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London, England, 1803-07-25 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLI/IATENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS,
.SATUILDAY, JULY 23.
TritSr.Ortrrmt' y at WAR, atteruted by several
Mcmberi, brotight up from. the Commons the Ge.
neral Pefence' Hill, which was laid upon the Table.
The Billie before the House were forwarded in

their respeCiive stages ; among these the Militia
Aas amendment, the Church and Chapel Enthov-
ment, the Woollen Manufaffirers Suspension, and
the Irish" Treasury MK, were read a third time.
anti passed. ►
TheCkrgy ge'sidene •Aa Amendment, and the,
London Quota through Committees 9f
the whoic [louse,
ILord Hoemcr moved the 'first reading of the
G6eral Defence Bill, which accordinlgly took place.
'The...Standing Orders, No. 26 and 155, which
prohibit
,Bills fronl paosin thrOugh two or more
certain stages in one day, Were, agreeably to the'
requisite notice which had been given, taken into
dithsideration, and the same were ordered to be SUS..
pended, in the instance of the General Defenceßill
then pentlingin that House,
Lord HOBART then rose to 'move the second
reading of the Bill, against which proceeding lie
was confident• that, as all their Lordship's were
Pressed with the necessity for the Bill passing as
speedily as' possible, and 'all agreed-as to its prits..
ciple, there would nut be one dissentient
What he proposed was, after the Bill should he read
iecond Aim:, that it be printed for 'the uie oft heir:
Lordships, The prints, he had reason to think,
would be ready at an early hour on Monday, 'and,
in the course of that day, he should move [or the
commitment Of the Bill ; he was aware that, possi_
bly, objedions might be offered to such a speedy
committal of the Bill, but when the great import-
ance of . the measure, and the pressing necessity
Which existed for carrying it speedily into erred,
were considered, he hoped such objedion?, were any
entertained, would not be persisted in. lie,. triad also
to add, that the question for the House to go into
a Committee orythe Bill, would' afford an oppor..
molly of: observing upoi iilt= principle, 'and any
thing questionable as to, the details of the
could 1-,e discussed in tin', CoMmittee, but, he re.
peated his hope, that no ajettiOns:'Would be mathe
to that proceeding. on the Bill on Monday. He
then moved that the Bill he printed,
The DUKE CcIMBERLAND expressed his
conviaion of the great magnitude and importance of
the Bill, anti the necessity,of passing it as soon 49
possible : hoWeijer;:es: the Noble Lord said the
prints would not he ready before I‘./fontlay, he would
appeal ,to the etrArtei„Of their Lordships,' if there
would 11-itilliCielot.,t,itne.•to: read and consider the
Bill revi.ously toits.going into a Committee On that
day, He thought it. proper to make this observa„
;loot,. at the saute tirt)e nothing could•be farther from
his intention than to Malt. any delay with respea
to time expeditious pas'ain,?; of the Bill.
On the leestion.being put,
The Duke of NORFOLK rose, not
to oppose the
Motion, but to offer a very few observations as to
tve sohje4t .01 the which he was the more in..
duced to take this opportunity of offering, 'as the
probability wasOr'' should not Ise able to attend the
Committee on Monday. lie cordially approved 'the
principle of the Bill; and was thoroughly impressed
With the necessity of it, speedily passing. Such
indeed wan, he beije!td, the general sentilient. ns
in those parts of the Country where he had been,
the measure was spoken Of in terms of the highest
,Ipprobation,, mut the. People in general secured de_
sirous of contributing, by every means in.their.
power, to carrying it fully into diet, lie thought
aliat among theit Lotdships there
.could he,
difference of opinion ai to the principle cf the
Bilk; yet in „committee some discu,sion might
arise andiAmentiments proposed, with it view,
questionably, to' give every' possible facility tfl the
execution of the measure,
The queition sS-as then put, and the Still ordered
w printed fOr the use of their- Lordships.
Lord lo xr then nidytti that .the Lords be
smeoni;ned for Monday.Ortietett,
. After diseosing of snow:routine business their
Lordship) adjourned till MOrith:icy;'