From inc New-orlenn, Mercantile Advertiser.
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Liuingston's Code.-A very able and in structive pamphlet has lately issued from the press of A. T. Pcnniluan & Go. in this city It is entitled "Remarks on the Hon. Edward Livingston's introductory report to his sys- tenn of Penal l.aw.' It is from the pen of Seth Lewis, judge of the 5th judicial district We give the conclusion of it below :--the ar gument advanced in 1t against our adopting MT L's. code, drawn from the peculiar clause incur constitution, is entitled to great weight, and is almost conclusive. No people on earth can make the experiment of change ill their law with such risk as those of Louisiana. We recommend the whole pamphlet to the atten- tion of our fellow citizens. It will amply re pay them for the trouble of reading and stu dying it, and no one, we will venture to say, can rise from the perusal of it without respect for the learning and patriotism of the orthor. The extract given below struck us as pecu- liarly cogent, eloquent, and impressive.

 !" have thus, to the best of my ability. and within the limited time my official duties have permitted me to devote to the subject, examined the arguments MT Livingston has advanced in favour of that entire change in our criminal jurisprudence which is contem- plated by his code, and which he so earnest ly urges our legislature to adopt. And 1t IS now left to the people, to whom these remarks are respectfully addressed, to say, whether the objections to the new code which for merly had the honor of addressing to them, have been removed or whether they are not rather left in all their force by the arguments MT. Livingston has advanced in opposition to them. In my judgment, he has not even weak ened their force, much less removed any of them.

 |" In closing this work, do not profess to have pointed out all the defects in these new codes. Many have been seen which l have neither room nor leisure to point out ; and un-