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sirmate to the want of it. The Rigio Hon. Gent.
t ;e, it feed, reverted to other topics appity-ntly
triton to avnid e uclting on some subject., which
belnee boot strenuously panegyrised and tetOrr,. t
rounded The leading feature of alteration in his
system, is the co ndu x Adopted towards those men
who had s reed •ss •nty ame years in the Regular
Amy I'ne-e very -ten, whose disiborge the
Right liesouralsr.• Gentleman had trumpeted
;-moo. as one it the set ortgosi incentives.
to inspire and promote a military Jot-Ten-
sity and inclination throughout the population
of the Empire. T- e circumstance of dis
charoine these men. said w n have no claim
on the ster• to corotaa, will he fully A ypreciated by
thus' on whom it was intended to operate. Th.
Peon' o said he, will naturally say, when His
Majesty's government has . vended the indulgence
M those who were not e titled to it, by any dawn. ,
whet &not or hesitation can remain of re-
fusing it to those who are justified in de.
maintrig it by the atithmity of Porliement, and
th- reg-Oations of His Majesty. Yet, of all these
a'Y ,it yea the measure has been d fronded, and for
thi reason, that under the present circumstances t f
do country, the In s of seven thousand t &thee men
could not he ettitured In the ex onination of the
me um, the Right Hon Ge.illeinaii, the &veto y
et War, divides it on er three heads, namely, the
Training Act, the Volunteer System, and th • Mode
of II cruitog. On the first bead, he has not
untried one word, for the best of all reasons. he-
catoe lie had nothing to say ; and the little
it et has been said on the secmd d vision might
Ilse- as well been left alon •. It is suppesest by the
ft .ht Hon Gentleman. the Secrete, y at War, to
he disrespeCtiul to e Volunteers. in :Mien !hat they
dear. Bed cumbers. and dwindled in ,fortive
streng.b, on the discontinuance of tin wince
lumen's, it is a relltetion cast on the V. etl6, to
SONpVISe, that in consequence of no Nlenthet being ,
entitled to receive any kind of ,allowance or pay, j
whn had kilned after the t7th of last June, and that
by old ego sltkness, death, and other contin-
gencieo a great vacancy must have been occasion-
ed. which, Mir the docontinuarce of the pay, was
ent Wetly to he fit ed uo TOe Right Hon. Gen-
tleman who sp kit last, list asserted, that the increoe
in the nunther of men raised at the present time, as ,
tomoared with the voters:winding period of the 1 ist I
year, was in the porno:ion of two to one. 1 his
cisnclusion was no: cert.,iolo dr ;Attilar from the
I'apets on toe 'table. whatever document, the Rioht •
Gentle (Lan mfy have in his pocket to list
droll. In the months of Ott her and Novae bey,
the ansomit of the Ivo, r•iost, as appears by the
papers oefore the Hou•e, tsar ;:..2eo men In the
coirespondinfo !cried oi the 1 •se year, there were
raised 3,10.1 mm ; although Mr. Putt's bill
ailed as a Jray.loisk on the ordinary m isle of rs•
t'•US leaving a balance in favour of
th correspnniiing period rat last year over the
present. of SOS 0 ien. 1t tn. It glo lion. Gentleman
had more expls•ietory paper, •n his possession,great
blame certainly attache-• to tom, in not commoni-
Ca' Mg to the House t. e necessary information.
'1 he:e ware some other nosey/rations 01 that Gene
demon, with v Foch he enti:d , • no means comply ;
for, howt vier affecurg and pat- ful appals We to
the honnufable fed of the House, there was
en anemic, the steproximation to which was preg.
Two with ruin and na:l"ral calamity. His Noble
Friend did not complain of the Chelsea Pensions ;
but was of opinion, tl•at the importance and neces-
sity of military discipline was not sufficiently pre-
served There we're s.v, some of the regulations,
in his mind, direCtly contiary to law ; patticuhr-
ly the first pelmet it enliaimg in the cavalry and
till.ry, eed the minds when an opportunity
occurred, enabling them to make a fiesh engage-
ment. Ilefe WAS ale i a possibelify that a man
ortijeft to fits may impose himself on the tweet-
ing Officer. al d after the interval may demand his
tipseharge, under the provisions of the clause, which
pros ided for toe woos out and disabled, nut from
say vice and misconduCt i f their ov n. The Hon.
Gentleman concluded, by declaring his fu!l
e• ncur-
truce in the ab:e speech of his NoUle Friend near
bon
Vin-tint HOWICK decleeed his surprise, that
notwithstanding the contraoiction given to the
oterrient with teepee" to Buenos Apes, the Ho.
nnurable Gentleman oppitsite still persevered in it.
The Learned Gentleman, who lAA addressed the
House, had charged his Right Hon Friend with not
giving a satisfoCtory answer to the charge of the Noble
Lord. The fad was, tte only answer that could
be giverswas that which his itt. Hon. Fe lend g,sve.
It was rather curious to hear the Noble Lotd talk
inn of sending not reinforcements to a distant settle-
/nen:, in ten days, worn that Noble Lord was un-
able to send an expedition across the Channel, to
the Continent of Europe, in ten months; and when
the failure of that Coalition. on the formation
of which he has token so much credit to himself,
was attributed to the delay of the British Cabinet,
in the note of Count OtoMertiberg. It is coo.
tainly erne, that the expedition originally intended
to reinforce Buenos Ayres, was under peculiar and
necessary circumstance, countermanded; but it
certainly did put to sea on the lOth of Cleober.—
The Noble Lord then observed, that the result of
the present measures was a considerable increase to
the effeCtive strength and disposable tone of the
conntry, more than even could hate barn expededs
Ile considered some of the measures of Isomer ad.
ministrations as very adequate to raising a sufficient
force for the defence of the country, but the great',
°Neff of bis Right Hon. Friend Ole. Windham)
was a regular Army. which he considered as the
best of all forces for the proteltion of this country.
As a Magistrate, he had observed the manner the re-
cruiting service was formerly carried on, and the man-
ner in which it has been executed latterly, the rssult
of which observation was, that the present measures
were the best calculated for carrying Oat desired
object into cilia. The Noble Lord (Castlereagh)
bad alluded to the measures pursued in Mr. Pitt's
former Administration, and those adopted. in what
he termed the second Administration (Lord Sid-
mouth's), which latter was certainly the second
ettiag to his Lordship's bow ; and from these mt:a-
sustd contended. that the military disposable :force
was emoderably increased ; be referred to the•
Supplementary Albite, the Dtf-ace Act, the Army
of ite•erve Act, ate. in order to chew bow much
and bees gained, le do regular army. b that
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nitavares ; but. niien that canal to be cualysed. it
would Ite found by no means ecral to the inereate
for the present year. Thc Noble Lord then en-
tered into a numerical comparison of the number
of men raised u.idar the torn-r, and under t: e lat •
tor measl?res ; which our knits will not permit its

to follow trial through. Front these comperiscns,
however, In, L Irdship adduced, that the disposable
fee-e of tee kingdom, from t:se month of July,
1804. np to the present period, had incteased
to 13.165 men, including the levies in Ireland,
and the troops raised here. By the last
month's returns it further appeared. that no less
than 195 infantry, and 707 cavalry, had been
obtained for the regular army. These, there-
fore, were the effects • .1 the present measures, and
he was ton afraid to enter into a competison with
the Noble Lord tip,n this subject. Th, light
Hen. and Learned Gentlemen (Mr. Percival)
said, th it his Ilig,ht I lonourable Friend ( air. \a'ind•
hem) had changed his opinion since the last
mete mg of Parliament, when be had declared that
the Parish Bill was a measure to raise m. ney,
and not men; there were different ways of put-
' tin; the argument, but if the men were raised,
he would ask, by what means ? Thry were not
raised by the bounty offered ; but, on the contrary,
the sevetal counties were put to considerable r;.
p nee ; an , +herefore, he insisted, that that measure
totally fail. d, and considerably imptoded the regular
recruiting sersee.c. In order, therefore, ce make a hill
and prifeß comparison, every necessary doc.irneut
upon the tunj%•4l he was willing should he laid be-
fore the House. The Learned Gentleman had
also s rid, teat his Right Honourable Friend's
measure (rat Training Ail), was intended to raise
en immediate force, but he begged leave to refer
to the !louse, and ask, if it was nut univer•ally un-
det sat .d. that this measure WAS not for the purpose
of rising a Reviler Army suddenly, but by a regu-
lar std ()ingressive improvement in their condition,
by ciaistiog pet sons et a better clrss, and by ame-
lierating their present situation, to increase 111,.
Regular Army ? As the season advanc-d, the ne-
Aassaty documents mght be produced; the may
ocemparison, am presen•, wis between tne month of
Oaaber, laos, and the present period. From th..
sidemen! upon the table, it Appterrd, that, previous
In the intrelu&ion J-f the rarebit- of his Rugg[
Hun Friend (>•h. Windier-is), from Oillober, the
repair recut-rd.); bad pro,'uzed 1200 mete and
SI4Cr that event took place, the number ncreae
to %fat Thu. , a vet y comidei able increase hid
been effeß •sl, w tile the bounty itsclt n as re-
ikteed. 1 t further appeared, thst the de-er,i-es
were very much drroittJsned. I'h rse in 1895,
appeared to be at the rate of one in see n, attic
1 throe Or the present year, averaged Al she rate
of one in thirty. Under 211 these circum-tances,
theirfote. he was led to the most sanguoi.
hopes, that the present m ;awe wou,sl •rove toe
very best adapted t r increase the r •gulat army.
With respect to the r servetions of t e !.earned
Geitdeman upoo men subject to fits enlisting in
the Army, and d tient -ng the putslic of the
B runty ; be could ems, say, that proacetions,
upon that offence. had already been instituted; but,
if no proviston had been Alt easy made in the Act
again r such feted. that om..ston might be easily
rem-del. As to the lteusiog Act itself. all he
could say on that subject vets, that it was now in
prig-cis, and after scone Arne w.,uld be found an
effective and important m we're.
General Sir JOHN DOYLE said, that it was
his intention. although he was a new member, to
have troubled the House folly with his sentiments
upon this question, but fi dung the hour so tar
advanced, he thought it would be highly improper
for hum, then. to trespass upon the House, pain-
cularly after the very full and sitiltetory .expla a-
tinns, by the Noble Lord (Howicl.,) and the Itt.
Hue. Gentleman (Mr. Windham.) he should,
therefore, reserve himself fur a future opportu-
nity.
Lord CASTLERE sG -I, after some observati.
erns in exphunerion, said, he thought the Right
lion. Gentleman (Mr. Windham,) had not only
made his observations from documents not then
on the tahle, but seemed even to impeach those
already before the House.
Lard HOWICK replied. that when vet the
Noble bold thought proper to bring forward any
sot e-fie moron upon this sulrjett, he assured the
Noble Loud he was ready to lord Lis assistance to
lay any other documents or accounts before the
House, which the Noble Lord might deem ne-
erasetry.
Mr. JOFINSTONE begged leave to correct an
error, which the Secretary at War had fallen into in
the course of his speech, The Right Hon. Gentle-
j man had said, that he had pledged himself to make
a charge against His Majesty's Ministers He etc--
tautly wished to see how far the pledges made by
those Ministers had been fulfilled, or had, or had
not been released. He did not pledge himself to
make such a charge, but he professed an anxiety to
examine the Papers, and see how fir those who had
been so willing to bring forward chargcs of want of
economy against former Ministers, had themselves
acted upon that principle.
The SECRE IARY at %VAR replied, that it
would appear, from the Papers before the !louse,
that since the present Ministers came into office, they
had uniformly observed the strielest economy.
After some conversation between Mr. Windham,
Sir John Doyle, Lord Castlereagh, and Mr. Rose.
upon the subject of whether the Returns from the
Inspeltor-General's or the Adjutant-General's
Department, were the most entreat to go by, upon
the future discussion of this question, the original
Resolution was read and agreed to, without further
opposition.
Lord HENRY PETIT then rose, and having
apologised for troubling the house at that law
hour, observed, that as some of the present Esti-
mates came more particularly within the depart-
ment of the jlreesury, it was necessary for him to
detain the house for a few moments. The Egli-
mates he alluded to were those of the Commissariat
and Barrack Departments, the first of which could
not, from principle, be included in the Army
Extreordinaries, and therefore stood in a reps
rate Estimate. The sum to be voted under
• this head was the same as last year, amount-
ing to 841,520. 50,0001. of which sum was to
defray the expences of the Royal Military Canals.
this was the last issue to be sonde for that porpwee.

contrUeralfs very great teorlsi :ake
place in that expenditute. The only additional
sum for the B. 1174( k ii..pattm.mt which he meant to
move for was 57,0tX), for ereaing and completing
new Works. At the same time, he observed, that
it was not the intention of Government to tt.otertake
any more new works, but such as were found to be
absolutely necessaty Ihe Barracks at Portsmouth
were the principal ohj-ft of this grant; they were con.
siderrd as essentially necessa• y, and, it was posohle,
might not cost more than 47,0001 for although, tech.
' nically speaking, they were denominated new works,
' yet they were in a considerable atisze of warilness.
He took that opportunity of mentioning, to the
House, a considerable reduCtion which inel taken
place in the expenditure of that department ; as it
appeared that, upon the former year, the cap ndi
' lure amounted to 5.'40001., and upon the last year
to 500,0001 thereby making a reduetion of 50,0301
in the year's expenditures From other measures
which had been adopted, he trusted there would be
a further censiderahle redo:lion in the espences of
the current year.
The Resolutions were then read and agreed to,
' the Report was ordered t:' he received to-morrow,
and further ordered to ba re-committed on Friday
next.
Upon the motion of Lord CAS fI..F.RE AGE!,
the several Estimates and Return., together with
the Rooks at Regulations, and the Returns of Ar.
tillery, Ordnance, lie. presented to the house by
Mr. Calcraft, were ordered to be printed.
The oth-r Ord, rs of the Day were then disposed
of, asd at ONE o'CLOCK the House adj iurned.

••• We have IaVII det,cted sot At:bated sevcral attempts
is substitute au.oher Paper to Tee Battelle Plllll4
Fratii:s of this kind, and a •y iriegulaiiLy or iiegieet is .eiving
it, will be ere-teeny prevented, ups,' applicatieu at the
(Mks, N• I St Clement.... S•ratuj

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THURSDAY. J4IIUANT 22.

A long Debate took vise last night, in the
House of Commons, upon the Army Estimates. In
the Hue of Lords, the second reaJing of the 13,11
or the Abolition of the Slave Trade, was d •terred
until Mniiday se'nnight.

We are concerned to state, that the letter. from
!it. Thomas mention, that another dreadful fir trip-
pened there in the beginiung ni November, vr:.ich
destroy -d a great Tip rer of hnotes And war,houses

Yesterday a Court of llireetors was held at the
East India House, when the hinny:leg C imnia• d
-r. to tk their final leave of the Court, previous to
departing for the .r respeeltve destination., viz ;
Captain Swigs Wu d, Wore stet, fur St arlena and Ma-
dras.
eldain Joseph Yates, City of London; C.pt..n James
Carney Han d and Caoram Edward C. ItrAiord, Curd
00,,C..114 for M. 1144 sod &opal
Captain Manna Lacks, Ntetealf,; for 11-trabay dims".
The following Captains were swoitl tato the com-
mand of their respedire ships, via :
Ca,.tain Murray. 1.101, C.L.tirreagh ; for Mulras and Senyl.
Canton, J. Perl,;:ra,.. II .pe, and Ca.nant James ilAy,
Coons; fo, Coma
The Cou:t adjourned at six o'clock, till Wednes-
day nest.
We may expeß to hear every day from Buenos
Ayres. Admiral STIRLING, who sailed on the
August, and whit would probably much at Rio Ja-
neiro, would send home from that place some au-
thentic information of what has passed in the Rio de
IA Plea since July last.
The Committee to whim the Petitions relative to
the Worsham Election were referred, have concluded
their in:esttgation, and decided that the sitting
Members, Lot& PALMERSTON and PliZt4Altala.
were not dully eleX.ti, and that the Return stall
he arnendtal by inserting the names of the petition
ng Candidates.
The Earl of LAUDERD,LE. Mr, ADAM. and a
number of gentlemen, from Scotland, have lately had
several ito t vies% s with Lord Geetoricte. They are
said to have bees upon the suhjed of abolishn g the
Epresent laws of Scotlaud, and making the laws of
ngland to extend to that country. The Judges
to go the Circuits twice a year, and the whole law. of
Justices of the Peace, fk.:. to be adminiaered the
lame as in England.
A Circular Letter has been transmitted to the
Commanders of Yeomanry Corps, in the Limerick
district, in Ireland, desiring them to be extremely
careful in inspecting the arms and accoutrements of
the Members of their Corps. The ohjed of the
Circular Letter is stated to be that of ascertaining,
by *duet ffdpeetton, the state anal number of the
arms belonging to each Corps.
A number of women have attended within these
few days at Fad Speeches Office, to requ-st per-
mission to accompany their husbands to 'litany
Bay, who are Convids. 'the Noble Baal has grant-
ed permission to a number cf them to go.
Although MIRANDA has been obliged to rennuace
his projed of emancipating his countrymen, y.tt is
seems his short visit has elicited a spirit there which
is likely to produce much trouble to the Spanish
Government. Letters of a very late date front Bar-
hadoes mention, that an insurreftion, fomented by a
Frenchman, had britken out in the Cif ACCAS j the
appearance of which became so alarming, tam the
Spanish Governor sent to Guadeloupe tor a supply
of troops, arms, ammunition, &c. with instructions
that they should be landed at the mouth of the river
Oronooko. It is possible that this movement might
he a ramification of Min *noes projed, and ton-
certed to facilitate a fresh desc-nt, either on the part
of that enterprising Officer, or some other Power.
We believe there are some French Emigrants of
condition engaged in MI eaeo•'s enterprise, of
which the instigator of this insurredion might pos-
sibly be one.
‘Vednesday se'nnight was acedentally killed, by
a fall from his horse, in the road between Fi amliog.
ham and Wickham, Suffolk, RICHARD ARNOLD,
the noted smuggler, well known by the s ame of
Lode Dirk. When found, he was not quite dead,
but wow afterwards expired.

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tilt toußt.

Yeate: day, itimtt one o'clock. Her
the PatllC ledt the tlesse's PAlze,
of IZattt's eartiageg, fbr Keosington
they partook of an eiTly dinner pith _
Sesssa. At futir o'clock they proceeded
journey to ‘Vincl,,nr.
At two o'clock His MAJ ES It held
vee at the QUEEteS Palace, which WAS
The 1...td Outoseullor.
1 so loved Pormteet of the Cq
7,it First Lnnt of the Trea.ury.
l'nu hocretarles of nt.te fir the MIMI and

The !Walter General of the Ordnance
Th • Lord Chef Joetice el the Curt of Kinz'
The Lor,lChhaberlant.
The Ft•-c.brel-r of 1.,,a.t0n.
e'.ea and Carnerron.
Vts‘e..nt Valrema
Lni Is—ll •atlre.tss and C Spencer.
Sir tt•lahrhet.