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reasoning on _the other side, the consecoener. would
be. as he had already stated. That this was the
oily idea of volunteer as ociations at first. Was not
to be disputed ; it was indeed all that they them-
selves entettained, and so strongly were they im-
pressed with it, that many of the corps, when it was
first proposed, highly resented it, and even spurhed
at the idea of being paid at all. For his own part,
he thought that the ellen of this measure, would,
and ought to be, to augment considerably the num-
ber of volunteers. Relying, as he did. on the spirit
of the people, he thought the principle of his plan
would be, to inctease the number of Volunteers.
lie declared that he had no wish upon this suhjea,
which he should 1:el the least teclinition to dis-
guise ; and his sincere opinion was, that the
effe& of the Training nil!, would do more to.
wards increasing the mil a y str.•7;;th of the
country, than could he eff.-Eled by incurring the
expense of the allowances to Volunteers ; but in
either case, he made no doubt, ti.at the liiil would
perform what it ought to ds. Referring again ICI
the motives of the Right Hon Gentleman (Mr.
Percival) he concluded with say;ng, that he
sidered the object of his speech to be meant for a
little more than the °hie& of /I:. motion.
General TA RLETON assured the House it was
not his intention to take up much of their time; he
could not, however, omit the oppettunity of con-
gratulating the House on the difference of tone
which they had he ird this night from the Right
Hon. Gentleman, compared with that which he had
used when,on a former night, he favoured the House
with that short statement of hi. plan (a lavAl. The
Right Hon. Gentleman then took from them their
Inspeling Field Odicers an 4 their Drill Serjeants, in
order to surrender them over to the Lords Lieu-
tenant of Counties ; a relaxation of discipline.
which, in a military point of view, nothing could
well exceed • and yet this Right Hon. Gentlem in
contends, that he meant only to remit, and not to
relax their discipline. He supposed, however, this
difference of tone had arisen in consequence of the
difference of tone that had taken place throughout
the country. The Right Hon. Gentleman's speech
was made before the Quarter Sessions came on, and

he had since heard, the General supposed, that at
these meetings a considerable degree of interesting
conversation took place on this suhjec'l, and several
resolutions were formed by the Volunteers, which
were not very agreeable to the Right Hon. Gentle-
man's feelings. file had, therefore, thnught it
necessary since then to alter his tone; and right glad
he was to see it. The Right Hon. Gent. had, cn a
former night, in opening his plan, stated, that the
Volunteers had, in the space of three years and a half,
received five mill:ons sterling. His Hon. Friend
near him, who brought forward the present motion,
wanted to know under what heed, or heads, these
expences had been incurred, in order, that it econo-
my can he obtained, that side of the I louse on which
he spoke, might participate in pointing it out, as
well as the other ; they were equally anxious for it,
and the means ought not to be denied them. The
Right Hon. Gentleman had said to-night, that bis
measure will tend to increase the Volunteers ; but he
thee ht it a very curious way to des so, by depriving
them of their Inspetling Field-Offiuers, their Drill
Serjeants, their reasonable allowances, Ste. and then
telling them, as had been done to-night, that all this
was a compliment to their discipßne. As, how-
ever, the nyition was not to be opposed, and there
would be many occasions in future, in which all
these matters might be most amply d;scessed, he
would not at present take up the further time of the
House.
The question was then put, and the motion
agreed to.
A message from the Lords informed the I louses
that their Lordships had passed a Bill for indemni-
fying certain Governors and other Officers of the
Crown in the West India Islands, for certain Or-
ders issued by them for dispensing with the Adi of
Navigation, to which they desiled 'the concurrence
of that House.

CI lARGF. AG \INST MARQUIS WELIISLEY.
Mr. PAUL rose to mike the motion of which he

had given notice. He began by sayicg, that he
rose to offer to the House the charge which it was
his intention to prefer against the MurquisWellesley.
If it had been his intention to trespass at any con-
siderable length oe the time of the House, the lung
debate which had just taken place, would certainly
have induced him to shorten it. It never was,
however, his intention so to do, and he should con-
tent himself with adverting to the mode of proceed.
ing he meant to adopt. It might perhaps appear
odd to many persons, why he should stand forward
to volunteer Lis services in a business of this nature ;
to which he answered, that he was induced horn
a sense of duty to bring forward the business relative
to the condua: of the Governor-General towards
the Rajah of Ferrukabad, because he could not
prevail with those whose duty it most peculiarly
was, to bring it before the House. He was sensible
it would have come with more force and effect, and
with more propriety also, from that great and re-
speCtable body of men, who would, hereafter, in all
likelihood, have to come to that House for a supply
to defray the expences of the Noble Marquis's ex-
travagant measures, he meant the Court of Direc-
tors of the Last India Company, than from an hum-
ble individual like himself. He bad, therefore,
applied to the Court of Pireaors for that purpose,
and had
,endeevoured to stimulate them to bring
the matter forward for the consideration of the
House ; but they declining to do so, he had eitered
upon the perilous undertaking, and he was sorry
only to think that it had not fallen into the hands of
some Hon. Member, whose talents, consequence,
and connexions in the House, and in the country,
might have done it more ample justice than it was
in his power to do. Every thing, however, in his
power, he was clan:trifled to exert, in order to ful-
fil the sense of duty by which he was aftuated. and
he must leave the rest to the indulgence, and the
well.known justice of the House. He believed the
Court of Direftors now feel, they ought to have
come forward, for they have since drawn up a kind
of indietment against the Noble Lord. lle re-
gretted the absence of a Noble Lord (Oisulstone,
we understand) from real indi•.position alone, who,
he was certain, would otherwise have supported
him, which would have given him a great ad-
vantage, of which he was now deprived; but, as
such was unfortunately the case, he must procasel
alone. He was sensible he had great difficulties to