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CHANCELLOR took put, the Bill was read a seeped time
and warred lo be commilted on Wr.taeaday twat
Lord ELLEN BOROUGH mowed that their Lordships
should he summoned for Wednesday next.
Us the motion of Lord SH A FTESBURY. their Leirdehips
adjoursat at a Quarter put Nine u'Clock till Moods: ssxt.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY,
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Tile SPEAKER look the Chair at four o'clock.
• PUBLIC-HOUSE LICENSING.
Vr. BLACKBURNE presented several Petition, from
Brewers Pend Publicans I. the Conti if Laseasier against
If. • 4. Licesaist Bill.
Mr. EGERTON prINISMeda SWUM Volition ft 114.-.
Chester.
''z Mr. RECTAL look the opportunity of saying, that he
tad been mirrepreseoted in several Pipers, no having said
that then were so abases in the licensing system is the
country. He bad never meant to say so; but he had pro.
tested against ally distinction being drawn between lite
between is London and those in the toiletry.
• ' The Petitions weer laid on the table
• Mr. ST A. TAYLOR fixed the 25th isalast for hiriagiag
wa his motion relating lu fits Court of Chancery.
BUTTER TRADE (IRELAND).
lir U. BURGH presented. Petitio• from reveral Farmers
Lasdholders in the Coons, of Carlow, in Ireland, prep-
int for protection to the batter trade.
. Lord G. BERESFORD permeated • Petition from the
Barony of lifiddleilird, is the Comity of Waterford, praying
for protection to she butter trade.
Ike N. COLTHURST patrolled his motion fur • Com-
mittee of the whole Hoene, ow the wabjert of foreign bitter,
be Friday, the 14th. He mated that he dirt so in bores that
Ism Majesty's Minis/ern soviet in the interim attend to the
tepresootatioas which had been made to them, sad by
brbtaleg the ssbjed forward themselves relieve his Net
the eievesity of doing es.
The Petition. were ordered to lie on the table.
SS:the motion of Mr. C. CALVERT. the Metropolis
01. Regulation Bill was recommitted, for the purpose of
Medeting arenal amendments which were agreed to, sod
ordered to be reported on Monday next.
Mr. BENNETT preseated • Petition from the Tanners
of Salisbury, praying for a total repeal of lb. leather lax.—
Ordered 1.• lie on she table.
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Mr. Feemitarrrrton. , ma Aker of the Court of Chancery, praying £sir
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consp
The Middlesex County Rates Bill was read a seeoad tialgi
sad ordered to be commented.
Mr. CA LCRA FT eomplaised that an order of the House
for • Return of certain matters relating to the Court of
Chancery, is the deparieneet of that office, bad been 'imper-
fectly complied with, so Emotion Mein been made of the
*oils thereat,.
The AI-CORNET-GENERAL said he would make is-
sprry into the eireumstasee mentioned by the Hots. Member,
amid rod to have the ammiseion supplied.
After • few words from Mr. ABERCROMBIE mad Mr.
M. A. TAYLOR, the Petition was ordered to lie on the
• gable.
Mr. BEAUMONT prevented • Petition from certain
Owners and Occupies, of Land in the County of Northum.
Devised, complaleing of certain ',levitates they suffer from
the Bone Tax.
94r T. ACLAN D presented Petitiouts from the Hundreds
of Axminster mid Collumpieu, in the county of Derou,
somplaining of Agricultural Distress.
These Petitions were ordered to be laid oe the table.
YORKSHIRE POLLS BILL.
Mr. C. W. WYNN moved the ..coed reading of the
Yorkahire Polls Bill.
' Mr. CHA LONER opposed the Bill. It teemed to have
'originated in the fancy of the Right Hon. Gentles's, mod
the freeholder, of She county of York bad nothing to do
' with it. As far en they were concerned, indeed, Oman all
'were opposed to it. It west to deprive them of half their
franchise, arid he (kir. C.) and they were at • loos to coo•
.bat they bad dune be merit such treatment. He
therefore moved, as as emeedireent, "That the Ball be read
a•iteriond time this day six Months."
Mr. RAMSDEN rose to support the amendment moved
•by his Hon. Friend. The vplsino of the enosity of York es
'bra subject might be gathered (solo Skis circerestanre, that
tee fear Petitious in firmer of the Bill come °all from places
*bleb' mast be materially benefited by it. At a niceties of
the Grand Jury, who petitioned against it, where twenty-one
out of tereety.two Grand Jurors Weeded, seventeen declared
~at Gate afentlillt the Bill, and four reserved their opinions, of
whom three had since declared against it. He concurred in
the obaervaiimsa of his Hoe. Friend as to its operation os
their fraechitee. He now had four vote, for the county, but
if this Bill passed he should only have two.
Mr. WILBERFORCE looked open the principle of di.
vidieg events's, es proposed by rids Bill, as a most danger-

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use precedent; and there was oo reason why, If adopted in
this 'sateen., it might not bereaffer be applied to other
could've. Founded as it was on the plea of lessening the
expense of contested elections, it might eves be equally as
well applied to par. ieular tonne. The town of Northemp.
toe, fur 'distance, had been said to have occasioned the rum of
no less than three noble families by contested eleetioes.
Mr. C. W. WYNN said, that he and those who trooturred
wills tom i• ant opposing the transfer of the two Members to
tlieCounty of York *bee the Borough of Grampahad sees
diefreochised, did.. us the soderstanding that the wok of
"electing the Members for the mealy of York should be read-
derail •s subject to suhrolneot regulation. A Noble Lord
(Myron) coonected with the comedy, the cause of whose 4111.
state he sincerely regretted, had in the last Sessinu proposed
that the county should be formed into thee. or four electoral
dm
-pieta, where polls should be optred for the full Dumber
.ofiltrisbers, but that he (Mr. Wylie) conceived would carry
with it all the i fence of a division of the comely, ao
proposed by this Bill, sod nose of its advantages. Oa the
inquiry hi the Committee on the Bill for lessening the ex-
pense of eoutested elections by shortening the flotsam' of
the rills, it •ppeartd that at the last cunte.ted election for
Torksblie no live than 23,000 voters were polled; and
many went back without voting, not beiug able to reach .
stir* ,in time; and every one lsen that die ounibeikkad
One. been greatly increased by the subdivision of properly.
thertiren thousand was as berg* a number of electors as
cetera be conveniently polled at one place, and the West
Riding slime contained 'leerily that eumher. The increase
to sM number of Members to be elected "resold reek, else-
tested elections more frequent. And he would ask whether
is was fit that the county should ecoulnife liabte to so great
• Nit as meet be bioseht upon it be such contests, when it
was admitted that 100.0001 might be fairly laid out in one
slectio• without any irregular expense of treating, bribery,
ar any thing of that sort lie was satisfied that this was •
avessure that mast mouser or later be furred upon them, sod
we time •ppeareei to him so k for its adoption an Ibis, whes
two additional Members had hems giver to the county,
Lord NORMANDY wished the House to passe before
they pawed a measure, as inimical to the lute:ems as it was.
sibeoltious to the feelings of the persons conceived.
Uri HOTH A M supported the Bill.
Mr. S. WORTLEY said that there were double interests
to rejsreeeet—those of agriculture and those of commerce.
The coolly was by far the must considerable fur wealth Ned
intelligence is the kingdom. The representation must, there.
fori, always be an object of pride to the Members who es-
jetted that hoarier. Although the county bad done Duthie'
to deierve it, there was au advantage in the possession of the
new Illeiwilete. At the same time, he could sot agree to the
Bill of his Right Hoe. Friend, which went to give *newt of
auterMite the predominauce over the other by theme diereses
of Hie County.
After some further dircuesloe, In which Loud litelhant,
Admiral %theme, Sir. Dentate, Mr. Dateeembe, sad Mr.
M. Feistier took a part, the House divided-a.
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The Bill was ordered to be reed this day six wombs.
Walk dor waggery were taking their wets in Ws 111111,7
Mr. S. RICE was oadersioatt to pot a quotation to she
Secretary of Siete respecting she wiessoree taken by Caovera.
meat for carrying IS. Meet the treamtec4datiese of the

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Commissioners of Judicial Inquiry r mycelia' Chief Baron
O'Gralv.
GOULBURN made some reply, hut the seise in the
'starry prevented the Vies lon from being dialiuctly heard,
and the sneerer Wee woo heard at all.
S. RICE amid Abet lie woad take the earliest epporta.
moo of heloreing the subject forward.
Mr. PLUN wan. said that he had not had time fn read
theist Report, aid was not prepared to say what stepo it
would be access'', for Government to take.
A Member asked if there wee any intention to propose es
•Iteriftweitif the vint.es on East India sugar !
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER intimated
that he thought it hest to let the duties remain as they
were.
Mr. GBENFELL put • question respecting the renewal
of the Bank charier.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it
was not a matter of necessity with the Gists:mast that the
charter should be r d , neither were they yet determined
upon it. The wily measure upon which they had resolved
was the introduction of a Bill to continue the circulative of
small notes. The general of the charter might be efterwageht
thought of.
IRISH POLICE BILL
Me. GOULBURN rose to move the second reading of
this Bill. He thought it neesseryto esplein the grounds
for so doing. The system of Police was divided in Ireland
isto two parts—one set of Police were ostler the Lord
Lieutenant, for the protection of Dublin, and the neighbour.
hood of the seat of Government. The other was • set of
Comesolis appoiiited by the Grand Juries to psi/nerve the
peas -of the comedies. In the later livers:as were ap.
pointed who were freepiently •Itogether Joill for theatre.
ten. The sees of this would be plain when they wee.
told that the remuneration for the office varied between
eight sod 201. a year, 'nos often brainier to the lowest
sem. Their duties were of the most difficult kind. The
arrest of criminal was • severe labour, there being oo cos.
conese of opinion on that subject tomb as gave effect to the
hews in England. The delis were either neglected or
abesed. He was morry to say that the tine of the laws
is their hands was often converted into the graillealue of
private motives. The result was, a very roes, defect is the
risottos of, and obedience to the laws. He considered it
of eke stmuet importance to And a remedy to this defect.
With these views he had framed a messes, in doing which
this Ant difficulty which occurred was as to the proper hands
in which to place the correcting power. He knew the ob.
Petioles there were to depositing it with the Govermsest ;
bar they would all admit that the first duty of Government
was to secure tranquillity, and if not by the hest means of
ell, why then by the best that were practicable and would
produce the effect. He proposed therefore a new force of
emeolshles to he attendant on each barony ; the head nod
stable in each cafe to be appointed by the Govern.
meet. This was no new power; it had been enjoyed by
the Government before, sad the jealousy of the Hoses
WWI sufficient safeguard seams the abuse of It. It would
he the deity of the constable to host out, to pursue, and
base to justice, the erintioal charged or suspected with the
least possible delay. Having ordered the fierce and staled,
the mode of appointing it, the next thing was to place it at,
the disposal of the Magistrate'. Another reason fur boleti,g
it immediately under the G ent wee, the vest soft.
ber sheenier% insomuch that Government had at proirild.
no
choice in the selection of Allegestrates, bet had frequently.
to appoint persons to that office who would, under other are
eunistasse, be considered wholly unlit fee that situation.
He thought there could be no better measure contrived to
restore the country to peace. It would give se individual-
the mess fur abiding at his post, when be would he
supported by • sufficient forte, and would be ready to
set, whenever occasion required, is an efficient manner.;
It would not be denied that the former Polies Bill had hees•
effiretive ad satisfactory, sod that the civil force created,
had received the highest approbation for their general coo.
duet. The law was effectually administered under,
Whatever might be said of occasional iseffiescy sad emir.
appliestloo, it could nee be 'Jested that it effected the ran
storstion of tranquillity. There was say one defect is it:
it eweld not be lesseglit into operetios wail disturbance
and inssection bad men to such • height, that it was is.
peneible to se it with effect. Proveneios was far better
than core, and in this ease would save the application to
the military fusee to which they were always driven, re-
pugnantly to their feelisigs amid the general spirit of the
laws. He proposed to stead the efficacy of that Bill at
since to the whole country. He proposed It as the opeuing
of • sew system in Orel country, which would make the
eseenties of the laws depend en the civil instead of the mi-
litary force.
Sir H. PARNELL agreed that the police was defective,
mid that the Right Hen. Gentlesise had set stated any thing
like the extant of the evil. It would seem that the country
having bees Raised by conquest, the habit of ruling by mili-
tary force had always bees prevalent. Otte great defect
which it was east desirable to supply was the want of an or-
ielsl organ of communication betwees the counties sad the
Government, such as the English counties had in their Lords
Lieutenant. Another Crest defect was, that of the Elegise
tracy ; at present they were admitted to be must unfit pee-
wees for that office. Would that be a resist for trusting
them with additional powers' Many of them, to his knew-
ledge, made the administration of justice a matter of ewe.
lioneat. Many of them had a great deal of work to do, and
the poor people, to curry favour, would come in droves to
dig their potatoes or cut their bay. Government must take
first to reform the magistracy, without fear of, or favour to
tiny individual who might oppose them. He had heard of
some of the magistrates who held lands, and were an-
swerable for rents and tithes to • considerable amount,
actually removals' the disturbances. The administration
of the laws for rubbery sod murder was shockingly defec.
live. The verdicts in cases of sorrily were generally man.
slaughter, and thus bee owe • means of satisfying private
revenge. The administration of law in other respects was
equally bid: the difficulty of executing wets was en great
as to street general credit, and such employment was with.
held which would tend otherwise to relieve the distresses of
the country. He did nut like lb. new plan of police, who
were too much in the Isidore of • military force; he wished
fist to see the coesiiioliosal face of England, the smarmed
constables pat in action. The difficulties were great, but be
thought that they might be sermounted with the assistance
of a constitutional civil power. He deeded skit there was
any Corruption in the •ppoiatmest of the constable, by the
Grand Juries, who were generally too such occupied with
ewers important affairs to attend to the persons who they
spvioled. He 'hosed that the county Magistrates, as
In Toigland, would be the fittest persons to trust with the
appointment of She new constables, as they would beet know
kn. to direct the force in the most effective way. The
Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Goulburu) had stated
(pat the people of England were all attached to the laws,
whereas the people of Ireland were nil in a curansatios against
Diem. He (stir H. P.) were not willing to go that length,
fur be considered the people of Ireland loved justice as
such as any other nation, and he believed they were of late
more than ever anxious for an equal administritins of justice
and merciful protection from the laws. He would beg is seg•
gest to the Right Honourable Gelllitlikaa the propriety of
making an alteration in She Bill, so that the sew police
established might be merely auxiliary to the constitutional
body of police already in existence. If that were dune, he
should not have so mesh objection to the measure, fur he
considered some immediate change essential to the
preservation of the country. There, was roue eery great
objection to the pies in point of practice, for how could the
Government appoint 3,600 constables end 300 chief on.
'tab.'s? He hues numbers/al respectable and independent
Magistrates that would set ermionenieste with the Govorn-
mast on the subject; and if that were the case the measure-
would lose all its intended efficacy, in couseeseace of its
imperfect . tine. Masi' persons -would be disgusted
with that plan. He would suppose • Nobleness, for in-
stance, residing upon his estate, having in his owe hands
the apposite's* of ell the constables, sod by hi. timeliest
management the best order 'prevailed. If Govern-
ment sent down to him thirty or forty of these Newly
elected constables, he would he at saes dtsgasted at the
proceed's', and would probably moil the sentry and
become as absolve. Now that was sot at imaginary
mete:west, he could name an Individual who would set per.
eisely in tie maser he had described.—(Hear, hoer, hoer
Then, bands, let the House lank at Cie enormous espeess
ash dos. The or:feast of a head constable, with elosltsg

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