The National Register.
London, England, 1818-03-15 00:00:00

THE AB WV.

The order of the day for the third reading of the Mutiny Bill
beiipz moved.
Earl Gnu:is-I:NOR rose, in punuance of the notice he had given,
to move for an alteration in the preamble of the Hill. After what
hail passed on a former evening on the subject of the army, their
I.ordships would not surpriscd that he should enter his solemn
pretest against the maintaining such a force as it was proposed to
keep up in a time of general peace, and at a period when the ti•
nanees of the country were in . a most deranged gate. A standing
army ought never to he maintamed in this country, unless its liber-
t:et were threatened from abroad, and. its existence at stake. From
the view he had taken of the state of our force, he thought that
a deduction of 11,000 might be made. Ile should therefore move
that. instead of the words 113,000 men, in the Bill, 100,000 be
substituted.
Earl B.trlttrasr spoke at some length against the Motion.
The amendment was thei, put, and itegatiteil without it division ;
liter which the 11111 was passed.
Tile Mutiny Mistake Hill. the Kilmainhain Gaol Bill. and souse
other Bills were read a third time, and passed.—Adjourneil.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

HONDA V, NIA kill 9,1818.

The Thames and 3lednay
Mr. Bossy ei.t. presented a Petition from the 'Magistrates
of Ayr, agaicst the Scotch Luitatic Assylum Bill. Laid on
the table.
Mr. Vii complained of the Duties imposed upon our West
Colonies; and hoped el nment would take soiue
steps to provide fur the Colonies in years of scarcity, as
they did lint rai<e fond themselves for one-tenth of their po-
pniatium—The Hill was then passed.
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I I)ENIN ITV BILL.
The .%7TOONI:V.GENERAL moved the Order of the Day
for the first reading of this Bill. Ile contended, that though
there niigl.t be some difference iu the circumstances which
gave rise to this measure, and those of former Indemnity
Mils. yet the circumstances of the present Bill fell com-
pletely within the principle of all former measures of this
°Aare. It was incorrect to say that no bulk 'unity Bills haul
b-eo passed after the Suspension of the 1 fabeas Corpus Act
Gttlemnify Bills had almost always been passed after the
I,llpension of the Habeas Corpus, and c%en when that Act
hail not been suspended. Even at the Revolution,
uuntedi-
ately after passing the Hill of Rights, circumstances required
tlmme establishers of our liberty should puss three several
lets fur suspending the hOd Indemnity Bills
followed each of them. Such also was the ease in 1711, and
t', it Act of Indemnity was. like the present, intended for
tl, protection of those who had acted tor the prcserva taint Or
Illy public peace. lit 174.1 the Habeas Corpus was Stl9lcOdril;
bat it was not till 1716 that an Indemnity Hill had passed. It
wits. however, deemed insufficient, iss the 'Magistrate- Mond
it it crssary to apprehend persons in order to pr,•.t e The
I,.llVie peace a rem after the expiration of the 11.0)c.t• Ca.rptis
Ad. Fr th.tt ptiiod till 179:3 the Milked,. C•irilias set *Ls
not ; [tot after the riot. io 1:80 Art badviii.
Oily W0411411,4e11 to protect Nho had been obli2ed
;at do some acts not r;etly couion table In late, in order 11141
the:, Might pieservc the public to am.. 1111792, io ISO&
Use was Ilse case. These iihtanees w ~uld skew that it