The Sun.
London, England, 1802-04-14 00:00:00

PEI3.EMPTO.I9LY. SOLD,

pursuant to a Decree of His Majesty's Court •of Exchequer
at Westtninster, in a Cause P RIDEA 11X against ST.
AUBYN, at the King's It emem'orPncer's Office, in the
Inner Temple, London, betbre Abel Moysey, Esti. De-
puty Remembraneer of the said CoUrt, on Tuesday the,
2,th Day of April inst. at Twelve of the Clock at Noon;
SEVERAL MANORS and LANDS, late of Sir
John St. Aubyn, Bart, deceased (for the term of coo
years, which commenced tin the izth Day of Odoher, /77t),
lying and being in.the several Parishes and Towns of Burian,
Saint Just in;Penwith, Paul, Maddern, lVfarazion, Sennen,
Saint Levan, Saint Erth; Saint Ives, Ludgvan, Phillack,
Wendion, Mawgan, Melston,.Cury, and Sarin Creit, in the
County of Cornwall.
. _ _

For Particulars, apply at the. Office of the said Deputy
rn Reembrancer ; at the Office OrMessrs. Grylls, Borlase
and Scott, at Hetston; and to Mr. Gatty, at the King's Re-
rnernbrancer's Office aforesaid, ,

TO'BE PEREMPTORILY SOLD,

Pursuant to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, shade
41 a Canso MON E Y.against MONEY, with-the auproba-
tion of John- Wilrnot," Esq one Of the Makers of the said,
Court, at the King's Arms I nnt in Ross,. inzthe County- of
Hereford, on Thursday the.zut Day of A orit instant,: be-
twee.n the Hours of Three and Four in the Afternopih in
'One Lot
FREEHOLD ESTATE, eillicd REVELLS,
situate in the Parish of Linton, in the County of Here-
ford, containing upwards of 170 Acres of Arable, Meadow
and Pasture Land, to the occupation of Thorriat fl'ontfi, at
Sal. a year, under a Leaser for fwertty-one years from the
ist,of August,- 1733. • • •
Particulars may be had (gratis) at the said Master's Cham-
ber's-, in Southampren-buildings, London ; of Mr. Whit-,
combe, Serjeant's-inn,. Fleet-street ; of Messrs. Whitrombe
and Co. C;louonter ; and. at the Place Of Sale.

HOUSE OF COMMONS*
TUESDAY, APRIL 13.
THE House resolved itself into a Committee on the Clergy
Non-residence Bill, in which the blanks were filled up, when
the House having resumed, the Report was reeeived.inimerli,
ately, and ordered to be taken into furthei conskl'eration
on Monday the jd of .May, and the Bill to be printed as
amended.
Mr. Alderman Course moved, tht the. Accounts pre-
sented oft the 7th instant from the London Flour Company,
should be printed. Ordered.
M r. ST ELLz -brought up the Report of the Committee:alio,.
pointed tq prepare an Estimate of the expence of allowances
to Subaltern Officers of the Militia in time of Peace,: which
was ordered to lie on the Table.
The Insped.or General of Exports and Imports presented
certain Accounts relative to Sugar, Rum, • Coffee, alert
Cotton imported, which were ordered to lie on the Table.
Those relative to the importation frorri Surinam and other
parts adjacent, were, on the Motion of General G n seal'
ordered to be printed.
Sir ROBERT PEEL brought up a Bill foe the better pre-
servation of the health and morals of Apprentices and others
employed in Cotton sod othet..NLll.4-and ,coton and other ,
Manufadories, which was read a first time, and ordered to
be read a second time to-morrow; --.
Mr. Alderman Cu R T fs'ilave notice of his intention, as we
understood, to move for aVOnimittee to take into considera-
tion the Laws relative to the Assize of Bread.
The See R TA R Y at WAR informed the House, that His
Majesty had been waited upon with the Address of that
House, with respeet' to certain Papers relative to the Island
of Trinidad, and that His Majesty would be graciously pleased
to give directions accordingly.
Mr. WILBER FORCE presented a Petition from the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers of the Ton n of Leeds, stating,
that the Duty on Pasteboard, Glazed Paper, and other -Pa-
per, had been extended by the Board of Excise to Paper used
to the Manufacture of Woollen Cloth, which they alledged
was not intended to be included, and praying Relief. Or.
dered to lie on•the Table.
Mr. HEAR Y scL Lets presented a Petition from the
Merchants and ManufaCturers of the Town of Wakefield to
the same elle& Ordered to lie on the Table.
Mr. WHITBREAD tendered a Petition from certain Brewers
against the Tax on Deer and Malt.
The SPEAKER said, the Petition being against a Tax Bill,
we.s.contrary to the Foi ins of .the HOuse.
Mr Wxr•rmaEAD said, he was aware of that, but having
been desired to present. the Petition,. laF thought it his duty to
mention it.
TRINIDAD.
Mr. CANNING gave notice, that on Thursday the
13th of •May, he should being forward a Motion
respeaing the Cultivation of the Lands of the Island
of Trinidad by Negro Slaves.,
' MILITIA.
The SECRETARY at WAR said, he rose in
pursuance of the notice he had given some days
ago, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend and
consolidate the Militia 'Lauri, and:to augment the
Number of the Militi.i. He did not wish to take up
much of the time of the House, but he thought it 'ne-
cessa'ry to state some of the grounds of the proptised
measure, in order to do away amisconeeption of it
Which had arisen. His Majesty's- Ministers had
thought it necessary, at the. conclusion of the De-
finitive Treaty, to pay -every attention to the defe.n,
si systen4
.of the country. He entirely agreed
with what had been observed on a - late occasion,
that Peace .was to be, preserved .by a mixture
.of con.
eilL!tiOn aiti firmness, without being prone to giye
an insult, on tamely, irelinei ttt submit to an injury.
No principle could be_vore than this, but the
benefit of it could only rte derived. froM !placing
the country in a propsr..posturir. of defence. This
was never more necessary than, at the present mo-
ment, when our npare.u- and most formidable neigh-
bour had received a .71.--isidelable accession of power,
and when the princ„ of her Government was es-
, 2,. , •
oentialty n-was certainly, therefore, ne-
cessary to turn our attention to the subjeet, and to
be perfthly sure, that we took_ every precaution
. of defence; for whatever we might think of the
form of that- Government, it was certain that
they had great Warriors amot,-,-,st them, who
1, were capable of contemplating the resoUrcea and
military situation- of:this Country,-, with a Sol.
dier's eye. With these views it was the intention
of. His Majesty's confidential Servants, in. the first
place to put the Navy in a good estate ; the esta-
blishment would' not only be conduCted with the
strictest .economy, but. kept, up in the very best
manner ; and whatever might be the proportion of
Officers and men voted for that service, they
would he. kept in such a ' state as to be always
ready for defence. As far as related to this service,
His Majesty had the benefit of the advice of the
ablest and most skilful Sea-Officers that this Coun-
try ever produced. ' He wals' perfeCily sure.. there
was the same dispositionin the Servants of Govern-
ment!to turn their attention to the Ordnance, and
that the,bestsare would be taken of the defence of
the Sea. Ports and other. points where defence was
requisite. With resped to the-Army, he was per-
suaded it would be seen.,with.fthe greatest satisfac-
tion, the manner in whichlthe Army had concluded
'the late War, and; tharovith:respeCt to skilful Offi-
cers, and in point ofktiscil.4ine and numbers,' the'
. Army stood higher now than at any former period.
" —He was, persuided that every thing. that could
be done in. that !branch of: the service was to be
expected from the galtant and illustrious • Plinee
,who. was now at the head of that depArtineor; It
always appeared to him, however, that it was
possible to come to any definitive arrangement with
re 513.44 to the- Artily; oh a 'Peace EstablisSment, till

tht nUmber and orginiiation of the Militia
concluded upon ; when they had seuled th'e nUmr)er
and organization of the Militia', the Constitutiorai
Force of the Country, it would not be difficult to
determine upon the Peace .EStablishtnent of the
Army. This" Country, Was assailable in many
points, and it was impossible to maintain a regular
Army equivalent to the defence of those points 4
putting all Constitutional grounds out of the ques-
tion, without an ,enormous expence. It was. there-
fore thought expedient, upon Constitutional groundi,
and those of eco:mmy, to propose an incrrase in the
force ofstbe Militia. Upon this general principle
he was authorised. by His Majesty's Government
to bring such a proposition beliire -the House
early as possible. 'The. points to which he Wished
to 'call the attention of the House, Were the Fortin-
tioo of
,the Militia Laws, and- the augnientation of
rh'e number ,of the Militia. With respea to the.
former, he had little new to offer 4 he wished
to rake-as. his- basis, the Ad of the- Twenty-
sixth of his present Majesty, and as *since that-
period, -not less. than-twelve Ads, had been passed;,
relative to the Militia of England; and five. for.
SColland, it was his intention to propose the conso
ligation of these laws, with such amendments a-s
should appear necessary. With respell to the aug-
mentation of the Militia, it appeared to him, .that
we never had sufficient in point of number. In the
American War, it was found necessary to augment.
the Militia, then consisting of 32,000 men, by an
additional to,oot:L During
,the present War, every
Gentleman would recoiled, that, in the year 17944
it was found necessary to. augment the Militia in
the same way ; afterWardS, when the "danger of
the Country, increased, the Militia was .again. very-
.‘
considerably augmented,: the whole amounting tea
0,000 men. Every Gentleman. must see that tO.
have • recourse,..on the emergency of the rpoment; • -‘7,.
to the, measure of increasing the Militia, milst
fere very much ivith the regular Service, whilst
that increase could nOtl at such a morriento be ef-
feted without a very considerable expense, and •

the ultimate' effect of. the measure would be very
much weakened. It appeared to him, thereturei
that•the Defence of the,Couritry ought to be taken
up on a .sYstern of Peace; leaving as little as possibl
to the emergency of the moment. He thought, that
from the extent atilt Island of Great Britain, and
the number of Points which reviled to be defended,
making every allowance for the aid and co-opera,
lion of the Navy, this.. powerful Ittlund ought to be
able to put under arms, at the commencement of A
Var,,_ for the purpose of defence, men: He
thought also,- that we ought to be able, at' such A
moment, to lay our hands on 70,000 Militia. Int
the • Northern part of the Island, it was his inten:.
don. to rpropoe there should be a Militia of front
10,000: to 12,000 men. It would be observed, that
6cotland had, till of late years, prqtluced no

though she Wad sent for.th many hardy and excellent
Soldiers. it became a question, whether it would
be most advisable to enrol the whole of the 60,00 d
men, of which it was proposed the Militia should
consist in England, at once, Or to enrol 'only a parti
and to enable His Majesty to, enrol the remainder in
the hour of danger. , The greatest advantagei
would result 'to the Country.from, thus having
70,000 men,- with arms in their :hands, 'ready in
the moment of. danger; and the expence would
be comparatively small ; 'as from the best calcula::
tion he could make, it Would not amount to more
than 230,0001. for the Militia of England; induct:.
log the whole expence: of Officers and Men. This
expence would, however, be leisened, if 4.0,006
then were raised in England and gOOO in Scotland,
'and His Majesty was empowered to raise, by Pro,.
clamation, the remaining
.io,octa in England, and
3000 in Scotland, making a communication of thi
circumstance to, Parliament ; by these means the'
Militia would be much better filled up than it cnuld
-possibly be by raising a great number on the emery
gency. of the 'moment. His Majesty's Ministers
being fully convinced of its propriety, had,deter:.
mined to prop* the measure in question. With
resped to the Amendments he iritended to propose
in the existing regulations, they would ernbrace the
following objets : the powers of Lieutenantsthe,
specified quota—=the mode of intollment—subt it ates.
—the organi7,ation of the Regimentstlic forma-
tion of the. Regimental Stair---the training; exercis-
mg, and the embodying of tfrern,He should state
the general outline. With resped to the powers of
the Lieutenants, they would remain the saute:'---
With respett to the specified quota; he proposed
that one third si:rould be added to the number
of those to be furnished by each County.. He had
endeavoured to procure accurate information hoar
the returns dude by the different Counties Of the re.:
dative proportion which ought to be -furnished by
each; btit he had found those re ttirns so inaccurate, as
to be wholly useess for the purpose fin- which he
: wanted them: He should therefore propose, that,
the 4.0,000 nen should be raised according to the
old proportion, for a limited time. The Privy
Council would ;then' be able to obtain- corted and
accurate 'twils; and might upon those data- ascer-
tain' a. quota which might remain for ten years at
the end of that .periody a new apportionment to take
place: The House:, would.
,see` there Was nothing
new in-this; as -it was only enforcing the original
- plan: With respectto the mode of enrolment; he in.;
tended:to propose some material alterations : The
first was, that no plan should be enrolled without
being examined by a Surgeon ;- it well. known
that men were frequently enrolled, who were adu-
. ally tfnfit far service: there would.rbe therefore a
great saving, if previous to enrollment, they were
ex-airrined' by the Assistant Surgeon of the ,Regi-
ment, or if lie
.was not' near the spot, by
,some
other Surgeon of CotriPetent skill, The next re.
gelation he 'intended to propose was, that the