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officers. This ought to recommend the rneafure to"
hie Right Hon. Friend, particularly as he dwelt for
a eoafiderble time, and with great force, on that
part of tht fuhjed. But his Right lion. Friend
seemed to confider every kind of force in the coun-
try, except the regular, unfit for its defence, if not
dangerous to its exittence. He mutt differ from him
em this ground, and at the fame time ail, was his
Right Hon. Friend prepared to fay, that, without
the Militia force, the country could, in time of peace,
keep up an eltablithment, which would enable it to
be prepared for an emergency, wbich might be fud-
daily declared again(! it. On filch an emergency,
where could our fcatiered and difbanded force be col-
leded ? What means had we for embodying at once
an army capable of being applied in the way which
Inch a lituation of affairs might render nerelfary ?
If his Right Hon. Friend did not admit that the mi;
litia force Ihould be continticd, then a molt expenfive
regular ellAbliflunent mutt be kept up, but the argu-
, meats and references to ancient times advanced by
' his Ri-itt Hon. Friend that night, was a proof that
its exiltence lhould locked at with Come jealoufy ;
becatife, as he joilly ()braved, filch a force had been
made inifiumcntal in the overthrow of Hates, and
dearudion of liberty. If the danger was only fuf-
pended, as his Right Honourable Friend had faith
then the country required all fpecies of force which
could be brtaight In: ward, particularly with a view
of giving eves y facility to our difpcifahle force. This
would be d• ne effectually by the eaillence of the va-
riety of lone now prepared to meet the menaces of
the enemy. Here the Right Hon. Gentleman en-
tered into calculations of the fore of the country, the
refult of which was, that our difpnfnble Circe this
year was a LOOO me;:, being 12,000 more this year
than the %It.

Sir WILLIAM YOUNG entered into a compa-
rative view of the difpolable force of Great Britain
and Ireland with that of former ycar,, by which he
(hewed that we had only an increafe upon the whole
of 6668 men. He withed to fee the country potrzf-
fed of morn means of 'Mile annoyance. We were
not in that gate in which we ought to be, and thera-
fore he highly approved of the motion which had
been made.

The queltion being loudly called for, tile Houle
divided, Fur the motion 96
Againft it 242
Majnrity agaitill the motion z 45
When the Minority were in the Lobby. Mr. SHE-
ILIDAN aanounced to them his intention of chilling an
early day, to give notice of a motion he intended to
bring forward, for the purpofe of repealing the Dc.
fence Aft.—Adjourntd at Eleven o'clock.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY as.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK :

Cosafuls, fur snowy, 331 i—for acc.sBl-44 April. 58-4 i.
Etcduced cBl-omnitim AFtt•
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. .

3 per C. RM. Ann.3Bli
3 per Cent-Con(. 38; -,138f
4 per Cent. 76101,,f
3 per Cent. Navy Soil
c per Cent. 1797, to.3,ti
Bank L. Ann. 177 16ths
India Stock 184

India Bonds 3s. a 4.. (lif.
Imp. 3 per cent.
Iniptkon. 9 9.14
Excheq, Bills, is. Pt 2`l. di.
(Minium 4 3:#l rem.
vottery Ticket!! 3CI. tos.
Cool. for aec. 33t Sii 581

This morning difpatches arrived at the Admiralty,
announcing that fume of the French fmall craft,
having ventured from under cover of 4he batteries
on (bore, a Gun Brig, No. 193, had been caketured
by Lieutenant Rosa.

Yenerday, about two o'clock, his MApaTY held
a Privy Council at the Qteen's Hook, at which the
Recorder of London attended, and made his Report
of the c,)nvilts under fentence of death in Newgate.
The Council was attended by the Lov D Cita NCE
MIR. the Dukes of MoNr moss, MAllitliS HERTFORD,
E4lll of WESTMORL&ND and CHATHAM, Vifcounts
Stomourn and hltt.vita.s, and Lords thwaESDUILY
and MULGRAVE.

Atter the Council, Lord MELVILLF and the Eail
of CHATHAM, had audiences ct his M 9;: STY fur a
confiderahle time.

The following had tbe honour of being introduced
to his Mair STY :

The At-chili:bop of CANTERBURY, upon Mc traureion from
Norwich to 'alit :ice, when he did homage before Lis Ntajcily
upon the creation.
Baron Dothan.% took leave of ids Majefty upon him refignation.
The Hon. Mr. Sutton was introductd to his Mojefty, upon his
bang cleat,' a Horan of the Eiithequcr.
Mr. Dallas, upon being appointed Chief Juitice of (Metter.
Mr. Gihbs upon being appointed Solicitor-General.
Mr. Jekyll, upon being appointed Solicitor to the Prince of
Wales.

Sir Thomas Trigge, upon lib return from Gibraltar,

Tea COURT.—At about half pat( twelve o'clock,
her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSLS went to St. James's
Palace, for the purpofe cf holding a Drawing-room,
which did not commence till half pati two o'clock.
It was attended by. betides her Nini Errs, and the
PRINCESSES, their Royal Highnetres the Prince and
Princefs of WALES, the Duchefs of YORE, the Dukes
Of KENT and CAMBRIDGE ; the Archbilhop of CAN-
-I-Lumley, and a great number of the Nobility and
Gentry.

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The following Prefentations to her Majarry took
place :
The Arehbill•op of Canterbury;
The Rev. Dr. Legg, by the Rev. Dr. Mora, upzn his being ap-
pointed Dean of Wimlfor;
Baron Sutton, upon his appointment ;
Mils Poole, by her mother, Mrs. Poole ;
Lady Eliot, by LaJy Ely, on her coming to lseg title ;
Mils Somerville, daoght•z of Lord Somerville, by Lady
Mira Vernon, by her mother, Lady Vernon;
Mifs Eliot, by her auut, the Countefs of Chatham;
_ _ _

Lady Catherine Weft, by ha mother, the Counters of Dela-
ware;

Mira Bradyl, by her Mother;
Lady H. Fitzgerald, on her return to Eoglani ;
Lady E. Tawniend. by bar Aunt, Mrs. Helliker;

The'two Ladies Fifties-aid, by 'their Water, itts Nadi of
Leinfter• .

Mils etaffe, daughter of the Rey. G. H. Olalle, Retior of Han-
well, by the Duebcfs of Leeds ; •
Fad Rordyn, amp, coming to his title;
Mils Le Fevre, by her Mother ;

,
Mira Smith, by her Mother, Lady Carrington ;
Captain Woolley, by Sir Brook Watfon ;

Mn.s Loelhart,ll- Mrs. Palmer;

Mtf (;lynx , by &sr Mothers Lady Myna ;
Mr. Majendie„ by his Father, the Zino, of Chats;
deserai Maitland, on his appointment as Goieroor of COOS;
knees &ovule, by their mother; •