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equal lends with that of the Ncble Lord *hp pre-
ceded him, supported the Bill in its present shape,
and argued for the expediency .and beneficial ten.
dency of the clause, sn much the object of the Noble
Earl's censure. He denied that it in-ringed in- the
slightest degree upon the Royal Prerogative ; an
ohjzction of the kind was never thought of, though
various Acts of a similar kind had passed. espe.
cially in 1756, when a term of five years enlistment
was proposed, and these expired in 1761, one of
the hottest periods of the seven year's war ; and
since that time, frequent Acts for enlistment, for
three, or five years, or during the pending wars,
had passed the Legislature. lie did not diem it
necessary to follow the Noble Earl thtough his
various calculations ; most of Vlem were totally
inapplicable to the topic under consideration, and
the power reserved in the schedule, for extending
the term of services would, he thought, do away all
obje6tions whatever to the measure, the adoption of
which, as settled in the Bill, he would most stre-
nuously recommend their Lordsh;ps to adopt.—
He must, of course, resist due Noble Larrs amend-

ment.
The Earl of WESTMORLAND, in explana-
tion, contended, that these acts of the Legislature,
to which the Noble Secretary had referred, were
very different in their principle, as well as bearing
and effea,from the measure now under consideration,
which went to prevent the King from enlisting a
soldier on any other terms than those prescribed in
the Clause.
Lord BORINGDON, in a short speech, sup-
pot tea the amendment of his Noble Relative, who
had just sat down.
The Eatl ot CARNARVON supported the Bill
in its present shape.
The Duke of MONTROSF., in an able and ar-
gumentative speech, supported many of the leading
positions of the Noble Earl who opened the dis-
cussion.
The Duke of GLOUCESTER, in a short but
spirited spec :h, supported the measure ; from which
he felt co..rident of the most beneficial results.
His Highness expatiated on the inducements
which the option of enlisting for limited service
would hold forth to young men to enter into the
army. and described the pleasing and attraltive
scenes, which might attend the return of the young
soldier into the bosom of his family, in the prime
of life. after having fought the battles of his King
and Country. His Highness was heard with the
greatest attention. and loudly cheered from the
Ministerial side of the House.
Earl GROSVENOR followed, and offered se-
veral arguments In favour of the Bill.
Earl CAMDEN spoke in support of the Amend-
ment.
The Earl of LIMERICK followed on the same
side, and in a speech of some length, delivered with
his accustomed ability, opposed the measure. He
spoke decidedly in support ot several of the Noble
Earl's positions, who proposed the amendment ;
particularly the consideration of the colonial pos-
sessions of the country, which placed it in a very
different situation with respell to its military sys-
tem, from that of every country in Europe; and
he also adduced some instances to shew where the
plan of enlisting for the unlimited. was mere pro-
dudive in obtaining men, than of the limited ser-
vice.
Lori KING displayed his usual talent in sup-
porting the measure.
The Earl of HARDWICKE was inclined, from
his view of the subjea, to support the amendment.
The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE supported
the Bill in its present shape, which, in tai, he
thought no more militated against the Royal Prero-
gative, than any of the Mutiny Bills their Lord-
ships were in the habit of passing yearly.
The Earl of ROSSLYN, in an able speech of
considerable length, supported the Bill in its pre-

sent shape.
Lord HAWK ESBURY, in a very animated and
able speech, in the course of which he made use or
many arguments, already before our readers in
former debates, c‘...sidered the present mode and
the extent of it, as one entire system against all
authority ; it was a measure idle, inexpedient, and
in a great degree desperate. The clause introduced
was not a furtherance of the Prerogative of the
Crown, but a limitation, by which His Majesty was
precluded from raising men either for a limited or a
more extensive period. As a measure of experi-
ment, lie had no objection to giving it a fair trial,
but would not have it applied as a general measure,
extending to the whole army ; as an experiment he
would offer a bounty of 16 guineas for enlistment
for life, and 12 for a limited period, seethe effett
of this, and then either adopt or rejedt it, as would
[be found expedient ; but, he again repeated, that
the present mode was not only idle and unnecessary,
but desperate and dangerous.
Lord HOLLAND replied at some length ; but
after the sound, true, and genuine doctrine with
which the measure had already been discussed, and
the able statement of an illustrious Personage (the
Duke of Gloucester) he did not think it necessary
to •enter it 'urge lettrthe subject. HiiiNt adverted
to the various topics made use of io the course of
the Debate, he considered the question to be,
whether an alteration in the army was, or was not
necessary ? upon this, there could be no difference of
opinion. He admitted a large army was dangerous
to the liberties of the people ; but when it was ab-
solutely necessary, it 'knot,' he done in the way
most consonant to the feelings of humanity and
sound policy.
The Earl of MOIRA felt himself personally
called on to answer some observations of a Noble
Earl (Westmorland) relating to the artillery, who
were enlisted for a limited term ; they were known
to be the best disciplined, and horn the advan-
tages arising horn that service, a man considered it
a great disgrace to be dismissed. As a military man
he must say, the opinions of Gen iral Officers al.
luded to, could not have been taken with reference
to the present situation of affairs. With resprd to
general principles, he most sincerely considered it
the moist useful provision that could be adopted.
Lord MULGRAVE, at some length, strongly
deprecated the principle of the Bill, particularly
as far as it related to the &sells:l6e of wen in the
time of war.
Lord GRENVILLE, in a most able and con-
vincing speech, which we lament that our limits
prevent us from giving, defemir(l the measure be-
fore their Lordships. Iti leakit-g pia‘ipir, he