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DUBLIN, Atc. 17.

1,73.1.1

CITY MEETING.
WILLIAM STRERT, rainsir, AUO. 14.
This was a meeting of the Commons, without the
interference of the Aldermen, in the shape of a Com-
mittee of the whole House, to consider of the merits
of the new Police Bill to Be brought before Parlia-
ment, printed copies of which had been sent last
Quarter Assembly by the Lord Lieutenant for the
approbation of the Aldermen and Commons.
Mr. MIA Lex offered a string of resolutions, ex-
pressive of his abhorrence of the uncoastitirtional
measures, by which it was sought to invade the
rights and chant. et! privileges of his fellow-citizens,
particularly in the clause of the bill, by which Go-
vernment would arrogate to itself the power of
elefting Magistrates for the City. He reprobated
as an unnecessary, inefficient, and expensive measure,
that of appointing barristers to dire& the new \la-
gistrates in the execution of the official duty, and
deduced as a general consequence from the whole
system, an additional annual e. spence of 20,0001.
beside ccnverting the capital of the kingdom into
close borough.
Mr. Nunzar observed, that as the opinion was
general, that some nioditication of the present ne-
farious Police Establishment was necessary, he
would recommend to have the bill submitted to tht
opinion of some eminent Bai rister, in order to keep
it within constitutional bounds. The temporary
quiet in our streets at night, he attributed solely to
military patroles, and would not hesitate to allege,
that in 411 cases whereithe tranquillity of the citizens
was interrupted,or their repose distorted, by the cries
and cabals of prostitutes, tLat the watchmen were
uniformly their proteaors and abettors.
Mr. CRA VCR recommended a temperate, discreet,
and respeaful discussion of the merits of she bill in
question. He was not aware that aay necessity ocit
curred for laying it before Counsel, as the A sembly.
At various adjournments, would Prove fully com-
petent to modify and improve it. He warned theta
not, by any :ash, indecorous, or precipitate conduit,
to irritate the Government, whose sincerity, in suis-
misting the Bill for their amendment and advice,
could neither be questioned or doubted.
Mr. M'AULEY expatiated on the beauties rf ab-
solute monarchy ; a mode of government which a
wise people would always prefer, were it not for
the fatality which attends Kings of that stamp,
whose accomplishments seldom shine out above once
in a century. He was a stri, adherent to the old
law, and dreaded the evil consequences of inno-
vation. He was not one of those who would
osb-
mit to the discipline of au ap tbecary in the a&
menu vA.if of cramming boluses into the throats
of his patirnts—he thanked Providence that he had
no acquaintance with the present Superintending
Magistrate; but conceived it possible he might be
quite as good a man as any of the Aldermen pro-
jeled by the bill to assist him ; he was therefore for
retaining him in full authority, on the principle ex-
pressed by the tortured savage, wh,,, on being of-
fered human aid to remove a pestilential insea that
grappled to his sore, cried out to spare him, as the
removal would only leave a vacancy for six additional
blood suckers.
The Resolutions were not passed, and the meet-
ing was adjourned for a fortnight.

RRRRR CT Of A !ATTU PROM • MIDSHIPMAN. 01
BOARD HIS tAAJFiTT'S SHIP SRAJLSTIC, OFF TH6
TRILL, DAT&O AUGUST 9, 1905, TO HIS PARENTS
AT %%OULDHASI.

" Yesterday afternoon, the Dutch Fleet, cAnsisting
of seven sail of the line, two frigates, and one sloop,
came out from their anchorage a considerable dis-
tance ; but seeing our British squadron, of seven
sail of the line, one frigate, two sloops, a cutters
and a lugger, they were happy to emitrace this op-
portunity of sheeting off to their fanner anchorage,
without even a btoadside from either patty.
• ALGUST 10
" The Dutch Fleet now Ur. a great way out with
their sails bent, and you most be assured that there
are WOW obstacles in the way, ur we should biting
them out by the heels.
" axons? I I.
" The Dutch Fleet s considerable way nut far-
ther than yestetday ; I am iu hopes we shall laing
them soon to anion, we have now the signal Sytiq;
for that purpose—our guns douhte enated with
grape I ant quartered with the Admiral on he
poop, and have under nte all the extremities. kill
is on the forecastle; lie like; it amazingly well.
• *ester 12.
" The Dutch Fleet sill further .net, with the
signal flying, all hands repair on board their respec-
tive ships in the rtltti,..'
TROT TING NI weesi.--Two hopes, belonging to
two farmets in the county Of Foe, %vete tiotteu
Friday se'nnight by then weners. front Si. Andrea's
to Cupar, for a considerable bet. 'I be winning
horse trotted the distance (ten codes, riming whica
he was turned once round), in 3.S minutes 25
sc-
tends, being at the rate of or:eta:us miles an hour.