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directed, it possesses this power in so much greater
a degree, with regard to those who pay taxes,
who must bear the burden.
The committee, appointed by the English house
of Commons in 1838, for the examination of the
subject of transportation, say in their report page
39: "the number of criminals sent to South-Wales
and Van-Diemens land up to the year 1836, amount
to 96,558. Their transport has on an average cost
28 £; other expenses for their living and
punishment 54 £; or together 82 £ for each transported
criminal." In a letter attached to the above report,
from the Archbishop of Dublin, the writer says
of the system of transportation, "that it has been
adopted contrary to all sound reason, and
continued in spite of all experience." In a debate
which lately took plnce in the English house of
commons respecting the transportation of criminals,
Sir William Molesworfh said, among other things,
that each criminal in Australia costs 8 £ a year
according to the lowest calculation, besides the
transport.
In the same proportion as enlightenment and
humanity have moderated the prevailing views of
justice, the physically afflictive punishments have
been abolished, and the criminal legislation has in
all countries assumed a nobler and more
christianlike character. We have seen, that those states,
which have endeavoured to root out crimes by
force, through the death or torturing of the
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