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London, England, 1831-08-27 00:00:00

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papers, than their professed respect for the preu, '
and for public intelligence, might lead us to expect.
In the preceding we have submitted to our
readers authentic drafts of two very important Bills,
now pending in Parliament ; and early in the week
we propose to introduce others—not less creditable
to the spirit of legislation, which governs the pre-
sent Parliament. By them it will be sesn, that
although the reported talking relates to mere
political questions, with some of which the public
are wearied, yet that the silent business of the
House has due regard to many—if not all—
questions, about which the country is solicitous.—
The first of the Bills noticed to-day—if it fulfil its
object, and is not defeated by chicane—meets a
grievance of the most aggravated character; and
the other has a direct tendency to diminish that
vexatious spirit of litigation, which renders one
half the world miserable, to gratify the malignity
of the other half. We wish to see them both in
full force as the law of the land ; and we hope they
will be subjected to no Jesuitical equivocations.
Mr. Crampton, in the House of Commons, pre-
sented a petition from Dublin against the conduct
of the returning officers during the recent election ;
but Mr. Wynn and the Speaker thought that as an
election petition it was informal ; and though sup-
ported by Mr. Grattan and Mr. Hume, it was
withdrawn.

Mr. Lambert presented petitions against the
Irish yeomanry, and said that he believed the
Newtownbarry affair was a deliberate and unpro-
voked massacre.

Mr. Maxwell entered into a justification of the
Yeomanry, and produced twelve affidavits, in ex-
tenuation of their conduct at Newtonbarry.
Mr. O'Connell, with great energy and feeling
expostulated on the impunity and triumph which
the murderers had enjoyed, and expressed his
surprize that the subject was ever alluded to,
without expressions of regret, pity, and horror.
Mr. Dawson observed that the two parties were
too strong for the magistracy.
Mr. O'Connell then inveighed against the in-
difference with which these atrocities were viewed
in England, and argued in refutation of the state-
ments of Mr. Maxwell.

Mr. Stanley invoked forbearance, and entered
into a long detail of particulars.
Mr. Dawson, Mr. Grattan, Captain Gordon,
Mr. Jephson, Mr. Shell, Lord Killeen, Mr.
Rothven, Mr. Lambert (with great energy), Mr.
O'Connell (with renewed force), and Mr. Wyse, all
spoke at great length, and with uncommon interest,
when the petition was brought up.
Colonel Sibthorpe made some further enquiries
about the Rothsay Castle ; and Mr. Lamb ex-
plained.
In the Committee on the Reform Bill, the 21st
clause was again discussed, and underwent some
verbal alterations. Mr. Mackinnon moved an
amendment, and Mr. Hughes another; also Mr.
Hunt ; but the three were negatived.
On the motion that the clause, as amended,
be passed, some very strong observations were made
against it by Mr.Fane, Mr. Wortley, Col. Lindsay,
Mr. Wynn, and Lord Loughborough ; but it was
passed without a division.

ROYAL =CHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK.

An express from Paris has arrived, but the con-
tents ars not yet known ; bad they been of im-
portance the Funds would have experienced the
effect ; but they are nearly at the same price as
yesterday.
Consols, which left off 82 to I, opened at 821 ;
and at present they are 821 for the Account.