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A PORTRAIT OF MS MAJESTY GEORGE M.
16.10TI1'CLLE INEHAVEN BY SCIIIVENt AND INTENDED AS
FRONTISPIECE
TO
THE NATIONAL REGISTER,
Vas to save accompanied the Emblematical Tit!: Page and de-
livered (IMAT'S to the Purchasers of that Paper oaa its Coln-
inencement, viz. SUNDAY, JANUARY, 3,1805. Inconsequence,
l•owever, of the difficulties that always arise in the outset of so
Torduoas au undertaking, the Proprietorto were unable to accom-
plish that part of their Plan ; but as those difficulties have now
erased they are happy to inform thg PATRONS of TH C NATION.IL
REG.wrEti, and the PUBLIC IN GENERAL, that the beautifully
eograven Portrait of OUR SOVEREIGN is flaw finished by Mr.
Scats EN, and will be ready fur Delivery on SUNDAY
NEXT; the Resemblance is unquestionable;- and the
whole Print is positively a Master-piece in the Art of Engrav-
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Lamed into a Volume at the Lied of eoery Year, so as to exhibit
1:4 posterity a faithful Record of the preseut eventful Age and
the Motto Of the Paper
OUR KING, CONSTITIITIO.V, AND LAWS."
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that the splendid nianner.with which the Proprietors have ever
conducted their Works, will induce the Public to expect a
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POLITICAL DISQUISITION. DISQUISITION. ..
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ON LORD. CASTLEREAGWB NF.W PROPOSITIONS
FOIL THE DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY. '
The ordinary force which has long been kept up for tho
purposes of National Defence, has been of two kinds, the
Regular Army and the Militia. But it has of late year,
appeared necessary to pros ide also some kind of sub-
sidiary force adapted to co-operate with ' the ordinary
establishments. A great number of plans have been pro.
posed for this purpose, and almost all of them have been.
found deficient in many material points. His MajesWe
present Ministers have thought it requisite to do away the
Training Bill of Mr. Windham, and Lord Castlereagh now
proposes a plan by which he hopes to provide, not only fur
the immediate hut for the permanent defence of the country.;
A plan that will secure permanent defence is of courset
greatly preferable td any temporary resort : but in pr-o-
portion as we are prepared to welcome any rational pro-
posal.for this puepose, we must be cautious of admitting
1. too hastily any scheme that dues not carry strong appearance'
of probable benefit.
• • The system of military defence which is now proposed
by the Noble Secretary is threefold. The force is to con-
.sist—Fint, Of the Regular Army, which will be sustained:
,by the obi method of recruiting; secondly, Of the Ordinary,
1 Militia, which is to be reinforced by the ballot ; and
I -thirdly. Ora new species of soldiers, to be denominated
the Local Militia. This Local Militia is to contain about
60,000 men, who, in addition to the Volunteers, will com-
pose a subsidiary force that Ministers ile::in sufficient, Mille
the Regulars and Militia, for the defence of the country
against any 'possible attack : and it is the wish of Govern-
ment, in the event of an intasion, to incorporate with .re-
gular regiments the men who shall have been disciplined
in the Local' Militia. The Local Militia will be trained
near their own homes: but the crown will be enabled to
embody them for twenty-one days in the year, within their
Own eonnty : and no substitution will be allowed, but
'heavy tines imposed-on all who may not attend. The •
liable-age will be the period between 18 and 35.
; r In a country like Great Britain, where every body is ac••
enstoined.to freedom of speech, it would be almost impos-
sible to propose any plan that could escape the censure of
some discontented persons. But in a country like Great'
Britain, where every body is accustomed to personal free-
dom too, it is not to be supposed that such a plan as that.
now proposed can esrape n very general' unpopularity. A
Minister conies forward and states, by way of preamble to
a new Military System, that the measures adopted last
year have add6d no fewer than 60,000 Men' to our Malta'
and "Regular Forer : trait tqcn td desires.the people of thin
iiingdotn to _rant Lim a f::1 her subsidiary force, which
seen] J to be vt:w in uethin but its compu!sory tcuAlaucy.

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