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London, England, 1827-02-09 00:00:00

CONSOLIDATION OF THE CRIMINAL CODE.

A statement having appeared in the Public Papers,
entitled " The Consolidation of the Criminal Code,"
from which it would appear, that a Gentleman of the
name of Hammond, has been employed, under the
authority of Mr. Secretary Peel, in various projects
connected with the Criminal and Civil Law of this
country, it is thought necessary to give publicity to a
communication made to Mr. Hammond, on the 9th of
January last, which explains the circumstances under
which Mr. Hammond received aoy authority whatever
from Mr. Secretary Peel, and the limits within which
that authority is restricted.
(eon) WINITZHALL, JAN. 11.

" Mr. Peel considers that It would be for the convenience of
Mr. Hammond and himself, that Mr. Hammond should distinctly
understand the nature and extent of the authority which he has
from Mr. Peel, to proceed in the Consolidation of a certain branch
of the Statute Law of Fagland.
" Some time after Mr. Peel ►ad undertaken, with the assistance
of Mr. Hobhouse and Mr. Gregson, to consolidate the Laws re•
lating to the trial and punishment of Criminal Offences, be learnt
that Mr. Hammond was employed, under the direction of a Com.
mittee of the House of Commons, in preparing Drafts of Bills,
consolidating the Law relating to Forgery, and some other crimes.
" Though Mr. Peel had, previously to the appointment of this
Committee, undertaken a similar work, which be proposed to
carry on gradually, and with that mature deliberation which is

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farmance of the duty auigued by the Committee to Mr. Hammond,
and was ready, so far as his Intentions corresponded with those of
t►e Committee, to stand in the same relation to Mr. Hammond in
which the Committee stood.

" bir. Fed contemplated, if time and opportunity were per-1
milted to him, the ultimate Consolidation of the whole of the
Statute Law relating to crime.
" From the first Resolution of the Select Committee on Criminal
Law, he presumes, the object of t►at Committee to have been the
same with his own. The Resolution is to the following effect:-.
Resolved, that it is the opinion of this Committee, that it is ex-
pedient that the Statutes relating to the Criminal Law should be
consolidated under their several heads.'

" Mr. Peel is perfectly willing that Mr. Hammond s►ould pro•
ceed, under his authority, in completing what remains to be per-
formed by him. within the limits above prescribed.
" Mr. Pi= understands these liinits to be, the collection under
one head of the several existing Laws in the Statute Book relating
to Criminal Offences.
" Mr. Hammond has sent to Mr. Peel the result of his labours
with respect to the Laws relating to Forgery, to Coining, and to
Offences against Property.
" The only material heads that remain are the Laws relating to
Offences against the Person, and the Laws relating to the Preserva-
tion and Destruction of Game.

" As to the latter, Mr. Peel has to observe, that, as the subject
is to be brought before Parliament in the present Session, by Lord
Wharuclifk, Mr. Hammond's labours upon it will probably be
thrown away, unless they are completed before his Lordship's
motion.

" Mr. Peel does not feel himself enabled to give Mr. Hammond
any authority respecting the reduction of any part of the Common
Law to writing, or as to the consolidation of any other portion of
the Statute Law, than that which relates to crime.
" Anthony Hammond, Esq. Tanfield-court, Inner Temple."

Large supplies of Oats and Beans, from' France, con-
tinue to arrive at Southampton market.
Ma. SHIELrIi is rumoured, that if the Commission
of Grand Jury find bills of indictment, Mr. S del will
endeavour to remove the case to the Court of King's
Bench by certiorari.—Dublin Freeman's Journal.
Peter Sievers, a Custom House agent, and James
Pratt, were yesterday remanded, on an investigation of
their claims for relief nnder the Insolvent Act.

Monday morning, the shop of Mr. Williams, a glover,
in Inner Temple-lane, was broke open, and completely
stripped of the whole of the stock, which is of consider-
able value. The thie►es broke open the front door.
Among't the articles stolen, are 140 dozen pair of
gloves, a large quantity of cutlery, &c.
The French fishermen who visit Plymouth, carry on
a very profitab'e trafli:, by purchasing quantities of
skate (a fish commonly known there by the name of
ray), and selling them to great advantage in France.
They are purchased for Is. 6d. per dozen, and are
sold in France, at the rare of from 12s. to 18s. per dozen
About twelve o'clock, yesterday, as Kirby, N 1 bite,
and Co.'s Guildford coach was cooling into London,
along Westminster Bridge, at a steady pace, one of the
fore wheels suddenly came in contact with a cart, which
produced a violent concussion, and shattered the pole
of the coach to pieces. The coachman was thrown
from his box above the horses, but was soon rescued
from his perilous situation ; and although considerably
bruised, received no serious personal injury. 'The pas-
,erigers on the top of the coach, managed, though a
,good deal frightened, to keep that seats.