The National Register. — London, England, 1808-06-27 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. ig Bill, Irish Spirits thity Bill, and Yost-flarse Duty Bill. mere read a third time mid paused.—Adjourned.. THURSDA Y, JUN E 28. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Post Horse Duty Bill, Barrack-Master General Accounts Bills, and about $0 other public and private Bills.—Adjourned. • FRIDAY, JUKE 94. The Court of Sessionß Stock Bill the Scotch Local Militia Bill, and the Dublin Police Bill, passed through a, Committee, and the LIMO a d journed. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY JUNE 20. A new writ was ordered for MONDAY, Borough of Great Yarmouth, id the room of S. Lushington, Esq. who had accepted the Chil tern Hundreds. . Mr. Rose brought up the Wonllea Manufacture Penalties Sus pension Bill, which was read a first time. The Report of tl* Madeira Postage Committee was read, and agreed to, and the resolutions ordered to be made part of the Brazil Postage Eill. IVez.zilirs WrATNE rose to move an Address to the King, fur the purpose of providing a Prison for the Confinement of Lunatics, charged with offences. He observ ed, that prisons on the common construction, were very unfit for their reception; and he should therefore propose that a par ticular-prison shtiuld be erected for the purpose in the neigh bourhood of London; where the best medical aid could be pro cured. LOCAL MILITIA. THE Loan .4 pro( 4TE FOR Scort—tivo moved the third read ie, of the Scotch Local Militia Bill. MR. YORKE denied that the British discipline was at all so severe us the French, unless it could be said, that.the punishment of death was less severe than that of the lash. The regular army was brought to a pitch of perfection that was never thought of before, both in discipline and 'timbers. But he was of opinion that a reg ular army could never s u ffi ce f or the defence of the rt-tlin in suc circumstances as the present. Something, therefore, of the nature of a conscription he held to be absolute ly necessary. There -was no way to !sect the wolf when he came but by an armed population. But as Bonaparte's moral character was mischievous both to his own as well as to other countries; as many of his qualities were, it was impossible to' deny that he villa 'great warrior, of the same rank with Caesar and Alexander. He would have the whole of Europe, it was probable; under his command, There was a French party in Ireland ; and however much we might depend opon our navy, it was impossible that it could he a complete security against the landing of an enemy, especially with the facilities of building ships, which Bonaparte would have by the pomalSiosi of all the continental ports. The French, he said, had adopted the Ro man principle of making the best use of the forces of -the con quered country.. Not only the French but the whole Of Europe, therefore, would- be upon out backs. Besides, if they were successfully resisted, it would be nothing to them, except merely a missing of their object. We 'played our last stake, and if we last, every thing wns gone. He adverted to. Bee necessity of pro viding means of supplies to our navy in ease of invasion, and for this purpose it was requisite, that Portsmotith and the principal ports should be in a proper state. of defend.. The Coast of Kent was now in a snitch bette , . state of defeiste than before ; but all the North-East coast Ought to be secured As well as the South- West. • He observed that we ought pfteticularly to secure the vonnitinicat idol with Ireland, a point thal in case of invasion must be of the 'greatest' importance. Another itniforiant olsject was to secure the capital. The short distance of London from the coast on the East and Smith, rendered it peculiarly exposed to the enemy in case they landed. It would he of the worst con sequences to the rountry if they should he taken, and, therefore, it was a great object to take care of it : but even if London should be taken, measures ought to be adopted to secure the heart of the country; the places ;shoot Worcester, Gloucester. Shrewsbury, and in the line of the Severn. This would then be the only salvation of the country. He descanted upou the im -4' for' the moors, from the owing to the neglect of .oussia, &c. after the 14)s ;o the complete, ex posut t• ity of securioa ourselves ught .WS to neglect this, and to leave every thing to the chance of the first one or *ales ? The ex pence was not to be considered cotupared ► the magnitude of the object. Fortresses.might be said to be favourable to liberty ; but we lived in peculiar times Is hit quired extraordinary measures, and he thought that such tresses would not be unfavourable to liberty ; they would . ly serve as rallying points to our own forces. He hoped ituation of affairs would excuse his bringing these points the consideration of the Ilouse. Loon C4srcrapAum admitted, that nothing could he ;naterial, than she discussion of the defence of the country p•esein situation of affairs; but, at the same time, it w. less proper to attend to a hat had been done. than to remained to be done. A system of fortification, he stated he adverse to the constitutional views of many Gentlemen, though this were not the case, the ordnance establishment, till the commencement of the present war been kept estrei low, and it was not one which could be increased with very r. rapidity. But if it was thought eligible to adopt this imall defence, it would be highly desirable that the re s h ou ld understanding between Parliament and the Executive 60%, ment upon this subject, and if this system was adopted, that it should be persevered in, and that it should not be begun by one Adniinistratioa and dropped by another. The twat' great arse. nuts of Portsmouth and Plymouth were already is a respectable state of defense, ami alt along the coast from Portsmouth to the river Thames, a line of r'sferce was eonipissted. which rendered our shores upon the Wlide greatly more secure than the opposite coast of the enemy. From the river i'hamesnortilwa'rd through out the Eastern district, .theug!: plans were prepares': with the same view before the former Administration came into power, nothing was done to carry them into execution by that Adati nistratiOn ; but it was now proposed that they should he corn. pleated as speedily as possible. With respect to 'retard, regu lar surveys had been made for the purpose of estab!ishing a re gular system of fortification in that country, under the direction of Lord Chatham, and he had no doubt that steps would he taken under the superintendance of that distinguished person, to place the most vulnerable part of the Empire in a state of the utmost possible security. lie had had a meas!re in view for the defence of Scotland, but he bad been induce:: by the suggestions of some persons possessed of more local information than he had of that part of the Empire, to postpone it till the nest session of Parliament. Same amendments were proposed, agreed to, and added to the Bill, and it Was then read a third time, and ordered to the Lords. THE STIPENDIARY CVfIATF.S BILL. _ _ On the question being put for the third reading of this Bill, Mr. Barham opposed it, as givitig too grc;at er to Bishops, not only with respect to the immediate matters n hich appertain to the clerical function, hut as it would enable. theta %%WI murh wnore•etfect to interfere iii legislative elections. MR. 1141F-KINI BROWN denied tholliueb interference was ever •tnown in modern days to prevail. He admitted that a Bishop of Winchester, in the early part of the -reign of Queen Anne, had interfered iaiproperly, but it mils very iniprobt,ble that the . like would occur again. The House divided, Ayes 73—Niles 20—Majority 53. On the motion that this Bill do pass, another division on a rider, proposed by Lord Porchester, took place—Ayes 7—• . Noes 61.--,Adjouraed; • • , TUESDAY, JUNE 21. The Warehousing Goods Bill, the Paymasters fill, and the. Lottery Hill, were read a third time and passed. Sir W. Scott obtained leave to bring in.a Bill for extending the provisions of an Art of the .lath of the King, holding out an encoarawement to Seamen. to enter into the Navy, which was read a first time. The Lottery Bill was read a third time. On the clause for preventing Appeals from interlocutors' judgments, in the Scotch Judicature Bill, Sir S. Rotwi pro posed an amendment, that Apperdeshould not be allowed, ex cept in cases where three of the Judges differed in opinion from the majority. This amendment teas agreed A ines.age from the Lords acqua i nted the House that their Lordships had agreed to the Barsack Master, the Paddio g t on C ana l; an d to s evera l ot h er public 40(1 p r vate Bills, the Paymasters, ASSMED TAXES. The House proceeded to a Committee on the Bill for the !leave regulating the payment and collection of the Assessed facet. • ..... - - _ _ _ __..._ ....... portance of fortresses in the interior of misfortunes of the condo al iiiiiiiias, this circurnsi , , .. ~,, , '' ru,sia, It i of some .. 4 , r ...y • 14 MX to of the )', c, ..- . 4, f ;: 1 .., 4 ~ • 'moil : I in (hi ''' 4. . ' - " ()u $.! -3 • . \`..‘,. ..i/ilt ' - ":'.'... ~* .. - ...,. ...i..1 JUNE 27 Dr two d w ith be mi. ich re- h for- mere• led the under more in the 'as not u hat rd, to. I), and t, had emely great ode of 'ft an %ern.