The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-15 00:00:00

SPEECII or rill t:4111 41101 L ALEXANDEft.

The Jail Chaplains Bill was read a second time,
and, on the motiotrof Lord FoLassvoxx, ordered to
be printed, and committed on Friday next, after a few
words from Gen. THORNTON.
TUE PRIVATELY STEALING IN DWELLING-
tIOUSLS ACT.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved, as an
Amendment, that the words " Notnithstanding the
extreme severity of penal laws It had not tended to
the prevention of crime, but, on the contrary, ren-
dered conviction often more difficult," he left out,
and the fultu‘sitig substituted :—" As the said ex-
isting Acts bad nut proved effectual is repressing
crime."

Sir sAm u Era ROM( LEX could not agree in the
suggestion of his Honourable Friend, as the object
of
the words objected to was to state the principle
of the Bill, and the grounds on which it had been
passed, as had been rascal in former cases. it was
therefore necessary to state as a principle, that the
severity of pOnishments had tint decreased the num-
ber of crimes committed, by rendering punishMents
uncertain, and calling upon the humane feelings
of the Jury or the Judge, to interfere and mitigate
the sentence, or defeat the law altogether.. An e:-
traordi►►ary instance of this kind bad occurred 'at
the last Assizes for Hampshire, at which a servant,
who had robbed his master, notwithstanding the
utmost intercession made in his fattier to. the Secre-
tary of State, owing to his youth and former good
character, was condemned to death and banged,
notwithstanding these applications, because it had,
as was then said, been determined by ,the Judges,
to proceed to a rigorous execution of the law in all
cases of servants robbing their misters. 'Now, here
there had heretofore esisted e deubti-whicit it 'would
base been for the interest of inciety shtitild 'have
I been settled Wog since; and yetnotrsirhstanding this
determination of the principle, in the Sessions in the•
Old Bliley, ten days after, a serranti,man, named
Mil wood, who bad robbed his' minister. to the amount
of 5001. end_pledgeil one articld ilotte tot 51.; was
found guilty by the Jury of ithaling to the annidit..
of 395. only, and thus the principle attempted to.be
established by the Judges on the former case was
tested completely by the humanity of the Jury.
certainly felt Parliament was called on to set e
principle at rent and -la dolog:sos• by this Act; ft.i.

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A llamborgh Mail brings the following •Spee‘ch
the Emperor of 'tussle, on opening the Diet o
Poland :-
1 Vlr•ausaw, MARCH 27.---Yesterday his Majesty
the Emperor our King opened the Diet with the fol.
lowing Speech, which was spoken by his leajefeyki •
the French language, and afterward,: reed tw Ate . •
Polish language by his Excellency the Miniftefuflaik4
cretary of State:— „
66 REPRESENTATIVE, OF WM KINGDOM
POLAND,
" Your hopes and my wishes are receiving their
accomplishment. The People, to represent whom*
you are summoned hither, !piny' at length a nu.
110111 i existence, secured by arrangements which time
has matured and sanctioned.
" The most sincere oblivino of every. thing that
has passed could alone prodnii•yotif 'regeneration.
it was resolved upon .in,my mind, the osktent thao
could calculate Irwin the means of effecting "•
" Proud of the glory of my, country., I *re en.
deatiouredio procure it é net one. In fia,'Ensitiat
after a pesserlmelaeoholy iwkr, retornini,.**l43l. .
to the precepts of the Christian religion, ftW
eta, has fraternally held out its arms to yoeealtduillt
all the advantages which victory gave it, she preferred
one, namely, the honour of raising and restorings'ite
brave and estimable nation. In contributing to this
I obeyed an internal conviction, powerfully sop.
ported by events. I have fulfstled a duty which was •
presented only by this conviction, and which is foe •
that reason dearer to my heart.
" The organization which wit 'in torte in Your,
country, has allowed the immediate establishment of,
that which I have given ypu, by putting Snt6 Arne' I:Cr
the principal of those liberal estabtiliDermits which
were always the object of my care, and er,hmoriante..
some influence I hope, with the help of Opd, to ea.
tehd to all the countries which Providence has com•
mitted to my care. In this manner yoa'have offered
me the means of showing to my country 'whakl *hes
long since been preparing for it, and *Mar
obtain when the basis of so important a work shalt
have received the necessary consistency.—Poles! It •
is for you who hate laid under the fatal prejudices ,
which have drawn open you so many evils, togits
durability to yore terneration. It is indislolubA:
united with the& fatet oft Russia ; all your efforts itily'4
be employed to give stability to this sahaturfy micros ,°
tecting union. ,•lit, •
" YOc:rage.elrklilidl;llPflt is Used sylvnstrespag
—it is' hy. the Act of the Copffitutir.g.—..
The inetelabilitftuf those foreign Ongizinlsentoc
Af their ilatiAnseatal laws, intsurrottroPol din frit
Mare as,hanittlpalSw rank among till swine o f Horolifi
e valuahln posatasion which it hsl long ought au.vaia
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