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Earl FIT2WILLIAM supported the Motitns.
He said, he had clothed and equipped a corps at his
own expence ; and he should think it strange to see
his nen dismissed, and his clothing on the backs of
strangers, which, however, might be the che if the
Amendment was Riven up.
Lord AtICILAN'I) said, he persisted in those
motives which first induced him to offer the Amend-
ment. The reasons of the Commons for disagree-
ing to it were so weak, that he must suppose, they
had better re ssons behind. Yet he was unwilling to
lose the Bah or try the experiment of a further
conference.

The LORD CHANCELLOR opposed the mo-
tion. He said, there might be critical occasions,
when it might be imprudent to permit arms, found
by subectiption, or individuals, to be withdrawn
from the public service. And the last clause of
this Bill provided, that it might be altered or re-
pealed in the present Session, which reconciled him
to some apparent difficulties, till experience should
chew their remed .
Lord GRENVILLE said,that a Nobleand Learned
Lord had not understood the nature of the Amend-
ment, and the operation of its being rejeaed. It was
impossible that his Lordship, sitting en that place, and
filling the highest seat of justice, should maintain
that the law of property is to be violated by that
House, rather than delay this Bill ; that the pro-
a A I. to be flreibly taken from him, and be
even to B, for the sabe, d some polttical consider-
ation. A Noble Lord had said, the tea.ons of the
Commons were so bad, they must have better be-
hind It was well krown4o what that alluded. But
there were other methods. which, on a free confer-
ence with the Commons, might be adopted, without
touching any of their ptivilegis, or what they
claimed- as such; and he conjuird the I.e.mrned and
Noble Lord to weigh well the circa atm insisting
with him on this Amendment.

The LORD Ci lANCELLOR replied to his
Lordship with much warmth. Ile said, he newer
would permit it ti, go out to the world in any ham
9r publiastion, that it had hzen said in that house,
uncontratliaed by him, that he disregarded the
law of property, that he was willing, to sacrifice jus-
tice to convenience. He did nut conceive the Bill
as touching the right of property. He con,Aeied
the legal construclion !o he, that the property re-
mains in the same hands it belonged to before. ; al-
though the delivery of the arms, &c. is required,
and is nude to the Commanding-Officer.
Lord GRENVILLE said, he had not attributed
to the Noble and Learned Lord, that he disregarded
the law of property. He would not attribute tha
to any Lo-d Chancellor; he would not to the pre-
sent Lord Chancellor. He had only said, the
Noble and Learned Lor had not understood the
mature cif the iuuendineat ; and the mit. WAS, the
monstrous result, if he had understood it.

Lords Hsvettsevav, MutGitsvt, and HAM
ILOWIIV. opposed the motion, on the sant. gro..:nd
as the LAID Ceasicettoe, and on the nccc-,;ty of
passing the B.U.
'llse House divided on Lord Gassivi Lit 's Mo.
time. Contents 8 —Non-coatents 23.-111ajnrity 15.
A few words then passed, and it appeared to be
undetemod, that a Lill w to be brought in, to
adopt the principle of the last ofthe Lord? amend-
ments, which went to provide that the Commanding
()Sues of Volunteer Corps shall not be placed in
the situation, and with the responsibility of public
&femme-a

A Message WAS then ordered to be sent to the
Commons, informing them, that their Lordships do
not insist on any of tEe Amendments disagreed to by
th: Commons.—Adjourned to Wednesday neat.
HOUSE OF COMMONS

The MASTER of the ROLLS moved that the
thanks of the House be given to the *v. Dr. Jack-
son, Canon cf Christ Church, Oxford, for the ex-
cellent Sermon he preached before the House at
St. Margaret's Church. Westminster, on Friday
last, being the day appointed as a General Fast
throughout the kingJoms.

Lord CASTLEREAGFI moved for 2R estimate
of the profit atsd loss of the Last India Company's
sales, from the Ist of March, 1803, to the Ist of
March, t sot.—Ordered.
The Report on the Corn Committee was deferred
to Thursday next, as was also the Committee on the
Scotch Militia Espences Bill.
The Prize Agency Bill was deferred to Thursday
sennight.
Mr. STURGESS BOURNE gave notice, in the
absence and in the name of Mr. Pitt (who was not
able to attend in his place), that it was the intention
of his Right Hon. Friend to bring forward on Fri-
day a motion relative to the military force of the
country.
Mr. ADDINGTON requested m know, from the
Hon. Gentleman who spoke last, whether the so-
den, of which be had Oven notice in behalf of his
Right Hon. Friend, on the subj.& of the military
force of the country, was the same as that Right
Hon. Gentleman had mentioned some time ago ?
Mr. S. BOURNE replied, that he was not au-
thorised to say it wit the same, bet he w,,t4, inclined
to believe it was nearly so.
Mr. BANKES moved for several accounts re.
lalike to the Four per Cent. Duties, which w cz-
dered accordingly.
Mr. SHAW moved for leave to bring in a Bill
for the relief of insolvent debtors in Ireland.
Mr. Alderman COMBS said, he saw no rea-

eon wily such a Bill should not be extended to
England as well as Ireland. Leave was according-
ly given to bring in the Bill pursuant to the worthy
Alderman's suggesean.
The second readwi; of tht Cotton Manartharers'
was postponed to Thursday se'nnight.
The House went into a Ccmmittee os the Bill to

prevent the escape of Irish Offenders ; the report
was ordered to be received on Wednesday.
Mr. WIIITBRFAD gave notice that he would
Wedwnday move for a copy of the Letter of the
Lord Advocate of Scotland to the Sheriff Depute
of Banfahire, which was on record. relative to Mr.
Morrison of that county, having discharged his
aersant for enlisting without his, Mr. Morrison's,
consent. into a Volunteer Corps.
The Committees of Ways and:Meaus and sapply
were deferred to Wednesday.
Adjourned to Wednesday.
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