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London, England, 1814-07-15 00:00:00


HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A Message from the Lords desired the attendance of the House
to hear the Royal Assent given to several Public and Private Bills.
The Speaker and some other Members attended accordingly, and
en his return, communicated the titles of the Bills.
Mr. PEEL presented a Petition from certain Inhabitants of
Dublin, against the Bill for paving that City. He observed, that
however extraordinary it might seem, the Petitioners considered
the improvement of their City, in this respect, to be a grievance,
and had stated in the Petition, that the Bill would be t:estruc-
live to the lives o► thousands! He should, however, move that
it lie on the Table, which was agreed to.
he House then went into Committees on the Irish House-tax
Repeal, the Irish 4111534 i. Redress, the Irish Batik Restriction,
the Board of Works, the :sea Insurance, the Spoiled Stamps, the
Scotch University Paper Drawback, Wi.; the Amendments
in which were agt cod to, and the Report► ordered to be received
to-morrow.

The Committee on the Irish illicit Distillation Bill was post-
poned till Monday.
The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to
be committed rte India Ships, Portugal Contribution, Ili;la
Stamp Luaus, and Loan 14 cc:ideation Bilk.
The Irish Arms, Irish Revenue Regulations, Land Tax Corn.
missitater. Names, tad Burying iu Woollen Bath were seve;4ly
read a third time and p.l,.ed.

A Bill fur aaieu•ling the Act to Regulate the Pill/ere of hack-
ney Coaahts, waa broug!it 4) and read a first time.

The SPEAKER announced the receipt of a Mes-
sage from..his Royal Highness the PUINCE REGENT,
to the following purport :
" G. P. R.—The Prince Regent, acting in the name and on
the behalf of his Majesty, having taken into consideration the
severe distresses and sufferings of the people of scveral parts of
Germany, in consequence of the devastations of the war, and the
atrocities committed during the invaion of that count!), by the
late Ruler of France; recommend. to his faithful Commons to
afford such pecuniary aid as may assist in giving them suitable
Relief."
The Message, on the motion of the CHANCEL-
LOR of the EXCHEQUER, was referred to a
Committee of Supply.
A great number of Petitions were presented, rela-
tive to the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Sir S.
ROMILLY, on presenting one of them from Water-
ford, took occasion to observe, that it was the first
Petition presented from Ireland on the subject, and
was signed by Catholics, Quakers, and persons of all
religious persuasions. This and the others were re.
spectively ordered to be received and lie on the Table.

IRISH I'ItESERVATION or PLACE BILL.
On the Order of the Day being moved by Mr.
PEEL for the third reading of this Bill, that Right
Hon. Gentleman observed, that having received se-
veral communications complaining of what was sup-
posed to be the intention of Government, in selecting
Magistrates and Special Constables under the Act,
ircm the districts in a state of disturbance, he thought
it proper to say, that these selections wi.uld, as far
as possible, be made from amongst persons who
would have no local interests in the places. Respect-
ing the Magistrates, none but Gentlemen of high and
undisputed character would be appointed ; and it WAS
thought that no persons would be more proper for
special constables, than soldiers . who had been em-
ployed in militia regiments, and oho bad, on all oc-
casions, conducted themselves with temper and mo-
deration. He had a clause in his hand to introduce
to this effect.

Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY entirely concurred in
the propriety of what had been communicated by the
Right Hon. Gentleman ; but he trusted that the sub-
ject would yet receive all due and deliberate cor.►i-
deration.

Mr. PEEL in reply, observed, that one mistaken
idea which had arisen was, that it was intended to
confine the employment of special constables to far-
mers' sons in the vicinity of disturbed districts, which
was not the intention of Government. The appoint-
ment of these constables would be w!th the Juries, as
meal. But respecting the Police Establishment in
general, be intended, early in the next Session, le
bring forward a measure which should place it on a
much better footing than it stands at present i but
now he was only desirous of providing a temporary
remedy ; and it would be seen, on the reading of the
clause, that it vras to enable five Magistrates to swear
in a sufficient number of constables for extraordinary
occasions, who were to serve without any salary.
Alter a few words horn Mr. J. P. Grant and Sir
H. Parnell, who severally hoped that the measure
would not be delayed to a law period of the next
Session, Mr. Peel rejoined, that there would be nu-
'thing to prevent it from having an early considera-
tion.—The clause was then read and inserted, and
the Bill was read a third time and passed.