The Sun.
London, England, 1820-05-24 00:00:00

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Prison Discipline, end for the Reformat
Juvenile Offenders." Never was there a great
necessity than at present, hardly ick the rn"°
barons times, for some means of imPtave.
meat respecting the depravity of the present jrPi,
nile race among the lower classes of SocietY•
,ve
WiLI3gRFoRCE stated a melancholy fact, %di°
if
believe is not an exaggeration. viz that not Petit
than 8000 Boys derive t heir daily assistance fr°1111::
crimes which they commit. This youthful &Prot:
vity is not Wonderflit, but it is easily acconntedl
The Parents of these Boys bare most p")141)01
been divested of all loyal, moral, and teligi';ie
principles by the writings of .he
aPcyel
WooLp., the CARLtLes, Et- Sc.' 111(1 r!ie
of such Orators as delivered heir infi,troml°ry
harangues yesterday at_ the Cr., ev an,! A ochor
impossible that the lower and jE,norant part Of
Coma unity can read meat rottoe,j,nus be!
.soclr speeches, through the medirrrn nt f,
that is, the Republican Presses; ,11,(1 , of fee' 'Je;
sire to trample upon all legitimate•autholitY'
to " kick out," as the Meeting expressed it' Ili
tire persons now in the administration of Ore Ggi
vernment ? We repeat our conviction, Hist °e it
was there so much depravity, in any Peri
111
among the juvenile race, who, according lit I)
doctrines yesterday inculcated at the said Wei;
ing, ought to be our future Legislators, tba° $
present, Government is imperiously called °Pa°
to consider this subject with the utmost atteatialff
and in conformity to the gracious recomniellilef
titan from the Throne, and the heavy presstirei4c
the times, to adopt all safe and practicable meatt9fa
the diminution of those pressures. We confiaeri.t '
ly rely upon the good intentions of our lidierct,''
and join in gratitude for the benefits
have been derived from their adherence V' ijc
enlightened policy of the illustrious Pyrit ;11)
now our domestic state demands their peofetti/a(.l
consideration, and most strenuous exertions, titio
seem indeed to be generally expected. by
the
People.

We have given but a brief account of the Pe;
raocratical Dinner which took place yesterday
the Crown and Auchor, in honour of the 014'
teenth anniversary of the return of Sir Foal's°
BU RDETT to Parliament, because we are nor
dined to render our Paper tDe vehicle of Sediti°l7'
The sentiments uttered by Sir FRANCIS, Sees -,1#
ing to the newspaper rep'orts, stroegly tyndeti 10'
wards the introduction of UNIVERSAL SUFFSA6O:3
though it does not appear that he reetonno•ade
it in express terms. Bat be did worse, f"r bej
stated that the People in, geoeral had hippo'''
the Officers of Government in andel)! Rome, 'll'4
had always been judicious in their choice e '4l
hence the obvious inference was, .hat they 000111
to have the same power in this Country.
an extension of the privilege of Universal' Sahli
which has never, we believe, been so bold y
CS tcd before in public, except by Thistlewood and
wretches who suffered with hint, and tends to a° I
upon the Baronet a suspicion, which we hope tha
he does not deserve, viz. that he is a thorough pat'
Radical. As a proof of the total want of disere;
tion on the part of the Company, the Chair°
(Sir FRANCIS) gave the health of the Queet4,ll%
withstanding the critical situation in which 6131
stands, and the various extraordinary rutiOnt
respecting her conduct abroad, which Mr. 1.114$;
NE Y, in the House of Commons, declared ought to
be fully investigated, that her character might bi;
cleared from all injurious imputations, and that
might be seen whether she was worthy of bei°‘
received by the Empire as a Partner of the Throilli
Heartily agreeing with Mr. TI ORNEY, 50d e6r;
neatly hoping with him that she may leave beef
the object of calumny, we conceive that 216
is not a proper subject for the orgies Of .
Tavern. Another of the toasts, recommendil
" a Radical Reform in the Commons' I-JouFe °
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Parliament" was followed by the tune of " ;
the Rogues out." We may venture to affirm th*:
this harmonious recommendation of Kicking °
was not intended to be confined to the Member
of the House of Commons, but to every branch
of the Government, and perhaps to the total .011 t;
nihilation of the Monarchy.—We have s°ti
enough of the incendiary Meeting of yesterday O
menitest its true character and tendency, but °°
inference may be drawn of a very gratifying t"l°l.ri
to all loyal subjects, an inference of which the 13
ronet probably was not aware that his speech) " °lll
admit. As he has the terrors of a judicial
qbl
tence hanging over his head, it might be th"ro
that he would be more guarded in delivering
sentiments in public till the matter was dee
but from the freedom, boldness, and , $
,
licence of his speech yesterday, it is evident
tl
re,
he considers our Judicial Courts as too po
tiog
just, and impartial, to be iefinenced by any wiji,
but mbar appears before them in evidence. '.ov"
i
is, we doubt not, an involuetary and Hocens"
tribute to the rectitude o: our legal 1,0)