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these, as in the f instance of the Bill before the
Hodsif lottl fallen short of what he was convinced
was necessary Id be done, yet he was happy to
hear it authoritatively stated, that the_. general
tubjett, and which was one of the last' impnr-
tame, was seriously in the consideration of His
Majesty's Government.
Lord HAWK ESBU RY observed,- that the Niobte-
Earl had certainly put a query to him, as he al-
luded to, but it would be in his _recolleaion that
it referred to a general and comprehensive system
of regulation, to which he had truly replied, chat
he knew of no intention ore the part of Ministers
to bring forward any measures on that broad prin.
ciplepreviatte to the Recess. The present was ob-
viously a Bill
.of an explanatory nature, and went
to certain points, on which speedy Legislative in.
terference was necessary, and in his mind it went fully
to obviate these difficulties it professed to remove.
Much had been said, and truly, of the vast
portance of the subject, And necessity of farther
regulations, but then the. House would be aware
that it was one of an extensive and complicated,
as well as of an important nature. To a certain
degree the principle was new—already had the Vo.
lunteers been rendered more efficacious• than those
which had existed in the late war: the system in
the present case must be gradually ameliorated, and
in the course of time rendered still more effica.
cious, .and less exceptionable. The original prin.
ciple on which the force was created and the
services of its Members accepted of, shottld not
at the same time be last sight of. Th. Vo-
lunteer System was also to be regarded in a cer.
tamp view, which, under .the consideration of the
contest in which we wereengaged being a protralted
one, was one of considerable importance, namely,
Economy. At the first glance it would appear that
the services of the Volunteers were to be acquired
incalculably cheaper than those of any other de.
scription of the National Force. The consideration
of the Volunteer System, was not only to a certain
degree, a novel one,- but it proceeded on distinct prin-
ciples ; on its own peculiar nature and merits then
was that System to be considered. On these prin.
ciples it was regarded by His Majesty's Govern.
ment, who, he repeated, certainly contemplated the
subject with the most serious attention.
The. Earl of ROIVNEY requested the indulgence
of the House, while he delivered a few words in
additional explanation—these related to the latter
part of what had fallen from his Noble Relation
(Lord GR E NV I LLE),. with whose sentiments on those
heads, he in strong language expressed his decided
concurrence,

Lord GRENI'JLLE spoke shortly in expl3na.
tint).

The DUKE of bLARENCE, with a 'few ohser.
vations, concluded the debate. He expressed his
concurrence in a great deal of what was said in
the course of evening, and declared his u.
tisfanion at learning that it was the intention of
His Majesty's' Ministers and the Legislature
to take the general subject} at an early oppor.
tunity into their most serious, consideration.
As things stood at present, and when he considered
the season of the year, he did not think the ne.
cessity for an immediate Legislative measure so
urgent : upon the whole, and viewing the subjea
under all its circumstances as he did at present, he
thought the less was said upon it the better, and
in pursuance of his own maxim, he should decline
troubling their Lordships any farther.
The question was then put, the Bill read a second
time, and ordered to he committed to-morrow ;
after which their Lordships immediately adjourned.

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