The Sun.
London, England, 1804-06-26 00:00:00

Mr. C. BROOKE:. said, he tlicstas he induced to
st.tifcr this:Bill to pass without oppoOtion, if he.was
given to tintlerStancl that a•qcncial. Bill was to be
proyesed-in the next Session, for making a Rerma-
vent 12gulation uttort_this subje&. To whio.l\4l-.
LASC LL ES assenting, toe Bill paesed a Counnitree
of the whole House. Reportseceivt4 immediately,
and the Bill ordered to be ingios'sed, and read a third
time to-morrow. -

Sir E. NEP EAN moved, ." That leave be given
to bring in .a Bill" for Establishing And Maintaining
an Additional Force in Ireland :for the Defence of
the Rea 1m.",--Granted.•
•
The SECRETARY at WAR rose to move for leave
to bring in, a.. Bin for enabling the Subjeas of Fo-
reign States to erilist as Soldiers iri His Majesty's Ser-
vice, and for enabling His:Majesty to grant Corn
missions to SubjeCis .of. Foreign_States to serve,as
Oflicers,.under certainirestrietions, &c. and to:in.
demnify 11ipse,,who, have adyised His Majesty to
takesoclv Soldiers, .or: grant. such 'Commissions as
aforesaid. This applied to a number of Hanoverian
Troops taken into His Majesty's service. The
number at present. was only sooo' men, and it was
in contemplation to limit the whole number to be
thus employed to to,ooo. He .did not think it ne.
cessary to enlarge on the propriety of this propose?
Measure,. because the principle of it had been already
*recognized by Parliament. This, after a few words
from Mr. CREEDEY, and Mt. FRANCIS, was grant.
ed. •

. Mr: KIANA,MI), in a' speech of considerable
length, objeaed -strongly to the 'Bill.. He said,
that if the objeFlinns against the former Bill Lad any.
L weight at air, they seemed to have double force in
the present one, because the circumstances of the
two Countries were different. He disapproveil
highly of reducing the Militia of Scotland, which
was so material for its defence, was a lawlnl insti_
anion, and had been greatly improved. The Mi-
litia of that Country was extremely popular, owing
to the military spirit of the Scotch. There was no
Country in the world in which the eldest sons of
persons of property were so much inclined to a mili-
tary life;. the Militia of Scotland, therefore, with-
out any disparagement to England, was infinitely
better officered. Indeed, the zeal and military spi-
rit of that Country had rendered the Militia of
Scotland interior to no: other species of force, in any
point of view. With respect" to the means of raising
the men, it was evident that the same machinery
could not be attetnpted in Scotland, as had been sug-
gested as .to England. The persons intended to
supply the Parish Officers in this Bill, were the
heritors of parishes, who might otherwise he deno-
minated Country Gentlemen, who, in order to raise
men, must be under the necessity of appointing an
Agent. Such an. Agent, therefore, Would be nothing
better than a ,Licensed Crimp, and the Heritors,
finding it impossible to raise the men, would he
meeting for, no other purpose than to fix an assess-
ment upon themselies in lieu of them. It would
oi:erate more as a Land Tax than even in England,
add
,would therefore be a breach of the Union be.:
twixt the two Kingdoms.
Mr. .R. DUNDA3 spoke in, .favour of the Bill,
and answered several of the-ohjeaions of the last,
Speaker.
The SECRETARY at WAR said, it was no breach
of the Union, with Scotland, any more than what
several other taxes were. It would be absurd to
say that an Union of too years standing should pre.
vent the proper means being adopted for the put-
pose of National Defence. It was certainly pre-
ferable to employ Heritors to assist in raising the
men, than to think of injuring the religious feelings
of the People, by converting their Ministers or
Clergymen into Recruiting Officers.
After a few words from Lord ARCH/BALD HA-
MILTON, in explanation, the Report was received,
the Amendments were agreed to, and the Bill or-
dered to be engrossed, and read a third time to-
morrow.