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to extend. He wished not to carry Anal exemption
forth, or to sanflion applications for service afro
the date appointed. If there was an instance wl.eie
any offer had been made, and not accepted, bade.:
the eed of June, exemptions ought to follow. S.,
far as he had stated exemptions ought toeat.nd and
no &niter.
Lord TEMPLE, in reply to an allusion which he
conceived made to him, said, he never argued in fa-
vour of exemptions to volunteers or persons engaged
only for temporary service. What he objected) to
was, that any difference should be made between
those volunteers who were aelually enrolled, and
others who might have offered themselves on the
same or a previoes day, but were not returned by
the commanding officer.
Colonel FULLER thought it right, that all who
should offer for the Yeomanry Cavalry, might be
exempted from a ballot foi the Army of Reserve.
Sir WILLIAM GEARY said, he should not
objeet to exemptions being withheld from all those
weo had not served or enrolled themselves in the
Volunteer Corps during the fierier seer, but thought
it unfair that any persons should suffer for the nee
glut of a commanding officer.
The CPANCELLOR cf the EXCHEQUFR
said, that hi felt the equity of tee observation, that
an opportunity would be given to persons in cilia
predicament to renew their offers.
The SECRETARY at WAR said, there was a
considerable difference between the services of corps
and the services of individuals. The first must be
accepted by the Secretary of State, in the name of
His Majesty ; the latter must be accepted by the
commanding officer, and returned by him to the
Board of Lieutenants. It was proposed by the
clause to exempt all those echo had offered their
services before the 22c1 of June.
Lord TEMPLE expressed himself satisfied with
this eeplanation.
The SECRETARY at WAR thought it right
thus early to give notice, that it was his intention
to bring in a Bill respelling the Yeomanry and Vo-
lunteer Corps, accompanied with certain regulations
in regard to the latter.
Mr. STURGESS thought it superfluous to 'es:-
empt persons offering themselves for garrison duty,
because if they did not enrol themselves till the time
of aelual invasion, there was no merit in doing se, As
hii Majesty could then compel them to serve.
Mr. BRAGGE said, they would he always use-
ful in every emergency, and were willing to serve
in a district of near twelve miles in extent.
The SECRETARY at WAR said, they wo:eld
be required to do no more than garrison duty in tie
first instance, and there Wits no doubt hut that they,
as well as every other corps, would be ready .to
march out in case of actual invasion. He did net
wish to ask more than people were willing or dis-
posed to perform. But at present in garrison thee
would be found useful in guarding stores, prisoners,
&c.
Sir WILLIAM GEARY, Mr. STURGESS,
General TAR L ETON, and others, spoke, after which
the clause was agreed to.
An amendment was made in the clause, page 7,
ordering the returns to be made to the Clerks insteed
of the Deputy Lieutenants of counties.
The SECRETARY at WAR proposed a clause
for enabling his Majesty to extend the services of
' such regiments or battalions to any part of the Ueited
Kingdom, and the islands of Jersey and Guernsey.
Also enacting that the men so raised may be ordi r-
ed ro join any reeiments cif the line serving in the
said places, which regiments were not to be ordered
and sent abroad whilst any ,of those men were
amongst them ; and that the men so ballotted should
not be sent abroad unless they should freely and vo-
luntarily enlist in the regulars after having been
previously discharged.
cAoitel ell A eIFORD expressed his anxiety, at
this critical period, to have all the regiments of the
line completely filled irp, and all sup
plied. With this impression so strong upon him, he
confessed th.‘t he could not contemplate the present
measie e, hat with the most painful regret.
The SECRETARY at WAR observed, in reply,
that it was in the power of his Majesty, by the pre-
sent Bill, to place the new-raised min in any regi-
ments he might think proper, but place them in
such a manner, that they must be sure of the good
faith of the country being inviolably kept. The re-
giment.; to which any of those troops or men should
be adjoined or incorporated, might be sent abroad,
but could not be removed till any of those men who
might be amongst them should either be drafted
from them or discharged. It was necess: ry that
the limits of their services should be accurate y de-
fined. It might happen that there may be five or
,ix regiments short of their complement, and filled up
by the .2 new levies; but if it was necessary to employ
tech regiments on ti reigo service, all these men must
Ile previously turned over. Thus was it proposed to
proceed in a mild sped gentle manner ; for those
who were not acquainted with the charaeler of the
people of this country must know, that much more
can he done wizh them by management, and fair
means, than by any degrees of violeuce or compul-
sion: If this was not thoroughly explained so as to
satisfy the people, the measure itself would be li-
able to misrepresentation, and the men, when *nt
to join regular regiments, might entertain the suspi-
cion that they were going to be trepanned.
Colonel CRAUFOIW did not think it necessary
to keep regiments of the line at homeemerely because
there might be some of these new levies amongst
them now mere then at other times ; and, as an in-
stance of the rule being occasionally devisted from,•
he stated, that, amongst other regiments, the .40th
was sent to Holland, and afterwards to egypt,
though a great part of it was composed of Militia-
men, who had not enlisted in the regulars.
Mr. SHERIDAN concurred in the opinion that
it was necessary that good faith should not only be
kept, but also that the men should, know that it
would be kept. Though the men should be allowed
to enlist into the line, it was not to be a condition thet
they were expeeted to become volunteers, or that
even such a thing should be looked of them. He
should ever übjeti to deliberative soldiers, who, if

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