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in which Lord Peter's will was treated in the Tale of
a Tub. Sentences and (craps of (ententes, and)
Tingle words, were taken out, feparated from the
contest, fent into circulation, for the purpofe of
deception, and he had no d orbt, that if mitre.
prefentation had not fucceeded in any other way,
even letters would have been related ani combined
to forward the caufe. The principals and the agents
were ton induflrious and eager of fuccefs to •• flick
at trifles." His opinion of the Volunteers arofe out
of the queftion, whether they were fufceptible of an
Improvement adequate to the expence incurred by
them ? and his judgment always inclined to the re-
lation of this propofition. As to the motion before
the Houfe, he law nn necellity for it, any more than
be fhould fnr a fimilar motion of thanks to the Navy,
Army, or Militia, and therefore he fliould prefer the
previous quellion.
Mr. FULLER recommended it to the Right Hon.
Secretary to make up his breach with the Volunteers
by *fronting to this motion.
Mr. WINDHAM explained.
Lord OSSULSTONE moved the previous quer-
tion.
Mr. BANKES approved of the firft part of the
motion, but rather difapproved of the other, as it
teemed, by implication, to convey a cenfure upon the
condo& of the majority of that Houfe who had voted
for certain meaftires relative to the Volunteers in the
courfe of the prefent Safion. The Hon. Member
therefore recommended, that a more acceptable mo,
don (!could be propofed.
Sir ROBERT WILLIAMS was fuiprifed that
any oppofition was given to a motion, the defign of ,
which was to render thanks to a body of men fo me•
ritornus.
Mr. WILBERFORCE coincided in the fentimentl
of his Honourable Friend (Mr. Bankes) and expect.
fled his apprehenfion that if the previous quellion were
curried it would, throughout the country, be accru-
ed tantamount to an abfolute rejation of the motion,
and therefore prodalive of very injurious areas.
General TA RLETON (poke in favour of the VO-
Innteers and againfl the Minifters, who were in his
opinion very unworthy to fucceed the flirtatious perfon
who was now no more.
Mr. SHERIDAN role before the temper of the
debate (horrid be changed, or any pledged *pinions
given, to pi-pore a middle corn fe between both
ides of the Houfe, and which, he hoped, would
be acceptable to each. In proceeding to confider
this motion, he begged to fay, that his with was to
avoid all parry *holism. He did not mean, thetefore,
to touch upon any inflammatory topic, although
the Honourable General who jute fat down had
offered loose provocations, under the guile of a
regard for the memory of Mr. Pitt. That many Gen•
damn on thc other fide &mild often (peak of that if-
/06nm perfon with reverence and veneration was
suturally to be expeaed, becaufe they were his inti-
Mate friends, and had long ailed with him. But what
was the motive or feeling which led the Hon. General
to deal in fuck frequent euliums ? But to return
to the quaion before the Houfe, the Right Hon.
Gentleman hated his rearm' for not attending the
Hnufe much for fome time back. He did not like to
• be prefent at the difctiffiun of there military (objets.
For it was to be recolleaed that the plans brought
forward by his Right .Honourable Friend (Mr
Windham) were the plans of all the Cabinet, and
retaining all his old opinions refpeaingthe Volunteers,
the Militia, and the Army, be was unwilling to op.
pole the great authorities with whom he differed.—
He did not with to refill the views of his friends.—
The Right Hon. Gentleman combated fome of the
&gallons of Mr. Windhatn to the Volunteer By hem,
declared that he would never give a vote for the re-
duaion of that conflitutional force, the Militia, arid
repeated his opinion that a free country could not
long maintain its freedom, if it trolled altogether to
the defence of a hired army. Of the Training Bill,
he laid that he much withed it thould remain a dead
letter, as the former Bill of the fame nature did, in
conteqoence, he was happy to think, of a reccm•
inenclation of his to a high authority with whom he
bad then the honour of having fome influence. Had
be an equal influence with his Right Hon. Friend, he
certainly would oft it to produce a fimilar refolution
--namely, that if a certain number of Volunteers
. hould come forward, this Training Bill Ihould not
be ailed upon. If that refolutinn were adopted, he
bad no doubt that voluntary zeal would render a
compulfory levy unneceffary. The Right Honoura•
ble Gentleman, after exhorting Gentlemen on both
fides to concede fometlring, concluded with moving,
" that this Houk de retain the higheh refpat and
gratitude for thc fervices of the Volunteers of the
Unfired Kingdom."
Mr. PERCIVAL thought the motion of the Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Sheridan) did not go far enough :
in hit opinion the Houfe ought to exprefs a hope as
to the continuance of the Volunteer fyllem.
Lord HOWICK obferved, that all Votes of thanks
from that Houfe had a double view—that of reward-
ing for the pall, and that of encouragement for what
was to come. The Fencibles, however, were reduced
IA war, and the Supplementary Militia abandoned,
without any Vote of Thanks from Parliament.
Mr. CANNING Paid, that when the Fencible Re-
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giments were reduced, and the Supplementary Mi-
-1 'hie was abandoned, the Houfe did not thank them,
beeatife their fervices were done with. His Hon.
Friend (Sir H M Idmay) had a(ked for an Exhor.
teams. but the Right Honourable Gentleman opporite
(Mr. Sheridan) had produced an Epitaph, the pre.
vious queilion he conceived to have been entirely
aband.oted.
After a few words from Mr. WINDHAM,
Mr. WHITBREAD adverted to an Honourable
Gentleman's (Mr. Canning) obfervation, that we
ought to thank the Volunteers now, becenfe we had
surther need of their fervices, but that the reafen of
other military bodies not having received the thanks
of Parliament heft war was, becaufe we had done
with them. This was a fort of gratitude which he
hoped he (Mr. Whitbread) (hould never be induced
to hold out to thole who, in the molt fpirited and
nioli patriotic manner, Rood forward in defence of
their country. The Hon. Gentleman had gP444, fume
undies to se Epitaph, but the Hook would perceive i
that it was Wi.Cll a man WA/ dead that we grnentUY
thought the.fittell time to write Epitaphs and ',rejig
him. He would be molt willing to retnrn thanks to
the Volunteers, if there was an end of their fery :co
Lord CASTLEREAGH faid a few word, in
port of the original motion t and upon a 4jyjfi ,ty the

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numbers were—For the Previous Qltenion 73
Againfl it 4t.
The Original Q2eflion was then withdrawn.
Upon re-entering the Gallery, we found Mr. SHE-
RIDAN enforcing the neceffity of a declaration of
the fentiments of the Houfe with relpeet to the Vo
luntrers. He concluded with moving :
'That this Houk continues to retaio its cordial fence of the
Zealous exertions of the (meal Corps of Yeomanry and Volunteers
of the United Kingdom, sfoclatcd for the defence of their country,
and doth highly approve the perf.vrrance and patriotifm they In
eminently difplayed in continuing to be aliociated for that cittedt."
Upon which Lord HOWICK moved the previous
queflion. •
Mr. HILEY ADDINGTON faid, that if rumours
which he had heard abroad were true, we might pro-
bably, about the Iseginning of next Sefton, have an
event announced rrim the highell authority, and
Thanks then given in fuch a way as would entitle
Parliament to follow the illailrious example.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
obferved, that the riuellinn was not, whether the Vo-
lunteers were entitled to the Thanks of the Hoer;
as no man in that Houle, or in the country, could
have a Tingle doubt as to the meritorious zeal of that
brave aad difinterefted lot of men : the question was,
whether upon idle rumours or mifreprefentations of
what was laid by his Right Honourable Friend (Mr.
Windham) the Houfe would think h was now need(
Cary to renew their affurances to that gallant body of
men?
Mr. PERCIVAL, Mr. VANSITTART, and Mr.
ALEXANDER, faid each a few Words, when the
question was called for, and upon a dishing, the nun-
bens were—Ayes 69—Nos 39—Majority 30.
The other Orders of the day-were difpofed of, and
the Houfest four o'clock this morning adjourned to
this day. •

LONDON.

SATURDAY, JULY is.

In the Houfe of Commons yellerday, Mr. WHIT-
MAD gave notice of a motion to be made early in
the next SefGoo. " to revile and amend the AR of the
ssth of his prefent MAjefly for regulating the Office
of Treafurer of the Navy." Thi• he obferved was
rendered neceffary by the opinion of eleven judges.
" that to take money, which was intended for naval
Cervices, from the Bank, and to apply it to other and
even private ales, was not an indiltable offence under
the provilions of the AR."-It was therefore due
to the interells of the public, that the Law, which
was Co confirued, Mould be amended.

It it underßood that the la& difpatches received
by Minißers from Peterfburgh were of a very fatif-
lkdory nature, inafmuch as they renewed the former
pledge madeby the Emperor A nsa, that he
would not enter into any negotiation with France,
without previouny confulting the Elul& Cabinet on
the fubjc&
It is rumoured in the political circles, that Mini-
lets have more hopes of the prefent intercourfe with
France terminating in peace than they had a few days
ago. The Ling of Nem, will, it is Paid, have Si-
cily &cured to him. It is probable, however, that
the negociation will tequire forge months.
The Fuuda have been on the advance this day.
At one o'clock the 3 per Cent. Confols were, for
July, 631 a 1, for Augufl 6+ a 1, Omnium for July
61 a 1, tor Augull 61 a 7.

The firing mentioned in our paper of yenerday as
having been heard at Dover on Thurfday morning
was followed the fame evening, about fix o'clock, by
another heavy firing which continued for two hours.
Three Englim gun.brigs were feed from the Heights
of Dover in duce of route fmall veldt along the
French [bore; the batteries at Boulogne were filing
at our veal& in paging, but the latter were at too
great a diltance to receive any injury.