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r Lord PALMERSTONE Otained leave to bring
'in the Annial Mutiny Bal. The BilL was brought
Fin, read a first time., and ordefeit to-be read a second
• tithe- to-Itiortalv;" ' ' " '
1 . Sir W.CUATIS brought-in the Londoo -Maid&
WI, which was read a first time, and ordered to. Mk:
read a second time to-morrow.
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.etiv.ttneristhought it right to state, thittl
ihtiligh eintra intipertion of the Militia' were allowed
to ratree-out of kingdom by the Bill, yet the Cor-
poration of London, is Common Council, had given
their oonsenetbat.the whole of both regiments should
terve abroad, as they were, and he doubted not that
they,eitetheir gallant olficeri would have done- lio-
hour to their country. - ' - -' ,' A"L'. '- :,
: LOrd'CASTLEREAGH said, that the NoWill
Ilktist feel that the City of London had done itself her
t0ir,..4 thii proceedi.ng, b4..rtliat.* Majesty's Mi.
titttets did not think it eog -4egt to "sent npre than
fint'stited-prbportion. - '''- ' • - '- -.
'''T.LiSrd bititTLERE AGltagain idsi, id pursuance I
of notice, teCtill dicattentiOn of the Houk to some fur-
ther military arrangements`which he presumed would
not be found inconsistent with the spirit of those
which the House had already agreed to. 'lt was pos-
sible that the circumstances of the country would not
iettufre that the arrangements which he had to pro-
pose.should be resorted to, but it was intended toprol
vide against possible inconvenience from those troops'
being ordered abroad which were now placed at the j
disposal of the Crown. The Ministers of the Crown
hid tict thought it expedient, notwithstanding the ciir
ctunstances of the times, to propose any fundamehtal 1
iteration in the militia system, being convinced that
this body and theveLocal Militia were as well formed
and regulated as auypilitary force could be; butzases
might possibly soon arise when both these valuablebo-
dies might be enabled to render a service to their &inn-
try, which their spirit would render grateful to them.-
The propositions, therefore, which he should submit
to the considytation of the House, would neither be
prOductive of any fundamental change, nor be incon-
sistent with good faith and the limited nature of their
engagements to their country, but all that was desi-
red was to enable their country to profit from the
spontaneous effusion of their spirit and good will.,
The first branch of his propositions was as to the Lo-
cal Militia, the substance of which was to enable 'his
Majesty to accept an extension of the itgriiite of &is.
valuable body within the kingdom, When' the lirge-
proportion of the regular militia, which was allowed
to extend their service, may have been ordered abroad.
The Local Militia was now subject by law to two de-
scriptions of duty : ili: first for a limited time, and for
the purpose of trditsing only'; the second, unlimited
in point of time, and which might be extended to
any part of Great Britain ; but. this could only be
exacted from them in case of rebellion or invasion.
Happily such was the state of the kingdom, that
neither of these afflictions was even remotely to be
apprehended; and amply- was any such event pro:
' vided against; for the Local Militia and the Yeoman
Cavalry of .this country, and the Yeomanry of Ire-
land (a body not inferior to any in discipline and
effectiveness), formed an army of 500,000 effective
men;' Well' armed and disciplined. When theffiad
seen the conduct of the Silesian battalions to recentlf
called forth to the defence of their country, they
might rest satisfied, when they contemplated the cha-
racter of Britons, that the internal tranquillity of the
, country was 'stiatalsntly secured against disturbance.
There were, )I.loole, some services at home which
it was neceeektlif reside for. There were iii this
country a tai giettuber of prisoners taken from the
enemy (Na,4r kifie): For such were the circum-
stances of France,- that the number of its subjects
prisoners in the power of the different States opposed
to it, and together with those shut up in garrisons,
amounted, perhaps, to a larger army than was at the
disposal of any power in. Lump (Hear, J'ear), The
duty of guarding these prisoners; as well as-the police,'
and some other dutiel of this kind, might be well sup•
plied by' the. Local Militia. The arrangements he
should propose. would make as littleOlteration in the
duties of the Local Militia consistently with these ob-
jects. The dist Once 'to which they might be sent from
their country'was to be restricted, as no possible Con-
, venience could iesultftom sending them from one end
of the kingdom to another. - The time also was to be
limited, for instead of the 28 days allowed for train-
ing in their-Iron 'county, they would be glowed to
serve doting this time, with' an additional period,
during which' they might repair to and return from
some place where their service would be useful.—
The time would not be pushed beyond six weeks, in-
chiding the time of going and returning. The service
for the performance of which it was necessary to pro-
vide, would, he hoped, be thus performed without
making any ungenerous call on the spirit (high as
it was) of those troops. This was the substance
of this part of his proposed arrangement which re-
lated to the Local Militia. Under the existing law
it might be proper to remind the House) the Lord
Lieutenants were enabled to call these troops out
OfiheirYeipective counties in case of iiotsor tumults.
-As to the Regular Militia, the arrangement was
fodnded on the same principles. It did not lon
1 them to undertake any thing; the only object to
5,
'enable the Crown to accept a small extension the
services of the portion of the force which remained
within the kingdoin. Under the existing law one
fourth only of the English Militia, and one-third of
the Irish Militia, were allowed to serve out of their
respective part of the United Kingdom :—neither
could any regiment of English Militia be called on
to serve in Ireland within :ix years from the time
when it had last been in that kingdom; nor could any
.regiment of Irish Militia be called on to serve in
England within four years from the time of its
service in this country. The proposition he should
submit to the House, would enable the Govern-
Dint to accept the services of those Militias out of
'their rotation, for one yeas. The measure would
tot saabk these troops to volumes; literally, but is

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naligteeweaddlie the proper place for lu'rtheidetailij bee
he should touch cone or two other points respecting •
;which he should also move for leave to bring in Bilk.
Without departing from the established principles of •
the measure adopted by the Legislature, encourage-
ment might begiventoilrat extension of their servicetia
the pen of the Militia which the Government was ena:
bled t° accept. One proposit:on was, that the time of
service in the Militia should not be lost by a man on
entering info the line, but-that it should be allowed, not
lode -d to its full proportion. There was a precedent
for tliiiatratigemftet, as service in the West Indies was
reckoned at an increased proportion. Thus the Militia-
man would not enter the regulars as a rccruit,but would
carry with him those honours of long service, and a
title,-In par 4 to those. advantages which at the end of
seven or fourteen years the regular soldier is entitled
to, and which are so great ;n encouragement to
him. There was a very valuable body of men in the
• Militia for whom it was painful to think that nothing
-had yet been done ; he meant the non-commissioned
officers- The footing on which they stn)d was, that
in which they were placed in former times, when the
Only duty of the Militia was tt,be called•out toe one
month in the year. The condition in which they wei6
!placed was such, that they were obliged to continue
in the service when most unfit for it, or to retire on
the small pittance of two-pence a-day—this being the'
largest pension which was in the power elite
'Colonels to grant. He should, therefore, propose,
the extension of this pension—not indeed to the same
amount as that of the non commissioned officers of
the Line, but 4.) far that when worn out in the see.
vice, these valuable men should not he left in cum;
piece indigence. The act of volunteering for tempo.
rary foreign service, he proposed, should advance the
time wheothe pension would becomedue, and every
year of extended service would be equal to two years
of ordinary service ; s that this arrangement wouli
act as an auxiliary to the extension of the services of-
the Militia. In another particular, he should pro:,
pose to assimilate the Militia to the Line. The Sur..
geons of this body were at present so inadequately
rewarded, that it was to be wondered at that Gentle-
men of respectability consented to disch irge the
duty. He hoped, therefore, that Parliament would
consent to make their provision more respectable.—
This was the 'outline of' his pteipositions as to the
Militia. The 60th Regimentv f was well known.
was compoied of foreigners, limited as to extent:
—He should propose to extend the regiment from
seven battalions to any 'number of bit talions nut
exceedinl; ten. His Lordship concluded by moving
[ for leave to bring in a Bill to enable his ht,jesty -to
accept the service of the Local Militia nut of their
respective counties, with certain restrictions, and fir
a limited period. •
Mr. WHITBREAD rose and said, it appeared
from the motion of the Noble Lord, that this modifi-
cation of his former plan had been adopted in conse-
quence of the late glorious events in Holland, in con!
sequence of which he was desirous that every facility
should be. given to the collection of a large military
force. Never was there a more favourable oppor.
'tunity for the employment of the whole military force
of the country. Never was there an event in history'
which so urgently called on the efforts of this tree
country—(Hear,- hear)—to exert their whole military
force in asserting the liberty of another country.—
As to the particular motion in the hand of 'the
Speaker, never was there a time when, except
from the unfortunate circumstance of the necessary
detention of so many prisoners, and for the ordinary
,duties of the police, the service of any troops within
the kingdom was less required—(Ntae, hear).— •
Never, most happily, was there more internal peace •
and tranquillity (hear.)—The abundant, arvest, with
which, by the blessing of PROVIDENVE, we had been .
favoured, had caused that cheapness which, co-ope-
rating with returning employment to awl' maitufac.
turers, had dried up all the sources of discontent....
(Hear.)—The discontents thus appeased, proved sa-
tisfactorily that which he had contended for •at the
time, but which had been disputed by swine, that thole
disturbances had arisen in necessity alone, which now
having ceased, the disturbances ceased with it.
had reposed confidence in the Government, in con.
side ration- of the proper use which they would make
of it. But now, one voice, from the centre to the
circumference of the empire, called on them to exert
all their force in the assistance of the Dutch.—
The war was now their own—a war of the people— •
no longer a war of Sovereigns. It was because that
was not a war of the Prussian people that the Prussian
Monarchy was overturned at Jena. It was that Mir was • -
a war of the Prussian people, that the Prussian Mo. -
narchy now existed. It was that the Russian people
would not suffer (as it is said) their Government' tts
accept terms of peaCe, that the mighty army which
entered the Russian territory never returned. It was
that the people of Sweden got rid of a Government
which was unfit to rule them, by a bloodless revolu-
tion, and elected from the French armies that great
Captain, who was enabled to contend with him, by -
whom he had formerly been commanded,' that they
saw thesglorious results of the battles which had beets •
fought. It was that the energies of the people of France
were called forth by the Revolution, that the French
Ruler had possessed the power which he had so lately
wielded—it was, that these energies were spent under
his despotism—that,- with the aid of his inordinate
ambition, this mighty power cruatbied to dust in his
hands. The people of England, he doubted not,
would give to the Crown any power which might be
directed to so holy a cause. The time of the year
was also peculiarly favourable to the collection of
military fotee. It was discreet and wise in the
Ministry to propose only a limited power over the
Local Militia ;—and happily the season that the
wen might be applied to the services which they
Were to fulfil with less inconvenience than to the .
[ works of agriculture than at any other time, and
every disposition (he doubted not) existed on the
[ part of the officers end men to relieve those troops
which were disposed of on more efficient service.—
I With these measures and opinions he agreed. But in
assisting others we should not forget ourselves—while
*indicating the liberties of other nations, we should
not forget our own—nor should we forget the large
share of influence thrown by these measures into the
hands of the Crown. We should recollect, that how.
ever necessary events might have rendered these :nes-
sures, they put its the power of the Crows more in.