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ORDERS IN COUNCIL •

Earl Balla tea moved the first reading of the
Bill founded on the Orders of Council.

Lord GRENVILLE rose to a question of Order.
lie first requested to have the Standing Order of
the House read, which declared it to be against the
privileges of that House to have any Bill, levying
duties, sent up from the Compass, with pro-
visions of other description, such as matters of
and cruatoercial regulation. He argued that
the. Staading Order was directly at variance with
the present Bill, and called un the Haile to
support itis own privileges. TJse Collimate Abe
tenacious of their privileges with respect to uskiey•
hills; and be trusted their Lordships would evitica
a proper jealousy of their own rights. But the
Standing Order stood upou its own intrinsic merits.
It had existed more than a century, and was wisely
adapted to prevent an evil which was introduced
in the profligate reign of Charles the Second.
when the money of the people was raised under
false pretences. The Noble Lord then dwelt upon
the propr:ety of deciding this question of Order,
and of enforcing it, however important the niestsure
itself might be. He concluded by moving, That
the Ball should be rejected."
Lord HIAMINESBUILY saio, he would be as far
from, wishing the privileges of the House to be in-
fringed, as the Noble Baron; although he tboaght
the measure a good one, which he would vindicate
and support, yet if he conceived that any part of
the Bill was • violation of the privileges of that
House, he would set his face against it; and would
feel himself obliged to the Noble Lord, for guard-
ing its privileges: but lie thought the Noble Lord
h.nl been premature in bringing forward his mo-
tion at that stage of the Bill; it was not usual to
discuss the merits of a Bill, before it was printed,
and had received a first reading ; Le would, how-
ever, if the Noble Lord mthientell, move fin. the
Bill to be printed, so as evr ryNoLle Loot would have
an opportunity ofexamioing it; and would ale, then
give notice, that the further discussion (lithe Noble
Baron's motion, sloatild take place on Weditaidey
next.

Lord GegyvlLLlt expressed his setiefactinn at
the handsome manner ID *aids the NohltSe
of State had come leeward. and expressedrirmrtsaerif
happy in complying with his proponent!,
Viscount Stostourn, in a very comelimentary
speeds to Lords Isirenville and Havikesbury,
he was pleased torte both sides of the HOuse join
ma a question °leech suouseut.as its privileges. It
was not • question that party should have any
consideration in. He hoped that the lionise would
keep sacred the privileges which had been handed
down by their ancestors.
Lord. Illevratsecatr then moved. "That the
Bill should be printed," which was agreed to.
Viscount Siemoteru rose, aCCOTIVIU4 to his uotice
on a previous occasion, to obtain information no q
subject in which he was interested, uo less from
persoual motives of humanity, than from an ardent
wish to endeavour, as far main him lay, to relieve the
character of the country from an imputation of the
most flagrant injustice. He should feel perfectly
satisfied, he said, could he obtain the information he
required verbally, or even subject to souse trifling
possible inaccoracies, on the mere statesuent of the
Noble Secretary of State; he was unxious this in-
formation should compose not only the number of
ships brought into our ports in consequente of our
late disagreement, and previous to the war with
Denmark. but also the amount of the property
embarked in those vessels, the number of men
found on board, and the directions and instructions
issued ruder which they were detained. If this
could be complied with, it might save the trouble
of debete, and ticilitate him in bringing forward
some motions for the purpose of redressing the in-
juries sustained by an unoffeteling people. sedu-
lously employed in commerce, and totally without
any expectation of hostility.
Lon! Ilewessavav, in answer, conceived it al-
moat impossible to satisfy the Noble Lord en the
subjeet,usider • * circumstances, es several
of these vessels, though etained, vet remained
condemned. He thought the chair would. in its
proper stage, be cleared 'up to the satisfaction of the
House.

Lord NIULGRAIIII felt surprised at the Noh!e
Lord's request, since the subject. he enneeirtil,
waned require a more minute examiontion.
'Viscount SIDNOUTH made some observations on
the propriety of grouting tins information. as he
wished to bring forward his motion as soon as pos-
sible to the Hawse. He intimated his intention to
call their Lordships' attention to the sul.,*(:t ou
Friday next.

1.0;11 RAlllo,ll'lll' strongly deprecated the idea
of hurrying any explanation on this Aubjert, which
required time and calculation to afford; he .ualiested
the propriety of presenting an accurate accoinit, if
any, and he had no doubt that stateineutN wliti.h
had been already made of the prverty
would be found wonderfully and extravabautly
a ex-
tett. liTirasewunt S18)101'131 said, he should not have
proposed the present method, if he did not ...it-
cei‘ e it would have been nnmediattly accede-41 to
by the Noble Secretary. The statements he had
wade, he obierved, 14 hail tuner asserted to he
nceurate, with such as p:iblic report bad gi% .1, he
had been coinpelled to be content. He shoti.d
however call the attention of the House to that
part of the information he hoped would be comp:it'd
with, on Friday next, and he should move .4 That

the order of the day, on his tnetton, ba disehargq:
in order to leave open on that day an oppertutii:,
to an other Noble Lord to substitute any ovs:
order for the purpore of expediting the public bt:
shiers.

'ftir order was on his motion discharged.
The miler of the dii, for the third reading of
I.ord Lake's Annuity Bill was then read ; wheii
Earl tisosyssoa rose for the purpose of
pressing the sentiments be entertained oo this sub
jest, even at this late stage of the measure. He
NUS on all occasions an etAhusiastie admirer
norit in the military or naval defsiders the:
country. No hohoura could he too great, Imy
reward too munificent fur the Legislative or Execu-
tive to heap on then% But though be admitted
their iwrenrial claims, he by no mean conceived
that the proper and peronial virtues of the father
bemuse an inheritable claim, in most ire
stances, to the child, on the gratitude and mein,
tenet of the country. On some extraordinary
oecasionli, it might be conceived the debt of the nit.
tion to the individual was so very great, that nv
acts of personal kindness or bounty could repay it.
To Marlborough,. and to.Nelsoln the country
lie tidutitted, contracted a deht so ientnews.,•tlmi
the honours sad emoluments of these greet inn:,
his( been concluded the fit inlieritence of their poi-
terity. finch instances were, however, very uncionii
soon ; and perhaps but these two instances vieie
solely on record Blithe English history. He wished
he had had an earlier opportunity of, analog his
sentiments to the House on the aubject, but
could not, consistently with his duty as a Britinli
Peer, see the wealth, honour, and resources of
country lavished on those who had but a paternol
claim to them ; though he admitted, that had !M.,
sums mot some honours been conferred on the pro!.
last General himself, he should have thought ti.t a
greatly, inferior to his generallYsadmitted tattle,"
and deserts.

Lord Ifsanowny was surprised to find the Ye.
ble Earl admitting the great and t.trung claims c:
the late Noble Lord on the country, ye deprecat-
ing the measure which conferred lionmars uudind• -
pendetire on his detictiultuits ; he thou.:lit iinthii4
more ju,t, than that they should partalie of the au-
vantage, of his meritorious and gallant conduct.
Earl Gitosvexos explained; and the kill via:
then read and passed.
Lurti'lloi.t.sxn lived the consideration of the
motion he gave uotice of on Friday, .for Tuesday
week.—Adjoarned.

Mr. CANNING thought no inconvenience could
exist from the Petitioners having w de-
in,snated theniklifes.
TtERN EY said, he had no objecticht to these
Merchants individual's., but he objected to them
teivtniug the title of " A Society of Merci.;cifs
tradl lig to the Continent iu the Cotton Trade." It is as
evident, that Ministers finding mite oppo,iti•in
occurred no to their measures, froin the other Peti-
tion already presented, had been under the no, y
of applying to any cluiuicol club they could find
in the city of London, wherein the Minister, of
the day" were always the first. Ahlion4ll the
lt.ght Honourable Gentleman opposite thought
proper to recognise these club., yet there was uo
occomon for the House of Commons duii so.
Mr. Wits DHSS! thought that the reeeiting such
a Petition from persons calling themselves a so-
ciety, would tend to produce a false impression,
slid injure other Petitioners, upon a subject that
affected the whole body of English merchants.
WHITIBILEAD suggested that it would be
der to withdraw the Petition, and to allow them

present a rectified one, not assitining that con-
s 4umict to themselves which belonged to suet)
I()lnpanies of Merchants as those trading to the
at nth Seas, or the Society of Merchants trading to
.:.e East Indies. •
Nlr. Cassiso said, that the reason this Club of
Men:bouts. as they .had been Ailed 1w a Right
Hun. Clesstlemonsippatite (Mr. Tierney) had de-
signaled themselves "a Society of Merchants," &c.
was, perhaps, on account of their own modesty. It
might not, perhaps. be ill-timed to remind that
Rieht Hos. Gentleman, that he (Mr. Canning) had
had once the honour, along with him, of belonging
to a Club, which they themselves, out of modesty,
Merely called " The Club," but which the world
choose to denninivats 'fne Literary Club." He
should have no ohjtetion. however, to approve of
the Iloa. i;nronet's withdmwiug this Petition fur
the present.
Sir Cnaittes Paws added, that it was *greed
to at a Meeting of these Merchants, called together
for the express purpose at the City of London
Tavern. !'.t that Meeting, he was rare there was
not one dissenting voice. He was surprised that
s,.ine of the 14o,ionrahle Gentkmen opposite hod
no heard of such a Society df respectable Men-
t mints, and that their ignorance Or theni could
c wrote as,iin objection to their Petitiss being re-
evited. • Ile had no abjection. Innvetor, to with-
draw thY Petition for the pieseat.
Mr. W 'urine ay mover" That there he laid he-

f:re the Horne as Account of the Exports in Bri-
twh iiinpa to Denmark. frets the year )7!m to Ja-
unary 1110 c distinguishing each year, and the
foreign frets the British ratunsfactures."
This Motion. after a few observations from Mr.
Bose. who thosight that such a prodoetitio would
tepid to no odsontage, srsiii4rrftd to.
Upon the Motiou of Mr. At.eitmtratt BAIRN°.
there was ordered to be I'M before the House
account of the notaber of yards of printed and dyed
cotton exported from dos conatry to the United
Suter of America. siacs the par Eng, aunt.
guishing each port, sad etch gear.
The third reading he the Collies Weil Mill.
bitten BM was piStponitits Wednesday.
The Expiring Laws 811 l ra • reported, and
ordered to be read a third breve to•nterrow:
urns* iiLi..

The Socarrsirs at Wsmarciredtho Order of the
Day for the third reading Oral *BIM
Mr. 11.‘11114CINIFy rued, the. he- di& not' Otranto
obstruct the progress of titsbed' hit beef- an
Amend:at/A to propose te-is clause of it. wisieh
should cithet do bereft onefter the thirti
as the Swisher tnight•dsreet, as being the tarot
vonsonaut wilts.the vulva of the House.
The SPIIALEIL oi)terVe4l, that it was usual in such
cases to allow the Bill t Le read a third time, and
then to propose any non, clauses or amendments
u;,..a the queetion that the Bill do pass.
The SIMAILIiIt then pat the woollen, that the'
Bill be teat} a third time. This belt* altreeden,
the luttiou as to its paining was pod accordingly.
eitANCIS BOR.OI-1 rr—., I gave noticethe other
slay, Sir, of IleV lineation to propose a clause to be
sided to this Lill, forthepnrpose of preventing 00i-
time Army front hong cashiered and dismivsed
the ser.icie, except by the judgment of a Court 11.ar-
-Lid. &Los I camiot, therefore, lie sup;..osed to he tak-
i..g time I loner by surprise upon a inattersoimportant.
I shad, 1 trust, he ahle to sliew that it is a measure ,
not oalv iuiportant to the service itself. hut ma-
terial far the interests of the Crown and the wel-
fare of the country. It appears in itself so mo-
derate and an unobjectionable, that I flatter myself
with the hope and expectation that gie House a ill,
witbeirt much argument. Le eerily induced to
itilopt it. lam not ind.ted uwarc of any other oh-
jectum that can possibly he urged against it, thou
that• it is supposed to be an encroachment upon
die parregative of the Crown. If that, however,
were theories I Aonhl stilt hope that such an ob-
jection would mot be cor.sidered as inanrinnunta-
hie, if I can at the same time show that the
.exercise of such a prerogative be ig,;utious
to the service. I think I can slow: Flow-
erer, that it is lust an encroachment upon the
prerogative of the Crown ; when I consider that
the tinny itself is always to be considered, and re=
resented as a grievance, not only to the country,
Int repugnant and dangerous to the Constitut,ai.
th,refore, cannot be said to be au olne- t
*slot is must to be interfered with, but what slionld
e.e.ner be saii,l is, that no prerogative of the Crown
;711) Orte;l4l to taro thing that is a griivance upon
The vutojeet. What I wish by this clause is no-
thing moire than to secure to officers in the army
that justice ai.d fair dealing which woe must
%uprose is is the intention of the Crown to-
a std. them, so that I only pron•ct ti,e I town
from the responsibility of. 11,.ing that, a ht.h.
if well adeised, no king would. .•i,^ do. It is
oa übreasonstLle thing to prouove to the lino-e.
that officers should Le protczted
their ci.ura. ten and reputations, and f. :bate
in the Cr,a,titution of their coin.. . equany
stir': other rabjects of the rett;.ii. At 1... sent
rem•tineal in a situ !• nn I::'st r••••(1.•••,1
tot.c..y defenceless t: ~.0 a • ••
as hi their than:eters, whicii
sairtlistened to by parsons 1:. ()awe, who
,utarmation t. um others, aeriivz lierhars ha a ma-
Fialeat or sou-interevted Th.• in' sa-
ttsbutory reason that can be giro, en for making 'owe

ter

alteration in this rrspect,"6 that which (wens; upon
the first btush of the thing, that no man shot' d be
pnai shed without having the possibility of a hearing.
Sueh, however, 141 now the unfortunate situation
in which officers in the army stand, that they may

not only be punished, thOr characters ii;jured,
but eveu their fOrtunes way be ruined. We per-

mit gentlemen to purchaec cnto the service, anclyet
they may he dismissed from it without the
formality of a trial, so that not only their
characters, which are dearer to them than life

itself. but tly-ir fortunes are put at risk, with-
out any retire:. being afforded to them. -What I
intend to propose-, would tend to discriminate
Between thou peewits who are properly dismissed
from the service, uud those who are the victims of

malice and slander. As the case stands at present,
it is in the power of an individual notat all connect-
ed with the service, by an arbitrary stretch of indis-
cretion, to procure the dismissal of an officer, without
affording him that opportunity which other classes
of society enjoy, of bringing the accusation before
the public and the King, for the justification of his
character. My oblject, Sir, is merely of a prospete
tire kind. My purpose is merely to look forward
to the preveutiou of future abuses. lam not at all
disposed to state any particular cases that have hap-
pened, nor to cast the smallest redaction upon any
one. I have heiird it said, that this would be cruelly
hard in cases
,whgre person& hail actually- com-
mitted offences, to expose them, by bringing them
to a Court Martial. Of this, however, I cannot
nee the force of argument. The insertion of this
thins, will not restrain the Prerogative of the King.
It will leave it entirely as it stood before, and at
the•sanse time prevent the hazard of a King doing
that which it Is not to be supposed a Kiug would
intentionally do. It would somewhat assimilate
the proceedings in military matters to the real spi-
rit of the Constitution, which has been particu-
larly careful to remove from the Sovereign every act,
even of apparent harshness and seer rite. The
Constitution of the country has protected the Sore-
reign, sad surrounded and adorned the throne with
all those mill prerogatives which go to the mitiga-
tion, or even reprieve of desieved puilislnents.—
In this case, as in all others, the King should
therefore be protected front any connection of ideas
of an unpleasant nature, esdecially where the
alleged offence actually amount. to uu.oceuce. I
sholi.d propose that Iseneticent prerogatives alone
should be exercised 1)y the Crown. It would have
a good effect upon the .retiree becAse, when °Ri-
cers feel themselves under that coestitutional pro-
tection which even the rneanes, mail of the comae,"
is entitled to, I think it e eafl iieerssardy make
them more careful of t :or i ateres• . of tau ircouiJtry, by
thernatroneer interests; •• the iplessanes ot our
Constitution, to which they are t all :Mies heuiid
he loyal, by haviug it in their . tection. I i sou t.i
also protect officers who have - in this Ilou,e,
from being subject to opore: or dismissal, in
consequence of any vote they think it 'pru-
dent to give ill this House. As tne law exists, an
officer may be condemned to lawny and disgrace,
worse than natural death, by the hands of an i-
Bible assassin: aitainetzd4rtiteestrejtyrsimeidet.ii .
are in ths as ing exposed
to paislunputs greeter than the law can inflict
upon the most atrocious criminals. It will not
surely be centendetl, that there are not ample
ratans of punishment of every description in the
army to keep up that discipline which is necessary
to a military establishment. When we recollect
the nature of that tribunal. a Court Martial, outlin-
ing to theroselyea the functions of Judges and
Juries, we must be convinced that there is no spe-
cie% of offence to which Hwy are not competent.—
Nat, their power even extends to . what is called
ungentlemanly behaviour. It cannot be contended,
therefore, that there arcane possible means of escape,
if an individual ass by his misconduct subjected
himself to dismissal. From that tribunal he will
meet with redress, or with that punishment which
necessity may require. With these observations,
Sir, I shall wove, •• That there be inserted a clause
iu the Mutiny Bill to this effect, • and be it fnr-
ther etieted, that no waiter/ officer, baring a
warrant or commission from the Crown, shall be
cashiered or dismissed the service, nor be deprived
of pay, otherwise than by a Court Martial, orby
an &Mrs* from either House of Parliament,'
Stc. etc.
The SecatialTaele-01 I am sorry it is not
is my power to coi with the Honourable Ba-
ronet's opinion as to d propriety of inserting such
a clause as that he sow proposes. In the first place
I may observe, that the Hon. Baronet has laid no
grounds for altering tie constitution of the army,
and therefore there is !galling to induce the House
to make any such alteritiou upon the constitution
of the army. I can hare no hesitation iu recom-
mending the system so long adopted, uotwithstend-
iag the disadvantages to which the Hon. Baronet
has stated military men to be subject, in being
deprived of the common law of the country. In
the second place I may observe, that great lucon-
venienr e woolsl arise to the service, unless tie- power
he vested in the Crown. There is no pre-
rogative of the Crown which may not be pii,lred
to such an extreme as to be productive efabuse.
For example, I may mention that option of
peace or war, which exists in the Croau, a:id
which may tend to the ruin of the country. But eau
that be alleged es a reason ale- that power should
be diminish.% a hen it is feical to have the most
salutary c•Tect ? The idea of having an army to-
tally independent of the Sovereign, is so ahsurd,
that I cannot it to a matter of argument. Any
interference of the !louse world be 511 aeminievio
of ti•e permgieive of the Ctowil, which would be
illl pi.,per."
1-0•71 FO LI:ESTO% E—" I think the Hon. Baronet
has shcivn go-it moleration, as there certainly are
abuses •• Idea utigLt ha-e tern Stated, had lie nr,t
oishti,l to ittoiil all anosimas to what had passed,
Lut tip,r,.ls in make his measure prospective. 1-le
a!tieest iraeisuble grounds for &clewing
-.rah :irco.et?c.l:ll4. It is in fact a protectite, to
11:/- 4:1-sr er has been given to his areu-
e.:-••••.:. I hog ever, that this Immure sheald
is a. ;,-• hs a clause in the :NI aziny
. !,•i• hr a :separate Bill."
IY:eh' EIT ranke against the hart-sake.
such a measure either in this Bill or any

t-. 11 of

f.. irral FITZPATRICK al,' spoke scainst it. He
erid it would be necessary to make out a very strong

yl, •
ease, by instancing abuses, before CUClit 191 ibisova-
tioa should be lands upon the Military !wilteim of

_
the country. ,;,
Mir FRANCIS BURDETT was proceeding. td en-
large again capon the stibject, hut it being tleemcd
out of order, 1“.• coildaded with agreeing to with-
draw kis motion for; the pre,:eut., us there ~would,
no doubt, he aithfliei opportunity for bripging it
again under consideration.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEH ,raid a
few words expressive of his disapprobation of the
measure, and also of the mode of- withirraw i in; it,
without takiui, the sense of the Ilc use upoii its

impropriety.
The Question as to withdrawing the Motion

was then put and carried.
Mr. Cat.calrr next rose, and enlarged con-
siderably upon the impropriety of the clause in-
troduced into this Bill by a Noble Lord apposite
(Lord Castlereagh), for the purpose of doing sway
the measures of the former Government, by giving
an option to the men to enlist for life, intead of a
limited time. He argued, that the Limited service,
so far from being a disadvantage to our colonial
and East India possessions, would be of infinite
benefit to them, although the Noble Lord had
maintained the contrary. The East India Com-
pany had inttodueed this regulation in their service
before it had been adopted in His Majesty'. ser-
vice," and no inconeenonceoccurred. He then

took a view of the success of the measures of the

former Administration, which he endeavoured to

prove was much greater than what was allowed hy
the present Ministers, and that it bad not yet a
fair trial. The measure proposed by them would
tend much to the increa:v of the Poor Rates, by
leaving the widows and children of soldiers bur-
dens upon their respective parishes. lie concluded
by moving., " That the words intLoduced for the
purpose of ailowit.g persona to enlist for unlimited
service, be omitted, and the words' limited service'
be introduced."

The SLCRETARY at WAR (Sir JUDOS Pulteney)
in reply to Mr. Calcraft, remarked, that he was
perfectly consistent, in as much as he had from the
first opposed the system of raising men for a limited
terns, and that his measure did uat preclude re-

eruits ei tering for seven years, while at the seine
Slim., it woe them the option of enlisting foto life.
Mr. MUGGE BATIWIRIT spoke iu favourgif Mr.
Caleralt's motion, wod against the elaine:fcf? en-
listing for life. He want At length into the roes-
tion. she «iuK how. tnalelitnort beneficial it star to

the ser;i;ie, by encounigiag young men of charac-
ter to ent.:r the arms'. •
Colonel, 1t AUL %VOW) differed from his RiKht
Hon. Frietid.iuit sat down, and thought tlielt-
l.en9r of a limited service much greater thatt
vice for life. . -
Sir GI:ORGE WARRENDEI entered at glint:
length into the me.its of the question; he eosbal-
deri-11 the claUse of the Secretary at War most
highly objeciiimable. He disclaimed all idea of a
wish to raise dissatisfaction amongst the people,
and he could refer to his conduct in that part of
the kingdom to which he had the honour to belong.
bs Ut.P9ft,Litiissilseliva-1. Assay ipi•eass‘the,tigo.
Tentions of Parliament. lie lied in the last Set-

sion felt it his duty to oppose the military plea of
the Noble Lord, but the House having passed it
into a law, he did not hesitate to exert all his in-
fluenee in his own Relment to obtain the number
of Volunteers reqnir , in which he was fortunate
„
enough to be successful.
Colonel Dcacete entered at length into the
question, and was re.narkio.s that the OppeStiOn.
was only at* 1::•.1 6 einborrasS Governoiseille;7
wheh he w. called to order Ity I%fr. who
said the 1.1,in. Ocutleinada halo° right to charge
GeatlemetVon his side.9l the House with fries-
lously iu4ding Yee b, stow.. of tt, winch was too
common a pracem evi Gentlemen on the Trite-
miry side ; on winch he was called to order by; Mr.
CANNING, who remarked, that if the lionotirable
Member was out of order by improperly making
charges against the other side, the Right Honour-
able Gentleman had no right to accuse the whole
of his friends. The Right Honourable Secretary
was proceeding, when there was a general cry of
•• Order I"
Mr. LYTYLEToN took an early opportunity of
entering the st.ongest protest in his power against
the clause; and considered however specious it might
appear at first sight, that it was the most ready
way of injuring the army.
Mr. GEolleE JOMerrollE defended the clause on
the same ground as the Secretary of W ar.
Col. SHIPLEY said, if the limited plan was not
good, the returns on the table were false.
Mr. WINDHAM began a most voluminous speech,
in which he defended his plan with his usual per-
spicuity ; he stated his wish for an old soldier to be
rewarded for his services; he charged Ministry with
clandestinely endeavouring to undermine his plan,
and comnpared them to froward children, spoiling
the workmanship of able artificers; they perse-
vered, sith a pertinacity beyond all others, to bring
shame upon themselves and the country, and by
compulsion to empty the pockets of die people,
in their slid schemes, which, if continned, would
prove ruinous beyond redemption. His plan had
been agreed to hr two successive l'erlinnents, then
surely it was not fair to ask them to eat their words ?
—But he complained most of the smuggling
manner in which this business had been attempted
to be carried into effect, and trusted the House
would vindicate its own honour, by restating such
underhand manoeuvres, which would out; be fol-
lowed by more shameful proceedings.
Lord .C.slll.EleAGit was satisfied that no dimi-
nution in exertion had taken place in the practice
and operation of the system of die Right Honour-
able Gentleman &inns: the last year, mmotwithstand.
hag that it did not produce the effeets so mach
boasted of. He had argued, that the present sys-
tem is impotent and useless, and that at has been
productive of much injury. The Nohle Lord then
recapitnlated time variety of arguments with which
he supported ti:e propriety of leaving to time option
of the soldier whether lie should prefer limited or
unlimited service.
Mr. WINDHAM explained, and trusted that upon
a question of such intitute importance to the coun-
try, the House would look for some stronger
grounds for their decision than the hasty. assertions
of the Noble Lord.
Lord Geoaoe CAVENDISR thought that Pattie-
: • mint should not give its 'section to a measure

%Mob would owl to chew its indecision and hie.
solution,
Sir RALPH gILBANIII supported the clause.
A division then took place. when there appeared
for the nootiouof Mr. Ca[craft,
Ayes
Noes

:

Ma
The Bill was then read a third time, and ordered
to be sent to the Lords.
Adjourned at HA I. F PAST TITLI.YE O'CLOCK*

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

GOTTENISURtifi

STOCIMOLM, MALCH 3.

Intelligence was received, on the 4gth of Fe.
bruary, by the telegraph, at Grislehama, that the
Russian troops Wive entered Finland, near Als.
homfor, awl advanced as far as Louisa. This in-
telligence was the more unexpected for His Ma-
jesty, as the Russian Minister continues still in this
city, and His Majesty's Ambassador, Baron
Stediugk, remained, as late as the ;4th of 7e-
bruary. us Petandougite--65ftelskohor --Oetwarte,
3./

WELS?MOPOII, /U. A.

Intelligence having been received that a cowl.
derable number of Russian troops were assembled
in Riissian Finland, and on the frontiers, Lieut..
General Kloreker, who, during the absenee of his
Excellency the General-in-Chief, Count Kling*.
pont, commands His Majesty's troops iv that quar-
ter, put the whole army in Finland in !notion, and
ordered it to rendezvous in different places. The
garrisons of the fortresses have been considerably
reinforced ; all strong places have been supplied
with provisions and warlike stores; and, in general.
the most vigorous measures adopted to pet the
country in a respectable state at defence. Meg
of the inhabitants have also oared to take pp
arms, in case that their *nista** sheeld• be ee•
.quired. Relying on the justice af oar ateseOte
exrct, with confidence, a soccesdel none of the
conflict in'whic6 we are to be engaged.--(Ssockfiehis
Giaelte, March
1:4110, res.
After the Prince floral or Pl-ince of Astatine
1114i:web set at liberty, p Committee of Eatieiry
was appointed with regard to the authors of tha-,
lute conspiracy against His Majesty's life. risk
Commissieners have nog piabliabedtheie raped.--
according to which the Doke of lasses& see

woe athirst Soldisaci. have jawlmajoblorLit
winazeirfois certif.; itasaber of 'coral ands
Bi.bop has been ordered to withdraw to a Couousit
auigned to hiin.-o(HosolnirgA Correspoodeates, of
Feb. td.)

*Jinx', res. I.
. WE understand, that Ks Majesty intends
few daysfi Pin the army in Calabria, in ord
lie presesitat the siege of the Castle of Scylla* •
__ •

.TIZININA. TM 17.

From 40 to 30,0€0 Austrian troops are to form*
neat spring, an Army of Observation on the Turk-
ish frontier*.

The Turks are reinforcing the garrisons of
Churgewu and Ismail, and form a cordon of troops
on the southern banks of the Danube.—(l IL)

EASES OF THE HAIN, FEE. 19.

It is generally reported here, that the Archduke
Charles intends, if his health permits, to undertake,
next spring, a journey to Paris, attended by the
Archduke Joseph.

Letters fiom Italy mention that the kingdom of
Etruria, the mamk of Ancona, and Civita Vecchio,
are to be incorporated with the kingdom of Italy,
—(lbid.)

oorrawsuesa, PTS.

The frost has set in so strongly here. dualist
English ships of war the Vanguard, Name,
Stately, and Qoptvc, are all fast in the ice in t►eme
Roads ; and so is a large con►oy of merchant easels
bound for Englaad : the packets are the Nay see.
sell that have kept in open water.

ns. gSb

The greater part of the coatty that hare bee► so
long detained by contrary winds, and afterwards
by the frost, got to sea this morning, owing 10 a
sudden breaking up of the ice; the Yeagroni.
of 74 guns, sailed with them, and will accompany
them to a certain latitude, when she will return
and cruise off this coast. The Assiut, Stately,
awl Quebec, are still in the ice.
Private letters from Stockholm, received by the
l:►st post, mention the spiritertrepreseutation made
by tho King to the Russian Minister there. He
tells hires—that a►ishing to remiin at peace, he shall
not attack any power ; and, moreover, will take
upon himself to be guarantee fur the tranquillity
of the Baltic; but that if lie is attacked, he shall
defend himself, and if the Russian troops eater
Swedish Finhiud, he ►sill w.t only tin ctin►junctioa
n.th his ally) attack Norwily, but will Wockade all
the ports in the Baltic.

MARC?, (2.

A Swedish Cr,uri,fr passed thrcugli fkineur on
Saturday last, fmul Kid, oh his wt.r to the Kieg
of Sweden, et Grip.hu!m, with ilite:turence that the
Freuch Lad entered lio!stein, sad wets expected

at the Little Belt oa the tith itlt. (Santlay). Pro=
visions, and stems of all Wads, hate, we know,
been bought up for thous in pryntnark ; and we
also know, that the I).ini. craft, gnii-boate,
prisms, spfts, have lira put in a state of
rioguiation, so that there is no longer any doubt of
a speedy attempt upon this country. God send an
English that into the Sound and Belts, to watch
their motions.

at' fleet. was rink out to'giie weight to
Wi representations; but Freucl► intrigue, aided by
un account of the defeat of the Hussiiiria in Poland,
'prevailed, and the Porte was gained over to the
French ititereq. A passPoit was applied for, and
not grunted to jr.3 AIBUTIIN6T, fur a eonch.:r. This
and ether circumstanced Indio:ad hint to suspect a
desigy, to Cut off all coinniiiiiicarioa between him
a►d his Government, and to conclude that his

MARCII 7.
it, By the post from Stockholm of this day, we
have reivired the important news, that the Rus-
isiaus have entered Swedish Finland in great force
(same accounts say 40,000 men), and have pro-
ereJed as far as FlLlsiugfars, which is within half
. a utile of the fortress of Sweaborg, the only place
in the country capable of ►waking any formidable
resistance ; when the peat left Stockholin the Rus-
sian Minister was cOufined in his house, and a
guitAl placed at his door : we are yet without any.
• official accounts of the march of the French into
Holstein, but the reports of travellers from Den-
mark snake us look tilion th►s as an event soon to

person was Ile longer safe, and he accordingly ef-
fected his escape along with the British merchants,
then resident at Pert, and got Cu hoard the English
squadron oil the Dardanelles.

General WIIITELOCKE yesterday eon-line:iced his
defence. It excited au extraordinary del;,-is eof in-
terest. Nothing could exc(*d the crowd and con-
fusion on the opening of the doors of the, Great
Tian. Several ladies fainted, and it wa: %tithr the
utmost difficulty the Nlerubers of the Ceart could
get to their places, although an additional conipsity
of the Guards was called iu, besides a strong res.

Ir expected, if it has mit already., taken place.
The slumber of vessels fur transporting troops, put
requisition in the different ports of Denmark, is,
itiossiense. It is unfortunate that the Pugfish 'qua-
. drat lying here, consisting of three slid or the line,
rme frigate, and three or four smeller reesels, are
frozen up; an attempt was mule this morning to
cut them out, but it failed. A courier arrived. on
• Friday last, from the Kin, at Gripshohn, with dis-
patches for Captain Parker, who coinnsauds the
s&ove squadron.
'Cho Ruins Consul here was this morning ar-
t mets by order of the Government, and a guard
plaserd ast his door.

infon:ement of Police (givers, It was not until
the President, Sir WILLIAM Me mums, itifortned
the spectators, that if the mire and pressure con-

cued, he would be under the tiece..Nity of clearing

!MARCH L.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

U)NL)ON,
TUESDAY. 11.4a,cm, is.

, •
_Error Csattettlntrgh Mails wired last night,
with Letters awl l'apers tom Stockholm. to the
nth, and Gotteliburgh to the 9th instant. Their.
contents are of great importance. Itio dasabt any
Inii:l;er re main* of het ual hostilities between Sweden
and Russia. The Russian troops have entered
Sweihah Fiaload, near Abliorsfors, and advanced
Width' half a mi'as of Sweithorg-, which is repre-
sented as. the only place in the country -apsible of
' soaking a formidable resistance. The Russian
force is stated at between 40 end 30,000 sane—
Every pos.i'de etertiou nas ulnae on the part of
0u 'weden to resist them. As further evidettme that
die Was cast, sod ewe two countries committed;
actual hostilities, the RUSSIAN Animas ADO
.4 att i
ssio.-kliolin,'nnil the RUSSIIN CONSUL at Gotten-
burgh, were arrested, and cirilised piivotiers in.
their respective houses. ' • ' ' i
The Freud' troops are marching into Holstein,
' were expected on the Liule Belt on the tnth
LA. MI the-Danish wall craft were put ia re-
inisition for th.2ir conveyance ; but whether into
Zealand, or to umakt a descent on some part of
So!rdela, is net inentioard. The Trost had set in
very severe. The English aqua:lrma in Gotten-
bnrg Howls were fast in the ice on the .26th of
February, and some of the vessels imuisinctl frozen
on the a9th. An article hi the Hatulstirgli
pipers, Inou4lat by the Mail, states that Austria
.proposes to assecub'.e an army of lu,ooo into on
' Turkish frailness in the sprici.

the Court of a 1 strangers, that silence could be
obtained, so as to permit the businers of the Court
to proceed. General WIIITELOME Legal ;,is de-

fence a littloMler ten o'clock ; it was a written
statement, of great length. For 'the tirAt twenty
minutes he spoke with a lino and audible voice,
but he.then evinced symptoms of beite; overcome
by his feelings; he struggled against them fur
some time, but Ins yoke becatne inarticulate, and
it was with great difficulty be coukl suppress his
tears. Mr. SEWELL. relieved him, and continued
to .44d the defence. In about half an hour, lie
was tneceecled by Colonel LEwts, the• brother-.w-
hoa: of General WWI retocpcs.--Grucnai Witirt-
roetc having recovered iris usuallirmuess, nest
read a part ; and he was followed by Mr. Svwt:t.l,,
whb read a double portiad. General WIIITELooie
.then resumed, and was succeeded by the Hon.
iataieral MIA°, and the latter by Mr. Scvekr.t..--

•
This finished the statement, whirls was thos divided
into nine parts, the reading of whole (d- *bleb
occupied nearly five hours.—This day he will tmll
some witnesses, principally to character; itud the
trial, it is expected, will close this evening. "
Their Royal Ilighnerses the Dukes of tomana-
LAND and CAMIIIIIDGIE sat within the bar.aads
among the crowd outside of it waa a great uumbei;
of ehanwistr- of emipetien. -
Thetkilery,attheeaster:t extromity.of the.f
was also filled with beautiful females. lu point of
,Ifirande beauty and fashion, Chelsei Hall oldest
Atiodo yestettiar, with the proudest day df ‘‘'est-
*lister hall, during the trial bf LOtd MEL-

The ship• Herald, whipb Arrived Grorooek
on the nth, from Jontai.uv brought li-tut:goo Pa-
Pent down to the 23d. Jauwa y k repnet hitt
14refied Jamiließ that the PRESTO:: NT of the United
Stateit was bo ill that his recovery was dokiairetl or.

Should the Catholic chnnis Int rejectol, we lin-
derstaud it is in the contenirtzttion of sinne of
their silt orate. to inoimse &outlive measure of still

greater interest. .
A man be4onging to the French privateer which
wits brought into Plytnontli last week, has stated
that the Brest fleet tondo it's escape from Brest, on
the 13th ult.—but hie state.oeut is out belie% ed.—
We understand that that. poet has been lonked into,
and the same number of- ships counted since the
Will ult. as were there before.
Two set, or papers rtsptcti,k; Ttirlow were, in
Mr. Pet: tit left tors u, on Wedsiesday, to oll'er
penitence of oilers fu: that purpose, laid last himself for ( Uaturound, upon the indape Mein in-
sight. before the
.lieu* of Cutnino.is. Their Wrest. l'aprain I loitits, who lately married Lady.
at length. •
and. the
prows:lt
ot. puciiiilleatary .lu*
ha!)
tellor.aihasleft tottikiite;oppose hint, upon Ow
_.interest.
4so sto atitent ear
:two, the
lfoalslttywk...-
bide,- -moiler- it" Imitiffitlit Yo• detail • theees—• . iwt;libemedu• Me.
They conliseace wit!' the Treaty of accession on stoe. the two CrICIIA.IO4E.., Mr. WILLIAMS, anal
Vart of England, dated the Silt of January, Adcmirel Sriet.i74o.
11/19y to the 'lreasy listieetai Ittiasia sod Turkey, fiteti.taistaabear,°o:Siris::.w.youftit,ifmero:.t4t7Yelit7rriteure`aeril l':ti
Intl cneelvele wills a letter from Mr. AtilinTnnot, at Ilan ou Friday', IR oonspanirri by Capt. Syrller.-
u, 3r,„,,,,.. at the port,. dated 9, boom the !LAIC!, of the frietutdcp, of ticaibi-o' z they welts.
imprisoned at Rotterdam, from whence they were
4":01 014'44 •di the Dardanelles; on the 13th removing to a prison in France under a guard of
/ebettaty, 1907. From these pare* it appears, soldiers, from at horn they. with the utmost ilif6-
ekt E,"lund itai, most strenuous us her exertions culty, effected their escape. .4 favourable oppor-
incluse: Turkey to restore the limits-Oars of Mol- tnuponittlythoc.eurmachl,
„sluilitl 6cl:reset:is:dine
hie:l,ll.oi
rb131a1172
Ma aid Wallachia, at to lier Treaty with and arrived at NorttiPSnot,:tercoateti last 11 ',lnes-
;wide ; that the French Ambassador :4E8.01i/tat . day. The boat was an open enc. and they acre o.i
oorged that die Be,:iiiorw.. iiiiould tehird, without slielt. r, three days and three oti,lits,
the other bund s but listing prerionsle planned the .....a..wr of their
'shut against ell Russian ships of war ; that a escape, they Red pirtivl.led thcant;elves with ... rout-
eonitiestion of *Riau.* with Etiennd or Russia . peseand prorisiols. (Ureat diy,fati,faction pre..olvd
wnalti be considered an emersion to the war against 'ini.11:111114":1; thea inersures of BON APART% o ere
racvrence: Sad that the miseieu front the ri-flerarit l'" tii..n„:;l ntlsth": trii..f‘i:thi,htort
\toh;;itie7.;::tii.n..e..:let: and
jag nerliAPLto should bc disiniseed ; adding as a ex peeled egad sl•Tillt,.,
of s;,.
I ' ....ion Ihalos.,uf the Stewards of the Sous
retire, that France had a hitt a'-uty i.l Oubliette. c
feat might be employed asaind Titric.. • kgiunal ..
:". CirV4,"'rei"l !louse, I 41?7 TI 1 Is"' ""
. : Kite's at the oat tot. ..ouse, st,...trinca's-st,,, t,
this Mr. AISETSNOT, at ihe recotritnend.don or t tri Toesdat Inst. Ilia Hot al 11,4htivo; the 1),,k;
i • -
'iscrr int 1 Tossiva, urged the perfidy of thn f renal.' lili.l Unli,"-‘4l'.: ;a"' , .wir•—ilt‘Ruyal lirother. ml.
I,d wrtebe"ll4 that there. could be "le hope tif I Una7rvitseavAlartiii their
en(ii%3"l.7wthl.:..Airr'l lof'l4'ilsi(iiii*e°
reverting the relations of amity between Turkey ' the I Ai.: it MAI oil. the Ver. Sir iIENRY U:V1.1114
,ad
,nicest, while stemi.i.i v., ~,,,, suffered to . Ba-t. stash many otl.ne Get.tirmett mild l'i,ez, r.s.
roam 1
Mialli at Cousta„tiuop le. I„ a soh.. pie;.' notes of 'l'l'l'l° thy. '''
re Ir-1):---'11r:r iln."' 1,1..^!'
..t. ~.• .e 1... 1:... am at emir, tar ,..,, y
irm.l.rtlialt ILOWI,ai ii110:316 Mr. :IRE. tasot, tint i Alayua prided Cur the remainder of di,. enema:

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