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London, England, 1804-04-12 00:00:00

the itippre lion of the Rebellion of 170 to be attri-
buted. • It was a part of the plan of lit, Royal/Bigh-
net., the Commander in Chief, to increak oor force
by filling up the Army of Referve which the Hon.
Gentleman had fpoktn of, bnt not exattly in the
fame manner as the gallant ()Ricer had recommend-
ed. The ittarcui-acy of Itatement which the Hon.
Gentleman had fpoken of, no doubt, referred to the
inclufion of the garrifon battalions in the ellimate ;
but it was moil atfuredly right that they &wild be
taken into the general Itatement.—They were not to
be cnnlidered as invalids who were incapable of being
converted to any ore in the hour of danger, but rather
as swerinorum vailla, a body of referve, wha were
capable of relieving the regulars in certain cafes, and
enabling Government thereby to increate thg clifpof-
able force.

Lord A. HAMILTON °pooled the mature as I
being both uncontlitutional and impolitic. With
Each A great force as we already had, he thought
that it was particulatly objeaionable that Govern-
talent fhould retort to loch means as thole. A mili-
tary body fhould never be allowed to change the na-
cure of its contra& as filch a praCtice, by becoming :
frequent, might induce men to believe that the din-
traa was not to be looked upt.:ran firialy (peaking
of the confined nature which it purported to be, and I
they might from fuch a fuppofition be deterred from I
entering into the fervice. This he confidered as at
all times a reafonable oh;eetion agaitill any troops I
being permitted to alter the terms of their contra& I
but it was particularly fo at the prefent crifis, and
when it was conlidered that the place which was the I
übjea of this twofold regulation was the molt vul-
'terabit part of the empire.
Mr. WHITSHED KEENE laid that he had
voted tot the Union with Ireland, and he believed the
molt enlightened men in that country law that
though it WAS RCA at prefent of any aftual benefit to I
ithat country, yet that it was a meafure which mull
eventually be of the molt effential fervice to that part
of the empire. He was himfelf a native of that coun-
try, but from a refidence of fent), years in this, lie
thought that he might fairly fuppofe that he had had I
time enough to get rid of any prejudices which he
might have imbibed in his earlier days. He knew
that there was a party in that country who were in-
dined to join in any plan of infurreBion or rebellion,
and ha thought that fuch a meafure as the prefent
would tend to cultivate their minds, to make them
friendly to good Government. and enamoured of in-
dußry, when they law the snore orderly condua of I
the people of this country, and the advantages re.
tutting from ineloarious habits. An equal number
of the English militia might afterwards be fent over
to Ireland ; they furely would not objeLt to the in-
convenience or unpleafantnefs of leaving their con- :
nesions or their (ports in this country on fuels an
°cation. He confidered the objeft of thefe two hills
as a branch of the general fyfern of the union of the
two countries, and fhould in confequence give them
both his hearty fopport.
Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY cenfured the neglect
of Minitlers, in (uttering the capture of csoreci on
the Coati of Africa, and expretted his doubts as to
the refult of the war in Ceylon. On the Continent
of India, it was true, cur fuccellet had been glorious
to the arms, but he feared they would have
the effea of draining the population of this country.
With regard to the meafore before the Houfe, be was
of opinion it could not be ditcufleet without coupling
it with the one before the Houfe laft night. He
could not imagine what neceflit y there could be for
bringing a 0,000 of the frith Militia into a part of the
Empire which Minitlers boalted was defended by
400,000 men.
Sir WILLIAM ERSKINE raid, he fhould be very
happy to hear thole who blamed every meafure of
his Majelly's Minillers for the defence of the Country
Rate fometliing better. He had never heard a ftngle
rneafure Rated, by which a man more could have
been obtained than had been railed. When he heard
sof a MCSIUIC which might have been adopted, and
had not, then he (Imola fay his Majeßy's hlinitters
had not acted properly.
Sir JOILN NEWPORT regretted that loch a
meafure as this Ihould have been oppofed, upon
grounds of perfonal and local convenience, and he
referred with pointed cenfme to certain refolusions of
the officers of militia yelterday. He thought per-
lonal convenience ought to give place to the common
defence of the United Kingdom. He looked, there-
fore, to an interchange of the militia force, bat be
expeaed for Ireland an efficient force, and not raw
levies. He couldnot expea in return for 10.000 well
difciplined troops, a force which was the refute of our
Army of Referee, alter it had been picked to make
up the fecund battalions of the regiments of the line.
General MAITLAND, in admitting the right of
fume of the lion. Gentlemen who had preceded him,
to fate what they had done, yet he 'a jibed them to
confider how far it was prudent to adopt fuels lan-
guage at loch a time Nothing could be to unfair,
as to hate that the difpofable force of this country
was not tip to what it ought to be. It ought to be
remembered, that in a country like this, fopre.emi.
nent by its wealth, commerce, and manufaftures, but
a (mall portion of its pedulation could be brought
into the army. He maintain• d, that his Majelly's
preterit Government had increafed the defenfive force
of the country far beyond what it had been at any
former period. He jullified the delioerative faculty
allowed to the Militia of Ireland, to which we
were indebted for their offers of fern ice. Deliberation
among the foldiers of an army, though adverfe to
theory, was confonant to pratlice. It they were to
form a fort, they deliberated who &mild go upon
the forlorn hope s in working parties, they are alfo
allowed ro volunteer. Having oblirved upon the
infignificance of the capture of Corte, lie ezpreffed
his attondliment that an alltifion had been made in
the way it had to the Eall Indies. Wilhout entering
• into the details of our late viaorics, or the probable
telAitt id them, he fhoold only obterve, that vie ories
• more fplendid, or refleCting hither honour on the
I cunduti a 1../ bravery of the Britilh ..flicets, and the
: ipiiit and invincible courage of tare troops under
s their command, had never been difplayed. Retreat-
- ed as ridiealou. the fupiiiifition that the Noble Lord

at the head nt the .dmtritration of India would
havr difmant led AI" part rit ttir ItyJian ponbffions to
fend largo at mies ;No the field. In falt.not a fourth
part of vol. armies %%ere competed of Europeans.—
He ov,d of ;he precut Lill altogether, becaufe
,1.1-red there r' re iniuperable difficulties to
ee•vnd the Vs.luatcer form with