavalry and Foot, during the years 1816 anti 1822;
Ohl& commission 3 might have been filled up front the half-pay
, .

Sir T. LETHIIRrHOE ptesented a petition from Sir John
claiir,* who suggested that a surpltis capital of motley belonging to
Government may be very well disposed of to flirnish employment,
to the many thousands tow out of employment, and at the game
tints be to the benefit of the country) by employing them in the
cultivation of waste lands, of which there were,initny in the king-
dom: The petitioner concluded by acying, that if any measure
to this end were adopted, he would be happy to Instruct and
superintend their operations.—Ordered to be printed.
•Mr. W. DUNDAS presented a petition from several Mortga-
gees of West India property, residing in Edinburgh, complaining
of the deterioration of such property, and culling upon the House
for protection.—Ordered to be printed:
Mr. Pourstsw, and othertf, presented petitioni against She;
very-Ordered to be printed.
Sir G. WAnnikriv.x presented two Petitions from Kelso and.
Roxburgh against any alteration of the, Currenek of Scotland.--;
Laid on the table.