The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-20 00:00:00

THE LATE COUNT/. ELECTION.

A question next arose upon an application which bad
been made by the high constables who attended the late
election, for remuneration for themselves and the petty
constables while they were so employed.
Mr. ONsLow, one of the Magistrates, urged the pro-
priety, of discharging those claims, as had been done on a
former occasion.

Mr. Iltznara objected to paying the constables attend-
ing the elections out of the county rate. The Court had
certainly on a fot mer occasion ordered the constables to he
paid, but that was under special circumstances, when a
tumult was apprehended, and it was necessary to call in
additional aid.

Mr. DnuatmoNn said he Was the chief instrument in
refusing payment to those constables at the late election out
of the Sheriffs' funds, because he was of opinion that they
ought to be paid by the county. A Sheriff was bound to
call out constables to keep the peace, and the persons so
employed should be remunerated, not by the Sheriff, but by
the county. It was a great object on the part of the can-
didates at the late election to limit the eapences as much
as possible ; and As the constables were called out to keep
the peace of the county, they ought to be paid out of the
county purse. The High Sheriff had refused to pay the
constables on the late occasion, and he (Mr. Drummond)
hoped that all future High Sheriffs would act in a similar
manner.

Mr. LAWSON said the Act of Parliament, 41st
George 111., made provision for paying constables out of
the county rate, if they were called out to quell any riot,
er to prevent au expected riot; but there was no pretence
to say that there was even the apprehension of a riot at
the late election, and therefore there was no power, by the
Act of Parliament, for this court to interfere. Mr. Law-
son cited an opinion, signed by three Counsel, upon this
subject, and presented to the Court in 1619, stating that,
by the Act of Parliament, if there is no proof of riot, or
the apprehension of riot, the Court had no authority to
order the expenses of constables attending elections.
The Usintit-Sireatvr said, the Sheriff was bound, by
the Kings writ, to require the aid of constables to preserve
the peace at elections.
Mr. Mao ea—So he is, but the county is not bound to
pay the expense.
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General THORNTON submitted that the Court had the
power to order the charges to be paid.
AHig(sys hi they Constable
atteinndfedorntiheliel
election, thelcti on
constables were daily besetting him for remuneration for
the four
it very hard that they could get nothing.
The Com declined to interfere, and the subject dropped.
REPORTS OP TILE STATE OP THE COUNTY PRISONS.
The reports showing the state of the several prisons were
then read.

Mr. R. JACKSON put several questions to Mr. Green,
lie governor of Brixton House of Correction, from which
t appeared, that the average number of commitments to
hat piton us e 4 to be 1,400 u year; that the Mr before

last t`►ere were 1,300, and: last year 1,498, being an in-
crease of nearly 200, which Mr. Green attributed to the
establishment of the new police. That increase consisted
chiefly of disorderly women and boys, the greater portion
of whom were sentenced to seven, fourteen, and twenty-
one days' imprisonment, and who after that short period
were provided with a shilling, together with a pair of
shoes, if they are in need of them. He had had some
persons committed as often as twenty times, and several as
many as six or seven times, a year. The recommitment
of boys had decreased since the punishment of public and
private flogging had been adopted, and Mr. Green added,
that solitary confinement had an exceeding good effect
on boys.
Mr. R. JACKSON thought it was high time that another
police-office was established in Surrey, or that the Queen-
square office should be removed, for the present established
police was not sufficient to discharge the necessary duties.
A very great quantity of the Surrey business was carried
to Queen-square, which was in the county of Middlesex,
from whence the prisoners were committed to the prisons
of this county.
It was ultimately agreed that the Clerk of the Peace
should confer with the Magistrates of Union-hall and
Queen-square, to remedy the evil, with a view of lessen-
ing the expenses of the county.
Mr. CRAWFORD brought before the Court the crowded
state of the debtors' tide of the county gaol, which was',
*sued chiefly by the numerous commitments under the
Southwark Court of Requests' Act for debts under M.
Mr. Balsam entertained a very strong hope that in a
short time the attention of Government would be cared
to the subject of imprisonment for debt, and that impri-
sonment for small sums under Si. would be done away with
altogether.

The usual business being done, the Court adjourned.

DUTCH PAPERS.

(From the Staats Cordrant.)

By a decree of his Majesty the King, it is ordained—
"l. That all importation of wine, beer, vinegar,
spirits, salt, sugar, beef, and pork, from the rebellious
provinces, shall be accounted as coming from a foreign
country, and thus subject to the excise.
" 2. That on the exportation of goods from this place
to the places in rebellion, no overwriting on account of
credit of excise shall be allowed.

" S. All exportation of grain, salt, &c., as also of gun-
powder, saltpetre, balls, grape-shot, iron, lead, muskets,
pistols, swords, rapier., and other military stores, from the
peaceable to the rebellious districts, is strictly prohibited."
The States-General are to meet on Monday in the usual
way, but the Princes will not be present.
The King reviewed about 500 of the Hague Burgher
Guard yesterday, before it left the Hague on route to
Breda, and was received with every mark of loyalty. In
a short time 500 snore follow, and 600 leave Rotterdam
on Wednesday.
(From the Commercial Journal of Amsterdam, Oct. 16.)
Our private correspondent writes us from Antwerp,
dated the 14th inst., that there reigns in that city great
olepression. It was reported that a conspiracy had been
discovered to bring about a revolution in that; town, and
that for that object money from some source has been dis-
tributed to the working classes. By an ordinance of the
Prince of Orange, the jury system has been decreed, and
is immediately to come into operation. Prince Frederick
has left the Hague. All the Deputies from the southern
provinces have been especially requested to assemble at
Antwerp.