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IM f ~!~A~ ";44 WM. I - I $ PiRLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. S /' t 'ULM'S() AV, MARCH 3. A Committee (e Privileges, before whom _the claim of Loon FAIIVHANI came under considera than, was held previous to the House proceeding to other business. MILIIIA-TRAINING Lord HOBART moved, that the C• lee of the Day for the second reading of this Bill be read. His Lordship said, it did nut appear necessary for' hitti to say much in explanation of the pheient Bill, as it was a Bill for training of the Militia for eight tind-twer.ty (bye. The gilitia Bill of the last year, was Confuted to twenty-one days training only, but experience had shown, that it was expedient to re cur n the old praelice of training the Militia for twenty-eight days, the time specihed in the Militia- Training Dille antecedent to that of the last year; an : alteration which could be attended with butt trifling Addition of expence, ant! but little notable or in convenience to the officers. Earl GRAHAM (Duke of Montrose) said, upon the duly training of the Militia, so as to render it a well-disciplined and efficient force, applicate to.any immediate and sudden occasion, in his conception, the existence of this country, as a free and indepen dent nation, wholly rested. He begged their Lord ships. to iecolleft our relative situation with respeet to other Powers, and particularly France, rendered more powerful than ever by the accession of other populous countries, command;mT an extraordinary and unlimited extent of coast directly fronting our own shores, and consequently better adapted to the puspoces of sudden attack or invasion.' France was now to he contemplated in her new situation as a strong military power—a nation of armed and fight ing people, commanded by a very bold and extra ordinary" man, not• scrupulously absurd about the means of gratifying his views, or atchieving the pur poses of his ambition. It was expected that this country was likely eee 'combine for a considerable time in a state of peace. He hoped that such would be the case; but still no man could say, that some sudden and unforeseen circumstance might not arise to Leder the recommencement of hostilities unit- Voidable: it behoved us, therefore, to be upon our guard, and it was, in his mind, his Lordship said, the imii•eensible duty of his Majesty's Ministers to take care, that that great constitutional body, the Militia, was trained and disciplined so completely, us to be relied on and looked to as an able and appli cable means of defence aetainst the sudden invasion of an enemy. Regardiag the matter in this line of reasoning, he could nut think that tivetity-eight days training, was by any calculation a sufficient period of rendering the Militia capable of aeiive service on an emergency. His own idea was, that one-third of the Militia ought in rotation to be trained for at least double the tittle stated in the Bill, in order to render them fit to take the field whenever necessary. At•the same time that he said this, be.declared that he clia not mean to oppose the 1;i:i before the •',s far as it er'ended thc time et' training, it was, in . iedgenent, better Bill then that of List year; did not satisfy hit mind, cr by any means pro s. • sefileient:y for the security and defence of the . 'y, under the critical circumstances in which, by tive elteation of France, she was plered. It • - - • h!s intention to make any Propositions neon l ea then, but he had felt it to he his duty to . • tilt he had mentioned to their Lordships, and • co recommend it to the consideration of his s Ministers to take the measures necessary pie. the Militia upon a mote efficient footing next • .r. For the present year, he thought the coun nee sefte, and heel no apprehensions of any present danger ; but we ought to present a bold front to the eacrea and convince France, or any other foreign Power, thae all attempts at invasion lutist prove hopeless and incl . :au:ll. His Lordship said, he was by no means peculiariy wedded to the particular Mode which he had recommended, but any other ehat might be considered as more practicable, and would answer the same end, would completely satis fy him. All he wished for, sras to see the impor tant object that he had stated effeded. He was aware, that there were, in the many of the regular men of the troops of the line. Those eer ie tinily might be rendered highly serviceable, by im proving the discipline of the rest of the reginients iii which 'they served ; but what advantage could be , lapeZted, if so short a time as twanty-eight days only were Atot es! for trainin:; the whole ? Out of those ewerty-eighz days, their Ixn-42:iips 'would hold in mind, that there eeerefout Sundays, and three or four day; Inuit allowed far the men's corning avel going to and from the place of treinieee ; so that there did not rancid above nine eni or reenty days , r -r aaual training ; 'and could' it expened, t!tat in' that she:: period the Militia c:; 'all be rendered aree:Ecient !Dice ? His Lordship ereseaezei his declaration, that hew as not peculiarly vo-e.tei to the particular mode that he had suggest ed, btu: lit Li:wax:it the only objedions that were likely to he eppoied to it, might be e.o.ily obviated. Those objeetiens were, in hi.; epprehensien, the ex oence, and the is ruble and inconvenience to which it would stibeeft the Officere of the Militia. With regard to the expence, it could not be heliered to amount to more than 60 or 'eteee.):)l. aadone•ly, com pared with the twain:nem td sogreat an objet?, that was a tr:llev cansitlereeion e and not to he regarded by a great cottatry lete the Brltieli Empire ! With ieg-ard to the trouble and inconvenience it would occasion. they had in that House many Noble Lords, of great military experience, who must be ennscions te the neceeeity ti rendering the Mi litia a well-trained and disciplined force, to render them an efficient means of defence on any emergen cy ; and there were many other Noble Lords, ell had, on every occe don, when the Militia ices called forth, thought it their duty to stand forth. and put the:nselves at the head of the Militia regiments, and take their share in the kftive duties a the ser vice. He could not, therefore, for a moment be lieve, that Noble Lords, who abed upon twieciples so honourable and patriotic, wtwtld at all grudge the Additional trouble and inconvenicnee, that training a third part of the Militia in the manner which he tad enggested would put them to. The Earl con e:tided his splyetli with recomnumding the : grounds 'and reasons, which he had taken the liberty to offer to thcir Lorddiip., to the eetinus considenatiou of .his Majesty's Miiisters agninet the next year, when lie hoped they world propose some mesueoecalcu- : iculeted to clrucl the ohjed which he had recone- Tflelltied. • • •vv , tl.;ng.tlat fell from. .the 4 .:01;le D,u ie cou',3 I.ertalnly be anw , lrdiy the consi deration ahis Majesty's Ministers; bat the arrange meot proposed in the present Militia, 13i11 h a d ben stated and discussed, when the establishment for tite service of the year had been voted in the other House. He did not mean to be understood as giv ing any decided opinion upon the proposition of tine Noble Duke at that moment, but he must be per mitted to observe, that the Militia had hithcrtn,with the same period of training, keen found to be a body fit to take the field on every occasion that had required their service. The zeal of the OTcers, and ciao able divipline iatroduced into the militia corps, had ma..la them Capable of being relied on, as safely as tine: regular troops, and they had, daring the late war, entitled themselves to the praise and of their country. His Lordship did not think it ne , cc:A:try to say mote at present. Earl GRAHAM (Duke of M i ontrose) said, it was undoubtedly true, that the Militia had hitherto been found to be of the highest utility to their coun try; but the reason why,he had called the attention of their Lordships to the proposition stated in his former speech, war the new relative situa.ion of the Ilritislh Empire, compared with Foreign Towers, particularly France. It ought also to be considerei, that as many soldiers of the regular troops were in corporated in the Militia regiments, they w:rc, in truth, at once draining the resources of the recfuit ing service of the army, and, at the same time, di minishieg the c l fiC;'3lCV of the Militia fince, tulle; that body were prop4iy trained and disciplined. The Bill was read a second time, and committe for To-morrow. WOOLLF.N MANUFACTURE BALI.. Lord HOBAIIT, on the part of a Noble Frien I, who was assent, moved to discharge the Order respeding ti& further considereinn of this Bill, which stood fur Tnesslay next, and moved, that it do stand fur that day month.—Adjourned. • HOUSE OF' COMMONS. Titresn.tv, etetteri.S. Three Committees were bellotted for. The following Members were chosen 20 ener.::Et into the merits of a Petition, complaining of an un due election for the county of Hereford. R. Uniacke Getm t e Lilt!. q. Rie'it Ilan. Lord GArditer. Lord Vismonst Haar Hainiit , in, Esq. Ti.o. Bligh, Esq. AV n. Dick m:on, jon . E;-1. Arm. Diekzis,un, 5 , 12. Let. Sir seen Wriltt-Nirv. Bat. Sir Edw. Harropp, Bart...n-1 Thyrwhitt, Hon. Hen. Harcourt. Henry 'Thornton, Lsl. NOMINEES. in. eir;stian Corwen, ESA. and Rt. Hon W. Windham. . The fallowing Committee was chosen to enquire into the merits of a Petition, complaining of an un due election for the Borough of l'enryn. G. White Th onas, Fy Rob. Steele, Esq. S vatfora Duzdale R Jam .s (;err , E N . Esq. Sir Edw. Sart • James Butler. Hon. Wm. Woi.:sly Pule. Hon. John Vaughan. Lonl Cha I Soinertett. W. Smith !Norwich), Esq. Right Hon. Dudl e y Ryder. Marquis of Titchficli. ca l Lord Milford. NoMtNtus. Lori) Foist. Spencer, mid Hohhouse, The following Committee was chosen, on the Stranraer Petition. Ilan. Laurence I)ondat. Sir W. M Miner, Bart. Rol,. fnoratin S.r Wittkin James I lenry kAq. Wynne, Bart. Mil's, Esq. Janie. Milne , , Esq. Andrew Foley. John Pena, Esq lion. Ch... J •ine.trox. George Barclay, EN. and Sohn litak.zr, Es q . Hen. George Walpole. ' • NOMINEES. Hon. Rob. Dun la;, and Ilan.John Stewart. Lord CASTLIREAGH moved, that certain papers relative to the Affairs of India be !aid before the 1 louse.—Ordeeed accordingly. Lord CASTI.EIt EAGIi then gave notice, that on Thursday nexthe would being forward the India Budget. On the motion (.f Mr. ROS%, the Right I-lon. Witeren PITT obtained leave of absence for one month, in consequence of ill-health. Several :slumbers gut leave of absence fur short periods. Mr. .P.T.EXANI)ER brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply on the Army Extraordi naries,, selien die Resulutions were read a second time and agreed to. Mr. BAL.WELL objeCted to the precipitancy with which this measure was hurried through the House. It was a measure of the highest import ance ; and before the House agreed to Resolutions which went to render annual taxes petnement, the most satiefaaery explenations and the most mature deliberation *ere necessary and requisite. He did not perceive that such requisite explenation had been given. The Irish Papers had not been more than two days on the table, during which tiele seve ral Members, who would b, most inclined to in quire into their conceits, were engaged en Commit tees, which occup:ed their time from morning till night. The Hon. Gentleman then reeepittdated most of his argaments of la a night, and pactianlarly objeCted to the Resoltition which respeeted the Lee thee of Ireland ; the operation of which, he car.- tended, woeld b to enable the Eaglish 'l'airaer to import leather into Ireland, entirely to the clisAsi vuntage of the It ish ne-mutnCturer. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER eepresse.l n:s strprise, that the /len. Gene.exuan should pet severe in his ohjeelions to the Resolutions, after the lull and he conceived satisfaCtory explane e don which was given last night by his Right Hod.. Frie:d (Mr. Comas'). The Hon. Gentleman was then informed, thit the annual A.l'i would eepire on the ttith oil:I:tech; it was therefare necessary • that something should be done ag tiost that period. The Floe. (;entleman might raeolled, that notice • had been given befote the recess, by his Right Hon. Friend, cf his intention to bring this measure for ward, and •surely the intermediate time afforded full opportunity for enquiring every necessary informa tion. But if the Hine Gentleman still thought his objeCtions well founded, he coal(' introduces clause, for the purpose of altering the Bill, if necessary, during the present Session of Parliament, so that the adoption of the measure now ssould not preclude • any future alteration, or even a repeal of the altogether. Mr. COItRY and Mr. BAG YELL spot:,; a few words in explanation. Mr. SFIERID.kN eeld, that a more important measure could not be brought before the House, than that of rendering the taxes of 'lreland perma nent. He could not see the necessity of ,pressing measures different from those adopted by the Par , Lamm of !raved, sehe were the best qualified to of oval tor the advantage of the coun try. Notic.;, it is true, had Veil given, but the ne-. Cesseey documents had not been produced. The Right Hon. Gentleman says, it may be repealed ; hut he did not connive that as any argument for its adaptiel. He wished to know what was the objec tion to tale old mode ; and why not pass the act fur a year, and then, after a fell discussion, proceed. if necessary, to reuder the taxes permanent ? If no thing else was to infleence his opinion en the pre sent occasion, but the expressions of a late Right Hon. Gentlemen (Sir John Parnell), who foresaw the present measure, end ennsidered• it one replete with mischief, ho should objed to it on that ground only. resting entirely on so great an authority; and unless the most satisfadory explanatien was given, he should state his übjedions at a more convenient opperunity. CIIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sal .light Hon. Friend would have brought Cow r :he measure at an earlier period, but wait ed ro. . attendance of the grish Members. He wis • eare of any objef.tion which could be m: f , present measure, which went to give t:1 the advantages of a perm :ea reveals?. ' fie .•. •i, cirer : e a public debt so intimately ealw:de her credit. As to annual votes, he r. - • 'ii , ect to churn, as occasioning much confusion . • !tile; and if he was to propose such a men . • . .is country, he was confident that the ef • our Stocks would very soon be sensi'oiy felt. SITE: DAN coneen.ied, that the custom of ithtg annual setts; in Ireland. was a constitutional shuck on the expenditure cf yak money. He wanted to see whit Ireland would reetiee in return fur such a cleeek. The Debt of Ireland Tres coa• traded, when the grants ware voted annuaily ; and the Irish Creditor, when he lent his money, ex petfted to have the taxes annually voted for aaswer ing the saine The Resolutions were then agreed to, and leave given to bring in Bills accordingly. The CHASCELLO:t. cf the EXCHEQUER moved, that when the House should proLved to business on Thursday neat, the names of absentees should be set aside ; and euch as absented them selves from. Selel Committees, without sufficient excuse, be taken into the custo?.y of the Sergeant at Arms, and not discharged without a special order of the House.—Agreed to. Mr. FOX suggested the propriety of postponing the consideration of such elediou petitions as re mained after the business of dhursday next, until after Easter. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agrezd with the Hon. (lentle:nan, and said he should avail himself a the suggestion. On th? motion of Mr. Wicgttam, the Bill for preventing Irish Revenue Officers from voting at hlertions, was read a third time, and passed. The CHANCELLOR of etc EXCHEQUER moved, that the Order of the Day, for the House resolving itself into a - Committee of the whole House on the But for enabling his Majesty to set tle a Revenue on his Royal Highne)s the Prince of Wales, be now read. The SPit.txdt having left the Chair, the Bill went through the Committee; and the House being again resumed, the Report was ordered to be re ceived to-morrow. On the Motion of Mr. Coeur, the Order of the Day, on the Irish Malt Bill, was discharged. Mr. VANSITTART moved, that there be laid before the House, an account of the number of ships, and their Tonnage, cleared out and entered in at the ports of London, Bristol, Liverpool, I full, Sundetland, Ste. for three years, ending the .sth of January I Also an account of the number of Ships cleared out and entered in, in the Greenland Whale Fishery, with the quantity don and blubber imported . ; and the number of men and boys engaged in the same, for three year,, ending sth Jan. 1 nO3. Also, for an acconnt of thi bounties on hemp and flax, for three years last past ; and the account of money re mainin; in the Treasury, afte: . payin7 the Judges' salaries, to Jth .Tan. I O3.—Ajjournei. 7711:41 AL, DR NE. TO-MORiiON EVENING 10;1 be : ir•rseice I a r:•;t1 Phy, it, rre, ca:ied THE HE k 0 0 j TLIF. NORTH. Tha OvertuL....ti Music curuposl.l i,:l..ctud by Mr. Rel:y. Mr. P.)11.-, Mr. WrGught.);., Mr. Rlymoild, hfr. D..wt.m, Mr. it J •Ln. :`.l!. 11e C.i.up, Nfr Mr. G.')!l•bi s, To 1) 11: tr • .141.1 A. THE AtiII.)DING DAY. THE 417R.F-R07'.1 L, CO YENT-GiIRDE TU-NIURRVW LV ENING will be: periordi,al a Co- nie.fy ca; I JOHN BULL; ot, AN ENULISIIMAN's • T:ut pr:tuipal Ch:trvter, by Mr. Lrniti Mr. extk; M:. reveett, Mr. Jultristnut., Mr. H..74:u:50::, M. ll'anchar 1, %Ir. Enattrv ' %Ir. %V.ttli. Mrs. I.ltrzapurt, 11.Itluutoa. - Tar Pr.)lope to ba 6;,olLtit by Mr. lituat.tat. With E,tilutgue by Mr. Juhrutauz. To whirl% 3,11.-.1, TWO STRINGS TO YOUR BOW. T LIE PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY. mAkcil't. It was expe&ed, that some warm deb :I:413 would have taken place, in the House of Commons early after the recess. At present, however, we perceive no symptren of it.—The new Opposition do not ap-. pear to have g Etrength, anJ probably do not wish ;to risque a trial, that might 'expose,. their weakness.—Leave of absence was last night ob tained, for enle month, for Mr. Pt rr, on accousit of th. We hare received letters Lover, which state, that the pestilential diwate, which has been raging in Fraacc, has readied that pint nd Deal ; but we are desirous of hoping, that our inio.raation may be erroneous. Shoup a It be true, we trust immediate ;neaps will be.take3 to prevent it from spreading.— The first parts of he Civil Coie, pres Anted to the I.eg6lative Body by the Government, do not essen tially differ from those presented last }ear, part of which ining re?..(214, the r.iiole wAs withdrawn. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday the Lord Mayor reported his Wiest answer to the Address, which was ordered to he entered upon the Journals. Several petitions and reports were read and agreed to, except one, which was from the Committee of General Purposes, stat ing', that in compliance with diredions, they laid before the Court an account of the expcnces in and at the Mansion-house, in the Mayoralty of Sir John Elmer, Knt. amounting to .53151. 7s. 63. that 20091. 16s. (part of said sum)was by order of Court ; 1051. 17s. Od. by order of the Committee, and 30:11. Bs. usual charges, and which arise every year ; the remaining sum of 28931. 6s. was the ex.. pence of the Slate-Bed, and the furniture of the room wherein it is placed. This gave rise to a very spi rited-debate. Sir JOIIN E A writ explained what he had ordered, which amounted to about 601. He said, that he had represented to the Court that a state-bed was neces sary, and estimated the elpence of it at 4001. cur tains ✓JJI. and other things, in the whole, 7,501. He Said, that if he had ordered a bed, ts:c. ararnmting to the su;n charged; it would have been :L reflection upon his character. - - _ Mr. Pis ILL fps said, many things were ordered by I:ir John Earner beyond those given by the Commit tee; that patterns of - every thing .were shewn tr.) the Lord or Lady Mayoress, who ordered carpets, &c. of larger dimensions ; and that Sir John particularly said, that if the things sent in were not elegant they should be sent back ; that the silk alone cost more than IWO]. It was at last agreed, that it Should be refer red to the Committee to examine and again report. 'mile office of Clerk to Smithfield Market was bal lotted for ; six Candidates stood the ballot ; and be tween four and five o'clock the Court declared Mr. Themas Tuckey to be duly elected; who, in a handsome speech, returned thanks to the Court, and reigned the office of Collector of Newgate Market; whereupon his Lordship declared the same vacant, and appointed the next Court of Common Council for the election of the same. • I. 1 . ) . 1 i ,--.‘ la! 1°11 SIR JAMES SAUM.4REZ. Yesterday, about one o'Clock, the CHA MEER- L Aim of the City, attended by Sir JOHN EA E , (late Lord Mayor) Alderman LE MESURI ER, Mr. JAMES DIXON, (as the mover cf the Vote of Thesis, and the presenter of the Sword), and a number of other Gentlemen, friends to Sir JAMES SAuNtA a Ez, assembled in the Chamberlain's Office, to present to Admiral Sir JAMES S•UM A filtZ, the thanks, and the Freedom voted to him by the official representatives of the City of London. The Cham berlain, seated in his Chair, in the Chamberlain's Office, thus addressed the Admiral : " Admiral Sir JA.MTS SAUMAREZ..4 give you jov • and, in parser-nee of the unauirneus Resolution of th Lo rd Mayor, Aldermen, and Cerporetion V.e City of Landon, in Cisme moo Council assembled, offer you the thanks r f the Court, fug the very Important and sOletyli;l vi‘eortes obtained !,y the force under your command, over a Seanish and French fleet of Stipa ri.'r force, on the fith of July 1801, off Altiesiras, and on Lilo 121 h of the erne month off Caiee Trafalgar. " It was farther retelvesi, with the seine unanimity, that you should be adulated to the Fteestom of this great City ; that your name shuuld be placed among those of the illustrious charaflers which adorn the eivie roll and, as a testimony of the sense the Coca entertains of the general services rendered by you to your ceuntry, that you shouM be presented with this sever,. " It it semewhat remarkable, that the greater number of those naval afiions which distingeish the late eventful war, have been :achieved within slew of the hostile n eions. Among those a re the important vis4ories which have demanded this tri bute of enplatise from the first Corporation in the universe.-- Those who have heard of the irresistible valour of twice, Blake, Rotate, Waiter, and art inexhaustible list of gallant heroes ' are compelled to confess ' that their most heroic e•rtions have been at Le evened by esdmiral Sir Jaime; Saumarez, nd the offi cers and searaen under his command. The Temple of Janus is now shut; and it is meet devoutly to be w.sheil, that the leesf.nee of Prate may long csintinue to be diffused among' the inha'airasee of the globe. But tiesueh the surrounding stations should not call upon you fur futrre exertions, it is ht mei:table to oluerva that there are a few discontented, wicked, and desperate men who would diabolically engage this happy land in civil corarnoticei It is, however, a gre3t colisoratioti to kno-.7, that the good sense • of the riAion will discern are despise trilra.te--eliet every good arei brave ntact will be eager to come forward, in defence of our beloved Sovereign, whose mild and regal virile.; a irl seem to a throne, and for the pre s.evetion of the unrivalled Constitution, the result of the pee Is e lesies; wisdom and the happiest exprii letter. Against such nefarious praeieee and in sill:pert cf so gond • a cause, we are eirtitie, that Sir ,Tetnes Saumeiee will be foreinoet in rauk. I.onr V!.:*; :jag, Si 7, may yon Co t 1 to wear thm , s sialC% 14 t. and g. - acefuliy a. rn yot:r Sir TAME, SAt M ARE z, who was dr ,- .-7,• L tJa. uniform, took the sword, and ret , :/ •,.•,: respentid answer, nearly in the fuiiJwi.f..: • " 11r. Chamberlain, I receive this sword, tog . the .freedom of the hr•t City in the wild, with the most livalv gratitude ; a.id feel the highitA obligation ti you„ Sir, for the datteriu• inanier in which you have conveyed the re solution of -he Cir?iirati , .in, to record my name among the many illustrioai char-deters which adorn this nation. And if freigii or•daatesiic enemies should again disturb our quiet, shall he proud todraw this sword in defence of my King and Cuuutry." On Wednesday night, in the House of Corn moils, Sir .10/114 WROTTESLEY said, he wished to ask, whether it was intended to do any thing with re'rard to several Pe t iti ons t h en lyi ng on t h e ta bl e , relative to the Malt-Tax? If no other Gentle man thought proper to call the attention of the House to the 'Wiled of them, he would himself move to have them taken into consideration; to which the CHANCI::.LOr. of the Excu Ewan answered, that lion. Member could hardly expat that, after the measure he.„had brought forward last year, he should so soon have altered his/opinion, as to make 'a proposition fur taking those Petitions into consi deration. If the Hon. Member thought proper to fix on any day for considering them, he would have no oblation to discuss the suhject. But he was now ready to state, that he had net heard any thing which in the smallest degree altered the sentiments he had expressed last Session on the subject to which these Petitions related. The Dublin Papers contradict the report which was mentioned in some of the Papers here, of Dr. Du toENAN being about to retire from the Bench of the Prerogative Court of Ireland. Letters from Vienna, of the 13th February, state, that the health of the Archduke CHARLES IS so much ameliorated, according to the last Bulletin of it, that his physicians announce, that no farther Bulletin of it will appear. A Common Hall of the Livery 'of London Is to he ca:led for; the purpose of addressing the KING on his late providential escape from Daseaao's cone skiracy.