Star.
London, England, 1809-04-29 00:00:00

DI VORCES.

Lord AUCKLAND intended to confine his measure on Tues-
day respecting Divorces, to moving a new standing order of the
House—read the order which he intended; and the purport of
which was—that no Bill for dissolving a Marriage on the ground
of Adultery should In future be received by the House, unlesa It
contained a clause forbidding the offending parties from marry-
ing, and rendering any such marriage null and void.
The Lords were ordered to be summoned for Tuesday.
ORDERS IN COUNCIL.

Lord GRENVILLE rose to ask a question of the Noble Lords
opposite, as to the truth of a report which he had this day heard
with much satisfaction, that Ministers had at length determined
to forego that mischievous system of policy which they had so
long acted upon, and which had produced the greatest injury to
the country, and had rescinded the Orders in Council with re-
spect to America. He hoped the report was true, but if not.
and Ministers were still determined to persevere in this ruinous
system, he should feel it his duty, before the close of the Session,
again to call their Lordships attention to this important subject.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that an alteration bad been
made in the Orders in Council, which would be published in the
usual form ; but that by no means had those Orders been rescin-
ded; on the contrary, the alteration made in them, whilst it was
adapted to a change of circumstances which had taken place when
they were issued, was at the same time in conformity with the
principle of these Orders; and so far from thinking that the effect
of the Orders in Council had been injurious, he on the contrary
was decidedly of opinion, that they had produced the most bene-
ficial consequences.
Lord GRENVILLE said, as the Orders had been rescinded he
should not dispute with the Nahle Earl about their funeral pane-
gyric-peace to their mane, ! Of the new Orders or Regulations
the House must of course hereafter judge.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL denied that the Orders had been
rescinded. The alteration made in them was adapted to existing
circumstances, but was conformable to their principles.

LOCAL MILITIA.
On the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, the House re-
solved itself into a Committee on the Local Militia Bill.

After a short conversation, arising from a mistake, or supposed
mistake, in the order of proceeding in the House;
Lord Viscount SIDMOUTH made a few observations respect-
ing theßill, to which however he was not inclined to offer any op.
position, but suggested the propriety of adopting some measure for
the purpose of rendering the Old Militia a more efficient force for
the gene ral defence of the country.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL observed, that when the present
Measure was perfected it would then be for the House to consider
What other step might be taken. His Lordship briefly detailed
the different measures which bad been adopted for establishing
an efficient force for home defence and dwelt particularly on the
superior excellence of the Local Militia, which, according to the
last returns, amounted in England and Wales to 154,000 men,
and in Scotland to 41,000.

The Earl of SELKIRK was of opinion that an annual successive
enrolment would be more t fficient than the ballot.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL observed, that the Local Militia
had been chiefly formed, not by ballot, but from Volunteers.
The Earl of HARDWICKh proposed an amendment to pre-
vent a Local Militiaman in one county, from entering into the
Local Militia of another, except the adjacent county.
The amendment was supported by the Rad of AYLESFORD.

After some conversation, in the course of which
The Earl of LIVERPOOL. stated, that it was intended to issue
strict orders to prevent Recruiting parties to come near the Mi-
litia wiiiist embodied, but that when disembodied they were to be
Left to their option of entering into any force, it was agreed to
porpone the consideration of the Amendment tin the third read-
sing, which was fixed far Monday.—Adjourned till Monday.