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et eras opposed td the pthietple on which military flogging pro-
eeedede••• Torture inflicted nem thebotly wined never prevent men
il front ratting crimes; it only produced obstinacy in the sufferer,
and a spirit of brutal revenge. His objectlon was, that the
PUnl t was ac once cruel and ineffective. Other and milder
nmaiarea eould-sjett he too soon carried into execution.
Mr. MON CK was opposed to the system of corporeal punish-
ment. It was admitted that the practice had diminished within the
last twenty jest's, and be did not hear, anywhere, that the disci-
pline of 'the army bad fallen off in consequence. The fink of our
system was, thet we held out ton few rewards to the soldier, and so
-'were compelled to use compulsion to induce him to do his duty.—
In France, where commissions were liven ouM-ionally to private
soldiers, and where to be dismissed from a regiment was conies
fluently a loss, the use of the lash did not appear to be found neces-
sary : and it had been also dispensed with in a regiment of our own
(:he Blue') in svhictiettere,was a fund instituted to reward *wady
etesdoer.--e-The .1100Inethen went into a Committee.
Lord PA LEI EItSTON adverted to one point of the I lon. Gentle-
man', argument—that of the tight of the Crown to dismisr Officers
without the intcrvention of a Court-blartial. Upon that subject the
opinion of l'arlianventhad been most elearty declered, that it was an
inherent prerogative of the Crown, necessary for the preservation of
the Constitution. As to the arrears of pay iu the cases of solitary
imprisonment, they went to the stock-purse of the regiment, to defray
the expenses of recruiting, hospitals, and other tiller,. The punish-
ment of Begging was ancient—lt was derived front the Roman
army to the Ilritish. It was necessary not only to the discipline of
the Army, but to take that power awayfr 1111 l the prerogative would
be to endanger the Constitution. The observations on foreign dis-
cipline must be taken with some allowance. The French army had
not the punishment of fl .gging, but they were less tenacious of life;
surely no •one could wish to see capital punialiments increased
• in the British Army. While h was with the Army of Occupation
in France, he heard of several own of the Russian force) dying from
the severity of flogging. In the Prussian army there were two
thassee Ott the first offence the men were degraded to the second
Item the first, in which they were not subject to corporal punish-
meat, In the second class they Were subject to stripes, whi, il
ware graduated by a scale: an Ensign could inflict ten, a Lieu-
tenant t renty, a Captain thirty, a Major forty, and so on.-
- This was not the discipline to be desired for the Britirl Army : he
differed, in short, on fundamental grounds front the proposition of
the Honourable Gentleman. The power of the Crown to order
*and dispose of the farces by sea and land bad been repeatedly mid
constantly recognized by Statute. To interfere with that power iii
the details of the Army, was nothing less than a gross abuse of the
powers of Parliament.
Mr. lIUME moved a clause for abolishing corporal punishment
Idtegether; anything in the Bill to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Committee divided on the clause—
Woe the motion, 94 I Against it, 50 I Majority against the clause, 26.
.The Bill passed through the Committee. Report to .be brought
up on Wednesday veto.
Mr, RlLOUtillAbl moved for the production of the copy of
minutes on the trial of the blissionary Smith, In Demerara.—

Ordered.
The Annual Indemnity Bill was read a third time and passed.
.11r. TAUSKISSON said that the Chancellor of the Exchequer
would certainly bring on the subject of the Sugar Duties on Monday
mate as they would otherwise expire va the 24th Instant.
tb. A'f TOIINEY.GENhitA I. obtained leave to bring in a
Bin to alter and amend the laws respecting lOsulvent Debtors. The
Dili was brought in and read a lust time, and erdtrtd to be read a
second time on Monday next.
The other arien of the day were then disposed of, and the House
adjourned at Half-pasi One eelock•

TH E EVENING STA It.

LONDON;

- • SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1824.
TUE FUNDS.
TOCK )?CHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened thie morning at 943, 3,3, and got up to 943 for
the Account, at which price they remain steady, with little doing.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Mexican Bonds opened this morning at 8, but afterwards fell to
71, 3. A report prevails that another bletican Loan will soon
make its appearance.
Current Prices:—New Spanish 183, Old 21 24, Russian 953
Chilian 813 to 82, Austrian 13, Ncw Prussian 973, Old 993 3, Co-
lombian 69, Mexican Scr:p 73. 3, Greek 2to 3, Neapolitan 89,
Portuguese 93, French Scrip 163.
• AUSTRIAN FUNDS.'
Vis22.4k, Frs. 18.—bletaRiques 863. Bk. Sit. 956.1-3.
Frs. 19.--Metalliooes 86. 25-32. Bk. Sb. 966. I.
Plt ICE OF STO&S AT ONE O'CLOCK.
B per Cent. Cons. 94.1/8 94. 1/4
4 per Cents. New 1081/8 108 •
Exchequer (£1,000) 475. 50s.
. Dank for Acct. 2.44--,.:0n.01s for do. 94% 54 1/2.
ERICK AT TILE CLOSE-11A LF-PAST FOUR.
Consols 943 3--Spunish 233—Colombian 68—Chilian 82.

We have received today, by Express, the illonitear
of Thursday, and Mae of yesterday, from which
we subjoin a few extracts; as also private letters of the
due of Thursday evening. The lientes, at the close
if the Exchange, on Thursday, were at 104 f. 10c. but
were afterwards.done at as high as 10.5 f. 25c.