LORD ELLENBOROUGHasked Her Majesty's Government, Whether any addition is to be made to the police in consequence of the number placed in charge of public buildings? The noble Lord said he put this Question now, though he intended to ask it on the first night of the Session, in consequence of a large number of constables being in charge, or having the custody of, public buildings; and he also asked it because, during the last year or two, as he understood, not only Judges in Ireland, but some in England, had to be guarded by the police, and also some of the Members of Her Majesty's Government. Now, as so many men were thus taken from the service of the public generally and the ratepayers, and from their ordinary duties of protecting the public, he wanted to know whether any addition had been made to the force? Surely, something ought to be done in that direction.
§ EARL GRANVILLE, in reply, said, there was no intention of increasing the police force, since a large number had been added last year for the purpose referred to.
LORD ELLENBOROUGHasked how many? He did not want the noble Earl to tell him the number of the 996 police—that might not be prudent—but only to say how many had been added.
§ [No reply.]