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artittsernent—an aamemerke whiA was eritleared
to then by all the former habits of their lives, by
the recidicftion a their kindred, their ftiends, and
the plsces.of their birth. These poor people, dArig
injury to none, And not committing any ,!Cis of in.
temperance, could not escap't tht bu'iy meddling,
and vexatious interference„oftnagiverial authority.
'The'y were assailed by a hand of Police Officers,
dragged from the houses whete they were amusing
themselves, thrown into prisons, and some of them
actually sent away to serve on board ships of war.
General Noßrotg said, he wished the Bill to be
adhered to. _ _

Mr. L ANCHAM said, he would Note for the
repeal et the Bill ; but in doing so, he should not
pledge himself to vote against the Administra.
don.

Colonel STEW/ APT spoke in favonr of the Bill,
until an entire new Plan should be introduced for
improving the Arnsy.,
Mr..WIJITBRE'AD expressed his surprise that
none of the Ministers except one,. had defended this
Bill: and that Right .1-lun. Gentleman now ahan.
dotted all those enthusiastic notions which be had
held out at the time he introduced the Measure; and
confined hiinself to a
.dry detail, which was entirely
fallacious ; and he thus gave up the very at-gument.
on which all the virtue and efficacy of the Measure
had rested.

Mr. BRAGGE BATHURST oppoSed the Mo.
tiun for repealing the Ad, which he thought had not
been sufficiently tried. Although it was ohjedionable
when first introduced, still As it had received the
sanction of Parliament, it ought nor now to be has.
tily done away. The repeal tsf this Bill was but a
trifling objed with the Hon. Gentleman who
brought forward the Motion, compared to his,prin.
cipal ohjed—that of removing the present
stration. For his own part, he would not; join
in any vexatious opposition ; and among the Gen.
clemen of Opposition he must say, there appealed to
be very little harmony.
Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON anti Mr. FUL-
TAR supported Mr. SFR. R I DAN 'S Motion.
Mr. TIERNEY said, that from the resped and
regard he bore the late Administration, of which
he formed a part, he would vote for the Repeal of
this Bill, which was very different from any of
the military measures of that Administration, which
bad never broken in upon the good temper of the
Country, nor adopted any measure bordering on
oppression. This measure was both oppressive and
unjust. What could be more so than to Mid
penalties on seme.men for not being able to prevail
on other men to turn soldiers
Mr. BR it.QG 1 BATHURST explained.

Mr. SIIIIRIDAN last night brought forward his
Motion for the Repeal of the Additional Force Ad
passed in the last Session of Parliament.—ln sup.
port of his Motion the Honourable Gentleman
played all that wit and humour with which he has
so often entertained the House of Commons, and
he seemed determined that his Speech, if it were not
more convincing, should at least be as entertaining as
that of Mr. WINDHAM on a former night. The chief
serious argument which was urged against the Ad
was, that it had not succeeded to the extent that was
expeded; that the number of Men raised under it fell
short of the Estimate ; and that therefore the Aft
ought to be repealed. This appears to us a very
inconclusive and very unstatestnan.like mode of rea.
toning. It never was asserted by Mr. PITT ; it
never was contended by any of the Supporters of
the Ad, that it was retied ; it is impossible to pro.
.duce any great and comprehensive measure like the
present which will not be liable to many objec.
tions, and produdive of many inconveniences ; but
the only fair way of deciding upon such a measure,
is to ascertain, whether the advantages which it
produces are more than sufficient to counterbalance
the inconvenience with which it is attended : if they
are,i t ought to be aduptcd,unless some plan can be sug.
gested less liable to objedion, and more likely to
attain the objet in view. The present Aft, if it
has not hitherto produced all the good that was ex.
peCted from it, yet has succeeded in a very great
degree ; it has very much facilitated the Recruiting
Service, and the . number of Men raised under it
is very considerable. The prosperous situation
of this Country, and the wealth of its Inha.
bitants, render the Recruiting Service infinite.
ly more difficult here than it is on the Continent,
and in addition to the natural difficulties of that
Service, we have reason to Jaelieve, that in
many instances the greatest pains have. been taken
to thwart the operations of this Ad. The preju.
dices, however, which were industriously excited
against it have nearly subsided ; the impediments
Which were thrown in its way are in a great degree
surmounted, and we have no doubt that when it has
had a fair trial, it will be food the most effiaient
and beneficial plan that in the present situation of
the Country could have been adopted. Mr. PITT,
in reply to Mr. SHeatomr, stated, that the Aft
was not expeded to have a rapid effed in the outset,.
but the exile rience of its operation during the last
three months, and particularly during- the last six
wieks, proved that it was calculated to double the
efred of the ordinary Recruiting Power of the Court.
try, and to add ;o,oco annually to our Regular
Military Force. This Statement was 'fully proved by
the Documents on the Table, and had its full effea
in inducing the House to rejeft the Motion by
large thajOrity.

Tun morning arrived three Gut/it uri4 /Ifaqi
with Hantlarek Papa.: to 16th 611. The follow.
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