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Addington his friend, and was acquainted with his
charaaet, could fuppofe him guilty of an intention to
hold out Mr. Pitt's plan as odious, deteftable, and
tmconftittitional. With refpea to the fpontanenus
zeal of the country, he apprehended that it would be
I :ng ere any adminifiration formed of the Right Hon.
Gentleman oppofite would have the credit of calling
forth any fpontaneous zeal in the country. As to
the variety of the meafurec of Government, it might
be as jullly (aid, that they who oppofed all thole
meafures, which they contended were never right,
were juilly liable to the fnfpicion of having never been
right themfaves in indifcrirninately oppoling mea.
lures. He contended that the Army of Referee Aft
had done as much as could be expelled, and that the
plan of Mr. Pitt, even if adopted, would not raife fo
many men as was propofed to be railed by Minillers.
Mr. CANNING, in explanation.—', I rife for the
erprefs purpofe of laying, that I underftood the words
of the Right Honourable Gentleman to convey a
direa cenfure opon my Right Honourable Friend."
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in
explanation.-64 I rife to fay, that there was nothing
in my thoughts, nor in what I Paid, to warrant fuch
an interpretation."
Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY.—" If I onderfland
the Englifh language, T mull fay that the confirnaion
is a fair one. But, Sir, I wiU not rely upon my own
opinion. I appeal to the Houle whether the Right
Pion. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer)
in his fpeech was not endeavouring to throw every
odium upon the plan propofed by the Right Hon.
Gentleman under the gallery (Mr. Pitt.) I appeal
to the Houle whether—[Here the lionoaraile Member
was called to inks-, all there was a loud Cr, of " hear
hear r• 3
The SPEAKER—" I have always underftood
that when a Gentleman explained, his explanation
mutt be accepted."
Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY proceeded in the
fame comic, and was again called to order.
The SPEAKER interfered again, and Paid he
hoped the Hon. Member and the Houfe would fee
the wifdom of the rule which he had laid down.

Mr. WINDHAM laid a few words in fupport of
Sir John Wrottefley.
Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY returned. He Paid
be thanked the Right Hon. Gentleman for bis fup-
port ; but fhould not cake advantage of it. He con-
ireived himfelf perfealy in order in mentioning what
be did, as the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Adding-
ton) had certainly Paid, that the meafure was arbitra-
ry, unconftitutional, and tended to dragoon men into
the army. [Hereto Rage evinced much impatisace. and
the Hen. Mankr was jaterraptecf by a :mural call for the
qvglims.3 He therefore cut fhort his fpeech with ob-
hiving, that there might be a beautiful variety in
the (yam of Minillers ; but there was fornething
difganing in their arguments. The Right Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Addington) had ufed the Army of.
Referee Att. as he had ufed tit: Right Hon. Gentle.
man (Mr. Fitt), he bad ufed it as a boat to carry
him fate over—and then deferted it.
Sir ROBERT BUXTON and Lotd de BLA-
QIJIERE fupported the Bill.
Mr. JERVIS thought great credit was due to
Mainers for the meafures they had taken retpedling
the force railed for the defence of the country.