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London, England, 1803-07-09 00:00:00

IMPERUL PARLIMVIENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS,

FRIDAY, JULY 8.
Tut various Bills before the HouSe were forwarded in their
Mt-waive stages.
ALAMANDIM mid others brought up from the Com-
mons the Adjutants and' Serjeant-Majors Bill, the Militia
Pay and Cloathing, anti the London Port Bill.
These Bills were severally read a first time.
On the question for the House to resolve itself into a '
Committee on the Lottery Bill, which stood for that stage
thereof this day, • .
The Earl of SUFFOLK rose,, and observed, that
as the Bill was one tending to the defence of the
-Country, and the proSecution of the War, what he
'was about to say appt!ared to him to be in order.--a•
He first adverted to the Address of the City of
London, whitAt was not of such. a tenor or com-
plexion as he thought should, in the present critical
circumtances of the Country, come from that quar-
ter ; it breathed not that spirit of patriotism and
energy which was so highly desirable at present :
it called not for a vigorous prosecution of the War,
but, on the contrary, appeared to lfim to lie rather
of a tame and pacific tendency. He was under the
correction of any of ,their Lordships, were, his ob-
servations in those reopeas not well found;ed, but
sentiments on this important subjeft hi wished ,
should go forward to the `City, itself. 'What he
should have
spt4neipally.- to animadvert upon, an .
the eondud of the • Metropolis at present, was •
the quota of men proposed to be furnished by.
it to the Army of Reserve. Be did not know
authoritatively what the precise number of men to
be furnished by ;he City. of London was, but
through the medium of the Public Prints he learned,
it was not to exceed Bo°. • This number, with a
reference to the. wealth or population of the flitish
Metropolis, was miserably inadequate : Soo Men
from such a place, fOT the defence.of the Country,
was no more-thae a drop of water in the ocean, and
the more especially, when it was considered the
great, the mighty, the incalculable stake. which
London had in the present contest : they shoold
consider that London would he the first ()Ned of
an invading Enemy. Instead of holding back, as
it appealed to do, Loselon should be the first to
come forward, to take the lead, ;tato set an
„ener.
getic and patriotic examPle, and give the tone to
all the other cities and edam in the Empire. What.
,was the condust cif the City of- Paris, when France,
was entered by an invading Army of Austrians.and
Prussians ? Even the very women of that Metropolis
came forward and exerted themselves ; they even
assisted in forming the fortifications. He had no
objedion to state what he deemed the proper number
of men which London should furnish in the present
circumstances of the, Country : it should furnish
20,000 men ; in reseed to which, he thought that
half the Officers may he appointed by tliteCity, the
other moiety by the King, and who also should
have the exclusive 'appointment of the Officer who.
should command the whole force. The Noble Earl
made some farther observations on the apparent
apathy of the City of London, and dwelt on the
great and superior interest whicit it had in the issue
of the present contest, which should animate it to
great and vigorous exertions.
The Earl of 11101R41 regretted That his Noble
Friend should have conceived ideas so very errone.
out of the feelings, the sentiments, anti the inten.
tions of the City of London, with repel to the
present situation and circum,tances of the Country.
He was, on the contrary, very confident, and indeed
had ,-mite reason to know, that the City of London
was at this moment itotlessa with the deepest feel.
ings, of loyalty and genuine 'devotion to- the King;
and animated with an ardent zeal aril enthusiasm
for the honour and the defence of the Country. He
felt confident, that thit: City of London world
come forward with a'consideeable and efTediee force,'
to aid in the -defence of the Country, mid specific
measures on 'this head would have been ere now
ptoposed from that-quarter, were it not apprehended
that -such proceedings would embarrass the present
defensive measures adtpred on the part of His 'Mita
jesty's Government. fie .had opportunities of
learning the sentiments of the City in those FespeCts,
in conversations on the subjea with some of the
leading and most attspeCtable persons in that quarter.
He entertained no doubt that the City, impressed
as it was, and conscious of the great stake it had
in the issue, would duly come forward with a
powerful and extensive assistance, end on a scale
proportionate to its immense wealth and numerous
population, and which he repented won't! leave been
slime before this time, were it not for the reason he
had stated. .
Lord HOBART said, he did not rise to vindicate
the conduit or charade,. of the City of London; as
i: needed no apology, He felt confident that the
Metropolis would duly come forward and assist in
the defence of the Country, in a met patriotic and
exemplary manner, He rose to observe as to one
point Which fell from the Noble
,Earl (SUFFOLK),
namely, with resped to the Soo men'. to be fur.
;fished by the City, that was merely the quota to
be forniahed with ,a reference to one particular mea.
note only—the Army 'of- Reserve will, which had
lately received the Royal Assent ; that proportion
was exclusively confined to that regulation,' and
trot connected with any other measure, which it'
might be necessary to adopt under the present cir.
'cumstances ()false CountrY.
Titir Earl of SUFFOLK, in explanation, ex-
preesed his satisludion at what he had heard
from the Noble Lords, . Still he must' contend
that the assistance to he, furnished by the Me.
.ought. to be large in preportion to its
pooplatioei which he thought to be about at ninth
.of that-of the whole kingdom. His LOrdship then
alluded, comparatively, to the large proportion of
.ten tttrnished by the County to which_ he belonged,
to the Militias, which was tat from tieing pnpul
,vus.
The 4oRp,CHANCE4.I,ON tH) eaid that the
question be•had to put was, that this house do re-I_
solve itself into a ComMittee upon the Lottery Bill.
,ordered accordingly ; the House in a
Committee went through the Bill, and-ordered the
Elliott to be received to.:ttorrow. •
'the prints of the Bill being laid upon the Table,
Lord Hottattr moved the 'second reading of the
tirh Additional Force Bill, which aOuttiisly