Star.
London, England, 1831-08-05 00:00:00

No. 13,854.

_ STATE AND PROGRESS OF CBI ME.
There has been lately printed, for the House of Lords, a
"'Summary statement of the number of criminal chadors
committed to the several gaols In England and Welesdsinly
the last seven years," from 1824 to 1830. The ambit if
commitments in England and Wales were as follows :
In 1824 numb. of persons (amongst them 2,223 fem.) 13,01111
In 1825 remelts 2,548) ... ..•
.. 16
... 467
In 1826 females 2,692) ... ... ,10d
•In 1827 females 2,770) ... ... • .. 17,026
In 1828 (females 2,731 ... .. .. 16.566
In 1829 (females 3,119 ... .. ... 18,611
In 1830 (females 2,972) • . ••• .. . ISM
The next division classes the convictions and sentemssa.
Thus those sentenced to death were as follow :
In 1824 sentences of death .. a• ... 111811
In 1825 ditto ditto ... •• •• 4.13
In 1836 Mao ditto ..
In 1827 ditto ditto .. .. ... Val
, 10,18211 ditto ditto ... ... .. 1,186
10 1089 ditto ... 1,886
be 1830 ditto ditto ... .. 1,397
flstotal number on whom sentence of "death was passed in
ells teven years is 8,781. The greatest incases has been in
"breaking into dwelling.houses and larceny," the number in
1824 being 128, and having gradually advanced tin 1830,
when the numbers were 627; and next for "sheep-stealing,
'and killing with intent to steal," the number in 1824 being
106, and in 1830 it being 213—more than doubkd ; total
kr seven years, 977. The number for " beese-etealing" in
ISM was 104; in 1830 it was 139. Of " murders" in 1824
thous were 17; in 1830, 18—the total in the seven yeast
Meg 103. " Shooting at, stabbing, wounding, and admi-
niesting poison, with intent to murder," ike.have Increased 1
In 1824 the number was 21 ; in 1827, 35 ; in 1829, 66 ;
and in 1830, 28; total, 200. The number executed was
4,7; the number sentenced to die, 8,781. Of the 407 exe-
cuted, 117 were for " murders." and " shooting at," &c.
Total convicted from 1824 to 1830 inclusive .. 80,852
Total acquitted .
To bills found, and not prosecuted ... ... 12,307
Total commitments in those seven years ..

... 116,509

GRAND MATCH AT CRICKET.
Tuesday the Mary.la•bonne Club, with Lillywhite and
Fuller Pilch, commenced a match, at Lord's Ground, Mary-
it-bone, with the Hon. H. Moreton and ten of Ragland.—
It will be perceived, from the list of Wien, that both
elevens included many 6rst•rate names, whk rendered the
match very interesting, and caused a good sprinkle of ama-
teurs to congregate. The following are the players, via—
ISAtalr-LI-BONNE. INGLAND.
Lord Strathaven The Hon. H. Moreton

Sir F H. Bathurst, Bart.
B. Aislabie, Esq.
H. honer, F.sq.
H. Kilshaw, Esq.
H. E. Knatchbull,
0. T. Knight, Esq.
R. Kynaston Esq.
W. Ward, Esq.
Lillywhitc
F. Pilch

W. Pettey, BK.
C. Wordsworth, Bag.
& oameg
Brdbridge
Calder:out
Cobbctt
Marsden
Saunders
Searle
Wennran

The Mary.le.bonne Destiemen went in that, but the
whole of their wiekets were lowered for less than 40. All
England had gained above that number, with only one
wicket down, previous to the players retiring to dinner. Be.
fore the England side had concluded their first innings, Me
ealligame down and prevented the further progress of the
dutch for that day. It will be resumed this messing.
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