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HOUSE OF C 031310148, MoRDAT, JULY 3.

The Sugscest took the Chair at four o'clock.
LIMERICK ELECTION PETITION.
Mr. Wopenoust brought op the Report of the Commit-
tee MI the above Petition, which declared it to be the opi-
nion of the Commitlie. that the Houv..l. P. %Welter was sot
duly reword, mei that T. & Rice, Esq. was dolly reissued.
The Committee oleo replevied, that Heury Maurer, Re.
cinder of Limerick, had bete guilty of grow prevaritatiiiis,
ineneauch that the C.oenniittee had thought it right to place
his is the custody of she Serjeaut at Arius, to he so desk
with as she Hesse should think Oa the notion of Mr.
Workhouse, the Primmer was *retried to be committed to
Nes gate.
Mr. Woommenst Wowed another Remlsitioo frone the
same Committee, that during the investigation of the Com-
mittee various acts of the Corporation haul been brought to
Tight, which mark it desirable that the nsinutes should be
hid before the Howie. Mr. Wodeliciisse brought up the weir.
mutes, which were laid upon the table, and ordered to be
printed.

BERWICK ELECTION PETITION.
Mr. Wonenoust brought up the Report un this Petition,
upon which the Committee had resolved that David hie
was not duly retuned.
The Clerk of the Crowe was ordered to anew, the House
10-morrow, to sinew' the Moro for Limerick. and a new
writ was mitered to be issued for the election of a bargees to
serve fur Remick.

EXETER MARKET BILL.
Mr. COURTSWAY brought up the Report oa this Bill,
which, together with the insendoseeds, was agreed to, sad
the Bill ordered to be eogrowsed.
The CHANCELLOR of the EIan:QUM brought its the
Ete.heeputt Belle Bill, which was read a first time.
EAST INDIA COMPANY VOLUNTEER'S BILL.
Mr. CANNING moved the Order for the second
reading of this Bill, but as kgrevished to save the
time of the Howe, he woubt•iitate that it was his
intention in the Committee to move for one of the
clauses respecting the mode of payment of the
corps. to be struck out; and in case lie failed of
obtaining that object, he intimated that in all pro-
bability the Bill would be pressed through no
more of its stages.
Mr. BERNAL could not see any cause for intro.
doting this Bill. He wished the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman to state some of the reasons which had in.
duced the India Company to apply fur the applica-
tion of such a measure.
Mr. CANNING said, that the fa' • g of the corps
was not a new project, as it had existed before. said
had always been as much at the disposal of Go-
vernment as any other volunteer corps. It had
been reduced rather unintentionally io con
with the rest of the volunteer forces. But it had
been thought advisable to allow the Emit India
Company to restore them to tile same footing on
which they formerly were placed. as they would be
highly useful without being any charge to the coun-
try. To prevent discussion for the present. if Ise
failed in his motion in the Committee for removing
the clause to which lie had alluded, the Bill should
be dropped.
Mr. Hume regretted _ the manifest disposition
upon all occasions to call in the military in cases
where, sometimes, not even the civil power was re-
quired. The other day, iii the city, the military
had been called in to overlook a meeting of one of
the ;bodies of the corporation. He lamented that
au Honourable Member who presided at 'het meet-
ing was not in his place. that he migtit have asked
a question or two respecting that extraordinary cir.
cumitance. It hail used to be the pride of the
English Government that the civil force of the
country was generally enough to secure the peace;
hot now, mot only where no peace was likely to be
broken. but when legal bodies were legmlly assent.
bled to exercise the proper functions winch the
laws hail awarded to them, troops were called our.
if foot to awe tlorir proceedings, to prevent excesses
which it was almost impossible for them to commit.
Ile could not but dread the consequences which
most result from suffering the influence of the civil
power wholly to decay, and substituting that of the
military. which now almost entirely superseded it.
Sir W. CURTIS hail heard of no maims bring in
the city; he had walked through the city on Fri-
day last. and he hail seen none. He could not be-
lieve that soy troops had been called into the city.
Mr. HUMS suggested that the Hon. Baronet
might have slept duce that day, and forgotten the
circumstances. The troops to which he had alluded
were certainly in the city, and were placed some in
Itelliorn and wine in Hatton-garden.
Mr. CREEVEE wished to make a few remarks on
the Bill ; but as the Right Hou. Gentleman was
Noxious on behalf of the House to avoid present
discussion. he would reserve them till the Commit-
tee, in which lie understood the Right Hon. Gentle.
mail to intimate that there was a puserbility of the
Bill dropping altogether.
Mr. CANNING repeated his farmer remark, that
be wished to leave oat a clause respecting the pay.
went of the corps in the Committee, and if he did
pet succeed hi that object, the floss. Member and