The National Register. — London, England, 1808-04-18 00:00:00

APRIL Ige .... would not be placing our detence on , principles, which the state of the times imperiously IVitatev!r confidence ParliaMent placed in the Volunteers, it was its duty not to tru-t altogether to voluntary zeal, but to prov ide against every t fiance by a fi xed and permanent force.— lie deprecated the Training Act, and said that the provisions of the art could not be carried into execution, so far as respected the training .400,000 within the year, nod the employ ing of parts • -11 officer- as drill set:fr es onts, a purpose for which ne tim:Ott t heia totally unfit. It was necessary that the country shoulo have a regimented force upon as hieh it could depend ; and look in:; at the force alread. existing, the regulars and the militia, it was incumloatt on Parliament to determine as hat further regi weauved forte it was proper to keep up, and what ought to be s . dostituteil for the deticienvies in the Volunteers. It was the opinion of experier • d military men, that if tie had a regular subsidiary force a ta. • , ting to six times the number of the Mili tia, ; mo i l er, eo.:•oiloal vs ith the Regular Force already et isting, and the powers under the Training Bill, would be sufli• tient as a permanent an , . established system. Upon tie princi ple of six times the Militia. there would be T10,0(10 provided fur Great Britain only, winch, with the addition of the 70,000 Regulars in Ireland, would make up for the United Kingdom 400,00, inflependesit of the 50,000 that might be called out tin der the Training Bill. Hi- Lordship said. that the obieci of his Bill was to assimilate the mode as nearly as possible to that by which the Regular Militia was raised, with this fundamen tal difference, howev er, between the two bodies, that whereas the Regular .‘tilitia in time of war was kept on duty like troops of the line, the force lie proposed to raise would not he march ed from their counties, hut 01l called out there for training. io the saute manner as the Regular Militia was in time of peace As to the terms of service for which they ought to be called, In thought a few days in one year totally inadequate for the pur poses of tfaili*, the men. A certain portion of each year fur four years WOUI4I better answer the convenience of the country, as aril as that of individuals. This service was certainly no serious burthen—it was nothing more titan that it should not he open to the men to withdraw at any moment, but that they should engage for a fixed time.. If this had been originally proposed to the Volunteers, he had no doubt they would have acceded to it. People might say, that their trades and private tillitirs required their presence at home, but unless the country was secured, they might find their domestic cares of little avail In the Regular Militia, substitution was properly and neces sarily allowed, because, ashen called out during war, which might last for several years, they were obliged to turn their barks on their other avocations. In this force, the men were only to be called out for a few days in each year, and if substi tution was to be allowed, it would operate as a grievous tax upon the country. He would propose, that no substitution should he allowed iu this force; although he would not go to such an extreme as to say, that no mode should be left open for withdrawing personal service. A hue should he the only mode of exemption ; but that line ought to he such as would secure the personal service in some capacity or other, even of the higher orders, unless they bad 60111 e very serious obstacle to en counter. Another mitigation might be allowed, and that was, that persons might be permitted. to volunteer into this local Mi litia; care hew taken that these should not be substitutes for individuals. With this view, it would be made penal for the parish to take any volunteer as a substitute for any individual, and for any individual who accepted of such substitute. To en courage volunteering into this force, under the regulations above mentioned, a small bounty might be allowed. If the whole 400,000 men were to be hallowed for at once, it would be no difficult matter to ascertain the proper peritals. Ile thought the best mode would be to throw out the persons of more advanced age, at which men did not learn the military exercises so rea (W.F. and to fix upon the periods between 18 and fl , applying to such as were not serving in any Other capacity. and did not ‘"ltloleer into this force. It was desirable that the force should as nearly as possible he assimilated to the existing Militia, and viat the (Miters should he appointed under the same requisites as to property. Ile would propose, that whoever had held the rank au Field (Hiker in the Army. might hold the same rank here, without regard to the qualification in point of property. Anil there taws be a provisism that tto one should, by his engag ing for four eat s in thk service, he precluded from enlisting in Or Line, orfrout entering into the Regular Militia. The only ri:oriction tltk point wo u ld b e , th a t no one s h ou ld b e a ll owe d enlist iu this manner, till he had heen trained during certaiu tattoo of the time prescribed. Another proposition was, that r vrin . . Trr. ' ~ r c, : . Tf? to eorreet • tit _ of iasni ranee as to the fine : If this was allowed to exist, it would' rel duce the tine to the premium for the insurance; and .therefor* :here must he a penalty on nil insurance, in order to guard against this abuse. As to the expeace of the country, it would not be so expensive as the Training Bill, and altogether the cirri petfee would not reach farther than 41. a man for the year. Hay' ing stated the general outline of the plan, be would move test leave to bring in the Bill to empower his Majesty to raise a Local Militia of 60,000 men. A distant day would be 6 xedfoli the second reading. The period of service during the year wits to be twentv-eight days, exclusive of the days for assembling, marching, for which, however, pay would be allowed. lls. C. YORKE supported the motion. nu st ridiculed the plan, and thought that it wopl. lean very hard on individuals whose families would be materially injured by it. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill to-morrow. The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved for leave to bring in a Bill for bettering the condition of Stipendary Curates in Eng land. Permission was granted. Mr. Creevey moved for certain additional Accounts relative to the King's Droits of Admiralty. Ordered. The Reports of the Committees of Supply and Ways and Means, were brought up and agreed to. A Bill was ordered on the latter. A new Writ was ordered for Sandwich, in room of Admiral Rainier, deceased.—Adjourned. i WEDNTSDA Y, A FRIL 13. • • Colonel Stanley obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend lie law respecting the Settlement of Paupers, enabling Purists Hikers to remove to their own country the natives of Scotland nd Ireland, who may lee likely to becowe a burthen to the. Parish. The Vauxhall Bridge Bill %vac, after a few words from Mr. S. Thornton and Alderman Combe, read a second time. Lord Bunn* presented the Report of the Sugar Committee, SIR Mutly.sr said, that in this Report the Committee ,were not unanimous, a; it militated in a considerable degree arainst the landed interest, and he considered it his duty to take an early opportunity to ground some motion on the proceedings of the Committee. Mn. HI DBE tur said, it was a measure of necessity that induced the Committee to recommend to this House the propriety of suspending for a tiene the distillation of grain, but a power was giytsn to his Majesty in Council to do :may the suspension when the price of barley was reduced to a certain standard, and there fore the landed interest could not have any ground of com plaint, as the interest of both parties was equally balanced in the Report. The Report was laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Foster brought in a 13111 to suspend for a time .to 1!e limited, the payment of (Iran backs oft spirits exported to Ire -1 out, which wns read a first time. lord Castlereagh brought in a Bill to enable his Majesty to raise a " Local Militia," which was read a first time, and ordered to be printed. On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Sti pendiary Curates Bill was read a first and second time, and or dered to he pruned. A Message was received from the Lord., stating that they had agreed to the Irish Duties and other private Bills. On the motion of Mr. Foster, the report of the Committee of Supply of :Monday, grantiag the Irish Estimates, was taken into consideration. After some discussion the Resolutioas were agreed to. In the Committee on the Assessed Taxes Consolidation Bill, Mr. Lethbridge proposed a clause, laying a duty of G/. ss. on every donble-barreled gun owed in shooting game. This was objected to by Mr. Huskisson, who said such a proposition ought to originate in a Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Lethbridge deferred his motion till Tuesday the 26111, when he should move it In a Committee of Ways and Means.. ith latent to add the resolution to the Bill. A new writ was ordered, for Yarmouth, in the Merit Wight.: in the room of Mr. Clitherow, who had accepted the Chiltern H ;mired , . The- House then went into a Committee on the Orders in Council, w ben Mr. H.. Dewar was examined in their support. Ile wits asked various questions by Mr. Steven, Mr. Baring, Tug NATIONAL REGISTER. 2r dr. - •••••• 4 • • ViinOt n cave of emergency. the present Volunteer 1111 e r, tifir 4 rigliffOrgit i r fikoe safe and permanent themselves, with thr approbation of his Majesty, into Lint les imperiously demanded. Militia. It would be necessary to correct the abuse of iti'Y a M 77 ,TM ~g! +1 ti 1 .,