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NUMSER

FOR THE RENEFIT OF MR. SLANCHARD.
THEATRE:- ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN,
this EVENING, JUNE 6, 1804, will he perfumed,
the last New Comods, iu Three Aus, called

THE WILL FOR THE DEED.
The Characters b►

Mr MUNDEN, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. CRESSWELE,
Mr. RLANCHARD, Mr DAVENPORT, Mr. FARLEY,
Mr. FAWCETT, Mr. EMERY, Mr. ATKINS, Mr. FIELD,
Mr. TRUMAN, Mai NI AitRIOT, Mrs. DAVENPORT,
Miss LFSERVF.
The EPILOGUE SOUG by Mr. FAWCETT.
Enda Act I. a Nem Song written by A. Cherry, Esq. and
columned by Mr Whitaker)emno•
" THE MARINERNC IMPASS," by Mr. INCLEDON.
End of Act 11. • N•tr RAW (composed by Mr. Sducid, and
sung by hie pmenimion) calla
" THE GIRL OF MI HEAR r," by Mr INCLEDON.
End of she Comedy, a Now ballet Dance, called

THE WOODMEN OF THE ALPS.
In which Mr. DUBOLS will (foe this Night only) introduce
the celebrated
ErAl HORNPIPE, Blindfold in Wooden Shoes.
AWN which, the New Mosieal hiitestaiunient
THE PARAGRAPH.
The Music composed god •el-tW by Mr. BRAHMA.
The Chatzetets by
Mr. CL NREKONT, Mr. K LANERT, Mr. VIEUX
Mr MUNUEN, Mr. FAWCETT, Mr. BI ANCHARD,
Mr. ER AHAM, Mr. DAVENPORT, Mr. EMERY, Mrs.
DAVENPORT, Signora STORACE.
In the course of the Evening, tue celebrated B&W of
SALLY IN OUR ALI EY,
A popular New Song (composed be Mr Dive)
". JUST LICE LOVE," and the much admired Weir Song of
"1 LOVE, YOU BY HEAV'NS, TO MADNESS•..
The MUSIC by Mr MOORE,
Will be ',nog by Mr. BRAHAM.
A Favourite New Comic Song, by Mr F MFRY.
To which will be added (WI Om-) New farce in T.* mho,
RAISING THE WIND.

The asaratteta by
Mr. trwts, Mr. BLANCHARD. Mr. MENAGE,
Mr. EMERY, Mr. ATKINS, Mr. molar. Mr. HAR-
LEY, Mr. TRUMAN, Mr.. DAVENPORT, Mrs BE-
VERLY.
Tatess and Hades to be had of Mr. Brandeis, at Has Thom ;
of Mr. James, 415, Strand ; and of Mr. BLANCII4RD, og,
str.d.

TENTH TIME.
THEATRE ROYAL, HAY-MARKET.
X. THIS EVENING will ►e pruisced, • New ()needy, la
Ti,. Ads, called

GUILTY ; Or, NOT GUILTY?
The C.haratien
Mr. FLLISTON, PALMER, Mr. ARCHER, Mr.
PALMER, Jun. Mr. CHAPMAN, M. DE CAMP. M..
GROVE, Mr TAYLOR, Mr MNTHEWS, Mrs. T.
WOOLWALL, Mrs. WARD, Mw GRIMANI, Mts,
WOUDFALL, Mrs. GM&

The Prologue to be spoken by Mr. PALMER, Jun
Tee lynluiyue by Mr. ELLISTON.

To which will be gilded, the popular Comic Opera, in Two
Aets. called
LOVE LA.UCHS AT LOCK-SMITHS.
lawserg sagl Mink assrapsisi aud ii-leved by Ur. Lally.
Vied, Mr. DEN ki A
Captain Rl far., Mr. ELLIs rum,
Tout ton, Mr. GROVE,
Risk, Mr. MATHEWS,
Solomon Lob, Mr. DEC AMP,
Serjeant Dub, Mr. HATTON,
Lyda, Mrs. MATHEWS.

ROYAL CIRCUS.

THIS PRESENT EVENING, JUNE 6,
will be prearntad, a grand Display of
HORSEMANSHIP,
in whi:h Mr. ULCHER will introduce the favourite Fricasoe

Dame. called
THE HUMOURS OF THE SACK I
Or, THE CLOWN DELFIVEO BY A WOMAN :
And the Comic Performance of
THE TAILOR RIDING TO BRENTFORD.
And, will he performed, ?nth Time, on Entire New Grand
Select', ie, with New Murk, Scenery, Machinery, rheum,
and Decoranona, called
THE WILD GIRL!

Or, LA BELLE S '.UVAGE.
After which, Mr. TERRAII. will sing the favourite Song of
THE THORN."
After which ihy particular Desire), with considerable slt•ra-
aons and ..Minims, will be revived the favourite Graud
Bud••tsa rle, called
JOHN BULL AND BONAPARTE;
Or, A MEETING AT DOVER.
Itt wb.ch will be introtiLivil an entire New Naval and Military
Sprizicle, representing the recant Aquatic Escur..inii of
THE CI FY VOLUNTEERS TO GREENWICH.

_ _ __--.....—...
Te cont.lude with
THE PRESENTATION OF THEIR COLOVRS ON

BLACKHEATH.
Previous h, the Spectacle, the popular
ORIGINAL ADDRESS
VIM be recited by Mks SEARLE, in the Character of a
'meth Amason; concluding with
A NEW MILITARY HORNPIPE.
ill the amuse of the Speelarlc, a New Song, by Mr. MONT-
CiOMERY, called
is CAPTAIN CODIE."

VICTIJAI.LING-OFFICE, JUNI 1, 1804.
THE COMMISSIONERS for View Mfg Ni,
N 451/ do horrify g..e Noire, tluit os FRIDAY,
,t :9tA ens at, they wilt be ready to receive Tedti7 Wnttnz
( !Nit I up), and treed for the styphe of what Se* Prooitions,
Fresh ikly; and Virsiiiis Led Tiraces, sure be rerored for
are ..f HI Majesty's Ship, and Vetoes at the Mardi of Jo-
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cites on eightr side fir the tersnowt:toot thereof: And alto fur
tow Virginia /sof lhlsiec• shalt be re lowed for the ntppiy
If ILs Majengri Skip wad l'essr4 at the Islonde of It. hada:,
Amigos, and TrutidaJ,lnr the /Me t:uration. The made of yoy-
tant to he by Rah 'tomb,' au!, 1.:e..e,t, ninety Day, Vier date.
The Cooteitiont H si. C.-tooots way km* a tie lecrct .nl%
Vise.

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WEDNIMDAY,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS—Tuaso4r, Irmt 5.
Counsel was heard in the case of the claita to the
Eolith Peerage.
Several Bills (see the Commons) received the
Royal Assent by Cimmission.
The Lads Commissioners were—The Lott 0
CNANCLLLOR, Lord MY ALSINONAM, and Lord
H•waasauli V.

Some Bills were received from the Commons,
and forwarded a stage eAcb.—A djourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, having
corm to require the attendance of the Commons in
the House of Peers, to hear His Majesty's Com-
mission read, the Speaker, followed by the Mem-
bers, attended accordingly ; and being returned, the
Speaker rtporteJ, that by virtue of the Royal C.,m-
mission, his Majesty's assent had been granted to
the Scotch Excise Licence Bill, to the Volunteer
Regulation Bill, to the Solway Firth Fishery Bill,
and to various private Bills.
The Chim,.ey Sweepers' Apprentice Regulation
Bill Was road a second tame.
The L .don Coal Market Bill was read a second
time, and referred to a stied Committee.
Mr. LEICESTER moved, that the Speaker do
sue his warrant for a new writ for the dee-Hen of a
'vfember fur the Borough of Mahout ne Port, in the
room of Lord Paget ; v.., since his eledion,
had Pccepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern
Hundreds.

The Insolvent Dobtors' Bill was read a first time,
and ordered to be read a second time on this day
se'nnight.
The Staines Bridge Bill was read a second time.
Mr. eTURGES BOUi.NE brought up papers con-
taining the offii lal returns made under the Army
of Reserve 4141, which were ordered to be la:s1 upon
the table.

A person from the Dire&ors of the East India
Company, presented accounts (containing several
thick volumes) relative to the Marhatta War.
Mr. FRANCIS said, he wished to know if the:*
wire all the papers which the House were to expel
oe the subka ?
The SPEAKER informed him, that the person
who presented the accounts had mentioned at the
Bar, that the preseat were part of the accounts pre-
pared upon the any&
The papers were then ordered to be printed.
The Cotton Mann; users Bill was ordered to be
read a second time on eriday nest.
The Attorneys Indemnity BiU was read a second
time.

The Misdemeanour Bill was ordered to be re-
committed on Friday nest.

Sir JOHN STEWART gave notice, that on
nursdn♦ nest lee would pryer= A Pcthiun against
one of the Judges of irel.md.
The Archbishop */ Dublin's Palace Bill was re-
committed, and the report ordered to be received
to-morrow.

In* LINEN BILL
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
nr)ved the Order of the Day, for the farther consi-
deration of the Petition of the Linen Manufaeturers

of Ireland ; which bt:ng read, he then moved, that
the consideration of said Petition be postponed to
Thursday next.
After a few words from Mr. FOSTER, relative to
the importance of the &Mica, it was then agreed,
that on Thursday next the House go into a Com-
mittee on said Petition.

ARMY OF Dr.FENCF.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
then rose, pur,.uant to the notice he had given, to
propose certain modifications .elative to the Army
of Defence, and spoke in substance as follows : " In
proposing to state my ideas to this House on a sub-
jeCt of unnitestionahle importance to the welfare of
this country, I feel it to he no small satisfaaion to
my mind, that, with regard to the general purpo-es,
and the object for which the Army of Reserve Bill
was originally introduced, there can be but one
opinion, for the measure was direeked to an
object (the better defence of the county), which
could not fail to meet with universal approba-
tion. Nothing could be a clearer sentiment
than that, both in the present situarion of the coun-
try, and also with a view to its permanent interest,
it was important to establish a system for our inter-
nal defence, and also to futni,ll the means of pro-
viding a regular army of sufficient magnitude to be
able to carry on any war, or orliosive operations, to
which circumstances may give occasion, and to en-
able this country to maintain that rank which she
had always hitherto done, and which was never
more necessary than at the present period. I have
formeily stated. that the immediate objeCt of my
plan was, first to do away the ()tirades that 'time-1
to the recruiting for the Regular Atmy, and par-
ticularly fiats the high bounties that was given for
recruits for the Army of Reserve. The second oh-
jest
I have in view is n-t merely to do away ob-
stacles to the ordinary way of recruiting, but to
provide the means of supplying the R•guTar Army
in future, and by giving aid to every ordinary m de
of recruiting, which is at present in use. And the
third object is to adopt the mode for creating a force
which. whilst it will produce (he desired effect of
furnishing recruits for the Regular Army, will also
so far partake of the benefits of a Regular Army, as
to render our troops of the line a more disposeable
force for military services out of the kingdom. which
they cannot be, whilst chained down, as at present,
for our home defence. If these obj...cis can be ob-
tained, I am sure they arc such as are likely to meet
with the g._neral concurrence the House. I htpe
also that the Measure which I have now the honour
to propose. will be ac umpanied with this collateral,
and yet consie:r able advantage, that so far from its
being any agitasfat;ou to the difficulties which the
country ' is felt. it is one which win meet its objea
with mucis less bards:up to, the community than

TUNE 6, 1804.

any to which we have hitherto resorted. There is
one leading point, I mean the mode of raising the
force, in which the proposal I shall now make, va-
ries from that which was formerly suggested ; the
grounds for proposing this variation, I shall state in
due timer but at present it will not be necessary for
me to go into particulars. What I have further to
suggest, may be comprehended under three heads :
first, as to the amount of the force to be raised; se-
condly, the description of that force, including
its limitation of service; and thirdly. the mode
by which it is proposed to be raised and main-
tained. First, with respell to the amount of the
force; and here my objea is only to propese some
new regulations, with the view of rendering more
produCtive those regulations which the Legislature
114 s already made. My first proposal is that, in id-
dition to all the force already raised by the Al of
Reserve, measures he taken to enforce the com-
pletion, and make good the deficiencies in the
amount oldie quota enjoined to be raised under that
Aft. The amount of this deficiency may prohably
be between 8 and 9,000 men. Some difficulty oc-
ears in ascertaining• the exa, amount ; Out. by every
information and retort.. I am persuaded it does not
exceed 9,000 men. My first objeet then is, that
such deficiency shall be made good ; and that. under
such regulations as 1 shall afterwards detail. My
next prop isition is founded on a desire of reducing
the Militia to its ancient establishment of 40.000
men, for England ; and 8,000 for Set tland (exclu-
st 'e of the Supplementary Militia) ; not that I mean
to propose any immediate reduftion, but only to in-
terfere so far as tint force is not complete. My lows
is. that what remains due should be raised :orth-
with, and carried to the additional force now pro-
posed to be created. I under.aand there are about
7,000 men wanting to complete the establishment of
the Militia of England, to the number of 60,009.
What I propose is, that this deficiency should be
raised and transferred to tire Ar:ny of Reserve. I
would also propose, with regard to the vacances in
:he 1M.11,:a, now existing. that may occur, thus
instead of their being supplied, no meaas should be
laketi to fill up these deficreacies till the SCAM be re-
dueed to the nornber of 40,000. So far then my
plan goes to the extent of 9,000 men remaining to
he rehed for the Army nt Reserve, and 7,000 for
the Mania. My plan praposta to transfer a portion
of that force already voted to this which is to be
raised ; and that this force shall be completed. seb-
jee, however, to a change in the mode of corn.
plating. it. Supposing then that we have succeeded
in raising the whole that is now due to these two
sorts of force, I wish alto to add, what was not
contained in the original Ad of Reserve, but which
appear! to be necessary in order to render this force
available. so as to set the regular army at liberty, and
to render it a disposeable force, and fit to adult a man-
ner suitable to the station which this country ought to
maintain amongst the powers of Europe. I would
propose, then, that in proportion as any of this force
shall enlist into the regular army, whatever be the
number of vacancies thus occasioned, they shall be
distributed in order to their being filled up amongst
the several counties—and by the same quotas which
are already fixed, according to the population of the
respeCtive counties; but with this proviso, that the
number thus to be raised, shall, in no case, exceed
one.sixth part of the whole of the force so to be cre-
ated. I his, I calculate, would produce a supply of
recruits to the regular army, of not less than twelve
thousand men. It appears from accounts which
have been received. that the number of those whb
have thus recruit, d into the regular army from the
other forces, has been about 13,000 men. It has
been thus found by experience, that many Will af-
terwards embark in the regular service, after being
used to a military life. who would not at first en-
gage in any other than a limited service. Thus, if.
by transferring what is due to the Militia for Great
Britain (which, if complete, should amount to se-
venty-four thousands this being the number Par-
liament has already agreed to raise) to this new-
created force, may not a considerable numht r be
reasonably expeEted to accrue from thence to our
regular army ? And thus, may of the proposed
plan out only prove advantageous, in the first in-
stance, to Increase our national .Bence, hot also
be adopted with a view to forming a permanere,
and elEcacicus system, for the recruiting out
regular army? If so, I flitter myself that this
measure will appear one that answers the deatription
I have given of it, of being likely to afford an im-
portant assditionel means ofaugmenting, to a con.
siderable extent, the disposeable I orce of the coun-
try ? The other point to which I referred in recom-
mendation of this plan is, that of its removing the
present existing obstacles to the regular mode of re.
cruising. These obstacles are those which arise from
the competition between the several species of
force, and from the high bosnti,s which are now
given to raise men for the Ai n ,f Reserve. As
long as the syvern shall he eiloss est to prevail, of
upon any person to serve either by hunself,
or by resins a heavy fine, as individuals are liable
to, under the existing laws. so long it is impossible
to hope, during a time of vier, to reduce the boun-
ties within moderate terms. .Iny person not find-
ing a subsenote is liable to a fine of 201. and that
duffing every succeeding year; the parishes also are
lisb,e to a fine of 201. at each Quarter Sesrions till
the vacancies shall be supplied. The powerful mo-
tive thus pressing both upon individuals and pa-
rishes to free themselves from such a burden induces
them to offer high bounties to obtain substitutes. I
do not mean, however, to call in question the ori-
ginal policy of the A& of the Army of Reserve,
under the existing emergency. but I cannot consider
it !M one intended for a permanent measure. My
wish then is, that we may possess the advantage le.,
salting from the otiginai measure, but that we may
guard at de saint time eosins: the inconveniency
which has ben collarentlly introduced. I wishs
therefore, to propose a mode of ballot less burden-
some. by imposing a mo aerate rine, and excluding
those on whom the ballet shall fall from every

(PRICE SIXPENCE.

temptation to offer extraordinary bounties. Bet, • t
the same time, my proposal maintains the priacipte,
that the person shall either serve or fine. If the ..
person declines to serve, it is proposed that the bal.
lot shall go on ; but if no such person willing to
serve, nor substitute can be fou id by the individual,
then the parish shall be bound to provide. bat .
gu:irding, at the same time, the no higher bounty
shall be offered than that which is Already fixed '.y
law. I propose that the call to be made on each
county for tie supply of this force shall be in pro-
portion to its population, and according to the rt.
Mlations already framed in the Alts for raising the
Militia and the Army of Reserve, and that the de-
puty Lieutertatitthall arrange the numbers tupU .1
raised in each division. Bat where indisidaalo ore •
unwilling to serve personally, then the pa. isle. s', I
be obliged to raise the specified number. I root o
suggest, that the means of recruiting be reier. '.
red to the parish officer*, to those who may be '
supposed to have acquoinuoce, and a degree of
influence in their respeaive parf.l,es; and I would
ri•loopda.se that in the event of individuals being .'
such parishes shall incur no pecuniary buss.
den whatever, an t I wish this tine not to be con-
sidered
in the nature of a tax. as it is called for only
as the pr ice of service. It is by no m. an, My de.
site to Lonvert this inaptitude for service into any
medium of Lai/Aim, nor to call for public contsi-
butions. Therefore, if per sons, in their respeitive
parishes, can be induced, throughout .every ;Lot of
the kingdom, to influence their neighbour. to come
forward, I consi.ler that it ought to lie with she state
to fwd the means of paying the men thus to be
brought forward. and that the Rec. fiver Gentrol of
the Land Tax be empowered to adv me.. the money.
It is only in the event of default, a! a the piiesolo...
not finding recruits in proportion io •ts population,
that I propose the fine 5.1/11 fall up it it ; but at the
same time, that the re: rain mad moderate fine which:
they shall be reqoir. d to pay shall be carried to the.
r neral recruiting hi .J. The diva .1 this mrAisi.*; ,
I think, will be to afford a strong in to ement Me. #i
rishes to procdro men. If men can be round; and h/ p 5
can be ro doubt in my mi J, that the local acqrvaireusiones
ante, the esertio •ii, iin influence, which
offs ten:nay sae supposed to bare, will be found.
much better moans of prodirei ig the force want:4l4w
..
than a general, loose system of recruiting. Add let
vlich,tha, whatever ' u the advantage zoned by the- ,
method now suggested, it will be gamed .vithotst oar ...
)
sacrifioeqf the other means of general recruiting •
either of those now in roe, or whi h may hereafter he,
adopted. The benefit accruing from this measure•
may be fiay expeaeo to re, oh irons is, whet t we are
assured that the bounties . , be gni will oat be
so large as those given to recruits the Regular
Army. I confess, therefore, that I l sanguine in
my expeaation that the general outline of this mea-
sure must receive the general aporobetion of all who :
ale =Must° increase our means ow establishing mot
increasing our Regular Army, and must particu-
larly meet with the opprolettiori of ev ..ry Gent.ersioa,
who is convinced that it is nre.ltul that the obsta-
cles to the recruiting service ought to he removed,
or at least diminished. This plan furnishes a con-
siderable prospea of increasing the army, and at
the same time of diminishing the hard ..iips w'iich
the country has already suffered from the pr.sent
method of locriritii.g. At all events the trial
ought, in my °pink') at 1 ast, to be made, because
it can be done without liasord to any other system,
on which, lam apprehensivs, we must exclusively
rely, if his -4;,n be not a . -4. I ...awe no doubt,
but that I/ rigidly ontoros., epi ,Lions of the
Army of Reserve, an oddi•ion must be raised ; at the
same timer I believe, that the measure I wish now to
propose is es likely to Is.• effejtitol, and wit. less hard-
ship, whilst it appears to me beset calculeted to eu-
crease our regular army, and remove their totavy fines,
high bounties, and other inconvenienciei, wirich rc-
suit from the preSnu system rif recru:*ing Sdly, If,
however, the use should stappen, that the parishes
should not be aloe, with the bounty found them by
Goveromem, to raise their proporion of men; the
nary question will be, how 4 the quot i to be su Tool?
I propose that, in this ease, the Comnnotiding Otiesr
of the disttia snail be empowr. ed tii raise the de-
ficiencies, by means of reguiar recruiting, and that
he stall pay the same bounty to the men thus raised as
the wishes were to have done, but less than wiiat is
allowed to recruits fw the R -solar Army. in this
case, 1 illicit it it rmbahls .h ,in lorgr manufaaur-
ing towns, tone may he feu .d a number of persona
willing to enlist :.r a lin.ited service, and who rosy -
be afterwards indilend to go into toe Regular Army.
As this part of mei uiting se: rice will be under the
direction of the officers of the army, with the bounty
fixed, and less than that allowe I for recruiting the
Regular Army, it cannot induce persons to enter into
this species of force, ic,o mi.,lst be otherwise dis-
posed so enter t'se regular army ; but it may induce
persons to enter, in the first inste.ce, I. r a limit oa
service, who, after being accustornsd to O e habits of
a military life, may afterwards feel disposed to vo
lunteer into the regular forces. Thus this part of
the plan proposes OM gnat advantage; whilst, if it
should fail, it cOn produce no disadvantage. I
think that my plan will afford a consiJerable alle-
viation to the hardships a larch the country has suf-
fered since the war; that it will render the- call ef-
feOtual, which has been already made up..n the
country ; and, at the same time, that it will enforce
the measure, already adopted, but hy modes more
clement than those before thought of, wi, r sped
to them parts of the cosntry which have become
Isolate to heavy fines for not having made good
the entire complement of men requited of them,
it is to be considered that, as we law now sl-nda•
every parish is liable to be assessed for every quar-
ter of a year ; and, for every non that is found sin. ficieot, to icier those petrol:it to be t 4.1 'Z.., Mid
judgments inflicted, I think wouni be an oof coo.
siderame severity; at the same time, it will be
snore ciseerfully submitted to, if it be -a t d that •
they may free themselves from these 12,111,1;:gAing •
the wee mastered according to my per,

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that where there h an accumulation of fines, and
these fines not enforced when they took place, it
would be unfair on the part of tae public to enforce
them, if it be found that there is any difficulty in the
aft for enforcing the payment of them as soon as they
became due. Bet it appears, that in the practical
execution of the Aft, various difficulties have oc-
curred in the way of enforcing the penalties. The
• commanding officer has been unable to make out
the necessary certificates in time to shew the Justices
at their Quarter Sessions. Therefore we are not to
wonder, nor be discouraged, if the Act should not
hare reached its full effed. And when it is con-
•otidered, that since the war, we have had to raise
. both the Army of Reserve, and also to make a con-
siderable increase to the Militia, no argument can
•be brought to prove that a more successful call may
ant be made upon those parts of the country
that have hitherto been found deficient, and
• that, by measures less oppressive, and at the
same time more calculated for giving it ellen in a
summary, expeditious, and effective manner. I
have now farmer to propose, that the forces to he
raised be subject to th.. same limitation of service as
the Army of Reserve is, namely, for five years, or
during the continuance of the war, and for six
months after the termination of it; and that, whilst
they continue in corps of such. a description, they
shall not he liable to be called out for foreign
service. Then, as to the manner of arranging this
fora, nothing appears to me better calculated to ren-
der it serviceable, as a medium of recruiting for the
re°atar army, than the plan of annexing the whole
of it, in toe form of second battalions, to the regular
army. it must be obvious, that if it be so placed.
the natural effed will be, that a considerable propor-
tiCia-Of officers, in their gradation of rank, will pass
through both battalions, as if they were but one, and
that there will be a perpetual interchange of officers
between the two battalions. The effeCt this will na-
turally produce, will he to bring into the Regular
Army those who are attached to their officers, and
also it will he a stimulus to the officers, to take pains
in training their men, as well as a check to every pri-
vate, who will know that he is not only to look to the
approbation of his present officer, bat that, accepuss
the bounty, and enlisting in the Regular Army, and
Outlet he be found negligent and inattentive to his
'duty, he may again come under the command of the
same officer, who will not fail to recognise him.
In short, the method row proposed will tend to fa-
ciliate the passage from one corps to another, and
impart a sort or family feeling to the whole. And
if, as matters now stand, my many from the Army '
of Resesve have enlisted into the Regulars, how
much more may not this be expeded to happen,
when such additional arguments are presented to
enforce the bonds of discipline ? The plan, which,
with the leave of the House, I wish, Sir, to
sebmit to their consideration, will. I trust, appear
to have this additional advantage, that whilst
ie Aireigher the means of recruiting the Regular
Army, it will also render your internal force more
complete, re:pc/table, and capable of answering
the end in viess —the Defence of the Country.
Here then it stailds recommended, on the ground of
its being the best economy aid national pelicy, for
it will improve the quality of your internal force,
and make one man equal to what two were before.
This plan has the farther effeCt of rendering yonr
Regular Army much more capable of being a dis-
poseable force than what it would oilir:rwise be,
whilst we should have to depend, not only upon
the numbers, but on the ouality of our troops.
—Whetever aid we may justly expel to de-
rive front the various species of our present ex-
isting internal fore*, and from none more than from
the numerous and highly re.peciable body of Vo-
%weer; t yet it is agreed, on all hands, that it
would not be safe to trust the defence of the country
entirely to those, who, whatever loyalty and zeal
they have discovered, and even training they have
had, yet have never had an opportunity of seeing
aslant servic s and who agree in thinking, that some
portion of experience, and prime military service,
are necessary to give effca to their laudable exer
tines. But adopt the plan, which, with the leave of
the House, I mean to b. Lig forward, and you will
not then be under the necessity of chaining down
any great part of the r. pm' ir arms. The explana-
tion which I have now given to Me I !muse, nearly
comprehends all that appears necessary for me to say
at present, by way of the first develnpement of my
proposed plan for the better defence of the country.
My °Nett then is to rednce the Militia, which now
consists of 7!,000 men, to its firmer cstablishment ;
and the new force about to be created, will be a most
ittiportant accession to the country, and will become
a great source for the receuiting service. It will
also have the effed of rendering the army complete-
ly disposable; nor can it obstrud any improvements
which may be the-right necessary in our military es-
tablishment. Now as to the proposition with re.
sped to the ballot, the only way in which it is to be
retained, is that it ma, give us the chance of having
the personal service of the individual to be balloted
for ; rind who, if drawn, may consent to take the
bounty and enter into the service. And if he does
not enter, he will have but a moderate fine to pay.
I am very confident, Sir, that this part of the plan
will have the effea of procuring a great many men
on moderate bounties, by making it the interest of
men drawn by ballot to enter. At least there can
be very little donin but that a grca: mil, more of
them will enter than those who have hitherto entered.
I very lately had the means of seeing an account of
the number of those ballotted men who came per-
sonally to serve in the force I am speaking of; and
I•can assure the House that the number of those in
Cleat Britain is not more than between land 3000;
a number so trifling, that every body must feel bow
little benefit was likely to be derived from the ballot,
as itahas hitherto been constituted. Besides many in-
convenienees arose from that mode of ballot. Score
persons who were drawn, could not pay the fine ;
others had subscribed soma of money to ensure
therneelves against being drawn. The whole sum
was sometimes given to the man on whom the lot
fell, who thea either found a substitute, or served in
person. Here nn such inconvenience will result,
but the effeet of the ballot will be much more pro.
doetive. With all the defesffs, the expen-es, and the
inconveniences of the system lam speakir of ; I
would still be ready to recommend it to the E. use, if
"thought it was material towards raising men for the
pnbli • e But when I see the effect it has per-
due- ad w en I know how few men, out of theme
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say, that I gladly avail myself of such tt plan as may
relieve the individual from great hardship .; I there-
fore think myself justified in proposing the raiment
plan. It is my intention therefore to move for hive
to bring in a bill to carry it into effect. 'lf the
House will permit the Bill to be brought in, I will
move to have it printed for the use of the Members
of the House, and fix on some convenient day, sup-
pose Friday next, for taking it into consideration ;
and in the course of next week the House may
enter into the details of the measure. I do
not wish to do any thing more at present than
to ;tate to the House those points in which the plan
I have now stated differs from the ideas I threw out
some time ago upon the same subject. !Isere are
some other circumstances, conneaed with our
mi-
litary system, on whick I will take another oppor-
tunity shortly to address the Houk.. I mean to
bring forward some tegulatin is with resped to the
state of the army in general. I will also bring the
subject of the Volunteers before the consideration
of the House, and call its attention to that part
of the General Defence Ad which relates to
the enrolment by classes. But as none of those
points are connetied with the present plan I am
about to offer, I will for the present confine myself
to this plan alone. I therefore move, " That leave
be given to bring in a &I' for more effeaually esta-
blishing a permanent additional military force in the
country ; and for supplying His Mak. ty'S Rettular
Forces by making a gradual rediretion of the Militia
of Great Britain to its 010 et.thlishment."
Mr. WINDHAM said. •t he was sorry to ob-
serve the plan he had just I- r • stated by his Right
Hon. Friend was not calculeted to give better hopes
as to the petftelion of our Milker/ System, than any
that had hitherto bee: adopted. It certainly was nor.
surprieing, that on a subjed of this nature, there
should he many differences of opleion. His -Right
Hon. Friend difft red now fmm the opinion he had
given on a former day ; aid he nose differed in ma-
ny particulars from his Higot Hon. Friend; but.
that difference did not go the length of opposing the
whole of the plan. He was compelled to dissent
from some parts, but not from eli ; for, if he did,
he should dissent from himseh. The rednetion of
the militia, which was now proposed, was a mea-
sure he would most heartily concur in, and was
one he always thought should have been adopted.
le also highly approved of that part of the Is; Ali
which had Mr its oh eft the getting rid of hie!! boun-
ties; an evil wlich every person throughout the
country had felt; :nd the removal of Which laid the
foundatioa of the best hopes for recruiting the regu-
I it army The commutation of service was ano-
ther measure which he approved of so much, that
he should lease proposed it himself, were it not now
offered to the consideration of the House. After
having said thus much of the parts of the measure
to which he agreed, he would next come to the less
pleati, g task of string the p:iocipal points to which
he disagreed And first, he would allude to the
pian, so far as it related to voluntary and compul-
sory service ; between these two there was a very
knee line of distinction to be drawn. One great evil
that had prevailed in our military system was, that
of providing for the exigency of the moment', with-
out looking forward tnfutureconsequences. It was
in this manner the Army of Reserve had been raised;
a tnea ore which, though had in its principle and
consequences, did produce some temporary benefit.
The House was, however, now freed from the con-
sideration that had been continually pressing upon
it ; namely, that of providing for the present emer-
gency only, and shutting their eyes to aietant con-
sequence'. Whatever he might think of the danger
which still pressed upon the House, yet he could
not be blind to this, that the country was now in a
far better state of security than it was in at the time
when the danger first threatened us ; but, at the
same time, we were not so secure at could
be wished. The House' ought to consider that
it was not tied down to bare plans of the
moment, and then' examine the present plan on
that principie. Now, in a general provision for a
permanent establishment, he would ask whether any
thing like a compulsory measure should be resorted
to ? I' compulsor y measures could be rendered
complete, nothing would be found more effeCtual
than they were. But here tt was necet.sary to take
into consideration su h rne.rsures as were fit to lie
adopted in differe it Lo.tto ries. That which was
proper to be adopteJ in o .e of the monarchies on
the Continent, would oe cry unfit for Great Britain.
Eso.ry country had stud übtedly a supreme power of
eitharcing by law any measure which it should think
proper to carry into effect The power possessed by
the King of Prussia was ME greater in his domi-
nions than that of the King, Lords, and Commons
of Great Britain; neither was the power of the Em-
peror of Germany, or even of the new Emperor of
France ; although the latter would do many things
which the British Parliament would not attempt. -
We had, however, the power of imitating some of
the Monarchs of Europe, if we chose ; but, in such
a country as this, compulsory Measures in our hands
were not like the same measures in the hands of
other States. We must go by the constitution of the
Itealm. We could not take short cuts to attain a'
certain objet. The King of Prussia might, indeed,
exercise his compulsory power,by sending his recruit-
ing serjcants thro'his dominions,tocartipel such men
as they chose to fix upon, to join his armies. In this
country, however, it was very different. We must
here at in the spirit of the law and the constitution of
the country. Ours was such a complicated machine,
that half the force of it was lost, in endeavouring
to overcome the fridion of the different parts. Dif-
ficulties were to be got over in an indirect manner.
Compulsion could not be used all at once. Men
could not be forced all at once to enter into the
military service, except in the veil lest extremity.
Nor could we do as was done in Russia, where those
peasants, who were attached to the soil, were obliged
to follow the owners of the land, whose vassals they
were. We must usecompulsion in a circuitous manner.
And in this mixed system, great care ought to be
taken that the compulsory should not interfere with
the voluntary system. All that was got by com-
pulsory measures was not clear gain. For we got
only for a limited service, that which we might
and ought to have had for general service. But it
was said, that if men had once entered into a li-
mited service, they would afterwards be induced
to engage for general service. This was not strictly
the fad. Some might be disposed to change the con-
, dit ions of their service in that manner. But against
these, an equal number might be art off; an equal

number of persons might be found, who, thinking
that they had already " sown their wild oats,"
would not enter into a more extended service than
that which they were in already. • !ley would speak in
this way, " If I am to be a soldier, I will be a soldier
at home, and not subjescl myself to he sent to a 1-0-
reign country all my life." It was well known that
numbers entered and re-entered into the Militia; and
that they preferred to be in that service to being in
the army. After thus observing how fallacious the
hope was of obtaining those melt for general service,
he next stated his objedion to any plan that went
to divide the army into two parts; which must
be the case, if some of the men were liable to serve
for life; and others only bound for a limited time;
namely, the time for which they had undertaken to
serve in the Army of Reserve, before they entered
bun the regular troops. The plan now propofed by
his Right Hon. Friend might be described as a plan
of recruiting, by means of parish-officers, when it
was compared to what had been before praftised,
and which had so much impeded the recruiting for the li
army. The overseers of parishes certainly were not
the best recruiting officers. They were now to be
limited as to the amount of the bounty they u ere
to rive. But if they could not get men for that
bounty, thy must either be subject to a fine, or
give a larger bounty. What security had*Parlia-
ment, that they would not do the latter? arid if so,
all the evils arising out of large bounties would be
revived. Parliament was now to be called on to
establish a nsiiiimum : it could never be preserved,.
and the attempt would produce bad consequences.
As to the individuals who happened to be drawn by
ballot, having ever exerted themselves to procure
substitutes, he did not think h hid produced any
other effe& except that of raising the price of
substitutes. When a countryinan happened to be
dr 4WII for any service by ballot, he looked upon the
event with as much terror and surprise, as if he had
been seized with a fit of apoplexy. So far from be-
ing able to get a substitute, he went from parish to ,
parish, lamenting over his hard fate, and making
his moans to every body he met. lie went about to
look for a true friend ; one person would tell him
that a man in the next parish could instruel him what
to do. After going to various places, he was at last
sent to a crimp, who undertook, fir a certain spe-
cified suin of money, to get a man to serve for
him. He therefore contended, that parish officers
know nothing of the mode by which men could be
raised ; and that, if they did, it would be improper
to entrust them with the raising of men. It was
probable they might exercise tyranny and oppres-
s:on over many people. A man might refuse to
enter, on being applied to by them ; and it , might
fairly he asked whether that :non stool any chance,
of obtaining parish relief, when he happened to ap-
ply for it ? Parish officers would be induced to
commit this injustice, because a fine was to he
levied on them if they did not provide their quota
of men in 3 given time. These ,circunacences,
in his mind, operated as a great obj-idion
against suffering paristi officers to be recruiting SC7*
jeanis. The whole and the only advantage of
this plan appeared' to be, there was a chance of
an adalidonal inducement for men to enter into
the Regular Army, if they were first got into an
army WhoSe service was limited; but after men teem
once got into those reservoirs, thei e must be another
machinery to get them out again, thore must be fresh
expenee. The first service was to be in some man-
' rer compulsory, and the rest voluntary. But would
men voluntarily enter into the army ; and, if they
did, would a n'tmber of Li:ern go together into any
'battalion they should be direfted to eater? Arronit
-soldiers there was an infinite vae;ety of . whim; and
caprices as to he regiments they might wish to be in.
One man would prefer a particular leginient, be-
cause someofficer belonged rot, whom he might wish
to serve under. Anotherman would dislike A regiment
on account of an officer bein:.; in it, whom be op-
posed to be his enemy. A soldier would say, I
prefer going, to this or that regiment, because Bat
cult a one is in it," (a loud laugh). Some of the men
would wish to go to a regiment that was in a hot
climate ; and others to a cold climate. ln short, it
was impossible to reckon any thing on the voluntary
seal which might aatice persons to change from a
limited to on unlimited service, in such a manner as
should be attended wits beneficial effeas. These
were a thousand earsiderati ns operating against
the probable binetic of this p.an. Parliament was
at this moment ab nit to ma .e a great force, which
Was to become ratinnary, and not to serve out of
the country • and, with all the precautions and li-
mitations about to be adopted, the bounty would be
as high, if not higher, than what h id been first
hit upon; this was Vie great evil which produced
all the inconveniences, now complained of, in
our military system. Within his own memory,
the bounty given to soldiers, on enlisting, was
a mere trifle, in general it did not exceed one
guinea. This was the state of recruiting previous
to that fatal system of procuring substitities which
had since prevailed. Thea there was a competi-
tion between the compulsory and voluntary force,
which produced great public inconvenience. An-
other important view in which this subjeet ought to
be considered, was the eflen produced by the vo-
lunteer system now existing in this country. It was
now understood, that from the great extent to which
this system was carried, there was a general military
spirit in the country. For his own p.m, lie did not
luck on this system as likely to produce any benefit ;
he could not help thinking that the plan oi making
every man a soldier, was to put the e' .utry in
that situation in whirl; she was no, to have
any great military forte at all. The gieatei,t mili-
tary countries in the world, where these were the
must powerful standing armies, so far from having
volunteers, had not even a militia. And those
countries that had militias or volunteers, were not
military countries. The very existence of such
a half military force served to deaden, instead
of enlivening an army, and the military spirit
that should aduate that army. The :military spirit
was kept up, enlivened, and direlled to great objets
by those who were not in military habits ; and not
by those who affeeted to imitate the soldiers of an
army. It was like players performing on the
stage. The dramatic spirit which alieweci itself
in fine aeting, was not kept up by the bad players,
but by those who were not players at all--
by the plaudits and encouragement of the audience.
Just so the men belonging to an army were spirited
up to great acts by the approbation of the people,
who, without being io the-chandler of rivals, a I •

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mired their military glory. Had woe* no ...Item
in looping rip A military spirit? They
qetainly had
in a very great degree they paretra not of the
military character. , Nowise ,would ask what was
the case with us at present? We had an immense
hem army, wilhout the discipline of a real army.
which was a dead weight upon the country. ft had
all the insignia and tine trappings, the lace, belts, ace,
which were the appendages of, and (eight to beim%
to a real army ; as the honourable marks of dis-
finOlion due to military services. Then this great
orce, with all its appointments, in imitttiiio
troops of the line, with Colonels, Majors, Captain;
&c. tended to depreciate military rank, apd
make military distineltions cantemptible. Thee
the standing army, a great part of which' had
perhaps been distinguished by hoilliaat services.
was surrounded and lost v. ithin this immense
force, which performed ao service kt all. While
such' a system as this prevailed, we never could
exped to have ti beat U: puwerfel army. Noe..
he would ask wit/ some simple mode niUght. not be
adopted for the better recruiting our reemlar farces?!
In doing es, there wir: no occasion for any competi-
tion of plans. His idea of a plan seas to bare
no plan at all. There was only one thing to
he done, and that was to let men be eralistod fax
the army f..E. a term of years, as was the case in the
armies on the Continent; and not for life. as was
now the caie with the British armies. What coca_
sion had the members of that House to he racking
their brains to rind out the sea? to do a thing which.
if let alone, would do for itself?? The object would
be attained, if those things that obstrtiFted it were
once removed. Why, he would ask, could not Crenaz
Britain have a powerful stansling army, as well
as ether countries? Her populatioa was <increased.
so were her wealthy trade, and maneflieltmes„ and
there were great sconces for aupptyine merinos.
There was no such extraordinary CAD for labourou pre-
vent men from enlisting, when it appeared by towns •
,on dutiable, that it cost Englard and Walesui wards
of five millions a year for so oporting the poor ! How
could there he a want of recruits nods a proper
system, when vast sums of money were laid as
every year to prevent emigration from Scotland?
Could not this be better prevented, by !vanities
the armies ? Let the experiment of a proper
system of recruiting be but once tried; veil
he saw nothing that could render it hopeless.
—lt never had been fairly done ; hut let it be
done belote compulsory means were resortni
to. All the means hitherto adopted had done se.
thing more than fill the country with a half milkety
force, which dispirited and slipped the army of Its
honours. And all this was done with no other pro-
'o.ll than the chance, that, by a &Lillie kited dt
dilation, some set this men, cemposing this for.
would be Inducad to go iliou the army; that, far
smaller bounty, they would ti st go rate n'tfirnireci„
and, afterwards, fOr an ad litionil bounty, into
an set-vice. Tiii, sv as a system of
difficulties, 'created without any kiud r necessity.
Simi; was the fashion for legishition os sling is
Parliament, that Cie plain. cesanban h....a, upon
every subjea, must necessarily heehawed. It was
like the apprentice woo was golly • r run away with
his niloress ; and when a person • sine to tee hint
there was no obstruit'tias in the way, as the street
door was open, he replied; K Would yoi hawense go
.out at the street door, when I eon stile lady and
myself down from the window? What should I do
with toy rope-ladders, if I went away by the com-
mon passarte!" 'ilia was exettly the case wits
those who had bees attempting to iraproee our mi-
lit t: y system ; they were trying (Meek experi-
retests, when the plain, ea..; way, lay before them;
and this produced the trio' of evil consequences.
that had been so long felt. Feeling as he did 'quo
this sublet?, lie most oppose the present motion.
Mr. JOIINSTONE said, be could not avoid et-
pressing his astonishment, that after the repeated
charges which had been made against the late
Ministers for incapacity, the p, s in MI ister. who
had been now several we: in office, skoeld bring
forward nothing but tho plans of those inefficient
Ministers, whom he hail assisted in removing. This
plan would not only be ineffeaua l, but it would
operate as an oppression on p officers. who
should be obliged either to pay a fine, or give
larger bounties 'than they were allowed. It was
astonishing the talents of the Right Hon. Gentlemen
had suggested nothing better than this; and these
was reason to conclude he had been outvoted in do
Cabinet, and contrnuled by those about him, some
of whom formed part of the late Ministry.
Mr. A DIMNGTON said he difered front the
Hight Hon. Gentleman by whom the motion was
made in many mated al parts of it. He was against
the reduilion of the m fide nece, which had bees
raised to a pitch of tmetampled perfection. As so
the volunteer force, the effect of it was to give great
mirehers of substitu-es for the mil tea. there was no
necessity whatever for the measule now proposed.
The exeei ience of last year coui I not justify it. Nor
was there any immediate pressure which required the
adoptim of such a plan. lVe now had the residue
of the Array of R serve, rut of which I :*.lOO mesas
had already entered into the regular:. t that
were 17 or 10,000 now remaining, out of m 0 •-
artny would still he argrnented. Under these -
cumst times, he hoped the bight Hon. Gent!.
would not urge the l louse to ash p ,-is m n. .
Her would not ohjeact to the Bill beiu,o brotieio '
but it that was .lone, he hoped the second
would be put off to a period ehkh should p: •-•
all fatther discussion on it till next Session i'ar-
!lament. I Lis apprehension was, that the measure
was vexatious or nugatory. It would subjea non
improperly to fines, and the operation of it would
not answer any purpose. This measure was like one
adopted in die last war for raising a quanta of mina
in the diferent parishes, towards supplying the
army and n ivy. The efett of tire measure WAS
an exccss in the bounty. lher.urnher of men raised
at that time was not above one-tenth of the whole
proposed ; and these men consisted of the very re-
fuse and scum of the ccuntry. The same Oleo
may be done again, if the present measure should
be adopted.

Lord C tSILF.REAGH said, this country w .$
not in such a situation of military streagh at the
present moment, as to make it r !.tent to try ea
experiment recommended by tte Light Hun. G
tleman (Mr. Windham). So far from the pr
plan being attenJed with any severity, he th.ru
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3 matter of great importance to keep up the Army
of Reserve. It was that class of intermediate force
which served as a most useful source for supplying
the Regular Army with men. As to postponing
the Bill, there was no complexity in it that required
him to consider of it. He denied that parish
officers could be considered as recruiting ser-
jeants. He believed the people of parishes would
cheerfully give their assistance in procuring
men for the public service; and it was the duty of
every man in a parish to lend his aid for that pur-
pose. Upon the whole, he believed this measure
would be produetive of good, and if not, it could
not do any harm.

Sir W. GEARY spoke against the Bill. He
thought it a measure that could by nu means con-
duce to the object it professed to have in view. He
deemed it also unjust, as it was meant to throw the
burden on the parishes, who, if they cannot find
men, must at all events pay the penalties, and this
WAS not, in his opinion, obtaining what, in the pre-
sent circumstances, the country was most in need of.
It had been allowed on all hands, and by all parties,
in the various discussions which had taken place on
this subjal, that what we most essentially stood in
need of was a disposeable force, and, in his mind, this
Bill was not the way to raise it. It had been stated
that 13,000 had entered from the Army of Reserve
into the Regular Army, and that was no argument
whatever in support of the present measure ; for he
bad not a doubt remaining on his mind, but that
more men would have been procured for the Regu-
guise Army, if there had been no such body of men
as an Army of Reserve. In respect to a defensive
I.arce, he thought the country had every reason to
pride itself in the utmost security. He had not the
smallest doubt but that 400,000 men in arms were in
every resped sufficient to contend with the proud,
insolent, and overtiestring enemy, at present opposed
to us, let him attack us whenever he might think
proper. lie was not one of those who wished to see
a great force from France landed on our shores; the
inevitable cons.. .ences of such an event were such
as every considering and feeling mind must depre-
cate; but, if such a circumstance should by acci-
dent take place, he had no doubt but that the force
we ba4 in arms would be a'ole to repel it ; and as the
pres.mt measure was only meant to raise and aug
awns oar disposeable force, and he was of opinion it
would not avail to that purpose, he could see no
reason for the present Bill, and as such should op-
pose I.

Mr. FOX said he did not rise to give any opposi-
tion to bringing in the Bill moved for by the Right
Hon. Gentleman. lie did not know whether he
should gain any credit from the I louse, or from the
Right Hon. Gentleman, in what he was go. ag to say ;
but he co tld assure them, that he had endeavoured
by every effort and consideration he was able to
apply to the subjofl, to impress his own mind with
a favourable idea of the Bill, and to drive away all
prejudices which, from his own slight view of the
subjeCt, when it was first opened by the Right Hon.
Gentleman, or from the argt; aentc or opinions of
others, he might have conceived against it. Another
reason which he had to dispose hint favourably
towards this Bill was, that he was decided!,
opposed, in principle and in judgment. to all the va-
rious plans which had Monads:tidy been brought
forward on this subjea. He remained, however,
confirmed in his cl,i,approbation of the present Bill,
because he could lot concetve it was calculated to
fulfil those ends and purpoxs which it professed to
do. In all the objedrions which had been urged
against the various plans proposed by the last Mi-
nistry for augmenting fii e Regular Army, and thereby
the disposable force of the country, one ofthe strongest
and most generally urged objeCtions was, that very
fundamental one, indeed, d`endeavouring to make
a limited force a foundation for a general force.
He was clearly of opinion that none could be a more
defeaive mode of defence for the country ; and lie
had uniformly given the tame opinion on the sub-
jett. It was not by any means his intention to enter
into the question, of how far any of those different
modes of defence, which had been proposed, were
right or wrong ; but he could not help objedling to
the mode of enlisting men, first for a limited force,
and then. by various artifices, endeavouring to pre.
wail on them to go into a service or force of an un-
limited nature. He thought it never could be a
good foundation for an unlimited army to be
drawn from a Entree, which, in its origin, was
supposed to be decidedly and altogether limited.
His objeCtion to the present Bill, he said, was funda-
mental ; and therefore, though he was extremely de-
sirous to lend his aid towards increasing the force of
the country, be could not in the present instance do
so. If, however, the Bill should, on consideration,
be deemed by the House to be a good one, he saw
no reason whatever why it should not pass during
the course of the present Session. It was undoubt-
edly requisite that the House should have time to
read the Bill, and to consider it in all its different
bearings ; if there was any thing essentially wrong
in it. there could be no doubt but it would either be
totally rejefted, or modified in such a manner as to
meet the approbation of the House ; but if it was
found to be absolutely good, in the opinion of a ma.
join:y of the House, it might surely to pass as soon
as possible. Ile thought it his duty to snake these
preliminary observations in the prt alit stage of the
business, and should reserve his further opinion till
he had an opportunity of reading and considering
the whole of the Bill, during the future progress
of which he should have many opportunities of de-
livering his sentiments to the House.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that as the introdudion of the Bill was not
opposed, he would not wish to trespass on the House
at the present moment, by entering at large on the
sub Jed. There were, however, some prints to which
he most entreat the indulgence of the House, till he
delivered a few observations. lle then adverted to
the objedions which had becn made as to ballot',
and begged the Home to recoiled, that till the
Militia had reached its lowest member, according to
the present plan, the ballot should net be filled up ;
so that we should have, in the mean time, the ad.
vantage of two or date years experience, tiorn
which the greaten advantages naight reasonably be
erpeßed, and from which no preseht inconveniences
could b; any means arise. There was another point
which had been alluded too and which he allowed to

be of great weight and consequence ; that was, as to
the time of service in the Regular Army. It bad
been urged by the Right Hun. Gentleman opposite
to him (Mr. Windham), that the service should be
temporary and limited. He would not deny that
such a regulation seemed wi :e and judicious, if
there were no great difficulties in its way. He
should always he ready and desirous to listen to and
obtain the opinions of the most distinguished mili-
tary charafters in the country, on the snhjeet ; and
if it were found that circumstances would admit of lt,
when the situation of this country came to be com-
pared with those of the different powers of the Con-
tinent, so that with a full conviaion it could be
adopted, he should certainly have no objellion to
adopt it. The Right Honourable Gentleman paid
a compliment to the manner in which Mr. Fox had
delivered his sentiments in opposition to the present
measure, which he acknowledged to be fair, candid,
and explicit. He felt, notwithstanding, that he was
completely at issue with him, for he believed there
could not be a doubt, but that, taking the country
as it now stands, and looking with the most serious
attention at its present state of society, the measure
of increasing the regular army by immediate supply
was not by any means so good or so effeltual as by an
intermediate one, which could no way so well be had
as by an Army of Reserve. The great objell is, that
if soldiers are wanting, they can with greater safety
be detached from such a source than they could
from any other, which was founded on the general
system of rinsing men in a regular way. Indeed
one of its greatest advantages arose from that part
of the system of the Army of Reserve, which is en-
tirely new, and which, by the peculiar mode of ar-
rainging the men, gives it a degree of discipline, which
cannot well be attained by toe united zeal, talents,
and perseverance of the officers of the Militia. He
denied the etb•f of Mr. Windham's argument, as to
the Army of Reserve being an irredit. at to raising
men for the Regular Army. fle allowed the utmost
scope to the playfulness of his Limy, in supposing
that men in that situation would naturally think
they had sown their wild eat', and would, therefore,
have no concern with the Regular Army; on the
contrary, he believed, time habits they would in
course imbibe, in con.equence of their entering
into such an intermediate force as the Army of Re-
serve, would
.so tar predispose them for a soldier's
life, that very few indeed would be found who
would not be desirous of sowing. over again their
wild oats in order obtain a station in the Regular
Army. The Right Hon. Gentleman adverted
next to the objeftions which had bee-' adduced
Against his Bill, on account of turning the Parish
Officer into a Recruiting Officer. If the remark
was taken in its literal sense, that a Parish Officer
was to he converted into a Commander of Soldiers,
whom he was to discipline and render fit for the
service of the field, it would certainly have a
ludicrous Jet ; but he saw no nbjeaion whatever
to making the man, wen best knosss the situation
and circumstances of every man in his parish, a kind
of recruiting officer to a certain limited extent, far
the furtherance and promotion of the service o: the
country. He si.urned the idea of raising them in
modes similar to those prataised. by the kidnappers
o. the slaves in Africa ; though some distant allu-
sions had been made to it; and it had been said,
that these parish recruiting officers had it in their
power to refuse parochial relief to such as should
object to go into the army; hut this, he con-
tended, was mere illusion. The parish officer,
in this, as in every other case, alts under the
immediate inspedtion and cognisance nf the Magis-
trates; and it is impossible th..t he should have an
opportunity abusing the pus •er put into his hands.
At all events, it was however certain, and beyond
a doubt, that if he had any temptation t exceed
his authority, or abuse his power, under th- present
Bill, that temptation was four fai under the Pill
of the Right Hon. Gentlem in (Mr. Addington).
who so pointedly objedted to this. He then adverted
to the ..bjeaute. against the degree et. c• "yulsion
allowed by this Lill ; and observed, that ..•eording
to the philosophical, moral, and met pi: /hull dis-
tinaion made by two Rig it Hon. I ;eatlemen (M.-.
Windham and Mr. Acidiagton). the House and the
world would be e ; to suppose those Ceidemen
were enemies to all compulsion, of what kind soe-
ver ; whereas, the nits; is. the present Bill give;
much less comeutskin than is proposed by one,
and recommeadeJ, but not . .ted, by the other ;
and, in fact, tat 'be compu ..on wa. less oppres-
sive than that h hid pieviously been proposed
by Mr. Addington. In the arguments of one Hon.
Gentleman, it had 'e'en recommended to him to do
nothing ; for it was aid, we never did bet.er than
when we did nnhing. Others had, on the contrary.
argued, that he had been guilty of too much tardi-
ness and delay in bringing forward the present
measure. Hr conf ssed, that he had been,in some

degree, harrassed, di tressed, and embarrassed, by
these opposite argumtnts, the he acknowledged he
was in some degree compensated, by their, at the
same time, firing on each other. One Right Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Addington) had proposed to post-
pone the present measure for a year ; he differed
with him altogether. If we do not see occasion for
adopting it at the present moment—that is the vei y
time we ought to embrace it, in order to be, at all
events, prepared for every attempt, and every at-
tack, that may be made on us, and not trust to the
chance of another, whether we may be attacked or
i-
not. lie isistedthere was not a word like indivi-
dual compulsion in arty part of the present system.
The fines, in this Bill, were by no means so
heavy or oppressive as in the Bill of the Right
Honourable Gentleman ( Mr. Addington); and as to
the numbers proposed to be raised, in addition to
the Regular Army, they could not be said to be too
great, when it was recolledled, that a Right lion.
Gentleman, not then in his place (Mr. Yorke), had,
a few weeks ago, proposed an augmentation to the
army of 50,000 men. He begged pardon of the
House for having so long detained them; but he
could not., in duty to himself, pass over the argu-
ments urged against the Bill, without making the
observations on them, which he had just submitted
to the House.

Mr. ADDINGTON said a few words in expla-
nation. The Right Honourable Gentleman, be ob-
served, had stated him as arguing, that no aug-
mentation of the regular force was necessary.
This was not what he had Illaintained ; but that the
plan of the Right Hon. Gentleman was neither so
etrecual, nor so mild in its operation as that he had
submitted to the Ronnie. He had always admitted

TIEIE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6.

Mr. PITT last night brought in his Bill for the
more effe6tual defence of the country. He pro-
poses to reduce the Militi . to its old establishment,
and to form a great intermediate but limited force,
which may serve as a source for the supply and in-
crease of the Regular Army. Mr. WIADH•I4,
Mr. ADDINGTON, Mr. Fox, and several other
Gentlemen, expressed their disapprobation of the
whole or parts of the measure ; but the conversation
that followed cannot be properly called a debate.
As we stated on Monday, the grand opposition to
the Bill is reserved for the second reading. The
House was uncommonly full, and the business ap-
pear.rd to have excited a considerable degree of ex-
raation.

The Expedition now fitting out for the Cape of
Gocd Hope, god tile Dutch Settlements in ludia, is
on a very extensive scale.

Bocides the Indian built ships now in :his country,
and the several packets belonging to the East India
Company, Government are about to purchase the
Company's frigate the Marquis Cornudt c, which
lately sailed from this country for Bombay ; also
the Indian built ships Sir Edward Hughes and Bri-
tennia, belonging to the Company.
These ships being now on their outward-bound
passage, it is intended they shall be equipped for
His MAJESTY'S service as soon as they arrive in

The Hamburgh Mail of the 22d, and a Gotten-
burgh Mail, arrived yesterday. The former contains
one allude that deserves notice, as it evinze; the
increasing jealnusly of France with respell to
Russia. A letter from Constantin le says, " that
both the RUSSIAN and Fa ENCI4 MINISTERS continue
to have frequent conferences with the GRAND
VIZIER, CAPTAIN PACIIA, and Reis EFFENDI ;
but that General Baurst, in a conference with
the last, has lately declared that France could
n, see, without resentment, the Turks forming
Any nearer connedtions with Russia and Eng-
land, than those already subsisting.' The con-
sequence has been, that the SULTAN has issued or-
ders to augment his armaments both by sea and
land, as the only means to force France to respal
the independence and neutrality of the Turkish Em-
pire."

Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, Mr.
PITT had an audience of His MAJESTY.
Soon after twelve o'clock, Their Mai 'snag in a
post.chariot, and the Paiaccsses in two coaches
and four, with their usual attendants, escorted by a
party of the Light Horse, took an airing by Hamp-
stead and Highgate.
The Vkl,ig Club dined yesterday at the London
Tavern, but Mr. Fox, Mr. GREY, Scc. being de-
tained in die House of Commons by their Pat ha-
me:lmq duty, the attendance was thin, and nothing
interesting to the public took place.
Yesterday, the Right Hon. the Lotto MAYOR
ordered the price of Bread to be continued the same
as last week, viz. eld. the Quarters Loaf, wheaten,
and 7d. household. _ _

This day the Loan Mayoa will 'hold the first
Courts of Conservancy for the Connties of Essex a Ai
Kent, at the Swan at Stratford, and time Ship
Tavern, Greenwich.
A Court of Common Council will be held on
Friday next, at Guildhall, for the dispatch of public
business.

All the Provincial Papers, received yesterday,
that could contain any account of hionday, abound
with instances of the zeal, loyalty, and devotion,
w.th which it was celebrated in their respeflive vici-
nities.

The Right Hon. Gnomon Rose !us bon retort..
ed for the Borough of Quistchureh.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
•
COURT OF KING'. BENCH, WESTMINSTER, Ism S.

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TfO4•s DORRIEtS, 4. uurcnists
This WAS one of the many actions which had be=
commenced re:ative to the Transfer of Stock on the
ever memorable sth of May, 1803, when a report of
p peace with France was so industriously circulate?
ppon 'Change. The action was brought for a
AreAch of Contract ; the Defendant, having, on the
same sth of May, contracted with the Plaintiff 's
llri.ker, for the purchase of 15,0001. 9 per cer's
'Consols, to be transferred on the lath. When a -
plication was made to him, that the Plaintiff was
ri-ady to make good the transfer, he refused to fulfil
his engagement, alleging that he would abide by
the resolutions of the Stock Emliange, which were
entered into r.:lative to all bargains made on that
day: in cons '<pence of which, the Plaintiff was
t safer the necessity of immediately selling out, by
which he mist lined a great loss.
The damages sought to be recovered by t!,e
Plaintiff were the diffeience between tae sum
which the Defendant had contracted for, and that
for which he was obliged to sell ow. at. The par-
ticulars of this ti Nve gave in our paper of
Thursday last. 'the Jury sound a Verdict ;Or the
Plaintiff of 6621. 104.

Mr. Etsi; i u t this day moved she Court to set aside
the Verdict . b ;Oled by the Plai.itiff, and to omitßule for a new trial. His appliciition was grounded
first upon the point, that the 10,0001. anal 5Q;101.
which were to constitute the 15,0001. were ascribed
to two different persons ; and secondly, that as the
transfer was to take place on the 10th, the ll.'tencl-
aut had the whole of that day to perform his Con-
tract, and the Plaintiff had no right to transfer his
Stock until the day foilowing.
Lord P.1.1.F.N80110....;H i-bserved, that as to the
first point, it was a weii known fact, that the Broker

never names his Principal at the time of making a
Contract for the sale of Stock ; it is quite sufficient
to produce his principal at the time of making the
transfer. As to the second point, the Defendant
peremptorily refused to accept the transfer in
the course of that morning ; the Plaintiff was
therefore at liberty to dispose of his stock whenever
he pleased. if this Rule wis to be adhered to, all
the great contracts which are made with the Ac-
countant General, the Bank cf Er.glar.d, 4:c. would
become void. The Court therefore refused the
application.
PITO V. nitotr.
Mr. G•111110W moved for a Rule to thew cause"
against the Verdict obtsined by the. Plaintiff in this
use. The action was luvught on the st.tute of the
7th of his present Majesty, „co recover. a penahr
against the Defendant as a venth.r of coal., for in-.
sufficient meaoare, and foc permitting waggon
to go out without a Coal Memel Ticket. He re-
lied upon the worth of the Act cdParli.snae:-.t, which.
were, that, " The Defendant should be convicted,
h.ture Magistrate previous to action
at Law:" in this cue the action ua. bz ought without
any conviction before the NlagiStiate. Motion se-.
fused.

The king his been pleased t? ayp;;:r.t Charles
Arbuthnot, bl.l. to lee Hi. Majesty's etiptoliassaioe
Extraordinary and Plenipotent,are to the Sublime
Ottoman Purte; Benjamin Gall.se, E,:q. to be His
Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary. and Min:Am Pleni-
potentiary to the Court of Copenhagen; Charles
Stuart, Esq. to be His Majesty's Secretary ot. Ems
!sassy to the Court of St. Petersburgit t Edward
Thornton, Esq. to be His Majesty's Secretary of
Legation to the Court of Baffin; Augustus Foster;
Esq. to be His Majesty's Secretary of Legation to
the United States of Anusici ; Frederick Lindeman,
Esq. to be His Majesty's Consul at I.S.mbden.
Lord LOVAINE has been apiiointed C..lonel of
the Northumberland Militia.

The Admiralty Sessions begin at the Old Bailey
on Monday the 2d of July next.
A new and interesting Female Association has
lattly formed ender the Patronage of Her
MAJESTY and the PR 11.4.7.C55E5, entitled—" The
Ladies' Committee, for promoting the Education
and Employment of the Female Poor."—lt was
a sight honourable to themselves and interest-
ing to humanity to behold the Ladies who com-
pose this laudable Institution assembling yesterday
at Mr. HATCH.IRD'II in Piccadilly for th.. noble pur-
pose of arranging and extending their plan. In
this distinguished list were the Dowager Mar-
chioness of Dosszoss 1., Countess of LOl4O A I I
Countess HARCOUET, Lady ilawitcsnuav, Lary
R %D,TOCIC, Lady Teioamotra, Mrs. WlLlll.lt-
roses., Mrs. GOODEIEDIJOEIt Mrs. WORTLLY, Mrs.
Taint arose, Mrs. Yollifal, Miss VAIESI ET A AY, &C.
Private accounts state, that Boa AP A nTL will, ca
the 14th of July, be invested in the Champ de Mars,
by the(;RAND CtiI.ST•SILII, with the Imperial Man-
tic, and receive from hilt the Imperil &mord, both
1 of which will be peeviously consecrated its the ca-
thedral church of Notre I tame, by the Ca no ,nt.
ARCHBISHOP of Paws. It is said there will be nu
anointing or coronation.
Boa AAAAA e, after receiving the Mantle, will
take the oath attached to his high dignity.. is pre-
, sence of the Metn¢crs of the Sestet*, those or the
Tribunate, the Legislative Body, the Tribunate, and
the other Constituted Authtrities.
1 All the Prefells of the Depurtments will likeWsp
repair to Paris, tc be present at the solemnity of thz.
14tIr of July, AS also a deputation from es-h of the
different Corps of the Army, and the disisites of the
Navy ; all the Archbishops and Bishops, and the
Presidents of the nix principal Congregations at Pa-
ris, Bourdeaux, Lyous, Geneva, bfaistilles, and
Strasburg.
We are assured that the Tribunate will receive a
President for two years, and two Questors, who
be appointed by the Arad of the Government, from
persons presented by the Tribunarer.
An ankle from Paris, bathe Ifs ni.27h CurrApon-
drwien, received yesterday, says, that the Corona-
tion will probably take place at Lyons, where the
Pots is expeited.
The Grand Diamond in the Pioot Lotrsav, and
the Grand Prizes in Coax's Lovreav, were sold
by kloaxsav and Co. who are appointed by Aleut:.
BOYDSEL to dispose of the Ti;;ltets in the dr ssCI•
aria s E Lorrzav, at Three Guineas each, vial e%
Admission to the Gallery.—Piens at burr ameba
had, free of Expence' at Hora,ugy and Co.'s Old •
liT•Ba LOTTSItY Office, NO. SC Cusehilis