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London, England, 1812-03-03 00:00:00

LOCAL MILITIA BILL.

• The House resolved int, a Committee to consider
the Clauses of the Local Militia Lill which had been
postponed. Several were read and agreed to; when,
ou the reading of the clause which authorises thosei
alto have served their period of four years to re•eit-
ter for another term, Mr. BAKES rose to object to
it, on the ground that such provision tended directly
to subvert the great principle of the Bill, which was,
by successive divisions, to have the whole youthful
population of the country trained to the use of arms.
Mr. RYDER obserwd, that the former Bill c,f his
Noble Friend (Lord Castlereagh) had contained a
tbuse of a precisely similar description.
Mr. WHITBREAD objected to the clause on the
same ground which had been assumed by Mr. Bankes.
After a long conversation on the different clauses,
some of which were amended, the report was receiv-
ed, and ordered to be taken into farther considerk:
lion on Thursday next. The Bill, as amended, was
Irdaed to be printed.

IRISH MILITIA.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT asked the Right Hon.
Secretary of State. (Mr. Ryder) whether he had any
objection to produce the correspondence between him
•nd several Officers of the Irish Militia now in this
•eonntry;respecting exemption from the income tax ?
Mr. RYDER replied, that when the Irish Militia
I.t arrived in this country, Government were not
aware of the circumstance of this claim of exemption,
het considering that they were exempt in their own
totality, it was the intention of Government to allow
the exemption.
' Afew words then took place between Mr. BASTARD
tad the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, about the
'mode in which this allowance was to be granted.

ROYAL MILLIA-RY cou.roe._
On the Motion of Mr. HOBHOUSE, the' House
trent into a Committee of Supply ; to which were re-
ferred certain Estimates relative to the Royal Military
College at Sandhurst.
Mr. 1-10131-10 USE pointed out the'importance of
this establishment as a national object, and observed,
that the sums hitherto voted not being sufficient, it
would be necessary to grant a farther sum for finish-
jog the buildings. They had been conducted on a
Inger scale than was at first intended! though with-
oat any thing like splendour or unnecessary magnifi-
cence. It had been thought adviseable to eriarge
tie establishment, and of course a greater extent- of i
buildings Was required. He moved,. that “ farther 1
stra of £125,000 be granted for defraying the el
ope* of finishing the buildings.
Ur: BzINKES complained, that it was too much
the practice to brill,' estimates at first into Parliament
touch short of the sums afterwards wanted, and thus
apply year after year to Pailiarnent for finishing what
hial been at first improperly begun. Parliament was
thowinisled, and involved in an expense, which, at'
Ent they would not have acceded to. He would not 1
Lcrw oppose this vote, but had it come before him as
a res integra, and could he have foreseen that it would
have required 8300,000, he should certainly have
d it. In most of the institir'ons of this nature,
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'fisted only at aeki6,ooo. 'rhe same objection
fit be made to the New Mint, which was too
• id for the purpose it was designed. With re-
Ct to the College at Sandhurst, he saw no °cu..
aka for having so expensive an entrance, that having
it appeared, £3,000. The private gardens had
wen also attended with too much expense.
Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE expressed himself to the
ante elrect. It was necessary, in the first instance, to
hot" the whole extent of the expenses. With respect
__to the ornamental part, however, he thought the se-
•ve_ a.al acres that had been planted with firs were not
Lill ornamental, but would be cf great public ad-
-7_ cage. He thought the place inconvenient, being
0 far from any town, and that too much had been
• exPeoded on•the farm.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER

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observed, that nothing had been laid out on firming
for the original purchase. it had been -

,excex . once
thought that the place was not so convenient as might
be desired, and another situation had been looked for.
There had been consequently a number of orders, but
not one so eligible as this, which was at last found to
be, of all others, the most convenient, being situated
so near open grounds, suitable for the various exer-
cises of the young men.
General HOPE said, be had come lately only to
the Governorship of this College ; but its public utility
would be generally admitted. The Officers and Pro-
fessors employed in the Establishment, who devoted
their whole minds to the education of the young men,
ought to be made as comfortable as possible, and he
saw nothing more than was really necessary for that
accommodation. At present there were 230 students,
and it was proposed to increase the establishment to
412. He mentioned sevaal very distinguished and
meritorous (Ace! s who had here received their edu-
cation, and no less than eighty.six went to join the
army last year.
' After some further conversation betweenlkfr.WllAß-
FtirON, Mr. BANKES, and Mr. SHAW LEFEVH4 the Re-
solution was adopted, and ordered to be reported to-
morrow.—rAdjoucaed.