The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-20 00:00:00

THOMPSON, MAYOR.
. A COMMON COUNCIL, holden in the CHAMBER of
. the GUILDHALL of the CITY of LONDON, on
• THURSDAY, the 19th day of February, 1829,
• • Resolved,
THAT this Corporation, in common with all
his Majesty's subjects, are deeply interested in the
prevention of Crime throughout the kingdom, and particu-
larly in the City of London and County of Middlesex.
That notwithstanding Lis Majesty's Commission is issued,
and right Sessions are yearly held for the Trial of Prisoners
in the Gaol of Newgate, the crime of Forgery still prevails
to an alarming extent, and numerous offenders have escaped
with impunity.
That in the year 1818, they expressed their sense of the
numerous evils which resulted from the irregularities of
the Criminal Law, by which upwards of 200 crimes,
very different in their degree of enormity, are equally sub-
ject to the punishment of Death ; which is enacted not
• only for bnrglary, for rape, for murder, and for treason,
'but for various crimes unattended with acts of cruelty or
.violince. •

That they are confirmed in the opinions then expressed,
• that the Criminal Laws which inflicted such severity of
punishment which was not adapted to the crime, often
entailed the evil and misery which it was framed to prevent.
That such erroneous principles were explained two ern-
"lea ago, by the Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More,
Recorder of this City, and Lord Bacon, who admonished
ttociety, that the acerbity of the law ever deadens the execu-
tion, and that the efficacy of Criminal Law depends upon
ito being adapted to the moral and religious feelings of the
Comnrinity.
That these sentiments were long advocated by the ever
be lamented Sir Samuel Romilly, and were expressed in
Parliament by that enlightened Judge, Sir Wm. Grant,
late Abuiter of the Rolls, who said " It is not by the fear
of death, but by exciting in the community a sentiment
of horror against any particular act, that we can hope to
deter offenders from committing it, altliough the threat of
death may tend to increase that horror, when it is in con-
formity with the public sentiment of the crime. It must
be remembered that, when it is in opposition to this senti-
meut, it may have a tendency to diminish it. If intimida-
tion will prevent crime, why should not the terror of
death attend the most trifling offences."
That the two most alarming offences to public credit
in a commercial country, are fraudulent concealment of
property by Bankrupts, and the crime of Forgery--
That in the year 1732 the punishment of death was en•
acted for the crime of fraudulent bankrupts. In the year
1818, it was reported by a Committee of the house of
Commons, that the law was so severe and so repugnant to
the common sentiments of mankind, that it became totally
inefficient in its operations—and an Act was passed in the
first year of his present Majesty, that so much of the said
Act as inflicts the punishment of death for this offence
should be repealed. That evidence of the same nature was
• given with respect to the Excise Laws; and the pnoish-
lgent of death has been almost wholly abolished ; and
another Act has been recently passed, which enables the
Judges to suspend the sentence of death where it is not in-
tended to be carried into execution.
That although offenders were constantly executed for
the forgery of IL notes for several years during the auspen-
• :1611 of cash payments by the Bank of England—get
during the year
1814 10,30 notes were forged
1815 14,055
1616 21,860
1517 28,412
per That notwithstanding the numerous executions that took
, the inefficiency of the law, and the increase of crime
n". Peat, a privilege was extended to some prosecti-
-"1 to enable "a person accused of Forgery, to avoid the
41)"ia ill
Pinaent of death, if he will confess himself guilty of
That--tCrhien evenrsiutyally called the minor offence.
of the law against Forgery, has ren-
.74,e.74is tqu severity
ineffectual to protect the public credit,
y mu
mmy persons considered as a violation of thatjus-
, for which this country has been for centuries proudly
entinent, and injurious to the character of the nation.
Resolved—That petitions, founded on the above Re-
aohttion, be presented to both Houses of Parliament, pray-
ing the alteration of the punishment of death in case of
Forgery.
And the drafts of petitions being prepared, were read
end agreed to.
Ordered—That the said petitions be fairly transcribed,
l'igned by the town clerk, nreventd to the Rght
honourable the House of Lora
ds,d anpd
thee Id onourable i
the
House of Commons.
1) Ordered—That the Sheriffs, attended by the Remem-
Zancer, do wait upon and request, some Lord in Parlia-
;trot to present the said petition, to the Right Honourable
House of Lords.
h tin
Ordered—That the Sheriffs, attended by the Remem-
°er,- do present the petition to the Honourable the
°lli* of Commons. WOODTHORPE.

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ma. A. JONES, Surgeon Dentist, No. 43,
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