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liable to the same punishment as the felon Minstar-
The Hon. Member 'hewed whatle contended was the
defective state of the law upon this subject. If a per-
see was convicted of attempting to rescue a felon, he
was liable to be punished by *Yen years' transporta-
tion; whereas if he succeeded in the rescue, he es-
caped the meaning of the Acts. One of the objects-of
his Bill was to give protection to those entrusted with
the custody of felons.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL did not rise to object
to the motion, bat to notice the observation which had
fallen from the lion. Member relative to the Act which
provided the punishment for the attempt to rescue fe-
lons. The lion. Member stated that if a person suc-
ceeded in rescuing a felon, he was not liable to suffer
under the Act. Rut he did not know that the ac-
tual rescue constituted a felony of itself' There was
consequently no necessity for providing a panislinsent
by a fresh Act.
Mr. 0. BENNET explained.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
Mr. WILBERFORCE gave notice of a motion for
the sth of June. relative to certain Papers connectel
with the Slave Tiede.
CRIMINAL LAW.
Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH moved the Order of
the Da for the House res.dring itself into a Cmmit-
tee l
one
the Bill for mitigating the punishment of
For zery.
The question being pat that the Speaker should
leave the Chair,
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said It was with re-
luctance he opposed the motion ; bet although be was
steoniriti.shilset
io
t. the
Its‘,a feelingss. t
or:fel:curt:RtY
'laced the present Bill, his public duty compelled hint
anisatiwshfaiccthiohnadto iknitiro'w"
that this question would be discussed upon general
principles, and totally unconnected with all party
feelings.—(Near, hear, bear.)--The Honse was aware
that the question arose out of the Report of a Com-
mittee appointed by the {loose to consider the state of
the Criminal Law. For the members of that Commit-
tee, their talents, and their character, he felt the
highest respect ; but be must be allowed to say that
their report had presented only a partial view of the
subject. Ile iiii;iiited no blame to the Committee ; fur
the simple fact ii as this. There were many persons
in this country who felt averse to the infliction of ca-
pital punislimelt, and it was natural for persons of
such laudable feelings to press themselves on the at
it-
tention of the Committee. Those who held opposresse
opinions it could not he supposed, would so p
theniselt es, and they forebore to 'Wend the Committee ;
and tiiis circumstance accounted fur the partial view
of this question into whit i+ the Committee bad been
led. There was also a degree of inaccuracy in the
report, even in its account of the present state of the
Law. Every one acquainted with the law knew that
the crinte of privately stealing was an offence particu-
larly well eased. The report stated that two Bills
had passed the House, one for mitigating the punish-
wrist attendant upon " privately stealing in a house to
the value of forty shillings." and another for miti-
gating the punishment attendant upon privately cleat-
ing in stair "upon navigable rivers." Now, there
was no such offences known to oar laws. Them ob-
servations lie did not make in the spirit of hostility,
hut to spew that this report must have been prepared
in that sort of haste which must take away very row
sider.bly from the weight which a report coming from
such liikls authority as that of their Committee wou;‘l
otherwise command. The report also contaed a
charge, not •tirectly, indeed, but by implicaintion,
again-t • Itielay respectable Jodge, now no more. It
stated tit it a i.erson had been tried at the Eisen As-
Oxen before this Learned Judge, on a charge of cut-
Ville .town err. s. and that he had been convicted and
re-oiled ; and that he had been executed, not beecau rose
e
he owl co 11111 l died this offence, but because h
sosoected of having committed other offences of which
h had obeyer here convicted. Before the Committee
threw ~at sob li an imputation, they should have insti-
•oted the it" diligent inquiry into the subject. Ile
11... t made iii.poiry himself, and he found that at the
.t-aura at which this individual had been so convic e,t,„
there were eight other indictments against him (one
of them a charge of burglary) and that upon four
Ileof
them he was actually convicted.—(lfear, hear.)—
really thought it but proper to state thus much. in
order to relieve the memory of an honourable indivi-
dual from odium. He should now address himself
to the principle of the present Bill. Its object was
to take away the punishment of death for every first
oftener of forgery, except in cases of forgery upon
the Batik of England. It therefore took away
the
punishment of death in all cases of forgery of Wills.
Ala. riage Registers, Deeds, Transfers of Stock, and
other cases is which the property, the legitimacy, and
the chat acters of individuals were often affected.
This alone ought to induce the House to give the pre-
sent measure the gravest consideration. It was s;.i4
in support of this Bill, that all the laws imposing ca-
pital punishment in cases of forgery, were themselves
innovations upon the old law. This lie admitted to
be perfectly true. At the common law, forgery was •
misdemeanor only; but during tae infancy of com-
merce and edocation, forgery was a rare offence. As
they increased the offence increased, until the reicn
of Elisabeth, in which it was foeud abuto v.0...t
forgery with a punishment short of death in b:4
opinion, scarcely less severe. By the act of Elisabeth,
it was declared that forgery shoal.' he punished by
imprisonment for life, the pillory, loss of the ears,
and slitting of the nose. By the time a George the
Second, society had become improved, and manners
had become softened. It was fonnd impossible to
think of mutilation; and consequently the °fleece in-
creased. In that reign, therefore, forgery was first
declared punishable with death. This law had been
preceded by much consideration anti inquiry, and the
ablest men were concerned iu its reparation. The
great Lord Ilardwicke was then Attoruertleneral, an I
Lord Talbot was Solicitor-Lieneral. It was made a
temporary law, in order to try its efeet ; and subse-
quently it was made perpetual. lie mind this, merely
to *hew that the law had not been maJe either resl.4

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an tepteinineted breach of the practice of those laws•
He allude* to what was called the Constitutional As-
sociatioe, *pith, he /unleaded, assumed a power which
was a direct inroad spot the oikes of the Attorney,
and Solicitor-General without retaining any of their \
responsibility. or being capable of exercising any eit
that oecessary slisseretioe which their knowledge Orbit
laws of the land enabled thou (lacers to call to their
aid, in prosecnting offences against Church and State.',
He did not mean to assert that sea an Association was
decidedly illegal, after the numerous Associations
which bad been known to exist for the enforcing of the
laws in particular cases; but the practice of such
Associations had always hitherto been to confine thew.-
selves to the prosecution of felons, and peculiar and
odious crimes, such as had come under the cognisance
of the Society for the Suppression of Vice. Even that
Society encountered at first considerable opposition.
and there were many who doubted its propriety. He
coofened be had been himself amongst the latter num-
ber, ipon principle, although he was now willing to
allow. that much good had been done in the practice
of ekse Soffiety, because their operations had bees coo-
Awed las the prosecution of odious offences, such as the
exposure of obscene prints, and attacks upon religion.
But this new Association had commenced by an en-
deavour to put down political writings; and that with-
out having any responsibility for the proceedings
which they thought proper to undertake. The per-
sons who acted for them were obscure, entirely un-
keuwo ; covering themselves, however, with the mass
of mares, which appeared as the suppliers of the funds,
het many of whom were, he was convisicetl, wholly
misinformed as to the objects to which those funds
were to be applied. There were some personages ap-
pearing among the mass, to whom lie herbed to ad-
dress the language of expostulation. '('Lev roust hare
entered into such an Association withistm. knowing its
real objects. 'I bus lending the salictiuti of their
great names to what Ise was sure they must evtruc-
ent-
ually repent, because it would go to the des
tion of those sound Constitutional principles which
they openly professed. He would rut the following
case. tiupposing a person was found supporting
such an association as this, who supported also what
he believes' to he high constitntional principle—in
other words, supposing that person to be what was
called a couscientious Tory. He would ask him only
to look at the difficulties and restraints under which
he would at once lay all his own ptinciples and poli-
tical operations. There might be cases, and indeed
he could very readily conceive en h cases, where a tio-
verantent might not think it politic to indict the most
gross libels, although they were plainly indictable
and sure of conviction. But who was to exercise the
discretion in such cases? A Bridge-street Soviet'?--
(Hear, bear '.)--A few lawyers, unknown to the public,
brut on taking at e of the funds of tb it Society I”
tinning them into parchment, reckless of the wishes,
B/ooist ablissais we the peinciples ef those who bad sub-
scribed them ?—(Hear, hear )—Were such men, or
was the Attorney-Oeneral to exercise that discretion.
and to take that responsibility attached to political
power, which many hail !mikes' upon as is, ing tosi
heavy for any iailividnal wisatever to be ,r? Now.
however, soch persons as these under the shadow ut
a acme--the Constitutional A ssuciation,—but in re-
Ail- only deriving consequence from the nest e . of
souse of Co. subscribers, were to usurp this power
without affording any security or responsibility w eat
ever, lie had said that some most worthy and re
opeetahle persons were to hr found amongst she slum
her of th oar who furnished the fun is to this Society
He believes" that every une of these is i been drawn in
and 41 ceived, under the idea that the prosecution,
were to be directed against a particular Cl .ss of 'of-
fences. principally relating to relig too. It was vrt
natural that they should feel anxious to paiiish sue".
offences; and he, fir iine, I io ie i up so them with dis-
gust, as far as the contrail,• he felt woull allow cults.
Rut even twos; the policy of so .ti p osecuii there
was munch to be said. lie would gieatly rati.er se
03e:terra of that nature liable to p;er...e.uti sus by tier
Ow is, thavi by sucii an As. • lAtill sas this. Tim,
distinctions in peeuliar se,:ts, au I the range allowed
by the l.ite to theoiugical ialuicy ant dispittes, created
diSculties which ought to lee subject to the experience
sad legal knowledge of die law authoriti. s. Among
tae subscriber% there appeared time names of forty ,
Peers of the realm, who were time Judges in the last
reso.t. There was no case, anil pa,ticutarly in cases',
a libel, in which they might not in the last resort,
be called upon to exercise the judicial character.—
, (Hear, hear.)—If the subject had struck those noble
personages in this light, be was sure their names never
would have appeared in such a place. He had thought
it his dote to mention this circumstance, hoping that
the House and the Public would altogether discoutee-
sianess the Society. He dill not think there war any
relic ly against it, except putting it down. Counter
Associations to prosecute writers on the other side
would only be a temporary and ineffectual remedy,
and the end would he, if both were persisted in, to de-
stroy political discussion altogether.
The Petition was ordered to be printed.
A Message from the Lords announced that their
Lordships had agreed to the Foreign Timber Bill, sod
several others.
Sir E. HARVEY presented a Petition from StlttmestJ
in Estes, against the Metrupolis.ltuad Bill—Ordered
to lie on time table.
Mr. DENNIAN presented a Petition from certain
Farmers of the County of Nottins.; haw, complaining of
the adulteration of Clover and 'I refoil Seed ; also a
similar Petition frosts time Seed Merchants, Factors.,
and Dealers uf the Town of Nottinglians--Ordeied to
be printed.
' The dropped Orders of Monday and yesterday were
then read, aud fixed for other days.
Lord \ CGENT postponed his motion relative to the
adisainistiation of Justice in the Island of Tobago,
instil Weduesday the 6th of June.
Mc. O. BENNEf moved for leave to bring in a
(till en amend the law relative to the rescue of felons.
A person who attempted the rescue of a felon was

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—WsplasoLv, MAT 11S.

OYPTIAN TOMB.—The Exhibition of the
EGYPTIAN TOMB is now open at the Egyptian Hail,
illy. Admiitance S. lid.—lo consequence of the ex-
Ineataary ',Penes incurred in the erection of the Tomb,
the price of admission will be lis. Oil. till the first of June.

Mr. teems from the Custom House, presented an
Account of the Quantity of Manufactured Silk ex-
ported from this Country during the last 21 years ;
and also an Account of the tity of Wines ex-
ported during the same period.-id on the table.
Mr. MA50,1, from the Directorsar East India II
Company, presented the Annual . ot of the Re-
ceipts, Charges, and Payments of the East India Com-
pany in Oreat Britsin.—Laid nn the table.
The Earl of CALEDON brought up the Report of
the Committee on the Highland Roads Bill, which
was agreed to.
Mr. Serjeant ONsLow, Mr. HARBOR°, and others.
brought up from the Commons the Attorneys' and So-
licitors' Regulation ISill, and the Sale of Bread Regu-
lation Bill.—Read a first time.
Mr. VROGDZM and others also brought np messages,
informing the House that the Commons had agreed
to the amendments made by their Lordships is the
Court of Sessions aid the Scotch Court of Admiralty
Bills.
TIMBER Dunn.
On the motion of the Earl of Barnutte r, the Tim-
ber Duties Bill was read a third time, passed, and returned to the Commons.
The Report of the Steam Engine Smoke Consuming
Bill was brought op by the Earl of Suarredacay, and
agreed to.—Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMNIONV.

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There being an Election Ballot, the gallery o.
House was not ()toted this day until twenty minutes
before four o'clock.
Mr. DENNIS BROWN brought in a Bill to amend
te Ats relativ to theinland Navigation in Ireland.
which was reade a tirst tilute, nand ordered for a second
reading on Friday next.
Mr. C. GRANT presented several papers to the
House, containing Estimates of the expense of the
Commissariat and other Departments iu Ireland.--
Ordered to be printed.
The further consideration of the Irish ltsolvency
Amenslment Mill was postponed until Friday.
Mr. CIIETWY ND presented the Report of the Com-
mittee appointed by the House to enquire into the state
of the Vagrant Laws. The Hon. Member gave notice,
that he should to-morrow move fur leave to bring in a
Bill to amend the sail Laws.
Dr. PHILLIMOHE brought •p theßert of
me-
the
Committee appointed to examine the
merits
of the Li
rick Election Petition, as to the right of Elertion
for that City. The Committee decided that the right
was not according to the statement set forth in the
Petition, but that it belonged to the Freeholders of the
City and County of Limerick. and- to Freemen who had
served apprenticeship ia tiblt City, the Sees et Femmes.
awl those who married the daughters of Freemen.
Mr. W. SMITH presented a Petition from the Dia-
sett ins Ministers of London, praying for a revision of
the t Autism' Code.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Ill' E gave notice, that on the 7th of June,
he
showd submit a motion to the House relative to the
tiovernment of the lonian Islands, and the conduct of
the Governor, Sir T. Maitland. Vs., that on the 12th
of Jour, lie should move an humble Address to his Ma-
je.ty, praying that the Expenditure of the country
might be lessened, and particularly by a reduction of
the krm
• y•
Sir J. lilt AHAM presented various Petitions against'
the Nletropolis /toad Hill.
Mr. BY NG presented similar Petitions from Egham
and other places in the vicinity of the Metropolis.
STATE OF EUROPE.
Mr. C. HUTCHINSON said, that in consequence
va
of their being no House last night. hi. Deletion ►reiatii
to the state of Europe had dropped. And as from the'
pressure of public business, he should not be likely to
find an open day for some time. he now gave notice,
that lie should bring on the subject iu the Connitittee
of Supply on Friday next.
Lord MILTON did nut see the Chairman of the
Avicultural Committee in the House, but the e would
ere
other Members of the Committee present who w
he able to give the in( olnation he was about wail:. It
hid some time ago been moved that the Hwhusbanei d
ier
ry
horse 'I ax be repealed. He oisheil to know l
the Committee had given that subject any considers-
ion, and nhether it was intended to recommend the

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A. MOUNTAIN and Cu„ HEAD
S• INN, Snowball, London. The following Post Coaches,
Mail Wadies, Sc. get out from the above Inn:—
The "Telegraph:* Ramsgate, Margate, and Canterbury
new post coach, every morning, at a quarter past seven.
la consequence of the decided preference gi‘eu to the
above coach, the proprietors ate d rtermi nett no espenee
shall be spared to render it the first conveyance on that

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Dover, Deal, Sandwich, and Feversham, every morning,
at a quarter past seven, and sit in the es esting.
Brompton, Chatham. Rochester, Sittingbourne, and Rain-
bow, every sneretag. et teprerter past rev".
Falmouth, Plymouth, Exeter, We. month. Dorchester.
Dartmouth, and Salisbury. every morning. at seven. through
!Wilton. Axminster. lifidpOrl, Blantlford. and Basingstoke.
Die " Union." tioalhatopton, Ly Islington, Winchester.
sad Basingstoke mew coach, eve mornin at eight ; ar-
rives at the Coach and Horses, Sou ry
thamptong . by five.
The proprietors of the above coach hope to receive a con-
tinuance of that support which has hitherto been experienced
duo the oossuseneminent of the " Union." No raciag with
ether coaches.
oat coaches, through Chippen
Bath and Bristol dying p •
km, Caine, and Marlborouglt, every afternoon. at one.
COANHILS To WELLS, HattnitawaTte, TAUNTON,
AN') PLYMOUTH.
Tb. -umpire.- a new Liverpool light coach, only one
night on the road, earning four inside. sets out deity 1
through Woburn. Northampton, Welforil, ;omens orth.
Hinckley, Atherstone, Lichfield, Stone, Newcastle, limits-
ford. Warrington. and Preston.
Shrewsbury, Wellington, and Shiffnal coach, every even-
log. at five.
The "Union," Weymouth. Dorchester. Illandforil. Salis-
bury, Andover. and Basingstoke new post coach, every af-
ternoon, at four.
1111 viIITMOcTH PArKETs TO OrgliNsET, JERsEIi,
coglinoefti;, sT. M.tL4EC, &e.
The "Rockingham," Leeils new light coach. sets out
every morning at eight ; and passes through Stamford.
Newark, Belford, Doncaster, and Ferrybridge, to the Gol-
den Lion, Leeds. nest morning, at ten.
Notwithstanding the uncommon expedition of this coach.
coin allowed to be the most agreeable and complete online
veyance on the north road, being unequalled by any
other.
Glasgow, Longtown. Gretna Green. Amin. Dumfries,
Rrownhill, Thornhill, Satiquhnr. Kiln. Laninock. Kingswell.
and all parts of Scotland. a post coach
Sunderland, New
daily.
York. Scarborough. Whitby. hies,
castle sad Edinburgh. new post coach, with a guard
throuetioat ; sets out every morning at nine,orthall by way of
Newark, Retford. Tads-aster, Darlington. Nerton,
Durham, Morpeth. end Berwiey. mayck. Passrestengers fin
tding them-
ey
selves fatigued on the journ wha time th
please. and then proceed on without any additional fare.
Bridgenorth and Walsall post coach every evening.
Marlborough and Swindon new four inside coat+. through
Aldbourn, Reading. Lambourn. Porton, Lville
and igton. Pew Sc'.,
,
Wooton Basset, Ramsbury, Hungerford Newbury
every morning.
Boston, Spalding, Peterborough, Stilton and Iluntine(lon
Royal Mail Coach, every evening ; to Spilstly, Leith,
Grimsby and Hull. every afternoon, at six.
Carlisle, Penrith. and Whitehaven new four Inside Post
Coach: passes through Brough. Appleby. Gretna-bride.
Richmond. Catterick. Boroughlvide. Wetherhy. Aberford.
Doncaster, and Grantham. P . niters detained on the
road by business, or pleasure. inr.e the peculiar advantage
of their seats being secured in the nest coach.
Manchester. Winslow, Congleton. Newcastle, Weisel, and
Wolverhampton post-coach. every afternoon.
Wakefield post-coach every morning.
Kendal, Lancaster. Preston. Kirby-Loaches.onsilale,
every af-
Bolton,
Cliorley, Ormskirk, and (iarstang pust-c
ternoon at Five.
Liverpool, Warrington. Knutsforri. Stone, Stafford. and
Litchfield post-coach. called the • • Defiance." every evening.
to the Saracen's Head Inn, Dale-strret, Liverpool.
Chester, Newport. Whitechureit. Tarporley, Nampto
Northwich, and Middiewich, post-cow:lt every evening..
Sunderland, Stockton. and farm coach, every morning.
to Ibe George tan, Sunderland.
Sheffield and Rotherham post coach, called the Rocking-
ham. every morning at eight, and the Nelson at Nine.
Godeltaing and Guildford Telegraph Coach. through Ash
anti
stud. Epsom, Leatherhead, &c. Teesday. Thursday.
Saturday Moraine. at 9
S.A. MOUNTAIN and CO. respectfully sequaint their
Friends and the Puhlie‘ tnat they will not be arrows-
able for any Parcels, Passeuters' Leggege. W P4te•
Re. of more than Five Pounds value, if lost. stolen. or 416-
malted, unless entered an *web. and ote Insurance 'ra',id for
stirringly, at the Saracen's Head tan. Snowebill, L 3400.

repeal.
Mr. CU lIIV EN said, that if no native of a motion to
repeal ti.e act in question was given before Monday
next, he should bring the subject forward himself.
Mr. Dvssix appeared at the Bar with the names of
thr Cs sssss 'shire chosen to try the merits of the Peters-
field Election Petition.
Mr. IV ItOTTESLEY presented a petitions from cer-
tain Bankers of the town of Marlborough, paying for
a repeal of the Usury Laws.
Mr. Os •HDALE presented a petition from Ilirming
ha:ii, praying for a revision of the Criminal Laws. He
begged to state his concurrence in the prayer of
alteration
e
petitioa ; as a proof of the necessity of s
in our Criminal Laws, he would state, that during the
last seven years 213 criminals had been sentenced to
strati', hut in wily eight cases had the sentence been
carried into execution.
Sir J. NIACKINTOSH expressed Isis satisfaction at
a petition so respectable as that which the Hon. Mem-
her had presented, sauctioiting the principles of a m
t
ea-
sure which lie had uadertaken• He hoped
a Noble Friend of his would post) one a motion w
.ehic pc h
stood ou the paper for to-nigitt, so some futu
Ca ion.
Lord NIJUENT consented to postpon Isis motion,
although at the expense of some inconveniesice,
for an object so desirable as the passing of his Ho'.
and Learned Frietio's Bills, in the present session.
CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Mr. BlloUtill.ol said, that as a Petition was at
present lavfore the House relating to the state of the
(Annual Laws, he
ah.suld take the opportunity f'l im-
ing a few ebservitious upon abet be eousitiereil w be

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