The National Register.
London, England, 1817-07-14 00:00:00

TUESDAY, JuLY 8.

Mr. CALCRAFT gave notice, that in consequence of yester-
day's decision upon thelll-011011 for granting a remuneration
to the High Constable end Constables, fur their attendance
upon that House, he should, early in the next Session, move
that the ease of these deserving individuals be referred to a
Select Committee of the House, to report what should be
done therein.

Sir H. PARNELL obtained leave to bring in a Bill for amend.
hitt tbe existing laws relstiog to sod tvgitlating the office of
I'etty Constable in Ireland.

POLICE REPORT-BLOOD MONEY.

Mr. Betio Eve brought up the Report of the Committee
upon the Police of the Metropolis. He detailed the principle
of its contents, and stated the subjects to which the attention
of the Committee had been directed. He alluded to the prac •
tice, as by law now established, of granting rewards upon the
conviction of indis iduals apprehended upon charges of felony
or w hid' had been very fitly denominated, although the term
might be considered shocking to most ears, blood money.—
The practice of perjury and false swearing, for the purpose
of entrapping their fellow creatures in crimes, or the suspicion
of crimes, had arisen to so alarming an extent in this country,
that the public had, in their just indignation against the
crimes of some individuals of the police, broken out in a ge-
neral invective against the present system of police, inure
particularly in the metropolis, as oppressive and sanguinary
in the extreme. He moved that the Report be brought up,
which was agreed to, and it was laid on the table.
Sir S. HO:HILLY moved for copies of the dispatch of the
Governor, relative to the conduct of the Grand Jury of Do-
minica, in the mouth of February last—which was agreed
tn.

Sir M.•lltur.Ev presented the petition of n,Clergyman of
Andover, %lin, having lost the use of his limbs, way obliged
to go rotind his parish Ina little cast, %t ith foot a heels, drawn
by an ass, to transact his business with his parishioners. The
Collectors of Assessed TIMA, had rated him to ;my 121., and
in consequence of his refusal. thinking the vehicle was not
liable to be rated, as it st as ithout springs, and of very rude
construction, he was surcharged so as to make the duty diet c-
on 211. altogether.
'nue petition Lying read.
The Cli,A 4CILLEOR of the ExettEemira replied, tbere.vts
no possibility of the parties ol t dining rt hut' in the present
case, as the Act only extended the exception in amour of
this description of vehicle. to snclias eut on lsco wheels 0111),
and not to those on four.

The petition was laid on the table.
Alr. SMITH presented the petition of the TT:that:sin Chris-
tians of Kent and Sussex, praying an exemption ti oni the re-
strictions and qualifications reiptirt d of Disseuteis,—Head
and laid on the table.
The CH AT C 11.1.011 of the EXCII 'QUER moved Addresses to
the Pritir.e Regent, that he would be pleased to mder the
several -Sessional grants to be niade to the offiet is of that
House, for their attendance therein, stating, that-the House
would make good the same; which mere all agreed to.

RIAYROOTH COLLFGF:.
Sir H. PARNELL rose, pursuant to notice, to draw the at-
tention of the House to the assertions which had been made
relative to the usamber of students educated in this College
since the year Ist 3, the duct' hies ptimitilgalNl therein, son:
tee emits eof studies put sued. For this purpose he moved,
" that as Invisible Address be presented to his Royal Highness
the Pi nice Regent, that he would be graciously plei,sed to
have laid before the House, Cqpies or Extracts of any Com-
-11)11114.1110ns which may have been received from the College
of Maynooth, relatis e to the course of Education adopted in
that Se • ary."—Agreeil to.
Lord lIIPiNING obtaiucil leave to Using in a Bid for the
hotter regislesMit of As:slums in Semi:tusk—Head a
first time and ordered to he ed.
On the motion of Mr. II AR% hY, the • Steam-yuhsel Regula-
tion fill was read a second t•nie. commint d, ordet ed to be
taken into further consideration this dey mice months, and to
be printed.
On the motion of Mr. lILA , acroitai4 were ordered to be
laid before Ilse House of the ni.o.ber of Persons, since the
last Session, claiming to be iirlie4ttial as Fri cruets of any Cor-
poration retaining ,lembers to Par.,,inient, admitted on the
payment of stamps; and also a C..py of the es idt ore given by
lir. It. and Mr. J. Burke, en the C0111,1:.111t Entire a 10111-
mitice of 1111 Vtithie to return at the last Galway Election.
Adjourned.