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n en system of fluatice, is mill. to realiu the an uudisi it %% :is tattier, ptuhattiy, the dispu tant/a of the count/ y, that new clsaiusels of trade or svecuiation sluiuhl be cat out, through wiiich this w ealth would 6uw, as tlie high pncra of the stuck , c pulj prevent.their lyweituring in this new vs tsui tit b,seculat . With respect . to the sinking hind, hr tit to observe, there appeared to hitu to be in contempt:don a complete infraction of the I.lw. a= it 1011% , stood. Suppose a permit, of in the 3 per cents. this plan woutrp:it a i e t d the pktyrietor to transfer the stock to the Coustuissiotters for an imunity of perhaps 601. per oilman for his life, isttead of Jul. for ever ; east the justification of this measure was, that it would decrease the public d e bt. Granted—but would it be argued thit this ,‘ stem by any means equalled that of sending Commissioners iiito the market each market day to purchase stock, suppose it even reduced the public del* a million ? These Coin rniesiloners were compelled to buy, and sorely there tould be no hitter means to raise the stocks. If th e ',stem could be reduced to practice to any extent, it A i r * be productive of great advantage in lessen ill the public debt ; yet it might be hereafter e bjected by the holders of public stock, that as nary bad purchased on the faith of Government that certain Commissioners should buy lip stock each day, they had been injured, contrary to the ptedge of the Government, by the change which 61 taken place. The Right Hon. Gentleman Lad loniser state.d, that lommahould lre.mstle te deentable at ant. he would he glad to know why h e bad not made them redeemable at par ? Tins would he a decided advantage in favour of the na hon. lie begged leave to call the attention of *e Ilnuse to three points, as the meiLl serious, and thought them extremely liable to objection; al though it 41114 pretty evident the night lion. Geutlersaa had conceived he would he far more tkan a match for all other Chancellors of Ex chequer. Mr. Rose was not apprehensive that parents would be found in this country w ith so small a pro portion of parental affection, as to sacrifice the late.- re4to of their faindies to their personal comfort %nig eaats He defended the measure, from the great accommodation it woald provide to those who evold not be said to labour under any amoral disabi btr in the purchase of stock. It had been ad mitted, he observed, that with respect to the sink ing hind, the law might in some instances be not strictly *Levered, and in addition to such admiasiein tic hid to observe, that it in this instance the letter sof the haw was not strictly observed, the spirit with out doubt was. _ _ _ _ Lord H. Prerr, though he admitted that the funds. as stated by the Right Hon. Gentleman, taig.'ut .'.e equally in peace and war, yet as this was arliing flout our present state, t►e wisilted to appribe the House of the danger there existed of the credit of the country being severely chattered by setae unforeseen and itnexperted shock, for the prevention of which the present plan had not pro vided. The Hight Hon. Gentleman, not content with a fair trade in the market, had added* bounty o)lthat trade, in order t• induce others to purchase. This was indeed to endanger, first the aggregate of property, and ne%l the re/iganim of morality left the,canotry, by teaching raeu to neglect the ',mutton duties or social life to prneurc their own rt,e and gratification. Of the pernicious effects of inch a practice there hod beck exhibited abundant example.; in the time of M. Neckar, in France, and tle event Win predicted and apologized for by that rdinieter, on the introehiction of that system into France. He admitted his only justification was comprised in the great difficulty there existed to raise money there. Yet Neckarluid been content to act op die principle of fair trade, and had left his plan to operate without granting any bounty-. It woulsi he much better to put 3 duty on life in.aratices, for the purposes of increasing labour, fair trade, parental affection, and prudence, ainongst the community. reduction of the stock in the market was, he cr.ritendeil, not the only thing upon which the iiiien:st of the iLvehant ulc•pentictl, the male was also to be taken into consideration ; and no mode of nxinctioit could be so productive and advantawrous as the present system of buying up by Coinmissioners. Mr. ►IGSILLSJI*3I Saki, Ile mold not perceive a great tendoury to improvidence in the measures of his Right lion. \o inducements were held oat by him to immorality or wild schemes of alisculatiou. Every man hid awed of ea induce ment to enter into a fair told common trade, MA such inducements as hod been '41111.11 by this system had repeatedly Lieu iireu before, though such had on trial been found totally deficient, notwithstand ing they had beets fir more mlifuse in pngnise. Mr. (woe defended the proposed plan. Sir Jou% N En . yr mur Dhigerwd, the usual way of porliasing in the funds was not prejudicial to the po4Le seatimeut, as it often happened that some of their fitends haying swerved set rely by their lope <illations, exhibited tes them s useful example of its effects. 1; it he was totally averse to the State in terfering and opening an race for the purpose of increasing the speculating . principlr . It would poultice that decay of social vtrtnr which Lad pre ceded the downtla of }moor and auoient Rome, and was ever a sure mark of ruin he hoped Mi nisters suttf.t not wish to assimilate the people of this count-.' in their moral principles to those of I hence,. or declining !foie. Mr. Taansisv e Mr. Ross, sad Mr. GIDDY, Se. verallyt explained. Mr. F. RAISING inaintlined, that in rendering nuneyesotry leourauee Offices, this plat) would the illtimatet. of the oreateit int-indict to the sale of stocks. • kle thouOit the Home should not nine's flatter itself en the rile of the stocks since the last loan, a, lie %minuted it solely to the general stag nation of teado is etcry other department. Ile hoped a period would at some time arrive, when there would be uo nceesi,ity for borrowing money ; bat twit% then he nuist conctide the old system of stock n es far the best for rz!iti.tg• the supply ; since, In beiug sold at a lower r.et.., io order to give the poretnuer all the advantage of the sollsequent rise. rebteed. a greater cielo.noi fo^ work m the le • het mod heol out au airs:it: L ., in future. Of t , et:m.o. that tile Feu IA was no pgriod to aster • M Vt 144144 • btl . iLI. Iti ismentecl, C.st 2.tfylic vices and .‘n of in ..I;t.rrs s a cnsptantly .1 :Amy wrie of it , :%Antog to the Government. fleece, the trawler of Lotteries ; and that fact that it was ruiner to ot,tain licenses fer ten new, than suppress one old ale-how.e. Yrnm hence the number of common pernicious quack siuce bo great duty was derived front this pertnission. Thus. he del not mean to object to the present Ministry only, but, nt the present iustance„he thought the Musistry were about to open a larger shop for the sale of national evil. The eiIANCELLOR of the ElcutuuErt, iu reply, thepked the House for its attention and cairn in- quire. He could not agree, that vicious propensities would alone he encouraged by this measure. Au old man might feel it his duty to provide for him self end wile, liugering iii ill health, and cotnistra- tive poverty, by putting his money iuto au a tttttt ity, and with all possible Justi► e. Hence th. balance sheet of good and evil should be *track ; he had no doubt the advautage would be on his aide. This would also appear from the scale of calculations submitted to the llou ; wherein the operation would appear to remove 10001. indeed of 301 from the market; this must appear highly advantageous to the country. Though he admitted that the Com tniasioners for the rrductioa of the National Debt Could not, according to law, purchase up thole An nuities, yet lie always had been of °pluton, that in matters of this importance, the letter. of the law should be disregarded, provided the spirit was not infringed. After n explanation by Mr. TIERNEY and Mr. BARING. the resolution was agreed to, the ra port brought up, and the Committee obtained leave to sit agatu l en Thursday neat. The SPEAKER informed the House, that as Thursday was the last duv for receiving the reports of private Mills, he should take the Chair at three o'clock. On the suggeNtion of Lord CASTLIRLAGH, Mr. Lushington was prevailed mi. to deer his motion on the Etrusco, on which, Sir Home Popham assented, the notice was renewed fur Monday week. Mr. WARD brought up an account of stores ken at Copenliageu, which was ordered to be id on the table. LOCAL MILITIA. On the motion of Lord CASTLEREAGH. the House reeolverl itself iuto a Committee on the Local Militia Bill. Mr. BAISINGTON declared his anxiety to have the public security provided fur by a prompt and immediate operation of this measure. He consi dered it the duty of the Legislature to provide for that immediate cud active operation, and not leave it discretionary with any Administration, whether this Bill shoald he carried into execution or not.— Ile concluded by moving an amendment, to ren der the immediate execution of the measure com pulsory on the Crown. Lord CASTLEREAGH objected to the amend ment, as violating the very principle of the mea sure itself. That object was to forte thuse coun ties where there was a deficiency in producing their quota to the pislilic defence, to come up to the standard of other parts of the country, which had contributed their [ashore. He still could atrium the lion. Gentleman, that this nieasure was nitcod ed to be operative, and not, as iii the tare of the Traiuinq Bill:to coalmen • dead Lewin Mr. %V t Mellen Said, it certainly was but consist ent in those who entertaiued such a sanguine opi nion of the merits of the present Bill, to wish its prompt and immediate operation; as they be lieved it calculated to make the population of the country more amilrble to the purposes of public security. The sounerthese regimeuted battalions were thrust into their jackets and trowsers, the sooner would its advocates hare the gratification of enjeying . the only merit of their measure. Still,' eutertaining..as he did, a very d 1 tferent opinion of those merits, he should say, that if such exertions were not likely tone wanting for two or three years, at least let its evils. its confusion, and its injestice, be deferred, until the necessity of acting upon It should arrive. With respect to his own Training Bill, and the ivactivity which the Noble Lord attach ed to that measure. he should say, that one of its great advautage4 was, that it could be suspended iu its operation, until the moment when its exercise was absolutely necessary. Then the means were ready arranged to give, vu such an occasion, when there must, from the nature of things, exist a great deal of hustle and confusion, the hest and only assist ance which the physical force of the country could supply. It did not follow, that because a person should deem it wise and proper to keep within his reach certain medicines, that therefore he should drug himself with physic before there was any symp tom of the disease, or Aunt for the remedy. (A lord laugh.) He should only say to those Hon. Geistlehien; who were so mach in love with this Bill, that be, as its decided enemy, wished them no grimier evil than the enjoyment of their own luxury. Mr. GEORGE VANSITTART and the SECRETARY at Waa spoke against the anseudnient. The for mer reprobated it, as, without any material Wean ta,ge to be derived,' it would throw the whole court , try into confusion at the oeason when it was incuin bolsi to keep the people employed in their habits of industry. Mr. Bentecrrom. unwilling to press his amend ment in the words he originally proposed, then substituted the term, as SUM as weight be mere nient, which was agreed to. The next amenduient was proposed by Sir JAMES NIONTGOMERY. He Mt strong objections to the mode by which the services of the populatiou were to be made, by the present Bill. available. The evils attending the ballot would be numerous, and calculated to excite more general dissatisfaction than at any former period. On previous (evasions, people who were subject to be drawn, had taken care to provide a remedy by iiisur.mite, and entering into chills. They therefore were not anxious fur the mink of the ballot. But by the present mea sure, wherein those former means of precaution were refused, every pereou would be interested, and the consequence would hi, that the period for drawing , mould produce the greatest confusion, and disturb the general industry of the country. lie should conceive. that much more practical benefit would lee produced. unattended by any of the great evils which nsiest attend the operation of this Bill, if every young man, from the age of la to 2 t, was made subject to enrolment, and called out for the space of seven weeks, daring the Bret year of his service, and proportionately shortened periods every succeeding year, until lie arrived at the air when the principle of exemption began. :the country would by this mode have the beg species of such a kind of defence, sad would be liberated from the- • battle' • ati& espensa l of supL porting the wives and families of the local militia men, iu the dame manner as those oldie permanent militia. Ile oast° strongly impressed, from a variety of reasons, with the excellence Of the plan over that proposed by the Noble Lord, that be, sbaidd move, as an amendment, to leave out the word "ballot" entirely, and to substitute 4‘ the enrollment of all young men, from the see of 18 to '24." Lord C ALS it.catkmat was happy to have the 411p port of the Woithy Baronet, so fur as to agree with him in the great principle of providing a new species of force to meet the public eiii.geney. With respect to the aincodment proposed, it certainky, as a system, had soineadvantages ; hut in the pre meat state of British society, and with reference to I the volunteer system, which it would, if ail ti upon, totally overthrow, .was attended math great defects, which far overbalanced the proposed Ird • Mr. WINDHAM, on a comparative view of time two plans, gave the pre&reuce to that proposed by the worthy Baronet. if it was burdensome, it was nut, like the present measure, totally" ineffcient. lie ridiculed the affected regard which time Noble Lord feigned to feel fur the volunteers, at the moment that he was otging a measure decidedly at variapcs with their existence. But the Nol.le Lord was so licitous to kill them in his own way ; not by any violent death, but that he should operate for their destruction, secandeas smear. 'Flits wits the eistrt of him who had made this volunteer establishment, and the ill treatment it had received, the sources of all the criosinations, caluumies, and ruisrepresnta time, in which he bad indulged against his pre decessors in office. _ . Colonel FO LET thought the Bill a very fair one: it went to compel those counties which had been remiss and backward, to take their due share of the public duty. Mr. teams believed the country would prefer a conscription, limited to the mule populatiou, front the age of 18 to :!5, rather thaw the present grievous system of ballot. Ile deprecated the pre sent Bill, as spelling the door for such a gross system of perjury, the bad effects of which the cuantry would - feel for many years to come. The SCCRETARY at WAR supported the system of ballot, because it brought into the service that lower description, which was best calculated to produce the best soldiers for the ranks. Mr. Wicsearoace did not think that the amend ment could be agreed to, because, in that stage of the lousiness, it was the usage of the house merely to regulate the detail on the admitted principle of the measure. However, sinaultt the Worthy Ba ronet, at some future period, briag that plan for ward it, a distinct and separate shape, he pledged himself to give his earnest support. The-Comittee then divided ou the amendment : Aye, Nees Majority fur Ministers The Clause was thee agreed to without a dvitioa. The Connaittee sent through, several clauses of tba which were agreed to without any ameudaient. Oa the Catalonian reading tbe Clown, t►at all pensearr from the ben d sightorn to therty.hve, should be liable to serve la the Local Militia, M. 'Miamian observed, it was a Clause that woalrl create cousidcrable divenasion, foe which reason he 711041 , 114 " That the Committee 'Mudd not," which was atreed to. The Chairman, Mr. W , reported progress, and asked leave Go nt again 0111 Monday. '1 be Committee ua the Cantles' Bill was postponed to 31, rood*, pest. - - The Hoes* veisolved itself into *Committee of the whole House cm tbe Copper Misty Bill. The several clauses were agreeito, and the report ordered to be received as :Monday. Leave was given to briar I. a Bill to permit Sugar sad Coffee to be imported hymn awe colonies in the West Indies, to any port is Europe, to British hotn.sus. The Irialk Poet- °thee Bill wan read a third time at.d pavied. The second readiug of the Scotch Jude s• Bill, and As unwed Taxes Bill, was postponed to Moodi i y. . Adjourned, at TWO p'CLOCIL, to Monday. FOREIGN EVTIILLIGENCE. MALTA AND . Gl - 11/IALTAR MAILS. 111111111ALTAR ' •Flift. 16. His Nfidest!.'s frigate Spartas nest is a bust os the t last. with intetligeoce that os the Ist she had hales is with a Francis squadron, of to sail of the hat, under the south end of Sardinia, steering wider a beery press of easiest' to the westward. On within them out to be enemies, Captain lbriaos dispatched his launch, huh (wares to land as slicer us the nearer point of Sicily, I. proceed to Levi Collingwood with the intelligence, sod thin to make the be,,t of his way to xata. now the winds which bad peevedrei after his boat had quitted hirn, Captain Decorum is of upiltios, she oust hate reached Gil-gears, 4to hours after. By the convoy fro. Malta, we- learn, that an expree. had been received by Sir A. Nall, from the British Vice-Cousui, at Natalie* porporting that • 'quadrats of to tali of WTI. - whips, French and Spaniel', with :r) transports. had passed that island, oa the inch February, steeling to the VI esteatd ; 'Spaniels host to said to have landad oa Pantelaria, trum the squadron. By the prize•master of a Spanish brig, captured by the Iniperieuse, we •hw learn, that that ship, on 1 huraday last. fell in with a strange liao.of-hattle ship and a frigate, by which she was chased coder the coast of Barhary, sear Algiers. lord Cul inane had loaded la the north-west part ref NI inures, dad b o rn op a fort, conevucted by Criseral Fox for the defeat. of tbe :oaditewl where it was situated., corio9“Gicx,. APRIL 23. The day before yesterday we received Intelligeor, that till the enemy's ships Lama left the Great Belt. and sailed to the south-east, probable to Langeland. In the straits between Labind and liohrtein, 10 many foreign vessels were crut:.ng, that the passage was much impeded. On the other hand, the ships that lay in the Kioge Bay sailed away on the xOth. We have since heard that the B.:4;11*h made an attack upon Lanweland : on which oeeasion they shot mare then two dozen balls upon the wall ; and in the skir mish, which lasted about three hours, not one was lost on the aide of the Danes, but more than six on the part of the English. The fullouing official report has Leen received froM 'Norway Colonel V. Stsfeld went wilts these essetpaeliee to op pose the 'Medea. who had catered Naivety by Makkeragero, dad Awe sees mare their IdivaliCed gawk emeiseing et Our tees, tar oiler the trimness. harm( ris as ds, rwe last • eiarle use. TM Mario& s.ataameadeer is Dei aer- tta Ms dispersed a Proriae...t.on is. Sitaitnikda, *Met, Meteor, wAI bees ay 'fact urat tla le&aMsi Narbcov.*:' 11CDR1Deiltitn The Grant) Duke of Berg _has issued.* Yruelaw !nation, ordering a pert of the !•reach trilogy, which were s in the city, to go into mop, and °that.. wise providing for the relief of the city'. 'floe tolinaink , annunciation has been I.uhtiiiheil : '• His Hiltons the lefast Due Aisteuio Aaa reseived a let ter trout Vitteria,dated the ankh ins:. outueueric i t that die Majesty Is a/vivid in that taro, and comma..s to;risjo., hie health. We also bear that his Isighotia the lutist Don. Caries is arrive) at itapatine, being probably infurtueol of the appr..aching arrival of Ills liajesity the Emperor of the French awl King of ttnly. The our S..veroi , „4ll tta:ilit I Lilo aid isfact lois .t the gio.liouthystaudiii,g betatoeu iltos people of 3laJs id , and the arioy of his pond and good Ally." ♦PtIL The exportation of cotton has been prohib:ted by an order of the Alinister of Finance, in °emitters non of the manufactories and of the present Lira Ctliii6NUCes. Analll. 10. It is affirmed, that on the e4th inst. a perbowige of dt,titictiun at riveAl at Bayonne, from .Ituly. MADRID GAZErif. EXTRAORDINARY. -••• • SUNDAY, btAftell 117. raorL•ti•etov Pow Ter serras. DISCIPLINE OE THIS PI/ASCII TROOPS-.-Olt DINED BY THE GRAN/ PIMP OP PLUG TO Ml' PAINTLII &JR PUBLIC NOTICE. SOLDIERS'—You are now about to cotter the espital of a fricadly Corer; I recommend to you the bed discipline, the best order, and the bust friendship ebb its ialsabstiants.— It is Woation to which we are allied, and whisk 4.204 to Soil is the Trench whey • true friend ; aid recollect the good treatment cos bare already evens:aced is the piss ince through which we base traversed. Soldieis '—l hope this reeotasaradatian will he sidßeient mine compliance with %%Lich I am guarstateed by the good coudir-s uLeel. you hare already ellisersod but lad any iudiudual forgetting that be is e Ereacltheas, be dish be pumahed ; and any t acres shall he serstrelyperitsbed, Ise the hies. h of libel' order:—That any Ofieer cues uiit tole any I rove, or neglecting bier duty, shall be deprtved of his COnltUal , Sl..o. and be delivered over to a Military Coal- Mission fur ji.stiee. MI Soldiers found guilty of rubbiig, concealing, ur of violation, shall be shot. /toy Strjetut or Soldier, convicted of aliusiog or ill-treating the Mbinhatonai, shall be delisered over to the rigour of the law; if of anus der, to be shut. An ! , Serjeant ur Soldier foiled drunk iu the streets shall he condemned to eight days confinement in the stocka:, mud the Surjennt he scut Mb the taut.. 411 the Seryeauts or Soldiers Mond in the sheets alter the Inaba' A the retreat—two day. impriounonent. Generals, Chiefs of Regiments, and Commanders of the ['remit Army iu II oginal—Each of you will see, as far :is It concerns you, that those orders are puiactuntly executed, and that they be read at the Mad of eve n Company. - (*Ned) JOAQUI Lieutenanhatleeema t Commode, of the Van-guard of the frcnch Arm), ned of the Troops cantoeed at dfadrid. kCiseatersigned) EM. 'GROUCHY. MADRID GAZETTE ORDER OF APRIL s. FRENCH ARMY. Soldier* :—The pheral business of Sweden has retarded for some day* the of the Etupetor; Gin dm even wit,' sissies of Fr,oice sod Kwcsia are already op their search towards Stockholm, s hew they will unite, and the Emperor sill to, • no time in putting hisseett at the head of bigamies iu Spam It is ori,sary ttiat you should put yuerselves is a state to typ,ar InsfJo. ho Majesty, sad to 'unit his appro- Litton . Genet al I ill or der Cast ridges isennitiately fur the iutuntry to Lit wilt,. The brand Duke hopes to ia furm his Majesty of the good ern.duct of hie group, and alas I.opt, to have to praise Hems in no respects. Soldiers', I see sub pleasure the good cutlet and ii.,eteisor that i s simul ig to s, aal4 oleuse . alis the liomiimpe 4t! b. et.ctr, Ao krevich and Spun,..dt armies; lam fitted saturfactitioa-• The Spanish mature is &strain of all the best aishos are 7..00d will of the Fresiti army, as, us their part, die/ dn .v its to give us proofs of their kite end 'Gramm This miraing, a soldier who hart bees condemned to msuishesest, wen theta to toe delivered user to the bands of justice, bat the What tents of Madrid hare interceded fur ha pantos, which has bora granted but Hirs roust be the last instance. Soldiers, ndoithie your friendship with the iethellitauts, end cement MOM sod Wort the dfsttion that mei* to Suite et. • . JOAQUIN, Geniis! is Chief of the Stat. Madrid, April t, taus. AUG. BELLIARD. THE BRITISH .ARE SS. LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY u. The enemy appear to be collecting a great force otgun•brigs at E lushing, which they ►cud up the Scheldt as they arrive.—A flotilla of 10 sail of this sort of eraft, ou its way to that port from Flashing, was lately attacked by one of our cruisers, which • captured one of them, and sent her yesterday into Dover. The rest escaped by keeping clove in- • sho,e, whieh'they are able to do, as they only draw three feet water. The captured boat carries two 9- pu u fide rs, and one I s-pou oder in the Low, is of great aid th, and capable of carr ing a ,Teat number of men. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCNICQUER last night brought forward Isis phut to enable Ltee holders of 3 per Cent. Stock to transfer it for Government Aruittities. lu the Committee let night in the House or • Commons, mum the Local Ttlilitia Bill, Generul asked,ohethet it was the in t,iition of Uoveniancat to extend it to Irelimd ? To v L ic h iiiie-tion Lord Cast Lttimacit declined to pie a direct answer. The Ira/sinews packet arrived on Tues.lay at Falmouth, in nine da)s from Gibraltar, with a mail from Muhl', which place she kft on the 7t4 last. A gentleman who cuing passenger reports. that on the lit of May there were great rejoicinis and au illumination at Algesiras, as also with the fleet at Cadiz *Lea the packet pissed it, from which it was supposed that BONAPAILTI had ar rived in the Pi ;or to the WaltingArtm's leaving 41ii:ta. lb* )lAJL, - rir's snip Sperm.* s cut ter had been sent in there to report that the cvm- L,ilitil s(inadroii Ras nff Tarris7:‘, that the Wnr , c fruui these hwi heea lauded at Corfu, and it wa.; supposed they ogre bound back to Touicei.— ; Lord CoLLlsawoon was off Port Mahon en t} e lith of Ala, wits. IG sail a? the fine, in conm