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London, England, 1829-02-20 00:00:00

FRIDAY EWAINGoigraItUJOY 20, 1829.

• . THOMPSON, NI ,
A COMMON COUNCIL, boldets in thv4INAMBRIL of the
GUILDHALL of the CITY of mi THURS-
DAY, the 11th day of February, 1841,
Rssotsso.,
THAT this Corporation, in• common. with *U his
MajeetY's Subjects, are deeply interested In the prevention of
Crime throughout the Kingdom, and particularly In the City of
London and County of Middlesex.
That notwithstanding his Majesty's Commission Is ismod, aid
eight Sessions are yearly bald (or the Trial of Prisoners In the Gaol
of Newgate, the crime of Forgery nM prevails to an Austin on-
tent, and numerous Wenders have escaped with impunity.
That in the int 1119, they expressed tbeirseme of thefille4Mlo9
evils which resulted from the irreguluttles or the Criminal liser, by
which upwards et ttoo Crl ma, very different In their degree of
enormity. are equally emblem te the punishment of Death; which Is
.nutted not only for butglary, for rape, for murderiutd tot MOP"
but kr melons crimes unattended with acts of cruelty or *ham
Tbet,they are manned in the opinions than expressed, that the
lei' Lass which iseicied such severity of pealsbetent ibleb
wee pit tulaygni so the mow, often entailed the evil sod mks
valeitkii was trained to prevent.
That such erroneous principles were explained two motorise ago,

by the Lord Chi*Nee. Or Timm Moore. Recooder of this City,
and Laid Seem. who atheseehbed society, that the acerbity of &
law ever deadeye the merlin, and that aka Mew/ of Criminal
Law depends upon being adapted to the ippii^fsd• Rdisiats (eel:
lap of the Colununity. •

That these sentiments were long advatated by the Notvirtbe
lamented Sir Samuel Readily, and were expressed in Parliament
by that enlightened Judge, SW William Grant, late Muter el' the
who said, " It is not by the Int of Death, bet by cackles,
in the community a medal's( of horror against any earth:Was MI
that we can here to dam Olikadws frees conteskties k, Mir*
the threat of Death may teed to inswing obit boater, who* 4ie in
conformity with the pub& leletlasent of chi crime. It nuts be
remembeted that, when ft is In opposition to dill oreekwent, It troy
have a tendency to diminish it. If latiosidOis will parlor
crime, why aboold not the terror of death *WO the medallists

offeweer
That the two most alarming offences ttspidiFetliadlt Y t _ _
asocial Country. are Fraudulent Concealsoriklif I:llipplit by
Bankrupts, sod the .rise of Forgery— - •
That io the year Me the pnnlahnsent • t u was swivel tat
the crane of fraudulent baokrupts. In the yes, Ills, it' was re
ported by a Committee of the House of Commons, that the law
was so severe and so repugnant to the common seistiinentsaf men.
,hied. that It became totally inefficient in its operatiows--aod an Act
was passed in the gm year of his present Majesty, thm so moth of
the said Act as inglcts the punishment of death for Wearing
should be repealed. That evidence of the Anse mitre was give.
IMO respect to the Excise Laws, and the pooisbnittet of death has
been almost wholly abolished ; and another Act has bees%
panspi, which enables the Judges to suspend the sentence f7X4
Ohms it is not intended to be cualwi into eremitic°.
twit altbaeskalleseers wore constantly executed for the feral
gay of sae possi Mess for: wend years during the suspension of
cash payments by the Bank of England, yet during the year
1814 10,848 notes were forged •
lead 1.4,085
111 •Aim
1511 e1.41* •
That metvdthatanding the numerous executions that took ice,
the ineficlestee of the law; sad she inereass of aimuw premodkat
a privilege was extended to soma Prosecutors re feeble a Petal
accused of Forgery, to avoid the punialmtmst of death. if be will
confess himself milky of another mime, usually called the Hiner
Mum
That the severity of the tam against Forgery has rendered k
quits leeffectual to protect the Public Credit, and is by many pet.
sops coaddered sea violation of abscissae*, for which this country
has beak for materiee proudly eminent, and *Mama to the chum-
ter of the Notice.* •
Resolved-. That Petitions. founded on the above Remind's. be
presented in both Horns et Parliament, preying the alearaticto of
the punishment of Death I. massed. ikitgery.
And the draft of Petitions bring ptepared, were read: and
agreed to. ' •
Ordered—Thu the said Petition be fairly transcribed, sifted
the Town Clerk, and presented to the Hight floseerabli the
Horse
of Lorca, and the Honourable the House of Commons.,
Ordered.-That the Maeda, attended by the limesobranser, do
wait neon lad request sane Lord In Paritiment to peewee the
.maid Ptthimst• the Bight Honourable the HMV'. of Lards,
Ordered--alluat the Sheriff...attended by the Reinanbremar, do
esent the Petition le the Honourable the Bona, of compile's&
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LISBON,' Palm:air, e.:,.',..
The Ovalle contradtch in the milw po4tieitriuMner
a paragraplan the Journal der Dekls, which sayiailat
in the provide, of Tr° os Monies there was. in the
month of • November, an army of 1,600 infantry welt
armed, 80 climb y. and several pieces of cannon, c in-
manded by Major Serpa Pinto. an Officer of tried'
towage and ability, befiuty in the last Cotter, _owe ot
the richest landholders in inn os Homes, and %ha, be
his wealth;untrgreat popularity. nits more influence in,
that province than the.4ar quit de Chaves. The tikreue
stilt theft', never was any such army; Saps, Pinto
'meet Waillaj-r; he ha. neither courage n,,r capacity a
he lo's.. not Deputy in the Cortes; as for his riches, b.
'-ulisitird chicly by his estortiorit when he comstestided
the iegistieitt of Pitnallel ; his popularity and halite*
are oultlin One. be is the same Serpa Pinto who pro-
posed to go and let fire to Verona, in the year MS.
Pia. S.—The officitil pert of the Giulio contains an.
o day of the day, in which the Duke dr Cadoval an-
wonted to.the army thin hi. Majesty hash en piraseil,
at OM *pest of the 0 nde de Rio Pardo, to relieve
him from the cake of Minister of War, end 'pp/noted
,Mm; dm-Doke de Cedars', to perform the dities of
that face id interim.
Fgt. 6.—We have the satisfaction to announce, that
his Maie-ty was pleased to-day. fur the first time since
Ms recovery, to give audience, in the Palace of Ben -
pustai so the numerous assemblage of persons who Ow
Ithb occasion had the honour to pay their resptcts so
his Majesty. -
- Itan.lo—The Gam& contains two ieued tient the
Deb cistadoval..she first of which announces *aches
Majeskt has been pleased to order that the Dame of
the Net Jply, last year, respecting robbers on the high-.
way, 'hail be extended to the perpetrators of robberies
.erith violence. Ihe second !envr. IS. $0 the effect, Out
apit is-necessary to a good polito,„so4 agraWable so
issibtary decorum, that the patrols% in thWeity alli
SibWbll shoals, be duly respected, the Ring has ordered
that die said petiole* shall bi &satirised-so firs iron
ahe malaftetois who resist them, as *WI N. Opt* thaw
also, being found in the act of
,committing tubber%
*hit Adam, do not immedisuely yield; themselves,
piedwatles, • owl U they attaMpt to ew
0., alisi 44400 ft 7th fee: Wash&
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i.. ..HOJtE OF LORDS. Fs& 19.
Ile Maul Report of the trustees wider the Mid Lothin and
MsWitt Ferry Acts, also so modem of Passions grassed by the
But Sala Company, pursuant to Act of Parliament, were pre-
sented m the bar.
• • • carer& CLAIMS.
iti.tidsolodsfELDON presented Petitions. praying thst as far.'
thee Might be granted to the Rime. Cotkellss, hem
two getitisse In the caste of Kent ; from two perishes Alt she
county of Denbigh.; three lo Lincolnshire; a parish is SAM;
fear in Cardiff; two hi Gloucester; three in Down • a place Is
Waillni-lreln Aberyetwith ; a palish in Surrey ; from 'Gosport ; a
* Bendeistrali i ream dm Bebop aod Clergy of Dresser ;
lied from Mime. in Ettasedsbkre. The Noble Earl observed Oar
she empleber Of lohabitents In daft last town, be believed. were aboat
st i buds n= te itvbeed*.s. 4 5.4
3 . petitions 11e
t Noble
otlie
'lie
sbei..... from vinesbeethodes Is Sighs& het, owlet to their
Whig hitim semi blorwallties ill them, he bad considered It Me
duty to return theft whose, they cams. H. bad been also fu-
mbled it sholler redden dyed by a number of Ladies. He was
urn ittnitttVhstien it wit steal' with the forms of the Horse fee
• Urewlf• *Oa* Iftidsbee bees :14eglea. He shield. therm
foreflookleto diet" imedshipe:joittlials Amu:tato if rich were
Ina firs. ' ' • i
Lard ZIN 0 asked bluffer Mt. P wry from young or old
laelleetssi A laigh)..
The Earl of EL DON weld let imasethatele answer the Nab
Lord' 'question ; bi.risic he. hair. der may Ladies were better
=lobbied web the Constitudea or the country. and hoer more
itL26llo2l4lll9ll9thatiortisecredants of Cbincellorso-(A leash).
• IbeilinCigigmolletti Ns rare that the sentimeus exploited's
the ertlfigh Ilratiiint of the old wunierie thecountry....The Pod.
tions sup itE told epee the table! .
Lord TRYNH A al, in • presendog a Petition from a parialr in
the county of Wicklow, praying for Catholic Emencipattett, ex-
presesdAis MI =licensee, lo the views (ordained by the Nil
nistorejlf dat•Croinsupen the great • and . important quid= tea..
dve 4 sire Claims of se many millions of lib Majesty 'e subjeellewo
He
Remus
Of them. Ant, because be saw that cinsereekons to the
:Ciglailers were necessary to the safety of the ilepstitutios ;
sedistitaitelle, because of the promises diet Ireland had 'hues
mail* •41. ad never been a pert of Ate Coostitir hare
.. , u._Pi as *all at lbw* disabilidetcontlneed,
• to siano groaning beneath the weight of them.-TM-TME Us A
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ordered to be laid on the table.
.11iii Behar If EXETER resented Petitions from two parishes
Is raltillnenielnit she r. mho& Oakes: . • • .
Earl of Lled BRICE presented a retitle° from the Cia
Minn or the Militia Staff in Ireland, praying that- the - naming*
sootemplased by goverstedeitt for the Reduction of Militias might
teethe eirriedisitoefect.—Orders4 to lie= the table.
The thihuil RICHMOND presented a Petition from two
parishes hi Illesses, praying for a repeal of the Act which ens.
powered iligistrates to seed on board his Majesty's ships persons
Oeuleted" of smuggling, complaining that, in case of their dying
bible Majsssy service', the people of England were obliged to
• titer wives and child/mt.—Ordered to Re on the table.
. The Eager VERVLAiId presented a Petition from a parish
in mdsbire &pion granting furthee Concessions tp the Rein=
thaiOrdered to lb on the table. '
- Lord I OttTON peseented• Petitions to the satne effect from
aura perishes Melte county of .Leitrirt;. from the parish of Rai.
liven. in Sligo; and tom Templemore, in the county of Damp!!
;a-Ordered to lie son the table.
The Earl of LONGFORD said he rose to present a POWS
from the Archbishop. Noblemen, Clergymen. Gentleman. Free-
meniand Freeholders of the Qty of Dubin...against greats 'aoy
Sunhat political power to the Roman Catholics, and also praying
'foe the final suppresolon of the Roman Catholic ,Assoclation. . In
consideration of the budoe.as that lay before the "loose he would
not trouble their Lordships with any further remark; than that he
cooddered the Prides, coming as it did from a meat diringidshed
Pride sad the Orgy sod other reppeciable Inhabitants el Ins
City of Dublin, to he ene of the most influeudeLPMMlONS that MI
ever been presented to their Lordships meths eubject.--Ortleted
to be on the table.
llse.bierialsolllUTE said. In presenting P titbits front pas
Wads it the maul of Watutiod In Grew of the altisolle CielfisL
he hopedeheir.Lordships would patent ides to .osy a very few
wads upoit the subjects to which they alluded. With tableau
athe socuritiati Mentioned la tile conteroplated measure, his own
pnleide opioiso was, that titer was no special-Act of the Legisla.
sure onessary to secure (be safety of the Establitlied Clough ; bit
Antes every =atlases ht his ki ijery's Minister, be would
wwflllV OTC his support to any measure of security introduced
by Shinn, and the mere particularly as he saw socking to the con•
tesisidation of 'the measure to which the Protestant Church was
sot eutitkd, or to which any reasonable Root= Catholic would
refuse pis cooseot. He comeratulated their Lordships up= the
dlmilietion of Ike Ramie catimiic Association; it couviuced him
that the Roman Citholies looked upon hii Majesty's Ministers
wick the confidinice as be (the Marquis of Bute) did. He
Was Mary to *Wirt* the extersoce of some-doubts as to the ow
*midis; bad iefluenced eke Noble Duke in.brieging forward the
propamd measure. These motleys, so far se he col'ild ledge, were
as ptaiii at the very generous measure itself; and be could not sit
dew without offering his singer Menke ru the' Noble Mike fue
bating brobght forward a measure which promised the removal it
all civil and rebgiouedisablihies from his Majesty's subjects.
The. (*lab= flue Dallycluff, and three other pari.hes lit Warr.
lord, mid which also prayed that the Government would take Mei
meelderation, with a view to. amend, the Nadi Vestry Act anti
dietkie.letting. Act. wire tee* rea.l,lol laid on the table. • •
Lull PLONK ETA' preteented.a PfttliitlO from the celery 'or
Cork'', frump •-if Catholic emancipation.—Laid nn the table.
Lord CLI POEN presentese.Perhilms from three parishes In
Wealord and two parishes in it. 'County of Kilkenny, praying for
Catholic eniancipstion ; also from a parbb in Kulkenny, and another
fronts palish to the county of Debit*, to the same effect., inch,
the feed of time Parish Vestry Act and the Suo•ledug Act.,—
on tbctable.
The Marquis of ANG LESEY presented Petitions from Artie
u.as, notterstown. Ind Kitthis, and from three parishes Ire the'
mittere of •Wealnrd, praying for unqualified ...standpoint,. The
tram Hinierstowo .Included the repeal of the Vestry ad
i!balettisig Acts.—Laid on the table.
The Dote of DEVONSHIRE presented Petitions from three
pershes io Werner', praying for Catholic emsecipation.
The .hlerquis,tif LANSDOWN presented a Petition hoot tie
Protestant. Dissenters of .Hackney. repressing. the satisfaction they
felt of is :ring his hiallesyy's Spaeth. and praying that Government
,Woold torment to the measure ;twain recenuneeded.for the removal.
saf =4Ol rephiees &abilities ' . also from a parish In the county
of Remeituess. sod trim a parisheb in the Queen's County, praying
fee Catholic ensucipadon.—Ordered to lie on the table. • '
ANATOMICAL seamen.
This' hihrquis of LA NB Uhf W N presented a Petition from she
giltiallb obi surgeons of the West hiding of Yorkshire, Praying
thatellsemessure be adopted by the Legislature to ensure a better
es ,or subjects for dissecdom Last year be bad brought the
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me agsdp the consideratioo of the House, and he would, there-
fore;
„. ek resent occupy the attention of their Lordships, the
Mitts, y as a Committee had been appointed in the other
rat
Deem Patliensesteo investigate the sebject. sod on their Report
0 NE Would probably be founded.. He frt the more greatly the
settildry of some measure on that subject when be recollected the
milaticholy occurrence( of the preseln year. Medical educadou
siloned a supply of subjects. and the present petitioner, in cock
be before then. Lorilships, sought not to advance any private hp
es.Of thole own, they having already acquired the mecessiey
knoviblg, but, merely urged their considerations upoi the arch:
doe °l' the ',Valour from a love of science, and to procure,a
di, int edits! Mr their successors. - Public monde required
dietemste soactmfme should be introduced, and even 'mere Fu-
lton. sugposted that every facility should be then to die stutly!ol
aneroid= so important to suffering humanity.
LOMAS CAT2OI4O . CLAIMS. . . ..
Lied REDESDA LE retard a Pethiortagainit the Catholic
Odom 'loin a Saar In Rue:.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE premed a redden fruit eh In.
dir,-. die Ilev. Thomas Schonaberg, recta of A pariah in the.
1 N ' Eltilog•of Yorkshire, also against the. Catholic Claim—
ken
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.latlertsiA EtaltsEY peettnted 2 Petition fir dm rem Xii%
dislibilidu fries*. Raman Catholics of Ilantionat In ilie
~ . a moth. • •.•i. 91 ,t, . . •I :4
• Duke of tUSSTIII4I the honour to drew .. -
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!bleb Wet sisseiiloy.upwersls of 1,)/00. pulpit;
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