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see any achtawpgthat could :coil: from the rnea. stm - now before the House originating in a Cam. miri.e. Every benefit wets on the contrary to he derived from the present made, in which Ministeas stated what they thought cught to be dune, and which necessarily became the •subject of discussion. Ddluch had beco ',aid about ;he present measure be ing a breach of faith, but he thought that the decision upon ,he questien of resignation had got rid of all danger of that description. It surely could not be con. fenced that P‘oltament was to bind itself down to a particular system without the power of altering it; it was sufficient that the Volunteers, if they did not like the new conditions imposed, had the power to withdraw. With resped to the opinion he had •given upon the subjett of resignation, it had been decided to he wrong by the highest authority, but betere it was altogether condemned, he would ask a question as to what was the nature of a Volun teer's. engagement ?—because, if it was not an to gagerrient to come cut when the Enemy landed, it amhunted to nothing. As to an alteration in the terms of service, it was not a matter for considera. ti m ;cthe ree ' t_rapt to resign. Mr. STU R G ES explained. Mr. T. GRENVILLE said, he agreed ir....the pro position for deferring the discussiton, but he could oat go out of the House without expressing his surprise at what he had heard. He was of opinion that it would have been much better if the mea sure had originated in a Committee- of the whole House, and he even thought now that any Mem ber would be justified in moving for a Committee of the whole House to consider the subject. llc . could not help remarking that the Noble Lord had attended the principles of the. Right Hon. Gen tleman (Mr. Secretary YORKE) by stating, that it would be prover, in some cases, to be relaxed, but the Right Hon. Gentleman had denied the Amend ment, and adhered to his original principle. It was absolutely necessary that they should know what Ministers really meant, but when they saw two of them disagree_ upon the subjed, it surely could not be * complained of that they should wish to recut to a Committee of the whole House. Lord C ASTI. EREAGI-1 explained. Mr. HOBRUUSE said, he could not see the ne ces.dty of a Committee of the whole House in the first instance, and he could not help remarking that three Bills relating to this subject were brought in last Session, when the Right Hon. Gentleman on the other side of the House did not propose any Committee of that description. Mr. T. GRENYILLE explained. Dr. LAWRENCE said, it appeared to him that the present measure, in addition to - enacting that there should be twenty-four days attendance instead of five, and a letter of resignation, merely proposed to declare the law which had already been decided, and to explain what had already been explained. iVlt. Secretary YORKE explained. The CII ANC ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he should take up but a very few moments of their time : there were only two objedions made to the measure proposed—one was, that it ought to have been previously discussed in a Committee of the House ; and the other, that it was wholly in. sufficient. He did not know whether it was to be found in the Journals of the House of Commons, that any etoteition of a . nature similar to the present hed originated in a Committee of the whole House. Jr %V;l5 raid rite eteasere was most defedive ; his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Secretary Yoaxt), did not profess to bring forward a measure to give perfec tion to- the Volunteer system ; his Right. Hon. Friend was perfectly aware that such a system could not be rendered petted in a short ob_ jet was to ebviaot tine inconveniences that had arisen, a,.1 particularly with reaped to the Eledion of Officers, the power of Committees, and the Qetestien of Resignation. The power of the-Com mittees, it was stated, was to be limited to financial arrangements. With respect to the Eleetion of OM. cers, his Right Hon. Friend hid stated, that claiMi of right from Corps to eled Officers, would be entirely disenuntenanced, except in those cases . where the Original compad entered into with any Corps rendered it necessary, in order to prevent breach of good faith, to 'suspend the effect of the firincipie established by military regulations. He b.• no means wished that they should attempt to fever that free agency which was the life and soul of the Volunteer System. And had not any opinion been given by his Hon. and Learned Friend (the ATTORNEY GENERAL) or by another Hon. Mem_ ber of that House, or any decision given by the Court of King's Bench, he should still have been of oeinion, that sound policy and good faith . left no alternative to Parliament: They were to consider questions of this kind, according to the bona fide view which the cOntraaing parties had of them, and Which he should have thought binding upon that House. It was his Nish that they should - do every tliieg to pre‘terve the confidence and the_affedions of the Pe-ape ; and it was his desire that the Vo lunteers shouftl be considered at perfed liberty to witl:draw from the Cores until called into actual service; bur at the same time he must take it on anis_ Cher grdund, that 'a Volunteer ought not to quit his Corps upon' slight grounds--he ought not to quit it un l e ss those 'circumstances had happened which him scarcely an alternative. If he did, he ought to be held tip to infamy, and consigned to obovion. He was of opinion, however, that the power of law ought not to be exercised, to chain him to coraliti ris anti to fetter his choice. As to what they hail been told of the insufficiency of the present force of the kingdom; he had to reply, that at this moment there was a huger number of Troops in Great Britain and Ireland, than were ever before assembled. 'He repeated, that this incasing: was only intended to remedy detects, but not to carry the system to perfeEtion : it must be. left in the h an d s of the People to ~work nut eerfettion. Whatever Gentlemen may wish to observe upon the subje3, they would have an opportunity of doing in the Committee / upon the Bilo After a few observations from Sir Wm. YOUNG, leave was given to bring in the Bill. The SPEAKER reminded the House, that there were two ballots to-morrow, and that he should have to take the chair at half past three, and count the House precisely at four. The Continitrees of Supply and Ways and Means Pr were postponed till Friday, The CHANCELLOR OF the EXCHEQUER post. poned his notice respe&ing the Cotton Manufaturers and their servants till Monday.---Adjourned at half past ten o'clock. MAILS. DUB. Hamburgh THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSOM AUDEAT ? LONDON, FEBRUARY 9,18°4. THg Measure relative to the Volunteers, to which the Country has looked forward with so much expedation and interest, was last night brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Se cretary YORKE. It falls far• short of what report had circulated as the proposed objed of the measure, and what indeed the Official Letters of the Right Honourable Secretary.had led us to expel}. That it is so, we heartily rejoice, and sincerely con gratulate the Country,. fur we are salisfioed that the fewer compulsory regulations - that are pu; upon the Volunteers, the more ardent and effedual will be their Military Services; The chief object of the Bill moved for last night by Mr. YORKE, is to consolidate and amend the Provisions of the several Ads made for the Re gulation of Volunteer Corps. The principal alter ation is with respell to Exemptions.' Volunteers are at present exempted from the Militia, upon exercis ing five days; but an ccemptifm from the Army of Reserve requires twenty-four for Infantry, and fourteen for Cavalry. He proposes that all should be upon the same footing, and that no Exemptions from the Ballot should be allowed, but that a Vo. lunteer ballotted either for ;he Old Militia or Army of Reserve, should be exempted from both those services while he regularly attended ex ercise in his Volunteer Corps, a dismission from which should immediately subjed him to service in the Militia or Reserve, in person or by sub stitute. This appears to us a reasonable and judi. cious improvement, as it will tend more than any thing else can do, to constant and regular attend ance as a Volunteer. •The power of Resignation is perfectly recognized by a written notice to the Commanding Officer. The right of nominating persons to be recom mended to His llVlAttisTy, as proper to hold Com, missions, has certainly been repeatedly exercised by numerous Volunteer Corps, and this not only in the first instance, but for the purpose of filling up subsequent vacancies. Few if any instances have occurred of such recommenditions having been re.. jetlecl. We do nor contend for any positive right of Eledion, but we think that it would be much more politic to sufi.:r these kind of recommenda tions to go on in their old channel, and to discoun tenance the unnecessary assumption of power by Commanding Officers, than to stand upon the 'exer cise of a bare right, which cannot fail to create discontents amongst those who have hitherto only stood forward as the defenders and safeguard of their Country, • A short conversation arose relative to the late Insurreaion in Ireland, in the course of which Mr. Secretary YORKE disclaimed any intention on the part of Ministers, to'throw any imputation upon the eharaaer of General - Fox, and Adiniral BERKELEY withdrew his notice; but Sir JOHN WRoTTESLEY took up the subjea, and gave notice of a Motion for Monday se'nnight, for the produdion of Papers. Yesterday at two o'clock Firs MAJETSY held a Privy Council at Buckingham-House, which was attended by Their Royal Highnesses the DUK ES Of YORK, CUMBERLAND, KENT, CAMBRIDGE, and GLoucEsTER ; the Duke of PORTLAND, tile LORD CHANCELLOR, Marquis Of SALISEURY,Eiris S A NDWICH,CHEsTERFIELD, HARRINGTON,CHAT HAM, and WESTMORLAND; LORIS ARDEN, WAL.. SINGHAM, HAWKESBURY, ST. HELENS, C ASTLE . REACH, C. SPENCER, and HOBART ; Sir WM. SCOTT, Judge of the Admiralty; the MASTER of the ROLLS; Sir S. CoTTERELL, Mr. ADDINGTON, Mr. FAULKNER, a cid Mr. GREVILLE. The Council sat till half past three o'clock. — After which His MAJESTY gave audiences to the DUKE of YoRK, the Marquis of SALtsuuKy and Earl CHATHAM. Yesterday the DUKES Of CUMBERLAND, KENT, arId'CAMBRIDGE, dined with THEIR MAJESTIES. A Cabinet Council was Vester.lay morning held at Lord HA.WKESI3URY!s Office, in Downing-street. Mr. PAGET, who is returning to Vienna, attended and received his final instrutaions. In the after noon, Messrs. SYLVEsTER 4nd SPARROW, the Mes sengers, left town for Yarmouth, for the purpose of preparing Packet to convey Mr. PAGET and Suite to HUStIal. Two light Battalions of Foot, of the King's Ger man Legion, are under orders to embark for Leland. They will sail from Portsmouth in the course of next week, under the command of Colonel ALLEN, a very distinguished Officer, whose gallunt . condud in the sally . of Menin in 1 - / 93, gained him the i',,p plau.;e of the Commanacr in- - Chief. The number of effettives in t he German Legion are 3000, and they art: a fine body of Soldiers, N 1 PAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, FE B. 7.—Arrived the Rosar;o Sloop of War, with the following' Ships under Convoy from Belfast, bound to London, put in by contrary winds, viz. Draper, Capt. WDonald ; Venus, Capt. Caughey ; Wil liam, Capt. MiCree ; Legan, Capt. Nl‘Callom ; Cunning ham, Capt. Fitzsimmons ; Diana, Capt. Pearson; Hero, Capt. Nl 4 Dugall. Sailed the Naiad Frigate on a Cruize, arid Plover Sloop of War to the Westward. • Arrived this morning, and sailed again in the evening, the Aurora Frigate, Capt. MALBON. PORTSMOUTH, FE B. B.—Arrived the Commerce, DAMON, from Plymouth ; and a large Fleet from the Downs, of Outward-bound Ships. DEAL, FEB. B.—Sailed the Lark Sloop of War, on a Cruize off the Coast of France. Arrived the Apollo Frigate, with the Hon. East India Company's Ship Experiment, and a Dutch East Indiaman, prize to 4 South Whaler, from India, last from Cork. • Arrived His Majesty's Ship Raisonable, from cruizing off - the Texel; and Millbrook Schooner from the Downs. Remain in the Downs—His Majesty's Ships Monarch, Utrecht, Illustrious, and Raisonable • the Leda and Apollo Frigates ; Dart, Arab, and Vulture Sloops of War; Perseus and Fury Bombs ; Aggressor, Basilisk, and Jackall Gun brigs ; Experiment, from India, and Dutch East Indiaman, a Prize. Sailed yesterday, with the Convoy to the. West. ward, the Edinburgh, THOMAS, for Oporto. The Axtelope, of 50 guns, Sir SIDNEY SMITH, has sailed from Yarmouth for the Downs, to be under the orders of Lord KEITH, and to be employ.. ed on the coast of France. Captain DICEY 'is appointed to the command of the Leda Frigate, also under the orders of Lord KE ITH. Capt. WHITBY 15 appointed by Admiral Sir J. "f. DUCKWORTH, to command La Pique Frigate, in the room of Capt. CUMBERLAND, returned home in. the Revolutionaire, owing to ill health. The Veteran, of 64 guns, is to be prepared for sea immediately at Chathatn. Capt. KING, son of Admiral Sir RicHARD I KING, is to have the com mand of her. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took leave, previous to departing for their respec tive destinations, viz. Capt. JOHN LOGAN, of the Princess Charlotte, for Madras ; Capt. WEMYSS OR_ ROCK, of the Lord Nelson, for Coast and Bay ; Capt. "I.Ho A s LUST-4 TNG-roN, of the Canton, for China ; Capt. Hon. HUGH LINDSAY, of the Lady Jane .Dandas, for Coast and Bay. Capt. WM. DUNSFORD was sworn into the EOM. mand of the Ceris, as was Captain GonsAnvs' coAtt psort into that of the Company's Frigate Cornwallis, returning tb the Marine Service at Bornbay.—The Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wednesday next. . . , . At . a General Assembly of, the Academieians held, on Tuesday last, Roli,RT SMIRKF, Esq. was elett, ed Keeper of the Royal Academy,, in the room of , JOSEPH WlioroN, Esq. deceased. THE THEATRES.--The ,new •Comedy of ,The Soldier's Daughter was fully confirmed in public favour last night at Drury Lane'.Theatre.-- The piece is yet too long, but it will doubtless be irti proved as it proceeds-, by the omission of the- less interesting parts. -The Performers. all , exerted them selves with very great spirit, and the piece. received. the warmest applause. The Bouse.'was crowded. Coy El;tl' GATOEI4.--..-The Tragedy' of Ki ng , oin, was the dramatic iittradion last •rtightat-this Thea tre. KEMB LE represented Kin g yob, with great judgment and skill. •- - Mrs. Si Docitsts displayed all her 'powers of energy and pathos in Con Stance.. C. KE m BLa-gayea yery animated and gallant portrait of Fdconbridge; and - Coottii rendered the part of fluGrrt much mot - e prominent thasn it generally ap pears,. Some of his speeches were given with very affeaing'emotion. - Mrs. CRESSW ELL is much too large in her figure for the charater of Prince Arthur, though she performed the part with feeling. The Play is brought forward in a splendid style. Many of the passages which express the indignation of Britons at the attempts of Gallic Invasion were received with ardent sympathy by thetAudience. This morning the Westminster Cavalry mustered at their parade in full marching order, and marched to Barnet, under the command of Colonel ELLIOT. R. B. SHERIDAN, Esq. is proposed as a Member of the Si. James's Volunteers, and is to be bailout(' for tomorrow by a Committee. • The Holders of . Loyalty 5 per Cent. created in 1796, have now the Option of being paid off at par, either in money, or in 3 per Cent. Stock, valued at 75 ; it having beep stipulated by Aet of Pialia ment, at the time of borrowing en security of said Stock, that the Holders should enjoy the advan tage of this option at any period within two years after the conclusion of the next Definitive Treaty of Peace. The Definitive Treaty of Peace having been concluded at Paris on the 27th of March, 1802, the holders of the Sa id Stock will be entitled to de mand at the Bank, on or before 27th March next, 1804, tool. sterling for each tool. Stock; the present price of which is 924 per cent. This circumstance accounts for the price of Loy. aity 5 per Cents. being so much higher than any other 5 per Cent. Stock, and is also the cause of the present scarcity of that Stock at Market, particu larly as the Transfer Books of this Stock will shut at the Bank early in March next, prior to the pay_ men; of the half yearly Dividend, due sth April. The recall of Mr. LiviNosTos, the American Minister at Paris, was occasioned by a personal tn. filinity of that Gentleman. He is, unfortunately, very deaf; and when he appeared at the FIRST CONSUL'S Levee, was under the necessity of em. ployin an Interpreter ; so that no secret busiocs 3 •whatever could be ;ran' saded on public days. REPORT, COURT OF KING'S BENCH, ?tn. 6, BEALE 'V. THOM?SON. , Judgment Was given in this Cause. It was g Writ of Error'upon a verdict in the Common Pleas• The Adionwas broUght on a Contract to perfor►n a voyage as a Mariner on board the Aquilonf from England to Pctershtirgh, and back again,.at 51. ios. per month. The Ship was detained b 3? virtue of the :Embargo laid upon all' British Ves' sels by the late Emperor of Russia, and the crew wer 6 marched up the country, b►►t were afterwards re• leased, and returned iv:th the ship and cargo. Th e single question was, 'whether the Plaintiff was en' titled to wages for that period during which the vessel was detained ?—Los a EL LENBOROUGH vered the opinion of the Court much at length, 'gn u referred to a variety of cases in our own bookli and in the writers on the laws of nations ; he con. eluded by observing, that the Contra& between the Plaintiff and Defendant was to be considered as be' ing in force from the commencement of the voyaig to its final determination; that the Plaintiff Ws entitled to his wages during the time of the Er' bargo, and that the judgment of the Court of Cora' mon Pleas in favour of the Defendant roust be re. versed. Pon Llc-OFF To z, Bo W-STR E ar. Yesterd 3 P a the man apprehended a few days ago on suspicion of divers footpad robberies in the neighbourhood 0L Islington, was brought up for re-examination, whet'. a Lady of the name of Lee appeared, and gave VI account of her and another Lady being stopped on the zd of November last, in the fields near Cane,', nonbury House, •by a man with a silk handkerch ief over his face, who presented a knife, and robbed ref, of a one-pound Note, and the other Lady of soli! money: that he threatened them if they did not ill' . mediately return back—asked as to the - recolleal° ll . of the robber, said, she verily believed the Prisoner. , to be the man, as the handkerchief did not Ove the lower part of his face. Some other Ladies las r ng ing been robbed, the Prisoner was rerpanded for future day.—Two men were examined, the oner ci procuring, and the other for personating Bail, inf rl o Anion for Debt in the Court of King's Bench Defendant not appearing an execution was i 0 ,1 1 . 5, against the persons who were supposed to have P ri tified Bail in the Action, which led to a discol e 4 of the tra nsa Cti o n. This offence by the Statute ' c ' list James the. First, is made felony without ba c ', examination. of Clergy. The, parties were committed for °- was executed y ester d a y mornilit was dressed in black, appeared pale, and ineae ab '.. - n i n n i a l t , i , o r r l i A m , e, who of regarding with attention the horrors of her situ P tion. When the halter was flied - , she seemed it' a e dined to speak, but her strength evidently Oil' k and she' was incapable. Her appearance t2l 7 °, the whole excit e d e motions of compassion qrpor ß . the spedators, who. became at last so elatnoeol that. die Sheriff, in a loud voice, described. to Ord the impropriety of their behaviour, after vvhic4 - $ l 7O were more silent . . The caps having been' F l a t. over the faces of the sufferers, the cart drew , ‘7, w p As. it was going, she gave a scream, and fur re( 3, or three minutes after she was suspended, apPct i ,4 to be in e grea.t agony,: moving her hands g l /,lcen. down_, frequently. For eight days she ha -4 but little nourishment, and her feelings, while'', tending the condemned Sermon preached on SuP O l were so great, that she was sevecal times deVr ivC ; of sensation, and supposed to be dead. Her f au t c a l. k mother, ~and oth er re l a ti o ns,, were with her da rl e ir . the gloomy hours ot sadness that preceded her fat- 4 the whole,of whotn - she embraced for' i the last t i tri bc , , A petition was pr es ented ro.His Majesty in lief 4 halt;, and an answer was returned, that she ofof not. entertain hope ..of mercy, her crime beir'o4 that.: magnitude that admitted of no o;hei 41;erri ati ` than execution of the law. Late on Tuesday evening, as several poor bo .ol belOnging to Highgate were sliding on a l a rge deep .on opposite. the Gatehouse, the ice stidd erl e or gave. w a y i n t h e centre, and two of the children ' l o t unhappily buried under it. As soon as the alarrn given,. and lights could be procured, an Assistanto Hurwit"s Academy,. opposite - the pond, astonishing intrepidity plunged in Co rescue the: oil dren ; one boy was providentially saved, alw r ji above-me n tioned Gentleman, after a long and P e a ir uus. search under the ice, succeeded in bring4iact the body of the other, though unfortunateif 0 10 late for the purposes of resuscitation. This l ' at tif instance of philanthropy was witnessed by te r vi ith e of z3oo seestators, and we trust it will meet, oft. due encouragement from the accustomed libera ll, '' the Royal Humane Society. V (/ ' A desperate brottle was fought in a field nea r dington, on Tuesday, between Rum? oPP % , coachman, and a labouring man of the name of", /la m s° , ; when, after an obstinate contest Of 6 v ll o l minutes; in which more zeal than dexterity displayed, the coachman was carried off the tr°° having received a severe hearing. MARRIED. Sc )ftb i; • On Tttesday, A. E. Young, Esq. of Orlingbury , ,, l ol- amp tonsnire, to Miss Amelia Neate, daughter of '' Neate, EA. of Bintield, Berks. tide A few days since, at St. Pancras Church, Isaac Ale/calicifr Lind°, Esq. jun. of Finsbury-square, to Miss Eleano r '' l, daughter of the late lohn Reilly, Esq. ______../ y DIED. Mondayv , 0 Ott Hon: o William B i last,iiPhiladelphia, at Bath, in the 524 year of his ak' ro' Bingham, of lately a Sen at : the Unitzd States of America. rim On Monday the 6th inst . at Theolralirs, Hertfords, Mrs. Datincey, wile of Philip Dauncey,- Esq. 13arriste1, LAW.. —../..- (TICE Of ‘S 1 OCAS, • YESTER DAY. /3 'llk Stock n(lia Stock Na . 5 otr Cent. 841 India Bonds o reP 5 per eat r. - , 92141 Exchequer Bills is. Is. 1 Irish 5 per Cent. I Omnium 2,1 3 4 Per Cent. Con. 72j Imper. 3 , er Cent. 5 51 3 , t-r .R. 56ei Ditto Ann. 3 per C Con 55ei Bank for Account B. L. Ann. the 7-16 I Deterred 3 per Cent. B. S. 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