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trifitodt the aid of the Militia. He dm/roved
bf the interchange of the regiments, is it wits right
that the people of England should knew the eharAc
ter of Irishmen, and the people of Ireland that c.,1
Englishmen, to tighten the bond of the onion.
Mr. LYTTLETbMwheo told by high leg tl all
thority, that it was left at the discretion of the Clew:
to keep the Militia embodied as long as it pleasze.
considered that declaration a sohject of suilicien
elem. But when it was added, that so long es It:.
land would be dissatisfied, it would be recess try to
keep the Militia on foot, in order to subjugate the
people of that country, he trist think that we stood
in a very precarious position. He also deprecated
the additional expense Which the maintenance of part
of the Militia embodied would occasion, and ice:en:-
mended economy.
Mr. HILEY ADDINGTON stated, that the re-
giment of Deibyshire Militia had already r, eched
that country, and, if he was not mistaken, lief by,
where they expected to be disembodied. This v. as
the cause of the fettling of disappointment which they
had experienced on being called upon for continued
services, and had produced that memorial, signed by
120, ,and not 330 privates, who, in the most respect-
ful manner, requested to know on what V01,111.,5, is
the Prince Regent had issued a warrant for dis-
banding, they were kept up as a corps? Tills me.
moriel had been sent to him, and transmitted to the
Cammander-in-Chief, who returned an answer the
same evenirig. The effect of this reply had been so
instantaneous and complete, that not one symptom of
dissatisfaction remained.
Sir JOHN NEWPOP.T stated, that if there wts
no effective police in Ireland, and the country was
not governed as it ought to be, the f telt must rest
with the Administration. if we depended at :id
times on a military force to retain Ireland, then our
tenure was indeed precarious. Other ame.ms must lie
adopted.
Colonel WOOD explained.
Mr. PEELE defended the Police of -Ireland. It
was, or might be an effective Police, if the Grand
Juries of Counties chose to exert the authority with
which they were invested. • He reproved the espies-
sion used by the Member for Worcestershire, " Sub-
jugating the people of Ireland." He had been
charged with exaggerating the dissentious existing in
Ireland himself, but he should be sorry to have re-
presented the state of that country to be such, that
the English Militia should be necessary to subjugate
it. The feelings displayed by the Irish towards those
regiments, sufficiently proved that they did not consi-
der them as tyrants or conquerors, but merely as aids
to the civil power.
Mr. LYTTLETON explained, that he had been
-Misunderstood. If he had said what was attributed
to him, he bad done as with a reference to the view
of the subject taken by the Honourable Colonel.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT had done the same with
.respect to the state of Police in Irelai.d. -
Mr. PEELE apologised ; he had not heard the
speech ef the Honourable Colonel.
Lord G. CA.VENDISH, respecting.the regiment

of Derbyshire Militia, stated, that it had marched to
Banbury, from thence to Plytnouth and Dartmoor
Barracks, where it was at presei,t st
Sir SAMUEL RA/MELLY said he would detain

the House a very short time with his reply. In al-
luding to the opinion of the I...tte Advisers
.of the
Crown, he had not intended to attach any bl,:tue to
his Honourable and Learned Fricnds (the Attorney
ind Solicitor-Geneed) I i:. ic.tew it w.ts their duty
to give their op:rion wan asked : he also knew they
were infees.,;.:, of giving any usher than their re il
opinio.. time time: all he meant to say was—that
they were not exempt from the imperfectiens of hu-
, m..n nature; and that, as Officers of the Clown, they
were the last that ought to be consulted in a case
whore the Crown was interested. The Honourable
and Learned Gentleman then adverted to the situa-
' tions 'of his Honourable and Learned Friend (the
I Attorney. General) which he deemed incompatible,
and said, that though he knew his Honourable and
Learned Friend was not the first who held these si.
tuations together, he hoped he should be the las:
But recurring to the question, he said that his Ma-
jesty's Law Advisers must allow, either that the
King is only empowered to keep the Militia embo-
died so long as the occasions mentioned in the Act
for embtaiying them lasts, or that he is empowered
to keep the:n embodied as he pleases. In the first
case, they certainly should be no longer kept embo-
died, as all the occasions mentioned in the Act for
raising the Militia have ceased ; and in the last case,
they were converted into a standing army.—(llear.)
As to what an Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Douglas)
at this side of the House said, about having the Mi-
litia kept embodied in 1798, though there was no
fear of invasion or rebellion, the tact was directly
against that Honourable Gentleman's positions; for
at was found necessary to pass a particular Act to al-
low them to be embodied while the war in America
lasted. As to what had been said about the Militia.
man's net being bound to march, if it was illegal to ,
keep him embodied, he was bound by his oath to'
obey his orders till discharged ; and though it may
be illegal in the Crown to keep him embodied, he
was bound to obey while kept embodied. He was
deprived of Trial by Jury, of Habeas Corpus, and
of different privileges, as well as subject to torture ;
while his only, redress for even torture, was by bring-
ing an action, which was a redress not within reach
of most Militia-men. He concluded by saying that
this was certainly one of the most important ques-
tions that ever came before the House.
Mr. DOUGLAS explained about the calling out
of the Militia in 1779.-I'he question was then put,
and a division took place, when the numbers were
Ayes • • •
Noes - 174
Majority In favour of Ministers 103
CORN LAWS.
The Report was brought up, and the Resolutions
were read seriatim. On the Resolution fixing
.the
Protecting Price being read—
Mr..CALCRAFI* said, he felt it an imperiou,
duty to move an Amendment. Ili% object was to
move that the protecting price should be 725. instead
of 80s. Nothing certainly that he had seen or heard
bore them out in fixing such a price as 80s. lie
would give every necessary encouragement to agri-
culture, and should of course much prefer that pro-
visions should be furnished from Ireland than from
the Continent. But he.uncerely believed that 72i.
' would be a sufficient .remtmerative price to enable
Ireland to push her agriculture as far as c4uld be