Star. — London, England, 1806-07-15 00:00:00

RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURGH, Jona 14—The ill/I (hips belonging to the manufaetory of Alexandrow• fki, and freighted for the account of the fame. with AUMAII produce and manufactures, for American ports, are both failed from Cronfladt. Our Court Gazette contains a letter from Irkutzk, of the 13th of March, which fays--- 1 . We have news that two Ruffian (hips belonging to the American Company, have appeared at Canton or at Macao.— For the reft nothing further is known of the circum fiances of this firft acquaintance with the Chinefe ports, and it is only rupprifed that the Chinefe Go vernment has Already applied on this fuhjetft to our Court, with the quelinn, Whether there thins really belong to Ruftla ? It is alto conjeelured, that thefe fhips• mull be the Neva and NAdefkA, which failed in tBo3 under Captains Krulentlern and Letfunfki, from the Baltic." His Imperial M 3 .0117 has permitted, on certain conditions, the exportation of of rye. prirchafed for Prollian acc ou n tan t our frontier provinces. June 18.—The Chamberlain Baykoff, who was returned here from Urga in China, is departed again for Pekin. The Ambaffador Count Golofkyn is Rill at Irktrak. The barter with China is however unin terrupted. By the official accounts it appears that in Febrnary goods were exchanged to the value of 1,597.838 rubles. Mr. Masotti. front the India Houfe, pref, cited certain Papers relative to the Surat Charge, agreeably to Orders of the Heade of the t yth March, silt April, and other dates lo moving that theft Papers be printed, Mr. PAULL toot cw cation :o aft a Noble Lord under him (Lord Morpeth) if which bad any Information on the fulled, evidence of which he beld In lals hand, namely, of two loans to a on d e extent tranfatted In India. one of them opened.' n MArch, and for part* cake rearms clofed In Junes and another, opened in October, and alfo, for particular reafons, dofed in February ? Lard MORPETH reviled In the negative. The motion for printing the Paperswas then agreed to. . - PUBLIC accnuarS. Mr. HUSKISSON rote to fubmit certain Ref()lo tions refpelting the mode of keeping and Rating the Public Accounts.—The Hon. Member'► °Neil was to obviate much of the inconvedence which had been felt in confequence of the accounts not being brought to II dote on a p irticular day. He therefore intcn• ded to propofe that the accounts lhould be regularly made up on the gth January in each year, of the re ceipt and expenditure, and that the balances fhould be regularly (truck. He alto wilhed that an Airtime Ibould be prepared of the probable excefs. Some of the taxes were confidered in the light of perpetual taxes ; he lbould therefore propofe to render them fo, he alluded particularly to the Land and Malt Taxes, which, though voted annually, might be fo confider• ed. There taxes might be thrown on the Confolidated Fund. He then moved— " That as Account of the Total Receipts of the Esehequer, both ordinary and extraordinary, with the iffues thereof, be made up in each year, commencing from the sth January, AoS, and delivered "Milo go days after the Laid It► of Jimmy to each year." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER I expreffed his entire concurrence in the motion if the lion Gentleman, becaufe the refult would be that which he had before declared it was his with to effea, namely, to make the (late of the Public Accounts more clear and accefible to the Houle, and to the country at large. This was an objea which he had very much at heart, and he was happy to obtain the affiflance of any one in the acquirement of it. much more of one fo well qualified to afford that affillance as the Hon. Gentleman. The refolution was then put and agreed toots were others to the following gurport " That whatever isms remained In the Eetkeepter en the sth of as. Ala. being pert of the grants for the year t lois sifo, all balances la the hands of the Paymaften of the Navy, the Foam, and the Ordnance. Mould be confldered as the furpius of Metal\ via for the year Ow. and be applicable bathe krake el therm"' agog. And that the funs regidatiost would be applied is she his laces of fo years. " That k bald be la the power of the Lords Carandlinnesenf the TresAny to Meal lash Whams to he tired sad W I " W O" I &Tykes of the fucceabsg year, without any vote of ME ark dr that Tampere 0 That all demands anti/ending under the following beads of fervice, viz. Treafury, Navy, Army, Ordnance, and Banaebe,l whkh remain unfadadod on the sth of January of each year, he carried to the charge of the fuereedMg year. * That accounts of all lotting debts, &c. be annually laid It fore the Houfe in the fame way. " That the annual ferptus of the Ceofelidated Fond, whikh formed a part of the ordinary revenue. and which lhepharlad been by Parliament granted to the ea a April, s goy, t he" air granted from the sth of April tke sth of Jnin I dot, and that in future k he granted from year to year to Mat time, fo that the annual stareete of the Cerdoildated Read wail terminate at the fame period as the ether ecessats." On a refolution, " That& would tend to Amplify the maps up of the acelaak without any prejudice to the rights of that Hoek if the wend duties on matt, %gar, the. were rendered perpetual. and the pro duce carted to the Cenfelidated Feed, &e." Mr. BAKER role to decline that he could by no means accede to fo great an innovation as making that perpetual, which was now but annual, without much more confideration. If fuch a change was deemed neceffary or expedient, it ought to have been propofed at a different period of the &Ginn. when there would have been a faller attendance of Members to difcufs its merits. Mr. HUSKISSON nulled the Hon. Gentleman would beliepe that he had no with to take the Houfel by furprife. Thefe taxes were always the allowed means of railing the fupply, and the Houle *wad i ' (till retain the right of direaing how that fupply.' Mould be appropriated. The CHANCELL.OR of the EXCHEQUER, I while he declared that he could not perceive how the propofition of the Honourable Gentleman would be attended with any inconvenience, yet allowed that it would be an abandonment of privilege on the part of the Houle ; he fuggelled whether it would not be the preferable method to adjourn the confederation' of thefe refolutions until they were printed? Mr. ROSE did not think the propofition of his Honourable Friend was open to the ferious objeaions that had been uged ageing it. Mr. BAKER did not wills that the public fhould be deceived on this bufinefs, but that they fticsnld know whether they were paying an annual or stige,- manent tax. He fhould certainly fay nay to the prop pofition of the Honourable Gentleman. • Mr. YORKE was rather inclined to move the previous quellion. The refolution would then eland on the Journals, and next Seffirn it might be inquired how far the propofed change was predicable t Mr. BASTARD was averfe to abandon any check that the Houle poffelled to the power of the Crown, and therefore would not agree to entertain the refo lotion at all. Mr. HUSKISSON explained. Mr. PERCIVAL. obfetved, that all the Refolti tions were. in his opinion, unexceptionable, but the prefent. He witted the Houle to retain its power over the means by which the money was to flow into the Excheq.ier, as well as over the fublequent ap propriation of it. To iipsplify the making up cf the Public Accounts was undotthtedly a defirable objeft, but it was a very infetior one when compared with the abandonment of any of the Privileges of Par liament. Mr. HUSKISSON finding the fenle of the Houle was againft him, propofed to withdraw the Refo- lotion: After a few word. from Mr. BAKER, and a (port explanation from Mr. HUSKISSON, the rcfolution was withdrawn. A concluding Refolutinn to the following effeft, Thor in the account annually laid before Parliament of the fpofit ion of aunts, the amount death thould be (reified (crutc h and diftinftly," Wae then propored by Mr. HUSKISSON. Mr. PAULI. availed bimfelf of this opportunity to ohfcrve, that It was impoffi hie to follow the Reinlutinns as they were read ; he funefted the preprisay of printing them before they were agree , / to, more cfpecially as there wax no urgent neciffity for tbrlr bcing imsnidiately and Se by the Houfe. ' The SPEAKER reminded the Hon. Gentleman, that by tie cooftant proetiee of the Houfe, every 11.4cdotion was printed. No Refolution had the force of law. It was merely a recorded opl- Moo, which the Haute might roblegueotly door. Mr. SAXER belled the Hon. Gentleman .fol nM mean to mi. situate anrßilia on thefe nefolutions,during the prefect Setgon. Mr. HUSKI.SSON replying that he did not, the refolution mac agreed to. PIwANCIAL RISOLUTIO.4II. Mr. JOHNSTONE ending that the refolutions of the Hon. Gentleman did not go fo far at be had carded, would fuhrnit to the Hoge refolutions restive to the National Debt, Etc. 'Maar to thole which he had on a former ()curios propofed. He did this without notice. betaufe it was his intention, immediatel:cr Me reading of the lira refolutino, to move that the debate it ittould be adjourned to a future day. The 6r* rcfnludon w then read, and the debate was adjourned to Friday. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the Houfe refolved Welt into a Committee of Supply. His Lordfhip popofed in the Committee, that 2,3801. as. sd. be granted for the charges of Printing and Stationary to the Houfes of Parligment. Ordered. ADDITIONAL TAT TO THE AINT. The SECRETARY at WAR, in the fame Cora. mirtee, obferved, that in the propofitions which he was now about to make, he hoped the whole Houle would nnanimoufly concur. An increafe of pay to certain officers of the army was called for, and the patience with which there officers had waited for the bounty of Parliament, proved that they had a far more honourable motive for keying than mere emolument. Indeed the pay and emoluments were not adequate to their merits. If the matter was to br confidered only In that view, they would require a far greater remuneration. But the fituation of the country was (itch, that money ought not to be given away except in cafes of neceffity ; and be regretted, on this account, and he willed the Houfe would re• gret too, that the addition to the pay wasters:wall. It was not intended that the increafeof the pay fhoold be general, but that it flsould be given only in certain cafes, where there appeared the greateß neceffity for it. Though the army was poffeffed of a nobler dif tineion than that arifing from money, yet at the fame time, the Gentlemen of the army ought to he able to maintain, to keep up their proper rank, otherwile , fuch was th e nature of the world, they would not meet with doe refpee. The increafe went to the pay of the Regular Infantry, to the Petitions of Officers' Widows, to the pay of the Private Soldier, edified according to the late plan, and to the Chelfea Par 1 Ron,. As the papers were printed, lie need not go over the particular items. There were fome things. however, which he writhed to (late. An addition of 35. a day was to be given to officers having the coo• wand of regiments. It often happened that regiments were commanded by Majors, and fometimes by Cap• tains, in which cafes it was thought a good military principle to conftr this ditlineion of the addit io nal pay on the commanding officer,. whoever he was.— It was alto thought proper to give an additional pay to Captains of a certain Rending, and the li n e ta b oo wy thole who had received the rank of Brevet Ma., jor, and had been ten years in the (crake. To thief*, as. of addition were to be allowed, which was need! equivalent to the half pay. An additional allowance was elle propofed to be made to Lieutenants of a certain Rending. In time of war they feldorn re mained long in this rank. but is time of peace they might, and therefore this provifion was thought neeedhry. There were the material points which he thought it neceffary to enumerate in addition to the flatement found in the printed papers. The fnbjedt of the addition to the pay of the pnvatss had been already dices:fed, when the Mutiny Bill was before the Houfe. He concluded by moving. that there , thould be granted, for the additional pay of the Is (awry Officers, in certain cafes from the asth aY Jose to the 2+th of December, 18436, both iticlufivo e , the turn of 56t,7001. 95. 'rd. Bir A. WELLESLEY (aid, that the pay of al Lieutenant as here Rated, Is& Rd.) *as the kali on which an officer could &MIL and therefore thought that the pay of an Enfign was not fofficient. Mr. WIND HAMargued the matter on the ground that, if officers could be got withoot any pay it would be a good thing. It was defirable to have as many officers as poffible in the army who had fome property of their own. But a fufficient number could not be got of fo much property, that pay would not be at eelfary, and confequently Come pay at leaft mull be attached to the fituation. Now, upon this principle. the pay was not fulficient the effect woald be, you would want officers. But there was no want of sham, for a Rated price was often given for commit- Boos, and many had no objection to Rruggle forward for a (sort time. by means of a rigid economy. Lord DE BLAQUIERE *AS perfectly fatisfied with the allowance to the Non commiffioned Officers and Privates, but he was not fatisfied with the addi tion to the pay of the officers. However, he thanked Minifters for this mifersble pittance. He obferved, that the addition of one (billing and a penny to the ' pay of a Lieutenant Colonel - would affia him but little in fupporting his rank. The SECRETARY at WAR Paid, that he had forgot to Rate that in addition to this one (billing and a penny, which amonoted to 191. tss. ad. in the year, the Lieutenant Colonels had allowances for forage. He Rated that there was no occafion for an increafe of pay for the Guards. Lord TEMPLE At whether it was intended to extend the allowance to Militia Captains ? .The SECRETARY at WAR Paid, that this had not been judged neoefihry. as they mull be fuppofed, in general, to have loose property of heir own. Mr. FRANCIS laid, that it would have been bet ter to have exempted officers from the Property Tax, becaufe, adding to their pay, and then taking the addition from them again, was only double trouble. Lord TEMPLE Rill petrified in his with to have the pay extended to the Militia Captains, and con tended that many perfons had been admitted to that fituation, without the neenTary qualification in pro. party. He exprefted his intention at fome fu' utc period, to tile his exertions in taking the Reps ne ceffary to extend the pay to them. Mr. WINDHAM differed from his Noble Friend, becaufe he thought that the Militia Captains did not come properly within the principle of the meafure. After fome further ribfervalions from Mr. PER CIVAL, Colonel CRAUFORD, Mr. WINDHAM, the SECRETARY at WAR, Colonel BASTARD, and Sir AR'[ HURWELLESLEY, the ReColution was agreed to. The SECRETARY at WAR then moved that 3,8291. cgs. 3 d. fhould be granted for the Penfi ins of Otficei s' Widows ; and that so,ocol. be gratited for the Chelfea Penfions.—Ordered.—Re i port s o morrow. Sir C. POLE motel for leave to in a Big PARLI.AMNIfTAItr PROCENDINGL HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, JULY IS• is en Appeal from the Court of Chancery In Ireland, Chant. ley or Lord Donlan, and others, the Solicitor General was heard for the Appellant Further hearing tomorrow. Mr Parnell, Mr. Alexander. Lard Ehrington, and fewest other Members of the Houfe of Commons, brought up the lord. went Demo& Bill returned agreed sat; albs the kith Militia Sen• eke Bill, the Volunteer Officers' Rank Bill. and tome private Bills, which were read a fiat time. The Nabob of the Carnaties Cre• &tors' Bill was read a feeond time and committed for t0.11501110W. ;The Lord Advocate of Scotland, Mr. Alexender, and leveret other Members of the Houfe of Comments. brought up the Scots Forfeited Fflates Bill, the Sents Treafury Chambers bill, the 01. beaker and Malta Trade Pill, the Silk Bounty Bill, the Sugar Bill, sod the French Wines Bill, which were read a fir!! time. , The Vote of Credit Bill the Grain Interchange Bill. the New. fotrodhami Fighe.y Bill, the Oil of initial Bandy Bin, and the Illaararsdne Bill, paff,d through Committees and were reported. A Meter was ntdercd. on the motion of Lord WAI.SINO HAM, Mk fr , t to the Houk of Commons. requefting a Cm of the Repintt intuitive to the SCOt, Forfeited Eftstes. On ehetwond readir.st of a 11111 for more effeaqually Paßlfifiallie L A .& in Island. (chief! to afeertained Rights of Comilailim: Lad RBDESD...I.E made feverel obfervati ms. for the pins* of previa& filen the nature and province's of the Bill, that It ootto7x r feether entertained by the Houk, and ornelladoll ui e; mewing that the Bill be rejected. The wesiften was fapported by Lord ELDON and dai UNW CHANG/41PR., and slued to. PRIVIII sots ray PEERS. The Met of the Black Rod been,' appeared at the Dar MI informed the Houfe that the Commons were ready for seonfernefti in the Pained 'Chamber, a Committee of Conference was mo palmed, conliftlng of the Earl rat Weilmeath, the lasi of Lime. tick, Lord lilfeoCarleton, the BilkWineletter. titt Billsop of Offory, lord ftedrfdalt, and Lord Attlee, who inn forth to the Painted Chandor• On their return. the Pail of WESTMEATH reported MOB Houk. that they had received from Mr. /Unites, on the pied the Committee of Commons, a paper, which his Loedildp containing a ref,dution of the Houk of Commons (relative, Ms • former refolution of their Lorderips, communicated to tbe Flmik of Comma's, :circling the caatnination of Lord Tetgommith),', referring to the precedent of the examination of the Earl of Bal. mum before the Houk, who, not being • Peer of Partiameat. vow ordered to attend the Hoofs, while. on the fame occaLon Earl Connvails, being a Peer of Parliament. was reopened to attend by a tneffage to the Houfe of I .ords.alfo hating. that Lord Teign mouth, not being a leer of Parliament, or having a place or fest in the Houk of Lord., was, in the lime manner as the Earl 01 Bakarres, ordered to attend the Houk of Commons to be exa- D,11 , 0 1 t and, finelly, declaring that the Houfe of Commons con ceived it to he their undoubted right to order the attendance be fore that Moire, to be ermined touching any matter before the Houk, of any Peer. sot being • Peer of Parliament of Mein a plate or feat is, the Wok of Lords. Ibe Earl of LIMERICK otsferved, th at this refolathes costals ed matter of the bight* importance to the Peerage of the United Kingdom, and he therefore trolled their Lordfhips wookl take k Into confiderralon on the earllrft pollible day. On his Lordedp's ermine. the Rdolstion was ordered to be taken into eonliderstow on Thorfdsy, far which' day the Lords were ordered to be fonsmened. MASTER/ IS CHANCERY. The Attorney General, Mr. Akamider,andleveral other Mem bers of the Haute of Commons, brought up the Mailers in Chem eery Provifion Bill. the Malls 8,11, the Rani Bill, the Om& Lame mil, and the Innkeepers Allowances Bill, which wets real a &it time. Th. fire ressfne of the Msfters In Chancery Bill was Mond by lard FLDON. The LORD CHANCELLOR expreffed his warm approbation of the Bill, theolthe.ft of which was to make an adequate roll Ilion for keenl pertain of eminent ability and enlightened minds an whom the country were every day effentially indebted, for the able and area difeharge of the duties of their dikes. The country were alto Intirlatel to his Noble and Lamed Friend (Lord Elden), foe the iseetlent choice he had made of many of thole who now tilled the Offices of Miner s in Chancery, a choice the more *ac ing to Ills Noble and I.earned Fs lend, as thole whom be appointed, white they poffelt. in an eminent degree every qualification t.at could fit them foe their ollket, were, at the fame time, his private Irked. He r , joierd that huh a Bill had Marne up to that Hoare, with refired to which it was important alto to obferve, that it mould not be a taxation upon the public, and that not one Indivi dual in the e..untry would have ally additional burden throwo upon him in conft,ineOce of the paging a this Bill.— floe Bill was ordered to he printed.,-.AdJourned till to•MOROW (this day). HOUSR OF COMMONS. The Report of the Infolvent Debtors' Bill was taken into far ther confideration. The Bill wan read a third time, pared, and ordered to he fent to the Lords. • air John Gottdon's 'Divorce Bill, the Sugar Bounty BM, the hint Militia Service. wen. the Silk Bounty BiU, the lei% French Wines Importation btil, the Edinbiogh Etehequer Chamber Bill. the Scorch Forfeited Eltsiee Bill. th.• Gibraltar and Malta l'rade Bill, the Feelfe Ls.vs Amendment Bill. the Legal Stagy, Bill, the Ame rican Malta Importation Hill, the Idea Gunpowder Non-I:nporta don Repeal Dill. the Raifio, rarrante. and Pig Faportatlon Bill. the innkeepers Allowoiee Rol, and the Bill for making better Provilton for the Marten In Chancery, were all read • third time, au I paned. On the motion of Mr. HAW [HORN, the Ac-otinte laid be fore the It lode relative to the Stai k plog of Leland were order.d to be minted Mr. HOSHOttSF brought up the Report of the Committee on Rook inn. which was agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be rend a third time to morrow. • Mr. HQIIIIOUh alto brought up the Report of the Commit tee an he Scotch Forfeited Fitetes Bal ce Appropriation Ordered to be read a third time on Monday. — The Mim.berr appointed to manage the conference with the gourdi, n Wive to the spelication fur the examinadbn of Lord ref n em mil, toe fining .4 all thole. In the Haute at the time, then githerided to the eoeknnee. On their return, Mr. tANKIEII armed the' Houk, that the Members appointed to rimers the io:nti , nee 01 the part of the Commons bad attended, and bad gyet ;; o ral tdr:iitneads, she.errt he part of the Lords, to whoa' they hl r.l Itereftill the Waterer"( the Houk to the Lords Menge, and fatf Mk a eopy of It with their l.ordthlps. A McGee was received from the Lords, Rating, that their r:cdiplporboa agreed M. be Greenwich Hofpital and Greenwich 0 I i I 1 I I I I I 1 I for thebet ter prefervation of the public harbouts of the united kingdom. The only object he had WAS to prevent nuifances —Leave given. MILITIA OPTICS'S ' TAT. Mr. WINDHAM moved the committal of the Mi• litia Officers' Pay Bill. the chair on there grounds, t ft, becau(c this wa. eta. • blifhing a very fab urd principle to fay that men. he. Sir_ W. ELFORD oppofed the Speaker's leaving paid for their Cervices; fecondly, !amok it abandoned the principle that the army caufe they pofferred private fortunes, were not to be and the militia were al it was brought forward at this late period of the ei fied,. Suppofe a Secretary of State had been told ( by ways to be on the fame footing ; and thirdl y , hectare his colleagues that he had a very good Oak in Nor folk, and therefore need require no falary, would he think this r eafonable ? Mr. YORKE agreed with the Hon Barotot who fpnke left, as to the time and the mode in whith tit, meafure had been brought forward. But this fist of impropriety attended molt of the meafures of the pre fent AdminiOration. It was the duty of the Right Hon. Gentleman to have brought it forward weeks and months ago. This was irritating the temper of the Militia as well as that of the Volunteers. He would nct have oppofed the Speaker's leaving the chair, be carife the pay to the veterans, under the new plats of fervice, ought nor to extend to the Militia, had not the whole, both as to Matter and manner, been fo entirely • objeaionable. Sir WM. ELFORD had no objedlion to ga into du Committee, as he found, from the allafion to the pay of the veterans, that an amendment was really wanted. Colonel BASTARD fad, that the faith of Parlia ment feemed now to be nothing, for that a Hem engagement had been made that the Militia mould always continue, io point of pay, on a footing with ' the Army. The Militia, by this meafure, was made more dependant on the Crown, and the whole was brought forward at much ton late a period. Lord TEMPLE objected lirongly to the made in which the gentlemen on the other fide argued the quell ion, and their going into extraneous masters. — Nothing that had been done by his Right Honoura ble Friend, could poffibly irritate the Volunteers, though the Gentlemen on the other fide, if they could find a (park, feemed well difpofed to puff and, blow it into aflame. He had objeCtions to the Bill. but the proper place to remove dsefe was in the Com mittee. Thesmeafure could not be brought forward at an earlier puiod. Mr. BANKES thought that it might have been brought forward earlier. The Bin was perhaps in Come points objeaionable, but he would not oppofe the Speaker's leaving the chair. Mr.WINDHAM °braved, thatGendemen feemed to fuppofe that the changing cf the relative condi tion of the Militia and Army was i great fundamen tal innovation; bat it certainly was not. When the Militia was railed it was neceffary to fixl ay, and at that time the. pay of the army ap peared the molt fitting. This was all ; and to talk of the faith of Parliament being pledged in this battlers was quite abfurd. , This was only a diferetionary alteration is the relative condition of two bodies, different as to the period and titian of their Cervices, as to the rank of the Officers, and as to half-pay : for the army. officers had half pay, while the militia, except is pars ticular cafes, had none. A diffinaion clear onougis had esifted before, and he protefted that he could not have conceived before band that any objection would have been made to this meafure. As to the ; advice of the Right Hon. Gentleman over the way (Mr. Yorke) that could only be Unused to in Cofer as it appeared well founded and raafonable. Now, as he totally differed from the Right Hon. Gentleman in opinion, it mull be evident that he could not follow his advice. As to the Captains of the Militia, la doling out this (mall addition to the pay debt army which was, however, all that could be properly al lowed in the prefent circumftancerof the country, be could never advife that it mould be extended where it was not really wanted. . • Mr. PERCIVAL contended that the meatus amounted to a breach of faith with the Militia. Mr. GILES Waved that a militiaman did not ** I enlift, he was compelled to ferve, therefore there was I not any contrite ip eziftence between him and Go- ?; vernment, and where there was not any contra& ori. ginally with the principal, there could not by any rational inference be any bond to the futsffitute or reprefeatative of fuel perfon. Mr. YORKE, in explanation, Paid he was ready to apologize to the Houk, if he had made ufe of any unparliamentary expreffion : be certainly had felt a confiderable indignation at a bufinefs of fuch import ance being brought forward fo late in the Seffion.— This indignation he meant to 'corers with the free dom which became a Member of Parliament, and he hoped he had not tranfkrefred the proper bounds. He had silo conceived, that he Taw a marked inat tention from the Right Hon. Secretary, with which he conferred that he felt himfelf very myth hurt.— Since the Right Hon. Secretary had, however, dif claimed what he conceived to have been a marked inattention, he was ready to apologize to the Houfe if he had been guilty of any irregularity. Mr. PERCIVAL thought the arguments of his Right Hori. Friend had been min-Rated. The great objection to the Bill which was now prefented to the Houk was, that it was upon a fubjea of fo much j importance, that it was not fair to bring it forward at r , fo late a period of the Solon, when there could be but a very thin attendance of Members. It appeared to him, that it would be very wrong in point of po licy that loch a meafure fhould be brought forward, at a time that the Militia were in arms and embodied. It was then no tittle to difguit men, whet we looked to them for Cervices. He might be told, as he was r m ho i fe ht w r h efi o gr a L trert hi ed e d r o h u ie bte p d ro , p h o or n e t t w h h a e t th th e e r y the other night, about th e V o l unteer D r ill Se r jesnts, o v n e c eveno u l could venture to fay, that the Militia might refign. If then it was allowed, that they could not reign, and that the terms under which they entered were, that they (hould be on the fame footing with the army, it would he a violation of faith with them to place them now upon a work condition than the army. Certainly no little laving in point of economy could compenfate for the impolicy of difgufling fuch a body as the Militia, at a time when their Cervices were Co neceffary. Mr. GILES confidered, that all the objections which were made to every meafure on account of the latenefs of the Seffion, amounted only to this qui. l DI I