The Sun.
London, England, 1805-03-29 00:00:00

INDIA.

Lord C ASTLE RE AG H rose to make his pro.
ittiscri Motion relative to that part of the At of his
rettent Majesty, in 1793, respeding the Supreme
Council of Bengal. to would shortly state that
the constitution of that Court excluded the Costs.
pander in Chief, as a military charader, from a seat
in the Council ; and though this .a& of exclusion
etas produdive of no inconvenience at the present
tiny:, when the two offices of Governor. General and
critt minder in Chief tyere lodged in the hands of
two.titstinetindividuals, yet in the event of the two
oftl,?es being united ,tn.ont person, it would be ne.
ce,,sary to sospenti the operation of the Ad, and
aneble the East India Company to grant the same
poweet, to the, Cominatider in Chief which he had
orrrierly ifiqrd in 1793. The Supreme Council
foovulcd ~1 the Governor. General and -three Mem.
ilto. Jr alight harpen.that the Governuf.General,
Commander in Chief, might be obliged to take
the hdd,. and letd the Army: In such a ease, lie
would he under the controul of the Supreme Colin.
as having site chief management it, civil affairs,
rhiy.ll might obstruct his measures, and render
is inyossible that he shoul.s. take the command
in 'person. The duties a Commaneey in: Chief,
in such an establtshmeet as that of 'Bengal, re..•
quire that more chats ordinary powers should be
illJecti in his hands ; and as it is designed that it
Elloold.be !Jolted with the civil office of Governor
Georral, it is requisite OW 'he should be Member
of the Rnpreme C, until, that he may be able to tale
the field uracloggA, aed cooddi his operations with
vigr,Ur aid ~ticecsJ„ The measure now proposed
worth! not 'affed the emolument of the individual,
The N rd pilr,tgais ColtriwALLis) when in
hefutc, 'held the situation, and performed the
Auty Cummoider in Chief, but without being
tr.neeitc-d by Joy emolument on account o 4 the, office.
.htild nut be recessacy to dilate fur.

Chief in India to be one of tile Supreme Council of
Bengal, not withstanding the office of Commander
of Fort William and the Office of Commander in
Chief are invested in the same person.,,
Mr.. FRANCIS said, that he felt hiniself obliged
to take nbtice of one of the suppositions upon which
the Bill proceeded, and that is, that, upon the arrival
of Marquis Cornwallis in India, suppose, six Months
after" his departure from this Country, it is possible he
may find India involved molt state of War, and may
immediately take the field in person. It, is certainly
necessary that such an, event should be provided
for. It did not appear to him that any new powers;
Were by this measure intended to be given to the
Maiquis Cornwallis ;
,but if this should he cute case
ho felt no inclination to oppose it : and this for two
reasons ; first he thought theexigency of affairs in In-
dia might make it necessary that some extraordinary
poWers should be given to the Commander in Chief
and, scondly, the good opinion he 'entertained.of the
wisdom'and,integrity of the Noble Lord, made him
less scrupulous in committing to him a spore than
ordinary trust. He did not know' a man of whom
lie entertained a more exalted idea, with respect to,
charaCter, and in whom he should be more willing
to lodge such extraordinary powers. He placed
the firmest reliance on his wisdom and moderation,
and thought he deserved very high applause for
taking upon him such a command at the present
time. 'He believed the. Noble Marquis went out
with the desirable motive' of composing the disor-
'tiers of India, and restoring Peace to that ditoraCted
Country. •
Lord ARCHIBALD fiAmILToN gave notice, that
he should on Tuesday next move for a Committee
on the Corn. Bill.
Mr. FOiTitit brought up a Bill to amend the ACI.
for preventing Frauds in the Spirit Trade in Ire-
land.—Read a first time, and ordered to be read a
second time to.morrow.
!VII% FObT Et brought up the Irish :Promissory
Note Bill ; which was read a first time, and order.
ed to be read a second time to.tnurrow.
The Innkeepers' Allowance Bill was Bead a se-
Coma lime, and ordered to be committed to-morrow.
Upon the Motion of Mc. Rose, the House went
into a Committee on' the following Bills, which
were lead a second time, and, the Reports ordered
to be.received tomorrow : viz.' The Foreign Ins.
port and 'Export Bill ; the American Commerce
Bill ; the Foreign Ships Privilege Bill ; the 0100111
Additional Duty Bill; the Exci.e Duty Bill; and
the Spanish Wines Nil.
MILITIA REDUCTION BILL.
On thi Motion being put for the House resolv-
ing into a Committee of the whole House on the
above Bill,
General FITZPATRICK lose to suggest What to
his Mind would be a rnosi desirable improvement,
and to give notice that he should, in the Committee,
move for a Clause to effect the object he had in view.
What he allUded to was limited service., Inlhe Bill
of 1799 there was a Clause introduced to give the
option of serving for five years only, or during the
war, or till six months after the termination of the
war. He did not think it wise in the House to de-
part from that system, for which reason he:wished
to see the Clause, of which he had given notice,jo.
troduced a Clause which would, lie believed, Mitch
more tend to render the measure cifeCtual than any
at present in the Bill. By the Aft of 1799 the
SerVice•waklimited to Europe; •but of the, expedi.
envy of adopting that further. limitation, the House
would judge, should it do him the honour to adopt
his Clause. •
Mr. ELLISION said, 'the Bill was neither on.
constitutional nor unjust : and if it' was tie Motto of
the Constitution reimer to bend or bow yet as the
Militia was but one branch of the great tree. of the
Constitution, the Militia might be constutiOnally
made both to bow and bend, to receive alterations,
not only without violating the ConstitntiOn; but so
as at once to maintain it, to guard it from the in-
ctoactiment of real violations, and by extending the
sphere' of its conservative power, to keep off the
blights of time from the sacred body of the Con.
stitution. He would , not admit that the Bill
would be a Tax on the :landed interest. , The
Militia was originally, 'however, 'more. a taxation
on the larded interest than on any other. It was
a wring idea to suppose that the • Militia was
raised fur its own defence merely ; for what Would
be our situation, if, on the call .ef .danger, the
York or Lincoln Militia were to refuse to serve
any where but in its oWn county theie rea,
sons, he thought the Bill neither unconstitutional,
unjust, nor oppressive. As to what was said of its
being a breach of faith, it was not that, but a com-
mutation. Still he admitted that nothing could jus-
tify the measure but the necessity of the case. ' With
respeet to mens' feelings, he could only say, that he
neither felt himself insulted or degraded by the Bill,
and should tell his men, at the head of hia "regi.
merit " Here, soy lads, is a better way of serving,
"your Country, and I know you will choose the het.
ter way." He took notice of the remarks cu .the
• paper signed by the thirty Militia Officer's, men.
mined on a former night, arid said, that although
he present at the Meeting of these' Oftiosso,
lie had never understood that any Resolution was
passed, and had never signed his name to any, al.
though it did appear in the published Resolutions of
that meeting..
Earl TEMPLE said, that the Hon. Member was
certainly present at the meeting,, and expressed no
sort of dissent from the Resolutions.
•Mr., ELLISTON, iii explanation, did not deny
.114. s iog been present, but as to theßesolutionS, there
were, in flit, none proposed while, he was present,
or none which, from the confusion and uproar
(a kragi), he could understand. But, most cer-
tainly,, he, signed no Resolution 'or Resolutions
whatever; and he cautioned Gentlemen how they
went to Meetings in 'future, the Resolutions of
which might be inserted in the Public' Journals,
with their names, without their authorities.
Colonel F I?..INKL AN!) justified the' Meeting,
and in a speech of great zeal opposed the Billo He
wished that every man in theNEmpire wools! turn
his attention to military subjetts, in order to the
Countrthe lull benefit of its -whole ta.
dept in yt
s new deriving
st uation of the world.
'Sir WILLIAM ELFO___:RD declared, that the

Lord STAlntr said a few 'Words: when the 1
Masi divided on the Motion,
To go into the Commit tee I/3 •
.A,g,tiost it • - 49
Majority .:
The House then went into a Committee ; Mr.
ALEXANDF.It in the Chair.
A short conversation took place between Mr.
GILES and the CHANCILLOR, of the EXCHEQUER.,
respeeting the Preatribli of the Bill.
Me. GILES wished, as the Bill wait a virtual
repeal of so 'much cube Defence At as relates to
the gradual, reduCtion of the Militia, that it might
so be expressed in the Bill.
Mr. PITT admitted, that it would he a virtual
repeal, of that Att, in the sense it was described by
the Hon. Gentleman, but suggested, that as the
Preamble was never voted until after the several
Clauses and Amendments were gone through in the
Committee, the better method would-be to reserve
any alteratiOns that should be deemed right to be
wade in the PrFamble till the Clauses and Amend.
merits were so gone through.
The CHAIKMAN now read the- first Clause,
when
• Mr. YORKE prOposed the Amendment 'of
which he gave notice in substance on Tuesday
last. He wished •a power to be granted by the Bill
to the Crown, to enlist into the Royal
.Marines and
Artillery, but to exclude the Guards. •
Mr. PITT had no objeuion to the House gjir.
ing a discretionary power to His Majesty. to assign
a certain portion of the 17,000 Militia to the Royal
Marines and Artillery. He could not,' however,
concur in opinion with the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman respeaing the ,Guards. The Foot Guards
were a body of men in the highest degree'qua.
lified • fur the must important branches of the Pub.
lie Service.
After a few words from Sir WILLIAM ELFORD,
Mr. WINDHAM, and Mr. YORKE, the Clause was
amended, by the insertion, after the words " Re.
gular Forces," of the words 41 and Battalions of
Artillery, and Divisions of the Royal MiirineF."
The Clause for empoWeting the Commanding Of-
ficers of Militia Regiments to set apart, in the first
instance, the Quota •of each Regiment, was next

moved.
On this a conversation arose between Sir Wit..
LIAM PULTENEY, General TAR.Lt TON, 1/31'd STAN.
LEY, Colonel SLAM, General Noivrott, Earl
Temple, and Mr. Parr. - The General Officers
wished the Colonels of Militia to be deprived of that
power. The Colonels of Militia thought it almost
their rightp.though they were-willing to receive it
as a concesSion. Mr. PITT adhered to his opinion,
that the Commanding Officers ought to-have the
power, and did not dobbt but that, when this Bill
should be passed into a law, here, as in all other
cases, those Gentlemen would honourably, impar,
tially, and patriotically use their best endeavours to
carry am law into full Oral.
The Clause was then read and agreed to in its ori.
ginal form. Several other parts of the Bill were then
read, and, assented to with little comment. On, the
Clause being proposed, whichdireas that ten guineas
he given to each Man on his enlisting into Regular
Service, some opposition was made by ,Lotti STAN,
LEY, Si! WATK I N WILLIAMS WY NNE, and other
Gentlemen, and as the House was about to divide

upon ir,
Mr. FOX rose to express his hopes that the Com.;
mince would not divide on such a.ouestion, as it
seemed to involve the merits of another, he meant
the ciuestion'of putting the whole of the British
Army on limited service. He was sure that the
division proposed would lead to a conjeaure that
the. Commons of England had increased its judg.
ment, and given its decision on that important oh. ,
jet}, He certainly intended to bring this matter
forward for grave investigation on a future, day,
and he trusted, that this Island would not he the
only country where unlimited Military Service was
to prevail. From the peculiar freedom of the Bri.
tish Constitution, vsbich was the glory and ,happt.
ness of the Kingdom, it should appear to be the
most opposed to such a system, and it seemed most
natutal that the same spirit tit liberty should per.
vade our Civil and
,Military Institutions.
The CiiiINCE.I.LOR of the 'EXCHEQL,MR
said, he did not wish to rotted the business before
the House, by deviating into any thing irrelevant ;
hut, as the subjea had been collaterally, introduced,
he would so far satisfy the Honourable Gentleman
as to assure him, it had undergone the serious at.
tension pf Government; It was, however, true,
that great difference of opinion prevailed regarding
it, and at least in one respect those who-had been
consulted on the oocasion, seemed petiettly'agreed,
namely, on the impolioy, and even impraftitabL,
fity of iffeaing. this measure during war. If,
therefore, it should be submitted to the' House, in
the existing circumstances, he should be under the
necessity of opposing it. In answer to the obser-
vation on this 'comparative situation of .the Mili.
tary in Foreign,Coun tries, it might be urged 'that
the condition, in many, essential respeCts, was so
dissimilar, that no fair comparison would be ad.
. .0 . ,
Mt; FOX said, the objeaion on account of the
War might be easily removed, as the limitation of
service need not take place before its termination.
The CiIANCELIOR of ifre EXCHIQUER
reluctantly saw ,this matter intrude itself on the bu.
siness of the Committee; he would now only briefly
. remark, that the suggestion of the Hon. Gentleman
would not diminish the difficulties ,attending such a
measure at such a period.
The Chose was then read and agreed to without
a division.

Mr. Pm' submitted a Clause, emEling, that no
Volunteer from t 1 Militia under 5 feet 4 inches
stature, should be received into the Lime.
LordTEMPLE observed, that by the Militia
Laws, 5 feet 2 inches was the lowest stature at
which Recrnits were taken in the Militia ; thus it
was obvious, that it would be a hardship on the
Militia Officer to be called, on to turn out none
limier 5 feet 4, inches. He was free to own, how.
eve-r, that in general they were boys of the sta.
tote of 5 feet z inches who were taken into the

Mr. 1:1TT could not think of giving up the
Claute, If they were in general buys who were so

becoming men,_ be most of them of rho suture re•
quired by his Clause.
After a few observations from Sir Woos
WILLIAMS WYNN e, General TAR LSTON,IOId
STANLEY, the question was put and agreed to.
A conversation arose between several Members
respeding the possibility of Serjeants of the Line
tampering with the half sec apart by the Command-
ing Officers. Sir WATKINS WILLIAM Wren:
deprecated the interference with the, Militia, °I
that dangerous animal, a Recruiting Sequin (a bad
laugh).
Mr. PITT reminded the Committee, that by the
Bill the Recruiting Officers of the• Line could nt4
enlist from the hail set al)art by the Commanding
Officers of the Militia, or, if he did, his triPtY,
incentives, and persuasives, would all be employ:4
in vain.
The House having resumed, the Report war ""
ceived; and ordered to. be taken into further conti.
aeration tomorrow.
It is understood that the Bill, with the Amend'
ments, will be printed, "and ready for deliverlytake hi
Saturday next, and that the third reading wil
place on Monday next.
IRISH MILITIA.
Mr. PITT gave notice, that he should to.mutrot
bring forward a proposition relative to the
of Ireland.

MARQUIS CORNWALLIS. n,';
ha
Lord CASTLERBAGEI bruoglir In the DI" '
moved for in the catty pin of the evening, `.,1
conferring certain powers on the Goveraork til`f.
of India, &c. which was read a first time, s4°
dered to be read a second time to-morrow.
Adjourned.

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LONDON,

FE.IDAY, MARCH 29 1805'.

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s etce, that it would be almost impossible to "gejo,
m required. Every artifice, is employed ,to
t.dice the public mind in favour of 'the NO CGPlie it
is
i many of the restriction. upon tracts artio'or
i.s, said* to be taken off, arid the striae° °l
ore
tso_to be promised far the future in the egento
I public money. Among I Of ge"
l IP plans4l to
mots the principal one is that which 013' ,if
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threet • ' lB proposed to toot po ils ito
Companies into two, by which toes it is
of Officers will be greatlY reduced:ololl
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more completely
of Holland
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With himih the course of the present spring, we have
the strongest reasons to-doubt both these assertions.
'We cannot, certainly, take upon ourselves to assert,
that Austria will take an alive part against France;
but it is an event by no means improbable ; at least
the extraordinary uneasiness which BONAPARTE has
manifested on account of the increase of Austrian
Troops on the Italian Frontiers, proves that he is
of that opinion.

The'llambiagh Mail which arrived last night
brings no intelligence of importance.

THE Bill for the Reduttion of the Militia yester-
day passed through a Committee of the House of
Commons. The only Amendment of any importance
that was adopted was one proposed by Mr. Yalu: ff,
1 by which men from the Militia are to be permitted
to volunteer into the battalions of Artillery, and
• ititothe Royal Marines, as well as into Regiments
01 the Line. General FrrzrAre rcx proposed a
Clause for limiting the period of the enlistment of
Thee under this Bill to five years, or six months
law the termination of the War : but, after some
%lunation the Honourable Member withdrew his
Motion,
~„
nu. PITT gave notice that he should this da
,
y
,ilake It Motion relative to the Militia Of Ireland.

Itthtotts as we are to maintain the Liberty of
sn,ie ° Press, we cannot but strongly reprobate the
tatfal eondua of those public Writers who are
eitt•rday employing themselves in the most vent.
tricus attacks upon Lord MaLVILLE, grounded up.
im what may
dente be considered as the ex fiarte evi.
brought
forward in the Tenth Report of the
C4matittioners of Naval Inquiry. In the ordinary
riburials. of this Country, all attempts to influence
the minds of those who are to decide upon the rights,
Property,
or
/I°4 to trial,
trputation, of any individual, pre.
are very properly discountenanced,
illiddraw upon those Who are guilty of such attempts
isht Prejudication, the just punishment
of the Law.
all
the a herd of anonymous, and Party Writers,
be
Permitted to discharge their malevolence, and en.
ele.svour to warp the judgment of Parliament, and
Ouslead the great Tribunal of the Public ? To em-
tol°Y the Press in this manner, far to exceed those
1.n:11,1/414e %Vett the Constitution, the Rights of
• i/itluals, and rhomost obvious principles of
lattice
apply to I. Such condua is unworthy the
liberal
eharaaer of Lnoishmen and
sitritct upon those who are , can only bring
capable Of NO far de.
tlit rting hoot the principles' of justice and candour.
11-
441 Writers know that their falselio,...l
134
evoltnce will be
dclearly exposed by a fu!l
a'r.—ltolit4 of all the proceedings which they
clot 4 einXlollB to distort into proofs of delin.
17 and
Jigs • therefore they endeavour to prevent
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tho
j'e sr:vett:gat/ov, and, like their favourites,
styli ch Revolutionists, to convia uon the as.
°4lO one side p
at all,, or to execute without any trial

.......,,,.....„„.„.
eHera,.
ve audiences
et the K-aY morning lits MAiIsTY ga
bAsv uten'a House to the Dula 01 YORK,,..Earls
IlA;040u.11, Amesrotto, CAMDEN, and LHA..T-
-4:---ct;', Lords MIJLGRAV e and HAWKItsII If ItY ; Sirs
"%-ctto and JOHN STEWART, and General
3t-,4"4. The three latter took leave of His M.
tiiv Previous to their taking their commands.
. eiterday the Pattroiss CHAttLoTrs of WALRS
inlntd with The
N 4,1131.118 ; and in the even.iTtit MA i lIIIT IRS had a selen parry.
hoos4dY
~1,10:r had a SeleB Party last night at her
b' .n uowning-street. ,
at
tet °waiter Lady 1-lAittwooo's Rout last night,
I. house in Pottman.square, was attended by
13°4 too persons of distinetion.
*jilt Countess of C.ARHAMPTON'S first st.leh took hi Rout,
r'aelt. last night, at her house in Bruton.
ieet, attraaeu neatly all the fashionables in town.
llotstrerdar a Ballot was taken at the East India
c
Z'rk 44 the Eletflion of a Director in the room o
:Hl,* WtitaAms, Esq. deceased.
rit silt .. ,i . r
ll r closed and
ticver as the glasses were nna $
loci ed to the Scrutineerswho at half past eleven
, "k "Potted the numbers as follow, viz.
lit's* PA 7.1.1,01,, Esq.
.. . . . boot
-: 4 lAcksu, Esq. . . - • - ---,i
Pan
wAtillti PATTIIOtis Esq. was declared
etl,
A' the ilh . ... '
Niy i tirl westminstet Volunteers had a field
t0...._fl flyde. -
:4 I Park yesterday, under the command of
Jittuttstsues• They mustered about 500.
Y
thud "oily the Somerset-House Volunteers mus.
iwke.. at ten o'clock, on their Parade.ground, from
the "e they tnatehed to Montpelier Garden, for
Ilierp'ate of firing with ball.cartridge at a target.
Arm oP* made* a very military appearaoce, and
trepa;rdttleinotn.through their other mano3uvres with
~,,,,i n
Ilithito‘4l4lllAlVl is appointed Governor of Ply.
~„The Inffit,ll I"rn
" Lord G. LENNOX.
WA% tt, marl Wei,' discovered upon the Earl of
tor,,,e"cee Estate has been found to be easily
41,14:1bie into a soap, which, added to sea water'
liyttn ihs ell the purposes of washing and cleansing
jedseek_t"e Int'at Perieet manner. This process has
li en brought to ittch porfeition by Baron
Air tio
Iv A. ktcz, under the auspices of tilt Earl of
litt.".l::Ks 44 t* stand unrivalled in point of uti.
*l4 k., 'llia discovery is of peculiar importance to
to
ou. 4:.3's the East India Company's Vessels, a"d
hilvt'n',:natitime Trade io general, from its great
ittrme and utility or, waid ship.