The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-16 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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HOUSE OP LORDS, kfowniv, Nov. 15.
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The LAO CUAKCICLLOK, took hie seat on the Wool-
sack shortly before Fire o'clock,
NEGRO SLAVERY.
Petitions were presented against Negro Slavery, by the
Earl of lloseberry, the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Ravens.
Wind), the Marquis of Sligo, Lord Whariicliffe, the Mar-
quis of Cleveland, Lord Eldon, the Earl of Carlisle, and
Turd Durham.
NEW POLICE.
Lord DURHAM, pursuant to a notice which he had
given on a previous day, rose to present a petition front
the churchwurdene, parishioners, and inhabitant house-
holders of St. Mary, Newington, praying their Lord-
ships to institute souse inquiry with respect to the New
The petitioners stated that by the 10th George
IV. they were subject to the operation of the New Police
Acts that'since that period their property had not burn
~,60 protected,, but their expenses had increased.—
;hp considered the system cranky one, and prayed that
Ttuer the Act might be altered, or the police be with-
"'lwo in tyro from their parish. lie (Lord Duilum) on
making enquiries hail found that the parochial watch-rate
under tie old system did not exceed 3,000 L, but that now
it exceeded 4,800/., and though it appeared that the,
parish were rated only at eightpence in the pound, yet in
consequence of the rate including uninhabited hewers, it
iluicsuntril to full a shilling. Thepetitionere oleo complained
of there being too nutty men on duty by day and too few
b
-Y night; and that upon any extraordinary occasion—
such, fur instance, as that which occurred on Tuesday last,
le:,11" the greater part „f the Police were withdrawn
um that neighbourhood for the purpose of protecting
klinisters in title, on that occasion the petitioners were
4,1 t wholly without protection. The petitioners thought
t.neel. ought to be some connecting link between
the inhabitants of the parish and the Police, and
PNP°lcol that there should .be Police chosen who
oksuld retitle within the perish. With regard to the
Priety of this alteration, he (Lord Durham) intended to
giVe co opinion, nor did he wean to say one word op the
4146cieney or non-suffiviencrof the Pollee: he felt grati-
.4,l at not having been in a situation whicheelled en him
IT, judge upon that subject. He roust, however, say, that
eartdurltd 4 l'6llCe in that part of the town, where hi• resided, had
themselves with the greater; propriety. Noble
would recollect that when the Police Bar was first
Ilth
_iroucell into the House, lie (Lord Durham) complained
iattutitu a its introduction, obset•ving that it, would
for Noble Lords to give it
het o
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attention which it deserved. The parish IA
••oorge, llanover-square, WAS likewise Subject to
seine observations which he had made with reference
to
the WWI of St. Newington. The rates there
Li
,;eriitereased from tivo to
I,,,eenteee thousand pounds.
t 4, .';us objections had been raised by persons
Earl e,
1•, ►"1". and he wished to know from the Nohle
Who (Roselyn) whether the announcement to
"u intended presently to refer was 914 not.
11.4.
przei,iiit:t..utiti,ool
f iiku;ruisiay
stlatit, the following announcement
last an order was read to the
1,41,17 Police, ordering all those who had voter fur Nor-
-4411Ju give in their namee to their ouperintendent." He
!° .) oleo wished to observe, thet the present*Membet
r Nrwi „
ti ht oars ova notice of ;notion to extend the
nf voting to those persons who resided in the
whether as Well its in the county. He did 'not know
r what he had alluded to above was the fact
or nut butt he
' dut lie Wished t ascertain it. It we*
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le
° • to !,ring
fikWard totentisu at the prevent moment ,
her any motion on the subject of the New Police,
litta watt it his wish to join in the foolish cry that bad,
rieilled against them. lie trusted, however, that Orb
curs appoint Committee to inquire into (fir.
Lori' 4114410dt° by the petitioners.
ti 'SUFFIELD thought that the establishment of
tple, 11.)Z4-1 ataxia to be looked to as a whole,
t • Ow Noble Lord (Durham), had no wish
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tei voice SCIISCICIIS outcry that had been
bet against them.
The
tirl of EOSSLYN denied most positively the
lec,hrg of any such order as that tO which tlit
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II: Lord had referred. Every man in the employ ot
to 21;" wits pi:milled to vote at the elation referred
7"'"Ulit any question whetever being put to them,
witont they intended to vote fur. The Nest
Itau i only been introduced into Newington in
te_tr.ceee last, therefore they had not as yet had a fair
With reference to St. George, Hanover-squarei it
.4001 perfectly true that the raw lied beim tatia,tl
thst /*, t° 171000/. ; but it was equally as true that
hitd ineravaqi twofold. Ile believetli generally,
'414 that since the establishment of die New Polk*
~2!kenees of parishes bail been lessened instead of in.
64717' The dislike that now sawed aga;ust than
11,0 it!telted by the jealousy of parish authorities, fearitie
viol Could lose power by their introduction.
tol'e doubt diet the eatebtistaneet of the New Polies
* B"Zdr Met beneficial.
II! OFIIELD observed, the establishment Of do
11" 4L' 1410.1101141)ti :its environs emit no less that.
Pee annum watch-Wei. 'Since the establish-
%f,- the New Police the expenditure had been
'"°°l., but title silence included the protection of