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London, England, 1804-03-10 00:00:00

great blame might be imputed to him by.his Corps,'
who might think it neceffary, in order to fupply the
deficiency of military experience in their Comman-
der. It was better, be thought. to leave the option
of fuch an appointment undetermined. and in many
parts of the country lie was confident that Volunteer
Corps would chnore Officers of great eirperieneetrom
among thofe Gentlemen affociated with them. who
stay have been in the army before. There he thought
great advantage would mon undoubtedly beiterived.
Itkother particulars, the great objet would be at-
tained by the liberal appointment of Adjutants and
Serjeant-Majon.
T Mr. PIT thought the. Right Hon. Gentleman had
mifundern.,od his meaning. The objed he had in
view was to-promote thole Captains who were now
on half-pay, to be infpeeing Field Officers. He was
very forty to hear,that any degree of jealoofy exifled
as to that particular in any Volunteer Corps ; he had
flear on any occafion been a *liners to it. Of try of
/marl bear!) The fat was, that thofe Officers, who
bad been appointed for the mere purpofe of infpea-
ing Volunteer Corps, were atually fo occupied in
going from place to place, that they bad not an op.
portunity of creating jealoofy. The one inilitution
was only for the purpofe of examining, whether or
not the inftrittlion of Volunteers had come to perfec-
tion ; the other, for the purpofe of producing that
fellation, by affording the neceffary inftruftion. So
far,from its being a matter of fuch extreme delicacy
as the Right Hon. Gentleman conceived.he thought
that furl an appointment proeieding from the Com-
mander of a Volunteer Corps would thew that he was
man of common fintfe,by raying. that he was not able
to give infiretnion fo well as a perfon who bad been in
the regular army. At a time when lefi, exertion was
aftmlly neceffary, than at the prefent 11200Vilt, Go.
vernment had thought proper to allow Captains half-
pay. If any nandard of economy could be preferibed,
certainly tk prefent was not the time for ebferving it
With fuch firiftnefs.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
raid, that even in Ireland, fuch • Ineafore hid not
been found neeeffary to be adopted; as the giving
half pay to infpating Field Officers for Volunteer
Corps. In that country not even the appointment of
Adjutants and Sergeant Majors had bees thought of,
and yet we have fan there Corps ailing in a manner
which would encourage any Field Officer to take the
command of them in any enterprise, even %mina
the regular and veteran troops of the enemy.
General TARLETON (aid, be had never heard
of any kali:U:10 seining betwixt the Commanders of
Volunteer Carpi and the Infpating Field Officers...-
On the-contrary, he always understood. that to the
latter the command of a Corps was entirely fubmit-
ted on particular occafions.
General LOFTUS espreffed himfelf as being
againft the propofed meafore, but he did not teem to
have adverted that Mr. Pitt had only propofed to
take the Officers from amongft thofe who were at
prefent on half pay.
Mr. W. DICKENSON obferved. that there mull
be good Officers to make good foldiers. As to eco-
nomy, it *as not a quenion of economizing money,
but the blood and lives of the people ; it was need:
fary to have good Officers to enfore difeipline, and
it was neceffary to have difcipline in order to allure
fuccefs; and he would afk whether defeats there con.
fidered as cheap articles by the prefint *dwindles.
Coo i If an enemy were to land. the country might
have rea(on to carte fah parlimorfy. lithe am now
before the Houle was made any thing of, it would
be made by the minority, and not by the majority
for if it had paned as originally brought in, it would
have been one of the flrong inflames of the weak'
condo& of a feeble adminiltration. _

Mt. HILEY ADDINGTON (aid, he thought
thefe were very violent charges, moll improperly and
unjuftly brought forward by the Hon. Gentleman
*pion his Marefir'S Minifiers. He•objeaed to the
propolition of the Rigist Hoo. Gentleman (Mr.
Pitt), not betaufe he was difpofed to deny that
great advantages might refult from Officers who have
Peen military Service, but he too felt the abfurdity of
attempting to entraft, as it were, new regul.ttion.
upon Corps which had been embodied for many
months. It would have been very different, indeed,
if Such meafures had been adopted from the very Aril
inflitution of the fyftens. He thought it would be a
great ground of difunion, on account of the many
difcordant opinians it would tend to create.
Mr. WINDHAM Paid, that in order to adopt
loch a plan, it might be very eafy to exprefs in the
Bill what was really to be deemed the confent of a
whole Corps, hecassfe he thought it was neccfLo v to
have, in the prefent infiance, a chearful and a ready
confent. He thought that any further mistuse
Volunteers with regular regiments, would prose, Us
the end, the defiruttion of the army.
After a few words from Mr. W. WYNNE and
others, on the queftion being put, the classic was al
lowed to remain as in the Bill.

On the claufe refpefting the Volunteers being
called out on permanent duty,
Mr. STURGES Paid, there was a dillinninn be.
tween the Yeomanry Cavalry and Infantry. He
willed they were put on the fame footing.
Mr. YORKE laid, the yeomanry had always be-
fore come out voluntarily, and therefore as to them.
it seas thought proper to leave the law as it wit*, as,
it had been attended with no difildvantage.
Mr. STURGES thought there was an ambiguity
in the clank. Under a former claufe all the Volun-
tezrs, when called nut en permanent fervice, were
1,1.,ced under martial law. In the prefent claufe
evtliiption clifled for the yeoman cavalry; a Magic-
trate might be at a lots to confider the yeomanry as
coming under the one or the other.
After a few words from Mr. PITT.
Mr. BRAGGE propofed an amendment, reftify•
ing ihe ambiguity, which was adopted.
o.lthe claufe refpeaing dearer. for lines,
Mr. PITT laid, a warrant of diltrefs would fall
heavily on families of Volunteer peafants, and there-
fore propofed a lhort imprifonmee.t Ihould be fubili-
Wted.

The CHANCELLOR of the LXCHEQIJER
thought a fortnight's imprilonment more fevere than
a fortnight's chllrels ; becaule by being confined,
they would be preclu,:ed lion earning double the
turn levied. _ .

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Mr. WHITBREAD would be ferry to enan im-
ptif‘l:rnent, but withed to leave it to the IstAgifiree.
He adverted to the hands of the 'Volunteers. He
thk.ught the Legitlatutc ought to atie-Au:.c =Lacy to