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raise an army for limited ietvice. He and the Bight" Hon. Secretary went into the Militia together, and the ill effeEts - which had so often been noticed to result from limited service, he thought would have bean sufficiently impressive. The Hon. Gen tleman cooclud..l by expressing his disapprobation of the other features of Mr. Windham's plan. Mr. RODER 1"1 . 11ORNTON said, he was one who had originally supported the Bill ; but it had proved an experiment, of the inefficacy and disad vantage of which he was now convinced. From the observation he had attentively made of the operation of the Bill, it was apparent that a bounty of t7l. per man had been in many instances paid by the parishes. Mr. BASTARD, without having formed any de cided opinion as to the efficacy of the Bill proposed to be tepealed, could not but remark. that the Right Hon. Gentleman, in an exposition of his new system, had conveyed a pretty strong libel upon the Militia anti Volunteers of the country. He here reiterated several of the Right Hon. Gentleman's repressions on that occasion, and expressed a hope that he world not persist in the intention he had an nounced, of drawing the coats of volunteers from their shoulders, and clothing them in carters' frocks. It was not upon a regular army that a cation ought to be taught to depend, as, in that case, the people became supine, indifferent to every thing martial, and regardless of the means for their own defenee. Lord DE BLAQUIE.RE thought the Right Hon. Secretary's military voice important and well digested ; and that he was wise, considering the many persons pledged to suppose the Additional Defence Bill, to bring the question of its repeal forward, as an abstraB proposition. He (his Lord ship) was one who did not approve of the Bill on its first introduetion to this House, by an illustrious Statesman deceased. He thrught the Right Hon. Gentleman degraded the Volunteers by what be proposed with respett to them : having once been allowed high rank, they ought not to be debased mid laughed at. He, however, had seen the as sumption of rank abused, and formerly knew a corps in Ireland, consisting only of 20 men, 16 of whom were Lieutenant-Colonels—(a laugh.) Mr. STURGES BOURNE hoped the House would require a .substitute for the measure it was rayons!' to repeal, ere they came to a determina tion to that effett. The minty ought not to be without the means of raising a force for the defence of our possenions. This AEI had been eminently successful ttioards that end, and would not, he trusted, be coffered to moulder away without some thing solid to supplant it. Nothing, however, of that wit was at present suggested to the House. He would not, at present, descant upon the plan of the Right Hon. Secretary at any length, although there was much to observe upon it. With resped to the Volunteers, he thought the Right Hen. Gentle man's purpose would be better answered, if, instead of preventing their permanent duty, be would rather encourage it for a fortnight, or twice 14 dile in a twelvemonth, to the discontinuness .of other training, as the volunteers would batfit mach more by such a continuity of duty for a teart time, than by the 26 day's training so many' different times of the year. The proposed mania, of train ; ing the /fry-en-wage ; namely, each parish to train its own men, he also thought improper ; as many 1 parishes would only produce to . o or three men, who, Irons such drilling, would prove but indifferent. undisciplined auxiliaries, to till up the ranks of a re gular bottalion. Ihe force created by the Defence AEI he considered most necessary and hooeficial.— The measure was certainly, in some of its bearings, ably:atonable. but still the House would do well not to abandon its aid altogether. Mr. CHARLES DUNDAS said, the A 8 gave no powers to Lords Leutenant of counties over parish officers, and hence the Magistrates and De puty Lietronants appoioted under it, had been very much fettered in their exertions. 'The Aft ap peated to him to be radically defeflive, and he should certainly vote for its repeal. tie must condemn entry Aft, the assessment under which was reouleted by the Poor's Rate ; by this unequal erissrion a poor man of 40s. a year was made to pay under this Al, whilst opulent barkers, and others possessed of many hundreds a year in this city, nom not affelied by it. General Norton, Lord Stanley, and Mr. Gould ;tie, said a few words in opposition to the Bill, and the question teing loudly called for, the House di vided on the amendment proposed by Mr. Canning. _Ayes. 112 ;—Nor, ;:35:—Itia:ority 116. On the re-admisston or strangers to the Gallery, we found the House in couversation on the original opention. Mr. WINDHAM had made a few observations, and Lord CASTLEREAGH was declaimirro against the new military plan, as pregnant with danger. inefficient in its arrangement. anti imprac ticable in its execnion. The Right Hon. Secretary, he said. had eroiuced a complete system of modern military philosophy. Abandoning all principles of viper himself, he proposed the repeal of a most important Act to the interests of the country, and which he. (Lord Castlereagh). thought should on no account he at present parted with. Mr. Sect story 10X row, amidst a cry ()foetal'', ! furstsa.• ! ordtr nolo ! The Noble Lord, he said, maned to know whether this was the proper time, or when the titre wrold arrive, for the discussion of the mtlitoi y measures of his Right Honoutalde Colleague ( Mr. Windhsm). Very little disposit ion had been evinced by the Noble Lord to enter into a discussion of the Bull now under consideration ; indeed, the gentlemen ou the other side had pru dently been soy of accelerating aiDeloste, in which they were to advocate so wretched a cause as that of the Additional Defence Act : he (Mr. Fox) coati, on no account, be induced so far to de pert from what be thought coned and neces to acceae to the discussion of other Bills, . Was disposed of ; and he could not see whether it should pass or not pass, it could t any diffeimee in the question of Limited Set hereafter to be debated. CANNING -aid, the Noble Lord (Castle ti.d not been irregular in discussing the two to:other, es die Rt o otit Hon. Gentleman (Mr. s) ha intioduced them together in the de tithe :Igo giveo to the litmse. When a 'reopened a string of resolutions, and moved was it strange for ettnton.en to embrace i mams sad speeches tae &tooter of use Ouriktmstlily Literary Ciulogiin" is unavoidably post. passed until tu-naorruw. whole. So, in this ease, the repeal of the Defence Ate !Pates, shall take place, it shall be lawful :or him, by r ieclo was the first proposition of the Right Hon. Gentle- iiiotien, to MC a day on which the prultWition afoicsaid shall man, and the basis of the system he meant to found. tom ?. But if the superstructure was not now to be touched, This reso l ut i on was warmly opposed, and multi he would ask, when was it to become tangible, and when were the House to bear any more of it ?or nued the subje3 of debate until the rth. . when the had the Right Hun. Gentleman heard enough on majority beieg of opinion, that it was too strong the subject out of doors, to indeee him to abstain and violent, it was laid aside upon a division, ayes from further pressing upon the House a system, which then moved, that the had already set the country in a flam e, and seemed 70, noes 47. Mr. Nicriotsort to threaten the most fatal consequences ? (hear ! following resolutions, for a partial non-inapottation, hear ! frees the opposition be,,rbr.) should be taken into considerati o n : Lord TEMPLE called the Hon. Member to or- Resolved, That from and after the day of der. He thought it indecorous and irregular far any Gentleman to speak in rich terms of a measure next, the following articles, being of the brought forward, particularly on the part of Go- growth, produce, or manufoaure of Great Britain vernment. or Ireland, or any of the colonies or dependencies Mr. CANNING said, he trusted we were not ar of Great Britain, ought to be prohib ited b y law rived at those times, when a strong G overnment, although it might be above answering, should have from being imported into the United States, or the Immunity from interrogation, any more than any territories thereof, viz : other man in that House, Why had not a power- Alt attic!ei of which leather is the material of chief value. fal Administration tried to impose silence ? All articles of which tits or bras: it die material of chief Mr. BURKE said, it had been tried , and that it answered for three debates, but never di d for a valtw, tin in sheets excepted. fourth. He supposed the attempt was about to be All articles of which hemp or flaw a the material of chief renewed. That the Right Honourable Gentleman Value. should not, in a month after the developement of All articles of which silk is the material of chief value. his plan, be prepared to discuss it, was extraordi- Woollen cloths, whose invoice price:shall exceed --.... nary, and he (Mr. Burke) earnestly sought to Woollen hosiery of all kinds. know whether it was ever to be brought before the Window Wass, and all other manufacture: of Glass. House again ? Mr. Vs INDHA.M said. be had not stated that Silver and Plated Wares. the topics were unconnected , but had sa id, that the Paper of every description. Hon. Gentleman pressed the consideration of Nail* and Spikes. things comparatively remote. He would say, that iiati. he was ready for the discussion ; but had he been Clothing ready trade. governed by the Right Honourable Gentleman's miii.„.„ o f all kiwis. manners, he should have given no answer at all to Playing Cards. his enquiry. Colonel CRAUFURD said , the lang ua g e of Baer, Ale and. Porter; and the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Ca:inure). Pictures and Prints. was of the most mischievous tendency, and he The Motion for taking these Resolutions into ought to have been stopped. sooner (A loud cry of consideration, as being a milder measure, was Choir ! Chair I) agreed to without a division. On the 14th, The SPEAKER called the Honourable Mem the business was resumed, and adjou rned to the ber to order. Colonel CRAUFURD continool ; that what the 1701, when the Resolutions were agreed to, re- Right Honourable Gentleman isad said, was for the ported to the House, and confirmed by a majority purpose of creating uneasiness and dissatisfaction in of 87 to 33. They were then referred to a Se the army, and what be ought to b... called upon to account for. • lea Committee, with instructions to bring in a Mr. PERCIVAL could net heIT observing upon Bill upon them, and Mr. GREGG observed, that as the surprising longuage used h) the last Speaker, it appeared to be the sense of the House, not to go and the Noble Lcrd ( Femple); was the House to be told that any measure was so important arid dr- furtlierlhis Session, than to carry Mr. NICHOL tiCaLC, that those who oppesed it could nat sotto son's propeorion into effect ;be would move •' that their objeaions, without being charged with raising the Committee of the whole be discharged from a mutiny ? If this was to be the case, that e would as be an end of discussion. The Hon. Geralunen 011 that which was accordingly agreed to. thatoide (the opposition side) were reproached with Tha question was then put upon Mr. Nicnotson's not having eagerly agitated the debate on the Bill Resolutions, and carried. Ayes 87—Noes 3.5. now under consideration; but, he woull say, there was no cause to discuss the merits of it untd it was On the 21st, Mr. Muuroan, from the Corn known what was to be substituted. He would mittee to whom the Resolutions were referred. mildly ask the Right Honourable Secretary (Mr. brought in a Bill founded thereon, which was re- Windham) when any of his measures were to be ferred to a Committee of the whole House on Mon brought forward ? Mr. SHERIDAN said, the debate had not day, the 24th. This Bill was exported to produce latterly been condated_with a tone and man- much and warm discussion. ner consistent with the dignity of the House.— .the Bill was expelled to produce much Debate ; The question was not whether any new measure was worthy acceptance ; but whether the Ad but although it was ordered to be brought in by ropoted to be repealed, was net such as ought so large a Majority, we think it very probable that .te be expunged from the Statute-Book. It was it will not pass; as a previous Motion, on the 14th, Necessary first to remove the rubbish which lay in the way of all our efforts , and such h e could for dropping the business entirely. on the ground set but consider the Defence AR to be, ere any new that it was proper to wait a short time to learn the measure could be attempted. The Hight Hon. Gentl- issue of the negotiation depending between Mr. man who said that the newly disclosed military .. . !mottos and the Br itia n M i n ister, was negatived arrangement alarmed the country and destroy 'ed the confidence of the army, libelled the only by a Majority of 53 to 48. In the course of army, and that House also, by an attempt to these Debates, Mr. RANDOLPH particularly distin , etrerawe debate with representations of mutiny and . alarm. At least, before such bold assertion were guished himself. His speech, on the sth, against Made, the views of the Right Hon. Secretary should Mr. Caton's proposition, is an admirable compo bs better understood than they seemed at present to sition, but the pressure of temporary matter does be. Mr. CANNING explained. not permit us to give even a sketch of it. The question for the second reading of the Bill was then put and carried. Lord CASTLEREAGH hoped that Friday or Monday next would be a convenient day for the Bill to go into a Committee. Mr. FOX wished it to be committed to-morrow, as there were other discussions fixed for Friday and Monday, and it was desirous that the Bill should pats without delay. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, be would give his opposition at length, and leave no objection un tried whenever the discussion came on. It was at length agreed, that the Bill should be committed on Tuesday neat, Mro Jeffery consent ing to postpone his motion, which stood for that day, until Thursday, when lie hoped no further in teiruption would take place. Ihe other Orders of the day were then dis posed of, and at HALF PAST TWO O'CLOCK this morning the House adjourned. A division took place, last night, in the Hi of Commons, upon the second re.tding of the for the repeal of the Additional Force Ati, when the numbers were, for the second reading 2;',5 ; against it 119. The Opposition appeared highly elated at being left in such a respeflAble minority. The following intelligence was yesterday sent to Lloyd's : " Admiralty-We i , April, 30, Half -pair Ore, p Fn. " The Donegal man of war arrived at Spithead this morning, and the following message has been received by the Telegraph : " Captain Malcolm passed Cape Maize, m ith Admiral Duckworth, on the 2.oth March : the re port of a French squadron being there, cannot be true; the Donegal left Admiral Louis, with the Spencer, Jaijiier, and Ale:dreier, on the Atli Aril, in lat. 37, long. 67. In a very hard gale, on the 12th, the Errors French prize, of 74 , guns, sunk ; crew all saved." The San Joy): arrived at Plymouth on Saturday, left the Earl of Sr. Vu.cesi CISI;NiIIig Off Brest, w:th four sail of the line and three frigates. Colonel Witham Surrn. Surveyor of the port of New York, has been removed from Mike, in consequence of his secret connexion with Mt is AM DA ; se have not heard of the appointment of a successor.—( Aurora.) General ARMSTRONG is appointed Minister Pleni potentiary of the United States to the Court of Madrid. The Dill introduced by Mr. ADAMS,• in the Senate of the United States. relative to Foreign Ministers. Las been disagreed to. under the im• pression, that lull posers are to be found in the laws of nations to meet the cases contemplated by the Bill. The °bk.& of Gereral MIRANDA'S secret expedi tion, had not uan,pired at New• York or. the is.dry. MI 10 until this w that. wltetj wake an? Vice., berms' r. CA )1 4: s( t ..inane) ,me P. • - ; THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, THURSDAY. MAY I. We have received New York papers to the 30th March, the contents of which are of considerable im portance. In the House of Represenretives, on the Sth of March, in a Committee of the st ~ole, upon the State of the Union, Mr. Grts.c.:c moved a rm. lution for the total non•importat:on of British goods, in the following words: " Therefore, resolved, That unto' ecortable and sati , Getrity arrangements on these points 'hall be midis between the two G.,vernmeats, it is expedient, that from eod after the dly re next, u' goods, rarer, or alflchaudite, of el, - .. > th, proiLlct, or manutacture of Great It 3.. in, or of any of t:e co il..mes or dependeneies thereof, entr.t to i.e i:inwo.e.l {i: tO the 11..ir ..l ..• Provide.l, however, thit w4lolc4e. armor-. so.mta, e.. 44 setwectery by t►e rtesiaear a' the Lu.tee •••••••••• HIGH COURT OF PM L1.1311,.\ P. Tal.kt, OF VISC(oUST sr.curio U Y. Yesterday morning, the uial of V;scnnut vu LE was resumed, as early as nine Peereases, and other Ladies cf rank aad gut to assemble in Westminster-ball, but oat i ta great number.. as on the first day. Soon ,tier 11.11 past ten, the Managers entered, headed by Mr. WHITS% EAD, who WAS followed by Lori !let.; PETTY. Viscount HOWICK, E4ll TEMP L C, Sir v A• 4, Rossibtv, Serjeant BIST, Mr. MORRIS, Mr. it at NG. Mr. JEKY L, &C. &C. ; and, immediately after, the SPEAKER, with about 15.) Members of the Hun,, of Commons. About half past eleven ti clock, ( L e Members of the House of Peers, in their robes, ar rived, and, after going through the same ceremoni• as were fully described in our Paper of ) esterdav, they took their seats according to their respective ranks and titles. The Prince of WALLS and Royal Dukes were seated on a bench next the Theone, as before. The Loan CHA NCELLOR having taken t:.e Wo••'. sack, and the Serjeant at Mace having pit...tt:ra, • silence in the usual form, Viscount :IMLvILI.L et • tered at the eastern door, next the bar, and having bowed reeptetully to the Chair, took his seat within the bar. His Loid.hip's dress was the same as oe the preceding day. He paid most constant atm tio• to the proceedings. His Loadship took notes of the greater part of the evidence, and frequently consulted his Courted. Tile Loan Cirascre.toa having called upon the Managers to proceed with their evidence, and having taken his seat at the table, covered, Mr. Gites, as the acting Manager of the day, proceeded to put in various official and other documents ; the particu lars of which we are not yet at liberty tolpublish.— To some of these documents various objediona were made by Messrs. Ptuu Ca and ADAMS, as Counsel for the Noble Defendant, all of which were an swered by Mr. GiLes, Mr. Wail-man., and Sir SAMUEL Routi.tv, and gave rise to many observa tions in the course of the day, from his Knyal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND ; Marquis of STAFFORD; EarlsSraNNOPE, and SFENCES ; Lords ELDON, ELL ENBLIII.6I'OU. HOLLAND, Dative, and the Losers CHANCELLOR. Ten Witnesses were examined, principally Gen tlemen in Public Offices. About half past four o'clock the Court was ad journed, with the same ceremonies with which it commenced, until this day. LISHIORS Fait era Y. For full diets, nothing is move elegant than the laws tiaras and reds; turbans of every kind are much wore, the Circasian and Piedmont guest prevailing ; the bait • la Fagip nodose, with a profusion of diamonds, a veil falling over the left shoulder, one coiner of which crosses the bosom, and fastens to the reivture with a diamond arrow; whitesatin _p: nigh 11(4 with a leaf embroidered in silver 11111111 in front, or a loop f diamonds ; turbans, with bandeaus of dead gold or silver an- Mired, with black velvet of an a La Grecre border, the emir bound with the satin, and acorns ors quaint mils The most ekgant full dimes are of white satin, with a broad border down the front, of embossed white satin leaves, very much raivgl, sleeves to correspond • this dress is considered must elegvr, with nothing brilliant ;bout it, but a profusion of iiimmoilds oo the head, and diamonds to c asp the bosom, tlicse or spider web continue to be as much aromas ever, over white sane, eie-r kind of thin muslin, plain and figured ; there is notnii: k ; p.n- • - tieulerly new in the make, and long sleeves almost general. Ball dresses of crape, tainefidly sloped in drapeiies, trimmed with wreaths of narrow variegated ribbon, wok Spanish sleeves, ' of colours to suit the tri m mings ; em bossed crapes, and gi , ld and silver lam*, as usual; imperial net of white and co- loured ; silver charuhreys, Ye. ire. hforning dreeses a or Japan cambricks, made high in the neck, with a }Wine of muslin from the back scams of the waist, and round this bit. tom, to meet in front ; also those of canalock muslin, trimmed with large cord, with a.i end croming the brassie, and 011-pende4 in a drapery behind, with a trite, in the Ttuki,b style ; the tia es:raid dress ie considered extremely simple end pretty, and is worn chicly with a Gyres hit ; the spencer Lsrigiseis is ex tremely elt , gant, and pe:ticulariy adapted fet - the Ladies who attend the 'nod. being very retina aiid thirsty in its appear ance, and, at the same same; well calculated to keep of tee cold—a head-ten it wet ntc correspond; Spanish and Gipsey desks and spencers, lined with silks of every retool ; very pale or shaded silk hats and bonnets, of ratios. kind, orna mented with shaded ribbon and ftiwers ; Mop and straw Ilan and bonnets of every descripthin, trimmed with feathers sad flowers of various kinds. It is impossible to say what crdoin is most prevalent ; primrose, lavender, pale blue, pcach,blos , sem, and sma-green, arena equally worn. White gloves and shoos. for full diem—and dark coloured for morniog. asxmcwwwma-saAsswews. Their MAJESTIES had a stied party on Tuesday night. Yesterday morning His hleJ estv and the Nile. CESSES took an airing on horseback. His Majesty did not come to town Yesterhy as cape fed, supposed to be on account of 4 Aiiiiiistets and official Gentlemen being engaged en the tr.al of Lord Maevicer. The PRIM/71NT of the United States, in a Mes sage to the Senate and House of Representatives. states, that the Spaniards having advanced into the disputed territory, a detachment was sent f , l them, requiring them to withdraw, st hich they Accordingly did. The Eitreprenorte cutter, Lieut. YOING, attired • on Monday lar, at Plymouth, with dispatches Irons Admiral Lord Coctissowoon. She brings no into- Eget= of any importance. A letter from Barbadoes, of the Ist of Merril, represents the islands in a sickly state.—The 9 "..` l , or Perthshire Regiment, a - c stated t o have bur i es 10 officers, and 140 privates, in nine months, at St Vincent's. _ -OWN PR WV. OF STOCkS. YEsTElttm%. Rank Stock VI} Ifni* S per Ccnt. Reduced India Roods Exchequer Bil's . . ts. ea. rem. F.nglish Lottery Trekata Consols for 64111 - • COAL-MAK SET, Aped SO. Ships at Market. • Set!d. Price. 26 ..tiiewcA.tip 6 ..SundeglAn.l. I'EATH• List Week, et Weoi F.id. an GloscestershiriN Ur. Its R. truce, lIIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDWI BRR).• Mom. 45 wl6. after 12. 1 Evap... . ...7 M in. 044 I LONDON :—.Printed by G. DAVIDSON. Ns. 17, D • Co.,rt„ 116%-direet, C..seua Gs.dani, and Published • a)dScs, No. 15, Kock of St. Clement': Clwych S , • by W. STUCN, of No 7, New 11.,!t0n-ltser, I ."‘ •, o:4era, Sre. WI Vag Paper, swat w the Olfice , grilioce duly t teadt taa T I T Mani and left Cmg Mrs intro c 4