The Sun.
London, England, 1813-11-27 00:00:00

MARINE MUTINY BILL.

On the question for the secOnd reading of the- Alarine MU-
tiny Bill,'. ,
Mr. BENNET expreSsed solle surprise at this Bill being
hurried through at s,,eb,an early period in the Ses.;iott.
Sir-GEORGE WATtItENUER said, that it• was necessary
that the marines, when serving On shore, should be subject
to regulations similar to those of the land forecs. The objec-
tion in point of time. would have been better when his 7.,;a1i1e
Friend Lord Castlereagh) 'moved the wind Mutiny Pill.
Mr. \L surros onserved, that when the Mouse
, the resolution of the Runnier of men to be voted
fur ~rviee of the, year, it appeared almost a twitter of
con, ,;. ,t the Mutiny Bill should be brought in fur their
,TBII.F.AD admitted the necessity of presenting •
the ,tiondes st an earlier period this year than what
was out he could. see no necessity fur passing a Mit:illy
1;,•,-, when there w;',6 one existiug, which w.i,ild contiono
forc:.; tu,:he Q;itn.of March.. It had been hinted, that the
adj:,,,ronsent would prolnibly he so long.as not to leave sitifi-
cien't time fp pass the Mutiny. Bill -after the recess. If the
Nisble'Lorti did far that, or other reasons,coueeive it would
be' particular'sy.expedient for the public service that.thc hill
should be now irsied, lie had lio objection.
Lord, admitted that the Bill was hrosght
forward much earlitt in the Sessioo than was usual, and that
this eiecolosiance was a fair. object of Parliamentary ol)serva-
tion. 111 the present cirentustauees, however, and consitkr-
inF the state of public nosiness, he would say that it wits in
the contemplation of the Ministers of the. Crown to adjorirn
• to to. period so 10.1.11' the. tie:loting-of M;,; rls, as to make it in-
convenient to have the Mutiny Ilitl t :hat to pass before the
tvitts. It certainly had been ttsual for Parliament to 'ham,, this
grelt inensure of contrind over the lenity in their own hands,
alifl to postpone the Bill until a very short time before the
expirdthal of ,the last Act. There had been easel where this
had been run so close, that there were doubts in Ireland, and
thetntore 4istaut parts of the United Kingdom, whether the
Mutiny Act-were in existence or not.,
Mr. was satisfied with the reasons of the
• Nohte Lord; but it it was to he au 311.iattrimient: and not a
prorogatiOn,. be thodght the iotention of the Ali i rers of the
Crown had better not have been so expres!dy stated.
Lord CAfiff.EaEAL4ll said, that itti .the Crown hod err- •
tohly the ptr.yer of proroguing Parliament for wh:a, time it
jutiAcil expedient, he believed it was by no means unusual
toy it 10 ,igairy its wish as to the period of an adjournment.
There was na reason to apprehend that the House. would re-
fuse to accede to that wish, or drive the Crown to the neees-
- sity of a prompt ion: . ,
The Bill was then read a second time, and committed fur
Iktatithiy next.
,The 10, minions of Exchequer Bills Bill was read a first
anti male' ed to Ile read ;t third time to-morrow.
• Pattie Itt-part of the Local Militia Extension Bill hemg
brought up, •
Mr. wituT rEsLEN, thought it it would be necessary to
girest lower to the Lads Lientenant to a,cinble then' for the
purpose of propo,itig this' extension ot their services.
Lord CeItITLEIIEAUII said that wit, unnecessary, as they
he assembled at any time for the training reqttired iiy
law, and it could then lie ascertained whether they were will-
ing to extend their services.
The Ma was then ordered to be read a third time to-
Morrow. •