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" .••• • . 1 • • ; • . - Nl\ siol.l /4: bt :4 tttto b :1141 refoi; ~~i NUMSER FOR THE RENEFIT OF MR. SLANCHARD. THEATRE:- ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN, this EVENING, JUNE 6, 1804, will he perfumed, the last New Comods, iu Three Aus, called THE WILL FOR THE DEED. The Characters b► Mr MUNDEN, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. CRESSWELE, Mr. RLANCHARD, Mr DAVENPORT, Mr. FARLEY, Mr. FAWCETT, Mr. EMERY, Mr. ATKINS, Mr. FIELD, Mr. TRUMAN, Mai NI AitRIOT, Mrs. DAVENPORT, Miss LFSERVF. The EPILOGUE SOUG by Mr. FAWCETT. Enda Act I. a Nem Song written by A. Cherry, Esq. and columned by Mr Whitaker)emno• " THE MARINERNC IMPASS," by Mr. INCLEDON. End of Act 11. • N•tr RAW (composed by Mr. Sducid, and sung by hie pmenimion) calla " THE GIRL OF MI HEAR r," by Mr INCLEDON. E n d of she Comedy, a Now ballet Dance, called THE WOODMEN OF THE ALPS. In which Mr. DUBOLS will (foe this Night only) introduce the celebrated ErAl HORNPIPE, Blindfold in Wooden Shoes. AWN which, the New Mosieal hiitestaiunient THE PARAGRAPH. The Music composed god •el-tW by Mr. BRAHMA. The Chatzetets by Mr. CL NREKONT, Mr. K LANERT, Mr. VIEUX Mr MUNUEN, Mr. FAWCETT, Mr. BI ANCHARD, Mr. ER AHAM, Mr. DAVENPORT, Mr. EMERY, Mrs. DAVENPORT, Signora STORACE. In the course of the Evening, tue celebrated B&W of SALLY IN OUR ALI EY, A popular New Song (composed be Mr Dive) ". JUST LICE LOVE," and the much admired Weir Song of "1 LOVE, YOU BY HEAV'NS, TO MADNESS• .. The MUSIC by Mr MOORE, Will be ',nog by Mr. BRAHAM. A Favourite New Comic Song, by Mr F MFRY. To which will be added (WI Om-) New farce in T.* mho, RAISING THE WIND. The asaratteta by Mr. trwts, Mr. BLANCHARD. Mr. MENAGE, Mr. EMERY, Mr. ATKINS, Mr. molar. Mr. HAR LEY, Mr. TRUMAN, Mr.. DAVENPORT, Mrs BE VERLY. Tatess and Hades to be had of Mr. Brandeis, at Has Thom ; of Mr. James, 415, Strand ; and of Mr. BLANCII4RD, og, str.d. TENTH TIME. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY-MARKET. X. THIS EVENING will ►e pruisced, • New ()needy, la Ti,. Ads, called GUILTY ; Or, NOT GUILTY? The C.haratien Mr. FLLISTON, PALMER, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. PALMER, Jun. Mr. CHAPMAN, M. DE CAMP. M.. GROVE, Mr TAYLOR, Mr MNTHEWS, Mrs. T. WOOLWALL, Mrs. WARD, Mw GRIMANI, Mts, WOUDFALL, Mrs. GM& The Prologue to be spoken by Mr. PALMER, Jun Tee lynluiyue by Mr. ELLISTON. To which will be gilded, the popular Comic Opera, in Two Aets. called LOVE LA.UCHS AT LOCK-SMITHS. lawserg sagl Mink assrapsisi aud ii-leved by Ur. Lally. Vied, Mr. DEN ki A Captain Rl far. , Mr. ELLIs rum, Tout ton, Mr. GROVE, Risk, Mr. MATHEWS, Solomon Lob, Mr. DEC AMP, Serjeant Dub, Mr. HATTON, Lyda, Mrs. MATHEWS. ROYAL CIRCUS. THIS PRESENT EVENING, JUNE 6, will be prearntad, a grand Display of HORSEMANSHIP, in whi:h Mr. ULCHER will introduce the favourite Fricasoe Dame. called THE HUMOURS OF THE SACK I Or, THE CLOWN DELFIVEO BY A WOMAN : And the Comic Performance of THE TAILOR RIDING TO BRENTFORD. And, will he performed, ?nth Time, on Entire New Grand Select', ie, with New Murk, Scenery, Machinery, rheum, and Decoranona, called THE WILD GIRL! Or, LA BELLE S '.UVAGE. After which, Mr. TERRAII. will sing the favourite Song of THE THORN." After which ihy particular Desire), with considerable slt•ra aons and ..Minims, will be revived the favourite Graud Bud••tsa rle, called JOHN BULL AND BONAPARTE; Or, A MEETING AT DOVER. Itt wb.ch will be introtiLivil an entire New Naval and Military Sprizicle, representing the recant Aquatic Escur..inii of THE CI FY VOLUNTEERS TO GREENWICH. _ _ __--.....—... Te cont.lude with THE PRESENTATION OF THEIR COLOVRS ON BLACKHEATH. Previous h, the Spectacle, the popular ORIGINAL ADDRESS VIM be recited by Mks SEARLE, in the Character of a 'meth Amason; concluding with A NEW MILITARY HORNPIPE. ill the amuse of the Speelarlc, a New Song, by Mr. MONT- CiOMERY, called is CAPTAIN CODIE." VICTIJAI.LING-OFFICE, JUNI 1, 1804. THE COMMISSIONERS for View Mfg Ni, N 451/ do horrify g..e Noire, tluit os FRIDAY, ,t :9tA ens at, they wilt be ready to receive Tedti7 Wnttnz ( !Nit I up), and treed for the styphe of what Se* Prooitions, Fresh ikly; and Virsiiiis Led Tiraces, sure be rerored for are ..f HI Majesty's Ship, and Vetoes at the Mardi of Jo st...ea ond New Providence, for Twist Months et rtaile, from the ;J (Maher nest, eandfarther raid Sit Alowato woe, theta be cites on eightr side fir the tersnowt:toot thereof: And alto fur tow Virginia /sof lhlsiec• shalt be re lowed for the ntppiy If ILs Majengri Skip wad l'essr4 at the Islonde of It. hada:, Amigos, and TrutidaJ,lnr the /Me t:uration. The made of yoy tant to he b y Rah 'tomb,' au!, 1.:e..e,t, ninety Day, Vier date. The Cooteitiont H si. C.-tooots way km* a tie lecrct .nl% Vise. No Regurd win he Mei t. .re 7 roofer. ie isitt.•:. she Price Ale.l LJ. be Due, tat pi Prongs etf.e..,erli, o r that Kea live be ideate. nQ '" 114 Lord, bete,' (Am .0"4, et, the said Friday, the 291 A eau. *sr engem tee Pereira woo* r..gc Te.der. ter woe Pawn ea learlegit.. .1313.00 , 64 (7 ...na ler. Nee eta ay 7. si reef eat tor eters .sree: re. f. vn .Dine 4 tiro r, eadier4ree 4,41 iegferia . •is 'Sr re allte ? •te .4;.t . t, he re :eel • e iporper le • • NI WEDNIMDAY, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—Tuaso4r, Irmt 5. Counsel was heard in the case of the claita to the Eolith Peerage. Several Bills (see the Commons) received the Royal Assent by Cimmission. The Lads Commissioners were—The Lott 0 CNANCLLLOR, Lord MY ALSINONAM, and Lord H•waasauli V. Some Bills were received from the Commons, and forwarded a stage eAcb.—A djourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, having corm to require the attendance of the Commons in the House of Peers, to hear His Majesty's Com mission read, the Speaker, followed by the Mem bers, attended accordingly ; and being returned, the Speaker rtporteJ, that by virtue of the Royal C.,m mission, his Majesty's assent had been granted to the Scotch Excise Licence Bill, to the Volunteer Regulation Bill, to the Solway Firth Fishery Bill, and to various private Bills. The Chim,.ey Sweepers' Apprentice Regulation Bill Was road a second tame. The L .don Coal Market Bill was read a second time, and referred to a stied Committee. Mr. LEICESTER moved, that the Speaker do sue his warrant for a new writ for the dee - Hen of a 'vfember fur the Borough of Mahout ne Port, in the room of Lord Paget ; v.. , since his eledion, had Pccepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds. The Insolvent Dobtors' Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on this day se'nnight. The Staines Bridge Bill was read a second time. Mr. eTURGES BOUi.NE brought up papers con taining the offii lal returns made under the Army of Reserve 4141, which were ordered to be la:s1 upon the table. A person from the Dire&ors of the East India Company, presented accounts (containing several thick volumes) relative to the Marhatta War. Mr. FRANCIS said, he wished to know if the:* wire all the papers which the House were to expel oe the subka ? The SPEAKER informed him, that the person who presented the accounts had mentioned at the Bar, that the preseat were part of the accounts pre pared upon the any& The papers were then ordered to be printed. The Cotton Mann; users Bill was ordered to be read a second time on eriday nest. The Attorneys Indemnity BiU was read a second time. The Misdemeanour Bill was ordered to be re committed on Friday nest. Sir JOHN STEWART gave notice, that on nursdn♦ nest lee would pryer= A Pcthiun against one of the Judges of irel.md. The Archbishop */ Dublin's Palace Bill was re committed, and the report ordered to be received to-morrow. In* LINEN BILL The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER nr)ved the Order of the Day, for the farther consi deration of the Petition of th e Li nen M anu f a eturers of Ireland ; which bt:ng read, he then moved, that the consideration of said Petition be postponed to Thursday next. After a few words from Mr. FOSTER, relative to the importance of the &Mica, it was then agreed, that on Thursday next the House go into a Com mittee on said Petition. ARMY OF Dr.FENCF. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose, pur , .uant to the notice he had given, to propose certain modifications .elative to the Army of Defence, and spoke in substance as follows : " In proposing to state my ideas to this House on a sub jeCt of unnitestionahle importance to the welfare of this country, I feel it to he no small satisfaaion to my mind, that, with regard to the general purpo-es, and the object for which the Army of Reserve Bill was originally introduced, there can be but one opinion, for the measure was direeked to an object (the better defence of the county), which could not fail to meet with universal approba tion. Nothing could be a clearer sentiment than that, both in the present situarion of the coun try, and also with a view to its permanent interest, it was important to establish a system for our inter nal defence, and also to futni , ll the means of pro viding a regular army of sufficient magnitude to be able to carry on any war, or orliosive operations, to which circumstances may give occasion, and to en able this country to maintain that rank which she had always hitherto done, and which was never more necessary than at the present period. I have formeily stated. that the immediate objeCt of my plan was, first to do away the ()tirades that 'time-1 to the recruiting for the Regular Atmy, and par ticularly fiats the high bounties that was given for recruits for the Army of Reserve. The second oh jest I have in view is n-t merely to do away ob stacles to the ordinary way of recruiting, but to provide the means of supplying the R•guTar Army in future, and by giving aid to every ordinary m de of recruiting, which is at present in use. And the third object is to adopt the mode for creating a force which. whilst it will produce (he desired effect of furnishing recruits for the Regular Army, will also so far partake of the benefits of a Regular Army, as to render our troops of the line a more disposeable force for military services out of the kingdom. which they cannot be, whilst chained down, as at present, for our home defence. If these obj...cis can be ob tained, I am sure they arc such as are likely to meet with the g._neral concurrence the House. I htpe also that the Measure which I have now the honour to propose. will be ac umpanied with this collateral, and yet consie:r able advantage, that so far from its being any ag i tasfat;ou to the difficulties which the country ' is felt. it is one which win meet its objea with mucis less bards:up to , the community than TUNE 6, 1804. any to which we have hitherto resorted. There is one leading point, I mean the mode of raising the force, in which the proposal I shall now make, va ries from that which was formerly suggested ; the grounds for proposing this variation, I shall state in due timer but at present it will not be necessary for me to go into particulars. What I have further to suggest, may be comprehended under three heads : first, as to the amount of the force to be raised; se condly, the description of that force, including its limitation of service; and thirdly. the mode by which it is proposed to be raised and main tained. First, with respell to the amount of the force; and here my objea is only to prop es e some new regulations, with the view of rendering more produCtive those regulations which the Legislature 114 s already made. My first proposal is that, in id dition to all the force already raised by the Al of Reserve, measures he taken to enforce the com pletion, and make good the deficiencies in the amount oldie quota enjoined to be raised under that Aft. The amount of this deficiency may prohably be between 8 and 9,000 men. Some difficulty oc ears in ascertaining• the exa, amount ; Out. by every information and retort.. I am persuaded it does not exceed 9,000 men. My first objeet then is, that such deficiency shall be made good ; and that. under such regulations as 1 shall afterwards detail. My next prop isition is founded on a desire of reducing the Militia to its ancient establishment of 40.000 men, for England ; and 8,000 for Set tland (exclu st 'e of the Supplementary Militia) ; not that I mean to propose any immediate reduftion, but only to in terfere so far as tint force is not complete. My lows is. that what remains due should be raised :orth with, and carried to the additional force now pro posed to be created. I under.aand there are about 7,000 men wanting to complete the establishment of the Militia of England, to the number of 60,009. What I propose is, that this deficiency should be raised and transferred to tire Ar:ny of Reserve. I would also propose, with regard to the vacances in :he 1M.11,:a, now existing. that may occur, thus instead of their being supplied, no meaas should be laketi to fill up these deficreacies till the SCAM be re dueed to the nornber of 40,000. So far then my plan goes to the extent of 9,000 men remaining to he rehed for the Army nt Reserve, and 7, 000 for the Mania. My plan praposta to transfer a portion of that force already voted to this which is to be raised ; and that this force shall be completed. seb jee, however, to a change in the mode of corn. plating . it. Supposing then that we have succeeded in raising the whole that is now due to these two sorts of force, I wish alto to add, what was not contained in the original Ad of Reserve, but which appear! to be necessary in order to render this force available. so as to set the regular army at liberty, and to render it a disposeable force, and fit to adult a man ner suitable to the station which this country ought to maintain amongst the powers of Europe. I would propose, then, that in proportion as any of this force shall enlist into the regular army, whatever be the number of vacancies thus occasioned, they shall be distributed in order to their being filled up amongst the several counties—and by the same quotas which are already fixed, according to the population of the respeCtive counties; but with this proviso, that the number thus to be raised, shall, in no case, exceed one.sixth part of the whole of the force so to be cre ated. I his, I calculate, would produce a supply of recruits to the regular army, of not less than twelve thousand men. It appears from accounts which have been received. that the number of those whb have thus recruit, d into the regular army from the other forces, has been about 13,000 men. It has been thus found by experience, that many Will af terwards embark in the regular service, after being used to a military life. who would not at first en gage in any other than a limited service. Thus, if. by transferring what is due to the Militia for Great Britain (which, if complete, should amount to se venty-four thousands this being the number Par liament has already agreed to raise) to this new created force, may not a considerable numht r be reasonably expeEted to accrue from thence to our regular army ? And thus, may of the proposed plan out only prove advantageous, in the first in stance, to Increase our national .Bence, hot also be adopted with a view to forming a permanere, and elEcacicus system, for the recruiting out regular army? If so, I flitter myself that this measure will appear one that answers the deatription I have given of it, of being likely to afford an im portant assditionel means ofaugmenting, to a con. siderable extent, the disposeable I orce of the coun try ? The other point to which I referred in recom mendation of this plan is, that of its removing the present existing obstacles to the regular mode of re. cruising. These obstacles are those which arise from the competition between the several species of force, and from the high bosnti,s which are now given to raise men for the Ai n , f Reserve. As long as the syvern shall he eiloss est to prevail, of upon any person to serve either by hunself, or by resins a heavy fine, as individuals are liable to, under the existing laws. so long it is impossible to hope, during a time of vier, to reduce the boun ties within moderate terms. .Iny person not find ing a subsenote is liable to a fine of 201. and that duffing every succeeding year; the parishes also are lisb,e to a fine of 201. at each Quarter Sesrions till the vacancies shall be supplied. The powerful mo tive thus pressing both upon individuals and pa rishes to free themselves from such a burden induces them to offer high bounties to obtain substitutes. I do not mean, however, to call in question the ori ginal policy of the A& of the Army of Reserve, under the existing emergency. but I cannot consider it !M one intended for a permanent measure. My wish then is, that we may possess the advantage le., salting from the otiginai measure, but that we may guard at de saint time eosins: the inconveniency which has ben collarentlly introduced. I wishs therefore, to propose a mode of b a ll ot less burden some. by imposing a mo aerate rine, and excluding those on whom the ballet shall fall from every (PRICE SIXPENCE. temptation to offer extraordinary bounties. Bet, • t the same time, my proposal maintains the priacipte, that the person shall either serve or fine. If the .. person declines to serve, it is proposed that the bal. lot shall go on ; but if no such person willing to serve, nor substitute can be fou id by the individual, then the parish shall be bound to provide. bat . gu:irding, at the same time, the no higher bounty shall be offered than that which is Already fixed '.y law. I propose that the call to be made on each county for tie supply of this force shall be in pro portion to its population, and according to the rt. Mlations already f r am e d in t h e Alt s f or ra i s i ng t h e Militia and the Army of Reserve, and that the de puty Lieutertatitthall arrange the numbers tupU .1 raised in each division. Bat where indisidaalo ore • unwilling to serve personally, then the pa. isle. s' , I be obliged to raise the specified number. I root o suggest, that the means of recruiting be reier. '. red to the parish officer*, to those who may be ' supposed to have acquoinuoce, and a degree of influence in their respeaive parf.l,es; and I would r i • l o o p d a . se that in the event of individuals being .' such parishes shall incur no pecuniary buss. den whatever, an t I wish this tine not to be con sidered in the nature of a tax. as it is called for only as the pr ice of service. It is by no m. an, My de. site to Lonvert this inaptitude for service into any medium of Lai/Aim , nor to call for public contsi butions. Therefore, if per sons, in their respeitive parishes, can be induced, throughout .every ;Lot of the kingdom, to influence their neighbour. to come forward, I consi.ler that it ought to lie with she state to fwd the means of paying the men thus to be brought forward. and that the Rec. fiver Gentrol of the Land Tax be empowered to adv me.. the money. It is only in the event of default, a! a the piiesolo... not finding recruits in proportion io •ts population, that I propose the fine 5.1/11 fall up it it ; but at the same time, that the re: rain mad moderate fine which: they shall be reqoir. d to pay shall be carried to the. r neral recruiting hi .J. The diva .1 this mrAisi . *; , I think, will be to afford a strong in to ement Me . #i rishes to procdro men. If men can be round; and h/ p 5 can be ro doubt in my mi J, that the local acq rvaire usione s ante, the esertio •ii, iin influence , which offs ten :nay sae supposed to bare, will be found. much better m o ans of prodirei ig the force want:4l4w .. than a general, loose system of recruiting. Add let vlich,tha, whatever ' u the advantage zoned by the- , method now suggested, it will be gamed .vithotst oar ... ) sacrifioeqf the other means of general recruiting • either of those now in roe, or whi h may hereafter he, adopted. The benefit accruing from this measure• may be fiay expeaeo to re , oh irons is, whet t we are assured that the bounties . , be gni will oat be so large as those given to recruit s t he Regular Army. I confess, therefore, th a t I l sanguine in my expeaation that the general outline of this mea sure must receive the general aporobetion of all who : ale =Must° increase our means ow establishing mot increasing our Regular Army, and must particu larly meet with the opprolettiori of ev ..ry Gent.ersioa, who is convinced that it is nre.ltul that the obsta cles to the recruiting service ought to he removed, or at least diminished. This plan furnishes a con siderable prospea of increasing the army, and at the same time of diminishing the hard ..iips w'iich the country has already suffered from the pr.sent method of locriritii.g. At all events the trial ought, in my °pink') at 1 ast, to be made, because it can be done without liasord to any other system, on which, l am apprehensivs, we must exclusively rely, if his -4;,n be not a . -4. I . ..awe no doubt, but that I/ rigidly ontoros., epi , Lions of the Army of Reserve, an oddi•ion must be raised ; at the same timer I believe, that the measure I wish now to propose is es likely to Is.• effejtitol, and wit. less hard ship, whilst it appears to me beset calculeted to eu crease our regular army, and remove their totavy fines, high bounties, and other inconvenienciei, wirich rc suit from the preSnu system rif recru:*ing Sdly, If, however, the use should stappen, that the parishes should not be aloe, with the bounty found them by Goveromem, to raise their proporion of men; the nary question will be, how 4 the quot i to be su T o o l? I propose that, in this ease, the Comnnotiding Otiesr of the disttia snail be empowr. ed tii raise the de ficiencies, by means of reguiar recruiting, and that he stall pay the same bounty to the men thus raised as the wishes were to have done, but less than wiiat is allowed to recruits fw the R - s olar Army. in this case, 1 illicit it it rmbahls .h ,in lorgr manufaaur ing towns, tone may he feu .d a number of persona willing to enlist :.r a lin.ited service, and who rosy - be afterwards indilend to go into toe Regular Army. As this part of mei uiting se: rice will be under the direction of the officers of the army, with the bounty fixed, and less than that allowe I for recruiting the Regular Army, it cannot induce persons to enter into this species of force, ic,o mi.,lst be otherwise dis posed so enter t'se regular army ; but it may induce persons to enter, in the first inste.ce, I. r a limit oa service, who, after being accustornsd to O e habits of a military life, may afterwards feel disposed to vo lunteer into the regular forces. Thus this part of the plan proposes OM gnat advantage; whilst, if it should fail, it cOn produce no disadvantage. I think that my plan will afford a consiJerable alle viation to the hardships a larch the country has suf fered since the war; that it will render the- call ef feOtual, which has been already made up..n the country ; and, at the same time, that it will enforce the measure, already adopted, but hy modes more clement than those before thought of, wi, r sped to them parts of the cosntry which have become Isolate to heavy fines for not having made good the entire complement of men requited of them, it is to be considered that, as we law now sl-nda• every parish is liable to be assessed for every quar ter of a year ; and, for every non that is found sin. ficieot, to icier those petrol:it to be t 4.1 'Z.., Mid judgments inflicted, I think wouni be an oof coo. siderame severity; at the same time, it will be snore ciseerfully submitted to, if it be -a t d that • they may free themselves from these 1 2 ,111 , 1 ; :gAi ng • the wee mast e red according to my per, Or it I; ory !I.tt • 1i•