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goi tathority ever, them..---Upon the derails of this flleasure many Observations , would Maritally occur, hot at the ,same time ,he should recommend all 1 ; ! % , ,ib1e dispatch to: ctrl ry this measure into efF d thr - Shortest passible time.; upon these grounds lie supported tic Nfotinie." • lord C ASTI/ERE:KiII said, that from the course the discussion had take's, it appeared to turn not so much upon the expediency of the measure now pro_ posed as upon a general charge against the Military System adopted by His Majestros',Ministers. With respett to that System, he thought he might safely leave it • to the general approbation of ParliaMent, as the measures brought forward had already re. ceived the sanClion of Parliament,' and also that of his Right Hon. Erieed, who heti not then objeaed that such a measure as the present- ought to have yreceded them. With respeet to the charges made againsi His Majesty's Ministers, ,he contended, that allhoogh they had no objcetion to meet them in detail, yet•they tended, brought forward as•they were; to deprive Ministers of that confidence which was treces. spry to the beneficial exercise ortheir funtlions. He differed in opinion with his Righelion . .l4 . riend (Mr Pree); as to the policy of bringing) forward this meacure Wan early period: he considered that the mode which !lad .been adopted by His Majesty's Arlini , ..ters 'to bring. forward their measures With_ a view to this'objeCt successively, and one at a time was the hest, a n d as the same machinery was to be used in all, that machinery could not be worked to a very great extent at Once, withotit rendering it of very little preeticel atreet . , His Majesty's stere . had considered wiore'eeat best' in point'ol'prac. aed had adopted the:i measures in conformity with that consideration. A measure had already been proposed by Ministers and adopted by Parliament,. eneble His Majesty to avail himself of the vo. luntary exertions of his people, and if the ac.• ceptation of those voluntary exertions had been slackened for a while, it was-only that another measure then proposed to Perliantent Might not be crippled. With respcet to Volunteer:, he - did not wish that any one should -he led to suppose that there was not both in this Comity and Ireland at very powerful force of thet description; in the latter Country he knew there was little short of .15cectoo' Volunteers, many of Whpro e and pertieu , lefty in the Province of Ulster, were as efficient as • any force could be short of Regular, Troops. The present measure was intended to encourage volun. tary exertions, but if coercion should become ne. .eessary, it was absurd to suppose that the Preroga. tive of the Crown was to he supported by an inilitiment against the offending Individual to be tried after the danger was over ; thiirineasure was therefore intended to give efitti. to that preroga tive. Same absurd ideas hail gone abroad, that it was intendeil by this measure to arm the.whole People : the objiin was to enable His Majesty to compel .the exertionte of those whe might be found wanting to their duty. :With respect:to the elec. tion of Officers by Volunteer Corps, he believed it . was clearly understood that such Corps were to be allowed, ,to eleet those of whom they most approved for that purpose, subject to the approbittioo of His Majesty. He bad been extremely anxious to catch the military system of Right Hon.:Friend (Mr. t lstun ithi), but it seemed to center in a constant prefereece for Regular Treopre: his Right lion. Friend seemed to look Upon every other measure Vt jib a jaundiced eye ; hut to en according to such • .2, system at the present moment; must be attended with danger to the Public Service. • • •" Mr. FOX said, he had not attendoi the House for sometime, but as he had opposed the War, he did not • V(iSh to incur Weepy by opposing the :measures 'which were deeMeal neceesary-tb: catty it on. This was the first eneesure respeCting that tubjeCt which he" could consistently sOpport, navel, therefore, he Caine down to the Itmse. ohji coed t several of t he mearo t e e which had been nronght ferWi;rd, perticulorly the Arroy of Reserve but he came • dowis to the House to support a Bill for arming the Country.f instroCting a whole People in arms. Th e Nob)e leird (CdsereFREACH) Wit Said, thAt the 11oeoorable Gentleman (MroWelitritato) had ex. pressed a decided preference for "Ategniar Troops, but lie boderstored the Honourable Gentleir6ose sentiments in a diff..trent seoie to that:commented upon by. leis N 'tile food. No man could contend that a regular Army lives net the hest description ttf Force, but there were two descriptions of force with respell to the oteireet in view, He hoped we sheuld have en cited, it eret superioe regular Army ; to any the French could bring against us': hut It this,,wereisve sore of vittory 1 and upon this be agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Pere-) that we aught to place oqrselveti-ots inuch.in a state of certainty as possible. 'There -teas another de. ber ip i i,, n o f f lee, however, which must arise nut of the uniiiiimity and %igour of the Country, and for the rai.ing of which, he. regretted that any-cou t . pulsatigy measures Sir Old be resorted to. We might have an excellent Army atelhea'VeGfficers, and so rte ght the. Enemy, but they could not have ae armed mass eerie! to the armed people of Gseat Aaitdiai. He objected to cnno ulsory means and volentarYcxertions {icing joined in the SeMe Hill, as he thought the latter . oug h t first to be Called upon ; and he had no that in that case the 'patriotic feelings of the People would tendet compulsory measures mtters. retry. The• armed Citizens of the Coentry ea in - corijuntlion with the Regular. Army, ; tad i t eerehl in :re certainly erevent the ultimate success of the eEeroly. He slid not. consider that there were sit Itt pro b a bili t i es o f i nvas i on as many other Members seemed to think, but stilt it' was • the general opinion, and upOo that 'they ought to ;41. Hy lord (I le we se ey) W a d (jok e d of ate acte of l3titislt gtootel, which might be con. ,idered as: a figure of, oratory. ; but still if it was sble fur the F:tIOCh tu,gai , u"ppssessio n of P orts _ mouth, or'Closthatie or LOndon, it could not affret the question, with respell, to their ultimate success, if die Country was cictermitecl to defend itseK It t44iDei.l Irt him that to Hay ttll.the I Bth of July, before taking the first melts (Which he, eonsideted this to be) towards arming the People, was a very loeg period. .It was said, however, when complaints woe mide: upon, this ',aka, why not move an 10. quirt', IWO ; Oc,C9lloLlta of Ilk Mlesity's Ministers; liut such .a co;atitto as that • was to hr measured by the ciii:kut!st4ek ef tilC mOnitoiti sans teerticuletly 01 pr.e4nt: au 10,lowitig I;ie,re was n il' 61110rtUtlity ; lie had heard, hOWever, that notwithstanding large majorities, Midisters had afterwards adopted ,the advice against which they divided, and .Perhaps they might equally take advice in the present in. stance, and make no longer delay - . Something bad been said .With repeit to the danger o f arming a part of the people, but he thoughi; that whatever differences cf opinion might prevail with respett to . . the condukft of the Government on the form.of the Constitution, all would be absorbed in the objel of the defence . of the Country against the enemy by whom we were threatened. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ex. pressed his satisTaCtion that no oppoSition had been made to the present measure. Ile contended that Mittisters had not beiti wanfirrg in measures to put the Country on its guard cver .since the signing of the Treaty of Amiens. From the period of the Mes sage the Supplementary Militia were called our, and ,augmentations were made to the Cavalry and various other branches of force. • After the. Dada- . ration of War,,and before the provisions with respell Jo Abe Supplernentary Militia could be carried into execution, the Army of Reserve Bill was brought forward, and before , that measure could he carried into execution the present measure watt presented to t he. attention of the House. He 'contended, there fore, that Ministers had not been tardy in the ex ecution of their duty, nor was there any just charge whatever of that nature against them, when it Was considered in what a state of defence the Country Was in only two Months after the Declaration of War. He hatilhe greatest satisfretion in observing ihe un it. nimity and the spirit niche Country, and amongst the causes of this, lie could not help enumerating the re probated Treaty of Amiens. The Country were con. vinced that the:War now arose entirely, from that spirit Of ambition and aggrandizement which had been displayed on the part of France. He concluded -by expressing his wish that the present Bill might : be carried through the House with all possible pedition, So as to be passed during the present week, and that the House would allow it to he read a first and second time, and committed and reported till's night. It was then proposed that the Bill should ha printed, 'in order that it, might meet an early con sOeratinn. Dr. L AWRENCE thought His Majesty's Mi. nisters had been negligent in not bringing this ores. sure before Parliament touch earlier. The Hon.: gentleman then - took a view of their conduct since. the Treaty of Amiens, and expressed his disappro bation of Seamen and Soldiers being discharged, at a period when we were in want of them, and when the conduit of our Enemy gave . us .every reason .to, doubt their honour and watch their adions: He thought there was a spirit in France, which he had not witnessed in this Country ; but .he was sure that the People would, from the_ dangerous .situation of the Nation, he roused to defend every thing that was dear to them as Englishmen. Sir JAMES PULTENEY said, he should not give his silent vote,. Without applauding the measure now before the House, and he hoped pers o n s wou ld readily enter into the service.; Colonel CRAUFORD said a few words in favour of the measure. Mr. At.skAitovtt said, it was necessary to have a large -fOrce in this Country to opliose the force of France, and the spirit mentioned •by t he nourahle'Gentleman (Dr. LAWItt NOE), which had been shewohy - the Fteneb people was very different tr,in the noble spirit of Englishmen.; t h e first wrs a boasting anti . pretended afF.ittion the Consul — but the spirit of an Englishawn .was pure and ge nuine, Dr. LAW R PNC F. pC,,,Leinedi Colonel Vs Ittl{Rit expri•ssed his approbation of the Bill about to tie brought in . - on the question being put, leave was given to bring in the Bill. The (..'IIANCELLOR of Ike EXCHEQUER said, it was too,late for the House to go into a commit_ tee to-night, he shoultl therefore. propose that the tin khe enould go into a Committee on the Bill to_ morrow at four o'clock. 111 C SICK STAR Y at WAR. brriught in the Bill, which was read a fir:ir and second tune, and Loin 'milted pro _Arno, ;IA the report ordered to be in . Otight up an Wednesday next. The Committee tin the Volunteer Corps Bill was ppstputied till to.morrow. The Committee on the Militia Amendment Bill . was postponed' till to-morrow. . The CHAncnt.ott of the • EXCHINUER post. pontd the further consideration of the Report on the COttOn Weavers' i ßill till Thursday next, The other Orders of the 04y were ditipmed of, and the House adjourned at Eleven o'Clock. THE SUN., SOLSM QUIS DICER% 41.41.114 AUutaT LONAON, jU Lr 19,,,'163. LAsT night the SECRRTARY •at WAR: brought forward the very important Measure of 'which lie had given notice, for calling forth the whole Porn. lation c.,f the Country, and training it to Arms, that every Man may be of use in the event of In vasion, The Plan, it will be seen, .was originally suggested by Mr. P.m, to.whose zeal and assiduity in the discharge of his Parliamentary duty the Country is under the most serious obligations, as Well as for the spirit ,which his Genius infuses, and, the protedion whiCh it yields at • this moment 'of • danger. The Plan is very fally detailed in the. Speich of the Secretary at Wan the Male l'opulatiur t of the Country, between 17 and 55, is to be divided into four classes. The first comprises all men ca. phle of beating arms between 17 anti tomb's.- ; or wiLfowe'n, nut having m,)le than one.child under to yearkof age. The seeund,•all from 30 .to _so unmarried, or widowers not having more than one child under to years of age. Thethirii, all between )7 and 30, who maybe married, but have no chore than two children ; and the fourth class is to com prise all not described in the other three. There are h few exemptions—cuch as those now actually serving in the Militia by Substitute, or belonging to any Volunteer Corps enrolled and approved of by Hts MAI IISTY, and of course all serving in the Regular Army or Army of Reserve, and likewise all Custom-house and Peace Officers. The Measure has our entire approbation, because we have ;ong thought some such Km necessary to ensure our safety against the enterprising spirit of the Enemy. When this Plan is properly carried into efrea, we shall cease to think the United King dom exposed to danger. Thus armed and united, " Come the four corners of the 'World'in arms, " And we shall shock them—Nought can make us rue, " I f Britaist to Itgrself do prove . but true." We learn that Private Letters of a very late date have been received from PetenburgL, which speak in very decisive terms of the strongAttachmebt, of that Court to this Cotintry, and of the probability of our being aided by the alive, co-operatiOn Russia. The Terrace• at Windsor presented anothergrand sight on Sunday night, the company being uncom, manly numerous as well •ns seled. The ROYAL. FAMILY arrived on the Terrace soon after seven, o'clock, `and remained till p.m eight. -Ye4cerday morning His MAJESTY, •the DUKE of CAMERIDCe,' and the. Pkttstc Ess SoPtit.A, attended. by Generals CARTWRIGHT, GWYN, Dr BUTII4. and Major DEssR.OW, took an airing on horseback in the Long Walk, in the Great Park. - HER. MAJESTY and the Princesses. AUGUSTA, &Mote ETH,and MAR v,took an airing to Frugmorc. incess AMELIA, attendettby Lady How a,- took an airing in a phaeton in the Little Park. This day the ROYAL FAMILY left Windsor for Kt- w . Mr. MUNRO, the new American Ambasiador, arrived in fown yesterday from France. He will. be presented to flail( ING to.motrow at St., jarnes'#, Meetings of the , Deputy Lieutenants and ,Ma. giatracy have been held in-Norfolk, Suffolk, Somer. set hire, York, &c. for the purpose of considering the mast fit measure for calling forth the Force of, the Country, and establishing a system of COmmu-* nicatiom T'le greatest unanimity prevailed, and 'the Plan recomutended by Government adopted. A waciuul Bridge is Ong to be thrown across the crrek that has. too long separated Deptford from .Greenwich. New-Yink Pa' ers to the 1 ith, and Boston, New-En - gloat, .to the.tBth June, are received.. _The New.York'Paper of the 6th contains news from S. Domingo to the Bth May. General Ro.: " t h e 2 ,1 M a y, sent letter toGen era l l::L in which lie st a tes,that the FittaTewestlt. .ilkg the reatest solicitude for the A rmy o f es A A M U E l'. L A t U S . r. 1) imiogo, and pot contented with the daily re. .iceinents tbey received, sends at this momp it fr: q o t h e port, of France.an Army of 20,000 m cn , t, which snail succeed another. of 2 0 , 00 0 , s h ould i t be necessary." These promises were found requisite to overeOinit the weariness and (itAgtit of the troops. Of course .they cannot be realized, so .that the state of .the Army will be nearly desperate, To e Port of Nit'A , Orleans was opened to the Ame. ricans by Pr..clarniit ion on the 20th of May. But the Freilch Prefect there, and the Inhabitants,. had re ceived no intimation of the eftliun of Louisiana .to the'United States. The late race week at Newcastle was one of the dulie.t ever ktp)wri., Some misunderstanding ik t sabi to have arisen between. Lord DAtti..tswroN.;ao4 other Gentlemen, and.the" Clerk of the C ,. )utte,. in which ve r y f ew h orses were sent. consequencec; it.INI t ATi- f IANIEI. SAUND4RS, jilt). Of litirwich, is appointed to ..the Command of a Post.Otice Packer stationed' at that Port, \vacant by the resig. nation of Capt. SANTEI. As the Earl and Countess of . TAtshor were, on Friday afternoon upon their route fur their coon. try residence at Northaw, in a curricle, his Lord— ship was throw'n our by a sudden jirk upon an uneven part of . the - toad.. The horses took fright, and set off at full speed with her Ladyship; The grooms pursued at full gallop, but were unable to overtake the curricle fur neat) , 41 mite and a half, when theV came. a, a turnpike gate. The gate -was shot, and the curricle horses attempted to clear it; but being embarrassed by the curricle,. they were unable to effed their purpose. They rushed, how ever, with such vi dence ag dna the gate, as to, tear it from the 'hinges,. and to shatter . the .harness and the curricle to pieces. The-Countess kept.her scat until she came to the •turnpikelote,, whoo,she ' was thrown out, lot tonately without sustaining an y . other injury th a n a f ew slight ',guises. We've• concerned, however, to add, that the Earl as AO much hurt, that his is despaired of. A highwayman was taken on, Saturday.eveoing, near , Roehatupton. He hadstopt a chaise close to Mr. Rucker's gate at Wimbledon, when an alatin being given, he Was pursued by one of Mr. Rocker's servant's . on horiellack' and the patrole. He gal. lopped down Roehampton-lane, when Mr. Gold. smid's groom joined in the pursuit, on a very fine horse, but without saddle of any sort of arm'. He soon overtook him, and by crossing made him turn into Mr. Temple's gate, which he mistook for..a :thoroughfare,; He was of course stops. at the -second gate ; but turtling on his pursuers, he fired ut the Pat role*, and clapping spurs to his horse endeavoured to make his way back,but thiKMr.Goldsmid's servant' prevented by his superior speed. He seized him at the outer gate,- and, after a d es p erate strugg l e, wrested his pistol from him. He was then *tour . ed ; and the Bow-street people, who went to Put. ney ,on Sunday night, recognized him tote a per. sots against whom several informations for robbery called ; him se lf Hart s hail been laid. He and said he was n smuggler. - On Thar'sday the 7th inst. at Woodley Lodge, Berks, the 'eat of jAmes WystiLe, EA. Mrs. \Vulgate was safely delivered of a Daughter. ~~ s~ _NAVAL N S.. s PLYesotrm a .juLy /7.—A rri led the i'v7gegu: l , from St. Mining°, taken by the Trzt , Bntberi Pri vareer.—Sailed the AlbMu Man of War, v.ith 21"crihateprwr, Ann, Glory, Anna, and Stuart, under .Convoy for tb'e - E:tst Indies ; ,',r<?• twit and Russell Men of War, on a Cruize. -,--- PORTSMOUTH, JULY S.--Arrived this day, His MJ;esty's Ship Apollo, Cr.ap ,131.1:0N, lion; 0 crone, with the Fret** Brig L'Erterance, from New Or. leans, with cotton, captu red by her, and ; the'Eng lish Ship Kfrav‘nt, from Jamaica, - re-captured by her.• juts 18.—Ilis Majesty's rant- Office Packets the Arai lard, Captaini,Batoc s, and the Diana, Captain ST'EWAKU, sailed this day,-the former with the Mail far Gottenhurg, and the:lat. ter with the Mails for Tonningen, . Upwards of :0 pa.,,,sengers embarked in the latter Packet.. Ye. , :,terday Lieut. Cugar, of the hired Armed -Cutter the S.-wifr, lodged in the Customhouse house at this Port, 146 half-anker casks of Geneva witiel were selzfd on,the Suffi:lk Coast. DEAL, JULY 18.—The Hon. East India CO►n' parry's Ship Notrixr, from Chins, arrived this morning in the Downs, and remains.—Sailed th e Fury Bomb to tlyt Westward, and His Majesty's Gun,brigs Ranger, Snipe, and Coniiid, are-arrive d from a Cruize, and remain.—. The Hoy A nna Chr;ig tiara, C. Boon/att. master, from Petersburgh bona to Li,bo o , with wheat, candles, hair.skinS and 01 0 vas, is wrecked on the Goodwin Sands;.' Mayctt and Crew saved, and iarricd into Ramsgate. FALMOUTH, PLY 16.--S4iled this day, the Ship Starling, BRITTON, for Smyrna; liaraottit W/.iu iNcr oN, Penient, DAMON ' and Jaffe, MAY , fOr 1,6b0n ; Fine, HATHORNTH %V 41T E, lot' Oporto, and 'remit/trite, Wit.t.tia4s, for Sr. Nolichadis, tO join the outward.botind Liston, O i orro, and NiFill* terranean Fleets, which are now off' thii Pori under convoy of His Majesty's Ships Setz.horte, of 3 1 guns, Arrow, of 3o guns, and Wasp, of 20 gtinst and the Preaojante Armed Ship. Also sailed the Rose Privateer Cutter, of Southampton, Capt. Jo Hs! sou, on a Croix?. • Arrived the Dui, sf Camberlaw! Packet, LAu• ItANcri 'from - London ; and as the /Pahinghalti Packet cannot arrive with the,wind in diis quarter* . it is expelled she will take the Lisbon MAils noW here. Aiso arrived a Brig Transport from 1 1 / 4 / EaStWilfai, havirg on hoard. xso Troops from ,thy 4frican Corps, arc to be swdo,:cd at gcil &Tiflis Garrison. On Friday'eveninglast at- the Clierts, ‘ 4l l ll Slider Was singing the fay ourite L o y al and l'attl.. ntIF Song, called " A Rop e 's -end ,for -Grim parte," a person "behind the front boxes hisse d ; tl4, Audience immediately arose,in confusi , bn; and eriel person seemed equally' desirous in personally drul! . ! biog the miscreant who dared 66 publicly 1 .0 . ins ult the honour of the NAtion, and support the Cors ie l l Usurper in the face of hi 4 ,brave chastisers. We assort our Readers that the wretch narrowly escare° losing his life, —t PRICE 01 'flit& STOCKS, *DAY. Bank Stock !Hata Stock 160 N.ty ) s per Cen:. 861 b India Bonds par s. prem. per t ent I par , a. prspl, • j per Cent. 04nnium st 4 e: Lent. l_tml 70144 14111 4 tr• /4 1 er,Cellt 3 -er C. it. 5.01 ii nitto Ann. ' 3 ~er C. Coil 54.44 Bank fur luly Acc. ii4tik t.. A, 463,16} Cutts. tar Chum. s 5 11 Ditto Short THIS DAY AT Consols - 54 Ex. Dtv ::6~ a .~' TWELVE O'CLOCK. Ked. Ann - 5~~ At a MEETING of the NOBILITY, CLERGY, GEN rs TRY, YEOMANRY, and other INHABITANTS ut tot co uN I' of SO M CKS ET held at Urielgsv.ter, tisi .10 1 Day old uly, :Sob Sir UGH MYTH, Bart. Sheriff; in the Chair; .D ESOLVED, That the—lollw.ving .4.dttreis to tii t i ) l e f a o li t 9 t P h t e ed ki a e. ing,tha a t n h a e kl b . iii ?v p i l e r i c i en s t t r e k i n n ei t o o l w b y ki i i i i t i t N e: e4 3 l e l rsea.trlyil o d ti r ead,be TO TILE ICING's MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. We, your Majesty's Loyal Subjezts, Nobilith Clergy, Gentry, 'scorn air it, and other lutiabitarits of the County of Soinerset, bzg leave to express our faithful A,t i testament to your Majesty's tctson it . na Ciovernment,.ot o present awful Crisis or Public A ttairs. It 15 riot without the titilloit indignetign that We have v't neSseLt the ilangerous spirit of agghuidiLeinent (aiming at Du; thing short of universal Ethpire), whicn has for some t in r, marked the 'eondttet o f th e French Republic. We I ce O g Sue, for the subjugated state of a great part of Europe e a:e er w al e ri i: g el t i h hc e d pro to jet d i i s, sernble the clan ,;er that threatens 07, own Shores ; hut Free People can 'my:T. be dismayed, complish their Tann. or desperate ina‘hinutnane Actuated by this sentiment; we shall meet with the firt h nets of Britons th e exig en cies of the time; and we sho L l deem ourselves unw o rthy the dignified rank. we have in the scale of Nations t did we d:clitie the most aCtive exerQ tionS the'DetenCe (it out Couhtt)', aid even to 3 141 '7,3 our Lives for nu: preservation of your Majesty's Person , of t:•ose Laws rind Liberties which have been hitilOrt° • well szeured tzy our glorious Suc M a jesty'shSire,r t e .ee t t h , e a t assurances that we presume to AV your it than ► at / Alp is animated Avi % t v li t; t i h a a n t rl t t h ir e a K t himitY, in so noble a cause will Obtain inr us eventua l l y, r ablewith p t cac he e b . leiting of Divine ' Providnce, a sate aad . 1 ,. 30 ": 1( ts.atr4Rr seco nding Thanksl l v tid eT ti h le at A t d h , e liess.Su . of this Meeting be gi von lg., ' .A.bralutri Elton, Bart. for nuiv log, arid to , john Acland, Nr lirsolved, That the Address , be inserted Tite Bristol, any Sherburne Nev , ipaPels• The Sheriffhaving qu itt e d th i e jU C G ha l i i r, " Sl :l c o r c ri iif. to Resubrell, That the Thau.ks ,the. 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