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FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ~~ r ath Ditts—lnitlgn Charles Cardiner Humphreys, front the Royal Montgomery Militia, to be Ensign. 7th Ditto—Lieutenant John Tice, from the '24 Royal Surrey Mi. Htia, to be Lieutenant. 9th Ditto—Lieutenant Robert Morrant, from the 2d Somerset Militia, to be Ensign; Lieutenant lames Benson, from ditto, to be ditto. 10th Ditto, To be Ensigns—Lientenant Thomas Abe, from the North Lin coln Militia ; Lieutenant Wm. Mayes, from the Royal Berk shire Militia; Lieutenant Jones Rutland, from ditto. 11th Ditto—Ensign James Maclean to be Lieutenant, without --purchase ; Ensign James Mason to be ditto; Arrnstrong, %Gone to be Assign, vice Maclean; Charles West, Gent. to be ditto, vice Mason. 18th Ditto—Ensign G. Wade, from the Westmeath Militia, to be Ensign. 19th Ditto—Lieutenant John Rhodes, from the North York Mi litia, to be Ensign ; Lieutenant Forteseue Hatherley, Irons the North Devon Militia, to be Ensign. 20th Ditto—Lieutenant M. A. Stanley, from the ad Garrison Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Morgan, who exchanges. 22d Ditto—Lieutenant G. T. Ord, front the North Lincoln Mi- ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MAY 14. litia, to be Ensgin. 23d Ditto—Lieutenant John Mytton, front the Royal Denbigh Copy of a Letter from Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, Bart. Com- Militia, to be Second Lieutenant. mender in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Me- 24th Ditto—Lieutenant John bi`Gregor, from the Warwick Mi diterrateao, to John Wilson Croker, Esq. dated on boat d the I bile, to be Ensign. 29th Ditto—Lieutenant George Ensor, from the East Essex Mi- San J o'er, off Toulon, April 2. i lido. to be Ensign. Sta-1 have much satisfaction In transmitting to the Lords 33d Ditto—Lieutenant James Gordon Ogle, from the 3d West- Commisooners of the Admiralty the accompanying copy of a York Militia, to be Ensign. letter from Captain Otway, reporting the capture, by the Ajax 37th Regiment of Foot. and Unite, on the 31st ult. of the Dromadaire French frigate- To be Ensigns, built ship, butts on board ammunithn and stores supposed for Lieutenant George Fred. Street, front the North Harts Militia. Corfu. Lieutenant Jeremy Jones, from the Sligo Militia. The Dromadaire teeing a new ship, and calculated for his M a- Lieutenant John Galin, from the Oxford Militia. Joey's service, I shall direct Commissioner Fraser to purchase : 4l w st a Ditto — Lieutenant Reginald Barnet, from the Royal Com ber,u together with the stores, &c. &c. for his M a j est y 's service. . Militia, to be Ensign. i have the honour to be, &c. . . (S•rmed) C. COTT ON . 43d Regiment of Foot. To be Ensigns, His Majesty's Ship Ajax, off Elba, March 31. En s ign Nicholas Cundy, from the Royal Cornwall Militia. Sin—ln pursuance of the instructions I had the Lieutenant Thomas Beckham, from the East Suffolk Militia. t en aDavidnt Thomas E 1 tilor , C from e the front the Shropshire honour to receive from you on the '26th inst. for in- Sout h h4Dtßevtioan Militia. tercepting the frigates which had escaped from Tou- 1 Ens i g n eu 1 47th Ditto—Second Lieutenant William Joiner, from the 23d lon to the Eastward , I lost not a moment in pushing Foot, to be 'Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Adams, ap through the Straits of Bonifacio, directing the Unite pointed to the 55th Foot. at the same time too round by Cape Corse. On my 50th Ditto—Lieutenant John Williams, from the Warwick Mi glitia, to be Ensign. rejoining her last night off th i s isl a nd, I was informed 51st D it t o—Ensign Robert Dodd to be Lieutenant, without par take had beep chased during the day by the enemy's chase, vice Campbell, promoted in the Royal York Rangers; frigates*. end that they were working through the Pi- Charles William Tyndale, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Dodd. (labia° Passage. All sail was immediately made in Saal co D lo it o t e o— lo r ee j ß er ar t e h la e H i r e t e . e H oe u e r A c r a b p u to th in no c t h t ur o l r iß L o i w en o t n en t a o n b t e . that direr tion, and at dawn this morning they were Major, vice Arbuthnot ; Lieutenant John Sheddon to be Cap discovered (as per margin S) a little to windward.— taro e Company, vice Rowan ; Ensign John C. Barrett to be 'Prom the 'Short distance they were from the land, I Lieutenant, vice Sheddon; and John Wallace, Gent. to be En regret we ct wild only succeed in cutting off the Dro- ssisdigronitsten ice Barrett. ut Ditto—Lieutenant Joseph Hutchinson, from the Royal North Illadaire, tt,:e rear ship ; die other two narrowly Gloucester Militia, to be Ensign; Ensign William Baxter, from escaped Iron i Captain Chamberlayne by running into the Shropshire Militia to be ditto. Porto Ferrai ;ca. 54th Ditto—Lientenant , J. Mayes, from the East Norfolk Militia The Dronc , adaire is a very fine frigate-built ship, of to he Ensn ; and Ensign Henry Coubey Overton, from the to be - ditto. 800 tons, sal: remarkably well. and is only five months t m ain ili A tia lexander Gordon, from the 15th Light 60th eTatitt No r C o l o t old ; she wat , constructed by the French Government Dragoons, :be Captain of a Company, vice Erskine, who for the express purpose of carrying stores. Her cargo exchanges. consists of 1.5,000 shot and shells of different sizes, 65th Ditto—John Hunt, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, and ninety tot is of gunpowder. vice Browne who resigns. vice Ditto—Ensign Brooke Pigot to be Lieutenant, by purchase, She was cm nmanded by a Lieutenant de Vaisseau, vice Menton, who retires; and Ensign John Lamb Harrison, and her complement 150 men. From the report of from the Royal South Lincoln Militia, to be Ensign. the prisotlers ilks appears they were bound to Corfu. I 70th Ditta—G. 3. P. Meertens, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, have the honottr to be, &c. (Signed) vice Smith, promoted in the 60 th Foot. 73d Ditto—Ensign John Barbridge, from the 99th Foot, to be R. W. oTWAY. Lieutenant, without purchase; Lieutenant John Buchanan • Emily- 1 4n guns, Adrian 40, Dromadaire 20. from the WI Royal Surrey Militia, to be E nsi g n ; Ensi g n T h o: Copy of, a letter from Captain Atchison, Commander of his mu B. Bicknell, from the Warwick Militia, to be ditto. Majesty" stompthe Scylla addressed to Admiral Sir Robert 77th Regiment of Foot, Calder, Bart. Ca mmaeder la Chief at Plymouth, and trans- To be Ensigns. spitted by the lat ter to John Wilson Croker, Esq. Limitenant Edward Thorpe, from the North Hams Militia. Hi s M a j e s ty's brig Scylla, within Les Triagos Rocks, ' sign Henry Bayly, from the Royal Gamorgen Militia. off Morlaix, nay 8. Lieut. John Augustus Mathison, from the Id Vi est York Militia. Sin - -I hate the pleasure to inform you, being Ensign Win. lirierly, from the Royal South . Lincoln Molina. 79th Ditto—Ensign Charles Brown to be Lieutenant, by pur close in with the Isle of aic, this morning at hal - chase, vice Bruce, pi - misdeed past nine o'clocl: observed a man of war brig, with 51st Ditto—Edward Hell, Cent. to be Ensign, without pur live small sail under convoy, to leeward, which I im- chase, vice Gordon, promoted. enediately gave chase to; hall-past eleven came up ilSd eie D e it li tte— o Geotg eo e m H o a t r e m d a i n n , th G e ent. torbe E oot .nEsingndgnbyppaueriachFaruse, and commenced firing at her and convoy ; forty-five ser, from the promoted Militia, to be ditto. minutes past eleven, finding we were within Les Tri. 87th Ditto--Gentleman Cadet William Barton, from the Royal nos and Pcnitg:lo rocks, and she was determined if Military College. to be Ensign, by purchast, vice Knox, pro motes;ssible to run on shore, obliged. me to lay the Scylla on s Hospital-Mate .Bh Samu el ka Coultaard to be Assistant. board her, then going eight knots; in two minutes after- stith ur P e it o t il, vt E ce nsig r i7Par ee r ' w Klo o gs r m e I n to be Lieutenant, vice He wards we got possession, but not before her first Cap- peristal, killed in action; -- Mitchell, Gent to be Ensign, taro, one Midshipman, the Boatswain, and three Sea. vice Ringsmill ; Charles George Stewart, Gent. to be ditto, men were killed, one Midshipman and five Seamen vice Leonard, deceased. te graveedto Ensign Ligineumrtenma.nt, Bellwi ttohouhet dangerously, and five Seamen slightly wounded.— 8 purch ase, B Ramsay, promoted ; She proves to be the French National brig la Can. ditto, vice Dunscombe, promoted • Allan Stuart , Gent. to be nonniere, of ten 4-pounders, one 21- pound c arro na de, E nsi g n, vice Bla g rave ; William Barlow, Gent. to be ditto, and four swivels, with a complement of seventy-seven view Eel men, commanded by Monsieur Jean Joseph Benoit 95 K th D ent imtto—ihtiEntsoignen John nd W L il i l e ia u n t l en ß an ac t khouse, from the East S. Schilds, Enseigne de V aisseau, out onl y two hours 9 9 th Ditto—Benjamin Garrett, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur from Perms, bound to Brest. I think if we had been chase, vice Barbridge, promoted in the 73d Foot. off the land she would not have fired a shot at us ; iesd Ditto—Second Lieutenant Thomas Hayes, from the 24 but with the hope of runnin g her on shore, and being Ceylon Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Wharton ,w ho exchanges. le d Ditto—Serjeaut James Torrence to be Quarter Master, vice close to it, they fought hard , and lam sorr y to sa y Halliday, appointed to the 11th Veteran Battalion. the Scylla had two Seamen killed, one Midshipman 6th West India Regiment—Cornet James John Fraser, from the and one Marine slightly wounded. I was only ens- 7th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rich bled to get possession of one of her convoy, a sloop ardson, promoted. 2d Ceylon Regiment—Ensign Thomas W. Wharton , from the laden with wheat, the other four havin g g ot within 10 2 1 Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, v ice Hayes, who ex the rocks and run on shore; indeed I was glad, from changes. the shattered state of la Cannoniere, and the wind 2d Ditto—Robert Spratt, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant, with and sea increasing, to get out from where I was with out purchase. what I had. Watteville's Regiment— ---- vice Roverea, promoted. In this little affair I have great satisfaction to men- ad Garrison Battalion—Lieutenant Charles Morgan, from the tion that Ivll - . Speck, first Lieutenant, all the officers I 20th Foot, to Lieutenant, vice Stanley, who exchanges. and crew I have the honour to command, did all 4th Garrison Battalion—Lieutenant -- Boyce, front Half-pay they could; I should be proud to have an opportii- who Qti a er Battalion —Quarter -Master e t a m e g a e9 ster William Halli nity where they could show themselves to a greater 111 th the ßo 9e al t V h e F eran Bs ‘ic t i tali p on ell, day, fr om y the 1034 Foot, to be Ensign vice Donaldson, pro advantage. I have the honour t o be, &c. rooted ! in the 7th Royal Veteran Battalion. (Signed) A. ATCHISON. STAFF. NA/AZI Of INZN WILLED AND WOUNDED. Horace Parker, Clerk, to be a Chaplain to the Forces. Hospital-Mates for General Service ' Thomas Shields, Captain of the After-Guard, killed; David William Steele , Tebe David Law, Edward Burton, DavirlM`Lotigh- O`Lean ordinary seaman, ditto; Mr. Thomas Liver, Midahlp- ht Gents. ls, Gents. man, slightly wounded; Matthew Vivanon, marine, ditto. The King's German Legion. Admiral Sir CHARLES COTTON has transmitted to sd Light Dragoons—Captain John Kuper to be Major, with tem- JOHN WILSON CaoKett, Esq. a letter from Captain porary rank, vice Burgwedel, who retires; Lieutenant Quin- TALBOT, of his Majesty's ship Victorious, giving an ran rus k ßa ui ron ee Goe x ben . tceeo be ene C t ap G t u a c in toe o u f e a m T e r y oo e p e , to w b i e th L t i e e m ut po eu r o a n ry t ' account of the destruction, on the coast of Albania, rice Goebeo u 'iC r Ca det-Serjeant Joachim 'Thumanus to be Co t . of the Leoben Italian schooner of war, of ten guns net, vice Meyer: Raid sixty men, bound from Venice to Corfu, with I Ist Regiment of the Royal East-India Volunteers. QT44jAnCe stores, on the 30th of January last. , James Cosme Melvil, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Plumley, resigned. MEMORANDUM. MiLITARY PROMOTIONS. The appointment of John M'Lean, Gent. to be Ensign in the WAR-OFFICE, MAT 14, 19th Foot,and his subsequent promotion to be Lieutenant in the gel Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant William Chamber- same, as stated in the Gazettes of the 12th August 1806. and leyne to be Captain of a Troop, by purchase, vise Tonkin, who 17th October 1809, have not taken place. retires. Ensign Malone, of the 89th Foot, is superseded, being absent ;oth Regiment of Light Dragoons-. Captain the Hon. Frederick without leave. Howard to be Major, by purchase, vice Lord Robert Man. Commissions signed by the Viee-Lieutenant of the promoted in the 2d Foot; Lieutenant Richard Jebb to 1 County of Surrey. - erchase, vice Howard. I 2d Regiment of Local Militia. . . S. Erskin ' , from the 60tb vice Gordon who earl ups. John Forbes , Esq. to be Captain on it Vacancy. Dated ApellE„, from halt-pay of 1811 . lugh Massey, to be Captain of a Company, Charles Devon, Esq. to be ditto. Dated Ap ril 7, 1811. i Charles David Gordon, FA+ to be ditto. Diatd Apia 8, MI, • Edward Babington, Gent. to be i Lieute::ant J. W. Hewett, BANKRUPTCY SIVIZZED. itto. Philip Meadows Taylor, a Liveronni, e, from the Monmouth and j o hn Barnes, of Little Barton, Ci are rbsitisenttashrmuluractitrer. Richard Keilatid, of Sandford, Dtyo 4 mese • ciodward, from the West Suf. 'BANKRUPTS., john Jacobs, of the poileh of Walcot, Somerset, plaisterer, buil the South Heats Milillal Aw e dealer sal gbiligthis t 9 11121044$ Mey 15, es, and J one De Buren, Gent, to be Ensign, . ... promoted in tne zo rem 4a 14 Captain of a Troop, by purchase, ISt% T./ 41a—sCaptain the Hon. Esme put, to be Captain of a Troop, vie lat Regiment of Foot—.-Captain Hugh Qgle's late Recruiting Corps, to lv vice Winner, Who exchanges ; Tice Gilallaii, deceased! 1 .ki nd n i fko Radford Militia, to be •latl Pitti-trErrign Edward Willions, Preeon Milt* to he Ensign. 441 Pitto.4,iewlessant Thomas Wood (CA Militia, tg Ditto--Rnsign Ipbrs Pans, from 14 be r~ " 13, at eleven, at the Christopher Inn and Tavera, Bath. Aitni nits, Messrs. Shaphard and Adlington, Bedford-row, I.ondon ; • or Mr. R. Sheppird, Bath. Christopher Huffam and William Henry Huffam, of Limehouse. Middlesex, ship-chandlers and partners, May 25 lupe 8, and 25, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Teesdale, Mer dant Taylore-Hall, Threadneedle-street. John Whittle, of Liverpool, taylor and draper, dealer and chap.. man. June 5, 0, and 25, at eleven, at the Globe Tavern, 1.1. verpool. Attornies, Mr. Thomas Windle, lohn-street, Bed ford-row, London ; or Messrs: Grifatk and Hl2de, Fenwkk street, Liverpool. Matthew Berry, of Barnsley, Yorkshire, grocer, dealer mid chap man, May 23, at four, May 24, and June 25, at eleven, at the White Bear Inn, Barnsley. Atinrnies, Mr. Quirks Wilson, No. 16, Greville-street, Hatton-Garden, London ; or Mr. George Keir, Barnsley. Isaac Robinson. of Whiteliaven, Cumberland, mercer, June 5. 6, at two, and June 25, at ten, at the Red lien, Whiiehaven.— Attornics, Mr. Pearson, No. 9, Staple-Inn, London; or Mr. Richard She men, Whitehaven. Zachat tah Shaw, of Dudley, Worcestershire, mercer and draper, June c, at four, June 7, and 25, at eleven, at the Littleton Arms lam, Prukridge. Attornies, Messrs. Anstice and Cox, of the Inner Temple, London or Mr. John Rubinson, of Dudley. John Amick, of Old Bond-etreet, Middlesex, perfumer, dealer and chapman, May V.O, 25, and June es, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Newcomb, Vine-street. Piccadilly. Richard Hunt, of King'‘ Lynn, Norfolk, taylor and woollen draper. merchant, dealer and chapman, May 23, at four, May 24, at ten, and June 25, at folk, at the GuildhaU,King's Lynn. Attorney, Mr. Lewis Weston Tarels, King's Lynn ; or Mews. Anatice and Cos, Inner Temple, London. James Saffery, of Canterbury, bookseller and stationer, May 27, . at six, May 98, and June 2,5, at eleven, at the Guildhall, Can • terbury. Attorney, Mr. George Owls, Canterbury ; or Mr. Dyne, 59, Lineohis-Inn-Fields. -- Henry White, of George-street. Manchester-square, Middlesex, coal-merchant, dealer and chapritao, May 2i, June 8, and es, at twelve, at Guildhall. Auornies, Messrs. Kibblewhite, Row land, and Robinson, °rare-Inn -place. Robert Keyes, late of Skunaerktreet, London, victualler, dealer and chaptnan, May 21, 28, and June 25, at eleven, at Guild ball. Anoraks, Messrs. Hall and Drake, Salters'-hall, Can nou•street, London. PARLIAMEIVT4Iir PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, MA 14. The Royal Assent was declared and pealed by s Commission signed by the Prince Regent, to the Irish Loan BM, the Slave Trade Felony Bill, the Irish Ships Bill, the Scots Creditors Bill, the Coinmercial Docks Bill, several Local and Private Bills, in all sixty-one. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Winchilsea, and Lard Mulgrave. The Innkeepers Rates Bill passed through a Committee and was reported. The Malt Duties Bill, the inland Coal Bill, some Local and Private Bills were brought up from the Commons by Sir James Graham, Mr. Lushingron, Sir Mark Sykes , Colonel Wood, Mr. Shaw Lefevre, and other Members, and read a Ent time. The further proceedings in the ease of the Berkeley Peerage were hied for to-morrow. Adjotirned till to-morrow (this day.) HOUSE O 1 COMMONS. 1 Mr. Quarme, Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the Bar, and requested the attendance of the House in the House of Lords, to bear the Royal Assent given by Commission to cer tain Bins. On his return the Speaker informed the House, that be had heard the Royal Assent given to the Irish Loan Bill and to other Bills (lor which see the Loris). The Five per Cent. Loam Bill was read a third time, and passed. 'f he Committees on the Militia Volunteering Bill and on the Act relating to Light Houses in Ireland, were postpooed till to morrow. 'The British Calico 818 went through a Committee, the report of which was received, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-n arrow Mr. WHARTON presented a paper relating to the Royal Nava Asylum.--Ordered to lie on the table. On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, the accounts presented from Ireland on the Bth of May, respecting the merchandise im ported, the excise, and taxes, was ordered to be printed. The Order which stood for Friday, respecting the Malt Brew ers, was diocharged. On the motion of Mr. Forma, it was ordered that the House should to-morrow resolve into Committees on the Acts relative to Duties on Chocolate ,and Cocoa-Nuts between this Country and Ireland, for the purpose of equalizing theta; on the subject of Fringe and Buttlerage on Wines in Ireland; and on the sub ject of the importation and exportation of Hams and Tongues to ' and from Ireland. The House in a Committee agreed to a Resolution for cites ding the trade front Newfoundland to the Coast of Labradore, and other coasts in North America. Mr. ROSE brought In a Bill for laying a Duty on all Foreign Linen imported into Great Britain.—Read a ird and second time. The Copper Duty Bill was read a second time. l'he Committee on the Distillery Indemnity Bill was deferred till 6a-morrow. BOARD OF OONTROUL. supply their places. • Mr. DUNDAS submitted the motion, of which Lord CASTLEREAGH denied that there was he had given notice on this subject, to the House. any intention, on the part of Government, in 1804, The Right Hon. Gentleman said, that at the esta- to extend the measure to the English Militia; the blishment of this Board in 1793, the sum appointed only object of Government was, to allow 10,000 of for the payment of the salaries was £5,000: this the Irish to pass over into England, to supply the sum, according to the present existing circumstances, place of that part of the English Militia which had was not sufficient ; there hod been a fund from which volunteered into the line. With respect to the Bill, occasional advances had been made, but that fund he was more sanguine of its success than the Hui was now exhausted, and unless the House should Member who spoke last ; and he hoped the House agree to the motion he was about to propose, the sa- would not be discouraged from proceeding in it. laries, already below what they ought to be, must be Mr. W. WYNNE, in explanation, said, be did not still further reduced ; it had been the intention of mean to say what were the intentions of Government every President of the Board of Controul for six years in 1804, but merely what was supposed to be their past to bring the subject before the House, the addi- intentions. Lion he had to propose would amount to 5e1,700 per Colonel DUCKETT supported the measure. He annum, and it was proposed to make the addition to was persuaded it would be embraced almost generally the salaries of those clerks who had been longest in by the officers of the Militia, as one which tended the set vice of the Board. The Right Hon. Gentle much to their advantage. man then adverted to the salaries of clerks in other Colonel LEMON supported the measure. offices relating to the affairs of the East India Corn- Lord JOCELYN also supported the measure; and pany, to whom also it would, in his opinion, for the said, the Right Hon. Gentleman who introduced it reasons before stated, be necessary to make some ad- was entitled to the thanks of the country. dition. The next object was to introduce a clause Mr. HERBERT also considered the proposed ,enabling the Directors to restore persons, officers, measure as one which would prove of considerable dismissed by Courts-martial, to their rank in the ser- advantage to the Empire. vice ; this, according to the Act of 1793, they could Sir J. HIPPISLEY thought there was a great ob. not at present do. The next matter was to enable jectton to the measure, namely, the circumstance of the Directors to hire ships upon any emergency; at•l Catholic soldiers not being allowed to attend their present they could only take up ships by public ad- l own places of worship. vertisement, and giving 14 (lays notice; cases had Mr. ELLIOT said the Bill, in his opinion, would arisen in which the service of the Company required o go to introduce disaffection and division into the they should be enabled to take up ships without any ' army, and, therefore, was a measure which ought not such notice. The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded to be adopted ; he should,in some future stage of the by moving, " for leave to bring in a Bill to effect Bill, take the sense of the House upon it. these different objects." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Mr. CREEVY said, he should not oppose the Bill said, he did not conceive there would be any ne ,being brought in ; nor should he oppose the pioposed nessity to alter the Militia Law, as respecting the addition to the salary of the President of the Board ; protection of the Irish Officers, or soldiers; although who, he was of opinion, had a claim to more than he in England, they would still be the Militia of Ire at present received. land. With respect to protecting the Catholic sol- Lord CASTLEREAGH said, the Clerks alluded dices from being marched to Church, the manner in to by his Right Hon. Friend were highly deserving of which that was done in Ireland had been before some consideration ; they had an arduous service to the House already, ansl the explanation then given perform, and performed it with ability, appeared satisfactory. Leave was given to bring in a Bill. Mr. WHITBREAD said, in the course of this Bill INTERCHANGZ OF lIILMA. there would be many important circumstances to be Mr. Secretary RYDER rose to call the attention considered; it might, however , be adva nta g eous of the House to the subject of an i nte r chan g e of the and he should not now oppose it. If the meas ure 'Militia of this country .' nd of Ireland. This object, should be adopted , he trusted it would be left to the be said, if it could be attainedohe was convinced ,Erse choice of every one to volunteer or not; and would be attended with considerable advantage to both countries. The union betweeu them would be rendered firmer, and the power of the empire would be consolidated. And whilst we were compelled to continue our present contest with the Continent, it was our paramount duty to preserve as large a portion as possible of our regular force at liberty for foreign se t . vice. This could not be done effectually, u Joist the present regulations confined the Irish Militia to Ire land, and The British Militia to Great Britain. He was aware it might be said, that in case of danger, wh en threatened with invasion or rebellion, the Militia regi. ments had rivalled each other in their offers to volunteer. This he had no doubt would be the case again, under similar circumstances; but other cases might occur, in which the services of the Militia might be had le course to with great advantage to the country, yet such circumstances might not warrant calling on the Militia to volunteer. He need only revert to the ei r , cumstances of the last campaign to prove this; as, had we been able to send a part of the British Militia to Ireland, a great part of that fine regular force con fined in that part of the United Kingdom, might have been sent to the Peninsula. But it was not in a mi. litary point of view only that this measure would be advantageous ; he was of opinion it would do much to cement the union between the two countries, and in a moral point of view, would do much towards improving the morals of the population of Ireland. He was not aware of any objection which could be made to this measure, except by Gentlemen connected with the Militia of both countries. He was most ready to pay his tribute of applause to the Gentlemen hold. ing commands in the Militia, and he was convinced the blouse would be most ready to pay every atten tion to their convenience ; and he trusted, when th , se Gentlemen considered the interests of the country were concerned, they would not oppose it. One provision of the Bill he proposed to bring in would be, that not more than 1-4th of the Irish Militia should serve in 1 England at one time, or 1.3 d of the British in Ireland; and that the British should not continue longer than two yeari, at a time in Ireland, or the Irish longer than three years in England, and not again to be called upon till their turn arrived. Another regulation was, that none should be called on, but by the express desire of his Majesty This measure, he trusted, would have the effect of shortening the duration of the contest is which we were engaged, or at least of enabling us to carry it on with better effect. The Right Hon. Gen tleman concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill to provide for the interchange of the services of the different Militias of England and Ireland. Mr. TIGHE approved of the principle of the pro. posed measure; but there were some circumstances on which he wished for information ; he had heard a great deal of the accommodation of the Irish officers, but he wished to hear something of the comforts of the Irish soldiers. Were they to enjoy their religion?— At present they must, by the Articles of War, be marched to the parish church every Sunday. If this Article was to be enforced,. he feared, instead of in creasing the affection of the Irish towards this country, it would have a contrary effect. Before the proposed measure could be effected there must be a- Deelara• tion, or Proclamation, from the Crown, suspending that regulation. Mr. C. W. WYNNE should approve the proposed measure, if the House were now going to raise a new Militia ; but when the formation of our present Mi. 1 litia was considered, how could we be certain, that the Militia would volunteer their services; if some of the officers should be willing, and endeavour to persuade their men to go ; might not other officers be equally anxious to•persuade them not to go ? In 1804 a Bill had been proposed, to enable his Majesty to ac. cept the services of the Militia of Ireland, and an ex. change of service was then contemplated; but it was found that a majority of the English Militia were re. pugnant to the measure. He thought the proper time to propose a weasure of this kind would be a time of peace, !!!;:n those officers who wished it might have resigned their Commissions without any impeachment of their honour ; and there would have been time far the Lord Lieutenants, to look for other fit persons z.c.