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London, England, 1806-01-23 00:00:00

THE ADDRESS.

Lord FRANCIS SPENCER, from the Committee ap-
pointed to prepare the Address in reply to His Ma-
jesty's most gracious Speech to both Houses of Par-
liament, presented their Report at the Bar.
The Report was brought up, and the Address read
a first and second time, and agreed to.
It was then ordered, on the motion of Lord CAS-
TLErt EAOH, that.it be presented by the whole House,
and that such Members of the House as were of
his Majesty's Privy Council should wait on his Ma-
jesty to know when his Majesty would be graciously
pleased to be waited oti therewith.

HIS MAjESTY's SPEECH.
Lord CASTLE REAGH moved, that His Majesty's
most gracious Speech-be taken into consideration
,to-
morrow.—Ordered.
CONTINENTAL TREATIES. •

Mr. GREY desired to be informed, when the Co-
pies of the Treaties with the Powers of the Con-
tinent, which had been adverted to in the Speech at
the opening of the Session, would be laid before the
House. • _ _

Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, that no time should
be lost in furnishing the House with every Docu-
ment conneded with this subje&, that could either
be wished for or produced.

PERMANENT ADDITIONAL FORCE BILL.
Mr. SHERIDAN rose to submit the Motion ,of
which he had yesterday given notice to the 'House.
As he understood that no opposition would be made
to the production of the Papers he wanted, it was
unnecessary for him to occupy the time of the House
with any preliminary observations. He should, there-
fore, content himself with moving,
" That there be laid beline the House a Return of the num-
ber of etfedive Men that had been raised under the ACtof the
4431101 His Majesty, entitled an At for Raising a Permanent
Additional Force, &c. up to the period of the last Return,
together with an Account of the number that have been re-
cruited per week, distinguishing those that have been raised
by Parish Officers and those by - his Majesty's Officers for
014 Parishes. —Also, the number of those that have volun-
teered from this Force for general service."—Ordered.
Similar Returns were also ordered, on the motion
of Mt. Slinat DAN, for Scotland and Ireland.
Mr. CHARLES DIJATDAS 'took this opportuni-
ty of presenting to the House a Petition from the
Magistrates and Freeholders of the County of Berks,
on the subje& of the Additional Force Bill, and pray-
ing its repeal. The- Petition was,signed by all the
respeCtable Magistrates, Gentletnen, and Freeholders
of the County, and had been unanimously agreed to
at a most numerous Meeting of the County, held
for the purpose of considering the subject. It had
been found by experience that the A& was imprac-
ticable, and the Petitioners, -of necessity, felt them=
selves compelled to apply to the House for its re-
peal. They stated in their Petition, that of the whole
number which the County, under the Ad, was
'called on to raise, only eleven hadbeen procured by
Parish Officers, which had not arisen from any
neglect on the part of 'the Overseers, but from the
impossibility of carrying the Provisions cf the A&
into execution: The Petition also stated, that in
consequence a stun of 63251: had been imposed on
the County for penalties, which operated as an op-
pressive and unjust burthen .upon the landed inte-
rest,
,and was particularly severe upon the small
farmers. The Hon. Member after thus' stating the
substance of the Petition, declared, that under such
circumstances, he should have felt it his duty to
submit a Motion to the House for the repeal of the
Bill if the subie& had riot been taken up by the
Hon. Member (Mr. SIIERIpAN) who had given a
notice respe&ing it, and who was far better quali,
fied for the task than he was. At the satne time,
however, that he felt satisfaCtion at seeing the busi--
ness in such able hands, he could not let slip the
present occasion of calling the attention of the Gen-
tlemen opposite (and particularly of the Noble Lord
who had last night spoken on the subjeet, and inti-
mated an intention of His Majesty's Ministers to
Make some alteration in the Bill) to the matter of
this Petition. He was convinced that the measure
. was impraeticable, and that nine-tenth's of the land-
ed interest of the Country would not be satisfied
without the total repeal of it. Experience had proved
it totally insufficient to the object which it was de-
signed to accomplish, and in its operation it had
been found a grievous, unfair, and unjust imposition
upon landed property, and very unequal in diarent
Parishes. He had but one observation more to
make, and that was, that whatever a man's property
in the Public Stocks or Funds might be, he was not
called on to find a single man; a circumstance that
shewed how heavily the pressure must fall upon
landed property. He hoped, therefore, that His
Majesty's Ministers .would re-consider . the subject,
before they fbrmed any determination to continue
such an A 4 under any modifications.
I The Petition was then brought up, and ordered
I to lie on the Table.