The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-07-01 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Speaker was seatianaed with the Measlier', to stteed
the !low of Law& ao his rrtert4 iation ec the Noose,
that the Royal Asarq had bets green by toutattincot to the
follow tad Rills, via. the Lottery the It Mimosa La.
chequer 11:14 Kill, the Irak Teresa.) It.t s B:11. the gaud
Coicatere,ling Ditty B:11, the Besal Po-tisatt Bilt, the L'ls
Lllltios fives Grain Protteitioo Ball. the farce Castings
ail Eu.ate Bile, the Scoria Local 11.1aia the
Barnet Bill. the nwatL tVhair lade 7 hot,
tbe au fee pretwittkg she liaportstiou of it sloe iioter to
the West ladies, the Chrstestise tinnier, Pers. ob.: 1.44,
the Pr.astely Stealing Bid. tli• Da4tia Pollee Bill, sad We
Westicticater leirt,ccaccot
Loci Nome. Istate Bill was read a third the, arid

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DISCIPLINE OF THE AHPY.
Sir FRAN( (4 Iit:RDE'TT, iLi_pilibust,Lcr tilt
tice he had given yesterday, rose anti ,i
his motion for the produetton of certain retains,
preparatory to his other motion ippon this ambit, t,
next Session of Parliament. It was a mutter shout
which there had been a great ratiety of a/Hiders
amongst many members of the House ; hiit is he
knew not of any objections that could be stated to
the motion he was then about to submit, lie should.
sitliout prefacing it with any further,oliseriat:oio,

" That there be laid before dila • Not 'arty in seat
Session of Parliament, Regimental kimono of all t'rw pony
Punibliments sentenced and indicted aeries the tart tea
learn, •p to the Pit OA' i2OUlt), taus, spccifiii4 tlit rauy
together with the number of lashes gives to say unl.ekcso
at au) use period."

The SILCkETAR.T at WAZ gave this 'notion LI
most decided negative, as he could not see Say
good cousetfuences likely to rise. lint, ou dae
contrary, every inarvwho heard bins must feel tot
the utmost evils might ensue. These papers were
such us he did oat. know how they could be got;
but even were they costly to he procured, be shoid.i
still oppose their production iu the view in oh eh
they bud heim moved for by the lion. Baronet.—
There was •an aloolute necessity for niaintiiiiiing
the strictest dowipline iu the army, and history had
evinced, that the soldiers of this country were well
disciplined under the present military code,
they had shewn themselves supetior in the tield of
battle. At • moment like the present, when we
had such a powerful rival to viatettd with, surely
we should not think of setting aside sue!' a poise:-
ful
.engine of defence.. The swath st discouteut
uromig muongst the army, might thitur the cone,_
try tutu a state of contissien, similar to that ff,
which it WAS some time ago. The power of iitelict-
ing puoishuient nimt always rest s ilk His 111:ijest,
and, of course, 1,C10111,2" to the Executive ll3overu-
meet.

Slr l'lt.tetts Etagere thought the subject
was onquestionably of the greater importance, hota
'lett the Right Hos. Cleatletean had stated. In
his opinion, a inure Gt oppoi tm.ity of laying t he.
fore Parlionient, than iii the ;unbent yen situation
of the country, could net pt .51b:y occur. He was
as willing as rimy map to subscribe to the meritori-
ous services of the army; hut as the military code
was now meant to be extended to the Local 30.
litia, as well as et try other iirLies of force in the
country, it was surely rendured the mote necessity,' to
prevent the abuse of that power from reaming.
Uncles inch ern-ornateness. he draught it was now
hiah time that antiquated ohoervatsona about the
of the aunty thonld cease to be breught
fottirard, mid he thJ not think tray thin that
.Lad. been awed should preteot biat bring.
Mirth* intone next 55...10s under the discos-
Mtn or the Howse. He vow no dallsolty that
could exist in enakilig ode•the recant, as it would
besione by rich particular reginter.t. In Meet, the
motion was simple, parliontentery, and proper. It
14d been said le be the wisdom oldie Legislature to
keep the military, as to discipline, wider the pre.
sent provisions of the %%tiny itt. He had to ob-
serve:that that act hail Item trek iron led eed be many,
anti oniongst others, by Mr. Justice Blackstoue, to
he an act hastily peui:ed, •and that learned peasou
had expressed his wish itinight come at some future
period under the consideration of parliament. if
such %. as the opinion of that Learned Judge. at the
period he %rote, surely it must sievesoorily become
a much stronger argument, at a period like Cie
present, wheen the whole nation has lx.onte mili-
tary. It was necessary that the system of military
punishments should be put uoder • such rules and
regulations as would satisfy the inhale of men, and
induce titian to coatione with cheerfulness under
nitlttary disciplitie. He could see no reran for
wlthholelin•, the information required, as it did net
hind the Howie to any proceedings in altering the
Criminal Code; any regulatioos which might follow
upou this production, being matter of future eon-
aideratim, and its their power to reject or adopt.
The House should, at all events, see whether it
was proper to get nil of the present mode of pia.
uralnneut iu the army. If it was found mop °per to
alter or interfere with the prevent sysitem, then
it would have the good egret of quieting
.the minds
of the soldiers, arid sittisfying the poblic 1111 general.
from the mere circunimance of such a subject
bating occupied the attention of the Howse. It
might certainly be so regulated as not to leave the
power of inflicting tor; °real punishment deeeadent
upon the mere caprice or whim of ofFcers coo-
outlawing rug:iamb. That .itch was the ease under
the present spleen was a fact Ilbuterio.)s to every
our in the army; inionturl , that itwoold nett odd
hook to is/stance regnie..ts wherein puni-bnierits
had rarely tacuried under some Cutionatiee •., bat
alma their t °smog ander the controul of othe.a. the
otrearreace of pailishatenta because, on the t 0.. t. 'rye
exceedingly frequeot. It was in vain then to tell him
that thwe puinslamatts were necessary, as they
ey,deutly appeared-to min, from the particular t-ys-
aitaaw prejedsera, and ehometers of
Commanders. Some (Acerb had thotight it mod
proper to metal tho.t. &sum rful par,ashments ,a
their regiment., and tintreli hart 1111014 certainly r.ig-
ualiserl 'lnmost Ives. Ile should only irrstatict• tx,e
particular regiment. the 15th Light Dregor,s.
in which, while soder • former cosiminnd.r, Fii-
ntsliment w a. an worm that there were not above six
met] punished iu the course of eight years. That
regiment, too, it was worthy of remark, In tl parti-
coiarly signalised themselves abroad by thtiir good
eetelm t. bulimic reAtm• iii, havirg come after-
ward. under tl e controui of another commninkr.
an I itistnims 'Joke the meant the Duke of Cum-
d), had not It,, than eighty pintialistarolo
inert led dogleg half the period. All be there.
fo e wished, was, that punishmettts should net he
ted is the army merely ace-orchag to the chil-
i racer. caorice, cur white trf use Cnoonianrier, bet
that it s'amild be fixed and detemired by toctr'^
'towns standard or rettene rule- lie was Y."
Malin% agaii et Lerprag up the :tricest tins
to our a but the preseot system w .1., I it tie
Les: calcodared for tffectina that 614. I, a- am
vident from similar puhislimeuts 'moon; L'es
ra etc ethieteri by t!u Powers upon the ".•
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; ueli t:
• arr,:ii.t the L. n-r 1 !•••
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