it appears that the average annual number 13 about 9- now sir 1 have no means of comparing this calculation with the late of morals with reference to tins crime in any of the oilier capitals of europe firlr hecaufe there is no city in europe the pop ulation of which amounts to a million andfecondly becaufe there is no city in europe whence it is practicable to obtain fuch aceuiatc returns as thofe with which the committee has been furniftied by the city of london but this i may fay without fear of contradiction that the cal culation hows the fecurity of life against violence in this great metropolis to be if not complete as nearly fo as can in any place on condition of fociety be expected from that calculation it is evident that the chance every year is 500000 to 1 again ft the murder of any individual after some obfervations with regard to the m fe curity enjoyed and tc leltraiuts impofed he adds it clearly appears that however the people of england may have been cp- prcflvd by dilluin and however they may have been driven by indigence to the com- miflion of crimes of minor importance they have not loft their ancient charader for humanity for repugnanceto bedding blood for abhorence of cruelty to that char acter untainted by any temptation which the circumftances of the times might have been fuppofed to generate they are now as ever entitled in adverting to the second object sir james stated that the statutes to which the committee wifhed to duett the atien- tfon of the houe were diviible into two laffes respecting which the committee piopnse that two hills hall be introduced in the next fession the firftclais con ies of afls constituting misdemeanors which having become matters of indiffer- ncc or nearly fo it is propofed entirely to repeal the fecond clafs consists f afts for the capital punifhments com prehended in which it is propofed to ubilicute cither tranfportation or hard abor at the discretion of the judge giving that diicrction in the molt ample nannec in fnppnrt of liia opinion that the un- ue ieveuty ot the law encourages rather lian repreltes crime he adduces that of ir archibald ilacdonald who lllii ki that the inflidion of capital punilhmeut on rimes not of the moll atrocious nature enden pr fecutors reluant to proceed vitneffes reluctant t give evidence and jnrorb reluttant t couvitt and therefore he chance which a criminal has of ecap- ng with impunity is greatly increcfed by he exillenceof that punifhment for fuch rimes it is his opinion that again it teafon murder arfon and crimes of that lefcription the puntfhment of death ought lobe continued but forty years expe rience convinces him that with reference to crimes unattended with atrocious or vi olent circumftances the exillence of that punifhment isiijurious rather than bene- icial to the community this is further itrengtheued hy the opinion of doctor colquhoun mr- mainwaring and that of ihe great body of the traders of london a wcftminfter who affirmed that though hey fuflered feverely from depredations on their property by theft and forgery they were deterred from profecuting the offen der by the extreme feverity of the punish ments infliftcd for thofe ctimes by the law in further confirmation of thele facts and particularly of the ii creafeof the crime of forgeiy from the increfed feverity of the law sir james adds the opinion of mr harmer the solicitor in crown prof- ccutions at the old biilcy on the inade quacy of the prefent law taking away life or the reprefnon of crime if i were iked fa id mr ilarmcr what defcrip- tion of punifhments would in my opinion be productive of benefit 1 would anfwer fuch as might force the delinquent into a courfe of difcipline totally opposite to his habits ldlencfs is afturedly a part of ins 1 j aft set him to labor ht is probably debauched and abftinence would be advan tageous to hull his mind and his body apply it he has been accuflomed to dissolute companion- fcpaat ion from whom woold cffincially ameliorate him keep him in folitude he has hitherto rioted n uncontrolled liberty of action i pro- pofe that he should be fubjeed to reftraint and the obfervance of proper decorum were tliefe or similar fuggcftions attended to i have no doubt that the number ef criminal offenders would loon be conlider- ably reduced m a variety r f other wit- neftes mod clearly exhibited that the pub lic feeling was in opposition to the prefent code of criminal law and in particular that the iiflicrio of capital punijhment for the rapidly increasing crime of forgery tended only to diminish the number of pro secutions and not the frequency of the offence the committee propofed by one bill to abulifh 35 or moie capital felo- iucg and by the other to consolidate and amend the existing laws respecting forgery ir jarne then concludes i will cfofe my obfervations by endea vouring to dcfcribe what appeals to me from the evidence before the committee and from other fources to be the general opinion of the public on this interfiling and important fuhject the number of mie petitioners whole petitions are on our table praying for a mitigation of the rim- inal law exceeds 12 coo we have be sides the petitions of the corporation of london of norwich of i ortsmouth c we have the petitions of numerous grand juries and of a large portion of the cler gy but the petition from the city of lon don alone fpeuking as it does the fenti ments of the great majority of the retiop- olis conveys the opinion and wishes of a much greater number ot perfons than thofe 1 have already mentioned ai the wit- ncltes who have been examined before the committee concur in declaring that the feverity of the law ought to be micigated and that fuch aic the fentiments of the ma jority of thofe with whom they are ac quainted it is the deliberate opinion of the public at laige it is no popularljca- mour likely to fubfide with the tempora ry caufe which gives it voice it is the well grounded perfuasion of that numerous and refpeftable clals ot fociety to the foundnefs of whofe fentiments i have en deavored however feebly to do ju ft ice it is the decided convittion of all that it is impoffible to execute the laws as they ftaud at prefent on our statute book and i am therefore jollified in afferting that there can by no poifibiiity be any fubjeca to which a wife legitlature ought moie fpeedily ormorc intenfely to direct its at- i untioti inc article on the timber dudes we coj3 from the juibt c meigury cvm lu eviuee me intention on lire part of ili majestys miu- ior shonl to exact kuies on colonial timber tnis is a mutter of great moment as die hunlici trade ioiic of lire principal mean at nutlr usl re turns 10 the mother country for the niannracinie imported into and consumed in these province- hie exaction ofaduty would in iriuli coinpleu- i put a its to this trade ivincli as huu- regards hoe ttlio are erngej in cujilitg he timber oul id our forests and couve tog it to quebec id al ready found in be neitaer a pleasant nor a er lucrative emjilojrtnetit an burden in ilie hapf of a duty laidon it would therefore crush it en- treiyaidgieailv reduce the annual import of iiitih manufaetirrea isut since in addition to the injur j done t canada the desirwciiori i lite lumber trade would seriously aflvet thuippvig inteiestsof great britain we are inclined to think that no change of system in iu particular will oe adopted l lie ministry witlioat uiaun eoiuideramou and hc further feel assured iai it it be ascertained b them that the imposition u duties ou timber from the colonies would bedet- riinenta 10 so rarge a poitioil of british subjec thry would uoieam ye induced tu aeniiee th- 1 interest to any miaoc cuuaideration in faorot luropeau powers am f ivm including a of- firms of the garrifon clergymen civilians the whole vva9 conducted with that degree of folcmndy befitting the occafion and although tru fhoitncfs of the time did not admit of thofe decorations we have feen on fimiuroccafions their place was fupplied with that deep heartfelt furrow which wa depided in every coun tenance prefent col ready col cockburn corny gen wood major mleod major bowles sir charles saxton and capt montreffor r n accompanied the remains of his grace in the malfham to quebec on the arrival of the intelligence of hi graces deeenfe the steamboat switt- hire wasdifpatchoj at 5 oclock in the morning of tu lday along with mr dunn who was the hearer of the inflrue- tions for the rcquilite preparations at quebec and the body was accompanied by the principal officers of the staif on board the mallhan in the evening u it defcrves to be noticed as a well merited maik of refpetft for our lamented governor in chief immediately on the arrival of the albaive intelligence of his death all public rmufements were fufpen- ded in the afternoon on which the bdy wa conveyed to the steam bout all the hops and public cilices weie hut and from the neareft eftirrute that can be formed the proceffion wai compoied ol at leaft 1 rcoo pefoos the lady shrrbrooke we undcrftand is retained to carry down the family of his grace and will proceed to tnoitow morn ing tor quebec christian recorder is a work entirely devoted to moral and religious subjects deservedly esteemed for the many in dicinus selections with ii it contains and since its establishment a few months a- g0 has obtained and still continues to obtain a more general and pxltnife cir- colation than any other periodical work in this province we are at a loss to tin- derstaud what is meant by the expres sions 4t that iu the canada s there was no periodical publication solely appropria ted to the diffusion of divine truth the editors of the evangelical her ald have for many years been fully a- warc of the want of such a work and they now come forward to attempt to supply the defincucy we are dispo sed however to consider these expres sions of the editors rather as proceeding from an oversight at the moment than from any design to treat the christian recorder as a thing of nought we repret to hear that itspeersof fever h fla lafelv made its appearance in beveral mi 1 m ilii oiwricand that a mrmber of individuals in betlvillearp now laboring nuder th difease accounts from i inland state thu tltroug the intrigue of the noforiou ifuitanj oilier jaco bin leader largo ascmltuet of peuiilc uwn bed eollfeied 01 varmii piaees at suorlitirld in loudon it ubtuod that ivinu ol t0 people had met i at drriuntfiuii uhotii looio at ihee ittplngs trejlmwablv plaranb were v- hihitrtl ami iitwl violent rftliuiii ciiti d ui- lo but from the efficient metric- and judlrjoii prccatn- adopted l tin ev aullioiiue in prevent riot suul confusion ilu- leaiderti were o- crauid and hc people tlijerej itlni imn m ciinl in a peaceable and qoiel rinntui 10 their liusineand homes wheie unre is no doubi itiey would remain contented were ii nor for a feu reaiiesspritwho under the preteneeol reform would involve the nadon in all hie horrora 01 a sanguinary revuluttoo 3 mm in addition to the melancholy intellj gence which it was our painful duty to communicate to our readers lail week of the deceafc of our much lamented late gover nor in chief his grace the duke uf richmond we now copy the following particulars refpeing that mournful event from the montreal herald and tire quebec gazette says the editor of the fjimer after feelingly and appropriately introdu cing the fubjeft 4 he his gace was taken fuddenly ill near richmond on the ottawa river on the morning of the 26th ultimo and obliged to feek belter iu a fmall i og honfe about four miles below the village docftor gerratt of the staff then at perth was fent for immedi ately on the attack of the difeafe but lo rapid was its progrefs that before affillancc could be procured he was no more he died about 8 oclock on tlit morning of the 28th hwcornplatht was of that na ture which fubjects the frame to the moll excruciating pains uc can imagine but under all bis diftreflcs and fubjed a be mud have been to many deprivations he bore his fevere complaint with that unfha- ken fortitude which didinguiflics the noble and true chrilhan fpirit retaining the full poftcfti m of his mental faculties 10 the inrt moment of his evidence and fo aware was he of his approaching end that he devoted a considerable portion of his laft mo ments in writing a long letter to his daugh ter ladv mary then fn montreal th paiutui iik ol delivering the lid letter devflved on major bowles his graces military secretary ft defpatch arrived on monday morn ing early by major burke from ma jor bowles addreffed to colonel ready dating the ferious indifposuion of hs grace and on the fame evening about 8 oyh efci major bowles arrived at the man sion houfe with the mournful intelligence that his grace was no more and that the body had been brought as far as la chine it wa only then thai his grace family were apprifed pf the death of their worthy father the body arrived in montreal on themommg of tucfday the 31st was de pollted in the government houfe it was then put into a leaden coffin and at half pad 7 oclock convved on board the steam bat mallham for quebec where we underlland his grace had expreflcd a defire to be interred the remains were accompanied from the government houfe to the steam boat by a very numerous prficeflion compofed of all the military heads of departments and the civilians in the folh wing order royal artillery b4nd of the 37tb regt muffled drums and fifes messrs forstcr try undertakers the clergymen and military chaplains n c k ra 00 cf rk ft 5 gr co r i s a k r 00 r go r 3 53 2 tj co ei 3q v r adte his graces staff and the heads of departments sift der 2 his graces body immdiatviy after his death was conveyed to mntrcal it readied this city lail cvenug in the steam- boat malfham and wu removed this forenqon to the cattle with the ufcal riiitary honours and followed by ji graccss tall the principal civil and military officers in the city and garriln and a great concourfe of mourning inhabitants not mb thcremaitn f his gtare the late governor in chit f and commander of the forces will lay in statq at the chateau t lewis until the day f intcrmenc of which public notice will be given chateau st ionii 1 quebec 2d sep 1819 j tiie interment of his grace the late governor fa chief rmd commander of the f 4tu urn uuj o ciock m ms traces remains will centime in flute at the chateau at louis unl three oclock of the fame day cb wv hi vuo1 11 1 1 1 1 uj 1 jt lilt orces will take pl3 on saturday the th inlt at 6 oclock m liis graces bateau st louis 1 qttehee 2d sep r8 9 w qn tuesday kvuug uis kcihmh he lieutenant govimiorand lnov milt- hind arrived from ock in w steam boat frrntemic andproceeded immedi ately in the chartottt for the l uvr pro- vince his kxceuetfy we are itifufin- ed was superitititidi 5 the survey of the ei uulry near lakosivuoe when ihc ex press conuniinicaud co bim the dities- slng news which hav caused his present joutiwy to quebec the unexpiefi 1 d m9 n tin grace tiie duke of itidixnoiirl asfara we have yet learnt has cxciifd the most lively sensations of u11fi411ul grief throughout these rrovince k irm orerspimd every cruinteuatue with a chep and settled tjloom the hoops j rarrivn ot this pot marched to chufch tot sunday iu mouruiug and witboy musir m ties rill trump tin- spirit mirrin ilrun th vine fifty were mute- and rp fvt ratwflrv d ihut the privates r well as the offi cers of the- 70th itegeilt wore crape on the left arm in t ten of respect for the memory of their j te beloved com mander a most elruent and impres sive discourse suitable fo the occasion was delivered l the reverend mr wil- soil acting chaplain to the forces tiie magistrates of montreal have at a special meeting rcso ved to wear mour ning for the space of thirty days and have requested the inhabitants of that city to join them in thus testimflg their respect f he memory of our lamented governor in chief it will be seen that a similar measure has been adopted by tie magistrates of fhfc place fn the upper canada herald of tues day laft u announced the publication 0 a new periodical uork entitled tim e- vnoilical iieuaio the prospectus of h inch we copj for tiie information of our readers tiie bvaiigrlical herald pro fessed to be u solely appropriated to the difibsfon of divine truth as such it must be useful and ought to be encour aged and as such we most cordially wish it success it may be presumed lhit the editors would not attempt the publication of such a work without first obtaining sjnme assurance of its favorable reception by the public we therefore think their undertaking may be consnl- ered as an indication that a taste for re ligious knowledge h fast increasing iti the province a taste wbich while it is highly honourable to its inhabitants must cuii- ribute in no small decree to their hip- piuess and comfort perusiug the prospectus uhich i nov before us of the evangelical ilerahh we observe that no notice is taken of tll cuwstlan re- conder jt was not indeed necessary i that at should bo noti ij as the at a special meeting of the magistrates of the town of kingston at the court house the 10th sept 1s19 cas resolved it that in consequence of the severe loss the provinces of upper and lower canada have sustained by the sudden death of his trace the dnke of rich- mood they vvill wear mourning for one calendar month from tin- date 2nd that the other inhabitants of kingston be requested and ihy are hepby requeued in join in thi just and necessary tribute of respect to the memo- ry of the deceased birth at st johns on tile ssd nil the lac of lieut s lidlrr 37 iii uf ofo min 1 ujeij ii lnndun 10h mvagecl christiana lad oi iiui col z ti ie c b and ilwz- ter in tbr linn judge campbell of york up- per laniib on ilic iii me patrick mecuninflv mimriiiit 01 i0 iovvn act 1 lnrin irk- nesi inarti of rbrce mouuis which etc bore with fordturie and rcfgnni 1111 to hi- ci til i nr auicli lamented 1 ht relatione ami iviendi wicidft amaiut unitfrx baker of this wwn nslnd in- existence last imjjnlay afternoon by pin nir 111 lira tumuli the muzzle of a girn charg ed wild louder and rbo viitli which hehlrwoul liiii biaui llf 1 said in br about 25 year f ae olagoiij cliaacferand a native of the parish of maehichc in he duiricl of three rivers where his connexions sttll reside the jury retorncd a verdict of insanity m of xnm a arrived seot stl beb hen unnvn ja flvnu scb nightingale win wood 4di sch may rower j patterson steam boai soph a vaughn 61i1 sii riimbler kkkiugs ih bieiun lioai froutenae jmckenzie strain boat sophia voihn sih sloop cot inf cuminioga bch ap vol him cleared sept mi seb gen brown fly nn fth ci ma flowr fa irron ktcam boat sophia vaughn brti sen rambler kuejcin olh steam tfoal sophia vaughn th rch a p vohutn ki i u 1 ii t fp nnni3 pitospectus of a monthly mrgazine entitled the v- y 1 it has long been lamented by the friends of evangelical truth and thofe whri hflv i r-s- yjf jr9j cci heart that in the i anadaa there was no periodical publication folcly appropriated to the diffufion of divine truth and con veying to our numcious but widely feat- tered inhabitants a knowledge of the flate and progrefs of religion in our own country and various parts of the world and at the fame time forming an inflruc- tfve and entertaining mifcellany fur the life of the lifing generation tltc editors of the evangelical herald have for many years been fuliy aware of the want of fuch a work and the advan tage which would refult from its circulation to the church of chrift and the country at large they now come forward 10 at tempt to fupply the deficiency and folicit the patronage of the public and friends of vital godlinrfs to cany into cflfcct their well meant ddign it is propofed that the evangelical fierald hall be prinrcd once a month and pnall contain not lefs than 32 pages 8vo neatly executed in letterprcfa in the usual form of a magazine the price not to ex cced one fhilliag each number halifax currency bcfides a variety of ufeful and entertain ing matter original and iviedted from britifli and american periodical publica tions and authors of acknowledged merit the evangelical herald will exhibit bio graphical ketches of eminent charaftei obituary notices contain eftays and de legations on moral theological and phi- olophical fubjefts facred and profani hiitory will form a compendium of dimellic and foreign intelligence giving an impartial account of revivals of religion the for mat inn and fuccefs of miflionary and bible focietics and luch inllitutloos as are inter tiling to the pious and benevolent mind it will alfo contain original and felflcd poetry the whole forming a volume ot practical divinity calculated to promote true piety by exciting a love of leading j j u jtop and at the fame time difering the mind to the only pure fountain of rcligi- n knowledge the holy scriptures no painh wil be fparto by the rondo- tors of this journal to render it rcfpidmi and woithy of public patronage ever reader who feels intercflcd in the pcrufui and piopagation of fenptor luith w finrl the pges of the evangelical hcralf faithfully devoted tr his feivice communications pod paid which may advance the ielcrcu and profpeiity f the redeemers kingdom will be thankdu receivd by thepuhlifher mr h c rhoti- fon kn ftm or hy the editor at brock- vide elizabeth town and th c from th unper part f canada by the eotr a frederick fburjdi and find a ready infer- tion in ihis mifcelhny sulf rip ions receivtd at the 0ffee f the upper- ca n ada i era id kigfton september 3d ikir notica montreal fire insurance companv offir 30ih jvlv isi9 the compary haviig extended t bufinefs and ptotcdliin aainll loffc or damages by kirc to upper canada now inform the public that the followo ptrfm s are authoiizrd n gents ot the com pany in that 1 roviuce at kingtfan wv mitchell esq- fork if attjif esq queenstvn mess grastij ktnvx amhermoui gh im lvfieq the direors of thi ii fnftirut n flatter themlcives fron the reductions lat ty made on their lariff thit theit rares uf premiums wil be find as reasonable as any the fffice and they rcfpustuilly l licit the patroefe ri all who witt wd local eftablifhmeol iv order of the poard- 373 j bleak ey sccy jeemoval tshe subicabcr refped fully i form- the public that he his rei oved o the br ici stctvi iu stow street wi ion a few do rs pf iieniy qaffaavs yfi ere he in tend- following the tuloiimj bostness in ad its vafunis branches rny prfo plcifed to avor him with their rnllm may rely on having ineir woik done in the ncatell manner and on mod rate teni- oliver w stevens kingfton september 7th 1819 38 alexander ashhil merchant taylor has received fom montreal a mod choice and excellent aflortnent of the bell wefl of england fuperiine clolhs and cassimeres with trimmings and every thing com plete a ash ex informs his friends and the public that he is now working up thefe v loths c at his oij lland xefere orders will be thankfully received and executed on the fhortefl notice and on the lowed terms foi calh or fhort aoproved ere it kingfton sept 10 189 1 37t wntd3 prfon orpcrfos who will undertake to clear twenty acres of bilush ood fo that it may be ready for feed the 1 liter end of this month enquire a the post office kingston seps 6 1 s 1 9 37 cm e into the inch dure of l- hcch- mer efq near ki iguon about a year ago a la black ow about icven years old a bwe in her lorfhend a ftall white tot a little undei berbreair aul on each fore foot white pots under her sely white on each flink both hind ugs white the lower part of her tail white and a fmall white fpot on the riht fide of her rump if he is not claimed by the own- v t- rh flade av- will be jofd co defray expeuces kingllon sept 4 1819 37 notice books of subscription for the jftftts of gjfagsttft will be opened at the directors room in the bank of upper canada on the 2rh augull next and kept open each day from the hour of ten till three oclock until further notice kingfton 27th july 1819 31 whereas my wife hannah has left my bed and board without any jut provocation this h therefore to forbid all persons harhouiing or milling heron my account a i will nor pay any debts fhe may contraft after this date robert atkinson kingston 4th sept 1819 373 to let commodious house near jl door keating two storks high with seven rooms a kitchen and a cellar under the whole a good yard and stable also a very good spring near the house for further particulars apply to j a me robins kings fori 4a june 1s19 23 for sale or to ler two ftory framed houfe and a jl large and commodious itone store ituate on the waters edge in the centre of the village of prefect on exceedingly ad- vantagrou- term- to the purihaftr or leasee enquire at the office of chr a hagerman kiogflon 2fith february 1819 q blanks for the courts of request for sale at this office