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London, England, 1808-05-19 00:00:00

LOCAL MILITIA.

Lard CASTLEREAtiIi then moved the Order of
the Day fur the recommittal of ilie Local Militia
13ill.
Lord Mturnii, in the absence of some Honour-
able Friends of ins, felt it his duty to impress upon
the Hon*• the necessity of poF•tponing the further
proceedings on this Bill to next Friday. There
wait a very geiteral feeling ciitertained, that the
question on the distilleries, which had the precedence
for discussion, would have prevented the order,
winch referred to the ha-al militia, from being
moved, at least at so early an hour of the night.
Under that iinpres,ion, and knee ing that it was
the intention of souse friends of liia to sti I it cer-
tain amendments anti Blaine, in the Committee, i:e
should certainly move the pogponetnent of the
Order till nest Friday.

Lord CASTLEREAGH pressed the !louse to pro-
ceed; and contently.' that there were tut it :I. oppor-
tunities for those inetn:i...rs, who were then tic h•r-
tonately absent, to submit their op:nious to the
consideration of the I louse.
Mr. Wisotiam considered the conduct of the
Noble Lord, in then urging the House to proceed
this husines4,soinetliiiig Very like the game of Pa es in
tiva Curser. A measure stood for that riight, on T%
a goat deal t,filiscussiou was expected. V. +front
any reason aligned, save an undetini.d assertion of
convenience, it was postpontd. The re:sult
that another measure, which v. as not to
come on, was pressed before the Ili.use ; ult.! w Len
causes were stated to po-tpone it, the rvol,ie
with his characteristic s . the
motion was no‘iere:ssry, I•• .• •

weer gone .•• Acre other ovort unit
for the disettwon of their merit=. The quest.ozi,
howe‘er, turned upon this consideration, that by
atrreeinL: to the amendment moved by his Noble
Friend (Lord Milton) the only inennrenience
which was likely to restilt wad. that lit:mow-able
Member,. would have another day to attend tin it
(lute in that Ihnis.•, whereat if the 11,u-e then pro-
eeeard, no future ooportnuity would be udered to
them to state their oliitctioas.

Th• Hon+.• then entitled, when there appzared
for immediately proceeding in Committee--

i1)t.4:31-•NOti, :,I;•...:%i4jUtily 44.

Oil our retitru into the ("riflery we found the
Iloin.eiu Committee on the Bill.
Sir JAMES II ►LL seas lIIIXIOUS to know• the mo-
tives of tho Noble Lord (C.usticreagli) in toki!...r
}131711 au inli.incetl n:ze a. 3.: years for the limit
tin nio,i to be raised l.t t hi, II.• ,houlil -ut.-
pose Mat the gr. at '. •et oon hi ez,
he tlaiamg, in military ilsatplaile, the toutltlul
ciii.t.e&of our roovolation. _ . _

Lord Cvsll.• 1:1ZE AO apprehensive that if the
age a ti% le=s adiuneed. omit. counties would not b..
euahled to the it vadat.
Mt. ClOtt,E ANN' sTAGT recommended thirty
car, as the is -t rot the ballot ; and observed that a
wreut dr..l of trouble would be spared by acting
upon the present
.4 long arpinientative discussion took place on
this subject, when an amendment was proposed, to
limit the ballot to the age of thirty years. by Sir
. W. WI NICE.

tor.] IA TI It itrAcH had, at the end. no objec-
tion to that hinit, provided the voluntary seri:we
extenici: to the aze offorty.

After a ra. irty of observations from Sir
JAML6 MONTGOMERY. Mr. C. W. W. WTyst, and
Lord C.t'TLEßrwrl, in .Lich that Nc!,:e Lord
a-qunti the Committee, that from the DUIDerOII,
I..try I'S of voluntary *en ice made to hhn. he had
aood reason to expect. that the compulsory part of
Vie Aft Would be t-orritd, ant all,at least in a very
trifling decree, into ca.-cation, the arnendir..iit,
o under*tood, was agreed to.
On the next for reqiiirin;every voucher of
inal,thty. produced 11 ant person &inn fry
to be attested by the surgeon or medical advise", un
oath, Mr. M. RITMO AD aod Mr. 11.17inii.txt btron.4-
ly oppcmed it. as introductory to the t. Anton takii.;
of oaths. nut part of the clause was then N-
puugrod; and it was o:dy necessary that the disa!,:eti
pentou should prodocr such a toucher of his ii...a-
pacity to senr, 3.7 should prove aatniactori to the
Lteptity LlCUle;sdtitt.

r I. Cox Ilirriscry observnl. that the cdun•e
for saitirctiui tlautc the mb.kte vi r 1,01

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