The Sun.
London, England, 1814-11-30 00:00:00

FRIENDLY HINTS.

Should you suspect that somebody was breaking
into your bed-room, the best thing to defend
yourself will be a chair—take hold of the back
with your right hand, and of the seat with your.
left—this mode of defence will afford you time to
give an alarm, if not to overpower your enemy.
When walking alone in the evening be on the
alert when you are asked the way to any place,
lest you sho.uld be knocked dawn by a confederate
behind, whilst directing the one in front.
When you see six or seven fellows standing on
the footpath, be polite, give them the wall, or
you may stand a chance of beingpinned against
it and be robbed of your watch, &c. 8.7 e.
Beware of Butchers' trays, also of. Carpenters'
baskets, for the latter carry their sham tools in a
very dangerous manner. The writer of these hints
saw a poor woman the other evening most dread-
fully cut in the face by a saw, the point of which
was at least six inches out of the fellow's basket.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS, TUEMAY, Nov, 29.

Mr. lirogden brought up froin't lie Commons the False 'Mee-
sures bill, which w^'.; they eafter read a first and second time.
IRISH PEACE PRESERVATION BILL.
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Lord LrvErPOoCrned the third reading of the
Irish Peace Preservation Bill.

The Earl of DoccouGnmonc thought Magiso-
- and Constables, acquainted with the coun-
try, would be much more effectual in times of
disturbance, than disbanded soldiers and super-
numeraries of the Police of Dublin. He conti-
nued to think the measure altogether inefficient.
He was sorry to differ from some great authori-
ties with whom he generally agreed, who had
stated that this Bill had been productive of benea
ficial effects.—However, that authority was less
valuable in his opinion, in the presentu
but he
thanin most others, as be knew it was not supported
by competent information. He had no objection.
to the alterations now proposed ; b
firmly convinced that the Bill could never be con-
verted into a machine proper to quiet any part
of Ireland, which might happen to be in a dis-
turbed state.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that although
several persons had objected to the Insurrection
Act, the present Bill had almost met with general
approbation. However necessary it might he to
put•the Insurrection Act in force, it was still, pro
Canto a suspension of the Constitution of the coun-
try ; hut the present measure left the law in full
force. It was an additional stimulus- to Magis-
trates to do their duty, as the expense which it
would cause to the disturbed districts, would in-
duce them to exert themselves strenuously for the
maintenance of tranquillity. If this Bill was
sound in its principle, it was not enough, even
admitting this to be the fact, to say that it had
not been' productive of 'any beneficial effects, to
induce Parliament to repeal it ; for Parliament
ought to have a more sufficient experience of the
measure, before it could, be repealed. There was
a sufficient guard against abuse in the expence
which was necessarily entailed on the districts
when the measure was called into operation.
The Earl of DONOUGIIMORE, in explanation,
said, he had not contended that the Bill ought to
be repealed ; he had merely contradicted the
statement that it bad been attended with beneficial
consequences.

The Bill was then read a third time, and passed.
The Irish Spirits' Distillation Bill, the Irish Wool Bill, the
East India Goods or Bonds Bill, the Promissory Notes Bill,
the Irish Glass Duty Bill, and Foreign and Neutral Ships'
Bills, were read a third time and passed.
Mr. Capper, from the Secretary of State's Office, presented
Mr Graham's Report of the state of the Convicts on board
the Hulks in the river Thames, &c. Laid. on the Table.—.
Adjourned.