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i: arsh of Mcisting Prussia. 'if I indeed, she soul&
1 assisted. U Oftober. thep, Lard Morpeth was
-Not over: fee that purpose. lam persuaded, that
re Friend ailed with all seal, and conforms-
ekly .irith its instrudions ; and I only lament the
capitate mode of his return. I only lament, that.
Ad oftemisaio. AVM*, however, he did
dieters sent out a military Officer to succeed hien.
A psdiail cif Incite than three weeks intervened, sod
-*Ws ast%teey Officer was um,, at a moment when
lego.deabtfal whether there eras any place whim
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Missies timid land. On the Negotiation, I
. . soy mobilo tenfislent.—lt is the general
• lids to give every possible assistance to the most
germs prosecution of the war, and that for such
liptpous.weeey, measure calculated to call forth all
allip-earegins of the country. will meet the general
• OA._ ,public."
- - it%RigNYILLIL spoke as .follows :—" My
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:diem se 00. somn less capable than lamof , • hy any ambiguous words, to any
t ,io their contaruplation. Having
- ihiall I have answered ail that has
bre aril ispiimptirhat is oontaioed in the Speech:
Ilies loser motor other ehleions that have been
litoode, sod the difliciairja have to encounter.
sia- thee IM rfttu w they sooty. The first is.
the chapter efmmations, which the Noble Lord has
to us. ie. hes the King bees well or ill advised
yids re4ard to the est of his prerogative, in the lam
diesoluisoa of Parliament ? /am ready to say, that.
Seism am responsible for every advice which,
*i give the Crown ; but, if them 'soapy one sub:
011 s which the greatest restive and delicacy should
lyr seed by Parliament, it is precisely that which
apyiiisa to the use of that particular prerogative. I
hay, Ahem, that the Noble Lord should have come
laseaSeitO Kate reasons against. instead of calling
is .• spas see SO show reasons for, its exercise in this
rosin& iabsiove. I am not competent to say,
Thethee tam Matareinit of the duration of the several
fteats, in the last centary. he corred ; but 1
. • that Parliaments have generally sat
' I am at a Mss to discover how that is
goiriet against a Parliament sitting eddy four.
smolt ftbsoent, which i, limited to seven years, tea
eggairelapeascriptive right to sit for sea years cer-
tain. slim the principle is established ..-rhich the
blivalsZeTit ;Nimes namely, that Parliament can
'ult.,. a Peed legal term of duration, and is not
ilbsedeable et the pleasure of the Crown. The nut
*Mt adverted to in this chapter of qaestions, is
semethemwhichise wonders he cannot find in the
fpiesch.. 4Asean saw account of the effect and re-
mit of theemeassure lately adopted respeding the
0,0117. • What notice et this enbjed the Noble Lord
had; right- taeeped. Ism at a toes to discover. It
tees aeweed.thist the old system was a bad one, and
a sabstnute was proposed in the last Session ; in sup.
porting which, I contended that it could not have
es full weed. until the name of soldier conveyed the
idea of a seven yeas service, as moth as an appren-
ticeship to say °Mina, y trade. If it should not be
podueive in two or three years. he must be a States-
inatt-of a very narrow mind indeed, that should say
hiked a fair triaL A space of eighteen months had
bessAreoted as an experiment, and yet Ministers
one called epos for the tumult of dove months, in or-
der to enable tie to judge of the increase or decrease
of the army, We are next asked, why our mil:tary
force is
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. A less eau than as a former period i hut before
'el Illargrer. I hope he will establish the fad. 'Phis
k not a question no be tried by the force now aaually
its the iklinikent with reference also to its disposal.
If the Noble Lord means the general force, he will
find it is larger than at any period to which lee al-
ludes ; and. es to the Volneteeri.no damp has been
thrown upon them by the measeres of Government.
Thai the nesting Aft has not been carried
thee gtodies. I admit. I confess, that not
awe man be been trained under it, and for this
plain meson, .because there bar not been yet time to
sorry the. preparatory meatiness into efika. The
A*. however, I insist, bee bees aged upon in every
part and courier raf the -kingdom. as the lam re-
quiem ; er, ii there be anyiestanee te the contrary,
it is tot smog to the eagle/so tamissaessof Ildi•
Maws. The I. ranch leashes not resureediataikey,
as the Noble Lord inamuates; I hope, .therefore,
he will excuse the omission of that iateiligenea le
the King's Speech; and, as to the ineeseres adopted
her toe purser or that Sect, 1 wish the Noble Lord
se.ikek back. and tell us when a fleet was pursued
hy.so many and strong squadrons as that alluded to;
and this. I hope, will be considered a sufficient
cruse. for .not finding any negled en this head, iii
the Leg's Speech. As to the expedition tinder
Gems' Cranford, I would further assure the Noble
Lord, that be keows nothing of its object or dzsti-
werue, and that it has not, as he intimates, been
delayed on account of the appointment of that Offi-
cer. As Noble Lord should be slow to introduce
the names or such officers as those whom he has
mentioned, for a purpose of so much delicacy.—
cameral I.:remised lase arEctr of experience and
abilities, and if the ohjetiion to bins be, that theta
are officers of higher rank and standing; let those
who make it, look to General Wolfe and Lord Nei.
attest. Let them look to the Nile. and say how came
the Earl of Sc. Vincent to send that junior officer in
pursuit of the French fleet, in preference to his
7-. seniors' General Cranford is an officer of expo-
, rimer. of long and tried service; and, lam
R• confident. will do no discredit to those who
have chosen him, or to the public welfare. The
Xthle Lord has charged Ministers with not
soaking an early attempt to open a communi-
cation with Prussia. The fact is, before the mis-
sive ef Lord llorpeth, they had no opportunity.
I repeat, that these was no opportunity of ens-
Wishing any communicatron or concert with Prus-
sia t for. though its Minister was encouraged to
Rrettati hii stay bete, to the last moments. the
Court of Berlin recalled its Minister. to preven a':
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, ininieriiiat ion; and to send Minister to that Court,
. with •e!.e certainty that he should be immechat-lk
tient back. I &Ns sure the Noble Lord would tire
advise.--The fa.% is. that for a long time Prussia
1. weal one from year to year, .from mamas to
Meth. and lately from week to week, cherfehiog•
.. Ohs &heaths, that liy temporizing 'she 'lllOl.l
' sot wry escort bzr power. but a&usfly agran.
• diert=rifil. blraecussirai As :,nritory.—And at sea. 1
.- *Qt. abir kumild—berself completely &Tent •aird
sieeeivoil. skit ash thensuiderate haste she took
....• srems,. and took Wow scrp• that have Ird whet. r 0...