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London, England, 1831-05-28 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

CAMERON, Jnnw, JOHNSTON, THOMAS, and BEVERN, WILLIAM,
Henrietta-suet, Westminster, tailors (so far as relates to John
Cameron.)
' BANKRUPT&

BERRY. ADAM, King-street, Ponmanwptare, poulterer, to surrender
June 10, at ree, 17, and at one, and July 8, at two, at the Court
of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. E. Tribe, Lincoln's Inn-fielda.
CARROLL, MATTUeIIr No. 3, Newcastle-place, Edgware-road.
baker, June 10, at eleven, 17, and July 8, at tan, at the Court of
Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. C. Nlactlulf. Casile.street, 11olbotn.
GooNee TitottA; Co; Longhustls, Kcnt, builder, May 31, June 3,
at eleven, at July 8, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. At.
torney, Mr. T. Dimes, Bread-street, Cheapaide.
KREEPT, JOHN CHRISTOPHER TOBIAS, FenChUTCII-street, men.
chant, June 7, at elven, 10, and July 8, at ten, at the Court of
Commissioners. Attorneys, Means. Druce and Sons, Blilitel.square,
Fenchurch.street.
MATEZT, JEREIHAII, 'Wilmot-street, Brunswick-aquare, glass-cutter,
June 3, at ten, 10, and July U. at eleven, at the Court of Commis-
sioners. Attorney, Mr. Jones, Brunswick-square.
SANFORD, JAates, ten. Stoke Newington, coal merchant, June 7, a,
eleven, 17, and July 8. at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. At-
torneys, Messrs. White rind Borrett, Great St.
AOSETT T. Hatherleigh, Ikvonshirc, linen draper. June 8, 7. and
July 8, at twelve, at the Globe Hotel, Keeler. Attorneys, Mr. Z.
Turner, Paul-street, Recto.; and Mr. 'l'. P. Turner, Milman-street
Bedford-row.
Rowe, Wu. Devonport, cabinet-maker, June 10, 11. and July 8, at
eleven, at Lllioit's Royal Hotel, Devonport. Attorneys, Messrs.
Brooking and Suer, Lombard-street ; and Messrs. Elworthy, De-

vonpot t.
ttomasusow, fl. Derby, whartinger, June 14, 15, and July 8, at
eleven, m the Bell Inn, Derby. Attorneys, Messrs. Simpson and
Freer, Derby ; and Mr. S. Taylor, John-street, Bedford-mw.
`owxszxn, Sistox, Leamirgton Priors, Warwickshire, pelt ter. June
13, 14, and July 8, at twelve, nt the Bath Hotel, Launington Priors.
Attorneys, Mr. T. White, Old-square, Lincoln's Inn ; and Messrs.
Tibbits and Son, Warwick.
lARSIIALE, BENJAMIN, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, woollen manu-
facturer. June 9, 10, and July 8, at two, at the Clarendon nOOlll%,
Liverpool. Attorneys, 51mrs. Rowlinsost and Wyche. Southamp-
ton-buildings, Chancery-lane; and Mr. F. Itowlinson, I.iverpool.
DIVIDENDS.

June 17. Nillliant pa, Great Etuttehean, chemist' at eleven. at the.
Court of Commissioners--June 3, Robert Burton Cooper, Princes-
atteet, Lambeth, distiller to eleven. at the Court of Commissioners—
June 17, J. W. Nyren and A. Wilson Battersea, colour manufac-
turers, at one, at the Court of Commiasionent--June 17, T. Hayward,
Deal, grocer, at one, at the Court of C'ommissionen--June 17, W.
A. Shore, Stoke-upon-Trutt, Staffordshire, wine and spirit inettbent,
at eleven. at the Court of Commissionera--June 17, G. Kettle, Tun-
bridge Wells, corn dealer. at one, at the Court of Committsoners—
June 7, J. Scott, Bread-street. Cheapside, shawl warehouseman, at
one, at the Court of Commissioners—June 17. W. Sinthey, Mitre
Tavern, Fisb-street-hill, victualler, at twelve, at the Court of Corn.
missioners—June 17. H. R. Kirkman, St. Paul's Church-yard, silk-
warehouseman, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners—June 17.
T. Hurst, J. Hoist, and J. 0. Robinson, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall,
booksellers et ten, at the Court of Commissioners—June 17. Thomas
Vine, Brighton,l toyman, at nine, at the Court of Commissioners.—
June 18. E. Kershaw and W. Taylor, Rochdale, Lancashire, flannel-
manufacturers, at twelve, at the York Hotel, Manchester—June
J. White, Taunton, Somenctshire, upholsterer, at twelve, at the
George Inn, Taunton—June 20. J. Dewar and T. Carmichael, Ber-
wick-upori.Tweed, corn merchants, at eleven, at the King's Arms
Berwick-uport•Tweed--June 18, R. Garbutt, Kibeston.upon-
Hull, merchant, at eleven, at the George Inn, Kingston-upon-11 ull---
June 17, J. Broadley and J. Il'alson, North Moor. Lancashire' cotton.
spinner,. at nine, at the York Hotel, Manchester—June 20, A. Aaron,
Plymouth Dock, silversmith, at eleven, at Ilannaford's Commercial
Inn, Plymouth—June 17, P. Birdwood: Plymouth, linen draper, at
eleven, at Hannaford's Commercial Inn, Plymouth—June 17, T. Pol-
lard, Brighthelmston, brewer, at eleven, at the King and Queen Inn,
Bright belmston—June 17, W. Blatherwick, Beeston, Nottinghamshire,
lace manufacturers, at eleven, at the Punch Bowl, Nottingham—June
18, D. Britten, Walthamatow, Essex, packer, at twelve, at the Royal
George Inn, Southampton--June 17, T. eking, Nottingham,
tualler, at twelve, at the Punch Bowl, Nottinghant—June 18, 'l'. C.
Cawley, Axminster, Devonshire, ironmonger, at eleven, at the George
Inn, Axminster—June 20, G. Henderson, Bcrwlck upon Tweed, cora.
merchant, at eleven, at the King's Arms Inn, Berwick upon Tweed.
CERTIFICATES—JuxE 17.
H. Bromwich, Newgate-market, caress* butcher—H. Force, Exeter,
cabinet-maker—W. Woodburn and E. Jackson, IJlverston, Lancashire
tallow-chandlers—T. Alexander, Manchester' merchant— P. Jolliff,
Poole, merchant—T. Wright, klountsorrel, Leicestershire, miller—T.
Grundy, Pendleton, Lancashire, manufacturer.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
T. Bishop and W. Hall, Cirencester Gloucestenbire, grocer—J.
Thorp and IV. Gee, Etesham, Woreestenhire, silk tbrowsters.

Signor Paganini, yielding to his own judgment, rather
than the counsel of pretended friends, has abandoned the
idea of attempting to evade his contract with M. Laporte,
and is to appeal at the King's Theatre, at old prices, very
early in June.

lly-the above Returns, making allowance for the Special
Commission omissions of 1830, the increase of crime in
seven years. if not one-third, is as 13 to 181!
The next division classes the convictions and sentences.
Thus those sentenced to death were as follow :
In 111111 sentences of Death .. ... 1,008
In 1001 ditto ... 1,881
In mu ditto .. ..lAN
In iRV ditto .. ... IPD
In NU ditto
...
.. LIU
In lOU • ditto ... • • 1,386
In 1830 ditto .. .. 1,387
Their crimes and the number executed are given in sub-
sequent returns. Here again is a frightful increase in the
number sentenced namely, nearly one-fourth in seven
years! The total number on whom sentence of Death was
passed in the seven years, is 8,781.
According to the enumeration of the crimes for which
those persons were sentenced to die, it appears that the
gleatest increase has been in " breaking into dwelling-
houses and larceny," the number in 1824 being 128, and
having gradually advanced till 1830, when the numbers
were 527 ; and next for " sheep-stealing, and killing
with intent to steal," the number in 1824 being 105, and
in 1830 it being 213—more than doubled; total for seven
years, 977.

[The executions which took place on Wednesday were for
offences under these heads.]
In other convictions there are increases, but not so con-
siderable. The number for " horse-stealing "in 1824 was
104 ; in 1830 it was 139. " Murders seem to have
maintained their average in 1820 there were 17 ; in 1830
there were 16—the total in the seven years being 103—
" Shooting at, stabbing, wounding, and administering poison
with intent to murder, &c." have increased : in 1824, the
number was 21 ; in 1827, 31 ; in 1829, 65 ; and in 1830,
28 ; the total being 200.
The number executed in the seven years was 407 ; the
number sentenced to die having been 8,781 ; so that on
8,374 the sentence of the law was not carried into effect.--
Further, of the 407 executed, 117 were for " murders," and
" shooting at," &c. Now, there were convicted of " mur-
der," and sentenced to die, 103; there were executed 90—
thirteen murderers having had their sentences commuted.
There were 200 convicted of " shooting at, adniinisteriug
poison, stabbing, &c. with intent to murder," 27 executed
—173 escaping with commutations of their sentences.
Then, as to the executions fur the clime of " burglary,"
and that of " breaking into a dwelling-house, and larceny,"
the convictions under the first head of crime diminished
amazingly, for, in 1824, the nu.ober was 302, in 1830, it
was 104, being a diminution of two-thirds ; but the execu-
tions were, for the first four years. 13, 12, and 10 a year ;
while for those same four years, although the second head
of crime was yearly increasing, there was not one execution.
When, however, the executions for " burglary," in 1828,
dwindled down to three (and in 1830 to two,) the execu-
tions for " breaking into a dwelling-house, and larceny"
rose front none to eleven. As to the executions for " sheep.
stealing," they have averaged between two and ti.ree each
year; the convictions being on the average one huin:red and
forty each year.
The sentences to die, and the executions for " Forge-
ries," display remarkable contrasts, especially as compare.l
with former seventies. In the seven years there were '206
convictions and sentences, but only twenty executions; or,
about one was executed out of every twenty sentenced to be
hanged. Of those sentences 72 were for forginx and utter-
ing bank notes ; out of the 72 there were six executed,
but none last year.
The number executed in the seven years, as already stated,
was 407 (out of 8,781 sentences of death), which gives an
average of upwards of 58 executions in England and Wales
in each year.
These interesting returns (of which, as they occupy nearly
20 pages, we can only give the results), also state the con-
victions, acquittals, and the ignoring of bills, or non-prose-
cutions. Without detailing each year, we shall notice the
results on the seven years, which stand thus :
Total convicted from 1824 to 18:'O Inclusive ... 80,882
Total acquitted .. 22.320
No Bills found, and not prosecuted 12,387

Total commitments in those seven years ... 118.509
It hence appears, after all the examinations before Ma-
gistrates and Grand Juries—after all the expenses incurred
by parties and counties ; and after, in many instances,
several months imprisonment with felons, and in felons'
gaols—of those actually tried one out of every four
or five were presumed to be innocent: but, adding,
the number where there were not even bills found,
notwithstanding the commitments by the magistrates, which
were twelve thousand three hundred and eighty-ieven, to
the number of acquittals, there were 33,717 individuals
thrown back upon society, after the associations and im-
prisonments already adverted to ! Taking another, and a
last view, for the present, of these materials for most serious
reflection and investigation, it is found that, out of the one
hundred and fifteen thousand persons committed to felons'
gaols charged with crimes, nearly thirty-five thousand of
the number were wholly cleared and acquitted of all crime,
or, almost, one-third of the number committed; and that,
out of eight thousand seven hundred and eighty-one sen-
tenced to death, both by the laws and the Judges, four hun-
dred and seven (or one selected out of every twenty-two !)
were executed !

The object here has been to give the results of
affiictingly interesting and important official returns and do-
cuments : and they cannot fail, we should think, to startle
and to grieve the public.

The sudden dissolution of the late Parliament was a serious
disappointment to many persons having private Bills before the Legis-
lature ; and the least that the new Parliament can do, we should ima-
gine, is to put such parties in the same situation as they were at the
time of the dissolution.

It is confidently rumoured that some important alterations
in the Church Liturgy are seriously contemplated, and are, in fact,
under consideration. Among others, it is said that the Athanasisn
Creed will be removed how the Rubric, and incorporated In the
Articles.
Accounts from Tripoli of the 6th of April, state, that the
English eutectic Scylla arrived there, to demand of the Dey ohs pay-
ment of 160,000 gourds, due to the British subjects ; and that the
finances of the country were exhausted. The sum of 36.000 gourds was
paid to the Captain of the Scylla : the Dey has demanded a delay of
six months for the payment of the remainder 01 the above sum, And hr
has hide tax on the inhabitants to procure it.