of Christian intelligence was beginning to brighten our moral horizon-at the dawn of the Reformation:nor is it less deserving our regard, that, their adoption by the State, might have saved even MORE himself from the tyrant's axe.* LONDON, March 12, 1836. *The real cause of Sir Thomas MORE's impeachment is too well known to require being stated here. After a year's imprisonment, he was brought to his trial at the King's Bench, in Westminster, upon an indictment for high treason, in denying the King's supremacy. Upon receiving sentence as a traitor, he addressed the Court, concluding with these words: I have nothing further to say, my Lords, 'but, that as the blessed Apostle St. Paul.was present, and consented to the death of Stephen, and kept then clothes who stoned him to 'death, and yet they are now both holy saints in heaven, and shall ❝there continue friends for evet; so I'varily trust, and shall therefore 'right heartily pray, that though your Lordships have now been Judges ⚫ on earth to my condemnation, we may yet hereafter all meet together in heaven, to our everlasting salvation; and so I pray God preserve 6 you all, and especially my Sovereign Lord the King, and send him 'faithful counsellors.' As they were conducting this great man from Westminster Hall to the Tower-with the axe carried before him, according to the usual custom-a very affecting scene took place between Sir Thomas and his daughter, who eagerly pressed through the guards to see him. She could, however, only articulate, My father! Oh! my father!'when Sir Thomas, more affected by this than by all that had happened, recommended her to submit to the will of God. She was then reluctantly separated from him; but thinking this might be the last time, she again broke through the crowd, and embraced him in speechless agony. Having received notice early in the morning, July 6, 1535, that he was to die that day at nine o'clock, he was led out to Tower Hill, and suffered in the same manner as the virtuous and lovely Lady Jane GREY did in a succeeding reign, who perished at the age of seventeen! TABLE OF CONTENTS. Extracts from the Edinburgh Review as to BANK PROSECUTIONS for Forgery-with abstract of important PARLIAMENTARY RETURNS............ Valuable testimony of Mr. HARMER in a corre- spondence with the Marquis of LANSDOWNE... Mr. Secretary PEEL'S new Forgery Bill Presentation of a Petition against the Forgery May 4, 1830. Consideration of the Forgery Laws continued 31 Petition from EDINBURGH against the Punish- .... Petition of Mr. ROTHSCHILD- -of Messrs. OVEREND, GURNEY, & Co.-and of Messrs. PETITION from upwards of ONE THOUSAND BANKERS, presented to the House of Com- mons by MR. BROUGHAM, for a mitigation of the Forgery Law.-Debate in Committee 38 Copy of the Bankers' Petition...... PETITIONS against the punishment of death for Forgery-List of those presented in the course of eleven weeks-Extracted from the printed Journals of Parliament The COMMON COUNCIL OF LONDON, with only two dissentient votes, resolve on petitioning Aug. 23, 1830. PENAL CODE OF FRANCE-M. de TRACY'S Debate in the FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES A large Majority decide upon an Address to THE KING, supplicating him to prepare a LOUIS PHILIP's reply to a Deputation, &c. ......... 67 Some remarks of the Journal de Paris im- ply that the French Chamber of Deputies is insincere, wishing only to save the lives The question as to the punishment of the EX-MINISTERS of CHARLES X, of France.. The FRENCH PEOPLE prefer mercy to vengeance 74 Nov. 19, Presentation by Mr. (now Lord) BROUGHAM in the House of COMMONS, of the LONDON Mr. BROUGHAM's Speech on that occasion,- Reasons against enforcing the extreme seve- Jan. 3, 1831. The consideration of the punishment of the Dec. 30, 1830. Indiscriminate severity of the Law in cases of Arson the guilt of Convicts for this April 8, April 9, Apr. 19, A Session at the Old Bailey.-Consciences Case of Ellis, sentenced to die at the Old Bailey, for House-breaking, and proved to be innocent on the eve of his execution.. Executions revived in London for Sheep- |